r10 r 10213 101011 2- An m I n1 '1E r o A'r CCA 11£ iUQU fTl- HS m· JIOUS SELECT co i u 'fTf E 0 ASS ' SSINJ 'fIO S s1·i rF iu- m£n · I' I FI LE TITLF N U tm- r 'OLUllE _ _ _ _ _ 1_97_7_I_C_P _c __p_o_rt_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-- --i u ------- INCLUSIVE DATES ---------- CUSTODIAL UNIT LOCATIO PCS LOC ROOll _ _2_D_l_l_ _ _ _ _ _ __ DELETI O s • IF ANY --------------1c llt IAliiiilMIWIG TIBCl8 MRFilllf8WAtlL RREE · ·11fli 11iN' ilaiP Pl ee lflftl JIA M· Fle eaec A 1 iti a DATE DA'l'E RECEI D RETUR ED 16 Sen 78 - - REVIEWED BY PRINT NM E I SIG ATURE OF P EVIE 'II facDO ALD c - r f • J I _ • -- · 1--' - • - __ • I' NO DOCUi' I ENTS l AY BE COPIED OR REUOVED FRO l I TfHS FILE 'iI - 1 i· _· j CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM REL SE AS ITIZED I- t I' '- ·- 'Ih s report ' las p -el ll red it the request of' the Di -ector of' Ce i t ral I ltelligenc e Ee ast g ed t r e task to the Inspector· General en 23 1-' arc h 1907 ne report - -as delivered to the Director personally in i lst al l e lts begj i J 3 en 24- April 1967 'The D1 ector retur i ed this copy to the lls ecto - General on 22 May 1967 'Iii th instructions t bat t e In s pector Ge oeral -· Retain it i i perso o a 1 1 EYES O' JLY sa fekeepi lg - Dt t roy t e 01 burn cop- r u t li c d tc pc -erily by t e Inspector Gec enl I I I De6t -cy all ctes and other o' 1 - e te - al nri gi r at P d by those partici pa ti lg i l ti e vr t inz of tile repo - I 'r' e oue stayback bu -n copy all otes and all other deti -ed source caterlal s ere c estroyed on 23 - ay 1967 I 'Illis ribbon copy is the only text of' - he repcr nov 1 existence either in vbole or in part Its te x l as ceen read only by · t Richard l'el is D1 -ector of' Cent --al Intelligence J S E ar - e n Inspector Ge e l V r s G-e ' - - - - -- - ' _ _ _ 1 1wt a _ _ __ --- -• -D Brec1'1 'i' d e I ns- ct o one or t authors M• All typi ng of' draf'ts and of f l nal text vas do e by the autl ors Fi led vi ' h the repo -t are Oi'l' e e of Secu -it f'il e used as source S t e - al f Memorandl lls concenung rUli s arvey Certa i i 1- QfG JCSE pa e rs Drell' Pear o i colt cs I' r f 'f ii i ·Jj -· l -- _ •• ' _ • • •• - t · · l a · · I · l ' _ r - • II' - · ''' - a f · - i I -· I IntroductoX7 Section Miscellaneous Scllemes Prlor to Auaust Aerosol Attack a i I 1960 Radio Station ' be Gambli ng Syndicate Operation l'base l August 1960 - Kay- 1961 t-· l'lmse 2 rate 1961 - Jame 1963 II • 'l'be Pb yl Us McGui re Attorlll y Ge nem l Phase Late 1961 - Ma r 1962 The tong Coa mittee Phase May - J'ul 7 1$166 _ Schemes in Earl y 1963 ' Skin Dirt cg Sutt f Sea Shell P roJec t J MIASR - Bo -lmdo Cubela March 1961 - Jl arch 1966 · - Discussion ·- • • I - ' •' '· 1 - or AssasstmUou at m g l-Le-vel Goven ent Meetir gs Special Croup ted Meeting of 10 August 1962 Special Croup Meeti Dg ot 30 Julr 196Je I · · j· 't •··c· · 1- - j - -- ·' --1' - - J •i - --· -- a t - _ ·-· - ·· -L _ -_ - - ·- ·•-• - ' --- - - · • ' _ _ ' _ _ _ _ - - - ' ' ·-· · - •·--· I - o -- ' ' -' ' - i - i -- -- - f 0000 _ _ ' I rrn 6 __ 1 J i _ • -1 ' ·· ' S a c ty ot do e 1 - a 7 ende i e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P el3tio ishi or assasst at 1 o i p 1 e s 'I to £O P n e i- po lc-J 1 2 5 Ris' o essassirult 0 1 vcen a Ove nt is o Je - i ro- r i • • • F sor to lllecdoehe Pu' IUsted u ellige loe o the poi is 11 ity o Castro's det 11 e A _- cu 1 - 1 ot t be story l rev Pearsc i h as 5 6 Misc e Pa -ous Scheme$ Prior to August l9o 9 C · mt a ni nted Cigs r • 10 ll Depilatory • • • • 13 l e rosol At ack on e ilo St atio i •••• -1 I i'lulse l Ce iesla of the plot • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 'First cont act vi th Maheu O'Con ell IJ led as case oi'ficer • • • i1 rst c ieet With Roselll B -ieti g of' Dtlles and Cabell • • • • • • First tillg bet' ieen Maheu and Gi l lce a True idet1tities of' Giuce a 8 ld 'l'rut 1C3 3 te beca ie lc ov i ••• 14 15 16 16 • 17 19 Earl r p•o nirg on t e ie l ls or as essinat10 1 • • • • • vement td l letl al ci rs prepa rat1o a or lethal cie ars nr e - r - ' the ci s -s to Gmm Booseirelt learns o - e plot • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P ss1ble vaya ot paci g1 g C e poiso DecisiCJ l tn package C e poison ill pill f'or i • • • • • • • Juan Or'- a is identL ied as t e sy idic ate•s mill Cuba Cu m tests t e pills on E ' iua pigs • • • • • • • • • • Seqµence prececllDg passillg the pills to O'Connell O'Connell receives the pills and passes tl ei to Roselli • • • • • Hane - is briefed o i t e operation 'i' atti Cl lll te receives t1 e pills and gi ves thea to Orta l d ent1 ' -atic i ot Crta Or a l colls yses • • • • • • • ••••••• Varona is b t 1 1 to tbe operation Edva rt K - ass • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P oselli associates o•eo e U vit h CL _ F nds a epp oved ror passbg to Varo m • • • • • Keney a ld lethal pills a re passed to i'a ro i s V l rona•s restauran co it act in Cu • • • • • Edvards calls off' operatio DiSl Ositio i of' the pills • • • • • • • • 'I List or those vitti lg or the ope-ratio a Cum ' i - · l f 1h · · 'i '1 11 · j- _ · -t U 9 Ii 18 19 R le of l ra cante u •• •·· a·--_ -I 20 21 21 22 I 2 23 I J 2q 2 26 25 I · 2 7 1 f 1 28 · 29 29 1 1 I 30c 31 31 ·· 32 32 33 · I f I I i - · -_ - · _··· ··A·t--·· _ 4 f _ ·-- • i •• - ' _ J -t·· i --- ' - - 1 t ---- - - - - A - - sf · ' - L - -- - · -- · ·• • ••--•J - --' -y • -• D• - •r ••• -- •- - •i • · · - -i •1 - -- 6 9 _ _ •- -• - -•-- --• 7 5 t - -• - - - ··i I l ···- - -· f 4 • ' · - F l e 2 • • • • • • • J1 'alh t E l y -as brlet'ed o '- a l •• 37 F' sr -ey • t 1 1 clla t' e E e u he Ac- i Cl' pe billty 31 'E r--1 b 'ieis Eel ls en t e X Cc- t· -e A tL - i C pabill 1 • JI - 9 n - ed assa sis u o i o ' I lzlt 12 38 Appro -lal or -oJec t 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _• • 33 Elst ell _ p ' i Earve r 1 c c barge o the C tst - o eratlon 39 Eiu• 1e1' is told he v1ll be ad ti e Cuba task t' - e • • • • • • • • • 39 f Arvey•s t'irst meet g vit l d ra r is on t e Cn u-o operation tio 9 i er ti atioa ot QJ 'a-i i • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 -1 -te b 'ief s Eebs o i th Cas- ro C e ru ic J -1 ti fer viei s o i t e t - r t o Bar ey • • • • • • • • • l -1 Earwy•s first c ee riu 2osell 1 i e lev Y dt Cit 43 r c ell and O'Coll leD z o t o Mici • • • • • • • • • • E irrey leaves tor Ktm i vit h etl 31 pc ts 1'6 Roselli is a L 1 l toucll vith Va ro ca • • • • • • • • • • • • •· 47 • 3a Hsrve takes over a g ope _ '8 tio i 47 C'l a ges 1 11 e a g stcr person el prtic ipati c • • • • • • • • • • • 48 Ma enters the operatic i 48 Es rvey supplies vea Jns and equip cent to Vu- s • • • ••• 1 9 Roselli reports t at the pi U are 1 l Cure 50 Va -oi s sends a th -ee-i l8 ll t euz w Cu a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 51 '1 1roaa plan to end -ee militia c en to C- i a 51 Ran-e - and B isell 1 e e to te i 1te ce o emtiO l • • • • • • • 52 R selli c a ies to Vashi lgto l to meet l srre7 53 Baney• s meeti Dg v1 th Roselli observed by tte Fm • • • • • • • • 51aList or persons vttU g -lr t is phase Gt t e ope ot 10 1 55 ' a -1 retappingI aeident • • • • • • • • • • • • • o i Mar - h 67 for e cow ll -·L· - -·- »- - ' £ - · _ A -· _ __ • or i l I i i I i l 1 · 1- 51 Gianeam suspects Ei cy'llis McGuire an i nm Bu ran Gia lcana asks ' sl eu to S- rAn 's r00l lll Lf kel date of tt e bugg J g ind dent • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• V aheu asks Eci- rard Du Ec 1 s to c o tbe Job Du Bois assigns Mlletti am P e---rls on to tl Job • • • • • • • Virete p made bsitead or d plant Balletti is cacght em pa cmes Msl eu ror el p ••• l' aheu re ters the F3I to CU Shet Ec mrds m ts vit l ll ffl rep -esentat im E1• rard s uter-renes vi- 1 Sa apich on Ml lheu's be l r Houston inter -enes vi th t e Jt Stic e De part e lt • •• llousb 1 brl-ets General Cs r- er Ec wrda and i' ousto a brief' t e Attor rey Ce er 11 • • • • FA va rds sends a ae ion d a record of' tt e t i q to Kezmed r Gmbll ig S_yn llcate - P' sse 2 is al read - -1 er - a 7 • • • • Ee ms is brle f'-ed on t e eeet vi e A - or ey Ce eral Edvard var lll a rve7 t clear rith the t'CI • • • • • • • • • • Kell ledy s request t t be brlefi lg me o 51 51 58 58 58 59 59 59 6o 61 61 62 62 63 65 65 66 i i I· I ' I I ' • I • · 4 ·- '--r • · JO • 1' -· r a a - · J f f ' C- l ce o Sl 2-Ti es or · o- l5 q - e G l 'lea - 1 CIA • • • • • C° J a o lail 7 ie· rs st - o - 'J ft· z 63 re G 2- l a a t CI di • i • 67 69 i 1 1 s se ids c C ii e a C07 f o - e e ed 1 eff i ie 20 1 • 69 P lors nov connect CIA sters 1 1 plot to kill Cast -o 70 e Long C c i e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · • • 71 ro - ier 1 aheu ecplc ee called t o test 1 '- r 71 O ls ssts-N arc os tJ over oil l ip r4 g its • ••• 71 JJ u 1s hi -ed i r l1 1u· -os c d 1G Sl rpclr e i by CI#i 72 CL 1 iterre es en ra ar os• 2 • • • • • • • • • • • •• 72 Loi ig Cc Lit e pla l S to res- - -ec t tl e Ocs ssis vireta 72 CIA i lte VCJ eS rlt C e Lc g C-1 ee o Maheu•s beba lt • • 73 Ma u ay llcs p ress Jre o i to avo d p- 1011 it r 13 Jl a eu 1 nd cates e l l l f brte Ms attor ey • • •• •••• 7tg • • • • · • 75 Skin Mvi Su t • • • • • • • • • • • 75 CU't tra to 75 'ihe suit 1 s t a e re9 d • 75 plan is overta e 'l 07 events 75 t st ot perso i s vi tti o- • • • •• 75 Booby-tre Sea S ell 11 Eoo'lt s on 1- ollt san t • 11 • ' le pla l rc- es 'be ncticable 11 Ka es of those vi tt 11 78 ProJect A '«ASH - Rolando Cu la • • • • • r Scheces in Earl 7 1963 DonoVll l bo cas1 r0 aci a -e to • ICube-ii •s role ll leet • ri h C- bela 1 1 Mexico Cit 11 u 61 in t e Cub e J rewlt rtio i • • • • • • 78 18 Cubeta reported disa f ected • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mexico Cit eeti g inconclust'll'e • C lliela and Juan O -ta -vant to ex 1 ltrate 1 a r 61 ••• C- 1beb asks rcr t ieeti g 1n Pana - 61 Cubeb plans to atte ' ld Eelsi Jd l'out i es val • • Y eettngs 1n iiels1 s A o f-2 ••• Mee t gs in Stoc kt ol i • • • • • • • • • • Ctlbela o jec U to the vcmi assass c • Pa 'is ceeti gs Au 62 de cl don f ni g • ••• 19 19 • ••• ao- s - 81 81 83 8118 8 Y eeti s in Por o lesre Sep- -63 86 Parts ceet s Oct 63 Cu' ela 1 l S assu s ice fi'C 1 1 tr S Gort 87 Flt - e s - 1 Ct ' ela nrls Oc- o_i 88 Di 'terl -rersioc s of hat 1 it r l tel O bela • • • • • • • • 9i · ·-···· • l •• _ I I J '1i • • t ' J-_i -- -· - · t-- J _· - ' l- -ll _ c· ' ' I ' •- ·3 Cuba ca e appr Ted t'or Cu la • • • • • • • • • • • • • T'11e Blaclr teat s e ie t a d L t ssed Cu i i co r ver s a ball7- n- a 1 1- 0 a l r o nc S -C • • • Sanchez gives to Ct bel 3 ln Prlrl i 'While Y e --d is sl Y 1- Cl •bela asks for h p-p -el Qd rttle 1th te escopi c s 1 pt • 91 92 93 93-s i i t 93a 91c- 'Those vit- tr of' - e BlAi lc Loaf co epiw e cacl e put c cr m vHbou - le s J- C- 6-i- • • • • • • • 96 C- iels reqces s a G ile et r for a r L ri f' e 97 SAS rec i ests SD t o p -cdu - fAL silen r o crash basis ·• • • 97 Second Cubela cace put c o- rn viui FAL r'- '1 es Jt e 64 97 Arti e ll Zef t s Cabe la 1 l te r ir1•llar • • • • • • • • • • • 98 l rtL-e agrees to c eet vi S9 Sanchel ioeets Cl l e1a 1 1 • • • 100 Ex JA - s Ucm of cr r Art lcr an i Cl ' lela ve C put together 100 Arti e a ad Cubela z eet in KR drl d Dec Gi- • • • • • • • • • lCl · Art 1 e agrees to tcr dsh tSU c m er l 2 Artil le gives Cubela sllent Qr and otl er spedAl gear • • • • • • 103 Second A e-1 1 ne betveea Cutela and p bl g s-jDdj cate open ti 011 lc4Head q ar ers ter fl ell all c x u11 ac wl ' cl • • • • 1' a C- ibela and ot ers ar -ested plead guilt ' Mar 66 107 O 'te la a rbe c- a rgea • • • • • • • • • · V • • • • • • • Castro asks •for lem e ic Tes t ony aboa the sil n or • • • • • Cubela expects to be e ceeta ed Cu'bela sentenced to 25 etu·o• b ptlsoce t • • • • • • • Jio Den on cude of C- a•a pre-Nov 04- deaJh•gs vit rn lod 109 109 • 1' llO 110 lll - · Mao to Seeretar '• · i or Stat a Rusk Su lject cu InTOlft meat 1n Cuban Cotmter-reTOlntionar - Act i ri ties Arrest o P ola Jdo C'C'BZU Seca des and u- ion Tm as G IDI Di u d 1 arch 1966 adcied alt er completicm ot - report • 13 I I - Y J - i l · -J· -- t • _ _ - - · · - t_ ___ _ - _ - _ · ' -·-· -- · '·· ·---- · -- r- - - · - -• ' · -- - --f - '- --- -1- · r • - · ' 25 A prtl 19o7 ' 1 -· - 1_ C- 'c years tu question 8 1 ld are our best rource of' dates wa i he aet ' e • em v'- en - A • ot '---------' pert 1 J ent Cmm 1 • - i • · i ' · · · r · n- a d cr pU c references and j hs a recori of t- o Dr • to the subJecta discussed or -ee c stes t e -e Ive re tuvolved in or uy t 'le teclmiee l ·· aspects ot operatie al p ernfng a id their par 1ci pat1ons vere short- • lived A l nta ry- their records are a help in est abUsb ' 'g ·_ •·· · - · 1 critical ti le f're s ·1 - Qi erational files are useful in saae ins S u es because they give ates of l leeti % gs t be substa ces ot wic h tia _ 1 nf'er ed fia i collaten t i J 'omation • j For the JIIIOSt t part t lough ve have had to rely' oa hl 'o c atio a I• given o us orall 'l r f leeµ vhose me l IIOries are fogged by- ti e i •I 'I 'ineir reoollecUoz s o chtes are particul a 17 hs ey- and sa ie ot ·f - - · - - •l- ' - l -- • t _ · -_ _j _ ·· - -- · ' _ · -· i I · t l Cabell A Clllplete list is attached at Tab A ' amoug t be various acCOt Ots but J IO t Ye did not so Cl' of the can be resolved b collat the ilU'or ation f'tr rut t ed b r all of the 11 'lentitiabL parUcipa a ts 1D a puticula r pltm and by then checldJ lg it e gatn st •I t 1· i I I • -- · · - i ' L · · · f -· - ••• ·- - - - ·--• - · • ·' 'f · ' 'r '• ·j I J ' • or t le then prevailb g Gov-e it a t tu le U r tard tbe Cuban regil le a Prior t o Ai g· is l -0 All of the ic P ntifiable scht aes· prt r to about A1 q ist 1960 • ti oc e possible exception vere a u ied only at d scred ing Cast 'O personally by i lflu1 ncing his behaviour orb altert g his - ppearance b as ct or the over-all active ettort to overthrov t' c· The plots t bat vere hatched 1n late 196 eed early 19ol vere aggressively- pursued and vere -· - · At gUst 1960 to J p -1 l l9ol that cubinated in t Bay c · ie reg c e or Pigs • A ril 1961 to late 1961 A caJor scl eoe that 1 -as begun 1n August 1960 ws called ott a 'ter the Ba Y of Pigs and re md ned dormant for several oonths as did iost other J gency operational activity related to Cuba • · ·-a Late 1961 to late 1962 reactivated in early 1962 'r lat particular scheme was 'l -' and vas again pushed vigorously in the • era of P roJect M and 1n the clil late of intense administ re tion pressure _on CIA t o do SC lething about Cllstt0 and his Cuba - e Late 1962 11 2t f l i -ell into 1963 Ai ter the Cube n msspe - 3 - ' •• • j I 'I Ap il 1902 ws f lly ternic ated in e-srfy 1763 ' i wo other plots ve re orl gi cated ill 1963 but both - ere icpmcticable overempbas ize tte extent to ' lb icll resronsi »le Agency Jee dy' otnc ers felt thcl lselves subject to the ac rlnistmtion 's seve -e We C2n t0t ' mul 1 in retrospect o f e i u tl 'Callsti c plotting hould be vieved iJJ obvious that recording tl em here may be sui iertluous though that t'be r are pertinent to the stocy Ve believe Elll d nation ot the bSn ot figure in a gove - ncent even wen loyalties are held to h1 a perSOl all 7 rather than to t te government as a tdll not - · I necessa rlly cause the dovn fall -•5 • •- r- s - -- • - J ' ·r·--· • ot the gover IZ lrult • 'fb is po i lJ t ws • stressed tdth respect to Castro and Cuba in en i lJ te rnal CIA draft --- - of'ter little opportmrl t7 or the llbemtiOl I ot Cuba f'ra I Cc icrnmist a govennent necessar Uy requires the removal o f 1 ts leaders from - - • · _ -- i- -r '° -- - -- -·l · i· - - •· • '' '•- · --• ·' ' -- -- 7' --- - -- - t -t l ' · - --- · · •· · - · _ U 'j d Hi 1 C i t ✓ ' those lo'e interviewed but i icll e zierges clea ly 'ra 2 t b e interlievs and 'rccti review- or fil es - X e poillt is tl at of f' requent resort to ·c· ·' » •-- · • 4 • sense or e ssas2 1J ating b 1 3 vhen it is 1 ltenc ed tbat it be read in • -·• ·- ' e Castro regime Reversing the coin w r lnd people --Uel r or doing some- thing about Castro' vb en it is clear that Yb at they have specit1ca U y - •· lY the broe der figurative sense or dislodgi ig • £ · -- i · i t • • -- - • not ave actually meant vhat they- seeaed to sa7 or may not have said f • vba t they actually meant the should wt be sur Prised U' i r oral L shorthand 1 s interpreted dit' 'ere itl tl an vas 1nte d e suggest ion _ s made to us that 0 e atiolis aimed at t le l i i stress in intelligence publ1c a 1ons 0 1 tt e pcs l'b111-cy or ca stt 0 1 S -· ' t - 5 - - I Ir -- L ·•· · 7 i-- _-_ _ rf• - i -- _ -- · • 1- -- f'Y'l - •• t• - · --11 - · - -r I BNlY ··f 1'cr the I _rector 'l e m•s on The Siti atio a a • f'or 19'50 19-53 and l tave brie t' i 9 7 3 - -apa s i 1 - 1 7 z iccessor ll l sl ort re erenc ea 1n a snz ot' Man h 196o and in 1190 ot i' ay 1905 cts 1n Cl ba 8 11 I ttel lloenc e In ea clr case tbe treat ieat i s c o z ore nor --- ' r ' 1 publlca tiOWI D ev Pearson's col t 2 0 of 7 March 1967 refers to a repor ed CIA plan 1 11963 to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro · P JU SO r e lso bas 1nfo - mt1011 l1 as yet 1mp11hl Ss-'J ed to the effect tbat t lere vas a meeting at Tobe State De iart ent at vhic h essass m t 101 L ··- ru dis Ussed 8 11d tbtt a • · · te 1 1 n la w ed 1 r 0 1 a or ri th p1l b · __ Ji - ' - -- L • i ' -¥1 JI - - ----··- ---•1 • __ ot _ _ • ·-- -· - - Castro · _ _ - - f i j I Cu ban leaders 'n e dhcussio 1 res- ilted 1 1 a Pro 1ec MOflGOOS il action e orao dt 11 prepared by Ec rard Lans hle Specisl Group meeting i • • At a ot he - 31 J'uly 1964 there vas discuss ion of a Cuban exile plot to assassill te Ca st -o CIA ha i refused ' c·_ _• Oil to a CU' a n exile eader in -4 ii • • Oil ' CUba about May 1902 nortda Ibo in turn t sd them sent to In Ju te 1902 the ex1 e leader reported t lat -- t ---- · · - - · ··-· · · - · · -- #_ -b • • • - - · · · -- ---- -- --' - t ' • I I • r' •t' • it - •• _ s - •' - -# •1 · - • · w e •- • _ IWL ¥ ' - I $ 1 I • ••o 4 I I Ii- ' - I • I ·· · · - · ·· ' -8- - ·· __ • _ '- •• o • _ - • _ _ -- -_- - - -- - - _ -- - i - _ · ' 0000 · · ' •- - _ - 1 f _ II Ve find eviden or at least three and perhaps - four a es tbat vere 'll ldcr cons1d eraU an veil be f'c e t e am fi x the time Pigs_ but ve o uy ula ti·rei ose ·•'ho h ne oooe Jmovled ge ot the episodes guessed at dates 1961 aa r or f' l ll 1959 th Oug i ' Ib e Kuch-to-August spm w haw t1lCed m y be too mrrov but it best fits the llm1ted evidence w ha-re a • l'one ot those ve ioten teved · the Cuba task force after the i l I ' f'1rst assig ed to Bar or Piss C WVs of aey or ttese • f cbe lles t wo vas b J D Ja 1a Esterlloe wo vas l ead o f' the Cuba task j t'orce 111 pre-Bay- of Pigs days is probabq- tl e 1 110st reliable have lmoVll o£ of t bem · E'e is no lot ger able to keep the • cletd ls -ot ace pbtn sepm te trCIIII those of m ot b er teach of' the facets he recall a fits SOllle rbere toto one or tl e sc baes Brence wile Esterllne tad direct responsi 'bllity f'or Cuba ope mtic a s c Esterl 1De b 1 llsel t 1' miJ ahes the best c lue as to the ' · -9 f' • -- · 1 ·- - _ · • • • --- 4 7-l-w ' t - • · ' - ' ---- - ·- r • SE Pfi EYES QNlY ' - ' ' _ · - -• - -- · · -- - t -- ··· -- i -t r· -·· • · • --- - • J• L · ·-· - • - - - ' - '· l tr ' · ' -°'· - - 1 c J - l-- 1---✓ • - - · · - •· r· • • r I i or ceans u 1 U art er U S policy concer i J g Ct ba ws decided -' l l upon about ' arch 1960 B J' about the e td or the third quarter of 19 0 e tal ene ies ot t h e task rorce re cOiloentnted in nor t te tor pursuino sucl I vills-o ' -t e-visp as these ' r the r msy in fact have been ui er consideration siwlta ieousl Ve find no evtdence that aey or these sche es ws approved at aey level