In August 1960, a covert operation to assassinate Fidel Castro was initiated, involving figures such as gangster Johnny Roselli and private investigator Robert Maheu. Despite initial planning, including the development of lethal pills for the assassination, the project was eventually canceled following the Bay of Pigs incident. The operation was marked by secrecy and included attempts to gather intelligence on Roselli, who later faced legal troubles but was not assisted by the agency when threatened with deportation in 1970.

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SUBJECT: Johnny Roselli '
1. In Augus t 1960, Mr. Richard M.. Bissell
approached Colonel Sheffield Edwards to determine if
the Office of Security had assets that may as~ist in a
sensitive mission requiring gangster-type action. The
mission target was Fidel Castro.
2. Because o~ its extreme sensitivity, only a
small group' was made privy to the project. The DCI was
briefed and gave his approval. Colonel J. C. Kin~,
Chief, WH Division, was briefed, but all details were
deliberately concealed from any of the JMWAVE officials.
Certain TSD and Communications personnel participated
in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of
the purpose of the mission.
3. Robert A. Maheu, a cleared source of the
Office of Sec~rity, ,was contacted, briefed generally on
the project, and requested to ascert~in i£be could
develop an entree into the gangster elements as the first
step toward accomplishing the desired goal.
4. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny
Roselli on several,oc~asions while visiting Las Vegas.
He only knew him casually through clients, but was given
to understand that he was a high-ranking member of the
"syndicat:e" and controlled all of the ice-making machines
on the Strip. Maheu reasoned that, if Roselli was in
fact a member of the clan, he undoubtedly had connections
leading into the Cuban gambling interests. , .
5., Maheu was asked to approach Roselli, who knew
Maheu as a personal relations executive handling domestic
and foreign accounts, and tell him that he had recently
been retained by a client who represented several inter-
national business £irms which were suffering heavy financial
losses in Cuba as a result of Castro's action. They were
convinced that Castro's removal was the answer to their
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problem and were willing to pay a price of $150,000
for its successful accomplishment. It was to be made
clear to Roselli that the United States Government was
not, and should not, become aware of this operation.
6. The pitch was made to Roselli on 14
September 1960 at the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City.
Mr. James O'Connell, Office of Security, was present
during this. meeting and was identified to Roselli as an
employee of Maheu. O'Connell actively served as Roselli's
contact until May ~962 at which time he phased out due
to an ov e r se as assignment. His ini tia1 reaction was to
avoid getting involved, but through Maheu's persuasion,
he agreed to introduce him to a friend, Sam Gold, who
knew the "Cuban crowd." Roselli made it clear he did
not want any money for his part and believed Sam would
feel the same way. Neither of these individuals were
ever paid out of Agency funds.
7. During the week of, 25 September, Maheu was
introduced to Sam who was staying at the Fontainebleau
Hotel, Miami Beach. It was several weeks 'after h:i;s
meeting with Sam and Joe"who was identified to him as
a courier operating between Havana and Miami, that he
saw photographs of both of these individuals in the
Sunday .supplemental, "Parade." They were identified as
Mama Salvatore~Giancani and Santos Trafficant, respectively.
Both were on the list'of the Attorney General's ten most-
wanted men. The former was described as the Chicago
chieftain of the Cosa Nostra and successor to Al Capone,
and the latter,' the Ces a Nostra boss of Cuban op e i-a.t i ons .
Maheu called this office immediately upon ascertaining
this information. . .
8. In discussing the possible methods of
accomplishing this mission, Sam suggested that they not
resort to firearms but, if he could be furnished some
type of potent pill, that could be placed in Castro's food
or drink, it would be a much more effective operation.
Sam indicated that he had a prospective nominee in the
person of Juan Ort a , a Cuban official who had been receiving
kick-back payments from the gambling interests, who still had
access to Castro, and was in a financial bind.
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9. TSD was requested to produce six pills of
high lethal content.
10. Joe delivered the pills to Orta. After
several weeks of reported attempts, OJ;ta·appar~l.1tly got
cold feet and asked out of the assignment. He suggested
another candidate who made several attempts without
success.
11. Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona,
one o f the pr Lnc Lpa L officers in the Cuban Exile Junta, had
become disaffected with the apparent ineffectual progress
of the Junta and was willing to handle the mission through
his own resources.
12. He asked, asa prirequisite·to.the deal, that
he be given $10,000 for organizational expenses and requested
$1,000 worth of communications equipment.
13. Dr. Verona's potential was never fUlly
exploited, as the project was canceled shortly after the
Bay of Pigs episode. Verona was advised that the offer
was 'vi thdrawn, and the p Ll l s were. retrieved.
14. Of significant interest was an incident
which involved a request levied by Sam upon Maheu.
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. . - ,. At t he height of the proj ect negotiations,
Sam expressed concern about his girl£riend,
Phyllis McGuire, who he learned was getting
much attention from Dan Rowan while both were
booked at a Las Vegas night club. Sam asked
Maheur t;o put a bug in Rowan t s : rbomto deter-
mine the extent of his intimacy with Miss
McGuire •. The technician involved in the assign-
ment was discovered in the process, arrested,
and taken to the Sheriff's office for questioning.
He called Maheu and informed him that he had
been detained by the police. This call was made
in the'presence of the Sheriff's personnel ..
Subsequently, the Department of Justice
announced its intention to prosecute Maheu along
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with the technician. On 7 February 1962~.
the Director of Security briefed the Attorney
General, Robert Kennedy, on the circumstances
leading up to Maheu's involvement in the
lviretap. At our request, prosecution was
dropped. .
15. In May 1962, Mr. William Harvey took over
as Case Officer, and it is not known by this office
whether Roselli was used operationally from that point on.
16. It was subsequently learned from the FBI
that Roselli had been convicted on six counts involving
illegal entry into t.he United States. Our records do not
reflect the date of conviction, but it is believed to
have been s9metime during November 1967.
17. On'2 December i968, Roselli, along with
four other individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to
cheat members of the Friars Club of $400,~OO in· a.rigged
gin rl!-mmy g<;l.me.
18. Mr. Harvey reported to t.he Office of Security
of his contacts with Roselli during November and December
1967 and January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny
would not seek out the Agency for assistance in the deporta":
tion proceedings unless he actually faced deportation.
