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2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
SECREA
10 July 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
SUBJECT: Requirements Briefing to FBI Informant Going to Cuba
1, In accordance with arrangements previously with the FBI by
SAS/CI/Liaison, the undersigned went to New York onl8 Julylto brief an
FBI informant who is going to Cuba for two weeks. I had a short session
at the FBI office in NYC with Dale Schwant, the case officer, and we then
met with the informant for about two hours in a room at the Prince George
Hotel. The informant had been told that I would be at the meeting and that
I represented the Agency, but I was not introduced to him by name:
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2. The EBI informant Thomas * Vicente) is an American-
bornPuerto Rican born in NYCjn He has been under FBI control for
nearly 3 years penetrating the three pro-Castro organizations in NYC: the
Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC); the Casa Cuba, and the Jose Marti
Cluba, Thtough the first two years Subject was Only a marginal asset, in the
last six months he has become a valuable for the FBI into the
above 3 organizations a8 well a8 the/Cuban
Eutdeliouioaj
UN having apparently
won the complete confidence of the pro-Castro leaders and' Cuban Officials
in NYC. Recently he was asked to join the CPUSA Subject works as a
03 shipping clerk in a coffee plant in Brooklyn He has the appearance and other
attributes, according to Dale Schwant; for the role of pro-Castro revolutionary.
The Cubans have expressed an interest in his moving to Cuba to work He is
willing to go but his wife is against it, but idea is still alivea
Cuban_Sponsorship
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3. Subject is leaving NYC for_exico City o 13 Julyand he expects to
go on to Cuba illegally $n 15 July) The Cuban Ambassador to the UN, Rays
Primellas has arranged for a Cuban visa to be ready @t the embassy in
Mexico and also passage to Habana on a Cubana flight. Subject is also
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armed with a letter of introduction from the National Director of the FPCC,
Vicent Theodore Leel On 6 July the 3 pro-Castro organizations named
above held a party for Subject and raised $1OO. 00 for his tripa
Informant's Contacts in Cuba
4 Subject will contact several friends in Cuba who are milicianos, one
of them in Santiago, Oriente Province. They were fellow activists In pro-
Castro organizations in NYC who have returned to Cuba. He also has been
given (by his Cuban friends) the address of a family whose son is the chauf-
feur of Carlos Rafael Rodrigueza Arrangements have also been made for
Subject to talk to the American Communist in Habana; Robert Williams_
Subject, who will be accompanied by his wife on this trip, has been instructed
by his Cuban superiors to take a camera with him to take pictures of Cuba for
showing at organizational meetings in NYC. Something similar had been done
previously by the head of the FPCC on his trip to Cuba in December 1962. The
note-taking in connection with the photos will be a device enabling Subject to
record intel information difficult to remember.
5. I briefed Subject during a two hour using aS a guide the attached
requirements prepared with[Henry
Perioeng
SAS/Intel/Requirements,
and Antia Potocki,
catlineaJjcvisoed with
Ihad also discussed Subject'S mission to
Cuba with SAS/sO/Rodriguez and DC/SAS/EOB I stressed, as did the FBI
case officer, that while fully exploiting his militia and other contacts for the
desired information, he must always be guided by security considerations.
After an agent role for three years, Subject expressed confidence in his ability Lc
7 carryie3 out his mission success
6. I should add that I was very cordially received at the NYC FBI office
and that Mr. Schwant was most cooperative: I referred to our memorandum
to his headquarters indicating that the Agency had a world-wide program{to
send controlled CP and front penetrations on missions to Cuba, and I expressed
the hope that this might be only our first joint effort. He agreed wholeheartedly,
adding that he personally would be particularly happy to cooperate if Subject
informant should move permanently to Cuba and play the role of resident agent,
As soon as Subject returns from Cuba Mr. Schwant will let us know and arrange
for the debriefing:
Louis De Santi
SAS/CI/CP
Exb:S Attachment: Herewith
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return to CIA
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RE CORD Background Use
Do Not Reproduce
SUBJECT: AMSANTA Project
Job # 65-427/38 Box 7
File # 19-6-73/3
Volunes: 5
1 Degcription:
Coverage of Castro Communist regime through use of
existing Communist Party and front penetration assets . File
was opened in December 1962 _
2 _ Findings:
Meme for the Record dated 10_July 196 by_Louig
De_Santi SAS/CI/CP
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FBI informant Victor Thomas VICENTE
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Puerto Rican
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citizen, who penetrated CP' s in NY City left NY for Cuba wia
Mexico as guest of ICAPC Was debriefed by CIA staffer Lou
DeSanti upon return to U.S_ in SJuly-Aug 63 _ VICENTE stated
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he had interviews with CA STRO and Che GUEVARA _ VICENTE
penetrated the FPCC , the Casa Cuba , and Jose Marti Club in
New York City. Page 127 of IG 1967 report mentions unnamed
Puerto Rican who claims he participated in Castro inspired
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assassination plot in Dallas _ Don t know if WIceNrEJcould
be that individual.
Attachment : LAD/ JFK Task Force
Researcher: KGB
3 _ Checked VICENTE 201-731223
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Requirements Outline
1, Details of Cuban-Soviet agreements and Castro-Khrushchev under-
standings re:
2, Soviet economic aid
ba Soviet military presence
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Cuban rapprochement and posture vis-a-vis U. S.
d. Training of Cubans in Soviet bloc to man weapon systems under:
Soviet command; question of whether Cubans to acquire command control
over these weapons systems:
e How far and how fast is Castro to go in exporting violent revolution
in Latin America.
20 Demobilization of regular militia and what relation it has (if any) to the
take-over by Soviets of some internal security functions.
2. What part or percent of militia has been demobilized.
bo To what extent has civilian militia been disarmed of automatic
weapons.
C
Have Soviets actually taken over control of police stations in
certain cities or towns. Which citiesa
d Purposes behind demobilization and disarming of militia.
(1) To minimize resistance
(2) Are Soviets telling Castro to more people towork
on the farms and will take care of internal
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Reaction of milicianos to demobilization and disarming:
3. Hard information on missiles (all types) and Soviet troops.
(Differentiate between facts and propaganda for foreign and/or domestic con -
sumption. )
potentiak?
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security? they
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4. Communism:
4 Secret existence of PSP
ba PURS when First Congress to be held
Reactions of rank and file party members and general public.
toward Fidel and Soviet Union
Economic conditions, popular support of regime especially in
provinces and outlying areas
eo Pro-Soviet or pro-Chicom alignments of party leaders or rank
and filea
5. Addresses of places where Subject is taken to attend meetings,
lectures, instructions, etco B &
of his contacts and Communist
leaders.
6. ICAP, its role in this trip
a Contacts and methods of arranging illegal trip in Mexico
person in charge
financing
route
ba Arrival in Habana
(1) Who there to receive him
(2) Entry formalities; what papers Or forms to fill out; etca
(3) Guided tour or free to go any place on his own; lodging
arrangements , etca
Co What Soviets,
or foreign Communists does he meet
d. Take note 0f, and bring back if possible, any materials printed
in Soviet Bloc or Red China,
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What use are Soviets/Cubans making 0f American defectors in
Cuba; what role are they playing:
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also, get
Sats,