higher ttan d1Vi sion1 if' ft Aerosol Att ack on Radio St a ion t I ·-· _ · i l ' ·' __ _ _ _ _ _ of i'SD re e n'bers disa ssion or a scbe le to conts mi l ate the air or the radio stuclio 'Llh e l castTo broadcast his ii s We thl I 1 1 10st lll el that r- that ec hes rith an_ aerosol spray of a cl e ical that prc4 -uces reac 1 cm s sblilar to those of lyse e acid LSD _______ I saH he l'othing came or tbe 1dee 0 had d1scou '3o--e the sc e 1 because the cbem c al could not be relied upon to be effective • _I_ _ _ _ _ _ I also of' 1'SD l I - 10 - SE6RH EY Hrll¥ Jake Esterll le cl Ai cs to have 'had in hfs possession in pre-Ba r of cheatcal r In our t Lrst interviev v1 th him 11 his recollection 'lll ls clisortentation nie thought vas to ODehov contrive to have cast ro R Oke one before ma ld ng a speech and C en to --· - - - - - ' · •· - intended -- _ z ate ll L pu l1c s pecta le I -- - -- _ -- - _ a ------ ---- _ tor Castro '-- _4116- 1 mn __ _ Ee does DOt re ie sber hmr ·posse ion but he thinks the - came in his I t e - must have bee 1 preps red b ___ _ _ _ _ --1 l'n a second internev vith EGterllne 11 ve ment1 oned t bat ve bad leamied I i I t I 1 fi lo Ic_ r 1 --•· - - · ' - ll • SEBfiff rifS Bill' - 1 --· - · · • - ' · ·-· -· ·-· llv ·4 • used accordii a to Ss e -li 1e l eca• a 1 '3 co ld i ot t'ici'J out ho Sid le Y Gottlieb _ or T SD clai ls to re ie aber distinctl r a plot in·rol cigars To e s ze tl e clarity of hls the officer then ass d to scheme W CJ De 30 ' ✓ te r m ied vho app -ou c ed bJ n vit i the Alt hougl l there la Y vell have been such a plot the o 'ticer i - - -L VB Di ' sio 1 nor ha- anyi hir- 8 to do vtt l Cu'l a operations Gottlieb re ne nbers the scheme as beiq one that s tal d about frequently but not v l dely- acd as being co cer- ed vit h ldlli g z ot merely- v l tb 1nnuencing bel ia viour As tar as Gottlieb knovs this idea never got beyond the tsll 1 g st Ele 1'SD my ave ODe a 'leacl a d prepared the cigars Just in case but Gottlieb is certain that he did not get the DD P's Richard Bissell persoml approval to release them as vouid have been done if' the operation tad gone that far Ve are unable to cll scover vbetber Est erline and Gottlieb are spealing o t a single · cigar epi sode ·or of t-JO unrelated schesaes Ve found no one else nth firm recollectio is o f' lethal being considered prior to Augu t 196°0 - l2 - _- · • - - _________ I recalls 111 e involvf ti lllu i alt £ a che lcal used by WC llen as a de Uato ry--the t 01 6 ht i eicg to destroy Castro' 1 - age as T ie Bea rd by ce us t e beard to tall out th --ou b the skin r gb t dosage causes pils tic too 1 1uc I pMduces pa ra lys1s I believes that the idea orlgi c ated in c- 01U1ectioo vith a Uip Castro w s to have made outside put out at Digb t to be shined i·c - 'llle or Cuba progressed as p r o tte mt cal and testil g 1 t cm 11 als tar as I_ _ _ _ _ _ recollection is that Castro did not make the 1 Dtec ded trip awl the sch eme tell through bei ng given I I re ebe consideration to use ot tha lli'llllll salts perlaps a ainst Castro and -- t hl Dg Yil lg do vith boots or s • 1 does not remember Vi th 'llha a le dealt on this plot ' le tow d no one else • 'iii th tim kmnrledge- 01' it · ' - - -· ' · - - ·- - - -- - - - L----- - ' - -_ - - - - - - ·' · ·- -- - - - $ '1'- ' --- - - - _ _ - · ---' -c·• _ -r··-11 -··_ ·- f- - -·- -·- ···- · - ·_ -- - • • --·- - '' ' ' ' _411 _ - -- - - - •h - -' - •• a rc'l 'i ml c t e f'1 r t _I has e - i tc l liaJ t - a ct 'ic £1 n e a ut • August 19 io • Rieb a rd Bissell Depuq ntrect or f'or Pl ms1 as keel Sb e ftield t r 1 i Edw rds D1reetar of Secw i t if Ed- ra rds ec ruld establish contact •• - vith the U S • fl_ · _ -• -· f l J•h•g ee te that 'W S e ct 1 -e 1 1 C 1 be 'f e objective clearl 3 w s tbe assassinatio r of CastlCO al though Edv u-is i claims tllat t be%'e ws a st adied avoidance o t tbe tee 1n bis c omersatiO t vi th Bissell Bissell recalls t at tbe idea orlg1 ated i- recalls b avi g had ml - ll dted la cr lledze of su h a _ple 1 a id at a l - - _ ' · much later date-e 'bou- md -1962 - · - 1 1 ·- _ _ · - · · · ··- ·--· ' • • i• - I ·I • ··- - - - · · - · · -c _ __ - - · - -- - I ' r I If LG I ·1 j rI • I i i Ii I to_ the extent ' · r • -- - tor sa ie or $500 ot the per 1 10n' a Yi six l lonths Maheu vas doi g Agency's more sensitive operations Re hss sin e moVN bis personal headquarters to Los k 8eles but retains a l in this acc mmt once vorked 'or tJ e F 3I Qmningl m e nd Maheu Ve have al read nm ed •· Later to appear are illll 1am Harvey James •i ell av h JDsell to be 1 nvol -ed in such an assigment He agreecl to - 15 -· ' •• · _ J · •· - · · • ' -- • - •' ·--c ' - t-11 _ · i- • r • ' · ·•· _ · • •• 1 ·' -· t• - - ' · ' l · - 'r' -i«a --- - - ---·-·· - ····- • -- - ··-- 'lt ' • -7 ·• t I I 0000 j • S net' Ed sm rds m ed as his case of'tf cer ror the opem' ioa Js nes P O'C'omlell a f'o ce - 5l ed a l A ent o r the Fm tl e l Chief' i - it Operatio ial Support Di Vision Ottic e of' Seeu i t J Maheu met Roselli tn 1rev· York Cit on 1 O'Connell a d Septellber 1960 t rhe Maheu · 2 involved but f1nal17 to i r rod ce l aheu to •Sam Cold vho Ii- either or c ould - e ccm ac ts vitl s r- ulicate ele ieats 1a Cuba • WO rd pt handle the 1ob - -0 '· _ E selll said he had no bterest in bet lg paid f'or his id pat io i and believed· tint la • -cu ld f'eel the • •·'I - • - --- • #• •• - p -- _ - -- i t • i f that he ws in Mia i ' Cia i ana is O'Con iell ws in -oc t ced i l t xe to Rose°lll a an lo ee or -tueu the expla o a'io l 'bei t st O'Co ll vould 1- andle the case f'- ir l- ahe because Me l e'J vas too b s t vo - 011 it f'u11 ti - e I the operation at this t i C J· i_G_' - • f Ed ol rc s h self' di l not meet Roselli · '• • told Bicsell that he ad e trtend a private i n -estig ator Jho had a contact vho in tum bad other CO ltacts Cuba vould be vUl1 t g to tru e on such operation p rt or Septel llber · · ones 1960 8 11 vhom syndice te As or t l e latter Ed- 18 l'ds O'Coc ell mid Bissell vere t le o tl 7 i in the Agency lo ho krielr of a pl a l again st Castro involving U S of' the plan because C- iba vas beii g 1 0 -i1 1 e4 b7 Bissell at f that t De Vi th Bissell prese at Ed- -ards 'brlef'ed Director Alle 1 D-Jlles ---•- Ci g ' ·1·- i r-· SEO tU Pit £lit¥ •• ' '• mtttz --1 - 17 - I · _ _ • - Ill I t 1 • II -' ---· 1 - • 001111 iar r • - ' I t -t cerel ¥ codded preSUl Ll lbl T 1 D ucderstancU ng and app - ival th ere vas no oppositi cm f Cer a1 1J 7 Edwards states tbat wile there ws no for al approval as such he fel t t iat he cl ea rl y l ad tacit approval l -- · to use his o- m J u t Bi ssell caci t ted $150 000 ror tbe support or the operation • • C lmllent In the light or this descrl ptioo of' the b iert g it is appropriate to CMJecture as to Just wat a t 1 s sate to ec c cl given t he IIIClel1 the Dlrector did pu ticipa Uq and tbe ' neral su'bJec-t of the eetil lg t a t t le re ws little · dellbenr tel T b l w ed amt the s peci t1c Intended resul t was e rer statecl 1n l e - - e It 1s al so reerotmble to conclude that tbe p ii atecl aroida ice oi' bad 1i'Or'ds 8 epaa ized · to tbe pa rtid _ a nts t le e sensi t 1Yit y of' the_ o_pe 3 ticn 1 ·-o· • -a f ' 'rc 3 a cllsta lce but O'Co i ell never et either Gold' or Joe • Ee d d ho- 1e 'ler learn U eir tn -e ce it ties z ie o it ldt a to the ve-e later ' kl Of 'ice o Sec urit J DDCI of 24 JWle 1955 places C e ti e as seve -al O'Connell is nov 1 1cert a1n as to ·- ther it ·Jas 011 tllis first visit to f f iami or o i a subsequent ooe that be and I Bl eu learned _ the true ideati ties at separate hotels ot e e t-JO men Y JUeu and O'Connell vere stayi D g Maheu phoned O'Co m ell one Su iday 1 10raing a ui t ' 'r - · called bis attention to-the Parade supplec ent in o e ot that aor li 1a s Mia lli nevspapei-s pictures ot prominent members 011 the Coss lfostre vit l 'nl e can Maheu e ld O'Com ell lc lev as Se m Cold' appeared as Ma s Salvatore Sam G1anca ia a Chicago-'based t·- · · It carried e n article gangster ·· · 'Joe the cou --ier vno ws never ic e t f fied to either Maheu or O'Co m ell 1n a iy oe er wy tu --ned out to be Sa ltos Traf fica ite tJ e Cos a Jfostra cbieita Ln in Cuba At that U e the g3l lbling casil os ve re still o perat f D g 1n CU'ba and Tra 'fic ante vas reguls r ttlps bet- -ee i _ti amt and Eava a syn llcate busu ess OD The ca slc os vere ·closed e d gamblin vas bam ed the casinos 1o-ould be pe r-1 tted to reope a for to•ctsts 2 11d foreta - ers - - • •· • -t ' ' 11'_ - 19 - ·•··-t t ' _ _ -·· -- - i · ' - r· a l••p • l - • ·· tt l n j The issue of 30 Septe Dber 1961 p eVious veek e I O c ed t lat the last of' the a SU O - - d cl sed ' I Boselll1 the cach1 lery ' o r tbe • set in e ot on or assassi nat1o i ws I I The sequeac e of' events is not clear but it is I• sa e 11111 lterl als vent e hea4 vithout e Qress approval • Co l lent It should be noted tl at TSD maintains a s ck ot equip ient I -· · ID8 ole o r Sil t ·-- • -·- r I and mate rial s f'or operatio al use te6 ai clb n 8 about 'W len rles are i at eri el s or cLevtcea that u-e not stoclt items it is not - mescal 'or t e teclmicb 1 s to go ahead vith the p -epe ration o ' the tertals or devices e g 3 1 lst I f I- I• I -o· l I • J J preparations f'or this operaU c i i- - - 1 I f 20 - f I- r • SESUEi Bl QHLY www • -· ·- ·- 4 · · J t ' ' ' ' -- ' - i#' •• • ' · ·• __ _ - _ _ _ f •- -- a' · ··· -' JI • r· · ·•· - - - -t • 1 ·- - - _ i - Cornelius Roo e'ffllt then Chief of TSD us t le clear lmpressi r l - _ ······ ' · I that all request s wre levied through I 1 1 stances vere cited in the cou -se of' this icqui y - rhere su I not the case WS The practices and procedu -es in exis ance at tb e t i e cay account vb at did not happen B ld tor the ditferl g c egrees of sigo ifice nce Dr Edvard Gwm Chiet Operations Division Oi fice ot J ed1cal Services has st notation t bat on 16 AUci --U3t 1960 he received a box ot to be Fidel's 'avorite bram'l 1 and he thinks they vere given to him by Shef Edvards 1 i 1 i · Edvard does not recall the 1 lcident Gun i 1 bas a I ll ltat1o i that he contacte of 7SD on 6 September 1 6°· lree lbe experimenting with SOille cigars and then treating ------' · a 1'ull box Be cannot DOV l- recall whether he w s lm tiall y give11 t'JO i ·I i t 1· 1 f boxes experimenting vi th o ce and then treat llg tbe other or vhetb er he bought a box for experlzentatioo after -h c h he treated the box lied hi l b 7 Gu m He does not in fact b e r Gwm as the a full box of f'trty cigars with botullnu s toxln a v xulent po1soa that _ - 21 - ·l 4 ' ' ·- l IJf I - -· • •-t • • - - ·• '- ' • - · 1iffU Ji ' i i SEG«IT f - ·-I' dist inet 1 y re e lbers the th s-am-seals Jo o he hsd to do on the box aad c i each or the vrappeci cigars both to E et at the cigtlrs and ·to erase evidence of' perl g and s ill has it Jie kept cne of' the exper-1 en' al cigars He retesud it du -ulo our illqt ir and fcucd t at the toxin st Ul retained jv of its origi nal e fectiven ess The cigars 1 -ere so heavil y conta irlJ La ted t lat cerely putti g one in tbe mouth JOuld do t he Job intended rtct im vould not actually have I Gwm 's aotes shov that be reported the cigars as be1 cg ready f or dellver r 09 7 Octooer 960 I _---- notes do not shov actual • loc lffl as 1 portant - 22 - ' - cf · J- I ·- - P - --J ''1'1 4· I ii - · Ill t - f --•• i ··• spoke ta R oi5evelt o i -t he m bJect Rooz evel- x e o spee king to Ed- -ar Ls att er Si sell c isci s it vith r e- -ard s Bissell does n rt aspects ot t ie problets but believes tl at nust have closed the re ember s asking to be introduced to a cbe aist did DOt lllll Cle ii th target to l l ousevelt but Roosevelt says he mev 1t Jbosevelt believes that he wuld have put FA wards 1n '- l ______ I then cl 1et of' 'l'SD's C'ce 11ical Dirt 'io1 1 but ft a I - - touch vitb • Bar-tiler as ·J O recollectlon ot such vork at that til e _ _ _ __ rec al ls other operations at otl er tt es but not this · · l · t He iS sure that he i • did my t at 1 ' tur i ed it O'l er · ass 1t to tol one I Roosevelt could have '----------1 _ ____i •-· -- c - · -· - ---li--· ·•# i - - - - Roosevelt remembers tl at four posslble_ pproacbes ve re considered ••• •• • I•• - -- - •• • • • - 1_ £ - __· · -·· · l sa iet b ng higb J toxic such as shell ish poison to be ad d niste red u • •••• - • -- - · ' •- - · - vlth a pin wich Roosevelt said ws vhat ws st lled to Gary Po- -ers ' · --- • -' - • • i i i t Bissell recalls the sa ae dec1s101 1 ti - I · r · -- • __ -'-f•· - · · ·- • ' · •- -iic- s'lilt - ONLY - ·- •• •• - • •• ' V 1' t s t t ' ' - ·-' ·-· -- -- i t·t · ' lI j t t tyin 1 1 to s recollection tb 3 t Ca tro trequeo l d - s lc tea co fee t f 1 i • ' ' • suited ' Jan a rJ - February 1961 desirable vl st vas actua 11 y prepared e nd delivered · ms a solid i J the tor n of sc all p1l1s about the size ot sac6ari ne tablets l t re iembers meeti lg vi th Edw rds and O'Co ell in Ed iards' offlc o to IC'J dicc uss the requirei ent • I and I It meeting all i ' vith a timl y predictable end result ot those requirements liquid or sol id f'ocr The pecU'icaUcns ·ol' re that the poison be stable soluble sa f'e to b ruldle u detectable not 1 ediat ely act i lg I l'-_____ lstates that the pill form ws COlllCilent 'nle gangsters - ca r have bad so e influence on the · cboi c e of' a of assassination Ma heu's discussiollS vi th tbea CO l Si rat on as given 1a-ays or accampllsb1Dg the mission i r to possible Apparently tee 4 gency-bad first t loug t 1n · terns o f e typical · gangland-styl e ld lllng in vbicb I • I ho· • - - f II I · · ·- · 1 · · • ' ' t' · _ · • ·· • ·-· --11111 ·- · - ' -_ - _ _ i- · ri i · l - IIIIJ lll llll_ __ _lllll6161o1'illliilllliil'i Ml1 ' t i' iiiuffl --Cll lit'di llllli i• '•· 1 • a • - •----- i a · i j '-i il l «r _yi t ll li - il• 1 ·_- - i O'Coimell says that 111 his ver r earl Y discussions vi th the pngst ers or core precisel Y t and it zcs y be put up in either chosen because of ease and safety or b endUog _• t •• Botulin c ces nearest to • l i· F •• t • •••• ' - I_ _ _ _ _ L • • - _t • - • · • - - - • - · •_·_ _ - - · - • • ·- · ·• ' • - •• _ · -- - ·- -···· •· •·· · • - __ • ¼-i - - -- -r _ ··· • • • _ j G ✓-• ·· -v-- i v -- •• ° ' - o t • - • •• - 1 • • • • • - d -• • - • •• • 4t • •· • •·• - · ·· ·• · h • t JII • _ _ c·- _ · -- - · -' r - --ct• -r · 0000 - - -· ----- i i 1 r e of tireams negU gible lie ca id that no o ie cc uld recr i d w do Giancana stated a preference tors lett al pill that could be put into Castro's food or drtnk Joe the courier WS Trai' i cante in touch vit h a disaf' 'ected Cuba 1 t oi'i'icial vi th access to Castro and i r -e5U labl t ot a sort that ii l vould enable him to surreptitiously poison Castro t t ' Tl le ga igsters ' their man inside as Juan Or a vho as then Office C aiet and Diree7 or reral of' tte Office of' t le P ri le M1 11ster Castro i l- The gaI1gsters said that Orta had once been in a posftion to receive kickbacks f'rom the ga lb interests bad since lost • that cource of' 1nc0 3e and needed the eone tlllen Edvards received the pills he dropped one into a glass f wter to test it for solubility and found that it did not even disintegrate let a lone dissolve l$ • l ____ __ lt oo t tbe m back and •de up a nev batch that c et the requirement for zolubill tJ' i i · 1 • e Ed rards at that point vanted assurance that the pills wre truly lethsl • called on Dr Gun i to make an independent test of' them Gu r n t20ney to bu-J guinea pigs as test antt als i E lw rds pw Gunn has a rec ord'oi' a Cun tested tile pills on the guinea pigs and f'oU ld thl II iet fective - 25 r · - ·- • - - · - i• j f f · · · t· _i · f ' I _ • _·- ____ __ ls rates 1 a- - st3 or bo- · lin o a G _pigs ere n t valid becst s e g a pig3 av a high reshtance to this parti- - a ln r toxin pm seu · tested tb pills on i on te rs e td fou i d t e r did the '----- Job E _x iected of ttex 1 Gu l 1 on the gutn ea pf test results ot tests 1 the pU 18 date Clil l 011 gu cea Ounn probably reported onl that the pigs Dr Oum2 has a clear rec ollectloa I Roosevelt also reca 11 s such a meet J ag also vithout a Cw ms' notes record that hiG last act Lou an t e ope ration cac e I ' 10 February 1961 men be put Gottlieb 1n toucll v1th Edva rds • ··111 ' -· recalls that he dealt nth I ______ I _--- ms m record of - tI · · i · •I••• -t - 2G - I SESRET • EKS CNLY • • • i -- · • • _ · - · · s 1111ur a· •• • - ' - ·¥ · '_i i'- · · 't • -I -··· ' • w _ ·J I - 1 i · r - • • ·- Tne c ates on rh1c I P'Cc i ell rc ehed the pills and ubrequently i assed t to Roselli ca ot be establlcl l ed It vould hive bee 1 ' i --t-1- i l'i i t _ I --· f •l • vith Gottl' eb --4 l Gm i •s notation on this point is not 1a accord nth the recollectio s of a r of tbe ot en invol ed • ' Ve are unable to O'Connell l i II Rosell 1 pe szed j i µI·I - I pills to Traf'fiea ite P osell 1 repo to 1 u l rstood to b ve kept the pills for a couple of''weks before - - Zl - • · V frLts -V•t cm r - · --'l - - 4 -· · · ' l - _ _-_ • - - - - r- t i -i-c - --- · ' 1 rtJ t- I l- - - r· - - -· ' - Ott' ce o t 26 Ja 3 r 1961 v n billt r I ot t e Ott ' ' ·f 1 - He took re f ge 1 a Mex ca t1 E t assy- vb en Ve eniela bro lati Jns 'II 't Castro ref- i ed to glve h1 s a sate car duct pass until October 19'64 vben be w s allo- red to ler ve tor _ i • ll April 1961 and beca ie the respci u 1- vU l CU'ba 1 1 Ii'o-- er 1961 '' pl n-• ' o f'o t e o r en 1 ti0 1 ws still go on 1 1 MiAlld ed 1 a Va en the Venezuelan E ll ass7 Men co City Ee - Ti ved i l MLald 1tt early Febn axy 1965 It ap pears t s t B l d o•co ceu did not 'kno- t at the l· I -i J t- s l f ecce S to Castro T desc ribed bJ l a 5 a m an Ibo had once tad a position that all o-Jed bJ I a n kA l-o ft on bll ng i rott a · · 01 1e held t e l r' ll le Kl m ster's Offl c e which he lost t the gangsters 1 ad a it - mn in Cl i a 0Q v1th e8 SJ access to Castro r at the7 actuall y bad -as a mn U e d at mt lost acoess nae i· previousq-me nticm d 214- Jt t11e 1966 ot · ·· f the opere tia i i• prepu-ed b7 the Office or Securl tJ' states that vben Orta auiked out - r _- _ · -l•· · • la f t _ l - 28- 'I i 1· - - • • • w • ·l t - • - _ •' 'J J l' iif -·ni x · · · 7 ··· ---· - '·7- -· _ _ _- •· _ • - 1 _ _ _ - -· - - •· ·· - ·- j - · ·-··-'- f 0000 • - - • i ·· - • -- - · - - -·' -·-· - -- -- t r··-- - ·- - I i ' Co nt vbo alght do the Job f e ide it if'f ed hi 11 as Ton y Ve I O ' a D - Mam -el Antonio de V C t y Loredo f • part ot the lar er Cuba l operation Va o ca w s U e head ot ·l ' O'Coll lell mden ood -that Varo a that nrl AV suspected that Varona 1o-as not keeping hf s bargain nth tl3e Agenq Coc iment Reports tra a FBI s t bo- r Trat' 'tcante z a7 have know o f' Varo2 Clz1 2l Deoe tber 1960 - t the Ba -eau f'or rarded 1 aa de b r U S rac kete1 -s to ••J -e-ce anti-Ca a iv itie S i n i n Cuba in the event Castro - as OP- - h 'O'lm --l-· A later repor o f ' 18 J's m eey 1961 associates Varo a 'Iii - h tb se scbe es Varom - - 29 1 -·_ - 1 -- i - - L - - - - ·- ·-· - · · -- · k _ - - ' '° ' i '- ' · - - - - f •j •od• •• ·- - · · 1 - · • - • '1' 1'l e Buree u re POrt alleged tba Moss• is ress 'I as o ie J'uUa Cellini wose brotl -ers rep -esent ed tvo or the ls rgest e s l in g ·xel Orts vere unsuccessful TJ ere is a record ot CIA interest 1n HOss but there 1s - ·· no indication that the Age z y bad any 1 1- rolve ' le Dt 'With hi 11 in cormect1on II 8 I l 962 1959 tor use by E Dhision in his ···--J and agam 1n lcrreiber for use by- CA Start under Project ZRMAJ E the exploitation ot pollt1cal co s- lto nts • Re wa granted Covert Security- role as L __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ l Cuba Clearances iJl I ' i • - nth • a-• prcgn a for In early 1905 Moss became o t interest to the Rouse Foreign M a1rs Ca l dttee