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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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DAZARO_KwuY KKSPIWOSA IONET
ESPTOAGE CUHA
NK Tl a Cuban refucec #ho is 1n 2 position to
furish rcliable
informatione
adviscd as follows:
On august_4/ 1989 , the source was; contacted
by_telcuhone a t his place of employient in Carlstadt, Ncw Jergey;
py LiZ#ro Edcy @apinoza Bonet, Third Secretaly to the
Cuban H5ss)on t0 thc Wnited Nations (CMIUN) Espinosa
reques led thc Solcc Lo mcct him at Q1: 00 Axilcygost 53
2269 OI) (Inc C0r nC'1' of BrOnX Paik Kast a ricl ton:
Avcnue, BXrONI _ New York _ Thc sourcc Wicht to desigated
meel 22 @t Cl August 5, 1969 arrivilg #: a pproximately
#0: 50 AX ad rema tning 11:25 :MS No a tteript to)
contact source was made during that interval.
On Wugust 11, 1969 , source' 5 Wifc received: a
telcphone ca11 2 t the source' s h Cie , bn Qion -City_ ~Ncty
Jersey, Iroin a [1 Indivicua1 rho clicl not identify himself .
R message Mas left for source Ahich instructed him to
a ppear at the previosly Gientioned acet location 2t
11f00 AJi , August 12 1969
The source arrived at the mcet site at the
Interscctlon of Bronx Park East and Alierton Avenie,
Br'OnX , New York, a t- approsimately JO:30 44, mhercupon he
was Imnediately contacted by KSpinosa, who had been
5at In a parked car on 'llerton Avenue ; Espinosa
and source procecded on foot a short disiencc tonard the
fnter]or ox Dr@nx PaTk ancl sat dcan OII the grass in a
shady area
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Espfnos: too} Ollt from) 3 snall handb?g mh ich
hc Aas carrying a Sony Miniature} Ta pC: Recorder #hich
measuredl 3 pproximately 9 inches by 4 Inches by 3 inches
The tape recordler #as placcd betwccn tha: ti0 {n thc cra53
as they taJked The sourcc obscrved apprcximlely 2() smn]
reels of tape. in the carricd by ES pTMos:.
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During the ensuing conversation which lasted
from 10:30 N unxil 7;30" PXl; the source counted three
or fOlI' rcels 0f tape utilized by Espinosa auc each reel
H ould_ recorG for ehoit 01@ hour; r approxira tely thirty
minutcs OHl czch side_ (spinosa} Mhose tre identity had
not bcen revealed tu tlic souirce , rcquested: him to call
h jM 'rstela Hl . 11 Ircs erring to { report prepared by source
a nd deft it 7 drop siti Xn Umioj Neiy Jcrsey
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Esplnosa: stated that thc report had bcen
poorly prepared 2 mcl lacked nccessary dletail. He directed
the SOul'cc to be more specific and thorough in ansiyering
any questions for future reports
Espinosa proceeded to review M ith the source
thc informnat ion furmished by source In the previous report.
Espliiosa F{s quick to citc any small discrepancy betheen
the information contained in the rcport andl that mhich was
furnished the source' durinc thcir conversation.
TSpinosa qucricd the source in connection With
Individuals In Mfiami HIth Ah Ot}) the source had been familiar.
The questions concerning these individuals included their
current addresses , general backgrouna and sympa thies
activity 1n Central Intelligencc Agency (CIA) operations _
etc_
Espinosa dIsplayed a photograph of (First Name
Unknoiv n) Mel lado and asked source 1f he recognized him) ,
Hellado was described as male, Of Caucas ian race Mho
appeared to bc Cuban, 32-35 years: old husky
bufid,
dark
haJr and dark eyes Thc source could not recognize the
Indlvidual photographed _
Espinosa; made several Inquiries about "Frank
a non-existent Individue1 Fiho the source Intcntionally
Included 1n his prior report as a princi_ agent for CIA ,
The source advised iFspinosa that he met "Frank" on only
tro or three occasions ana knew nothing more 6pecifically
about hir .
