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34e68aa286adf04a036aff3a166144d95330c692 | Assassination Records Review Board
Final Determination Notification
AGENCY: HSCA
RECORD NUMBER: 180-10068-10310
RECORD SERIES: STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER:
December 8, 1995
Status of Document: Postponed in Part
Number of releases of previously postponed information: 15
Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United States or to any individual.
Number of Postponements: 13
Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers.
Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.
Substitute Language: SSN
Date of Next Review: 2017
Board Review Completed: 10/24/95
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). Case #: NW 88326 Date: 2025
JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : HSCA
RECORD NUMBER : 180-10068-10310
RECORDS SERIES :
STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : HSCA
FROM :
TO :
TITLE :
DATE : 11/02/76
PAGES : 15
SUBJECTS :
HSCA, ADMINISTRATION
BLACKMEN, S. JONATHAN
DOCUMENT TYPE : PRINTED FORM
CLASSIFICATION : U
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : P
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/07/93
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
Box #:1.
[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| Jonathan Blackmer | 1/2/79 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | |
| Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee | |
|--------------------------------------------|---|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary* |
|----------------|----------------------|
| | |
* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee plus the salary received from the employing office.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 956 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number__________ If applicable, Level__________ Step__________
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: January 2, 1979
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
LOUIS STORES
CHAIRMAN
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
(Title—If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code:__________ ID:__________
Monthly Annuity $__________ as of__________ Benefits:__________ Payroll:__________
(Revised: August 1, 1977)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blacker | November 1, 1978 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|---------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5737 | |
| Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee | |
|--------------------------------------------|---|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary* |
|----------------|----------------------|
| | $27,100.00 |
* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee plus the salary received from the employing office.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 956 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number________________ If applicable, Level_______ Step________
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date November 8, 1978
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
[Type or print name of Authorizing Official]
[Type or print name and title of above official]
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED:__________________________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
| ID | Benefits | Payroll |
|----|----------|---------|
| | | |
Monthly Annuity $__________00 as of ____________
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 5/1/78 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | |
| Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee | |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary* |
|----------------|----------------------|
| | $25,700 |
* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee plus the salary received from the employing office.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff—☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☐ Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 956 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number ____________ If applicable, Level _______ Step _______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: May 1, 1978
LOUIS STOKES
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
| Office Code | ID | Benefits | Payroll |
|-------------|----|----------|---------|
| | | | |
Monthly Annuity $ ____________ as of ____________
(Revised: August 1, 1977)
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | April 1, 1978 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | |
| Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee | |
|--------------------------------------------|---|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment, or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary* |
|----------------|----------------------|
| | $13,700.00 |
* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee plus the salary received from the employing office.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff—☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☐ Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 956 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number ____________ If applicable, Level _______ Step ________
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date March 22, 1978
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
LOUIS STOKES
CHAIRMAN
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code ____________ ID ____________
Monthly Annuity $ ____________ as of ____________
Benefits ____________ Payroll ____________
(Revised: August 1, 1977)
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | April 1, 1978 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | |
| Employing Office or Committee/Subcommittee | |
|--------------------------------------------|---|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment, Salary Adjustment; or Title Change, complete appropriate information below.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary* |
|----------------|----------------------|
| | $13,700.00 |
* If employee is a civil service annuitant (includes U.S. House of Representatives), the gross annual salary shown should include the annuity received by the employee plus the salary received from the employing office.
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special (Investigative staff of Standing Committee) or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 956 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number __________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date __________ 1978
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
[Type or print name of Authorizing Official]
[Type or print name and title of above official]
[Title—If Member, District and State]
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________
ID __________
Benefits __________
Monthly Annuity $ __________ as of __________
Payroll __________
(Revised: August 1, 1977)
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 11/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | ☐ Appointment |
| | ☑ Salary Adjustment |
| Employing Office or Committee | ☐ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| Staff Counsel | $25,700 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff—☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☑ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 455 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number ____________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date November 7, 1977
Louis Stokes
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Chairman
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
(Title—If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code ____________
Monthly Annuity $ ____________
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To: Thomas Howarth, Budget Officer
From: G. Robert Blakey, Chief Counsel and Staff Director
Date: November 7, 1977
Re: Salary Adjustment - one year anniversary
Adjust the salaries of the following individuals as indicated effective November 1, 1977
| Employee | Present Salary | 7.05% Increase | New Salary |
|--------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
| Akers | $24,000 | $1,700 | $25,700 |
| Blackmer | 24,000 | 1,700 | 25,700 |
| Gay | 36,000 | 2,500 | 38,500 |
| Hess | 26,000 | 1,800 | 27,800 |
| McPherson | 16,000 | 1,100 | 17,100 |
| Orr, Patricia| 17,500 | 1,200 | 18,700 |
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 8/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | ☐ Appointment |
| | ☑ Salary Adjustment |
| | ☐ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
Employing Office or Committee: Assassinations
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| Staff Counsel | 24,000 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff—☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☑ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 465 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number ____________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: August 2, 1977
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
LOUIS STOKES
CHAIRMAN
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code ____________
Monthly Annuity $ ____________
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 5/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243 74 5787 | |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| | $18,000 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 465 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number ____________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ________
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date ______________ May 10, 1977
Louis Stokes
Chairman
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________ Monthly Annuity $ __________.00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 4/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243 74 5787 | |
| | □ Appointment |
| | □ Salary Adjustment |
| | □ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
Assassinations
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| | $38,200 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 465 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number __________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date ________________ April 29, 1977
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Louis Stokes
(Title or print name of Authorizing Official)
Chairman
(Title—If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________
Monthly Annuity $ __________ 00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 2-1-77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | ☑ Salary Adjustment |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| Select Committee on Assassinations| |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|--------------------|
| | $11,070. |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff—☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☑ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 11 of 95 Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number __________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date 2-28-77
Henry B. González
Chairman
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________
Monthly Annuity $ __________.00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathan Blackmer | 1/2/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243m74-5787 | |
| | □ Appointment |
| | □ Salary Adjustment |
| | □ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| Select Committee on Assassinations| |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|--------------------|
| | $11,700. |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 11 of 95th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number __________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date ______________________ 1977
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Henry B. Gonzalez
Chairman
(Title—If Member, District and State)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________
Monthly Annuity $ __________.00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| S. Jonathon Blackmer | 1/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5567 | |
| | □ Appointment |
| | □ Salary Adjustment |
| | □ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
Employing Office or Committee: Select Committee on Assassinations
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| Staff Counsel | $18,000 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. □ Standing Committee: Staff—□ Clerical or □ Professional.
2. □ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 1269 of 94th Congress.
3. □ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number: If applicable, Level: Step:
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: December 29, 1976
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Select Committee on Assassinations
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code: Monthly Annuity $0.00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| Sidney Jonathan Cole Blackmer | November 2, 1976 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|---------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-74-5787 | ☒ Appointment |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|---------------------------------|----------------|
| Select Committee on Assassinations | |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|--------------------|
| Staff counsel | $15,000. |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff ☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☒ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 1540 of 94th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number: If applicable, Level: Step: I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: November 2, 1976
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
Thomas N. Downing
(Type or print name of Authorizing Official)
Chairman
(Title)
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED:
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code: 00
Monthly Annuity: $0.00
ORIGINAL - To Finance Office (for official personnel folder)
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Staff Employees
FROM: Budget Officer
DATE: January 3, 1977
RE: Payroll Certification
Starting with the January, 1977 payroll, the certification to the House Finance Office requires, among other things, the relationship, if any, of each staff employee to any current Member of Congress (those taking office January 3, 1977).
The following are the relationships to be included in the certification:
father nephew brother-in-law
mother niece sister-in-law
son husband stepfather
daughter wife stepmother
brother father-in-law stepbrother
sister mother-in-law stepsister
uncle son-in-law half-brother
aunt daughter-in-law half-sister
first cousin
All staff employees are requested to complete this form and return it to the Budget officer.
Approved
Richard A. Sprague
I am not related to any current Member of Congress by consanguinity or
I am related by the following relationship
Signature of Employee 1/10/77
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f80e64144f821c153be2afe2aa1e73490301b153 | Assassination Records Review Board
Final Determination Notification
AGENCY: HSCA
RECORD NUMBER: 180-10068-10311
RECORD SERIES: STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER:
December 8, 1995
Status of Document: Postponed in Part
Number of releases of previously postponed information: 3
Reason for Board Action: The Review Board's decision was premised on several factors including: (a) the significant historical interest in the document in question; (b) the absence of evidence that the release of the information would cause harm to the United States or to any individual.
Number of Postponements: 2
Postponements: All the postponements in this document represent Social Security numbers.
Reason for Board Action: The text is redacted because the public disclosure of the redaction could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and that invasion of privacy would be so substantial that it outweighs the public interest.
Substitute Language: SSN
Date of Next Review: 2017
Board Review Completed: 10/24/95
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).
JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : HSCA
RECORD NUMBER : 180-10068-10311
RECORDS SERIES :
STAFF PAYROLL RECORDS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : HSCA
FROM :
TO :
TITLE :
DATE : 06/17/77
PAGES : 3
SUBJECTS :
HSCA, ADMINISTRATION
BLAKEY, G. ROBERT
DOCUMENT TYPE : PRINTED FORM
CLASSIFICATION : U
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : P
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/07/93
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
Box:1.
[R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| George Robert Blakey | 7/1/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-48-4536 | ☑ Salary Adjustment |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| Select Committee on Assassinations| |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|---------------------|
| Chief Counsel and Director | $47,500.00 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff ☑ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☑ Special or Select Committee: Authority: H. Res. 465 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number: ___________ If applicable, Level _______ Step _______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date: June 24, 1977
[Signature of Authorizing Official]
LOUIS STOKES
Chairman
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code: __________
Monthly Annuity $__________00
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
PAYROLL AUTHORIZATION FORM
(Please Use Typewriter or Ballpoint Pen)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Washington, D.C. 20515
(Any erasures, corrections, or changes on this form must be initialed by the authorizing official.)
