The Castro assassination plots

--- PAGE 13 --- EE ——————————..... © MORI DocID: 1451843 . so. for ’ Ri LET . vd conn BYE BY problem and were willing to pay a price of $150,000 . for its successful accomplishment. It was to be made clear to Roselli that the United States Government was not, and should not, become aware of this operation. 6. The pitch was made to Roselli on 14 . September 1960 at the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City. Mr. James O'Connell, Office of Security, was present during this meeting and was identified to Roselli as an | employee of Maheu. O'Connell actively served as Roselli's . contact until May 1962 at which time he phased out due to an overseas assignment. His initial reaction was to . . avoid getting involved, but through Maheu's persuasion, : he agreed to introduce him to a friend, Sam Gold, who knew the "Cuban crowd." Roselli made it clear he did : not want any money for his part and believed Sam would feel the same way. Neither of these individuals were ever paid out of Agency funds. 7. During the week of 25 September, Maheu was . introduced to Sam who was staying at the Fontainebleau . . Hotel, Miami Beach. It was several weeks after his meeting with Sam and Joe, who was identified to him as a courier operating between Havana and Miami, that he . saw photographs of both of these individuals in the Sunday supplemental "Parade." They were identified as ’ i Momo Salvatore. Giancana and Santos Trafficant, respectively. Both were on the list of the Attorney General's ten most- wanted men. The former was described as the Chicago chieftain of the Cosa Nostra and successor to Al Capone, - + and the latter, the Cosa Nostra boss of Cuban operations. Maheu called this office immediately upon ascertaining : this information. : 8. In discussing the possible methods of . accomplishing this mission, Sam suggested that they not : resort to firearms but, if he could be furnished some : : type of potent pill, that could be placed in Castro's food : or drink, it would be a much more effective operation. { Sam indicated that he had a prospective nominee in ‘the | person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official who had been receiving | kick-back payments from the gambling interests, who still had PT access to Castro, and was in a financial bind. . 00043 2 . SECHT | 7 Tn --- PAGE 14 --- EEE : MORI DocID: 1451843 \ . . - obiAET . Ruy an EVA GLY : 9. TSD was requested to produce six pills of high lethal content. i . 10. Joe delivered the pills to Orta. After several weeks of reported attempts, Orta’ apparently got cold feet and asked out of the assignment. He suggested another candidate who made several attempts without success. : - 11. Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona, one of the principal officers in the Cuban Exile Junta, had become disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta and was willing to handle the mission through his own resources. i 12. . He asked, as a prerequisite to. the deal, that he be given $10,000 for organizational expenses and requested $1,000 worth of communications equipment. 13. Dr. Verona's potential was never fully exploited, as the project was canceled shortly after the : Bay of Pigs episode. Verona was advised that the offer was withdrawn, and the pills were retrieved. 14. Of significant interest was an incident which involved a request levied by Sam upon Maheu. oo “77 At the height of the project negotiations, Sam expressed concern about his girlfriend, : Phyllis McGuire, who he learned was getting much attention from Dan Rowan while both were booked at a Las Vegas night club. Sam asked . | ' Maheu to put a bug in Rowan's room to deter- i : . mine the extent of his intimacy with Miss ’ : . McGuire. .The technician involved in the assign- i _ ment was discovered in the process, arrested, . ! and taken to the Sheriff's office for questioning. . i He called Maheu and informed him that he had been detained by the police. This call was made in the presence of the Sheriff's personnel. Subsequently, the Department of Justice ~- announced its intention to prosecute Maheu along SE . 00014 ) i AQ I . . : : Jr --- PAGE 15 --- SS : MORI DocID: 1451843 Co : SEC . aro PEERY ’ with the technician. On 7 February 1962; i the Director of Security briefed the Attorney . General, Robert Kennedy, on the circumstances leading up to Maheu's involvement in the wiretap. At our request, prosecution was } dropped. 15. ‘In May 1962, Mr. William Harvey took over as Case Officer, and it is not known by this office . whether Roselli was used operationally from that point on. 16. It was subsequently learned from the FBI ‘ that Roselli had been convicted on six counts involving . illegal entry into the United States. Our records do not reflect the date of conviction, but it is believed to have been sometime during November 1967. 17. On 2 December 1968, Roselli, along with four other individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to cheat members of the Friars Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin rummy game. 18. Mr. Harvey reported to the Office of Security of his contacts with Roselli during November and December 1967 and January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny i would not seek out the Agency for assistance in the deporta- tion proceedings unless he actually faced deportation. Roselli expressed confidence that he would win an appeal. 19. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James ’ . O'Connell, Roselli's first Case Officer, to advise that bo Maheu's attorney, Ed Morgan, had received a call from a Thomas Waddin, Roselli's lawyer, who stated that all . avenues of appeal had been exhausted, and his client now : faces deportation. Waddin indicated that, if someone did i not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make a complete i expose of his activities with the Agency. i : . ! 20. On 18 November 1970, Mr. Helms was briefed i on the latest development in this case, and it was decided that the Agency would not in any way assist Roselli. Maheu was so advised of the Agency's position, and he was in 4 00015 . ) fa 4 k el --- PAGE 16 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 \ Cee i AT ER RENEE) i [R17 JEL . : Eh iY complete agreement with our stand. He further advised . that he was not concerned about any publicity as it affected him personally should Roselli decide to tell all. 21. Subsequently, Roselli or someone on his behalf furnished Jack Anderson details of the operation. Attached are two Anderson columns dealing with- this matter. 22. The last known residence of Roselli was the . Federal Penitentiary in Seattle, Washington. Attachments i Ld . - : : i I- } 00016 H Co ry B AES CHLY i --- PAGE 17 --- © MORI DocID: 1451843 EE ® ® . 