' °04-10214-10034 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 _ j ·xt t · ··-'J l·· i - f · t ' l ' C - 7_ - ··_ I _ · ' '• ' __ _ ' - ·- · ' • ·1 _ _ _ J l 2 '11he oria iizat i n of he ccup group W 'n n o• p failed t o ibllc he assassi l tic 1 Int er - a tio 31 r t 'rt y in o x si tion to ' Lru j llo 'TI e ca3 • • • • • • • • ·The i'irst f 1rl2 i 0 1 lr cit 1 Level of CL a - iv-i• r p•cicr w 10' f p rca 1 to 'l' - j 1 0 by C- r e --31 Clar tl d e -i neer e State ' sks Farl lr i if he Farla - d replies t 1 ut he cou d ' •••••• _ • J-'arl a J rl sayi t t e d issid en s ru -ed gl ls ri 1e U S iG prep 1rr2d t c u sist i J ov·e t h rtrwi s Tr-1jilla Ru'bot co asks 7 l3t ipe r 'les be s 1ppL ied e dissic en ts Acting CCI app 7e ' iir t' Op of l2 S_ - ri gi'ield rifles Spe 11 Gr Jup cpp -ovt s ail an s for c ssiG e i j COS a ik s that one '- € pan ·ce sent in eac pot _ • • • • Dearborn learns of plan o a sassin e c1 c · e - e ti c g nuto i lp Perry as s for subnact 1_r e e s tor pl o t -s Dearborn asks fer -ee 33- li xr pi L or tlissidents 'Ibe plot t o kill '2 - jilla et lis is _ress' a ar- e i COS protes rest -ic- ion o oucc ir g ·wcapo llq_s g- iic a ice ca l e 0 1 polic r an 1 objcc tives • • • • • • Station asks p - issio i U ass u ee r arbi es to dissic ents Eqs appr nres Soi ar - u es • • • •• _ • • • Toe car ines are F23sed to tl e dissidzcts Req1 est fo - po cb vaiver -ef pou 0 in g su -c -i 1e gu s Sui uachl ne g r 3- pouched Pl a s f -c m di ssi•ien ts that su1 oac1' e guns be passed to tl e n -Hqs in f r s t te station not -epeut no to pass submachine gurrs P n t-Ea r of P s- c - l - able - • Statio i ad nc- rle s re'2ipt of suc ac i ie r Draft cable not sent af r iving rele cf s-i - a-- •-e gu is • • • State L eJ -ar-tr 1 disappr- J· es pas ing s u g ns T e v erea ou of the three car ines • • • S_pecial Gro1 p 'Jnfi s r ot passir g st 1 at ni e g- s to dissi ents 7ue dissidents' as 5a 3i ti 4 la s a Ti - U S J Jlicy C r-s l Ot c o assassir at ic i Dearoc 1 a -1 T J - cos p -0- -2 5 • • • • Cr tic i'o 1 o i 1 e a ssa ssi - 3 tio i Vi P resicle 1t -Jo son as ts about a s deli · a - r Discc rery of U S in 101· e lt dtb assassir a o up Rece it a ti a f r s plss d or co isic red f· i assing T A otiv ticc of tee assassi ls ' 1 J• P· ·r f ··f 0 8 11 13 1 o l' l' 19 20 _21 22 2 25 26 29 30 33 '• _ 35 36 36 31 38 4o 4 41 4 42 43 42 47 3 49 5J 51 51 52 53 54 i l 55 59 I ' 61 · ' ' _ _ - • ·-·-· 1- - _ - • 14-0Q00iJ about ren p J en tl e ni 'lt or 30 i' ay 1961 ubcut c ice a • -eek cars C- 1 OSt It was Tn jillo' of his tra· els he roc e in a C' ' lrJsl er Ee c e_parte·-1 r 2is actice o i hls pe 'iodic 't ps to San Cristobal a id substitu- ed a ' 1i µ ly ste o- r ed at- e - i of nct ic i after his r ig ltly ' lalz he di z issed his cO F_ aaions c an sed into a - haki ULifor n an d set out for San Cristocal in an unescorted 1957 Chevrolet al- rays driven by he sa i e cr auf 'eu Oo the nii ' lt of the sla the CheV Jlet as i tercepted on a f'our-lane high· ray on the outskirts of Ci• d e d T -ujillo iy ei at armed assassins in three cars Trujillo - -as killed by gun 'ire and his body ms re ioved f 'Gl I tl e sce e by the assassins Tr jillo's chauffeur - -as seriously •Joi ded vas left behind by tile assassins and su --vived All of the assassins esc s ped fro n the scer e never caug it a id · ms event ally granted a esty w ile resisti ig arrest Tee o- hers Che vas Two v re tilled i -ere arrested confessed o nd -ere later exec- ited befo -e cccing to t ial About eirµt or nine otl ers · h · ere in on or e- the plot but did not par- i i ate in the actual as 33fi atio ere kill d tile in c 3tcJ 7 -iile resistir g arre3t or by suicic e to avoid a -rest and torture note 't e i £e tee ter i plot rs to refer to all of tr o e involved 1n this atte pt to o rerthrc· 1 jillo s$ J s in3 re r to tl e c ll e roup t at act- ally did t le - illin g 4-00000 -dI I I l U S Consulate r 1 d bee 1 in SG e JB ' nvolve'-1 · rit r tr - plo- te J of the de tails CT e out Il'or an G'1ll a reporter vi th the a 1 Juan Star · rrote an 2-rticle th2t ep r eared issi e of 13 April T'ne as xissi tio i of the Doai nican Republic's Rafael L TruJ iilo as carried out ' Ji th assistn nce from the US Central Intell gen- e t 6-e ir · A fer the 11 ay 30 1961 sIByi 1g of the 69-year-ol l die tor on a 1 onely stretch of hlg r -ay near his ca_pi al --ere rrugg2 ed by t ie CI A into t e cou ntr r at the request of the assassins I _ ' 1 - - _ c_f 1963 Excerpts folio' The CL began shipping ar s to t Je D inic-' l Republic in late 196o1 follo- 1 g a series of talks bet een US Co i sul Hen -J Dearboni Ciief li i- il 0 ' ' ' 'i cer -John Barfield of tl e C3 Consulate and Luis Al ia Tio Also involved in the plot vas Antonio I nbert who had bee 1 Governor of Porto PL' ta pr-o·n nce J s Trujillo's _poll tical a ld fi w ncial problems deepened talks continued bet- --een Dearbon Earlield an i leaders of the anti-Trujillo con spin cy ' 'Y mrd the end of 296o con act - as established bet ieen Amia aia and a CIA agent vho • • • vas named Plato Cox • I • The key link betveen t he assassins and t Je CH in e ar is shipnents · ras ·a lang-tL ti can civilian 'eSide lt of Ciudad Trujillo Loreazo -- - -y ot er i e kno m as W i J y • 1 10 o ented a superna -ket in a fa hlonable neig borhcod vhere fu j llo also lived WiJ Jpy - --as put -i nc er orief arrest after e id li but vas later allm --ed to leave the cot ntry -1 •1 The vea_pons vere fuported i l S P ll parts to C asseob ed later by the plotters ' 10 lg tb e rou i e g -ocer r shl1- e 1ts fo the SUI € 3 rket arriv-' 1 1Z regula -ly in the capital's port Tne ·1 ·- Ii i - 2 - iI ' ' •j 14 1 'S - · - i i - i· gu i- parts e- -ed t e iW iu lic l 1 rr i l ly-carl ed food cans w 1ic i ve s er t r_e l o· er to t e - s i ra' Or a Pla s f- - t e iu e ded n sazsi l l' io i · 1e -e irked out during the sru e- e -iod in · 1cic t e aborti• e as ault on Cu oa las being prepared E - rever -hen tfe CIA-cr a uzed A ril 17 _ 1961 invasion a t Bay or Pigs failed a id IO ld tte ltion was· focu ed on Was to i' a co iplici ty 1 a t l lt o ieratio l a postponel leat of e at cpt on TruJ illo's life -as ordered because of tile e i r -3 cent e i ier such failure ii t cause tbe Um ted States • i3' 1t t e o- der_ to b olc u ca ie too late 'The · · C ded veapcbs -ere _al -ead · in·· tile a l' s · of the conspirators lho re 'used e _ ieal s 'ti tearbc rn a 1 3a t'ield to delay t e assassi uatio 1 Ttey i isisted o i r ioving at t ie first opportu uty T nis came on Jay 30 -when 'r -t ijillo end his cbau ffeur drove out nto the cou i- ry· in a i t leScorted 1957 Chevrolet for a rendezvous at a San Cristobal est ate la F ir dadon 11th Trujillo's cJ-year-o d istress I ona Sanc iez 0 '•' - _ 1 · It l e reported on excellent autbor ty that r lose associates of tbe lain dictato k le of the US z-ole within a fe• 1 day follo nne the killing - t ' t · •' ' Dearborn Barfield- and Berry l ad cieanwbile l een rushed out of the Da linican Republic by-US officials • • • • • • Since the ouster of t le TruJillos i ier --1· ' impy bas returned to operate his band soa el appoi lted supermarket vhere he r reets custccers vi th cab and cour esy as 11' Trujillo- had- never l-1- -ed • _- Ve interviewed Richard Bissell then DD P J ·-- c King then · C ' ief WH Division and J D Esterline then Chief of Operations WH Division K1 lg recall_s _th_e Agenc-J' s -ole as being limited to monitoring in r- 31 plottin against the Trujillo regice but not _1 - ' Zsterline l - e Y i ig 1 recalls that 'Agency ws not directly i r ro ved in c u plotti He described the - · _· · ' · ·-- z · • '✓· • -- -- _ ·• · - 1·· ijlJL • _ ' i --- i -- 1 1JJ d _ · •• _t ' '- i• -- UJ ible videncP- of U S suppo -f' role a S in 3-- -b a t ll 1d Esterll le C O 'P - posi ' i ve t -3 J t l t He vie• ed the Agenc-J's role· as - -' 6 ·· ·ne ·i givug · r - -· · F #f 1 r su rt to a i indigenous grm p - i se intended ac1 icns - -ere in t e U S • - 1 interest _ ·Jt Ee descry ed the af fair es a f i - y C -l o e 'ation 1nvolv1 Dg oeetings d sc1 ssio 11S and for al apprcrral s n do lOt ' le have fi 11 information as to vbetber or not any of t e vea_pons t supplied by CIA were 'act- ally uSP d 1 the assass i JS tio i of Trujillo Both Esterline a n d relieve they - -ere not · •_ -· I- has a vague il lpressic n t at oae Bissell i o- rever of tl et was The A ency of'f'ic ers cost il i cedietely involved vi th the plotters -- - are no-1 vid el y _scattered ·I ear Reed wo •ll s chief'•of ·station· tm til October 1960 is now retired Bobert Owen vbo chief' llilS • ·- j - - o f station at the time or the assassu ation is in Paris • Charles Cookson the station's operations oi f'lcer 1s 1D B %1 l · r ' 7 f'- f -- - ·t-i '' ·· l _ Isabel Cintron the station's e d ninistrative essistant vho las used as a communications link and in the passillg of the ams resig Jed in quarters branch chief is in Guatei iala City back any or these people for interviews 1964 W'e elected not to call While they eight be able ' _ • c - c Sf ·· _ r·r ' • - •'·· ·--·J i J· 1 - ·• - _ - - - ·· · - ' · - -f -- - - -- - •• l -- c ¾t4 t I i i Hi t ¾p1f - 1 ½ f 11 1 d i __ • · - • _ - _ _ -·- _ - · _ 14-00000 - n _ - - Ji to urni5h lnor tails t - 3t ore r 1ssi frc 1 t ' e Y ittcn -cco rcs _ • r- t _ e think it l lli ly fr at _t ey uld 00··4 1e _t acd si clficantly ' •·• • • · • - · • •• _ • ' 'r • • - - • - to '·-· ' ·- · -'·' ··• · ' • the q dte co plete re ord that np ea -s · L l the E -t t ED operntiocal files it Age lcy acti vi ties a e' at repl lc z t ' i'r'JJillo re 6 1ze ·-ere· One se ent of E · as knoo m as assigned the cr pto lj' 1 E ffi ZD EMSIE' 1 1 the ccypton fo - violent action t e o erat on to -e ove T iiJillo by We have revte red the vol 111bous E files Many of the more sig li f'1cant doCUDents vere not put i lto the E € ED files but private t'ile by J c King VP re I · r · _ •-t 't- f - j' ' kept 1a a - l He i ade that file o vailnble to us lie also have studied 8 lOt r·partlcularly·usef'ul document · Most L· The Dominican MilitarJ Intelligence Service SD-l of ficer put 1n charge investigation of t of the TTuJillo assa ssi la tio i ws a navy ·lieute iant n ied· •Ortiz 'l'he Dominican Republic assig ed hi i to its embassy in Otta 18 1n ·November 1961 vhen the Tr ij ll fa dly's attempt to regain po-wer · ··' failed · The Nev York field office of the FBI held extensive - · _ intervievs with him f'rom 6 Ap rll through 10 May 1962 The result ws a massi'vely-detailed 182-page report on the plot and on the 'r·i assass iation as recol Str lcted by t le SDI f its interrogations O '• • _ -_ - - - ··· ' - •·'• 11 'Y r -- - _ _ r• ' Jll ' _-1'f SrLn c- - · • - •F - J of' -the persons 1 t apprehenced 1 ' i f '' •j• G t 'iiig •' '- V • -· '• 't 'i' - ' ' Zt lt · ti f t11 14-00000 -·- ·#• - t ie E c e -3 t 1 J - ' 1 le Fro l the re co -tl - · e - ' l e ie ori- i a 1 1 the · i - I -- ' u s t - - policy_ rith respect to the ove -th -o- f T - Jillo rtain rm tee files the i 1 a ture o a We also can the extent of U s suppo t•' • • ' ' ··•'if - --i_ i_ '1 H f f of Plotters incl_udi lg tl e passi g to tr el of weapons out c t e t U S Consulate in Ciud ad T ruJUlc ' n· it · ie ca -wt discovex- from tte files despite quite massive docu en- ation is ho-J the coup group vas organized The best s accoua t le tu d a ld it is not wholly ac te is in a book by Reibert Crassveller • The main flaw in the story is it3 failure to identify the indlvidt3l s vith whom the i •f - -·-- Exce ts follov i - i • lI · The iµot 18S organhed on the basis of two groups of conspirators llllked together by a liaison that later pro d too f'ragi le to bear the stresses laid upon it Each group bad its purpose and its separate person iel i· ' he 1 ullctlon or the AcUon Group - s to assassinate Trujillo and 1 mmed iately present proof of its succes in the fom of Trujillo's corpse to the second group the Political Croup The latter · rould then launcli