Roselli expressed confidence that he would win an appeal.
19. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James
O'Connell, Roselli's first Case Officer, to advise that
Maheu's attorney, Ed Morgan, had received a call from a
Thomas Waddin, Roselli's lawyer, who stated that all.
avenues of appeal had been exhausted, and his client now
faces deportation. Waddin indicated ~hat, if someone did
not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make a cOmplete
expose of his activities with the Agency.
20. On 18 November 1970, Mr. Helms was briefed
on the latest development in this case, and it was decided
that the Agency would not in any way assist Roselli. Maheu
was sp a?vised of the Agency's position, and he was in
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complete agreement with our stand. He further adVised
that he was not concerned about any publicity as it
affected him personally should Roselli decide to tell
all.
21. Subsequently, Roselli or someone on his
behalf furnished Jack Anderson details of the operation.
Attached are two Anderson columns dealing with" this
matter.
22. The last known residence of Roselli was the
Federal Penitentiary in Seattle, Washington.
Attachments
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RESIDENCE
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RCSSELLI maintains a.
residence at Apartment at
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1251 North Crescent Heights Boulevard, Los Angeles,,California,
and at the Diplomat Apartment in
Lae Vegas, Nevada.92w,
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On June 22, 1961, Special Agents SAB! of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! observed ROSSELLI leave
hie apartment house at 1251 North Crescent Heights Boulevard,
g I at apprcximately ...1....|--~ tr-r-<1 inQIIK -.._A 1961- Cadillac
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At about 12:55 p.nROSSELLI left this apartment
alone inhis Cadillac and proceeded to Beverly Hills, Califomia,
L where he parked in
1110 SouthRod-ec» Drive
the parking lot of
and entered the restaurant.&#39;,92
At approximate
Romanoffs Restaurant,
.
197/97% ROSSELLI 1961 at
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was r eaiding
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RSSSELLI was plannirg to
-Illy leave furnished information
on the evening of July 6, 196l.92,92
aqrised that ROSSELLI was in Les Vegas
2on July lQ6l.92,92
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of FBI observed
a
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D11
b1 advised
Q as Jul ,,
of .92J92
that RGSSELLI
in
wasLas
Vegas
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On July 28, 1961, of
Saks the FBI observed ROSSELI.-I
in the coffee shop of the Desert Inn Hotel during the evening.
On Jul 11 61, SAs
of the FBI observed RQSSELLI
conversing with at approximately 9:15 a.n_1 in the
casino of the Star-East Hotel in Las Vegas,
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Information Concerning the
_..T Case Entitled ARTHUR JAMES
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J -_!v¬- , 7 J,
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concerning
iniormation this matter is being set out
because was
ROSSELLE involved in _
it.92A
1!-" On October 31, 1960, ARTHURJAMES BALLETTI was arrested
I... 1
Y? " 1 at the Rivera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, at which time he
admitted that he had received instructions from Investigations,
Inc., Miami, Florida, to surveil and record telephone conversations
of DAN ROWAN,who was then staying at the Rivera Hotel. Investigatic
revealed that an unknown individual using the name J. II. HARRISCN
participated of
in the placing the telephone surveillance in
DANROWAN&#39;s
room.92k
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with
It
GUIRE
PHYLLIS MC
ROWAN later advised
is noted
that he intended
PHYLLIS MC GUIRE had reportedly
that at thistime
of the MC GUIRE Sister
to marry PHILLIS MC GUIRE.
been the girl of
friend
ROWANwas keeping
singing act and
company
of
SAMUEL GIAI3AN92 Chicago. Information received during
1960,
July, from an informant Las
in Vegas, indicates that
GIANCAHA again keeping companywith PHILLIS MC UUIRE.
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EDWARD Inc.
DUBOIS of Investigations, advised
that in October, 1960, he received a telephone frdm
call ROBERT
a
MAHEU, private investigator, WashingtonD.C., reguesting that
DUBOIS send two men to Las Vegas on October 26, l9ol, for physical
surveillance work. Subsequently, according to DUBOIS, MAHEU
told him only to send one man as he, MAHEU, was going to send
one man. Thereafter, DBOIS sent BALLETTI and the
who
unknown individual used the name J. W..HARRISON accompanied
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BALLETTI.92J92
During the period ll
from October to October 1961,
29,
ROBERT A. MAHEU and a J. A. ROLLINS were registered at the
Kenilwcrth Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, and ROLLERS accompanied
MAHEU. MAHEU informed of
SAs the FBI that J. A. ROLLINS was
JOHN ROLLINS
A. but refused to further identify him. 92g92
Investigation disclosed that while at the Kenilworth
Hotel, ROLLINS was charged with calls
two telephone to telephone
3-115
number NH. o,
in Chic Illinois, which is the telephone
of
number _ who has been identified in the
1>"° ROSSELLI inves igatran as a close friend and associate of ROSSELLI.
