David Boylan

Evan, Any additional info on a .22 long? What rifle would typically use this? Can it be used with a silencer?

Veciana and Guiterrez were both Army Intel sources. Army Intel used crypts that were prefixed with DUP. Veciana was DUP-748. Guiterrez was DUP-749. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=16219&search=army_intelligence#relPageId=7&tab=page Veciana's contact in San Juan was Owen Darnell. Darnell was both a spotter and a source of intel. He was close enough to Veciana that Veciana would sometimes stay at his place. SFNE/Alpha-66 would also try and collect Soviet military equipment from Cuba as part of Operation Treasure Hunt. USAOSD, (Detachment A) had a book were pictures and prices were listed. $5,000 for a pair of Soviet Infrared Goggles, etc. Alpha-66 Secretary of Propaganda was a Charles A. Steel. Interesting that one of the guys passing out FPCC pamphlets was names Charles Steele. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=119726&search=army_intelligence#relPageId=20&tab=page

John Newman's article on Veciana. https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/21/antonio-veciana-mystery-man-in-jfk-assassination-part-2/

The CIA and 902nd sharing info on dangles, double agents and photos in Mexico City. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=158940&search=902nd#relPageId=41&tab=page From 1976 but the 902nd was at Homestead Air Force Base Fla https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=69033&relPageId=7&search=902nd

Decent read on MI and army Intell. I don't see the 488th discussed. https://fas.org/irp/agency/army/evolution.pdf

Hi Paul, I have not yet seen anything on the 488th but I'll keep looking.

Here's one doc Steve. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=148763&search=autoboat#relPageId=7&tab=page

More Colonels Steve. 🙂 Didn't Veciana mention that he visited Sam Kail at the American Embassy in Havana? Veciana was interviewed by JMAVE PM guy Cal Hicks, aka Carl Hitch, Calvin Carl. Hicks was under domestic cover as a member of the US Army. Owen Darnell, mentioned above, was a former captain for Lykes Steamship Co and was still employed by them in Puerto Rico. In that small world of LHO, this was the ship line that he used to go to Europe. He was also scheduled to use this company to go back to Russia Oct-Dec 1963. https://kennedysandking.com/john-f-kennedy-articles/mexico-city-part-2-the-trip-down-part-1 By our own David Joseph. His June 1963 passport application was approved and his passport issued. On this June 1963 application Oswald stated he would be leaving between Oct & Dec 1963 from NOLA on a ship (he took the SS Marion Lykes of the Lykes Brothers Steamship line from NOLA to Europe on his "trip" to the USSR in 1959) and he'd be gone 3 months to a year. Lykes Questionaire CE1948. The Lykes Brothers line is the same one taken by George DeMorenschildt on his trip back from Haiti thru NOLA to Dallas. (WC testimony of Mr. DeM GDeM testimony).

Veciana was working for the ACSI - Asst Chief of Staff Intelligence for the US Army. Specifically Detachment A. The Miami Station was run by a Major Junius "Duke" Watlington. Veciana's contact in Puerto Rico was an Owen Darnell. Darnell was a spotter for Detachment A. The Second Front (SFNE) was run by ACSI. The CIA and ACSI often had to share assets and disagreed on how to go about it. Here's doc with Watlington, Lt Col. Causes and Reuteman (Shackley) discussing logistics.. https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/104-10069-10185.pdf