Rh1le the source 92s ansn ering a question
concerning an ndlvidual [amed "Plchc EspInosa} inadvcrtently
referred to "Piche" as Kpifanio Roer0, mhich the sourcu
knem a5 thc true nanc 0f @Piche. Romcro 1s KI OH ! by
Espinosa. to have bca:I) pr€Viously connected Afth CIA
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L44Q4+zY ZEPINQSA WEEHY' SECIE4
opera tiol:: in dfricd} a5 me)l #S the kiami {1'C2 Fic #as
es pecially interestcc J.1} Whicther thnc couice knei 8 2y
dates 0f Torlhcoming infiltratio J*UIIS into Cuh: in Whx ich
@oiero micit bc inolved _
(KSpinosd) cntioned #ul Villayerde anci asked
the solJ'Ce ii Wfae}-ViZlvcrdc is thc othcr 0f Raul:
He further questionedl the source Whether 01' not Wanl}
Is sti1l & Cx} iustructor in the use 0f explosives
The fact that Wauk Fas in a ny may conncctec W ;th iustruction
In the use 0f explosives Was never mentioed previously
by source in his report anc must have becn obtained by
Espinosa: from other sources
Thc source happened to mention (La T03a 8
nicknamc fol 3 past team mClher for infiltratfon runs
Vito Cub)a _ Refcriing to WI Osa" Ks pinosa intcrrupted
and stated '{OH, Flliherto Lco
DeigEdoz
Source had
forgotten thc tre nalie 0f {la Osa " a=c{ said that: this
Ideutity must have been frnished to Vspinosa: through
other sources .
Also asked of the source Was rhether (Justo
LXwis Llorett a colleague of source, Fas still operating
for CIA_ The source replicd he did not knOm
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Inasmuch 2S
he hacl becn too long removed from} Biani area to be accuratc
In his reply.
(EspInosa made Inquiries on the following
Individuals Fi i th W7 h) Om} the source had becn thought to
associatc in Hiamf area ; specificelly , hc Rantedl to knon
any background information and whether or not the individuals
9 ere being directed by CIA:
Otto (Last Name Unknon) previously of
operational Interest to CIA in the Miami area
Ja vjer Souto_ previously a principal agent
In the #fiami area for CIA_
Edgar_ SOpo_ active in anti-Castro radio
broadcasts #0 Cuba From the Hian ] area ,
Xa nuel Artines 2 leader 1n of Pigs
Invasion ard subscqucntly connected 5ith anti-Castro
organizatfos, including HRR .
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42424@eW SECILET
L ArtuitQ LiLl porforted {nffltrticr' Operttiou:
into Cib? 1ie4 {curce . rspincza cpcesiicelly iedic*cd rhat
Gorrcc Ii: t0 &ttCitpt to 2alio coiteet #thblla;m to Eot' aiy
JnforgmRiou 0f va Zuz Fcn LI} &ho !ieri {r€e
Dz" _ nazeol Loldu?a Slvucao previously
ateachcd €C' {m8i-CRrrO IC?OEts Ipd Zlleeca to bz
0f owcraticzul vallc: to CIA
Mndros_Kzore: Lnoru by Epincsn t0 have
particimacd 1n CIA dl"ceted oporaticus Rw AfrEca . Scurcc
wzs dircetcd to {MZCESically cotact Roucro Ior' &ny iuforca-
tion 0f va luo portaining to CIA ectivity Iheen 1n the Mtanl
arce ,
Caricad G3223lez Eechim Involvcd With
cxfiltration ruw3 TCw CuC?
U JleriLerto_Dilado, { coubihl Of {OrrCc Wkio.
lives Ili Vcnczucla 8 brother Qf Kdolfo Delgad2_ who 125
killed J.w 1957
during
342 RSsault 0ZI the T:tista palace
dn Cuba_ Ie {s thoughe by the Eoulcc to be 8 coriunist .
Source fuished 1lttle inforrtio regardlng
tho above Individua lg a21d uced e3 en cxcusc tlia t although
ho Ta8 022 clcs terr MSth ost of thoi-, he hs had, llttlc
01" no coutact with tben Gince lezving tlc Wiami area ,
Of 0 11 the Individua 1s nared by Espinosa , he
appeared mcst conccrned Ln obcaining ely Inzorratioil 05}
Dr Cesar Earo ad Dr Feruando Cabezed_ Both individuals
ad Dzzn @Szoczatcs 62 the courcc in Kvana {lici Cabaza8
had workcd with the courcc 1.m1 HCva18 Ke advised ESpinosa
tbat a)thoegh both Are kno;n to be anti-Castro, he did not
fecl efther had any conncction with CIA
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On 0 $ Ja?r tlre? occacson; JcmMcr? e#licd
tlo {0"ic abjwe {u0 d33re? 0f fluodey 0i t Jetter'G
spocrs {ied uricten mmelicl eed {3%d i0 bc I6 oblc to
rolato Vich A ricnim; Kc we% #CZ.WMnJy isprereod Vicn
tho {curco enered #Kfir2iivcly Eud cplaitiad tl3t he
Jad" # #iohicd Jih: Relool in tlc: JCw jorscy area _
Jpiuosa (ucried the {olrce #bcut sc:o
Iwfiltrtich 2'(8ic; X1io Cul? tha * the cc"rcc led lcd .
