Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DEEGAN, J. G.
To: GALLAGHER
Document date: 10/26/1976
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10218-10069

RECORD_SERIES:

HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 2-2173-139

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

DEEGAN. J. G.

TO:

GALLAGHER

TITLE:

DATE: 10/26/1976

PAGES: 2

SUBJECT:

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

CUBANA AIRLINER, BOMBING, SUSPECT, RICARDO, HERNAN,

ASSOCIATION, LEG, CAR

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

05/12/1998

UPDATE DATE:

Redact

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (1)(C)

COMMENTS:

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g.--

SEARED

Memo J. G. Deegan

to Mr. Gallagher

RE :

UNSUBS; SUSPECTED BOMBING OF

CUBANA AIRLINES DC-8 NEAR BARBADOS

DETAILS: The "Washington Post" newspaper on Monday, October 25,

1976, contained an article captioned

"Suspects in Crash of

Cuban Airliner Knew FBI Agent"

that one of four individuals being held as a suspect in the

crash of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people earlier this

month had been in frequent contact with FBI Agent Joe Leo,

attached to the U. S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

individuals named in the article were idenfilled as Luis

Posada (a Cuban refugee leader), Orlandor Bosch, Hernan- Ricardo

(a Venezuelan. presently confined in Trinidad), and Freday rigo

(presently confined in Trinidad):

Section Chief J. G. Deegan, Domestic Security Section,

requested that Legat Joe Leo, Caracas, be contacted regarding

Leo's contact with these four individuals,fand in addition,

Ricardo Morales Navarrete. S

Legat Joe Leo was telephonically contacted 10/25/76,

and he advised that with regard to Hernan Ricardo he first met

him in the summer of 1975 regarding a visa matter at the

Embassy and since that time has seen Ricardo approximately four

times,

the last contact being on September 30, 1976. With

regard to Luis Posada, Leo advised that he had seen this man

twice and had received telephone calls from him on a few.

occasions regarding visa assistance. He recalled a meeting

approximately 1 1/2 months ago with regard to Carlos Bardoni

who is in Venezuela and had recently hired two body guards.

regard to Freddy Lugo,

he has never had any contact with

this individual.

With regard to Orlando Bosch, he has had.

no contact. With regard to Ricardo Morales Navarrete, who is

presently a Section Chief within DISIF (Venezuelan Intelligence),

he would consider him as a liaison contact with whom Leo has

contact on

on 10/24/76.76C(U)

daily basis, the last contact having been

Legat Leo advised that at no time has he paid any

of these individuals

(U)

Legat Leo advised he will submit a teletype con-

firming the above information.

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