Cuban Intel. Activities
Originator: FBI
Document date: 03/01/1961
Document type: Paper

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TITLE : CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

DATE : 03/01/61

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SUBJECTS : CUBAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

ANTI-CASTRO PEOPLE

CUBAN CONSULATE

BLANCO, JAOSE VASQUEZ

ALLEGED GENERAL CUBAN INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION IN THE

NEW YORK CITY AREA

STEELSON, ANTONIO

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UNITED STATES DEPARIMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

SECRET

Copy to:

1 - INS, New York

Report of :

JOHN MARTIN DOGGETT

Office:

New York,

Date: 3/1/61

New York

Field Office File No: 105-39129

Bureau File No.:

105-80797

Title:

CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

IN THE UNITED STATES

INTERNAL SECURITY-CUBA

Character:

Synopsis:

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Cuban Consulate regarding radio for

Cuban National Bank issues 100-200

thousand US dollars per month for

G-2 activities believed by T-3 to

finance external activities since the

money is issued in convertible currency.

NY T-7 advised JOSE VASQUEZ BLANCO waS

considered head of G-2 operations in

NYC since he handled none of the regular

consulate work, yet received a higher

salary than the Consular General.

T-9 advised MANUEL GUILLOT and HERBERTO

RODRIGUEZ, Of the July 26 Movement, NYC,

traveled to Miami, Florida and proposed

acts of sabotage and terrorism be

committed in such & way

MANUEL GUILLOT and RICARDO AZUY wearing

pistols..

CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

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NY 105-39129

AE VOCAR A CUBAN INTELIGENCE INFORMATION IN THE

NY I - 1 advised on November 3, 1960,

that he had learned that an unidentified individual

affiliated with the Cuban Consulate, New York City, made

a contact with a representative of the Hanmarlund

Beapment Outiet and Inquired if a (Hammarlund-I00, Kadio

which was owned by the Cuban Consuläte could be utilized

with Koss head phones for short wave broadcasts.

He

identified the Koss phones as four amperes lightweight.

The Hammarlund representative advised that this equipment

was "satisfactory"

NY I - 2 advised on December 1, 1960, that

he was a former Cuban Police Officer and that after

FIDEL CASTRO assumed power in Cuba the Cuban Intelligence

GERUASIO:

appointed Chiet oi

RODRIQUEZCWaS made REUMON's assistant.

Both of these

men were selected for their experience in police work,

their organizational ability and their judgment in

selection of personnel."

According to I-2 REUMON and RODRIGUEZ

had molded the Cuban G-2 into an efficiently, operating

organization.

The CASTRO government removed

them from

G-2 upon the advise of Russian consultants who were

here innuba and who lavorea ana supported RAMIR

TALDEMA

or the position of Chief of Cuban G-2 operations.

NY T - 2 advised that Cuban G-2 has some agents who

operate completely independent of fellow members of the

organization and report directly to RAMIRO VALDES.

Other Cuban G-2 agents operate as a group under group

leaders •

He said thet ordinarily a G-2 agent will not

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know the identity of any other G-2 agents outside his

own group and that many of the G-2 agents in operation

do so without compensation in what appears to be a voluntary ser-

vice.

According to T - 2 Cuban G-2 not only operates

agents in the United

States. (US) and many other foreign

countries but also has agents within all the departments

and branches of the Cuban

government.

NY I - 3, another government agency

which conducts

security investigations abroad, advised

on December 6, 1960, that it leamed from a source which

it considers reliable that every month the Cuban National

Bank issues between one hundred and two hundred thusand us daliars

in cash to RAUL CASTRO.

The issuance of cash is shown

on the books as an expenditure for G-2 activities. T - 3

also advised that this money is probably used to finance

external activities since the money is issued in convertible

currency.

On January 10, 1961, NY I -4 advised that

the Cubara Airlines have approximately 55 pilots and T - 4

estimated that approximately ten of these pilots are

members of the Cuban Secret Police.

Source, however,

was unable to furnish the identity

of these

alleged

secret police affiliated with Cubara Airlines.

I - 4 did advise, however, that from

his knowledge of the financial aspects of Cubana 1t

was his opinion that the airline is presently operating

at a financial loss.

However, the CASTRO government

is interested in continuing the operation of the airline

mainly for political and intelligence reasons.