Espinaen Ecnticncd 8peciiic: rlg in phdci the courcc
partze:ipecd wiich Uad mo8 bzci Hclticicd prcrtoucly
by tha ( Cincc. Jo {cc:?d to ba vcryy wel1 preparod end
GQvc tie irprcssion th:t. ho kpcr' the enciers to a11 the
qucstics Gsrcctcd 0 t tha ccurcc . Ho 1?3 {btcrcstod 14
Lry prchlerz thae thic ccurce'1 tcaJ Elgit havo expericnced:
whcn cntcring {Jd lc ving Ctiba . during CYA opcrationz .
Jle - inqulrcd cbou:: the ccutrol Fethods cf CIA
Infiltrtic teaes, whcthcr 1czbrg Of tle toZ1 Var€
Cicr' cWrTc ibled 1.22 the Uultcd Starc: , tha chin of CCNRD c
for a_ tccn, ana to ebo" tcam lcatcrs rcport: Thc sOuj'Co
ansiercti thaat 0rch srler 172$; rcsponaiblc crJy to hirself ,
CCOICOTTD:' Gocurity 37lc3 en-tho nother vcrsel euring
#nfiltrriio aud crfiltration oprations
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tia sourec setad
tlat cacb teu Zondc;' Fasrc ponsiblo Ior' thc perfoxtunce
Q his tcan ard each tcan Erbor Wag held responsiblc for
ech_piccd Of cauipaut Lesued tohim
Source I77.5 requested to identify any mothcr
vcrsel t1c baze; fro. Which they oporate apd tho cror
Ietihars _ Th0 {sOurco stated he could 1ot ens;cr these
Qucstions clic to the lenzth 0I tiz? p3ssed oifcc the source
ss comlicetcd with C2A oparatlons Jn liiani
Tho Gourco Fa€ further questiouod rcgarding tho
uotheds 0f 1nffltratio Lnto Cuba (Tha role Tbe niother
Wecn@l #taredinry ve5nolS} landing crafts and the
establi@utent Qf Ineclligexce net: inide Cuba Apparently
noting thnt th? sourca Mzs not furnishing full details of
tha qucstion, @spcs)_Interruptcd and requestcd thc
sourco to vcr;fy (EZplnozud oxplanation_ {Espmosa procccded
to rclatc concicely tho plans a nd Iothocs utilizcd Jn CIA
orerations _
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LAzLlO_HBY JSWIR)S; JXONEI' SKEEE'
Askcc{ ho; te:e; #cre able io Dufid ehca:
a nd: Jivsng @arters 102 thc EngrevC c1c@[S Jisidc 02
Cuba #ithoee hcing "oticcd by 1tfvcr in the se1e arca,
thc ccerce rcplica liwt everycllc i01 thc vicinsty 0i thc
Inff)iratio: pei"i:: ["er( sypathetic to the te:is Thc
sourcc (@lainea Llut @e pSrsc" ii) cl:ar{c 0f Rn oWsetation
pos t #Dpiceiu:lely @c "iJc :#sy fr03 ole iniiltratiou
point cocirated L'ith thc tca[s ancl waz lctor tak:cn out
0f Cub? Lhxc souree_
Espinosa aked Jf there ar6 stiil EfY collaborators
or persons syrpathetic to tlic Unsted St#tcs Govcrnrent on
the Cuhan cozet "ith Fhom the iufiltrators Forked Source
replied that 0 hxis; kuo;lcalze 81J thcse sho Vere 0f
ass Istacc heVe bzen cftler jailed Or killed.
