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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

DISPATCH

PRECESSINO

АСТИОМ

-SECRET

XXX

Chief, Special Affairs Staff

по UNINA MI?

MLADQUAATIOS DISA

ATTRACT

TRON

Chief of Station,

JAWAVE 11

SULT TIPIC/Operational

Dehicling Repart - Santlaja SANCHEZ de lA TOrre

ACTION REQUIRED:

None

REFERENCES:

WAVE 2733,

dated 15 August 1963

(B) MEXI 5507, dated 26 July 1963

! MI-SOMMA

80.90. 1U. 1.=

Transmitted herewith, Fyd,

is a debriefing roport..:

on Santiago SANCHEZ de la Torie.

Subiect airived irthe t. 8.,

via Mexico in late august,

1963.

Thi debrieflus containg

Information ro tha MRR toll up in dis, 1903.

Attachment

"A"

contains a list of subject's friends that are currently

employed in power plants in Cuba.

Attachment "B" 13 a

debriefing report on Angel BENCONO who Sanchez belleves

was responsible for the MR roll up.

END OF DISPANCH

ATTACHNENTS:

Debilofing Reports, 1 cy ea. herewith

INDEX-P

RECIALS

RI/AlI

RI/MIS

HIP/iS

57-1Dic1

Distribution:

3-C/SAS, w/atts/h/w

Erik:!:

Yat6

CLASSINCATION

SECRET

Billied

ДАЛЕ ГУРЕД

4 Oct.

63

DATE DETPATCHED

11 1963

UFGA-11653

UT. DRS FiLE MUSABIN

+3 19-132-5-9613

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3 September 1963

DEBRIEFING REPORT : Sintlado ¡BANCHEZ do la Torre - aka "JoRe Antondo"

DATE & PLACE

: Safchouso #182, 29-30 August (0900 - 1300 hi's)

CASE OFFICER

•: Claronce E. SNERYAGE

1.

1960.

subjoct began to wurk against the CASTRO regimo with the MRP In

At that time ho was employed in the Santa Clara power plant as a

technician.

Ils job was controlling the amount. of electric current that

was distributed. (Altachmont "A" contains a list of Subject's friends

currently employed in power plants in Cuba).

On 17 April 1961 Subject

Team consisted of Scrundo *BORGES, "Pepo

Officer Comment:

AMARGO/1 has confirmed the fact that Subject worked

with his team In Cuba. Subjoct permitted the team to install their Rs-1

set in his house locatod at #219 Carretera de Cimajuand in the City of

Santa Clara..

He also safohoused the team on occasion and pormitted them

to hold mectings at his house.

Aftor the failure of Playa Giron the

team reorganized the MRR In Las Villas Province, selecting Subject to

bu the Civil Coordinator of the movement in that province. Enrique O4.

C*ORTEGAlwas solected as the Military Cooruinator.

On 21 July 1961, while

for discussions with MRR leaders

MIan he KUBARK Infiltration team and many other

nembers of the ARR in Las Villas, Including Subject's wife,

were arrestod.

(Discussions were about actlons to tako place 26 July 1961).

Marla (*RODRIGUEZ Posal, Prom Santa Clara, age 50/55 yrs, called

DY ORTEGA in Havana and told him

had been arrestod.O. ORTEGAl passed the

as subject thought it applied onty to foRtednformation to. Subject but

late at night on 22 July.

to work at the power plant. Marla RODRIGUEZ_Posalintercepted

his way home for lunch and told him that the G-2was at his home and that

they also were going to the power plant to arrest him.

Subject also

learned that there was surveillance

on his hume

on the night of 22 July

1961, but the person watching the house had gotten drunk and did not see

subject when he returned from llavana.

FxOn

that moment untll

entering

an Emkassy on 6 September 1962, subject lived "black".

Subject procceded to the outskirts of Santa Clara where a friond,

Efrain #WAREN, resided.

His friend told him to go to l:vana.

