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t-lft-tORANDUl-f FOR: SUBJECT Agency Castro Assassination Plotting (Sam Giancana and Santo Trafficante)

1. Reference is made to the Senate publication "Alleged · Assassination ~lots Involving Foreign Leaders (An Interim Report of the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, United States Senate)'' dated 20 November 1975. On page 79 of this report there is an extract from an 18 October 1960 memorandum from J. Edgar HOOVER, Di rector/FBr, to Ricfiara-JfiSSELL, Deputy Director for . Plans, which states as follows~ • "During recent conversations with several friends, (Sam) GIANCANA stated that . Fidel· CASTRO was to be done away with very shortly. When doubt was .expressed regarding this statement, GIANCANA reportedly assured those present that CASTRO's assassination would occur in November. Moreover, he allegedly indicated that he had already met ~ith the assassin-to-be on three occasions *** GIANCANA claimed that everything has been perfected for the killing of CASTRO, and that the 'assassin' had arranged with a girl, not further described, to drop a 'pill' in some drink or food of. CASTRO' s~" : 2. The Senate Select Committee apparently included this extract in their report to suggest that the Agency itself may .have instituted a.wire tap (Las Vega~ wiretap/Arthur J. BALLETTI) to determine whether GIANCANA was le~king information about his involvement in an assassination attempt against CASTRO •

. - 3. The da"te of- fhe- a~bove mcnti oncCJ mcnior:indum extract I • • • coupled with a fe"\ispecitic1tems··-ri1fil.eextrnc"f;-·would suggest ·.2: ¥-­ .that---the .FBI report on GI ANCANA' s cony~r~a.l~cm_Rab .!!.2!... con~!_!JL_ ,_ - ~·\:.: the Telationship this Agency developed through o ert •iAJIEU ·,-··--·-.- · · "'to .Johnny ROSELLI to Sa11 GIANCANA, to Santo TRAFFICANTE·, and ·£inally to~ This particular assassination .atte•pt is referred~se I in the Senate Select Co ..tt~ee ~port · _... and the term Phase I will be used hereinafter. $.· •

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;; ·· ·_. · ~ ..... ·:: . : . • ·, :. - ! "! .: . : . .:~~:: · _~;_ : ·~ ..,. :·_,,- · 4. - . -~ Arguments s.uggesting that · ~11\NCANA's statements ..~ };<.-~·~·~·rep-orted '." to ..the ~BI are not related to Phase I are as follows: -fl. .. - ~· ·· .. . •.:"! ·· . · .· - ...... ~ } ' - · "' : . . ... - ~:~~;'~i·· ·~:~ --' : <\' ;;)· __. a~ · · Th~ FBI memorandum 'riport-i._ng. GIANCANA' s · · statements"is dated 18 October 196 ereas the _ ·initial meeting when nd Robert A. ~IAHEU broac to ohnny ROSELLI took place on 14 September 1960, just one month before. Allowing for reporting delays, this would suggest that Phase I is too young at this stage for GIANCANA to make such finalized statements. It would be very pertinent to deter­ mine the precise date when GIANCANA made the statement, or even "the date the FBI source initially reported same •. b. According tq the FBI memorandum, GIAN­ CANA stated that the assassination would occur in November (1960) and would be accomplished by dropping a "pi 11 n in some drink or food of · CASTRO's. While Phase I did provide for the use of poison pills, these pills· were not given to ~OSELLI until circa February 1961. In this regard it s9ould also be noted that (according to the Inspector General's "Report on Plots to Assassinate Fidel CASTRO" dated 23 J.1ay 1967) the Agency first considered a gangland-style killing in which CASTRO would be gunned down. GIANCANA reportedly opposed the idea because it would be difficult to recruit someone for such a dangerous operation and GIANCANA suggested instead the use of poison. . . c. According to the F~I memorandum, the poisoning,of CASTRO was to be accomplished by a girl. However, according to the 1967 report of the Inspector General the poisoning in .. ·.~ - ·-· . . Phnse I wa

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5. The foregoing ~ould suggest that GIANCANA's statements .about an assassination attempt against CASTRO may very well not pertain to Phase I- It is interesting that GIANCANA's state­ ments ~trongly resemble a story which appeared in the 13 June 1976 edition of the New York Daily News in an article by Paul MESKI L. The articleconcerns the act1 vi ties of ~larie LORENZ (recently identified as Ilona t.tarita LORENZ, born on 18 August 1939 at Bremen, Germany) who was according to the story acting .. ·on behalf of Frank STURGIS in 1960 to attempt an assassination I of CASTRO. The article concludes, "Soon after her murder ..f mission failed, the CIA recruited Mafia mobsters .... to kill .•I CASTRO ••• ~ Attached to instant memorandum is a copy of an . i 1a ~une 1976 memorandum in the name of Frank Anthony STURGIS, aka: Frank FIORINI ~hich identifies Marie LORENZ and contains a copy ~erenced article. . . ,.,~;' - ~ · 6. If in fact GIANCANA's statements do refer to the : LORENZ/STURGIS matter, it can be logi~ally concluded that ~ i STURGIS was acting at the behest of GIANCANA and organized ~ , crime elements in this assassination attempt. This is in ;II direct contrast with STURGIS's allegations in the article, and · - ~ the other articles mentioned b~low that he was acting on behalf ·4 of this ~gency. ~ NOTE: In a book published in 1962, Counter- . . . : . ~~- Revolutionary Agent by H3ns TANNER, wherein TANNER ___ : ~- - - .·. -~ . j -··--- ··-- re-counts events. in Cuba .between Jnnuary. ~nd ..!u..Jy · ~-~ -----~l--!!941Ci-+? ,.--T.J\NNER---identi.fies __f.rank F-IORlNI.. ·lSTU~GJSj__ _ . -~ - . ·:::>·:tF:I - -~- (page 127) as Commander of the International Anti- . , -~.;~,?.~ . :r-- --~"7 :.-:~ .. ..,-·-communist-Brigade and then ~tates-~ .... 1 Jtqve.~~ .. ~;-: ' 1'fl'ij1 -:::-·~ <~ ._-·:.·· iidea the ~rigade is financed by dispossessed h~tC:l · :- : ~ --.-::-. -.~.:. '·:·;.. ~~. ~· ! . ·'- _and gambl1~g room owners who ~pera ted under :;:-;_. • _,:.\ · _: : · ~ _ . ~· ~,t 't-~:~~- :! · ti:~~~fr::- ·· . •.\TISTA... For the purp.ose' of the aeneral ~ - ~~ -.-: ...... _ - ~- - ·· --'~ 1 :.:· of instant aeaorandum, it is also of note that" .•.:~ ::: .:; · : -~-~~~[pFf-4 ;i

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_., . . ~ : o'.~ ; .. . j.!i ·:~<-- >. _i: ·. ,-:.. ; • _:'. ,. ·.. . .. according to several _d~f _ferent pu})l~c sources j~{/,~::~ --c~ : : ~~-,· ·shortly_ after ~.CASTRO came to power 1n Cuba on .-~-:: • :·· J" • ·_- _. 1 January 19S9. .. STURGIS became ...~omehow involved ~- · . · in re~:ulation of gambling for the·.. CASTRO government. . Some sources have claimed that STURGIS was appointed Minister of Games of Chance, but this may be an exaggeration of his position. Hot~ever, STURGIS lo~as somehow in­ volved with the CASTRO government's control of gambling during the first half of 1959. It is also known that Santo Trafficante was a senior organizaed crime gambling representative in Cuba unti 1 he was .thrOlffl out of Cuba in mid- 1959. 7. Attention is also directed to additional attachments to instant memorandum, a series of artitles by Paul MESKIL for the New York Daily News appearing in the 20, 21, 22, 23, -24, and 25 April 1975 editions. For the most part the articles pertain to antr7rASTRO activities involving Fran~ STURGIS. It is noteworthy that these articles appeared one "year prior to . the aforementioned article concerning the STURGIS/LORENZ CASTRO assassination attempt. However, Marie LORENZ (Ilona Marita LORENZ) is mentioned in the 20 April 1975 article. It '~ould appear that this 20 April 1975 article generated Associate ~i Deputy Director for Administration interest in Marie LORENZ . and Frank STURGIS.inasmuch as the Director of Security directed j negative Office of Security results concerning f.tarie LORENZ to --11 th"e Associate Deputy Director for Administration on 28 April si 197S. It is also of note that the 23 April 1975 article con- . : -~ tains information concerning a possible relationship between · · : -:-:·: · ··. ~- ;::: Frank STURGIS and Santo TRAFFICANTE and also mentions one ;_,_:i.::>;·~~.:\..<.::·;~·::(:-,..J : Norman ROTHMAN as be tner of TRAFFI CAN ~~-.1:~--:d- 7 .:'!: . c . ~: :;:· ~ - -- ~ _ - ..: ~ - · .. ~ -: ·- ,. ... , ·.. .:: ' . . ~ : -. .. ·-~... -· .~ : - .:j. :f~· t;

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.;. - ..·_ , . .. _ . . -.. Office of; Security;;, memorandum to tJ:te ,inspectcir .General dated . 'f .. ~ · :~ 11 April 1975, captioned "Rockefell~r;.commission Request ·for .: ~ . FBI Documents", reflects th~t on : 9 April ·1975 FBI Liaison· .:f.:·: ~ .. informally requested concurrenceyor release of certain ·infor­ mation a_nd documents to the Rockefe"11:et_.C.ommission showing a connection between CIA and known or suspected Mafia person­ alities. However, nothing concerning this matter appeared in the June 1975 Rockefeller Commission report.

9. Of extreme pertinence to instant memorandum is ~hat information ~ontained in the 21 April 1975 article by Paul t-IESKIL '~hich is apparently based -on an interview of. STURGIS, to wit: · . The third (as~assination) scheme involved planting a bomb in CASTRO's office. "I had access to the prime minister's office," STURGIS said. "I knew Fidel's private secretary, Juan ORTA (emphasis added). I recruited him to work with the _Embassy (American Embassy in·Havan;t)."

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. . . . . ::C~~i~i~'f)~ 11. The cumulative impact· of the foregoing and the atta .ch ·,;;.=_~ _.:.:::; : ·· : ~ . ··. ·. . ments are the strong suggestions that organized crime clements · had an ongoing operation to assassinate CASTRO before this . ~~ - ~ - Agency instituted Phase I and that Frank STURGIS was involved -· with these organized crime elements. -- :...... :..-..:. ~ ; ~-:.¥-~ - ~~ -~~ ..- .~ ... , _. ~-- ; . -- ~ -- . . .. ------.· .:.. . - - -- - . - - - ~ · : ______.. 2--.A.s_..aue.ndant infar..mation .. _.it. is in.te .rc~. t.l.!'& -- ~-o RGto - · ·. · .: ...: ~ .. --that the initial 23 May 1967 Inspector General "Rt'port on ·: :.:. ~ .•~~7:t . iij - ~ ~ - -:----~ -- - -Jtlots·· to Assas~inate . Fidel C~STR9" was .p.redica..trd .em .tftC' . · : ~ ·· <·:Si.lt' ·'· contents of an article by Dre.w PEARSON on 7 March lJ67. . to~~ -, · ::-: · : ;;_:·~ · ~: -.. ~:_;;- , .the effect that the Agency was planning CASTRO assassl1l&tl~n~ _! . 7?~7~-:::.:.: :·. } ~ac~ ANDERSON was working for .PEARSON at the tiae. - ~ -: ~l... ~ - ~ ~ ~ -~ : · ·~~:J >i;.: ;.~~ ·· : ~ ' contrast it is of note that .Jack ANDERSON was appareaP.YJ!i.i~~~~- ~-.z~~.:. ~:: ·; ::~~:.;.·:· ·· . .• . 5 ~ .; ':tt?;~~:;:~i.~~~f~ . - ~ . .··~ : ;. . .. .· , .. . .-.... --.. ,.. :...... ,:._. ~· •.; . --..-::_ ...... -- ·~ . . ... ·. . . . : . -· .. . C0 001 8395 . . .. '1&8- ···· .. -· . .,. .. - ...

r£'~ponsible for arJ:icles l-The Washington Post dated 16 April 19i4 states: "Long before Frank STURGIS joined the I world's most celebrated burglary crew and broke i· into the Watergate, he was my friend. I knew I him as a soldier of fortune, a pilot and gun I runner ••• " etc. f I 13. It is recommended that this memorandum,as well as all i att:tchments, be brought to th attention f the Inspector i General, specifically ·~~

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f.JE~IORANDUt-! FOR: SUBJECT : STURGIS, Frank Anthony -AKA: FIORINI, Frank 1. As you arc aware, Frank Anthony STURGIS, one of the convicted Watergate burglnrs, has repeatedly Rnd falsely claim~d affiliation ld th this Agency. · Attached to instant rner.soranduut 3re copies of two articles from the New York Dailv Nc~s by Paul :'-IESKI C, dated circa April 1975 .ana fj:J.,nc . l9i~pecifying that one Marie LORENZ \'las involved l'li th Frs.nk STURGIS and Alex RORKE in 1959/1960 in anti-CASTR"o•activities. Furthcrr.1ore, the articles again allege that STURGIS anu RORKE Here acting on - beh~lf of this Agency. The 13 June 197ti article further alleges ?-larie LORENZ has claimed that at the direction of STURGIS and RORKE (a~~ the Agency and the FBI) in 1960 ~he ~cnt to Cuba tn poison CASTRO. The poison t·ms given to her by STURGIS. In the first article ~la·ric LORENZ alleges thnt E. IJOl\'ti.rcl JJU)IT, kno,.;n -i 11 to her as "Eduardo loJas the pa)·mastcr fo!' STURG!S and RORKE. .: i . I HUNT has publicly ·claimed not knoldng STURGIS until at least . I th:e late 1960's.

2. Alex RORKE.,~~ idcn tical \d Lh .'\l('xander 1. RORKE, Jr. ~ was a free-lance \iritcr, photographer, nnd solclier ~... Jio disappeared in Septembe·r 1963 l>hi le fl)'ing in . . ... Central America. There is no -evidence i.n this file th.:).t RORKe · '"as ever affiliute·d \\'i th this Ag.ency. There is e•.; idcnce that RORKE was involved with STURGIS in anti-CASTRO activities in the early 1960's. ~. Relative to f.Jarie I.ORENZ, initial Office of Sccurilf · ~ ..:'"-;.._.;._J~~ - -~:.: --, ;-_i-::- .. ~ . jn this tt:ti:tc \\C'i·c· ""!fntivc in April 1975·.- ·:\dJi"tiurr:a-t- ·- ·· · ·.~-:- ·.f: ' ~ , !· -- 'if"\.li rc, ..~-t(f"tl\c-JUnc-~976 -art1crc-h:Js.. Tc'rc:tlc-rlor --- ~ ------! ' ~.:..!!h·c idcntifi.cntion. Composite information frtJr.t thr nt ·t~ch;·;~': ' ~~,. -· a.a~nl:l• would su~:gcst thn t Marie LORENZ n;of ""Cct'l!mn -:·;rt!u::rl .:.~.: & ...... =:::7·: . ;·~ ...... _ .\r:a~ri ~:.n mother birth, horn circa 1940; tha~ her father .t.-as ·.¥~T::;·~~~~;f~_:~ : . . . · . He !nr ~ch LORENZ, n former Gcnn3n Navy C~pt:un 1-:Jto ln . Fe.~~:~ry _ ~,~,- - ~:~gl '; .:; ;.;;_:.. ~ ._ 19~9 was the captain of n luxurr liner "Berlin"; ancl tliat ;.1~_:~:;;~- - ~ , ;~~ !-J~t;-~ · :; .!~S9/ 1960 she was living with her brothr.r at s.u t:~sg~-~;_~I;:~~r-~· ~~1~JE·;;~ : , ... _,~ :::;e i:~·-·. - .. ,~, "·--····-- ~- .. ~. ~~ · · ._i~ :·~~~~:. ~· - ~· :· ?i~- -~-~-.~l.; ·-~-~-.L ~_f;~~t.;;.:;-_ ; =-~- ~~~ ,_t .. .. - ~ ...... _-~-~ .... :- ::..-:- .. ·· · · ~·.- -- · ..· ..- ...... , · ---= ·· ·- .x.. ;-:·:.. i::· .. .··.' :..--:·-;.~QiEJ. : .. ·~-::..~ .. ;-- ..- C00018395 ., .·.,...... - -· ~ -

