## Page 1

14-0000g

104-10221-10020

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

SECRET

CONTACT REPORT

AGENT: IUSTEER/1

PLACE:

Westward Ho Restaurant,:

SW 8 St.. and 49th Ave.

DATE: 30 June 1972

CASE OFFICER: Petor S: JASUTIS

1.

Contact was initiated with IUSTEER/1 to discuss Roberto

do Cardenas. Cardonns was prevlously described by TUSTEER/l

an individual who once worked

for the Azency both in Miami and

the Congo.

He is a friend of marker, of the washington brenkin

scandal.

Cardenas was unemployed until carly 1972 but now,

he is travoling to south America ard has become af-

suddonly gUSTEER/1 speculated that Cardenas may be dealing in

narcotics.

Also note a Now York Tines article of 28 June concerning

the Washington breakin aTtir.

This article states that an

individunt appearod on the Miami scene about two. months ago and

recruited the team for the breakin.

The recruiter was desertbed

"pipe smoker" who used a code name during the recruitments.

Cardenas smokes a pipe all the time according to luStEER/l.

IUSTEPR/1 is sceptical of the MYT article,

bocause in his opinion no cuban could be reczuited by an unknown

individual using a code nune.

Considering the clandestine/

operational mentality of tho many Cubans in the Miami arca,

recruitments

could only be made by a known recruitor with ade-

quate bons fides.

* Information on Cardenas supplied by IUSTOER/1:

captain with Cabana Alriines:

Cardenas was born about 1919.

In 1954 he, was a

In 1954-55 he was arrested

Havaria by a Major Ochoa

for smuggling cocaine.

Due

to political

pull Caïdenas

wus not prosecuted but

He

tias

fired fron his position.

retired

1o his farm in Cuba from 1954-1959.

From 1959 to 1960 he was in the Castro airforce.

There he met

Fiosini,

also involved ir che dashington breakin

scandal.

one 2ae0 careas dropped ta.

TUSTEiR/1 bos visiting in tho

5re geniE Lava, former Chief of the castro alffarce.

Also prosent was

Cardenns was

stare.is

808858

SECRET

261.283488

---

## Page 2

SCORET

then borking.

closely with Barker in Cuban oxile (unity)

activity on behalf of Artime.

At the -time Cardenas met

IUSTEER/1 at the Figrint home, he cold lUSTEER/l to so to

a house on Brickell Ave.

IUSTEER/1 did and there he mot

Artime for the first time.

(At this time a Case Officer named "Jimmy' was

handling both

Barker and Cardenas.

"Jamy" spoke excellent

cuban Spanish.)

From 1962 to 1965 Cardenss worked with the Agency.

under tho cover firm Consolidated Engineering.

(Cardonas'

Case Officer during this period bas Chris Frederick.)

In 1965 the Agancy senc Cardenas to IUSTEER/l for

duty in

tho Congo.

In the Congo Cardenas claimed to have a

heart attack and was hospitalized.

He NAS

later proven ned-

ically sound and reloased from his Congo assignment.

f.

During 1967-1908 Cardenas drove a truck in the.

Miami arca..

Botween 1969 and 1970-71 Cardenas sold mutual

tunds in south

America (GRAMCO and others). This ended when

the funds wont bankrupt

In 1971 Cardenas was economically down. In carly

1972 he

sturted

traveling again and becane affluont. IUSTEER/I

believos Cardenas is involved in drugs.

SECKET

---