“… OTA. 863806. 0 RYBAT PLMHABYSS REF: 1. CARACAS 21329 (IW 850513) ROME EMBTEL 2088 DATED IS MARCH IS FIRST BNDD a AN AB Ko -IB /‘ REPORT FROM ROME ON POSADA MOVEMENTS, AND SHOWS THEY ON TCP *3 0 6 OF SITUATION. BNDD FOUL UP RE MADRID COVERAGE EXPLAINED IN DH, PARIS 37271. …”

“… S EUKRALLY WKSCARLET REFS: A. PARIS 37222 IIN E6S99061* B. CARACAS 214e2 IIN 859G7L|** CONCUR WITH REF e THAT You SHOULD TRY OBTAIN FULL REPORT 0 WH/3/ REGARDING WKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN AND NOT RP: NOT QUERY WKTALENT-1 ON THIS SUBJECT. ALSO INTERESTED ANY INFO ACTIVITIES …”

“WHATEVER PARIS AND/OR MADRID COULD EDO TO ENSURE THAT UE 1-OBTAIN A FULL CCCREPORT REGARDING UKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN AND PREFERS THAT WKTALENT-1 NOT BE QUERIED ABOUT THIS CASE. C/WH/NARCLX 201-300985 E/EHZ(NARC—= 10 MAR 1073 3 / C-LCe 2 THEODORE G. SHACKLEY C/W”

“… OFFICE WILL GET SPANISH t POLICE TO PUT WKSCARLET-3 UNDER SURVEILLANCE. PLS ADVISE IF WISH STATION MADRID OR PARIS TO ASSURE THAT FULL REPORT IS OBTAINED FROM BNDD ON WKSCARLET-3* S CONTACTS IN SPAIN. A AN 3. UNLESS THERE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WKSCARLET-3 IN ( AND CUSATI PLAN …”

“… S REF 1. PARIS 37222 (IN 859406) VOULD APPRECIATE WHATEVER STATIONS PARIS AND/OR 8596. V 7 MADRID COULD DO TO ENSURE WE OBTAIN FULL REPORT REGARDING WKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN. 2. BELIEVE FURTHER TRAFFIC THIS CASE SHOULD BE SENT RONE AS ROME ULTIMATE DESTINATION AND PURP …”

“14-00000 tall / . . well P 2 BNDD DOCUMENTS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION, FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA DATE: 13 MARCH 1973 CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLY SUBJECT: INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RE POSADA …”

“14-00000 Gta1 / os "re L 1? U 9 D 0 n 4 * SECR E r whamace • sc en tcv 6-10-toltelnve are warse »• PemIuare v. * CIA o west DtSstA: Br. CONF: INFO: FILE 962167 o»>w.n 0 sa pao pen 0 • post # BATAGANO. CUBA CAPTURED TIRING THE DAY OF PIGS INVASION AND SUSRUENTLY LI”

“4-00000 - 9. 55/279 •. PI 00018 ** rusot m no 3 Coal 1'1IA *. SECRET REPOOUCTION Bv OTHER ISSUING O6 CE is **IDIN . Troons IN16 2005 ati,afer 14 BGED SLOrEED STAFF Luge it5 1 RE FILE va N° GRESTTICY PRS Y EP5/2G2 T 466855: o AGCAADO KORY 95IA Ysialy Psial”

“14-00000 S I: C RET and C. ..: : .• Officer of a weapons platoon in a Ranger i^ndi... ;:.• the latter function, POSADA would very likely ! :cerved demolitions training. In March 1965 i - wa recruited by the Agency to serve as a. Maritre : Branch instructor-in Florida. Inf”

“… se of his (then) status as a Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S. In mid-February 1976, POSADA recontacted Caracas Station to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BuStN AVia, Frank CASIRO raz, and on a threat to tne me of Salvador ALLENDE's nephew in Costa Rica. The fin …”

“14-00000 StLURE SIUrAbt CAKahgA - • SATOE S 6: • ies *3 p3D V 10 DISPATCH SECRET pi mblrsTIC Chief, Latin America Division wO motint 000 FROM 1 AprRTURS CARD RFGJISTID SUB MT NuChief of Station, Quito — 0 RYBAT KMSTONE VWNoCk/rocT Byron W. GUTRADT’s Fast Contact”

“… MH SP IKE KMSTONE ND(69_ REF: CARACAS 31255 (IN 081811) MW- LAPNel V ICRRINS- 1. FYI, CARACAS NEWSPAPERS MORNING 3 NOVEMBER 1976 O REPORT FOLLOWING RESULTS 2 NOVEMBER JUDICIAL HEARING ON INVESTIGATING OF CUBAN AIRCRAFT BOMBING: A. JUDGE ORDERED CONTINUED DETENTION OF HE RN …”

“… —SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY ORIGINATOR Y 1 SUBJECT: REPORT RECEIVED BY PANAMANIAN NATIONAL GUARD ON ACTIVITIES OF CUBAN EXILES POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN TERRORISM Y 1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS REC …”