While

driving to Havana Subject met another person who informed him that the

G-2 haa a roadblock on the highway at Colon, Matanzas, and that all cars

were being scarched.

On 24 July 1961, Subject went to a beach called

"GANUZA" located on the north coast of Las Villas near Corralillo.

Subject's sister has a home at "Ginuza" so he left his car there and

proceeded to Havana with some friends of his sister. Later the G-2

confiscated his auto.

(It 1s Interesting to

note that the G-2, after

confiscating subject's auto at the

beach, believed that Subject had

departed from Cuba.

Subject.

thereafter connunicated with his wife by

sending her lelters in jail vla

Miami where. they were postmarked).

SHORE MEATHENSANDEY

NO FIELD DISTRIFUTION

NO FIELD DISTRIP I

CEtO VEGA- 116 53

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On 25 July 19G1 Subject went to the house of an MAR leador, nu

Or DiMENEZin Havann.

when subject approached JIMENEZ Unouse ho noticed a

blind movo as if

somoono was watchin' so he did

not go in.

He walkod

two blocks to a bus stop.

From tho bus stop he could observo the house

nd he noticed that a car doparted at a "high late of speed

later that

any subject mide contact with ORTEGAlat the house

of Marlo HIRIVE inO

Fontanar, HavanaYERIE]st111 Tives In Harana) OfORTECAltold Subject of

the ARR plans.for

thu

thoy. were aware

home of dose ELGARE Ofn Voradoro Onricint onately one week at the

the entire .country.

sons reside with him.

Subject spent approximatoly one month in the above house (Aug.-Sopt.

5.

From October 1961 Subject resided with Ester

had known for 10 years:

Whilo living with' CRUZ|he changed his appearance - 04

lost nuch woight, dyed and curled his hair,

obtained contact lenses.

(C/O Comment :0 Ester CRUZ was arrested approximately 9 May 1962 during

the "roll up"

Introduce beStureugh@scarrMADhuGAl/aka "inibel" whom he had known

An ID card ii

He then obtained a brigfcase and began selling medical supplies. MADRUGA 8

COUSiN JOSEF-EENANDEZ, owned the laborators HEROBERG: LABORATORY 08

4 FERNANDEZ worked for AMBRONC/S.

After AMBROSC73 was captured two actual

IRR member's metiFERNANDEZ and requested that he continue to work.

OFERNANDEZ/aid not know the men and denied that he worked for the movement).

6.

In late Novembor, 1961. Subject

moved into a

"guest house"

_where

several other MRR members resided.

House is called House

of Maria de 1a08

*GALLEGA" and is localed on "J" Street between 21st and 23rd Streets, 10

Wedado Subject not "Farnando", the Securits Chief of the MAR at the guest

He also met

MAStUFO MUGARRA and PANSALON/1 visited the house re occasion Subject

Another MRR man residing there was Roberto *FERNANDEZ

Was once picked-up at the house by

ANSALON/ 1.

During

this period INU

OTC REYES, Ake. Lucas,

There ras much conflict In the HiR

during this period between AMHOOK/1 and AUBRONC/5..

(Subject has many

letters pertaining to this conflict but they vere left in lexico.

AMBIDDY/3

is having someone pick up the letters.

Case Officer will attempt to

obtain these letters and

review them.

Subject claims he did not hand

carry them to the U.S., as he thought our officials would seize them).

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04

7..

In January 1962. FArturo AUGARRA and Roberto SANCHEZ) were preparing

to depart from Cuba..

likes money, women, etc".,

and

VEGALENO called Subject horo In Miami on 28 August and wants to talk with

8. [RUGARRA informod AMBRONC/S that ho had doubts about Juan *BUSTAMENTS,,

"Roly"

ag he had asked too many questions re what AMBRONC/S had

brought to Cuba.

AMBRONC/5 decided. to call a

"false meeting" of the

chiefs of the movement to test BUSTANENTE but "someone objected to this".:

In February 1962, a meting of the leaders of the MRR took place and

IMBRONC/5 reorvanized the movement.