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"'~·oo~· ;.,.,,,,·:­ 1 tfA-runol~tl Ojlto:-:til)nJ ~~rit.l th~ ne\'(llutionu.r .Arns;:, ~k "' Fr:tr:~ ~turt~A. Mn!i:orf!~·l t .. r }:iori:si :anJ Alex f:urlir, :l J.l\l"l:ft& lleLY b:~.-:. '" Jb~·:ln:'\ C"n 1\..r(olrla n.J.t j.,;,, f'·•!" :~ •• rr ,\ ! Yt'~!:l:r Juh·t·n:::tr!" w1:r. 1\o:ol;c:J Cu!·a:t:a Air!int>s. Cdi:L·i:!:: •'•-: •• .,., il It!.-:. ::rr~ .•t i.r 1'•71 :r ~ tan ·' t- ·· [ to: hc.:is th~ C.'l:\ .:~n.lt!:c .1-'I;J. mi;:ht bt> n:ard:"J :~l Ut= nirpurt, t! · ~ ,\.: ;t,·r~:lt•• bur~!:ar · ' · / O•a onr. o( lh.-•c "~""''""~ ahe . • . )f.•. 1 to :tn.l litolc l:ul the !=:IJ'Itlllf'.t Ia :\ or J r: r••r:tt·'~! "~ f.~.~,-· :.,.. rel:l~ntd H:~,·an:. S~ · !ill~ }:'!~ •tlu:"lt n~ l!t,.. :t.t~a:;;:n.,•i ..n :t'.· ' ~ret 1n:~ps ar.d d•.:na:lt-::1,; lr:~1.1 t"f\.,r ""~"' an .her ""':»t. \\ """ tr••!f'!, \"r:-i:i,.,l ~'trl''li 111itc \\!:i:r he \\"lla ~h.: Artl\"l'11 111 l!:~~nn:~ Jh'! h: :t~·r ~:"7·. . : :~."·:ay ••-\h,u:. t~o ntu:tliu Jah•t, rhrc:ed illtt) a l~:•n;~l hutr!, • ~"" !\fte!' ho•r nmn:t'r :o1••••.. n 1 J:orke t .. hl h~r 1-t h:a•l :aa imtour· ch:u•.~..J Into her l•·~·:·•st."t IIIII f'~i'~·l. the erA rr.·n&i:d ll.sfi:~! i tnut :LUi"nm~h: tl'lllt wonJ.I th• fn.r;-J Anll •·rnt to U:e lulrun. n!nh .•ln· ~: - ln,·!•~aii:~:: J11l:n : ,' . aLl.: her t., ".l•l a l~i':Jt~u,J.,us Cold Cr:1n1 t:~ptr r.u•clli ror T.:'\s \·r:.-:•"· ~:t:-1 t:i:•n- . ,. .... :. or r.:.;c:~l!'tl :a:~.J S:mt" TMr. t ac:n·irc ft•r U:is ro~ntr?··" . :·"The luhby T::as 1:..11 of rerort- c..i T.l"!!l):s . Fl '· ·- tn lill 1 Jl~ too:. hf'r to tho: ~ 1JI orr..:.:• ri~ and othtr )leo!lla tr,·in·• to 'irant~ C~:,~tro. lln~ tl•~tr ~.~!"~ "'' ... "..,. • al 21>1 t:. G!•th St. lc..r :a t'oniec· acae C:astro,. but he· w:asnt l therr.l ""'"•:rs~iul tr.:tn thto .. ~,.~· ~.f a t:~!' • cnc:e with .the two a;:rnb wno One or hi• aidou ncoY.niud ntt Unn. • . • h:td qut"Stio'!~ her Jlrc~·iou:.·)', nr.ll to.•k me up to Ficlr!i :mite. 1. and :l CIA or •lc:Jal. • Enterin~ the t1<·o-room Illite. i .. l "":as :t'k~ ~!;.out m:r attl· aht s:aw th:~t nothin~ h:aJ eh11nx· j . tude to,•:artl l':astr,,," she s:~i.i, c:d in her :abunrr. The sittin,. ..:Lnd whclhtr I w:u • ·i!l.in;: ~ -, roont w:u CrC"'~>'cltJ with C:aslrl'~ ! l" " 'ork since 1 ~o!IIJ . J:ott an a~.d xb:turdcd, pi;; tot. p:ac:kinr rct:ain- · out (of C:asti'CI,; au•tr). I sa1u, ers. The t-...•uroom wns Jicter~tcl •wn~t kiDd o( ,... .,rk '!' with parus. ciJ':~r bulls nnd Thou.:hl It Wu .\ .Tnl:~ ~ns. • . · • .. I . '.1 n• ,.. I . ~·· She Wlllttd nen-ouslr In Cns- . A e:t "'~· .x ou nu " ~nc._... tro'a· f'rh·nlc ro:>m 1:ntil he e:amo( Jum off. It '' oultl,!':t\'e l'~~~r~ b.. .I/ in a (ew hours J~tcr. Ar llol\n ns. a lot. o.~ trou~l~. l thour:ht .he he amiled ftnd hu~e:etl her, :~he was Jok:n~. b'!; I hey ~ept ~-0 ·" · knew h~ didn't ausr«t ~~~~ lt:ul in; b:~e.;: to. a. an•l .l re:\ltz... f! vi;;itttl the ~tuite n (rttY n111nlhs r the\' wne senous. . • •I • 'ol• h' • t'tf ••"•r •1 1 '\\" 1 •t ,.0 •1 kill prtvaou. y :~no~ s. .:t 1:1 1 c• r . f • -~.u: S:L! •• , n:r ~on " • :\r.u ~e cer~ir.h· diJn't sm•rret • I S.'ltd, I don t ballw she haJ ronat b:u:k to 'kill hi an. j: r.thJ.~m all tl1n:s mtn a:-ou:to !'\Cit Disturb -~ kill hin1.' "'!Te askl'd whr I ld~ hi1n nnd t .,O:~c'!, out o! jt:~!:~:uy, I s:~iu it ·.ns ber:luh• I n:il'~r.l .J point•:cl :1 ::un nt hi~~t.:a:~.t f'ioi-:1 nw J'liOI:IPr r.nJ tn:,· hDiliP. Ht: ,. i di1ln't "''''" l·li:1i\. J! .... l'::ltol , 'l.•u l'lartrcl t:tlkint: nhout C:ub:t nnol I (an't ):ill we.' I s:ai•l, ')'Ill r:ot lhc JltObltm~. the l:ark cr ntr•ncy. pl:annin:r tu. I'm ju•t de:~n111.: the ahnrtay.u. lle b!ked :\ J~n~ J the s:un.'.. liftle. He l!litl he r..u t'Xf\~c:t.n~~ b .Ms. Lorenz sal~ lllnc !'C~.: ::an inlport:ant phon~ t-:~11. but h!! lt\"tr:tl more m~eton.::s at •mt•l took .the reeeh·tr fir! the hnol. T:lriOliS W3)'S of L.iliin:: C.:u:r.) ::and )t., ahoutcn tO the b:u-fmoiO~ t. were dillcus~J. (bt:trrled onn) in the n~xl r. •Fin!\lly Ute,. dedai.,..J ·on 'I'Oi- room: 'No me Jnoltstt (Don't 10n. They L'lill i~ "-out.l be t·:t'1 both~r me)' · tn put pois,!'n ln. hi• !ooll or "Fin:LUy he ordcrrtl foo.l nnol tlrink. I ""'· '\\ h:at art y.IJ co(Cee nnt up. When it c::~n1~, he .i . lr}"in~ to. tel! nae! T·J 1:0 duwn c~ll ;uleep on the bell, in lai11 I and lall ham.! • - r:atiruu and with A c:i=:ar. in IIi• • ,.Alex S:tltl,. It._ •.~nl.J t:"h:an,..,e mouth. 1 h:ad no tonfi.IPnre ltft. ~lllory. ~ snacl. \hll, I cion t but I knf'\v this w.:~s the th:tn,·t I •-ant to dar.' t d "t. ~ ""Thev didn't ~11 '"e ll' do il 0 ., 0 ! . or not io du it. 11u:)· a..iol if I • I 1\'tnt an.to l.he b:\thrl'Dnl :an•l 1nnt I'd b. rrnt~,.t.-.1, but \O"hO OJ!ened l)tc l&r or COl~ rrenm., J coultl ••u:ar:~ntte J 'd ..et out!" 11tuc:l.: mr Iin::tr In i •. anol tne i f • • •hole than.: t':lme out Jake >"•c-k. ! A )l~thc'CI J:rad.r 1 coul.in't find the r:lrsu:rf. I )Jr:s. l.onon% s:aiJ s!te finally ThP)' Jt:acl mtHecJ. ' ! a:rt'ftl f,, a:o t! )l~nli ~il.!' "'IL w:a• like :tn omtn. l:orke lor ~ •••Htan~ •·•U• Fal\n· .,I ·roulaln't ju't dnnan a trlo'h Ill, "'", "uiol he h:td a w:ay tn do nf a~J.I trc:an• in hi' eoU.-... 10 l .. c:l!d ~ •~nt • thrH.. • ahut lhe j:ar And went b!'lt1c ''' •·.. ~b. in •. CIA. -~r• J..a~•~. 1." th'- b ..lrocom aml I \r:l.trnm him 10 )ll:anu, ss.. e: • one llut f "" al~eoin:: Jo'i~lh· I Ia'" d,.,wn o:t ain ar.d ]!Dr"..-e. ""J1tq k•.P1 ~~k- the L..1 beside hi:n. • 111;: me ant• lt. 'I'Jttoy t=~hl, tou .. tL----LL • h..tl ~··n IL iI • on do it. , •...,.,. aJ:. -1;- oae 1 • nvv;on 7 o ·,• 1 ' •.. f. who c:tn do ft.' " . Lfot luato..,. ~'Ike Its rn11rsr. .. - • Aaked ir "~e aow ~li•,·u s'!M ~tupid, Slnpi.J• . •rr:utk llftcl .-a1 br:tirm'llll!t~... bsr I"C'f'liPtl: .. , #\ltox: mL· ~ tat .w~t:\ I l!ew tn .I - 'J:tl,.,, :!let." S~-: a..id thPY aprr.tl- ~fi.,mi next mor.ii11~. T:..-..;. a '~"'I ill to htr p:~:rioUa:a :ar.. \tol,l h.:r n1o .-!l:tt l~f'jl~ne.l 1\:t.l f ._,i•l 6e .._,..,.,ld c ... t IJal\nJ.:ano.!d""· tit(' ~plu1.-. ll'r!td. · F:'!lr.~ ~~~ eitov:h tn rrti._,.. ii Shot KIIC'noed• '\'t!~ bpHt. 1ff' ._,i.i. ·~::J;tirJ. • \\'3rn sha !in:&lh· a::r-1 to •~· 11ta,.i.l. sh1pi•l. \\'h~· ciid ,,...,, rut • lft•t the :.uir;'":tm~c. .:W.: s.,id. U••m in tt:e t't'ld tnnm !' t •::~t.l. I H.trini. r::a·•• :,•r tw" r:tpJ•:Ir• •"-"h"l"f! rl•r! It ~·'" t!t• ":.1~ I I.a: or J•nilol\ll r-•w•l..,.. Sh• W':ll Dlaett to think of Y!lrre no o:w I - -· ...... : COOOI8395··

.~-- "-:O:.,Ioc>cl)" .-;a,...... ,..1. \\•1u"" 'FMrl lrrt. th..-1 all lcrt .-a·:. Joint: hi' lrotly­ J:""J:u d.c, his aah·iaC'f'.&. •·h:.tn-~r. \\"hca I •~nl JiYcd 'tlt.. -rc. I .-:as •i~itrr all alone· 11r"l c-wo·thic:: ~.:a• c!nttf '!Uitl. t>r rln Fi.lel w:\~ thne :~ltd l!uu·• . \Yas a lo~ o[ ••;~oe :an.l ..-i:::tr 111otuS.r. • • -1 vr~!o;::" thO! .;,.. ,, l., 5•tit~ ~ :=:~. "'c:r:~ iat~iJ~ "r..t tk>•:lt:r.Jod;~ thl!' .:~o .. r 1:(. :rinll ••e. 1 fc:!t )tr.:lt; codi·=::sol t..-­ c:c:~ 1 !.:It".,.. F .cit:; ~:to; Ill Cicc:~:::a II• 7-:~f':\l::a. \~:!1~ ):~ kn &.he a.itc:, "" c::a. w~ tu ::o tn. T:.v.- \11"1'1' th~ 11n!c:rs. . ~- r ·.,. ~I"A Ult\l lO , .. ~.: Dlt out tu a c:ar. r ..... to !'nti·(~, .. ,,. ;:maii:I;.L.... s h t I ' .. ~ pcts~:t ..-ho Jiud in the bnii.Jin~ worked wllh } nnlc :a no I .-\It"' R.,,.J.t ...... ~ thco door :tntl ,:11\'r . nte scrc:min;:- both or "ho:n -~·-: C"ftftlt :~•t t'!'ltrlo\'1'; l li;Mir.::: Thi" r-:uon r:tn ~"'"" '!r Un: CJ.o\, tlta':lll•n:: lf.,.y "'"'" il.,&.; _rwJ. Ri-vcr.ai.lt Drh·~r. The interru~ ,; Ja,tr.l on :any rt:~h.:r.al Jt:.~· • uiJ. t : c!:st:-:ac!ed d:: Cubns ene~ur;b so "Thnc's rc:lll)' 110 ;o:~ll :ect.• tllt u-J t r !lrol.'to lo•Hc :and r.:c. ·I hurd 0:11 pbictd. ..:io~hin:: ia , u l c!~'"" on I t~e::! yrll, •snoot! St::otl • but they p~i)rr. You just aay )"ou'rr cJoi11¥ tl!is : ~·t. I ran up to Bro~chn:r and !ou:cl for tht cood or your ruuntay. I diJn't: ~'P L'l:re. • • l':~~~dle the mon~t en•l •f St. We wtrt I -Thf Cul::.ns too~ o!!. :.!;; bee W2S ~ivtn wh:~t wr nude-~1." • ; ltloody. 'fia:r.n;. Cct· !:r :.~ co;». lie ·~c!uara.~· Su.,pJtad Cash •:C JU to U:t suli?:: a:::! I ~old the r :tctins an vn~:lir