7 ) --- PAGE 18 --- : MORI DocID: 1451843 | The Washington ecry-Fo-Round THE WASHINGTOY POST fonds. pmo 5s —_— Te AT en fun, —_— BT 6 Autempts 10 Kill Castro Luid to {1A PD Adllempls 0 811i Lasiro | ALLL TO 4.44 | By Juck Anderson tor before the motley Invad- fate against President tra. complete willl secret irysts at Po “ers ianded on the island. Their, nedy. gititering Miami Seach hotels | Locked in the darkest re: 7 HOS expected to louch! To set up the Castro ass 1-5k/and midnizat powesseny jcesses of the Central Ttellil te gemecal uprising, which [nation, the CIA enlisted by 3: dashes to secret landing spots - jane Agency is the sory of the Cemmunist militia would |ert Habe, nl former VLion the Cuban coast, Gnce, Ro- © $x assassination attemp CH N ting - 3882L With shadowy contac , ix2ili's boat was shot from - (against Ceba's Fidel Casiro. {148 had more trouble putting: 3E2L Mth shade other und. funded 2R0t Es shot out from i For 10 years, only a few key down without the charismatic : pyar pssignments for the CIN For the first tay, the CIA Sl people have known ihe terri-i Castro to lead them, "lout of his Washington public ‘arnished Roselli #ith spacial: dle secret. They have sworn| After the girs: attempt relations office. “He later wyison capentos to stip into sever fo talk Yet we haverp oor 2 assassination Moved 10 Las Vegas to head \astrors. food. The porn i’ jlearned the details from! teams wer fo Cuba, The; UP Dilionaire Howard Huzhes' "posed to take tres Favs io * sources whose credentials arg] (€ams were seat © Cuba. The | \- vada operations. "vB the time Castro died iZevond question, [last team reportedly made iti” \ahay recruited John Ro-:4°. system would £9row off ail | We spoke to John McCone.it0 a rooitop within shootingiselli, a ruggedly handsomery: | ag of the poison, so he }ho headed the CIA at theldistance of Castro before they "Zambler with contacts In BOth [, \'d appear to ne the victim © jtime’of the assassination at-fwere apprehended. This hap-;lhe American and Cuban U-iof 3 watural. jf mysterious ail- tempts. He acknowledged the!pened around the last of Feb. derworlds. to arrange the 25 pmp; : Jigen had besn discussed inside Iruary or first of Mareh, 1563, sassination. The dapper, hawk-i" gy; arranged with a jthe CIA but insisted it had] Nine months later, Presi. faced Roselli, formerly marcus related fo one of Cas. ~ jpesn ‘rejected immedi-|dent Kennedy was gunnediried to movie actress JUDE {1ro's 4 75, to plant the deadly latel He Jisorously denied, down in Dallas by Lee Harvey Lang. waa. a power in thelpane Up Pion food, {that the CIA had ever partici-lOswald, a fanatic who pre-imovie indusmy until his con-ig, Ma + 13, 1961, Roselli de. ipated in any plot on Castro's viously had agitated fpr Cas-|viction with racketoer Willie {livered capsules 1 his con jiife. Asked whether the atitro in New Orlane sag had | Biot? in a million-dollar Holly- tan at :- port Beach's glamor. itempts could have been made|made a mysterious trip to thejwood labor shakegomn. Thelous Fon 2 nehiean Hotel. jwith his knowladze, he Te-iCuban Embassy in Mexico CIA assigned two of its most] 4 coup. ¢ waeks later, just plied: “It could not have hap- City. {Hysted operatives. William [about rt. sz tome pot the ipened.” jofimong those privy to the!Harvey and James (Big JE) iplot 10 bean carried out, |, We have comolete contilCIA conspiracy, thers is will 210'Connell, to the husi-hushis rape ut ee Havana said idence, however, in our|n a € gi pb g suspicion—unsup. | murder mission. Using pony Cassan csc HL Bur he re. - lsources. iported by the Warren Com-;names, they accompanied Ro-|covernd “wore the Ba; of Pigs i, The plot to knock off Castro | mission's findings. that Cas-jselli on icips to Miami tn line! {vasa . April 17, 1561. .egan as part ul the Bay of ira became aware of the US. lup the assassination teams. | pop ayo © attrmars swore PEs npenafun The intent wasi flat upon his fee and meni The, full story reads like Ihe Dade an apes feo S10 efimmee the Cudan dicta ow rec TUR Uawal isa “wai seins fou James Bond movie, TL te Sry Tae . 00018 - --- PAGE 19 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 N . wa ea . . The Washington Jlerry~Go-Round THE WASHINGTON POST Tendon Bh25.001 134 i Tt JRE Qa, 77 5/4 1 A Kon 27d ST 4 CT TragEoey NHerdia nage dF wileory mee Fao dA . LESTED Stalker y/ OF 320 107 6:18 (LAA Po Rv Jack Amiorsen 10h be Rebapt Mahou a for. Rozelit wii Gaally Fain fon TE Ime CLL pred H ) no 5¢T EDT azeat, who admitied capsules which he imod BETH SLi sae Fink | The mates mad WOOF 10 5 us thst he Sid bandied wn throng a relative of Caogiro's $13, Mn Sod du nid jCentral luaifizeace AZe¥yorcuer assiznments for the chet to plant fn the GICTROTS. 143 or 5253 im had 4 hich so jreerultod to assassinate CaaS ory pip rofused, however. to, food. Later, martismen armed sara for Resell sod coiind ;Fidel Csitza has heen Wd UD diszuss the decails. This is the} with luza-powered Beigian tithe Friar’s Club case a “sum ‘ia the sick ward of the Los’ ame Maheu, incidentally, who! fles atiemated to infiltratelrapm S314 Harvey: “The Anzeies Count fail, 11s now involved in a legal bat-{close enouzh to gun Costroirfiars Cid indicimant is He is handsome, hawk-faceditla aver phantom billionaire idown. . R phony, Resell had no mere lo Joan Roselli, once a d2:hing| froward Huzzes' Nevada oper-| All told, six assassination at-!ag with that than I had figure around Toilyweod andiations, (tempts were made. the lasting Reselli's lawyers are now ‘Las Vezas now a sras. 65 Roselli was so flattered over |the spring of 1983. Throrza-iirying to zet clemency for year-old inmate With a respira- being asked to perform a se-jout this period, Roselli worked their client, citing our s-aries tory ailment. leret mission for the U.S. gov-lunder the. direct supervision-zhouc his sterot CIA sorvies, © Confidential ¥3I files iden-iorament that he paid all hisjof two secret CIA zzents, Wil-; N uty pin as en Malta fi icnpenses out of nis genjliam Harvey and James Biz! Fireurms Fusco wre” who watched over “the nncket 2nd risked his neck to Jim) O'Connell. N concealed imerests in Las! inn the seesiaaten oni | Under pressure from the Vegas casinos of the Chicago!on the Cuban coast. iRoselli’s Reward - |fircerms lobby, the Treasury “underworld.” ) | "In James Bond fashion, he| The FBI which Zot wind of: Department has failed to en- _ Roselli has admilied 10jheld whispered meetinas inthe assassination. plot. kasiforce a vital section of the jitizads that he was a TUT TUN \[jami Beach hotels with Cu-|tried to pum Roselli for in-iynsg rogaral firearms act {ner during the Roarin2 Twer-ikans willing to make an Abinrmation. But he was sworn: ta ew wae massed afar Jes. Opazziing 2ioas she Eastiiipt on Castro's life. Once, {to sience by the CIA. and wgi THE 12 was passed alter Caast, he learned how 10 evadeine calied on Chicago racketito this moment, he hasn't pro-,i3e murders of Sen. Lebert |Coast Guard cutters and Plposs Sam Giancana to lire up !ken it. jZenaedy and Dr. Martin Lu- {lice patrols. ia contact. The confidential| Msanwhile, the Justice Deitier King It authorizes the | His mame later becamelfiles report that Giancara had partment, as art of its crash] Treasury Secretary 10 requira linked with the pizzest names zambling interest and an in| down on ornanized crima,:fuil reports of zll firearms and : In the Chicazn and Los Anze-lisrest in the shrimp businessitrisd to nail Roselli The FSi ammunition sales. Bi les underworlds. He also ce-lin Cuba However, the Chi-ldiscovered that his Chicson] FOF the tio years hat a . [eioned coniacts in the Cubenlcazo gangster took no directinirts records had been forged 12 has heen in force, ih junderworld hefore Castro 109% part in the assassination plot. |that kis name was really Fi. Treasury Department has iz © jover the Havana gambling ca-|” Roselli made midnizntilippo Sacco and that he hadiRored ihis key provision. The ; {sinos. ) Lo. 9250s to Cuba with his hiredicome to this conmiry from;gun indusizy has complained, H | He had the rizht backfassassins in twin powerboats. [aly as a child. He was con-iit would be a hookieeping i jgound for a hushhush mis-iOnce 2 Cuban patrol ship victed for failing to register as: nightmare. C- i lsion that the CIA was planliurned its zuns on his derklan alien. { The. federal government, jTiAg in i951, As part of 5eioned boat, tore a hole in the) He was also convicted fori™hich would have to comps (Bax ef Pur insaton. 