“… ed a large Station in Miami in September 1961 to continue operations against Cuba. The operations described below were developed and run by the Miami Station; many of them were still in the developmental stage at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. 4. The Station initiated three major …”
“… on and Naturalization Service (I&NS) recorded basic biographic data on all incoming refugees. Cards, containing this data, were provided to the Miami Station to conduct a file check for counterintelligence purposes. In reviewing the cards, the Station identi- fied refugees who might be used for o …”
“… a large Station し in Miami in September 1961 to continue operations against Cuba. The operations described below were developed and run by the Miami Station; many of them were still in the developmental stage at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. 4. The Station initiated three major …”
“… on and Naturalization Service (I&NS) recorded basic biographic data on all incoming refugees. Cards, containing this data, were provided to the Miami Station to conduct a file check for counterintelligence purposes. In reviewing the cards, the Station identi- fied refugees who might be used for o …”
“… ed a large Station in Miami in September 1961 to continue operations against Cuba. The operations described below were developed and run by the Miami Station; many of them were still in the developmental stage at the time of President Kennedy's assassination. 4. The Station initiated three major …”
“… on and Naturalization Service (I&NS) recorded basic biographic data on all incoming refugees. Cards, containing this data, were provided to the Miami Station to conduct a file check for counterintelligence purposes. In reviewing the cards, the Station identi- fied refugees who might be used for o …”
“… rning the Pan LC : Foundation, could easily tri publicity with an inevitable focus on the South Campus of the University of Miami and on the Miami Station cover firm. SECRET Espiste. CL.C.-1 KK3 ECeu deal IC3”
“… ee below) and others. LABORDE's son Michael also said that his father worked for CIA. (3) DDP relationship: FERNANDEZ has been a contact of the Miami Station from December 1960 to the present, although payment ceased on 1 December 1965.2 Lawrence Joseph LABORDE (201-294688). (1) Prior references: …”
“… ORDE was a DDP contact from February or March 1961 to 20 April 1962. He served as acting captain of a vessel owned by FERNANDEZ and used by the Miami Station in Cuban operations. f. Alfred J. MORAN (201-776772). 1 (1) Prior references: None.”
“… ee below) and others. LABORDE's son Michael also said that his father worked for CIA. (3) DDP relationship: FERNANDEZ has been a contact of the Miami Station from December 1960 to the present, although payment ceased on 1 December 1965.2 Lawrence Joseph LABORDE (201-294688). (1) Prior references: …”
“… ORDE was a DDP contact from February or March 1961 to 20 April 1962. He served as acting captain of a vessel owned by FERNANDEZ and used by the Miami Station in Cuban operations. f. Alfred J. MORAN (201-776772). 1 (1) Prior references: None. (2) Involvement in Garrison's investigation: A memorand …”
“reported that he was the first president of Kalvar Corporation, which manufactures microfilm.) MORAN has acted as a spotter for the Miami Station and has recommended several other businessmen who are being used by the Station. "He has also made available several oil companies in which …”
“… Tresp (formerly DDS/Office of Logistics) as well as Mrs. Dollar. In addition to Ace Marine Survey Inc., he knows Ceres Enterprises Inc. and the Miami Station operational vessel Barb. He also knows that Miami attorney Mr. James Costello PYBAT SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32357449 Page 12 OVRAT SECRET a p …”
“… ORDE was a DDP contact from February or March 1951 to 20 April 1962. He served as acting captain of a vessel owned by FERNANDEZ and used by the Miami Station in Cuben operatious. f. Alfred J. MORAN (201-772772). (1) Prior references: None.”
“the Miami Station in Cuben operatious. f. Alfred J. MORAN (201-772772). (1) Prior references: None. (2) Involvement in Garrison's investigation: A memorandum …”
“… ORDE was a DDP contact from February or March 1951 to 20 April 1962. He served as acting captain of a vessel owned by FERNANDEZ and used by the Miami Station in Cuben operatious. f. Alfred J”
“aptain of a vessel owned by FERNANDEZ and used by the Miami Station in Cuben operatious. f. Alfred J . M ORAN (201-772772 ). (1) Prior references: None. ( 2) Involvement in Garrison's investigation: A memora …”
“… amilitary Section in the Miami Operations Branch (WH/SA) and is the senior Headquarters Case Officer on all PM- s operations conducted by the Miami Station. SPECIFIC OUTY NO.I DF161-DE = 38 RATING LETTER Reviews all PM and Maritime operational plans submitted for approval by the”
“… en of these have not previously been reported to you by CI/R&A. 3. It is requested that full checks be run against your files, and those of the Miami Station, against all names not so traced to date. It is suggested that you consider ail Cubans who had any affiliation with CLA from the point of v …”
“… on, 10-14 July 1972, and the Republican National -Convention, 21-24 August 1972. The apartment was used as a meeting place for officers of the Miami Station who were * liaison with members of the Secret Service and rendering 6 EVCo N’II V ■ LIES ONLY: 00115 SECRET i !”
