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16 Scptenber 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: C/LAICOG
SUBJECT Letter from Mrs , Lourdes CUESTA, Ex-wIfe of
Antonio CUESTA Valle Former}y of Interest co
JMWAVE Station
1 Lourdes CUESTA , ex-wife of Antonio CUFSTA Valle = currently
Imprisoned in Cuba, nrote to the Director of CIA on 4 August 1975 .
She requested that the Agency "give her some kInd of verification
that her ex-husband was not connected nor the (tA had any knowledge
that he was Preparing the raids mentioned in Attempts No 21 and 22"
cIted in a 31 July 1975 Miami Herald newspapor article following
Senetor McGovern 5 recent co Visit Fidel (ASTRO _
2, A carefully worded reply wes Prepared for signeture by an
essIstent to the DCI; however, Per instruction 0f the DC / LAD (from
the DDO) It was requested that the- letter not be sent, but rather
that 8
DCD representative in, Miani handle the mttet with Mrs ;
CUESTA Personally .
3 DCD reptesentative in Miami contacted Mrs . CUESTA and
told her that the Agency preferred that the matcer be handled with
a touch rather than by letter Mrs CUESTA did not accept #ReTSGT1
and has
subsequently phoned the DCD representative sevoral
tImes requesting . written re? lYidel Mrs CUBSTA said thet she plans
to send 0 copy of the reply to
CASTRo and one to Senator
McGovern . According to the DCD representat ve; Mrs. CUESTA {anat-
urellzed U.S. citizen of Spanish birth) wotk9 For a lewyer
unknown) end perhaps is follop 1egel counael _
On 11 Septomber 2975
the AC/LA/COG phoned' the, DC/LAD and.
edvisod him 0f the foregoing ~0ilowing che cunversation ft #8s
decidod that we vould check out ;PRdicabia maritime records Sn
ArchIves , Jn eddltion to CUFSTA 5 filo, apd If wo 8+111 un -
covetod no evidence thet CUESTA was Involved klth CIA ic the cited
infiitretion operationg dreft 0 very brlof lottor 0f. Rtknowledge-
Mont to Mrs , CUBSTA end rosubmlt Jt for approval,
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5. Antonio CUESTA cae to thc U.$ _ from Cuba on 31 1960
aS 1 refugee. According t0 his 201 file, he has had che following
U.S. Government association :
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a S As of. February 1961 he was cited a5 a Crewman
aboard the M/V TEJANA .' A POA was reqlested on 15 Narch
pb1
1961 for his use in PM naritime OpS 05 a crewman on the
vessel TEJANA under Project JMA TE Due to cessation of
JMATE activities Pocessing of the clearance waj sus
pended on 1
Nay 'i96i
until ne;: interest was apparent:
JMWAVE Station advised the Army of CIA operetional inter-
est in CUESTA on 26 May 1962 . JMWAVE advised: Headquarters
on 5 June 1962 that CUESTA was not then being used and
requested the basis of .orher Azency interest- There is
no indication in pertinent maritime files or his 201 file
that ne was ever on an opcracional mission by CIA.
b. ISR records show that CUESTA was registercd <S
an Ary source on 22 1962 _ There is no indication
that he was howevej it 1s recorded that he was
roInstated on
dr?ppedguso
1965 _ He was dropped on
10 1966 without Prejudice= There is nb further record
of Army essociation . The specifics of his association
wItb the Army are unknown to the Agency - ~elmboence
6 From the time he came to the U.S. in 1960 ' until he vas ar-
rosted by the Cuban Government , CUESTA was associated with the MRR,
UR, Alphe 66 and Commando L organizetions_ The hit and run raids mede
by these gtoups were well-known to 811 government agencies and , in
{ect, openly known In Miami because of the propensity 0f the Cubans
to talk There wete 8 number of discussions at the" highest level
(President) concerning whet should be done about such raids They
Wero not sponsored or connected with the U,S. Government _ Two
of these
{Rousaoed &4
raids are the ones referred to (attempts 21
and 22) In the erticle atteched to Mrs . CUESTA ' s letter.