108 CLA 'haviom and sank the heat, Ro-loonsrizacy 19 riz cord comes 31 (he sales data, has oo joenad 10 Lacek wif Casio andicolli was fissed ous of the ar Los. Anzeies excisive DETR refuviant to spend cl fieave Cuzz lizceriess, jwater tx the other Znat. which, Fries's Club. 15120 miiion it would cast -or | + jescapec into the stadows. | OF RoselliS two CIA asso. COMPWIErs and Staéi wom .la {Risks Neck + | In earlier columns. we ve-lciates, Harvey has now retired i3in the firearms files. | Resalti was rucruitsd for tel ported how the CIA furnishes to Indiantpois and O'CONMER: = tse, pmmsecminm sense FS _— TTT . . . Lo : 00019 i | . | --- PAGE 20 --- © MORI DocID: 1451843 “a . ®: i | / 8 ie Co a : ¢ i. ‘ Ee co Sh ) Eso 00020 . Ee By ET A Se pr --- PAGE 21 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 oo SILT per ere Tea rye vee os ©, PROJECT MOCKINGBIRD Project Mockingbird, a telephone intercept activity, was conducted : between 12 March 1963 and 15 June 1963, and targeted two Washington- based newsmen who, at the time, had been publishing news articles based on, and frequently quoting, classified materials of this Agency . and others, including Top Secret and Special Intelligence. Telephone intercept connections were installed at the newmen's . office and at each of their homes, for a total of 3. The connections were established with the assistance of a telephone company official who responded to a personal request by the Director of Security, Col. Sheffield Edwards. Col. Edwards’ authority for the activity was Mr. John A. McCone, Director of Central Intelligence. The latter conducted the activity in coordination with the Attorney General (Mr. Robert Kennedy), the Secretary of Defense (Mr. Robert McNamara), and the Director of the Defense. Intelligence Agency (Gen. Joseph Carroll), In addition to Office of Security personnel directly involved in the intercepts and | research of materials acquired therefrom, only 3. other Agency i : officials are on record as witting of the activity: the Deputy Director . : .. of Central Intelligence (General Marshall S. Carter), the Inspector I. General (Lyman Kirkpatrick) and the General Counsel. (Mr. Lawrence Houston). oo The intercept activity was particularly productive in identifying con- : tacts of the newsmen, their method of operation and many of their sources i of information. For example, it was determined that during the period they received data from 13 newsmen, 12 of whom were identified; 12 senators and 6 members of Congress, all identified; 21 Congressional staff members, of whom 11 were identified; 16 government employees, including a staff N member of the White House, members of the Vice President's office, an . Assistant Attorney General, and other well-placed individuals. A number of other sources were partially or tentatively identified, but the short span - of the activity precluded positive identification. It was observed that through these contacts the newsmen actually received more classified and official : data than they could use, and passed some of the stories to other newsmen for release, establishing that many 'leaks' appearing under other by-lines were actually from the sources of the target newsmen. - Since the termination of Project Mockingbird, those materials related to it which were retained, have been maintained under strict security access of two Office of Security professionals. oe - 00021 - --- PAGE 22 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 . A — N a =) 5) a | Co Comm oo FE 00022 --- PAGE 23 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Cate : : ain gfe EE SEGRE sor 6 SUBJECT: Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenko . : Yuriy Ivanovich Nosenkq, an officer of the KGB, defected to -a representative of this- Agency in Geneva, Switzerland, on 4 February 1964. The responsibility for his exploitation was assigned to the then SR Division of the Clandestine Service and he was brought to this country on 12 February 1964. After initial interrogation by ’ representatives of the SR Division, he was moved to a safe- house in Clinton, Maryland, from 4 April 1964 where he ‘ was confined and interrogated until 13 August 1965 when he was moved to _a specially constructed "jail" in a remote : wooded area A — The SR Division was convinced that he was a dispatched agent but even after a long ’ period of hostile interrogation was unable to prove their contention and he was confined at [Tin an effort to convince him to "confess." This Office together with the Office of General i : Counsel became increasingly concerned with the illegality : | of the Agency's position in handling a defector under | these conditions for such a long period of time. Strong | | representations were made to the Director (Mr. Helms) by i this Office, the Office of General Counsel, and the A Legislative Liaison Counsel, and on 27 October 1967, the responsibility for Nosenko's further handling was transferred to the Office of Security under the direction of the Deputy "Director of Central Intelligence, then Admiral Rufus Taylor. Nosenko was moved to a comfortable safehouse in the Washington area and was interviewed-under-friendly, Co sympathetic conditions by his Security Case Officer, Mr. ) Bruce Solie, for more than a year. It soon became B apparent that Nosenko was bona fide and he was moved to more comfortable surroundings with considerable freedom of independent movement and has continued to cooperate : fully with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and this Office since that time. He has proven to be the most 1] 00023 + 2 | YES GLY --- PAGE 24 --- CE EES MORI DocID: 1451843 | ER co . NE. ¢ RE SEGRE FYE . EYES fare 13 Gigy i valuable and economical defector this Agency has ever had and leads which were ignored by the SR Division were explored and have resulted in the arrest and prosecution € Ccurre under an alias; secured a divorce from his Russian wife and remarried an American citizen. He is happy, relaxed, and appreciative of the treatment accorded him and states "while I regret my three years of incarceration, I have no bitterness and now understand how it could happen.” it 00024 ) 3 EVES BLY --- PAGE 25 --- . MORI DocID: 1451843 fo. Aon A . - \ 5] : r : § SEE L- . - . . : i g ) | : Co . : a | |. . a | : 00025 : --- PAGE 