124-1079-10107 Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI AGENCY NUMBER: FBI 124-102779-10107 RECORD NUMBER : AGENCY SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER :: CR 105-180256-194 AGENCY FILE NUMBER; CR 105 -180256 -194 Document Information ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM: CIA TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/14/1973 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS: MR. SERRANO, ORLANDO, TELCAL, TECLICAL, USA, CUBAN EMBASSY, MEXICO CITY, CIBAN SPANISH DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: PAPEL, TEXTULATUAL DOCUME RESTRICTIONS: Secret : Secret CURRENT STATUS: Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 11/05/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA APPROVALOF CIA COMMENTS: NW 50953 Doc(id: 323017772 Page 1 10

Summary  
This document details communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies involving an individual identified as Orlando Serrano, who made telephone calls from the United States to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City on November 12 and 15, 1973. The caller used coded language and referenced connections to Cuban officials, including Raul Rodriguez and Cicard, with whom he had prior interactions. The CIA posits that Serrano may be Emilio Echarte Pedroso, a subject of an FBI report from October 27, 1970, which detailed his recruitment by Rodriguez for an assassination mission targeting Cuban exile leader Manuel Ayo. The calls were analyzed by the CIA, with a tape recording forwarded to the FBI for review. The document notes that Serrano’s conversations referenced ongoing operations and sought to relay information to Cuban officials in Havana, including Losada, head of the Cuban Liberation Directorate.  

Key People  
- Orlando Serrano: Individual identified as the caller making calls to the Cuban Embassy.  
- Emilio Echarte Pedroso: Subject of an FBI report linked to a 1970 assassination plot against Manuel Ayo.  
- Raul Rodriguez: Cuban intelligence officer involved in recruiting Echarte Pedroso.  
- Cicard: Cuban official referenced in Serrano’s calls, possibly associated with intelligence operations.  
- Losada: Chief of the Cuban Liberation Directorate, mentioned as a recipient of information.  

Key Locations  
- Mexico City: Site of the Cuban Embassy where calls were directed.  
- Havana: Implied location of Cuban officials to whom information was to be relayed.  

Key Events  
- November 12–15, 1973: Telephone calls from the U.S. to the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City, involving coded communication and references to past operations.  
- October 27, 1970: FBI report on Emilio Echarte Pedroso’s recruitment for an assassination mission.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Conducted surveillance, intercepted communications, and analyzed the calls.  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Received forwarded information and reviewed the tape recording.

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