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. ----·- ·· ------co~~l-~3950F TH~ CIA 2o APRIL 1975 · '• JI\~I.:J r; t ·'• --·- ~n'ileri~illn ·f-Acrlta· ·.. ilari ··who ~~p·ed 1 Its dandulin~ OJ1rrttlieus toei. •11d~~i11p o nmdiJIIIJ ,.in/nl olfir:.ial • .,., •·· · ... , ' · '.J •..,'i" ~: ilh C'r "'r'''" ,..,,. l.irrol '"' I• r!a lloo C/ll'• cl••k·ttHtl-41111/n' ;·.• J.,.=;, ,t~l~ ,O::~,t.:.:.'~!i ~~· ;: Q:!] ~ H• ! rio ,._.t•~• nFOrltr !'111cl A!r~k~l lrll~ ·'"'·'"' uu~ I•~•& liln• •I Ute ~111rignc · · ~·~;.~~.!-~~''~(~. ·~· ·- .. O . ! •111'/llttol ., lltfl C.: den& •••utlc CTI~IJ, • ttm/,..Hittlunl l/!d JU&~Itcrl Ute .. U.S. . f£:\.-,:J.;.1.,.../0: .. ~f: ·:R. I Co "" 6rin&: •I Cat' will lite .'ievitl u.. ;.,, ,.;,, •I• ,,;,., ~ . ' ~ i~,?~t;·~ .. . :. ~~ .. :.. e ! ~ • PAUL MESICIL • · •• ' l.l w u·e d-. ~nil the kr•aulo• (bu.nd. : ~pjiS' :-:·.': ·~ ·~ ~:;.-;- • ; .:u) awarme~·~:srd like piralu. 11r~·. ~ ~:,;..W, ·to; ··: ;~· : DEAUl'IFUL Germ:m-American · a:a.ie~ cbnslinc •. from Uttir \elt.t and t·~- ;.;,J..-:c:~~- ~ · -:- •:~~ ' -1 scol'~l :ln i"telli,.tnc• C0\1?\ !or . auc:~lnt cuD • sma~thac from tlaeir . \'a~~=·~,~~...;..tl, : ~'-!if!. · ,. · . - .. - ,. : s!:louu!tu. . . ••·• ;..:· .. ~ iifll'; • • • r•::r:· e CIA hy ste~in~ secre~ p:tperx i l\'t'mtn in' ,,enir~:r.ao.,at~. sc:r~:smed Z:~.d~§~ ·...... • r,'-1!~ ...... • ... h cl' &~cl ran for co•er wtt!l tlut1r dUU\tr• . ~ot;.. ;..,:.:.-.J··-... . r · 1 -: • ....:!.. ~ .. ~~thliFa~cJ ~C aotte1 a~ute Snl ~ ; j~cl.:ttrd · ~tusbaads. belinin:r the ~tu~~ '(}}:.~..:;~;;:.=..,.... ~. /i·t;~:..,.. • C 1~ wa 1 e 1 u ro. · .,.... heinz nid~ by bandib. Jlut oo.ner ~~ ~;-~:.:-:-..: • . - ~:--" .H~;:-7. .Amonc lhe p:apen, slle lolcl The · American touriJt.a reco~rnized l111 Jullcr •• ~-.•~t · ~':;~:-~· · · ~ ./:.~;;:~. ' -wr, were maps showin~t lht! ~itu o' tt:1 ainis~er-lookinr banH war ruten· Jan b:other's apartment in ~ew York, ancr:\1 orticts, ..1th c!ew. chairs :arul • to the laland laelere and after Uae whrre ahe planDtd to sby when the telephones. All ht b:l, at Uus ;oint. --•I Pip r.uco. CarihMaD eruiae enclecl. She ,..... r U• ..... a au:~. o£ ..... at the liill,n, Alarie LM-ni .,taj-N a ..WI .., ptct~d to sec or lse:ar fro.. F'adel aa::aira. w-ltere he Jh·N aftl1 ...,~ 1 w:J bot. i_.rtant n1e Ia & • • Ja\)TinUa of ANat two WHkl J;ater. t:ro Cub.Jn ill ••• "r tho ...... "'''l• •oo: to the a.il'Wtun consplncieL . officers cal!td oa llu•t In New York.. h:~ll ..-:as locW .fn• tit= outside. - Her Cab.Jn adnnharu lte.:-'n on ~ T::t.)' e:arried a •eua::e from C:lslro, lfttrbdtt~ and daltea were ta t!at' nut lalll\t' cnnih- ia FebnaarJ' lt~' when aa~· ~~~ be "'"2!l I• HSJJerste fttN of a a room. taut the ...... tweeD t!:t rooms . - a•Ja•nch D)'r,.&: n-e CuL:an ft!,.,;Jution- Eo~.u-h-Cerr.:~'! truul:alor. Jte ~:tcJ art -.ras kep~ loc\:td. _, fbc pall~ alon:£id! the cl~asninc ~ C:~br.a ,\arJlnH plarw to \nne tr • All I eoulcl lo •aa n:acJ hol;,, wlaite luxury Iuter Dcrlan, al'icht~red ia laac: w H~nl\2.. • k .. ~ • id. stvdT Sp:mislt, walk IJ:lc:ic a:ui forth, ...... ~ Jaarllor OD the •xt-to-Lnt •'-• I ~~tsd: a t-i:r -:,uta ·e. ~ne u listeD to Uae nofio or r:o on the l!:alc:onr C a Csribbe:an cnzise. • · ·• •J ~"': ~:t taat JOiaa~ ... _ aft d look out orer Jta .. an:~o l ..-u ·lh I • Dann• the na::llt to lb'"au. Inc t · .. fi ... L .I • c ~uncia were !~ ·~ so •nnJ" tr.ft! t., rm~:in• her tile in Ca•trob~ad. •in::tblt. )tr father ne.. to a:-... ou w.cd Cullus, all wurtnJ: bca"" aNI c· t!zou ..ht ahc ....utd b'"• a desk in what, bd haprened to "~~~•· He cet!\t:td· ,...pled oli~e·.:rc~n lati.:ue~-T lie · U.": .. "',;ier's stc~l.sri:d JltOI and a ed the American Er::ab.uJJ in Jbu:~s ...,.. a~111mod~tion Ia U 1 r • . as ••:at!'" al':artnaent of la•r own. She •.:ay Ularie was liosn :n AD!ericall citiztt~,) ... .• ...... _...... "'"'~f:"O! .... tth hut IMithia:: \&J'Jit'ftt'd .

. -...... ····----- ' mu~urf j:tr!u·t. Tilrn J lrrt the Jlil· . ith.a lieu~c:manl't IUr. jrnaps. 1 Look Jl:llltrl out and alioootcl Lo11, went "nrlc L., the olltrr -,.~~.:~.· · · -· .:at. wny, •·hen I wu ~tlowed. out them to Frad:. Fidel. fttrer . Jniutd ~aud, he thou:ht ptofll~t woulcl; tbem. · . :ll~nred into • tress and caus:ht the· l0'2S one or tbe his oCfic~rs. But/ "Fr:aM said, 'Cc:t all lbe d:~J;,. rou aut fii:ht to )fi:~mi. ~ enr:; H:aT:a:ta houn,Tife hurd 1 tllfl.' :ad l clic!. I waa a Te~br )lab · "Fr:ank met me at the airport. anJ J rs tlut C:stro was kttpin:: a for· r Bari." · · · . ,: . . ~IYt hint all the parers: I ftnu kntw. er. an AmeriC!ln zirl, at. the J!iltoo.' 7)eo ll:uie llec:ame sick, and Fr~nk Ullctly ,.,hal inr.,,·nu.tiun they eoat:in· ' t IMcomi::;= :a problem to bizn. • I arr:us:N her ••cape. · Two Cuban oC!i- td. I •:.• tolll the aturt "':\' .:oocl it · 0ae cf:ar tr.o hrhclo.J .::~me to the nn too!t her out of the· hotel while W&U Cantutic, 'lite United State. f.0.,.: ' while Fidel w.as ouL They aaidj CastTv was away ancl · J'Ut · her oa a: .ernmenr. ia •err Jtappf.' ,. were there to help ftiL They took Cubau .Urtioes flirltt t~t New York. : Amc.n~ l.be papen were topornp'h- . Oft a 20-minote plane ride to the• AIIOut that ti=•· !'ruk ~lso set •P inl m:aps of Cuba en which several' .r Pintl. 'I'n!y show!•l 'llle thtt! the tiC:Ipt't or bo top Cuban air force aectii)JII •l andtYeloped lllnd, ltlilt~ !Ult:l lol.ac~ unci huch Lhue anJ; orcic:tn, :a projf':t that forced hi:n to aw;~y from an)· puJJ:JI.aUon center, hac . • 4rne me ..)" jeep to lhi.t huze J~ue Cab.a. lltt monel his basllt of . ~"" 111arked with ha.td·drawn eirclu. oo co~npJ~!C: :tJit)•_ s~~wed me a_ceil. oper;atio~ l! }fi:~mi. but ~~~ bpt izl · The mars also hacl hAndwritten ftol:a· : .,.. dict:ltol" FD1reac:to DnUsta hacl'l touc:a wJ:ll has areau on the ula.nd aocl Lions that )fane covlr.ln'L rud because . •ri ~td Fidel a ad Raul (Fidel's his CIA C'OAbcts 1ft &\·au ud '\\'asla- "the)' were in 1 foreira Jan~·~-~ ~~ ... ~) )'ears be!ore. l went Jato tile~ ia.,toa. · C1ec.h, I think."' t4» look at a brorue pbque on the: llbe11 alae recoTertd I rom her DJ.' I. ne.r shut t!se door &Dd !ockt. )J:uit retl!\vccl c.onlcrs to rt· · the historic Aho•.,do\Vn between J'nsi- i ·e:an thert. • h•m to Uu: <:uhoan rnril:cl inuno.,fi:~tc-!y. dent Kennedy and l'remitr Khrushchev•• •£\"ef'7 r.aon1iJ:r we woulrl huT lh! Nhc bu:crtlc .. l a rca:ul;ar Cuh:tnl\ AirlinC"lC Front infc:-rn~atioo supplied by : ie: S'tuad£. As soon as i~ ,;ot Ji~ht. 11 s: ht J'O~ins: •• an An•c•·ir:lll tourisL a::Pnls insidr Cub:\ and Cub:~n rdvt"ets, • • birdJ ~tould sbrt sin:in::. Tben thoe 11 ~ 1 1 c~rryin~: hl:r C:a.~tro uniCo•·m a11d a ami from aeri:.l 1•ho.~•·~ sn:.J•pcd fro111 ; :111 would ::o o!f. 'Ihen m~:-chinz :mcl 1 Joadc:cl re.,nlver in her ov~rniatht b:~r. U-2 •1•r Jtl:.nl's, th.e CIA ,..as· able to : .wt. T'r.ea br.t~ki~.;t .:snd cell. c~ec~1·! She :urivrd ·in Jl.:war.:l a Cec., httur.s fi"l•oint all lhc: rui~~ile b:a"'"' on the . e.. fU:l~~ wo~.d c~ecl.: to se~ 1f ynu ,d ; artc:r C:t!itro ldt to"'"· Amc:ric~u were a~tl:tnol . llul ~!:.ric: larlic:vt·A ht·r anln mil'• .ftrtd )~:arsrU c!~~~~l: the na,~t or J[. s~ill '"el:-nu•e u, .. , in tho:;e d~l·s, and sirm'lo Cuttu',. l:1ir s:::wo th.: CIA ils :ad c!&> .. e ~~~~t:t~~;; wron~: J:l there Cu~:~n c:u~ttOIII!I or!ic:ers sclclnm snrchtd lin•t inidina: or ··•hoat th~ .KuuianJ wtra !stre thtre ":as t:~rdl.; r«K~m to) tu::1 · t . • t. . plouinr. She also bc:lievrs Castro su:~- 0 1 1 '"'nd. It w~s ·ho:-:-ibJe. • • "~'!1.>~ u::t:a 1!. • h · Jtf'C:ttcl !iht W:l!l the bur::lar who swip:tl .. Arter lr"C'II d"'f'· I was t:a:.en out: !••ur: ~·:~~ !JCI ~nvblr at l . e aar· his sc.·rets. (The CIA has declined tl) -:d lloJwn b:u:k :., ll:a\'an:L" · Jlnrt. ~r:ane ~,,.,). 1 .:hc:-t'l;ed Into 1 t11111n1cnt on ){nrie'!l invo!vement. ) ,. )lane 'llr.lS r:er.tr told wny she WU . alt::t:r)' hl~le h(llt:l ln. clt~•. .,uln\~la ll:t.v.ln:l, In ~hu-tll i:/~1). S?(ln after she h.1\l •ilecJ. She now- !:t!ines Castro h:s:i her' ch:an.:eJ 111 ~<> 111y lac:.aten~nt 1 um!unn rom)llc:tc••l lhit dan~erous assi::nmc-nl, t'aotd up to 1T.2:Ce sure she didn't ~s- •nd w~nt .«hrert to the Jf:.v:ana }Jtlllln.' ~l:: r:.: tewi.,t•ll a n•>·~~crious telc:ror:1m · • • By llitS bnat, C.'\sh o Juul a h11n1e on . • :'J!f!. w!aiJe Jae "!as out o! Ute country ·the outskirts or Havanat, Cau Cojimar,. /rom Jlw::.n:.. Dc:livc:recl to her 1-rolh·! ltltbf!: tJae U~_ated Statu and South but it w:u mote ronvenien~ for Jaint to; rr'" •1•:arl111rnt Ill 3~-1 W. R-lth St.. it: \meno.. • · lecp hit Jl:lf'trs at the llillnn. aaitt: "f::ALL ~1;1007 (Castrn·~ priv:~tf • On'! :ueht slte. was ••tb C:a\tro and ...ne h:~•l Suite z.aos ancl the adjoin· . n:unber) · L,\T~.: AT NIGHT. JTS I ·n kar!:"Ciards 1n the lobby ol the lnr. aultu 1 hlld the key to :l-IGS. · V£1lY JMPOitTANT." ; :i!'er:~. Elotel wlten a handsome, "'":'*S'· , l\ohocly ..,;ro;:ni&cd "'' when 1 r:ante Jc "':Is sis:ned .. )'cnu.," me:anins: 1 •.s&rtd . :u:a :lJipro:scltecl .her. lle wore . intn the hole: I. 1 hlld rh:~n~ed ltiY h:1ir C:apt. Jram!l \'~~one1 Prllelier, one of: ~e ol.&c-e-=-reea _reb~l !'ni!orm and t~e · Jltyle ant! m:arle '"' eonoplexion darltrr Ca$tro'a clo~ut :~ides. )f:trie's first. i•n- ; •si::~ ol a capta&a 1ft· the Cuba. atr • Lh IL ill ., tvr.lll" Ancl wore -dark pul~.e • w:.s to i~:nore Ute ants~>:a~:e, but j' 1 1 force • • · · an • • • • • 1 1 J Cttrln!Ul)" avc:rC':Ime tom m on atnllte. While Cutto -was coa.Cerria~r wilh ! r;l:t,.:ct!ll. Tht>y (Cutn ~ !'"'1' r) a · \Vitho•ut "'""tionin:: the tel~~r2tn to: •it :UdC<' on lhe other side oC the • "'"'" clnrk a:l:ut.o\rl', n·cn a\ IIIJ:h,t. • ltt;'t' lt•·othrr, she: IL'lt the art:\r:mrrnt' a.t.bl" t!ae capt."in Jnin~ltd with thtt' •A lnL cor l"'"plc wrrl' lu•l•·n.n~ In around midnis:ht to pl:~c:e a c::ollect. cnll ....,~.,. aroun•l Jol:arie.· and wbisrertl"l lo the lnl'iolc or '!'Yi dlltii"C to tnc: ap:~rtment. hou~. two ftllrll o. £ml>~.).l1J .:et J'C?U out. • . : w:ac.~tb:uul. Nctl..,.,, 1\'t"UI~l to lltlhre . a:•-:aLI .. ·tl her. One or them ..... Yanez. 'J1ai1 .,.. Jaer anlr~cl!'~tton to .com· Jnc::. 1 w:dkr•l·te~ the elnatora and ..,ent "Thc·y h:ad s:vns,'" )larie Tt~allrtl. • a:lnd~!e Fnak Fionna (l~ter l:_no'IPo'fl · up 10 tin: "-llh tlnur •nry wen: .:uina: Lo bkc 1111: b:ack to 21 Fnnk Sbll:'is). Castrc. ec~nftdant I - • • ; :. •. 't' • d ..... hind a:r,at for. tLe .U.S. Ce:st::al Sow Her Op;torlunify ltQn. l.nUO tataW~ A:ftCJ". . . •:.:"t....tr w:a .. atftltllfl. \\'hrfl r .. ,,.J Agree• fe s,, •• ficlel k-fl, tw)' all lrn wi:-:, llim: •is 1.aoiJ­ For Uae NSC lew. weeks Fnnk ke~ · p:~niA, hia ach·i.rn. wh~ch.'''"'· WhC'• I . a. contact .-i&.h Iter · 111 Jtf'noa alacl laall JiynJ 'thl'~Y. I w:a1 ~ilher all alone· ·, thntush Castro •ffic•rs who -were ...., t!'n'rythi11:: c:e• .lnttr IUm. Iabrie a~recd lo ••.Y Fitirl w:a." &here and Lhera. was a Jo& or - ~s:n. She lilche.J secret tltl<."\\ments IMii.e an.l ~ia:ar l'"ttkr. an • npo»rled Cut.ro'a conn~:\ tiona "'J ""lockrcl the cln.~r te Suite :!-lft:t, w i t !a uaport.snt. orisiton onrhearcl wl'ftl fflct.lc and dOt:h:c-.locktd the.- .J.;ur I L\rou;la ~e hotel • walb. B1 ""'· she· lafolaittd ,.,c-. 1 ft'h .,.. ~u,· cOitridC'IIt. .._ • ceut• l'ftd -• apeak Spani£h fairly nur~c 1 L11rw f-IICkl wall al Cic:~:a;:a tie WlelL ,..ap:\la. \\'hell 1ae kll Lhc: suite, 11o .... wu l• .:e'ia. Tit.--"'""' Lite ..,era. =-