To the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
I hereby authorize the following payroll action:
| Employee Name (First-Middle-Last) | Effective Date |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| George Robert Blakey | 6/17/77 |
| Employee Social Security Number | Type of Action |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| 243-48-4536 | ☑ Appointment |
| | ☐ Salary Adjustment |
| | ☐ Termination (At close of business on effective date) |
| Employing Office or Committee | |
|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| Select Committee on Assassinations| |
(If type of action is an Appointment or Salary Adjustment, complete the following information.)
| Position Title | Gross Annual Salary |
|----------------|--------------------|
| Chief Counsel and Director | $27,000.00 |
(If Committee Employee, complete appropriate item below.)
1. ☐ Standing Committee: Staff ☐ Clerical or ☐ Professional.
2. ☑ Special or Select Committee: Authority—H. Res. 465 of 95th Congress.
3. ☐ Joint Committee.
(If Employee of an Officer of the House, complete item below.)
Position Number __________ If applicable, Level ______ Step ______
I certify that this authorization is not in violation of 5 U.S.C. 3110(b), prohibiting the employment of relatives.
Date June 24, 1977
(Signature of Authorizing Official)
LOUIS STOKES
Chairman
All appointments and salary adjustments for employees under the House Classification Act and for Committee employees, except those of the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Joint Committees, must be approved by the Committee on House Administration.
APPROVED: ____________________________
Chairman, Committee on House Administration
Office of Finance use only:
Office Code __________
Monthly Annuity $ __________
Copy for Initiating Office or Committee
MEMORANDUM
TO: ALL STAFF
RE: Payroll Certification
The Regulations and Accounting Procedures for Allowances and Expenses of Committees, Members and Employees of the U.S. House of Representatives require that, among other things, the Committee's monthly payroll certification include the relationship, if any, of each employee to any current Member of Congress. This certification is signed monthly by our Chairman.
The following are the relationships to be included in the certification:
father nephew brother-in-law
mother niece sister-in-law
son husband stepfather
daughter wife stepmother
brother father-in-law stepbrother
sister mother-in-law stepsister
uncle son-in-law half-brother
aunt daughter-in-law half-sister
first cousin
Please complete the appropriate portion below, sign and date this form, which will then become a part of your permanent personnel file. If this status changes, you must notify the Committee's Budget Office immediately of the change.
☐ I am not related to any current (95th Congress) Member of Congress.
☐ I am related to a current (95th Congress) Member of Congress.
(Please specify.)
______________________________
Signature of Employee
6-25-77
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PRIOITY 3000 INFO DIR. CITE MEXI 7292
1. MISS NORMA VALVERDE VARIG FLT CANCELLED AT MEXICO CITY.
2. ONWARD TRAVEL VIA AEROLINEAS PANAMA FLT 203 ARRIVING
BOGO 0823 ON 8 DEC.
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2fdfc685dea87c9eca310aaef6da1b2777cac3a6 | SECRET
IMMEDIATE DIA INFO HAVE CITE HEMI 7529
9 DEC 63 IN 76536
TYPIC CONNO
1. REQUEST PRIITY PDA TO INCLUDE CONNO TRAINING FOR [HARTA (VALDES)]
HERNANDEZ, SINGLE, D/O [LUCAS AND JULIA, DPOB 22 JULY 29], HATAMZAS,
RESIDING [RAZON NUMBER 163], HAVANA.
2. [VALDES] EMPLOYED AS [STATISTICIAN] MINISTRY [HEALTH]
AND [WELFARE], HAVANA. SHE SCHEDULED RETURN CUBA CA 29 DEC FROM
HEMI WHERE RECENTLY COMPLETED LENGTHY STUDIES PROGRAM UNDER
AGUSPICES [WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION].
3. NO HEMI TRACES. INDEX.
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39490154d6ca7d550737719fb3502970864b0724 | SECRET 1400352
DIR INFO STOC CITE MEXI 7384
KEYWAY PBRUMEN T CRYSTAL
REF DIR 84498
LETTERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:
ANGEL GUADALUPE RIVERA, HAMBURGO
TO, DEPT. 307, MEXICO, D.F.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED MEXI PROVIDE LETTER DROP FOR T CRYSTAL-1.
SECRET
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: DOCS 4
INFO: DOCS/L, CI/SPS, EE 4, WH 7 (VR)
SECRET 142613Z
DIR CITE MEXI 7383
SUBJECT: JERZY PLEBANSKI GOING DALLAS 15 DEC ATTEND INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM ON GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE AND OTHER TOPICS IN
RELATIVITY AND ASTROPHYSICS. SYMPOSIUM UNDER AUSPICES OF
SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES OF DALLAS AND MEETINGS TO
BE HELD AT STATLER-HILTON. PLEBANSKI PLANS RETURN MEXI 16 DEC.
SOURCE: PBSVINC.
2. NO INDEX.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: REVIEW GOBERNACION FILE JERZY PLEBANSKI REVEALS SUBJ
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c5c9a13df894dbd09ad6a9fa94b62a6435de6cf0 | SECRET 222100Z
DIR CITE MEXI 7006
KAPOK PERUMEN
REF A DIR 82999°
B MEAL 6967 (14313)
1. PRQ DATA ON LICRAFT-1 AS FURNISHED BY BROTHER 28 NOT BEING
POUCHED.
2. BROTHER FEELS SUBJ WILLING REMAIN INSIDE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
IS SENDING SUBJ ANOTHER LETTER FOR DEFINITE DECISION AND WILL
INDICATE INTERESTED PARTY BEHIND ANSEVER--2 WILLING ESTABLISH TWO
HUNDRED DOLLAR MONTHLY ESCROW ACCOUNT.
3. CONTACT WILL BE MAINTAINED USING PRESENT CHANNEL THROUGH
[NETHERBRASSY DIPLOMATIC POUCH] STATION FEELS SUBJ SHOULD BE TRAINED
THROUGH THIS CHANNEL ASAP IN SW SYSTEM TO ENHANCE COMM SECURITY.
4. SUBJ HAS ACCESS TO ALL SIGNIFICANT PLANS ACTIVITIES MINISTRY
[INDUSTRIES] IS FREQUENTLY CONSULTED BY ENREXO "CHE" GUEVARA AND
SITS IN ON ALL HIGH LEVEL PLANNING SESSIONS AT MINISTRY. WHILE
KNOWN AS NOT FAVORING REGIME, IS CONSIDERED BY GUEVARA AND
ASSOCIATES AS HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE ENGINEER WHO WILL NOT
HESITATE EVALUATE SOVIET MACHINERY AS SUPERIOR TO AVAILABLE
WESTERN ITEMS IF THUS CONVINCED.
9. KUBARK CONTROL WILL BE COORDINATED WITH INTEL AND POLICE.
"CLEAR" SUBJ OF INVOLVEMENT WITH REGIME AFTER CASTRO DEPARTURE.
BROTHER SAYS SUBJ STRONGLY PRO-PBPR LIKE AND FORESEES ADVENT
COMMUNIST REGIME AS EARLY AS 1959 WHEN BROTHER HIMSELF WAS NOT YET
CONVINCED CASTRO COMMUNIST.
4. SUBJ LOOKS LIKE EXCELLENT DIRECT LINE INTO "CHE" OR "FIDEL".
AND SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR INFO TO WHICH HE HAS ACCESS.
BROTHER EMPHASIZED REPEATEDLY THAT SUBJ SHOULD NEVER BE USED FOR
CONTACT WITH OTHERS INSIDE NO MATTER HOW WELL SUCH PERSONS TRUSTED BY
CUBAN.
7. INDEX [201-39653]
SECRET
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FIRM. NO CONTACT WILL BE ESTABLISHED, EXCEPT OF KUBARK CONTROL, AND
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064b6838f2e2f3d3f478d49e91ad7739893488a1 | 1. As a result of the recent review done of the LIFEAT and LIENVY Project, it came to Headquarters attention that LIENVY-8, who was believed to have been terminated, was still covered by the LIENVY Project.
2. According to HEMN-14676, LIENVY-8 was the cause of a security problem for LIENVY in February 1960 when he requested release from LIENVY and a transfer to his parent organization, the General Staff of the Presidency. LIENVY-8 was described as a "sour" nationalist who disapproved of ODYOK's sharing of the LIENVY take.
3. Headquarters now notes that LIENVY-8's clearance has never been cancelled and there is no Agent Service Record or termination report in his file. LIENVY-8 was included in the LIENVY Project renewal request for the 1961/62 project year, but not for the 1962/63 year. The field project renewal request for the 1963/64 year included him again.
4. It is requested that the Station inform Headquarters of the present status of LIENVY-8 (201-118406). If he has been terminated, please forward an Agent Service Record. If he is still being used, please provide a current analysis of his reliability and comments on any security problems present in light of his actions and reputation in 1960.
END OF DISPATCH
Distribution:
O&I - COS, Mexico City
# 15469
31 Oct 62
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
HEMN-12027
SECRET
23 October 1963
HQ5 FILE NUMBER
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9ea5f534c8a53514cf154e60bd3e4e733a6b870d | Attached herewith is FAQ Part I on Subject. Provisional Operational Approval is requested, along with 201 number. Subject's cryptonym, assigned 15 October 1963 by the Station, follows under separate cover.
Willard C. Curtis
Distribution:
3 - WMD, w/att. h/w and u/a/e
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d711a0504bfeae16406c66e8df52922576c16285 | SECRET
DIRECTOR
MEXICO CITY
MON.
CI, CI/GPS, CI/IC 2, CI/CA, VR
SECRET 171636Z
SIGHTING INFO DIR CITE MEXI 7416
DIR 89728
1. AT 1600 UTC [SULC] I SAID WIFE WROTE SHE ARRIVING MERIDA 23
2. BY AIR AND WILL COME ON MEXICO CITY SPEND XMAS WITH HIM. HE
BELIEVES SHE BRINGING CHILDREN AND WANTS TO MERIDA MEET HER.
3. [SULC] REQUESTED 150 DOLLARS IN VIEW WIFE'S VISIT AND TO PURCHASE
4. XMAS GIFT FOR CHILDREN. ALSO MENTIONED XMAS DINNER BUT DID NOT
5. MENTION POINT.
6. REQUEST SIGHTING DECISION ON AMOUNT TO GIVE [SULC]. ALL PAYMENTS
7. WILL BE MADE IN PESOS.
8. [SULC] ASSIGNED BY PARTY LEADERS HERE LIVE ALONE IN HOME OF
9. [SULC] GARCIA, PCM MEMBER, CALLE NO. 17, COLONIA MONTEZUMA.