“… ESTABLISH HIS BONA FIDES AND SUBSTANTIATE HIS ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT. THE WRITER SUBMITTED A LENGTHY REPORT ON ALLEGED RECENT CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITIES ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG LIST OF CUBAN EXILEACTIVISTS. THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ALLEGATION OF CIA INV …”

“POSADA IS DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT AS A FORMER U.S. ARMY RANGER. WHO WORKED FOR THE VENEZUELAN GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF POLICE (DIGEPOL) FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEN ORGANIZED A P …”

“… anoume seearon eave.nweesove en beesaet woe vENcS mo CONF: INFO: o mient DISSEM ati FILE 937064 0 -s 0 meruen re PEA 0 —. # TO THE REPORT. DIRECTED ALL VIOLENT ACTIONS IN VENEZUELA AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS. HIS ALIASES WERE "INSPECTOR BASILIO" AND "EL CALICHE." - THE RECENT O …”

“14-00000 7 OUTGOING MESSAGE Brewat cewrge JeU om 9 see 6C. AtP 900 we mso ves. esee co Passe OMF 0 tiesseicavee 0 0 a a 0 0 S / SECRET - wesoonunaccimemorcaren save nwsenove tne besance ( ranose moose 1 CONF: INFO: FILE a mose DISSEM BY: ommoc- 937064 O 0 weas ”

“… HED TO THE CUBAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND IS FREQUENTLY A DELEGATE TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Fil-viiaidoor USES BCL Meemera. FBI REPORT SJ-105- y. IL08. DATED 27 JUNE 1974, CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RIVA- DULLA- NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON VIVIAN FER …”

“14-00000 Ujiouinb MESSAGE ct :. didhst eeweuse CML9 tot ers voo weo wee oc •0 • Panel OMF Q 0 0 0,0 0 0 % euassitaven. SECRET ureasen nanoure mieieares save ring erous ere meesand sernngita mrsse 0 Gose DISSEM Hi CONF: Iro: FILE O wo moen 937064 0 eetuento PER •on”

“ARGUELLES C. PRESS REPORTED ARREST OF ARGUELLO. VEGA AND VALLADARES. 201-30 DATE: 29 OCTOBER 1976 ORIG: L. COOLEY:MEH Funada LA/PNC/V UNIT: EXT: m 8° DC/LA •eieAGMG GrPiCER RECORD COPY aumimicatm. classimcaniON REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHI”

“14-00000 «U are Dssev •- —PT®, "Cte ttett____ •gemopuctiON av OT*t* “oAN I00G orrica IS PD= • *ED tesos (fee voriits. SECRET PyANEE Com see - P: *• STAFF ACTION UNIT 1 RF . FILE . vA . 11 L. HI 1 N 2 is! atndva • 13 iol O T 323661 EIA624 PAGE 02 IN 0775 04 « TOR”

“… D ON OWN IN IT IA TI VE, 1 4, POSADA RECONTACTED THE CARACAS STATION ALMOST Immediately FOLLOWING HIS FORMAL TERMINATION TO VOLUNTEER REPORT ON WHEREABOUTS OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, FRANK C A $ T R 0 AND THE THREAT TO LIFE OF SALVADOR A L L END E’S NEPHEW, HE WAS CONTACTED A DA …”

“1 1-00000 Food 3020 friwra 2 *0 •• CABLE BEC D’SBEV ?' pt n. Ota doe ts evr RCPRODuctiow ov ornEA THAN ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED Prasos uNN Nonmap SECRET STAFF ADVANCE coms S$€5sLOrrEp ACTION UNA 2% AT 2 i RF . FILE VR . j N -2 9 ACTION • F o 3 6 T 317269 ”

“)000 fonu soace rtwG :20 CABLE SEC DISSEV e*. ege. O*aL copies RIN ny REPRODUCTION 0V OTHER THAN ISSUING office is PROHIBITED PERSON ONP NOTIFIED SECRET apvancE cop SUED SLOTTED 6 AT .ST AFF ACTION UNIT - 1 RF . FILE. VR . 1 2 el s N - ACTION • O 9 of T 317”

“SIGNIFICANT EXILE EXTREMIST PLANS. TO SOLICIT AID FOR RETENTION OF HIS RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS AND FOR HELP IN OBTAINING U.S. VISITORS VISAS FOR SELF Goran c»Hi v. pniAnA MAS NOT TASKED TO PROVIDE ' INFORMATION BEYOND SPECIFIC: OF EXTREMIST PLANNING WHICH HE HAD REPORTED ON OW”

“… ist planning which he had reported on own initiative, kev 5. Posada recontacted the Caracas Station in mid- February 1976 to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BOSCH Avila, Frank CASTRO and the threat to the life or Salvador ALLENDE's nephew. He was contacted a day …”

“:% 6. On 22 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station and requested visa assistance, for his wife and himself. 7. The Caracas station has no reason to believe that the source of TDFIRDB-315/10256 deliberately delayed passing on Bosch's and l’osada’s remarks about hittin”

“… ist planning which he had reported on.own initiative. /he 5. Posada recontacted the Caracas Station in mid­ February 1976 to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of . Orlando BOSCH Avila, Frank CASTRO, and the threat to the life of Salvador ALLENDE’s nephew. He was contacted a da …”

