“… GOVERNMENT Memorandum 10 : Collection Division Chief, Domestic ATTN : Support Branch/OSS (JGross) FROM : Chief, Miami Field Office SUBJECT: CIA Operative in El Salvador ☐ MIM-006-74 DATE: 4 January 1974”
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“… GOVERNMENT Memorandum 10 : Collection Division Chief, Domestic ATTN : Support Branch/OSS (JGross) FROM : Chief, Miami Field Office SUBJECT: CIA Operative in El Salvador ☐ MIM-006-74 DATE: 4 January 1974”
“: Chief, Miami Field Office SUBJECT: CIA Operative in El Salvador ☐ MIM-006-74 DATE: 4 January 1974 1. Joe Merola contacted the Miami Office on 21 December 1973 to explain that he recently had spoken with …”
“14-00000 SECRET/SENSITIE 08S-142-74 18 January 1974 ZEMOKANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Case 61401 - CIA Operative in El Salvador RKYS : A.) MIM-006-74, 4 January 1974 D.) TVX DCD/Washiugton 96860, 1€ January 1974 C.) Ryan/NacVaze telecon 16 January 1974 D.) . Ryan …”
“… ef, Domestic Collection Division DATE: 4 January 1974 ATTN : Support Branch/Oss (JGross) FROM : Chief, Miami Field Office 77 . SUBJECT: CIA Operative in El Salvador M URANSKS 1. Joe Merola contacted the Miami Officeon 21 December 1973 to explain that he recently had spoken with a friend of his in San …”
“Branch/OSS (Joross) Chief, Miami Field Office CLA Operative in El Salvador MM-006-74 4 January 1974 1. Joe Merols contacted the Miami Office on 21 December 1973 to explain that he recently bad spoken with a friend af his in San Salvador, El Salvador. The friend, who allegedly wor”
“1 4-00000 ■ EGRET/ SENSITIVE / compromising situations with both Americans and local nationals. This latter cable was requested after the El Salvador desk officer advised that all avenues and possible leads were to be pursued to determine who leaked the information relatin”
“RUENAYR gave the varmunist his business card (PS1). Sometime later, the Cuban military intelligence officer (SI*) picked up the Bamunist and searched his promises. Arong other things, they found NOEMATR’D business card. When quorled about this, the Caremnist eimnly told the o”
“the request of MacVane, Ryan visited the El Salvador Desk to ascertain their objections to our source, known to us as a convicted felon. Desk objections steamed from a 1964 report which indicated that Merola had informed persons that he was a "CIA agent". Further conversa t”
“2. Robert G. L. Wall 3. William R. Stegalilo 3. 4. Vernon J. Goertz]03 5. Robert Clark Stevens JrJ03 6. Robert Charles Bachmann 03 7. °Donald D. Wevor 03 8. Dewey A. Stinson —3 B) AGENTS 1. 201-291237 Joso Enrique DAUSA Alvarez 2. 201-315825 Jose NUNEZ Paez 3. 201 310”
“14-00000 ,** Matt MacVane, DCD officer in Mitmi, met with Joseph R. MEROLA on 15 January 1974: at which time MEROLA identified the friend in San Salvador who had identified Mr. Gremillion in the American Embassy in San Salvador as a CIA representative, wdlendrenowims, MERO”
“Intelligence representative on Guantanamo. I have no to knowledge of what they may have been doing during various D I am talking about CIA. Do periods of time. to Mr. Baron. Any other names that struck a chord with you 0Q to ro in this report? - Mr. Halley. Well”
“two hour period using as a guide the attached requirements outline, prepared with Henry Kitchens, SAS/Intel/Requirements, and Antia Potocki, SAS/Cl/Sov-Sat. I had also discussed Subject’s mission to Cuba with SAS/SO/Rodriguez and DC/SAS/EOB. I stressed, as did the FBI ‘solders”
“one WOLADY contract agent who, in turn, handles Station’s WOLIME programs in the press and student fields; he also gives guidance and additional on-the-job training to a contract agent of Venezuelan nationality who is used in recruitment approaches, the handling of out-of-town”
“1 4-00000 11 March 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Domestic Collection Division ATTENTION: Hr. Shaun P. Ryan SUBJECT: Joseph R. MEROLA REFERENCE: HH 25826, 8 January 1974 1. 04 10 January 1974 the WH/2/GS desk received the referenced memorandum from the Domestic Collection Divisio”
“the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana. 3. During his relatively short stay in the Sierra Maestra mountains, Vaivada was able to gather considerable intelligence and operational information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic coverage of his”
“14-00000 SECRET 3 August 1965 t MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WH/S ATTENTION Jonathan Hanke, C/WH/3-Bolivia SUBJECT t Eleodoro VENTOCILA Camara 1. On 29 July 1965 I discussed Subject with Major Lupton I2 of Detachment "A" of ACBI Headquarters. In response to my direct questions ”
“security and then attacked. RIZO is hanging around the Venezuelan Consul General in Miami. c. d. e. RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce SILVA (MANSFERRER's assistant), FEDRAZA, and MANSFERRER are air dropping material into Cuba and the Isle of Pines. SILVA suggeste”
“list. Mr. Woods and Mr. Beall were quite cooperative in this request. 9. Several problems kept appearing and disappearing while the DFO technicians were transporting, installing, and testing the equipment. One problem was the payment of the equipment. I, received a telephone”
“■* 4 OPTIONAL FORA, NO. 10. o‘ 5010-106 .MAY IP42 EDITION / GSA GIN, MG. NO. 27i: Tolson UNITED STATES GO\ NMENT SECRET DeLoach Memorandum Mohr ----------- -- ------ Wick ________ Casper Callahan -------------- Conrad —_______ Felt CIA HAS NO OBJECTION TO :Gale .”