10. GARCIA IS DIRECTOR OF NEARBY SCHOOL WHERE FIVE PCM MEMBERS TEMPORARIL
11. LIVED. [SULC]'S WIFE AND CHILDREN WILL LIVE WITH HIM AT ABOVE
12. ADDRESS WHILE MEXICO.
13. NEXT OP HTS WITH [SULC] SCHEDULED 23 DEC.
SECRET
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION FOR NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.
SECRET
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE READING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
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3eb2bfc3632fe5ccd9aa0cefe4bae91efb28a577 | TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: C/SR 2 (SR NOTIFIED AND COPY ISSUED AT: 1125, 20 DEC 63 OJ)
INFO: ADDP, C/G1, C/F1/D, C/O, VE
SECRET 20 DEC 63 IN 84770
PRIORITY DIR CITE MEXI 7468
REDWOOD REDSKIN
REF DIR 90366**
WE HAVE HOS C/O. PLS PROVIDE IDEN AND ETA SO CAN MEET AIRPORT.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: *DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO CSSP 210-531 CABLES.
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01fc2681d4f4a04739e7e6d9ad190a3a765fecd6 | SECRET
MEXICO CITY
CI/GA, CSS 3, UN 7/VA
C H E T 2022332
CITE MEXI 7479
CHASSAY LP3HINX
MEXI 7403 (NO 85185)
BEN IS MR. GEORGE STEERS.
SECRET
DESTRUCTION OF OTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL IS PROHIBITED
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76a2fce8c809c27b052e13b6d6e8c142dd1c3c69 | SECRET 2100302
DEC 21 0147Z 63 IN 85247
DIR INFO WAVE CITE MEXI 7489
INTEL TYPIC DESIGNET
REF DIR 70123
SUPDATA SOURCE DESIGNET FROM ITALIAN AND FRENCH AMBASSADORS TO CUBA, CUBAN MERCHANTS AND SUGAR EXPERTS
FILED 2100352
REPORT CLASS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM HMM-8185 SUBJECT EFFORTS OF CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO INITIATE COMMERCIAL BARTER WITH WEST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES DOI DEC 63 PADA MEXICO MEXICO CITY 29 DEC 63
APP 3 SOURCE WESTERN EUROPEAN BUSINESSMAN WHO TRAVELS FREQUENTLY TO CUBA WHERE HIS COMPANY MAINTAINS COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
1. The Cuban government has renewed negotiations for the payment of debts resulting from expropriations made from certain Western European business interests. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Trade is trying to interest West Germany, Italy and France in commercial activities so that a favorable atmosphere will prevail at the time of the completion of the sugar crop harvest in March 1954, when the commodity is normally marketed. Negotiations for reparations are taking form in Cuban offers to sell tobacco at discount prices.
2. In order of priority, the Cuban government is trying to obtain...
FERTILIZER, TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IN
EXCHANGE FOR SUGAR ON A STRAIGHT COUNTER DEAL. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT
EXPECTS A BIGGER CROP IN 1954 WHICH, IF SOLD AT THE AVERAGE
WORLD PRICE OF 8 CENT A POUND (US CURRENCY), SHOULD PRODUCE
ABOUT $20 MILLION DOLLARS (US) IN CREDITS.
3. FIELD COVERAGE. SOURCE SAID THAT EXAMINATION OF THE CROP
CONFIRMS THAT IT IS ONE OF THE BEST CUBA HAS HAD IN YEARS.
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f6174f983ec796538fba3c4d9fec81bd092c5799 | SECRET
1. DAY BEFORE HURRICANE CYNTHIA HIT CUBA, BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 SOVIET TECHS LEFT BY SHIP FROM SANTIAGO DE CUBA. ON 10 NOV APPROX 200 SOVS WERE SEEN WALKING STREETS HAVANA WITH SUITCASES PRIOR DEPARTURE. (SOURCE REMAINS HEAR-0) NO: 9 DEC.
2. ALL SOVS APPEAR TO BE TECHS, ALTHO YOUNG. MOST OBSERVED BY DESIGNEE HAD NO MILITARY BEARING, IN SLOPPY PHYSICAL SHAPE, BUT HIS ASSUMPTION THEY CIVILIANE. FRIEND [ERIC BONIFACIO] [CUBAN] LIVES ON ROAD TO PINAR DEL RIO, TOLD [CUBAN] "SIX MONTHS AGO THE SOVS DID NOT PERMIT ANYONE TO ENTER THEIR CAMP NEAR EL RIO FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS CUBAN OFFICIALS ENTER IN LARGE NUMBERS AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SOVS HAD BEEN REDUCED BY TWO-THIRDS. [CUBAN] CAMP IN SONGA CLOSED DOWN ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO IT THOUGHT THEY HAVE RETURNED TO LARGE MILITARY BASE.
ARRIVING WITH FAMILIES. (SOURCE: [ANONYMOUS INFORMATION])
"SEEN IN UNIFORM, ALL WEAR SPORT SHOES OF VARIOUS
COLORS, APPARENTLY CUBAN MADE. UP, DOWNSTAIRS, OF COURSE, SING
THE SYMPHONY OF PLAYBOYS. IN A CAFETERIA, THE CAT NEXT TO TABLE
OF CHILDREN, ONE IN PALE BLUE TUNIC AND OTHER THREE IN
THE SMITH. [ANONYMOUS] SAW AND HEARD NO TALK OF ANY OTHER ASIATICS.
SIGHTED.
[ANONYMOUS] SAW ON 13 DEC. TEN VANS, RECOGNIZED AS SOVIET TYPE ON
THE WAY FROM HAVANA TO VENDEG. EACH SIDE THEY HAD 5 LARGE
VANS AND ONE SMALLER WHICH RAISED OFF GROUND. DOUBLE TURRETS,
LARGE CANNONS. ON 14 DEC. SAW 5 VANS, THEN GOING SAME DIRECTION.
[ANONYMOUS] SAW A LARGE TRUCK DRIVEN BY SOVS AND CARRYING FIVE
VANS. LATER SAME DAY SAW TEN MORE, ALL GOING FROM RANCHO
TO AREA TOWARDS THE INTERIOR. IN ALL SAW A TOTAL 250 DURING
A VISIT. ALL SOVS IN 22-28 AGE GROUP.
4. SEE TWO, ABOVE.
5. FLOW OF SOVS IS CONSISTENT WITH NEEDS CASTRO GOVT. MANY
MORE WILL COME AS NEED ARISES. TYPICAL ATTITUDE OF MAN
ON STREET IS "SOVS HERE TO STAY".
6. NO INFO SOVS IN CUBAN MILITIA UNIFORMS.
7. CUBAN MILITARY PERSONNEL TAKEN NO PART IN PROTEST.
8. CUBAN MILITARY PERSONNEL SENSITIVE TO CHARGE OF SOVIET
INTERVENTION. CAN VOTE AGAINST UP.
9. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON UNDERSTANDING REALITIES CUBAN
LIFE: NO GOV OFFICIAL OPPOSES FOR FEAR OF OWN LIFE. IN ANY EVENT,
OPPOSITION WOULD HAVE NO VALUE OR MEANING. COMMON QUOTE: "FIDEL
MACE Y FIDEL DESNACE".
3. SEE ONE, ABOVE.
4. NOT KNOWN, BUT CUBAN POSITION IN DISPUTE VERY INDEPENDENT,
UNAFFECTED.
PART C
1. MOST OF THE MILITIA PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO
ARMY REGULARS PAST SIX MONTHS.
2. UNKN
3. [D] IMPRESSION IS THAT CUBAN ARMY NOW WELL TRAINED AND
ORGANIZED.
4. ON TEN DEC: NEAR SOROA, ALL CAR'S HALTED ON ROAD WHILE
CONTINGENT CUBAN TROOPS SURROUNDED A CAKE FIELD AND SPRAYED IT
WITH GUNFIRE, SEARCHED IT, BUT FOUND NO ONE. TROOPS WELL FEED AND
SUPPLIED. (SOURCE: [REDACTED] 9 DEC). SOROA APPROX 80 KMS
FROM PANAMA TOWARDS PUNAR DEL RIO.
SECRET
C/O SECRET: CAG NICELY INTERESTED [REDACTED] RETURN CUBA AS OBSERVER SINGLETON. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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9e4225a493c49697fd7a15edcb86fd867bd70b47 | MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE SEC BELOW
FROM: DIRECTOR
TO: MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE
INFO: CC: C/DC; DDP, ADDP, CI, CI/OPS, CI/DA, FI, TE, ME 4, CE 6, WH 7, FR 4 (POUCH FRAN 9, GONN 5, BRIN 5, MUNI 5)
ATN: ALL OTHER STA'S 3
MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE
PERUMEN (ZBPRIMA)
LOND PARI BRUS NAGU COPE STOC OSLO MADR
ROME
CABLE SEC: ICLS POUCH CABLE TO FOLLOWING:) (WRENCH POUCH)
FRAN FBOB BONN HAMB BELN MUNI VIEW ATHE
BERN GNVA CAIR BEIR TESS TELA RIOD SAOP
MEXI MEXD SAGO MONT BURN CARA LAPA LIMA
QUIT GUAT SITO MELB TOKY HONG WAVE BARC
HEL8 LISB MILA OTTA TRIE
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TO: CERTAIN STATIONS AND BASES
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF:
INFO:
TO: MULTI-ADDRESSEE CABLE INFO
REF: BERUEN (ZBPRIMA)
REF: DIR 22218
1. RECENTLY CONCLUDED HQS REVIEW OF ZBPRIMA PROGRAM SHOWS THAT KUBARK EFFORTS HAVE NOT ACHIEVED ANY SIGNIFICANT RESULTS AND CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM AS SUCH NO LONGER WARRANTED. MAIN REASON FOR KUBARK FAILURE IS THAT CUBAN TECHNICIAN RECRUITING PROGRAM HAS BEEN MISERABLE FAILURE WHEN MEASURED AGAINST ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE OF 2000 TECHS FROM WESTERN EUROPE ALONE. THOUGH OUR FIGURES NOT COMPLETE, WE ESTIMATE PROBABLY LESS THAN FIFTY CANDIDATES HAVE RECEIVED CONTRACT APPROVAL AND WE ABLE CONFIRM ABOUT TEN WHO HAVE ACTUALLY MADE IT TO THE ISLAND. KUBARK SUCCEEDED IN INSERTING ABOUT THIRTY RECRUITED TECHS INTO THE VARIOUS HIRING CHANNELS, BUT SO FAR ONLY TWO HAVE RECEIVED CONTRACT APPROVAL FROM HAVA.