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California, which is the number of
also been identified as aclose
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of ROSSELLI. A92
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ROLLIHS was also charged with atelephone call to
telephone number DU. 2-6000 which is the telephone number
of the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, where ROSSELLI
had received many telephonecallsin the past 92%
,1 advised that
JAMES FOLEY, an attorney
in the&#39;1atter part of
in Las
October, 1960,
Vegas, Nevada,
he received
atelephone call from JAMES P. CANTIIIQN of the law firm of
-up-1,-»- &#39; Cantillon and Cantillon, Beverly Hills, California, requesting
that FQLEY represent BALLETTI and arrange for his bond,
CANTILLDN personally guaranteed FOLEY&#39;s fee. It noted
is
that JAMESIZ CANTILLON is JOHN ROSSELLI&#39;s attorney and aclose
associate of RDSSELLI&#39;s L92
Upon interview by SAs of the FBI, JANES ?. CANTILLON
said thazhe first heard of the microphone incident when he
received call
a from a man in custody in Las Vegas whose
jc name he did not
correct= He
recall. He
addsed that
that
said
referred
he
the name BALLETTI was
this nan
probably
to THQMAS FQLEY
an attorney in Lao Vegas.92_92
Further investigation revealed that Central Intelligence
Agency CIA! in connection with their operations concerning
FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba contacted ROBERT to
MAHEU act as92"cutout
in contacts with SAM GIANCAIA on the theory that GIANCAIA through
his gambling activities in Cuba under the Batista Government
might still have sources and contacts in Cuba who could be
of value to ClA= According to oificials oi CIA, this organization
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did not
authorize microphone surveillance
the on DON
ROWKN. l;
On May 25, 1961, advised
MAHEU SAs of the FBI
that the orignal contact with GIANCANA after had
MAHEU been
requested by tomake contact GIANCAEA idEg%t
CIA with was
made "JOHNNY" whodeclinedto further identify. 1
by he &#39; *§;
A ancicnat he
On e 1961, mast
29, advised S1 gr
3- would verify
"JUlINNY&#39;s
,en
if the IEenE§&#39;named the when
man. JOHN ROSSELLI&#39;s was
name
furnished to he
MAHEU admitted that ROSSELJI was the
"JOHNNY" he
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referred to and that ROSSELLI was also identical to J ROLLINS
A
-ulna-.-rwy who registered with him at the Kenilworth Hotel in Miami Beach,
Florida, in October, 1960. 92_;92
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Date__ _ Y/1&#39;1/61
_
RQEEHE MAHEU was interviewed at 190 Nerth
Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, on 13,
July 1961.
MAHEU was informed of his right to an attorney and that&#39;
he did not have to answer questions and that anything he
did say could be used against him in acourt of law.
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MAHEU stated in
that connection with the confidential
assignment for Central Intelligence Agency CIA! he had
been in contact with SAMUEL GIANCANA and had received
valuable assistance from GIANCANA, which, in turn, was
furnished tc CIA. MAHEU had reason to believe that
GIANCANA may have disclosed information regarding the
project and, in view of the sensitive nature
of the pro-
ject, he, MAHEU,decided
to determine whether or not
I .1 GIANCANA had actually talked to unauthorized persons.
was
He aware that GIANCANA was veryclose in a romantic
way with PHYLLIS MC
GUIRE of the Mc Guire Sisters Trio.
said
He that if GIANCANA had disclosed this
informatiai
regarding project to a1yone,he&#39;would have disclosed it
to PHYLLIS MG GUIRE. He said that he was also aware
that
3 the
in
and GIANCANA
involved
fall of
DAN
with
1960 the
were strained
rela ons between
and that
ROWAN, who was appearing
PHYLLIS was
PHYLLIS MC GUIRE
romantically
at the,Ridera
Hotel Las
in Vegas. considered
He it very
vital to deter-
mine whether or not GIANCANA was reliable anddecided to
order an installation on DAN ROWANfs room in an effort to
mation regarding MC GUIRE.
the project
to PHYLLIS _
determine whether or not GIANOANA had
.
disclosed an infor-
~
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MAHEU stated that this decicion was his own
and that GIANCANA had no knowledge that the installation
/""d was made that
He said he did discuss this with JOHN
ROSSELLI, since he felt obligated to discuss it with
92§._~,-...-/ ROSSELLI, as HOSSELLI had been instrumental in putting
him in contact with GIANCANA. denied
MAHEU that the instal-
lation was made at the request of ROSSELLI or GIANCANA or
for the benefit of either ROSSELLI GIANCANA.92J92
or
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_ Date dictated ___1,L1l,L6l_-,
!9 ! This neither
your agency; it and us
cements
recommendrnlons nor cencluslons of the FBI.
are 1101to be disirlbuted ourllde your uqency
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He said that he did discu ss his decision ROSSELLI
with
some time prior to ordering the installation but does
/-- not recall the specific date or place where he discussed
the matter ROSSELLI.
with He pointed out that
he does
not recall whether or not ns occurred during October,
92~aw
1960, when they were both registered at the Kenilworth
Hotel in Miami Beach, Flo rida. He pointed out he
that
had met with ROSSELLI on a
number of occasions and, there-
fore, does not the
recall specific occasion&#39;in whidlhe
discussed his decision ROSSEIIJ
wi t h . He does not recall
what comment RESSELLJ made when informed of his decisia1.924
MAHEU said tha the requested EDWARDI¢ DUBOIS,
Jr , Miami
a Beach privat e investigator, to institute a
F 7 technical surveillance of DAN ROWAN&#39;s
room at the Rioera
Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. He said that he does not
recall his
what specific requests were regarding the
type of installation b
to e used, but had left this up
to DUBOIS. He said he
that was interested only in con-
versation DAN
within ROWAN s room and had in the
mind -
installation of a microph one and transmitter and not a
telephone tap. He said,h owever, that he does not recall
whether or not he specifi ed not to bake atelephone
installation. He said th at he does recall that he i
definitely did not reques ta physical surveillance of Egaua, ,
ROWAN..
ya
MAHEU stated that he does not know the identity
of the unkncwn subject, also known asJ. W. Harrison. He
said that he definitely did not contact DUBOIS and tell
DUBOIS that he
would send one his
of men. He insisted that
DUBCIS furnished both men to handle this assignnent in
Las Vegas and that
DUBOIS had charged him for transportation
and time for two nen.92U92
//K -.7 It? MAHEU repeated that he take
would full responsi-
bility for ordering the i nstalition, that the installation
was made for the reasons he had given above and in a
92. previous interview, and d efinitely was not made at the
request or for the benefi t ofJOHN ROSSELLI OSAMUEL GIANCANA 92
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JOHN RQSSELLI was contacted at Drucker B Hair-
dressers for Men, 97h0 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills,
California. have
ROSSELLI was informed of his right to
an attorney and that he did not
have to say anything and
that anything he did say could be
used against him in a
g-in court of law. 92V92 -
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RGSSELLI admitted that he has known ROBERT MAHEU
for approximately five years. when asked if he knew SAM
-.. V.-Y,
.
_.E§:&#39;;-13! GIANCANA, ROS3ELL1 stated, "Let&#39;s
discuss the weather.