because or his record I Ii 8 ot ha Vina represented w rious foreign gover z 11 1ts A lllel IC ra i dr m prepared by CA Sta ti' 1n March l 965 SUL tes tba t the records do not sw n e ey use z 2de ot Moss b eit t er 1B D ids 1011 ' o· ' or by- CA Sta 1 The CSA or 7 - 30 - ••• '_ • Rove ber 1962 spec 1 fies tl s • e •It •• - a · 1i Jr ' _ j ' · ___ - - -· _ - - ' 'IH - ·z ·· · -··-'I ·• JI CS · J_ 1 r co atbs or the c l e or t e a oval cc ciw uca tio i s equip ient Coc ient BT tbis tice Roselli had bee l le certain t at -I 1 I ·1 goverm ie at man - CU but ttat O'Con ell ihould not co itir 11 • Boselli said t Mlt as a loJ' ll k lerlcan be vould do vba tever be could and ww d never div- tlse the operatio i i this to him • Roselli ws to deliver i 1Cme1' to Varona for expenses ' O'Co ell nov recalls the SJ lO mt as $50 000 rec alls t as • $2 5 000 Since Edards ws absent O'Connell -had to • get approval trc m Ed1 -ar -s 1 de Uty Rol ert Ba m ercan vho mi tU t eA • f I · -· -'i -'· r - '' - I J •• - -' •_ 1 - - - - ····· _ - - -· • L- ·· ·· ___ - _- x w• ii • t - f' - - - i -' 4 · · - # ' • - 'f'r ' u - _ - ' «· - 7 c s ·· •- · - - -' 7 j b ' ' · - • · · · · ' J - -4 - ' 1n the Office ot Se_C rrt ty D 3 IO r a d t 1 CoEi cent u a col ie t Ester says t at · app -cacln lg Bayot P1gz ope ration 1ffl e Q be U U ps vere in fact ta ken ·• to end VU'ODA 's putid pat10 11n the 6 - di ate plsn t ey w-- e 1ce f f'ect1ve Xt is c lear tba t he co uU ued a i an 1 ltegra part ot the cate e e le i IJ ttle is lc iov t ot' tbe de U re cbsme1 s be tZld Va rom Varona w s belleved to h 1e air asset t -i ··1 to Castro E iuds recalls sc a e about a c o itact vh0 -orted in a restaurant t' eqµented by Casuo and wo vas to receive the pills l '1· e i • - 32 - - - _ ' t - i 1-ef de Cuba in a pos1 tion to slip a pill · · • - I 1 _· - _ rf't • _ _ i __ _ _ - __ • -- f ' f ' • M -- - t ' 'f j ·thro O'Connell that the o e -atic -as orf'--even it sccetll1I g 1962 until April of Pigs taUu re • • after the Bay • i· _ i 1 • O'Connell agrees tha the o erati 2 vas called ott Pigs but that the ten Ji t at1on - -as not fi m Be believes that the re was scmethlng s o g __ • ot He clearly relates t e ongi ls o t le o_perati n to 0 2 t1 al bet- reen Aprtl 1961 a m _ Aptil 196 2 but J e ca l lot no- r recall i ta- ie ag -ees • n Bill • f •• 4 Ic over a going operation j Cc i ent As disting- tished tr m Zd·-'IU'ds and O'Connell 'It • both Bissell and Esterline place t i e temi llat 1on date t · oi tl e assasslna tion Ol era tion as bei ng about su conths bef'ore the · • · i ·· Bay- _· • -· -- r - ot Pigs Esterlbe gives as his reason tor so believing tile fact that the decision had bee i 8 C2 to go al ead Vi th a iass ve l major operation instead of' an ind vidi a ll --t P eted one sucli as • ·u- -- l J • 1 l '-· i ' - - 33 - -•- fe -- -- i L•·'- _ • - - -· ••a• ••• e # 1P r • - - • • '-' - - ' - 111 '-' '•• - ···· L LJ U JJ t- • es•t-i J It is clear t st th s plc a to assassinste Ca tro eftec'tively- co itl 'ed in train lltU eti Je af er the 7 of Pigs · he has no s-_pecit1c tecollection t · ot havi D g dm e so Re W lk s that 1 lstead ot ret urni 'lg them to TSD t e probably vould have c estro -ed record of t be pills ha Yi lg been r e d t _l him but he says be 1s quite sure ti a t they vere In a memoran d1Z ot tJ -t i ·- stated that 1movl e o t l p rticular operation ws limited to six perso 1B c-- l lli- May 1962 Sbetttcl d In the cou Se of th ls inves_ iption w have 1dea t U1ed the tollo- d ng ' persons wo knev in late 1900 or early 1961 of this sped fie plan I I 2 Ceneml _ 3 lli chard Bi ssell Deputy Di ector for Pl w J s l · - 1 t ' · ·-· t f • ·• · I a t c_ P i Sbe ld Ed rardslll' Director of Sec m 1 ty 5- James Q'Comlelt Oi' f % ce of Seeurit - the case of'ticer 6 J D Ester Chi ei' 1- Cornelius Roosevelt Cllet 9 ' • •• - '1 1 • 1 wfo ICl emic u D1vts1on Edva -d Gmm Chief' O_peration s Division Xedic al Services __ - SEOREf-·ffiS B llY -·· - ·-L '- 7 1 '• r - fr '- - · - -- --- -- - ·• · - - - - -·- - r '¥ - - -f t - ·· 1 • ' ' i 8 l ______ t --- Deput - Di rector of Central Intelligence · • '° 1 0 cabeu -t · ···-·' I·t ·- w r - • J f if --- -· t T r n 10 «illie s iiar rey C ief 11 Sid ey Gottlieb 6 ecial saistant to t le DD P GottU eo•s ca e o-as eacoun r d repe ltedly in t l1s inquir✓ but t e denies moving of the oper ition 1n 1900-61 12 Eobert Bann el' la Q 1 Deputy Director of' curt ty 13 J C King Chief WE Di vision tl e operation at the tu e He too denies k c o rlo g ot ' ie foll oviI g persons outside the govere 2ent are knovn to be vi tttng of' th-e operation and el th er koov or strongly cruspect the Age icy's co mection vith it _ 1 Robert Maheu a prl'Vate investigator 2 J'obn Roselli the Agency's prl Dcipal contact· v1th the I I s bl syndi co te 3 mi Gianca na 1 an importa o figu_ e in the sy wllcate a Santos 'l'ratt 1 cante the courier md Ja n inside Cuba These additional people vere aw re of the operation but t leir knovle ge of CL 's connection v1t h it can only be speculated 1 J'Ul Jl Or a the 2 Antonio Varo i a e Cuban exile leader 3 T re son-in-law of Varoca vho is k wim to have been 1 lvolved v1th hb closely du d g this til ie 'l ne Varoca 20l t1 e mkes no reference to Varona hsving a -son-in-le v but l e identified t ds close associate as such iwi orlgir ally selected to poison castro i U - d l '•• Q U lf · _· iz - _ 1 1 -r ·l· - • - r - - _ 'i - -• ••·· ··· ' '- ••·' • L' '· - - _--_- · _ ______ I - 35 - _ SEuARJI '_ r tho - _ '• a · · - ' ii · _ - - • _· · _ _ · - - I - - • -· - -- ··- ---------- --· - _ ·-· - - -- - I now bas bu t it '127 f n l caey ot the tetaU s o thls operation It it does tl e a the c L -- 1 e ot those r r1 - c- l eable vould be vicle 2ed t o 1 a clude P ' 1 Edvard 2• Cola m ist Drew Peanoa and probabJ T his partner Jack Anderson - 3 Chier Justice Earl Varre11 Ii James Bavle7 chief' o tbe Secret Service ' f 'f ·- l 5 6 7 Maheu' a Vasotrit cm att omey Pat Cbyne Exec utiw Secretary of' the rFIAB Att o mey- General Rallsey- Clark Various 111mbers or the Fm I 1-- f· _i I£ ii-i 1 · _ -_ - ·_ - _ _-_· _ _ _·_•_- _ - -• • · • -· - - - - • •· • • · • _ - ·- t ·-· ---' j_ - I - I -- I - J6 - WJinrs' i· · -' · • ' ·t _ t ' b r autbortty or Richard Bissell on pl ase ox e or t le gn ablln g i Y- - -- Harvey's C' S quote Bissell as cayi g White House bas tvice urged me to ere ate such a capabllity B s el l r o c all B d scussir g · · _ ' the question of developlng a general capability 'llit l Aney Re ment ic med the Edwrds ga mbllng synclicate ope tion agaU1 St Castro in t bat context but be n ov tbiDk s that the operation ws c mer byttien and that ref'ereru e to it case in point 'W in te z r s ot a past operation as a It ws cm this basis that B'L---vey a rra ag ed to be briefed by' Ed'wa rds B'arlrey' t'i x1 ng ot the c b te as Febnmr-J -as oul1' ··t after X viev' of' both Feeding the brief1tlg am rolloving' it as lie says XIO r that 1 t might have bf n earl T as late JIU W IU7 or as late as Y ar-- h J - ' • ' - 11 • 1961 After sane dis01 Js-icm of the proble ls involved i l developing an Executive Action Capab111ty Bissell placed E'srve y in charge ot the • -- ·- -n·- · ' i -·--- • - _II ' - - _ 1· -- ' SEGRE EVES SHlY - -- -- _ • ··_· •• • __ ·· -- - - - - _ · - -·-- · -- • - - • - - -· · • _ •Lr '- 1- - 'm - - - t -- -- ---- ' r --- -4' - - - · • - -- ' • • -- • • • ·t - ' - • I • - •• - i • • • - • ' - • I # ' ' ' · - - · · t ot the problea Silver •·' '112 C 1 An old Sil -er as d Ii Sl ey Crlt ' ie al re td c- t 1 l arve used r Si lce i c e1relc l the Executive Act1c i Capabillty- although cever 1o-tth respect to Castro Ye did not questio i Cottlleb on hia knoYled e ot the proe-ram tor creating an Executive Action Cal2billt b- t Zarvey's mention ot bi a 111 th13 co mec tion m ex le 1n a iOtat1o i b-J Dr G t at Harvey • instructed Gwm to cliscuss techn1ques Yi th Cottlleb vlthout as30c 1 llti g the d scuss1011 nth the Castro operation • 1- Barve7 states that arter the decis10 1 ws made to go ahead vlth I · ·t·· the creat1Dg of' an Executive Action Capabill- 7 a id v'--11 e he vas 'tl - ' still cliscusaing its devel opnent v1th Bissell he brleted Hr Belms fully II 011 the eneral concept but vi thout me it lo of t ie then oagoing i pl all to assassinate Castro The Executive Action program came to be know as ZRRD J B prlnc pa l asqt vas u I by-I r agent rJm who 4 ' l ta been reczuited earlier Ii lror use ill a special operation 1D tbe Co o-E-- ••••• • Ad r nlW'I• lit ilm to be ru i IJT Justtn O'Dom ell• - · - i -- '·· ·I - J · · O'Donnell ma le a surve of the scene decided he wnted no part 1D I i ·I an assassinattoa attempt and asked to be released--vhlch Bissell granted Die proJect mw e zaro FI E firs appears 1D t 2e tlles J Hay 1901 1962· o 1 a al thoup tl e first xecorded appr n-al is dst ed l 9 Februar 'l' ae aev DD P Bel is OD t 2t date e uth i ed Bane - ·c 117 - -- -·- ---- _ _ __ _ _ - -- 4 - j · f - · • '- - · - t - -1 · ·· - ·• J-·'· • -- _ _ - - • • ••••_ L W°f 1 - JJ _- _ 'iC'i ___ I i - 38 - SEGRH E' ES ONlY • - - • _ · ·- ' Sffit T Fit3 8HL¥ •- f J • - -' _ --2 - - - j cxpe di -1 res was t o be lrJ i_ e enl catego -J ecl cation c i n-ey•s certU'1- initial a pp -ova l ws t'or $14 700 OOll Sisting ot -$7 200 tor QT n N's 8 ' lual sela 7 ld $7 500 mr operatic al expenses Project ZRRl F7 E ws covered as e i D c iera4 i l ostensibly to develop a capabllit7 to - e iterlllg 3afes e d fbr lddna lllg couriers It con tuwed on a course sepuate f'rcm the Ed m rd5 gs bUrr syndicate that 011 that da he discussed 111th B1si ell the application ot the I ' ··1 ·c· -- J to nm the operation agiab st castro lbrve r adds that as a canpletely 1-m related de -elopne a t shor l r a fter this cllscuss1on vith Bissell he ii w s told b7 ll'ellu t he t he ws to be placecl i 11 ch1ui 'e of the Agency's Cuba task t'orce • t· - · · Ia te 1961 - Eari 1962 · - Jiarve7 recalla that he ws ver y busy nth a ZllD er of t hiags i 11 the pe ocl that t'ol lmled the discussicm vith Bissell that led to his tali ing o ler Ect ra rds' castro o peraticn resp ns1b1llt1es in FI D Mitchell def'ection case Be ws over his Ee ws vorki ZJ Vitb tSl on the Hartin Re ws reacllng in 0 1 Cul a operatioas and · · - 39 ••• • ' i • •• -r • ' · 4 • • • • • • • • • _ _ - ' •••• ' 'r• • • ____ • • • -• • • • ______ • -woo - · - ·· -- - 1- r _ t · -- - - t - - • t•• ·-· ' 1 f - - •• • • # _ _· - _ i - _ ---·____ _ _ _ ····-- t · • - -- - • - i ··- - • - _ t · -- · - ' Ir out the details ot t e takeover d i r' lg t-r arcli • Cc c ent Atter lsney took over the Castro operation h e I ran it as one aspect ot ZP RIF' to- revcr he persooally ha o dl ed the Castro opera t on and d1d ot use S Jl Y ot t -e asset being t Executive Action p qnoayi ious vith QJ' rnr Cl 1 2e to be treated 1n his mind as be the a r- it -wrld l lg 011 the over-all progra 3 i I lie says that vb en he vrote of' 'l2 U Ff 2 Q J' tm the rete -ence vas to Executive Action Capability a 1one he ws referrl ng to Castro vould disclose this cllstinctto i and tou id it f'or tl e mst be used the cryptonym ZRRIFL E 1 e a He said that bis correspondence •Ve revieved the- cor respondenc e UC 'e Ve · I co ··· • f ' - -• • h ·•L _ · - - - • · - i ia --· - • ·--· t r · a I C b J 1961 • There is n o 1 nd c at a l 1n t e t1 l e l a tbe_ Execut i ve A - tion Ca iablli 4 y of' mrIZ r - m1 1'la ever u ed ' ' April lI 1962 Ed iard s rel-alls Harve Y contac ti g b1 a i I Aprl l a lli asking ta be put 1n tc uc h vitl I Bcselll Edu ards aJ' I t st be verified Eel ns' i approval aml then made the ar a ca e cents Earre7 sta• ea that be briefed ' 1 'elms before b s first c eetillg vi th P ocelll exp1B1DS-•g its purpose and that be also reported to Bel as the results ot his z ieettng vi th osell 1 lianeJ' states t bat t erea tt er he regala rly' briefed Helms Oil the status of the Castro opemt1 cm Ca ent Ed m rds r 1 te1 1ent tl- at he ' Terlned Eel ms• been mde vittf J g of thi p b hg ISJ'tldicate operation spin st Cast o Harvey added tmt 1 en le briefed 'el is on Roselli I lie obtained Relns' ap proval D0t to brief' the Director i ·• • --··-·· ·t-· Edlm rcls H lrrey a ¥1 O'Co C U have dif' i 'erl g recollectJ ons•of the specUics or t 2e turncil'ver frc a Ei -a r' s O'Co cell ta I' Ra ve - tot 1 - ' --··-- - - · l · · - -- -3 - · -· - · · -· _ _ - -L • •' - - · • • • ° ' __•• • _ • - azlfJ'Ni_ - t - - r I • _ _ - c• w• · · · - - - _ - l - ·J t · - ·- · ___ ' - - ·- - - ' - • Ir - ' • • ••• • •• # • •- • • - • •- • - •' i j -- - · - - - '•••-- _ i• - ' • _- _ - - a- - • - _ _ if l __ --· - -··- 1 1 f - - 'f ---· - · i • V1 th each 01' other two here is no 41 sag --e nt on ti e f'ac ot the tc -- ver nor o a 'Llhea it t c place The reoollections VilU7 transfer - o Earve a cd o i Just to- r clean t2 break -as be een phase a Edwards believes tbat the operation ws called canpletely after the aay ot Pigs and t lat there v1H ott no tur J ler operatio sl activity in co i - ection vtth it w atil Harvey met 1 -f· t ' ' Roselli and reac tb-ated the operation u A i'ril 1952 o•co i mell introduced Har ey to Roselli and Edwrds bad nothi Jg tur her tr f do 111th the opem t1on--vi th the exc eptiol - I ot a meetill3 Vitll Attor iey Oener u Bobert Ken iedy in c cm ie iOD Vitll the l eyllls f ihe Yiretapping ind deat ts McGuire Viretappi lg 1 ucideat I ' ' · 1reccu ds shov that on lli- May J · · ' 1902 Harve y c alled Edvards •anc1 ·- ---- -· - - SESnH EYit S llY - - - -· r L f - • · -- Rosell 1 tor the future • Ii - · '4 i_ - - 'm -1 _ • · - - • '• · - - - -- -_ I • - I • -- •--- i · - 2 - - 1 - ··-- 1· a_ ' ·- b e yiz I '1 l O 1 t h access to a restaura lt t req1 -e 1ted by Cast 7 - Tee 111 1ecl ' anics - ere ident1c al '111th i i those desert by Edwrd s a ld as reported in our earlier accou lt or phluie one or c O'Connell' acCOU 1t or bis m 11 in the early veeb rollovfJ ig Baney-' evident that there 'lnlLS role ill t he operation sup sed ·· I - - -r · f - takeover s it not a clean bree t between the orn ce or I ' b ' l _j i he claims ' o be unable to b e r acy- ot tl e p rticuhra lhere are otller d i n t s m0o g the three on tacts I bey are rertevecl here not bec auise the r alter the essential ftt ct of ' the i It II -- - · t- - _ - a certain point in t iJ lie but because the y- suggest t bs t persona Ibo 'lere wpposedl r ar w Ltthtg - i · i · or events af'ter the b a D b rrer wre 1n tact fJ - Rtu ve r's notes sh0v that he and O'Comlell w nt to Ilev York CitJ' to 1 1eet Roselli on the 8th a id 9th ot Aprtl 19 2 O'Co mell recalls t -0 - - - - f ·- • - I - - - -- ' __ ' _ ··- -• kl 5 J ' 1 ••11 ti1Cz Wrn ·r • 'I•• ·' 'f· I- •• 'lt- ' -•·· ___ __ - I -- ·-· • it t ' Maheu wre present He a ld Maheu vere in the sa ce FBI t r a class at Qcant 1co in 194 re does r ot ' 'eme ibe - rf_q ee i • - 1 _ ll % I - Signed 'b i -• _ · _ i-- • - · f a Il • r to Berlin O'Connell · reassu e bi c ' '- wo set up tbe meeti g is Just as pos1t 1ft accma y of his r r ·Hotel Savoy- 'Cf•J t r ere all_ four sta ed L-- er cliscussiaa s Maheu steel cll J ler a t 3e Elk Roc u a 1'asb 1c me ble restau ant 1n a nea rb7 hotel O'Com aell sa -s ibe Y '1 nished di mer about th at Mal eu p1c ked up t e tu 9 30 or 10 00 p a Bosell 1 WD ted to ' -- J - ' L - - - ---- e __ _ •• _ _ • - ••· __ _ _ - 1 ___ -- • ' - - -- ·4I ••·• - A - - _ • DD - - - - · - - - - - - i per'1 h a •i· - - tU T - • u 11 n ' 111 ' ' ···-·J t all c f tl e 'c lu s - ere cl ooed hood l o o ro- o i tb ey - · · · t_ aroc d tJ e ighbor- il8 li _--d o n bar a d fu ally r nmd 1 -p at t le i vi th Do roth y KPgaHea and Lf bemce i l ger Bose zar 1 Cloo n ey · f tor the opei n 1 cg night ot ' lb avoid P lyllls McGui re 's r ee 11 g him ·• 0 t at his back vas tun ed to Hiss Mc GuL--e integral art ot all ·this M lbeu ws an Roselli' reuO l 'or ot - L lt1 g Phyll 1 s Mc Ouire to see him vith his e m s v1ll 'bec a ie evtdent t' r0 il ber role in the vireto p w g ind dent 1r 1c h is desc rfbed 1n a separate secticm ot W S report interest Ech -a ms stated tb t t 'Vben he bri d B'arve r cm the operation be dellbemtel J ad t ted reference to Maheu 1n order to screen Maheu ·off baa Earve r•s 1 8 keover of the operation • happened after the rrev Yon z ae1 titlg o•c u told lS Roselli ·1en D'ev York fbr Miami the t a e a d next day pre U Dabl y 10 April - - ' _ · - ·· it ··· - · - -' -· •·· ' i P ' Ii - f c ' _ t· - _ · • • _ • - r ·• ' D _ _ - • -- - -- • •• • •· - _ _ ·• -- tok_ i - - -• - tS A -• ---••-•-« • _ · • 1 _ - •- - - 3 •· · · --··-• M _ _ ' • • i ·•· t-· --- j 2i ·- 1 t I I O'C mell at firsr did not recall the lashi n ceeting but a£ 1 ngton to ceet Ee rvey or SQlle p '1 0se but that the details are wg- -e 1n his aind oe•ci i se of' the a mbling syndiote ope at on t Roselli ws apprehensive over the f 'i arrane c ccot n i d of E' lrre _ '-_ 2• i i - •· i-i IleV O'Connell told us personally am asked o•Comi ell to re ain on for a time vb ich O'Coimell r · ' Harre at i irst thought Clat the 14 April 1 1eeti g • CIIE1 1n the operation for SCIICle tvo or th --ee veeks after Harvey's take· 1br purposes of' continu t -•• We ca mct be sure of the date O'Com ell i • _· vas t r mlly ellminate-1 1'rcllll the operation He vas 1n Miami vi th Roselli and Harvey perllaps as late as Zf April His role 1n the • t operation had detin ly ended by J'l lle 1962 • wen he vas assigned PCS to O dnaw l j I- - before leaving 0mm has no record or aey such deli-reiyat that tb ie hls last record conceim ns pills is c1ated Fe'b rual'J' 1961 '-1 ' · · · ¼ ' ·- · -· · _ - 't ' t- d --· '· • · _ ' J _· · - -- - - -i' i - ' ·-- ' 1 ' _ - - i u blets to J ' n 18 April 1902 '-1____ l ds - his as bei g for the p ll dellvecy Ba -vey says that he a rrl- -ed i I l fiami on 21 April l 2 end t'ouo d bad participated in phase one- It is at this point tl at the fim l involViug an asset of' Varona•s vho had access scmecme in a restaunnt trequented by Castro desc rl bed precise the same plan could have mo- ru or Ve told Harvey Ulat Edva rds had • i l t lben ve asked Harrey hov Edw rds the mechwlics it' there had been no act Vity 1n the I operation or a year and if' Barre7 vas startiDg again t rca scratch 'I •• rarveT replied that he took over a going operatiou--c ne 1 hat ws alreac y ' in train '· Echrard s denies that this Ls so that Haney- is the cme wo is r lght O'Ccmlell says The operation vas going cm vhen 'i ' J· Harvey took it over alt hough O'Connell does not re ez iber 1 l ben Varona vas reactivated or IJ cmg nth w at had been done vith hiz i 1 1 the neantbe the change in Agency leadersMp of' the opemtion vhich sav JI9 ne7 replacing Ed r ards O'Comiel tl ere a lsc • s Lt-- ' 1 I · · -4• r - la-7 - 1o-er e ·-- _' - ci·t·1 r• - •· · __j Ca m ent Earve is i ab e her to identity Maceo he descrltes •h us ai ' a Cuban W Sl O Italla t ' 01 e ot Varo- a•s iI ' - I have been mo-am to Earve r vas Roselli s ' r e - it seems clear that Msceo s sec o d pbase appears to lack the f 1118 D o I - -• ·- ·- t _- - ·- ---·' '· l ···••· __ f • - J 8 - • --- • · · •·-- ·•· • ' -r • •·t -4t1 - ··• -- - _ _ 507 •• - _ - -·---· • •- ' - - • · - · - • e •· - c e l - Jlirtl''f '' 0 · ·_ ' ·· al'- - - - • '• -- • - t - - - •- 0 00 0 • • MO • -· · --- -- I •--•• • • - - i • 1··- - 1 • • i - -w- ' t f ir - - p k ' N - f1' t ' •• · - r • u• · _ ·- · ·1 -• J • t - f t'j - r i - I I i f I 1 ' 1 I 0pel'ati0 1 J30Ei tl li p ssed the 'eq l eSt to E' 3 r ey JJarwy vith the I i help of 'led Shackley t2 e chief of' t le JK' lAV2 Static i procured I explosives detonators t-oA Slty 30 c al 1ber rtn es t- rent - Ji 5 caliber j ham gems tw radios a d cme boat rad l r I I I sboppil lg list fnc lrf ed l - E I says tbat the that c ould be obtai t ed OD 11' trcn sa ie it el $ • • pos1t g as a represem et ive of' private bt si ess lzrterests would 120t ba ve bad access