26 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 SUT . an . . Ce . ) : SEGP . i RUE] Evey/Gy "I. SURVEILLANCES N h During the periods 1-20 February, 12 April-7 May, and 9-20 August 1971, a surveillance was conducted of a former staff employee, and a cuban national with whom become professionally and emo- tionally involve Surveillance was predicated upon information theel — had been seeking from employees information in Inf6Imation Processing Division files, and that employees were visiting a photographic studio operated by in Fairfax | City, Virginia. In addition To PAyST illance, | one: surreptitious entry of the photographic studio was : made, and an attempt to enter the apartment of] was aborted because of a door lock problem. | Pursuant to a request from the CI Staff, approved by the DCI, surveillances were conducted 75] I and her associates ‘at various times from May to September 1 —- Iong — a source or I i SE — : ad given information regarding a plot to assassinate N : or kidnap Vice President Agnew and the DCI. Surveil- lances included coverage of the activities of Miss King : during two visits to the United States, technical cover- age of debriefings of her by WH Division representatives KI in New York City, and surveillance, including mail cover- age, of several American citizens alleged “to be part of . the plot. Although most of the surveillance occurred in . New York City, surveillance of one of the individuals included extensive coverage of a commune in Detroit. C. CELOTEX I i At the direction of the DCI, a surveillance was con- ducted of Michael Getler of the Washington Post during | LC] § ET 00026 i Hv JH . : EVES ORLY --- PAGE 27 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 : B BN Loe . ISNT i CT : sibill it Firrre EYES Edy : the periods 6-9 October, 27 October-10 December 1971 . . and on 3 January 1972. In addition to physical sur- . veillance, an observation post was maintained in the . . . Statler Hilton Hotel where observation could be main- tained of the building housing his office. The sur- veillance was designed to determine Getler's sources of classified information of interest to the Agency which had appeared in a number of his columns. D. CELOTEX II At the direction of the DCI, surveillance was con- ducted of Jack Anderson and at various times his "leg men," Britt Hume, Leslie Whitten, and Joseph Spear, from 15 February to 12 April 1972. In addition to the physical surveillance, an observation post was main- tained in the Statler Hilton Hotel directly opposite Anderson's office. The purpose of this surveillance : was to attempt to determine Anderson's sources for , highly classified Agency information appearing in his i Co syndicated columns. E. BUTANE | At- the direction of the DCI, a surveillance was conducted on Victor L. Marchetti from 23 March to 20 April 1972. The purpose of this surveillance was to determine his activities and contacts both with Agency employees and other individuals in regard to . his proposed book and published magazine articles ex- posing Agency operations. : R II. POLICE SUPPORT : AN A. During 1969, 1970, and 1971, om several occasions, - the Intelligence Division of the Metropolitan Police Department was provided a communications system to . co monitor major anti-Vietnam war demonstrations in the . Washington area. This system consisted of a radio receiver and an Agent at the Intelligence Division Headquarters and several automobiles from the Washington Field Office equipped with radiq receivers and trans- mitters and manned by two WFQ Agents, as well as a - representative of the Intelligence Division, Metropolitan Police Department. The benefit to the Agency was, that the communications over this system were monitored at - the Headquarters Building to provide instant notice of possible actions by the dissidents against Agency in- . stallations. i : . ) ’ 00027 - B il --- PAGE 28 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Len - . ened : ' Co Sib] ' Lr tudo pon i £ hy GatY | So . B. During the period from 1968 to 1973, several ! items of positive audio equipment consisting pri- marily of clandestine transmitters and touch-tone dial recorders were loaned to the Metropolitan Police Department, Fairfax County, Virginia, Police Department, Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department, New York City Police Department, and the San Francisco, California, Police Department. : III. GENERAL SUPPORT i A. SRPOINTER i ! Since 1953, this office has operated a mail inter- i cept program of incoming and outgoing Russian mail i and, at various times, other selective mail at Kennedy Airport in New York City. This operation included not only the photographing of envelopes but also surrepti- tious opening and photographing of selected items of mail. The bulk of the take involved matters of inter- . nal security interest which was disseminated to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This program is now in a dormant state pénding a decision as to whether the operation will. be continued or abolished. . B. AELADLE ’ : For several ‘years the Office: of Security has pro- vided support to Anatole Golitsyn, a Russian defector of interest to the CI Staff. ’ C. REDFACE I In July 1970, this office made a surreptitious entry of an office in Silver Spring, Maryland, occu- i pied by a former defector working under contract for the Agency. This involved by-passing a contact and 3 . 00028 - : SECRET : BLY --- PAGE 29 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 - RENEE - STRUT Co 5 B ‘ : a] ’ OHS EY i | sonic alarm system, entering a vault, and entering . . a safe within the vault. The purpose of the opera- H : tion was to determine whether the individual had i any unauthorized classified information in his B ! possession. | i | D. BUREAU OF NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS . | In January 1971, the Director approved a request from the Director, Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, to provide covert recruitment and security : clearance support to BNDD. This has been accomplished through the medium of a pro rietary of the Office of Security known as and operating as [I UPpOT includes covert recruitment, investigatiom, polygraph, medical clearance, and training. It has been divided into three phases: (1) A CI operation to place indi- viduals in BNDD field offices to monitor any illegal activities of other BNDD employees; (2) . an ) ecruitment of an Individual used as am Agent by BNDD but actually employed by BNDD, although this fact is known only to the Director and Chief Inspector, BNDD. : - In this case, arrangements were made for all pay and . other employee benefits to come from CIA on a reim- bursable basis. F. MERRIMAC From February 1967 to November tes) I Office of Security proprietary, recruite d - several ‘Agents for the purpose of covertly monitoring : . . : SEC T 00029 . Cl 5 GLY --- PAGE 30 --- : MORI DocID: 1451843 EE ap . ER SEopEr ay HAY F gay . dissident groups in. the Washington area considered to be potential threats to Agency personnel and : installations. One of these Agents so successfully . penetrated one dissident group that she was turned over to the FBI for handling. In addition, during : this period, the Office of Security field offices : were tasked with collecting available intelligence . on dissident groups. All such information was in- cluded in a periodic report distributed to appro- priate parts of the Agency and to certain outside Government agencies. . SEC 100030 . AES | | os ~ J . ) i --- PAGE 31 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 on ® Ce Px . a Co I : Com A Colma 00031 : --- PAGE 32 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 ST : SEG i EVE BY MATERIAL REQUISITIONED FROM LOGISTICS . : . BY SECURITY FOR ISSUANCE TO i . LOCAL POLICE | : ITEM quanrTY | . Gas Mask M-9 i 200 . ' Gas Mask M-17 . 