-...... · - .-. - . - - -':'....,.;------7',- _ .. . - ..,..., __... . - C 0 0 0 1 '8 3 9 51~:11: 1911 out tva ur. , ·"' o 11n I• ..:1" rn ~ l:t"l 11 ""' Wllrkecl wilh Jo'1:111k • atNI ;\It· 'I Rn,J.r., ! ... \ ·prnon "A"hl liv".J In tl" itnihl!nJ: both I'C ""hnm- ...... ,. .. ~nto;e. · t t''llr•IO\'C'I ' . '• ~ the door. n11d aa~ '"'" ttrr:umn~ .. r "'" c:IA, ttN":allina: u... y ~ ... ,., ;,.,t richtir.~. Tbi• ~n11n mn . •""•" Jistr.J on llftJ ll'lh:r.al tn•~·ruH . ; rei Riurllc1t Driu. The inlerrvr­ ,:. cliatuctrcl .th• Cub~n• """fb 10 "'There's rr:ally no co11ll :arl." •h.t ex-! ... ~ J •rokr loo,• 111d Ull. f hunJ Ollf pl:1incd. ..Nolhinr is p 11 l ,J,:wn on • Otem 7•11. •Shoot! Shoot! • itut thry J1.1ptr. \•ou just uy JOu'rr •loinac this ia"L I raa up ro Broadway a11d louncl lor tht J:Ood Of )'OUr fllllftlr)·. J aJiJn'l ; :op thttt•. llanclle the 1110111)' ~nd of it. We were -,., Cu1tua t"'l: off. )ly lace wu civtn what \\'P nttdrcJ." • .,.... ,. Tllank Cod for th:at cnr. lit 'lri;arJ~; Supplt•J Cash o1r .... to lht alation and r tohl the tldlnt •• ••brlinablt atorr ol in· When cash waa nrr•l'=•l, it nnlf iK1!t 11111 frar. I told thrm who \'a11n · from a CIA nt:an ahe Ln~w only 11 u a..t I Rl"f U.tm the 11:1mt o( a Eduardn. lie! "'ouJcl rnttt F'r:ank '"'' t ..., Sid• hetrl whtrt Castro ptoplt AlP\: fro"' time to Un11 at a "aalt , 4JN whtn t••1 wut in New Yorlt. h.,u~,. .. i:1 )(i:ami. "' cleltdivn weal there and lounol .. EduarJo was luaJin« onr thin:." r •••a. but tilt)' roulaln't arrrst him )f:Jrie a:aid ... \Vhr11 """ ""'"' to pi.·k up ·rau•• !11 Juul lliplomatlc inununil)'· the 11111ney, I ala)·td In thr car. I a:uv j· t Jlad a clirlon•atic paupnrt J:t)'in~t ht hi:n '"hen ht e>ptn~d tht cJI!or flf this I '' with the· rdntt minister'• officr. Jitllt white llousP. we usr&!." J l ... ., told Jain1 to &tt on hia plant aocl YPOrs l.drr, w!tilt nadina: abnut \n'! I • •ark to C:uba. • Walrrr;ale brraL·in, )Jarie a:~ •• a r.uu· r When Yantz nlumtd to ll:no:.na J'::tper phut~> of fo1 nttr Cl J'. n1an E. tiJovl )JArit, Ca,.tJ·o .Jjc) \l·lu1 t the JI:Hvarcl Jlunl a11•l ittnllr•li:Jl•·h ;e• · l'~· "' Y111l.: rttp~ ceulrln't "''" }'i&.h:l s..-nt ni1..:d him 1111 lhco "'""ivr ··•:,tu:uolu." ~ . nt to prilllln. • ~he: .. , ..... trrrta:nix··cl • rirhtrf .. r !=till'• ; J:ill, whum aht.' h.ol ...... , ·" rt:anlc iacussrJ Killing Casfro }'iel'ini. !. Aakrd If ahr an•l olhC'r nu•ntloC"ra r.( · !\luq:is w-o~s """ nf tbr (i\'J• hur~:lars . ! ·ank's IJ'Y 1'int JJ:ad enr cli.scuued c•ua:'ht in lh·ntoc:ratie Nalimtal Cunu.lit­ t I e htarl'llllltCt'rl at the Ware• r:~tr · tu.~ Castro, lbrie . replied: "'Sure. compl•x on Jun• 17, l!li:!. F'our of the e all tliJ. w~ .-ert :oinJ: tn bomb fivr--Stur~:is , 1\..-rn:anl D:u·S.rr, F.u~;rnio .... durin~: one or his IJ't'Khn. We Rnl:~no), :.t;arlinn and J n 111 t s W. r~ s:oinr tn fl)' over anal da·op it McConl, then ::ecurity· chirr lor thl' · :ht on tun nf hi'"· Nixon rcodrctinn \":\Utrai&:n commitu·e­ -· -wr h:tel the hftmb, the "l:lnt. I w:t:t wrrc: fnrm..-r CJ ,\ tmJtlcoyts. in.: tv 1:" lt)e>,.;:. Jlat ami run. W r Sl111 ~:i s . Jlark~:r 1111•1 !\la•tin•·z. h:hl ·•·" 11ll 5rl, lout lt \\':&S r:tlh•tl ort. i J..•c·n :Jdh··· in t•rrJI:Intliun" fur tin: n.l)' ';. •aiC'I ....Iy ''"1•1•~-d it. Th:al'a all J II( l'i~: :~ l:11o:lin~:. the :CJw.•• • Sn "'"s Jloml, f i'.:linn··,.ritinl: nm,.lnnoir11l o~( · l h t. liMit s:aitl two Anttric·:an "~"''b \\'atrr~:tte bun:lary. ,l,nol lot r~f• · ntcll ~•t to (:ub:J to a~soa•~inllh: C:••lro to fohtr;i,, U:t rl.rr anti )l;o tlinc·z in i orlJJ IJtlon f.he IJI)' or J'i&:S ln\'1• cnru·t h•"limnny aa .....mr uC rol)' ole! l. CIA cnnl:ads." "I ntct then~ at a litllr w'hile houu ""' Stur1~i11 r .. turn"'l to \\' :t ,chin~lnn Chi:~ l rrn.ccl in th" Cub:an C'ulvny in munlh, IU':nly thrrc )'t':IU aflt·r his iami. I think it 'lr,IS on Flll.:lcr s~...... t. - e wnultl nrn•r sby in 01111 ploaee too arrut lhrrr, to tt"l'ti(y :tl IM'.-rrt tt:~fl I lc:~r.it:trl:l f'f th,. Jtorlcrfc•llrr ( ~ untnli,lliun I. ~. We'•l rent a houe and nJCIYt on. fin Cl ..\ Adiviti~ lie wurr'l ,Ji,..ru.. s his "'wny. it. w:uc Ill ont or our lllt'tlin.:s .at thry t:all;rd rr:al bravy about tt-,.timony, l•ut nthrf •"'" ,·r:o •:tiol hr I "'as llsl.c•tl al"•ul (:lA Olll'nllic-n" u;nr· lin&: in 1111•! Lilli11;: him. I ··"'The twoJ A mrrir:ans wcnl Jn, . Lut in.: I rom &Jomesli.: .•rrinr '" ro~lil it·:al I tty didn't J:Pl out. They ll:ft\V bt:anls,J ltJVnlers. ' ·IIISN lilt C:talro solJicrs. I ln::arcl · :ci~Qn.t .~~ue_d t­ ,.,. on•~ ,.ery, Ytry tlusr lo killiur ' ! i• at one ol hix 'l"'rthra.• I' I t I t i f

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.~-- C0001839S , , 1 ;;~ ~ ~ l":fff, mw~ ~ IfEli!'£~ I.Jt1 7:W t'} ~·• ~;.:fl . ..li 11 rJ • ••' ·pfj· I : :·ttw; ·;Js.::r;'#f:ff~f:: ·B;}; f1 tr~N~,~ ~~ \~;~]111 ,):;:-". ~,.~CS:ep._' e-'..1 , • IJ f;fJ ii 'IV&!{,/ s w ti t1 t';.J 1 ~· q;; t,;sijiJo· . ;~ tf tJ-1:!,; ,":' · ·• c # . . - .u a ~~nb ~~ ~ ~~ I!J " Ci· . ,., I Ca~lro lr:nn•~llia!tly r!nc·c.l h:, ,,,,.\! ~ ,';...'.rf/g:'!lJ1t:,lg~ . Cli-rrse~u~o ltru~lt"d ~fftt~~~ 'in • C"nl:r.n~l cr. ti.t ~T '.-~ .•.(;i:.; · , : n1. C~ban nuhur~ r~n:ltl!. ~la _; r.r ltchn -. li:J ~ • •. , Dut& Lan&, a tlo~r lr~rr,J f'i h:r.::·. h- ' • : c:tmr rommA~d~r in C::!rf ~~~ the ' .~ ir PAUL t.C!SKIL ~ ·· ·. · ·. • . .Foret an~ Jus \rotltr:. )lc.~"l!• lt;::lt af;:-:~.-.1 \o) a lf~"lmlr untl th~t h~nJI~:i ~ Lanz. became lnJJitrlor .,nrr:~l (~ tr.~ot ·to;~-~ca':t rPpnrh fron' Alletcl ,,,,,... : atrvir~ . 1 .. I was a r.py," Fnnk Sturgi5 ;r-r.nc~ •r;rnb .•II over Europe. This •·u : Fnnlc h .. IW'td thr Diu Laa r .. .•. 0 neil!. • . his . intrullutt1~n ~l\ the clark ,..orlu tof; ,.,.,~:~niu the Air Forr... :tiki :!!r" ~','... ~! , l d • . tA:>:NI.tYI! !\nil tnlrurue. < hi·tl 'hf'ir ~ i•. d ·-· 'I' • . . .. ! w::s Jn\'0 \'t ln &S!'3SSIII:l· . 'In 8-trlin durin~ lhc chillint :~art of ll • · ., ~ · r ·~. an ,,..; ... !l:"'~ .. r:t:~r. t 1 (I( •· d ' · t . . · . h h'1 r· I 1 .. . • t a ~~ ec;~nte tnt t~U:rt":o 1n , harr.'! •n ]'I l o~ :n con1tptracaes 0 0\fl• ;lht rnld •ar, ~ n'rt • "'t rra P~~ Jnlp•cltn~ and 1 u,.ert"is!nr •II Cuh row lt\'tral . foreign ~0\'trn- Sht •·as a buuttful actrtu "'~~ 0 alto "'81 · pmOJin~e ca~inor, ,;hirn .,e,, ,. • .,~ ~~~ !nts. including C~b~. l'an:\m:t, ;:rn~!d~~ ;!r!!dsrt~~·!~;~~a~!c;;~.~!~!' ;operat•cl by ~n1e~ican rnc · btl~ra. talemala. the Domuucan Uepub- When he rrturnPd to ch·ilian Jiit, r,, Fnnlc a~ul h1.r. C:l-\ at!!" •Hr~ ..,.,.;;,.cJ and Haiti. Frarek ht~an•t a Jla,anah cour!tr- p'!r·j'' to rrcru•l rrh~ule ~,.":': ~c. IJ.!!t •c har•~ the l'nlv Rt-n•an Catholic in this r'old J'lll a"nts Jn tt:t n·•'•!::a)'. ;,. '"' "I Jnluftltcl ~rnts .and mtn inln Cuh..c cro~;~. In lnt ·l!!S\Ill, ht ,.,tnt to Miami leo ;prr,tc!enti:at r•lart, Sn •i:n Fi.Jrl. J rt· lor Ca~tro ~no a::11'!SI Cutro. I t.rnLc Yifit an undt ._-ho had marrird 1 C1tban lcruittol tveryo••r 1 ccoula lnat II Jllll'functtone.nt,." ~ : Hr~ l!.t~~:ra )lvunl:llnS and n,Jun- wrrr nt:ulr in th" ra :) ·; p:ul o! !!1:•!1. • 'DIIr lran.llc ~Hcorts b~· Cul~o ncur1l)' · lt .. n.i ;,i~ !1'1\'i.-c·s. !loth failtd. 'fht: u~:-.~;in! th.:n \uit ... l ·rr' anll tnr J\CC :u dr~trn~· Jt. ..L.. .. 1 d ,. L ••'d "l\'t !or a •rern Ji1•ht Iron· Fr1o11k }'iorini h -h L . t. b't 1 . i• c :ot1 rrtnl'm ,,.,.. mt, ne ft ' • .. • • T ('u ..... "' .•s · on.~ • I r ·~ tr .I I •. J 1 Stur~is. A third attentrt •.•, mallr in ~ \\'atrr~:ttt dr•!l,a, Munds is a u-.. 1. c o.ald u~drrst;t~d .uch c.ther.. spo .. r ta ., l!I60. .. t J•rn•~ Bnad ,..hC~St nplnils ri,.,.J lo.n, "htch Is unn!:ar to Sr•anl!h, and 'ha Thi~ rrrnrttt 1t~kf.d !=toltj:iJ ,.. hen t'ke #' • • .J t tJ'Cih Por.u En'-'h!h. I o!lertcJ lo hrlp li , 'b •• , • loo »t 0 r aD'' •!clnonl 1 srr. 1n 1t"l~\\·r a (Jain his lr"or,, but ht said. 'Frank. \\'hd oll~tnc.r lrh CJ;':n tnlnA.U:: a \1 1 I lUI•• • oflicr o! bia )lian:i )a'A'yer0 t.EIIis J Mtd la j:Uns.' •• . Sln:tltn,r: Ca~tro. eoin~ an:! at ol.her placts In J\e•· l"ork ~ Fr~nk htcan•« 1 run-runnrr. Wilh . "Tht lint ,J;,.,!~i .• n o! •~~o.u•ina!iJn 0 ,._ d W"ilil Ill!" {Cl."- J • c-nr.l.'\tt! W':!! in }"r-hru- d Florida, hr candicltr rnra1 tel rnany tMnty •nppli•d by tht ..... slro an tr• ...... ,~!1." he tr'J•litd. -1 ,.,.:., Ju•l:inr "'" taila of bis colorful carur as a w.-ar rrouad in Jo'lorid11, ht purchur~ thou- ·~ 1 ,., aer,..t.s-alnier, cun-runner, ,utr· aancl. o! ririPs and othn wrajW)ns from roe.rls on· :all t!t ...... n,n•~;nirt r.c· ti"i~r in .:a Iirbttr ancl prolessioaal platter. • Jntpmati,•nal .4rnutmrnt Corf'. (lnlu- the military. I IU1"Jt!t.,! ln;,t liliP •· .:~:lei • : OTift ..C\) l'f Alt'll\nllri•, Va., thr " ·orlcl'a l.P a t:nocl :inlt' lo ara:tUiftAtt Fidtl. 1 '•ngo J fit• subJect . ~ h:rl"~•l cl"alPr In aur"lui """'· Me th~n said I would .. rpnize U. anJ fc.J:ow it. .\sktd II Itt had also 'bttn an asUJ• ·Itt ap an rl:sborale lanu-~ra·air lft)UJ· thrcous=h. • "- ht )'Oiitt"lr chan~red the io\ljrcc.:· ~tlinr aaetwl'rk to c:tt tht runs and ..1 woult .... •aauitlfcl .Jnr tht ramt of inttlli· lht roofs, N't nr_d•lr"'t·'s!btrt. 'hl wRu11 ..... , 8stt.ali... .ACttr ther ... r. h• """''• rri"C't i-~- ,. auajor 1«11~11· •c•ut. r:~rk F.' a\'t WipPel oat }': ,. • " rcol , All : Ia U.er AU F•rn. AniJ' a net !\a"!' • \\'coola...;. ;~, .. Slate Dtp•rtment oflici•1 11111 all t~•t lc-ip !oP• ... ro;:tnunirt) ~nllitarr I'Mn"L • thm in rh:nrf! or tile U.S. Conaulalt Ill cemmaJN ers "" aero '· . 8t had lht )llft'f'ect tnlain~: for • tt• 1Saatia,e cit Cuha.. • •1 asked •Y caloR Jll . t!'t EDILllt­ ciC a~renL The )lariat Corps lav~ht hi111 · •w« -~ at tht Cue Grandt llot.tJ Ia ,,. to Jtrt. a r•.!*n 1-altL ,Cel!'mal •N~'0"· .... bilt·fi~rlatin~ aM Janll'le warfare. Sutiap." Frar.lt rf'tan11• •Woobm k-·at) on lhtL Wntlhtr &Jaor ••W ~\"• ttt ct.laiqu,.s. ne Air Torn tau~rht lailft lo •lao 1 •as and what J ,..a, cfoin.:. Ht contt lro111 lhr teo,...... , Ill !'uiftnr.on ,. • plant and the ~a\"f' Reuno trained · •FJiroacltHI •• Clr ..,.,,.. ,., iatrr.d",..d or a l11•rr level, l ...., ...... · • to hudlt llllatl, fan sltiJIL :IlL \\' ~ hal a... eral c.:ht"r llltnillf.:' aacl 1\.. iJe tbtJYaitt. fer tlK rnH Ji::-hto n, Ann.r compltlotcl thb tducation.· 1to clitnantcl m)' ·ranicotir.m anc! •• l~rtb. -CO"tinue0. diar a ~ik:la ia CirtmaDr, Jte was aa-· 1 a:rerd to W"orli: with .J&im. • . ,£.0. • _ • · • • • • •Later, .,Ma Lhe rnoloti"• ••~ ever, • ; I rec«i,.t"d or&lers to J:ll t~ H1naa. \\'co~ I ) iJ•"' toJct rn• wh .. lo tftnlltd ia tM -""'"'" ,can E•h•"r th•re.• Jlis at.. roatacb, Fra~tk pid, w«re CIA apatta. one of .-::- . ·wt.om waa tilt e,.bassr·a aatliLarT at- !lac•L , • = · . . , .· C0001839S ,.1m' , . . IDiaz: Lant. Lr«"thtn • ·ent 1:Dtleor~:rIIt the CallrO rtJhllt and went t, \\·ork , .. , the ct.a.. J -"- '""' .-reb a rter Funk·• abr11rt. ~cfer:\rlure from Ha\"an:a, he recrh:rd 1 word Lhat C".astrl' waa :oendinr an ass:u- •inALion fe::1n1 art!'r Mm.' Frank's infortn­ . 'IT~!' and ilia CIA conlarh c!e-:i~•cJ two an! auilrhru full c!"crir:iuns ~:~r th" l.crnate p:oa. One wu to •.xec:ut~r r.~!l­ thrtt an:assubs, who were )Jtxicnn o Ia the ttcond·!loor conf•nnce rvt~m eonur:unists. 'I'ht FDI posted a rouncl­ I . Air Force 'headquartna. As he and the the-cl"ck Jl:anl on Frank's lliami )lon~e • .her otriurJ W'O~ld not a:-ri•n al ex:tctly ud fPCJeral .acents ·soJJo"·ed him wbtr· ever he •·ent. . 1 sam• time, .It mirht bt rnnrt pr:acti· ,J to wait l:nlil they -.·ere all asnm'bled Toile4 fo Floricla I ""OUnd the conference table. Cu~!.'lnll and lmmi~ation o.f.fictfl •r,., Ynolt Idea was to . 'kill al! nl wue alta ted. The )rr.xican cunmen "·ere J •tm at onrt. Un!ortu~atelr, tr sono• c:! •rnttcol ... t:rn t.hr)' eros:~~ \ht border ancl wr.re tail~·• 111 Fl"ri,la, where t.htl' t( anli-coann1unil't oUicrn •c::-e in 'ktrt arre.•tPd. Their ear waa cnn.fi!'raltd ttrt at.th• same lirnt, thrr 1\'t'uld )la,·e anrl they '''"' booLt'd bacJ. to )luico. J fO tOe.. The Jius tol ~t'lftl o! the anti­ On Oct. 2.~. 19ti~. an Anaerican JJ.25 llllmunil'l cc•ntnuuulrrs w11uld have to 1~ 'b,fllbrr ••oorrd over }IAun::a and drop­ 1erificed in orc;rr to :et C:astro and his prJ lhou\and3 nf &nli-Cutro lnOels. C:a!ltro calll!d this •bombi111" r&icl a re ...- ... C~th:an l'url Jfart.or. The third uhen•t ::~\"olvtd planlinr 11 .. l '"dro Pia: 1-,nt wu the rilot,.. ., Oftlb in Ca~:ro"~< O~fitL .. J h;ad ICCI'\l' to ~~~rs:i• told u• .- ~;•"·~ . "1 1\as thr t ·ll· .,, prin1t ntinil'ilu'!' ortice," SLur;is J.·ilot. )tnrros Jli::: Lant r.nd :mothfr !\ic!. NI ktie'~ Fidel's priute arcretary, Cuh:~n Wl're ...·illl us. Cul•:.n Air Force uar. OrU... I ruruilrd him t" v.;or~ with fi~hl~ u camt aflrr us but lhr~ n•i~~rd l ;., Entb,.,!r. I rinnnPd to , a to l-"icJrl'a 'IS anti alrnnsl thot t.hrir ('1,.11 J'l:mts !Cire 11 .:ulr-· 'll'it h brirfca!'t .full of c . drm·n. 'J1,r bit:" '""" Ill thr ~A\")' ~latinn I in! 'll'hit ;, I l\OUld lr:nc therr.. w ·h, II .. nJ th~ C'.l.h:.na lorlrt'!t!l ort'no,rl ur hut -'iclrl rn~t:-rd the Clffir.:. a !'i~n11l ~?liM th~ llll(:le o! Lh~ c;unll ..·:~s •urn ll•::al thry I, •f :i\'en and the lw-tnh V.'Cillld t.e ut r!! wrre firinc; from the lari.:t:ts inlOJ the ')" :n elrctrc.n i ~ df'·ire acrtoJS t)·,e slrc.. l.'' city. At least 36 reople we-re :.:Ucd and The rlottns 11·:ailtd lt\'U.&l rn('lnlhs wounded." ·u the ~reen Iicht fron1 Wu)iinJ!t"n, The JuO .. t bl'mt.Jirthu .. nt was the 1at it ne,•rr canlf. "Thty cnaldra·~ m.&~~t • first or JIHiftJ ClA-fJ>On•••:hl llliuions 'I' their n1inds," Fr11nk .aid o( Ult un­ Stur5=is J'll11de to Cuba by air :ancl sea. "I I. ·Hn, an'kno"'-n dtcision-n1a'kcu. ..Thf')" ~nade al Ju~t 12.5 air Oj)~rations into -i. ~ouldn't ci~icle wb:at to do." • ' Cuba," ht said, "with the J; re~ft Ji:=ht and i · ,.-it)tout the s:rern li;rht (C'ith and wilh· . -~•i~cl for Green Light out o!ficial 11pprnal) • .o\JI4 I made some ! But, arcordinf to former inlcllirtnce 50 l:o.'t minions. .I :ar:eols, the CIA later •PI'ro\'ed and • "'I had !our boatL Thrr W'Ue fiftanrf'd ll&llkrollrcl other plt'ts ·to wire' out ea .. l>~ the a:=ency. Onoe was a ~onnrlcd rt tn. .'-nttrit"lln ndvf'nturers, Culo~en exiles, C'):t!t Cuarll c'•llllr, ~1 fHl l«'n:, ..-ith )la[ia dnns :r1cJ h;;:h·rankinl' Cub.11n t~!Ci­ ltrin C50-hllrAtl'0'"er PnJ:iftef. It has a cials ral:ayrd pro1ninenc Jlarls In Uaese · rnaxlmnm spred f'f 20 knots. Ar~ollltr •a•!tiracit!'•• ho::l, the Cvs::a, ""' nho\lt the s.antt size. Ia Junt, 19:0!1, Cli!'tro fiu•d 2:; lor .~ir I al~o had two a.;.(,"'"t liberrlau b.lnll Fern officers $11spffltd of dis.ln):ally, .-ilh rAdar 11nd Clt.htr aophisticalcd e"uip­ I aacludinr. lnf' niax J.ar.z brnlhers. J>edro ""n L They cou lei ea rrr 10 pHIJIIe ar.d do i Pia& Lar~z then ruiJ:"'td frCJm thf' Air 50 Jnilts an hour. Ferre awl dcnr.\:rtHrl C".a5trCI as a I •~~m~aniiL Tbe •rw air cltid, JJaj. Juan Nut: '"'e J'aaa"'& r.a .. al ..,... i I

