</s>104-10095-10202 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN JOHNNY KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1993 8 MAY 1973 -CIA HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Operations SUBJECT Media Inquiry to Cuban Exile Journalist in Miami re Cuban Involvement in Watergate Case and Attitudes in Miami Area 1. This memorandum is for your information only. 2. On 7 May 1973 we were advised by Station WH/Miami that two employees of a station WH/Miami proprietary had told the Station that of a RIERA W/Miami proprietor, a Cuban exile journalist who writes for Diario Viera Gonzales, a Cuba exile journalist Hali Bookstore who said to MIAMI received a call to own the Westchester FNI GOTTLIES who said he worked for the Times in Washington, (CORTILLIES) who worked for a Cuban exiles in Washington. St. Kensington believed to be Sanford GOTTLLIES, 11102 Brandywine National Committee on San Diego Nuclear Polite, an employee of the St. Kennedy's office in the state of Florida, where he will be able to tell to the Washington bureau of the New York Times verified, that one what people was employed there). COTTILLIES was asked VIERA what people were employed there. COTTILIES was also asked Viera what participation of the Cubans had about the Watergate case and asked about the activities of the Cuban PICO (former 2506) of brigade member), Orlando PIEDRA (former Chief of Cuban Bureau of Florida Senator and Seligman) and Rolando MASFRERER (Former Cuban Senator and Self-Government) and Rolfo Maserrer He also asked if ITF had an office (former Miami whether Jocunin SANJENIS Perdome (former chief of a WH/ Miami proprietor who SANDENIS PERdome) (1972) and Juan A. PAULA (former WH/Miami proprietary employees in 1972) Juan a. Paula (former Revolutionary Democratic Front-FRD-A currently employed by an OCC proprietary were still in the Miami area. West Tampa, Florida, a former Cuban CONRI, a Cuban born in West Tampa. who is reportedly associated with Mr. Charles "Babe" Commerce According to GOTTILES, BUTTARI was appointed as "REIOZO." Chief in the Republican Party." RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduced

The document is a CIA Historical Review Program memorandum dated May 7, 1973, addressed to the Deputy Director for Operations. It details an inquiry into Cuban exile activities in Miami, focusing on individuals associated with anti-Castro groups and their potential connections to Watergate-related matters. The text references several Cuban exiles, including Reinaldo PICO (formerly of the 2506 Brigade), Orlando PIEDRA (former Cuban Bureau chief under Batista), Rolando MASFERRER (a former Cuban senator), and Edgar Anthony BUTTARI (linked to the Revolutionary Democratic Front). It notes that some individuals were involved in contraband, torture, or other activities during the Batista regime. The memorandum also mentions interactions between CIA operatives and these figures, including their alleged business ventures and associations with media outlets like *Diario Viera Gonzales*. No direct reference to John F. Kennedy, his assassination, or related investigations is present in the text.  

**Key People**:  
- Reinaldo PICO (2506 Brigade member, defected from Cuba)  
- Orlando PIEDRA (former Cuban Bureau chief under Batista, linked to contraband and torture)  
- Rolando MASFERRER (former Cuban senator, convicted for anti-Castro activities)  
- Edgar Anthony BUTTARI (Revolutionary Democratic Front associate, involved in business ventures)  
- Rene VIERA (Cuban exile journalist, speaker at Miami journalism event)  

**Key Locations**:  
- Miami, Florida (central to exile networks and media connections)  
- Havana, Cuba (PIEDRA’s origins under Batista regime)  
- Venezuela (mentioned as PICO’s residence)  
- West Tampa, Florida (BUTTARI’s birthplace and early career ties)  

**Key Events**:  
- Cuban exiles’ involvement in anti-Castro activities during the Batista regime (1930s–1960s)  
- Alleged connections between CIA operatives and Miami-based exile groups  
- Watergate-related inquiries into Cuban exile influence  
- Legal convictions of MASFERRER for violating U.S. neutrality laws  

**Key Organizations**:  
- 2506 Brigade (Cuban exile group, linked to PICO)  
- Revolutionary Democratic Front (FRD; BUTTARI’s association)  
- Cuban National Bank (PIEDRA’s former role in public relations)  
- CIA (central to the memorandum’s focus on monitoring exiles and their activities)

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