2. CUBAN FAILURE TO RECRUIT IN SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS APPEARS DUE LARGELY TO RELUCTANCE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS PURSUE TECH RECRUITING MISSION AGGRESSIVELY, BUREAUCRATIC INCOMPETENCE IN HAVANA, FEAR OF INFILTRATION OF HOSTILE AGENTS
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
AND PROBABLE LOSS OF INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM ON PART OF CASTRO HIMSELF. THESE FACTORS WHICH EMERGE FROM OUR STUDY OF THE CUBAN PERFORMANCE ACCOUNT FOR LACK OF RESPONSE FROM EMBASSIES TO APPLICATIONS, LONG DELAY IN GETTING LOAN BACK FROM HAVANA AND SMALL NUMBER OF TECHS ULTIMATELY HIRED. LONG TIME LAG BETWEEN INITIAL APPLICATION AND ULTIMATE APPROVAL FROM HAVANA, WHICH RUNS SIX TO NINE MONTHS, HAS COST CUBANS NUMBER OF TECHS WHO WERE INITIALLY EAGER BUT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST INTEREST OR TOOK OTHER JOBS.
3. IN FACE OF FOREGOING WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT WORTHWHILE TO CONTINUE INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR (EXPIRMA) CANDIDATES FOR INSERTION INTO CUBAN HIRING CHANNEL. STATIONS WITH ACTIVE LEADS SHOULD STAY WITH THEM IN THE HOPE THEY MAY STILL BE HIRED, BUT CEASE EFFORTS TO GENERATE LEADS FROM SCRATCH. ON OTHER HAND, THERE ARE FAIR NUMBER NON BLOC TECHS IN CUBA AND IT LIKELY CUBANS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AGAIN NEXT ON LIMITED SELECTIVE BASIS AS THEY DID PRIOR TO (EXPIRMA) PROGRAM. STATIONS THEREFORE ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO ALERT FOR SUCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TO EXPLOIT THEM IN SAME MANNER AS ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO PLACE RESIDENT AGENTS IN CUBA.
IN THIS CONNECTION WE NOTE THAT MOST PERUVIAN OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING TECHS TEND TO RELY HEAVILY ON LOCAL CP STAMP OF APPROVAL OR OTHER STRONG INDICATION THAT CANDIDATE IS POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE. LACKING THIS THEY MAY EITHER IGNORE THE APPLICATION OR REJECT IT.
4. RESPONSE OF MOST STATIONS IN IMPLEMENTING (2) HAS BEEN MOST GRATIFYING. WE PROVIDED CUBANS WITH GOOD NUMBER HIGHLY QUALIFIED ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS WHICH THEY FOR REASONS CITED UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ACCEPT. KUBARK HAS MADE A RESPECTABLE EFFORT TO EXPLOIT THIS OPPORTUNITY AND FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS IS MERELY REFLECTION CUBAN CONFUSION AND INEPTITUDE WITH RESULTANT FAILURE ACHIEVE THEIR OWN GOALS.
5. DISCONTINUE USE (2) SLUG AND FILE 200-120-47.
END OF MESSAGE
CIA COMMENT: Cable pre-dates CS files. Copy may be seen in CIA reference file.
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ca662e1b5845884a56a71631b07182f293567245 | KIDESK ZROCEAN
RE DIR-
IDEN A [KUREK DUDIN 201-83827]
IDEN B [ARLETTE FRANCOISE KELARIFED ALIAS CARTIER BORN 2 MARCH 36 PARIS FRANCE]
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bc94ed2b3d4c2d1aa4ab5cc63f308ba79a02cfdd | TO: MEXICO-ROME WAVE
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: C/WE 2
INFO: DDP, ADDP, C/C1, C/F1 2, C/WH 5, C/SAC 5, RF, VR
KAFOK KEYWAY PERUMEN
REF: ROME 0534 (IN 28856)* (NOT SENT NEXT)
1. DESIGNET (IDEN A), FORMER LONG TERM RESIDENT PERUMEN, WILL RETURN PERUMEN ON BUSINESS TRIP FOR IDEN B. LATTER IS FIRMLY REPRESENTED ALONG WITH OTHERS. PLANS DEPART ITALY 6 OCT TO VISIT FRIENDS SUISSE THEN PROCEEDING MADRID TO TAKE IBERIA FLIGHT DIRECT PERUMEN 11 OCT HAS [ITAL] SERVICE PASSPORT. WILL ATTEMPT EXIT PERUMEN APPROX TWO WEEKS AFTER ARRIVAL FOR BRIEF TRIP NEXT FOR DEBRIEFING BRIEFING BY KUBARKER. HOPES RETURN PERUMEN FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS MORE.
2. PER NEXT CABLE ROME CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSAGE DESIGNET PRIOR HIS DEPARTURE. ENS FORWARDING NEXT FULL DETAILS THIS OP.
END OF MESSAGE
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687fdbd027753f9188f56d79308fe66f1d5109d7 | TO: MEXICO ROME WAVE
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: C/WE 2
INFO: DDP, ADDP, C/C1, C/F1 2, C/WH 5, C/SAS 5, RF, VR
TO: DIRECT
INFO: ROME WAVE
CITE DIR
KAPOK KEYWAY PRESIDENT
REF: DIR 72346
IDEN A [GIULIO MONDELLO] BORN 26 FEB 1917
IN [ITALY] CITIZEN, FORMERLY AGENT IN CUBA FOR [FIAT] AND OTHER TV TUBE FACTORY.
IDEN B [REHIOLO] (LINOTYPE) FIRM, TURIN
END OF MESSAGE
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4fa01471f74ff169656fd40d5ce56dbd540e0c7f | CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SECRET
FROM: DIRECTOR
TO: C/SAS 5
INFO: DDP, ADDP, C/C1, RI/AN DUMMY, C/WH 5, RF, VR
WAVE INFO MEXI
CITE DIR 72383
RYBAT TYPIC
REF: WAVE 4369 (IN 20073)*
04
[JOSE LUIS (ZALA)] SUBJ PARA 4 REF, RESIDENCE [ULITMAS NOVEDADES S.A.]
37-219 MEXI IS PROBABLY IDENTICAL WITH [JOSE LUIS (ZALA)] 201-338838, SAME ADDRESS WHO CURRENTLY REGISTERED ANOTHER SERVICE. 201 FILE CONTAINS NO OTHER INFO.
END OF MESSAGE
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SAS/DOB
SAS/HOB
SAS/C1
WH/3/MEXI
0315348
J. K. KING
C/SAS/TPX
RELEASING OFFICER
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
AUTHORIZING
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3b22b8a5870970d0640632f49a32ae786915f0be | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: LOCANOV, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH
261-355412
VOL. II
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY: THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 16 July | | Jim Kelly | James P. Kelly |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
Contact Reports, etc., forwarded from the field.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LIROCKET-1 — P-12,244
DATE OF MEETING: 27 June 1967
1. I met Subject from 1300-1430 on 27 June at the Capistrano Restaurant. I paid him $2,000 M.N. as his salary for May and June. The next meeting is set for 25 July at 1300 at the Capistrano.
2. Subject conducted 14 classes at the Soviet Embassy during the reporting period.
6 June
1530-1700 — BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, ROVANCHENKO. Subject asked if KAZANTSEV had gone out of town, as he had told Subject he would probably do. BEDRIN replied without hesitation that KAZANTSEV had gone to Moscow and wouldn't be back until about 15 June.
6 June
1530-1700 — BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, ROVANCHENKO. Toward the end of class, BEDRIN said there were two men who wanted to speak with Subject after class. Following class, two men Subject didn't recognize came in and GONCHARENKO and ROVANCHENKO left. The two men were introduced as Vladimir SOKOLOV and Pavel KOVALEV. BEDRIN explained briefly that they also were interested in taking English lessons, and thereupon left with the comment that he didn't believe he was needed. SOKOLOV was the first of the two to speak, repeated that he and KOVALEV wished to take lessons, and then turned things over to KOVALEV, who, he said, spoke better English than he. KOVALEV proceeded to state that he had served in Washington, D.C. for three years, had served an earlier tour in Mexico, and had been back in Mexico for about a month. (KAZANTSEV later said he and KOVALEV had served in...
Washington at the same time.) At one point KOVALEV referred to SOKOLOV as his "chief." SOKOLOV interjected that he was leaving Mexico "sometime this year" and wanted to brush up on his English in preparation for the 6th year English proficiency test he would have to take when he returned to the USSR. Subject said that on the whole, he got the impression that KOVALEV was replacing SOKOLOV. A schedule of two classes a week, from 1800-1930 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, was agreed upon. One of the two Soviets mentioned that the funds for their lessons would come out of the military department.
1715-1830 — SOKOLOV and KOVALEV asked when Subject would suggest they have their first lesson, and Subject replied that since KAZANTSEV was away, they might as well begin immediately. The Soviets readily agreed. Subject described KOVALEV's English as good. His grammar is a little better than KAZANTSEV's, but he is not quite as fluent as KAZANTSEV. SOKOLOV's English is fairly fair, but he is decidedly behind KOVALEV and KAZANTSEV in both grammar and fluency. Nevertheless, Subject feels SOKOLOV is good enough to be in the same class as KOVALEV.
8 June
1530-1700 — BEDIN, GONCHARENKO, ROYANSHKO.
1700-1830 — KOVALEV and SOKOLOV.
11 June
1530-1700 — BEDIN, GONCHARENKO, ROYANSHKO.
1700-1830 — KOVALEV and SOKOLOV.
15 June
1520-1700 — Subject arrived at the Embassy early. BEDIN came into the Reception Room about 1520 and took Subject to the classroom (in which there has always been a TV set). Three of the guards were sitting around the TV watching the Salazar fight when Subject and BEDIN entered. GONCHARENKO
came in about 1530 and ROMANENKO about 1540. All watched the flight until it ended about 1550, after which the class began.