On January 4, 1961, NY T - 5 advised on

that date from an unidentified source employed with Cubana

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Airlines, Miami, Florida, that the pilot of Cubana Flight 998,

Captain BUSTANANTE (phonetic),was to pilot Cubana Flight

998 from Havena, Cuba to Idlewild Airport important papers"

on that date and he had in his possession

which he was

to deliver.: upon his arrival in New York

City.

On the same date NY I - 6 advised that upon

the arrival of Cubana Flight 998 at Idiewild: Airport

in New York, and was driven by fRANGo to the cuban

Consulate, 625 Madison Avenue, New fork City.

NY I -6 stated that this appeared very

unusual inasmuch as the plane for Havana usually departs

two hours after its arrival in New York on the return trip

to Havana.

ANTONIO STEELSON APUTY 4, 1961, NY I -7 advised that

the Commercial Office of the Cuban

Consulate had not obtained the private telephone he

was seeking and had appeared to assume more authority

in recent weels in what the source felt was based on

G-2 activity.

I - 7 also advised that as of January 4,

1961, the Cubän Consulate nad received no instructions

regarding the closing of the Consulate or the disposition

of the personnel.

On December 1, 1960, NY I - 8, who was an

employee of the Cuban Revolutionary Government, davisea

that the Cuban law now requires that each Cuban

Cuba must have clearance from the Cuban Department of

Technical' Investigation, as well as the Cuban Passport

Division:

Each cuban, at the time of his departure

from Cuba is required

to present a card, three and one-

half inches by five and one-half inches

bearing his

photograph and identifying data. This cärd must be

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signed by the chiefs of the two of four mentioned cuban

departments and authorizes the Bearer to leave Cuba and

return at will for a period of one year.

NY I - 8 advised that the significance of

this change in regulation was that the ordinary Cuban

citizen is obliged by Cuban law to carry this travel

document. However, I - 8 knows it to be a fact that

exceptions are made for Cuban Intelligence Agents and

other Cuban citizens highly trusted by the Cuban Revolutionary

Government. In these cases the cuban Police mere.

furnishes a special certificate which states that the courtesy.

of the Cuban Revolutionary Government the Bearer is

authorized to depart Cuba. These special certificates

do not require a photograph of the Bearer and unlike

the regular identification card the special certificate

must be surrendered to the Cuban Police at the point

of embarkation in Cuba just prior to the individual's

departure.

ALLEGED INTELLIGENCE

ACTIVITIES AT THE CUBAN CONSULATE.

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NEW YORK CITY

JOSE VASQUEZ BLANCOGARDED

NY I - 8 advised on December 1, 1960, that

JOSE VASQUEZ BLANCO, Consular Attache, was

recently

transferred from the Cuban Consulate General in New York

City, to the Cuban Consulate in Miami. He said that

VASQUEZ is so well known among anti-CASTRO adherents

in Miami, as a Cuban G-2 Agent that VASQUEZ feared he

would be

assaulted and requested another transier.

According to NY T - O,VASQUEZ is now in Cuba and it's

rumored he will be assigned to a new post in Latin

America.

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NY T - 8 also advised he believes

that

VASQUEZ was formerly a leader of a G-2 group at the

ever admit to him that they were members of a-2 but

that they all took orders from VASQUEZ who received

a larger salary than the Cuban Consul General in New

YOrK.

NY I - 8 also stated that he had known VASQUEZ

on occasion to request ANTONIO STEELSON to purchase guns

for him. T - 3 said that he observed MANUEL GUILLOT

and RICARDO AZUY wearing pistols on occasion in the

course of their employment at the Cuban Consulate General

in New York. • According to NY T - 8 MANUEL GUILLOT

is presently assigned to the Cuban Consulate in Miami, Florida.

IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE MANUEL GUILLOT AND

RICARDO AZUY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

It is to be noted that BERTA PLA was

formerly Cultural Attache at the Cuban Consulate, New

York, and was declarea persona mon grata by US Department

of State on June 18, 1960.

MANUEL GUILLOr PEREZCARDED

On December 1, 1960, NY I - 9 advised that

MANUEL GUILLOT, who is now assigned to the cuban consulate

Miami. Florida, accompanied by HERIBERTO RODRIGUEZCARember

Florida and both proposed acts of sabotage and terrorism

be committed in such a way that these acts would be

blamed on anti-CASTRO people in the area.

According

to T - 9, RODRIGUEZ, mentioned above, and EDELBERTO DIAZ

ALUAREZCAR iban Consular General of Miami, Florida,

departed Miami

for Havana, where they were to present

sabotage and terrorism proposals to proper officials

for their opinions and ideas.

