In response to the FBI's "oral questions", the CIA response to this request was that no "agency officer in contact with Veciana ever used aliases of Morris Bishop, Blair or Kail" and that no "agency officer in contact with Veciana was named Bishop, Blair or Kail". That may indicate that the CIA knew Veciana was in contact with "Harold Bishop". HSCA Segregated CIA Collection, Box 34/NARA Record Number: 104-10102-10189.
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Sam Kail was not CIA, he was army attache at the American Embassy until it closed in 1961; he then helped run the base greeting refugees in Opa-locka. Kail did not deny meeting Veciana, but said he had no recollection. HSCA Report, Volume 10, p. 43.
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Ross Crozier, when asked for the name of any CIA officer who used the name "Bishop", responded after two days that David Phillips used the name "Maurice Bishop". Road to Dallas, p. 71, citing Memorandum, 2/4/78, Fonzi and Gonzalez to Gl. Robert Blakey, HSCA Numbered Files, Box 105/5063.
Sabotage man for the MRP, known as "Victor": "Pacts with Bloc Dominate Cabinet Session", 11/8/61, p. 2, Reel 52, Folder J -- Reinol Gonzales, NARA Record Number: 1994.04.26.09:46:28:100005. A note indicates that the source of this memo have been Paul Barthel, a right-wing activist. http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?mode=searchResult&absPageId=617363
Hicks got Veciana his POA (preliminary operational approval) on 1/29/62: http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=55062&relPageId=74
"Victor" Veciana was used in Havana during February 1962. "Five foot 11, 170 pounds": Chronological notes on Veciana, p. 8, HSCA Segregated CIA Collection (staff notes)/NARA Record Number: 180-10145-10331. http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?docId=49336&relPageId=9
Despite this record, the CIA has taken the line that "there has been no agency relationship with Veciana. A POA, issued in Jan 62, expired in Nov 62, and was never used operational by (CIA)".
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The POA granted in Jan 62: Memo from Howard Gossage, WH3/OPS/Support at CIA HQ, to JMWAVE, 1/31/62, HSCA Segregated CIA Collection (microfilm - reel 17: Ruiz - Webster)/NARA Record Number: 104-10181-10206. http://www.maryferrell.org/mffweb/archive/viewer/showDoc.do?mode=searchResult&absPageId=391160
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