a coup _ takiDg over the machinery of tb e gover- i ent and the AI oed · I t -_' ·- ·'' - · Forces - i _ r J t t' fN ' i ' - Cret p _ccmsi ted of eight l len It appears to · have been organized o Mg fnal1y-1 y Gecera1 Antonio I zbert j I· Barreras and Salvador st ella • • • · • • • They vere joi led f by Lieut k ado Ga Cia Guerrero _ n i ie iber of t e mi itarJ f killed by the goven cent because of his fovolvecent in the i· 1 · corps attached to Trujillo in tee b tio JSl Pa lace Antonio de la Maza the brother of Octavio de la -' aza vho bad been Robert · _ - -'-_ t _· 1 --·· ·'- -r -1 D Crass eller T n Jillo The Life and Ti es of a _ _ t- r • - r • oMi n c 19 0 _ _ i_ _ -_- b ·- 6 I- c t I · · 1 iq J ' ps·-nr • _ ' t i 4t 4' ·• ··•·•· '' L 1 0° c f Htc-i C • -s fy i 1 c• · -c• 4 c · • i ·c•c · i Jzj l lf ffi1 ii j l-4 %i4 -¥d2 1 -si J 8 J i jfi f ii n 14-00000 f - - t C 1ll z case E S'Za ' 2e'jed l Ro ·x- · J Criza 8nd Peiro Li· i' Cc leoo T' e ei i e 1 er ·1 ' a • el C e e5 Twit ·-- i i in Mo a o t e •1Ght of' - e oth Tne ll tical Gl 1 ' Jl bad ··· _ · lr sa' I a less 10 o tr e nctlo - • dist' ic ciembers 1p t · inclw ej Lu ls Aciu a 1-lo sto D iZ C e -al Jt n i Tc Lr D az d several or hers At the very t0p it had the r u port ur G- ral flviAil r r a £ z -et - c St g te or th Ar ed Forces a i bls br' tc er 3ibi i • • • • • Tae over-all authort t appears to·i have centered p -1 lctpall r 1 1 'c e ieral Diaz p Obabl the unl o e co had suft'i cie it prestige to comciand au rlty • • • •'The Action G roup vould re JB in in c ail r readiness W aen infor cahon ill tl e Palace i ldicated that 'i' ujillo · ras going to c_-tve t•J Estancia Fu l dacion • • Garcia Gi errero 1 1 the Pala- e vould i l for i the others by pe 'so al c es age • • • • • 'The eJCl ected iessage f'ro n Garcia Gt errero in t e Palace came to tte patient plotters at seven o'clock on the even Log of 1-' ay 30 T 'l f y ere not fully prepared _and coordinated at this coceat but the emotior al a id i petuous de 1 3 1 aza threatened to act by self if the otr ers lagged I l any event the plan vent i lto execution • • • • • Each of t e1 1 had bls revolver or pistol and de la l-aza also bad his ovn saved-off' sh otgu i and t- -o H-1 semiautcn atic ri fles _ I ·•· · y · ·' t · ' •lt t conspiracy began to come apart vi thin an hour Never ver professionally contrived the plot _- -as hastened pre iaturely to its culmi Dation by tt e impatie ice of de la Maza and it ws no- r afflicted vi th bad luck and i lepti tude I edia tel after the assassination tte ir Il of the Actio i G -o- p •ere ur i b e to reach General Roman •• 'l'he Poll ti cal Gro J of -tne conspiracy' riever took up its p 0 0 d role Tl e Actic i Group s tte -ed le a•r - a t l ss vide' a a boulevarl 7- - jillo' s body va s left in tee tr llli of de la aza 's car par i -' d 1n the -garage of General 'i 'c as Diaz vl ere the police fo1 I1d it 1n a fe- r hours The conspirators vere all hunted do· m verJ i uickly except for A i1a ia eo d Imbert vho cacaged to c n eal the 1sel·1es for i - nths the an ' 113d passed until · - f't - i ' - i I ' · · ·•• 14-00000 • - - - ·· · • r cri - 1 -· · · 1 ' r t 1 ••-·· 1 T ne FDI rP port of' it 3 L • ·--· t ·• 1 - I • l • 1 i lte V ' S gives an exceli- nt accoU lt of -why the nszassic ation took place t - Cr e ·of' t le assa si s Fed ro Livio Ced e io 1 ' ws ccrlously v o probably by fire f'rc us o -c co ir am ons · All 9r the assassi ls assembled at General Diaz' house after the One of le l called a frie i d Dr P bert Reid cabral to Jq ll t t treat Li lio Dr Reid found hi so badly injured ti at surgery voul d be required Reid ax d tvo of the assassins took LiVio to n hosp While in delir 1 • 1111 he IIIUClbled tbe Tomas na ies de 1 a Maza ahd Juan The police immediat ely picked up tvo brothers of Antonio de la Maza Heither ws personally involved 1n the pl _t but both knev the details and the names of most of the assassins CeDeral Diaz Antonio de la Maza and Lieut Garcia G1 errero vere killed resisting arrest Am1ama and Imbert vent into hiding and survived Tile rest vere caught am int errogated i ollovi lgiX rtu re All confessed ' ' ' '1'he confessions led to identification •or persons who vere in or on the i'ringes of the l' Olltical Group General Ra ian a id his brother Amiama Tio General --Garcia Urbaez General Guarto iex · I Estrella Ta Jas Baez Diaz Modesto Diaz an i Migt el An -el Baez Dia Lorenzo Berry W i I Jpy ws identified as a a ru u cations link bet- -ee 1 the plotters and the U S Consulate HO lever the SIM did not I I -· ' 14-00000 --· •1 ·- i -i and the Action Groups--per aps t--- O much compar-' entation - e I assa ssit ati'Jn e1 Z- aa - - ell Ltt illetl J General Diaz ra s i over- all c la ge of of the vork Ee took ' ee cars to a local ga - 1ge a id bed the ope -ation bi t de la Haza as t 1 e o c e vh d d all engi ies rebuilt so th at t '- e cars could reac l speeds of 120 cph He had possessi m o f t2 e e pcns fro n the U S Consulate plus several of his cr JTI Ee and t 'le other r artici a its took the cers to the site selected fo - tbe ldlli g and conducted dry· ncs e e ch t t night 'J 1 Everythl g wes ready and the assassins -ere lying in rait f'or Trujillo on the nig it of' 23 ' ay not to go -to Sa i C 'istc al because assassins corrti ed t ei d - r ne At tee last o ute he dec d ed wasn't feelL ' 3 too --ell r s each even s 'Ihe After the assassi a- tio i was carried out esse n ially as it had been pla ' ed le coup that - ra s- to Tello- - fail d --i 1 because of bad l cl- in art tecat se - u of' poor pla i g and in nart bee £use of -too cuch CCZ part e ntation - 9 n· I 1 ' 4 • i J 1il • I i - - · -· _- ___ - ___ • ·- ·· -- _ _ C - H V -j 4 - i deatll wa _not t-lld tbat the assassi JStion vas to be at ted on M ay 30th ' itH r 1 f ' Af er the sla ' Gene ai Diaz trlec ·to tele_ i' o General RCil a l but could 10t reach hie Diaz then took the car vit h Trujillo's body still i l its t - i t 1 n i dro -e to RCDa 1' s house Be sav so 1 1any soldiers i l vicini t y tt at he gave t p and reb rned hOI 1e · leavi Dg the car i l Cle drtvewy vitll the body still i tee trunk where it ras later fou id by the police What bad happex ed was t us Fcmer general acd former head of the SD4 Arturo Espaillat happen Ati to cbance upon the scene while the assassi nation as tald ng place with his vi fe llnd lie ws out for a drtve r assed by a car t he recogni ed as T ujillo's 18S He stopped at a drive-in restaurant and alJcost il l led iAtely beard shootiDg ahead vhich be suspected i lvolved Trujillo Ee d - ve to the scene saw vha t lo-as bap_pening turDed around end sped back into town He stopped at a cl 11 taey irl stallaticm and gave the alam and then drove to the hme o f Ge leml Beman to alert h m · He and Roman then retu to the eeile arrivtng silllul taneously vi t i the pol ce ot t be e ssassi Dation Tae police f'ound T -- iJ i llo' s chauff'eur vho Vcts _voun ed 1r rt still all -e · RCl la I and Espall at then vent to the hospital to try to qu' stio i the uff' ur 'Z J us General Diaz could not reacil 0--- leral Ra a l to ini'om Rocan ti at 10 r- - l' - -i i' · - t' l U1 ' - - • • - _- • ' ' - - • • _ - r •- - - - _ l' 1 - - • - La J v ·•- - - ' 'i L 14-00000 -i ·f· _ · · - - ' •- • ___ a Trujillo cad been itlllcd aP-1 t at i mo· e to take o· e · e c o e nt ' 'i ' ' i i ' ''-i·· ·• _ t r i1 r S ' c f'or R ia i to cal e his RC la ic e 1 c - 1 'I tat Clere d bee i -- _- 'r W-t- · - · · 1-· • ·• ·- ' f ' f '·a shoot involVing T uJiilo an1 that T -i llo vas cir s1 · He did · not k no- 1 ' lhether General pia' ' ' group · ras i lvol· cd ill it or not lie vas reluctant to oove u rt1l l e vas sure t at T -- jillo · ras dead B i t the ti e Roman con u ed that T -ujillo 1 J ist be de d it was too late f'or hi D to act -1·' i I I ec or Trujillo a ld J o Abbes bad already t uen Roman did ca te a couple of' feeble tries at el' gineering a charge take over but 1 t is Pl are lt that he bad no real advance plan nor aey appreciable cha J ces of succeeding The assassination 1 tself' and the pl tti ng preceding 1 t took · pla e against a• backgrourut of i lter- a t ic sl ac i vi ty in oppos1 tion to the TruJillo regi De vith botll the CAS acd the U S taking clearcut stands These are scme of' the highll ts a A briefiilg paper prei ared in ilH Division f'or the Joint Chiefs of' Staff' in August 19o states that a revolt vas planned _ - 1·- pending receipt of aos f'rom Ve zuela and w s rolled i -p in January The plot vas discovered -l · ·t Ve c ezi ela brot ght charges in the OAS that the Dcciiru an Republi 1ras in f'lagnmt violation of' hu ian righw _ · _ t t r - · 1 - - · for December 1959 in the Danini Republic but w s delayed · ·''i· ' ' ' freedC II and recy follo-dl g the cass -t· I in tbe Dominican Republi 1c Js n•Ja ' J' 195c A i 1 ·-·r · - · • · ·-- ___ - • - · i· · _• • •' - -r·· ' ·•- · ·- - • · •- • - - - ' · j ·_ _ _ ' 1 · a - ---- --- 5---·- ---- -- ---- w-i · ' ·_ _ _ __ ' - - - - - - j__ _ · - - 14-0000Q- f '' '·' _' J ' -- • · ff •r·· Jil T _ - i r ' - t •• ·• f - - -r· 11 1 • · ·• 1 • 'J•_ - · · - - -- -_ i- i ' • _ _ _ _ - · _ -· ' r l- __ '•-· ·· 0- S a e e to in• est1 ate tile char es reported on 8 Ju ie 15 0 · ' •l that t e Dc 11 goverr eot - as· gnll r as- char ed • ·· i %1 fti-¾ · fi • • _ b A near-miss assas nnation at e _ t against President inJured bi and everal oth ers The Vecezt e lan gover i zient t i '· ' _ ·F annou iced after capture of oost of the assassins that tee Doi i1 o 1can goverz ment ws responsible i'o t le attempt on Betan- court' a 111 e and took its case to the OAS On 20 August the OAS voted 58 lct1ons against the Do ninican Republic _ ---- Under Secretar-J of State Dillon testii'ying before the House A¢cul - ure Ccm mittee •on 2 Aug- ist 1n support of a request by President Eisenho - r f'or a _c ut 1D the Dan1n1 can Republic's sugar quota is repor ed as·havu g aid• that it -as hoped that economic r ·1· rr i - sanctio is vould result 1D the dO n fall of Trujillo's dictatorship and its replacement by a coderate and f'ree regime The United States severed diplomatic relations vith the Da dnican Bepubllc on 26 August 196o eltb ougli co isular relations ve -e - ' ktJ iRiN - tt i• - · · • • r ·• contint ed •- • · - - - ' -' C t - r _· J- - _ -· ' -• ' - ' - 1 - - -i · ·-- ·' ·· · i _ · · - -· - - ' c - •_ --- _ _- _ _ 0 -• - __ _ L _ _ _ ' _ ·•• _ -· __ __ _ ____ _ · · ·-··· · - · ··• - i _• · ·_ ___· __-' · · ·· •_· _· _ _·_ - · '_·_·_ • _ •_j_ _ _ 1_ · · _ _' • i 1 1 1 · s- - F- -' · ·- - -• _1 ' - ·_ _ _ _i _ _' · ··_ _·_ - • ·_ _ ' _ • • - As a f r her reluje to a ch 'Onclo3ic al rev e of o perat o i - · -- - v thi i ° it · 1ould tP u ef Jl to ir en ify t ie eo le E n £ ' l involved especially io c off1 ers of the Depart ent of State i ·• played a ve-ry p - u ent -ole Washi on - Deoo rt en of State Roy R R-1bottcm Asaistant Sec -eter-J of State f'or Inter-A eric an Affairs Fra £ De tine Special Assist ant to Rubottc i Jo m C Hill Speeial Assistant to Rubotto zi ' ·- · • ' ·· v'P J · - · - ·½- ' V a s - CIA J c Chief Wa Division K1Dg BedEol lan Chief' Branch Ill ilH Divisio i ·' f ' - ' c t - ' · Ciudad Trujillo JJt Jt fM - Depa t ent of State -i l I -· I ''- Joseph S • Farl a l i A lbassador until 28 Jw e 196a It· is pe -t ent to note t 3 King Es -llne e ttrlbute U S a CIA involve e it · Jt _ · · · c C • c ••t• '' t sc A l cJ _ _ · cJ O · ·-' - E RH- s 01llY ·-1 · - - ------ 'j a ai -- - - ----•---· i i _ -·· -• ·-- - _ _ ___ i3t 3 ··-· · - l '· 1 · ' • · - c'' -i'' · Jf ' ' · p-• - t 7 _- ' • ·-• - · -·' - · - Lt'i '' · ·' 'l '··· ·• l 14-·ooDoQ ·' tr'- -✓ • vi th tee _plot rs in the Doci uca i Rep•Jblic to A Jcas edor Fa -la d • T'c y descri't hb s e or er FBI 1 - i_plo r-e _ vho co Gidered hiose f quite a claz destlIJe -·-·- t kf1ir ··· ' pel ' ltol Es rline vho l at'c'r -red ' ' 7 ' l U lder hi J 1Jl Pru Jaca called h1t I a vild 'f can 'Jho b ed tile Agency to support a · · -'·· move