“… ssell that he had a friend, a private investigator , who had a contact who in turn had o ther contacts thr ough whom syndica te elements in Cuba could be reached. These syndicate elements in Cuba would be willing to take on such an operation. As of the latter : part of September 1960 …”
“… o knew of a plan against Castro involv ing U .S. gangster elements. Edwards states that Richard Helms was not informed of the plan, because Cuba was being handled by Bissell at that time. With Bissell present, Edwards briefed the Director (Allen. Dulles) and the DDCI (General Cabell) …”
“… describing the channel as being "from A to B to C." As he then envisioned it, "A" was Maheu, "B" was Roselli, and "C" was the principal in Cuba. Edwards recalls that Mr. Dulles. merely nodded, presumably in understanding and approval. Certainly, there was no opposition. Edwards stat …”
“… ONLY SEGRET EVES ONLY in the Fontainbleau Hotel. "Gold" said he had a man, whom he identified only as "Joe," who would serve as courier to Cuba and make arrangements there. Maheu pointed out "Gold" to O'Connell from a distance, but O'Connell never met either "Gold" or "Joe." He did, …”
“… who was never identified to either Maheu or O'Connell in any ot her way) turned out to be Santos Trafficante, the Cosa Nostra ch ieftain in Cuba. At that time the gambling casinos were still operating in Cuba,. and Trafficante was making regular trips between Miami and Havana on synd …”
“casinos would be permitted to reopen for tourists and foreigners NW-65924 Docld:3234 5891 Page 7 19 ATING STAF SECRET-EYES ONLY but that Cubans would be barred. The cabinet on 17 February 1959 authorized reopening the casinos for the tourist trade. Time magazine for 2 March 1959 ”
“… unced that the last of the casinos still rumming had been closed.) Trafficante was to make the arrangements with one of his contacts inside Cuba on one of his trips to Havana. Fall and Early Winter 1960 Very early in the operation, well before the first contact with Roselli, the mach …”
“stated a preference for a lethal pill that could be put into Castro's food or drink. Trafficante (" Joe , t he courier") was in touch with a d isaffe cted Cuban. official with access to Castro and presumably of a sort that would enable him to surreptitiously poison Castro. The ga”
“14-00000, . k GrACAY "16 February 1978 SUBJECT: Request for Cuba Desk Crypts by House Select Committee on Assassinations 1. CI Staff asked that we provide the identity of the following crypts and pseu …”
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“14-00000 1. President John F. Kennedy (World wide) 2. Counter Espionage involving Soviet. Intelligence-.Services 3... Herbert (NMI) MANELL) -.4. LA routing indicator. .5.. Soviet Embassy, House adjacent to Embassy backyard. (Ramon Joseph ALVAREZ DURANT ... .. .7.... Secr”
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“… SENSITIVE NOTICE.- WARNING SOURCES T Psychological 1. + Paramilitary OPI STAH (PP) I AND METHODS INVOLVED Y. Overall operation tor Cuba 3. Artime Project 4. Jack Stewart (Retired) 1 5. Deceased Staff Emaleyee-David Morales 6. DELIA FAILDE 7. Robert F. KENNEDY 8. JULIO …”
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“14-00000 4 Psychological & Paramilitary 1. oferations Stiff (PP) O 2. Overall Operation for Cuba 3. Artime Project 4 Jack Stewart (retired) 5 Deceased Staf Employee 5 G. American Shipowner 7 Robert F. Kennedy 8 . Cuban asset 9 …”
“still active, and, therefore, is sensitive 2. The Mexican information reviewed covered three areas: a. Sylvia DURAN Tirado. A Mexican female employed by the Cuban Embassy in Mexico who provided assistance to OSWALD in his attempts to obtain a Cuban visa. Information regarding DUR”
“shown to OSWALD'S wife and mother, with the background partially NW 65924 Docld:32346203 Page 2 -2- cropped in an effort to disguise the place where the photo had been taken. The photo became somewhat of an issue when the Warren Commission decided it belonged in the Report as par”
“e photo has therefore been marked to be withheld, because of sensitive sources and methods involved. c. Gilberto ALVARADO Ugarte ALVARADO, a Nicaraguan citizen, walked in to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, claiming to have knowledge re Kennedy's assasination. It was learned that ALVA”
“1 4 AGAGA______ , 104-10062-10046 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 SECRET _as: ' i Wyatpureiffoirle 8 MAY 1873 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT : Media Inquiry to Cuban Exile Journalist in Miami re”
“specifically. asked about the activities of Reinaldo PICO (former 2506- Brigade member), Orlando PIEDRA (former Chief of Cuban Bureau of Investigation in Batista Government), and Rolando MASFERRER (former Cuban Senator and self-admitted former Communist). He also asked if IT”
“14-00000 -2-7 6 € 3. GOTTLIEB apparently has current information on the activities of the persons he mentioned; for example, he knew that Juan A. PAULA was involved in the jewelry business (PAULA and Antonio Felix GENOVA Corzo, a WH/Miami proprietary? employee recently pu”
“… FINVESTICATION Nevark, New Jersey In Reply, I’tas Refer (" August 19, 1960 File Mo, - SECRET 1 LAZARO EDDY ESPIROSA BONET ESPIONAGE CUBA NK T-1, a Cuban refugee who is in a position to furnish reliable information, advised as follows: - On August 4, 1969, the source was …”
“… e in the bag carried by Espinosa. 1Coney Toto 4 s seemsthanto bethea prior (Thisource 10 different = SECRET GROUP1 20(_ 021 816438 Cuba - 47 things) Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassificat Lon 535-CC-47 2615”
“activity in Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations, etc. Espinosa displayed a photograph of (First Name Unknown) Mellado and asked source if he recognized him. Mellado was described as male, of Caucasian race, who appeared to be Cuban, 32-35 years old, husky build, dar”