Well Gary, there goes my weekend. 🙂

This is Ed Coyle's interview before the ARRB. He gives a a good account of the George Nonte weapons investigation. He also reveals his relationship with the FBI, SS, Hosty, and Dallas PD. He was 5 blocks down from the TSBD and had to "rescue: James Powell who was trapped in the TSDB. https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=201232&search=col_boyd#relPageId=1&tab=page Coyle was primarily responsible for all security inspections for both military & contract personnel for the 112th. As a collateral duty, he was the 112th's liaison officer, meaning he would serve as the contact to other agencies. He told me that I need to understand the role of army intelligence at that time. According to Coyle, the Army had more resources at it's disposal than the FBI. He said the FBI would continuously obtain information on various organizations from information which groups like the 112th obtained. He said that in the event of Marshall Law, the head of Army Intelligence would be in charge of activities, so the Army had good relations with many agencies & at all levels. I asked Coyle for a general description of his actions on 11/22/63, to which he said the following:-he was on duty that day-he met with Jim Hosty of the FBI & a guy (he can't remember the name right now) from the ATF that morning at the ATF building to discuss a non-JFK related operation they were working on-when the meeting ended (around the time the motorcade was approaching the downtown area), he & Hosty were walking at which point Coyle asked Hosty if he was interested in standing on Main Street so they could see JFK...Hosty said he needed to stop by the bank & then left Coyle...Coyle stood on Main Street waiting for the motorcadeas the motorcade approached where he was standing (approximately 5 blocks from Dealey Plaza), he saw JFK but is embarrassed by the fact he didn't really pay any attention to Jackie or the Connally's because he was surprised that JFK's head appeared to be so out of proportion to his body-after the motorcade passed, he proceeded to his office building where he bumped into his supervisor named Lt. Steve Weiss while traveling the stairwell...They decided to have lunch & proceeded to stop by their office for a moment when they heard reports on the radio about the shooting-he thought it was a shame that Hosty took a lot of heat re: the assassination & (not of his doing) he wasn't even really part of the security preparations... In telephone conversation with Mr. Stephan Weiss (former lieutenant in 112th INTC Group Dallas office at time of the assassination, and former supervisor of Ed Coyle), Doug Horne was told by Weiss that he now desires not to discuss his assassination recollections any further. ARRB staff is preparing a letter to Mr. Weiss encouraging him to meet with Gunn/Horne during their visit to Texas.8. On March 11, Wray, Barger and Masih met with Office of Naval Intelligence officials at ONI's Suitland headquarters. https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/ARRB-Emails/ARRBmails10636.pdf I have only one puny comment: the letter can be construed as saying that Weiss has refused to discuss with us ANYTHING from the Montague call. However, if I understand his most recent stance correctly, it is that he doesn't want to talk about whatever-it-is that happened in 1982. I think that, as a matter separate from prying out any secrets he might have regarding the 1982 incident, we still want to pursue with him a fuller, more detailed account of his experiences on 11/22/63 and information about the 112th INTC Group. I think it would be advisable to make this distinction -- and maybe it's a way to make sure you do see him in Houston (i.e. if the other matter is still unresolved, use the Houston session to talk strictly about the assassination and his experiences, thus getting that information on the record AND presumably doing some confidence building at the same time to make him more amenable to opening up on the other topic. . .) https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/ARRB-Emails/ARRBmails46132.pdf

De Vosjoli on French TV June 1975. Frank Sturgis was also a guest. https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/104-10130-10088.pdf

Motto was still not talking in 1977. And he was still badmouthing Abe Bolden. http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/NARA-Nov-2017/docid-32252132.pdf

Identified by David Butler. According to this Arturo Fernandez De Castro Rodriguez is the brother of MM-635-S https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32330440.pdf Which presumably makes him Juan Fernandez De Castro Rodriguez ? https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/docid-32330439.pdf

Ron, JMATE as described at the Mary Ferrell website - Overall Cuban operations, including the Bay of Pigs project. Known as JMARC before this cryptonym became compromised in December 1960, and then became JMATE. Used for Cuban operations well into 1962. The P stands for pseudonym. I can only guess that they pseudos are for Rip Robertson and Grayson Lynch. Possibly Col. Frank Egan.

