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SEQHET
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6 May *373
HEENORAYDURA FOR: Deputy Director for Opcrations
SUBJZCT Media Inquizy to Cuban Exile Journalist
in
Miagi re Cuban Involvenant in' Natetgate
Case and Attitudes in Miami Area
This mamorandua is for your information
2 _ Ox 7 May 1973 we were_advised by Stetion #H/Miani
that two enployees Of 2 Station #ilMizai proprietary had "tola
the Station that one Rene VIER Gonzalez
>
a Cuban exile fournalist
wo Writes for Diario Las Americas and OwS the Mestcrester
Nali Bookstore 1n @azi received a cell in carly Wey froa
one FNU GOTTLIEB who said he worked for tba Tiges in Nashizgton
(GOTTLIEB is belzeved to be 'Sanford GOTTLITB 11102 Satiozaz Kensington, Md . who was fornerly
an
@apioye192 EThedyvine
Comittee on Sane Nuclear Policy"
A Pretext call to the Nashington bureau of the New _Yort Tides verified; that
01e "Sandy" Gottlieb
wa5 enployed Ehere ,) COTTLIEB asked VIERA
what People in Miani were saying about the_Watergate:
case and what participation ehe Cubans Rad in it. He snecifically
asked ebout the activities 0f Reinaldo. PICO 2506 87 E43722r4
0f
Denber) , Orlando PIEDRA (former
"Gcieforez}
of Cuban Bureau
in Batista Government)
end Rolando NASFERRER
(forner Cuban Senator end self-adnittcd' Eoruer Coanunist) _
Fc elso asked if ITT haa an office &in Biiamf whether
SANJENIS Perdome (former Chief of a
#tianl protregtJocquic
was anicably terninated In 1972) and Juan 1. PAUiA (forer MH/Miani proprietazy enployee ind forner Cortroller of Revolutionary Democratic Front-FRD-ana
CUTI ently employez
an OGC proprietary)
wcre still in the Miami are} . Tle _ wa'S also interested in Fdgardo BUTTARI
2 3 Cuban born in West Tampa _ Florida,
2 EorRer Cuban Congressnar
end Minister of
Connerce
who id eportadly_#SsOc_atei vith Mr, Chari?; "Bcbs"' REROZS.
Accozding
to GOTTLIEB , BUTTARI
ias appointed
25 "political
chief in the Republican Party"
TO
Do
'alckl
YroveD FOR RELbSE7993
~chhigorertReMeFrotrohlh
only
by
returN"
Background CIA
Use Not Only
Reproduce
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3_ GOTTLIEB apparently has current inforaation
Or the
ectivities of tbe Persons he mentioned; for exampla, ha
knew tkat Juan A: PAULA 5as involved in the jewelry business
(PAULA ana Antonio Felix GZNOVA Corzo, a HH/Miani Proprietary
eaployee recently purchasad a jewelry business) and he knew
trit Reinildo PICO had resiced in Venezuela a3d had rocently
returned to tha United States _ The_phong conversation lasted
abort 45 minutes and GOTTLIZB tola VIERA that if he cama to
Miani they would have lunch together_
05
4 VIERA does not %ow GOTTLIEB but to bin because
'GOTTLIEM said he wa5 recomnended byt Eriesto BZTAVCOURT )who
Jas resided in the Hashington ar8n for Bor8 tnan ten Ysars
05 (BETANCOURD)was 2 Eorner Agency asset and i3 currently Chief 0f
(Econonic Planning ana Budget
9
OAS The conversation wa5
initially in English but continued in Spanish_ VIHRA said he
provided 20 infornation to GOTTLIER on the basis tkat }e is a
Cuban exile an2 iiq not want to gct involved ir internal U.S_
8Efairs. #e do not Inow COTTLIEB "25 interested in' Joaquin
SANJENIS or Juan A. PAULA = (Attacked are sumnary biographies
of persons 0f interest to GOTTLIEB . )
o6
5 On 7 Nay 1973(iarvim L. BVAWS) Crief (NFINSUAL w2s
briefed on ` the: substanca of the repozt Erom Wli/Niani pertaicing
to Juin A. PAUEA who morks for WMUTUAL prrprietaty 2 4
XcKERCHER and AVANT)wnich
utf8iz:s GURHUNESL
JjNAGEMENT
SERVICES, 2
INc) 25 Office space coVeT
Anorg other duties perforned by
the proprietary ara
