Date : 02/03/99 Page : 1 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY CIA RECORD NUMBER 104-10213-10101 RECORD SERIES JFK AGENCY FILE NUMBER 80TO1357A DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR CIA FROM TO TITLE REPORT ON PLOTS TO ASSASSINATE FIDEL CASTRO DATE 00/00/67 PAGES 141 SUBJECTS IG REPORT DOCUMENT TYPE PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION SECRET RESTRICTIONS 1A, 1B CURRENT STATUS RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW 06/23/98 OPENING CRITERIA COMMENTS JFK64-48 :F52 1998 .06 .23 .11 :39 :07 :420082 : THIS ID AID REPLACES 104-10184-10001 . 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Director, returned this copy to t ~ :ns~ector General on 22 May 1507 with i..structions that the Inspector Gerarai : ' Retain it in personal, EM.S CULY safekeeping Destruy T=`T oLe bum copy retained t=pc=rily by t:--e Inspector General Dest=-cy all notes and other scu~e nri .Siravd by those partici:atiag in the writing of tine report The one stayback bti-a copy, all notes, and 211 or-her de__^_,-ed source materials .ere destroyed on 23 May 1957 . This ribbon copy is the only text of the report now in existence, either in whole or in tart . its text has been read only by : Richard Helms, Director of Central Intela,ence J. S . ar_,fln, Inspector General S. D. Rrecsin;.idge, L:s~.ect_ + (oae of tW~ authors) All typing of drafts and of final text was do`- by the nut:ors . Filed with the report are : Gfl't ce of Security _°ile used as source materisl MemorandLms concernin g William =arvey Car-aia YC'iGCC=. -,r--zers Drev ;°arson col-,--.s ctr General Introductory Section Miscellaneous Schemes . Prior to August 1950 Aerosol Attack on Radio Station Contaxinatcd Cigprs Depilatory The Gambling Syndicate Operation ' Phase 1 (August 1900 - may 1961) Phase 2 (late 1961 - Jane 1963) The Wiretapping Incident The Phyllis McGuire/Attorney General Phase (late 1961 - Yey The Long Committee Phase (May - July 1966) Schemes in Early 1963 . ' Skin Diyi=g Suit Sea Shell .. :. Project AM1ASH - Rolando Cubela (March 196 - March 1966) Discussion of Assassinatiou at High-Level Gover--zent INSeetirgs Special Group (Augoeated) Meeting of 10 August 1962 C Special Group Meeting of 30 July 190'k H The Ramifications of the Gambling Syndicate Operation F'--L= S~-.a=city of doz-eaa=y e-riden^e . 1 P-lst:~ns'nip of as3assf_atioa per_-1^-' to po=1CJ 2 Risi o.' essassiastion v ea a gove:=ent is . 4 Resort to :aecdocbe 5 Publisled !ntelligenx oc the posslbi`-t-f of Castro's deni e . 5 Accurr,r of tae story Drev %arscn has 6 ldlsr_L -ous Schemes Prior to August 1960 . ferosnl At-ac's on ?a`o Station . Contaminated C1gs.rs Depilatory . Gaablt g Syndicate - iihsse 1 . Geaeaia of the plot . 14 ',First contact with l&heu 15 O'CocL.ell named as case officer . 16 First, oeetizg with Rose7', t 16 3-ief.'~.a of Dines and Cabe11 % . 17 FLst aeetir-g betveea Ms-heu and Gt%acara 18 True identities of Gtsnc?-1 and fr-,ifficaate become known. 19 Raie o: P^.atficante 19 Fsrly p!aarirg on tye means of asz-assinatioa . 20 Gunz's involvement vim legal cigars 21 t7,9 '3 preparation of lethal c1&ars . 21 Oelivery of the ci->rs to Gunn 22 Roosevelt learns of z~x plot . 23 Pnssible ways of psc!r-g'--:$ t~e poisx 23 Declsica to package tte poison in pill form . 24 J- Orl.a is identMed as the syndicate's mn in Cuba 25 Guan tests tJe pills on G,-Irea pigs . 25 Sequence preceding passir; the pills to O'Cornell 26 O'Connell receives the pills and passes ties to Roselli . 2Z Earvey is briefed on tbe operation 27 Z-afficente receives the pi11 s and gives Uu', to Orta . _ . 27 Identif_zatica of O:`.a 28 Mic Or-.a cl-ana l col?spses . 29 Varona is brought in}a the operation - 29 Edwaxe- K. Moss . 