7 _ Mrs . CUBSTA was born 21 1936. in Madrid_ Spain . As of
30 Mezch 1963 she was mertled to Mntonto CUESTA ,
haa
one small son ,
end ros Ided wIth Antonio In Miami
Fioride= She cutren t -
Jy rofers to 89 her ex-husband but
particuiars
of 0 separatien
or dIvorce 0T0 unknown _ She Is also known a5 Mrs , Meria Viza CUESTA ,
Matie LeXs0 Viza Blanco and Mrs . Vincente CWESTA . Pollowing ar0
Itoms of Intetest:
Antonlo CUFSZA told tho FBI that she 1ved wIth
AIa In MIamt , Plorfde 89 0< 30 March 1963 ,
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6 Mrs _ CUESTA cold the FI [ in 1969 that she ar-
rived in the U.S. 9 June 1963 at Niadl , Fiorida.
C ACSI edvised JYXAVE Station in November 1966
that she had been in ccntact_ (date unknown) with Chafik
Hlometo AKER Zenni of mhe Tec York Cuba T Wission.
The FBT was advised of Chis and won 1 tored Ter activities.
(SAKER is a known long tice DGI officer PNG ' d from the
U.5. in 67/6 8 for support co Black Panther and SDS ac-
tivities He was DGI Chief cf Center in Mexico City
frow 70-73, one of the founding fathers of the DG I and
the DGI expert
on illegal operations against the U.S. ]
d_ Mrs . CUESTA legally trevelled to Cuba from
XIani via Mexico in. April 1967 for a two week
risit with her
c%sfina:
In June 1967 the FBI advised
JMAVE Stetion that she" was _recruited by the CUIS while
Jn Cuba and to hold this knowledge to a Minimum because
they' Intended to operate her a5 a doub le egent - She
s21d the pitch was made on behalf of the DSE and
benefit both her and her husband _ She was told if she
Juccessfully reported on
anti-Castro activities in Miaml,
ospecially Commanco L activities for a period of six
mon ths they would release her husband from custody and
efter three years of Teporting perrit him to leave Cuba.
He contact in the U.S, was to be Chafik Honero SAKER
Lendt:
Mrs _ CUESTA trevelled to Cuba from Miami vie
Moxico City on 9 February 1968 taking nine suit-
ceses She called Havana from Mexico City and Zsked to
be met et the aitport in Havane by two cars because of
the excess baggage. While in Cuba she saw her husband
severel times . She returned to Mexico City on 4 March
196 8 ,
8 Thls case was coordinated with the FBI representetive
vIe Ops Liaison , on 12 September who asked that we hold up a re-
to her letter until he could check out the status uf the c8se .
%pons0
thet Mrs _ CUESTA could be acting in behalf of the
{t was recogntzed
advised thet FBI
DGI . On 16 September the FBI representative
December
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{1onel Jntereet in Mrs CUESTA was termineted circe
und ehat It.;78i4a #cr be cecesee*y for WS to coordinate out responso
tq Mrs CUESTA ' $ letter with the Bureau, DetetIs 0f tho FBI opere -
t1 ojal hendling 0f Mrs , CUBSTA 0ra unkaowin . Tke FBI representetive
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advised that Mrs. CUESTA had Inquired chac it Yould cost €o obtafa
docudents in the FBI files on ber under the FOIA.
9 , gre being made Eo obtain {be nane of the attorey
for vhom
AttezEJEst;
Mrs . vorks .
10 . Attached is 2 sugeested reply to Ars . CUESTA, .based On
the facts- in para 5' 4, for approval.
#ph
Chris 'Hopkins
LA/COG/CIOS
PIJed: 201-281313 (Antonio CUESTA)
201-335014 (SAKER)
201-821216 (Lourdes. CUESTA)
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Sugges [ed reply {0 vro . CL'ESTA '6 Ie( (er Of auu6{ 1975
Mro _ Lourde8 Cues ta
2155 S.t. Sb Street
%Jm1 _ Floride 33135
Deer Mrs , Questa :
Tble Is J0 repl] {o Juur Jetter 0 Augubt 1975 aod
eubbequen t conversa [iodd Wtb Od0 ot our BteyElortda
roprebentat Ivo8 .
Ja respopse_torovr-tnqotyr) 60 GIsh to advIb0 that
jour ex-husbands a ]leged Jc(lv[tfee, citod 48 attempt8 No .
21 and 22 1o the novspep er artIcle enclosca: VItb your letter,
voro Io 00 way sponsored by or abbociated mItb tble Agency.
Concerlog prfor knov ledge OI auch actlvftlos , m0 cao only
88y tbat antIclpa ted activatfcs of 80d0 of tho Lndependeat
1le group8 ofton bocano publlc knovledge bocau8e Of
JJecu8gLon VIthfu tbe 0x4 1o co@rudlty Of oucb activitloe,
81pcorely ,
Aoslotant to tbo DLrector