to such eqm pi eut about 'n e cost ot tl e • ams and equip ient $5 000 ws T A•J to e r s I -1 - 'C • • i 'j s - - - -- ' _ ·- - v - - • _e ' 9t 1 t' kd- 2 t· ·_ ·- • - - - -'7 - - 4r - t - r t - - _ -t-·· 4 _ •• - - -- '••- ·• - - 1 • • •- --·--•- --•·-···· ·t I - -- i-' _ ·---- -t · - 1 • ' ' surve ll a D ce U11t U the pass vas cO llpleted ' o• u did t le 'same P oselli acco i auied leitl er pair k lev th st 't e other c- r n l ' 18 S I I ' ws retur i ed later empt and 11th the keys t der tl e seat as p r e Ean-ey retuned it to the rental a 1 ency that Sh lckl ey never bev to helm delivery ws mde or for purpose lla rvey s a va what ✓ I Sbad le r 1 -as ie rely called t 'J OD to 1ur l sh support for a headquarters operation f'r a vbich he ws other-dse excluded -iI l - r- _ · · - ·- i ·_ liar--rey and Rosell i ar -anged a system of' tel e ne c mmunica tion DT vbich Rarve r w s kept posted en acy l evel0p 11ent s Harvey- usi Dg a r pbone Roselli a the Fr a s C1 u' in Los Angeles at l6oo • - ' f' f hours Los l e s ti le • Roselli could phone EL - e r at Earvey' s heme • 1· I i ' I • ·- -- - T 50 • • ' - ··· - 4'• 1' • __ i -··· --- ·• •·• i - - _ ____ - _ _ · _ 1rt' 0' iLY r• cY c 1 't ---· -- ·•· · · -t ·· - •• ' - r ' r ' -··' ' • -- - ·- l C· _ • · ¥ t i'• - r - Jt» ' a - --•'-- • •·••• _ - -- · __ - · • -- •4-l _ T- -- ' - - £ f i'• r 'r' - - 1 • e -i • t ·· ' - ' ' --- ' A- ' - •- J ' _' • • - __ _ _ - • • i - - - ·- · · - · - - · •ll • ·-· -- - ·-· -- ·- ·-·-· -y 1 -·•·• ii i•·• _ •- li_ l I t nrr SEenn · - i 1-- • •• · _ -i•••• ' _ · -- - ·- - -i -·- • • f - • · -- - - ·' - 4- • I 1 ' I permps using tbl pill s f else about t bel I I ___ I • i itsel t t ey or the iierscms t e r recr dted wre to zc ue the attempt- l i - f •• lI -- -' ' Jiane7 never le1u· ed their aames or a n Frc n the sequence ot the reports it vould see III tl at ascertaicable •• I t Jrarvey saw BosellJ 1 1 ffl md on repor ed as then readJ' to WS guard - sem 1· 8 Xld on ll Septe aber in miatber 1 esm of' three Vara Jlle t r During tM s period 'the mecll cille• ws reported as stUJ 1n place and the three men of' the fir st team sa te -' ' 1 Al though Ban ey- 'l ece1ved several reports that the ail 1t a en 1o-e re Jte rs tue ott presu aoq t ra z 160i ievbere 1n t e Florida poised to l n- fi r 1 - 51 - Et E I¥ - SESRI t Oil _ fllt•iiii ····•··· - ·- ttid aq gSb•lnSr---• -•••• _ _ Ii I 1 - - I · ·• • ••• - · · - 1ui11•_ •• l• ' ' •• up• ·- · l -- - -·· • • h • Wf- 4 J ' c r· G _ •••• • r- • • • ··-- -- • • ' - - • • • • • ••• • A - •t t•-• •• -•• _ • ' ·· _ - ·-·· I • • I _ · - Jo' •· • • • • • - · ' • --- - · _ - - o A TWI- ' _ - - ' • • ·• • · ••• _ - ' 'd•-r · ····· ' -- ' i- - a _ - ' • •• i -- -- - - 4 _- _ _ ·-- -• '· _ ' -J i ' - --· - - - - -i-- --' -- - ' -- • - • - • · ·1 •• ·i · · ' -·_ r 1 t1•4 - - • ·- - · - __ __ _ _ ___ - I ' - iO I -· - t - 1 t __ ·' l -4 '• 'I I l I J f 'I • vam't kidding hi asel t' · there vas oot iauc i cl a lce t at vould b appenwg and tb a t J 'f- Ee agreed ' dth Earvey that nothulg vas z en never did leave tor Cu ta Ee loovs notJu i of' v at 1 1ay- have ' I happened to the• th oee reported to have been sent to Cuba •I l I t Harvey ws in Ki am ll-1 Febr a cy- · He had no c catacts vtth i I 1-- - of' the pn nd pals but he left vord tor Maceo that there vas notbil g nev and that it new looked as if' it vere all over i 0 I Just how Haney left this vord for Mac eo ts not clear Angeles ' lhe7 agreed at the - vould be closed off bu- that i t vculd be unwise to atteapt a precii f ate break bet wen Roselli ar d Varo s • Roselli d that he vould continue · · 1-- ·- • • • L -· • • •• ••---- w - - · - ·- • - - ti __ • ·• Los les meeting that the operation - 52 - • ··-1 · ' -- p_ dur' th ii pertod Harvey ded d ' l ttat 1t wul d be best to have Or last c eettna vi th Roselli before he left tor his assig u ent 1n Race He states tba t he reported this dedsiOD to Mr Hellllls rho e ave his approval • • Roselli c mne to Va6hi ngton to ceet vith l aney sometime about tte ' vas llrt Dg 1n the hquse of' a n e Ibo vas ou t of 'tovu Roselli I Ii I•• • •i - 53 - - • ···- -- - _ ·•t · 4t - y ' 1 '1 IO• - _ · · - ·- • · f'' 1•·g P·il'f 1 l 1 J 1 1 • j -· f --- J ---' ' l t- ' ele 5ents Papich sa 1d that i e vould have to report to J Edgar Hoover Papich's s1tuat1cm and did lelt obJect to such a report 'bei Dg t ade ·c· i -· _ · t that McCone hould be riei'ed be fore receirtq a call from Hoover J i k f • · that Hoover might call M - M --Karvey•s point bei Jg that he telt l the 1 nc ic en t and that Keh is agreed that t bere vas oo need to brief' _ -· · ' - ·- - i -· • ·- i - - - a - ··· _ - - • • tmise r t ' 1· ' ·4 -b ' · · _ - ·· d - t r - 4 - - _ • _ •• •·•- -J _• · •- - • • 'IJ- -s _ •• _ • _ - - • • ·11- ·t _ _ · · -J --·-· ---··· - - • 1' ' 1 2 4 'WUlic lian-ey C'clef ' 11 k For e 'II 3 re ces O'Comlell Of 'ice of' Sec rrlt r Re lmuo1s that mu-vey · took crter the operatio i a id dellve ed pil l c ar is ai d eq1 1ipcent f l April 1962 He does not l w r of develop ents at er f l' ay 1962 Ji f' tield Ec rd DL -ect Or of Zee- ire l cr ra ot the fact of t ie tt l -0·1er to E a rrey but s2te s he lc ovs noth r g of de lo ments t erea '6 er 5 r C Ki ng Ch et W Divis i cn Ee s ated 1n our interview vi th him t t at he be¥ that Harvey -w as havi ng i eet s vi th· n e a'bers of the ga mblil g i 'Ildicate in 1962 6 Bruce Cheever arr 7's daput in 1952 Cheever l LcNs that Jian-P y vas meeting vi th gao gaters in Beno sic 1 1 the vinter 01' 1962 7 Ted f iha ckley Chief JYJAW He ass 1 -6 ed Jiarvey i 1 the dellveey of ar ms and equip ent to V re- 3 n April 1902 but presucably- did llOt moil' the ide ities of' the recipients W r the pu r pose tor wich the 1111aterlal ws to be used · 8 9 cipatton WS lim t ed ll ca 1B April 1962 Antonio V8 1 0nl'l the CU'ban exile leader not avare ot' goff m e nt sponsorship He presu iably ws He too ws pre6tZllll lb w s not e wre ot the gove rment •s role · · 10 Varc ma 's scm-m -lav 11 Hac eo RoseW 's 'mm Y aceo probabl f Jalev there ws a s overm ent COil lection but m r not ha7e tdenti tied CL as the egenc r - 55 - '- _ - - - _ _ 111 rtnttr•YM i __ z · arve 's introd ucU on to Roselli but O'Co mell 111 eqc all positive th t l- eu partid pated 'l le stor that D -ev l earooa ·told ·the P resi ent w d v ucll is 'bov i 1 other Cover ie tt circles aunds suspiciousl r lil e this ucorui phase of the ope -atioa I ' t l Lt is 00 1 • · --- Roselli to Jl aheu t _ l Maheu to Edvard P Morgan Maheu 1 i V a s lll- qer t Korga n to Drev Pearson it Peal SQ l to Chiet Justice Varren am to the President ' Ro- rle7 to Pat Coyne 8 ld to · ' · • I- -·· tiI - -' · -- · - ·- · ' · 1 1e FBI _ he FBI to Attorne y General Clark r • lle have a more cletailed treatment 1n a separa section ot this report I II ' · •· - ·_ • ·-•• · - 1 · - i•' - 56 - · SE61af EY S EMbt · · _1t 1Ji11_111_- --- -- -_- - -_ -- _ _-•--••••• ll • EGS 1'1'ffi riiitil @li ll lilli ri 1rni •11P_ l'li •m laF-- -• ' ' ' '· -- ·- - - --- • • ·•• ---✓- ··- ··---- -· - · t _ - •• - - •· - - ' · • -- · •••• · - _ _ ••• - • ' l' b - · t i T- - --- -- r r -· - _ •• - --- - -- ·_ i ' ' '•_ ' - i ·t ' - · - -·-·-· j' -- t' · -- ' f opention to assassinate Ce tro o i d c ll y 1ndirec t l J ela to it a develop ient in tl e prt-rate life 01' Se ll Cianc al l I led to 8 l incident and required the brieiillo ot the Attor iey Cenersl on the details j •• Phyllis Mc Cuire of t e singing Mc Cuire sisters ws and is I ic I ' I-- · i to do the Job 8 lld declbed oa t t e grounds that he wsn't equipped tor 1 ·- --- · that sort ot vork - · l ·Maheu vas indebted i i to h1 a tor ¥ aheu ancl • - · • · • -· · Gia ncana said that 1 Mabeu wuldn't · · t aie cm the Job _he G aru a ca vould go to Las Vegas and do it r Loa J Giance a mde a claim tor a retw u favor he cl worked on t 1e Castro assassination operation u· - - t 7 ·_ J_ j h1 iselt Mal eu agreed to arra ge to have the room bqgged - 51 - 1- n·· • _ · - · - · - • --- - _ · · · · -· _ 1 i· __- - · - ·-· ·_ l - tt - - ' ' t- o -- ' ' · f • - p -- ·· ·- · - - · •· ------ • - - -----• t • ·- -- 'l · • •· -· 1 • 1 t· -··· a _ _ f - - ' - · ' 1 J - ' • J • if - t t l 1 'I 7 ·I 1961 T iere is not u g 1 6l 2 ' lu - a i lpoints t he date are hazy 12 wrds and o•com ell did no leal l in early 1962 ' the ineic ent E Ard s can place ·u oal y as befmJ unt 11 after it ad happe md aft er t he Ba r ot Pigs ot O'Con ell et rst t ol ht tba t it W S When sl 10- m t e r evsp 1per acc c n mt O'Coir ell said very late in 1961 An otn ee or Securit r ea orandul I to the DDCI i or 24 June 1966 •· 4 U • t the he bt or t he project negoti •tions ' s is cantusing rather tbml clart because --- t I st ates that ·-· • am very early' 1962 Cl earl r ' 1962 7 t e incident occ urrecl before i Februar r ll i Secin 1 t r told the rnr that CIA vauld obJect to prosecuuc m • f P reSt mably the rnr•s aue vas al read r ccuplete by then because 1t vas Oil t it elate tb l t the D lrector of ' i • ' ·· iI • · ' •- C I• Cacment The September I I ' ·- 1965 c lass11'1ed telepw me clirector r for the Greater # 1 em A -ea lists Ed- iard L D- z Bois um er t ' ·- to the Job Arthur J Ballett1 and J V E'arrl son · i ' Detective Agencies There 1 an advertice ent on the co·· _ __ i qe for •Arthur J • Ballett1 I avestipti il lic h lists as one - 58 - - · or - ·1 Bl •-'-II -- i eviden e I l'OOII' the investigato_r tapped the telephone vhtch vould not w - ••• fl · · - -· I mn 'l f revealed the sort ot intimc1es th I ca1u1ca lll expected to diccover Wbe11 Rowan left the l 'OCl I to do rs ho- r_ Balletti also left his roa a to see the act leaving his « Q 'Jip e it out ill sJ aht aJld ru uing ' ' I I I It ws i'ou id b a maid and tbe local sherif'f' s office vas called Ba lletti ws an-ested • J • c I · iia n1 S0 1 1 -as not picked 1 -p have uo further in for ation ai tout l arrison Agency per30nnel The FBI identified b1m only as being supplied by Jl a eu Ballet ti 'irst tried to telepho ie Du Bots for help but could f He then called ' aheu 111 the presence of the sber l tt's not reach Mm i i otttcers _ local tas Vegas author I ties perhaps vit i t elp fra Roselli i 1 - O'Cmmell says that Maheu ws able to fix the matter '111th Ba llett 1 •s call to Maheu caused tbe case to reach the FBI However The r · · · •Vben Maheu ws approached by tbe FBI be referred tbeJD to the CT A · Director ot curtty Sheffield Ed- ams Cc ii Eent i Edwrd s· states that he bad told Maheu o had I ·- - - - t• - ----- ·· -- - - -- • r k '· _ ' _ y _ -r• Q ·- - 59 - -- - •• • • •w • - • - '· i7 - --v•c- - ' i f ii ii i - - _ _ · ' l'r I Bureau decided to press tor prosecution under the d reteppi g statute 'I _ t - · _ • 6 • _ y ·· · __ r-· I · n ' i '- ' Z - J f l ·t t ir • · •·' - '- -_ • ga bll l g S JD dic at e 'r e n- --eu in a z reoc Hoover to t l e DCI dated 23 1962 t -om J stated that 2dpr •z- i heu claimed ' ·- ' • i I 1 i t i t i · ·-· · ·' ' - 6o - •• • ' · • __ -1 - - - · _ · -_ a ln-i I ff ' f ·1 · •' l i i -- • DeP3r ment o Justice req'Jested that CIA ad r se specific all 7 11 it I I I liaison orttcer1 Sm Papich 8 1d told h o tblt M ' prosecution vould ' ·I enda ger se asit iYe sour es and cetho4 3 used in a dul r authorized proJec t a cd vould not be in tl e natio ial interest i Pnpic l accepted i r it L _ r i i j or j the meeti lg in a meno randu a o ' Ja April t 1962 I Edwrls 1 ntor ned us durtag our inquiry tbat at the time or tbe bugg ng incident am t te I f'lnp that ensued those Dulles and Bissell i th rcn gh the gambling s - icllc ate vere g- ne As no one else in authorlt r ··· • includiJ lg l' r Hems bad be'ea cut in o i tl e operation Ed i-ards dealt i i-i Vi th Papicl a vlthout reference to tt J'O le else in the Aaency ·• In early April Papicll into - ied E 'lo-ar ls t - at ierbert J Miller r - 61 · - t1'' J• tH 0 i - · -- I · -- ·- - -· ·- -- - _ _ • • t _ -- ·- · · ' 'i _ -• • • • ··•• _ j - •• d1' w 'f••• r - - - _-· ·• · _ -- -• -•- 4 · •• •c - a • • -- -r - • • · • •-' '••- - '• -- ' --- • • •• • 1r • - ¥ • •• - ••• • e - - G- V' •· ·- ·•- - -l -· _ _ _ 0000 -· -- ··-· bro t 1n Lavre Botia1ton Ce eral Co ose-l nM s L 'd B usto i l • ' - •• ••P - ··••·•--' - ·'3_· mll on Killer ud tell b1 a tb at the b i J i eJ t in Las Vegas · 1 ' Houston met vi th Miller o a 16 April ti a ld toll h z or the Ae -ency's i involvecect vith out r e aey details of t e assasstmtian prosecution but tl at he ldg t ention the p roble 11 t the Attorne 1 · A Ceneral llousl on•s l'l lemO raadm l notes that Killer raised a question f -t actions partic- Jlar J- ap iw t GiancaJ'lll Houston's 26 April cel O ratld a states that OD 20 April there ws a ·' se ccmd meetillg vith J'ustice-vU h MUler's first a ss1 stant Mr Fole 1• · • j f f ' to prosecution on otller mtte -s As 1t 1 -as possible that the Atto n ey - ·· 1-co· • - • - 62 - - I' -- -u i t-1 _ ' · ' - _ i •• • - _ ' - ' ' __ _ _ • h ' · •• - _ _ z • - s ·• - r·- •• e • · - • • -·-- -- - - -- -·- - '· ··- - 11 • - • J I • - 1 · • • • · ·•• ··-- · - - · - - - · - · i• -- · 1' t 1- - •- ' - J - '1'4 - ·- - - §1 C 1 •- - h•- ---• - • - - ' - - f« • • • • 2 _ - · - -_ · - - ·· _____ ·- - •c · ' ·• · · - · ••• •-· -- ' ••U 1' _ _ •·· P - · - - __ • - --- i- ·- f 1 nw - 1 - n '-- - __ L - - -- -· t • l -··· - - J• _ -et' -_ · • 'l· ' 1-f ay - ' 1902 lbe Attome7 Ce11enl obviously vas tol l o CIA's o ratioi al • 1nvolve ient Vi th s t e r ele ents because l e req- este4 a brte ' g # on t e details On 7 1' ay 1962 S ieffleld Ed -a a d tavrecce Hour on met Vi th Attorney- Ger era P obert Ke med y c 11 as S lw rds puts it briei ed h I all the HAY'• Houston says that ar er the briefing I X e •thought about tee problel I q J1te serlcusl7 • t 1'he Attomey- Ceneral aid that he could see t le proble a ecd that he could not pre I against those 1nvol ved 1 a the v1 ret apptq case ire spo e quite finsly sayi lg in ettect I st that if you ever t17 to clo busiz ess · - 'j- · - _ • •1 -- --- --- vi th orpmr ed - Ceneral knov before ou do it • Houston Ci' Ot es Ec 'llU'ds as replying -t at ' -c 1- · aga a --vith ga igst ers--you vUl let the Attor cey this vas a reasonable recr est Ed- r uds says t s t covered ws tbat of BcsellJ •s aot1 vat1on 8% IODg ' the points The Attorney- Cene al had · 1i - thought t at R sell111as doing tile Jo t e a pt at assassf natio a or Castro for - '3 rds CO t e Y l · _ cor -ected t st L' ' 'eSSion he -a s not _ #- - t - - - p '• · r l -- ·- - -•- ·i-· -_ · --- - - - L- - -- ·- - - - - ' ' -- - ' - ' ' ·-· · t ' -- '- _ f- t - - • • • - • · - ·- • 0 · 'C ·- - - · _ -- -- i • · t-- • - - - ' · i -' • · '' _ - • - - - 6 · ·· ' · _ • J i ' F • - - ' ---l ·- I - - - t • · request vas i ade 'b_y telepho e after the 7 May brletillg ot t le Atton ey -· - 'f·c··r - • II an4 the other copy being retained by the Direcwr i ot Secu i t- It vas _ typed o Ed- ar-d°s • secret e r✓ Sareh Eall It cloes not st a e - e I ·purpose ot the o mticm on vbic h Jremied y ws brleted but it does make it clear that the operation w 11 against Castro aud its I i -- atr ·• · - f • _ ' · · · · __ _ ·-_·- --- 0 - • · 'brlefing the D l 'eCtor Jahn HcCoae the m e r Car er or tbe m P I the operation hen it ws u i der vay they should be protected t forw rd Dg of a r temO m nchn tl f record w s m ed out v lthcut B1 cbard Hehts ' ' •I they had not bee i prlv r to He f'elt that since in Olvement in 1 t after t se 1'a t As noted prertousl ' Bousto 1 had to· fl-· -e i· - '' • • •• •3' •• - -_ - - • • - - - - •• -- -- -- -• t• I _ 63 - - - · J 1 ·· •••• · - - -· - - - e ----··- • I ' · It ··- w in - 1 e o the -tto - e Ce er al • in e -est ' rut l e itl o eel quite he re U tt uld rune rc e i le red do1ng 1t a d he c ces not • 1- ·1 He s est ed t Edv ards' c el bent e avoidance o s ch br1ef s cay tave led b1 I also to e vo d i u1 Dg acy brlei'i l gs e recall no have accepted Edwrds' decision JlOt to brlet Houston a n 'l Edvards briefed Robert Ken 1edy on a CIA o c erati011 t J tr- • f· I '- _ atroi gl y1 that the Attor 1ey Ce ient l 1 hould be told in adw ioe of e n y ' future CIA intent ions to vork 111th or thrc U S p ngater ele ent s f believed be bad such a camibent f'r0lll Agency representatbes I i I· • In tact hovever at t le time Attorne r General · 012 or the 7 Ma r 1902 brte f'ing of the Cambling Sycdicste - Phase O e • Phase Tllo under Villi a Haney -as l read r wll Wlder ' 117 I J ·• I Eane r bad been introduced I t to Roselli on 8 Ap rU and Varo-- a or his een bad received °th' ' lethal pills the ar is ru d related support equip ent in late April · ' 'be Atto c i e Y Ge e ml 'IJaS not told t at 'the ga ibll ng s r ldicate operation had al ready been reacti- -ated nor a r as re lc r r wa he ever ld - s ·- • - _· - • ·· - I - - · _' - - 3 i _ _ ·1 that his subord1 ate 1 • Jaces o•c ll1 vas i l - ial d and_ roughly or vb at t U l Ose alt otlg l u- -a rds does not no- -ecell t hls retr- Jspect he probably- acted prc erl r in bn e ing the Attorne Y Ceneral on ool y that aspect of the ope ratiou for and or • h f ch he that l • against brlefi g Mr Rew bad be-en respo sible uid dL--ect persccsl k c-vledoe Ral V'e r states tl at Ol1 a4V1sed 'Ir Ii« he I 'l Jl ay he briefed ' r Rel ms on the cieeting i Mc Cc le and Ce e sl carter and states conc urrect 1n this l 1' h t hat sue date Ma - Ed rarcJ s l l - d · i• 'f--' s'f i • •• •• • • '• M' O'f •1 ---• • • -••••• • -- q • 0 _•- - J - - - - - • • _ - t - • _ ¥· ··· ---- r L - r - f' i_ - · - - • i ¥· -- - -- ' _ - _ -- ·- • i · _ ·--· - _ ' ' I t it eppears that t le F3I ws not gi•ten anything lUe t e sa e detail I o erat1cn and it seems that it also vas not tol i ho- 1 the prlvate I lli e of' Gi ancana came to involve 't e Agency in the Las Vagas •Jire- usassinatio a opent1on vould s ve put it 1n an mpossible bind since both Roselli a id Ciancaca vere high i '1 011 th' ' Bureau's t list 11 i'he brletlng ot Attorney Ceneral Keo edy ws absolutely restri cted i _ ·--· • Ed rards states 1 hat to have brlef'ed the B 1reau on tappic g incident 1 • to hicl a ad ve can oru y speculate that the cc lfldence ' las observed 1 Ca xient Senator Rotert Keo nedy's secretary vho 1 JS l al sQ _hb secretary vhen be ws Attor 1ey Ceneral phoned the l- - · Ed- ia • memora idl 3 on the • l Director's otfice on 4 Ma reh 1967 ·f I and asked for a et JP Y of the I 7 May 1962 ceeti lg 'i th Kennedy wen he ws Attorney General at wich time he was brleted on the I - - · · - Castro assassination operation Kennedy kcev of t1 e Drev Pearso i article of 7 Marcia 1967 and -a i d to check his recolleetJ on ot bat he had n told by Ed- ra -ds and a ouston on 111 ay 1962 ' Cle 1 I I 1-rleting is 1 1 the arclrl ves o -ce Attorney Ce cera1's office 1•· · 1 ' · _ - 66 - •_ _ i L- -- r_ ·-l l l'ij•' 1• 1 · ·• ' - - t - 'l' f ' - ' ''· -· _ r -'-- '· - - ' • • --4 _ _ 4- __ ' • u ' - - - -- i--'- - - t'• - 1 • · _ · - - • - - • -- 0·· _ - - --- - t ' ' i'-- ---· - - · - -'- i ·i - t _ 1 t • t '·- -- - · · - 'a I - i- · - - · -· -- ' _ - - · 4 $ ' · · ·· sr • · • __ 9 • • • • ' • - - 1 - --f • r- - ·'Ji·- · -J cop or the ae ora w 11th hl s - '1 ' ' · - 1 1 t allo- -ed Ke medy to read it I Re di not leave a co vit l K cy l i - -_· It the infor ation giVen the Bureau f s as li ii ted as the records i and our into rmation ndicate then the Bu ' eau has not been infor ed as t e Atto iey General was t 'lat tl e gency ws fi -st u r ritti lg end the 1 a reluctant accessory after the fsct tho if the Bureau does not • ' l Veg as buggi Dg incident D 0 1 k 10-1 It - rould be su n1 si cg the hole story o r the Las Whether the Bureau may DOY think t lat CIA w s less than candid about the bugging incidf nt as distinguished trca tJ e - sensitive assa sinat1oa o ration is a questio i for speculation • 1i I i f 1 · I f· · • 1 -· I ·- - i · -• _ llhat is available to the press