196 © | Steel Helmet and Liners : 231 I Vest and Groin Protector ) ’ 96 . h Vest, Flak M-52 34 Vest, Protective ’ 46 Vest, Grenade 105 Execuvest . . 6 Emergency Flashing Red Light 22 - *Searchlight, Tear Gas : . 36 i *Chemical Baton 6 1/2" . 36 *Chemical Baton 12" ’ ’ 24 "*Chemical Baton 26" . 24 : *Mustang 35 Pistol ’ 6 "*Searchlight with Shoulder Strap 36 i © *Stun Gun ’ 3 . . *NOTE: Various quantities and types of replacement chemical cartridges, loading kits, and batteries were also - ordered for asterisk items. oy --- PAGE 33 --- . MORI DocID: 1451843 EN am R ’ ) i 1°N — @& @ | F ) ) Co i oo . | | ’ . : : ER | 1 : . Co | Reet . . | | : . EJ . ‘ gE in, . : de Wr 00033 ; --- PAGE 34 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 . . B oN 5300 N : - Sibi ’ LS aay H SUBJECT: Audio Countermeasures Support to the United States Secret Service . . Poo On 25 July 1968, and at the specific request i of the United States Secret Service, this Office pro- i vided two audio countermeasures technicians to the : United States Secret Service in connection with the : Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. ' This was not an official detail although both men were provided with temporary credentials identifying them ; as being affiliated with the United States Secret Service. | On 15 August 1968, we detailed the same two men | to the United States Secret Service to cover the | Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida. On | both occasions, the team members were debriefed upon | their return and it is clear that their activities were | confined exclusively to sweeping the candidates and ‘ potential candidates quarters. | . ll | . i - i | . i : i 00034 | Co ; : EYES ONLY EE ——— --- PAGE 35 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 FN . me y: : 2d = Ce EE I ed ARs En iY Pt ! : TR - . : BE = pr i byl i BE ‘ nn : po 1 ’ = : 00035 fui) i --- PAGE 36 --- CE —————————.S MORI DocID: 1451843 . i 15 May 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Howard Osborn ’ © Director of Security : SUBJECT : Identification of Activities with | Embarrassment Potential for the Agency . : . 1. In responding on 7 May by memorandum to the DDO's request for the identification of any incident which might . conceivably have an embarrassment potential for the Agency, I cited the equipment test which is mentioned in the attached memo. The test in question was related to the development of I were in and out of some four hotels in Miami, with Lan radio equipment. This was shortly before the political con- Lown ventions, and at least one of the hotels was within a block Joo of the convention hall. . AT . 2. Although this completely. innocent--although sub- a . ject to misconstrual--activity may already have been drawn | to your attention by your own staff,~it has occurred to us that we should ensure you are awar€ of it, given the involve- co ment of a Security officer, H + Chief, Division D Att: - M/R dated 7 May 73 b | . . | subj: quipmen . | Test, Miami, la., Aug 71 : . i ‘ 00036 ' h Ba LO] . --- PAGE 37 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Ce J 1 11 : . a. i ’ i 7 May 1973 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD Co : SUBJECT [pase] Equipment Test, Miami, Florida, © August 1971 : . The following details concerning the arrange-— ments for Subject tests were provided by | during a telephone conversation Wi € undersigned, ay 1973. : . . 7 now retired, formerly assigned to i : as ®he] for the August 1571 Field . I arrangements To € test were handled om behalf ofl ee and the visitors by [I conjunction with The ecurity Officer, Who ! EY & time. — in daily contact wi . I the course of his official; uties. . I reluctant” to call [reed home i over an open telephone line to inguire about Tha specifics | of the arrangements at this point, and suggested . that t Security Officer by’ this time might have been transterre ack to Headquarters and be available for . a direct query. . Lod The writer called DIV/D Security R Officer, who verified the Tac EY indeed is i . Stationed at Head uarters, with a curren assignment to a sd located in RE IH 15 available via the following tele= ; Phone connections: | TT i The above details were provided by telephone tol] = | Chief, Division D at 1650 hours this date. - (pac es) E— : Distribution: : 1 : Orig - : [File . 00037 - ! - . : SEGRET : : --- PAGE 38 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Tw eT . . . ’ Poiana j -wRasssiren | (q/ an J corr ial [5] geet RE ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET - [RE ay Row TTT TTT CEmsSh Two, TTT i Te CZ — § Director of Securi 1] oT Pre — FE | Leer drifgnation, teem umber, and DATE 7 COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom Recavep | rorwarogp| TALS | fo whom. Draw a fine ceres column after each comment.) BE mm i Ex. Dir. -Compt. : 2. IN — I ’ HER | Co CTT 00038 | H fi i | : | HE TX : ’ . | i Co f . AR HEN ) f " eeamy | L S610 sme [3 SeeRfT [7] CONFIDENTIAL [] EMAL [7 uNaLAsSIFIED meme BEL TT eee Cm meee --- PAGE 39 --- | MORI DocID: 1451843 Peet / RUN) ( Loe Feary mec: Fy. Tn h . VL Gy | : 15 FEB jap | MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller : i - . SUBJECT : ROSELLI, John [ | : i 1. This memorandum is for your information only. : ; ° nrormation i B ! 2. Reference is made to our recent conversation regarding i the Agency's participation in political assassinations. Attached : . hereto is a memorandum dated 19 November 1970 which was fur- nished to Mr. Helms setting forth the circumstances of the Subject's i activities on behalf of the A ency. Initially Roselli was unwittin, i g y g | of Government interest, but as time went on, he suspected that the U. S. Government was involved and specifically the CIA. . 3. Roselli is presently serving a prison sentence for con- spiracy in a Federal penitentiary in Seattle, Washington and awaits deportation upon completion of his current sentence. . 4. This Agency was aware that Roselli intended to expose his participation in the plot should we not intervene on his behalf. . The DCI decided to ignore his threats and take a calculated risk as to the consequences that may occur with the disclosure of his’ story. This was subsequently done by Roselli or someone on his behalf fur- . - nishing Jack Anderson details of the incident. Attached hereto are two of Anderson's articles dealing with Roselli. Anderson is also - Editor of the Washington Bureau of the Washington Post, Sunday supplemental "Parade. 