1700-1830 -- KOVALEV and SOKOLOV.
20 June
1530-1700 -- BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, ROMANENKO.
1700-1800 -- KAZANTSEV. KAZANTSEV began talking about his trip on his own initiative. He said he left Mexico City on 30 May and arrived in Moscow on 3 June. (He did not say when he returned to Mexico.) He gave no reason for the trip, but said he had "several conferences and meetings" in Moscow. Subject interjected that he thought the trip might have had something to do with the Middle East crisis, since it broke out just about the time KAZANTSEV left. KAZANTSEV laughed spontaneously at this idea and replied that what he knew about the Middle East wouldn't do anyone any good. He then went on to say he had spent his first weekend in Moscow with his son, who shortly thereafter left for his summer job in "Siberia." He said he spent the second weekend (10-11 June) with his daughter. The daughter, according to KAZANTSEV, had planned to go "south" for a 2-3 week vacation in early June, but postponed the vacation when she learned her father was coming. (The implication, according to Subject, was that KAZANTSEV's trip came about fairly suddenly.) What KAZANTSEV was most interested in talking about, however, was the fact he had unexpectedly had to take his English proficiency test in Moscow. He consequently set aside the last three days of his stay for the test, which can often take that long. The first day is taken up by an oral test, and if one passes that, he goes on to the written test, which can take up to two days. KAZANTSEV, however, did so well on the oral test that he was exempted from the written test. He said his examiners gave him a "4" (on a 1-5 scale) and would have given him a "5" except for the fact he hadn't read any books in English since his last test. One is supposed to read four or five books a year in English, according
to KAZANTSEV. In any event, KAZANTSEV was very happy with the outcome and with Subject's work in preparing him for the test. In fact, he said that although he had originally started taking lessons from Subject only to prepare for the test, he was so satisfied with his progress that he intended to stay on with Subject despite the fact the test was behind him.
1800-1930 — KOVALEV and SOKOLOV.
22 June
1530-1700 — KAZANTSEV took the first hour and a half. He merely said BEDIN, GONCHARIKO, and ROMANENKO would not attend class that day.
1700-1830 — KOVALEV and SOKOLIN.
3. KOVALEV and SOKOLOV. SOKOLOV is the more simpatico of the two. While KOVALEV can be very pleasant, he seems to have an antagonistic strain and occasionally challenges Subject's teaching with: "That isn't the way we do it in our courses," etc. Sometimes, in fact, the disputes on methods, points of grammar, etc. have become rather heated. On these occasions, SOKOLOV has usually stepped in more or less on Subject's side and cooled things off. At their second meeting, KOVALEV asked Subject directly what his views were on the Middle East crisis. Subject turned the question back on KOVALEV by saying he would frankly be more interested in KOVALEV's ideas, as he was sure KOVALEV was much better informed about the situation than he. KOVALEV backed away this time, claiming he didn't have much information either, but at a later class both he and SOKOLOV parroted the Soviet line about the crisis—Israel was the aggressor, etc. On another occasion when the Middle East was again the topic, Subject referred to (what he recalled as) President Truman's post-World War II proposal to internationalize both the Suez and Panama canals. KOVALEV immediately objected to this idea, although he gave no indication of ever having thought about it before.
4. KOVALEV. Subject said he mentioned KOVALEV and SONCLOV to his wife, and she immediately recalled KOVALEV as one of her students at the Mexican-North American Institute back in the late 50's or early 60's. She told Subject that he had been friendly with a number of people at the Institute (students and teachers). One of these, she recalled, was Bill CASTELAZO, a U.S. citizen who then and still teaches English and Spanish at the Instituto. CASTELAZO is about 35. He was among 20-25 persons who 7 or 8 years ago studied Russian at the Institute when it was taught for a brief time by a Russian woman. Subject's wife told Subject that KOVALEV and CASTELAZO had been very friendly and that KOVALEV had invited him to the Soviet Embassy at least twice. CASTELAZO told Subject's wife that after one of his visits to the Soviet Embassy, he was approached by someone from the American Embassy and asked to inform on the Soviets. CASTELAZO said he was repelled by the idea of being an informer and implied that he hadn't cooperated with the American. Subject said he had not known about CASTELAZO's acquaintance with KOVALEV, but had known that CASTELAZO had studied Russian and had had him to his apartment along with NOVANCHENKO, BERNIN, and DONCHARENO for his 1 July 1966 Batten-Dominion Day party.
5. Subject subsequently mentioned to KOVALEV that his wife remembered having him as a student during his previous tour. Subject also remarked that his wife had mentioned that KOVALEV and his (Subject's) friend CASTELAZO had been friends. KOVALEV replied without any embarrassment that he didn't remember Subject's wife, but did remember CASTELAZO. KOVALEV asked Subject to give CASTELAZO his regards the next time he saw him.
6. Other than a 1960 reference to "Guillermo CASTELAZO" as a 20-33 year old teacher at the Mexican-North American Institute and an author of one of the Institute's text books, there are no Station traces on
the C.I.A. in question. (See 50-6-55/3, C3 of 13 Sept. 1950.)
7. LOGINOV. When Subject was leaving the Embassy on 15 June (about 1835), he met LOGINOV in front of the Reception Room. They talked, chiefly about sports, for about 15 minutes. LOGINOV said skiing and speed skating were two of his favorite sports, and that his greatest sporting interest in Mexico was playing tennis. Subject said that LOGINOV seemed to be an avid sportsman. LOGINOV said that he was going to Moscow on vacation toward the end of July. No reference was made to Subject teaching LOGINOV's son English when the LOGINOVs return from vacation, but Subject assumes this is still LOGINOV's wish.
8. Subject to KAZANTSEV Make Tapes At Embassy Prior to Class. At one of their classes after KAZANTSEV's return from Moscow, Subject and KAZANTSEV discussed Subject's making tapes for use in connection with his three Embassy classes. It was agreed that Subject would come to the Embassy half an hour or so early once a week to make the tapes. He was to begin on 27 June (the day of our meeting). Subject did not yet know where he was to do the recording, whether he would be left alone, etc.
9. Subject said he was considering having another Dominion Day Party on 1 July to which he would invite his Soviet students. I encouraged the idea and told him I'd pick up the tab.
10. The week of 19 June the wife of President DIAZ Ordas called the Director of the Instituto Irlandes and asked if he could recommend a tutor for a nephew of hers. The director replied that the Institute had a good English teacher and that although he was very busy, he would ask him if he would be willing to take on the nephew. The director communicated the above to Subject, and Subject gave the Director a list of the few hours he had free. The director told Subject he would call Mrs. DIAZ Ordas back and would inform Subject if any of the hours were suitable. As of 27 June, Subject hadn't heard further from the Director.
MEMO OF CONVERSATION
27 June 1967
Lella BELAVAL, Visa Officer of U.S. Embassy
1. I talked to Lella today about her contact with the Soviet who brought BAZAROV's passport in for a visa yesterday. She identified the Soviet from a photograph as Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV, and said that he is always the one who comes to the U.S. Embassy for visas. She did not recognize the photograph of Vladislav Sergeyevich KORMUSIKIN, the Vice Consul. Actually, Lella believed that LOGINOV was a Vice Consul, said she always asks for him as such when she has to call the Soviet Embassy.
2. Apparently yesterday was not the first time that LOGINOV has tried to make a date with Lella. She says that he always asks her what she does in her free time, and that she has put him off by saying that she is very busy. Once she asked her whether she spent her free time with other people from the Embassy and was surprised to hear that she usually spends her off hours with non-Embassy friends. Yesterday LOGINOV again asked her what she did in the evenings, and she said she was especially busy now because she has started taking guitar lessons. He mentioned some Soviet dance group that was coming to Mexico in a month or so and said he would like to invite her to go to see them with him. He also told her he was not married. Lella said she did not refuse the invitation outright but said that she did not know whether she would be free when they came or not.
3. I told Lella a few of the facts of Soviet life: that all Soviets have to be married in order to go overseas, that LOGINOV is a KGB officer and was obviously trying to get his foot in the door of the U.S. Embassy through her, that he was undoubtedly disappointed to hear that she did not spend all her free time with other Embassy people, etc. Lella has evidently been unsure about how to react to LOGINOV's advances, has not wanted to be rude to him, and seemed relieved when I suggested that she simply decline his invitations by always being busy. She says she does not like his slick manner at all, and I gather that she has felt uneasy in having to deal with him, but now that someone has told her how to react she will have no problem.
4. Lella mentioned that LOGINOV knows English but is reluctant to use it. He once read off the visa stamped in a passport in perfect English, and he also read a copy of the new visa regulations in English (to himself, but evidently understanding it all). According to the new regulations, Soviets no longer need visas for continuous transit of the U.S. (i.e., on the same flight), but LOGINOV insisted on getting a visa for BAZAROV in spite of this. (This is confirmed in LIENVOY.)
J.L. WEERING
COPIES MADE
C.C.: Seminov (P. 1759)
LOGNOV handwriting sample, received 16 June 1967, from LIRENO
Valentin Lognov
15.60.55
Counsel
SECRET
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOVY-5
DATE OF MEETING: 15 June 1967
1. I met with Subject at the Del Paseo from 0900 to 1000. The next meeting is for 18 July at 0830 at the same place.
2. On 8 June LOGINOV dropped by Subject's office to leave two tickets for the Bolshoy Ballet performance on 11 June. Subject invited LOGINOV and his wife for dinner and LOGINOV accepted for 13 June. (COMMENT: LIENVOY reports their confirming this date on 12 June). Subject said the tickets were used by his wife and son.
