</s>104-10219-10066 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 C.E.C. C.C C.I.CELES GOVERNMENT BOEA RA "WESILAN IMAGE 05 THE PEVILION F.D. INDEX ONLY HMMKA 256 F.O.D INDEK ONLY 13 December (19) 1:00, 3:00-3:00:00 13 December 1:30, 3.00-4:00.00:30:00 C.P.C C.M.C C.R.S.A.C C. M.A .- C. M-A.S C. R.A-M.S C.A -M.A C.N.A C.D .- M.S .- D.M .- E.M-S. C.S-M-A-S C.L.A C.T.M C.J.A C.K.M -M-M -S. C.H.A

Summary  
The documents detail U.S. intelligence operations targeting Cuban assets and anti-Castro activities in Latin America during the 1950s–1970s. They reference individuals such as GICITRON-4 (a Cuban businessman used as a cover for clandestine activities), LITILITHOE (Errol R. Lythgoe, a Cuban operative linked to GICITRON-4), and Manuel Machado (a Cuban exile involved in anti-Castro networks). Operations included coordination between U.S. intelligence stations in Mexico City and Bogota, FBI data reviews on Rafael Mario LLERENA Rodriguez, and the use of KUBARK, a CIA counterintelligence program. References to "JKLANCK" appear as redacted or misrendered terms but are not explicitly tied to John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The documents emphasize operational security, inter-agency coordination, and covert activities against Cuban influence in the region.  

Key People  
- **GICITRON-4**: Cover name for a Cuban businessman involved in anti-Castro operations, used as a front by the Mexico City Station.  
- **LITILITHOE (Errol R. Lythgoe)**: Cuban operative associated with GICITRON-4 and linked to anti-Castro efforts.  
- **Manuel Machado**: Cuban exile manager of Galas y Cia in Colombia, allegedly involved in supplying arms to Cuban counterrevolutionaries.  
- **Rafael Mario LLERENA Rodriguez**: Subject of FBI data reviewed by U.S. intelligence for derogatory information.  
- **Cuban Embassy officials**: Referenced in the context of alleged cooperation with GICITRON-4 or other operatives.  
- **John B. Howard**: CIA official involved in operational approvals and reviews.  
- **Calvin M. Smyth**: Mentioned in procedural contexts related to dispatches and file management.  

Key Locations  
- **Mexico City**: Central hub for U.S. intelligence operations, including the Mexico City Station and AMALL operation.  
- **Bogota, Colombia**: Site of U.S. intelligence coordination involving GICITRON-4 and PRQ Part II requests.  
- **Cuba**: Mentioned as a location for revolutionary activities, with references to Havana and Oriente regions.  
- **Panama City**: Referenced in procedural contexts but without specific operational details.  

Key Events  
- **Operational use of GICITRON-4**: Deployed by the Mexico City Station as a cover for clandestine anti-Castro activities.  
- **PRQ Part II requests**: Urgent calls for submission of personal records forms to proceed with operational use of subjects like GICTON-4.  
- **Cooperation with Cuban intelligence**: Allegations that GICITRON-4 or other operatives had ties to Cuban officials, including the Cuban Embassy and "CASINO Frago."  
- **KUBARK program involvement**: The subject was noted as an unpaid field agent under KUBARK, a CIA counterintelligence initiative.  
- **Machado’s travel and activities**: References to his passport #532/59 (issued January 1959) and alleged arms supply to Cuban counterrevolutionaries.  
- **Operational approvals and cancellations**: Memos detailing extensions and cancellations of provisional operational approvals for GICTON-4 due to incomplete documentation.  

Key Organizations  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)**: Central to all operations, including KUBARK, coordination with foreign stations, and management of field agents.  
- **Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)**: Provided data on LLERENA Rodriguez for U.S. intelligence review.  
- **U.S. diplomatic/intelligence stations**: Including the Mexico City Station, Bogota Station, and Washington, D.C.-based oversight.  
- **Cuban exile networks**: Mentioned as part of anti-Castro operations in Mexico and Cuba, with ties to Havana and Oriente regions.

JFK Declassified Files

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