“A, "Commando a Hoax". c. UFG-3108 (cable) from Frank Fiorini, "Current Activities of Frank Fiorini". 5. In addition to the above, Subject conducted lengthy debriefings of several UR executives who came out of asylum in June. These were very valuable as operational data for the ha”
“d $86.87 for operational expenditures made during the period 25 May - 24 June 1963. IV. Future Plans 7. Subject has shown a flair for intensive debriefing of operational prospects in addition to his demonstrated ability in extensive sampling of opinion and intention in the Cuban ”
“… : FITZGERALD, DESMOND, TO: GROGAN, STANLEY J., C/SAS ASST TO DIR TITLE: ROBERT SWANNER AND ROBERT THOMPSON, PILOTS ALLEGEDLY SHOT DOWN OVER CUBA IN DECEMBER 1961. DATE: 03/20/1963 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS: PILOTS SHOT DOWN THOMPSON SWANNER DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER CLASSIFICATION: SECRET RESTRIC …”
“… MEMORANDUM FOR: Stanley J. Grogan, Assistant to the Director SUBJECT : Robert SWANNER and Robert THOMPSON, Pilots Allegedly Shot Down over Cuba in December, 1961 REFERENCES : A. Article by Al Wood in Orlando Sentinel, 12 March 1963 Article by Al Wood in Orlando Evening B. Star, 12 M …”
“… to our records, this was the third overflight of this kind attempted. Cn 21 October 1961, a leaflet drop was apparently made over Camaguey, Cuba by U. S. citizens. On 8-9 December 1961, authorities at Nassau intercepted and stopped a plane and U. S. citizens preparing to conduct a si …”
“hartered from Sunny South Aircraft, Inc., Fort File Prarini D002277 NW 65924 Docld:32395953 Page 2 2 Lauderdale. SWANNER was met in Nassau by JOHNSON, RORKE, and FIORINI. This group tried to get a permit to fly to Great Exuma Island, but the permit was denied; the plane impounded”
“3, when the story attributed to an unidentified Cuban farmer appeared in the referenced press items. 3. As to the question of CLA involvement in the activities of the men cited herein, JOHNSON, FIORINI, and RORKE have, at various times, claimed CIA sponsorship, although RORKE and”
“… es and, although little or no control over their activities was demanded, the authorization, funding, and conduct of air operations against Cuba by this Agency were specifically forbidden. It is quite likely that ROJAS, in his seal to strike effective blows against the CASTRO regime, …”
“Mrs. SWANNER, Mrs. THOMPSON, and others; E. The role of Gene ASBURY and Norman GRATSKY or GRADSKY. : 7. The John MARTINO mentioned in one of the referenced articles is probably John Vincent MARTINO who was sentenced by Cuban authorities in 1959 to thirteen years in prison on the ”
“… y the Batista Intelligence Service on suspicion that he was acting as a courier for the 26th of July Movement between Miami and Santiago de Cuba.”
“on that he was acting as a courier for the 26th of July Movement between Miami and Santiago de Cuba. 2. In late 1958, he was active in obtaining supplies for Guba and Castro at which time he was associated with Pedro DIAZ Lanz in these act …”
“ious anti-Castro activities and once more was associated with Pedro DIAZ Lanz in these activities. : 3. Subject is a qualified pilot and most of his activities have revolved around the purchasing of and planning for the use of various type aircraft in anti- Castro activities. He ”
“… Michael J. Malone (Vice President, Czarnikow-Rionda Corporation, New York City, a sugar and cattle raising firm with extensive holdings in Cuba which were intervened.) At this time, Malone reported that FIORINI had told Ruby Phillips of the New York Times that he had 50 men who were …”
“… rations against the Castro regime. According to Malone, the U. S. Coast Guard intercepted the FIORINI/DIAZ Lanz expedition while enroute to Cuba and gently "urged" them to return to Florida, which they did. Since May this group has been raising funds for their anti-Castro activities …”
“the following: Nicolas GUILLEN, Santiago GRAJALES, obrero NUNEZ Jimenes. iodelegacion de Cuba". "respemab. Podas ycuando /profesor)Esde,peligrosoy hubo noeesidad de retratarlo on Paris no 00 dejo. GARCIA Benites, soperciante de …”
“ation Attention: Intelligence Division Deputy Director for Operations Frank STURGIS CIR-316/01746-77 1. According to a source of the Miami Field Office of the Domestic Collection Division, Subject disclosed to the source the following information concerning plans which allegedly ”
“oney. Also allegedly involved is planning to secure Angolan aid for Panamanians who oppose Torrijos. 2. Involved in unspecified ways in these plans are the following: WARNING NOTICE SEVE a. b. c. d. Leonell GOMEZ - International Coordinator, Afro-Cuban Committee (appears to be in”
“… rticle further alleges Marie LORENZ has claimed that at the direction of STURGIS and RORKE (and the Agency and the FBI) in 1960 she went to Cuba to poison CASTRO. The poison was given to her by STURGIS. In the first article Marie LORENZ alleges that E. Howard HUNT, known to her as "E …”
“d in depth and nothing was found to show a relation- ship between the BOATNER and LORENZ families. : 7. Variations of all of the names of Ilona Marita LORENZ and her family have been checked against Office of Security indices with no additional results with the exception to a ref”
“Date: 10/13/99 Page: 1 AGENCY : CIA RECORD NUMBER : 104-10049-10336 RECORD SERIES : JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO : TITLE : DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION SECRET : RESTRICTIONS 1A, 1B : CURRENT STATUS :”