5. Individuals who were aware of this project were: Messrs. Dulles, Bissell, Colonel J. C. King, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, : 00039 Fn . - SECT : - [TTRY --- PAGE 40 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 | a. SN : Ce. PYESNC f . William Harvey, and James P. O'Connell. Also included were Robert A, Maheu and his attorneys Edward P. Morgan and Edward Bennett Williams. : 6. On 26 February 1971 arrangements were made with Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Raymond . Farrell to flag any action that may be taken by his organization : regarding deportation proceedings against Roselli. On 26 January 1972 James F. Green, Associate Commissioner for I&NS, advised that they were deferring any deportation action for another year i and would again call it to our attention upon expiration of the i deferral. - Director of urity ) . Atts . | | i i - | | - | : 00040 - : SECRET : | i : ES BrLY --- PAGE 41 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 A oC si A - . % a FU - : Fy A . - i . is rea wr i | i . i . | MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Con:ptroller i SUBJECT : ROSELLI, John . i . ! . ’ ‘ | I. This memorandum is for your information only. | 2. Reference is made to our recent conversation regarding ! the Agency's participation in political assassinations. Attached : hereto is a memorandum dated 19 November 1970 which was fur- i nished to Mr. Helms setting forth the circumstances of the Subject's i activities on behalf of the Agency. Initially Roselli was unwitting - A ! of Government interest, but as time went on, he suspected that the | : U. S. Government was involved and specifically the CIA. 3. Roselli is presently serving a prison sentence for con- | : .. spiracy in 2 Federal penitentiary in Seattle, Washington and awaits : deportation upon completion of his current sentence. . . 4. This Agency was aware that Roselli intended to expose I his participation in the plot should we not intervene on his behalf. “1 The DCI decided to ignore his threats and take a calculated risk as to the consequences that may occur with the disclosure of his story. This was subsequently done by Roselli or someone on his behalf fur- nishing Jack Anderson details of the incident. Attached hereto are two of Anderson's articles dealing with Roselli. Anderson is also Editor of the Washington Bureau of the Washington Post, Sunday supplemental "Parade, : 5. Individuals who were aware of this project were: Messrs. Dulles, Bissell, Colonel J. C, King, Colonel Sheffield Edwards, . . — . SEG5 nt WL 00041 | Sly --- PAGE 42 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 | SEA : William Harvey, and James P. O'Connell. Alsg included were - Robert A, Maheu and his attorneys Edward P, Morgan and Edward Bennett Williams. i 6. On-26 February 1977 arrangernents were made with Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Raymond . Farrell to flag any action that may be taken by lis orgacization regarding deportation proceedings egainst Roselli. On 26 January . 1972 James F. Green, Associate Commissioner for I&NS, advised . that they were deferring any deportation action for another year : and would again call it to our attention upon expiration of the deferral. : ’ . _ ] _ ) i : Director of Security B : Atts , ) i | i . H | RHEL ’ or [iin weeps Foy ) | ’ AY SUA 00042 --- PAGE 43 --- . MORI DocID: 1451843 Co. . . y . » i} ona . C0 : ’ ’ ; . - Atts i 5 i Frog oF : Ea oC | | co - | | : : . : | i oo ) - : i i i - B i | . . B 1 . . . 00043 --- PAGE 44 --- : MORI DocID: 1451843 PR a. - B - : B .- - : [3 ) | / 38 roy 970 MIIMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence . SURJECT "+ ROSFLLI, Johnny : 1. This memorandum is for information only, 2. In August 1960, Mr, Richard M. Bissell approached Colonel Sheffield Edwards to determine if the Office of Security had assets that may assist in a sensitive mission requiring gangster-type action. The mission target was Fidel Castro. 3. Because of its extreme sensitivity, only a small group was made privy to the project. The DCI was briefed and gave his ! approval. Colonel J. C. King, Chief, WH T'ivision, was briefed, . . but all details were deliberately concealed from any of the IMWAVE officials, Certain TSD and Commo personnel partici Lo pated in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of the purpose of the mission, . . . . 4. Robert A. Maheu was contacted, briefed generally on | i the project, and requested to ascertain if he could develop an co entree into the gangster elements as the first step toward accom- plishing the desired goal, : : 5. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny Roselli i on several occasions while visiting Las Vegas. He only knew ’ him casually through clients, but was given to understand that he was a high-ranking member of the "syndicate" and controlled all of the ice-making machines on the Strip. Maheu reasoned . that, if Roselli was in fact a member of the clan, he undoubtedly . had connections leading into the Cuban gambling interests. ’ TTY 5 5 ’ - biz ( . LTT : | CoD 00044 --- PAGE 45 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 . [OY 4 a cS - . 6. Maheu was asked to approach Roselli, who knew Mahcu as a personal relations executive handling domestic and foreign accounts, and tell him that he had recently been retained by a client who represented several international business firms which were suffering heavy financial losses in Cuba as a result | of Castro's action. They were convinced that Castro's removal i was the anewer to their problem and were willing to pay a price of $150, 000 for its successful accomplishment. It was to be made | clear to Roselli that the U. S. Government was not, and should not, | become aware of this operation. : | 7. The pitch’ was made to Roselli on 14 September 1960 at . | the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City. His initial reaction was { to avoid getting involved but, through Maheu's persuasion, he ! agreed to introduce him to a friend, Sam Gold, who knew the | "Cuban crowd.” Roselli made it clear he did not want any money ’ for his part and believed Sam would feel the same way, Neither of these individuals was ever paid out of Agency funds. ’ i 8 i 8. During the week of 25 September, Maheu was introduced to Sam who was staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach. It was several weeks after his meeting with Sam and Joe, who was - . : identified to him as a courier operating between Havana and Miami, | i that he saw photographs of both of these individuals in the Sunday | i ! supplemental "Parade," They were identified as Momo Salvatore ° : i | | Giancana and Santos Trafficant, respectively. Both were on the . : H list of the Attorney General's ten most-wanted men, The former ’ | was described as the Chicago chieftain of the Cosa Nostra and a successor to Al Capone, and the latter, the Cosa Nostra boss of . Cuban operations. Maheu called this office immediately upon as- © certaining this information. 