3. The guests on 13 June were LOGINOV and wife, William de Mier (P-5552), manager of KLM in Mexico and Gustavo ORTIZ Herman (P-10971). ORTIZ was Mexico's first Ambassador to Israel and is very pro-Israel. He recently retired from the Mexican Foreign Service. His last job was Ambassador to Chile. He is 57 years old and apparently a good friend of Subject's. Subject invited ORTIZ because he knew that LOGINOV has been interested in public opinion in Mexico about the recent Israel-Arab war. Subject had been only able to give LOGINOV the opinions of Mexican Jews and he wanted LOGINOV to talk to a real Mexican. The deck was slightly loaded since Subject knew that ORTIZ is an Israeli partisan. Subject purposely avoided the subject but it was not long before ORTIZ asked LOGINOV about the Soviet position on the matter. LOGINOV answered with a banality about the USSR only wanting peace. ORTIZ then unloaded on LOGINOV for about half an hour. He told him that he had been in Israel as ambassador and had seen both sides. If the Soviets were interested in peace, why didn't they help the miserable and diseased Arabs with medicine, hospitals, job training, agricultural aid, etc? This is what they need, not tanks and jets. The Soviets are the real aggressors by arming the Arabs and egging them on. And what fools the Soviets are since the Arabs will never learn to operate any equipment, much less sophisticated stuff. Soviet hypocrisy is obvious to everybody. FEDORENKO's performance at the UN was shameful, etc. LOGINOV never answered a word. Subject later reported the above to the Israeli Ambassador who was pleased since ORTIZ is not a Jew and he is sure the above would be reported to Moscow.
4. LOGINOV said he will leave on 23 July for vacation in the USSR. Subject saw Mrs. LOGINOV for the second time. Since her Spanish is extremely limited, she did not participate in general conversation. However, she handled herself well and did not seem in the least ill at ease. In a side conversation she told Subject that they have a fifteen year old daughter who is living with her mother. She said that she has known LOGINOV since the age of six as neighbors in Moscow. Finally, she said that she is a chemical engineer.
5. I asked if Subject had talked to Miriam AVILA Katz (P-581) again about her contacts with our Embassy. He said he hadn't. I asked what advice he had given her. He said that he had told her to be truthful with the Americans and to be careful with LOGINOV.
Francis J. COIGNE
FILE: P-2712 P-11712 P-5552 P-10971 P-581
On the 9 May I went with my wife to the reception given by the ambassador of Checoslovakia on the occasion of his National Day. The party took place in the garden where there were a couple of tables seating about ten persons each. Most of the people seating at the tables were from embassies behind the Iron curtain, or local supporters of the extreme left such as Cordero Amador, the painter Marin-Busqued, the art critic Margarita Nelken, Ruth Rivera etc. The Soviets were there headed by Ammar Bazarov and Boris Kazantsev, present also by the name of Tchmikov, Valentin Loguinov, Tchmikov is a young man, about thirty five, speaks very good Spanish and has a rather nice wife. He invited us to attend the exhibition of a film, a Russian film at the embassy the next day, he also when we were leaving said that we had to go to his house soon and have a real Russian dinner. This kind of invitation is most unusual. I do not remember any other sovietico suggesting such a thing.
In the party there were the usual diplomatic crowd which attends parties of representation behind the Iron Curtain, Max Wery, the Belgian ambassador and his wife, the French ambassador and his wife, the French Counsellor la Tour du Pin and his wife, the architect Lopez Malo who is one of the directors of the Comité Organizador de los Juegos Olímpicos, the Italian ambassador and one of his daughters, the Uruguayan ambassador, the Chilean ambassador and Enrique Cobo del Campo the counsellor of the same embassy, the Cuban ambassador Joaquin Hernandez Armas with whom we talked about Venezuela and told me that it was an stupid thing to accuse a country of trying to invade another country with half a dozen men. The chechs had plenty of beer brought checoslovak-
two quin but mixed it with just as much mexican beer if you were not careful. The Brazilian ambassador was there, Guillermo Gimenez Ramirez the charge of Costa Rica, Gonzalo Almeida Urrutia, the ambassador from Ecuador, from the Foreign Office, Nuñez Zapata and Flores Tejada. I do not remember seeing anybody from the US, but I arrived somewhat late, Kai Somerto the ambassador from Finland was present and so was the mayor general Natahn Aferi from Ghana, the ambassador was most friendly as well as Jan Hant the commercial counsellor and Jiri Švastka the second secretary in charge of the consulate.
Next day we went to the Soviet embassy for the exhibition of a film whose title I think was the Father of the Soldier, a rather childish film but that brought tears to the eyes of some of the embassy wives who attended. There was an small group of people, including some army officers from the Secretary de la Defensa, and Admiral Aznar Cetina, subsecretario de marina, and amiral Otal Briceño, who after a long illness has now some new post in Marina. All the Soviet staff was present, there were two or three cuban including Curvello. There was a change, the doors of the embassy were wide open and there was no question by the people at the outside door, inside Frygov and other fellow received the visitors. There was as usual plenty of vodka, small eats but no caviar, both thing were served before and after the exhibition of the film.
On the 17th of may we went to a reception for the National day of Noruega. They have a beautiful house in Monte Cárpatos which had been built for the embassy along their norwegian style; the new ambassador is a tall gaunt, strange man, there were not many people because there was a diplomatic lunch at Relaciones and
white film of the Olympics to Ram rez Vaequez. No Indian around.
No Greek—either. Chacha Valden, formerly de Lanz Duret, with
her new husband, licenciado Lozano. She is the owner of Universal.
He was nobody until he married, now he is a well known jurist.
Francisco Agüera Cenarro, the director of Revista Internacional,
trying to impress the French ambassador with the fact that he
had printed an editorial on Israel if his magazine, Revista
Internacional has a circulation of about five hundred copies, but
gives Agüera a good ten thousand pesos a month.
It was a fairly good party as far as diplomatic parties
go, but sterile in results. Nobody appeared to worry
very much about the war in the East, and some apple-like the
Paraguayan and the Tobias Eguizabal had the idea that everything
had been prepared in advance by the United States and the URSS.
That there had been a meeting in which the question had been
Loguinov called me to the office to tell me he had tickets
for me and my wife for the Bolshoi ballet for Sunday night. We
had been unable to secure anything at the office.
On Sunday 11 June, Valentin Loguinov was able to obtain for us two good tickets for the Ballet Bolshoi at Bellas Artes and afterwards we went to have something to eat at Lady Baltimore in Madero Street. Very few people were there, which is not surprising in view of the bad quality of their food and poor service. But it was the nearest spot for a quick bite.
Loguinov was very much interested in knowing what my US friends thought about the situation in the Middle East and what they would do about it. He was insistent about the possible help that the US would give to Israel, he said that the US had already given Israel a considerable amount of ammunition and planes, and specially money, the URSS had to give some help to the Arabs in view of the help given to Israel. According to him there was not the slightest doubt that Israel had been the aggressor. The URSS would never consent to any territorial gains by Israel.
During our conversation about food, specially about seafood he let it be known that he had been in Mazatlán several times.
He said that everything which had taken place in the Middle East had been plotted in advance by the US and Israel.
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CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOZY-5
DATE OF MEETING: 3 June 1967
1. After a long hiatus, I called Subject on ca 14 May and learned he was out of the country. I called him again on 6 June and we made a date for 8 June. The meeting was in the breakfast room of the Del Paseo Hotel from 0810 to 0915. The next meeting is at the same place at 0830 on 15 June.
2. Subject was all excited about the Israel/Arab conflict and we spent the best part of the meeting discussing it.
3. He said that LOGINOV called him on 5 June and pressed for a luncheon date the same day. Subject put him off until 8 June. LOGINOV wanted news on the local Jewish reaction, was everybody behind the Jews, was money being contributed, etc. Subject who was madder than hell about Soviet support of the Arabs gave him hell and to direct questions got the admissions from LOGINOV that the Israelis were acting in self-defense and that the Americans and British were not providing the Israelis air cover. LOGINOV mentioned that he would go to the USSR on home leave in July.
4. On 6 June Miriam AVILA Katz, who is also very excited about the war and who told Subject that she had gone to the Israeli Embassy to volunteer to serve in Israel, told Subject that when she returned home on the evening of 5 June, LOGINOV was waiting for her on the street. His purpose was the same as wanting to see Subject, to pump her on local reactions to the war. She also gave LOGINOV hell.
5. She then told Subject that in Holy Week she had been called to the American Embassy and had been asked about her contact with LOGINOV. She said that she had seen the same American (no name given) about two weeks ago. She then told Subject that LOGINOV had asked her to introduce him to "one of her progressive friends" or "someone in the U.S. Embassy" as a return for the favor of issuing a visa to Dr. Yuriy KUTLER.
6. The above is a capsule account of her relationship with LEVENDERIS. I played innocent until I got the whole story but finally admitted that we had talked to her when he asked, "if it wasn't you, who?" I told him that AVILA had noticed that Subject was in contact with us and had in fact worried that her activities (future) might hurt him which she was definitely against.
7. It appears that AVILA told Subject about us because of LOGINOV's appearance on 5 June and her emotional state about the war. I will discuss this further with Subject at the next meeting, particularly what advice he has or will give her about cooperating with us.
Francis J. COIGNE
FILE: P-2712 P-11712 P-381
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DOI 14 June 1967
SOURCE: LINABIT
14 June 67
LOGINOV (P-11712) visited the Czech Embassy this day. He was driving
diplomatic license plate car 19 DA. He was there from 1214 to 1238 hours.
[Signature]
[Signature] P-11712
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Contact with BESABER, 24 May 1967
1. Operational - Per telcon arranged meet at BESABER's hotel room at Del Paso (204). Met from 1830-2030, 24 May. BESABER will call 30 May or 1 June to arrange next meet.
2. Finances - Replenished BESABER's revolving fund.
3. Substance
a. Re SOSWIRL - As requested at last meet BESABER turned in bio data on girlfriend he had talked to SOSWIRL operator about. (See attached note from operator). No traces. He will turn in at next meet his version of what he told her. He is most upset by this matter, particularly since I had told him that Headquarters wanted to drop him. I reiterated that he was on probation.
b. CHMYKHOV and LOGINOV
(P-8235) (P-11712)
1). On 20 May CHMYKHOV and LOGINOV arrived at BESABER's plant at about 1400. L was driving a brownish Chevy Impala, 34-DA. L was interested in seeing the house that BESABER had located for the Soviets. He said they wanted a house for three, possibly four months (starting 1 June) and could easily spend up to $8,000 MN per month.
2). BESABER could not leave the plant, but put them in touch with a Sra. LARA who took them around to seven houses, one of which they liked. They returned to BESABER's plant at about 1700, sat around for about an hour, leaving because they said the couriers were coming in that night and they had a lot of work to do. (Couriers did arrive that night).
3). CHMYKHOV drank heavily (scotch) but did not show any effect; LOGINOV didn't even finish one Scotch and water.
