PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS
Agency: SSCIA
Originator: CIA
From: KNOCHE, E.H.
To: BELIN, DAVID W.
Document date: 6/4/75
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

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AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : SSCIA

RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-10202

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM : KNOCHE, E.H.

TO : BELIN, DAVID W.

TITLE :

MEMORANDUM/ATTACHMENT

DATE : 06/04/75

PAGES : 7

SUBJECTS :

RE: PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LDRS

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CIA LISTORICAL NEVIEW FROGRAM

I0 June 1964

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

The Director of Central Intelligence

SUBJECT

Plans of Cuban Exiles to Assassinate

Selected Cuban Government Leaders

1.

The following report was compiled from informa-

tion obtained by Agency officers from persons who were

parties to the actions described. Agency officers made

Clear to each of the sources/that the United States

Government would not, under ny circunstances, condone-

• the planned actions.

Presumably the sources of the

report,

in submitting this information, were motivated

in part by the belief that by disclosing the information

they would obtain immunity against legal action should

they succeed in implementing the plan.

2. . A Cuban exile was approached on 2 March 1964 by

an acquaintance who wished to discuss a plan, which was

still in the embryonic state, to assassinate Fidel Castro.

The acquaintance was described as a businessman and a

shipowner who owns at least one ship which sails under

the British flag, and who also has a legally sanctioned

Interest in distributing and placing slot machines in

ganbling houses.

the slot-machine business brings the man in contact with

elements in the underworld, primarily through his partner

who is a former police officer from St. Louis and through

whom there is a tie-in with élements of "Cosa Nostra."

The "Cosa Nostra" elenents are alleged to have numerous

contacts still available to them in Cuba, and they have

Offered to assassinate Castro for $150, 000; 10 advance

funds were requested. If the mission cannot be accon-

plished, or 11 the plan is unsuccessful, an anount not

to exceed $10,000 would be paid for the

travel and living

expenses of five men involved in the mission.

The Cuban

exile conmented that he believed he had been approached

with this plan because of his Lamily's wealth; he told

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