9. In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing this mission, Sam suggested that they not resort to firearms but, if he could be furnished some type of potent pill, that could be placed in Castro's food or drink, it would be a much more effective operation. Sam indicated that he had a prospective nominee in the person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official who had been receiving kick- - . back payments from the gambling interests, who still had access to Castro, and was in a financial bind. . 2 : HE 4 CET : : --- PAGE 46 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 EY 41 “ ed : . 10. TSD was requested to produce six pills of high lethal He content, ! 11. Joe delivered the pills to Crta. After several weeks of reported attempts, Orta apparently got cold feet and asked out i of the assignment. He suggested another candidate who made . several attempts without success. . | 12. Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona, one of the i principal officers in the Cuban Lxile Junta, had become disaffected i with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta and was willing i to handle the mission through his own resources. | i 13. He asked, as a prerequisite to the deal, that he be H given $10, 000 for organizational expenses and requested $1, 000 : worth of communications equipment, | 14, Dr. Verona's potential was never fully exploited, as | the project was canceled shortly after the Bay of Pigs episode. H Verona was advised that the offer was withdrawn, and the pills were retrieved. . i 15. Of significant interest was an incident which involved i a request levied by Sam upon Maheu. R . R . At the height of the Project negotiations, Sam : i expressed concern about his girlfriend, Phyllis McGuire, - i who he learned was ‘getting much attention from Dan : | Rowan while both were booked at a Las Vegas night club, | i Sam asked Maheu to put a bug in Rowan's room to deter- i : mine the extent of his intimacy with Miss McGuire. The i i technician involved in the assignment was discovered in ; i ‘the process, arrested, and taken to the Sheriff's office | | H for questioning, He called Maheu and informed him that | i he had been detained by the police. This call was made in the presence of the Sheriff's personnel, . : = Subsequently, the Department of Justice an- nounced its intention to prosecute Maheu along with H . the technician, On 7 February 1962, the Director of | . 3 : 08 A i in <i 00046 . [9 cial d Cea nd EE --- PAGE 47 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 eo ( ‘ oe ) N 1 B , SL. 1 Security briefed the Attorney General, Robert . Kennedy, on the circumstances leading up to Maheu's involvement in the wiretap, At our re- quest, prosecution was dropped. 16. In May 1962, Mr. William Harvey tock over as Case Officer, and it is not known by this Office whether Roselli was used operationally from that point on. 17. It was subsequently learned from the FBI that Roselli had been convicted on six counts involving illegal entry into the United States. Our records do not reflect the date of conviction, : but it is believed to have been sometime during November 1967. 18. On 2 December 1968, Roselli, along with four other : individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to cheat members of the Friars Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin gummy game. 19. Mr. Harvey reported to the Office of Security of his contacts with Roselli during November and December 1967 and | January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny would not seek out i the Agency for assistance in the deportation proceedings unless ! he actually faced deportation. Roselli expressed confidence that : he would win an appeal. | - Lo : 20. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James O'Connell, Roselli's first Case Officer, to advise that Maheu's attorney, Ed ol i } Morgan, had received a call from a Thomas Waddin, Roselli's | | lawyer, who stated that all.avenues of appeal had been exhausted, | and his client now faces deportation. Waddin indicated that, if ! © someone did not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make . a complete expose of his activities with the Agency. . "21. On 18 November 1970, you were briefed on the latest development in this case, and it was decided that the Agency . . would not in any way assist Roselli, Maheu was so advised of the Agency's position, and he was in complete agreement with our stand, He further advised that he was not concerned about . . emf ) - [ERE [iad ATT 00047 B ere & . i . . --- PAGE 48 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 N . . i] , i ny | LS N : . any publicity as it affected him personally should Roselli decide i to tell all. He stated he would advise us promptly of any develop- Ie . ments that he may become aware of in this matter. . B - ’ | Howard J. Osborn . Director of Security : . i | i | : | . i | . : 5 : . en | tL 00048 . 4 - . . Sk — --- PAGE 49 --- MORI DocID: 1451843 Sor { ~ : To Waoulhington Merry-Go-Roznd THE WASHINGTON POST Mendes, sun. 15, 1371 mor i . — LT TTTiERa TT i . : yo . A TT, oHH an F Ld i i 4 (HES ee I 4 Va Rrra ral tes {NA : & sitempts to Kill Castro Laid to C14 © : By Jack Anderson flor before the motley invad. fale “against President Ken: complete with secret trysts at : y jers landed on the island, Their nedy. : [uttering Miami Beach hotels: : | Locked. in the darkest re.| 7% #106 ¢ S¥pected to ouch To sel up the Castro assassi-land midaight powerboat i : cesses of the Central Intelll-( general uprising, which nation. the CIA enlisted Rohl dashes fo serie Sinding saots + : gence Agency is the story of | Communist militia would [ert Mabey, a former “FEllon the Cuban const, Once, Ro- © : Joi gesssination attempts'y SU fore Lrouble puting {24 Wilh shadowy contacts, sells boat wag shot out from: ; . {against Cuba's Fidel Castro, (have had more P Who had kandied other under-lynder him, SA For 10 years, only a few key | down without" the charismatic | ypyay 2estgnments for the CIA] For the first try, the cra:j: H people have known the terrl-| Castro to lead them. out of his Washington public | furnished Roselli with specidl-?. H ble secret. They have sworn After the first altempt [relations office. He Jater| poison capsules to slip Into. >. H . never to talk. Yet we have|raioq five more assassination | moved to Las Vegas to head; Castro's food. The poison way ; learned the details from Pp ms were sent to Cuba, The UP billionaire Howard Hughes supposed to take three days to i | sources whose credentials are | 123! T } + [Nevada operations. act. By the time (‘astro died, H ibevond question, last team reportedly made it Maheu recruited John Ro- his system would throw off all H We spoke to John, NeCone, [10a rooftop within shootingiselli, a ruggedly handsome traces of the - poison, so he i who headed the CIA at the, distance of Castro before they | gambler With contacts tn both | would appear to be the vietim i time of the assassination at-lwere apprehended. This hap: (the American and Cuban un-lgf g natural if mysterious ail. i tempts. He “acknowledged the pened around the last of poy. derworlds, to arrange the as-| ment. . lidea had been discussed inside |ruary or first of March, 1963. |sassination. The dapper, hawk. Roselli arranged with -a a i he CIA but insisted it