“… GE 64 of 212 COPY NO. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED f SECRET "Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: We are prepared to fight them and answer should think ist plans to er in kind. U.S. leaders if they are aiding terror- eliminate Cuba …”
“… nce. The Washington Post did an abbreviated re- write (9 September, page A-7) which, similarly, omitted any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. : REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65924 Docld:32352854 Page 4 3 SECRET 0001938 PAGE 65 of 212 COPY NO.”
“… reworded the content of the HARKER placing the emphasis on the po- litical in particular, highlighting the GOLDWATER elements and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States leadership in the middle of the piece. aspecie - -”
“and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States leadership in the middle of the piece. aspecie - - 7. There is no evidence in the files on the KENNEDY assas …”
“… WALD'S activity on the assumption that as an avid newspaper reader - which we know from testimony of Marina OSWALD and others - he read the CASTRO warning and threat as reported above. The results REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65924 Docld:32352854 Page 5 4 SECRET 0001939 PAGE 66 of 212 CO …”
“… the record that eme emerge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. d. : CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963 if OSWALD did indeed read Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. KENNEDY. Hearing …”
“… ution of OSWALD'S passive/ aggressive makeup after his attempt to kill General WALKER early in April 1963 and his identification with Fidel CASTRO and the Cuban revolution which is directly trace- able as far back as his Marine Corps service in El Toro, California. CASTRO'S warning and …”
“… ADO contains an assertion of germinal significance to any review of the background of Lee Harvey OSWALD's feeling toward and relations with CASTRO'S Cuba. DELGADO was probably the closest peer group REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65924 Docld:32352854 Page 8 7 SECRET 0001942 PAGE 69 of 212 …”
“… eginning of OSWALD'S relationship with the Cubans starts with a question mark. 11. The period was one of transition in U.S. relations after CASTRO's takeover. - Cuban OSWALD, and DELGADO at the outset, were CASTRO supporters, OSWALD being particu- larly keen about how to get to the isl …”
“… CY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO: Date: 01/05/05 TITLE : MEMO: REVIEW OF SELECTED ITEMS IN THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD FILE REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF CASTRO CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE”
“ELECTED ITEMS IN THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD FILE REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF CASTRO CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASS INATION. 01/01/1975 DATE : PAGES : 27 SUBJEC TS : ASSASSIN CUBA PLOT DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPE R …”
“… - Assassination REFEREN CE : Letter by David W. Belin to Mr. E. Henry Knoche, 15 Apr il 1975, paragr aph 3 ( Regarding Public Statem ent by CASTRO, etc ), attached BACKGROUND 1. On Saturday even ing, 7 September 1963, Fidel CASTRO appeared at a Brazilian Embassy reception in --- Havana …”
“36 PAGE 63 of212 C OPY NO. جر REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED 3. S ECKET CASTRO's statements to HARKER cover ed a range of topics but dealt principally with American po litical leaders hip, in particu lar articul ar Pre …”
“Picayune, on Monday, 9 September-page-7, under a three-column head- line: "CASTRO Blasts R ai ds o n Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." The story followed under the HARKER by-line: "Havana (AP) Prime Min …”
“… ded the content of the HA RKE R placi ng the e mphasis on the po- litic al in particular, highl ighting the GOLDWATER elements and burying CASTRO's warning to the United States leadership in the middle of the piece. aspecie - - 7. There is no evidence in the files on the KENNEDY assas …”
“evidence in the Agenc y r ecords, either, that the Warren Commission staff itself pursued the implic ation of the CASTRO interview in dealing with the conspiracy hypothesis. There is no evidence in the files that anything along these lines was stated by any ot …”
“… the record that eme emerge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. d. : CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963 if OSWALD did indeed read Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. KENNEDY. Hearing …”
