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104-10429-10067 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (5/9/1977)

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                                               9 May 1977

 SUBJECT:  Cubana Flights

       1.  The Mexico Station surveillance of Cubana flights in
 1963 consisted of a   iatera  lgroup (LIFIRE) and two separate
 groups (LITEMPO and LIENVOY) handled


           a.  LIFIRE was handled by                   These sources
           observed arrivals and departures ofCubana  flights.  They
           reported any unusual incidents and provided copies of the
           flight manifests.  This travel was routinely reported to
           Washington by cable (JMGIN Cuban Travel).  A copy of the
           manifests was sent later by dispatch to Washington with
           the same reporting crypt.

           b.  LITEMD and LIENVOY were handled(on  the policyjlvel
           by the 0OS withZ
           I made the daily pick-up meetings with-Career Agent Jeremy
           K. Benadum for LITEMPO and Staff Agent Arnold F. Arehart
           for _LIEbNVOY.LITEMPQ was a. surveillance team of
                                      They  operated a concealed
                    camera and photographed incoming passengers'
                    rom   the Cubana flights.  No outgoingr7    =   1
          'were potographed because  the facilities for departures
          were  located at the other end of the airport and not
          feasible  for the number of-available agents at our disposal.
          Further,  the purpose of the          camera operation was
          to  identify the Soviets arriving via Havana.   They also
          provided us with  a list of the incoming passerdgers on the
          Cubana flights.   (50-6-91/4 Job  67-200/50, Box 13).  LIENVOY
          was a-telephone  tap operation against the Cuban Embassy and
          provided transcripts of conversations  with the Cubana Office
          and the Mexican Airport  Control Office.

      2.  I checked withq                who  said he thought all of the
Cubana flights were passenger tLigh  s.    review of the transcripts for
the Commercial Office of the Cuban Embassy  for late 1963 indicates that they
were shipping large quantities of automobile parts,  foods and medicines
from Mexico City to Havana by Cubana Airlines.   Statements to clients on
what day they.could send cargo and packages by  Cubana led me to the
conclusion that all the flights to Mexico  City from Havana could carry
passengers but some of the flights out were basically  cargo (with the
capability of also carrying.a few passengers).   From manifests, it 'appears
that Cubana made a flight from Havana to Mexico  City and return every
other day.  There was a flight on 22,  25, and 27 November 1963.  The
22 and 25 November flights carried passengers.   The 27th November flight
carried. 75 passengers to Mexico and returned with LOPEZ and it is believed
a plane load of cargo.   (LITEMPO passenger list-attached).


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