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104-10071-10192 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (3/7/1968)

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                                                 R~EPORT NO.

                                                 DATE DISTR. 7 March 1968


COUNTRY Costa Rica

ooI     9 February - 4 March 196

mIriCT  Letter, Written by \ernando Melo,


Indicating That Negotiations
                 arke  and RoJlAndo.
 as errer Were Not Progressing


Costa Rica, San Jose
(4 March 1968)


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     1.  (Field Cont: The follovi           rt  should be read
in conjunction wih  T   -314/01096-68      4065) and
               L1!099), which reported that Fernando
Meo  Fontanills, a Cuban exile  in Costa Rica, was serving as
an Tntormediary in negotiations  between Ladwig Otarke Jimonez,
a Costa Rican right-wing entremist,  and Bolando Maserror,  a
Cuban ealle in the United  Statoe who was involved in plotting
against the govornment  of President Bene Duvalier of Haiti.
The negotiations dealt  with a plan whereby Starke would pro-
vide a staging  area for an invasion of Haiti by Haitian and
Cuban exiles under gaaferrerto  loadorahip.  In return Mas-
ferror,  if auccosoful, would subsequently support a move by
Starke against  the Costa Rican Government.  Celo was reported
to be planning  a trip to Now York on 21 February 1968 to talk
with Basterror  and the latter's representative in the negotia-
tions, Father  Diego Madrigal Alvarez.)


     2.  When Uolo returned to Ban Jose on 2 March after
visiting New York City and Miami, Florida, he vas detained
and searched by security officials at  the airport. Among
Melo's possessions the  cocurity officials found a lottor,
signed by Holo, addressed  to Father Diego adrigal,  Bow York.
The letter was dated 9 February  1968.  It vas typewriteton on
letterhead stationery  of Rogelio R. Pinto Impresos.
              Comant: Meo sella printing equipment and
than ma lvi 98is connection with the Pinto fira;
however, Rogel   into   has ben  reported  in the - tto  have
been  involved in plotting against the Costa Rican Government.)


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