is uw loub available to the Bureau In ta ct some indication of the extent or the Bureau's bov e is round in a feature story in the Chicago - I of 16 August 1963 vi th a V a s c 12 te Ux ie under the baml er lead s••-• • • • • - l •• s t · · --1 j I I I I I t that Giance na never did aey spying at all tor the CIA He merel y pretencled to go along vith the CIA • in the hope that the Justice Departx Jent's drl ve to put h lJ a behind bars mig 1t be slcr -ed - or at leest ai'f'ccted - by his ruse ot co-operation vith ecother gover ent --ency 1he story places the period --· ot the relationship f'r m ·1959 to - - • - J cc e t e 1 i l 9o-' le £ i e fo -c t e 1 'l 1-- - i n- ten at the i ot Pigs 1 1 Ap ·n l i-51 ce l _ 11 · • • •lf t- it An eq ally bizarre episode onths later gave the Justi ce Depar ient its first cli e G rulca na • s negotia tio is - ri th the CIA I I The figures in tl 1s incide tt -ere a ll llle t club en r ainer ai d i lllc s a • s 6 1 l i ru nd Pb yllls Mc Oui -e one of the si lo i i McGuire sisters ' At the til le in Giance na 's opWon the entertainer va o -erl Y uttentive to Miss 1- c Gi ire At I as Vegas Jfev in 1961 sh ert r•s police seized a prowler in the entertai er'3 hotel suite For hours the intruder refused to identify hm s elf' or sa r he ws rU ling tte entertainer's rooms • • ' Persistent questioning by sheriff's deputies aecordulg to ted ersl authorities led to an ad zlission by the prowler that he - ias 011 the payroll »r a private detective agenc-J in Florida •nortda aut hor i ties sought an explanation of the incident f'raa tbe operator or the detective agency At t1rst the open tor refused to discuss the 1111atter f 1 11 l - r er1 he told investigators to get in touch vith the CIA t r • · - l ·l • · · ' ibe inqu1r y then shifted from Florie a to Washington and revealed caancaas 's negotiations vith CIA i t vas disclosed Goverment sources reported 'l'hu -sc a t ia t the private i l vestig3tor•s J 1ission 1 1 t e I as Vegas suite or the entertainer was another ri Mle of' the Gie nOUIB caper vith the CL re t ler CIA nor the 7lorida detecti w Ae -ency e· er bas o ' fered an expl ll ition or to at t he i nvestis3tor as doing 1 n · the Hotel sul te the sources said I -•-· •· • -- iil '· · - - 68 - '' ---· - · _ -· ' _ - • 1 I I ·' I is represented 1D I f cevspaper e cco- mt as havi g been approached b r-- • l • •• l i t· 'i-i - I had Just tun ed tra Cuba • 0 1 16 August 1963 the DD P Helms seJ1t a 11 e111orandum if DCI Kc Coae t'oro1111rding a ca r of' the lfi Kl I J' 962 memorandm tor 'briefing o- I'ea iedy- E _' t-t - · 0 1 the g mbl ing t -ndic a te ' the 1 JI a 1962 · record sent to Attome y Cer e ral Kennedy follo- rtng the t it • · to the operation - phsse one 'n le c oinciclenc e of' dates s t suggests that the Director's · interest resulted the Chicago nevspaper stor r of' 16 August __ C • • -· · ·-· • • • · • • - · - i - - _ ·i • r ' I las ve goely avare of' t e existence of such a r iemol liLOl h a t u memora 11 h s for the record ot the 7 Kay• 1962 briert g or Bobert since I vas fai'omed that it had been vritten as a result ct a brle f i g giV - 1 b r ColO lel Edta-ards a id Le - rrence Hour o i to the Attor e7 Ceneral in Y ay o r last year I asstE e J O' l ere avare ot the nature ot the opention d 1 cussed 1 1 the attacl ment I if I· I I J•• • · r •• i• - 69 - • •• • • - - - -· • ' Sc'• s- I - l J• -- - - i - · _- - · --· t-4 • · r- - t - -_- ' -1' •-- • '- - •• • - · -- --· ·- ••• - • -- _ _ ·· -- - · - k • • • _ · i -n - __ _ 0000 •l • - ' i -• -- --f l I •l la j • ' J • c 1 -A- _ r _ •• • 1 ' ' ' I a r be asS iled that gan gsters in a plot to assassinate Castro l the Attor ie r Cec eral Clar i m u11s t The n iors o ' t e relation- _ i t 6hip as sucii are true because ot the recor ts ot the i'RI Vegas vireta incident the Las 0 1 As of thls vrid sg he does not Ii I -1· i I ' • found in bis sta tement that Maheu is the closest th1J lg to a link - - - - • o • - I l o · I - i -- • -- ' ' #t - 70 - ___ ' - - ai•H __ _ -•-· _ · ' 7 _ _ - - •---·· - ' _ 0 · · - - - · _ _ _ _ _ - --- _ _ _ _ --- -•- _____ --- • - 4 - i' ' - ·•• - -• - i-- ·r- •·• · -- -i ··· - _- · -- -·- i • • ·• · ' -- _ •• · J · ·- I t _ · • I - r - f i t - - · · -· - p ---- --- r• - ' - _ J _-- i I - · t · - - • l-13 y - July -i l -55 ·vl -- - -'-•- • tia ' in i •· 1954-55 ws µd'or ed tl at he vould be cal led to testif-J about his activities durilJ tba period He vas an mployee ot AID 1 11966 t Internal Securtty Dirts1011 of the Dep l rtl 2ent or Justice learned i I t Counsel Ia the 1 55 t1ce period Maheu ws hL -ed by the Greek shipping · -llil l611Ste 1'1arc hos help 1D a fi la lc ial tass le li1arc hos ws ba rt ng vi th another Gree ii s h t O zs sis11 'lo1w ha cl m mged to -- ' _ _ -n·- - a a ·· - - - -· _ - _ - · ·· -- • • J • ' ·- J s t -l · i ·• i '· r t -f t - -1·- --· · l help von biss ap vith O mssis A vartet r f' lltig ltion arose f'ran the contest In one l ev suit i tor libel before the liev York S1 -pre-a e Court in earl r 19% On ust s n • I c atapodis Illarcl os w s eD 11 ed b r attom e s 'or C Jltapodis 1ii hen questions vere•as d about ce tab a ' f'idartts in issue v aich bd been passed through the CIA pouch S J'Ste 3 r 1arcl os as a vit ess ws advised by bis attorneys not to test if ' on the gromds of' Gove - tcent prl rtlege __ CIA inevitably' beea ie 1 rolved ' e Ge e eJ Counsel prepared a statecent tor the U' S District Atto r ie r in Jlev Yorlt • to 'te retained by the i -· if _ I ·---· • oo c ot ' 1 - e there staticg the Agene y's interest • · As a consequence CIA ws ic enti '1 ed as bei g a pa _ -ty to the 'li a -oos ' I· 0 18 ssis squabble Although that lo as in 1956 the Agency's 1nter- l vent 1a i is prew ably st ill a•zatter of' reco d It - - - -72 - - · - - ·· · • --- --- - • • · i i - 1 -YJ - -·· ·'· - _ _ ' - U 1 ·· -- • --- •4•- ' I f -···· - I -'•• one • or the Mll eu c id ws to t L -e •- - - to - s a ecb l1 el •-'-· t DOre recent volve ea ' t a tile Lp s Vezas 'lliretaad q 1 nc ent also see ed certain to -ec e1 e er e n si- e attent1 a l b tl e CQ mit ee - - - - · ' ' 'lhe Nr ency dec 1 ded tbat it 'V0Uld 1 10t be 1n its 1 lte est to a Uc- 1 Maheu to test1f7 aa tbe h il c deD ts beca e his testimo ould not be canti led Just 1 r c· - --- t O tbe r1 llt tl at vi etapptng · u bas been usecl over tbe rs 1n a c ' ler O erations ot iurtJ er or aeasit le I CIA 1 • ' 'here vas a risk that a general inqui rJ t open '-'P other seasttt ve issues A mmber or aeeth gs re bel4 111th j Echard P Horgan Kaheu's lash1ngt on attor ie7 and vith a close legal l assoclate or Secator IA g a St Loula attc rmy t emed Kcrrts Shenker i L I _ i 1· ftaall y in cli rec t Jl l etfl gs 1 th Seaator Lang our Cellenl Cotmsel ws able to have ffa 1eu excw ed ra i testi f' 'i q bet'oxe the Long Camd ttee • I ·-1 _ •· - t -i- Vh1le negotiatioDs vere tm der vay- to bave Maheu excused t'rca t estttytng Maheu becm ll qult e ale l le4 en-er t e risk 84 Plhlld II - vhf ch might 1eopard l r e his husi ess 111th --·o v-err i m_port nt e s p e vorr1 ecl over hls Hovard Jlugbes acar mt _ $ • • • • • - _ Ee -as Jre • eel p essme I I I __ _ i - L - -13 - -_ --· 1- -r- · I •• - r i -• it · - - - -·- - -- Go • • - -- c i Jlts -•1•'1 '1 _ • _ - - f --·-···•··· ·- e · il J t --tfi • t J I asso b tio is vi a CL ere tlle subject of' nllOther section o r - lls · report James O'Co uell stlites that at O e poiJ t 1n the iegotiat s vi Ed -ard P Mor s n i ully e' cut his mst actiVities so that MoM l l vcul i f be able to decide hov best to represent h 3 Whetl er he did or not t and it so - he told hi n is not bovn We have a discussion of •• s • the poHible 1 Jplications c' I ot this in a later secticn of this re ort • a t • • I I· I b or Maheu ' ·- f' · ·-· 7q - ·- - ' ·•·••W'-· · · ' - ·· -7 ·• ·-- _ - 1 ------ -··' - • - ··--· _- -· - · • s ·• - ·- • ·- - - _ __ _ --- t ' ' ' • '· t l t about t e t le of the Dopo -an-Ca st -o neg ttations for t - e release or the Ba o · Pigs prisoners a pla n -as rts ed to bave precise date en thl s sc leme Des nond Fit r Gerald told 1 as ot it as 1 t it had ortgi Jated af r he took over the Cuba task force in January that he 11 1ever beard or t • • Accord Dg to Sidney Gottlieb th1s scheme p ssed to the t point ot act ua 117 bu yizlg a diving suit and read 1t f'or del1ve cy 'fhe tecll 11 que 1 rolved dusting the inside ot the suit vi th a f'uzlgvs f that vould produce a disabling a ld ch 0% ic s'kin disease Madura toot vho vorted vi th Dcmovm but FitzOerald bas no r oollection that 1t ws - 75 - ··-' ·- ✓• t - -· • - ·- -·- · - r f- • ·• _ l · - t_•_·' ·•· • • ti - ' ' 7 · _' - 1 · ·-'•• - - - - ' - -- - ' - ' ' •-T ' - fi - · j - - - ·- - - r- t _ a - 1 ·- - •- - 6· ---r · _ _ - - - - - - _ • •'· ' • -···· - 4 _ ·· • 1 ' I l f - - - • • • a f l ecial asat tact to the DD ' ile lJ ls t Me '- a a later told Eal iem that he he cl mentio i ed the scl ae De to Hr Heb2s hose vbo vere involved I in the plot or wo re 1dentU'ied to us by tl e partic ipa its as being I i ' L i f Sicme r Gottlieb i f ______ I i 1 l ' II I '• • - i 1-· ' I •' • • I r f j- - - - J ·-· - _ · I· 1 _ _ ·_ --1 · 't· t · ' i • c_o· ·• · v · 1 ' ' t • - - -· · •- j • • r · --- ·· · - •'' 4 ' ·· ······ _ --· - 4 · -· IO_IE ·-· · J_ l ·· - t 'r· i • - - •· • - ' 1· • - rf • lo J 1f- ' • • r- - · - r-r - - t - · •• c- ar • n- - • __ _ --- i'I _ _ __ -- - · 1 r I F • Files ve -e ft r i ir erl 1 Jr rev e· r J t e D c r o c- ' ' t the Dept t r Di c r - S·-- po -t - e Ce er-1 Co u el t e Lci s at ve Coc l Sel ti e C te of w· D v s1on 7 Col J C 1 g l c - er C l et ct 13 D 13ion 31 gn ic tiles d 1 elliie e public atio s ve re f'u i shed b • the Dire tor or Ce -al Reference ff vas not c ade v1tt1z g of t e reason f'o - 01 i l eres- in e i end t ose vl io a ss e i iled the i t Jr h c · re -e not told r- r oc t ey vere 1 o te 1c ed we e lled a ' ur o ' ' er i o- 1 i terr1e· rs U - 1 Bissell Sb et fi eld dva rds fret 1 ret ieat E irvey fr- r s 1 leave an iestor Se 1 ez trccJ his post -1 Ct er ri e our 1 u -r evs 1 ere co i i ed u oi r t cers assio e eedquarter i lsta U i t - We o_pec ed each i tervtev ' re 'er 1 • t o t te Drev lea -soa colt m1 o 1 l a rcll 1907 citi lg tb as tl e aSO l tor 01 r i lterest 1n lea - •- o plots to assassU a te Castro We told tl ose 1 r ervie1o-ed tbs t ve · vere on a fact-ficd ir g ii s on o i teb U ot t le Direc or at d C 3 this vas not C e usual sort ot Insr eetor General 1 nvest igatioc 'lie as'ked each to z a e any o ie -s v lo vere lialy to b sve bovledge ot sue plots e cautioned each iot to discuss tl e subject o the 1nter r1ev rltl a l7one el e--e e i ot e - - -hc J - -e iic t 1 lter-r c· r This is a cocplete list of ose in er-lieved _' Des rond F'i tz ie rald 52 uel Halpern tC1 leeJet J c Kii g I ce •• i •• '- ·•1 - - i i _ - •···· · f - · ·Q __ - • - ' r estor 53 iee Ril 121 1 Baney Co elh1s P oose·relt R rt e a n e a i - ' I L rr -e u e Rousto r I Sheffield Ed· tard s Ricb ard Bissell - r ··· - · I Al onso Rodriguez J D Esterll e Edvard Gun i Ho- ra rd Osbor i Jai es O'Con 2ell Sidney Gottlieb - · ·· · J u axc vce IJ l c· V t _ l - ------· - --- RO•-·- ' ·•---- • c • 'jQ r-1' IL ' L - J - f - ' ·· f I ·- - - -- -- - to bla 1 'llbe l the shell · as lifted a id sub-me e it in Des boUlJlt two books ' t- • £ 011 found to be lmpmct icabla - Caribbean Mollusca 8 'l I area vhere r scheme ws fi0011 I l Bone of the shells that might conceivably I r ' ' L- ot attractiq attent io i and large enough to hold ' the needed vol• ce of explos ve 11M Aid a et submarl ne that would ave had to be used 1n emplacement or the shell hu tco short an operating range · tor such an opera t ion I several sessions at Wich the r explored tMs possibility but that no· one else vas ever brought in cm the talks bad conversations vi '7 'SD 011 lialpem believes that he t'eas biltt a d using a hypothetical w iable to identify' others 'Who mev ot Ute scheme at the time it ws 'beir g co asider-ed • -·· Q · - _ -w • ·· - - · -- -n- ·- aua11 t•ca • i cl • I J i - - • ' # f ---1 ·- 4 l • l • · f • an otl'icer tilen assigned to the J xico City '-------___ Sta U on e n 7 ico City ·-1 aol lc i Cubela to sou d o t Cubela Il f i Etcanciption acd Peace held 1 11 Mexico Cit f' OCl 5 to 8 I arch Tepedino AMWRIP-1 a long-til ' e friend of Cubeta 1 --_ _ - ·- __ lcasuall f - m Havana re q - a s once ass gced and 'Where a si Dilar meett ng bad once teen set up but had fallen thro • Col mlent i Cubela knew Rolando ctra2tA Secades _-as the seeond-rank1 D g leader or the Directorlo Revoluciocarlo °DR 13 de Marso vhich I ws an elite group ot lett st student activists toU lded 14 1956 to organize Violence to overthrov the Be Usta regbe r ·__ 4 ' - - ' k 1956 of Lt ·eo1 Antonio BIA 'ico Rt o assa sinat Lon • the head or i atista •s mill ta 14tellige nce service •• f ' a e abers considered thecselves quite apart 26th of July ' ·rer cent des ite the fact sig ed a unity Ct ' Cubela vas believed to have been one oi' the participants 14 the I I I ·• I -i th n The mt Ce Fidel sta i t l at tcey had reluctantly 1 In t e final fJays or the e-rolution tl e DR i - - 4 • • • a • -' · _ _ i oi •• ' '- - · - - - · · · · ' ' _ _ _ _ c •·-- r- _ _-I- ··· • • - - 00 J - - r _ _ _ -··· J • - 'f ·- --- § J_i • I JI Cuban af ll tery r lk · 1 Jc 1 A CS In 'or ation Report vi th a dste o ta ton iation or Varch 1959 reported that I Prl or to hl appoin t ien t to tt e post of Cuba 1 1-U 1 i t ar r At' 3 cl e t o E iain ru d hi3 cubseqi ent de parture for - sdrld n expressed to 21 11 a rc b 1959 la ldo Cubela f an CJ ML 1 rter Fic cl Castro his d i sa tis actio i over tl e present Gituatton 1 C- ibs Cubela • • • privately -1· ' •• • told inti ltcs that he ws ro disgusted vith Castro t a t U' he Cubels did not e et · tt or tr e COW1tr soon he vould kUl t I' Castro Jilmsel t ' I l 1n exi co Ciq ws inconslusive it led to other meett lgs out o vhich grev Project AAl AS' a Cubela AMIASH-1 repeatedl J i lsisted lI l that the esseuti al ti rst step 1n o riJlg the regi l e t -as the f il I l ii ·t - s - prepared to accomplish • ·- ··• He repeate requested that -we f'Ur iisb him the spec 1 al equipnent or ll llterlal needed to do the Job j· · ' those i f11 I recall it as o J e 1 1 'llhlch th2 ncy vas interested pri ar U y 1 l ti teeptns Cubela act -e in the K iAPRON directed ap1nst i - 19 ·-- -· · T --· -- -- ' - ·- - - 8 _ • • • • - • ° •• • I' - • - · 1 - f · -J · ' r - ' -- ® ¾1 • --- -_- - __ '_ - ·' · · ··' 1 - C ubela •s case of'i'1oer do not - - oll su Ort those recollec tio l s he Agency of'f'ered both direct 2lld 1 ll U rect support tor Ci 'be a •s plott I gs ' 28 fl arch 1961 An asset or the Mia ni Sta t1o i repo -- ed t at Bola a do Cubela a d Juan Orta wnted to detect and needed help 1n escaping I y · _ - ' Juan Orta -· ·i • f ad quarters expressed interest in extUtrating Or a and Cu'bela or a 'Die exfiltmt1on attempt vas called o J as a result report that I I t _ 1 I ·- »- tK ---- - · 0 -· _ - •-'I r • - J ·- - d ' -• - d 1 O -- - k-- - 4 • _ _ _ • - -- O •-- e - 1 'l -r-•• •• •-• • - - _ • o _ tlf' '' ' -- - f -- - -·· _ ___ - -- • •-cl• ··--- - - _ - --' - -' ·• --- - - - ·· '- - -- - - ' ' ' ' _-- - -- - 't ' ' ' -· ·· J• · - -· -- 0000 - t ' - ' I If I i Carlos 'l'epedf Do reported Uiat Rolaudo C 'bela 1 2s -- t r plan dng to nte od t he French Batiooal Student L' l on Cultl l al Festival Cubela sent a cessage to 'J 'epedi lo sayi ag that later 1n tbe month be - -anted to t eJi vith a f'r 1 end r ot in Pan s- if' possible 'llle ces presma bly s passed through Cu'bela •s girl f'riem an airline ste ss I • - - --i 15 J'u ie l t 'i I • Helsil ald on 10 Ju ae i- t t 'b7 w7 e - I I 1962 - tor B'e ws tn wlll lg 011 a Czech airllne 1 I I I of' P ragu e to Erelsitl k1 vhere he pl tumed to attend the Vorld I - • I -· - ·•••I vas told b7 tueu ECBEVARRU Biand tbt Cubela had left Cuba ' ' i Plllrts Stnticm ws given approval to JK IAVE Stattou cabled that a statio 1 asset AMCONCE RT-1 I i • r L- ·on 9 J me and-had been seen ott at the r t by Cubela wen they left Cuba Luci a 's 1 101 ber told and to enter the U S tuda that Cubela W l ted to def'ec t Cubela sud that on his i tum i' ro a Eei s1 k1 he vould pass through Parls vbere lie oped to n eet his old trtecd Carlos Te edim - '• - 81 - · ' - · j ·•t· I ' ····•·· · · ···1J - •'I- ' - • · 1 v - J A• • • ---- t ·· · -- -· ' t i _ • ··-j- I I i • • - ·1 II 1 lf'or ia it 1D i ll Ju e r i ini'or ant ported thst Cubela l vas stte ' the Youth rest h'l l iD Relsinki in Julj Ai gust- 1962 In a detailed tr ms i1 tal 1 1emora d1 1 the and -anted to detect FaI ident1 1ed its 1 of'o a 1t as Carlos ' teped lno vcm the FBI blev to be a l Jg-tbe contact ot CL ' epedi lo o te ed bis services to · t FBI to ant t 1l tte fect10 1 o Cube la l e told the B- u-eau or _____ I ieeti ng vtth Cubela in Mextco C it7 in - arch 1961 l ·_ 'lbe Bureau stated 1D its cie orandm to us that it bad to d 'l'eped lao that his otter •vould be tor nlrded to the proper U S agency i • The l Bureau also stated t hat it vas l ntoming its rl s represent athe 1 ' Attacbe rr cm-versatloa bet-o1een Tei ecllno and a stat1011 of'fl cer wich vas I to refer ped1no to CL 1t Tepedi lo should contact the Parts Legal I J I - · t 8 July 19' 2 • - ' · The- JlQAVE Station repor' ed tbe substance of a telephcme ot bis lnt'oization on Cubela's slre --Lo· to det'ect as be the Echaw rrf as 1'ra s vl a a t e J K iAVr Stntion l lad recelvea its report he had· • P i' cached the Fat in M1a d because ot cU ssatis Olctlon vith the - 82 - I j -· ___ - --·- -- · • ·_ ·_ - t ·•- --·- ' ···- -- _ I• - • · _ _- ••• ·- - -- $ i - · A - - --- --- - _ · - ' •· - - -- -- · L· - -- - ' - - -f - -· ' ' ---• - - - • - - --•- •n-- W- ' • r 1uJ • • • - - -r - · • - · • - - - '4'- •- ' -- - • _· _ •--- ·-·-·-- _ '' r r _ - i 3' ·_ _ - - _ ' t lev York Cit on 13 --- I • em 1i Ju 11' 196 a 111 Hel sim i Cid to tnrrel aeywere else necessary' t o aid ill an atteiQt to detect Cubela 'l'epeclli o agreed to meet 'l'epecllm vho is a successful ✓-- r' ·· • Be ws 10t ottered a c alar 1 or emus I betel expenses it 30 July - 6 August 1902 j --t I II f f- _· _ •• f- -----··-I i - '' 1· - him ws belcl cm 1 August t- • · ---- ccm tact report or t e f'1rst meet inf vi'th 1 7 l f s ri'l H • 1 e a -t r 1 - _ n v Cu-'T _ • ·· - - - • -·- · - - - --··· - t- ---··• r - 'i - t· - i --L • --- -- 1 '· 1 • • I - •• ••• - • · ' - _ ---- _ C - 4 _ ' · · r• _ '--•••- l - wa1 ---' t- _ · - j • - •·•- _ •· • •• s - - 4' ° _ _ • 7 r- c -·••'• - --j ·· ' •- - • SJ• - s _ ·------· _ -- j o rlgl J lal objective of defecting Cubela Ee Mid l e ws CO '-Sidertng not g citDg back to Cuba l -- 1t nf' r te UJ ng to Tepedi 1 1 be felt t mt 1 f' m could do sa iething really signif1cant for the creation of' a uev Cues I uu he ws 1 nterested 111 returai Dg to carq au the fight the re • -c ' •J Cubela ---u- · · _ ms quicldJ' c ha 2ged to me of' recrm U ag him 111 place 1 bese are Ii i - - -- -- 1 - • ' •••- rr _ _ · J ·• r • ' Be uid he vas l Ot r ' e rested 1n ri ic his ite for ar r s all under aki ig but ti at t • he could be i l ' t e really large part play t e 'l 'OUld iu- M nselt ii se ·eral o 'o io Cuba v 1 1 e could rnl7 Ji O l • - i - _t I Ee mid he had pans to blcr r up an oil re i er as te felt that the continuing e stence of a 1e 1bls 1ce ot nor ial 1 c ic tio i 1 Dg in Cuba depe ded upon a co itinub n pply o pet rolea _supplies of vlrl ch as ve bo- r are at a c rH ic al s t oday I ' He also woted o pl s i tl e exec u on o carlos Rodrl g ez a topranki ng Castro suboreillate a ld the So'lr tet k ibassador and also to elimi Date Fidel h execution it z ecessarJ ' tfulle 11e vere ri ak1ng no cOl 111111 tt Dents or pla ls ve pointed out to Cubela tbt t scl eoes li be e i lisioned certainly bad tl eir pLtu e 'but that