I
1,;-,_,-~.-,,<.-,-1 do not care to answer any more questions." ROSSELLE stated
that illegal
he knew of nothing MAHEU
that had done, but
for any additional information regarding his association
with MAHEY, the Agents should talk with MAHEUhimself. 92A
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at hie
R<3SS EIJ,I was
Lea Angeiea
telgohonically contacted
apartment, 1251
by SA-
Greecent Height! 1
evard, La-s Angelee, on July 19, in
1961, an effort to
arrange an interview. ROSSELLI advised that he did not care
to diecuea his aascciation with at any time with the
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information thatevening
during the
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C.LJ.r:U
1
put
C0 GIANTANA in touch with
offered
an unl-cnovm individual in lacs
ta
/Angeles regarding same
business venture in which ROS;3ELLI
, would possibly also have an int-exie-at ROSSELLI is rqt orted
y to have reaxar-Iced that it was a good location and would have
slot machined and that there was no reason why they could not
make money. 92>92 &#39;
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&#39; {&#39;11 6,"1951,madvieedR=-C:-S-SEI
1c>oz1tac+.+;edJuly t. efquhc that from
anindividual 1
by was *-,
! Angelea and is informan to
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and RCESELH
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» this country. 51:-eke of an individual named-
in connectic-:1 with the picture which would
he said be filmed
by an independent producer and releaaed through a. najer company.
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on the Strip and the dmmtom-m area apparently referring ta the
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of acontact Roselli made with Colonel Sheffield Edwards,
former Director of Security, now retired. Roselli, a
¢&#39;_z member of the Chicago "family" of La Cosa Nostra who
represents their
interests in Las Vegas and on the west
coast, was contacted by Agents of the Los Angeles Division
shortly before this and they apparently touched asensitive
spot. Colonel Edwards, who obviously contacted Roselli in
the past, thought he looked worried and distraught. The
contact by our Los Angeles Agents flushed Roselli out and
:§ve>-#-u~&#39;; he went to the Central
Intelligence Agency for protection.
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Central Intelligence Agency, in the past, compromised them-
selves by dealing with Roselli when they had him contact J
Sam Giancana, head of the Chicago "family of La
Cosa Nostra,.
.-_,,-q--_- to getsomeone assassinate Castro:!?§i/LA!
to
Los Angeles Agents
recently selected Roselli as a-
target to develop him
as atop echelon criminal informant -
and in &#39;the alternative
hi to put pressure on m t
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informationlleading to his
possible de ortation s An eles
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suggested that
this
matter.
concerning his
Roselli secretly
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true identity.
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0ffice_and told the contacting Agent
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tea!
after the contact was made with Roselli, he suddenly departed
Los Angeles,
as now determined from Central Intelli en e
Agency,
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Y October, 1960, had reportedly placed a sire tap on the telephone
or Dan Rowan, a senher or the eonedy teas or Bonn and Ila:-tin.
Rowanat the tine reportedly eas engaged to Phyllis Ic uire _A,
t the sell-knosn lcliuire Jisters singing trio sho ens else
noon he a girl triend oi ea Giancana, top hoodlum!
to a
- I mu-lug the course oi the Ialletti investigation it
ascertained that Robert 1. Iaheu, a private detective, sas _
[ - nvolrod. n.-ring claised coverage
interviewheordered
I Iosan in behalf oi ClA&#39;seitorts to obtain intelligence
iniornation in Cuba through the noodles element, including Ban
iianoana, ihich hsd lntereststhere. Iahsu said he-sas put in
contact Iith einnonne infeonneotion Qith these intelligence
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in sith_ activities
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of tor the purpose
oi ueing Iaheu as a "cutout" in contacts with Inn dianeana is ~7
connection with ClA&#39;s
clandestine eiiorts against -
Castro.
Ooloncl Edwards stated that 6iancana&#39;s
activities were coapletely 92
"bnckstopped" by Iaheu, who would irequently report Giaucana&#39;s
actions and into:-nation to ldwarde. Io details or aethods used
by Ilahsu or Ginncana in accoaplishins their niseions were
reported to hin, accordingto Edwards, as such involved "dirty
business," or which Golonel Idvards could not a ord to have -
accordingly,he had prior
he
knowledge. said no hcfwledge
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wire E
the above--mentioned tappingby Ialletti. VA
with
Iurther to
respect "this latter, I was interned ct __
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on highly basis
confidential by toraer Attorney
a
General Kennedy during conference in ay ciiice 0,
on lay 1962:
&#39; indicated
Be that a iew days prior thereto he had
been advised by CIA that RobertA. laheu had been hired by CIA
to approach lam Giancana with a proposition $150,000
or paying
to hire some gunnen to go into Cuba and kill Castro. ole rurther
stated CIA adaitted having assisted Iaheu in asking the "hugging"
installation in Lao Vegas referred which
to above! uncovered
this clandestine operation this
and tor reason Ola could not
afford to have an; action taken againat_l_li_ancana_or_Iaheu. __ _
I1 . Kennedy stated that upon learning GIL llad not cleared its
action in hiring Iaheu and diancana with the bepartnent oi
Justice he issued orders that CIA should never again take such
steps without lirst checkilg with the Department oi Justice.
. Ir. Kennedyturther advised that because ofthis
setter it would be very diiiicult to initiate any prosecution against
llianeana,, as diancana could inaediately bring out the tact the
hin
United States Government had approached to arrange ior the
assassination oi daetro. ii etated the Ille rae true concerning
any action we night tebe"~_a_gainst Iaheu tor any violation in which
be sight heccae iavolved;&#39; . _ 92 .
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On June i003, Ir. Iilliaa an
Barvey, oiiicial oi
a
CIA, advised that he had held seeting with John Boeelli
reierred to above as laheu&#39;e with diancana! tor the purnoll
link
oi closing out the entire nnttor with which loeelli had been
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established contact with Boielli in "early
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after the ill-tated Bay of I-&#39;18!
invaeion in April,
1961, but _,.
