Index
to
NETWORK NEWS DOCUMENTARY PRACTICES
CBS "PROJECT NASSAU"
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NETWORK NEWS DOCUMENTARY PRACTICES-
-CBS "PROJECT NASSAU"
HEARINGS before the
SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS of the
COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
91st Congress, 1st and 2nd sessions
------
Serial No. 91-55: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington : 197_
I N D E X
ADOLES see: Adolos COBOS
AGROUPEMENT REVOLUTIONAIRE HAITENNE (group)....158
AIRCRAFT....17-18
B-25's ....137, 151, 281, 356
6 aircraft to be used ...281
smuggling of T-28 aircraft to Haiti
in 1965 ...156
AIR GROUP MEMBERS see: Pilots
ALLIEGRO, Anselmo L (statement: 152-4, 421-3)....66
boat (personal) 24' run-a-bout
...153
narrated exercise at Kendall Park
...132
ALMONTE, Ralph aka for Ralph Serrano....117, 119, 264-5
AMERICAN MARINA MOTOR HOTEL, Ft Laud, Fl ...150
APPEL, John D (counsel for CBS) (Testimony: 65-80)
ARQUELLES, Ellicio....147-8
ARMS/weapons
house at 12th St 27 June 66 ...336
Celia's house ...185
farm house ...13
filming of June 1966 at SW 12 St,
Miami ....90-1
"
"
" in Powder Springs ....90
filming of from Georgia to Fla.
....91, 95, 97-8,150
Georgia to Fla. (13-15 Sept
66-WerBell's-Ocean Reef)....130-1, 189
from N.J. to Fla....13, 130-1
NJ farm filming of ...188
NY to Fla. trip ...188
mafia weapons in NJ and Yonkers
...36
storage ...67
WerBell supplying w/ammo ...334-5
ATON CONSTANZO PELAU, Julio (testimony: 82-87)....51, 66
BAKU RAID....20-1
photos seized by U.S. Customs....21
BEAL, Ira (test: 65-80)
BELL, Jack....67
BETHEL, Paul....302
BIATA ISLAND....41
BLAIR, Ralph aka for Ralph SERRANO....170-1,
264-5
BOATS see:
BAKU
ENA K
HUDSON
INOLA-K
"MOTHER SHIP"
POOR RICHARD
BOWDLER, William....20, 26, 41-3, 47, 49, 59-60, 62, 64,
177, 213
talks to St George at White
House....64, 228
July 66 ...177, 184, 213
Sept 66 ...184
first meeting-6 Sept 66 *...406
meeting-17 Nov 66 *...406
meeting-9 Dec 66 *...406
* [Disclosure of this
information is not objected to by the State Department
...406]
BROWN, Robert K....286-7
reserve officer on active
duty-Vietnam....115
CABEZA, ------ 17-8, 394
CANTAVE, Gen Leon....32, 158
dead ...117
CASEY, Martin....282
CASTRO, Fidel
radio interview of ...31
CBS (News)....21
civil suits against ...72-3, 77
employee (poss: St George) drove to
Miami with Masferrer with weapons in trunk
of
car--told Govt of weapons at farm, in a house, etc...13
legal dept at Justice Dept meeting
30 Jan 67 ...279, 289, 292-4, 298-9
no evidence to indict ...2
"Project Nassau" started--Apr 1966
...58
gun smuggling ends and invasion
begins Oct 66...190
"CELIA'S HOUSE"
filming or weapons at in June 66
...185
CHASTEAU BLEU INN, Coral Gables....151
CHRONOLOGY
April 1966-- ...251
