Originator: HSCA
From: CIA
Document date: 03/27/1978
Document type: NOTES

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Interview off Rabert. F Krandle, 7

3/27/78 by Dan Hardway

Mo. landle said that he

understood the release letter

and had no questions about

Mol Kandle said that he

All de

at cIsolttile

MuT Kade ivas assigned

to Mexico specifically to

work on the Cuban Open.

ations.ov, as he calledit,

"task force" Third were

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that thing wanted heavy

coverage on Cuban

targets an a priorit

basis

Mr. Krandle was the

nior officer on the Cuban

task farce. His premarl

sat Muslied what 1.

aperations",

This mainly consisted of recrinting

training and debriefing people

from 3rd countries travellin

too Cuba. Kandle also handled

three exile agents: One who

helped him in paro gao do:

placement;one.aho

access to Cubana Airlines

personnel; and one who

aad access to cuban embassy

personal.

Mr Krandle said that

he was aware of the Cuban

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van the photsyperation and

he does not know

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whot san the telephone

Min Scott was fandic about

Mil Krandle Isaid that

Mr Krandlesstated that

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They.

him from Phillips VIALShaw.:

He does not know who

Phillips gat them from

o Krandle said that

he was Deputy Mexica

Branch Chiel. in 1972.746

said that after Scott

retired a Headquarters team

"blended and melted down"

" Che material

scallo pile set material che

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Mi Krandle Said that

Hin scott was a "very unusual

character... he exuded.

power.

When you were in his presence

yow knew who was boss"

I Khandle said that Scott used

the "brute force approach' in

habill testen, eventhing

was bulky but, Krandle

about the quick retrival

that is austen allowed

begand has it that Scott

did nat deign to commun.

icate with hisdivision chief

but went straight to the

top lee agents officials.

that he had been very

mpressed with Barbara

I Manell THe said she was

bright.

eright, shary ctmpetant,

the btation for thoroughness.

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I Robert Shaw twas the

chief of Cuban Operations

whew Krandle arrived

in Mexico. Afte aboutone

sor train tearsal

believed that the support

people row the Cuban

surveillance operation. He

said that Robert Feldman)

was the support chief.

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