“0 Page 1 EYES DULLY ! Anahipli MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WHD for Cuba SUBJECT 1. : Espinosa Allegations Sensitivity: Regardless of accuracy, they A. present a problem because of their having been presented to other government agencies; B. in view of matters touching on U.S. security”
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“14-00000 3 L====== =*9== ECHEYAPRIA MINISTER OF G03ERNAC10N HAD- •* 61369 WITH NUMBER REPORTERS 23 SEPT. ECHEVARRIA SAID VLT-SAVE HIM PAGE 3 DECLARATION 25 SEPT REGARDING SUPPOSED ACTS EXPIONAGE AND BRIBERY i • INVOLVING TWO OFFICIALS PPS. ECHEVARRIA SAID IN VIEY FACT C”
“14-00000 Hemysm-nnm-Ab 3a incede 5102 = cardo and ane the •. 4* • C.-s- ce. 4 meetin bit n-taole) Action did not take pleco because meeting place - x 3z a uk e l "as too vigilated by communists, and there was no chance for Eduar m 6v 9 $ do to place the 20 min”
“WORK MEXI DELEGATES MAKES FOR 5*4 CONTINUAL DISSENSION. RECOMM.NDS TWICKER FRANK DISCUSSION AMHAWK THIS PROBLEM 4 3 DETERMINE IF AMHAWK WILL AGREE SENDING ROBERTO EXTENDED LATIN AMERICAN TRIP WITH 4 AMHAWK FUNDING AND LEAVING ROLANDO ROJAS MEXI AS HIS DELEGATE. STRONGLY FEE”
“PHONED HERTAUIDEZ MORNING 4 DEC AND WASINFORMED MEETING COULD NOT BE ARRANGED PRIOR 18 OR 20 DEC SINCE OFFICIAL AWAY on BUSINESS, HERNANDEZ SA ID MEETING WOULD BE HELD V* QUEZALTEMANGO, GUAT., AND INSTRUCTED HIM CHECK IN ARY THREE HOTELS THAT cnY AND THEY WOULD LOCATE HIM. ”
“rsgavet S-E-C-R-E-T N’M eed. 3 I’ NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL -4-.? CS-3/416,495 1 Cube (5) 3x6-209048-03 You shouldalso - see Senor Agustin BATISTA, JT.g In the Banco Trust Company 2) He knows Frankand is a cousin of_ Enrique-LLACA _ 113 Toy lid a So that he doesn’t mistr”
“14-00000 0-- - LX:3253 116 •* Miami, 23 May 1967 0. DARTILLE - EINESA, MANUEL FRANCIS Dear Jim: I have delayed the trip to Nicaragua until Wednesday the 24th or Thursday the 25th, because the Nat Harrison Company, which is financing my trip, wants ae to take soae docum”
“FOR: Chief, WHD for Cuba BUBJECT : Espinosa Allegations 1. Sensitivity: Regardless of accuracy, they A. present a problem because of their having been presented to other government agencies; B. in view of matters touching on U.8. security, are delicate and could have unfavorable ”
“1 4-00000 4, -e so. _ C. CIFIED MESSAGE B TOTAL COPIts 3 Jt wo. osovei • RET. To BRANCH SECRET tersatoien eth saver REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED PP - vDsic. File Imecroll PERSON/UMIT NOTIFIED 1 05 Vissem by 25/3 2/.R. a 9 CA-EN MO T FF CE WH/C 8 Action ADVANC”
“1 4-00000 ) w r-in iio titin d o 7 SECRET / EL PED THEM FORM AN ATTITUDE, TEXT HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED TRANJUC IN 44?/ BUT NO PED UP TODAY. Bye 779 MAY SEND IT VIA INFORMEX. MIRIC ASKS RICO TO TELL DOM EXILES IF HE SEES THEM. F. RICO TO LUIS SUAREZ OF SIEMPRE: TELLS SUAR”
“Page 3 SECRET CLASSIFIED, MESSAGE PINEIRO SECRET PEDRO GONZALES PIENIRO (SEE GNVA 5462). IN: 30 PAGE DENOUNCIATION, WHICH MADE TO MIN FORN AFFAIRS COLLEGIUM, APPARENTLY RESULT PINEIRO BITTERNESS TOWARDS SUBJ, AGGRAVATED BY RAUL ROA REFUSAL GRANT PINEIRO DESIRABLE POST FOR WHICH H”
“by diplo-. miatic note that ESPINOSA should expeditiously depart the U.S. and. . :, that BOZA (thon in Cuba 0! loave) would not bo allovod a reentry visa. Jorgo REYES Voga (201-516137), Second Secretary and DGI• officor, also was requested to confino his activities to thoso. ”