Espinos? I;23 also coccrned about the
erployuent 0i CIR p?rsonuc1 iu the off 0f Florida
@ Ilci askcd thc squrcc ZS to CIK 5O ! Zc Dic intain personncl
1n thct #red Scurce stated hc didl not knod uuless it
Ras to {uard aga Inst i filtration by Cub:n flshing vessels_
Questioued 2€a 611 about hls reesons for
cooperatlug sith the C!UN tlie sourcc replicd tnat he Is
en individuzl complctely independent 0f any political
belfcf _ He said th2t hc mes initlally cotlvatcd Eainst
the recidle Oi Fidel Cestro bccause he had secn hJs parents
Vork: harcl s"ci Save for 40 ycars in order to afford 2 fei
luxurics iu their Jater 1ives, only to scc the Cub:n
Govcrngcnt intervcne cnd claic possession of evcrythIng,
Includ i1€ their hore _ Kc furthcr explalned that It
eppears the Unitedl Statcs Fi1l newer force Castro out of
Cuba but that thc fact rcrainJ hc Is Cuban and Cuba ls
hts fatherland He s3 !d hc Is Killing to cooperate only
to the extcnt thct his parents F1ll receive falr treatment
frod} tic Cub:n Govcrrecnt .
EspIuosa had Information that thc solrce mas
sus pected at 022 tiwe by Cubans Jn Wleei of possibly
belng connectedl 0ith che Cuban G-2 Fhich Information
ceused 7 United States Government Investigation_ Sourcc
replied that this Mz:s prob:bly ctie Lo hls nusber 0f
successIu] rUmS Into Cuba W Ithout Incident Fhich prowpted
others to suspcct hc had t0 havc cOfrectiofs RItn G-2 .
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LAZAEO 2"Y RSY'IFUSA Buili SXCRE4'
On (ik: 1"!1 , chc :(Ec W:s clt 0f coniact 67}th CIA for
teu :yc #hich #cd furihcr to the Dc-sillaty thar tc
bad citicr dcicctc:l CE" We:s Workfuz 6ith G-?. Hest of tive
rumors [erc cucllcd bcever inei ha sulbstecd to { CIf
lie detecec: test Fn;ci rcculted nesatively He crcditer
his abilfty to aTGidl {bwahcs E@d DSszertulc t0 the expercncc
he Iatcl {n1 infiltrtson cxercises #S Vcll {9 cxrchsive
CIA txaLufe;e
Appreitatcly onC ha)i li (IR" 0f the neeting
betieen thc: Soluc 0 Icl LspInosa chltaflcdl ascertailing tc
prof:cicncics 01 the sourCc 121 thc trefusns of (iclolito
radio OVere1;01 we?[ArY , sezmausifp, ctc.
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mhici} lie
receivcd {1O;; CIA e Nothing Bals mcntfoica' coccriinz any
Intentions by CXUH t0 utilige tlie s Ource in conuection
0 5 th any 0f hfs prcviously @entzoed fielcs 02 training .
T2 source fnfor cd Espincsa that he hed bzcl
contacted sincc thcir lcst mcctinz by Jose Ranon_KEHes z _
nho Is currcntly rcorGanizing thc Vanzuardia Rcvoluciona:ia
Cubana , 8b ?nti-Cactro organigetion Te :ource has bzen
des ituted by Egucs to Icad the uflitary foctfon 0f the
Organisatfon It IJ ;$ cxplalncd to Espinos:: tkat Egues has
Eoa ls 0f ulticntely boublng thc CKUN 3 t Xew} Yorl: City by
D1ea nS; as yet not discloscd to thc sourcc, Tic 5 curce R2s
Instructecl that in the future hc Js to cpenc as much time
8s possIble with Egucs in detcrnining that ortanizat Lon' G
plans of act;on aga Inst the CHfUN and Goverilment 0f Cuba .
At dfffcrent times throuchout the meeting,
EspInoza I&s obscrved to lean back; on the grOund Ghich
expoced 2 Fezpol tueked Inside hls trousers a t the nalst ,
dhich Fas deserfbzd by the source to be 8 blzck Waltham
9HN Autouatic Pistol.
At 2 point 0f ebout tio hours througin the
Intervicn Es[ino3a took the sourcc 0n foot to the Allerton
Luncheonetic st 649 Allerton Avenue , mhere caci) bought
a fountaln cirink Rhilc thc source sat 2t the bar,
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Espino3a 5cft Into one 02 the tio tclephonc booths locatcd
nearcsl the 1 @a Fa 1l of thc luncileonctte . Fe Wi; In thc
booth about 30 scconds but did not r?:c {i ca]l. Hc did
not indicata his 1Cason for entering thc booth_ Finfshfng
thelr drtnk, they returwed to {
shady area Jn thc sme scction
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4A4Q @ry B3YIDS: 270 Skciez
or the pnr: t!d cotomad ihuii Giccuz-ioe At thz:;
poS.mi th} {cc Jcta: S0r fJc fi70 87 & per C 0i
Cule #c8 0480888 C{n? {: Bee @ik bench I7ie}
r(i!cal {na thc: M)a tkromeh the cniir Bctjmg '23
Golver: {W;etedi tf{; J *61 {S Deics cCecctcd witi
Couitcr #Diveslianee (i il: [2805.