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':rhe Ccntr~t Inlc:JiiJ~er.•:t: ,\.:··il· cnce in,·e~tis;:llcd }'idt:l C:t .~tr,l, :Jerin!l. .1\J:tr::ot Fcntt-yn nn•! ;oc. ·s John Wnrr:e and Errol l-1rnn connection ''ith a bi7.. urc im·a. n oC P!ln:mm.

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------C 0 0 0 1 8 3 9 Sll the"'- lrlati.D irlr.uion .... f.'f about 500 JneD. mosUr Cubaas . '• had !our;ht under :t.lorru. '\\"ben Castn! lurned that the apearhnd ... 3Ued to penetrate Pan:~mA, he call­ .•.. ! the lnnsion ud ol"fered t!ae three .':Yl)p ships back to Cuba. . lleanwhile, Pan:unuian orrii:en cJia· tree! a blue canns b:t.J left ltehind br me Uarcot. Amon: the fn~rrcstia~ ,., in it were a noLeboolc eon~iAia~ :a • ~ et arms to be asecl In the two-protrr• • lnTuion, mapa of Pana~na; a tide ole and antral letters which ranaraa­ •• autl:oritie~ sate! preyed !br,ol'a iD· t~enseat In tbe plot. • There w.:u abo a letter from lit., ,, John Wayne. Sirnftl '"D u Jc e," n :ret tbt Arias laad rueiud $ii::5,01101 ""' '\\'ayne'a account l:lehrlt'a··NoT. 1!1, ~ ..'U:cl~~;n:i!.J, 1!)5toj .a".S. Questioned h)' .'\mericu acents, Sturs=is soma leamrd the dr!aib o(' • Fin mon-ths f:\t'tr~l~~~rk: ...-:nt on his :s.rne ezplained that ht and Arias To'tre lhi!' new plot url in/l)rtnf'cl the CIA. l:ut miuio:t. Tht 3G·)·car.ol•J :uh'eniur~r •rtriers ·in a ahrimp-e:;porlinr: bu:\i• . When tbe. al(rncy pull Ill Slur~is out or . and hi£ rutnu, Ctof:rt'f Sullivan, 2R, .-:-l · ~ "'I don't de:al In politics," he aaid. Cuba in tbe sun~mtr of 19:i9, it sent Walerhu!T. Conn., tool. e!J from n . . '~~t'aD actor." The fcds were CODVinced R.,rke in to lind out what was hapJien-..: f..:lllclerdale, Fl•~ i:t • rcntpcJ hrin-en;tint ! knew ftothinr about the J'anatna plot. inr. lCeec:hcult. on S'!pt. ::~. l !IGJ, T'l\'o Cu· F.rrol Fly1'1n also was asl;ed about hi11 · . Nelson arran.:ed a mulinr: brtwren . bans acc:omJiani'!'cl lhPm. . :rndship with ."-riu. They had bun no:-ke and )lor:an. Soon afln r.orkc ar-. Rorh an«! Sullinn filtd a flirnt Jllan "ll tocetller in Cuba, where Ylrnn w:as rivrli in HI\Yana, he pbon•d )f.,r~!ln's lndic&linr ther we!e b11:..r:d tor ~ic~u- . 'lkinr a n'ovie based on th1t Ca11tr" ·home. A won• an answeretl, idtntilied ~u:l, whtrt they J!l:~r:nc:-d lo !::art an eir I 'tOiution. Thl! screen awashbuddrr said 'herself as ..lttrs. Uorran" and told frei&'ht un:cc. The~· nt:u!e two fuotl rias w~nted tD hire J'l)-nn's :racht, the ··Jtorke to come on O\'er. When he ~:ot atops - at Cc:unal bl:an.i oct :'-lr:dcn's co.an-~~:oin~r Zaca, {or a trip to l'an!\ma. then, he .,.,as arrested. The Wl'nt.an who ' l'uc.l~D PeninauJ;1 and at Beliu, Bri:ish · tcrectin~ what he had La mind, }"lynn ans"'·ered the l'hone wu· Vilma Espi, Honrturas. Whtn thry Jert Deliu, tbe 1 rasttL Jtaul Castro's '"lc. plane cliu~•pt':urd. 1 Some cr.-\ as;f'nts lw.lieve )[or~An P,y this time, Mor~an h~ol told TitiPI ThAt nizltt, Scl.lr&:'iS rtteit'Prl a rrport . ··.ulcl Jiot )Ia"" attempted the l':tn~m• about the ln\'o'l~.ion piC'It. \\o'ithout men· th:~~ the f•IAr.c 1\'U tlt'trdue in ~iC:Il"JJ:U:\..; ·::asion without C:aslro's cDnnnl. llut tionin: thP million dnlbrs, he uicl he Frank ir:-1mtrli:~ltiy c:a:lt'Cl lht com:-:::!r:c!­ o~r( iJisistecJ: "'1 had IIOlhlD( to .dO "'ith la:all JlretMrled to ro alonr \~ith Trujillo tr oC nn:al intrUit:f'"•''! in )IL:tnli. An air­ in ordP.r to set !\ lrap. ua n~rch was l:sun:il!tl b~· the XA\·y, When lht 11purhud force spl:u1n•d In ntid-.'.ur.••sl, }lorr.nn ~trnl an ur- C:l\ast Cu:1rd :::d Air .t'ora. A 'i'tir:a:e l!or-. on a S:an l!lu Jndinn nsl!rvation, ~~:ent r:uFn ml':a:~~:;e tn the chir: or Jlo. lf'l\ft!t JIArt~· \US f'r:;:aniHd l::~rr i:.v :t ClA h:~d :a lol:ln at the scene: Jle W!\S nainic:n\ military inlelli;cnre. Tie ~:aid he Rurl:e's ;\li:an:i 1:1-.,~rr ~=.J FUSO:l:il :uaroder Rorkt' Jr., a !reel!luce journl\l• ":uf :~~eized Trinidad, on the l"u:n conL friPnd. Elli~ 1:\l!>in. l!a~ ''" t:-:tcr of tin 1.. pholo:r:apher and inltlli:ence arent. tol Cut.a, :n an I n v • s l o 11 L~achhtad. missir:r: ,\nt~ric::ans or tluir plane \\'AS 'l\'hen a rh.ntiCiad ol Donainiun soldiers 1\'Pr fouad. 011hl• cloubJecroSJ alhl arms Jandrd near Trinirlad nut dar, Forced onfo boo# Son of a Ne,. 'l"ork )'ud~e • .\lex serY· It ,.·as surro11ndtd by 1,000 CubAn troops Jed bv Fidel C:l:\tro himull. &me ln\"eJti~::~lt•r!l ~lit\' t the plane I as a par:alror~per and intellirenee .,.. 1iae Dominir:ans wert Jl:U;uJed w!ore was sabot:a~rd by Cu:ro a::enb. FJ'::ak .slut Jn World . War II. In 1952, he TV eatntra., on their \\'a)' to jail. Castru Nelson hu another thtNy: :uried actress :Jacqueline Billingsley, denounctd and :'ltorK:In Trujill<~ pr:ai:s~ .. Whrn tiu-y ~torl'M l'l ref\lel :~t ~t.'\:t• ••s:htn of Stork Club owner. Sherman as a hero. Leu than t.·n )'coars l.sler, Jer Field nur .8t"lizt, .-\In ~~~~l;e to an , aUinpley. )(ClrJ:an was execult'cl by a C:a,tro !irin(' Amuit'an comrr.erci::l pilot. J.'J.,yd rat:. ! Frank Nelson, :an .American llusinf!liS· aqunol for 3 much lus Jlrolilahle 11lot. oC A!amo, Tu:~s .•-\If',; ni•l they wt'rt ! aa iD'Cuba, '':IS in-rolved with Stur.:i:o, l\'hat Me:ame of \he $r.OO,UCIO is 1111t htadrd lor Tcoa:-.Jcoi::l11a (r:nital of the j · ~n and P.orke in nrious pl~ts. in- known. Neither )lc-rcan'a Cub:on wilt ri~r Rrpublie rof Hondur:Js).Tltry'too'k o!f in ~·n= a. double. doablecrosA. Nelsen, · his American family ntr iut a cent of the direction of Ter:uei::alpa, b•Jt they ~ lloft l•!e:s in New York •:d llu iu;~t Jt. Nor did C.ulro. aner ~ot therr. ••hed wr•~na: :a book tiUpcl For " Mil· As st'n!l a:o the Trujillo lavafion cot. •sc:nr:~l months btf'r. J'ark t!'rti\·ed • DoJI:an, tolol the News: , J:tpstd ,Oolex Rorke wAI rrluacd tron1 infnrm.:~tion !rom a couJtlt oC llondur:ans •1 at art e cl Tlae count•r-TeToluUon · jail an'oi dtJ•Orttd lr11m Cnh Dut he re· th:~t l\\·o .~meric:~ns anSt\'P.rin::: the de­ :ainat Castr,o In l!ISS ~ecau~e he arrest- turned many Un1u br air aiuJ n:a. F!Jr scription e>f J:orke and S0211i.-an wrere I a do.u lr!end oC n11nL I trent to aett thtse clandP!ltine trips, he used a twan­ loreed lo bo:lrd a Cuban !isl\i:'!:: bo~t •ank Stlll'J:'IS If! Jlanaa anll aaked it r.n.:ine Beccherdt p1nt, a D·U bontbt'r that had Jtullc:d into shore !n Bonduru 11ft :-•• an)'th•n:: ~e couJcl clo to ~et anll a 36-fool SJ'II'dhoat, t.ho Vio1)'1'1n JIL two wtt~s earlitr \\'ilh tnr;ine trouble. ~ fneml out or Ja•l. Jle aent me to Slur.:i.t accompuitd Jlins on maay lllfJ· The fishin~r boat. left iamediately alter !llr&':LII •ho 1:1:11 Tery dose to Castro, teriout miuion11. tht lWC' Americ::ans T."Pr'! rout Oft lto:ard." . ~ NorKan wasa't lalerntllll Ja an1- On o11 e occ:aaioz: ·Rorke reportrdly U tlot'tt men •ere l:1dred Rorke an~ - llut mont)". · • Janded aft esca,tlon ~'l••••' th:~t tried but SuJiiun, lhey nenr p:adlf'«l Cul1:a. · •r fovlld nt tlut Caatre was JOinr: to failcod to till Cutro. £arlr in J!lli.1, the lnnsti;::Uora are err!ain oC lhat. lbe ncle tlte Doatinican Jtepu\lie, ao I Vinlrnn Ill wraa 4etamecl in the Baham:aa two Cuiufta .-b lei'E Flto:i:t:a mtil r.o'lrl.e •Ill there ... toW TnJillo (l)o•uinican •hen Jt a~ppcd to trlutl on a run .M• ancl Su!li.-r 11 .-~:t- ~DI ,. i:n :r.em uh•n lllator .Ralael TnjiJie) alMtal the ln,·a- tween t111 U.S. aacl CuN. J:rilisb fnteUi­ thtY' 1ancle lht t•·• ftttl IL~•· .o\rcorcJ!n~: • piau. J tall! u ....111 Leal Castro «eace a•tala quuliontd Jeorka anJ the to ierort• rectind .,.. •til ~tbon and • the punc" a.. ...,... C.ba, with 17 cu..:a taMIC'n wr11• ••r• .-lth JUm. S~vrris. "• tof t.,..e IMft was Enrir.ue · '-caa'• ••lp. · . Rerl:e toJII tht'ttl Ute r.JA Jtaat flnanctcl )loli:la, a C~Laa efrtter WM I:J:IP"Udly •t btlcl Trujino. '1 tllialc roa f':la ba,. MaftJ trips or the \iolrnn J II and "tlle tumtd as:aln-t C'a.U. ui IJr.l to the .4f;••!' lor a mntion •oJtan. ~t ••DI t.lnitccl Stat-.s p1'tnlment. throu#h the · UaHecJ ~:atu. Le ~u arm)" back to tile moutauu and ~ntral Jftlellis:enc:e Ar:enco~·, bel ai: "'llolina was •••:t tn Jr:a,·:ana· a few ta•las1t a batt. Then )'eu coMe In with \"&nee I:Mwlecl~• col thna trip~." ...nl~ attn b r!it:lf'l'f':~t..d "·ith l'~r:Ot ..,. am~r and Ia a lew clay& Castro ia Formtr CIA o~fltfJ tolcl 'J)te Xe.-• and Sul:h·a:. in C:~:ttr:al .o\r.\lriea," !\et­ ,.a!aN." .tlb statemtnl waa true. son saicJ. Jle btlinr. )lolin:a may hne • Tnjino appro,·r.t lH .UIIion-cJoJiar 0.. .o\pril 15, J!»'il, Jbrke and titre• lerf't.l lha .Amnic:t.fti to lan•l aomc.whtr•. a1 aad put up the Call'h to r;et It at:art- othn tlA nntrad a,;rnh new Mt'r In Jlondura!l, _.her• tn,..• .,.·ne r!oth~trrol · ·• ~tlson said he pairlllorcan $SO.O,OOO Havana Ia Ute lll'ftlsc:ralt and trittl to to Caslro a:~nla 'Yit• kioinJptd ar.JJ.:i!lotll ..... plus SJOO,I)OIJ '"for apeas... • 'nae. hmh t•• oil rffi~trriea. Tl•e hom!n Jllis ...... , . i ~lainf: 150.".~J!I "!:s to 1te paid •lttn ri theit tarcrb allcl cavs...S IHU• da•- ' . • .I .·.- ..- ~:· . ---- C0001839S