“p after his attempt to kill Ge neral WA LKER ear ly in A pril 1963 and his identification wi th Fide l CASTRO and the Cuban revolution which is directly trace- able as far back as his Marine Corps service in El Toro, California. CASTRO'S warning and …”
“… g inning of OSWALD'S relationship with the Cubans starts with a question mark. 11. The period was one of transition in U.S. relations after CASTRO's takeover. - Cuban OSWALD, and DELGADO at the outset, were CASTRO supporters, OSWALD being particu- larly keen about how to get to the isl …”
“Date: 01/05/05 TITLE : MEMO: REVIEW OF SELECTED ITEMS IN THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD FILE REGARDING ALLEGA TIONS OF CASTRO CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. 01/01/1975 DATE : PAGES : 27 SUBJECTS : ASSASSIN CUBA PLOT DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CL …”
“… R MELEASE 1993 COLA HISTORI CA L BENIGN PROGRAM SUBJECT : Review of Selected Items in the Lee Harvey OSWALD File Regarding Allega- tions of CASTRO Cuban Involvement in the John F. KENNEDY- Assassination REFERENCE : Letter by David W. Belin to Mr. E. Henry Knoche, 15 April 1975, paragr …”
“om the facts surrounding the CASTRO appearance, which had not been expected, an d his agreement to t he interview, that this event represented a more-than-ordinary attempt to …”
“… est ban. There were differences in the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated. 5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of Sept ember 1 963, the HARKE …”
“n the principal morning paper, t he Times-Picayu ne, on Mo nd ay , 9 September-page-7, un de r a thr ee-column head- line: "CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Says U.S. Leaders Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." The story followed under the HARKER by-line: "Havana (AP) Prime Minist …”
“… GE 64 of 212 COPY NO. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED f SECRET "Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: We are prepared to fight them and answer should think ist plans to er in kind. U.S. leaders if they are aiding terror- eliminate Cuba …”
“… nce. The Washington Post did an abbreviated re- write (9 September, page A-7) which, similarly, omitted any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. : REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED N W 6592 4 Docld:32352854 Page 4 3”
“to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. : REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED N W 6592 4 Docld:32352854 Page 4 3 SECRET 0001938 PAGE 65 of 212 COPY NO. REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED SECR …”
“… allas killing. More important, the interview appears to have been forgotten in the contemporary political consid- eration of relations with CASTRO's Cuba. There is no evidence in the Agency records, either, that the Warren Commission staff itself pursued the implication of the CASTRO i …”
“… the record that eme emerge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. d. : CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963 if OSWALD did indeed read Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. KEN NEDY. Hearin …”
“… ti on of OSWALD'S passive/ aggressive makeup after his attempt to kill General WALKER early in April 1963 and his identification with Fidel CASTRO and the Cuban revolution which is directly trace- able as far back as his Marine Corps service in El Toro , California. CASTRO'S warning an …”
“… contains an assertion of germinal signific ance to any revi ew of the bac kgroun d of Lee Harvey OSWALD's feeling toward and relations with CASTRO'S Cuba. DELGADO was probably the closest peer group REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED NW 65924 Doc ld:32352854 Page 8 7 SECRET 0001942 PAGE 69 of 212 …”
“… guns. Letter from Edwin Marger re: clarification of WerBell's 201 request, dated 30 Dec 1975 says that MW was in "Cuba xat the time of the Castro Military Operation", Dominican Rupublic during military operation, Thailand and' Vietnam. FOIA reguest routing lsip, dated 17 April, 1975 s …”
“… "Cogswell told (am) Razz that he was expecting Antonio Veciana at that moment. Veciana, Cogswell said, was in a plan to assassinated Figel Castro. Details of the plan were lacking. Beciana wanted Cogswell to introduce him to a man known andly as FNU Livingston, form 'Wintson, Massachu …”
“"will be remembered as being involved in fund raising for the 'Prince- Pelaez plot to kill Castro." MW requested CIA permission for an attempt of Fidel in January, 1966. The permission was requeseted in December 1965. MW reported he was …”