the zonthly checks sent to tbe dependents
0f imprisonea assets #hich are 3igned in true nane by PAULA _
oy (EVANS
Was unaware that PAUEA had purchased" a nel jewelry
busizass in wieh} Antonio' GEMOVA ; however_
3
He feels
that
Ze5A5 ;Sc rctoct
protected and conpartnented fron the Mi/Niaai
proprictary ana he Xas tke utxost confidence in the proprietary
being able to field any guestions ,O(CHHUTUAD) connunication with
tha is by unlisted phone and 9_ Post office box_ Ehan383Eietas
said @cKERCNER) and @
VANfcouid possibly be
linked
to;GORTIMEST MANAGENEND but tbe trail woula end there . Fo
Eeels tnat? either proprietary could only be linked :q the Agency
by iinuendo _ {He Zid say that Hioward HUMT awara 02
GENUTUAD wken Jte served 2s CCAI EUR . )
UVAN8 keeva
secuto as
far as
@ORTRNEST MANAGENENT) and (cKERCHER and AVANT are
concerned _ 24 2 4
SEHRET
O11
talkedtt
why
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Evis)neationed that theokona_fide' lax firn occupying
the other DBAsjfa? tT) Df the(UMUTUAL) offices
are tha attorneys
Eor (Jobn (Thesa lavyez3q
ere cleared and witting:)
Ona f the lawyers tola(EvANSOEhat @EAN
be the
cenazy singer 9f the Year"_ The
EODEAN cifapbiothet" Sfggeis
is mamned DX WUHMUTUAD employees who also monitor al1 telephone
calls, incoming and outzoing Eor the other law fir_ (EVAFS) mentioned that there have been numerous calls from the Kedia
and outgoigg oyerseas calls Eo such' pleces
25 Japan' and Europe-
7
GVANSDwill be traveling to Nassau and zeturning via
Niani on 10 1973. He intendsalto_ talk with his
people at that tine Pr other QIAUTUA) business
aia ViiPtiesory
contict HH} Niami_ (The COS has been alerted t
expect
3 call fron EVANS on 10 Mey 1973.)
Jaz?s E- Flanrary
Janes E. Flanmery
icting Chief
Western Harisphere DiviSion
cc: Director Of Secufity
Attachnents ; A-F Biographic Susnaries
9/
Yaill
May
COS ,
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"TACWENT A
Rena VIBRA Gonzelez
Reporter for Diario Las Anerices;
was speaker
Journalisn in Exile at' neeting hald Flagler Zhoater
Miami June 1957_
Ead als0 been head of Pablic Relations for Guban
National Bank . Date not given
#NZET
{0T
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) AAch+Ei2
Reinaldo PICO Ramon fornerly ANICE-31 (201-284658)
POA. granted 14 October 1960 as P} a5s2t. Nember
2506 Brigade , captured 0f Nember of Prispners
Commission sent by Castro to Niami to negotiate release
of prisoners in exchange for mechanical equipment and other
supplies needed bY Cuba_ Defected and refused to acconpany
otier nenbars of Prisoners Cozmission on their retutn to_
Cuba in July 1961 POA granted 15 Juie 1964 for use 2s
CA/ Prop 2sset: SGSNIRLED 3-October 1964
Vt OA 4
1966 . Anicably ternirated 50 June 1968 As of July
Iua5 1336
in Carecas, Venezuala In December: 1969 hs ~is .deseribed
by a sorrCa a5 "one does not know where 'the bluEf begins ant
ceds , what is trwe and what i5 lie"
Bay Pizs =
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ATTACHYENT C
Orlando PIEDRA
Crlando Eleno PIEDRA-NEGUZRLA (201-247879)
aka Drlando Eleno, NEGUERLA-PTEDRA
aka Orlando PIBDRA
aka 0 . ROCA
Born 18 Decenber 1917 Hevana, Cuba
Believed to be Cuban Citizen currently
Mas Cnief of Cuban Bureai: 08 Investigation in Batista 'Coverr-
Ment Told FBI Juna 1959 he wa5 forced to_ ieave Cuba upon fall
of Ratista, Reportedly head of 2nti-Castro grou? in Niani in
Juna 1553, In Sept 59 reported to be friendiy with Rolardo
HISFERRER gojas_ ex-Cuban senator and publisher _ 2EEDRA roportedly furiished Wizi' noney Fy Batkstz
Duzing_Batista regise wAs' included with others
a5
responsible officials considered directly involvei in tortir?