~~ ~~' nl .~(c. uAIJ;; ~~ .:IJ'!Dii~~[{j~ly. ~- ~~t~;~: .. C~·y:~~L:·;;mth: ~:. -· Jr.J~~!til · r;}J,., i/JJtjf;aiJ;,. . -~· ·; ~nue cn.mt f~_mlly, had r~:n nsino1 • . • «#"--· • • • h1 Cat.. ·a!'.J ~~~~rd a major bo.,kma:.:. i:.t ~crauoa on •• [.anhatt.:an 'J East Sit! e.• !f M . Tovwe.. an : assoc1:ate ~C ::cw Jeut)' . t(,~ · ~ I. ~~~a g /f:l · IDol. c!Lie~tunJ Rus:reno fltichir the ' l '~~?:f -~?.~ ... ·raw.. ~~.~ AfJ.#- ~iT' ~ Boot) Botardo and Ctr:ndo (Jerr'l") · ·j fi/Ji1 ~iJdiJFS;i If ~i • 1/,gj(p f/J WJ Ji jjt} I~~ also had ~prratri _ Ha\'au c_asi-: . .. • ...... r . ·- . . I ~~ IUCI'tllliDDI ....,e ••de lor PAUL MESKIL • , ~~!SI'rrJ~?s IP.\~ Cutn'o cfen~in.. O:~e _..,to send for. • ii:iJ ~ •.,_ i£• u.. ~ ..,-, T C..,.:.. UaracW1ao, a one-mu Jlurder 'rtlt •I • ••fits II!IP ~ •.,. · 81 111 ~ Iu•• w!lo liUtd mort thaD SO ·pHple in ' ,arh of Uae world on he, '~'henn 'Fa'd•l~ .C"stron thrf!•.", the! . D !.sll != ~ i.t -'>4 . .- 'WU"a.r.-na ola'lra aw'ty bt a. lftO!!:'J'Dlief Df:at in •.... n ~ .. n ..st•rs t f c b r' · ------Br~JD .Ia J!HO. A · Sicili..:ul. •lfafiC$.0., , nen... • .. • '" ou o u ;l,' !4uaddio.·llad·Jiud.in SouLh .fo~Mrie-a . ey 'vowed to return-o·;·er hisj' The hotel's naost r.lepnt auite, on the ar.d.t'Cul:.a·, :wher&i h•··."'•f·'rnr.:.:, l .. h~l ,' top· noor 0\'erloolpn::- the OCtan, Will r ' ~~ "' • "' body. . ,. made ready for llatist.A,. but ht choll cbore~~ozt. TraUit:Dlt Jlriu•to:•• b• . Cas~ Their de:ermir.atiou to ~t rid or: the co:oltr climes of the. Dominican tro rour. Be · \;~ew UaY:~na ~-r!J and "n-:as! tro was shartcl br maa . a: 'h· a!aced • ll.cr~bhc •. J'ortur:al and. lttadetra. ·• ptrCcct rhoice for the asussinalion 1 • fli . cl > • .r . 1 S~ur~1s "':11 on fnendlr terms with aui::nment, btJL lle either declined or encan o rc1als a11 thall common nver:~l r:analtlin.: racbteeu, indudina- ·"·asn't ofCrrtd the contract. ; 1 11 ltcf. e\'tnluallr to an un~:JI;, ,.,.,Hymen Lr\'i~t, a J..:anskr IIIC\h!lter "'"' ' The mob nt! the CIA finaTI)· a;avr it, •c• tu~twren the CIA and t.:ae m~h. ran Jbran:a 1 Coant'lclrr., _e:~sino. One to Roselli, rtpatrd Maria boss of Las. e atnnr:e stort of CIA ag .. :th 11111d .ennint:. durin• a casual con•·enation Vc~:as, fruet:ll scurces said. ! fi:a • mobJttrs 'lottinr t•n~cther· Ltvine obnrnd th:~t it "would be .,0 rth A dapper, cra)·-llaired man who u!ls ~ ain~t Ca.str.o ,..:as ~1tc:tcl tl'lrrther Crom ·a million" tfl tht.tyndic:~tr to crt rid of llimsel.f ~ ·Hollywood rno\'ie pro~:J.:tr · !1'YIIWS Wtth roller, triera! aJents, C:alltro: Slur,is dicln't tilt to thls bail and Is a benevolent rat ron o! \' ej:IIS ; :lfeDts and underworld source-s. • and Lt•·ine chan:rd tht aubjact.. sholT~irls, lto11lli rerortl"lll' w:ts ict:-o- ; )(eyer Lanskr,' tile crime s~:ntlic:Lte'a It roppecl up ara'n a lew It ducPd to Cl.o\ a~ents in J!I~O by:\ Jlowarrl 1 lnci:al r:eniuJ, and ~:auto Ts.;.tric:~nt~, · l:.ter whilt Castro .,..~, In NetY "'.Y:rk HuJ:hU exreutl\'e who Inrmt'rly work:·d; tia boss oC l\"ut Florida anrt JI:tva-i durin~ 11 y.·hirl'l\·ind tour of North and,·fror lh~ FlU. Then, fecl!ral sources saul, c::ot out o! Cu~a im:nrdiately arter South America. . . Rostllt :.~:rrrd to .rer.zuat a dt'alh aquad ha,tr exit or th!ir ben~actor, diclll·• fia.lt'l anrf his rntoura .. r atnecl 'at _ta ltn to Cuba hunhn: Ca~>tro. . . . Fuls:rnc!o Bali!~ The C!VfrSttn or thr Statl~r-Uilton, \\'herr Stur.:is' re::-is· . Monty from CIA .• or pmbhns: CU!r._o~ rema1nrd on lhe lt:!'~d under his real name 11nd C•JI\an !be C[:\ .-:as to I:JI'PlY n1one~·. · u. llerTously .-astiDC for the axe to mlht.ar)· rank, C_:apt. .Frank Fiorini. • Wtal>llnJ. and lranspnrtation. . .. • • : :F r:tnk was. rn h11 room onP nen1na- Jt•,srlli II''" to )liami in )l:~rc'h. l!lol, I was 111 I ouch W'lth all the casino . ..- hrn )•t rert~~td a rhone. c:all Ir01n a ancl htld npnrnlt' conCerenc:u with Cl.\ "ers and ~ptr:aton i11 Havana," s:~id dr.ta:ctln C:lpl:un on. duty. 1n lhot. lobh)' . a~:~nls and Traffic-.anle r;tl the C:utro onL: Sturs:tS: ..· ho -:as Cas.tro's ~:a~!ntt. "'.~:art of a heav); . ateut:l~)'. del:ail. Nu : projl!ct. . ~ector . dunn:: t!us pet~od. Fu•~l; 'ltSilou ..,..ere allo,.. erl on the Castro I Jlr.srlli -TOiun!tert!tl to accon:p:.n~· end IDe to ci'.>U all the.casinoa fori l~oor \\;lhout s~ci:al ptrnliUit-n. . • CJA-Iin~nceJ miuirn~ In Cub:a, the: lbTs. ~e . Qm2erJ ~ol.lbt. hint. Tht.Y. - · "There's a CUY hue to aee you;· the · frtler:al sources s:aid. One of these expe- • !W Jae ~·u preparinr to shut them' cop reported. "lit urs he'11 :fODr clitions reporlcdlt Jan•lctl an uecuUon ·"" ~ra,anenllr. trhich be did. ' ancle." · · aqu:o~d th..'\t atltnlptrd buL fai:ed to hitl '"Ther were :wen·. \'tl")' naad. Those .. Stnal him up." Frank replied. Caatn. On another occuion, the crt'" of i ;.ino6 were r.orth SlOO million a )'eu Tile r.hort. pot-bellied lll:ln who ar- 11toulli's J:auncil fou:ht a nannin~r raa- 1 tlte American crime srndicate. E.-err riYed a few minutrs Jaler looked more ficht "''ril'h a COJbaD patrol boat. • Jtert.ant mob bon ia the tinit~:d ,)ike a ;od!atbrr than an vnclr. franlc ~ Columcist Jack Ancltrson rcporir«f -atu llacl points (perctnt.aces) in the; rrco~nizrd hi111 as A mcnaber of the! lllat CI.~ areats ra\'e Roselli some poi· • ..n casi:sot. Eac:b. point was worth Jiavanll ~:a~nblin:: mob. Com in~; str:ai~rht: son capsulu .,·hich he ruud :a ton~ to a! 11.000 to $100,1)00. ; to the point, LS,e hood . ofterri FrAnk· Cuban '"ho was related to C:aslro'• chef.: •wnsky and Traflicante •ere tha ~100,000 to kill C:a11tro. ~ • :'!he chef was to 'put U.t poison in ·cu-I :t men In Cuban a:amblinc. Llln11k1, .. l'm not for -~ire," Frank said, encf- • tro'• food. The eourcn lnlerTie"·rd by . • dinc:t bu~ineu clealinrs .-ith !a lis-' lnr lhe con\·erubon. • ··the Ne•.. • conCirmtd that at I rut ont: . Tr.aflic::antc h:sd sneral catinot. in-· l\'hrn lie retur11td to Uanu a '"" • attempt was millie lo poison Castro. j tolialt' Utt Sant Souci." days J~ter, he reported the offu to J:is · .o\n .~ merirall wllo was active in the: S • rl • CIA- contacts .at tbt .o\mrrican En1ba1- uti-Castro undrr~round In Cu~a :~t the : ~•s ouc• pa n~rs ar. . · time said •cnouch poiACin to S.ill 10: 1 m. SaM Soud ·partnrra inrlulfM I Storri' had 110 further contact with ! people.. ..-as dumped in • ClllSI or mall tel •r111:tft Rotltm:an oC )liami neAC'h and ,.tilt parster .-llo approaclltd him In' milk sent to Castro's auilc in tilt Hauna· ~ notorious )lann:arino b r D t h era.: N~w 'forlr, llo\ aomeone in tlle i~ttelli- : Jlilton In JDCJ; · • , llriel and ~m )Ialia c!tieCs itt Pitts-' ceuc. uer&:cllr. dteiclecl that the CIA ~ "Castro onlfHcl •. Clti)Col:lte 'lllill( rP. .Rothman' aad tile )lannarinOJ. aad the arndicale ahcniLJ Join forces ! tnrr art.enoon ancl Uae ume wahtr tl to atop the Caatro ateam,.,ller in • a.:ainsl Castro. The r:o-bttween )'icL:ed; alwa\'11 •ronr:llt It t• his roona," he 1:1io!. · .iol b.F smu:rlial: a JlaneJoad oC armaf' lor thia project reportrilr .-u Nonau •Witta • the waite# arflf in 'tdtll' 'the • ••It:~ fro .. a ):atioul CuartJ armo- JtoUunaa. · ' '·~a-.l'ult... la4! -....·afe\kiRC"MI '2fa.rl!' • Ia Ohio - .. aati4:aatre loren la •Jlatbmaa W'al In lourh .-ith n•eral'. U..t lw'IIIIIM!fl.. olrop~t~7· • ;;•• • • .._ . CIA a1111ts," • torrMr &Jt!nl t.W The t' -cutr.-~:DLJ, ..w·a .,.., "ffl:.b. &ccenlie te .-Jice uc1 ttcleral Jlewa•. """nt1 btl IDIJI7 rHttlara con- 1 '- • •ans. Rothman .,..a 1 •ich wp in t!le c•~bar anauiutloa l'l•to arfaat Cu-':- ... · • · • .--~r.tinua~ ... crime sf1Uiiatt aad aha red hi• ko.'" · ' • • - ~ •. .. • .• ·ptt pront& witts Batista., ltro~: her~ aotllm:an, Ia turn, .iKtiiiN Ute Nat- . 1&•,· Gea. Robert J'tnandez ltiiru-: ler wi&.b JLia pttra. Amoar tlaose wllo . . ; took part Ia Uaeae aecrtt parleta. nli-1 ltotltnaaa retuned to J'lorilb ..Oa •••• aourcu saW. wen Santo: :er Ute Castro coup and. with h&. 7'nrnc:oate of Tampa; Sa• )(ar~nanao · .....rtn•"·· MucU Ule Biltmore or .PittaburJ:h: Sal'l"atore (~nl· Buraa)~ .. Ia lli:ami Bexta. Ua• uurcu aaiL CrueUo aiNI CUries (Clarlie &he 1 . • •lade) Tooriu. ...til·~ 1\cw Yerk, ucli :::.- C00018395 \ 0 I nid~s kill~! ' .., with the and two of them­ I before he wu al.1io by a motorrrd" !cop. Thrn Olh!r COiliJiir:alors, all rtb'!l ... olficers who bet fou.:ht '":ith c-~slro fa tha Sierr:s )bestn, \nre raplar~ and takea to Ci-2 htad'luarters. They tl• c:aped a lew hours later. with tba help ~ • • of !rier.cb Jn the bsteJJi:ence senice, 7011. The · ... a,tu !~ld, 'I don't know; ··aDd found n!a.:a ln . the Urroai:m a.:rbe 1 ,ot a !ner.' Castro lind hirn Embau,•. · ·: a:res:td aa~ bd the drink n:alyzed. • • "Castro nenr found out a'bO~t tha CDecists foucd t!te poison ri~ht awar.'' cl~amile,'! said the sourer who clis· .b . a~Jr U51, a mor~ . elaborate • closed the plot to Tbe X ews. "It's prob:­ aua.s.s&nahOil a;,ttmpt wu clirect~d. by a : ablr still tbere, 11oder the Jarar• -we!l-f"~~ - .l.:ctntall 'll'l:o arri'l".t:tf ia 1Joor." . - · : · •·· : !fan~ a DOll a!ccr _tlut Ca~~o •.a.keonr: · JDtellis:enca •'!.""'" told Uil~ reP.,rt.' a::.i hnod t!:tre liD b) s~~:mt.y poloce llC• tr that the Cl A ~l'!nt an urculioll I'IU•I ~:.:!~ !!.!= or li"Or;;i:; !": ~be C!.\ and • 1:\tO Orinte rro~· ince in NoY•mb.er 1962 ..r:o;.:inr to eturcer C;11tro • . · to ; ambush Castro Jlea; S;nti:saco . dl ~orkinr ~t!: &Dti·Cd:.Lro Cul•:sn • Cuba as he cfroYt to a ID'ItmorfaJ aUTice ::!lit.ary oflicen. the .-\.n•~ricu ~!:~nted for his !allen 11Jerrlllas. · · • ••~t~l s:itks o! cbnamHe \llUitr U.e • • L•J 1 · c1 ~· • ' •.. ;ar:re 1loor of a 2~11tory apartt:l,.nt ..:"lllpers-nr"' a ong roa :: .·: -;., b~cic~ where .a !lumber ol C".. "Utro ·.;: .• Snipers hicf amonr trees a"!.d ·bu.'lhts &!c!c:s a:d Cor.:m'lnist-bltte iiplomals lan1a~ the ro:.d to the cemeh:ry where JiTed with their !amUies. .. · ·- ::;:; .t~e ~emn 1\·as to .ba held. On tbe ""Casno came :o lhl! aparlnttnt : mom1ag of the scheduled ceremonty, a J:o!Ue UeiT two 'IIL"te\:s b Itt! one n( his m(ltOrc:ld• O( fin jtrp:J approached the ~.!ju:.:u~-.!.'' O:'le of the plolt,.rs ~:sid. "He a:Ta'"ry~rd. The first jeep \\"&a !all ot &:-:r-.:rs arri'"ed ill the a!ten:~a, on the : soldiers. In the second jup, • tall; n:=e dar ot tbe weelc. · ~· :brarded man sat ~:~ext to lhe drinr. He .,ne would dri-c-e in 'll'ftb his boldr- . was · wrerin~r sa.arlasses and his !atiru• E".:ud.t aDd p:u:C h!£ car in the space ca., was pulled do'll'n to hia ern. · . rtl!uTP.d lor hl:u. ~·e timed his t"biu. Jt • )ra-:h•neruns nd rinn spr:arecl the a!:r;\:;.t tooic a: Jr:sst fi'"e ID'Iiautrs {or · setona jeep with ballet., killin~r the :.:...~ to ret tato the ~a rare. out or the driver and hi• p:\Ssen.:er, who turned I r:~ and i.D~o ti:e lrei;ht tlt\·:~tDr tJ:at out to be Cutro's lookalike body.:u:a:d, r· ~!' b.i:a 'lpit:~irs where he wan~td to ~o. . Capt. Al!redo Can1onal. Tnt asussins r .. We J..aa a l!u o! !our n1tn. One esca1 trl. So did Fidel. who !lad prud~nt- - ... c:.dd si,-ul fro~ a nearbr roo! whrn IT ta.ktn aD.othu .route to .the HDie- C~!tn'.s nr s~rted iDto t.\e r::tr:a~c. teey. T=e si~::~.:~l Tou:d be )lassed on. Then " 'The cr.~ plohl uainst c.. utt>O bt,:lD co:aple of J:"'lll"S "I'C"C:.:.Jid hit tht rluna:er of in l!lliO, durin~ the Eisenhowu adnlinis- a: e!tr!ronic c!t!outinc -yJe,·i:e. The tration aacl con!inuc:d throus::h the . ~~:c:u!o: l:":IS in a hotel .Du:.U·.e •t•:n-t- Ktn~ot!dy and Johnsnn yc:nn, · uusin~: 1 :tat holl!'e. Pr~.sidc:nt Johnso"' tl) OD!Ien·e Itt an aide j -W"e 'W'OUid ha\"e ~Town Ilia::. to • that "•e're rvnnin: a dan1.Ded ll.lrder, •:::.t. Inc. in the Caribbt:~a.'' - · · I ..The- zair:ht t-erore it was to !Iappen, Ill 1967, lha lmmi:ratioD and X:atu:- :!t ,.vrs (tile C:aba.a plottrrs) h:arl a· nlizalion Senice · M~>an clerort:alinn I :;~ meetir.; . to co our the cld.'lii'L procHdinJ;"' a~rai:tat Don (;io,·:anni Jtosel- Sf.Ood7 oouide our ,.oup J.aew about Ji, rlaimin~ he was broucht to this coun- tl:e c!raaoi~e, but a friend or thtin in try llle~r:allr !rom Italy. · · C-2 tCastro'a ia~ellis::ron n"ice) lound . Jn 1169, SOM ·-.ttrr Pre sl dent~ v=: aboat the n:utir.s:: and reported it. Nisoa .t ook oflict, aonrnn11nt l.'wyeu ne ~::!CaDit Joo:dn; for them. . arcutd In court that Roselli the~:ld not ""''lle:r · were in an aparlmt•t .Nirts ·.:. k •des'riri.O · 'becau~ · lie. Jaail. pt!rlrorilltd P:!!f" f\"oirt··1hit 'p7aee. •.where ;JIM c!)'na. ·,;. ·u~a:~pecifieol : ,"".Y~Jwle' ~,nlcr . tnltbt /12· ; Z=~'.,.a.!L'·T'~. C,~ .rill4.tf\- Jhf . ,!ftt~tin~;.~.;~!PIJ·~· llf.I\U'.i.~- 1 . ~11!· Pi~ II,,~. clrnr\r, ·U:! ~~--•t~·t~ l"UBIIJD" IYtr· •1••• ·., • • • . • ·...:..t..~~~.JI .. . ":.,. • • an • • led_ · •• • • • • • • ·-··• • ' · ....•., · •--··• ···-~ ...... ~~: ~·.~·.. ·.·.·:.•. . ,;. :,

