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i'D Fact Plans Des'.

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at pages 30, 60,6l and 103. f. Bork I f the

devate tatelegance Committee Finnl Rejoit, reference is

mende to a regrited fee-hour delay. I a Cabare flegit

from Wine lily to toward the evening if Presdent

Residy o assassination, 22. November 1963. The serenti

Intelligence Committe Cort descabes, the delay. as berning

[ p.303

from t0:00 P.M. EST to HiPM EST. The most entriguing

espect of the regent word that. the regerted delay, was

to await arrival at 10:30 PM.. EST.. f a giate we-

engined arcraft, which desisted an unident fud

passenger. who beaded the Cabout aucraft without.

customs crone and traveled to towes is the

Julit's cabini. The sensite Intelligene. Final. Regart

engining further into the matter. Toil

Bark it of the tenate intellegees Commitle Trel. Rynt

states that the CiA could not exylove at the tinie f the

(ai)

writing f the regert, oohy there was no record f a folkwig.

The sented satellynce Agey: 1127. Steff ryert etylaws

that the scente Intellyance Committee was airesed -that

the moreow. authoutes were ashed about the

-stiff report

get fligh

delay: althugh. there wins so recorded raginse, Lette) from cit to Senate

Entetligence Commi fre, 2/4/76

The Centual Intelligence Agency. conducted

regular surveillanes & Cabana jljito, fling cable

reato to Headquarters. There wash one inulitiel?

"Cra survellance tem (TiFIRE) that obauved arrivals

land departures & Cuban flights, reynthing any.

suasidents and @geeding gus fliget

manfest, The Hesican authouti? 25 That

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Jut the argent, wnhich...

liste Elephantage ho a gazapito and copies f orasanger.

against the Calan. Embassy giveled Itansingts. 2..

conversations... with the Cabana. ffice and. the.

The [LIENvOr traocripts pecord a series of

discussions about the plates f the 27 Nvenber flight --

where it was to arrive and when it departed..

Is records. show. that. the flight arrived at the,

apart at 1620 hour Hepico.... Cit

fine; gress

canded a few minutes care a an it

at ine point. quis

to arial f the aircraft, one geeson I sgeaking on the I

Flighone Jetsted that the aueraft... was due It 1436.

hours and"et will go at 1130, puggesting a quick

time, as well as percing to a melt ly

the key rent on the departure- I the arcraft was a statement.

at sato houd that the aircraft. had taker ff fine-inesntes..

The follning facts. stand ut, in continst to ther

presentation in the semite titellijins Cirmitto Feral Rigort,

a) The Cabana flight. was on the gunned in Merees Cily

fu a total 6 four hous and abont ten. misutes. It Was

12.13

Cty. tame, 55. minutes... ahead of the."

alleged."

arrival

2130 8 a grivate flight. with a secret passenges, 2035

the dies fine

...hrus.. also pontuasts further with the... alleged dejintuce...

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time o the Clara flight, which the screate be ....

ejence rent stated to be 2200..... The actual degrlice.

queeded substantially the regated aval of the auct

for which it allegedly was delayed.

flight, at is very donteful that the alleged astrinty.

nutring the grisente two ingened arenaft and.

gasinges he ho goe sendied on unanted had it

recrred:... Peroninel. in Hese sty at the time were

mare. I these snees and may have kenn the shee facts,..

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from TAB B 77 IGR.

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The Passenger on the 27 November 1963 Flight

At pages 61-63 and 104, the SSC Final Report describes in considerable

detail information concerning a Cuban-American who came to the attention of

the CIA and the FBI in the period following the assassination of President

Kennedy.

The introductory comments of the

SSC Final Report

state that:

one source alleged that the Cuban-American was

in the assassination!"

'involved'

The SSC Report states that the CIA reported the case to the FBI "almost

immediately," but that the Bureau did not conduct a follow-up investigation

"as part of (its) work for the Warren Commission.

Further down the same

page the SSC Report states that "(t)he FBI did investigate this individual

after receiving the CIA report of his unusual travel.

At page 63 the SSC

Report observes that "

... the suspicious travel of this individual coupled

with the possibility that Oswald had contacted the Tampa chapter (of the Fair

Phou for cana Cimett terestigation than the eula condected te Me do more

timely investigation than the FBI conducted...

know just what the Bureau did in thsi respect, nor have we tried to resolve

the apparent inconsistencies in the SSC Report noted

but the SSC

Final Report contains considerable detail about the man, presumably re-

flecting the results of FBI inquiries.

While this section of the SSC Report is directed primarily at the FBI,

we reviewed the reporting because of CIA's initial role in reporting about

There is also one implicit criticism of CIA, which will be noted.

Book V of the SSC Final Report has the following summary statement at

104, in the chronology section:

"December 5- Mexico Station cables that someone who saw the Cuban-

American board the aircraft to Havana on November 27 reported that

'looked suspicious'

At page 61 it states that there "is no indication that CIA followed-up

on this report (that the man was "involved in the assassination"),

except to ask a Cuban defector about his knowledge of the Cuban-American's

activities." (sic.)

