PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE SELECTED CUBAN LEADERS
Originator: CIA
From: HELMS, RICHARD-DEP DIR FOR PLANS
To: DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Document date: 6/10/64
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY : SSCIA

RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-10151

RECORDS SERIES :

Date: 09/30/93

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AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR : CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

FROM : HELMS, RICHARD-DEP DIR FOR PLANS

TO : DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE

TITLE :

MEMORANDUM

DATE : 06/10/64

PAGES : 8

SUBJECTS :

PLANS OF CUBAN EXILES TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN GOVT LEADERS

"COSA NOSTRA" ELEMENTS

OFFER TO ASSASSINATE CASTRO

DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : U

RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED

CURRENT STATUS : P

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 09/30/93

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would be honored only upon the presentation of evidence

that the three Cuban officials died t the hands of the

assassins connected with Cameron's contacts.

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In early April 1964 Eliseo Gomez Fernandez met

with Jose "Pepany Bosch.

Boschlagreed to advance $100,000

and Baban and his associates would advance $2,500 for

expenses.

Julio Lobo Olavarria, a wealty Cuban exile

in New York, subsequently agreed to the terms, provided

that his name was not involved. Accordingly,.

Babun gave

group, and on

aLready cal and that,

already called its man in Cuba and told him to proceed

as planned and that "their other man" would be heading

for Cuba shortly.

The final comment was "we hope to

have some good news for you between 20 and 25 Mlay."

Lobo planned to fly to Miami on 19 May to arrange

for

the transfer of $100,000 to a safety deposit box, the

keys

to which are to

be held jointly by Cameron and

confidant of Lobo.

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The identities of the persons in the Cameron

group and how they plan to proceed with this mission

are not known.

Babun's associates are reluctant to

make any unnecessary queries because they have invested

$2,500 and because Cameron made it fairly clear at the

was involved.

Cameron

re-

vealed during the negotiations that his contact was

police officer in the St. Louis, Missouri, Vice Squad

who was about to retire

and who has numerous connections

in the Mafia.

Cameron implied that "the

other man" in

question

is in Spain.

Cameron knows "that he could"be"

indicted" for conspiracy and that if there is any

treachery on his part, Babun and his associates would

not hesitate to sink his ship, the M/V CAYMAN HOPE.

spoke with oter Foon reported that Teofilo

prominent Cuban exile who

Babun and Eliseo Gomez had a plan under way to assas-

sinate Fidel Castro for the payment of $150,000.

Bosch

claimed that he had committed himself to furnish

$50,000 and that he was hoping he could get the balance

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of the money from

the United States Government or from

other sources. Bosch indicated that he believes that a

quick change for the better in the Cuban situation can

be brought about only by the physical elimination of

Fidel Castro and that his elimination is well worth

$150,000.

In pursuing his attempts to raise an additional

$100,000

Boschy is planning to ask Julio Lobo to con-

tribute

at

least

$50,000.

07:

Richard Helms

Deputy Director for Plans

Jote: It is roméster that this Agenoy be inconned of any

action contemplated in zogard to the persons mentioned

in this renot bezore such action is initiatca.

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Orig: The Director of Central Intelligence

cc: Special Assistant to the President

for National Security Affairs

Assistant Secretary--Inter-American Affairs

Department of State

The Director of Intelligence and Research

Department of State

Coordinator of Cuban Affairs

Department of State

The Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

The Attorney General

The Department of Justice

The Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

Deputy Director for Intelligence

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