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ShCirtly · t'- li . ds and '"·s·ro's lintl trOOJitr who aU:a.tntd the r:utk C\C nujor 1• , · •t t h CL~ d' l } d teo nt allftJ: s~u~ • ..... • ID C:utro's army, vas ne~atrtl }oy a . . tre.:li er,, C:: e • l!tJ'!:. C 1 ~ minister of a::racuJlurt. But by 1161 llil Castro lirinr aquad on lbrrh 11 l'lil ) · :ent Frnn:< ... tur:as to Ct::t.cmnl:\ bd tum•d :t.. llin•t the Ca11tro re:ilne. NA'-o t .... , 't lh. ; · f ··th p "d t '(' 1 · " ·• . • u u 60# ~e)"'.c "'l'trt a e .ton. et_.'H . _ r~~! !!n '' J:tle lli• r~rlners an Ute anh·C~slto con-~· ~11:t1." ~.fdaon ra·nl!ra1 rccC'ntlv. "l ! 1 hS:o~:1S':IboUt stlbn, up Lrainimrl spir~~~· inclualed other Cuban army, aakecl ~cNair, 'A:-cn't you lllraicl. o~ :~! ~JeS 1n U:nt c:ountry. ri:&ry- and air fon:t com:n:&nders, lbtl Je:tk, Wllb a)l • th~~· peOJ?I" knowtnc II T'D:s • ~rtl~ minion was t::nicUr: chief of Ca'Lro's ucret rolice. the deru-, aho't't.:rocJur m1U111n •• lie s:utl lht}' were • 1 • ' : tv fin:&nct miailter llnd the ht:&d oC Lbt • 11 ntn s ancl rel:tln·u of ll.e Cub:a11s. •e overf'tl.:a:~u r~porttd 'b1 tile Cuale·l• Cub:.n Sar.ar ln$tilute. Tht)" "fanned a ·who wrre :oin:: whh ilmi. He trusted i -. 1 an nr" s nte&.h;a. . milit~~r\· vprisin.. durin~ whieh Cllstro 1 them all. That w:-.• ll lat:.l mi!l~ke." I '"I b:~d P!:ar.r.ed to hnalr into tlt• · and ·hi"1 C.e>mruuni.t adviun "'l·ould be! The CIA r:a.ldtu set o!! the fo~l<~w· i : ~r.. E rn n: J s :r "'l·lu1c I w:.J in . kiU~c!. · - I lnt ni.:ht fre>m th~ 'Fiorirl,\ J\rys in the : ..,tem:&la C!t~·." Slur~• tal~ th:£ :-e· : As aO')n as Uoe Cl ~ Je:arntd ..,Jut: 42·!#Qt motor l:&unch )lcrc~:r;, Jo:&dl!d · rter rtte:t:J~, •·t-u~ the prntdent su~·! lhr~· ,.·ere up to, 9renti.on •o went iatol •ilh aul11matic rinu, tom1ny::nns, ·11is·! ,"" I lt~y·. .. tt:e coun~ ~C::IUse or ac:lion. A:l'nls ~hpf!ed Into Cubn, con·. tols! s:nn.atle~ • :and box~s r-f ll~tmo • .• tJ:e pub.lct.f. Ti1~ nedsp:.pers a:ut tactw the cunJntr:alors and a'krd thf'm 1 Thelt duttn:at111n w:s &n 1nlel n( r.abn· · : n~rt!d I .... ~! .a ClA a:ent a:tcl lo tim" lhe nlilil;arY. rev~lt to coincide . nas Jl:a)' ~~~ rin:&r dtl J:io J•ro~·inre, i • t':"•n ... to co ...:un 'bases ·lor th'!l. " ·ill: the p. 3 ~· of J• 1.. 5 uwn~aon . ; aboul 30 tmln rru11 Jlaun:a. ; ;;an a:~~·:1~ron... • " . · 1 Onr tnt nut :rear, the CIA tr:aintd A .nt'>n~h before the coorctu~~ .t~dl Re/Jufed ClA o;e:tf . ,han nrr~aiu in Cu:atcm:~.l · p . ncnlt·•n•·:t'ton " '"' tl' st:a.rt, a nuulta '?.I " • .,. r C C ._. ,..1 I ·.or.o RiC\) a:td '· the en· :a, · :an:&m~ •• 1'•lr11l v.-:t~ srnt' tn the Mir:~mar 11ectiun i • c.\:ttr~ .;,, o or:~.1 :.~·""'• ';a.,; .• • • · ·. •.trd St:ate.. oC lhw:ana to arra•llt 1\ "'I'Om:an who h:ul ' "11':11 'll'Orlw•~: f..r Stun:r,;. f .u Orio'"rl • ··M•rtraa. -ri •a• IIr.-.art::e t · eomb.'\tcJ be.- veteran. .o! !· been o~erhl!:ard romrl:untn:· ' · • about roocJ· · •ere t o c~n •·.... c-• Jl o x:u• 1 .·,nr• •. .,r~c-n, .JI.. •. a ' ihe Fj~·.·, 'E ~~•:~r .:&. ut 50 Cc;ba.'\st th<~rt~rn . · .\1 the ntiliti:. jttp rullt'd vr; r•·rlllf'ns :n Jl~\'an:l :an&i conunar.·!· ....,.':f.·c'!rt,.Oa;j pat~ .. ·~o·~ .. e ·~!~!l,cJ'.II~ fl.•cl to the 'nnrbv Jumi •. of a retired I eel lhe Amerit:l."\ Le~:il':t pe>st there. • ' - • ren toa, • . an ""1 lra·J • . : • n11 '- d 1.f. 1 • l h :a o!-hd . lntell.!:e!\:e•c.Jt.lltrin.. Cr"'U I enaineer and hll ••le. . • A fTSOft na . ~n ." C'o~St ouc · • • · • • . ~~ - . The n•i}itiamen ch:~r.:ed :~.rto:r her.! Ytlh the C~b•n n~rh.:.r~ ofrttrors who . ·~ •a~ t'> c., lr.!.O .C11'ba he!,re lno· enlert\1 the en;ineer's house Dnd bunt j were plot~ans: t.n. e.ntt·C:a•tro "'':ll'•j :sr of PaJ:"S :au:ault. • 1 htte> 11 ronn\ where ten Jucltrll of the Arter the) Yere t•:Jltur~d. he 91'a:J Jn·, hoe formu CI.\ a:l!n:,. d~str~be~ lltiliUrJ' co~pira.:y were seat eel ar~~unu• al~tlrd to d!term•ne iC otl:.tr • Cuhan i r.-n:iora ·~ as aft .. auasstn:atioD a bble Jittered with lls•ana alr~l !"laP•.! oi!Jcers were an on thr a•lot :a.ncl tf they ; ..-L• Stur1:1s wnn"t co tt:lt !:ar. . • • • l' th JOCAtionJ of ke~· inataJ.: would atltf!!Pt to carrr iL out. He '\us . ~ • • • ,. : J»n.poJn •n: e • • ·1aJ"' to atlvtse the CIA oC the Jr"~rru: Jrwu ~ tor Ct~ JI!1»Jf.:t, he ursi Jattons that were to he stl~tcl - of the dinnionar)' action to bf! launched -!oat-of the men !: 1t were Cub~ns• The rniliti~mrn were. o~~ranked aad 'bJ Orer•tion .,0 in Pin:a.r del Rio. • l..l bel lwen tr:naet! hr the U.S. oulnumhntd The)· ltesetalt•l. not aure • , • h '\I .. !) • :n;. I am not S:);ns; th:at Orer:stion; ...-hst tft do. Then informed suurf't: s:ticl,/ t:horll1 aller nm;n:~e l on • a.rcn 1 •I • Ud aft aas:a.uir.atio:s aqn:ad. Thera! Sori )f:uin p1111er.l hi• piatol. A £hort the ller.. urr a.cn~ th~ Falld)' bt>ttom . • nportJ that there 11'&1 one, but I'm' burst trom a Cueh·m:adc. s11bmschinf! · ol a amslJ, Jo1lnt·frin~:rcl ~· e. )lrN:~ir· tt sa)"in,; ao. ; pn wound~ hint in the Ito,- and per· aJKI Ute Cubans ~:~t perfe-ct I,- at.i!l, lis- : • iafilfr:de Jsuaded 1\im and his co-conspirntora ltt lninc fur aiins ef pouible daa;:tr.l • surrrndrr. The\' ....,. h.'ultrl orr to l.a . .. • .• . . oL ' tel I11 to .. ~Ill -rhe pri~~ r-a~se was i11filtrs1ion Cabana Fortrm {ttr qvntionin;. Jle:a.nnc a«~n~. ....~r 1u•nr - ! : . aS~aui:a:ion ••n.er (.:roup m,•m • Around this ~mr. in March ltGl •• a Y:ti"l-cins: the . •f t~ !f':U!~n •! A s~:u·lt*IUI/•!'"t•... nt .-r.al of Casao. ana)·, pretitlen: AMtntaDf t;o~r• ,.,. Frank ~.: • ., ... a . rr- Cu'loa t., h.,;:&o]e ran:a.n!~ '" J:t;a!), A -:_.. al t1ae 1:.!~ ..__. crimu• &riau fanneT Jr:"nll ••ai'"""'"'" ud a fonaoer Cut.ro cl.Si lit .ldKlN aCter .., .,...... _ .. ,.~ .. :..s..~" "'"•"''"=''"r. •~" rt.'.: • - • .· ...... ~ • - . _; C00018395 I .• • . ' •. •.• • 1 lD the fall of 196J, CIA a:enls 1"1 Twel•e mol'e :r.ti·C:utro rlotlers . Paris made contact with Cuh.\n Annyl n Utcuttd next day, .April zo. Senn l )l:ljor ltolando Cubel;as a l:ero or the I ... them were sho~ in the bullet-pocked : Clutro revolution and ~ 11!:'Uirr of the 1at. or L:lCaban;a For~e:!.. Amon;:· ...... em were Hum!:t:"UU Sorl lh~.n. the · C u 'ban stu.1ent ors:an11:ll1nn. Tcro! .an ~· ho le:.:llind tirin:: ,:q-:r.tb, and al Cuban-born CIA emplorC'e.•. r.uis En-: : !lysteriou~ .A:'I'ItricaD citi&'!n "·ho called! rique Treanco and Carlos Trepedino' ~imsel! R;a(~el Di:z Drn:u, and was; aroke •·ith Cube las and put him hi ;ouch employed bf' CIA. He repor~edly urnd 1 ~·ith CIA a::en!a "'or!Un~ out of the AI Ji:aison bet'l\·een Sori :r.IariD'I croup, .An1eriC'an Embass1 in Paris. The di.&cus­ &nd the a::enc:;. · sions continued a few days l:lter in .. . AJthou:h the t:ar or Pi~s ad\'enture ~ladricl, ~here Cu'bela1 met four !"ore ~ a clisastu, the CIA riots cor.Unued 1 C.IA aren~ . Cubelas hacl bec;ome duen·1 a.nc1 many inn.sion Ttterans cuntinued 1 cnanted w1th the Cna~ro !•~•me An~ he te WQrk !or tile a;cencr. Some of then\ evtnL~t~lly a&;reed tu kall htl former a,dol. were u~titned to tt:e .. ,r.,o!c shi ;;.-" P.ot:t, On _)us retutTn to.l~a•ana. be was c•nn :\ 1i5-foot tl"n,..~r:etl U.S. ?\:1•.·,- ~::tr11l . a h1::h-poworre\l 11;-nt. boat U:at made hur.dred•· of c:iaftuestiae Other rlotltn rc:nt.rl an &Jlattmrnt I VO)":a:es to Cuba. o,·crlookins: the builrlinr where lhel F11i.:c the ~ic:anpn !br: the Rex prime minist.er's oUice was located. i , . • ' · - Cubelu reportedly drew a bead on Cas- cl w . 1 ! operate out o.. ·e.s.t P~ ~ Br~rh and tro one d:\y in 1965. He Jined up the 1 I rt. Lauderd:dt, FIC1r1da. It carr1td Lhe . cross hairs and lf1Ueutd the tra:ger, .. latest radar and aonar tf\llipnatnl, :fi\'t but the rU:e £:ailed to· tire. Cutro's n- ' cannons. an·tr:a1 .3~calibtr machiat- c:~et Jllllic:e bter rot wind of the au:u- J anl' a:td tw., 20-!oCit ~ e-.lb t. 11n:allon llttempt and arrested Cubelas f •. . Pt oa s. . and an en othrr plotters,. all or whom I ' Its skipper reportedly w.:as Eus:tnlo were uved from the !irin" squad by ~ Rolando l!artinez.. a Miami ~ul est.,le cleDttnc:r :~ppeaJ from C:slro. aari~m:tn and CIA a.:en~ who made This tnsy have btfn the l:~st CIA-I 1110re th:\n 30(1 nocturnal J'\lns to Cub:!.. '$pOn!or•:.d ~tlemrt. ~- er~dicale C11sl~u.; (He was t:lj;en o(f the ortici:~l CIJ. But other CIA lf~tvtUes kept the Carab-j • ,._., ., d a! h bean c:aulclron both.fl~·.. p:arrolJ an 1"'·· .._,e ay ter e was ; cau;:'ht in the '\\"aterrate break-in.) ! On the ni:;ht or July 21, 19t:3, one or I Ut ltex IJ>ecdOoals depo~ittd six m.:n on I a sm~l isl:ind off Las \"ilia~ pro.·ince. - The ianders reportedly h:ad been sent to kiiJ Castro at a July 2ti rally in Ua\·ana's: l'lu:\ de Ja Re\"olucion, b•1t ther ne,·er ::ot there. Tl:ty ·were pi('J..,,\ u;t !It ~ military p~lroJ soon aCLer tlaey landed. . Uen ecpfur~rl On tilt ni~ht or Oct. :H, 196:1, the net sent its tl'·in spudboats ashore :~t U.e -.estem tip . of Cuba. The l:.ndinr: -..s obsef'\·ed br a militi01 patrol and Ute aix men in the first coat y.·ere cap­ tured as 10M as they hit the be:ach. The MCOIId launch was sunk bt a Cuban ca'boat as it raced back to the Rex. Cannon fire from the ltr"t drove ctf tlae Caban \"esse! •.The men ia Lhe wnler were .Ja:udtd ~boar~ the IJI7 sh!P· Next ..r1Wl,., a u.S. ~aY]' submar~ne aur­ lactd ncar the Xu: ort Lhe · Jlahamas. Fi"e O•bnns.-fo•Jr dend, one ,..ounded­ n:porttcU:r •ere transferred tCI the sub, wltich tlten aubmer~td ucl headed lor of'loril!a. • - One JIIOnth arter this lnc:ider.l, Presi­ Jeat 1\enned:r was assaninated hJ' Lee· lrarn)' Oswal.J, who lmd Yi.iit•d the O.b:ut Enabus:r Ia lfexic:o Citr shortly • lorforc the •arder and •ad j8inc:d lht i rn-Cutro. Fair Pia)' for Cuba Com-! -.l::e•. J'n~t JoJinson J.ter told an ' oaW., Leo JaiH'I, tut lie lhons:ht the ICDI:edr auau!:::ation •iJ:llt Jtau btocn a -retaliation- IOf' the CJA-backecl d-. lwta te kill Cutro. I r ..se eilorta C#llUautod ~tn Ken- ; aprfdeath. '