4). L said he would probably return to Cuernavaca in a few days to sign the lease on the house and would look BESABER up. BESABER told L that he had a friend with a tennis court and in a few weeks when the friend returned to Mexico he (BESABER) would arrange a day of tennis.
5). L did most of the talking although C was pleasant, told a number of good jokes (in poor Spanish) and generally impressed BESABER as being a pleasant type, not "pesudo," as he assesses L.
c. Re COIGNE's request and as a follow-up to LIKAYAK/3's report of 28 April 1967 re Lorenzo CARDENAS (P-5409), I asked BESABER if he knew of a house of prostitution at Dr. Manuel Ugarte 1C3 A. He did not, but will check it out through the doormen of several hotels.
COPIES MADE
Phineas F. SLINKARD
FILE: P-8777 P-5409
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Entrada. 12:31 hrs. MP GLORIA PINTO pregunta por LOGUNOV, HD dice que no está. GLORIA pide le digan que le llame al 23-62-85. 93-
Salida al 23-62-85. 12:39 hrs. LOGUNOV saluda a GLORIA PINTO. Ésta dice que lo llamaba hace rato para darle las gracias de parte de su señora por la visa que le dio. LOGUNOV que está bien, GLORIA también le llama porque RUTH va a ir a fin de semana a Valle de Bravo y le invitan a ir. LOGUNOV no puede porque el domingo sale un compañero a Moscú y lo tiene que ir a despedir, pero puede ser para la otra semana. GLORIA que para el día 27 es la Copa Davis, y tal vez no puedan ir. LOGUNOV que entonces ya será después. GLORIA comenta que ALFONSO va a estar a las cinco en el café "El Jujuy". LOGUNOV va a tratar de estar allí un rato para saludarlos.
- GLORIA pide paso por ella y de allí se van juntos. LOGUNOV no tiene mucho tiempo porque está haciendo las 50 visas de...
... la Selección Mexicana de Fútbol, pero va a tratar de estar a las cinco en el café. GLORIA que está bien. 144-
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P-11712
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: Miriam AVILA Katz - P-581
DATE OF MEETING: 11 May 1967
1. My last meeting with Subject was on 23 March, at which time she agreed to provide information on LOGINOV obtained during their normal business contact and any further social contact initiated by him. She was to call me after their next date or any other significant contact she had with him. Since I had not heard from her, I called her at her apartment about 2115 on 11 May. I apologized for calling so late, but said I had just got out of work and had a package for her I had brought back from the States which I wanted to deliver before the contents got stale. Could I drop over that night or perhaps another evening. Subject immediately recognized the "package" as the Benson and Hedges cigarettes I had promised her, gently protested, and then told me she was not feeling well, but the doctor had told her she had to eat, and it so happened she was just going out for a bite when I called. I consequently suggested we have dinner together, which we did from 2145-1215 at the Gondola. Afterwards, we went around the corner to her apartment for a nightcap until 0200.
2. Subject had lost 8 or 10 pounds and looked a bit thin and not as attractive as I had remembered her. She told me she was simply working too hard and not eating and sleeping properly. I had some fear that she might have had some second
thoughts in the seven weeks since she had agreed to cooperate, but it proved unfounded. She this time was relaxed from the start, was very friendly, and seemed to enjoy the opportunity to get out. (She later told me in her apartment that she didn't go out much, liked to spend her evenings at home reading, listening to records, tending to her dwarf trees, etc.) She made it clear from the start that she hadn't changed her mind by warning me half-seriously and half-playfully that I shouldn't think I could "buy" her with gifts. "You've bought me up here," she said, tapping her head with her forefinger. "That's the only way you'll get anywhere with me." Most of the evening was spent in general and (especially back at her apartment) increasingly fuzzy discussion of Israel, the Jews, her job, the Russians "as people," her very humanistic philosophy about life, and I don't exactly remember what else. She is definitely a smart girl, but I think less profound and sophisticated than she tries to appear. Otherwise, she seems to be a very sincere person, and she has given me no reason to doubt or suspect anything she has told me.
3. Contact with LOGINOV. Subject said she hadn't been out with LOGINOV since our last meeting and had had only one face-to-face contact with him. She said this was a little over a month ago (early April) and was occasioned by her efforts to help a client by the name of Dr. Yury KUTTLER get a Soviet visa. She said KUTTLER is a dentist and definitely a Communist sympathizer, if not a Communist. (KUTTLER has T-file 1573.) KUTTLER evidently thought he was liked by the
Russians in return, as he initially told Subject he was expecting an official Soviet invitation to visit the USSR. As it turned out, however, he had a hard time even getting a Soviet visa. Subject finally called LOGINOV herself to try to push things along, but LOGINOV showed no willingness to facilitate things. (LIENVOY has Subject on the phone to LOGINOV on 5 April. After discussing KUTTLER's case, Subject remarked to LOGINOV that she understood that "you (ustedes) must have some reason not to want to give him (KUTTLER) the visa." LOGINOV replied that there were "reasons enough.")
4. A day or two after her telephone conversation with LOGINOV, Subject said she went over to the Soviet Embassy personally to see if she could get anywhere with LOGINOV. LOGINOV received her cordially, and for the first time asked her into his office (she said it was the first office off the outside Reception Room). She again asked LOGINOV to try to speed up the granting of KUTTLER's visa. LOGINOV hemmed and hawed, indicating that he wasn't even sure the visa would be granted. He finally told Subject that look, he had gone to KUTTLER for dental work once, and KUTTLER had charged him much too much. Consequently, he said, he wasn't going to give him a visa. Subject said she could not tell if the dentist bill was the real reason for LOGINOV's negative attitude, but when she persisted, LOGINOV finally relented and the following exchange ensued:
LOGINOV: "All right, Miriam, I'll do it for you (i.e., give KUTLER the visa). But you know, a favor must be repaid by a favor."
Subject: "All right...in that case, let me in the name of the company invite you to dinner."
LOGINOV: "No, Miriam, I don't mean that."
LOGINOV then went on to say that as he had mentioned to her before, he would like her to introduce him to "someone who would be sympathetic to us" (i.e., to the Soviets). LOGINOV emphasized that he realized Subject might not agree with this "someone's" ideas, but stated that he knew Subject was the type of person who "had respect for other people's views."
Subject said that she replied in a casual, almost flippant manner that "well, sure, if she met such a person, she'd introduce them." With this the subject was dropped and Subject left.
5. LICOZY-5. Subject on her own initiative began telling me what a terrific guy her boss is. He according to her, has one of the most winning personalities of anyone she has ever met. At the same time he is extremely intelligent and shrewd.
"If he can't get what he wants through charm, he does it by pure shrewdness." This is why he is such a successful businessman.
In reply to a question about LICOZY-5's background, Subject said he had been born in Poland, was imprisoned by either the Poles or Germans just before or during World War II (she was rather vague on this point, and I confined myself to listening), somehow got out and joined the Russians, taking part in the Soviet invasion of Germany. Somehow he had survived all this, made his way to Mexico, where he arrived penniless, and now
must have a small fortune in the bank. He vividly remembers his former hardships, however, is a very generous and humane person, and every year sends clothes to people in Poland and Russia. He also has a very strong feeling for Israel. Obviously he couldn't have survived a life like this if he weren't shrewd. He has no love for the Russians, but was not above joining them to assure his own survival in World War II and can be agreeable enough toward them to retain their travel business. Subject gave absolutely no indication that she had said anything to LICOZY-5 about me.
6. The conversation was the most relaxed as well as the funniest back at Subject's apartment, where we finished a bottle of vodka LOGINOV had given LICOZY-5 and LICOZY-5 had given her. Back on the subject of LOGINOV, Subject said she "supposed" he had tried to cultivate a lot of girls like herself..."hadn't her?" (I had told Subject at our last meeting that young women were among LOGINOV's favorite targets, but hadn't been able to tell what effect this "revolution" had on her. Now it appeared that it had hit home and that it had wounded her pride to think he not only had had ulterior motives in dating her, but had dated other girls the same way.) I didn't reply directly, but said something about LOGINOV being as smooth as they come. Subject wasn't satisfied with this, however, and pressed me: "He has tried the same thing with other girls, hasn't he?"
"Yes, Miriam, several," I finally said. This seemed to satisfy her.
7. Shortly thereafter, I asked Subject if LOGINOV were
Entrada: HP WILTSHERE (?) pregunta por LOGINOV para si puede pasar a verlo, pues se trata de la agencia de viajes Servisa. VALA dice que espera. Después WELCHER comenta con LOGINOV que el estuvo en el año de 1945 cuando la caída de Berlín y conoce un poco la historia de la victoria rusa sobre los nazi-fascistas. LOGINOV cambia de tema y pregunta si tiene algunas visas pendientes, WELCHER dice que tiene algunos pasaportes que pasar a recoger y sirve que lo invita a su casa.
LOGINOV lo espera. 521-
480: Subject (giving name as WILSHER), an American asks for LOGINOV and tells him that he just wanted to be sure that LOGINOV would be in as he had called yesterday (9 May) and he had not been in. LOGINOV tells WILSHER that 9 May is a Holiday and commemorates the Russian Victory in Berlin, Germany on 9 May 1945. WILSHER says he remembers that as he was in the war in that area at the time and remembers that. WILSHER wants to go by to see LOGINOV to pick up some passports. WILSHER also would like to invite LOGINOV out to his house. LOGINOV says he can come by to pick up the visas.
A las 10:45 horas del día 2 de mayo de 1967, en la Casa de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, se presentó ante el Presidente de la República, Lic. Adolfo López Mateos, el señor Dr. José María Vázquez de Coronado, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, quien le presentó un documento que contenía una petición de ayuda para la solución de un problema internacional.
Los Hechos:
Se hace notar que el documento antes descrito se entregó formalmente a la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores.
Respectuoso,
[Signature]
[Date: 2 de mayo de 1967]
3 May 67
In LARK's account of his first two meetings with LOGUNOV. It appears to me that at the second meeting, 26 April, he moved in a lot faster than is customary with the Sovs. For this reason I wonder if possibly the Soviets are deliberately trying to get a look at him independent from LOGUNOV, who may well have been reporting regularly his meetings with LARK.