“13-00000 Ne ) / Cont‘d.8---- -did anyway. I let' it go at that to see the developments as it we .: -1 no use to refute him again. However, when we parted, I did menti him again that he should not do so at random as I did not think i necessary nor what we had agreed upon. ”
“1 4-00000 % SECRET TOBIAS CABRAL MEJIA AND RAMON EMILIO COLOMBO IN NAME OF DR EXILES *6*8 IN MEXI. T: SAME CONVERSATION MIRIC AND RICO SAY UNITED STATES Page of9 OBVIOUSLY. TRYING 70 PACIFY LAT IN AMERICA AID ARE SPEAKING OF PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT. HAVE SAID THAT JOSE E. M”
“me at the time and I mention the point here merely as a lead for ossible later follow-up. STATBEHLED 20. Varona toid that he had lined up a ham redio operator in Careers, Venesuela and that he wished to institute a radio schedule between a man in the Hiami area and the one in fer”
“in Varadero, Luis? We only had a few centavos in capital? Well, that is the way we are now. We have asked a small local loan and after that must travel to Las i Villas for a loan from the Provincial (Committee) there, since they seem to have money. I hope upon receipt of thi”
“ard on the radio that the transfusion did not help. B says yes, that he died. V says "I knew that he was wounded even before The Americans icans. Both laugh, laugh, Merely by accident, B says yes, there they were calling an ng an emergency meet eting of Congress. V says yes, I've”
“t the nationality is Latin American. Do you understand? B says yes, I think so also. It is very i mp ortant. important. V says then you know nothing more? B says nothing except what was broadcast on radio. Basks Vif V has anything new. V says no. That is why V phoned. B says no a”
“clarify them (about mentioning names) with Habana. VRG thinks that Mejia should write up a bulletin for newspapers- stating this is information received by relatives etc. over the phone. For Mexico press. Mejia said that VRG can tell Habana that the only way the people in Do”
“SITED MESSAGE SECRET N. HIS INFO 0seULYIT THO- tro." usprestg atu IS CONCERNED APDUT J9A MLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT TO REMUNERAT VIM : - ■ 5m" -groin gt-i$-52*c/4409>- 60 47/3-838 CISITY LFAY LOCALLY TON HE FEARS COULD RESULT N IS SEAT s. ME INDICATES WIL NE rNue IN PARTY ACT ”
“of sabotage, etc., explosives, t cte.l told Dr. Uzcategui it was good to have people with some background in the mentioned fiold.Cr. the other hand,Eduardo and Dr. ORPIZ want se to help them with instruction on the same technical field, but do not want either Dr,Uzcategui or”
“-COERCE RESPONSIBLE HIS ASSIGNMENT.. . - . •. -3. SINOBAS CARE AWAY FROM PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION 3 JAN HIGHLY . ELATED AND SURPRISED VIEW PRES LOPEZ MATEOS® REMARK TRANSSITA HIS 1 SALUDOS A FIDEL CASTRO Y A FRZS poRTICOS." SINOBAS TOLD L-9 ARD A. ARIIGHA HE DID NOT HAVE CHANCE”
“HERRERA ONTESINOS {ALSO MEMBER OF PCP/SOVIET POLITICAL COMMISSION}- AND One of THE TWO COURIERS DELIVERING THE INSTRUCTIONS * ) WHO USED 3) i -THE ALIAS "FIGUEROA." FOLLOWING DISCUSSION THESE PARTY LEADERS DATE: . CRIG: : . ent: EXT: . CHizm RSPRODUC a ay 01 IER THA”