30 Poselli associates O'Cor-eU -rith CIA 31 Funds are approved for passing to Varora . 31 Mcn--y, and lethal pills- are gassed to "varo--m . - . 32 `aroma's restaurant coatazzt in Cuba . 32 Edwards calls off the operation 33 Disposition of the pills . 34 - List of those witting, of the operation . 34 Syndicate - .-re 2 . 37 :as briefed oa ?'are Why :arv^ey Executive1 . 37 Fnr:-ey 5+.,. in chars_ -. -.;.a Ac':ca Cm.pability 37 Kar+ry briefs Helms cn the zecai:e Actin Capability. 33 4TA`0- planned assa3si_sL;on o= Lmmra 38 Approval of Project Tom. 38 Bls`el!. p"~a Earvey 1.a charge of the Cast---3 c?eratloa 39 carvey is told lie vi11 head the Cuba task ft--x . 39 Esrvey's first meeting with rdrards on t`.-_ Ca-stro operation 40 :era-iratloa of 04F.4-0i . 41 "3-.--y brief3 Eels on tlw iastro opera-.." 41 riffee-rZ views on. t°_:e tr.:=over .o Harvey . 41 Earvey's first neett=Z vita Roselli i.a Rev Yr.k City 43 Fcselll and O'Con:e!lgo to Kie=i . 45, Esrmy leaves for Hiard with let-la-1 pi:1s 46 Rose l1i is al--e2d;/ in touc'L with Verona . 47 Harvey takes over "a Sping ape._-atioa" 4'j Changes in gangster personnel partici;r-tiro . 48 Parro enters the opertica 48 Esrvey supplies weapons and equipment to Vamrs . 49 Roselli reports teat the pi.llz are is Cure 50 Varo:s sends a three-man tea= :.o Cu'= . 51 V=rona plans to send th---ee militia men to C"abn 51 Harvey and R6selli agree to to:--i=-,4.e tle operation . 52 Roselli comes to Washington to meet Esrvsy 53 Harvey's meeting with Rose?11 observed by .. ..- FBI . 54 List of persons witting ar this phase of ;.ae opeztica 55 I . L The Wiretapping racid nt . 57 0 Giancana suspects rzyyllis McGuire ant Dan Rcan . 57 Giancaas asks Faheu to bug Rowan's room 57 Likely date of the bugging incident . 58 VAheu asks EcvarYi Du Bois to do the job 58 Du Bois assigns Balletti an& Ha_r.-isoa to the job. 58 Wiretap made instead of micraphone plant 59 Ballet~ is caught Era phones YAheu for gyp . 59 j .: V.aheu refers the i31 to CIA 59 ~ . Shef Edwards meets wit: an FBI representative . 60 Edrards intervenes vi-h San ?apices on Yafi-u's behalf 61 i , Houston intervenes with the Justice Depart=eat . 61 Houston briefs Genial Carter 62, ! Edwarda and Houston brief the Attorney G---a1. 62a Edwards sends a zemornnd= record of the =eetir& to Kennedy 63 Gsabliag Syndicate - F`sse 2 is already 1-arrr .my . 64 Helms is briefed on the r-eeti=g with the A:tor---y General 65 E wards war---7. Harvey to clear with the rCI . 65 Kennedy's request on t !"zrch 67 for a copy of the briefing memo 66 The ;!retap2L=g Laci :rct Ci:cego S=-Ti=es =te-; of 16 Aug i3 :e G'_;ntarm & CL; . 67 Ch`' =1o Daily aevs story o : ^~ :,-:z 63 .- GL=-- n L CU 09 r-!=s yead~^ YcGCe e co_rf of tYe Ee_:-dy h=ief'-=; amors-= . c9 PLaors now cocnect CIA & testers i3 plot to kill Cast--3 " 70 T.r Lonz C=ji :tee . 71 Fo:-=er Nahee ecplcyee called to testify 71 :e Onassis-hiarchas cver ctl s ippLag ruts . 71 NAteu is h!_-d c;/ U1ar..=:.s and is s.Ypor..cd by CIA 72 CL; iotterreces ca Nisrctos' . 72 ^_~e Long CC=itte_ pla_.s to rzs:_--c: the Orsssis vi :^-tap 72 CIA inte:vr=es ri'.h the Lc:g Cz=i :.tee oz: mmheu's behalf. 73 Pareu applics p:ess`1'_C' on CL: to avoid p-sblicity 73 faheu indicates he my brie_' h_ts atbor-ey . 74 Scheces is Early 1963 . .. 75 Skin Piviti Suit . 75 Gift fret Donovsn to Castro 75 ine suit is bot;d:t a--A rave r--ad .. 75 '%e plan is overta ten by events z5 List of perscas vitttCZ . 70 Booby-trepped Sea Sl:ell 77 Books on Mollesca are bcua..t . 77 IT-,-e pls: prcms to be impracticable 77 )-aces of those witting . 77 Project A%UASH - Rolando Cubels . 78 t O3,meeting tries C-..:bela in Mexi=o City (Yar 61) . 78 Cubela's role in tLe Cubea revolut.oa 78 Cubela reported disaffected .