Iloselli had not been completely out oti, ae he periodically _
indicatedeaea1: _- ~.-IF -_to he eeeietnnse:/-r&#39;
he in position .-.or tiit _
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need hie prior connections Iith CIA to hie beet advantage. for
example, in lay, -1966, ehen contacted by Agente oi this Bureau
in connection with our current investigation oi hie activities
he refused to talk and immediately ee to Iaehington,
D. 0.,
and consulted eith Bolonel Bheiiield ldearde, who ie nce retired
iron CIA. Golonel Idearde in turn advised CIA, which told ue. _,
Q, Llosnrd -J. Qshorn, the present tirontor oi Qennrity, tin,
~
trcoly hae admitted to he that Iloeelli has CIA in an unusually
vulnerable position and that he would have no eualee about
embarrassing CIA it it eorved his on intereete. in tarnishing
7--q-&#39;_&#39;.
this
iniormation, eeked isbekzeld this
Bureau
Ir. Osbornthat
on
e
Iithin
strictly need-to-knee belie.
in light oi the above iniormation tarnished us by CIA
and torner Attorney General Kennedy, it appears that data ehich
nae to one nttention in entoter, 291:9, wnsihly pi-tnine w the
captioned eatter. as that tine
a eouroe close to Gianoana
advised that during a oonvereation eith several iriends Giansana
stated that Iidel Castro eae "to he done any eith very enortly.
Gisncsna reportedly assured thoee preeent that 0aetro&#39;e
assassination eould occur in Iovenher, 1960, and that he had
already net Iith the aneaeein-to-he on three occasions, the laet
meeting having taken plaoe on e boat docked at the Iontlziaeblelu
Hotel, lieni Beach, Florida. Reportedly, Giencene claimed that
everything ntd been nerieots-&#39;..1. the killing
tor nnn the_":.:sasin"
had arranged eith e girl, not further described, to
drop a "pill"
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I CIA to his best advantage. In Hay, 1966, Ihen Bureau Agents
endeavored to interview him he immediately tlew to Washington and n$&#
informed his former CIA intermediary.- The current Director of
Security, CIA, has advised through liaison channels that Roselli
_
has CIA in an unusually vulnerable position and oselli would have
no qualms about embarrassing CIA to serve his own interests. _Jn
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tao references in our tiles to the over-all
above which
intormation we have included in the letter. One
relates to a statement by Giancana in otobcr, 1966, that he had
met with an individual who was to assassinate Castro in November,
1960. The other is an article in the 8/16/63 issue of the "Chicago
Sun Times" reporting that CIA agents had contacted Giancana.to
obtain Cuban intelligence. . -
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it approved,
attached
letter will be sentto the attorney
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Judge for
K2 on
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reduction of
notions previously
sentence on
based
filed for
Roselli s
alleged participation with CIA in aplot to
assassinate Fidel Castro. Other notions were
filed to sentence
reduce because of poor
health and to modify his fine because Roselli
is broke. Judge Grayindicated to Rose11i&#39;s
attorney that
would hold
Roselli&#39;s and
no weight in his
conoernigg hatCIA
story
court su
an event would have been catastrophic;
Roselli s attorney then turned his attention
his argument based on Roselli&#39;s financial cor
92 dition. Judge Gray delayed decision
final 1:
.1 his matter until 10/18/71 to allow Govern-
ent to look into Rose11i&#39;s ability to pay
ine of $55,000.
Special Investigative Division concurs
with recommendation of SAC, Los Angeles, that
limited investigation into Rose1li&#39;s financia
,5 .-.&#39; F condition based on information already
developed concerning Roselli&#39;s ability to pay
fine be conducted with the results being
furnished to United States Attorney,
-Ir Los Angeles, for transmittal to Judgea ray.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT ROSELLI, John
1. This memorandum is for your inforU1ation only.
2. Reference is made to our recent conver s ati on regarding
the Agency's participation in political as sassinations. Attached
hereto is a memorandum dated 19 November 1970 which was fur-
nished to Mr. Helms setting forth the circumstances of the Subject's
activities on
behalf of the Agency. Initially Roselli was unwitting
of Government interest, but as time went on, he suspected that the
U. S. Government was involved and specifically the CIA.
3. Roselli is presently serving a prison sentence for con-
spiracy in a Federal penitentiary in Seattle, Washington and awaits
.
deportation upon completion of his current sentence •
4. This Agency was aware that Roselli intended to exp9se"
his participation in the plot should we not intervene on his behalf.
The DCI decided to ignore his threats and take a calculated risk as
to the consequences that may occur with the disclosure of his:" story.
This was subsequently done by Roselli or someone on his behalf fur-
nishing Jack Anderson details of the incident. Attached hereto are
two of Anderson' s az-ti cl e s dealing with "Roselli. Anderson is also
Editor of the Washington Bureau of the Washington Post, Sunday
supplemental "Parade. "
5. Individuals who were aware of this project were: Messrs.
Dulles, Bissell, Colonel J. C. King, Colonel Sheffield Edwards,
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William Harvey, and James P. O'Connell. Also include'd were
Robert A. Maheu and'his attorneys Edward P. Morgan and Edward
Bennett William s.
6. On 26 February 1971 arrangements were rna da with
Immigration and Naturalization Service Comrl1issioner Raymond
Farrell to flag any action that may be taken hy his o,rganization
regarding deportation proceedings against Roselli. On26 January
1972 James F. Green, ASSociate Commissioner for I&NS, advised
that they were deferring' any deportation action for another year
and would again call it to Our attention upon expiration of the
deferral.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Con,ptroHer
SUBJECT ROSELLI, John
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1. This rnernoz-andurn is for your _i.nf~rmation only.
z. Reference is made to our recent conversation regarding
the .Agency's participation in politic;!.l assassinations. Attached
he r-e to is a rn errro r-a.ndtrm dated 19 November 1970 which was fur-
nished to Mr. Helms setting forth the circumstances of the Subject's
activities on behalf of the Agency. Initially Roselli was unwitting
of Government interest, but as time went on, he suspected that the
·i U. S. Gove r nrne nt was involved and specifically the CIA.
I ,
3. Roselli is presently serving a prison sentence for con-
spiracy in a Federal penitentiary in Seattle, Tashington and awaits
deportation upon completion of his current sentence.
4. This Agency was aware that Roselli intended to expose
I . hiB participation in the plot should we not. intervene on his behalf.
The DCI decided to ignore his threa.ts and take a calcuiated risk as
to the consequences that may occur with the disclosure of his story.
