DEPOSITION OF FRANK STURGIS
Originator: ROCK
Document date: 04/04/1975
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT, DEPOSITION

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MRMORANDUM OF DEPOSITION FOR THE RECORD

DATE: 04/04/75

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STURGIS, FRANK - WITNESS

NAVARRO, WILFREDO - WITNESS

OLSEN, ROBERT - COMMISSION STAFF

ROETHE, JAMES N. - COMMISSION STAFF

CUBA

ASSASSINATION

JENIS, SAM

BAY OF PIGS

HUNT, E. HOWARD

HAVANA STATION

DISCUSSION OF ASSASSINATIONS OF SEVERAL TOP CUBAN LEADERS

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supposed with the assistance of this ship -- was supposed to hijack

a Russian vessel, and in hijacking this Russian vessel, I was supposed

to go off the coast of Venezuela, receive assistance from the local

Cuban colony there, plus the officials that I was in touch with of

the Venezuelan LaborParty, to assist and use

the hostages

and the ship

to approach the Cuban Government for the release of Cuban political

prisoners. It was a known fact at that time that Fidel would not

release the prisoners. That would be a propaganda victory, in one

aspect to this operation. But the main overall idea was that when

Fidel refused to release the prisoners, it was then going to be where

we were going to ask for the release of the USS PUEBLO and the

American crew that was captured and being held by the North Koreans.

This was to create - the capture of this Russian vessel was to create

an international incident, possibly put world pressure on the Russians

to release the American crew members and the USS PUEBLO.

OLSEN: Did that ever take place - did you ever meet that ship

off the Mexican coast?

STURGIS: No, sir. I went off the Mexican coast;

I went into a

small town called Progresso (?sp);

at the time in 1968, Mr.

Jack Stuart ]

i was the Station Chief -- CIA Sergion Chief in Merida, Mexico,

I did

rent--lease--a boat in Progresso, Mexico; I went off the coast with this

boat; I gave a written document to the captain of the boat that if this

boat and the crew and myself and the members of the group were captured

either by any foreign government, that he would have a document figned

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go over it briefly, of

people I have been in contact with in the past

who were, I believe, to be CIA agents. Many of these are my personal

friends, and many of them have worked with me.

OLSEN:

Would you leave that list for us in writing, ad then

just quickly run over the names right toyso easts san get them on

the record, and then leave the paper with us?

STURGIS:

All right, Sir. One is JackSteward; he was a CIA man

in Havana.

OLSEN:

(interrupting) Just give us the names.

STURGIS: Ragelio. Gonzalez Corso in Havana; Rafael Hanscom,

in Havana; Ray Sanstrom, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, lawyer; Ricordi

Lorie; Salvador Aller; Paul Bethel in Havana and also Miami;

Captain Antonio Montis Yunkles?

-- he is very close with General Wesson

of the. Dominican Republic and a very good close friend of mine;

Colonel Gerard de. Berly, his business office 800 Douglas Road, Coral

Gables, phone number 448-7453, he was conmunications chief of CIA

before the Bay of Pigs invasion.

OLSEN:

Is there anything else that you would like

to tell us?

STURGIS:

Yes, sir.

OLSEN:

We are going to have to put another belt on, Frank.

[end of Tape #9)

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