a lot of coo rdlnation pla mfl 6 i l 'crmat10 1-collecu011 etc • - -ere I l lcest a - 1 prerequ1 1te to cnsw-e he val1 re and success ot such plans I c Cu'bela stated many ti 11 es during tl e cou ot tbis and subsequent 12eetlngs -that he w s only inte -ested 1 1 1 lvolVi lg hiaseU' in a plan of significant action a id vM ch - -s s tr uy desig ed to achieve rapidly his desire to help Cuba j tt· I 7 - 9 August 1962 i • f I Because of the security hazard in too f'requent tieeti gs 1u IL '- _ - I1· liels were Cubela vas surrounded b y Ms associates in the Cuba a delegation it w agreed that further aeetings wuld be held 111 • · Stockholm and in Cope l l gen • · -- -· ·_J ' Cuhel a ·agreed to ceet nth a Spnish- speald cg case officer in Paris later in the wnt h lio ir g sig li ficent I c ame out o tl e z eetings i Stoc k lobi 7 - 9 u gcst except Cubela's revelation tbat he had lcl four of his Cuban essoc iates of Ms meetillgs le - ·- er - • ·-· ' ·• -· • _ - _ i -- • •• p11 _ _ _ _ · - - - w _ _ _ l 'I •• - - - ' -•• - · ' ' • · - · • • • _ i _ _ ··-1 i J '· ' ·•· -- c··- ' • i · 'i ' ' 'I I• I Z -'• •-J -- i i ·t - _ ·11 j 'l 10 · ' ' ITe ed n e d C eia -e i l Cc e ' e n 'for u --- le - L---- ___ i eeti - S• I v -ote Jl lis c ntac Or • • • • at - rhen ve j lalwys vr ite of' hl oseU' as 've J · 1e dis 31 l 1 t e - 1arto' ls aq ects of' Cube la •s 1'1 ltcre ro e 1n Cuba w used tr e term 'assa su s te • 'n e use ot t hl s tem ve l ste • lea reed f'rc 3 'Zepedi m e fTc 3 CubeLl I hi sel t vas cost obJe- tim able to - he letter e r d l e t S Visibly upset • It w s not tu e ct he o l ectcd to but rat e r erel t e 1 e t ot tee lo-Ord O le ti le 1 sed to desc - 1 be it Jfi I ··-ci · • • -- - • 'EH-ficat e ws e c c epta'ble • 11 iI andl1 -____ lvhct 1 1'epedi w lc l ev to be a en officer I 14 - 23 A -ust 191 2 C ubeLl I Tepedino by-I • Cubeta ws given Ia sf 1 _ _ _ __ t 1n Paris fa Cd vere Joinecl Spl lish-6J Oald i case o ' tlcer f'r n Ma tndm ng am ws issued appropriate Re va s taken to tbe south of France on 20 August demonstrati n-1 fl mm eel sjv svpplles tor a de olition to polygraph Cubeta a ml tL ked t'or a polyg aph operator to be sent to Pa r is Cube la 1- S3 '1ntl · · _ sed to be p o I Fbled ma • - · 1· · ·•• i- l 7 August Have no intem f aa gi -e Cubela physical ell d mt1o i l dssima as requirement but recog n e this S011 PtM J e could or llllight uy to car cy out on hi s O r 1 1nitiative Headquar ers replied by cable on 18 Al @lst 9 A '6 JSt 1952 Cubela let't Prague by air f'or RavruJ a • •- -v' - · ' -- -- · • · · I f -··- I ·- ·•··-' L2- U · II I t -· lj --- 1- f I as a n presentative t Ee 'lot-as ic et tl ere by t e Cuban oven »ent ___ _ _ _ land Tepedino Also ar 1 a_t ' '25 i i Jl'estcr Ze bez a Spa usb -Sl eak case oti'icer 'r c i e c i a - ers - ho t e eaft er a t ed as case oi'ticer ror Cubela Cuhel a claimed t hat he had vrlt tea t o had been receiwd le J r •I sf messages Only oo e He said he wa reluctant to use sf 1 because Cu'bela discussed a group ot Cu an militar officers bow to hbs e i d possible vays of' approacl r g probl e 1 s he explaiced that al tho llll8D1' of tl e D were a 1-Ca m mist tbey- ve e e1 tbu loyal to Fidel or vere so afraid of h thl tt t e r were · reluctant to discuss aey- conspiracies for f'esr the7 provocaticm s l 1111gbt be Cu'bela said that he thought o r BlwoD I cum A 'mtU -10 who w s h1di g Hi t el DIAZ I J MIC -1 - f D taz Dia ·· had been sent to Cuba by CIA to· recruit Oui l 1n place a Jd had doce so Cu'bela said he planned to use Guin bat ws c a tcer ed a' out Guin• s i · 1I belp Guin le3ve Cuba-as Cubela pro osed ''- · ·- · - 86 - • 1 - - · - r'' «· ·-- - - r••-L '- • -- ' r _ •ri -f ' - - - tj•· -f f '' '1 ·--····- - - · · _ l __ _ i s I r r·· 1 • I 'p • il 14 Sep ber lS FZ'OCI Po - o Ale6- e 1 C- abela 1 '1 ev •to raris a -r o i l - Sf p•A 1 ier I to teke llJl H er enae4 wcattan--of' vhl h be plan -ied t o intom 1 - el a rte - tlie tact • '· I 16 Se tte ibe - 1963 Cubela in Paris n ote to T e 1A I ev York 1nte id to be ·1D t en1elll Cl by o- ir rr len4 Gee hould tell them •so tbe7 don •t 1'nD a 0llt1cs ccmpl ete • 3 Oetober I d lc 't again vhic b JOU I vari t to get all87 ma te the trtp • 1963 'Die Jreator Sanchez arriwcl ill Paris fbr meeUngs vtth Cubela record does not reveal w y Sanchez vent to Paris 1a the tace ot Cubeta •s · · stated vtsh not to see bfm Die letter 1ST baYe been vrittell d r1n a spell ot tesrporar r d epresatc m StatiC1111 o TJ cers vere al u ill caa tact vttb Cubela wen Sanchez an1 vecl Al so pa rtlcipatiDg 1D the •etinga wre Jolm Red Stent and JU cl lanl I 0 lg At tbe time ot these aeetings s t - 41 aoverect that the J'rem 11 1lllll'e uall teral q keeping - · · • - · - • - -v •• • • Vlt l Cubela wre f'or tbe puzpose ot d e hfm 11 October 1963 i Sanchez cabled that Cubela vas lnsl sten t c- o u p0 1 - - - • ieettng vtth a seater U S of'ftc1al1 preterabl7 Robert 1' Ke tor nssu - i nc es _· 81 - - • • • - --L•·- --c· - --• ' P _ ' ' · 5 ti -• I I - - - · • - - - - - -- - '_' - - • --·•1 •• - ' ZJ ·' _ _ ·- - · •-- ·7 ·•·· ··- -- - _ · -- - - · ' • i S ' · it _ • - · · · · - ·· _ · · - _ · --· • ··' -· ·_ ·- i· J - '-' ft•« - i - - t '- ·1i • · · --- 3 · ' l I ' ' and prof ound cons1derst o i be given as reelio g drat Ill by a l vho in oontact Cubela is that he deter ined attecpt op against Castro Vi th or vithout U S support l 3 October 1963 r l e Paris Station cabled Sanchez ETA to m 13 Oct Pemll t g c h ange af'ter 12 Oct meet Sanchez plans return Hqs art er L«iD stop in order discuss tails operation before entering f l r 11 cd discussions Vi th A ' IASH 1 11 October 1961 i Red Stent cabled the results of a meeting Vi th Cu'bela and Teped1 no Cubela 1D a private conversation vith Stent reitented his desire to speak Vi th a higb-leveltJ S Cover m ea t otfi cul I i Stent vould support him - · ·r f u - - -- - _ t his enterprise - · · - 88 - · - --- --·-··---· _ _ _1111rr1111-----··••1111Ci CA l l' a -l IAI - M • i · ••• •• f • ·- - · - ·· · _ w re successful · _i ••• · - · -- j 'l f' t ' T • • - · • _· -1--- J - · -_ -- _ · I I I ' Fi t z e rald vUl represent r elt es perSC 3 l representat1 -e ot Robert Y en e-dy - mo traveled rarls tor qiecific purpose c e et Cubela ani g v hlm asswa ces of' f'ull U S st -p- e4rt it tbere is ci e ot t p -esent r • lVe - nt ill C1 ba • Acc or il tl g to Fit Gerald be discussed the phcr d c eeti l g vit i l tlle DD P Hel is v'no ded d ed 1t w s not neceSS1U7 to eek approml trm Robert Kennedy for FitzCerald to speak in h s ll l e 'Die meeti ne vas held 1 J Bed Stent's hcl e 1 l I'arl s c i October 1963 fitzCerald used e alias Ie ces Clan t · 11 2eetLcg i ' ' • i ' i•· ·• Is ' - • Red Stent ws not present clurlz g • - i i Sanchez o 13 ll'ovember 19SJ wrote a me orandm f'ar the zecord of' the meetillg r ' llesto - J· S ulc hez acted as interpreter I ·l · 29 j It reads in part l itzCerald in 'onied-Cubela that the Um ted States is prepared to ret iler all necessa cy assista i ee to eey a lti-eu --•st Cuban group wich suc eeeds in neutral zi Jg the present Cu'ta 1 lead erstip and assuces suf' '1d ent cootrol to inv1te the United States to rend er the assi stlmce it is pre pared to give It - as emphui zed that tte a boTe support-vill be fortbcoadng l ll y ef'ter a real c oup hH been effected and the- group ilm bed 1s in a position to re st U S um tably u ider ltlS aul ipices recog nt1 u am support It - s made clear that the U S ws not p repa _-red to cazenit itsel 1 to support Llg an isolated l _PrlsiJ g as sucll a i uprlsil g can 1 e er tnguisbed in a m er o-r hours U p rese it gove m nt 1s still in c cmtrol 1n Ra var a As f'or e e po s o 11 m perloc the U S does not desire that the politic tl cl ek be tunied l ack but will suppi rt necessar-J eC0 J Cll dc a d pollt c al refoD S vbicla vlll benefit the cass of the Cu1 iaD le' c' ' - - • •• •• S - - _-_ -· _ - 89 - ' -· • w ·- - · · _ -- - -- - ' ' _ -11ai 1 s ir QFlillli IINfii 'i'i 'i i -· a 11it oi 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _llllliml iilillll lll i illlilllllillfall--lllill I I _ I ' • _ •· t 't - · f t • j Cc ent ·• · ose i lvo ·red meeting a beit g sa ie 1 r 1 l ·quite dit 'ere it t - t t e pearina ·f in vritte i recc 'ds pre e red at abou tl e t1 le or tJ e eet ing r i rec ill e p- G e of - _ t---H· ' - --1 • I • I J I ' rifle Vi th telesoopic sig lts or • • I sa ie ot er ' Jea pc n C at could - part ot such a acbe e and told Sanc li1iz to tell Cubela tbat the _u s sic3pl y does not do such thl gs a en be ws told this i • l Cubela ·said he wnted C0 11'1 ' lati011 f'rc I a senior U S c 'ficial 9 • Cubela in Parts he told Cubela t at the U S Cover ellt vould • - No of au opemtioul ru tu e ws cll sc ussed at the Fit i Oerald ieeting Mter t i e z ieet ng Cub-el a stated t at he vas satisfied ai t e policy d 1scussio a-bu iov desired to kno- 1 v a t t ech ics J SIJI llOrl - -e could i ro-d c e hil I • i - -SfR H --- --· - • i -- - ·1 a· ---c- · _ -'_ ___ ___ · J _ j 1 -· ·' ti t' i· - I t vi th Te_pe djJ b _______ ----- __ · ' • l -· 7 · _j Nev Yorlt Cit c i 14 tio'll ier C ' - a t rep rt reveals C ' ela • s react10i1 as tcld to Visie nth F tzC e rald ao acted t capad cy of' a representa- ive ol l evel 3 of t e Covet t ea i - e rtt i t le Cuban -obl elll mt' s ied Cw ela as t s r as pollc - w s co ioen ed 'but he 'l 'aS not at all MJ 17 vu t e t act t at J e sU U - ws not givea tt e tecl ic al assistar ce l or t e operational pla L 1 1• as he sa it i ' e said t at CUbela ch'elt cc mst ant 17 - this point Be eoulc1 not u tderstand ' J'h - J e ws denied cer ain ·_' • a all pieces or equi t vbic h prcd sed a fiJ a l solutio to · · - •i tlle problc w ile o i t e other ha ld the 11 s Cown e 1t - · · · · · gave J Ucl eq- p ent' e d l ' Olle r to exile t'or their · · · illetfecti e ex t 'S10 l S e ai nst Cuban coastal ta r ets • • • 0 Accordillg to Tepedino C- iela feels strcmgl 011 this poi lt end u he d oes mt get advice a nd cm te rl als fia 11 a u s ·· - - · _ Gove nme at tec m iciall he vill pro'bllbty 1 eca e t'ed-up ·· •_ _'J · ·agatn and w vtll lose llbate11er progress vie haft made t date - ·· -··· · _··12' 1963 ·· -_ t---t ·· '·- • _ _ - •• - ' ' • i •t·• - j Memorwi cll i i tilr the '· '· 'I ·- r - · 6 •J _ •_ - _ ·• ' - xcve ber i - ·• f • -- ' 4 - - ·t - J·• - •- · • • i • • - • _ _ • • • • · - - ' - · · rea rcl prepared b r_lfestor chez _ C SAS o •• ••• - If O •• • _ •• - 0 · •_ _ · _ I -_ ·· - t a vecL teU1 Cw iela be vould b e a cache '- - · · • •· • •n a ·- -- _ · -- 1 r •• - • - - _ - - • · - - • f 7 _ - U - t 't --- _- • · _· 1 ·· · -· _ _ -· _- _- · r · - '· · ··- - - y fa s ·v s' i - · · - - '·c SAS -re s cm - • ·· - -- • _f 4 •• • -· _ 1 ° • •• · - - • - • A «L Sil operation be kept to a J 'Jin 1m m · · _ f __ 20 N'OVl ber 1963 _•_ ••· • Thus r ar this account '• ' ··•· 'Ii • • 91 rto- 1• '•- • I • •iP ' ' _ _ - - j ••• • ·- · · - · - - -···•t i • i•• J J ' ' •• · - · - • · _ ' _'•v • lr' • • • · •• _ _ · ot the Cube la proJe t as been based alaost ·'· t - _ - ·····- ·· ···· ••• 0 - · • - ••• ' - • ·- - z - -· i • · 0 'f ti -c • 3 ---r - f • _ r-- _ oil 0 1 ' la ' · ·· ·-9 tl t oen s fci in tt ie - • t ile Zf r t Za here is - t a i I n ✓- · · _ a 1 · i I ecoc•-· o l epL •·1 f t C··· e 3 i e -a t i' ' r 2' s ot er- rhe t s r a - 1 is lc 1 - r 1 - e is r o O ' a l lr I aa4 ' · I • ·- 4k •• •• 'f t t recollectiO lS • L--- -·-- i t i rifie ntll a i ei' ective e ot hu d_-r-eds or t lousands ot ards C la ti llallJ said t 'ist as a dee of mecU 1 le ·1iru ch t e was be vas q dte sure that could d Vi - e s ce i ec i i al i iea lS ot doing 1 t e the t r y assistance s -• Although J lO le l it of a sort tl at Cubela mi pt reasombl y have bee I expected to bave iaa r be in f'er -ed that the wre ee' rl g a r eans ot assassiMtiou I deVised himsel t ' tI • '· · Hic ot 1 e i s a c ee cU r poison that · ' -- _ I - - - l - l or IC3e811S It is ot ac i dsterf_ng lilel 7 su lpbate I • by' f DJectio i t bat t e e alsc u e poison becat se · Gun w ws rcaq fi - ·1 ·· _ J i· _ - --- --- - - - - - - · - - - - - Acottne • r be ad ai rl stered ora U - or by abso rptic t tlL O' gb t i e skin discuss10 1S ___ 4 - Wha the y settl ed t -po i vas Black teat' l o a camnon ea -obtai Dable •inseetid c e conta a I I ot t e pa - i ipmts Sl eci f'icall so stated •• • r • · _ i _ •• ' 1 Can i e ai 1 en t l ir cor 1 c J icm ber 1953 e u told h f t t t te devt for adri 1 hterln 2 poisc i a ball Gir t pea rigged u a hypodeoie syrlnge tad to be read Y 1n U me re - Sanc hez to cat 1 a tn e tat te' 1 -as tr r n to r a ite but not tor imc m 1t ws intem ed I I '-I ' t ·c·· - i -·- ws inserted--be COL llpllred it vith the scratch fi an a shirt vit h • foll o- rio g mom ag and ret al oed t- ro that the are stlll in his mte ot the later p rotot1 p es Be does not lm0v wat He states i I happened to I the device he gave ul cl ez he does mt l e le llher its ha vi cg 'beeA ' 7 ·' · returned to hul tr '- - • ' ' i Be believes he vas told that Cuhel a refused to accept the device •• Ke says be YOUld JC Ot m y he able to d U' 'ere atiate the f1Ml pm from tbe earlier prot atjpes that are in bts safe i I i - 93 - ·- __ •• • • - I ·i - I · · ·- ' t· _ - t i ·- - ' i - - · · - 51 1 31' -_•---· · ---24Pl 1Ha IIIGl nl l S if K ¼'1q - aii1C llw-ri•-·-ll----•111111' 1tt1111a ·- - -' T _ $ · • ' _ _ - - - __ 'l · ' _ · • · _ ___ _ - __ · • _ r· - ···-·-· r - ' ·I • I • I • • I w--- - li i ·1· t • · r Ee is not ' ·_ i· ' $ '·4••·· ' - · • Cubela dicb't think eh ot the c ertoe - ' bela said tbat as a do tor he bf v all about Blau Leaf' l o a i iat _e st rely could COQe t up I expected to supply his O' lll poison i -e cerely suggested Black Leaf 40 J as an ettectbe poison tor use in t s- rril ge • J r • r· · - __ contact repo t ' · Cu'bela said that he lll I S i' retur w g to Cuba f'ullJr r · li dete r nined to ursue his plans to dtlate a c - ap against Castro l u lc 'tez reiterated the assurances given Cubela by Fit zGerald ot full L-· - C- tbel 3 aGl ecl tor the f'ollcvil lg 1 tems to be inclw -d in a cache inside i - Cuba r ··· _ Sights a ad ap_p tely 20 pounds ot t I I i 20 mm d grenades tvo bigh-povered rttles vi th telescopic i c Ja explosi ve and Cubela suggested the best place f'or t1 e cache ws i 1 related 011 I 'f rl 10 i 0 1 - 93a- - ' · - c tr-r · · '· l -- _ · U · •i f C· -- ''I' _ Ci iI · T · I Since be · - '·Jfl j ···• • ·i - - - - - J G l i W ljir ····· - - •• •·· - --' · ·· __ - - __ · · · _· -- ··_· _ _ _ · _· _ - ·_ · - - - _·_ i • •- - r·· - ··· - _ •• ·· · ·g _· - a•7• • ' • - • - - • ' •• •' • • - · t •• - -- ____ # - -c - ' -- -- - 4 _ _ _ _ _ - - •' c' ' _ _ · - ·• _ ii · - · - -- - - - - -· - • • · - · -- · 41 - -- • - ' • • • 8' -' · - ' -· · • ·- · 1-· · - a· ·d l I t been e ssas 1 t ated Ken iedy bad nevs Cubeta WS visibly ed over tJ e Ee asked 'by do suclt things bAP i D to good peoplet• i 'l'b e i Sanc ez-Cubela i ieetb g but it is l ke 7 t lt at very ca ent i Pres1 ent KeMedy - ms shot a CL o fficer - -as meetil g vi th a C u en r agent 1 1 Paris and g 1 l i an assassll lticm device f'or use egal l st ' L r __ · a record 1n the rue that Sanchez ws due to an1 ve baclt in • Vasbi at 1810 hours 23 l'iovember 'i l • 'l'be AMU SB p roJect ws probably about as videl y JmOVA v1 t biD $ ·t- § i Hovever ve can ident U' r only tour peo vho Ja ia r of' the Jw t- described episode involving a b nlodendc syrlnee and Black I eat I I Ja-0 - l · -· Sanchez blew all of the story- Esl pem k le1t 1111 0St ot it and 0mm knev operation hen he t'irst brie f'ed us cm it Vnen w vent back to i him later vith spec11'1c questions he said be -remeabered saaething about Black tea r· o b-Jt n o - rbatever about a device tor • '• --· 1· -- - - -- r t • • I • -cei 1 _ t • - 94 ' · - - 1' 1 ·--- • ' · - · · - - - - -• l • -- • • - _ · - - _· t - • • f •· · -· ····· - ----- _· · -i - _' - i -- ' t - - '• ·· r · z p -• - •·•·4 • - s · - --· i •·t- --'ll -'' · f IIJlii ifoi• - ·•• · · · - • - • ·· · -- -- ___ ____ _ _ J -·· __ · -----' · l --- _ j -·r ·--t - -- i ' • e grees but adds thlt t Fit C rald did not k w t the s iec i 'i cs ot the tbe Project AMLr SH files I ' 1 December 1963 19 Februag 1964 5 be JWAVE Stattcm reported by cable tmt tw separate 1clen t1cal caches vcul4 be laced 111 support of ProJect AMIASB du rl ng Mu-ch • ZORRO Coe vould be put d o- r a in P f nar del Rio cm Operation e other wuld be taken b7 the s to U e A iru'iltn tio i area F ach cache - iouJ d contain a nong othe - t b 1 13 s tvo FAL 7 62 automatic rU'les 6 Marc i l cable fro a the JK IA'Vi 5t atiou - · · - ··- t 9 · -' · _ - - ' •• ' _ - •• - ---- -- ••• • _ _ - _ ' ·· · -- - • r - •1 I t• Ii J B I '1 - · _ _ ·_ _ -· ·-··• • • j •• •• · ··- • - • - - 1' __ - _ • j - - - • • - t - · - - '- ---- - · i ¾-'t r - - - t- · - - 'l _j - - -· - · · - - - -- _ ' - - • · ' __ 1 _ - ·••·- _ c - - ·- _ - - • · ·-· - -1 - 0000 --·- • ____ - __ • ____ _ -•- -o l r- - _ -·· I •' r ·· l 5 t'L L _-J 1 • i FAI s FALs require 7 'b 9 by 50 inch oblc l g cache e 1 11ler vt- J ch is d 1 t ticult to band1 e in the inter edlate c re 't ' Headquarters repll ed tbe t Rea 0a f'cr des1 ri c inc l ude FA Ls is that this is-the ma in 1 requested b7 A -«ASR-1 I 'he JM' lAVE Station cabled • 11 - 21 J at ch 196 ·' I nie AMIAS r cache ws put dow on Operat1011 VIII • _ _ • · -96- -·--· - _ Ii•• I I ' •··-• I • l I '·J - j J J - - - i' -· f C I 1he Pans S ation re orted that tl e cessage Rolireno ad tros r- i ·1• · -·i • · __ 1 Ct bela vas that Cube a wated a sil n er tor the Belgian F ' sub iacll e g- m soc est - 5 Jl ay II l I I SAS requested ' SD to prod uce FAL silen t rs 011 I a crash basts he e are severr l later documents in the tile descr1b 'rSD'a ef'f'orts to silence a FAt and to l IOd fy its sights tor tirf lg w-ter poor lishti s condltiODS 'rSD eventuall r came 1Jl vith a sllen r and Jll0dit1ed 8 Z l lu iition that fairly- etfectivel silenced tr iZ d t blast am eliJllinated som c boom by reduci lg muzzle veloc1T 7 9- ll Tune 1 O peration ZORRO put c ovn an AMLASH cache on the north coast P1l ar eel P- o or conte1n1 g among other t '-1 - •tvo each DL aut-0 2 tl c t I I __ • _ -1· · · rf tles vith f'ive magazines per weapon No mention ts mc e ot · i ·- · ' ft · ·· i • ' ---·-- ··--····- _ _ I __ f-· ·• -1111r• · ___ _ _ -· -··- _ ' I - It stated tl at the AML cache put A - t -10 a ed 16 Jul dow 1n the fmtmT in Cilt m'tioll area had been lOClted a ad that I I steps 'IJl re be to re r 1 ts content 11 -'-i- fii ll ol il lll F f 'rbe J iesaage said that it ws hoped t ie ca ie oc tail ed t- o Hgb -povered u•1 ea ·1 vi th j t j f· ot dissident me ubers of' tc · direct contact ri th Arttt e t ft nt to France tor a z ieet vi th e n intemeclia ry' 1 rcD the dissident 1 I- t the Castro regice desired to estal ollah OD 7 October 190 an h-time associate I• r l ' ' k r· FaIS report held f' r c m 1i to 17 o ber of' tbe '7 C t • • ms • • -· ---· -· · - 98 _ ··s11· --- · - ' _ _ • r - -j --- _ --- - I •- ' - ' be de leg a Uon 1s made up MaJ Eol a Jd ci Cuhel a wo v1ll attend the event as a special guest -- r V - _ _ _ ' •· ' t -r i iil rt· • tt i -• • ••• • 1 --#1 dO • - ' - · · - ·· • _ - • ii · · - - - $ iC - r i ' - --k -- - ' -- - 7-• t·t - n 'I'' -r -- • 1 •• •• •- ••• - ' - • - ' -- OI•• • -_ _ _ 'l 1 · · -• ·· J - - _ __'NIii • 4-t· •• _ _- c -' c • _ - ·- i- • _- d - - r · ·- _ - - - 1 · • --• - - 3 •r • • 1 a· • · • o the E xec utive Cou lc U of t2Je Inter iational Student trm01 1 to be -1 ·--- s • ' 1 I ·- A deleg at1011 of' the lm versity- Student Fedzatioii • o f' Cuba a rived 1n P rague 011 ll l'ovet ber to pu-tid pate 1n the J 1eeti ag I - 8 ·' iv ___ ____ - ·- • ·- ·-- - - • - - - • 1• -•e·•• 9 i _----_ r·· ·1 •1 ·•1 · i 1 - _ - --- - I f -·· agreed to tall to A '«1 S -1 1 f' it tt - 1 S out