This wall subsequently done by Roselli or someone on his behalf fur-
nishing Jack Anderson details of the incident. Attached hereto are
two of Anderson's articles dealing with Roselli. Anderson is also
Editor of the Vlashington Bureau of the Washington Post, Sunday
supplemental "Parade. It
5. Individuals who were aware of this project were: Messrs.
Dulles, Bissell. Colonel J. C. King. Colonel Sheffield Edwards.
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WilliDm Harvey, and J'arne s P. O'Connell. Also included were
Robert A. l..,.~C'.heu and his attorneys Edward P. Morgan and Ed-ward
Bennett Williams.
6. On·26 February 1971 arrangernents were made with
I:mn:.igr~tion and N<:ituralization Service Commissioner Ra ymo nd
Farrell to flag any action that may be taken b}r his o r ga ni aa tf on
regarding deportation proceedings egainst Roselli.. On 26 .January
1972 James F. Creon, .A ssociate Commissioner for I&NS, advised
that they were deferring any deportation action for another yea r
and would again call it to -ouz- attention upon expfr atl on of the
deferral.
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MI:n'fORANDUM FOR: Director of Centz-a l Il1i;elligence
E-:UBJ.ECT ROSFLLI, Johnny
1. This memorandum is for inf'onuation only.
2. In August 1960, Mr. Richard 1v'!:. ,Bissell approached
Colonel Sheffield Edwards to determine if the Office of Security
had assets that may assist in a sensitive mission requiring
gangster-type action. The mission target was Fidel Castro.
3. Because of its extreme sensitivity, only a small group
was made privy to the project. The ncr was briefed and gave his
approval. Colonel J. C. King, Chief, YH roivision, was briefed,
but all details were de lfbez-at.el.y concealed from any of the
JMVAVEofficials. Certain TSD and Cornrno personnel partici-
pated in the initial planning stages, but were not witting of the
purpose of the mission. ,
4. Robert A. Maheu was contacted, briefed generally on
the project. and requested to ascertain if he could develop an
entree into the gangster elements as the first step toward accom-
plishing. the d~sired goal.
5. Mr. Maheu advised that he had met one Johnny Roselli
on several occasions while visiting Las Vegas. He only knew
him casually through clients, but was given to understand that
he was a high-ranking member of the "syndicate" and controlled
all of the ice-m.aking m.achines on the Strip. Maheu reasoned
that, if Roselli was in fact a member of the clan, he undoubtedly
had connections leading into the Cuban gambling interests.
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6. Maheu wa s asked to approach Roselli, who knew MahC'u
as a personal relations executive handling domestic and foreign'
a.ccounts, and tell him that he had recently been retained by a
client: who z-epr e s entcd several international busines s firms
which were suffering heavy financial losses in Cuba as a result
of Castro's action. They were convinced that Castro's rernoval
I
I wa s the answer to their problern and w e r e willing to pay a price
of $150,000 for its successful a c cornpIi shrn errt, It was to be made
clear to ,Roselli that the U. S. Gove rnrrrent was not, and should not,
I become aware of this operation. '
I 7. The ,pitch' wa s made to Roselli on 14 Septernber 1960 at
the Hilton Plaza Hotel, New York City. His initial reaction was
I
i
to avoid getting involved but, through Maheu's persuasion, he
I
, agreed to introduce him to a friend, Sam Gold, who knew the
"Cuban crowd. II Roselli made it clear he did not want any money
for his part and believed Sam' would feel the same way. Neither
of these individuals was ever paid out of Agency funds.
8. During the week of 25 ,September, Maheu was in~roduced
to Sam who was staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach.
It was several weeks· after his meeting with Sam arid Joe, who was,
identified to hiIn as a courier operating between Havana and Miami,
that he saw photographs of both of these individuals in the Sunday
supplemental "Parade.' 1 They were identified as Momo Salvatore
Giancana and Santos Trafficant, respectively. Both were on the .
list of the Attorney General's ten most-wanted men. The former
was described as the Chicago chieftain of the Cos a Nostra and
successor to Al Capone, and the latter, the Cosa Nostra boss of
Cuban operations. Maheu called this .office-immediately,upon as-
certai:ling this information.
9. In discussing the possible methods of accomplishing this
mission, Sam suggested that they not resort to firearms but, if
he could be furnished some type of potent pill, that could be
placed in Castro's food or drink, it would be a much more effective
operatton, Sam indicated that he had a prospective nominee in the
person of Juan Orta, a Cuban official who had been receiving kick-
back payments from the gambling interests, who still had access,
to Castro, and was in a financial bind.
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JO. TSD was z cque ate dt o produce six pills of high lethal
content.
11. Joe delivered the pills to Orta. Af'te r several w e elcs
of reported attempts, Orta apparently got cold feet and asked out
of the a s s i gnrn errt, He suggested ariothe r- candidate who made '
several attempts wi thout suc ce s s s
12. Joe then indicated that Dr. Anthony Verona, one of the
principal officers in the Cuban Exile Junta, had becorne disaffected
with the apparent ineffectual progress of the Junta and was viIling
to handle the rrri s s'io n through his own r e sou r ce a,
13. He asked, as a prerequisite to the deal, that he be
given $10,000 for organizational expenses and requested $1, 000
worth of cornrnuni ca.tions equipment.
14. Dr. Verona's potential was never fully exploited, as
the project was canceled shortly after the Bay of Pigs episode.
Verona was advised 'that the offer was withdrawn, and the pills
were retrieved.
15. Of significant interest was an incident which involved
a request levied by Sam. upon Mabeu.
At the height of the project negotiations, Sam
expz-e s s ed concern about his girlfriend, Phyllis McGuire,
who he learned was .getting much attention from Dan
Rowan while both we~e booked at a Las Vegas night club.
Sam asked Maheu to put a bug in Rowan' 8 room to deter-
mine the extent of his intimacy with Miss McGuire. The
technician involved in the assignment was discovered in
1
.
I
'the process, arrested, and taken to the Sheriff's office
for questioning. He called Maheu and inform.ed him that
he had been detained by the police. This call was rna de
i in the presence of the Sheriff's personnel.
Subsequently, the Department of Justice an-
nounced its intention to prosecute Maheu along with
the technician. On 7 February 1962, the Director of
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Security briefed the Attorney Gene r a l , Robert
Kennedy, on the ci r cum stancc s leading up to
'Maheu's involvement in the wir etap, At our re-
quest, p r oa e cutdon wa s ch"oJ?ped.
