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104-10221-10020 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/30/1972)

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CONTACT REPORT

AGENT:  IUSTEER/1

PLACE:  Westward l o Restaarant,
        SW 8 St., and 49th Ave.


DATE:   30 June 1972

CASE OFFICER:   Petor S.


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   2.  Also note  a Now
the Washington  breEtTn
individual appe-ai-od on
recruited the  team for
as a pipe smoker  who
Cardenas 5aokes  a pipe


York Times article  of 28 June concerning
TziT.~~Thidi  article  states that an
the Miami scene about  two. months ago and
the breakin.  The  recruiter was de:;cr.lhed
used a code name during  the recruitml nts.
al'i the time according to IUtSTEii3R/1.


-  3.   I[JSTrER/I is sceptical of the NYT article, as written,
bccause in his  opinioh no Cuhan could be iecruited  by an unknown
individual using  a code name.  Considcering the clandestine/
operational mental-lty of the many Cubans in  the Miami area,
recruitments could' only be made by a known recruiter  with ade-
quate bona fides.


   -4.  Information on Cardenas supplied by  IUSTEER/l    -

       a.  Cardenas  was born about 1919.  In  1954 he w:ts a
captain with  Cuba.a Ani.ines.   in -1.954-55 he was arrested in
Havaria by a 'ajor Ocoa  for suggling  cocaine.   Due to political
pull Cardenas  %as not prodncuted but was fired  from his position.
tie retired to his farm in Cuba from 1954-1959.


                b.  From 1959 to 1960 he was in the  Castro airforce.
        The.re he met FiQrini, also involved in the  'ashington breakin
        scandal.   In 1960, in Miami, IUSTLE:R/1 was visiting in the
        Fiordni  hone when Cardenas dropped 'in. Also  present was
`P ,4 ? DIAZ LANZ, former Chief of the Castro sirforce. Cardenas was


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   1.  Contact  was initinted with I.USTEER/1 to discuss. Roberto.
o   aridenas   Cardon4  was pircvipjusly desci ied by IUSTEER/L as
an individual  who once worked for the Agency  both in Miamii arid
the Congo.  lie is a friend of iIirkcr, of th6 Washlngton bronkin
scandal.  Cardenas  wis uncmplo>cT-untilearly.  1.972 but now,
suddenly, hr  is. traveiing to South America arid `has becoime .af-
fluent.  IUSTEER/l  speculated that Cardenas ;may be dealing in
narcotics.


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