fr 3 t he_is the contact ma a fbr tbe int er ml dissident group l rt ce thin s that if' JJ U SH-1 1 l • Ol enl tio i ' 25 liovember 1964 f 1 The Paris Station reported Cu' ela's arri -al in Paris i Beat or Sanchez prepared a JDe11 onu idm request 1 or '- 4 l $6 500 I I 'I aa an erlraordinaey budget expe lditure tor t e travel ot Artime t'or i' b r· '- •• I _ - ind1cat1on in the tile that the request vas approved but i wllrec t It • evidence ind1cates i tbat it ws Artiz le did tmvel to Europe - - am l f 6 - 1 Deceaber I 1951- - Sanchez met Cubela in Parts l•_o· ac I - ' · Tru 3 is a st ar r ot the details Cubel a altho u iaP P because be vas unable -- - -- y - · - - -1 t---1- 99·- -- -·- 1 r••··v 6Rti · · 1J· · · · 1 • -·· -- _ • V•••- r-_ •• _ _ • •-- - f - ° 'i - · •-- - - · · - J IISlllllil IISlllll_ '_____ _ c l Sot- ' ' • •ii iolllolll--- -- __ _ - a J f _•OM _ _ · - • · - - · _ •_ • · _ - • i - ·· - ·Y • • ' L t i • ' ' ' · i- t -1 % t S· ' -' • · ' ' --# - -- · - --- - - --- '-·· -------· vw -·-·• - - - - - •Stit f t i i I '¥ a r - ··l ·-- % - - J ' _ Ii • I I ' be 1 ad to co atinue trfl-06 L Cut el a · •· f -h· i·• - u told tat_ tJ e U S Coverm ient could not and vould sot 1n e JY - ray t eeoce in-rol- ed or provide I look elsevb ere • f • 10 Dece iber 196' · I co I 1 Paris Station as bs clrgrou ld on_ the then cm-rent r atus of' the AMIASD • I f operation-excerpts ''F Artime does not llo-J' am ve do not p1au to tell him that 'lie are in direct contact vi th Cu'l ela nor toes Cubela lmu r and w do not desire he k cr r tl at ve ere b cll -ed c cm tact vith Arttme ·-•· --- -· ·t Cu'bela w s told e d M l u ll ersta cds tl at U S Covcrm ient ____ bec a ie i D'Ol -ed to cn r degree in t e '1'1rst ·step• ot his plan It he needs wpport - he real ues eat he v1ll have to get it el sew ere FII is re Arl 1 le could fit in m cel y in g1V ng s n su l ' o t C - wu ld reqt11eGt • • - • • - -- _ - tit · ·l i j t Comment Sanoez e xple 1 ed to us e at wat la cl happened · · · · ·· C9llll Ot ' j L I 1 ' i I by CIA ·-·-- · ' i·· - - _ J -- la wnted a sllen ced veapo i vb ich Cll ol'•- _ '- ' - ··•· • ' • ··c - 100 - · • - '-'BS wr llltng to • • • tu q · _ _· f 1 • ·• ····f d •# - 1- ·•·· - - -- ·· ·'·• •· ' • •• I _' fji - - _ _ his an inside arui C- ibeh z aig lt e e his i e u ie -ea I C i-t - s Art M CIA did not intend to furnish an as ssination veapon 'or Artbe to give to Cubela end did not do-so · Headqcart ers cable to Paris i ' trl e9 contacts Cubeta to debrief hl E r • • - please conf'1 m st ate le it by Cu1 lela to Sa lcl iez that onlJ io iey am Cuhel a and a fev car io 1te ia vere retrieved b r the f1shen ieo AMmtm C-10 unhappy that tisl emen bad not recovend core 1h a the cache but it ws not possible tor Cubela and A fmt mX-10 • that not all of it wa recovered - Tb is 'W the cache put do- n1 1n tbe I AM'IlmmC ia tU tration area vbich did not inclu e the F AL rif'les I • - A por tile resulu _ in a zceeting vitil Test or Sanc bez in i'lorl da cm 3 ·- - _ • - - - J i nmry 1965 Cu la told Artice that - J O l - _ -- · _ _· - - ' be bad reql es ed ---- _ ---j ' - _ i I L z4 · ·•' _·--·--· _ St' lu L f I • •• • t 1• silencer ror a FAI 1 Cu la vould personally c a rr r it back to Cul a vi lwa If Art 2 had to set tle fer otl er tne ot sile ced tc Ba uchez cl bled tr 111 Paris • Cubela and 1'cped 11 o returned PL-is I 31 Jam a 17 i' et 1 Feb rwll7 Cubela states full e greement reacl ie l i vith Artime mid he vell satisfied vith a n t '-11 ich be outll lecl i for our intom etiOD ii Artb e p pac kage 1n Jl adrld vb1dl Cu'bela pl ams L li •· • · I- A1111e lines as reported b7 A rthae -••• • ••• Cuba neitl er be DOr AM rml iX'-10 had rece1ftd mq part of the ' ata zas •· r · '· ·····• ' - 102 - srrr I eea rcr • •• I p •As ot 'ber 1 _vhen Cubele depu ·• ed mchez ca bled f' 'rall Paris l- -· - back 1n personal -• L '- eur r -· - - ' t''P£ t J O iJ Uf- l •• 4 _ - _ • - _ '- - - -· '· •' ---•-• -•• f l -- ·• i I - J'l' I • sr lat led From Cubela 0 2 0 Febrl 8 j' O i 10 o --------11 Febl ey O bela 13 to receive o ie pistol 'J'i' h silencer a id o ce I Be4-1 l l FAL 1 ' e v1ti1 silencer tro a Artuie' ecretarJ COiee ' f'rm U S ·a d o- r i l ad rid · '·· · th vea_po is 'l tln in 1 1 c o i --Uct rl t l e earl er r e t at A -t Je vould Cl 'ie a rif ' e a d sll icer 1t - at -were all be could ti d Ve are unable to resolve the co i 'JJ ct 12 Febn ar 1$6 '• LI__________ cabled l rtbe reported on t lal ceetb3 vlth Cu la J rti e had three pacl' sges ot special items ade up b I i hls techalc al people a lCl c ellvei-ecl to Cubela 1D Madrid Cubela Ir seemect sat lstied •i j· · · t i - · _ Carlos Tepecllno reported receiYing a teleilhone call baa a •· · - • Mead 1A Jfa'l'IUJa vbo bad seen Cubela back lJ11 a -ana tbe previous - r• --- · i - I II I 1 l I · ·• 103 - • _ • - - •- - - - •• - _ °_ _ ' '--- ---·llliilft ____ lilr 11••- •-llll_ lloJU--••11 M t 'iiii- ' ' 2 ' ' ' - ' --- l J -- ·J ··- J· '·· ··· - - -'- 1 - '- a•• _c - - c -- · •· ·-·'-· ·--·-· 'I s _ ·· - - - -_ - - ·- J - -- - __ _ __ • - _ - _ ·· m1Cl take over the goven t lent· refe -ri r a to C- ibela It quick l y bece 1e t' tbst be • • Cercia-Bao o iaid that he 02 d al-ways been pui liely identified e s a c lose Mend ot Cubela vbam be last saw in Eava ia on 9 ' arch tor Capri Cs rd a-Ban Jo said that he had been the la- r 1er Hotel in Ea vm m Ee vas Jailed· t'or 75 days in July 1962 for det'end t lg 5antcs Trs ti'icante a U S c itu en and ex er 1 · of' Capri gambling cssino vho vas Id eked out J •• Coc Dent ot Cuba • s is ano r Cl IC-liclc bet- reen Cubela and the gemblin g syndtc ate plots reported up cn earlier in this report 'i'mtficante w s oae of' the prlnd pals in Sbef Edvams• • • l Phase i ro ux u er l l'ax've7 but -w c an uot be sure of that After all Tratticante w s the - Ii WO brc n igb t V U'OM into the operation late in Phue 01 1 e 8J ld Varcma vas one ot eie min players during a ase three-t ISB D te8IIII that vas seat J-arooa was re - i ro j - · ____ J ·_ _ · ·1 _ - __ I iI of' th Cubela group cl role Cubans vbo m v ot C l ela •• plans and ot CIA•• -··--·-·-- - ··· _ _ - - • • •' i ••so __ 'A· -1 -- · j It had bec cz ie inc reasiJ l gly apparent that the ·- ·· · - I ' - ·j · -· - ·· -i ··· 1--- - ' -· -· ·-· - - _ - A· E • · •·· •• ··•·• - 4 -' i _ _ • _ _ _ · - ·· - • - ••• ·- 1 • -- - _ - - · -- _- r- · ·- - - - e -1 _ c ---- ·-· u - -------- o - r ' -' I --- · 1 • t iiote 'nl re i 1 dt cn ia 'l y in ca- e3 -- ·· the ttae lists dates of 2 J and Ja May rue U is apparent t i st the s onth vas Ji me--not May One Victor vith_a stocy t b at Espinosa th ought affected U S security heard h iJll out and then se at b1lll to the iBI stocy on J J a ad then sent hb to CIA him cm 4 Ju ne Cubela I fS The FBI listened to the A CIA otttcer interrteved I Espinosa said that 1n May he bad received a letter Espf nt sa vent to Parts and m iet vith Alberto Blanco oa e ot Cu bela •a closest ossoctatea In the supposed pl Im to ai snssinate Castro Blanco claii ed t o ha -e a i iessage 1'rcm o tbela vhich Cubela ·wated Espinosa to deliver to CIA I essage w s that Cubeta ud the t others vith bu vere 1D a position to kill Castro others 1D the reghie but tbe r needed sane help a tut to know vhet b er the CIA and the i details of the Cu 'bela operation that CIA ever ' - ' _ f '• · - - 105 I ri n ---rEi11' S a - •- ' · t 1 11 ¥ u l ' u i - - · _ ' ·1 - --· t - · - 1 •· · -_ t --·'' _ · _ -· - - - Ip •• •• ·- - _ __ ·-·· I J ' -· •• i '· J _ f· •• • At a t • i· orgaai2 t ie ir te -111 g -o i • j and uggestcd he t -J to get H CI re c- trcu A - Je Cubela vas 11 Jite ··- 1 T 1 c O m approacl ed a Cube l asset A 'e-1 da p later• In Madrlci he ot 1L ______ JI clai l d g 1 e -as st -an 1D »t irtd rt th ao r oce ' F l iI f upset over the i • i· t •· -- -' b gbe hi t ' 02 a •r erson tl loa i • o $200 0a Eeadquarters approved 16 Febrt a17 196 Cuhel a aslc ed Sanchez f'or $1 000 -whicb l eedqqar ers • giving b12 In a later Cfftizig - rith Carles Te iedi m iD J ev York City i 'l'epec11 oo sa14 t hat e had ift l CUbela le I tr coo t· I • I concerned directi J te z d at lm or CODtact vith members ot the Cubela group It read iD part • • • • • • cozmAdJ g proot that entire AMtASi g oup Insecure and tmt 1' tt1 ber CCllUCt 1th ke7 members ot S1 0'JP constitutes aeaac e to CIA operaticm s agai lst Cuba as _vell as to the sec urit - or CIA stat ' perso zmel 1n Western _Europe i t - t Uader the- cl rcalstances beaclqmu t ers desires that coa tact · vi th by be rs of the -lP be eJ•--tea as rap1 as possible• 8 l3d tba t asset3 'Who s7 be 1n e0 1t act vi th 1nd1vidual me ibe rs or the PDlli or perf p en 1 q 1 no 'fed ID AMIASH co isptraq be 11a '1Jed or l a r lmplld 1 1 - assoct at io is and directed to eli d m te ccntact s ASAP • -106- j - · - _ · - - a M - _ _ G · '- _ - •• -- -· '111111D • - --••• • 1'1•·- - t - - • ·· t ·- - - - -- _ ---- --- 'IJS' '4 • 1t - - - ______ _ ___ - -· -- - ---- •· 1 -4--cc • 1 --' --- ------ -1-- ---- - --- - c· 4 ··•· -•1 t l i I l ' i Reuters repor ed - llava ia t st tl e C- ' 8 1 seo rlty police had arrested tvo c1ll - 1 ort'1c ers rcr alleg' ' i eo- iterrevolut10' ' ar act1vit1 s 1 o volvina tbe U S Central Int ell 1 e Agency r 1 ere ' • I f 'I' ' -· I k the U S Cent al btellige i e Ageacy1 ws teg-J J the revolutio i a 7 court 01' Ha vaD4 dist rlc t in ta Cabe l l today a 1500 hours • • • • t u I I· 8 March 1966 i L - ·• f ·-· -- _ iI Fon er MaJ Jrs iu larido Cu la ant Ci1 dn as wll as others vho are wc er i ldic t lent ave co d essed their guilt ' 'he defendants are being tl ed 'or c -' s the integrf t 7 and stability- of° tl e iatio 1 by' t a pl aµ ed the assa ssimticm or HaJ Fidel Castro _ • - ·---' ' tc- be def'enda tts a -e I ol i mo Cubel e Sec ades Ba on Guin Df az J ose Lw s Go i alez C-e lla - -e a Alber o allu o llcmL---1 r a ld Juan Alsina Navan- all ot - ia s co i ressed t beir g- d 1 t 1 1 the urputed filcts of e case Als Jea - i g 1l l the trtel - ere Guiller JO CIJ 11 ll u· ra -ez a 1 -el e - ' ro ldiz ·i I · u ll1' - ' i • -' - ·· · ' '- · t -- -- t · · - r- · • ' · - • ' · ff · - - - 4 - l · · ' - i 'I ' a - E t J- se L is Cionza es l e 'eta - Q vorted as s clipla at 1 tt 2c l e in the Cuban E 11 u b S cn tn -ed bis COUXL7J' tor 100 000 dollars given h1J I r en agen s -hcu he cc i eted 0--1 - a z on af' er bis ar rl -al in Spaw Ee r iet 1th an oftic 4 al ot the aforecent io ed o t10 1 iuterns ticnal sub'l--ers1011 IWIL ied J iec ioel 'llbo -covered his ac h-1 t ies by a a '1 ng as u o icl sl o U S E i e ssy 1n Spain Noel ied that bio r hlc i o r etlo i and • f'or aat i n e' u- e Cu an dlplc a tJ u ss c i be i'm u shed him u i ier this a leat t I or · Cubela w tt1 g his stay- 1n Europe l UeS three trips t o Spain 26 December l and OD 6 11 1 td 20 Pebrc ar r 1965 'Ihe revolutim ary r I J gleade r Art1me goes to Madrid a the beg1 ml i ng ot February 1965 A meetiJ lg 1111 held beti -een Ct bela am Arti me in vbich tJ u Y eg 'ee O l the f'imLl pl en OD f I I I begin vit a persor al attad ai ce4 at ' his crii d mi l act - -ould be Ioll 0 red by u aced 1 avasicn of tte coa t ry S b o u-s later by U S troops ' le attack against Cc L lide iid el Castro wuld be aade MaJ ' rus plm1 vould Fidel Castro Ruz i using a 7 62 i ML rifle that C- lbela OVl lied 1 bis -seapon would be fitted vith a p Nerful I x4o t e 11 sco tJ c sf pt and a sUencer sent Arti t le Calls go to the Ua1 t ed States to get the t els sc op1c s1 'b t ac 1 the silencer Q u c obtaic ed this equ p ieat vas del 1 red to m ancc Bcma riz B' e 1D tur a delivered 1 t to Gom ale z Callar re ta who then delbered i t to Cu'bela the da J' 'betb re be left V adrid I · · ·_ - fflii P • •• • t' I ·•• tS _ - ''•· -· - 04 0 -l ••' lf - - I I- r-· _ ·-··--J - _ • 'i I l be p- mlsh e i to v a - i th de e lj a 1 s are ' b le t and · ihi' I t 'lts prosecut10 a vts es 1z Ze4 ls as to l 7 1s la i SO Cubiela Secades R o '1 1n l z Jose L• 1G 2lr z G1tl ar - - e ac'1 Albe -t o Blanco R a 1 z--t - e iea l pe ia 7 b • fir' sqt a J For JUSD Alsi a ra -ano C lle so C- nill J barez e 14 Ar ael n- i i ·l u Benero Vellz--30 ears lmpriso aent plus eorrespcrvS cg J - acdi io isl r-e l lties ' • ·- ii •• 9 9 March 1956 FBIS report troa Havana Do les ic Se -vi e I •Pri e M nbter Fidel l I Majors Rolando Cubela P s _-o i Gu1 l an4 other c1etendaAta _ but seful lesson castro bas sent a letter to e prosecutor i 1 t e case • • • agail st Prime Micl ster Hya that it cust be reccgnized 'rem all tl is a bitter r- - f''- may be clra r i e - 'I tn ggest tbat t e court l not ask Uie c1eatb sentence tor a ot the accused • • 10 Karc h 19§6 1 I 1'BIS report of te tfmc IQ' gben 1n court Oil 8 Mardi II ··- Questf 01u I • '· - IA 1t the l · Do 'OU Cubela 1he atlellcert A c t e slle a c er cU4 not bzeak he silencer aptually' 414 not break• • Questf Oll Cubela II recall vb en the silencer broket Vbere ts 1 be sll enc ert Yes - Prosecutor · ·- • 109 · -·- • · -- · ·- _ - f f c - -f r -- - -·-···· -' • ii ¥ C i · r I Cubeta I beli-eve t va in J l U7 let e £ea in Je - 1r • 1 11 Ja 11 iauy Prosecutor In Jam s ey Ib you recall t e conve nr at 1an JOU bd vlth Ca i -ecie Fidel e u1 dtd Cc u-a Fidel o f'ter to help JOUT I - J • • a a • • I Coarade-Pldel ope12--d tte doors o the doors to ce He e ave 0e J e gave t e to cderstand - l at he knev ' l At I vas doi % but I did Ot bve en lt b cCtL' l e to tell h Cubela Defense Attorney Cu'bela Sec ad es vb a in rour Viev 1a t le pWlismient crer tted by CO lduct of' this c t1 ture c '-- Cubeta 'J Question •What 40 JOU n ean by i Cubeta II • · r The vaU •t e va11t• Deserrecl executiCIZI b7 a t1r1 ng squacl• f I • t- ' - t - ·_ J• ··· · ·· E _ - ' ' I - ·· -· 4j 1 I e e ·a -· · I - · · _- _ 'l' Mr mIS report quoting E'avm a Doceatic Service of 10 March Bevolutiomuy Court l'o l ldd c h has trled case -108 in cn s ag a tw t the integrity' anti secm ity of tl e mt ion has prooomced sentences on the accused Rolamo Cube la Sec ades Ruou Guin Diaz e n n4 otben · · J u to the sentenees E 11 mt' o Cubel a a i Re 'Oll C vere eencatenced to 25 19rs iz iprl t Jose Luis Gonzalez Gall an-eta and Alberto Blanca Ba arlz 20 years am Juan llila rl o Alsf %1S law n O 10 years · Cuiller o Cuntl Alvarez e -1 A l gel lferrero Veliz were absc lvecl c-r guU t 'lbe7 vere released provided they are ru t liable to a q- ot mr charges - no • l • nrn I 771YN j_ _ u - •itd • r ··-· - - - i · L _ · _ -s - - ·1 - _· - ···- - '·· -· I ·- - y • ' • • 1 1 • I • • • - i- J a · • ' • I ' - ·c- __ •I j contacts vith CIA officers ll le ot vnom he k e by- tn Et name ' · 'l'bere is not even s hint of the ballpoint ere mentioned h fpodemic Bl ack I eat li-0 episode I _ pen ·t t 'll e Cu'bm authorities may- • ha -e gotten that intormtion trm hl 3 and c ectded not to l introduce it 1D evidence but ve can think ot no convincbg reason vt a - tbeT wul d have vitb leld it T e closest ve am to a decent reason and it is pu e conJecture is tbls I -r C0lllle Castro f m7 have thought it poll tic all7 bprudent to a llov the execution ot so lose to his imler circle vit hout actug -1th CD bad It' the C0EDe wo ad merel 7 plotted • full details of Cubele 111 inwlve eient 1 ou in court Castro aigbt 1 ave had little excuse for as'ldng t'or lenieney · i ' - - · · ·' I' · - • - · ·••· - ·- · lll - J • ·-_ r -- -• · l·i - t - ·- I --- •--r••·· • a s ---- ___ - - - ' I - 1 · iI 1 · •· ·- I I • Dre Pear so i cl t s to have a relJO 't U- at there · 's a 1 1 -'1- l I 4' •I_ -r a eetin3 at the Depart e it or Sta e at vt plans tor the o zz 3- I t on ot Castro - ere disc 1 ed i tincl recor l ot t w dgh-l ewl • nrst and probabl7 the o e to 'loilJ h Pearso a reters vas at the II ' Department ot State I 011 10 August S P clal Group AwJmented I WI f beld cm 1962 It vas a meeti lg of' tbe The second aceeting ve bave 1dentlfie4 30 J'uly l - It ws a n eet ot the 303 CC m1 ttee and probably was l e14 1 1 V'A 2 House Situation Rooa c 'l'be tvo Deetl lgs are depcrlbed separately 1 elov 10 A £ St 1- I 1962 ne Special Group Augaentei aet at 1 tbe Deparb Nmt of State ettber in Secretary Rusk's ott ce or 1n his conterence room lI - ' · _ r - •- - _ _ 1- 1 lloving are recordecl as being present · -- · • ·-1 • State - • # f t •-Z l1 •· - · _ • • Dean Rusk Ale Cis dohnSCll l E4v1n Mart1D• Richard Goodvin Robert Hur d tch -lar rell ylor M Ceorae lliJm y' Blll JJa ey•s not es ecord tba4 Bo'bert l'e medy- vu absent and t h a t had bis proxy Defense Robert Mc 8 1 ara Ros-o1ell Gll pat ric Lea n1 tzer Edvard Le urda e _ • --- _·· • · - i - -- _ _T - · i l' I I I • - _i '• 1·· - - - ff 'iJ - ·J··•· - ll2 - i' •t LO If G il' -· • • I s·----· · - - J• - -1 • •• 'l I is J ' -t·y - • t ·· - - r J i i ·• li CIA t- -- i - __' _l_ _·r• • • Secreter-J I _ I l • i I I II • l •'· I ' comments vas not corded i Il 1 Ar -11907 t f ' _ ·- 'Sec retaq Rask I i - I Mr McCoce sta tes in a emoramim ot t at he reealls meeti igs on •s conrerence 8 or 9 roaa At one ot August in the these° meetll2gs I•• · II hcY r ·- •• -I Dd iater be Co naen t As it v1lJ •I ls probably' fa' 13-t r• I seen Mr McCone's recollection l It is quite clear t assassim ti m ca ae ·1-it - _f - •• • _up tor cU scusstaa at tbe 10 August aeetf Dg at state r· _ f ·· • ' - -· - · •• I KcCone ncv recalls it as being at tbe JCS tbe suggestlcm vas mcJe ·- - •• t' · · • -- - __ -- -· - Mr McCone says tba he took 1l'i'l lf 1Uate e i cepticm to 'the discussf Cll I agreec1 • Kc Cooe atates in bis aemo amdm t lat at no - dl4 i I the SU31estf on receive serious consideration by the Spec1al G -oup Aug iented i _- _ - - ' _ - _- 7 'l- ' •• - r « • - - ll3 - •' - • Eu 2 mii ffllLY _ J a i•- -------- -- --------- -- _ SEG H ••sr-1 7 ' -7 · --- -- ' ' ' •• ' • - ' _ I ------- ·• -· - ••• _ I • e I -- - • '' d • ' d JI l e 1 1 I IH Il i I i 'the 1 rs the Cuban- pro lefl ws discussed 1n ter is as clltpe se f of' Castro • reo ve·Castro ' arul Coe off Castro et c • but t 'at Harvey ree tlls th st v'- e 1-tcCo ie com n i1st gover ent l l Cu a told h f a o the McC le-MC '8 IU'8 c o ive - a tion McCone said that McCone - rere to i i u be ' i I be i lvol -ed ill such a be wuld be e cc iu ica ted ·I repor ed e x e bet- 1een McCo e and Hc 'Ccara I e n sdale addressed a me orand u m on 13 August to Y f llla a iarre7 CIA Robert Huxi-1 tda State Ge ral Re ms Dete11Se ad Don ilson USU • memom 2am assie ced respcmsibUi y -or '1'l l e drartil g p p n on vaz ious - i iI subJects related to the Cuba A operaticm · Hane •s assigment included Intelligence Political splitt1 ig the reg ie ior ' ion I i excised from the CIA f'U e copi 0a l August J rarvey su'b d tted a memorandu to t he DD P iielms wat rcportiJl the Iansc'4tle ccm ir mtcatiOD a ml 1 t Ea n'e J' had done a'bolit ' Bane7•s me orandm to tte P s e tes tta t the excised bad consisted of' be plmu e inclu41 g ell tlnat 011 ot' leaders ' P arvey vro2 t bat be had p io ed Iansdale's o 'fice a ld ta4 spoken 111th Frank nd 1n tansdale 's absence Ea -ve r said he b cl p otested t' J e - ' - _ --· · • --t• · l •• - • • • •• • • • • •t_ 11 ' - u -- _ - -- t f ' _ ' • - - e 111 --- - _ - • · · - _ I·l • l I -- ·o--·· ' t I t • ' ------ I -· • L • ts j I iI i I i· f 'Ibis ws ea reed t o excls' d f rom all C Ol'ies Jn 9 3e o-m copy and f l QD his Hari -e - eleted t i e t 3 t i lstt- icti e Sl 11 lQeS '• m -- -ere «J_ -e - -f · · 1· to ot ' er recipients to do the 68r Pl'l F arve r told us that Ia a asdele II repeatedly trl ed to mise the matter of' nssassu at1on of' Castro l ' avo c ed such discusnc i s I Iansdale's office were emmll¥ 8W ' e' ot t e sensitive detail s of •· aspect ot it I 30 July 19 • i t ' · 'l t · • • Co1 Ralph Stea k ley vas preS' nt tar miot mr 1 em o the agency but it is not show it he w s prese went be Cuba item vas discussed - · - -· t _ · -- ••• • · · • _ · ' · · _ · · • ❖• - - _ • - · ' - -• - - - __ 1 a i • r -· · · · · e N i w° • · 1 -_ t -- i- Jit '7• o ' ' ' _ •-•a _' ' _ - -• ---• • ••• _ pr - - • • - 'l' ' ' 11 1 -•c - · •· •---•-1' ' • ·_· - i '-• · - - ·- i _ _· _ · · - - _·_ · · -_ · · _· ·-·- - ·· - - · •_ - ·· _ ·_· ·· _ c -- - _· ' Yf · -j_ __ tJ1 t'A J 1z 'l - • _ • t _ - - - - - - · - · - - - · - t - ' 4 · r qf· - --·---'··--•·· S f- • t· r1 - -- • ' _1 ····-' -J 1• •-· t The re erence is clearly l - It ws a reed t b t -' - 11 za e u i - n dd c at act fr Sc Pt a ot t 1 e n · -egar i U t e- -l c r -eport o a a alle3 11 d plot - r ti - i'ia c •er i s t o a j 1ls simte Castro a d v - t e Atto Ge -31 a -- -eec to i a dle as a 1Ci8 tter or lav en f rcece at -1_ ·' -- -- J II ·• f ·t i --- ·-t ' ' l to a 10 Ju i e 1 1 eJ 10 acdum ror satio 1 report tra a the DD P to t '1-ie Direct or T e f ollo- ii J g additional •e11te• dissemimtio i ws i cade or it Sped al Assista at to the President to - iationcl Security- At 'airs Assistant Secrete r Inter-A lerl can Affairs Ileper'IJRo t or Gt a ta Director of I lte nce and Research Depart rent ot State Director D te lse I atel Ue --en ce gene 'l'he Attome r Ceceral Director Fec er l 31 reau ot Investigation Deputy Director o f' Central InteWge ce Deputy Director ibr Intelligence I - I I c - l • The report related a proposal for t e assassimtio i o Castro that ws z ade to n t Cuban exiles The Mafia appeared to be involved in the sche e I i ·I 1 Tile asld Dg price fbr doillg the Job vas · $150 0001 Vi th a gwt ra 1tee of $10 000 fbr ex_pe i ses A wealthy Cu ' •iI I • ·vas report eel read y to contribute $50 000 Bosch a cl ed the Chiet of' Statton JMVAVE lei suggested that the U S Gover l lent also I Ii I 1ndicates tbat CL •s onl r lnvolvetceJ 1 t in t e plo't ws to report - I• · - nci - f i ' lD '1 r · · 'I -· • -- - ia LUffa 2 -- - J v ✓ i - · · -- ' · · · i' J 2·• • · - i s -' -- --- _ _ -- -•- - --- -- - - _ _ -· - ·•· · i - ·- - $ _- 0 - - - - - - _ · -- •' liot- - t - I l 1· i J - l ' - ii · ' h · _-·1· · 4 Obviousl nct hl C8l e ot the plo' I Co ient I t m r be only col l d de c e but re e re s ruclc b the pot th st this g O'l o plct'fz - e le dly b l • g g ster elements ot't'eJ ed to assassim te C'astr f'or l J 000 vbi - b is pred sel y the sw that CIA of'fered to p in tu earlier plot t hat very deffm tel y invobed g 1U2gster ele ents It could be the mm group o£ g lllgSten or it ccul4 be tat i the c r1 dnal underwrl d tm r m the le - As ve have •sa 14 earlier U •• 1 I go JIS -p ice • »rev Pearson ms it is 11 kel y that the reference wuld be to t te 10 August j of the Special Group Aupenteo i_ · · Heeting 1 s de scribed cml y because its reference to e ssassi latiOD ot irt -· - I •- -·· • I ' ' · l · might be to ·· '- l 1902 z eeting I 'n1e 30 Tul y 196 303 Cc c d ttee I I I asswe saae ot the cbaracterlsti cs ot the Pearson stor r • ·1 - - I 1 I I I I I I a high-level z ieettng at v'hic h usasstmticn ot Castro ws d1 scussed j · m 1 fiD in f'o at1on on -111 r - r - · I· - -l_ -- · ' - - _ ' · f • • 4 J --- - - - - - - · _ · · z · ·__ _____ ___ ··------- l _j 'n1e CIA hlltchod a plot to knock otr Castro Ql Ollli 11 IU' tlC'ln · ' J 10 -e approved an ' lot 'l'hn t hfrcd Mcam 1na voro cnu11ht in Umvo nn who N n lone 1 n1rvlVor 1a t1tl ll auppoa d · to be lnn tshins in priaou · I' · ' r i • I i ' ' la i · 1 t·- ' J Caot ro lenrncd onough nt loo st l o believe the we cccklns to kill him Ue 1a IC'C ported to havo cookccl up a countcrplot ago innt · Cl' Pl Onitlen t Kenr o4 ' ' i · i PUlo woro nent to Cu'bb for uoo in the · '' il o r oo H l 1t11 t ion ' · _ i Tboni we a moot at tho Department ot St ate o t vh1ch the aalldaaination ot caatro wa cUscuuod · l I • ' ' · i 1• I '·• '1 •' 5 • 't ' • · · · J1 -•• •• I 'I ' t· · ' ' ' ' · 1 I r Not t ruo Uc vu brief'd on Ownblins Bynd1catdt•PhAOCI Ono after it w111 over m wa not briefi 4 on Phal'lo '%'Vo l i Rooelli infomtd lin rveJ on 21 Juno 1962 prcau111t 1bl1 on i he buU or illfomat 1on from Varona t hat a tec1111 of three men wa inside Cuba We do not kuov their 14ent1t1ee nor wluat 1111n1 hcvo happened to them Wo h4ve no proof tMt they ven actut ally cUopit cmed Mont of the announced cnptu reo and oxoc ut iono during thh pericd ti ts th1B teom l 1 'l'hia reportedly has come out in the Ocu Tiaon in veati• e 11t1on111 It o leo wo eu a d b Ccatillo in the Philippines under 41 rec t illterroc t ion We luavc no 1ndor endont contimo tion or ccy uort Noto t hftt oamaon mot vJ th RooelU in %Ao Vega a in lbrcb 1967 '' • At least w ven told by Roselli t hilt the pilll w m cent in during J ha lEIG One and asain 1n PM e Two 1' nlo T nao ' 'he oubJoct wa niUed at 11 I I • l · '' '· meeti at State cm att mipta at aaao H1rmtion It did result in a MONGOOS action murundum by Lllnnclo le ncoisnW to CIA nctlon tor plo Ming liquidation or leaders 'l'he orteadi phmN v1u lot er excised i'rClal copies foNDrd ecl to CIA Gt ate Defence and WIA but the damllp m r already wvo 'boen done · · - 1 _ ___ _ - -· -· - · - · - ' -'-- ·- -----t · 10 Auguet 1962 but it 111-1 mrelated to an y act uo l ' • • __ -- - · · · ·• _ r · ·· • l l ••• a ''it ·------- Undt NOrld tisunin vent cct unll raci-ui ted to co rey out t he' plot • · '' ·• · • ''' 8 t ncibcr' lCenned1 110 1 - • - - - - · - - - J ·1 I · I --- ·-'- '--• -- -· u t 1 • 1 ' ' · ·· • $ r- - •• _____ _ r 1 _ l d ·-· _ o I ·- t t _ - ct• i 1 ' on vha t those intervie- red recsll or believe t 1- e tacts to bav been It is evident that some of' those facts J ave leaud are being ta li ed about or are being peddled i 0a the o site page is a list ot the main 'etails of' the stoey Drew Pearsoa has as the ere know to us together vi th a· brief c a xcient on the aE ent accw acy ot l ach • he errs 1n telling the story as 1t all or the details are pert ot · ·-- · • · --- 1- ·· ' '· Until James O'Connell returned en 2 May tra a ·his i ieeti ngs 111 Las Vegas ve ve re faced vi th the diftt u 1 t r of' beit g um ble to estimate the cllmenslo is of' the problm fad lg tte Agenq- unless could disOOTer vh at has been leu ed b 1 -e I v - cu1 to vbas and or lhat j-- - · 1 - - r • · • - - • _ - ll9 - • - -- t4· • ' ·1 •c• • - - ·-- · - - - 4 ·•• _-C • · il r M-1 ' __ _ · r •· __ • - • ' ' -• -· - _ • _ - • · • · • - · · _f · • •• - - · ' -· - - -• g •' - -- · - -·_ - - 7 - - i t ·• 1- - - - - - - ' i ··'· - lt 'r• -·-···-- l --- -- i i lC #•• - - - i -·· j · - I ' I · -- - I of Pearson's 1 nt'o rmatta He tas 21 so briefed us ca his con versations I -··- ' • pm'bli og syndicate o_pera Ucn Roselli w a steen d to Horpn 'bJ' i i Ji H Cree o sp m eclltnr 1111d p 'bHs her of the Vegas • d Maheu sus_pect a that B osel 11 ls a c llen t of' Morgan's f Jim C n 4 son Ed- ia H rpn las Veps at the sa iie tb e this past Ha r ch touch vi th Roselli so vas - ·• --- ' r • • - 120 - •· - · ••-- '__ • • •' - - - - -•----- two• --• •·· ' · • ' •· • 1 l G a rrison w ill it is our impzession that the date but 1t t be net eel that o e or Fearson • col mu '-1 · em Roselll wre all r •I ·- - e · - - - - - --- - · - · __ -- • 4 i ' • •I_ • - • e t -i· ·- - ' • · ' -·-· ---'I tt • ' Roselli Ea r a-y Harvey Roselli Roselli ' arvey 1 ' I t V aheu 0 1 Cc1 1 eell O'Co i tell Edvard a t Houston Houston I - Varona i- Varona •s • son-1n-lsv I M lceo t I ' I - • - • ·•• e ' 1 - • • • _ - I It 1s quite possibl e that the tact or Robert • s bavh g been • briefed and pe rl aps the substance ot the brle f'i o is 11110re Yidel r knCMI to gove n ient of't'icial s t is list 'WUl d indicate Ve know t t at Mr McCone o i 16 August 1963 asked for end recei'led a copy- o r the 1 1em0 1Uldu s ree rd ot the br ef'i D g 06 hers 111 Just tce and the i' SI besides Xem edy m r bow o f' the ra da a c d of' 1 ts contents r· j -·I i l - - _ •• • I ··r· ·- - 121 -· 1 I - - ·-a-· --- ---• _ _ _ __ - - ' ___ ·_ _ • -f -· _ - - - • ' - - '-- ··· ·· • ' _ - -- i· · L r - s ·· - - · '- tr c- - t -- -i t · ·£ •· • • • · · ·-- · - • i p f - c·_ _ c -- -- '-· - - · _ ___· --- • - ---- -- zz c ·- ' -- • i a H ·' · ····- ' - __ - • l ·r I ' j • i · ·I i I Ti is seems cl earl to· point the rtnaer et Roselli as the uU b at e sou -ee or the 1n o at1on on the lbll s - d cate pl Ot e i d · i- to ' bad dCl le earlier in an effort to identU' ' the J Uel 1110urce of Pearson •s stoey Q a _the opposite page is a llstu g ot per- ons definitel 7 kil O rn - be vittiz J ot certsi n l eT f'i cts nw in Pearson's ' I possess1on ibe 11st includes CIA ott1cers vho knev ll IOre than one • ot the key tacts plus all maim out iders severe our conclusions im Decllate source is the ult 1Jmlte oourc e tat1cm lil'aS ot not violated tllen Bill Ea ne serges as tbe l U el y asruUda te · He RlS Ule o person the course of' W S i nqut ry who Qev all tour ot at 1 he t1%ile tl e Pearson columns a th1nk that Bill Harve - ws persuasive re son the leak and U the cul prit he wuld nm w i'ound 1n I the key- tacts Ye preferred ot to t Ye could find no I I to leek t le story · l - 122 - 'I L •' __ ·· • · - · '··· I j ··q ·- ' ____ _ II - - - -·· • -4· a _ ------· · 1 i f• ··-· · J • E u·vey kr ev t ile truth • - b ¥ If w ruled out 7 arve as the zource then it ap eared that re cust be at 1-ea t· r ulti at e scu --ces ot leau 'l' le State Depart ent meeti li£ w not 1ciown to fl lY of' the other mention it to an y of tl e m that the leak on the State tepa rtcellt eeti cg bas cc e frc s i t i i i Therefore it 1s qd t e possible -· so eone • wo roa no direct kn- 1vledge of the g8lllbllng s ndica te operation but does kllOv or the ceetiog • c • l'rc lm the sta Ddpol 1 1 t or vho-me- r-ilba t the next aoat I lllely source ot the orlgi ca l leak is J'otm Roselli I throughout both phases ot the ga ibllng GT-1d1ca te operation L --- I introduced V aheu to Sam Giancana as the first step in gett1 ig He 1111 in fact the only person v1th direct and c0 1 inuous pu-ticip ti 0 1 I Be • I I I' · Varo aa bet- reen those d ltes IV lie and Robert Maheu are the o i l r t • r l23 - _ '- j •i E - - J · · -- i w• --• 2 i i •· - - • - JI • J - - l -- _____ -- --- - - · i • ·- ·1 · ·· - ·•- -- ' ' ' ' 't -'°' ' --r- q ·•--- ' ' ' if ' • - - l I • r··- ' -Ji'· ' J •• • 1 1 • • - • o'•- • • - - - to ' ·t • - - ·t _ _ •· I r t _ ' -1t ii i ' ·i I ' Jm e 1 Ed· -e rcs • true oa i e ecl bis posl t lc i 1 1 sald he tc ojt t e oc asicu Appn y Ed1a Brd s cxp ess h s rso 1al ap rec atlon · to Roselli and told Roselli t at he Ed bad per- c m ll y told Attor iey General K et led7 of vb t R selli bad t to de briefed o n the operatio 1--ai d only ' 011 F c ase One at that --but Roselli my have in f'er red t at 'ennedy bad an active role in I• the openttoa I predseli• wen he ws cut ott fial direct prt1cipt10 1 bas direct tno- 1ledge or the first phase but probably little J U 8J l1' ot t1 e seOO' Ellll pb'lse tra 3 vbich Pea rsou • s story sea is I to ca ie U Maheu kncr rs of the seOO' Ellll phase he could ave leamecl ot 1 t only fim Boselli I ·-_ •· - • - -· - ft i1 ''• ' - · • · • - · _ - - _ - • •• I •••• -· 1 f e'- _ i l· I I I ''r c e o apec tt s S-J 1 - Jii es io receive the pill t e P ase T- -o Y c o il 4 a learned ot·it only f'ro I Roselli I Aw st all thst e erzed 1' ' t iis reviev ot v io hsd •direct mcr rl probabl7 1s c r lvn f'ra s e t a i i' Departi ea t - i·c-· ----· tnf'on at10Z1 i ·-· 0 2e on the State Ve also pos als that Roselli ts the most lUreq ultirl ate source ' intor n 11t o ie ceeting end - r or others o i the gambling s- JD llcate operat1GQ r _ f ot Pearso i' ' sto17 o•cazmeu got fJ Ca • l'bf s line or reasoning Nd the Ha u are consistent • -0- tr sup positioa until mr1 ws that the il z led1ate and the 'I- ultf late sources 1£ ditterent people vere lea or pec dl1 ig the I etory vitb ulterior l' DOthes in m1D4 · 'What those ulterior z ic tives j· llf g a be ueze 41 fflcult to fatbam--tor these reasons r I - I - · 1 '- • • 1· · • -·•• I · a If' protecUca ws vb at the source w s aee d ng he ccal4 be better aame4 ot gettiJJ it by a cUnct approach to CIA f'or help b M lheu • • t i e oaq Jaio- m llnk assoc1at1Dg HoZ'P l vi th the S 'Ddicate plot a d Maheu sta nd s oDl7 to lose by a dl g his zcle beca e · ca ca a bo- rleqe _ 0- I -- · - _ - -·· - - --✓---- - ·- • I · - _•-- IL_ellllll Z - r •t··1 · · r ' - 1 • · -q ' ' - 7 ·- -· ·- ·r -· •• r«Alf•·• -· ·- -• ' - - 1-·- · ·-it - r -- • t - f - • ·• y# •' I - ___ -•·-··-· t - s - - - -- -- ' I i t 1ca • • 1v ••• - ' ' 1 •• t l J 41 • - need tor si ieculat o as to b v the sto ry bs gotten out It 1 quite lll ely that Roselll is the sc•Jrce 1 Mor r-m tl e c b annelio cl Anderson and Pesrsan tee reci iients il ca also be relieved ot interence to be d rnu f' n '0CI O'Ca mell' s cliscoverles in Las Vegas is that Roselli is dri c k1ng too 11n111 h and talking and tbt Morgall is also ' dr1 nld Dg and tal ld g to a nevr papen an friend k 1'1 tt in itd best light--that t bere is no ul t er lor motf ve 111 art · I· spreading the stor r-11 is quesUonable vb etJ er w are aey better i nov than w w_re before our position a7 be even wrse than ve tad l I· f- suspected l i -r J lI ··•• I • ulth sa'te source Roselli · nmovs more about certain cletalls i ot I the gambling s ym imtc o erat on than we do and he eVidentl y 'f -•- ham th m good the stoZ'J is alrea ly 0' t a d pr 'babl y l I V 1 C considerable detail I 1 _ · '· -126 - I I •• • ··' • •- - • Z 'i'i -eGlsB$ -0·i 1-ie·u ·1 - ' --•-- -•• · - ·· · -·· - _ i ' s - 1 · ·· j • -- · · - - ° i _ _ ___ _' · •-' · • •' ' • • J ft' i •• 1 I' I t - ' - i •·• f f f I - I l reta l1at 1on for U S atte lpts on Castro• s lite t e do not k o- r that Castr act all tried to r2t 1lie te but -e knov I I • that ' t I J j · ' ' f 'l'b e publicity on th subJect has p oi ably not yet nm its i' course ' t· _ Drev Pearson bas not yet as far as ve mow used tvo a I ot h1s best goodies t 'b i· j Garrison has not yet revealed his tull case When he l c i I I i Puerto Rican 111 custody vho claims he partic iplted ill a Castro- i I· I I i on Castro• s lite re ha Je tom no reco d nor recollection of' I- - 1c·o· _ · - - 127 _ I ' ' u t I v J• ·- ---- · · 7-t• 6b t Q Cr - Ji - · • ·t ' ' _ • i i _ 1Q Ill -· 7 '2 1Wf2iil $NILi - _ • -- · _ _ _ °' _ _ ··-···· -- --rI • - __ -- t - · 1 '- '•4-• i- ··• lie face tt e lll elihood - th D 3 s 'dll to get bett er In the r-t - 4 - - wrse beto re tt ey begiA oll r -u g i a -agraphs ve explore ff0 le oft ' Should ve try to silence ose' r io are t alki ng er cl pt later ta It appears to us that this tactic otters little chance or Wba i I · w have ct the 8 Q real leve e ts Maheu and he has al read r do ae all • tal kill g he hold en any ls lll ely' to do to Ms lav er Horgan Ve have no ot the others vbo eight tumi h con tll atJ on tor Base°Ill •s Sto%7 a Varcma is alccst certainly not a triend ot t be ftgenc V8 l Ol lla As the Ba7 o r Pigs ope ration deve Dped vas om or the mos •crlt1cal o r t1 le laclc of Cul an control of' the operation aD the people 1 uval in it Agency Upl Ort Re was bitter ewer temim ttcm 'llie last ve lc o- r · __ -' •· ·· ••' 1-• · - · · - i or ot h 11 2 he vas 1 u Nev York -·· - 128 - o r bis en le group and the consequent lon ot bis o- a incane ot · _ · -·-- -- - -· -- · - -· -t-' ·p _ I· ·· ·---- -- ·- · n - l • - l · -- ' l• ' evil ca G s n - a a is re POrted 1 1 a Chicago ne rspa r ot · iJ· i4 --- 1 J ecent h e to ha·te bee 1 dejiosed as the f a bead l 11 C'b 1Cl go and - -as n iored 'to b' h i 1 2 - sex c o ' Maceu reports 11 ' I I tt at l I· ' · f - 'I i- FaI ws crovdi g hi I in 1963 i tc· ·1 1· Roselli e ppears to be doing 1t 1A bis co i vei satioo s 11th Morgan awl Carri son Ci ment ' l'he cover story usd vi th_ Roselli Cla tl Ca la am preaza' l - °id th Or- ' a was ttat the SJX Wi'Ors wre U S businesSllen With interests 1n Cuba Rosell t '1'111ff1can e Varona j - II _ I • · soon eluded that CIA vas the t -t e sponsor and so t O'Comiell In Boselll 's sab t- c HUn g with Ba rve r Edw rds he came to lmov t ds tor s- re am Gie cam IDSJ 3e4 CIA ' 1n 1963 Ve JCIUSt 835 Ce that t be o d th the possible exce ption of' 0 -ta and pe%' aps Varo -a axe eq- a I q sure tl st CIA I· 1· - •• ·· j l°i' ' J e Mo ma y eJ 1 a -s r e 0 ' lw d - _s n of an atto r e7- _ _ cllent relatto i ship as be repor did wen tbe FBI approa ced ·· · ' ·· -'··· ' '-ii -ws the true s onsor -129 - •1 _ - _ · - - - - - - - - - zmNPlllfllfll- flillatCSl liltiMJJ'2 _ c - • · · 1 c • ·•' · f - 4 _ •• - __ _ _ _ ii• r· - •· •· i -- 4t 11 r evspaper en 1a 1 th a ne11SVOrth story publls ed much Pes -s 1 1 as alread Y · l of it i' i· aired f'u r bis lucrative c lie lt Hamud J ugbes T ere might be Unfa-rorable publicity - i t cau se h1r I to lose I Salle vall» t i· t I • Fon er Attome7 Ge ceml Robert ICeJmed r vas briefed bJ' · I J r' ' • · · - -· of the oi erat1on w ch had ellded about a ear earlier• Bm 'Vo vas already r - II L ·· --- - -- •• •••••••· -•• I 4' •• w r at the time o f the brief'f g but Kennedy us not tol of 1 t · As tar as w mow the Fm bas not been told tbe sensU f ve · ·s· - 130 - • _ • J • • • • _ _ _ • ·-• --- · 1·• L' • 1 -- ' -- 0 • 13lill Rl9•- - - -- -1 lllloil t 111 a -lli· i · -11111 I• 1· Ii_ r·- C '• 'J er itb µ · _ u • · • 0 ' • · -- · # -' · - - · it · · - ·- - - · · · · · ·· · ' ' - 7 _ ' ' I ·-•'-·' _- 171 -- ------ • · ' ' - 1' · J t · - - c- • · - ° -- _ -S • l 'i a' l 1 · •SCOlfat' AMf • __ ' -· •• J · t as a result ot tl- e Las Ve irls viret apl 1 lcident I 1 ' · · ' ' r i' ro i U e Chicago i I i it appears that t ey bcr r C ls related to Cuba W en i 1osell 1•s l i I I story reached them Roselli to Morgan to Pearson to 'liarren o Bcnd e7 ' to the FBI all ot tbe pieces should have falle l into place T - e r I' Castro and used U S 8' l LDgster el ents 1 1 the Ol eration Tbere 1s sa ae support tor tbis 't esis in tbe conversatic m I J ad I vi th Sam Papich on 3 Ka 7 1967 wen I told b1m o ' tbe expected meeting I I l • I r - r r t· l 'I have CIA ' over a barrel because ot •that ope i at1W1 Re mid that t be doubted that · - tbe Fm voul cl be able I ' to d o about either Roselli or GianCSJ A bee luse ot their p -ev1ous a tlvlties with your ·-· · f I people can we plsusi'bly e en ttat w · i J I plotted 'la- t gangster ele le lts to assassinate Castro J ·1·· · -· ·· · ·· t' _ ' - t - 131 - i i ' • - • • · r 77 r s - ul c at tf t • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ •l' · '• --- • _ __ --D- _ ••• •• - L i· j • no 1-PDoster vitnesi es Y o 1e J l co lt'i mtia i • i i • a 11 aheu that Ed vards I •• ca i bad contb m t t miet Ed- mrd s told Roselli told ti e At O j General of Ro lli • s ' I L i I l Such en 11 vestipd on pro' abl7 voul l uncover c etaUa w ma m to · t ua llecause 1't wuld have access to the non-CIA part1cipmts I I l I out 1D an atmosphere do st lffle or iD t ense a dnistratlcm pressu 1960 Wlder the E r Executive Action Ca ability 'lohl ch r e p o vas clevelo_ped 14 response to idhitc House s P' mse One had beel l started • - _ _ _ 4 i and 11'bsndnned months before 'the Execut ve Ac tio a Capab1li t7 appeared - - I to· about stro such is not true of the earlier pbase Phase Olll I vas initiated in Augwst · t t I JI I I t -x i · •• • · ' '-' l i · -· aa - · • h L - •ry-J _ h• •- • •- f a c -• Jp_ i - •- '7 · ·• •r •- -- i - ¾ 7 - · '- - - Ii --• --·---·- ·- ______ ___ --- - - ' · · ' • • · ¾ A 1 f · y r --- T ___ r _ _ _ ' · ' • 'l a i I j l on the a ene ' - · - I I • I ' reral 1 n e dvrui ce of eny tutu -e intended use of U S crimtnal I What 1 1easures mipt be taken to lessen the l ' an age'l • - • r l' - - I- - -· 1 - Ga nison case If' urge cll screticm upc i 11e vere to approach an y of the participants ld · hl a and it this bec a ie know 1 t vould relj lend creA ence to a tale that Il T r sounds some bat icprobable i k - - 1 - ·--l the stc ey a because 1t is al readJ out and x ay boil u afresh f'r01 111 the I t -· • - _ · - 133 - ·- ' '· --- - - - I · t