16. In May 1962, Mr.· W·illiam Harvey took over' as Case
Officer', and it is not known by this Office whether Roselli wa s
used operationally £1'011.'1 that point on.
17. It was subsequently learned f'r orn the FBI that Roselli
had been con.victed on six counts involving illegal en.try into the
United States. Our records do not reflect the date of conviction,
but it is believed to have been sornetfrne during November 1967.
18. On 2 December 1968, Roselli, along with four other
individuals, was convicted of conspiracy to cheat members of the
Friars Club of $400,000 in a rigged gin gummy game.
19. Mr. Harvey reported to the Office of Security of his
contacts with 'Roselli durfng November and De'cernbe r 1967 and
January 1968. It was his belief that Johnny would not seek out
the Agency for assistance in the deportation proceedings unless
he actually faced deportation. Roselli expressed confidence that
he would win an appeal. ~
20. On 17 November 1970, Maheu called James OIConnell,
Roselli's first Case Officer. to advise that Maheu's att.orriey, Ed
Morgan, had received a call from a Thomas Waddin, Roselli's
Iawyer , who stated that .alLav:eriues of appeal had been exhausted,
and his client now faces deportation. Waddin indicated that, if
someone did not intercede on Roselli's behalf, he would make
a complete expo s e of his activities with the Agency.
21. On 18 Novernbe r 1970, you were briefed on the latest
development in this ca ae, and it was decided that the Agency
would not in any way assist Roselli. Maheu was so advised of
the Agency's position. and he was in complete agreement with
our stand. He further advised that he was not concerned about
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. any publicity as it affected him personally s hou'ld Roselli decide
to tell all. He stated he would advise us promptly of any develop-
rnerrts that Ire may become aware of in this rnatte r ,
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According to press items appearing in
the
"Los Angeles Times and the "New York Times", JOHN
_,/ ROSELLI on June 2A, 1975, appeared before the Senate
Select Committee on Intelligence, Washington, D.C.,
which was chaired by Senator FRANK
CHURCH. At the
time, according to the press items, ROSELLI testified
that he had been contacted by
the Central Intelligence
Agency CIA! through ROBERTHAHEU in i attempt to
assassinate Premier CASTRO of Cuba.
/&#39;
According to the "Los Angeles Times", on
July 30, 1975, RICHARD M. BISSELL, a former Chief of
t
Clandestine Services for the CIA, testified before the
""--. CHURCH committee that he personally had approved the
i CIA cooperation with "mafia" figures to assassinate
Cuban Premier CASTRO in 1960. BISSELL, when questioned
I
I by
reporters, said arrangements with the mafia had been
handled by the office of the late Colonel SHEFFIELD
,1 EDWARDS through ROBERT A. MAHEU. Colonel SHEFFIELD
LT EDWARDS was CIA&#39;s
the
told reporters
Director of
that Colonel EDQARDS had arranged the
Security. BISSELL
g; highly secret cooperation with underworld figures SAM
CIANCANA and JOH ROSELLI, but that he, BISSELL, had
approved it. &#39;
E BISSELL said that the arrangements with the
mafia
began "in the last half of 1960" and might have
been suggested to the CIA by
GIANCANA or other
mafia
figures because "they did have very large interests in
Cuba that were totally eclipsed or destroyed by
CASTRO
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I seeking to build upcredit with the U.S. Governent
against possible Federal prosecution in the future.
According to the "Les Angeles Times" and "Los
Angeles Herald Examiner" on
July 31, 1975, ROBERTA.
t. MAHEU testified before the CHURCH committee on July 30,
1975. Following his two days of testimony behind closed
doors, he told reporters that he once helped
the CIA
develop plans to poison CASTRO because Ifelt we were
involved in a just war". MAHEU told reporters that he
.._-A had recruited ROSELLI and GIANCANA in 1960 at the
suggestion of two CIA officials. MAHEU said he was also
approached on the CASTRO matter in 1960 by JAMS J.
O&#39;CONNELL, supervisor who had previously
aCIA served
as his contact. MAHEU told reporters that
O&#39;CONNELL
asked him
to contact JOHN ROSELLI in Los Angeles and
asked ROSELLI if
he would
assist the CIA in a program
for removing CASTRO. HAHEU told reporters that ROSELLI
I. was reluctant to p3It1C1p8t8 but later agreed
to help
"when I explained this would
be on behalf of his govern-
ment, unpleasant
as it may sound". HAHEU told reporters
that the value
of ROSELLI and GIANCANA was their contacts
and sources of
information in Havana where
they pre-
viously had interests in lucrative gambling casinos
closed down by CASTRO. HAHEU said the assassination plan
E1 he knew about was a scheme to poison CASTRO that
0&#39;CONNELL
discussed at a series of meetings at Miami&#39;s
Fontainebleau
Hotel in early 1961. ROSELLI was to deliver poison
,/ capsules to one of CASTRO&#39;s cooks
or domestics, who
would be in a position to administer them if
the CIA
gave
us the &#39;go&#39; MAHEU
signal". said that 0&#39;CONNELL
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showed him the capsule in a
white envelope and stated
that as far as he knew, the CIA never gave the "go"
signal. MAHEU said that after the CIA sponsored the
Bay ofPigs Invasion in April of
1961, he phased out his
cooperation with the CIA.
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An Interim Report of the Select Coumittee to
Study Governmental Operations with respect to Intelli-
gence Activities, United States
Senate, together with
P additional supplemental and separate views, report
number 94-l+65, stated, in
part, with reference to JOHN
ROSELLI, in August, 1970, the Central Intelligence Agency
CIA! took steps to enlist members of the criminal
underworld with gambling syndicate contacts to aid in
assassinating CASTRO. Colonel SHEFFIELD EDWARDS, CIA
Director of the Office of Securitg,and the CIA Suport
--mu Chief decided
to rely on RCBERT A. HAHEU to recruit
someone "tough enough to handle the job". The CIA
operation Support Chief had served as
HAHEU@s case
officer since agent; becomeusing
the t ey first began personal
HAHEU&#39;s
! services and by
1960,
friends. Sometime
had close
in late August or early September,
1960, the Support
Chief approached HAHEU about
the pro-
posed operation. HAHEU recalled that
the Support Chief
asked him to contact JOHN ROSELLI, an uderworld figure
Ir with
possible gambling connections in
Las Vegas, to I
determine if he would participate in aplan to dispose
¢
of CASTRO. The Support Chief on the other hand said
--a.
that it was HAHEUwho raised the idea of using ROSELLI.
