“104-10177-10208 STANDARD PRO SECRET Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case#:NW 65987 Date: 10-28-2021 Office Memorandum TO : Chief, WH/FP ATTN: Mr. Flores Flores 03 FROM : Chief, Contact Division (Ial/br) UNITED ST”
“13-00000 OD 7 070031 - 91 - could do in a military way which would be capable of overthrowing the present Government of Cuba. An FBI source advised on 16 Mar 62 that APARICIO and Rescate were making arrangements to picket the White House on 14 Apr 62 for several hours to”
“13-00000 oiADEEl cORLI/OLNSiNNUT CHRONOLOGY OF FINDINGS Anti-Castro Activities Cuba 19-9-9 HVCA 11020 dated 28 February 1964 A Caracas Station asset reported an operation called "Plan Judas" being constructed at that time inside Cuba. The plan reportedly involved an i”
“Ce-2. eeveryt in to DISPATCH SECRCT *• 0; 901100 Wmono Biro. Chief of Station, Caracas wtatua CARD FORST) ROM Raw Chief, Latin America Division 0 _ —Ricardo Morales Navarette ‘(201-285923) |ACTION REQUIRED • RIRIRs • WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES ”
“13-00000 ( OFG2079-719TT OLUREH/SSNOMlVL - 3 - DBA 45327 dated 12 July 1963 (FBI) Manolo AGUILAR, 829 S.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, leader of the Frente Revolucionario Anticomunista (FRAC) (Anti-Communist Revolutionary Front) obtained some 100 Beretta 7.65 caliber pistols wit”
“ii: i;’ eei• 1 :870 5TAF7. % --43 ‘1 ar__ 666 * 3: ,004445 61a7a9 #a3E 38 !\697535 0212416516 APA To Cana 20641 1 gr PryeARations FOR AlTACkS ASIS” EMILES END "Ast TAIS PLANKING Hit bgA.N TungE MONTHS PRIOR 70 Yug ASSASSINATION OF j0f: De LA 1-31901..,/,-<t‘ s U«”
“65, captioned, "Victor Domindador Espinosa Hernandez, Neutrality Matters; Internal Security = Cuba." Bureau files indicate Espinosa in 1963 was involved in a plan to bomb Cuba. Our investigation of this plot, which was not a Central Intelligence Agency operation, resulted in seiz”
“13-00000 - 20 - which consisted of elimination of high GOC personalities. MILANES had not mentioned the plan to .the case officer. (MILANES was recruited by CIA in Madrid in December 1963. At the time of recruitment he was involved with a group planning to kill CASTRO, a ”
“13-00000 goor,.m -n - 66 - MISCELLANEOUS - Cuba 19-500 DBF 54461 Dated 4 August 1960 (FBI) Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin WARENSAJOLD advised the FBI Honolulu office on 1 August 60 that on 29 July 60 an unidentified male, said to be Cuban, whom they met at Canlis Broiler Cockt”
“14-00000 OUTGOING MESSAGE o 0 .1. sat SIGNAL CENTE • use ONLY (o. 19 •1 *AP . too DCI or Pats OMF a 0 0 0 no 0 3 SECRET we *.*■.. WawDia wOICArOM Date nousesour &ITS VtM«M spenance muern CIA CONF: INFO: FILE 980121 O 0 "0 wen so more erne to OISSEM BY: PER ”
“13-00000 -59 Stl provided a copy of the letter to local FBI office. LIAISON WITH OTHER U.S. AGENCIES 19-2-4 DIRECTOR 03964 Dated 8 December 1962 Hqs. CIA Cabled Secret Service, FBI and State Dept. Security, giving text of a letter from Havana, dated 27 November 1962, c”
“13-00000 OFPDT’Osov - 82 - expected to impress U.S. Government officials who were already having talks with Manuel URRUTIA Lleo, and willing to provide financial assistance to him. PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. 100-300-12 DIRECTOR 03964 dated 8 Decemb”
“13-00000 1 SC-01755-77A '1 TOD SECRET UMBRA ZRKNICK Operation 200-5-38 (FBI Monitoring of Cuban Espionage Net in Miami, International in Scope) 0 BOX I - Non-CS Documents Filed AMAPOLA (Juan AMESTOY Folder) On 8 April 1963 the FBI intercepted an SW message from ZRKNICK ”
