SUBJECT: INDIVIDUALS OF INTEREST TO THE HSCA.
Originator: CIA
From: ROBERT W. GAMBINO
To: MEMO FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Document date: 11/21/1977
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Legislative Counsel

ATTENTION:

Mr. Douglas I. Curmins

FROM:

Robert N. Gambino

• Director of Security

SUBJECT:

Individuals of Interest to the House

Select Conmittee on Assassinations

(U)

1.

only.

(U/AIUO) Action Requested: None; for information

2.

(U/AlUO), Background:

Reference is made to the

attached request from the House Select Comnittee on

Assassinations (HSCA), dated 21 October 1977.

The HSCA

has requested that the Agency deternine whether or not

Santos

Trafficante had any relationship or was ever affiliated

with the Central Intelligence Agency.

(U/AIUO) Attached is a draft of a letter which

summarizes the indirect relationship Trafficante had with

this Agency.

The Office of Security concurs in the draft as

written by the Office of Legislative Counsel.

(5) Also attached as Tab A are copies of naterial

taken from the files of Johnny Roselli and San Giancana.

This naterial will provide the reader with details of this

Agency's relationship with these individuals and includes

information regarding Santos Trafficante's involvement in an

operation ained at the liquidation of Fidel Castro.

material has been sanitized (but not declassified)

to preclude

release of personal information not germane to the

HSCA's

request as well

as information regarding third parties of no

interest to the Select Connittee at this time.

While

this material may be reviewed by representatives of

the HSCA,

it is not to be released in any forn outside this

Agency without prior coordination with the Office of Security.

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(U/AIUO) Attached as Tab B is material that requires

coordination with other components of the Agency prior to

release for review.

Material marked in red requires coordi-

nation with the Directorate of Operations.

Material marked

in blue requires coordination with the Office of General

Counsel

or the Office of the Inspector General.

(U/AIUO) Attached as Tab C is material that

originated with other Agency components.

material

should be returned to those components

for their determina-

tion as to release for revier purposes.

Roset li and auçand conta containformation regarding Trafficante,

material previously

released for review regarding Frank Sturgis.

Rote thi

Robert IY.. Gambino

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Saltet Cormiller on Issassinations

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WASHINOTON, DEa 22513

October 21, 1977

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Admiral Stansfield Turner

Director.of Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D. C.: 20505

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Dear Adniral Turner:

The Select Coumittee On Assassinations has subpoenaed

Santos Trafficante to appear before it.

His appearance is

scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 1977 at 9:30 a.M. It has

been alleged fIos nUmerous sources that Mr. Trafficante was

involved in various activities in conjunction with the Central

Intelligence Agency.

I would appreciate it if you could determine whether or

nor Santos Trafficante, in any manner, had any relationship or

was ever affiliated with the CIA and inform me of this informa-

tion prior to the scheduled meeting on Novenber 2.

Further, even if lI. Trafficante had no relationship with

the CIA, he may believe that actions he has taken were at the

direction of responsible persons in the Central Intelligence

Agency..

Accordingly, in order for the Select Committee to

obtain Mr.. Trafficante's truthful testimony, it would be most

•useful for the Committee to have a letter from yourself re-

• leasing it. Trafficante of any obligation of secrecy he nay

.. have made to the CIA, to anybody who represented himself as

being affiliated

with the ClA or to anybody is. Trafficante be-

lieves was affiliated with the CIA.

appreciated if we could have this letter prior to Mr. Traffi-

cante's scheduled testimony. .

Thank you for your continued cooperation in the Select

cormittee's

investigation.

Sincerely,

G. Robert Blakey

Chief Counsel and Directar

GRB: dm

copy to: Mr. Doug Cummins

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MERIORANDU! FOR: General Counsel

ATTENTION:

Nr.. Edmund Cohen

FROM:

Sidney D. Stenbridge

Acting Director of Security

SUBJECT:

Dade County Police Request for

Assistance in the Investigation

of the Roselli Murder (U)

I. Action Requested: None; for information only.

Background: Attached herewith are responses to

questions posed by Dade. County Florida Police Detectives in

regard to information which may be of assistance to then in

their investigation of the murder of John Roselli. This.

