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“cover of the Miami Station had eroded to a point that the security of our operations was increasingly jeopardized. This erosion was more significant following the R …”
“… 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 …”
“Secret 178-10004-10416 Appendix J THE MIAMI STATION In March 1960, President Eisenhower approved the project later to become known as the Bay of Pigs. In April 1960 a Western Hemisphere Di …”
“… product, no, we 9 " didn’t go into that. Our object was to enforce the blockade 10 ! and cut off his sources of supply. I 11 When was the Miami Station established? Q 12 ii A As a station? W ARD & PAUL 13’ Yes. 14 A I think in September 1961. 15: Q And that was several years before …”
“… 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 : Q When was the Miami Station established? A As a station? PAUL 13' £k Yes. W ARD 14 A I think in September 1961. 15: Q And that was several years before you …”
“… 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 …”
“… 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 …”
“Secret During the period 1962-66 the Miami Station engaged in classical intelligence operations directed against the Cuban regime. Radio Americas was established and broadcast daily from S …”
“SECRET 52 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 couple hundred staffers there, full-time employees of the 2 Agency, plus I don’t know how many contract employees. independent contractors, probably another 200 minimum. It was obviously the largest installation we had. I think at it”
“… COMMISSION (Cont’d) 7 BY MR. MANFREDI: 8 2 When we recessed for lunch you were talking about the 9 Miami Station Do I understand that the Miami Station was the 10, largest CIA station in the world? 11 A. The largest CIA station in the world. 12 W ARD & PAUL Q At its height? 13 A. …”
“SECRET 52 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 1 couple hundred staffers there, full-time employees of the 2 I Agency, plus I don’t know how many contract employees, independent contractors, probably another 200 minimum. It was 4 obviously the largest installation we ha”
“SECRET 52 Phone (Area 202) 544 6000 couple hundred staffers there, full-time employees of the S Agency, plus I don't know how many contract employees. © 1 independent contractors, probably another 200 minimum. It was obviously the largest installation we had. I think at ”
“… at we had, the radio, taped program, is being terminated 5 ‘ by 30 June. So for all practical purposes, it is terminated 6 i now. 7 2 The Miami Station is under official cover. 8 A Yes. 9‘ 2 And it has been decreased to how many people? 10! A Between 11 and 14. 11 i And it has absolu …”
“… iar with the appendix that was attached to Mr. Colby?s statement? 4 A. Yes. 0 Did you have some role in drafting that? 5 6 You mean the Miami Station thing? 7 2 Appendix J, entitled, "The Miami Station". 8 A Yes. 9 Q You wrote it? 10 Yes 11 2 It has a familiar ring about it. The …”
“… OMMISSION (Cont’d) 7 BY MR. MANFREDI: 8 0. When we recessed for lunch you were talking about the 9 Miami Station Do I understand that the Miami Station was the 10 largest CIA station in the world? 11 A The largest CIA station in the world. 12 W ARD & PAUL Q. At its height? 13 A. N …”
“SECRET 52 / Phone (Area 2G2) 5'14-6000 1 couple hundred staffers there, full-time employees of the 2 Agency, plus I don’t know how many contract employees, 0 independent contractors, probably another 200 minimum. It was 4 obviously the largest installation we,had. I thi”
“… OMMISSION (Cont’d) 7 BY MR. MANFREDI: 8 Q. When we recessed for lunch you were talking about the 9 Miami Station Do I understand that the Miami Station was the 10 largest CIA station in the world? 11 A. The largest CIA station in the world. 12 W ARD & PAUL Q* At its height? 13; A. …”
“to film Rhus H. Am if bh 12 106 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 1 said — the instructor could have said two hours later tell 2| me what is in that outer office? What is the layout of it? o i This is just for observation. 4 : Q You stated earlier none of those alleg”
“… ar with the appendix that was attached to Mr. Colby?s statement? 4 A Yes. 5 0 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. 9 Q You wrote it? 10 Yes. 2 It has a familiar ring about it. There …”
“… with the appendix that was attached o to Mr. Colby?s statement? 4 A Yes. 5 i Q Did you have some role in drafting that? A You mean the Miami Station thing? 6 ! 7 2 Appendix J, entitled, "The Miami Station". 3 A Yes. 9 2 You wrote it? Yes. 10 2 It has a familiar ring about it. …”
“4Illm Fadii’t. ils il bh 12 106 P h o n e (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 1 said — the instructor could have said two hours later tell / 2 me what is in that outer office? What is the layout of it? This is just for observation. 4 : You stated earlier none of those alleg”
“… 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 …”
“odlimn Fur KA. BiB bh 12 106 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 said — the instructor could have said two hours later tell 2 me what is in that outer office? What is the layout of it? This is just for observation. 4 You stated earlier none of those allegations have Q 5 : bee”
“The Station maintained liaison with the City of Miami Police Department, especially with the Criminal Intelligence Section and the Detective Division, rihe8® ©1-1968 -no- piowadeso" '— Chlhaye @xll- meconassiongeuba living ie hlamu1 The Criminal intelligence Section (1962-1”
“… that we had, the radio, taped program, is being terminated 5 by 30 June. So for all practical purposes, it is terminated 6 now. 7 : 2 The Miami Station is under official cover. 8 A Yes. 9 - Q And it has been decreased to how many people? 10 I A Between 11 and 14. 11 a Q And it has a …”
