rt-9' 5 MCI-L v 1132 1 I avn-X r- t Reproduced atthH National Aschives The ISeeretaryI - 1 1 its Harold HI Saunders 1 1 an mwwapadx 3m 15 Hm gags Hm made the bbmbing andIggash of a Cub na Aixlines7pl e and b f r I- - Haida 1 rm 1 H Well informed Venezuelan sources had communlcated fygf-the handled reports from the CIA many tlmes 'v nezuelaedzfectly eabatag 3 1 mx'i prepared at through i 3 3 3 Reproduced a lhe National Archives 3 Ag 9 ACT 4% DATE 1 I l' by Cuban counterrevolutionaries -Now we decidedly believe the first assumption is correct i I The CIA directly participated in the destruction 9 of the Cubana aircraft in Barbados groups are- closely linked throughthe CORuvcrgan1 iu cation to CIA activities against Cuba 3 I In his speech Castro did not make any specific alle gations concerning a USG relationship with Orlando Bosch or Luis Posada two Cuban exile activists who were arrested by Venezuelan authorities I connection with the Cubana' mews crashl However the linhgpith Boschgis implied since he is reported to be chief of CORU the umbrella organization of Cuban exile terrorists Individuals Allegedly Involved Hernan Ricardo Lozano Involvement in the Crash he was arrested in - i Trinidad on suspicion of having planted a bomb in the cabana plane Caracas radio announced on October 18 that he C5 confessed to sabotaging the airliner A source in - bani-L1 -L- vb k2 Caracas reports that Ricardo may have been trained in the 69 use of explosives and investigative techniques by Lu13 ix PQSada a RELEASED ACT -- Reproduced at he National Archhei MpgRicardo a Venezuelan citizent a photographer employed 11 its - np by Posada in his industrial security firm in says that Ricardo is also aI part timeI employee I of the Venezuelan Intelligence Service He reportedly gathered photographic material on groupsI and individuals of interest to DISIP and the Venezuelan Government He was 13 hired by DISIP when Pasada was official of that organization 1 - Thedgource says that the Venezuelan Government is i concerned and would be faced with serious problems if these 'conneIctions become public Ik b Relationship with i The US Legal-Attache in Caracas S- Jose I Leo says that he has had some dealings with Ricardo for ii hi help in expediting visa application Jnv dehwv a W i p 311th I _During one visit attempts to solicit suggestions from t the iegal Attache on activities which might be directed cage 1% - i I-Iki agairst the Cuban Embassy by an anti-Castro group to which he - dwfm -n-f - helo ged Leo says he discouraged Ricardo inntingI oat that the US Government was attempting to prevent disruptive and w W - saw to m SECRETSENSITIVE5 nmtp-y lam gm Reproduced at the National Archives ACT - WNQRA a DATE terrorist activities by anti-Castro groups in the US and Ricardo never repeated the suggestion Freddy Logo -Iq a Involvement in the crash Lugo was arreste lingafx 3 n Trinidad with Ricardo on suspicion of haVing plan e th bomb i g aboard the C'ubana plane A gjource allegesthatLugo I apparently was only peripherally involved inutheibogbing and i53not considered to be one of the leading participants Lugo a Venezuelan citizen is also a photographer rs - employed by Posada's company According to -eouroe he i also worked for DISIP under the same arrangements noted above for RicardoRelationship X'Ilthr jsi The name and phone nnmber of US Legal I - 2 if 'Attache Leo were discovered in Logo s address book when heie r no 1'91 was arrested in Trinidad Leo says that he has had en a contact with Lugo and speculates that his name and phone were- I - furnished to Luge by Poeada Luis Posada Carriles a Involvement in Crash Posada was arrested on 1 October 14 in Veneeuela along with Orlando'Bosch and three others accused of conspiring to sabotage the plane a Cuban exile who is now a Venezuelan Citizen i3 vehemently anti ca5tr and is of having been the main supporter Of during th latter's Stay in Venezuela Prior tng ihg jg SENSITIVE - - ACT DATE 41 i smsinvbv arrested in November 1974 Posada was formerly chlef of the counterintelligenoe division- of the Venezuelan service DISIP 1 3 The US army attache has also used a Posada business partner also a Cuban exile whose name we do not have as 1 an informant though not as an agent 2 Our Legal Attache Joseph Leo became acquaznted guards - RELEASED P ACT Reproduced atthe NationaiArctheE 4 I i NARA DATE l z 1 1 453 Orlando Bosch a Involvement in Crash As noted above Bosch was 1 arrested in Venezuela for alleged involvement in the Cabana crash In late June a CIA source reported that an exalu 4 group headed by Bosch planned to bomb a Cubana flight betweenf I An FBI source has alleged that'one aI iEemp Iwas made but the bomb did not detonate Panama and Havana A second try occurred in Jamaica on July 9 but the bomb