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[7]ENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |
[9]Date:
[11]JEK Assassination System
[12]Identification Form
[13]Agency Information
[14]AGENCY: FBI .
[15]RECORD NUMBER: ~124-10326-10149
[16]_ RECORD SERIES: NY
[17]AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 105-35253-991
[18]Document Information
[19]ORIGINATOR: © FBI
[20]FROM: NY
[21]TO: HO
[22]TITLE:
[23]DATE: 04/08/1962
[24]‘PAGES: 5
[25]SUBJECTS :
[26]. ANTI CASTRO ACTIVITIES IS-CUBA
[27]DOCUMENT TYPE: - PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[28]CLASSIFICATION : Secret
[29]RESTRICTIONS: — 1B
[30]CURRENT STATUS: Redact
[31]DATE OF LAST REVIEW: ~ 10/09/1998
[32]OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF CIA
[34]COMMENTS :
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[51]ra eel CASTRO ACTIVITIES CL SSIES ey Sob
[52]. DESLASSIFY Gas. coy Z3)
[53]ReNYlet to Bureau dated 3/ 29/62.
[55]MICHAEL J. P, MALONE, Vice-President, Czarnikow-
[56]2 Rionda Company, 106 Wall St., NYC, who is also employed
[57]sup by ROBERT KLEBERG of the King Ranch, Kingsville, Texas,
[58]=“ advised on 3A0/62, that he had memoranda of his recent
[59]conversations in Washington, D,C., which he furnished
[60]wat : the NYO. The memoranda of MALONE were written for
[61]<> 7 ROBERT KLEBERG as a result of KLEBERG's meeting with
[63]Vice President LYNDON B, JOHNSON on 3/15/6 2»
[65]Mc. HERBERT of the CIA, ]/who was described as an assistant
[67]@ Colonel ay palo wrote that HERBERT] ha nfo. ay ul]
[68]him that (cua eparated the section etl IA
[69]deals at Cth with Cuba. ters. MALONE wrote in’ ne
[70]memorandum that /HERBERT ted to him that he, fecal
[71]did not ugree with the general opinion of Vice fuerBER
[72]LYNDON JOHNSON relative to the lac lans by President
[73]KENNEDY relative to Cuba. (HERBERT MALONE that he \ 3
[74]believed that President JOHN F,. KENNEDY would act in the
[75]event of a crisis in Cuba and he believed that the —
[76]opinion expressed by LYNDON B, JOHNSON with ROBERT. KLEBERG
[77]on 3/15/62, was true as of many. months ago.
[79]U\ As MALONE wrote’in his memorandm to KLEBERG that
[81]gs of the-opinion that within the next two to
[83]hree months, a favorablé and appropriate olimate will
[84]be created inside Cuba which would be favorable to some
[86]type of activity to overthrow the CASTRO Government,
[88]MALONE in the samé memordndum wrote that mer iK")
[89]. expressed the opinion that the US Government shou not
[90]loan Chile 385 million dollars as proposed by TEODORO
[91]MOSGOSO of the Aliince For Progress Program. Tl statedpe u)
[92]that he is very familiar with Chile and did not belMeve
[93]that they were in a position to inteVligently utilize
[94]" such a large sum of money and expressed an o a
[95]at the Foreign Ministers meeting at Punté@arde-
[96]i Uruguay, in January, 1962, Chile wasa reins ‘the US's. —
[98](uw In pene Grae with MALONE's conversation with
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[119]‘position. fimo Ms essed the opinion
[121]that the US
[123]should give’more ehcouragement. to Colombia and Argeritina,
[124]who have already drawn up programs for soeial reform
[126]within the. countries.