March, 1962 whon the assassination of Juan *MARINELLO failed.

The

Operation failed as the automobile to be used. in the assassination attempt

was stolen on the day of tho proposed Operation.

The dilver of the car

was to be Orlando *CRUZ, brother of Ester CRUZ.

The ARR suspected

Orlando CRUZ after this

incident as ho is a person who "likes money" and

the theft was"quite a coincidenco". (Orlando CRUZ is presently in Miami.

He called Subject on 28 August and wants to see him). AMBRONC/5 informed

rip he was taking to

*CANATE in charge of the radio sets.

selected to be the only person in direct contact with the RADop in place

of Juan BUSTAMENTE, AKA.

"Roly" O4 BUCARRigave subject two radio sets;

one

was placed in the apartment or a sister-in-law lof subject locatedU%

at*23rd.and I Sts., Vedado,

The other set was located at *A

OX Street between jrd and_5th

Sts., Vedado,) the home of Carlos CADENAS.04

The only persons who knew the locations

of the sets were the Radop, Juan O4

FALCON the MRR Chief and Angel CANATE.Ö/During AMBRONC/5's trip to the

USA

1962, Juan BUSTAMENTE, Aka!

"Roly" discovered where the

radios were hidden.

subject had contact with@AlcoNand @AvArlyduring Apral.

and the group had departed from the area: Du

subject later discovered that the G-2, had captured a "laige radio"

the apartment of a radio technician namedfeTRoVADIUS.

TROVADIUS, when

captured,

fired at the G-2 and was himself wounded in the shoulder.

TROVADIUS reported that he had seen Juan FALCON in prison and that FALCON

had sadd "people in the G-2 had told me that no one would be wounded of

The Radop * (A BUS/D) informed subject on Wednesday (9 May 1962)

Rumors were already circulating

not attempt to

pick-up the radio until Thursday (10 May) at 0700 hrs. Subject entered

the apartment building (12 stories high) by the rear.

Upon arrival he

discovered that the glass doors on

the terrace were opened (apartment

was located on the eleventh floor).. These windows are seldom opened.

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the

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ed

SO

had

then

off

FOD

wich his briefcase, contalning a pistol.

the

Hobby"

He took the elevator

Kto the

ked to the cleventh/floor.

Wart

sed quietly

to she apartment subjecte

loud

and heard a voice

aS

Orone.

comesin:

Subject then proceeded

ed by

friend or the movement

Th'e

friend

isince

to

the

preceding night in

the apartment

the

floor.

and

elevator

ho

de

was

rted

i'd

:00k

theistai

the

ground:

whereithe

atthol

ouse

out

side

the woman. who owned the

then

the house

to pass this Information

irater discovered that MUGARRA knew tha tithe

no that ThODIuS had been shot D.

discovered

this perlod 9th to 28th of Mayh

"NUGARRA approximately eight times

later heard that

the G-2 had ta

blocks from shere he

over thouse In Guanabo:

located A3

Su

bject heard that the G-2

"olong thin nan there" (Possibly AMBRONC/5). G-2 remained atethe house

for four days y

13. Subject then departed from Guanabo for a few days.

When he returned

one one net Sylvia LNU:, the person who resided at

the house where"

the blond thin

named "CARLOS" was taken.

water,.in

Sylvia and subject met in the

Captain

et% their houses Sylvia is the wife of a BATISTA Naval

10s 1u Miami. She has two

"CARLOS" used to live at her house and

"little girls"

- Sylvia

there with?the G2.

arter being captured he

that

The, G-2 'was

envelopes" (pads and crystals)

searching for a

returned

"plastic. case

* Sy

Ita told subject that

envelope and. that when Enriquer

seen the

captured she hid!

family informed?

everything, in the house

was

could

uncer the dos house inethe back

Car los"

drussed then he returned to

yard"

