BYRON CAMERON (NO 201) U.S. CITIZEN
Originator: CIA
Document date: 11/01/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1704-10506-10021

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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November 1976

SUBJECT: Byron CAMERON (No 201)

U.S. citizen

1. Owner of vessel Cayman Hope.

2. a. UFGA 15233 dated 15 April 1964: (Filed with AMCANOE Op)

Report on a Byron CAMERON who said he represented an

unidentified group of persons who had made contact with two Cuban

gangsters who were willing to kill Fidel CASTRO.

CAMERON reportediy

was associated with a Mr. S.W. TYLER (no identifiable traces) of

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

(no traces) with the firm F.A. Johnson, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

b. UFGA 15954 dated 11 May 1964: (Filed with AMCANOE op)

CAMERON mentioned contact with unidentified group

willing to assassinate selected Cuban leaders: Fidel CASTRO, Raul

CASTRO and Che GUEVARA. CAMERON made fairly clear that the Mafia

was involved.

c. HJKA-161 dated 1 March 1963 - 103-8-1

Dispatch from Kingston to Hqs. forwarding a report from

(liaison on the M/V Cayman Hope, its crew and owner (CAMERON). Stated

that the Embassy had received a report from the Treasury Department

which indicated heightened interest in the activities of Mr. Byron R.

CAMERON.

d. WAVE 4993 (IN 26174}. dated 19 Nov 64 19-6-104-4

CAMERON was sub-source for shipping information provided

to Agency by AMWAX-1.

Said that cargo vessel "SS New Providence" owned

by handis in Miani, the, el Far was TransChipped, to s known to Load

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e. DBA 77673 (FB) dated 15 July 64 (Filed 19-9-9)

Plan of Cuban exile leaders to assassinate selected

Cuban Government leaders.

Cuban exile approached on 2 Mar 64 by owner

of whip which sailed under British flag.

Had contacts with underworld

"tie-in partner who was former police officer from St. Louis with

to elements of "Cosa Nostra." Cost was $100,000.00 to kill

Fidel CASTRO; $20,000.00 each for Raul CASTRO and "Che" GUEVARA. Persons

involved were Byron CAMERON, owner of M.V. "'Cayman Hope," Teofilo BABUN

Francos, co-owner of Antillean Marine Shipping Corp. and two BABUN

employees: Oscar FERNANDEZ Veigo and Eliseo GOMEZ Fernandez, Jose

"'Pepin"' BOSCH, and Julio LOBO Olavarria. Eduardo GARCIA of Garcia

Lines, NYCity, also in contact with LOBO and BABUN.

LAD/JFK Task Force

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SHIPPINO CORPORATIONS THE INFORMATION IS FROM THE OMER. OF A VESSEL

ENGAGED ON CARIBBEAN, SHIPPING;

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JAMAS OFE IP MOVEMEER 1904, CREWMEN OF A CARGO VESSEL OPERATINO

IN THE JAI AREA SAIO THAT THE CARCO VESSEL ASS NOL PROVIDENCE) CANED:

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SOY NOREER THOMPSON OF THE KEL FARM SUPPLY CONDARIA

WAS KNOWN TO LOAD

MERCHANDISE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHICH WAS TRANSSHIPPED TO CUBA, THE

VESSELADECLARED AN UNSPECIFIED PORT ON GRAND CAYMAN, A BRITISH POSSESSIQN

SOUTH OF CUBA, AS HER POINT OF DESTINATION, UPON ARRIVAL AT THE

PORT, HER CARGO WAS UNLOADED ONTO THREE CARRIERS, THEN SHE SAILED TO

A PORT AT THE END OF

THE ISLAND ANE RELOADED THE MERCHÄNDISE WHiCH WAS

THEN SHIPPED TO PORTS IN ORIENTE PROVINCE, CUBA.

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AJ CICLO COMUNTE ACCOROINO TO LLOYDE APRIMO POIDICE, TIE

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