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On November 29, 1900, NY I - " Who Is

acquainted with employees at the Cuban Consulate, New

York City, advised that he had no personal knowledge of

Cuban Intelligence (G-2) activities but was of the opinion

the following individuais who were at that time employed

at the Cuban Consulate, New York City, were members of the

G-2:

JOSE VASQUEZ BLANCO.. -

DI. ROGELIO GUILLOT. -

MANUEL, GUILLOT

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JOAQUIN SANCHEZ

Consular Attache

Consul General

RICARDO AZCUY

Review of above

Auxiliary 2nd Class-

Cuban Foreign Service

Auxiliary 2nd

Class - Cuban Foreign

Service

ANTONIO STEELSON

DELGADO

NILDA NUNEZ

Commercial Office

enployee

Secretary

in charge of the G-2 operation in New York City, since

he handled none of the regular Consulate work yet received

stated that MANUEL GUILLOT has recently been assigned

to the Cuban Consulate in Miami, Florida, and that Dr.

ROGELIO GUILLOT has issued instructions that inquiries for

VASQUEZ and MANUEL GUILLOT were to be received by him,

DI. ROGELIO GUILLOT.

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NY I - 10 advised on November 25, 1900, that

ne had resided in Cuba for most of his life and : he was

familiar with certain individuals of Cuban arigin In the US..:

Incormation dotairedfrom an individual whom he declined to

identify but considered this person to be reliable

regarding JULIA GONZALEZ, reads as follows:

GONZALEZ was nominated by the Cuban Government

as Cultural Attache to the Counsul General of Cuba, New

York City, as a substitute for BERTA PLA who was expelled

from the US early in the year.

GONZALEZ was reported to

be a member of Cuban G-2 and

was scheduled to arrive in the

US in October, 1960.

On October 28, 1960, NY I - 11 advised that

JULIA GONZALEZ was due to arrive

in the US and work as

Cultural Attache to the Cuban Consulate, New York City.

GONZALEZCARDED NY I - 8 advised on December 1, 1960, that JULIA

who was recently assigned to the cuban consuLate

General in New York, as cultural Attache, may now be the

leader of the group

of G-2 Agents operating outside the

Cuban Consulate in New York, Inasmüch as she has taken

over the files which were formerly handled by JOSE VASQUEZ

and MANUEL GUILLOT before they were transferred from

New York.

ANTONIO STEELSON.

NY T - 8 advised on December 1, 1960, that

and JOAQUIN SANCHEZ, both employed in

the Cubar Consulate General in New York, had a heated

discussion after which SANCHEZ bitterly

remarked that

STEELSON is an American citizen and he intended to see

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to it that STEELSON was discharged from his position at

the Consulate.

NY T. - 7 advised on November 29, 1960, that,

JOAQUIN SANCHEZ had been transferred. from

the Cuban miscion

to the United Nations and that since

there has been several

transfers in the recent past it appears that ANTONIO

STEELSON may be taking a higher position in G-2 activities

In New York City.

RICARDO AZUY RODRIGUEZ

that RICARDO ASCUY had been arrested by the New York City

Police Department in front of the Cuban Consulate, New

York City, Inasmuch as he had been searched and it was

found that he was carrrying a pistol.

It was stated that AZCUY was arrested in

spite of the fact that he exhibited his diplomatic passport

and the Cuban Minister in Charze of Affairs was contacted

regarding whether AZUY had a diplomatic passport.

He noted that RICARDO AZCUY was arrested

by the New York City Police Department on January 5, 1961,

and charged with violation of

the Penal Law 1897 (gun).

He was released on $1,500.00 bond and scheduled for a

hearing on January 9, 1961.

AZuy failed to appear at

the above hearing and forfeited his bond at which time

a local bench warrant was issued charging subject with

failure to appear to answer charges and bail jumping.

Subsequent investigation on January 12, 1961, deemed that

AZCUY was

at that

time in Havana, Cuba.

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SECRET

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CLOSING OF THE CUBAN CONSULATE, NEW YORK CITY

that the

official compliment of the Cuban Consulate

in New York;

as of the beginning of January, 1961, totaled 21 employees.

NY T - 12 stated that as of January 20, ROGETIO GUILLOT, JULIA

GONZALEZ, PEDRO VINA and RICARDO AZUY had all returned to

Cuba.

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