“… OOPERATION AND UTILIZATION OF GOMILA'S CLANDESTINE ACTION GROUP WHICH SOURCE DESCRIBES AS ONLY EXISTING ORGANIZED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION IN CUBA TODAY. B. IN OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO RUBIO, SOURCE SAID THEY WERE IN EFFECT THROWING THE IR SUPPORT TO JOSE IGNACIORIVERO AND SILVIO CARDENA …”
“ANGEL FERNANDEZ VARELA AS HIS INTIMATE FRIENDS AND TWO MOST IMPORTANT MEN IN CUBA'S FUTURE. suclide 2. WHEN PRESSED FOR DETAILS ON GOMILA'S ORGANIZATION CARRILLO COULD ROVIDE NO SIGNIFICANT INFO OTHER THEN TO DESCRIBE GOM …”
“… 6 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : JFK2: F4 1996.08.15.18:30:43:810100: CIA MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 12/16/59 2 FREYRE, FABIO PAWLEY, WILLIAM CUBA ANTI-CASTRO MEETING WITH FABIO FREYRE CLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT NW 65924 Docld:32342730 Page 1 [R] Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassina …”
“… rganisation. He had just been visited by Doctor Tomau (a voben lawyer) who leads his group in Camaguey. She is in Miani and is returning to Cuba on December 18. She reported to his that there were 1500 men vell organized in Camaguey Province. Five hundred of these were to be assigned …”
“… the name of Fidel, Raul, and Che Guevars. NW 65924 Docld:32342730 Page 2 SEORET D00666 ۱ هم SECRET ( 2- 7. Mr. Freyre has a man going into Cuba to determine the arms needs for the army of 1500 and the 3000 reserve reported in Camaguey as well as the 400 in Santa Clara,”
“… 00 in Santa Clara, 8. The Freyre group in Miami vas said to number 750 under Dias Tomayo and Col. Corzo. They are planning landing spots in Cuba. In a few days a plan of the different air strips in Katanzas, Pinar del Rio and Habana vill be received by Mr. Freyre. People at these str …”
“… ION Date: 10/13/99 Page : 1 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD MEETING ON 6 DECEMBER 1959 WITH WILLIAM D. PAWLEY IN MIAMI 12/10/59 3 PAWLEY, WILLIAM CUBA ANTI-CASTRO DOCUMENT TYPE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT : CLASSIFICATION SECRET : 1A RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS 08/1 …”
“APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM ( 10 December 1959 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Meeting on. 6 December with William D. Pawley in Miami REFERENCE: Memorandum of 9 December with same subject. 1. Attachment A to this memorandum is a list of 19 Cubans wh”
“10 A6666_____ , 104-10049-10362 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET 20 October 1959 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Highlights of Tape-Recorded Conversation in Miami Between Mr. William D. Pawley and an Unidentified”
“our people who came up from Cuba" to discuss 83 plans. He said his group had been contacted by a representative of General Jose Eleutorio PEDRAZA, leader of Cuban revolut …”
“there are atio leaat 10 that he knows of who are working absolutely independently of < .one another; and (2) CASTRO is in control of the country and has the '* support of a large number of Cubans, especially the under-privileged.. Mr, Pauley said he felt the Cuban economic si”
“13-00000 SECRET -2. ml. Mr. Pauley asked the Cuban if his group felt they had moral export of the U. S. and the Cuban replied that they wanted U. S. moral support but whether they had it or not, they felt they were obliged to carry through with their plans. Mr. Pawley sai”
“… 01357A JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION DOCUMENT INFORMATION AGENCY ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: CHIEF, WHD CUBA TITLE : ESPINOSA ALLEGATIONS DATE: 01/01/1963 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS: CUBA Date: 11/24/04 ESPINOSA JFK ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER CLASSI …”
“… inst him, talked to AMLASH-1 and seven members of his group to enlist their support against Anibal ESCALANTE Dellunde and the communists in Cuba. Possibly they are playing both ends against the middle. They certainly have been and are in contact with the two ends." The following comm …”
“ing on a meeting of the AMLASH group, including AMTHIP-1 mentioned the following significant points: (1) KUBARK was criticized for "fooling around for years" without helping and for jeopardizing the operation; (2) the group was to be prepared to denounce ODYOKE as responsible if ”
“… , SHCU-JFN 26774/1108/0038 * 90% • CHIN, ANDY BUSP CCOM? 0043751-0 CHEN HK CHEN, SNOU ME1 04J4N19 CHIN, FUKIEN, PROV. CHIN? 0234629 : CHIN CUBA cf%, Semy-ming 77109/1343/690 210CT08 CHIN* PANCIAJP IA, PGRT ARTH .CHAT 0179620 DI% CHIN CHEN, SHTU SHIH /7115/1109/001 A 12N0V22 CHIN, …”
“… there is at least a date of birth given. d. All members of the Security Service of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP-SS). . . 3. Cuba Intelligence service employees (DSE, DGI). Israel a. All Israeli diplomats. C/NE/ISR”
“stations and headquarters desks keep book on those 201 personalities falling in their particular geographic or 'functional area of interest. - %* . • 3. It has become apparent that the 201 machine listings should in clude the identities of persons of operational interest bec”
“14-00000 SECRET 70-1-1 CSHB-43-1-1 CHAPTER III, ANNEX B CLANDESTINE SERVICES HANDBOOK NO. 43-1-1 15 February 1960 of the Cuban desk on the dramatis personae. In addition to 201 per- ' .sonalities, such lists should.contain the names and identifying data of persons who”
“cosite; for better pick to pointer. - ■.■. . menton was made 02 anothee scheduled s.e . (with a-1) O BL Iirove » - then r mretaro Mdjhmay the vicinity of the Dawn Nutel Deyn na H. Notel where on sing vas held. L-9)was drooped off at 2325 hours. #, st ■ ?. E revealed ognts.”