“… the station as a proprietary or notional company; 18 410 First Street, S.E., W ashington, D.C. 20003 in between the ZMAOTV0:[people and the Miami station? In other 19 words, were the companies prior to the Latin America 20■ company that preceeded it, in time? 21 Mr. Sarno. In the time …”
“… e up about the 9 group, so all of that, I understand, was all compiled into the 10 history, so I don’t know. 11 Mr. Wides. As part of the Miami Station? W ARD & PAUL 12 Mr. Sarno. As part of the Miami Station, so I don't think 13 he was told in ’66 or ’67, start all over and prepare it …”
“… u commute with some frequency to Miami? 21 A Yes. 22 Were your activities in Miami in any way connected 2 23 ii with the operations of the Miami Station? A In some way. My responsibilities were worldwide. 25 I took temporary duty predominantly in Europe, and then”
“… a. 16 Q What was the role that was assigned to Task Force W? 18 A It was the overall Cuban operations. Q Did the Miami - - when was the Miami Station estab- 19 4 1 0 F irs t S tre e t, S.E., W a s h in g to n , D .C . 20003 lished? 20 A Well, I think they had a forward operatio-s ba …”
“… esponsibility for Cuban 9 operations? 10‘ A Yes. 111 Or was that shared with the Miami base, Miami 12 Station? W ARD & PAUL 13 A No. The Miami Station was under Task Force W. 14 Q All right. Would that also be true of the Special 15 Activities Staff, the Cuban Operations Group? 16:! …”
“… 11 ! A No. He had an assigned crew and every boat had a 12! Case Officer operating either out of the — probably out of W ARD & PAUL 13 the Miami Station. Sometimes I would assume that we did have 14. some people in the. 8099/009806)base. But he, Martinez, would rece i- 15 his instructions …”
“… ilitary lej operations. Were these operations run out of southern W ARD & PAUL 13 Florida? 14‘ A Right. Q And in particular out of the Miami Station? 16 A Yes. .i Q Were there any ther CIA facilities in that area of 13 the country that participated in these activities? 19 A Not t …”
“… Cuban product, no, we 9 didn't go into that. Our object was to enforce the blockade 10 and cut off his sources of supply. 11 When was the Miami Station established? 12 A As a station? W ARD & PAUL 131 Yes. ■ 14 ! A I think in September 1961. Q And that was several years before you …”
“… ssing? A Yes. They were staffed within the Cuban Operations. When did the Western Hemisphere Division resume 5 1 responsibilities for the Miami Station? 6 i A Well, when Des. Fitzgerald left as Chief of the Special Activities Staff and became Chief of the Western 8 Hemisphere Division, …”
“… OMMISSION (Cont’d) BY MR. MANFREDI: Q. When we recessed for lunch you were talking about the 9 1 : Miami Station Do I understand that the Miami Station was the largest CIA station in the world? 1oi A. The largest CIA station in the world. W ARD & PAUL Q. At its height? 13 A. Noth …”
“… 7 A. Probably closer to 150, something like that. 8 n. Now, would that 150 persons be included within the 9 three to 500 who made up the Miami Station? 10 A. No. 11 Q. That was over and above the personnel of the Miami 12 ‘ Station? PAUL A. Right. 15 W ARD & -1 . i 0. These p …”
“… 7‘ to get that for you. 8 0 What is the title of the study? 9 A. The title of the study — it is part of the historical 1G series of the Miami Station and I think it is just entitled "The Organization." 12 W A R D & PAUL 0. What is the historical series of the Miami Station? 13 A. …”
“… 20 worthwhile he would pass it on. 21 Q Now, would he have been considered one. of the three 22 or 500 persons employed or assigned to the Miami Station? 23 A Yes. He was a contract employee. 24 And were intelligence requirements levied”
“… tairs and they give you a 16 crypt. You don't have anything to do with it. the hapeated” 17 Jaioi^litll^^ssfe^ fe .18 Q Now, turning to the Miami Station's involvement for- 19 assistance to the Secret Service in connection with the 4 1 0 F irs t S tre e t, S .E ., W a s h in g to n , D .C . …”
“and we did our name check 23 here. In the case of Cubans, probably the Miami Station had 24 more information on the Cubans than we would have back here. 25 Q But the names were traced through Agency files? NW 50955 DocI …”