OS"

had

the entire house bringing Carlost back and; forth several times for hour

days. Sylvia was forced to open the door

whenever anyone arrived and the

caller was arrestedSylvia was Interrogated and the house was under

surveillance for approximately a month. A friend of Sylvia's from outside

cuba visited her, during this period and was arrested and held for a week:

Sylvia said the

plastic.

items she buried looked like "pads and maps wrapped In

Although she claimed the material was turned over to

subject has doubts that this was done.

the HRR

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During Septenber 1962 Subject and his wife entered the Uruguayan

Embassy to remain

in asylum until 19 Junc

1963 when they arrived In

Mexico City via Safe Conduct.

Attachment "g" is a report on Angel BENCONO who subject believes

was responsible for the MRR "roll-up".

Clarence B.

SALERYAGE I

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•ATTACHMENT "A"

*TALLAPTEDRA - (POwer Plant)

3.

Manolito

*FERNANDEZ - Superintendente

de LEON

Superintendente Auxillar

(Bomb Thrower)

REGLA - (Power Plant)

1.

Delfin FRODRIGUEZ

Opcrator Control Room

2.

Ing. F*ROSS

Superintendent

*****

DESPACHO NARANJITO - (Sub-Station)

1. Jalmej*GuIU

# 4488%8

* *

***

OFICINA PRINCIPAL DE DESPACHO

1. Carlos

*MANUEL Pena - Auxiliar of Superintendent

(May be throw a bomb) - He

can give good information.

******************

DESPACHO SANTA CLARA (Santa Clara Dispatching Offico)

1.

Pedro#*LUCAS Galvez. (Jelo Despacho) - Dispatch Chief

2.

Agustin #GARCIA Cabalet - Despachador - (Dispatcher)

Vladimir S. *KLITTING.

coc.....:

86 0:6.2:

AH. "B)

"*UFCA-1653

Cip. 20c-11.

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MACHIENT B

Debrierins or Santiago SANCIEZ, de la Torre:

SUBJECT: Ange

I BENCONO (DENCONO reportedly ras

responsible for the ARR. roll-up, per

SANCHEZ SCOANEXI-5507

-1

Angel BENCe Stappy

short stocky, approximately

n1l1claman in Camaguey and

employed ty the Auras Publicas

with his

Super10rs

gutt the

m11.

to Havana

wher

BENCONO began

RODRIGUEZ Pecheco, and Santias.

[MUGARRAT in Havana) P SANCHEZ,

oK T.0.0 disciplined quiet

toäplck-upsradlostminox.Came

between barch and say.

2962

19 years old.

has browng skin,

BENCONO was formerly

Huey

BENCONO hadat rouble,

Totc 04 GELENO brought BENCONO

JoSe 01055

SANCHEZ

SANCHEZ then began usins BENCONO

aS, etc

Tuls activity took place

ax

ted In

Havana where he went to dispo

utomoblle

meet MUGARRAZat, the cafeter

UGARRA and his brother arrived at

cafoteria, turned the car

Chai lac) over to the prospective buyer

and

sat down.

A mechanto

two

not

arred dithouts gus present and was questioned the was

vo the car to testift and returned with

Fion May to September

1962, SANCHEZ Saw BENCONO, often.

in In

September SANCHEZ went inton

Embassy but.

heard that BENCONO was.

arrested and held until Noven

Janual

ry 1963 Schez heard

from

BENCOMO via SANCHEZ" SIs

BENCONO wrote

aplester (which

SANCHEZ-st11 has saying

tha

was, workins for

streets.

BENCONO said he

did

considering going to thes

house

formerly was operating in the

Sor Yayuajay but went

to Havana

tophide out incan.-Feb. 1962

21903

CHEZ decelved

another letter

tron his, siste

a G-2 man

o and one a pied cora

MPERALES In December 1962:

with

chInO PERALES told SANCHEZ"1

Sister

Sha score propositi

on

Ja

nua

11963

Since thut time

PERALES has disappeared.

"D" lUECA-103

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