--WerBell
and Bart Gonzalez meet...300, 302
April 1966 ..."Project Nassau" initiated ...58
Apr
or May 66--
"
"
"
...156
June 66--filming at Celia's house ...185
--WerBell
and Bart Gonzalez meet ...300
22 June 66-- ...251
27
June 66--Masferrer filmed with a stocking over his
head...179-80
--arms
at a house at 12th street ...336
30 June 66--Wilson contacts CIA ...338
July
66-- White House meeting bet Browdler & St George
...177, 184,
213
Sept 66
filming
in NJ ...184
Maxmillian
extortion plot ...116
McMullen
is asked by Customs to remain ...206, 217
White
House meeting bet Browdler & St George..184
6 Sept 66--first meeting St George/Bowdler ...406
--NJ
training camp and Fr Georges ...363
11
Sept 66--CBS film crew arrives at WerBell's ...343, 363-4
13
Sept 66--at WerBell's home/Dunkin leaves w/arms to Ocean
Reef
...342,
363-4
15 Sept 66--Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo ...150
16
Sept 66--lien attached to "Poor Richard" ...150
28
Sept 66--McMullen has first meeting with Customs and is
asked to
stay
in the project ...225-6, 247
bet
16 Sept & 3 Oct 66 weapon explodes in Hormilla's
face
...151,
Oct
66--wire tap w/ Serrano & Maxmillian ...134
21 Oct 66--boat explodes w/St George ...190
Nov
66--CBS crew gets shots for trip to Haiti ...356
19/20 Nov 66--Dunkin has lunch w/air group ...280
20 Nov 66--filming at Tamiami airport ...151
Nov
66--Thanksgiving day-Schacter and McMullen meet ...115, 325
"
--WerBell leaves Miami...151
--Masferrer
on NBC News ...209
17 Nov 66--meeting St George/Bowdler ...406
28 Nov 66--Masferrer interviewed by CBS ...361
St
George terminated by CBS ...58-9, 151
9 Dec 66--meeting St George/Bowdler ...406
2 Jan 76--invasion broken/75 arrested ...368
30
Jan 67--meeting at the Justice dept ...279, 289, 292-4,
298-9
14 June 68--depo of McMullen taken ...326
8
July 69--Justice Department issues a conviction bulletin
...392-3
CIA....15, 46, 145-6, 157, 159, 162-3, 176, 178-9,190-1,
199, 212-5, 227,
231-3, 240-2, 244, 259, 300-1, 309-10, 312, 320, 323-4, 327,
343,
392-4, 404-5
"a CIA operation"
...128-9, 374
operations out of Dom
Rep ...159
see also: James S
Wilson
report from Bart
Gonzalez ...301
earlier others reported
...300
WerBell as liaison
...178-9
Wilson contacts 30 June
66 ...338
COBOS, Adolos....16, 100, 110, 135
to Dom Rep ...121-2
CONSTANZO see: Aton Constanzo Pelau
Conviction Bulletin-Justice Dept-8 July 66 ...392-3
COST of invasion....63
CRIMMONS, Hugh....42, 44, 60
CUBA OPERATION
taken over by WerBell ...157
CUSTOMS, U.S.
knowledge of Masferrer in 1963
...14
McMullen talks to Nov 66 ...139
McMullen is asked to remain in the
project Sept 66 ...206, 217
taped interview of St George ...20
Wilson contacts ...136-40
DEMPSEY, Bill....287
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC....