“… ith the appendix that was attached 3 to Mr. Colby?s statement? 4 • A Yes. 5 Q Did you have some role in drafting that? 6 A You mean the Miami Station thing? - 7 Q Appendix J, entitled, "The Miami Station". 8 A Yes. 1 9' Q You wrote it? / 10 A Yes. Q It has a familiar ring about …”
“… I accept that. I am surprised by it. 15 Mr. Baron. What was the nature of the CIA relationship ‘7 16 to Artime? 17 Mr. Halley. Well, the Miami Station had no direct relation - 18 ship with him. . As to the nature of the project, you know Artime ran'from the Agency, from other people wh …”
“… re running on r. 9 a regular basis commando raids to Cuba? - 10 Mr. Halley. Yes. There were a series of commando raids ■ 11 run from the Miami Station against targets in Cuba. • 0 1 © 12 Mr. Baron. Were assassination weapons, that is, high-power id W A R D APAUL 13 rifles with low m …”
“… t program? Mr. Halley. That was a program involving a Cuban emigre group that was used as an operational support mechanism to support the Miami Station. 00 < Mr. Baron. What kind of support did they provide? D 1 Mr. Halley. They were interviewers of refugees who came ! o u out of …”
“.C . 20003 'of any of the CIA operatives? to O Mr. Halley. No. The FBI did not train any CIA personnel to during my tenure in the Miami Station. to to Mr. Baron. Did the FBI at any point provide with you to © links to people who had gambling interests inside Cuba? to Mr. H …”
“… I mentioned is this man '.who gave us the 2)5 lead of the two Soviets from the missile site, and that did not Ara2 e 0 Ul come to the Miami Station through the FBI. Prone( Mr. Baron. Were you ever made aware of a CIA attempt to Oh secure the aid of a pilot, a Cuban pilot, to arran …”
“9 1 Senator Schwaiker. “And this was called JMWAVS, was it? Mr. Halley. That is the cryptonym that the Agency used 02 3 for the Miami station. 4 Senator SChweiker. And to whom in that chain of command 5 at the CIA did you report when you were the operating head? $ times. Whe …”
“… 11 Senator Schweiker. " - -" a - the** 121 :* * * * * * 15 2 " 14 Q% work with ypdi in the eubar operation? Pr. Halley. Not with the Miami station that I als ANAse 15 1 hut . cen • >1 < aixrs. - 17 MAT 121 bey Well,back here in Washiagion that could by. 18 I p . 20005 20.1 wka …”
“… Mongoose Operations. Task Force U operated under the Special Group Augmented and em ployed some 400 people at CIA headquarters and at the Miami Station. McCone and Harvey were thereafter the principal CIA participants in Operation •■^g'd^e. Helms attended only some 7 of 40 Mongoose neet …”
“… you commute with some frequency to Miami? 21; A Yes. 22 Q Were your activities in Miami in any way connected 23 with the operations of the Miami Station? 24 A In some way. My responsibilities were worldwide. 1 .25 I took temporary duty predominantly”
“… 16 Q What was the role that was assigned to Task Force 17 W? 18 A It was the overall Cuban operations. 19 Q Did the Miami when was the Miami Station estab- 7 1 0 f Hsi S trc u t, S .L ^ W a s h in g to n , D.C. 2 0 0 0 3 lished? 20 A Well, I think they had a forward operations base …”
“… lity for Cuban 9 i operations? 10 i A Yes. 11 Or was that shared with the Miami base, Miami Q 12 Station? W A R D & PAUL 13 i A No. The Miami Station was under Task Force W. 14 Q All right. Would that also be true of the Special 15 Activities Staff, the Cuban Operations Group? 16 A Ri …”
“… w? A No. He had an assigned crew and every boat had a 12 Case Officer operating either - out of the probably out of WAllli n PAD!, 13 the Miami Station. Sometimes I would assume that we did have 14 : some people in the Zey West base. But he, Martinez, would receive his instructions and b …”
“… itary i 123 operations. Were these operations run out of southern PAUI i J Florida? WARD 14 A Right. Q And in particular out of the Miami Station? 16 " A Yes. Q Were there any other CIA facilities in that area of i 16 the country that participated in these activities? 19 A Not t …”
“… product, no, we 9 1didn’t go into that. Our object was to enforce the blockade 10 ‘I and cut off his sources of supply. 114 Q When was the Miami Station established? 12i A As a station? W ARD & PAUL 13 'I Yes. Q 14- A I think in September 1961. 15 Q And that was several years before …”