“… 62 tow 1 Tony Verona visits President Rivera on 21st. Reports Kohly has been a rival of Miro Cardona and Varona elemants. Admits Kohly Anti-Castro but & says he is probably trying to sabotage Varona's efforts or "gain ascendancy". Guat 2426 dated Aug 22, 62 reports WerBells arrival and …”
“… small arms and mercenaries. DIR 29811 dated 14 Aug 62 reports tht MW travelled to Dominican Republic in 1959 and became involved with Anti Castro plotters. Smith, as of June 60 was a member of Jones and Handy Marine Architect Firm, Miami. Smith travelled to Cuba several times between …”
“… Thomas J. Flores Memo for Record dated 13 October 1959: MW called him on to report a big meeting of "heavy financiers of the opposition to Castro" to be held in DC during week of 9/28. involved: Jorge Bethart and FNU Sanchez Nunez. MW asks that CIA underwrite his attendance of meeting …”
“… us, it appears tha WerBell does have access to information of interest on Cuban and Dominican Revolutionary activities aimed at against the Castro Government, a and that he is well conencted with the underworld elements operating in the Miami area." Memo also notes that Flores has lear …”
“… learned of POA. Flores memo for hte Record dated 5 August 1959: Report from AMBOAR that William Morgan is involved in a plot to assassinate Castro. (Subject is telephone conversations with "Reichhardt".) also has this paragraph: "ReichHardt said that he was out of touch also with Nunez …”
“… so indicate that WerBell was providing information on A "General Pedraza who was in the Dominican Republic in 1959 trying to organize anti- Castro activities. Involved with Pedraza was Rolondo Masferrer. MW was reporting that Masferrer was one of Pedraza's contacts in the US. Undated m …”
“… ON AGENCY ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM : Date: 01/06/05 TO : TITLE: REVIEW OF SELECTED ITEMS IN THE LEE HARVEY OSWALD FILE REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF CASTRO CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION DATE: 04/15/1975 PAGES: 27 SUBJECTS: CUBA ALLEGATIONS ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE: P …”
“… 5 NW 65924 Docld:32353327 Page 1 SECRET SUBJECT : REPRODUCTION the Review of Botedtems in Lee Harvey OSWALD File Regarding Allega- tions of CASTRO Cuban Involvement in the John F. KENNEDY Assassination REFERENCE : Letter by David W. Belin to Mr. E. Henry Knoche, 15 April 1975, paragrap …”
“… et a message on the record in the United States. : NW 65924 Docld:32353327 Page 2 SECRET 0002665 61 PAGE COPY NO. 186 of جمرة f SECRET ! 3. CASTRO's statements to HARKER covered a range of topics but dealt principally with American political leadership, in particular President KENNEDY, …”
“… est ban. There were differences in the replay by United States newspapers like the New York Times and Washington papers, with a result that CASTRO's "message" was significantly modulated. 5. In New Orleans, where Lee Harvey OSWALD resided until the middle of September 1963, the HARKER …”
“… ge 3 2 SECRET C002666 62 PAGE COPY NO. 186 of SECRET "Bitterly denouncing what he called : recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: 'We are prepared to fight them and answer in kind. U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terror- ist plans to eliminate C …”
“… nce. The Washington Post did an abbreviated re- write (9 September, page A-7) which, similarly, omitted any reference to the main thrust of CASTRO's remarks. : NW 65924 Docld:32353327 Page 4 3 GECRET -0002667 63 PAGE COPY NO. of 186 f GECRET The Evening Star of Washington, D. C., print …”
“… ership in the middle of the piece. 7. REPRODUCTION There is no evidence in the evidence in the files on the KENNEDY assassination that this CASTRO interview was considered in following up leads or in dealings with the Warren Commission and its staff although Mexico Station specifically …”
“… LD'S activity on the assumption that as an avid newspaper reader which we know Marin DOSWALDILT COers REPRODUCTION from testimony of Marina CASTRO warning and threat as reported above. he read the The results NW 65924 Docld:32353327 Page 5 4 SECRET 0002668 PAGE COPY NO. 64 of 186 SECRE …”
“… rd that emerge as note- worthy, in the light of other conclusions. These are reviewed and summarized below, item- by-item. REPRODIICTION d. CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963 DDOSWALD Hrd indeed read PROHIBITED”
“REPRODIICTION d. CASTRO's warning and threat of 7 September 1963 DDOSWALD Hrd indeed read PROHIBITED Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. KENNED …”