“of the Planification Board. Upon being informed of the meeting, Sandoval 'warned ay associate to be careful in any dealings with Colonel Coreccolli, since he was known as a corrupt government official, a "thief". Sandoval stated that this was the opinion of President Oswaldo L”
“to Dennen. However, i suggestel w check with Carr to find out how this ي الحدot into our operation. 17. The political art of our discussion was to have followed a forant which "r. Croller and I worked out before I left. It was to include a rationale for the present United States'”
“HUMBERTO, PINEDA, PACO GAVE THEM ONLY FEW DOLLARS.. EACH AND GAVE REST TO YON SOSA GUERRILLA GROUP * 2. ALFONSO'S BROTHER ENRIQUE STILL FIRALY PRO-CUBAN AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CHANCES SUCCESS GUERRILLA OPS CUAT. AL FONSO CHOWEVER NO LON GER BELIEVE SAVIOLENCE WILL SUCCEED AND FEA”
“TELEPHONED VIRGILIO SANCHEZ OCEJO IN MIAMI AND TOLD HIM TO GET OUT OF Plot THE PLOT AGAINST HAITI AND TO TELL ALL HIS FRIENDS TO DO THE SAME. BELT ADDED THAT HE WAS GOING TO TELEPHONE OTHER CUBAN EMIGRES AND GIVE E. - VIROs/e J. Cobra -- V’ad C------- I. THEM SIMILAR ADVICE. (”
“to. retain him in his present position. CASTRO also is aware- that he has few officers with the military discipline, - know-how, and experience possessed by FERNANDEZ._ SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM /Pv *4*”
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“Sot s ’ SECRET DEAD ON ARRIVAL. w e s t 0198446" 0 S' IN THE APARTMENT 1 ) 27 THE DIGEPOL Lawrenimnco ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE ONE OFTHEM A WOMAN, THE OTHER WAS THE CUBAN MILITIAN MANUEL ja r wo-gese ecr.co-miorauer ESPINOSA DIAZ, I HAD THE OPORTUNITE OF MADE ”
“JAN ALSO DISSATISFIED PUBLICITY VANDLIN G BUT MOSTLY ON SUCH MATTERS AS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MRS GUT IERREZ R BEING GIVEN TO VELL KNOWN PATISTIANO PEMJAMIN DE LA VESA. I 1 C 2. 28 JAN DIARIO LAS AMERICAS REPORTS LETTER EEIN G SENT UN cl P P : SICGN ENCL OSIN G PETIT”
“FOSSI, AND BELIEVE HE PROBABLY FICTITIOUS CHARACTER. LETTER ACCUSES POLITICIANS WHO URGING PEREZ 0 JIMENEZ RETURN OF THINKING ONLY OF PERSONAL AGGRANDIZEMENT 4 © CiY leN0V AND IGNORING HAZARDS INVOLVED. IT ACCUSES LT. HUGO BARILLAS OF BEING GOV PENETRATION OF CRUZADA CI”
“ask me for arva, cyrarito, things, and I op here powerless. Therefore I rust work with you people in order to see how we say hard over arms and a plan of action so they may see that this is not merely an endless series.of matotaze actions." I replied, "ell, I l. believe tha”
“he will depart. In fact he had honed that he could have brought his replscanet with him to this meeting, but no luck. In any event Subject invited LOO and his wife to core to his tone for a farewell (?) dinner on 15 Sept at 1230 hours. LOG asked Sbj to invite Miguel angel VER”
“Department. Source also said that he thought RODRIGUEZ probably worked for Manuel PINEIRO. SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM ------------------- {• / I i 1 I 1 1”
“EMBA SSY CHANNEL. ALTHOUGH DETAILS THIS CHANNEL NOT at n Ey A-1 PR IOR HIS ARREST , RICARD O AND ANGEL BEL IE VED CUT OUT S TO eg VINCENTE IN FRENCH EMBASSY. VINCENTE SEND S MATERIALS TO MEXICO WHED S AILED. 4. ST AT I ON D DE S NOT INTEND SEND A-I’S PERSONAL FUNDS TO HIM”
