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7104-10122-1041- 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
23 June 1976
MEMORANDUY FOR: Chief, Security Analysis Group
SUBJECT Manue 1 L DE ARMAS
SF#591 865
1_ Reference is made to the attached cable traffic which
sets forth the "defection" of the Subject to Cuba circa April
1976 _ In substance DE ARMAS apparently gave a press conference in Havana" on 21
Apri1
1976 in which he claimed to be an ex-CIA
agent who had been recruited by a fnu BLACKENHOUSE (no Office
of Security traces) in 1969 DE ARMAS also clained to have been
stationed in New York in 1971 where he maintained contact with BLACKENHOUSE ana Richard TOMLEY (probably identifiable
with Peter L_ Ba TONLEY _
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Washington Area Recruiting Office) _
2 _ In the cited press conference DE ARMAS made many allegations concerning purported CIA operations such a5 assassination plots and a
plan to rupture
relations
between
Venezuela and Cuba De tails of these allegations are set forth in the attached cable traffic and are not treated in
instant merorandum _ However interest in DE ARMAS allegations concerning alleged
CIA operations concerns the identities of individuais that he claimed to have been Agency operatives and assets; details regarding these individuals
are covered in the
latter portion of instant memorandum_
3 _ Agency interest in DE ARMAS was originally predicated
upon the receipt 0f a letter written by DE ARMAS on 12 September
1972 in which he related details conce ring his anti-CASTRO
activities through his membership in a group called ABDALA _
The letter als0 contained a request for employment with the Agency _ As a_ result of DE ARMAS ' letter WH Division requested
a Special Inquiry by the Office of
Security
for the purpose of establishing
DE ARMAS identity=
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which was completed in October
1972 _ In 1973 Office of Personnel opened a file on DE ARMAS
and apparently went through the normal routine of shopping his
file _ Interest in DE ARMAS terminated when TOMLEY sent DE ARMAS
a letter advising him that the Agency had nothing currently
available. Then on 22 January 1973 DE ARMAS wrote TOMLEY
thanking the latter for interest following
a telephone call
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DE ARMAS made to TOMLEY in which DE ARMAS wanted to Know once
and forever if there were any openings for him_ DE ARMAS'
security file reflected no subsequent activity except for the
attached cable traffic following his "defection_
4 Regarding the personalities mentioned by DE ARMAS
in his Kavana press conference
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it appears that several
individuals may be identical to former IvH Division assets a5
shown below Tt should be noted that DE ARMAS did not
identify
any bona fide Agency staff employees or agents nor does it
appear tbat he identified any past or current operations_ It
seems likely that DE ARMAS was provided a list of known or
suspectea Agency assets by the DGI as part of Cuba 5 ongoing
anti anti-U. S_ Government campaign designed to offset
adverse criticism to Cuba 5 military assistance to Angola _
Set fortn below are those individuals alleged to have been
connectea with Agency operations by DE ARMAS ; results 0f Office
of Security indices searches and file reviews follow each name
where a possible identification could be made -
NAME GIVEN BY DE ARMAS 0S FILE IF ANY AND COMMENTS
Bob DYNES No Office of Security traces
(aka : DINUS DAYNES ) regarding a11 variations _
Robert Bud MILES (alleged No Office of Security traces .
to have been the supplier
of explosives used in the
murder_of_ Rolando_MASFERRER)
Lazaro ALVAREZ Possibly identifiable with
Lazaro Gustavo ARECES ALVAREZ ,
SF#753 905 on whom a POA was
requested by WH Division
(JMATE) in June 1964 for use
as a PM/Maritime asset; files
canceled in October 1964 ,
Fred DUNCAN No Office of Security traces;
believed to be a DEA officer
stationed in Caracas _
PHILLIPS No Office of Security traces;
believed to be a DEA officer
stationed in Caracas . MAXFEAAEY
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NAME GIVEN BY DE ARMAS OS FILE IF ANY AND 'COMMENTS
John VALDAVIAN No Office 0f Security traces
(aka : BLADAB IAN)
regarding all variations_
A NASS
Probably identifiable with
Donald L NESS State Depart-
ment RSO in Santo Domingo _
Anselmo ALLIEGRO (HIJO) No Office of Security traces.
Justo ALFOISO
No Office of Security traces.
(aka : "El Gallego")
Ricardo MORALES NAVARRETE No Office of Security traces.
Arnando RUIZ
Possibly identifiable with
Armando VALENZUELA RUIZ ,
SF#752 358 , OA request by_
W/ 3/Columbia for use as
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PA in Columbia or not
used due to
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derogatory information
developed.
Azoni? de LEON
Possibly identifiable with
Sergio Antonio LOPEZ DE LEON
SF#740 227 who was
apparentiy
used
by WH/1/Mexico
as a LP=
operator_ from December 1964
to
May 1973 in Mexico_ 24
Mazzo WJIA RICARD
Probably identifiable with
Marcio MEJIA RICART CR to
ala: RICART)
SF#244 148 (Manuel Moises
LAMARCHE SALAS) . In June
1960 latter advised FBI that
RICART was a Vene zuelan active
in anti TRUJILLO activities
and had visited Miami in April
to buy B-26 ' s and we apons for
an attack on
the Dominican
Republic; also advised that
RICART was an instructor at
Caracas University, was aSs0 -
ciated with Director
of Economic
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NAME GIVEN BY DE ARMAS 0S FILE IF ANY AND_COMMENTS
Development in Venezuela and
believed RICART may be a
Communist_
Luis DESA SOTO No Office of Security traces _
Felix NARTINEZ SUAREZ Possibly identifiable with
Felix Antonio MARTINEZ SUAREZ ,
SF#242 302 who was Director
of El Mundo when a POA was
granted in April 1961 and up -
dated in July 1973 for his use
by HH/ 3/V as a Propaganda 24
Placement Asset_
Salavador ROMANI Possibly identifiable
with
Salvador Garcia ROMANI - ORUE
SF#223 776;
on whom an OA
was granted in September 1960/2 4
for use by WH/ 4/Cuba as a PP
Agent in Caracas; files can-
celed in January 1967 _ On
PRQ listed one Manuel ARTIME
) not further identified,
as a
Felative/ friend/correspondent
in U. S.
5 , The Possible identification (by either DE ARMAS or the DGI) of those WH Division assets reflected above suggests that
their names were either known or suspected as CIA assets and were throw in with those individuals not identified above in an effort to legitimatize DE ARMAS ' claims to have worked for the
CIA_ It should be noted that of those individuals listed above
on whom a_ security file exists_ none appeat to have any cutrent
association with this Agency and , as far as can be determined_
no actual Agency operations were either exposed or threatened.
6 _ The above is provided for Your information;
no further
action in this case appears necessaty .
Michael E Schneeberger
Security Analysis Group
Att
SECET
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