Allen Dulles giving his commendations to the members of Project JMATE 11/18/61. http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/NARA-Nov9-2017/104-10194-10035.pdf

Interesting doc. A few new crypts. WIROTH-1, another CIA agent, tries to recruit QJWIN to join assassination gang. Station says WIROTH "exceeding instructions." WIROTH trained in small arms, demolition and "medical immunizations." Looks like they were going to use these "vials" against Lumumba. O'Donnell claims that when he got there, COS Leopoldville had vial of virus in safe to use against Lumumba. http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/157-10004-10068.pdf

Bill was indeed onto something. Some quotes about Valeriano: https://notesfromalonghotsummer.com/friends-and-enemies-the-philippines-and-cuba-during-the-cold-war/ When the United States began formulating a strategy to subvert the Castro regime, the CIA turned to two of their most successful black ops operatives at that time – Lansdale and Valeriano. These personalities would later play major roles in the controversial Phoenix Program in Vietnam. Col. Valeriano started helping train Cuban exile infiltration groups in Louisiana who were bound for the Escambray Mountains in Cuba. On the other hand, Lansdale led Operation Mongoose, whose aim was to assassinate Fidel Castro by all means necessary.

I'm not sure if this is the same Harold Meltzer but he seems like a good candidate. Both BOMPENSIERO and FRATIANNO spoke in extremely critical and profane terms of HAROLD "HAPPY'' MELTZER and LOUIS TOM DRAGNA and 'his father, THOMAS F. DRAGNA. FRATIANNO, in particular, was quite bitter in his comments. Page 8 http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/docid-32306917.pdf Meltzer and Yazbeck http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/104-10308-10287.pdf Good read. Last page on Meltzer and Yazbeck. http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/157-10003-10490.pdf

Jim, I agree. Gayle presents very interesting and new info on Surrey, Odio and McChann. Well worth the read.

Steve, I believe it can be found under the AMSANTA crypt. 🎁

Who says the CIA doesn't have a sense of humor. 🙂 This is description of Rolando Cubela's (AMLASH) friend Carlos Terpedino. Kind looking face? Bow legged? https://www.archives.gov/files/research/jfk/releases/104-10517-10121.pdf

A couple of interesting docs. This is from Dick Beal with Fitzgerald and Henry Hecksher signing off. The 'Black Team" will go to Costa Rica from Baltimore via the Joanne.They will stop in Cape Henry Virginia. The Joanne will also contain silenced weapons, Collins radios and other supplies. Notice the date Nov 27, 1963. Beal says to tell Quintero/AMJAVA-4 https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=40900#relPageId=2&tab=page This doc says to keep the "Black Nine" quiet until they get to Tortoguero (Costa Rica). https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=40912#relPageId=2&tab=page This looks to me like Quintero's commandos plus one. They later on had issues getting back to the US. So, what's the hurry to get them out of the US and to Costa Rica? There's nothing at AMWORLD yet.

Was Carlos Hernandez the "Hernandez" that was with Oswald at Robert McKeown's? Some background on McKeown. He knew Carlos Prio, Fidel Castro and Jack Ruby. He used to sell/delivery weapons to Prio and Castro when they were on the same side fighting Batista in Cuba. McKeown's daughter had a relationship with Prio. More background. McKeown also recognized Hernandez from Cuba. https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKmckeown.htm "This here other guy. I think he said his name was Hernandez. He was driving it (the car)." (Fonzi - Recall the color of the station wagon?) "l think it was kinda pinkish. I don't know, it was a light color . But anyway, they knocked on the door and this guy, I opened the door and and this guy said, my name is Oswald." http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/jfk/NARA-Oct2017/2018/docid-32262501.pdf So, "Hernandez" and Oswald were hanging together late summer of 1963. Did they travel together to Dallas in September? Was Hernandez in Dallas the fall of '63? There was the report of a speaker that said disparaging things about JFK that was recorded in October 1963. The speaker wanted the tape and went after the recorder saying that he was a black belt. This was an interview by Weisberg of the Castorrs who were present. I think it was a DRE. Pages 21-23. "Was that the same evening when this chap who did speak became so indignant about his speech being recorded and he said that he was a member of the black belt." http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/C%20Disk/Castorr%20L%20Robert%20Colonel/Item%2023.pdf Not many Cuban black belts out there that speak at DRE meetings. Was this Carlos Hernandez?

Paul, I was not but I heard good things about his presentation.