“… at we had, the radio, taped program, is being terminated 5 by 30 June. So for all practical purposes, it is terminated 6 ] now. 7 : 2 The Miami Station is under official cover. 8 A Yes. 9 2 And it has been decreased to how many people? 10i A Between 11 and 14. 11 I Q And it has abso …”
“SECRET 4 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 11 Most of my operations were run out of Europe. 2 - Run out of — Q o A Europe. Some were run out of Miami but the big ones 4 were run out of Europe. Q Well, in the course of your activities with respect to Cuba did you ”
“… ing? A Yes. They were staffed within the Cuban Operations. 4 When did the Western Hemisphere Division resume Q .5 responsibilities for the Miami Station? 6 A Well, when Des. Fitzgerald left as Chief of the 7 Special Activities Staff and became Chief of the Western 8 Hemisphere Division, h …”
“Bh 12 Phone (A rea 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 0 SECRET 106 1 said — the instructor could have said two hours later tell 2 me what is in that outer office? What is the layout of it? 3 i This is just for observation. 4 You stated earlier none of those allegations have 5 been ”
“U GEWTE I o Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 A Right * 2 Just like foreign associates would do. A Exactly. 4 i 2 Are there any more people like Bernard Barker who 5 : are contract employees of the Agency who still work in the 6 i Miami-Cuban community? 7 , A No. None 8 Q T”
“… ng? o A Yes. They were staffed within the Cuban Operations. 4 When did the Western Hemisphere Division resume Q .5 responsibilities for the Miami Station? 6 A Well, when Des. Fitzgerald left as Chief of the 7 Special Activities Staff and became Chief of the Western 8 Hemisphere Division, h …”
“… 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, …”
“… ing? 3 A Yes. They were staffed within the Cuban Operations. 4 When did the Western Hemisphere Division resume Q 5 responsibilities for the Miami Station? 6 A Well, when Des. Fitzgerald left as Chief of the 7 Special Activities Staff and became Chief of the Western 8 Hemisphere Division, h …”
“… ons was transferred to Headquarters and the remaining Cuban emigre organizations were terminated. Currently, some 20 staff personnel in the Miami Station are engaged in collecting foreign positive intelligence and counterintelligence in those areas of the Caribbean, that are of strategic, i …”
“TOP SECRET Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 10 Mr. Wides. You never heard of any plots, nor of any 1 2 arrested people attempting to shoot a bazooka when he was giving a speech at Havana Stadium? 3 ■ 4 Mr. Sarno. No, sir. Mr. Wides. Let me go to the period when you went t”
“… 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 …”
“SECRET 4 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1■ Most of my operations were run out of Europe. 2 i 2 Run out of — 3 A Europe. Some were run out of Miami but the big ones 4 were run out of Europe. 5 Q Well, in the course of your activities with respect 6 I to Cuba did you have o”
“And Jan mt it the F 109 bh P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 6 6 1 : area now by the Miami Station? 2 : A There are no domestic activities at all in the Miami Station. All Cuban activities have been moved back 4 J here to Headquarte …”
“… 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 …”
“*V .n JEOKEI C G Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 A Right. 2 Just like foreign associates would do. Q 3 A Exactly. 4 2 Are there any more people like Bernard Barker who . 5 are contract employees of the Agency who still work in the 6 1 Miami-Cuban community? 7 i A No. No”
“SECRET 4 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 , Most of my operations were run out of Europe. 2 I Run out of — Q 3 ; A Europe. Some were run out of Miami but the big ones 4 were run out of Europe. 5‘ Q Well, in the course of your activities with respect 6 to Cuba did you have ”
“SECRET 4 Phone (Arca 202) 544-6000 1' :Most of my operations were run out of Europe. 2 Q Run out of — 53 A Europe. Some were run out of Miami but the big ones were run out of Europe. 5 Q Well, in the course of your activities with respect 5 to Cuba did you have occa”
“li SECRET 51 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 1 directed towards any domestic activity. They are in support of 2 overseas communications. 0 Q Of course, we have FR bases and DCD offices and 4 Office of Security officers, and so forth. 5 I A Right. 6 But I am talking about a”
“… ibility for Cuban 9 : operations? 10: A Yes. :I 11 Q Or was that shared with the Miami base, Miami 12 Station? W A R D & PAUL A No. The Miami Station was under Task Force W. 14 Q All right. Would that also be true of the Special Activities Staff, the Cuban Operations Group? 16 A Righ …”
“Secret Support Activities in the Miami Area Communications Prior to 1968. From the late 1950s through 1968, CIA communications activities in the Miami area supported DDO covert action against the Cuban government. The CIA radio station transmitted and received encipher”
“… 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. …”
“^h^r^fa s 109 P hone (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 -6 0 0 b .Q 1 : area now by the Miami Station? 2 s A There are no domestic activities at all in the Miami Station. All Cuban activities have been moved back 4 : here to headquarte …”
“P ltu n e (A re a 2 0 2 ) 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 BY MR. MANFREDI: 2 i Q I am sorry for the interruption but over the long. 34 -1 think probably I saved you some time. We are talking about newspaper editors when we were inte 3 rupted ■— or when I invited the interruption. I gues”
“The Broward County Sheriff’s Office provided the Station with identification of owners of automobiles and boats registered by Cuban exiles and other foreigners within the county. No names were recorded as the Station’s point of contact in Broward County. C. The Collier Count”
“… 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 …”