Office his so cojection to the information in the attachent

being nade available to the Dade County Detectives.

Horevers

it is our understanding that a final decision as to shat

tail be naus available will be subject to further coordina-

Lion iiin the Directorate of Operations since that Office

jhas had

an operational interest in several of the individuzis

mentioned in the request.

With regard to the request for the identities of

three Cubans mentioned in John Roselli's testimony before

the Senate Select Connittee on Intelligence?

¿this Office is

avaxe of the identity of two of these individuals.

However,

it is our position that the names of these two individuals

cannot be released to the Dade County Detectives mithout

Viulating the principle of the protection of sources

methods of. Agency clandestine operations:

Secrecast

Sidney. D. Sterbridge

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The following responses are keyed to the requests nade

by Dade County Police Detectives in regard to infornation

possibly related to the death of John Roselli as outlined in

the Memorandun For The

Gary M. Brenenan dated Record by Assistant General Counsel

25 August 1976.

• Paragraph 3 A.

following Cuban nationals:

Whatever the Agency knows about the

Ramon •Don Eestevez

ii

iii.

iv.

V.

vi.

vii.

vali.

Rolando Masferrer Rojas

Luciano Nieves

Jose De La Torriente

Jose Quintana

Jaoquin Antonio Cortizo

Manola Artines

AM/LASH

The Office of Security has files which appea

identifiable with several of the above individuals,

but a revier of these files has disclosed nothing

whish would cornect any of they with John Roselli.

•What are the nanes of the three Cubans men-

tiones in the Roselli (SSCI) testimony? L(Dio Of

the thres nanes are mentioned in a 9 Decenber 1970

Office of Security memorandun.)

Office of Security records contain the nares

of to of these three individuals.

It is the Office

¡of Security's position that the names of these tho

individuals cannot be relezsed to the Dade County

Detti de vichoes and ethods o agency clandestine

tection of

operations.

citizens.

Paragraph 3 B. Infornation on the following U.S.

i.

ii:

Fred Black - no pertinent information in

Office of Security files.

Edward Morgan - Office of Security files

reflect

that Morgan is an attorney and

that he has represented John Roselli and

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iii.

• Robert Maheu.

He is believed to have

been

aware of Roselli's involvenent in

anti-Castro plotting.

Joseph Shimon - Office of Security files

reflect that Shimon, a former l'ashington,

Rosell out contain so other per vent

information.

Paragraph 3. C. General Questions:

mentioned in the Senate

This infornation is not reflected in Office

of Security, files.

ii.

Who is "B-I" and what is the name of the

arti-Castro group, both of which are mentioned on

page se uf tie Report?

Osfice of Security defers to the Directorate

of Operators in regard to identifying this indi-

visuai.

iii.

Did Harvey actually pay Roselli $2,700 to

defray the Cuban expenses as mentioned on page 84

of the Report?

Office of Security defers to the Inspector

General regarding this question.

iv.

Why was Roselli approached instead of

Giancana or someone else?

Robert haneu, the Agency cut-out, was

acquainted with Roselli.

v.

Did the Agency do a background check on

Roselli or Giancana and, if so, could they have

access to it?

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No background investigation vas conducted.

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vi.

Why was all contact with Roselli stopped

in 1965?

The operation was terminated in 1963.

There were some sporadic contacts,

direct and

indirect, between Roselli and Agency officials

uy until approxinately 1971.

vii.

Would it ve possible for them to talk to

the man or men

who served as Chief of Station in

Miani during 1960 to 1965?

Office of Security defers to the Directorato

of Operations on this question. zu

viii.

could they talk to the current Chief¿

tation in Miami?

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Office of Security defers to the Directorzie

of Operations

on this question.

ix.

Kould it be possible for the detectives to

Eat to jazes P. O'Connell, a retired senior Off.i=s

o¿ iscurity saployee?

O'Connell has already been interviered by.

Eis buée County Detectives.

X.

Does CIA have any evidence that the Cuban

Intelligence Service may have been involved ii

Roselli!s daath or that Cuban agents were in the

*the ime of his

Maqui area at the time of his death?

The Office of Security has no such evidence.

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