JsSbsuc;? j:n;ericicd ti? {cucc i0 Drt?rc in
relor {ori thc WW to *ie {reowd @crkiou: (i {lic
lis 05 guc:eioWi furmisw:d to tisc: uttor Cm Ey 1969 .
Tnc {Ewcit Xu 20W?r} ic fro tc b? pleccd In: E1I oipty
cigarortc Pecunro Ond drop;: 2t )1:QU Ali ca "unt 20,
1068 ,
Or Aujux;t %, 286; bahind :0 iron Lte Icmce #€
tho Lorthics corrci' ({ Lrc }rk Jea{st at @ilerton Avenuc,
frc: tw? to Ijvo fcjr D6rfh &i tho cowcretc ctoe pillar
wijch #lichor; the fcmcc. 'fhe {our&c i; t0 rctia) ? to tlic
@rop site {t 1:03' Ja t0 clcek 1f the dop T3; ccvcrod,
Jhz0 d:tcs fcr tho picl:!J Krc Frcviced In the cvent thero
wGro too raWly p'r'Ros Sn tnet 8IC? to rick coxcrng tba
drop.
Espinc-a O3keki {lc: {QUrce i2 hc woule Ic
acrccabJc {0 {o t0 !Jaai f0r 3 [Otha in 810 , cf:ari t0
conltict frjenld; a#d c-.ccciate; 02 CIA Tm1c {ourcc
statcd h~ I;R € Lot , 1n2 vici; 0i hic farily anci celoynent
oblicatius, but fcrcec to [O for 2: chort parscd posibly
tbhrcc 01' Ioil cy8_ Eulwrza told hiu t!a& milz Jc in
@Isatii, the {Ourco' f Tiirsion vould consict 0f detcrnining
cu2 Icnt :ctivitscr 0I ti1z Cit , iontitics 0f :y ncw? CIA
tccI; fcenrilicr; 0i Gvcriuent vesccls; cuzcnely il (r Olft G2
terwicc ne, mrj"cje) a{cl:rf, CZA instructor ,
aud eny (JA activstic:; Ltclucing the ccp}cyr:nt 0f Cuban3
to Scuth Arericau rcgions for CIA cperctions.
1710 caie €reed 4j2on 02 wich Gourco wiJ1 EO
to Hiani S.; Auzust 25 1539, but the COUr'CC "ill indicate
to Eanino:? j I} tho rcpoi't tc bz lcft at the mox-t croj that
hc mill ccJi:y hic dc;rturz until Sa turcny roln:ng
Augu_t 30 , 1389_ J! order to pick: L'P his ncxt Iy clcck,
end Vil) "ot rcturn until @wczday [C1nline, Soptciber 1969 .
Tnc courcc 1?8 instrictod by Icpimosa to reet 1:201 follcring
bis ret0;'i t0 Ic"' Jcrzey a t 1:00 I Cn Sopteibcr 17 OI'
Scptcahe:' %0, 1853, # t tho jutcrcection 0f Gtin 1ill Bcad ard
Ehlte Plain: Read Xoc; Iork, #t wiich tif? rczults 0f tie
Mleni Disioil
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LAZATO }3i LSP4JQ:4_EOEEE SECWET'
f;c {o:cc cUzfsted tit tho nez€ wrctsr:
takc plsce i" (lstadt, Kej} Jerccy , to fhi;ch susgcstion
ES[SuOga replsea lie (cr' #G 1f60 t0 sciedule [e9ti13S
J 4 Hc?IJ Jercy Wlesc; &lsolutely nccesxyo
'1h} $ cocUE'i CGnrains ncftlla% "'cc(nmeivia?sons
n @e' cOnc:lsic;w; C6f chc 1I. J& {s tinc poperly oi the Fb]
a nd is Je #Cai [0 Yoiir aEcicy: st andi i{8; c(tcfts ar@
not tq b? dfstributcri cutsidie Yors "fency <
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