[128]MALONE also wrote in his memorandin that [if
[129]expressed the opinion that MALONE ad his dan that [i
[133]should attempt to discuss the Cub& question with Atborney
[135]General ROBERT fF. KENNEDY as: he believes
[136]General was a very strong. minded iz
[137]made a decision, would carry it out,
[139]the Attorney
[141]Ivyidual and if he
[143]ABERT{[also sta
[145]that he believed MALONE and his associates. should also
[146]talk with Senators HUMPHREY and MC CARTHY, both members’
[147]of the "New Frontier"; who are also individuals whe can
[149]make a tremendous impression on Presiient
[151]KENNEDY. [HER
[153]ted
[155]RBERTY, w
[156]stated that.he would. furnish MALONE some ideas 2. Lames
[158]%o contacting Senator HUMPHREY,
[160]+ MALONE, on 3/30/62, furnished a second memo
[161]which, he had written to ROBERT (ex relative to his
[163]conversatlonwiith a CIA. coptact, {CHARLES
[164]MALONE wrote’ Shat /MAECHINEMad in
[165]section within (1 19)
[166]from the rést of (CTF
[167]unl? and has its éou
[168]and State.
[170]MAECHIN } (oh).
[172]Pmed him that
[173]ling: Guba has been.. separated
[174]d now functions as. an individual
[175]Tipart in the Departments of Defense:
[177]©)
[179]MALONE wrote that he had discussed with MazcHIN]@
[180]Vice President JOHNSON's opinion. that President KENNEDY ~
[181]would not act in Cuba or commit US troops in Guba , and
[182]@Gwscii| sts tea that he did not exactly agree with this
[184]opinion of Vice President JOHNSON's, but.
[186]believed that
[188]if President: KENNEDY was confronted with a situation, he
[190]would act with firmness. despite possible
[192]in Berlin and Viet Nam.
[194]se fo
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[207]which to operate. [MAECHIN]
[210],MALONE stated that [MaEcHIN| Indicated that ‘there
[211]fAj;plan in the formative stage relative to Cuba,
[212]© was hopeful that they wo dypave something
[213]to work on. soon which would, give eran bh
[215]authority on
[216]Wiso indieated to MALONE
[218]that a military build-up €an be expected in the Florida
[220]area, and that a minor one
[221]the present time at the us
[223]is. already taking place at
[224]Naval Base at Guantanamo,
[226]Oriente Province, Cuba ,GMAECHIN] stressed that out of
[227]necessity future operations against Cuba would have to
[228]take place from an off-shore area because of security
[230]of the operation. MALONE also wrote in his meno that
[231](MAECHIN[A0ld him to tell ALBERTO FERNANDEZ of Key Biscayne,
[233]lovida,“to be patient and ‘
[234]fully utilige his abilities and equipment.,.
[236]MALONE also furnished on 3/30/62, a copy
[238]that before long, (Cia)/yould
[240]p u)
[242]of his
[244]memo to ROBERT KLEBERG relative to MALONE's conversation
[245]on 3/15/62, with SERAFINO. ROMUALDI of the latin american
[246]Section of the AFL-CIO. Ih this ‘memo to, KLEBERG, MALONE
[248]wrote that ROMUALDI stated
[250]still being pushed and pulled by the "Inteliigentia! who
[252]that President. KENNEDY was
[254]were identified as ARTHUR SCHLESINGER and. ADLAL STEVENSON,
[256]toward followngasoft line
[258]relative to Cuba, ROMUALDI told
[260]MALONE that RICHARD N, GOODWIN of the US Department. of
[261]State apparently was waking up to. the fact that the ,
[262]future, of President KENNEDY depends upon a strong, firm
[264]policy and the elinination
[266]of CASTRO and Commmism tn
[268]Cuba immediately, ROMUALDI told MALONE that his opinion
[270]of GOODWIN's present: thinki
[272]ng was gathered frem individuals
[274]_ Who dealt. directly with GOODWIN concerning cubs.
[276]MALONE wrote to KLEBERG that ROMUALDI also
[277]recommended that he, MALONE, and his associates attempt
[279]to get an appointment with
[280]KENNEDY felative to Cuba as
[281]influence on the President:
[282]President to get, rid of wha
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[286]Attorney General ROBERT F,
[287]ROBERT KENNEDY is the strong
[288]and has been pressuring the
[290]t he calls the "featherheads"
[292]Me