The presentation of this matter in the SSC Report contains some

First, the Mexico City Station did not cable Washington that

"looked suspicious."

* here was a cable, (Mexi-7253, IN74227, 12/5/63)

but it reported that the man had "crossed at Laredo,

dated 5 December 1963, that he registered at a certain hotel in Mexico City

Texas on 23 November,

at a certain time

and departed for Havana "as only passenger on Cubana

Flight on night 27 November," and that there was a

photograph of hin

taken at the airport.

This was followed by a dispatch HMMA-22579, 12/5/63

the same date, repeating the basic information in the

cable, enclosing the

photograph, and containing the following cryptic statement:

'Source states the timing and circumstances surrounding Subject's

travel through Mexico and departure for Havana are suspicious.

This comment is cryptic,

at least, and--given that dramatic moment in history

--doubless reflects a preliminary comment of a person who was on the alert

at that time

for anything that might be construed as possibly unusual.

above quotation was the Station's actual report of the observaiton by

and is what was reported to the FBI; it differs from the quotation

SSC Report.

There was an internal memo (See Memorandum for the

Record, 3 December 1963) in the Station that was even more cryptic, but

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002113

which was in the nature of an informal reminder, which stated

"looked suspicious"

; but this

ayrted the more "areted statements that usual caracterize

formulation never found its

The point is that the observaiton was cryptic and impresionistic,

rather than constituting a tangible basis for dramatic activity or final

conclusions.

There is one piece of reporting that could confuse those reviewing the

record, but which is essentially resolved when considered in the context of

known facts.

', 3/19/64) Monterrey Base

police" had information on a man; the description seems to have the same

Cuban-American in mind.

The following should be noted about the report:

it misspelled the man's name; it offered a bare statement that he "was

involved in Kennedy assassination"; it states that he entered Mexico "on

foot" from Laredo, Texas (according to the SSC Final Report, the FBI con-

cluded that he entered by automobile); it asserts that he

Cuban Embassy in Mexico City (while the dates and times of his registra-

tion and check-out at a specific hotel in Mexico City, where he stayed,

were known; it gave an incorrect number for his passport; and,

that his Mexican tourist card was issued in Nuevo Laredo

when it was known

to have been issued in Tampa, Florida).

The report, on its face, was factually

incorrect on a number of known points.

The source patently was extensively

misinformed, the hard facts of his report being in error.

The Chief of Base

about the report in the course of the present

review, could not recall it.

There is one additional aspect of the matter, in which the record is

confused.

If we are to comment negatively on the presentation by the SSC

in its emphasis on report, we must point out that the Mexico City Station's

the Monterrrey report contributes to such confusion as may exist

on the matter.

When Mexico City received the Monterrey cable the Deputy

chief of Station replied (MEXI-8740, IN 43940, 3/20/64) that the information ir

4 december 63 "es if did not the in most respects, other than the date ae.

4 December 63

place of entry into Mexico.

The mistake of that cable cannot be explained

today, but wrong it obviously was.

It does, however, serve to highlight

the basic unreliability of the report and indicate how it shouls be consid-

ered responsibly

Implicit criticism of CIA's not collecting more information on the man

is not well founded. It had no real sources with access to information

concerning him; when a defector from Cuba became available with such in-

formation he was queried and the results were provided the authorities.

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CUBAN AMERICAN FOOTNOTES

1, The Investigation of the Assassination of President John

F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agenciès,

„Book V, Select Comm. to Study Governmentar Operations,

4/23/76, P. 6l. Senate Report No. 94-755.

2.. Id.

3. Classifica Seem are a comest,

4. 1d.

assifred

•ClA Document Mexi In 72829 3 Dee 196

6.. Classified ClA Document.

7. la.

8.:

Classified ClA Document

9. Mex, 7253, IN 74227, 1215/63

10: ld.

11. Classificed CA Document To A S A 22519,245163

12.:1d.

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13. ld .

14. Classified ClA Document -

15.ld.

5 Dee 1963

I MNTY 0829 ]

16: Classified CA Document IN43194,

-19 Max 1964

17. ld.

18. ld.

19..10.

28. Id.

Ald.

Classified

28. CIA Document

MAX+ 8740114394920 Mar 1461

E8 Stan Classifred ElA Document, Personality File Action Request,

..16 Decenber 1963, #201-741600.

24: Classified CHi Document

25. ld.

2. 1d.

8/26/64

257 FBI Report, AarA, Sepial 105-126109-12, p.

28. laid. at

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on February 23,1962 due to a language barrier.

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52. FBI Report, 3131/64, Serial 105-126109-9

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62. FBI RoporT, 10/26/ot, Serial 105-126109-13

63.. Senate Report, The Investigation of the Assassination of

President John F. Kennedy, Book V; p. 63.

b4. Id.

65, See Senate RaporT, P. 104

1ab, CIA Classifica Document, 1977 Inspector General's Report,

" Tab B, p. 16.

67. barinano

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69. Ibid. ot 17

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