4n3 killing of Cczn citizens, Resided In Fort_Lguderdale,
Fla in February 1960 _ Dur Batista Zegine PIEDRA
was in
'charge of all matters pertaining to garbling, rackets ahd
cortraband . In 1953 iw Cuba PIzdgi xas also involved in
busices: of Chkizeso contraband
No inaication ta ever used by Agency -
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JTACuENT
D
Rolando Azcadio, MASFERRSER Rojas (201-42669)
Forze Cuban senator and self-adnitted forzer Comnunist.
Quica active during early' 60'5 in various anti-Castro
eccivities in U.S. Recently settca four and one-half Year
prison secterce received U.S . District Court for- yiolation of
U.5 _ neutrality la1s
No indication Ileadquarters has beon in touch vith subject
&t Z3Y tine.
Born 1918 in Cuba; typifias wotSt elemant5 i# forner regime
0f Batista Nene connotos ruthlessness; assassinatlon,
torture
and extortion.
Still considers hinself to be 4 Marxian" Socialis has been
virulent' critic of U.S. in past.
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LjACHNENT
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Edger Anthony BUTTARI
(D.V.x.)
aka. Edgar Aa BUTTARI (Doctor)
aka Elgardo BUTTARI Y Puig (201-276771)
Photo availablc
ihila information in his file does not indicate #ny-pest
Or presert CIA coztact there i5 unscurced informa #ion in tne
Mii / COG cara
file which
skows that 8UTTARI wa5 in touch With
Frank Bender (Gerard Droller} in Kiani in the Spring 0f 1960,
epperently in zelation t0 BUTTARI 1 5 izvolvenent Hith tho
Revolutionary Denocratic Frost (FRD) _ Curroatly BUTTARI i5
involved in 'many business ventures in South Florida en1 i5
tezortedly associated With Charles "Bebe" Rebozo socielly ard
in busiess.
Edgardo BUTTARI was born 14 August 1989 (aIsq glver 1914}
2t Mez t Tampa Florida, the sOn Jf a Cuban wko: Fought in the
Cuban
Incepeadenco
War Appointed Caban Inspector Ganeral
Irstructor 0f tha Ministry of State in 1953, Ke letaz became Urder Secretary of Labor In 1938 he returnez to Cuba ard
served as` Secretary 0f Connerce until 1940_ {le later 3a5 appoiaced
Ministez of the Cubar Foreign Service Appoictcd Niaistcr %4
Conmerce by Batista in 1942, he hela that post until 1944
when he re3igned to run for the Hiouse 92 Reprcsentatives
Habana _ e Tanained in the 'House of Representatives until 1952 .
BUTTARI artived in the U.5 ; in Narch 1960 to reside in Wiaui, Flozfda_
Ke: becana' involved xith the Revolutiorary
Wwzocratic Frcst,
During his first
terr 43 Minister of Commerce in 1933 }e was
rasponsible for the artest Jf_ seweral Anerican represencatlves
0f large lard experters in ths U.S . (Swift
7
Armour , etc.)
for increasing Prices_ At tke 52t6 tine e endegvored to Put
Eerwara Jegisiation of nationaiistic tendsncies
9
warning
to
"Yankea Imperialisn"
2
ana seeaad somewhat unfricnaly to eae
D.S . He later changed ana 13 1933 becane more a3xious to
cooperate with tba #.S_
1
eppareatly having gotten over his
cpenly anti-American feclings However, he did pot eppear to_ be dependable accoriing to Embassy reports. Fie nas bzen
describcd 35 astute, ciever, intalligent but slippery .
He
Puig