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Pseudonym: Faron, Charles

Definition:
Charles Andrew Faron was the Technical Services Division (TSD) alias birth certificate for Donald R. Heath.
Category:
alias
Status:
Documented
Discussion:
A memo from Erich W. Isenstead on November 2, 1973, on Howard Hunt, contained a numbered list of true names, along with a corresponding TSD alias birth certificate list. Most of the alias birth certificates were issued in connection with the Bay of Pigs operation. Donald Heath was number 49 and his alias of Charles Andrew Faron was number 49.

Also included were David S. Morales/alias Diego S. Miranda (number 108), and William K. Harvey/alias William Walker (number 161).

Heath also used the pseudonym of Gordon R. Hawlott.

A memo from Heath in December of 1978 stated that "when President Kennedy was assassinated the Station was well organized to mobilize a fairly massive search for information relating to the magnicide. I recall being told to get into immediate contact with all my local agents and to direct them in the search for informational leads which might turn up an exile Cuban conspiratorial group possibly involved in the assassination and to seek any other information which might turn up evidence about the murder. All other staff officers in the station were mobilized for this effort."

Heath also stated that "I also recall making a trip to Mexico in late November or early December 1963 specifically to meet with my on-island agent AMWEE-1 (note: Massimo Muratori del Balso) for the purpose of debriefing him on information he had heard in Cuban government, diplomatic and public circles in Cuba about the assassination."
Sources:

https://documents3.theblackvault.com/documents/jfkfiles/jfk2022/104-10105-10290%5bc06932214%5d.pdf

11/02/73: Memo from Erich W. Isenstead, Chief, Cover & Commercial Staff to Acting General Counsel: Subject: Mr. E. Howard Hunt - Alias Birth Documentation: ..."3. Later in the afternoon of 30 October 1973 Mr. Franklin came to my office with a number of documents. They consisted of a form memorandum signed by me which was addressed to Mr. Hunt dated 29 June 1970 (Tab B), a list of names numbering from 1 through 154, representing true names (Tab C), and a second listing similarly numbered, representing aliases (Tab D). Number 63 on the true name list reads E. Howard Hunt and on the alias list, Edward Joseph Hamilton. Mr. Franklin explained - which I had forgotten - that we had obtained from TSD this list of outstanding alias birth certificates issued by TSD in an attempt to recall - if possible - as many of these documents, or to determine what had happened to them. (Most of these alias birth certificates were issued in connection with the Bay of Pigs operation)..."

Partial of 104-10105-10290

"TRUE NAME...49. HEATH, Donald R..." - - - Page 3: "ALIAS...49. FARON, Charles Andrew..."

104-10095-10265: LA DIVISION FILE SEARCH FOR RECORDS OF CUBAN OPS

12/09/76: Memo for file from SDB: "1. I met with Bill Sturbitts and Chris Hopkins for about an hour this afternoon to review the status of the LA task force on the Cuban ops files...c. I mentioned the speculation in O/S about Frank Sturgis making mention of Juan's Orta's role prior to our having released anything on this outside the Agency, and what it might mean about who knew what re Trafficante, etc. Sturbitts said that Orta's daughter has asked the Agency for the mss. of a book or diary done by Orta during his taking haven in the Mexican Embassy in Havana. Orta came out of Havana and someone met him and took the mss, sending it to Miami, where the CA people took possession. A search for the mss has been fruitless to date. Don Heath remembers its existence, but not its contents. Fritz Larkin may know, but he has retired. The diary may contain very significant material, but Sturbitts recalls large burnings of paper when the station changed from a large to small one; it could have gone up in the flames then. A search for the mss continues..."

104-10103-10024: MEMO: 1963-1964 MIAMI STATION ACTION TO AID USG INVESTIGATION OF THE MURDER OF JFK

03/22/77: Memo for the record from Donald R. Heath, Jr: Page 4: "Procedures Employed By Miami Station to Aid Investigation of the Kennedy Murder: 10. At the time of the Kennedy murder I was on suspension from active duty because I had let my finance accountings fall behind. I was, however, present in the FI Branch at the Miami Station when my chief, Mr. Warren Frank, issued orders to all case officers (there were about 12 of us in the Branch at that time) to contact our agents inside Cuba and our support agents in Miami for leads possibly linking Castro Cuba or the Cuban exile community to the murder. I do not recall whether Mr. Shackley was on Station that day, but I recall that Mr. Anthony Sforza, AMOT case officer, told me later that he had received specific instructions from Shackley about how the AMOT service was to go about aiding in the investigation. I also recall quite clearly that there was communication from Hqs. to our Station about the need to query our assets. There was also some communication from the FBI and other agencies to our Station asking for information about possible Cuban involvement in the Kennedy murder."

104-10103-10023: REQUIREMENTS (FOR REPORTING) CONCERING THE MURDER OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

05/16/77: Memo from Donald R. Heath, CAS/PAG/COB to the Inspector General: "In levying requirements on my stateside and Cuban agents concerning the murder of President Kennedy I did not give the agents written questions. I briefed them orally in meetings in Miami, Tampa, Nasau and Mexico City."

REQUIREMENTS LEVIED ON MIAMI (JMWAVE) RE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

06/08/77: Official Routing Slip from Chris H. to IG Staff and Mr. Leader: "Remarks: John - Attached are two memos re requirements levied to Miami Station (JMWAVE Station) case officers in re assasisnation of President Kennedy. Evi Vidal is to bring me one this afternoon, which will make 4 counting Don Heath's. Tom Clines could not make input."

104-10103-10020: REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING FROM JMWAVE ON KENNEDY ASSASSINATION

Undated CIA document from John Leader to Scott Breckinridge: ..."1). Robert Wall - does not recall receiving info collection agents at JMWAVE in 1963. 2). Donald Heath - states that his chief Warren Frank issued orders contact agents for info (unintelligible) Cuban or Cuban exiles to (unintelligible). 3) Jack Barry - was directed (unintelligible) to collect intel info pertaining to President's assassination. 4) Evalena Vidal - there might have been an instruction asking C/O's to check with assets for info re assassination. 5) Tom Clines - does not remember."

104-10118-10155: SPECIAL ACTION BY THE CIA'S MIAMI STATION TO INVESTIGATE EVENTS SURROUNDING PRES KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION

12/19/78: Memo for the record from Donald R. Heath, Jr., IAD/CAS/Soviet Ops/X: "1. During the spring-summer of 1962 the Chief of our Miami Station, Theodore Shackley, established procedures for mobilizing station personnel, area agents and casual sources to cope with sudden emergencies where fast and continuing collection and reporting were needed...2. When President Kennedy was assassinated the Station was well organized to mobilize a fairly massive search for information relating to the magnicide. I recall being told to get into immediate contact with all my local agents and to direct them in the search for informational leads which might turn up an exile Cuban conspiratorial group possibly involved in the assassination and to seek any other information which might turn up evidence about the murder. All other staff officers in the station were mobilized for this effort. That is to say, all staff officers who had agents and informants. In addition to our local search for information those of us with agents in Cuba sent SW, OWVL and WT messages asking questions about possible Cuban government ties to the assassination. I also recall making a trip to Mexico in late November or early December 1963 specifically to meet with my on-island agent AMWEE-1 (Massimo Muratori del Balso) for the purpose of debriefing him on information he had heard in Cuban government, diplomatic and public circles in Cuba about the assassination. 3. My general recollection is that the Miami Station's search for leads to the President's assassination continued well into 1964 and was considered a high priority undertaking ordered by the Chief of Station."

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