abort and change landing to Haiti
only ...135
base....88, 100, 113, 161
CIA operations out of ...159
Ralph SERRANO deported
to....117-119
WerBell trip to ...179
DUNKIN, John Thomas (statement: 149-152, 417-420)....38, 64,
66, 73, 131, 144, 148,
189, 194-5, 230, 258,
276, 280-2, 343-4
filmed boats and planes ...144
in Atlanta 3 Oct-16 Nov 66 ...151
lunch with air group 19/20 Nov 66
...280
slide of ...37-8
drove from Ga to Fl w/arms-13 Sept
66 ...343
ELI, Luis....32
ELIE, Louis Justin....158
ENA K (boat) see: INOLA-K....226
EVERGLADES HOTEL, Miami
meeting with Masferrer ...150
FARM in Homestead....150
FBI....177, 212-3
see also James Wilson
FIGUEROA, Willie....280, 286
FLEISHMAN, ----(dep Commissioner of Customs in Wash)....156
FRANKL, Charles....50, 59
FUNK, Robert (sound man) (test 330-365)....40, 135, 194-5
finished w/CBS--28 Nov
66 ...360
GALINDAS/GALENDEZ, Prof ....31
Galendez-Murphy case ...173
GARMAN, Joe....282, 286
GEORGES, Fr Jean Baptiste....14, 19, 32, 34, 40, 43, 66,
187, 190, 234, 243, 257, 282, 363
GONZALEZ, Bartholomew "Bart" (CIA overt agent)....227-8,
240-1, 298,
300-2,404-5
biography ...300
left his Navy post in Miami Aug 67
...302
WerBell meets April and June 66
...300, 302
HAITI INVASION
past invasions of....31, 56
1964 ...158
from Dom Rep ...251
plans after ...56
HARVEY, Mr ----- (capt of the Poor Richard)....16, 99, 351
HENRIETTE VI (boat)....299
HORMILLA, Julio Cesar....21, 37-8, 66-7, 73, 82, 87, 123,
256, 303, 318-9,
351, 355
slide of shot in Kendall Park ...39
slides at incident ...36-39
injury and hosp ...148-9
HORMILLA vs CBS et al....303, 326
HOUSTON, Lawrence (CIA Atty.)....301
HUDSON (boat)....133
HUEISLER, Bill....282
IMBERT, Gen ----- 108-9, 110
INOLA-K (boat) poss the mother ship aka "ENA K"....226
(this reference gives details of what Customs did)
INVASIONS of Haiti....31
see Haiti Invasion
JOSEFSBERG, Robert (Atty. in Miami)....238, 298, 302, 404-5
JUSTICE Dept Conviction Bulletin-8 July 66 ...392-3
KENDALL PARK (117 St. & Kendall) mock training
exercise....55-6, 67, 123,132-3,
153, 256, 317, 354
see: Hormilla
narration by Anselmo Alliegro
...132
weapon accident ...151, 154
KENNEDY, MR -------- (owner of the Poor Richard) ...351
KILLIAN, William B (Atty. for CBS in Miami)....67
LANDRIAN, Manolo "Art" (chief pilot)....280, 286
LEON, Col Rene....32, 66, 234, 282
LEWIS, Jim....287
EL LIBORIO (restaurant in NY)....158
MADINA see: Medina
MADRIGAL, Fr (Diego)....187, 234
MAFIA weapons....36
MASFERRER, KIKI....485, errata (last page)
MASFERRER, Rolando....14-19, 32-5, 39-43, 45-6, 49, 52-4,
66, 73, 87, 89,
91,
93-4,101, 129-30, 134, 138-9, 144, 150-2, 158, 177, 179-82,
188,
190, 196,
209, 216, 228, 243, 282, 307-8, 312, 321, 326-7,
334-5,
337-8, 341
aka: Poncho ...177, 185
aka: Francisco Rojas ...187
brother: Senor Perez ...82
calls off invasion ...226
depo of ...73, 77
drove from NJ with weapons ...13
trip
to Miami w/St George, Apr or May 66 ...33
filming of trip w/arms June 66 ...91
filmed 27 June 66 w/stocking on
head ...179-80
form his own group ...324
group of 300 men under ...153
interview ...295
transcript ...297
poss
by CBS on 28 Nov 66 ...361