“is no going to write his coly-n for "Dintio de Mexico" - 20 Liness. Could do this there. aOcan read the declaration to VIRG.n-ent. : Cave out "La Extra," 2 lay, Sunday, Aub. D2. Jose Fernandes Camineros declared the following in relation to Wessin and Nessin -. Referred milit”
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“52901) (NOT SENT [SAGO) 1. TO AVOID UIQUE TRAVEL DELAY FOR ARTIME TRIP NYC AND OUTAIN MAXIMUM 16-23 VALUE HIS SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR, SUGGEST A BE INFORMED IN SAGO TO STEP UP HIS TOUR AND PROCEED DIRECTLY FROM RICO TO ARRIVE NYC 31 MARCH; A SHOULD HAVE 16-23 SUFFICIENT FUNDS MAKE NY”
“AG RA PH S 3 AND 4: A VE NE ZUEL AN 3 OV ER MM EN T EMPL OY EE WHOSE POSITION GIVES HIM ACCESS TO OF FICL AL REPORTS ON - • VARIOUS SUBJECTS , HIS RELIABILITY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY FOREIGN OFFICIALS. INCLUDING THOSE OF ”
“OBTAIN JOB IN CARACAS.. THRU INQUIRIES, OTERO LEARNED THAT TWO CUBAN COMMO TECHNICIANS, LIVING AT TAMPA HOTEL INI CARACAS, WERE LOOKING FOR AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION FOR CUBAN EMBASSY TO BE ESTABENB8- - * x BLISHED. OTERO FIRST CLAIMED THAT WHILE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HE DID ”
“COURSE TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES ARE MEChICALLY GOVERNMENT PELCYEES. IN ANY CASE, HIS ONLY COMMUNICATION WITH ROBERTO SIN-E HIS DEPARTURE FRa1 CUBA IN FEB 1951 WERE iwo LETTERS Gat 10 1966, AT JMWAVE *S REQUEST, WHICH WERE NEVER ANSWERED. EFERENCE TO SEEING BROTHER IN APRIL 1961 WA”
“.4 / VI . ADes or was apologi J b : :us V bact: late in calling cim, 1ut because of an interne or ■ th line, he has not done so 2 until now. He adds i at "I spoke • this r. Anot. thing important /9 aYtc: /4 h I -th respect to the concrete point which you asked the about”
“ys then you know netting more? B says nothing except what was broadcast on radio. Basis Vif V has an yt hi ng new. V says zo. That is why V phoned. B says no about other things, besides nationality. Basks V if he heard a broadcast from Washington. V says they only told me that he”
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“forgnt to tell VRG, - Due to "vy lant call, they cancelled the Amb. (of Maix AexiCO. r -* ’•s (Cordero Emilio * *- * ‘s)2 matter * - ‘ - - ** - (nomination) is- * - being worked on. It would be good to work on this...find out if they have received the telegram. They have se”
“they only told me that he was wounded and then V heard on the radio that the transfusion did not he lp. B says yes, that he died. V says "I knew that he was wounded even before the Americans. Both laugh, Merely by accident. B says yes, there they were calling an emergency meeting”
“OF THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT WHO HAS ACCESS TO HIGH-LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND UHO IS A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTED E THAT WHILE IN GUATEMALA TO TELL THE GUATEMALAN GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE 0PLOY- PACZO MAS ASKED ABOUT HECTOR • ABAN 04 A CHILEAN WHO HAD ENTERED CORTA RZCA on”
“14-00000 / Ik J SECRET 22 (HRS-906 % $ ‘finca mi morens’. I think that, depending on how things appear, we should estivate our requests and also contemplate new solutions to the largo problem. I am writing today to the farm" to maintain a continuity of action and t”