to assassinate Trujillo He had direct deal' s vi a nucber of the l- ey · plo t r s 0 p Henry Dearborn John D Bar t'ieU Counsellor of Cbassy until 26 August and Consul Ge ral thereafter l e used the code name DELTA iJl correspondence vith the plotters 1960 Second Secretary until 26 AugtJst 1960 a consui r officer t herca er · CIA crypto i EY DAlZ-1 Bild r '' Ciudsd Trujillo - CL ' LP-ar Reed Robert Owen Chief of Station until October l9oO Chief of Station frcm 20 Ja iua y until June 1961 Code llSllle used vi h the plotters i GAIGO · Charles COokson Operatio is Ot'ficer Ad ninistrative Assistant Key DOl inican Plotters '' c' '- · i j 14-000GQ S Tho as Stocker · An A rica i 1 i e D c l iican r p•J'Jl Lc vlth •J i o ' te sr atio i r ad had n i earlier · i h cl·• o i r e rr erien e · - e consul l e · · cf ·ij-'' pre' i-red t ' iv - ing to d th him ·· ' Q llut tile Doc1n1can vlotters brought him' in·- ½ t• ''f t- c f T as a cutout · t e co lsula te lfo _took · · ' · ·· ' -r· · deli very f'ro i Lorenzo Berry of three · n carbines passed to errJ fI Ol I the U S Co is ulate for use by t ie plotters Re i h ld t lem I or a fev c ays and the1 1 gave t em 1 ack -' l en BerrJ uisisted they be '' ·• ire turned · Berry t len passed them to c ne of the assassins L tt '•t f' ·_t Code names Dr Severo Cabral ECTOR a d PLUTARCO Jose Francisco T-lpia Aullo Bre11 Andres Frei t a s Code Il8lDe A IDY Luis Amiama TiQ · Jose Rene Ra ian ' J i Juan Tomas Diaz Code name CRISTOBAL· Donald Reid C bral Code name CIBAO Lorenzo b rry ' ii llpy - Berry is a U S citizen vho Wimpy' s Su Pemarltet in Ci udad Trujillo He was the cain cC munications link bet een the plotters and tbe U S Consulate 'n e -we11pons fu -nislled the plotters actuallypassed to Berry o-- _ed vere Flerida Berry • r ·r · • • i _- i Wi l lpy' s wife - a Dom1 11can ci trzen of Syrian extraction She appears to have been even more active i l the plot than her husband It vas she vho had the co 'lta cts w1 th the Dc i rl can J 1 i volved · ··· J r t r·•' I 4-00000 r-- r ··-·- t' •• 1 1 L 1itJ- j · t---l ' 1 • ' l• o Ju 1 - tio 1 s C' t e-e n the D i _ c ' 1 1 pl it -crs e id tte U S Co s 12 e ·- 1 ' • es 1s of · TI tten notes -t ' s - -r-J ec 'eive t c Otes frcr o- psSed tb e J to either the Cc-csul Ge iera l 's see - tury or t e CIA Statio i's a ii nist -at ve assistant I·i ' Two doci sent provi a u ef l pcin t of c epa cure i'rom an his-corical point of vie· r Cue is a Se i-o 'icial let r from A nbassador Farland iri t e Do L ucan Republi• o Assistant SecretarJ of State Rubot The other d oci ient 1 an internal CL staff paper reveali t ie relatively passive role that had been played by rIA pr or to 196o i 16 november 1959 Ambassador Farland II'Ote an Official-In fon ial memorandum 0 to Rubottom reporting that the u derground is more active tod l y than ever in the history of the Trajillo regi ne principal opposition -·- ij ' t iJ j He said ' u- '-''' 1 as being about 2 000 strong n- • • • vi thin this group there is grmring mili ta nt antiAmerican feelL- g based on the p -emise that tbe United States should actively aid tl e Domin Jean revolutionary sic for t he overthro- r of the Trujillo regi e Discussions I have heard on tuis subject sha- r a i ap alli lg lac k of c erstaruiing of the position of the Uni ed States and its adopted doctri_ le of noninterventio i • • • • • T' ais group is in p issession of clandestine broadcast eq_uip ent · rhi iJ ill go into operation Yhen e strike is r a e CAS has been i li'o r ed and joins with me in suggesti n s that you pass this in 'm ation to J C Y- ing ' gl Ot 'P He described the - 16 - Il 4-00000 -'I i t1i 'f' r - - - _ • 1-t i - ·-1 I j • ' J r' f Ii I a la 1 for lr ir y iq b telli n e cov ra e of t 1e Do ir ican Republt in t e eYen of Trujillo's re oval frc po- -er The objectives ________ Tru jillo abdicate or · ms d epcsed a d to p e·t nt a takeo· er by Castr -t forces a follo· n Jg excerpt eveals t he level of CIA act vi ty in the DcmirricanRep' lblic prior t o that time 'i he COS Ciudad Tr-uJillo coadu t s 10 c overt o_ r 1ti ons ho· ever his otricL 11 ccn ac ts • Ji th Ge eralissimo T -Jjillo a rl 'Ji tb the Chief o f' the Dc icic an Secu -i y Sern ces has enabled hb on occasicn to aszess t 1 e atti' ude$ and reactions of the 5t Trujillo gY n ient to i iternal oppop i acti ·11 t ies and to cri • iciSl ls· o ' and act ivi ties direct-ed i 6 ai st t Dc i 'li i goveI ent by exiles and other Aoe -ican goverri- ents unfrie cdly to the t-coinican regi le ·c·· 'I-· 10 March 196 This is the dat e of' t le first dra ft that appears in Agency files of a plan to i ersuade Trujillo to retire f The originator of the draft ·is not sc011D but it was to be for- rarded a P sident Eise lho- rer from neral Sd· nn Clark a frie 1d of t e sident i'ro n tbeir years or oili tary service T le plan las f'or Clar' to npprcach Trujillo vith wl on he had C- e l o i good ten s in the past and attecyt to _ - - l J persuade Tr- 1jill'J to retire It · a to be Y- in- e i out that there · -as 17 - If '- - ii e ' j ·-• I- _ -·• t --__ ' 114-00000 '• ' 7- _' ·T '- --- • S • -J ' J '- 't i to be c r - i --iged r cr i 1 J allc ' asylu i I- is fcIJily · muld have t e L 1- 1 vealth al -eady outsice the Dc- iclc a F e - blic and the fortur e i insi e · ould be placed in trust to 1 -e ad lli tercd tcrr atio l 'llly- This propo5ition -eceiv-ed hig i-level attention in ashl_n Yton including t ½ at of Preslderrt Zi se nho --er Secretary of State Ee ' ter and Allen Dulles In 2 pproving Clark's apprcach to Trujillo the President speci 'ied that Clark r i c 1ll d t -avel as a represent at ive of the State Depart ent rat ler tbnn as a person al en is'Xl ry of t he President Ge_neral Clark traveled to he Do inlcan Rep11blic a d met vi th Trujillo on 27 1 arch By th e ti e o f the meeting it appears that it had been decided that the pl an vould be presenti d as merely that of private citizen Clark and that vas vhat · ras do e The station thoug ht i t liJr ely t at Tro illo recognized the off'icial U S Govern lent - ca nd in t be proposal O f course thing car ie of tb e meeting 22 t arch 196o A nbassac or Farlar d n a TOP SECRl 'T emorandum to Rub01 tcm for -arded a plan o f a Dominicar gro plot ing Trujillo's ove hro· • ' -·--u- '¾ - 18 - l - - - - • - ' • lt I I it ·-t f • -il •' - 14-00000 i of bei s C' ac ed by st le t' e o e ti n - -2 ' 1 6in •it l _- who arrival of a zt e ial U S coni'identio l envoy f' muld tell Trujillo to leave the coun rj 1 f He tells it J1laL lly e 1d decisively ' e 'i 11 give hb 12 o 18 t ours to d it u It · rould Ce wade clear 't '1 if' Troj llo ref'used a Do -C e i C e nt w-Juld ve· cc itri• ed - ould be 'ollo· ed by collective i 1te1 re 1tion 'J l i -i Assuming Trujillo's acceptance of the ultir i atun tbe plan taen outlined steps for t ransition - o an operating -epresencative gover i ent would w reduced i l size T 2e aoy A caretaker gove r- Deut would prepare for free elections •• ATbassador Farland for-ro tled tr e pl an rl th tcese cewment s of his o· m to Rubottc • • • this segment of the dissidents 1s psychologically conditioned to a oint vhere i rlll take sny ste exce t tee ulti 1 ate and for the exec 1tion of - e latter 'J - ey e ct United States assistance • • • • Dick I thin the ti 1 e has cc e for certai gencies of our Gover ent lo'ithout ati ribut on to establish and i Jplement a definite ccnst ructi ve prc g -a D to i ifluence the course of e· ents in the Dc iinican Republic My conV sa tions with the Sec -etar-J and Allen L'c lles e iphasized the problems and the possi ili ties of this type of approac i • 30 Harell 7 April 196o T'ne Special G OU J c msidered action tbat mi ht be taken I foe - 19 ' -I 'Ci i I t 4-00000 -- -•L •r ever t o a f a -i p i i ti 'e Dc i -- l a i i n1Uli r l l t i fro 1 _aiti e d of p J ' Jlem of' p ov d L 3 syl or ' Irujillo II On ·t t • - lI t f-- · f- p 7 A pti l t le -e w-as f 1 £ er ta at sea Ling o t e count - if 'l'rujillo f i I villingly __ --- _ • • • it is evident L' at T'r jill ill net cc isider Oc t'i ing a J J a e c ents 1·c -- o i -erly succession to hi Jself but that l e · ill eit i er i ang en t v he bitt e - e d or f ee the cm ntr r en sc ort nc i- e a la Ea' ist a ' I 9 April 196o State e ' r a cable to Farland tb r r _igh CIA channels fro i · 1hich C the follo ring is an ertr ict f• r i nCould you if so iru tructcd make appropriate arrangements wi t hln ert fe•o1 eeks with e pprop -- 5 te civi l and r iilitary dissic e t ele- n ts to take over the GODE You vould be author ed to indicate- to-the s tbat e s soo i ns tb ey bad seized pm er they should i di at ely -eq_uest United States re g ii tio i and ask for United St ates z rilit arJ assistm ce u i c - Ar icl e T -iree of the Rio Treaty- i i tee event of act al or threatened Castro-sponsored iL vas iio 1 3 o of t L atened insur ectic11 i lci d by pro-Castro or pro-Cc Jllist ele ients - -it or out side f o l ini i epublic • ' re at ir aey aid ould be essential to dissident eler ients prior to taJr eover • 20 - •· ½ · - ·- - u f 'c - - • - • I • • 1 - ' - i-- ·1 ' l l l 4 pl3 1 '1lf P Q0 2 er _ _ z d it1 r o ·4 ' et prci e- - o 1te J_p2 i e 3U h u ic- ' ·-i i _ _ a s 1 er U' Zt - i ty 11 A i - il 1960 arland i a ol ed his reply tn -ougb CIA c a - lz in pr r as follo- s U ier instr c ion i · culJ e puss1 u e for t a a' ar -a ge -e ts -'i th t_F -C - a te ci vilia i di sf c en ts • 1 ose lea- crs are lr-'10-_ t o e incluc i ni- ea t eir sele- - cs fo - p go• e - e i al positions a J d - -i th c e lii i - c - r dissic cn a gel J ral - ' lo is eX ect 3 a i exc a -'Ze of 5- ords for llr Cse se ret d is 3SiOtls 0 C 1 fT Reg ess of' ec thir' ' -e · 1 L i1 exis s indications ref1s ct Dv-- f 2 di f Jen· s · o a r- ac i t edly poo -ly ar ed loosely o - µni ed ai d lac -ti ig liaiso i •Jf b military d issic ents il_ ' d i t d if T- 1 lt to effect OVe - of GGD R ·Ji ' hout exi t n e one or o_ -e n· - - ii a tio i of follo· n --6 d eYelo7-1en s • - i b we sL-ati e elow 1 Cla estlne a r s ship ien s ritb sabot age catertel 2 A l inV s ion to se - e as a sig al to the popula J L ' 'le e i tatiou of the dissident • Operatio Lancet 4 Advance psydlolcgical conditioni cg by radio 5 nin -a acitatic i or assassi rulticn o Trujillo - · j l l l o J ca -e ful s ep-by-ste_p plan f'o - e ertod p receding the coup and for tee period follo- i nz it Farland stated a Zl cd fo z ir-i but key coo e ra ion z iil ita - r dis5icents r r t ti LCl Iin i can Ee add ec Che of lie grea est - c itrib 1 ions U' S o l ma t cil si e t vould be to 2 e her l no· • ·e a -e p -e lr-ed to assist - 21 - I I i I i ' f 4-00000 - - r- - r -· · j 'I - ·- ot 3 82 e lt anC 53 t 15e ial 'I _ L 1--J 9 could I r r May 19o' C lef ' rJ C A l r I - tI essets 1 lcipally -to cl struct in fil r tic of' C t U sts or Fidelis s Among thi s recc nded vere plaet cellt o f a junior officer i 1 the enba s u ui e rt of a full-tir e officer to the head quar e s desk for t e covert uct1 cn p 05 2 ll authorization to use Jose Figueres in third COl 'Iltry operatio is develo z ent of E contingen y FM-pl an in the event Trujillo fell ll ld hostile forces attempted to seiz e po- --er a ld establisb Ilent of a U S Co i t tee for Democ acy in ti e Do inican Republic A cei orandum vritten of a debriefing of Ambassador Farland read 3 in part as fol lows 'The dis dents n oetl guns and mi tio i free the United States In pa -ci- -rh t ed a snail m ier or higb-po- rered rifles vi th telescopic lenses ' i ne Am assador said tbat he sa• no pr ble i L'l t e pu -chase and d eli- ery clandesti J ely o the ems to the dissid e lts R t he saic of cou -se this raises the q_·c estion or Y let er the U S Gove ent '1 -a lts to engage in this a ivity Col K • said lat tlu s o f co1 rse is a policy c e isio i Ee said 2 t CL could c eli· --er the arns if' this is tbe group 1e -want to s1 p CJ -t • ' - 22 - I l ·lr I l r to 4-00000 • ' 't•i ··· · - -- - 1 f rr r•t ·i • ' 1- r• fil _ I 1 '- • Fn --lu d n-a 5 i - s 11 gt J 1 fo - cons J lta ti c i 1 in Ciuc ad Tru iillo Iiis successor Vi iton Ch3pin was ncoi nat-' d 13 Ju i e b Jt he never took t ce post 3 Ji e 1960 Farland i et with 1elson H S iith tte Do inic an desk of 'L r in WR Division nni' leP ' They co rpared lists of d ssidents to ee if CIA had were those· i rt th hc i arl3nd had bee 1 dealir g said Those are ti e boys 11ll right t e a rland Soith's oe llorandt m of t ' e ceeting inclu s this cc r - ent Farland then told me teat tte imder round oppcsi tio i a -e · planning to assassi e Trujillo Ee said tl at it is pla ed to use a pm erful bc nb · hic i could be planted along the rou e of Trujillo's nigntly · -al k and ccu d be detonated by a re otecontrol firi lg clev ice Ee i l i 3 t d t t this plan is prett 7 vell along and coul d be execut-ed 2 t any til e Undated Wofr i ig Paper filed between papers dared 25 May er d l 3 J ce The author is not identified nor is tte -e any indication -' at the p -oposal · as a_pp o· ed Its objecti Ye · -as stated thus To precipitate t e downfall of the 'l'ruj illo -egi e by 1 August o a soon as pcssi·a1e thereai''cer It p _ osed ttat the U S becc e a prin e cotive or e agains- the T -ujillo regi l e - 23 - In the e·1ent 'r j l lo I t ••• - - - - - - - - • - • c • · ' ' -- C ' l- C' 2 ili e of 1 J ily as pr posed for c ipleting a- - a izementr - r 17 Jt z e 1960 EenrJ Dearbo i who · as in ct arge in t e l-- l assador' s abz eu e cer ain points for a meet he Dr Jordi Bros r iavlng ' Ii th a dissident lead er w'RE Ee stated his understanding or t J e U S positi in ao follo·Js a T ne U S is not prepared to take overt action aga lst the Tn ijillo govern nt hile it is in full c 1trol b T e U S is prepared to assist the o rposi tion clandesti ely to develop pffe cti·te for es to accCA lplish 7 jillo' s ove - - u J c Assistance oust continue to be cl an -ieled covertly until such ti as tt e dissidents establish a irmrision al goverm -ient • hich ' Ont ls a suOzt ntii ll section of the Dcolnican P epubllc Dearborn again th r- iug i CIA ch l nnels asked R bottc 'l l s d Th - if e could lake the e statements co c cerning U S policy in a c eE t ir g - rith Jt a i Vicini another dissident leader Farland re lied in the a ffir a ti ve • I • __ l '- t I - 24 - l j I I I - I _ ·•· _ _ 14-00000 • • I 1 I _ L 1 1 11 L l · r r iI IL arbor i c bled the -res lts of his fl ' 'st meeting · ri th J n Vicini He z a d t -- at Vicini felt that t e tice to concentrate 0 3 i I 1'cr plan 1ing pu r_JoSes ' 1as the reriod ext ei cling through the incopa itatiod' of 'I' -J jillo too • uch pl J n2i 2g for wf'_at Guld follo· 1 risked exposure Dearborn said that he e greed Al5' on 28 J although the f irst vritt en record we find is a zun nary l emorsnd J un prepared on 18 October Rubottom told J c Y in g that the Goverr ent of the United States was -epared to particir ate in the overthrow of the Trujillo regime to the follc- rir g extent to provide a sn all nt er of sniper rifles or other devices f'or the removal of key Trujillo people from the scene • • • ff Rubottom added that the U S Government was not prepared at this ti ne to 5' nd ar ns equ µi ent or paramilitary experts to assist the U 'ldergpun l to acco npl ish a re 'Olt 29 J t ne l 96o Dearbo r i cabled t e results of his meeting •Jith Dr Brossa Ee r aid that Sl'Qssa had -e- o i enc ed a ter 1pornry standdo· m on action to rard incapacitatio i or Trujillo while deter nining Ve ezuela 's -eacticn to the Trujillo assassi tio plot ag3inst Betancourt ' ii J - 25 - - - --- ----·--- --- l 14-00000 I t l t · ·i t· D2arb• - i re or d t at the c is i en ts h nd a i z aOili ty f'a picki J in up e s o t sea a - d fo ce c 1i c1rby ca· es Ile nl o cies ribed an - airdrop site 1 JulY 1960 for the delivering of • e ipoas o t e Do ni uca dissidents It is propored to pr-Jcure and deliver to underr6 round opposition forces n the Daniui ' ll Rep wli 12 Sti rile U S rifles Hodd 1903 Springi'ield wi telescopic sights together vi tn fl ve hundred rmmd 3 of ' JtCTi tion for sat e • • • • f'acili ties ro 1 ded arrange ent can te r i -ked out 1 th the opposition f - their recepr io i If hey can not be delivered by air plans are currently be studied n t e CA staff for delivery oy sea Approval for delivery of these e s has been given by Assist an- Sec -etary o f State Roy Rubott ' 'ho reqt ests that the ar is be plB ced i J the bands of the opposition at the earliest possible n oi ent The memorandum vas sigr ed by Rudy Gomez for Chief w H Division vas concurred in by Ricl- a_rd Rel J is as Acting DD P and vas approved by· C P Cabell Oil 2 J'Uly 196o as Acting DCI Dearborn was infon ied by cable of pl s to airdTcp v elve 30 03 Springfields - it i e unition and ·Ji th sights i ixed and sighted Toe caole as d for tne caordinates of a suitable drop site ar d for a four-ma i reception te vitb flasclights T'ne cable - - 26 - I _ ----- · - - - - - _-__ ___ ••• it 14-00000 - • I 1 ·1i •J t • i - _ r l a lded that If Z i ' t i 8 Jul 196 J --- ---- - ' Headquarters aoled earcorn i rart i - c r-J -t• lea r frc rn Juar · ii LrJ lj and or Jor ii Bro pla is a l 1 pabEi- i s are to be e ployed sil ul aneously · n t i a- tion to i ca lcitate 'i' ---1jillo anu lba t is need ed i l · ray of' ca erial sc1pport for i2 ilementa tioo of plan of action Of particu 1 9 r il por nce is L'1fo re extent of militar- r articir ation 1 n pre ar-ations In spite oi' fiici Jlj ap parent lac of k owle e of oppos1 tion organization most lo ical t t he is acti·1ely colle oorati g · n t h a group that 1 •pJst h v- s- - - pla l r d ap Oili t y for a - ic l Yt c h will s u r tnble b eri n go· e -r e it af' er re oval cf 7 -ujillo In your opin on are fiicui ii j rossi ceooers of sme group or if r ot could the t· -o g -oups ce -ged • • • • • ·c 1 _a ftr 8 September 196o The Special Group discussed a letter drafted by the repartl ent of State for delive r-J to T -1 j llo copy in CIA files dated 6 Septe iber proposing that he step do· m The DCI Mr Dulles doubted the Tisdcm of' p- itting such a proposal in vri ti Jg apprcach Ee prefer -ed a personal T' ie Group concl ded tbat a i ersonal pproach voul-1 be best and discussed j illia c · 1ley es z nd i te fo the 18 Octo' er 196o t- I Ch e r Wn Di visio i prep red a I e ioraadt I stcnarizir _z eppcovals - 27 - ·-- -- - - 14-00000 · i· I L - ' r · ' J - · - vertal request 0 1 13 O to't r 19 l I 'Ihis is the z eworand I to Yhich reference is made earlier U lc r the ent -J for 28 J e 196o 29 rec' ber 196 Tne linutcs of foe Speci 3 1 G Oup r eeting o f t J is date read in part __ - Bis l gave tt 3 tll cf a t v-11rcuged pl au for proceedi • ith • r ab li i ei c · e1-t n · TI ties 1·irected agai ust t he 7ruj11 o regil le Ee er ipb asized t bat alt h Ugh su port ld 1 e given t o e Fi ueres 1 --roup ti- ere is no intention of establi hir a pa r ili arJ force au such •• He also e b asized tha e prc i ea actions Yould not of themsel·1es brinz about the desired result in the near future lacking sci e c ecisi· re s roke against Trujillo hi Jsel f n •• It vas not P d tbz t - r P ivley feels thet overt interventiOil in t 1e l Q inican P epublic should be mounted s i rnlta £eously 1th the Cuban operatio i s • • it wc1s eg --eed that tt e plan is · r b e g i at this tioe no l iatter vhat the eventual decision on overt intervention znay be Comment such a plan We find nothiI g in the files identifiable i th We fcr i o ate er reference to arzy specific plan o f about this date 12 January 1961 The 1'ollmricg is an excerpt f'ro i minutes of a O' ' ting of - 28 - I I 't J I ' h Jr T - - - - i i j- t fr I _ - 'i- • • J · - - M Ne' · 23 nt e plair d t·eeliq f tf e D· r arr · cf State t wt li i 7 -2 l st pplies of sr aJ l a - or i o her i te - al shoul te r ade E Vailable fo - dissidents inside t -1e D - ii 1 L a 1 Rtpu· lic M 'drrctt said t 1s t re beli ve t 'li can be r a -la ged secu -ely by CIA and t iat the p an YOuld call for final t -a i sportM itic i in o t e group tei provid ed by t Je dissidents thc l3el·tes Tee Group approved the pr' Jjcct or Di srborn FYI a id use as you consider adviseable aut tority h s bee t ive i H 'o -- C cli· e J to i i ernal f -o i of ii i ced supply of' s all ar s and ot e 1 a terial on cor c 1 tion ttat in t ducti'J i of at rial int J I o 1 1ep be efi cc d b t • • • • • • Above coordi l a ted it State 24 Jan lt ry 1961 j ·r 1 ---- Hecoralld U I for the record of' a discussion of Project E ID b members cf the CA Staff and of WR Division It · ras confi - ned from Mr Parrott by phone that the Special Group no has approved that a 'li ii tee supply' of' small ar is and related equiµr ent may be provided covertly to the Domi iican resistance eleoents with W'hom e have been dealing Tai s as additional to the Special Group's approval on 29 Dece nber 1960 of- our Ope ational P -oposal Ccr ent A 3 noted in t le e 1t rJ for 2S December we mr nor e of t e specifics of this C_pe -a io i al Pro Osal '• I I i - 29 7 ·H I vl 11 1 ' I -l' l i · ' _ - • -_ 4' -- ---• ½ - ' ' 14-00000 •r t ' _-- ··l r i De art ent With regarc to tr e delivery of exotic eq_uipent r iy frie lds ere of cou se deligj ed 11 at e 16 a i isicn had been u ade I ho_pe t '13 t it rill not be cesS2r r 1 i play c i- -n too long t le q_uesticJn of actual delivery si lDe they are e ger a -id expectant a id too -eat ta --i I r c ss on our art oul 1 only · lead the n o ci estion O'-' r sui eri ty 6 February 1961 Cable fro n headquarters I l Realize details not no- available tut Ilqs -o ild appreciate ffessic ents J _ reB c tion t0 cf 'e - of L ed assistance to include• J issiden sJ current plan • • • • - I · •iJ 2 Al so reqt e t ji obert 0- en i litial assesszumt J 1s sidents capa bili t an- r out plan of action o ice lb i ted ar ied assistance provided J 10 February 1961 The station cabled its reply No solid reaction except joy as of 9 Feb Initial asses 'ment is ffircssa and Vicin cou d not carry out plan But • -1th access 2r Seve Ca -ay he r o- r apprcachi ig point • 1 en · rill better be able eval uate g O· ip· potential for a ticn We so ie -eeks away f - i eci g aole make solid prelic ry asses ent Suggest KtffiA 'q X consicer se d ing in each pouch one s all - 30 - j -••'··· t _ -- - ----··•· -- j 14-00000 r' ··• --- f i' '- - • - 1 1 ·1·t• ' I - I size J i l fire r 0· - ' a o i e t 1 2 3 cJt _ re in - pt direct i ca 2 C wa 1e it· · -e - l _ -a· o 1 r o c- • ld cor e 13 2 · rt -_ F ' -r •i · ·_ · r · l' ·t r 14 February 1' 61 ·r rr • • • ns -ted tr' at 2 e 10 --a d t 2e r B red for 1 er autl ori y o i t' e st bjec t o f ' · - -- E t pl a s e t 1 be a- e for a cuccessor go·1er ent to rujil 2 o I i r i f in CIA fibs l1 lI • lI Ned Holr e n the b eadquar-1- ers b -anc' t 'c lef c et vi th JuaJ 1 Vicini and Donald Reid Cabral in 11 York City - Excerpts frca his me ionndum record of the neetug fcllo· • • • • • Vicini played cb-r i s 'le ha t the necessity for deli very of a - $ e lt io he tlid say tb at 1 t i s c esin able and sbould be a part of tl e pla i Qg e said that ce oe -s of the opposition could if tb e r ranted to obtain s all cpi ti ties of ams fro • A ny contact s but tb at any ar ns so obtair ---d 1 ould Lave to be used very q ickly before fr eir loss is discovered For this reason he said it · ould be d esireable to bave ar ns c elive -ed by us 7 at could be stored for use at any r c i ent desired - Vicini said the t the object of cbtaini g this i ' d · or i elp n r rdy is the eli Ji t 3 io i or Trujil2 c a d ins ad ot usi arms or grenades he began to spea of ore e z' Jti - 3 eri ls e d cethods a pc --errl l b nb that ct ld be pla l ed alo g tb e route o f Trujillo's evening alk and co• l be C ' i 12 c i'roa a r - arby I I l i I I I l 1· - 31 - fP JV l J _i_ j 14-00000 l _ r-·-· ''f'' ·iV -1- t cle -G rir d vi• e • • • Qr • • • p ss lili t o f p- iso i g t l e dic t Jr's fQod o - o p· 1tti sc l csps Jle3 in bot tle of ce -tain -edicl l s tC 3 tb e C i at or is n i·• l to take