“14-00000 heume sat 6. O» ’2 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station and requested visa assistance, for his wife and himself. 7. The Caracas station has no reason to believe that the source of TDFIRPB-315/10256 deliberately delayed passing on Bosch's and Posada’s r”

“… WK SC AR LE T-3 (-x) and Possibility OF SUSPI CI ON/A DD IT IONAL f CHARGES BKHERALD CONNECTION WITH BOMBING. IN ADDITION TO 1 INTEL REPORT ING. STATION CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING EVENTS IN RELATION TO MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND WE ARE IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH AMBASSADOR. WE …”

“… TO BOMBING 1 INCIDENT BRADSPIES ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT W-3 REGARDING APPARENTLY UNRELATED MATTER IN REF 81 AFTER INCIDENT AND INITIAL. REPORT FROM WKSCARLET-5 FROM WKSCARLET-3, ATTEMPTS TO 1 CONTACT W-3 WERE STOPPED AND LATER WERE PROHIBITED BY AMBASSADOR. AS w-1 NAME BEGAN CO …”

“14-00000 Ml wo. ais CABLE sec Dissem H. PER. total corig % _______ BuN Bv PERSONONIT NOTiigo SECRET REPRODUCTION Bv OteeR THAN ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED STAFF ADVANCE CORT ISSUED SLOTTED ACTION USA Bv AT 4 1 RF . FILE . VR . :1 - 5 N F 3 6 ACTION • O T 31”

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“MACHADO GROUPS. INFO APPEARS IN CONTACT REPORTS DATED 6 AND 8 JUNE 1967, FILED IN AMEMBER-1 FILE WHICH NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN STATION. THERE Is ANOTHER TRACE THAT ONE FRANCISCO E, NUNEZ REPORTED A CASTRO ASSASSINATION I ATTEMPT TO A STATION ASSET: UFAA-4222, 7 APR 72, 100”

“… to PER PRIORITY clops, clay, TO: CARACAS. • Rymer cleslega close, 000/00 0 eras # UNINTEL KMSTONE MHSPIKE • 1LATE PRESS CLIPPINGS REPORT ARREST OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILAS OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ, CELSA TOLEDO AND - .* 7 > . FRANCISCO NUNEZ. POSADA AND CARR …”

“OF INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRLINER BOMBING AND REPORTING IS CONTROLLED BY WKTANGO-B1 GROUP. RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETTE IS WKTANGO-1 DEPUTY AND HAS BEEN SERVING AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR LEGATT. DISIP SUB-INSPECTOR ORLANDO JIMENEZ WHO SENT TO PORT OF SPAIN IS ALSO INCLUDED I”

“… DING TO CARACAS 31117 WoRennX WKTANGO-1 AND MORALES wruse SNAVARRETTE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN ORLANDO BOSCH/UKSCARLET-3 : GROUP. FBI REPORT QUOTING NUNEZ OF PARA 1 ABOVE STATED THAT WKTANGO-1 AND MORALES NAVARRETTE ARE BOTH CONSIDERED TRUSTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE A …”

“… n or otherwise. 4. During my exit processing and during my period of employment with the Organization I have been given an opportunity to report * all** informa- tion about the Organization, its personnel, and its operations which I consider should receive”

“official cognizance. Hence, I am not aware of any information which it is my duty, in the national interest, to dis­ close to the Organization, nor am I aware of any violations or breaches of security which I have not officially reported, except as set forth on the reverse si”

“Luis POSADA Carriles. Posada is a former salaried agent of the Agency. He is a Cuban exile, naturalized Venezuelan, who was formerly head of the counter-intelligence divis:n of the Venezuelan civilian’ security service, Posada lore, his job with the security service in March ”

“14-90000 S E c I E I' . 1. Salvador ROMANI ORUF Garcia, J Cuban exile who is a journalist in Caracas, has been reported by an‘ untested Caracas Station source to be suspected by Cuban Embassy officials as involved in the plane crash. Their suspicion is based on the fact R”

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“… Training .Branch and as source of info on exile activities in Miami area. OA Oct (75. ‘ (5 7 Aug 66 - being used by JNWAVE CI Branch to report on activities of "Central "Central ; Junta" being organized to govern activities of RECE, Comundos L, MRTN, and AVBC. ■ Subject associat …”

“… 6 re using subject as 1 Mex ico 7, weapons instructor in MxExaKi, connection with planned coup. Station advised subject accept offer and report i findings to WAVE • as 26 Mar 65 Recruited by JMWAVE/training instructor and reporter on exile activities in the Miami area. April 6 …”

“14-00000 info on a U.S. military uniform mentioned in a conversation 1 related to the plan to overthrow Guatemala) 2) fact that Subj in contact with the group planning a -been revolution in Guatemala; that Subject had/recruited to transport arms for the group from N.Y. (p”

“… investigation of Lefty Rosenthal, Subject was revealed as "attached to CIA" and as supplier of 240 lbs of C-4 explosives. The Dept had a report from its Security Squad which stated that Subject was CIA agent in a WxS GS status.”