“t if he (Merola) vere to see this Vermillion that Merola would become a suspected CIA agent as well. 2. Merola said that he was passing this information to us in case we did indeed have a man in San Salvador by the name of Vermillion. Marola has been a contact of the Miami Field ”
“resigned in 1964 and is believed to be living in Puerto Rico. Ned Holman, the head- quarters branch chief, is in Guatemala City. We elected not to call back any of these people for interviews. While they might be able .), - 4 SECRET-EVES ONLY MESS • J fore”
“through. f. A 3 August 1959 Memorandum for the Record signed by Martha R. Tharpe reported that ■ on 24 July 1959 WER BELL called for Mr. Thomas J. Flores. Since Flores was on leave, Tharpe took the call. WER BELL gave Tharpe further infor mation concerning Pedraza and Eati”
“Chieffin Guatemala was much, incensed but no issue was made at CIA Headquarters’ and theratter was put to rest. CIA may have developed concrete evidence that we were operating in Guatemala bearing in. mind that ' in a plago such as Guatemala City Sit would not be difficult ”
“DDO Leslie Wizelman 3/13/78 SECRET William Alexander Morgan The Morgan File contains the following documents and information: 3 Information covering 1959-1973: 1- Cable dated march 24, 1959 stating that Morgan is staying at the Hotel Capri in Havana and is very close to E”
“14-00000 states, " .. .•;■ his ixC rionce prier to 1965 .ir thr 2: Firdd, : 1 eceelved .. ul.n variety 0 training on: he V.i. ., ■ :ted into were 02/ fpoteated rolen. vabs s con/ 1 6 t. a. Che nach of, role was in nil-T .n to tun de a ausiaied :i .a s- aritive WlaC. ariio”
“oyees and other categories of persons, noting that we do not refer to CIA staff employees as agents. 3. We talked about the interview of a former agent in Caracas. I attributed the failure of the HSCA to notify us of this to Dan Hardway's failure to understand what he had when he”
“esponse to your request and is not for dissemi not be disclosed to unauthorized person- Enc losed fo r the Bureau are 12 copies of a letter- bead memo dated and captioned as above which has been dissem inated locally to INS, ONI, OSI, G-2, INTC, U.S. Coast Guard 1.8. Border Patr”
“14-00000 SECRET date sC.lt HLCULSt>V SPEED LETTER ___ 23 January 1924. LETTER so. vEs -0 __ OSS-172-74_____ TO : Chief. WH/2/GS FROM: DCD/SB/OSS (3 B 4402 Hqs.) SPRyan/ds ATTN: Patty Burke___ SUBJECT: Case 61401 - Joseph Merola On 18 January 1974, our Miami Field ”
“ion about them of interest to their investigation; they NW.65924-Docld:32364464 Page 2....... SECRET E2 IMPDET CL BY 13170 19829 SECRET (HSGA) felt they could simply approach them directly with- out reference to any Agency association. They are as follows: : a. The two who worked”
“e t, S .E ., W ashington, D .C . 20003 20 .prison; William Morgan, executed; and Antonio Veciana, escaped 21 to the United States. Had these men succeeded, their efforts 22 would have been tied to the U.S. only indirectly, if at all." 23 Let me show you the passage I am r”
“in-q rvernomem —hboveing to-ted in aedrrote to high zone d’ stri et 0 At’onta. After ipreecntinvinedentie a ondes business andrveebkvlf-e night tohe the ent-nytey. He cyl he prederp? h tono **.eg:e11 fitire t - 09 :e11 no any fitire transactions n he rented, tybe bs utely su”
“Ir-lligence Information Rerort Waited Tors material 1 793 and 79 of the Espions Title manner to an id by low. DIRECTORATE OP INTELLIGENCE : CONTROLLED DISSEM C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO DISSEM ABROAD COUNTRY Honduras/El Salvador REPORT NO. 00-B-321/26113-69 SUBJECT Ho”
“• 99% we-vo-r-RA.--4MG9 Phone (Area 202) 544-6000 TOP SECRET 75 that ha might be doing, you know, against Fidel Castro. 02 Mr. Baron. I will represent to you that we have testimony from Edwards and from .Jim. 0! Connell who was an officer working in the Office of Secur”
“. PLS PROVIDE NAME OF STATION OFFICER WITH WHOM MR. CORNWELL CAN BE IN CONTACT WITH DURING VISIT. 6. HSCA OPEN TO ANY STATION GUIDANCE RE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED DURING THEIR VISIT. HSCA ASSUMES MEXICAN AUTHORITIES WILL MONITOR THEIR ACTIVITIES AND INTERVIEWS WITH MEXICAN NATIO”
“ld simply approach them directly with- out reference to any Agency association. They are as follows: a. The two who worked for CIA, LIONION and Alvarez Duran, operated photographic surveillance posts. It was agreed that arrangements would be made whereby they could be interviewed”
“by the SB employee. Neither does he know of . the extent of contacts by this couple with other Agency employees except social contacts. 9 8. (TheOffice of Security has been running this operation for JK -over two years, in an effort to obtain conclusive proof of its intelli-.”