reg'- lar r • -- A ess ex tic and o -e p -3 ctical pl an ti' at they put for --ard w-as c 1e tlla t tney Seid ha i aL 2 y been pl a m E-d at one t e befo -e T'ney said that • en the c i -w tor aves his off ce f'orhis l c e the 'e are three a ltG o· ' iiles i I tis pr c essicn · h t ne dictate - hi nself i l tl e first e 1 o·ci l c e d t t e bcdygt2 - s in the f'ollo' 'i g t ·o c e i that 2 s bee2 discussed irr e l ly is fa - several trucL s to block prcg of ti ese cars at a given intersection at vtli h ti J- yo g r e • to l L mg to - n e action cups vou L i leap o it of - e -uc± - Lu f'Lre ams and grenaces to finish off t e dic· i to - 1 4 - arch 1961 ' - c· ' '· Headquarters p uched to ti e station a COP'J o f Eoban' s i e n -andt 1 --- of his ceeti ri g · rith Vicini and Reid cabled his asses ent of' Ch 4 J ' arch the chief of static- l plan to in er pt Trujillo's ent o- uage and kill h i cl vi th guns and gren3des -Vicini idea • • • ah ost certai l fail 11 applied ' cl at type attack is precisely -t at bodyg- ard s appear best qc al i 'ied cope vith Their defense pattern d cllsplace ent vehicles plus police practice detour t ra f f '1 c blocks a-way fro D entcn ge cake Vicini idea fatall r child is i J 0---en' G view Ca nent · The assassination · -as actually Carried ou through a variation of t is s e 'i' '1e assassins detec- ed and took ad antage o f a s ereoty d patter i in Trujillo's i ve- ents in which he rode at night unescor- ed O l 11 ttle traYeled hlg r lys i ' - 32 - i 1 I --·- 4 -•-· I t I I I · f· • f i t ···t l I I - - · 14-00000 _t - r· ' --- --- - -···· 0 · -t j ' i f J T ae station if cp_ ortu 11i J $i r t- p -o-Ll3 Z t p -'J C be 1' ls- believe iz l enti· ·e D - e s re a · it D -- 2d for m ediate entry Dcr Rep • • • i f necessary at air c _ _p sites 5 1- e rch 1961 As a follo· 1-up to t 1w t cable t z st atio i abled fra n Dr Severo Cnoral events We ha • e in ou - tanc s ci 3 lce Everyt J ing is being plar - ed perfect ly assured as ouch E s hu ian fallibi i ty rer ii ts c unicatio 1 w s eedup Results ay be I I ·7 March II 1961 r' '- Readqt arters cabled the fiel- i i pa 't ' ti' Existing authori atic p- -eclud es i 1t -oductio 1 a s into Do Rep by U S perso el C - er p -e are conti e y plans for possible al rr ate del i -er et iod re i est s a i Jn dete ine add i tional d ro p z es and cc 1 fim those e 1tioned • • • • • Request type and ity a - is desired • • • • u i · i 8 IV arch 1961 • Cable from the station rosoa told riea -born v 7 -r 1 - t - z D - Seve - ca bral group nlan tr-J kill D UjiEo cy ff te - epti g his 'if at point near f ii mpy's S1 emar J- ra e ot set a d o ivi i 1sly depends o i Trujillc t -a·1el • S- - Cabr l lt a• a 3 --ossa has °t lld us but interesting t lat CJ-- - ' Papal n tun al s J a -4-a re plo exists but possi -ly not of e- - o - nel i lvcl ed - 33 - j- i ti-1 r U ·L 1 I l I J l f 1 14-00000 - - ·Zn I - _ f Il · Jqi artcrs c ablerl foe stati 1 Tiqs deeply 1 iterested pla 1 i c _c est tz entl r n dd i ti n 'll C e7 ails l l ol' ' ier w- t pl a _s tL-e L r n sist a l e U 1c erta 1 y of pl is t l r iing a tl anc es o s cess p -eclt aes Hqs SceQ_' Z c i t for sc- t icii'i c 3si tance s t lat reqt est ed • Ikadq rters cabled the statio i Following ellci ted fr Cfi'IT-8 AwL- s Freitas s i 1 - r l le I bers • • • in six brigade E- _s n d b i- b Te capa iili t y e t app f i ate t i e cf - kir 5 ever mill tc -J g irris is ·a' i ii nrns aL--eac r at hand and appci i ir g cilita -JJ ivilia 1 j' l lt a in contro provisicnal gcvt • • • • r' es t follo· ri J 13 st atio i action · rith res rect A li runa Tio e rcn p A Ic entii'y ilit ar-y me lbers 1 D Asseqs C6pabili' ies as cl ai e i C I i dicate u• asset ca i t e c orcll J ati' d · i n o· -eral l e ort Ee pl 3ces special e phasis on icle iti ri ill arJ · rship J a - a Tio group 'i'his L Or' a lt for vet as --ell as e lable assess realistically chances successful takeover Frei t cak J f' - ' - i 7 n Tio g - p vhl J c - 15 March 1961 Cable fr Jr J the station Lore o 'JL ipy Eerry as red a co 1sul ci t e employ for small S1 o ly f -e3 1enta tion gre 2- ies 'fa - · 5 in next · ·e-e or so • By note tbe 6iei' of station ed ed · ac k - 'i t i Wkp- r e- d learned tbe disside lt g up nc s do JS ZJ fa 1 1 'l'r jill 07 this conth o - CI'op it as nt i ler of -i 5e 1 - 5 3 • ith loo s e nout ts are ap are i tly a· -are rerrewa 1 pla i • • • • • wI Qy a si ed for f'i ve 45 r c sic rapic fi -e weapons or si til 2 r 500 ro d s a o for - 3 - - t ____ - ' 11• _ _ -----· -- ' ' · ·• · t • r u ' • iO fr e 1tutio i grJ 1_3 ie • • ten ro t s 16 March 1961 Eq i e ' lo L possiOili ties J - 1 - 2s deli r -_r u 11 • ill ad· tx AS AP I- eJ l• hilc r quest ycu c L 1 -ity soo est Is Be ry rna i 1g re½_1- est on o·m ini iative ur is e s caki 1 3 fer Dr Severo Cab -dl' n 17 1- arc i · J '7 JJ For issue to several cf the dissic ent grouiJ Consul · Ge e ral I earbor i rer _t es Gs three 38 caliCcr S ii th a 1d es3cn Special pfstol 3 or si il o nd t ree s all Ooxe i C t r es If se id i r g E O ccr 1 9licates pr ble a vise end · e ill t J get frct1 Harines ------·- Cb ief of Station reiterates si ggestion ffe send in each pouch one soall size high fir-e pm er - -eapoi as Dearcor i -----increasingly concerned lest i o entt 1 • 1 iicli group r as no·- for jissassinB tioE7 decline result lack t-- u ible or too slo action on ar s by t O e U S Gover ent Also sec uri- y these people increasingly of direct inte st US Gover e i · -h ic i e-ac i C3 Y oore involved in J he opern tioiJ Loss of one of ir ey peo- le th ' 1 1 captu e could lead re vela tion details ODYO r8 J ESD acth ity ' l ius prefer-able • 1e give the 1 s e C J ance defend tbe isel7es against SI - '' Chief of Sta tioz i Robert Cr en cet for the first tii e with lli · '·· Severo Clb i l 2 e c bled the res ilt - 35 - - - - _ __ - --•- ·-· - - _ ·- 1 I '4 j s b 'ro • r - a • i n - o '1 _ c• 1 L --'I r • •- L ' I7 p 1 U -J 1 J_ J_ ' u- t ' •••-o•A id en i _ y ji l'J'3 Jistress 1 n c api J vistt3 i r - on •ee ' O' ' c Y 1 i 4 0 · e- s Goes he 9 3 _p it 1 c- w l li lig tl G'J l -'-od G - _rry Z Jc -e ltlJ ' w s G eo e in 1 i i c q · - o - -I ce ale -t the to 'ir it D -essed as aT Jy offi ers s all grotr H •-'ll '·-- J J _ _ - 'f-1' -- - '1 '0 o _ -------- dis £ - - -J _ -•--- --•• 'J -r - ot-ev - 6 - - -' -- '··-- Or tee in sile ic e ent c -r apart nent and t - y p0ssibly nclu-i w stress in sile ce j-L d·i _n r- · -- --'-' _ c o Lussass u atioE7 7o C o t ey eed five -3 or Cc 7 E Cbl ei r__e acl 1500 rou d-3 a n o i 'o - pe so 3 J defense i event fi r fi t ' Jill use Ji et · eapon s fer t e sic job Sever C-J -a l' s fi r z l posi ticn · ss U S Gc·rer- 2 ent get items he -e soonest · ia p uc or sbil ' r r eans Evident he actuall r · orried t b 9 t d eliYer · by otl er ea 1s · rould cc rpr use entire project Obvious be can· COlmt 0 1 o ay Orie group both receive ar is ar d do assassfr atioif Dr St vero Cabral e xpects and -i ll i g risk ccaos for period uf ' ' c t r nin c '1 lcajLli al'Ler J ssassinatioiJ n ai lly because ror securi y reas o hir1 grocp cnnnct c p lit 1 - 2 --_ t ope to · get decisive J ent support befo re fj ssassinatioif 20 1- arch 1951 -'· Headquarters cabled the station Regret no aut r -i ation exists to suGpend poucil reguliitions against shi ment of ams • Will deli Yer to the gr up 's re_presentatives outside the Dominican Republic if this f'easible Coordi ted d th State Dep irtment The s ta tio 1 replied ir part • • • ve realize pe n u ssion does not no- r exist but C'clef of S ti 1 a c- s tb e t he at last t-o posts received pistols via po' ch f'cr ro -thy pur ses so it c e done Jt q ng fro i ref ' G not prepared ta ' e this step If t 1is unal tera· i1 r so t en - 36 - • ' ' ·'T - J i · --- 'i r N ' li _ - '° · •·-•''I'··•_ _- __ _ _ _ _ -·······-·-· ·-·- --- ·-··-• ' -'-•-··- ---- J I 14-00000 -· • ' _ • I please co 1tir 1e t -J t 1 1 0 -iz 3 io 1 fa - cir drop of • c or ' 0_ ' l - J - b·r G -·1 ' l r- r -- A c- -- i ' ' 11 1 J 'l 'T3- v n ___ _ • - _ v -•-c v- C J _ 1 fc n w3 · ' e1 _ ' C J i··'✓ 2-r t 2t d -_ _11 e rc l 0 1 e· -e't ' J 1 • • • -- L • Caor' l l ar °- p' 'Qtably by '11 e above e - cerpt is _ J •·- _ • hmpy_ a d t e 1- -c f i ' r__ 3e - jJ most sig iifi a 1t r_x int in the ·cable but the excerpt does not fully r vc al t21e conte c ti u5 to o f the cable On 25 - area Headq a ' ers in a c able released by t b e DD P Bissell undertook to set 0- e_n straight The cable gives a fai -ly co rplete sta le it of U S polic r a c 1 o· ijecti·1es a ' ' d of wen' It i3 c arized here responsibilities We su _ port a prog ra n to re_ple ce the Trujillo regi e we wish to avoid precipitate acticn if pla l lin g is not rell orgatlzed as appears to be t ie case chine I' guns and a uni tion vill be supplied to demonstrate good will to the dissident tte reqt ested revolvers are being pouched Headquarters is pla mi l g vith State e i J st t he eventuality of sudden action by the dissidents tl at might result in the for ii ng of a ne r govel len I ·-' ' Ii' above clarifies rrqs position 0---en should p -cceed accordingly In event n aJor points re ain tnclear State Depart ient pteparir2g orcers per iit return for consultatio is Cc- e it or not 'n'c We do not Jmo t ethe - Cr ei replied to this ca le ilo r ot find a reply L7 the files i' head quarter fo consultations about 5 April but WI I' 1 cannot - 31 - I is al'L arent froo --ci e EM0EED open io l files th 9 t no an s ve e e -e - air-dropped or delivered by sea tf Jf-T- w • - • _ - •• _ '- ' l 0 ren did go t o LY -- i I i I 1 I b- tr·M i I 1 4-06000 _ i --- establish t 1 it t he t -1p va a cll -e t esul t of this cub T' 1e re 1s s e evi e ice that iggest s tl a t t ie trip rr ay Juve beeo in __ _· _ _ -- ··- ·_ ·connecM on vitp a req st f'rom the dissidents i'or_ su chine _ guns J Cable froi r the statio i i · · For Dr Severo cabn l request permi sion p ss three semiautomatic 1-1-1 carbi I es 30 caliber and supply BICCIO vhich ar tilable consulate f· 01 1 departed nsval pe so iel ' olould need frc n Hqs nine 30 canridge magazines for - -e 'Q l S Request prompted by Severo Cabral lute 5 March which ays he uuwuL uulu ruup together b- yond April 15 vi th mt n -r n dell very • • • • • CCl lllent It may be hel p fu l to interrupt tile chronology at this point As ve v1ll later explain t hese carbines were 0 actually passed to the di ssidents They vere in the hands of - ' - -- ··• Antonio de la Maza Ibo worked out the details 01' the assassiDation and vas the lead figure in carryillg it out They al nost certainly vere takell to the sce oe of the slayi ng by the assassins We have no evidence t an 01' them lere actually f1 red during the_ shooti g The little evidence ve have suggests that they were not actually used ·These three -carbi lles are- ' t le w-eapoll S refer ed to by various sources as havillg been passed to the plotters by CIA evidence of aey other o-eapons havi g been passed ' '' '1 • -l We find no· - ·1 --1 ' -c -- · - •_ 1_4-00000 · - J ' · · '' 0 -- · • • ·_ · - ·· · • · - · _ ••• ' •• •· r_ · - • -- t f ·1 i ' ' ' i h·'ir· '• 11 fl · · t Eeadqt 1rte - cabled the st a tion i i' i' j · ' FYI ref hard· rare J he three' pistols the station· asked 1 e · '• pouche f makes fai ly si eable pack a6 e it l'l ' l ped single shi nt Rec _- est oo est COS esti ate of r sk i lvolved seud ing one pac ge or - ether split shi pt Jent preferable Co ent l • ' We find no fadi t iozi in the files that these revolvers 1oere ever actually pou d We SUSi eCt they Yere cot because the request f'or them vas over nken by subsequent event • 29 March 1961 Ecadqt artcrs cabled the station k · • • • Hqs inclined to favor passing Severo cabral rer carbines and ammo Are ca -bi les carried on local installation· · inventory thus requirj ng paper·vo - t · 1hich cay blo· 1 CL 's ultll Ste use • How does station propose to pass 1o-eapons in secure manner order avoid other ODACID install a tion e iployees becomi cgvl