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[12]AGENCY INFORMATION
[14]AGENCY : SSCIA
[15]RECORD NUMBER : 157-10005-1025
[17]RECORDS SERIES :
[19]AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
[21]DOCUMENT INFORMATION
[23]ORIGINATOR : SSCIA
[24]FROM : KELLEY, BOB
[25]TQ : THE FILE
[27]TITLE :
[28]MEMORANDUM
[30]DATE : 05/30/75
[31]PAGES : 10
[32]SUBJECTS :
[33]INTERVIEW WITH STEPHENS, JOHN HENRY-CIA COVERT ACTION OPS
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[36]@. DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
[38]RESTRICTIONS : REFERRED
[39]CURRENT STATUS : P
[40]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 10/05/93
[42]OPENING CRITERIA :
[44]COMMENTS :
[45]BOX 259-6
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[57]Interview with
[59]John H. Stephens
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[63]exact month) he was ordered to go to Guatamela to train the
[64]Cuban airborne brigade that eventually was parachuted into Cuba
[65]six hours in advance of the landing at the Bay of Pigs. This
[66]training was conducted at a Site in the Guatamelan jungle called
[68]A nearby village was GaReeaeea
[70]During the time this training was conducted, i.e. from
[71]1959 to the Bay of Pigs invasion, Mr. Stephens recalls there
[72]were two occasions when he and/or members of his 4-5 man train-
[73]ing cadre were told to give parachutes and weapons to individuals
[74]who were to be parachuted into Cuba to attempt to assassinate
[75]Castro. Mr, Stephens stated that he did not precisely recall
[76]whether he was expressly told these individuals were going to
[77]Cuba to try to kill Castro, but he said he was clear that from
[78]either the instructions he received or the nature and details
[79]of the particular situation that this was the mission,
[81]I asked Mr. Stephens to describe what he would do after
[82]being told to outfit the individuals who were to be dropped |
[83]into Cuba for these assassination efforts. He stated that he
[84]or members of his cadre (He declined to specify whether he
[85]personally outfitted these individuals or whether it was done
[86]by his co-workers) would provide parachutes and whatever
[87]weapons the individuals desired. He referred to an "assassi-
[88]nation package." Such a "package" would contain a variety
[89]of weapons, grenades, and other armaments, including a special
[91]“assassination gun." This gun, Mr. Stephens Said, was a 9 mm.
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