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..:::- C0001839 ' . ( :J ••• I f0) ·•. ,,, ...... '• .. . · .~©~HilY®!f1 f35~®WJ IJ~] a .... •.. - ...... •••• . ·~ ~ . ~ " r•.&ft:J $~i!Jj. ili'il ~~~ua~s:~ .. . il ··------... . • ~Thl'f ••re killl'cl ene L,. ont anti · PAUL MESKIL QG~t'l~'i~ @f tho11t who .•ere l•rt hpt lithtin.:'. Tile . ,;., ..,..~ laliL three •n•a•lers raa ouL or anamuni- , •' ... Ti" !;:., r: ~ 11 J:"\ ti"n on Oct. 15. Lhen tkrl'w stc.nn at i .-\t 3:10 r.m. on l\l~trch ·1, ]!)60,. • w - iJ :::a; -.1 ~ tht tron,.s "·ho .,ann-d them do ...·n. Tile h• ...!, "' All 1:1 "rr.. cut of{ :uul .• ,.n~ t11 I :-:rrn,•h munition!' ship blew up ------thr r r t I ide n t i. I palate in l'r..-t-au­ , 11:1\':lna h:trbor, killing at Jea:;t; utcl tht CIA ~run1 1\:u M~ ~tn dis· Princ:t. people nnd injurin1 more than, clos~l. But aimil:u wl'apon• i:~r~d in • aubstqutnt atttn•~ts to e:ocu:nu.a,te D f I' J ! J. · Francnis (l'ara Doc) Du\'alitr, tht voo- rops wo gcrso me grums ''" "'•s•tl. Le CnYn, tlutll'd•lf dur- · cloo Uitln o' llniti On )fa~· !!0, Jth:S, a D-:!5 "'"" o,·,r tile unlo:.•lin: of J6 tcanl' or am':'~•J· On the ni:ht 'or Aus:. !B, 1~·3:1. a Dn\·lllitr's palate :tnol olro"r.. •l c"·u ~::u~ iOft and s:rrn:Ju 1nt~ncted 'lor Fadel converted D-:!:1 bornll@r lt-U F!t'r:.!• with Ji::e drumlt, ont or •·hich 't.h·w ~ h,,;, in j 1tro's mili:ary ancl polic:e Corc:ts. C:\,•. an arrns fohipnlf'nt lor Gen. L~·:.n Can- ti•e str~~ our-ide tla\' liaiti:.n Wioia a~sptctrd • ~~botal!'e, but ~ouldn't ta,.a. a !ot-m'!r H~iti:an Am~r cl':t::nand· Jtr,u~t. Tlot othc:r di1l not P•q•h..l ... The "'' 1t. Th! ~nat.ed. Statu dcn1ecl any tr ,.ho wu plannin~t :o in,·aJe ~ia rlane· ,..as pilnaed by an Amrri,·nn l'ho ·elvtment 1n .he 1nc•:lent. •.• honaeland !rom the Dorninican P.rpuhhc, r .. rcartedly had done con~r:aC't juos for A f'orrntr Cl.S. scent told ..The Ntr.s ',:whic:h shArts tht lslnnd or HiljlaDiola tht CI.\. · . ~ etttly thPt Le Couvre was GbOt.:aJ'!d ..;;owith H-aiti. Til• CIA plant awooped over A nauch more in1:11~inatin, thou::n ,,., •erA lrol!"l~l'n." Ut nid"an_under- a n:ue-lit field nt:tr the DoraiAieaa. I!IOrt auc:ce"liCUI, (;f.\ riot 'IYas sinlftlf'l • 1ter lemtoii!:on team slipped into the milic.ary airport of Dajabon. fnl!' on anoth•r burner at Lhis tinae. lt1 't.r •t n!a:-ht and att.:aebed a 'bomb to l\'oocltn crates rained do~ 0!1 )l:lra- a:na was the refuse of t~~ U.S . ~. rue­ t ship's hull, under the •ate:-line. The chutes. They con tat n t d morbrs, b!o a!'d he~ rn:":• l':lrlure.J by ~con•nau­ lllb. " detonator ancl a timin.: dt~-ic:e . bazookas, 11·1 riOes, .31J·c1Llibtr ma· na.- ~ortb Konoa an Jan•ll'rJ, 1968. ~" in a waterproor container, he said.. cniMJ:uns, )1·3 ton1nay:~;ns • •:3-..::Jlibtr ~lA G!rici.,l.:o~ aMoll'd tht J'nl'h~n 'n:e e:oc·aa:r·nt added that the froa: · pialol~<, ~:nnaclu and P.ntm::ni~ ! o:l. J'fi'JC:t't "Cipl'rstaun S·A"r•rd," but. t i:o~l! •• wen: Cu~;;u~s workiDir for the ClA. , The wP.:opon 1 ""'" distrihu:!·d a!"on~ " ·ho to.••k P.:art rt·Cft•l A wctk later a •m•!l i:-Coun r.r rral· pilot. Abo~o~t CO rnen an''""red the ad .i 11 .ecttd Yith . the. CIA and C?tner intrlli-l tlan refu~ets Mlt~ t:.S. Ar1r1r SJ·~- an•l ~and~tr'>n• fnru:ardt•l U.. ll'ttt'r! to ..:I ·mee aJencaes 1n the Cat1bbe:an arP:t, · rial forc:u can1p in :\~trtil Caro :i :~:l fc.r Slur;: Is, ..· ho was an char r e of L'!,. ·!alated the bir: blast on Ctll. Jlafael trai11int In a:ucrrilla ocar!are. )liiJt oi operation. ;"nzjillo, Ultn dietalor ol the Don•inicanl the Hai~:ans were in thtir tarlr !Os and SLurJia had alreadr nppoinleJ ~lu ~ublic. i Jsad atttn:t;a)e,, aa offi:en didn't attd the cou. TlltJ' 41oom..t to fa11me lltl~We i: l.l~an, &At •en tftld tluo rc.\1 eltjft':h·r. afreadf had tnowcfa at11rl for a war•. IJ r•unc: ~rw Yorkeu ll'lllla•f'J to Mid ' · ""Tllit toftnaUoa was pll'an:~ r•onllaa r aeflled the ..rat npport or tile· eff huadrf'c!J er Du,·aJier to:diera, •iii· · · 4 i e" rl.s. JfO\trnment. ... tltis ..... npre- liallltft ... Toataa )(acoutea. con. D\1 lolo .eeattd It~ the arma ahipmfllta." _ •.• · . . The nb.l elC'~eera au~uia~ted ': Tntjillo 011 ll~,- 30. 1!11.-l\"htther-t••~ • .. - .

----=------~ - ~. C0001839S,;i w~ ~ af<-:;,.e40r iL So ' ''': Sl!-'l•:l't orf the u:u aj:ara, the h"tr:l "'t Wl'ff IUIJ• ·~tan~.:c of tni• thip. situ :t. r.uui:u1 co:ai\l of \'e"e7.uel:l. Th• 11nirn< •ere not JIO:Itd to t·o to wu tor" ch>" n. Wt "'tnt . ~· .. ~•,.1. \'.' t "·tn to n1ttt a Cub:t.n •til~!! I. to co into anr pnrt but to •t:l}' ofC thr ac:roi\s the 1trttt to 1.1\i .-'nttn~anos I auun1e it "·:u a na,·al veHtl, com­ C'":tst. Ctrt:lin oili~.:i:t.ls in the \'"nezue- . (another houl). \\'t ldt the car parked manded b~' C:J!I;an na•·y o{[i«n •·ho Jan ::-o•rrnmrnt " ·•re ~'"· are o( the plan. eut front 'llUntains ntar the Cullttnl:lla bor.; lrert ~till in CQnfintment at this time. .Jer. J~ tainfll much of the tin:e tilt)' • •we were ~in.r to tkrrattn to aink were there aacl tAt)' c&lltrf. their laue Camp )lud. tke r"n•n•un.ist ahip and kill all the lloa- Arter two wttks there, ther nrovtd Ll::n If Ill\)' 1hip Of ftll)' COnnlrf t&nlt to C:lmp ~and on thf' buch nrM the, clon. It "'"' aupposed to look like a Yuc:t~n fi1hin' •ill:t.l:f' oC Prl':;ortso).; p!rue ot•nntion, o~anizcd by Americar~ ; Tlt~:v rl-::~rt!!rN ~he Ci!1nin~ bl'at .\nlilo. • mcrrenariu and anti·C:t.atro Cubans.w :mu&;J:'Ied runs and an1mo aboard, and! ret oH to a.;e.:~ U1~ f ,l.,'\n \'Ustl. llut In prt'p:matit>n ror the trip to lhxl· the charts :ht'' hllrl " . ·tainrd t" t::i.te co, ·::uns, campinc tquipm•nt. medicine, Ultm throu~il 'the C:u:~ ;u:ol C:u!tbun bandaa:es. uniforms and other a11prliu •·ere 16 fUU cold llntl. then:iore, 11ot • ·ere hittden in door p~nels seats and a COIIl,illtttly ae: .. ur:~te. rat~~: trunk or a 19o3 Fakon th:t.t , 111 1.. Thtf eru:.u_tf snuth a:or;;: ~· Tura- . . . . r tan coa~: !l'r r... ·r d.•r-•. .. !! ... len C'tntr:~l nutC1tted by the tntchanocs ol a lh:~m1 I .~merion \\":licr 1 a!'l,! ti:cn r11n al:rl':..nd · Jarli::Ot owned b)' two CIA employees. on 11. rrer '"·o rt~ii.:s nn: llo~li.t<', capitlll The Toiunteers W'!ft to pro•ide their or British ll"lltlura,. O\Tn tr:~n!!pnrtation '" llexico ani! their . h~·e thrr."· a J_ot ~; _,..e.1r. o'·tr th~ o"·n we:tpt'n and campinrr J:tar. sule,. Conult~ lnHI. \\ ., " 'llitc.l. unt•l ' • thor tu{r c:~n1t 111. Thl·n ~·.•r~l- · .d: JllftiO· '·Tht ntt'n had to ,et to the lllttun.: td into tt:P ..- atcr ~C' :.,.1!, :-t ;.,. .. off plan~. Cuadal:aja.r:a, at their own tX• lht reef alth'luj:h ~: ,.. c ""c •·e ,;,.,ri.;s ( pf'n!~" Conulu said. ..The contrnc:t around. "'" ,:;.:::•· i::t, !t.l ~~~ ;.·.. in:o didn't' r;o lntn cUret until Uley r.·11t :lei!;,. '":t t:.:.~ J>~·•pd!..,r :\n·I·.·'::Jr; '-' "~' . · ha:t :&1:.1 t!loo:,.... • ·a,t a SM:\11 It""· ~. lht!re. }low they 10t there ••• the1r were takint: C•C .-attr and ne'..Utd ror- businen." pairs." \\'ken tke Amh:o lint;~ed ini n r.,rt. flrin~ no Clal!, poiict and cutlGf:"IS ''r:i­ cers bo:t.nlo!'d her. D:-itish Hond~:ran au. thnrilin :1: first thnueht it .-"f :tn lnYa~inn from CulltPmala. Stur.:ie and hia clirt1 de-zen werf! qunlionf'd ilr Bri:­ i\!1 intelli;ence a.:ents. T::f'n :!u:l'lis 1poh to t.;e .~m~riC'IUI conaul an•l. aitorr • re .., '"''"' nils to )lexkl) •:i:y and \\'a~hin:lon. the con!tul toiJ hlto• ::c.t te> •c>rry. The An•el"irans . ••n rt:o:o;ostd and Clown bac:l: to ;\lian1i. •we ... u suprMrd to Jl!t Sl.~~'l a· ••nth plus & $10,000 bonus (on tomriP­ tion or t!le mission): Curtis sald :a:r-r. •Well. all I attn wu :iO or GO b'.lcks to eeL ":tck home ((rom )liami)." .; •wbattnr it wa!l, It •·as cltril\t:eiT a CIA op.ration," uicl )fax Gonza:u. a aative )le':'l.' Yorker who is llltW ill wsi• •~ Ia )lianai. •Fraak Stur:-i• .,.u a CIA aa:ent at &M tilae aM ~till m:t.)' l>t. lit ..-.. bl ....Utt .Uh otht:- CJ..\ • a!ftnlS in C-.l•'aJara aftd lluico. Ci!>'• Fran~\ ""'"" ..W •• what nur naa m!l• '•ion ...,, '-t "I blew it waa iDiportaa: &e Lil!f aacaq.• • _ · •• •• .·

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