tting t ey bel g cade available to Domin cai s Require Consul Ceneral Dearborn's concur -en e • _ Advise • • Pouching • n1I e u aga s • • • 31 March 1961 ' ·· ' ··· • - ·f • 'it if · c i ' Ji ' ' • _ • ' ·The station replied - · --- · ·- · Jro inventor proble D No r - 1 r • rork to shcr 1 CIA in act in any-wa r - P i an f'ile off serial t 1' ers Will i n dle packa ing aft er hours Onl r ccnsula•te person · -co alo· rs disposition is Dearbor 1 Deli ve r r to ·'J i rpy Berry· by the sts tic i' s fe lale adcini3tntive ls iisw nt o - other CL of'ficer ce_ endi ig on vh it step sec is best here Dearbo -n co curred i l request end in this 1 1essage We ca mot e ip iasi e eno _ h that · -e c st make Gesture of '· ·•i ieh ' 'i 1 ' f • •1y • J · •-- i ·-- ·· -A 0 ' @ t1 f' lfif'w ' ' ·1 · u U·• · · Yet · y d t 1 il I At 1 iJ 1iii'i' VLi frci t tiif W J '1 - - ° T'·' ' c' i --' · ' t' tc· 1' ' t1 t ZI ' t 1 f1 Afjt _ r ····· · ' •' · --- ·- - ·•_-· s_ _ · · - r - i _·_ • · A · t · - '_ _ - · --·- · •· - · • · -· -· _-t · · P ·· _ _ -- --' - · -· · t r - ·_ - ' • - ' ' · · · r·w '- Y '' ' ' - '• - · -• - ' '¾ ' i •'Y · · - · - • -_ -• ' ·· ' - --- ' ·- ·- - · ' r - · · t' · r • •-fl ' • ' 'if '• ' - f JJ J t'o f S C# i l k0- f f i '· ' i ¥g i ff r'' c i 4 14-00'9-90 - -· ' - i - - _ · - r · -· · ' -- - -· • n-r - - - - - '7 • 1 - -• • - - _ · I 1 J -1 - • - J _ 1-l goo Yill o 3-evero Cab 'al n0· 1 T' ese i s e e ot v '- at he asked for but ttey are an ims r en i 1 ope -a io 131 C'l ttin iity i · i E t 1 i e' o l ' t•• '' lil ffesi i J g the three car iJ apprG- e-d Advise Ec s h e l pass Lng of 'this equipcent C ' l'pleted Ccm ment 61 Headquarters cable to the station T lis cable ws released by t le DD P Bissell • r I '- ' · • i- i -j-- -i·T _ i '· 7 April 1961 -I II 't Cable f rau the tion £ The f pouch f'crm -di g ngazi lc for e three carbineiJ contatned 15-bullet cagazines rather t an 30 bullet magazines as requested Pls expedite p o u 9 latter tnie M-1 carbine lllclga zine s 9 April 1961 _ Cable from the statiOII £t ne Jhe station's f'em le ad n lms·-- -ati ve assistanf passed three carbinei to f_i Berr d April 7 No compllcatio as Comment • r·' rhe files do not contain carbines were actually passed Bll accou it of how t rJe I• As ve will later-·see headquarters subsequently -poucl ed sul cachine guns for pissing to the dissidents Headquarters ask d f'or the s atio i' s _pla l for sec- u-ely passi g the sub iachine guns to the dissidents The station replied Propose i' _ -l -- i ·- · '-· - · · _ •' i i - - - i 4 _· _ ' e•' ' i' J i f· i-_ · _ ·-· - · ·- - - ' - - _ - ' -- •t _i __ · · ··- ' I -· - - J ' l 1 tl -· ---'- ' '···· · j - _ • l •·••• z • '-' tru ' lk vi t h groceries _ Jtatio i opera tio is officeiJ vi l t ell accom any to acbiinistrative assista it' s apar-t ie it help ta e groceries in -fj py BerriJ Ii' no danger sig i al gi· ren by r o erations off a -_ ' t vill arrive in personal car pi up items f -cm operations r fficer at partially con ealed e itrance to ac iim strative assis t•s aparment and promptly leave Cover ror his visit will be ca unercial deliverJ 7 April 19ol Chief Wll Division sumitted to Chief RI a memoranduci requestillg _waiver of pouch restrtct on on pouching o-eapons 1a ubmitted for the following reason Station Ciudad Trujillo has · requested teat Headquarters provide four M3 rounds of ' ammunitio 011 The above req st 18 cbiI e guns and 24o a priority basis for issuance to a s iall action src up to be used for self protection CO Cllent The entry i'or·l8-March 19ol refers to a reqi est '' f'or 6Ubma chiz e guns but there was no follo· r-L 'P on it from the s tio l This pouch '- aiver request was sub ziitted · rhile the chief of st it o as _ - - _ · -•··' - ' · · x c C ' 'C •c c -- • • ' t 1 tt J 4i - ¥ G i_ _ _i_l_ _ _r_i i - --•• • -L• - C- 14-00000 '·- i t- at iea q- iarters t o - cons•Jltat ons plea fa person Ir is proce' Jle that he i ade the J s vtll be seen later t e mb lac llue gu is the lled · J -L l- -- __ - i 4i fii it -- -- f_l c ·' ' 1 ' 1 ese g- 3'' of World liar n ·-ere pou±ed but approval·ws r ev r ei e tl e station to pass them to the plotters i r· i -- 1--· 12 k rril 196°1 I· I i eadq_' larcers cabled t be station r ' Equi t f'or Severo Cab _ ° • - grmJ s which subject 14 Station conversations liqs being pouched April Pri'J - to passing equ1J ent ad 'i se llqs what 1 cbe e of or Chief of i dclJ ver y pr Jposed --· Ca 1111 nt • L • r 4 The deli'ver scheme is explail ed 1n comment on - ·· - -· the 9 April entr I_ 13 April 1961 · - ' An extract tram a note sent to Consul General Dearbor 1 f'ran· J'uan Vicin1 ' £ the _ 'l'he three I eica cameras model M-1 three carbi Deif vit h their accessories should be 1n the proper bands 1n a day ·or t- ro • • ••• With •small f l C t __ or equiiJ lent 'Wh 1 c h-tb e --1 - are ·receiving they can o lly ta se action at a f'ev specific places and U ere fore the p -o' abilities are c -onsiderabl r reduced ll ld tl e ti le ·factor co iside rably extended accord il lgl v With the · · rest of' t±e eqi 1 lllf nt four Leica s iodel H-3 j ' e suana e the possible places of actio i are multiplied and tl ie lost t i e greatly re4u ced gc u J i ' ' r 14 Aprl11961 ec ' t hem ' a te ram SOCPATES f W s EC i- - ··· • •• -'I ri7 to DaLTA ' · 5 C l'l ' - -'•· •• ' t it ' ' · ·· · ' '• · i r ft j- i irt -···- -· --·- - - _ • ·---- -- - ·- _ _ - A -- • - 'I - ' _ 1 _ · · - 6 · - -· ·- ·1 t · r f• • • - -·l ' - I' ··- I Ti e t 1 -ee kic - i i e 3 a 1 i ac · e o ies a·ru _ --_ t 1e hn 1ds of t - e ones t -ia t · ·ill ta e t 1e piet ·u es •J ney _r£e- l JO re ca ne as in or-le to do a ttRr a fe s't t r o c -rt hop r n ne o ve S-e lt t· -'Q days n o mi 1 elp i n as l in this ret --d - 17 April 1961 IIote fr-cm YAGUA'E lf- a 1 Vi i iij and S X A' BS fJ uis 2q_uerif to T ue llist word up to - he mi lute in the matter of c eras CRIST03AL fleneral Ji en TcoP s Dia says that wi th t s e 3 kica t ·31 1 ls ul -e e d C 1 e -ed t t i c i os ib e t o J FiiU Lu51 o yhlt job « e needs to hav-e 7 -- e rest of t' 'ie eg_ui lJent t - e 4 - -3 Leic as before e t i erta e tr e job T - e o ies already delivered he ees tr1em as g- od ccmpli entarJ eqi i_ ient defe lsi ve but l e r eed t e others fo - tr e l 66 -es sive a -- of t ie job It is rny belief' C - t the or es nl -eedy c eli· e -ed t ave served a psycb ologi al purpose also the - c i i i o red have al -ay bee l in couot the good faith of yo - people in nash 'taeir feeling as t iat in several onths all they have obtained e -e pr ises IiO'II they see t at you actUJ lly mean cusiness So no· all tb ey are doing is - raiting for e eavy ca en if - - _ 17 Anril 1961 Head arters cabled the station reoeat not • • Ost inpor ant J e su· iachi i e gur1i7 not ' Je pa ssed to Severo Cao c l · n t i out ad di tier al Uqs e _ ·raL Please advise ten equip ent receiv-ed a id proposed sche e and timing of delivery - li 3 _ i I· j - 14-0000G - -- ---· E t_t - ·-·_ _ _ -· - _ -· ·_--- -- --•··· __ - · · •• -•-•••••••_ l ll' 'fa • • ' ' - -i-• it - •••L • • • • - ' _ • - ·· 20 J pr-11 1961 t e s ci Heedquart ers cabled __ f ub i a hl ne L _ j s tio s -ould -- -·-• l r-i ½ 1fl fl l1 eel - i o s y 1ii ·_ 7 i'ur her notice •1' a i d not re pea no' be pa sr ed to L F jll'l J' Be1 1 il • T nis Hq_ d ecisio 1 l ' sed oa j e it t at ·f li g · ac i· i c ated by jlr sassi J3 tioi nc- 'bt - - q• es tian t uu ever vie- unsettled· · · ' CO di tio_ is in Caril le rt area · ie · W ' - -- T' · 4-- __ _ r _ - - Request statio i provi ce foll in fa soonest e three carbir ei ea dellve d to Se ro Cab ra l'l tetails on an _alter--• •s e p m to i eli ver 8 machl le which vould 1 nvol•ie groU ld c a Jhe Eave b g zisJ Commer t It ci t be notec tbat thls cable as sent I i- j_ · l if-' I I Just three days aft er the failure u f' the dfrg 11 t tile Bay of' j · _ ii C__ Pigs tit •·- - '• _ _ ·- · - 20 April 1961 Rote to DELTA jiearbo- i f'ra l YACUATE and SOCRA'JZS ·-- • ' · - - ·-t · The- ot f'icera tt at 1rare to e the phot cgraphi c Job are not only disnppoi c ted but reallj 8 r r ' at t e ref' isa 1 of the deli·tery of the other Leicas 'They ave c ecided to give up ti e plan and disperse because they auJ 10t take any more risks o-- nothing 20 April 1961 • - r Ceble f'rom the s ta tiO l iJI i ffiubrrachfrJ here 19 A -il r th io·entrJ problems whatsoever Ex l l e basic ppi lg tea S station's plan can be su ipllfied even cc e 'D e ec i nist at ve assist a it the· _operatio i s officer a the chief' o s' at io i can stare deliverydirect to drop Request Hqs advise when -e ma7 begin n it· lf-' 0 ' j · - _· • ''s 1 1 t to Wi Ip rr- r i 1 feed cans ' · ' '· · o· cids to -cs as if' tbe ub_ -_ _ -• _ '-•i•• ' - j • ' cac il ' e g n s ·ere µeked i i 'nod cc 1- - ai t ers for pouching we o'Onder hov Gall leerned of th G If co W'e can state vith 'air confidence that theSE' su a b i e 6 · 1s · 1e -e - -_e· er passed out of the consul ate la e as the ver- r d y of' the assassi la t on lob O ren sent a cable pro' esting t e policy th i' forbade his passing Tilis sounds as if there he 1ist have been a leak fro J tbe consul ate--frm one of tr e· ver- r fe•J rho lmew of' the suboa in ' guns -• '· le cannot conf'irn that t 'te s1Jcr - a chine g m_s · re n ctuall packaged in food con iners fo - p ucli ng · ·• ' f f 1 TSD has no re ord of' i · t · ' _ ·_ ' • iW havi ig done so Jake Zsterli ie as a f'aint -ecollection of i'ood containers but not in connectio i vitb pouchiDg 21 Aprll 1961 J · Cable f'I'om headquarters to the station i nffiubmachine gunif should be t'urtber otice and not repeat no j held in station custody tilll be i assed to fF1 arpy Berri • _ _______ • T ne station replied t o hea 1 a e - ' q- e of 20 April · regarding disposition 'o f the· three caroi es f iI py £2rrjf as ve i t- e three carbir eif • to interce lia17 vco holding until Severo Csbrel picks up • • • n • ·• • • • It ' '§' 'h i 1 4-00000 •' -- f i f _-_ · - · Iil tt - F •· _ - __ - ·--·--• _ _ __ _ _ • · -·· -'-'• - · _ '' ·• - · ' 1 · n I' I _ · _ - ••·· Stocke - ' i' ne 1 i li fica ce of ' his ad -ie ecurt r proble it · posed vill beccce apparent fraci oi e of the later ' atries for 31 1 ay 25 A -11 19ol ·' I -- ' i· ·· Ca le 'rem the sta ti on rrom i• ·r ilc llt _politi- u czseque ice of aot ort r p wi go next fe· r days - or discussion vi th De°part ent 8Ij d_ C S _Hqs Foll I earboi u g J o d ell ver-s E Cable from the station • Jill IPY Berrjf told Chief of Station •• A i tonio de la Maza plans tr y assassi Daticn bet-Jeen 29 April and 2 May Se -ero Cabral possibly not t a iue - No so id in 'o me ibers asussi atio s ef' 'crt but General- Juan--- s Dia prccab -z----i ' ll a id Will use the carbi i es plus tatever else am· get De la Maza asks Berry add the s- 1 achille g l S if possible o er _ t1 30 A oril 19ol - - • ··J ' · ·-•--· Cable tram -the station Folloving f'rco Dearbom A pr--1 28 Lorenzo 5erry as eli5sar'J Tusa Vicini and -Seve O Csb l called o i e vi th ' ill i lf'o • main mission Berr vas plead vi th me release su r aciline gu is they l elieve fo Do •Rep and der ' l Y co trol Actio i t70up has 3 carbines 1 4 to 12-g sh tguns - 'it l 120 ro d a ld so e s iaU ar is • Actioa entails roadsic e acbuzh near San Cris obal f t· 1 t -o ' ' •' -' _ - ' ·-a · • • - - -· - •· 'i _ _·_ _ - -- -_ - ·_ '· · · ·_·_ · · _· · • _ _- · -- - · -' 1· - - ' ·-- -_- -- 5rrrtn-1 r ·r· ' r ••• '··tv _ 1 J •J i l f' ·' ' - - - -- · · ·-•- ' '' ' _ _- _· -' ' - - -· ' ' - · · - - ' - _ · ·-· ··- -• _ _ -_ - i - ·- · - 1__ • ' ·· -- 1_ •' •·-- 1 · - ij _ f · t · 4¥ -P_ i -- - - -5r L - _· -- ''° ' · ' 'f 1 · it ' r ' -c · ···---- ---c 1• · ·- 7_ _ J _ ' _' ' c· c •·' ·' · _ Y -- j ty ' _ - Ii ' ii 4 a l i Jj ' k 4 s - £ _ ' ' 2 1 ' I f · ' - -·_- · _- - ft lo - - _ - -- _ ___· - - ' ·' 'I •• • ••l'• ' t 'r_ _ ••_ i '•• -' ' _• • fi i iiltre •-- - • · - t -- _ _ i - rw1 1 tJ -· --- - nnd fe- a i io al eepons cc ld c ilJ x - ' m' I renlie i I hsd r o s cachlne guns un- er - y c o nrol o id tha' a i U S contro d i a is • 1i ich r iig t c in Dc n r eo - it 1 1 only be released· on specific eut hortza tio i f' -oo · i shi tc - · · I pointed o t tl- at sin tee hree co cir es vere a e n -ail ib e Cuban incide t had occur -ed d hoped -oup could ll erntand this is period of stul y e ld assese ient 0 - - '°q q 1 t l' '' 'I - i r cable frcm the station I - i t -' t • • • • • • SU 6est Iqs review decision not pass suC llachine I f l lS Deter iination of group to go ahead ' li' h possibly inadeq -te J co- ld spell e d 'best pro-U3 force nov Yorkin t-0 - 8rd t h '- _______ · ove rCiro- r ct the Trujillo reg i le • J -1 1 I f _ t _ i Draft ca le prepared at headg_ua -ters ' •· • • • • • • Since it appears that E-t r jl group baa ccmualtted · itself to action vith or wit lout additio- al support coupled vith n ct that the carbi - es already Ila de availa- ile to tb em for persooal de fense st atio i authorized· pass·'·sucmacili le-iruns- to BerrJ for 1 heir additional protection on tileir proposed endeavor • _ Caa ient 'lhis cable 'WBS never sent It llBS ' o the CI for unacted -47 · -- Chief W H Div t O n - _ cm ----·· r ___ release - Gene rarCabeji ____- 7 Retu l to attached a bane written bu k-slip authenticated · · by Ray Herbert for J C Kin and Richard Bissell coordinated 1 t -· It - as for rarded· · ir f ·- i - _ - · •• - _ - r Fi ·t · If 4 - ay 5 1 · ·t · · ' - · ·2- • t' ··· _The Director at· a ceeti ng of foe Special• Group reported a· ne - a it --Trujillo plot sa Lng that · ie never e· i if' one of these ould rk or n t 5 MD y 19-Si E eadq-Jarters cable I t te · st a ticn ot lvagi-et c elay- but release the sui cachine high level f ta Depa ent decis on • i tmiJ a• mits • ·1• 8 May 19ol I ' l Headquarters cabled the station - •state Departz ient bas disapproved passiDg submachine guniJ 16 May 1961 ' --'- Cable f'ra a the station _ _aFor A s and ·Coerr f'rcm Dearborn Themas stocker lied once night May 15 Stated he emissary f'r m ac i9n group_vhich plans execute· actionagaiiist--TruJ lTJo -rifg it fay 16 Stocker's mission was ll'gentl req st• n e to _ furn i sh group vi th fev r iacb 1 n' s vhich it understood ·OS agents rave i l Daci Rep • n ' CO l lellt There is an unsi ned and almcst inccmprel iensible memorandu n in the El-IDEED f'iles • It 1s dated 17 V ay 1961 and concer is a n ee ting with Mrs Flerid I Be -r-J The t i t t a l dispatch f · 1'1-e-- - -· •- I •• 'Y ' - • ' • '· 'i lm''L· uLlJi'U 1 L 1 - ·- - - I • f · - 't ·- ·· • l j · t h ·• •· I · • • - -_ r· · ·- - ' -•' - _ - ' ' · c· _r i ' '• ·· ' ·- ··-· ·--- - ·r - - · uss Ci i tr ws t j il'l6 to 1 - S 1etii e duri ng t e ze ond ' eek ui' - ay ''' '11l lp r Berrj o ked T' c as Stocker to return the ' --ee i ' c cct i ' y 'fftfi1 i zf t f' carbi les E ri-J h ld given Stoc r for the plotters first refused out fi ally agreed J t hem to A i tonio de la J-'B za Stocker at - esu aoly Berr'J then pas ed _ i On 15 l-' ay S t oe£er a3ain sa W' BeI J at the su r arket said he had the carbL ces back in his possession _ kti and his groJp· pla nned to t ' · - f1 night - ic· _-- '9 -rT'J out the assassination the follu·1iug Tne group ti_lat ws to do the job 'Was _not the group that i 'i· Berry had been 'WO -ki - rf th va l ehalf of 'the co isula te 30 --P ATES Luis Bacr ero arrt- ed at the supe ni arl et - -hi le Stocker was still i - · ' · - -- i _ r1 t L vith 'Wimpy After Stocker left M -s ·Berry as d Baquero• if'-l e · bad given the Carbi Des back to Stoc ter Baquero said be vas certain not although_he and the man who ' ad the carbi nes and vas to do the job did not kaov each other's identities While Mrs f - superu arket 1D Stocker b- rs Berry asked him i f he i ad returned tbe carbi es I e replied that' he had not tbat that 1 f she ' l# i va ited' ·i' con fin a tion she could look ia the tnmk of his car 'Where heol ys carried theo _ _ ·- - · '' '• ·_' · - rb -A _ ---·-··· • -- ' ll j - _ t i J 18 'ey l9Sl T re lllS discussion at a S ecial Grm ceeti D of' pla l li I Vi th f i- f i 4 res f ect to the Dcmiclc nn Republic · C'nest r 3c- 11es sa d he thought that an 1 iternal State plan 'lir g paper outll an aobitiou t the Special Group's action Mr Parrott's notes supported that iopreflsion · The folla 11 g is an exce rpt frcm tile lllinutes General Cabell noted tbat the internal dissidents vere pressi g fo · the release to_ the of ce - ai n E nall a l s no· 1 in U S hands in _the Dominican Rep Jbllc e Jlquired whether· the reel 1 c c the ere- rc aiLcd tb lt lr culd ot be passed 'Ibe members showed no i ncli at o i to take a contra - r pos1 t on at this ti l e • · r-·· 25 May 19§1 The agenda of' t he Spec1a1 Group meeting f'cir this date proposed · · i tj dit1cussion of' f'urther gtddance to Des rbom re contacts vi th I cliss1den ts • The mi nut es of' the meeting ho-Jever make no mention of' the subJect 27 May r•• - - 1961 The station cabled · i -· -- j ·• i ·· -- 14-00000 ·t · ' · · ' ii l• · L f f - -• ··•· 1• f c 7 i and dete i ined as e· er Said l e could gi· re I e no c l te because a tion c epends w e i l ' ljillo follo'1s a- raited pattern - hich not Y-'lo· n in a iva i e • Groun ha arra 2ge ent for beii g infomed st fficien ly 1h ad 1a e to get into a sig ied posi tio is once · sii - al gi'ce l He a ked ii' United States _ jrepared assist proUnited S' a es Do nin csns quickly if tl ey succeed overthrow -'Irujillo I ·v1 · r· I replied • • • spted 'With which assistance could be given vould be increased considerably it' could have prior 1n o on su 1 zubjec as ti ni plans fqr ac on rsonali ties involved a ll ' ident t o f proposed Jt lta • • - • • He' replied part ciµn s vere noc prep red giv' t i1el · 1ia led ULJ tll uft n iud end could not ive ti e for reasons stated earlier • • • • • • -e r----· -· ''Re tiJlling Frei s stressed e·1ent could happen any day and could in fact ha·1e ia iened 3 times in l lst 2 _veeks except that necesaary Juxt aposit1 n of forces did not aterialize 29 May 1961 '• i I Beadqua -ters cabled the station For Dearborn f -cm State •• •• We must not -un risk of U S association vith political asso ssination since U S -1 as matter of ge eral·policy cannot co d_c n - ssassii u3tion · 7 --last·princi pal 1 s o· re Ti ding and·must prevail in doubtful '----- • situation • • • • • • You i ust request and receive further specific instructicn for 3 7 specific covert activity At the ' present ti le e are u Sble to transfer ar is to _dissidents •• T'n I'' -- --- - -·ccOCll lent · Both ear iorn and the chief' ot' station sent ' I ·-1' 0c- · i T leir cables vere filed -•·- - -· --- -·---- 14-0D00D • - ' • f·•i -- ' • ·- '• I J ·- · ·-·· · - - · _r- ·- i · · J -- - - t _ · '· - · ·_- _· • - ' Xily r • r · ' io Ciucac - 1 illo on 30 JJ' a r 1 ut - -ere io recclved b Wa 1 ' lgtoa until the ea ·l mor ii hours of 31 ay--about e ht hours after the asoassinat o 1 took la e · Exzerpts follo- i •l Cable from the station l ·· ' - · ii' State f'roc arborn • • • • If' attel lpt is i ade by U S friends assassi Date T -ujill o t J ere v' ll be a cusatio tS agauist us and best -e can do is see there is no proof Greatest danger point is 'lhomas Stocker He o-as given smaJ l nt eber ar is b y dissident aeent to· hold seve rol d 3 ·s and has told several persons dissidents obtai led t J ese items frc I consul ate Stecker told me same and I have in fo c ed him this cannot be true or I vould Imm Ad vhen he re rested ce supply arms th -rough him for dissidents I told him this impossible • • • • • n r- - - · ··--- ' ···- -· Cable from chief of station J t be AsSU lle 29 May policy cable f'rcm State to DearboriJ is· final vord on present policy o i vhi h CIA vork here iust be based 1his_ for practical purposes -re treat frcm -previous policy EOlo-ever 9 qs awre extent to vhich U S Goveniment· aL ady associat i with assassi nation I f ve are to at least try 'cover up traclu ' CIA persom el directly invo1 -ed in assassination preparation l IU t be 1 ti t rawn nov • • • • • I f assa ssir a tion tried and not suc cesstul i 11ed fate evacuation of' the clrl ef' of -- -·· _ station the operations officer and the administrative •'··' assistant 1118 lc a tory • _ n ·• - - -- · _ - ' ' - - ii - ·_1 ·· E RIT r E i •· '''' i ·• f i r -l Received in H-' a q_• arte -s Si l Cente - it ·0341 lo• 1rs Washir ton tilte FLASH SECRET CRITIC CIA CIUDAD T3UJIL O r r-G R SOURCE DISSIDE IT I 'i DITSC'i' TOUG' JI' i H 'DISSII 'iT 1 · J PPR 2 - · -· - 1 ACTimr C Otr c ' l' SOURCE AT 2330 HOL'RS LOCAL TLM E 30 MAY IBCZrm PE R K2D SIGNAL iCONSULATE F-RSONilEL ENCOU iTERED RCADBLOCKS C3 CTIJT' A UJILLO RIO ·l - f • r · - _j - INDIVIDUALS FORMI iG BLOCKS APF-' izn HASTILY O G UrIZED MILITIA O iLY CCNFIR V ATIOlf' TRUJILLO 'ASSASSI iATI -AS OF 0100 MAY 31 • £0200 WashiDgton FIIF D o6ooz t J Co maent Tbe station's f'ollov- up operational cable identified the source of' Crit' c No 1 as Lorenz Wi rp-J Berry- •• _ _ _who gave the in formation in person to Consul and-Chief of Station 0- 1en at t e consulate General Dearborn ' i --• · ·±Jf 1i j1 Ni At about 0100 hours Do nin1 can ti e s_Fre i astele pho ed Dearborn nto ask Cry tically he'±er ve had- the ne- s •r Freitas said he - -ould add · details vb en he had tbe n · -1· o r g ·_ - 5 if · i 5' ' 'i l ' · ff ' ' F - 53 ·- _S t -- ' • -- • · ·_' · · L dl •f i 't I • · •• • • _ i·• ·- -' - - rt -----' ·· _-· ¢ JI'• - - _•• • H ' • • • _ • •••••-• _ • - -• ••• •• ••• • •• • - r 3 June 1961 • · · • '· a· · 'f- M o •• c • ' rt - •''Sj''i i J t r '• cove out of tl e D inican Repu lic he St tion C uief 0- en and Cnse 0 1 ce - Ccokson It wa also c eci 'd tbat Ad il istrative As istant I abel Ci lt -a i sho 1 1 it ret-i i to TrujiL o Aczord- ingly a i o_ e -a_t al - u t e bl e 'Ja S it to the tation the after loc i o ' 2 Ja e · issuiq a U instructions 9 June i961 Memorand 1 1 or the record si8Iled by J C King subject '· • • -- fc t J - · - ·- ·• '' Vice side it L n Job ison referred to another message f'rcm Co isul Ge ceral Dearborn vhi h vas i i an alamist tone as to the possibility of ir pllcati ag the united States in the delivery of a s i s i ii na mat l i __ cc a _ • • - ' •• -- c Jake Esterli e _ o appears to have ridde i her i o i post-assassination _ - · The z eet1Dg ·4s held at 18oo hours o i 5 June 1961 in Room 751 o t Je De rt ent of S te ft c ig • ose ·present ve -e ·Y e President ' do i mson l ecretarr ia ara General lei m i'tzer Under SecretarJ Bowles Deputy lr d er Secretary 'Alexts Johnson l•1r • Ed Hur Chiei tr irA Mr i•thur S aillger Mr Richard Goodvin Mr Ted Achl ll es Mr 'iii I Coerr Mr Morales Carrion and Mr Ja ieson f'ind '8 cc-py in a search of cable Secret ariai archives r••••- • f- _ - High-Level Meeting on Dalllinican Crisis --1 n part ·- iA-OOQO_O O - J0 k h• i o- _ _ e• • • - reoe J-oe-r · J 1 1 There is o n t '13 ed Ije- 0 - 1 i 1 C r_ r £ P X ile dated 6 'u ie 1961 he _ CD CID Views on day _ ·ds ge efter ' e cee i -at S te subject f -· cifJtJ iit ' _· r y_ • - _ _ _ 1 1 ' ' '_ -' - of An s to o i lican Dfssi 1e lts in cartng weapo 1s furni - ed o tn e iissic en'ts · '' s' ·r 'Jff ·- · -· 'I' e r iuti g a tl record_ sb eet attac ied to t -ie ecora ld s o -s it · ras o 1 gi la' ' ed by Jo in Poulter ' rd3 P H e 1 · -as fc - r -- ed to C O S i H _ Esterli i-e • Este -line initialed U e rout i and record sheet aud retu - ' led the cemo a ldt 1 to Poulter -·-- - _ · T i is st ggests to us --- ei · ·' that J C King upon retu -ning frcc t eet t S te as d i· Esterllz e to have a s r-J' p- illed together J c King remembers the l eeting a vb ich the Vice-Presideat asked about the specific query deliver✓ of ar is He does not DO I rec sll the Re-reading hi i 11 emora lchz record of t le ceeti lg leads h1lll to believe that tbe Vice Presic ect's q_l estion vas directed to one of the State representatives if'_ it bad been directed to CIA 1 he WCuld have ______that fact in his cor of Ee feels that 1 mac e ' cention of tl e-ceeti_ cg r • of a I ·- _ · 1961- akes no