“13-00000 2T0P7- -- - 81 - Wh DIRECTOR 31178 dated 25 June 1964 This referenced documents (UFGA 15954 and WAVE 7129 (IN 93714) having to do with plot to assassinate CASTRO. This information was dissemed to the Special Group and other key officials. The Special Group was c”
“that there is no alternative but to await a spontaneous change of events in Cuba and a possible overthrow or assassination of Castro by the military.' C. KASSELJattended a meeting of about 15 persons on 16 August presided over by Rolando MASFERRER, Director a of the weekly ”
“OUTGOING MESSAGE lines SIGmAL woeeuse O-,7 &D the*9 OP mnoss % • •00 ,com’ •ea pane 00F 0 :non □ 00 0a 0 0 2 SE CRE Tall 4 14 FA 76 wessnos neioure wo cavda" • s 10 • .. martrows enove cove ij sen STAFF ■ DIRECTOR -t ii Th 0 woes DISSEM BY: CONF: INFO: FILE 810”
“13-00000 OFC---------’- dLNLVjCLONNVL - 49 - more a statement of mood or feeling rather than fact.7 .AMEMBER Operation 19-6-116/2,3,4 Memorandum to the DCI from the DDP dated 10 June 1964 Concerns plans of Cuban exiles to assassinate selected Cuban Government leaders. ”
“14-00000 d ■ NO FORE IGN DIS EX CONTROLLED DISSEM SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY • ROUTINE Intelligence Information Cable COUNTY CUBA/CENTRAL AMERICA TDCSDB-315/02467-65 DATE OF EARLY JULY 1965 DISTR. 22 JULY 1965 INFO. SUBJECT 1. ALLEGED PLANS OF MANUEL ARTIME BUES”
“capacity in Cuba. This memorandum is classified confidential to protect the identity of GUERRAJSwho apparently is a CIA 4 source GUERRA returned to Cuba on 10/26/5947 Information concerning the alleged plot against I 5) VENTURA has been furnished to the Miami Police Departm”
“13-00000 075 /G5 1/9* sonerros -5 - XAAZ 6269 (OUT 90031) 26 June 1960 The Agency provided the above information on proposed abduction of VARONA to the FBI, and advised that the same information was being sent to INS. JMARC - PM Operations General 19-132-2 DIRECTOR 09”
“1994 ON BY CDR USAINSCOM FOI/PO AUTH PARA 1-603 DoD 5200.1-R 1 NW 64954 Docld:34440772 Page 6 SECRET g. J-315 earnestly asked that the organization, consider assisting him to obtain a permit to carry a weapon in Florida. He stated he had obtained a permit in Puerto Rico, but that”
“ent this message had the cryptonym "NOTLOX." The English translation of this cable reads as follows: "Plan (4) 9 April. Fidel will talk at the palace. Assassination attempt at said place followed by a general shutting off of main electric plants in Havana Veladura. Occupy the pub”
“1:1987 URIT On July 19, 1963, ACELO PEDROSO advised there YD 11 was anot ter plan to bomb Cuba, using bomb casings and IV dynamite located on the outskirts of New Orleans Louisiana. IS 9 IO 1 N On July 31,1963, the Federal Bureau of Ir stiga tion (FBI) at New Orle”
“13-00000 - 23 - LOBO claimed he was contacted by Teofilo BABUN and asked to contribute $100,000.00 toward a plot to assassinate Fidel CASTRO and other Cuban leaders. The assassins were described as three or four ’’Chicago-type Cosa Nostra" individuals who would be going t”
“13-00000 GECALL j^U^ ' - 51 - IVE t banquet at the Presidential Palace. A large caliber machine gun on a tripod had been discovered behind a curtain. AMFAUNA-1 said that this had nothing to do with AMFAUNA-7's plan which was still pending. UFGA 13428 dated 15 January 19”
“FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) FBI Date: 10/27/59 Transmit the following in CIA HAS NO— OBJECTION TO (Type in plain text or code) ION AND/OR, Via AIRTEL -AIRMAIL DECLASSIFICANUAB FORMATION (Priority or Method of Mailings e 0 - Neu FOR ---- 0901 MATIORCORTAINED TP I 3m18”
“13-00000 u/osJOAUAUL - 80 - Kennedy speech to LA newspaper conference held in Oh Miami that week, and to note in broadcasts that President’s last major address directed to LA audience concentrated on Cuban freedom. This was to be broadcast over JMHOPE with tributes and ”
“efore leaving. At the time of this call I was unaware that AMBLAR had been in touch with washington. 3. Reichhardt said that he was ont of touch also with itunes CPortuondo. He said he had tried to phone Munez on a number of occasions but the phone was not answered. Discreet inqu”
“reportedly showed them arms, description not known. Also, those at. the meeting allegedly smoked marijuana. PENABAZ claims ORLANDO BOSCH has nothing to do with Poder Cubano. PENABAZ indicated he would be flying to the Dominican Republic via. Pan American on January 31, 1968.”
“13-00000 SLUALN/OLnemve - 50 - assassinate CASTRO and to request financial support. A-1 said he was one of the five persons who knew the identity of the person who was organizing it, but could not reveal it, even to CIA, because those Cubans believed that U.S. policy towa”
“My MM 149-425 JGP/mev SECRET 1 Re: RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE; MANUEL PENAMZ 0(2) FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ TAMAYO; information from MM 1119-S on January 30, 1968 (4/(21) SA JAMES J. O’CONNOR developed the following MANUEL PENABAZ has been in Miami for the past couple of w”
“13 A666A______ , 1104-10308-10168 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 %* f 11 OCTOBER 1964 MGE 27. RECEIVED YOUR RM 44 AND 45. WHEN WE SAID THAT JUAN MANUE) FERNANDEZ (A-27) COULD NOT BE INSTRUCTED IT WAS BECAUSE HE EXPEC T”
“13-00000 xtu1ltO.llUE - 69 - MINISTRY OF INTERIOR A/3 (Job #70-540 - No File Number) DBF 95904 Dated 8 December 1961 (FBI) Sent to Secret Service, I§NS, State Department Security, and CIA. Stated that I§NS Office in Honolulu was requested by ISNS Regional Office in San P”
“d planned. for Marathon. Fuly or 1 Aug. haver as Plansi ✓ Fiorini to head decoy for FB1 suncillance. Lanz bros to leave cars at home to appear as though they are home, but will attempt to reach weir williams Rauch where plane to be used for raid is located Fiorini said. plane wil”
“13-00000 ------- JLOL I, -60- UFGA 15233 Dated 20 April 1964 JMWAVE Station forwarded to Hqs. Special Affairs Staff, copy of a report on Byron CAMERON which it had sent locally to the FBI. A usually reliable source reported that CAMERON said he was representing an uniden”
“14-00000 CPnT . -2- were in a position to sabotage the electrical plant in Havana. (I did not ask, neither did he specify which plant. ) He did not promise immediate action, adding that he wanted to assure himself of the details of the planned operation and the safety-od”
“14-00000 -Pedl CONFIDENTIAL f.ken Filled Jw CONFIDENTIAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 6 Intelligence Information Cable COUNTRY TDCS DATE OF MQ SUSECT RACE & DATE ACO. RSF - 20:76 SOUC HELD IDORT NO. AO APTIAISAL 1. (FIELD COMMENT: THE ACTIVITIES OF ROLANDO MAS”
