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178-10002-10185] 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F_ KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
JFK Assassination System Date: 8/27/201
Identification Form
Agency Information
AGENCY ROCKCOM
RECORD NUMBER J78-10002-10185
RECORD SERIES ASSASSINATION FILES
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (2)
Document Information
ORIGINATOR CIA
FROM: MURRAY_ WILLIAM J.
TO INSPECTOR GENERAL
TITLE : QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES
DATE : 01/17/1975
PAGES : 2
SUBJECTS
CLANDESTINE OPERA TIONS
ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICA TION Unclassified
RESTRICTIONS Consulted
CURRENT STATUS Redact
DATE OF LAST REVIEW 11/03/1995
OPENING CRITERIA
COMMENTS Attachments: 1781000210186, 187, 188.
v9. 124
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178-10002-10185
17 January 1975
MEMORLY DUB FOR: The Inspector Ceneral
VIA Decuty Director for Operutiong
SUBJECT Questionable Activities
1 In 1960 the writer developod and
recruited Jose Raul Martinez Nunez (201-281382) _
9 2 Cuban naticnal and a renking Cubana Ai rline pilot.
2, Mr _ Kartinez rejuested an emergerc; mee on 18 advise th t he wa.s the likely choice +0 Dilot a
July 1960 to
2
flight frm Havana, Cuba to Pragie to pick
RachaCteted Cubannd higine
official party_ On 20 July Mr_ up Cas tro Ruz and' his
was scheruled for 21 and
Murtine? reported th?t the flight Prazue
8
Headquarters and
thut he wculcl dlefinitely pilot the aircraft.
edvised: of the
appropriate field stntiong along
the flizht routte were fli_ht schedule; re Quirenents Nere requesked _
3 On the morning of 21_July Keadqu-rters gont
2 TOP SEC:ET
1
OPZR TICLLL ISDIiTE cable (DIREC 'OR 40923 CUT 98941, 21
'1360)YtoT
7 the Havana Jt:tion 9 vising th:t
"possible
to
is receiving serious consideration
removal of three leaders
Station at 1+
at Headquarters" and requested the
to
opti: n to contect Nr Kertinez ?nd detertine his willin_esg
3
cooperate in arranzin; an accirlent during the retirn Tne cable said that Headxuar ers would be wil
from:
successful completion of 310,OO.CC to offer a pavnent efter
or 2 reascna ble ~ount in excess of thet.
1
40 Mr Janes
CCS Havana, instructe:! writer to Kartine z nd make knowni our interests , Ine
meet with Nr.
and writer contacte:i Kr Nertinez arranged an cmerzency mee which tock place in Mr_ Martinez vehicle while driving to the eir:orte Nc. Kertineg aid he
Personal
calcula ted risk but limite: the
wculd take a
at one point Mr Nartinez:
possibilities wni h could pass a8 "n eccident.
the U.S,
aske_ for essurance that in event of hig death Covernent would 882 tnat '1is t.o sons were fiven a Colle_ This a*surance W99 given orelly On1 re turning to the Sta
3e educaticn_
6o9 advised that en OPIA cable (DI ECTOR L0365
tirn the wri
becn received at the Station direc
OUT 99096, 21 1960) had
instructions _
the Staticn to disregard earlier
5 . Mr M_rtinez was debriefed by the writer #fter his Prague _ He rezorte:d tht hc hadl no
retur from
a3 we hari discussed Prior
oxortunity to rrange an accident such
to his departure_ I do not recall telling Vr_
Kartincz tht the originl instructione_ h" ocen chanzed' and I to belie:e I mace no reference to new am irclired
irstruc xnich hsrl hcen receive:
efter TOP_SEBEET
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after Mr _ Kartinez departure from Hevana_
6_ Mr, Martinez defectcd in e#rly Dece: ber 1960_ I saw hin once
in eerly 1961 in !i imi, Floride Mhere he hadl taken up 'rcsidence _ I do
not know if any other Sta: ion officers we-e lmowledzeeble of tnis incident
although it i8 prob:ble tt Nrr_ Arthur Avignon, DCOS (now retired and
living in the Washington area) may have read the pertinent cables _ 7
Nilliam J, Nurray
C/LA/Narcotics
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httached :
(1) DIRECTOR 40923 , 21 July 1960 TOP SECRZT
DIRECTOR 40965, 21 Julv 1360 TP SZGRET
HAVA 5396 (Iv 28071) , 22 1960 SECAZT
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