had! Nine months later, Presl-jfaced Roselli, formerly mar-|Gybap, velsted to one of Cas. © H . seen “rejected immedi|dent Kennedy was gunned iried to movie aciress ine [tres ches, 10 plant the deadly’ i ; [ately He vigorously denied! down in Dallas by Lee Harvey |Lang, was a power In thelpellets in the diciators fang, ‘ 4 that the CIA had ever partici-| Oswald, a fanatic who pre-lmovie incustry until his con. On March 13, 1951, Roselli de. * : pated in any plot on Castro's [viously ‘had agitated for Cas-|viction with racketeer.. Willie [1jyered the capsules to his cons’. cL : life. Asked whether the atitro in New Orleans and had |Bioff in a million de ar Holly tact at Miami Beach's glamor. RRA | tempts could have been made made a mysterious trip to the]wood labor shakedown. The! gys Fontainebleau Hotel, . - : HE i with his knowledge, he re-| Cuban Embassy in Mexico|CIA assigned two of its. most | A couple of weeks later, just I | plied: “It could not have hap. City. trusted operatives, William about the right time for {he [H— ! [peacar Among those privy to the Harvey and James. (Big bin Plot to have been carrisg coy Li H + We have complete confi-|CIA conspiracy, there isstila, O'Connell, to the hush-hush| report out of Havana said . Hi © jdence, however, In oun ££ n § suspicion —unsup: | murder mission. Using Poe | Castro Was ill. But he rp | bo : |soures. [ported by the Warren Com- names, they accompanied Ro-|coyereq before the Bay of Pijs 13 |. The plot to knack off Castro mission's findings—that Cas. |selli on trips to Miami to line {invasion'on April 17, 1081. : £ ;bextan as part of -the Bay of [tro became aware of the U.S. up the assassination teams. I Four more attompts w/e I IRIS operating “The intent was. plot upon hie Tec an some. The full story reads like the! mage on astra life, . B to eliminzgie the Cuban dicta-thow, recruited Oswald to ert script of a James Bond movie," WAT Bele MeClure & rdients Le L- i Tees ee Cee TTY i . - i . i : CE c . IN — . . & . . J . . i - oo & . fi . ) J . 3 . bs . . (4 00049 ji OEE --- PAGE 50 --- EEE MORI DocID: 1451843 ¢ . [ ( Ct The Washington Merry-Go-Round THE WASHINGTON POST Tuesday, Feb.23,1971 B11 -— EE EY Rs Coe o Ty. TY, 7 £ ry ANF A . iF road NFrafiaop BE Frrenc] rem Fl ¢, i 8 I Gastro Staller vw OFC Yor ie (UF 1 i B . | By Jack Andepsan (ich be Robert Mznow 5 for. Bescli wih ceadly pokioncis «iil on the CIA payroll i - immer FBI azent, who sdminedicanseias wined he | ined mov Sere 10 Us friend. J The mssters ran whom the. (FL FU TEE Fandled un-fthrozh a relative of Casiro's $340, #01 Rosslif but nufuseg slelizene ol . FER . vo: 40 dizouss thar CI avities, jCenteal nweilizonce Azenev!y io mene foe thelchef to plant in the dictator's: go ks. Frecruiied fo aca inate Cena SCN te refused, however. to fad, Later, marksmen armed card” for Resell and eaiicd Fidel Caz'ro hos ven faid up GUE the details This the wath Rizaonowered Belzian ri-ithe Frise's Club cove a “hum © lin tie sick ward ef the Los: same Mahou, incidenialiy, who! fies attempted to infiltrate fran” Said Harvey: “The Anseies County jail. {is now invelved in a lezal bat-icioe enouzh fo gun Castrol Friars Cub indigtment is ie is handsome, hawk-faced 10 quer. phantom biiiwanaire down. | phony. Roselli had Ro more to John Roselli, once a cashing! gwar Tiughes' Nevada oper-f All aid, six assaesination "Gy with thzt than 1 hag . figure around Tiollywood and! atione ftempis were made, the darting “Recont's Jzwrers are mow ; Las Yeas. now a pray, 66" Rosen was 50 flattered over {the spring of 1653. TBIOUZD:Hirving to aor clemency i year-old inmate with a respira: heing asked fo perform a se-fout this period, Roselli Yorked their client, citing our stories * tory ailment. cret mission for the US. gov-|under the direct supervision|zaou pi secret CIA service. Confidential FBI files iden-arpment. that He paid all his;of two secret CIA agents. Wil-| : + lity Fim as va top Mafia fizlexpenses out of his own liom Harvey oad James Biz) Firearms Fiasco © ure” who watched over “thelyockot and risked his neck to!Jim) O'Conaell. . PRE © concealed intcrests in Lasi fang the assassination teams} . | Under pressure from tie © Vegas casinos of the Chicazolon the Cubap poner. {Roselli’s Reward. {fircarms lobby, the Treasury underworld.” . LC | In James Bond fashion, he ‘The FBI which gol wind ofiDepartment has failed to en- . Rosclli has admitted to pela whispered meetings inthe assassination plot, nas |force a vial section of the jfriends that he was a rum run-[iami Bosch hotels wip Cu-|tried to pump Roselli for in-|;gns federal firearms act, "ner during the Roaring Twen-| yang willing to make an’ at-lformation. But he was SSDI Taw was massed aft ties. Operating alonz the East|jompt on Castro's fire. Once. {10 sitence by the Cla and up The law was passed after Coast, he learned how 0 evade: ne catlod on Chicago racketito this moment, he hasn't pro- ihe murders of Sen. Robert Coast Guard cutters and po- boss Sam Giancara 10 line up {ken it. | Kennedy and Dr. Martin La. . [tice patrols, a contact. The confidential | Meanwhile, the Justice De-ither King, It authorizes the : lis name later became|fiios report that Giancane had|partment, as part-of its crack] Treasury Secretary 10 require linked with the biggest names “gambling interest and an in-idown on orzanized erime, |fuil reports of all firearms and in the Chicazo and Los Ance-[oyost in the shrimp einess red to nail Roselli: The FRIjammunition sales. . + {les underworlds. lie also de-{in. Cuba However, the Chi|discovered that his Chicago For the tio years that the veloped contacts in the Cuban cago gangster took no direct birth records had been forged,{law has been ‘in force, ih a - [underworld before Castro 100k past in (he assassination plot. [that his name was reaily Fic|[Treasury Department has_iz- © [over the Havana gamoling cai’ Roselli saan miSnizat lipo Sacco and that ho had {Bored this key provision. The : |sinos. - asses lo Cuba with his hired|come ta this country from |sun industry has complained, 5 He had the richt back-|assassins in {win powerboats. | Italy as a child. He was con.|it would bo a bookkeeping ¥ {ground for a hush-hush mis-lOnce a Cuban patrol ship|victed for failing to register as [nightmare. L- ; [sion that the CIA was plan-{iyrnca its guns on his dark-lan slien, A |The federal government, | [ning in 1081. As part of te lened boat. tore a hole in the] He was also convicted for Which ‘would have to compile ! {Bay af Pizs invasion, the ClATpasiom and cams the Poat Ro-conspiracy ta 7i7 card fames Zi lbe sales dara, has a {honed 10 hac orf Casizo and: gop was fisied out of theiat Los Angeles exclusive, BECH reluctant tn spend cae . (leave Cuka jesdericss, WALCr By the Other taal, which Friars Cid, (5102 milion dt HOG coz fen : [ cr ae - escaped into the shadows. | Of Reselli's twa CIA asio.'comruters aad Stadt w maine H Risks Neck In earlier columns, we re-|eiates, Harvey has now retired "Lain the firearms files. ; "| Roseili was recruited for the {ported how tie C1A furnished to Tndianapoiis and O'Connell 1670 BeUMaClure Sraticare Tre . —— -— 7 ~ TTI ms rm em er es pee penne ‘ . . . [a N ; . . ] ’ : ; . : : 00650 . —_— EEEEE————