otr TOrsSEERET 7G ove DECLASSIRIED with portions redacted JFK Assnss Rec Collection Act of 1902 NARA date_S z oo _ By kat ___ 27 damary 3975 MENORADN POR the Inspector General 19% vm 1 Deputy Director for Operations © a svammet Questionable ietivities i_J a 3 In 1960 the wetter developed and recruited dose haul Hretines C — fures 201—281582 a Cuban national and a raridng Oubane Advidne ptiot 4 2 Me arkines rewested an esergersy meating on 16 July 1960 to h advise this he wss the Ukely choice to pilot a chartered Oubame Mcline g Dish frum Hwmnn Oon to Preaie to pick up Rast Gastro fus and his g — offistal party On 20 July ite Mirtines resorted that the Flight to Proms € ins achecuted for 21 July and $ict he veuld defieitely ptiot the atvenifto 1 Hendauarters ard appropriate field stations along the Tlicht route mere «j — advisen of the MIizht schedule remizenents vere requested $ 4 3 On the sornine of 21 July Hesdmearters cant a T0P SEOUST BIT — omarion neporim eine otescion 40025 our sgont mr Juty 1960 to $ fhe Harima Stition atvisiny that ‘possible remwal of too three Insders K — ds recefvice serious consideration at Heatmartors® and romented the I Station at to optlin to contest Nts Hirtines and detercine his uiliingresd 41 to cooperate in arrancing an secifont dering the return trip from Progics © 4p — The cabte aatd that Md mercors wuld be willing to offer a pryment efter s _ suscersfhit conpltion of $10 000 00 or a restenaale asount in exanse of that 5 4 WERNER os mesons Sestructos the writer to mest with i $— — Nartines and eake known our‘ interests tne wetter contastad ts inclines £5 aB Afro get in rampaey cesiicy mals Sig Shige in Be fnctinndt personat $0 vehicle vite driving to the atiwort He Martinss aid he vould take a § edteulated risk but linitei the poonibUMdttes which could pass as an cecident At one point lir Hartiner anke for sesucance that in event of his desth £ the 0 5 Govemment vould see that his to sons vere stven a Coicge educstion This avmurnice wo stven orally On returning to the Station the unite yen advised that an OPB one Dt—2ro® 40965 Our 99096 21 Juty 1360 ma been received at the Station directisc the Staticn to dissaqart the earlier § Anstrustions — 3 5 Mes Mortines wns debriefed by the weiter otter his return frou g Pregies He resortel thst he had no omortuntty to arrange an seoident auch — as ve hid discussed prior to his departure T do not resale tolling fh — fartinsk that the oricinet inrtrustion hnd bean chinges ond E on drotized 0 to beldeve I ante no reference to the new dnstrosttens hich fud been resstves ¢ — ater — —— ues P —2 after Hee Hartinez Separture from Ewan 6 lis Marines defeeted in early Deon ter 1960 I say hin orce in early 1951 in Muni Florida vhere he had taken up residence I do not know 4f ony othor Station officers vere knouledzestte of is incident although 14 40 probable trst tie Arthor Avignon 0008 now retired and « living in the Hisshington area may have read the pertinent cables s J 2p — wPesks wen ems Wraps waren 2 formy — A O M Mareotice t BJ Attached 2 prizcron 4090 m duty 2960 tor scorer 2 pmecrorndoass m mov 1960 mor sscer 3 wam 5096 my 2com 22 Jury 1560 setier 5