CABLE - AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN APPRISED OF TAYLOR BRANCH STORY IN 23 OCT ISSUE OF MIAMI NEWS.
Originator: CIA
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 10/23/1976
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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WNINTEL RYBAT MASPIKE KMSTONE

1. AMBASSADOR HAS JUST BEEN APPRISED OF TAYLOR BRANCH STORY

IN 23 OCTOBER ISSUE OF MIAMI NETS IN WHICH RICARDOMO RALES

NAVARETTE IS IDENTIFIED AS CIA AGENT WITH PARTICIPATIÓN IN

OPERATION "MONGOOSE" AGAINST CUBA ANI SERVICE AS MERCENTARY IN

CONGO. IN VIEW POSSIBLE VENEZUELAN GOVT ATTEMPT TO

PASS BLAME

FOR CUBANA BOMBING ONTO USG BY IMPLYING FBI AND CIA HAD LONG TIME

ASSOCIATION WITH SUSPECTS IN CASE, AMBASSADOR WOÜLD LIKE TO KNOW

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FULL HISTROY OF ANY AGENCY ASFILIATION

WITH THE FOLLOWING • EXCLUSIVE OF TIME IN VENEZUELA:

A. ORLANDO G A RIC I. A VASQUEZ, CUBAN VENEZUELAN

122109267868. > EMPLOYEE OF DISIP.

2. RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE, CUBAN CUBANOVANEZUELAN

(201-2285923) 0 EMPLOYEE OF DISI=

C. FREDDY L U GO, VENEZUELAN, SISDEC! BOMBER

D. HERVAN RICARDOL OZ A lO. VE EZUELAN, SUSPECT BOMgER

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E• LUIS POSAD A CARRILES, CURAN SENEZUELAN

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OLEO GU ETON RODRIGUEZ, VENCZUELAN

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NAVAL OFFICERS

S° CELSO T OL-E D DO FEMALE, PELIEVED VENEZUELAN: SECRETARY

FOR POSADA ABOVE.

2: REALIZE THAT IT UNLIKELY THERE HOULD DE ANY PAST HISTROY

ON NON-CUBAN VENEZUELANS NOT REFLECTED IN STATION FILES AND THAT

ON SOME OF THESE PEOPLE YOU HAVE CUREADY ASKEO US WHÄT WE KNOMS

SUT NONETHELESS NEED FÜLL HOS TRAGES RU ALL OF ABOVE SUSPECTS

(EXCLUSIVE OF VENEZUELA) TO SATISFY iMBASSADORIS CONCERN THAT

HE DE ANARE DE ALL INFO AVAILAGUE TO US AND NOT DE UNPLEASANTLY

SURDOSED BY SEVELATIONS IN U.S. MEDIA STORES. PLEASE REPLY NIACT.

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