. HAHEU had known ROSELLI since the late 1950&#39;s.
He claimed not to have been aware of the
extent of
ROS£LLI&#39;s uderworld connections and activities, but he
LE. recalled thatit iii
certainli evident to iiY that he
was able to
accomplish things in Lea Vegas and nobody
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since he thought it night interfere with hia ralation=
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ship with his new client, HOHARD HUGHES. He agreed to
participate because he felt that he owed the agency
a
commitment.
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According to ROSELLI, he and HAHBUmet at the
Brown Derby Restaurant in Beverly Hills in September,
____Z 1960. ROSELLI testified that HAHEU had
told him that
"high government officials" needed his cooperation in
getting rid of CASTRO and that he asked him to help
recruit Cubans to do the job.
HAHEUstated that ROSELLIwas very hesitant
about participating in the project and finally said
that he felt he had an obligation to his goverment and
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finally agreed to participate.
Hn__..
A eeeting see arranged tor BABEU end tester;
-with the Support Chief at the Plaza Hotel in New York
in September, 1960. The Support Chief said he was
introduced to ROSELLI as a business associate of HAHEU.
He said HAHEU
told IGSELLJ that HAHEU represented
international business interests which were pooling
money to pay for the assassination of CASTRO.
It was
arranged that ROSELLIwould go to Florida and recruit
Cubans for the operation.
During the week of September 2h, 1960, the
Support Chief, HAHEUand ROSELLI met in Miami to work
out the details of the operation. &#39;ROSELLI the
used
cover nene "JOHN LAHLSIO8" and represented himself to
the
Cuban contacts as an agent of some business interests
of Wall Street that had properties around Cuba.
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individuals on whom ROSELLI intended to rely; "SAM
identified as SAM CIAHCAHA,
GOLD" subsequently aChicago
gangster and one &#39;JOE", identified
later ae SAETOS IRA!!!
CARTE, an organized crime figure in Cuba and Miami.
In February, 1961, the Support Chief received pills from
the Techical Services Division of the CIA.with the
assuranees that they were lethal. Heathen gave the to
._..i ROSELLI.
The pills
were then given to a Cuban for
ta! delivery to the island sometime prior
to the Bay of Pigs
Invasion in
mid-April, 1961.
ROSELLI and the Support Chief testified that
the Cuban official who was to have made the attempt on
CASTRO got "cold feet". ROSELLI was certain that only
one attempt to assassinate CASTRO was made prior
to the
Bay of Pigs. It was possible that
only one prsehay of
Pigs attempt was made against CASTRO and that a Cuban
exile leader wee the contact in the United State; the &#39;
arranged for a Cuban close to CASTRO to administer the
poison.
ROSELLI told the support Chief
that TRAF?I-
CANTE believed acertain leading figure in the Cuban
exile movement might he able to accolplish the assassi-
nation. Asubsequent report from the Inspector General
suggested that the Cuban may have been receiving fus
from TRAFFICAHTE and other racteteers interested it A
securing a monopoly on criminal activities in Cuba after
the overthrow of CASTRO. That report speculated that
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the Cuban at the Fentaineblaau Hotel in Miami Beach.
ROSELLI recalled that HAHEU came
up with the capsules
and explained how they were going to be used.
A different version of the delivery of the
pills to the Cuban was offered to the Senate Committee
by JOSEPHSHIHON,
a friend of ROSELLI and GIANCAHA
who
testified that he was present when the passage occurred.
According to SHIMON, he, GIANCANA, ROSELLI and
MAHBU
shared
a suite in the Fontainebleau Hotel.
At that time
MAHEU stated he had "contracted" to assassinate CASTRO
and had been preeidee with a&#39;liqnid" the CIA tn
by
accomplish the task. SHIHDN
said the Cuban was con-
l 4 tacted outside the Boom Boom Room of the Fontainebleau
Hotel and that when IOSELLI left with the Cuban, HAHEU
said "JO!NNY&#39;s
going to handle everything;
this is
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contract". SHITHON testified that GIANCANA
subsequently told him "I am not in it, and they are
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asking we for the names of some guys who used to work
in casinos . .. HAHEUconing the hell out of the CIA".
The attempt wet with failure. A
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to WILLIAM HARVEY of the CIA who was assigned the responsi
./ bility for establishing a general capability within the
CIA for disabling foreign leaders. The Support Chief
introduced HARVEY to ROSELLI in Miami, where HARVEY
._.__ told ROSELLI to maintain his Cuban contacts but not to
deal with HAHEU or
GIANCANA. At a meeting in New York
in April, 1962, four poison pills were given to the
Support Chief to pass them on to HARVEY. HARVEY arrived
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in Miami on or
about April 21, 1962, and gave the pills
to ROSELLI. ROSELLI kept HARVEY informed of the opera-
tion&#39;s progressand notified him sometime in
1962 that
the pills and gus had arrived in
Cuba. He told HARVEY
in June, 1962, that the Cuban had dispatched athree-man
teem to
Cuba. HARVEY then met ROSELLI in Miami in
Septemher, 1962, where
EARYEY was told that the pill:
were still
safe in Cuba. HARVEY testified that he had
lg. doubts that the operation would
ever take place and so
informed ROSELLI. Thereafter, HARVEY terminated the
operation in mid-Pebruary, 1963. At a meeting with
ROSELLI in Loo Angelee it was agreed IOSELLI would taper
off his communication with the Cuban. ROSELLI testi-
fied that he simply broke off contact with
the Cuban.
Agency personnel who dealt with
ROSELLI attrib-
uted his motivation to patriotism and testified that he
{- wee not paid for his services.
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The CIA&#39;sinvolvement with ROSELLI caused
the agency some difficulty during ROSELLI&#39;ssubsequent
prosecution for fraudulent gambling activity and living
in the country uder an assumed name.
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