“… uedir 2 !zed: :5 3-nd to *:lca sin pouatde he has gone much, * there C3 ol-.m-is,: (d) APAL .alno reported that the magssino LOIENIA in Cuba is ! i % € aulous trouls obtaining newsprint. (e) APUECEO said that when he wao in Prague he had trouble with the cltte - asked to be se …”
“14-00000 (c) Dterned over to B (for rotern) a handbill pub cut. pis tr the Ersee ela Normal Rural de Santa Tero. Coahuilaj. dited 10 Jide 1963, explaining that schools invitation :to Fidel Castro to act as sponsor of the 1558-1963 graduating clazs. Copy attached. (1) E tur”
“025, 11/23/63. ΜΕΧΙ 7029, 11/23/63. ΜΕΧΙ 7033, 11/23/63. ΜΕΧΙ 7054, 11/24/63. J ΜΕΧΙ 7101, 11/27/63. ΜΕΧΙ 7105, 11/27/63. 1 ΜΕΧΙ 7364, 12/12/63. ΜΕΧΙ 9332, 5/6/64. ΜΕΧΙ 9440, 6/19/64. J ΜΕΧΙ 5621, 12/16/65. 1 ΜΕΧΙ 5741, 12/29/65. ΜΕΧΙ 1950, 6/29/67. ΜΕΧΙ 1991, 7/5/67. : Note from”
“/3, to James Angleton, C/CI, 12/24/63. Review of Project LIEMPTY, attachment to HMMA 15979 11/18/60. Review of Project LIEMPTY, attachment to HMMA 17999, 10/31/61. Review of Project LIEMPTY, attachment to HMΜΑ 20054, 10/18/62. Review of Project LIEMPTY, attachment to ΗΜΜΑ. 22387,”
“d Cuban Embassies (1963)." هر : Write-up: Wallace B. Rowton meeting with LIRING/3, 5/26/67. ******** Note: in addition to the above listed documents many Sum- maries of file reviews, depositions of employees, interviews of employees, etc, are cited in the report. 2001022 Classifi”
“m Ann Goodpasture to Mexico City Station Cu ban Section , 2/3/66. Note to Luis Echevarria, 11/23/63. Notes made by A. Goodpasture for John Leader, IG Staff, 2001021 Classification FOR S 1 470 Classified by derivation: NW 65924 Docld :32343485 P age 6 1 Classification: SEC RET C (”
“IEMPTY, a ttachment to ΗΜΜΑ. 22387, 10/2 5/63. Routi ng and Reco rd Sheet fo r DIR 74830 , 10/11/63. Routing and Record Sheet for MEXI 7028, 11/23/63. Routing and Record Sheet for MEXI 7033, 11/23/6 3. Teletype from the CIA to the State Department, FBI and Navy, DIR 74678, 10/10/”
“T (This form is to be used for materia l extracted from CIA-controlled do cuments.) - 308 - ΜΕΧΙ 645 3, 10/8/63. (Mexico copy. A "M EXI" is a cable from Me xico City.) MEXI.6453, 10/9/63. (Headquarters copy.) ΜΕΧΙ 6534, 10/15/63. J ΜΕΧΙ 7014, 11/2 2/63 . ΜΕΧΙ 7023, 11/23/63. ΜΕΧΙ”
“erial extracted from CIA-controlled documents.) 309 - re: "Back ground on Mexico Statio n Support As sets (Covera ge of Soviet and Cuban E mba ssies)," 2/10/77. Project Renewal Request, 1/11/65, attachment to HMMA 25141. Report on Oswald from John Scelso, C/WH/3, to James Angleto”
“78, 10/10/63. Transcript fr om Cuban Emb assy, 9/27/6 3. Transcrip ts from Russ ian Embassy, 9/27/63 , 9/28/63, 10/1/63 and 10/3/63. Undated Draft of 1977 CIA Staff Report, Tab F, "Mexico Station Coverage of Soviet and Cuban Embassies (1963)." هر : Write -up: Wallace B. Rowton me”