“If it is in fact correct, has it ever been officially acknowledged that a U.S. citizen, a businessman in Havana, implied by the author as being a CIA agent was executed? Note: This chapter is replete with a profusion of illustrations of tradecraft and operational activities too n”
“ssion with the HSCA representatives, one of these groups was subject to yet further distinctions. 3. The first group consisted of the following: a. Calvillo. An unwitting co-optee, it had been agreed previously that Calvillo would not be asked about the activity he engaged in tha”
“SECRET 0002417 MW 14 7/25/75 memo St. George-firo- inteWhe 12/49 rest he had they learnedSariet luy CIA work e d for Intelligence in Vierina in 1945 mid 40'5 debriefed 12/58 ne Castros activities also interest li bis 00/CD in 1/60, 2/62 + 4/64 12/23/75 memo Ma”
“Republic. They discussed his clearance which had not come through. f. A3 August 1959 Memorandum for the Record signed by Martha R. Tharpe reported that on 24 July 19595WER BELL called for Mr. Thomas J. 03 Flores. Since Flores was on leave, Tharpe took the call. WER BELL gav”
“7 B enAnL MC 97-71 EURE is pointed out that CIA in both Managua, Nicaragua, and Guatemala City, Guatemala,) is investigating this matter and /the U.S. Army G91GS)(M) Attache, Guatemala City, has also done some investigation through his close contact with Lt. Colonel JOS”
“1946 and was honorably discharged in 1949. On 1 June 1949, VAIVADA became a contract agent for this Agency. He served in this capacity in Costa Rica, handling a high level penetration of the Communist Party until 1953. In July 1954, the trainee became principal agent of Proj”
“Short y after his netteie t the United L. Gibster Jone Sebiefed in hen LStctl Jose tauto0ry Jy spusentatuvrs from He CIA's office yf operations and S R/6 andfyfronteonthewithairniFrpuseatetues oree. St was decided itat a morevitehewe debriefing unn in rider and Webster was ”
“11. I said I have two problems to table. The first : 4. SECRET NW 65924 Docld:32401055 Page 7 SECRET has to do with a Mexican named Calvillo. I said we did not know they intended to interview him in Mexico City, and it was some time before we knew there had been an issue there. T”
“-6- J 1 Area Knowledge: Subject’s ouly travel outside of Venezuela was to 1C Colombia. 1revious Intelligence ‘ Training: None indicated but probably has had some intelligence training during his Itar caroer. 1.08 0 29 other: Hle ia Chief of Investigations Of the SIFA, ”
“#78435 D. 9 briefes Caf 10/669 31DDSRES Chief SSD Dep Chiak Are Chief Ch. 520 Cav. Br. Ad & Ting Co For your information, (Mr. Tom FLORES, WH Division; extension 2287, called to request certain support action relative to the captioned Subject. 2. According to Mr. FLORES, members ”
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“ssion with the HSCA representatives, one of these groups was subject to yet further distinctions. 3. The first group consisted of the following: a. Calvillo - An unwitting co-optee, it had been agreed previously that Calvillo would not be asked about the activity he engaged in th”
“IA) with no reference to be made to their association 2 SECREF NW 65924 Docld:32347290 Page 3 SECRET with CIA (HSCA declining to include them in the arrangement for the first two agents above). And two U.S. citizens whose work with CIA is of no interest to HSCA (although the reas”
“1 4-00000 The mater-a contains information allecting the National Delense of the United States•hw the meaning cll the Espionage laws Title 18. U.S C Sacs 973 and 79 4, the transmission or reseialon ul oluch a-any manner to on unauthorized person i; prohibited by law. CONTROL”