“… Africa as well as the Miami area. He was especially interested in whether the source knew any dates of forthcoming infiltration runs into Cuba in which Romero might be involved. Espinosa mentioned Raul Villaverde and asked U the source if Rafael Villaverde is the brother of Raul …”
“… area. 1UJavier Souto, previously a principal agent in the Miami area for CIA. U Edgar Sopo, active in anti-Castro radio broadcasts Vo Cuba from the Miami area. -U Manuel Artimes, a leader in Bay of Pigs Invasion and subsequently connected with anti-Castro organizations, incl …”
“14-00000 w%A10_5y HMPYODA CONNT SECRET Arturo Lallan, performed infiltration operations into Cuba with source. Espinosa opceifionlly indicated that source was to attempt to make contact with Eallan to got any information, of value whon …”
“… ly nd explained that he had aticaded night school in the New Jersey area. Espinosa queried the source about somO infiltration runs into Cuba that the source had lod. Espinosa mentioned specific runs in which the source participated which huid not boon mentioned previously by t …”
“… nce the source was connected with CIA operations in Miami. The source was further questioned regarding the methods of infiltration into Cuba, the role of the mother wessel, intermediary vessels, landing crafts, and the establishment of intelligence nets inside Cuba. Apparently …”
“… 0000 LAZARO EDDY ESPINOSA *SONET SECRET Asked hot teams were able to build sheds and living quarters in the mnngreve gonups inside of Cuba without being noticed by natives in the same area, the source replied that everyone in the vicinity of the infiltration points vere sympa …”
“… im possession of everything, Including their home. He further explained that it appears the United States will never force Castro out of Cuba but that the fact remains he is Cuban and Cuba is his fatherland. He said he is willing to cooperate only to the extent that his parents …”
“14-00000 LAZARO ENTY EKITI-OSA DONE? SECRET On one run, the source was out of contact with CIA for ten days which added further to the possibility that he had cither defeated or was working with G-3. Most of the rumors were quelled however when he submitted to a CIA lie d”
“… he is to spend as much time as possible with Egues in determining that organization’s plans of action against the CMUN and Government of Cuba. At different times throughout the meeting, Espinosa was observed to lean back on the ground which exposed a weapon tucked inside his tr …”
“not, in vicoy of his family and employment obligations, but agreed to go for a short period, possibly three or four days. Espinosa told him that while in Miami, the source’s mission would consist of determining current activities of the CIA, identities of any new CIA teams, ”
“… NVOLVEMENT IN THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. DATE: 01/01/1900 PAGES: 27 SUBJECTS: OSWALD, LEE HARVEY CASTRO, FIDEL ROCKEFELLER COM PLOT-CUBA DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B CURRENT STATUS: RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/13/93 RELE …”
“e: 10-21-2021 [R] ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10062-10121 NW 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 1 SECRET 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. Beli”
“… n the principal morning paper, the Times-Picayune, on Monday, 9 September, page 7, under a three-column head- line: "CASTRO Blasts Raids on Cuba. Imperiled by Aid to Rebels." HARKER by-line: Says U.S. Leaders The story followed under the "Havana (AP) Prime Minister Fidel Castro said …”
“they helped in any attempt to do away with leaders of Cuba.' NW 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 3 2 SECRET "Bitterly denouncing what he called recent U.S. prompted raids on Cuban terri- tory, Castro said: …”
“… ling. 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 intervie …”
“files that anything along these lines was stated by any other Cuban leader before the assassination. 8. The purpose of this review, undertaken at Mr. Belin's request, is to reconsider Lee Harvey OSWALD'S activity on the assumption that as an avid newspaper reader from testimony o”
“uality of the review, admittedly heavily using the 20 of hindsight, may be stipulated in summary: a. There is no increment of credible evidence, applying this phrase strictly, of Soviet and/or Cuban political, intelligence or security service involvement in the as- sassination to”
“e belief that there was Soviet and/or Cuban (KGB and/or DGI) connection with OSWALD will persist and 5 SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 6 SECRET grow until there has been a full disclosure by these governments of all elements of OSWALD's handling and stay in the Soviet Union T”
“… ins 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 NW 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 8 SECRET SECRET : member to OSWALD during his specialist training …”
“W 65924 Docld:32346380 Page 8 SECRET SECRET : member to OSWALD during his specialist training period at El Toro Marine Corps Base December 1958 September 1959. The Warren Commission Report takes note of this: "OSWALD told DELGADO that he was in touch with Cuban diplomatic officia”
“… 9 8 SECRET تم I SECRET i get in touch with a Cuban Embassy, you know. But at that time that I told him this we were on friendly terms with Cuba, you know, so this wasn't no subversion or malintent, you know. I didn't know what to answer him. I told him to see them. "After a while he …”
“answer him. I told him to see them. "After a while he told me he was in contact with them " ... ... I seen this envelope in his foot- locker, wall-locker, and it was addressed to him, and they had an official seal on it, and as far as I could recollect that was mail from Los Ange”