entio i was chaired by the President and Vi e P -esic ent Johnson Li_•-__ t_ -· it 1 i c f ---1- i _ riif i t i ···· · i -- l 83 i -esent V - 5fi-a ' Wl ft ij 1i - ' ---- - - - - - ·- - -- · • - --- ' ' 1t - 7t t f ¥ Rf - - _ - _ _ - • - · •· _ - _ - ' · ••• - f - 0 0ji 1 iii w li te of' U S involvel ent in passing -eapons to the assassins - -_ I - -- · ·· A oranduc fo - 'le eco -d prepe 'ed by J 'c House i eetin o i the CCZ 1nica n crisis ci i· 7 June • 14-oo·ooo ··· ' z• c _c 'c-'-'-- · - - -•''' -- '-'-- i's · f r - - · • •_jii •• · 't ili r f· V --- f tf Jf ' -_ i - The precedi quite deui ile1 n 1 el ost hol y docu ient 3 -y _·l • - ·-- 1 ac ount c f U S G JVe 'Il llent i 1vclve ient vitb pe -so is plottii g the overt u-0· 1 of T - ijillo car es through t le actuai assassination ' - ' _i _f f i ···r_f Early· in tee report ve explained why the- cot p t ws to foll uol the as assil ation never took place ' - Ano r es ectul part_ of ·the stor r is the roll-up o ' he assassi itio i g O'JP uod the discovery of U S 1 l volvecent vith thee Dc 11 rl a i nevspaper La - • f The cc isulate cabled through CIA carried a stor1 n_ _1 -- - it l___ _ -·- •' c-' tf - • based c 1 Huasc ar Tejeda PiJ ientel's statement to Judge of Instruction t Wi py I ore izo A Berry provided the caliber 30 M-1 Gara id autc tatic carbi es used to kill Trujillo 'JF fit 1 Wimpy's involvecent vith the plotters including passing -- leBl OiiS f'raD the U S consulate to them bece e knovn to the Dominican i- Military Intel llgence Service SIM as early as 3 J from-its interrogations of the captured assassins The folloving SU lml8ry is draim f'ro n the FBI's report of its interviews of Ortiz the SIM I ediately after the slayiJ lg all of tl e assassins assembled at the house of General J'UB l TOC ls Diaz Dr Robert Reid Cabral was called to treat the c ost seriously vo ·i e d assassin 0 If1 f i · _ · H f r i I -f officer who headed the investigation of the assassumtion i - ' i Dr P eid was the cousin of J onald Reid Cabral cne of the key political plotters · - · 'ft -· - i ·' - 4 00000- · _ - ·· r ' - -- --· a 1 c l t1 1i1 a i' - - -or - t ' e assassins Cene Sl Diaz Anto uo de la l- aza Salva b - E t lla a ld' F ober- o Paswriza ' i'he ot c er as sassi ns · rent their sepe ra te · -a rs W1tbi l hours after en' ert l Dr Reid's hoi se Ce 1e 'Bl Diaz it migh be noted here ·that the assassins ve -e so su -e tba t the coUi and t ey - would follo· r ·• · would all be natiocal heroes t hat they had ade absolutely k 'lov pl ans ror hiding or es ape De la f aza called for V -s Reid a id ' i- ordered Dr Beid a it of the roan De la Maza thereupon ra ed Mrs- - - - Reid 1n the presence of his c c n s highly incensed over· the rape Pastorlza and Estrella were Pastor za left the house soon after a near-fight and a drawn-weapons confrontation a rev hours E trella left after Diaz and de le Maza left later and were killed in a gunf1sht 'While resi i lg arrest captured to d a ld confessed Both Pastortza and Estrella vere The fol lo·Ji '1 are ex e ts from the FBI's report of its ·1ntervievs vith_ Ortiz the SIM i J -es igator · - --- ·J · - - - t _ _ L c L'c _-_ ·· '-- ' ••_ _ -- · _ iiJ -- T i l _ -c 14-00000 t ·- t'L ' r ' - - v---- ---- J- - eri r i · o·- e· a i 1 pe - a 2 in Cii__ •2 l · J l o 2 1d to tell '' ii r• 1 0 take t- r e telr gr i ediately to the kerican C isul a2 i t o t - e C0Js1 l coJ e the t lt · - d 6e2d it trL 'r'Q1 1 tl e rc -- e ' c' nnelc to - tan JU - ''Reid -efused to take the t-ele on t ie basis t ist he I'2d al 'e3 d - l 22 t e-i hiosel G -eat el J - t e _plr1t t ---Qu -11 no f'au2 t of i s c- r 'l d st t1t eG ia G 2 t l ou 5 1t Dlaz · as tr i cg a hE ve hi _ · y e sLi 'i Z 2 to e s 1P- eg -a to '' py • li t t tt t de la aZ- l t- 'ca e so tr e ' l ed tr2t '1e p· L ied P eid s ' ed him arc-c d 2 n d e l e l ' c lt so far as to hold his revol ·v-er a63i st - b ad o P eid 1 ym Dg sc i Reid t b 2n G a i_d t- - t · ·- - -- -i1 c tt c c £ ir iei• i fumily if tl ey · ns ed ' mt tl at b • 1t1ulc r ot del Yer tte telegra u to 1 I rrpy 1 'Estrell - s asi' ed to l i i l _ hat l C e conc n1 ng 'ifi I lpy' s' a J leged connection vi tl t e co spirac r ' t -el l a related t ' at 'Wi rp7' is the ace tit O ecil z ed tl e o ltaining of the sho 6 a d e ai t c tic rtfle for de la F a a and G-2 ieral Dia Ee · 3 s a5ked if' i- t' e'J' t-he p - c-se for vhich ea_pon s - -ere recurec a d Est lla replied t at 'Wimpy' b liS miare of t e p u-- iose Estrel la t'urt er rel l ted t bt ' ii zlpy' works f'or t le F3I the State Depar- ient or soce other agency of the U S Gover ent • the e Estrella as as ed to e xpl 3in hov he be 'WL- iy' vas connected Yi t e- AI ericans 1 nd he replied tbat e cad heard fi-o n the other conspi -ators tl at 'Wi cpy' as the inte ced iarJ bet- eeu the Ju eri l Corumlate e '1 d the CO lSp -rat- rs Estrella stated that ''A'i r r 1' • -as a friend cf General Diaz Antonio de la V aza ar d L is Am Tio ruu tbt 1 Wi 1rpy' cad been t t intermed iary th roug tt e J rlerican Coasulate Ge l these th -ee discussed their p -op se- 1 co p vi t h An ericarr µu W l oti ties rr • • • t le scl -ce I J nticr ed t C i --i g e int e -roga tio i of the co spi ato - · · 10 rr entio -2d t 1at U ii ed S at es o f fi_cials bere invol-1ed t r e · ·e ell as°£_ to ide lti 'y e U it ed States officials bu -i - Jr e of the conspirators - --ere able to i Cz 1 tify tr ese of'ficials Oj ' -e e cl e i io eG o ly ut t -_2 r - e hi functic a r c -s of t te lI li d States D pa r ent of 5 a e Toe only na e of any 1- -erican officic l - hlc i - -as dis losed during 9 - 57 - r 11 LJ i'i l 14-00000' f • -- f· C Jr ect io Ai -- ' te n3- i3-et 3 Qurt ---f- _ - T' ' tr Cons l Hill 0e uuse Dis z t o ir 1 r i' 12 t -- inci er t i i Dr Reid's h uSi I t e so 1 rce cs e 1 d t - 2 t t e ' -- crro63 - rr3 the ' sel 12c did 2 ot Celif ve - s - i J t - 1£· U S Er a r---w cent of State '- a in any t ray i 1 •- - 1-1 d - -1- 1 e plot '_T iey t oug l t the disclos es conc e r i t e all-25ed invol ent • ras 1 I I I l · si rn p1y a met ·1od by rhi _ A li i 1 ed er- 1 c a -i to give his upp v-c l to the plot • i- - r as t e i e -r-oga 0 J i op inion t hi s plot t e plot would ve ee i ouc l bet e - or aniV d and the coup would have succeed ed '__ '- _ b the latte part r - Ju e 1961 t e i J Festi ation bud pretty -ell esca'olist ed t c e lc enti- ies of all the inrlividuals invol·'✓ ed in the plot rrany cf i C h2 d bet i a TE sted td inter -ogated T e o lly ones r ' t a· oun' ed fo - · c re LuJ s A ia na Tio and An on io I obert Barre rr s As p eviou sly related ral J't a l Tcwas Diaz A ltonio de la za and Lie lte 3 nt ado Garcia Guerrero · e e ' il lea · r e 1 rE S S'ti g a t A this point the sou - related t t if G- i 1eral Diaz Lieut Garcia de l Haza Amiaoa and Tobe - r d been c 3ptt -eci and ad e to talk it is certain tl a t r an r r a iy ore priso e -s vould ba ve been taken As far as the source is a- -a -e the only ind vid1 2ls v io vere arrested as a result of t le assassi ation of 'Ir ij U lo vho ere brought before ' he courts · ere Tavnres d Genera I Rocan As far as the source i a 'E e nc o-cI er i d viC t al a sted i l ccn 1ectio l · dtll thi3 plCJt - cs b 0t t be fo -e a 2 Dc Ji ica l court 'Wi Jpy ' eie North A e -i as to 1 a· e been J ' lught before a co' l I' o be deported - · e· e 3 'is C dere•i t 23 t he -was not to be olested in a ___y - r3 y a 2d 8 3 'ar a 3 t e sJ r is aware no action - ss taken gai 1st •· rzr ' r 11 jJ_ f ' • • ' - _ ' ' _ • • •• -r 14-00000 _ ' ' L 'I' f· i for expenses by CL After a es- y •#- s gr nted Ge plotters in to involve themselves in political int -t ues supporters cf the conservative An onio fu ert 1- 'essin - r Wessui faction and were i volvr_-d i J t Je e cti0 1 t a t led to tn e overth tr -s of the _ govern r e 1ts J ead ed by J 211 Bosell a i later b7 Dcn ald Reid Cabml To recap a 11ssistant Sec reto r r of St ate Rubottom told J C King on 28 June 196o t 11at the U S Goverm ent i -as prepared to partici- II i I pate 1n the overt ro· of the Trujillo regi e to the ext ent of' l providi ig a snail 1t ber of' z tlper ri f' i es for tl e re i ioval of key Trujillo people from the scene Ge11eral Cabell as ActiLg ' DCI en l Jul 196o approved deliveri Jg J2 Spri lgfield rifles to the Da linican dissid ents by air drop or by sea The rif'les -were never d elivered b On 10 Febn a -y 19ol t1 e chief cf s tio i cabled n suggestion that one all-size hi i-fi -e-pc e apon be fo 1 1srded in eacb pou· h 'lhis uzges- io i a not acted • ipo i - 59 ' i I t 14-00000 p- - • - • A'• •• • -'· · ' · # • · -Ii- ' _·- · · ---·· ·•·•· of the dissident e roup Headquar e -s -as preparing to pouch the pistol but up arently did Ot do zo There is no indication in the EHDE t D operatici al filc5 tl at tte pistols vere act ally pouched · by a subsqi ent d request for su cachi ne gu is i O i 26 - arch 1961 the station cabled a -request for ' r tit --- e cmunition to Dr Severo Cabral ' ' -- l •· · • ••7' ' permission to pass 'three se ii-auto iatic M-1 ca -bi ies plus · • t The request for pistols appears to have been overtaken The carbines aud EillimunJ _ ion I vere 1n the • -'i consulate having been left by departed naval personnel The station requested that headquarters pouch magazines '• i _ Head- quarters approved passing the carbines and ammU li tion and ·pouched · the magazines The cable au o -1 zing passing the carbines ws released by the DD Bissell The station said it would file J - - u-· The station cabled that the '-carbi nes··vere passed to Wil lpy Ben- r by the station's female administrathe assistant on 7 p -11 1961 Berry at the reqt est of the dissidents gave the car· ii es to s ThOl las Stocker for i -- • J y · i temporary safekee i Berry bter recovered tee c irbi ces fr0lll Stocker and gave them to Anto iio de la aza rho reportedly kept · r- _ I 1 i • _ -1 t _ - '· '• _ _ - ----- i - 1• '1 - - A-r' - _ - _ 1 · _ ·f--- - '-- I - - t' - n in tl e trunk of his a to iobile It iz probable that at lea t one of the c3roices '1 -as taken to t' e scene er the azsassina tion ''•r• • _ _ • - • b-j de 111 Jl aza but • e have no e·n lence th - t it · ra s actually t ed ' ' -i ·- in the shoottilg Ortiz the S C f i nvesti at or told the FBI that the a za sins ho were apprehen ed ar d 1 te C ated zpoke oc ly I I of the firi uz of a sawed-off shotgun revo ver and pistols I e •1 · While at headquarters for co isultations in early April r heedquarter J to pouch four M-3 s11bmachi e guns and ammunition to the statton t- ' - __ '--- The submachine guns rere pr ·1cbed aDd arr ved at the station on 19 April 1961 · Headqt arters cnbled the statio r on 17 April that the subma bine guns vere not to be passed to the dissidents w1 thout add tional headquarters approval Despite repeated pleas from the Chief of Station aDd from the Consul · -t General Wash 1 gtan continued to refuse authorization to pass them We think it is safe to conclude that the submachine guns ·• ·were never passed to the dissidents A final and rather sorry footnote We do not know the motivations of· cen · sucb as Tonti Brc a Juan Vicini Severo bral • L 'i i ' i 7i 'c · · lf' h - i ' i t - ·i •' ' ' irr -2 ' H• - r -r ' Z -' 'i ' 1 -' _' ' j • iih k1 ' - j •' ¥ft d t15'1 i ftW# iiAJ ' ' -•·' ' · i ti ji f' ¥ z C 4 4 ' 4t 'fi1 -4 J JLi 1 t tt t j 14- 0Q oo · · _ -- r T -- - -- · t ' • - - i ' lf · · - ' c ·t r I r - l- t-· - -'2 ' of •o re · ni rr ½lif- ri o • · JJit JJ tj ¼1 1 of pe - ii tting free electio is He iud pl a - ed to establish h1 mself' as the ne11 Ccci li an s rOrg 8 1 -epla i _ i 'i'rujillo C-eneral Jt m1 Tcl las Diaz was bitter over ha·i' ig ece 1 pi ll cl r disgraced by Trujillo i and then csslrlereci free tr e ar Jy A l onio de la Haza al o had i Trujillos to concE al his 6 ld thei - part ici patio i in the slaying ' r • ··- of' Gerald Murphy in the Galindez ca e Host of' the others also bad personal reasons for wishing Trujillo dead I Ij · f ' · ' t fr htp D 1· I