“14-00000 SECRE 1 - ar t : DF FILE VP NF ‘s ! r! -4 3: 6 o T 8594450 E1A769 PAGE cz ” - ix 897535 TOR:2216512 APS 76 CARA 29641 OF PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACKS AGAINST EXILES AND THAT THIS PLANNING WAS EGJN Take: MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ASSASSINATION 07 Jose DE LA *-335-21”
“13-00000 Qc -* — *—-100 oronmjontonmt - 71 - Although DIAZ has a position of great influence in the DTI, he is poorly regarded. He is (62) reportedly working with former U.S. gangsters who were deported from the U.S. and also affiliated with the narcotics racket. Is beli”
“14-00000 weseevidue XV9 3007 EUTIONS **% : IN 531141 TOAR WARNING NOTICE SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES SECRET relaseiftration) (Elssrm gprtrots) VISITING PANAMA CITY. MASFERRER IS A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, in PANAMA C”
“13-00000 .ou/O-wdo.HAVE - 98 - CSDB 312/01128-64 dated 19 November 1964 In late September 1964 a Cuban soldier guarding the Algerian Embassy in Havana attempted to assassinate Premier Fidel CASTRO Ruz, who was in the embassy at the time. The soldier killed another sentry”
“13-00000 ( Lt - 48 - DSE - DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECURITY A-13 - General Non-Official file - No file no. - Soft File TDCSDB 3/656,765 dated 20 September 1963 A Bogota liaison source reported that Manuel PINEIRO said that the Cubans were aware of two CIA agents among dele”
“265 ICE CONTROLS 10 CONFIDENTIAL ■5 :29176 TOCS P1GZ 2 AND PISTOLS BECA JACAHE AS AFRAID FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (F31) IN NEW YORK WOULD FIND AND CONFISCATE THEM: 3. ANTONIO ROJAS ALSO SAID THAT ROLANCO MASFERRER HAD ORIGINALLLY PLANNED TO HAVE HIM (ANTONIC RCUAS)”
“and backing. He was told that no support could be given unless it wasi -- personally authorized by President RICHARD M. NIXON. C—cDa -1 They stated that JORGE CONZALEZ, also known as "Bombillo", who was formorly as sociated with another D anti-CASTRO organization, was in no ”
“UBELA'S REQUEST TO BE PUT UP TO THE PAREDON AND CASTRO'S KAGNANIMITY IN COMMUTING DEATH SENTENCES. : 2. AS FAR AS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KUBARK AND OLIEN CONCERNED Q30 COMPLETELY UNCONCERNED. WHEN OLIEN COMMENTED ANY INSINUATION EITHER HE OR KÜBARK INVOLVED IN ASSASSINATION CONSPIRA”
“13-00000 ill - AMTAUP Operation 19-132-19 SW Message #32 from Agent - Undated Sent condolences on death of President Kennedy and added that"the traitors rejoiced with the news. The radios never turned off the happy music. When they learned through the news services the ”
“goals of ultimately bombing the CMUN at New York City by means as yet not disclosed to the source. The source was instructed that in the future he is to spend as much time as possible with Egues in determining that organization’s plans of action against the CMUN and Governmen”
“he underworld elements operating in the Miami area." Memo also notes that Flores has 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 "Reich”
“13-00000 otcn’CLluulius 1 %1 - 10 - * JENNE (no traces) with the firm F.A. Johnson, Inc., 1.% Fort Lauderdale, Fla. CAMERON was reported as allegedly belonging to the Mafia. UFGA 15954 dated 11 May 1964 On 3 March 64 CAMERON held a meeting with Teofilo BABUN Franco, O”
“14-00000 L OMF 0 MI NALCENTERUGE ONLY ,,6en O' 0 Ac” ‘, to o 0 yen 0 no 0 Dri 1/ ,L ■ a filssesardv SECRET wasssesniwoume mottaron dare-viweenoun. are mostandnersnautemswoon STAFF DIRECTOR 0 woes DISEM STS CONF: INFO: FILE o -sea 704047 O eviau to PER”