interviewed by subcommittee ...41
list of equipment, etc ...107-9
mafia weapons in NJ and Yonkers
...36
murderous temper ...94
NBC News Nov 66 ...209
newspaper in NY "El Tiempo" ...158
transcript of CBS "work print"
...470-1, 475
WerBell never met before ...89
WerBell knew ...94
MAXIMILIAN, Eugene (Haitian Consul)....23-4, 39-41,
67, 115-6, 196-7
extortion plot Sept 66 of ...39-41, 116
filming of by CBS ...40
tape
(audio) of ...40, 67, 116, 196-7, 344-7, 387
Serrano has tape ...116, 118
wire
tap w/ Serrano Oct 66 ...134
McMULLEN, Jay l (test: 155,225, 240)....10, 16-22, 30-5,
37-8, 40, 42, 44,
49-51, 66
biography ...175-6
Customs asks for him to remain 28
Sept 66 ...206, 217, 226
depo of taken 14 June 68 ...73, 77,
303, 326
talks with Customs Nov 66 ...139,
325
talks
w/Schacter first on 28 Sept 66 ...225, 247
meets
w/Schacter in Miami ...226, 248
meets
Schacter Thanksgiving day 1966 ...115
meets WerBell in early 66 ...88
meets Wilson at White's Motel June
66 ...128
slide of ...36-8
went to Govt abt illegal activities
in other cases ...61
MEADOWS, (William)....279, 289, 292-4, 298-9
MEDINA, Claudio....280, 286
MILLER, Sgt Donald Augustine (statement 147-8,
415-6)....36-9, 66, 132, 140-1,
151, 317-8
slides of ...37-39
MONEY behind invasion was "big" says Customs to
McMullen....247
MONEY making scheme by invaders ...301
MORAIS, Maj Jacques....158
MORRIS, J. P. ....22, 279, 289, 292-4, 298-9
MOTHER SHIP....161, 252
see: INOLA-K and ENA K
O'BRIEN, Frank (FBI)....41, 47, 49, 59, 60, 62, 64, 177, 212
meets with St. George ...60
OCEAN REEF CLUB, Key Largo, Fl....131-2, 150, 344, 351,
353-4, 356
arms brought from Ga on 15 Sept 66
...354
PELAU see: Aton Constanzo Pelau
PEREZ, Senor ----- (listed as brother of Masferrer) ....82
PHOTOS
Hormilla-Kendall Park Incident ...36-9
1966
Mustang w/McMullen & Miller ...36-7
St.
George ...37
Miller, McMullen, Dunkin ...37-8
Hormilla shot ...39
Wilson, Miller, and about 6 exiles ...39
PILOTS....280, 286
PONCHO aka for Masferrer....177, 185
POOR RICHARD (boat)....16, 24, 54-5, 87, 91, 99, 103, 107,
133, 191, 263,
265-6, 299, 351, 355
lien attached 16 Sept 66 ...150
Capt of: Mr Harvey ...351
owner of: Mr Kennedy ...351
QUINT, Burt....18, 61-2, 67, 73
radio broadcast from Haiti ...73,
138-9, 208
RADIO broadcast by Burt Quint....73 see: Quint, Burt
REA, Manuelly (pilot)....280
REY, Santiago....108-9
ROJAS, Antonio....14, 19, 66, 150, errata (last page)
ROJAS, Francisco aka for Masferrer....187
SAFEHOUSES....335
SCHACTER, Stanley (US Customs) (test: 14-27)....178, 184,
206, 210, 212, 216-8
225-6, 247, 289, 312
see also Shanley and Customs
Justice Dept meeting 30 Jan 67
...279, 289, 292-3
McMullen talks with 28 Sept 66
...225, 247
McMullen meets with: ...226, 248,
325
Thanksgiving day 66 ...115
St George goes to ...41-2
Wilson contacts ...136-7, 140
SECRET SERVICE poss knew of project ...360-1
SERRANO, Ralph....66, 115, 170, 196
aka: Ralph Blair ...117, 264-5
aka: Ralph Almonte ...264-5
deported Sept 66 to Dom Rep
...117-9
has extortion tape of Maxmillian
...116, 118
very good friend of Masferrer
...117
on tape w/Maxmillian Oct 66 ...134
SHANLEY, (U.S.