exploded before the su L case in which it was carried was put aboard the plane According to Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez is said to be sympathetic to Bosch and has permitted him to travel freely in the country and solicit funds with the understanding thaE Venezuela would not be used as a base of operations or place of refuge Bosch reportedly promi sed not to engage in terrorist activity while in VenezueJa and receivg a token $500 contribution from Perez -reported that after Bosch's arrival in Caracas in September he stated during a fund raising dinner that I Now that our organization has come out of the Letelier job looking good We are going to try something else A few days later Poseda allegedly said We are going to hide cuban airliner and Or1ando Bosch has the details Relationship with US currently- attempting to have Bosch _deported from venezuela smears gm SENSITIVE - i RELEASED P L-102-5260F ACT Reproduced althe NauonaIArchmes 25 to the US where he is subject to immediate imprisonment for i w parole ViolationLirh Frank Castro if Involvement in Crash Venezuelan officials reportedly believe that Castro head of the FLNC terrorist organization a component group in CORU is deeply involved in the crash though we have no details of his supposed involvement Frank Castro was in Venezuela in late September 1976 and in mid t a October was back in Miami Frank Castro has admitted to FBI agents that he met with Bosch in Caracas on September 26 or 27 but denies any personal knowledge of the bombing of the Cubana plane J - 5 Relationship with e is an American citizen with permanent residence in Santo Domingo Orlando Garcia and Ricardo Morales Navarrete a Involvement in Crash Orlando Garcia is President Perez' security and intelligence advisor and Morales is'Garcia' deputy both are Cuban exiles who are now venezuelan citizens 5 claims that Garcia was directed to protect and assist Bosch during his stay in Venezuela reported that Garcia and Posada met Bosch upon his arrival and escorted him to his hotel Both Garcia and Morales reportedly attended the fund raising dinner during which Bosch allege dly made the remark about the Letelier job and after the_Cubana - SENSITIVE 1 ACT DATE - crash Garcia may have made an effort to get Bosch out of Venezuela It is possible therefofe that Garcia and or Morales may have known in advance about the operatiaii led to the bombing of the plane 9' b Relationship with USFelix Martinez Suarez a Involvemeht in Crash No e except by the alleged association with Ricardo contained in Fidel Castro 3 charges b Relationship with US a vim- - With regard to Castro's allegation regardihg Castro' 5 charge on CIA links with CORU an FBI report Of September 17 states that a confidential source abroad clahme fa SECRET 1 _qf'h ACT ANARA DATIR Reproduced at the Nationat Archives of Ithe CIA who informed them that CIA was d1ssat1sf1ed wAth a11 a representatives of the CIA 9% plans to be carried out Iby theI 3'33 thqacts of Isabotage being carried out At random _and ordered 3 1 IL them to disaseociatethemselves Ifrom Bosch andI CORU The source 3 alleged that duA ing the September 12-13 Ca3 b a119 and 3 three other Cuban ein1es IIwerA iIn Wash1ngton to confer with 3 1 1 3 C3 act10n arm of the AVBC forI which f1nanc1ng was ItoI comIe fromI CIA I The FBI report concludes w1th a request Ithat the CIA fif3 advise if it has active Operational intereet in AVBC asI3 3 '1 above I3 333 233 1' 533 3 CIA says that this report isI false and the AgeIncy has no 3 5 sh rI3fg active operat1onal Antarest in Ithe AVBC According to CIA I I repfesentativeI of a groupI of Cuban i1es d1d Itelephone into 13the3Agency in September 1976 requesting Icontact for IIah unspe01 1ed Aeason but the contact did not take place and thIe callers were 1% 53 3 3 discourIaged Ifrom Ifurther attempts to telephone Ithe Agency 3 3 142358351113gab 3 11 3 SENSITIVE 31 isi 5agi-e 3 11 1 131 RELEASEDP ACT DATE 'octahr 19' 197 i I 1 -- Additional Questions answers and cement nudud - late morning October in -- weHas CIA had any relationship with Posm' mmagauv - agoncy or any other business he n havohldBoos the cin believe than the sou-oa- of mi wan 170256 deliberately delayad_gassing on 80369 and poggda u gomaxks about hitting a tho-incidents um 5 Does the CIA have ny additional relevant information on any of the people named in the draft memorandum or any a other infommation relating to the a otagn o the plane which it has not yet diuaminothd TDHR tom Would CIA please provide wha ovor information ibhas concerning Orlando Garcia and Ricardo Morale- so that para on page 3 of the draft memorandum can be complotod H213 to negaonorno Lompion l 2232 2223 CIA HAS 22 2 GBJEQHQN T0 2233 03 223222222 22 IN 2 423 - 3M mm 5 11 moannxon can In