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201-203040 Diaz-Garcia, Sandelio Herminio

Central Intelligence Agency · 1975-08-11 · 163 pages · text by OCR

This Central Intelligence Agency personality (201) dossier on Sandelio Herminio Diaz Garcia holds material dated from November 1956 to August 1975 and was approved for release in 2025. It contains 1966 intelligence cables on a 29 May 1966 exile infiltration attempt near Havana, in which Diaz was reported killed while trying to assassinate Fidel Castro. It also includes a report on cancelled assassination plans, 1973 traces linking a Herminio Diaz to narcotics trafficking, and FBI file listings. The dossier contains no UFO material.

  • p. 18 …ROMER AND DIAZ NEVER OF OPS INTEREST
  • p. 63 …Iden B has never specifically told Subject that it would be necessary to assassinate CASTRO. Subject…
  • p. 70 …It was also determined that not only had AMEIJEIRAS never discussed a plan for the assassination…
  • p. 73 …and July 1963, but that he was never confined. Each apprehension, or arrest, was followed by…
  • p. 81 …Iden B has never specifically told Subject that it would be necessary to assassinate CASTRO. Subject…
  • p. 111 …CLAIMS NEVER MEMBER G-2 OR THAT HE APPROACHED BY THEM PRIOR HIS DEPARTURE CUBA. SUBJ…
  • p. 115 …CLAIMS NEVER MEMBER G-2 OR THAT HE APPROACHED BY THEM PRIOR HIS DEPARTURE CUBA. SUBJ…
# Approved for Release: 2025/06/11 C07177588

COUNTRY	DATES	UNIT	RANK	DUTY*
FROM	TO
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* IDENTIFYING COUNTRY. INDICATE WHERE SERVICE PERFORMED, DECORATIONS, WHEN AND WHY DISCHARGED. GIVE DETAILS IF WAR PRISONER.
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SECTION VIII EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1	1. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) Aug. '63-present	2. EMPLOYER Westrad, Inc.	3. ADDRESS 292 GranelloAve., Coral Gables
4. TYPE OF WORK Laborer	5. SALARY OR EARNINGS	6. REASON FOR LEAVING N/A
$1.25	PER hr.
2	1. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) Apr 61-Jul 63	2. EMPLOYER Min of Interior	3. ADDRESS Hotel Riviera, Havana
4. TYPE OF WORK Bookkeeper	5. SALARY OR EARNINGS	6. REASON FOR LEAVING
$250 Cuban	PER Pesos per mo. To come to U.S.
3	1. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) Feb 59-Apr 61	2. EMPLOYER Min of Interior	3. ADDRESS Hotel Riviera, Havana
4. TYPE OF WORK Capt. of Security	5. SALARY OR EARNINGS	6. REASON FOR LEAVING
$250 Cuban	PER Pesos per mo. Arrested on order of Ramiro
4	1. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) 1943-1949	2. EMPLOYER Self-employed	3. ADDRESS VALDES. Sitio #520, Havana
4. TYPE OF WORK Bookkeeper	5. SALARY OR EARNINGS	6. REASON FOR LEAVING Exiled to Costa Rica. Varied but sufficient to live and enjoy life.
varied but sufficient to live and enjoy life.
5	1. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) N/A	2. EMPLOYER	3. ADDRESS
4. TYPE OF WORK	5. SALARY OR EARNINGS	6. REASON FOR LEAVING
$	PER

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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 163 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.