Customs)....178,184, 206-7, 212, 217-8, 225-6, 247, 289
see also Schacter and Customs
McMullen talks with 28 Sept 66
...225, 247
Wilson contacts ...137-40
SHILOH HUNTING LODGE....67, 93
SIERRA, Candido (pilot)....280, 286
SLIDES see: PHOTOS
SOUTHDALE, FL....67
ST GEORGE, Andrew (test: 30-64, 90, 92-99)....19-26, 66,
73-4, 77, 82-4, 87-92,
102, 128-9, 132-4, 144, 150-3, 156-9, 161-9, 172-3, 176,
178, 180-6
189, 194-6, 209-10, 213, 218, 220-3, 241, 243, 249-50, 263,
265,
274-5, 335, 351, 356-9, 374
address ...92
Baku raid ...20
boat accident/explosion 21 Oct
66...35, 51, 190
book on Cuba ...43, 48, 62
faked some scenes ...288
fired by McMullen 28 Nov 66 ...151
injury ...133-4, 141
killed if he went to Haiti ...35
meets with O"Brien ...60
piloting a boat ...133-4, 141, 143
poss drove with Masferrer NJ to FL
w/arms Apr/May 66...13,33
slide of ...37
taped interview by U.S. Customs
...20
terminated by CBS Nov 1966 ...58-9
to U.S. Customs ...41-2
told FBI NY 30 Aug 66 ...13
visited White House 6 Sept 66 ...13
talks to Bowdler ...64, 228
first meeting-6 Sept 66 ...406
meeting-17 Nov 66 ...406
meeting-9 Dec 66 ...406
WerBell's aid ...356
STRAFF, Eric or Erik (aka for WerBell)....129, 206,
267, 274
THENONE, Paul....282
TORRES, Raimundo B....479
TRAINING CAMPS....67, 341
no actual base ...153
New Jersey ...363
U.S. CUSTOMS see: Customs
Schacter
Shanley
VILABOA, Napoleon....66, 151, 228, 257, 324-5
VIXAMAR, Henri....66
WAR BUSINESS by George Thayer....25
WASHINGTON POST article of 25 Nov 66
WASHINGTON STAR - 26 Feb 70 ...378
WEAPONS see: ARMS
WER BELL, Mitchell L. III (test: 88-92, 99-126)....16-7,
21-5, 40-1, 48, 54-5,
62, 66, 77, 94-5, 134-5, 150-3, 157, 159-65, 170, 172-3,
176-80,
186, 189-97, 199-204, 206, 212, 214-5, 219-20, 223, 230-2,
234,
240-5, 248-52, 258-9, 264-7, 274, 276, 299-300, 320, 323-4,
334-5,
342-8, 350-9, 374-7, 388
aka: Eric Straff ...90, 103, 105,
129
aka: Alex Wilson ...129
arms dealer ...375-6
biography ...157
CIA liaison ...178-9
Dom Rep trip ...110, 179
to set up base in Dom Rep ...88, 100
faked some scenes ...288
film crew at home of 11 Sept 66
...343, 363-4
leave home 13 Sept 66 with arms
...363-4
Gonzalez meets with in Apr &
June 66 ...300, 302
indictment of ...62
indictment dropped ...9, 10, 22,
26,
McMullen visits in early 66 ...88
knew Masferrer ...94
never met Masferrer ...89
never CIA he says ...231
OSS, former ...119
supplied weapons and ammo ...334-5
took over an operation in Cuba
...157
Wilson tapes WerBell ...351-3
Wilson has tape ...352
WHITE HOUSE see: Bowdler....177
WHITE'S MOTEL....128
WILSON, Alex aka for WerBell....129
WILSON, James (Jim) Shuber (cameraman) (test: 128,
127-47)....15-22, 24, 26,
39-40, 51, 123-4, 128, 194-5, 197, 243, 247, 331, 343-5, 355
contacts CIA 30 June 66...129,
136-7, 140, 145, 338
contacts FBI ...13
in Rockville, Md ...136-7, 140, 145
meets two FBI agents in Wash Jun/July 66 ...129
informs Govt of operation ...179,
206, 216
in touch with Customs all the time
...136
contacts Schacter ...136-7
30 contacts ...140
talks with Shanley ...137-40
meets McMullen at White's Motel
June 66 ...128
slide at Kendall Park ...39
WIRE TAP (Serrano & Maximilian) Oct 66....134
WNYW (radio station in NY-broadcasts to Haiti)....204, 379,
382
WOLFF, Perry (test: 369)
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