He understands he is not to be dangled in front of Sovs, and I told him that after today's tennis match, he is to make himself unavailable for two or three weeks for tennis (or the movies) and see what kind of initiative L is prepared to take.
This would, however, allow us to plant an American girl at the French Club if we wished and play her into L's hands. Will discuss with Paul when he returns.
I agree.
Dogs
Did show to Paul & Cynthia.
[Signature]
CC: Val LOGUNOV (P. dme. ch)
VALENTIN S. LOGUNOV
1. Contact. First met April 22, 1957. He asked my wife and I if he and an American born Mexican friend could join us in doubles. Saturdays the tennis courts are filled. I was reluctant at first until I realized his accent and suspected that he was one of the persons for whom I have pictures on file.
2. HEILTY. Counsel of the USSR embassy.
3. Susceptibility. Eager to visit the U.S. Possibly interested in the material things of life, possibly overly interested in girls. Seems convinced of the value of Marxism.
4. Personality. Very friendly and direct. Wishes his embassy enjoyed club privileges such as the U.S. at the Reform Club. He likes caviar, vodka, and drinks several beers quickly. He is a little demonstrative in gestures of head and hands. It is too early to evaluate his gestures with his attitudes or the topics being discussed.
5. English. He is eager to improve his English, which he speaks rather poorly. His son Dally speaks only Russian, no Spanish or English.
6. Dina. His daughter, 14, is in an English school in Moscow.
7. Chess. Plays, but not a fan.
8. Athletics. He plays excellent tennis for someone who claims he has played less than a year and never more than once a week. He has the face, build, and carriage of a trained athlete. He has the build of a boxer or wrestler. He has the grace of a natural athlete. I would guess him to be unusually strong. He boxed when younger, plays basketball and volleyball.
9. Spanish. Speaks good Spanish. Studied for one year in Moscow.
10. Desire for contact. Val proposed that we meet regularly for tennis at 1000 hours every Wednesday. He asked if it bothered me to be seen with a Soviet. He said many U.S. diplomats seemed to shun him. He also suggested that we not limit our contacts to tennis but that we go to a movie sometime with our wives.
11. **Dina-data.** Apparently has limited income. He has no servant, no TV, no telephone.
12. **Leonova.** Val seemed somewhat cool about the Leonova. Naturally he knows them, but doesn't seem to consider them friends.
13. **Personality.** Does not smoke. He did before.
14. **U.S. Trip.** Val is going to Moscow in July. He wants to spend 2 to 3 days in New York. He said he had read much about New York but wanted to see it for himself.
April 23, 1967, P.M.
1. **Contact.** Upon leaving the club, we saw and greeted Val at poolside watching his son swim. He reminded me about our Wednesday date.
April 26, 1967, 3:00 hours
1. **Contact.** Our tennis date.
2. **Information.**
A. **By accident.** Val asked if I had occasion to go to the U.S. embassy and if I knew anyone in the embassy. I answered no to both.
B. **FBI.** Val was still concerned about my innocence and lack of fear in being seen with a Soviet. I joked about not seeing any FBI in the area. He blushed and said he really knew that there were very many FBI agents here.
C. **Embassy telephone.** Val requested that I not use his embassy phone number on his calling card. He explained that he is all over the embassy and that it is difficult to locate him.
D. **American girls.** Val asked me if I knew any American girls here. He suggested I bring two for our tennis date. He wants to meet U.S. girls to practice his English. He said that in one year here he has failed
to make a friend of any U.S. girls. He did pay one girl to give him lessons, but he felt she lacked background in grammar. I kidded him and implied that he was looking for something more than English lessons and that Mexican girls struck me as being far sexier. He accepted the remark that his interests in girls was more broad than just language training, but he insisted on U.S. girls.
E. Svoboda defection. Val said that the Svoboda defection bothered him. He feels the U.S. bought Svoboda, that she is crazy and that her defection will hurt U.S.-USSR relations. I offered to be bought by the USSR to balance the defections. He said I wasn't worth anything to the USSR.
F. Thing. Val is going out of town this weekend. He was in Acapulco recently.
G. From club. Many people greeted Val at the club.
H. Embassy holidays. Val said the embassy would be closed May 1-4 and that no receptions were planned. This contradicts Nick.
3. Susceptibility. Nick is a U.S.-Viet. He believes that U.S. politics are in the hands of 16 men, the Rockefellers, etc. These men make fortunes off military contracts and want the war to continue. He claims that Viet-Nam is a civil war fostered by the U.S. The U.S. cannot win because the U.S. has formed an artificial barrier dividing two people. I suggested that it was not unlike Germany which is two people divided. He seemed annoyed at the comparison and tried to explain it in complex terms which I chose not to debate. I told him politics discouraged me since I knew from history that the actions of today are governed by secret agreements which we will not be privileged to learn of for another 50 or 100 years. Val hastened to say that he did not insist on talking about politics. If at any time I should like to discuss politics he is at my disposal, but is willing to discuss anything at all.
4. Houston. Val has always wanted to visit Houston. He regrets the U.S. restrictions on travel there. He supposes the U.S. has any secrets there to hide. I said that he was obviously a dangerous person.
5. Girl-friend. Val spoke of his girl-friend in Moscow whose sister is dying of cancer. He used the word "girl-friend," but his English might be weak here. He might have meant a female acquaintance of his wife and him.
6. "Dialectics". Dialectics is the law, according to Val, which proves that the U.S. cannot win in Viet-Nam—a people defending its own land against invaders.
5. Personality. Val plays better tennis than I. He drank three beers after our tennis. It was he who insisted we go to the bar after tennis. He told several jokes, some silly dirty, some fairly good. He will get me a copy of Soviet Life which discussed Soviet tennis. He paid for the ball-boys and for the drinks. His investment was about 16 pesos.
6. Mio-data. His wife name is Alexandra. She is bothered by the altitude. He drives a green Chevy, 1961. His wife speaks little Spanish or English, and some French. He is third secretary in charge of visas to the USSR.
OUTPOST
1. Trying to recruit U.S. secretary. I would guess that Val is trying to state the requirements for his U.S. girlfriend in such a way as to exclude all but secretaries at the U.S. embassy. He wants someone with culture, good knowledge of the language. He did not deny, nor confirm, that his interests might be amorous, but he rejected the idea of anyone but a U.S. type.
April 27, 1967. Telephone
1. Movies cancelled. Val had suggested that we go to the movies together. Then he learned that my wife enjoys Soviet movies. I cited several we had seen. He suggested that we all see the movie now at the Versailles. We agreed. He then added saying his wife was sick. Suggested we wait until next week. Reminded me of our tennis date next Wednesday.
May 2, 1967.
1. Contact. I played tennis with a client. My wife played with an instructor. She mentioned to me that while we were still playing she saw Val who had dropped off his wife, another woman and Dainty. Val was very friendly, but neglected to introduce his wife or her friend. The wife nodded. On leaving the club Val was returning. We spoke for several seconds confirming our date for Wednesday. He made no effort to introduce the man with him.
SECRET
Date: April 26, 1967
To: Mr. Winston M. Scott
From: Nathan L. Ferris
Legal Attaché
Subject: DORIS ALEKSANDROVICH KIZAN'TSEV; ET AL
105-107 (4-26-67)*
This document is for the use of your agency only and must not be further distributed without appropriate authorization.
Reference is made to your memorandum dated February 28, 1967, # 11,513, captioned "Travel of Soviets".
No specific information has been received concerning the travel of the individuals mentioned in referenced letter.
Reliable sources, including Vice Consul Richard Booth, American Consulate, Veracruz, have advised that Mexican authorities are exercising strict control over visits to Soviet vessels and trips ashore by members of the crews. Loginov recently met Booth at Lopez Hormazos, shipping agents, and asked Booth if he could do something about the refusal of Mexican officials to permit crew members to come ashore.
You will be advised when additional information is received concerning this matter.
cc: 11712
[Signature]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
LILYRIC, 18 April 1967, 1018 hours this woman entered SovEmb, came out with LOGINOV at 1036 hours and they walked off together.
4. AELITE: Subject reported that AELITE was in the store from 1200 to 1815 on 14 April. AELITE told him that he would come to Subject's home on Sunday, 23 April, for dinner. AQUALITY came in later and Subject related the above to him. AQUALITY suggested that Subject call AELITE at the Embassy on 22 April to confirm the dinner so that Subject would not waste money by preparing a dinner to which AELITE did not come. I told Subject to call AELITE on 21 April since 22 April is a Saturday and AELITE might not be at work. (COMMENT: There was no call on LIKNOV).
5. On 19 April 1967 at ca 1130 4 young Mexican males arrived in a new VW with temporary permit 1091021. They entered the Embassy and talked to LOGNOV.
6. Subject's notes for the period 31 March to 19 April 1967 are attached.
Francis J. COIGNE
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4. AEXITE: Subject reported that AEXITE was in the store from 1200 to 1315 on 14 April. AEXITE told him that he would come to Subject's home on Sunday, 23 April, for dinner. AQUALITY came in later and Subject related the above to him. AQUALITY suggested that Subject call AEXITE at the Embassy on 23 April to confirm the dinner so that Subject would not waste money by preparing a dinner to which AEXITE did not come. I told Subject to call AEXITE on 31 April since 22 April is a Saturday and AEXITE might not be at work. (COMMENT: There was no call on LIFROY).
5. On 12 April 1967 at ca 1130 4 young Mexican males arrived in a new VW with temporary permit 1991021. They entered the Embassy and talked to LOGIROY.
6. Subject's notes for the period 31 March to 15 April 1967 are attached.
Francis J. COIGNE
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Kodak to give English lessons. It was agreed they'd discuss the matter further when Subject (not to be left out of a good thing) visited TROCONIS at Kodak to take advantage of that 30-40% discount. Subject even wanted to get me some film at these fabulous prices, but I said I didn't need any at the moment. I did say, however, that any relationship that developed between TROCONIS and the Soviets would naturally be of interest to us and I'd like to have Subject remain alert to anything he heard from either the Soviets or TROCONIS. Subject said he would.
LOGINOV. As previously reported, Subject has seen LOGINOV on numerous occasions on the Embassy grounds and in the first office off the Reception Room. They usually exchange greetings in English. On 30 March, LOGINOV came up to Subject in the Reception Room and said that he'd like to speak to Subject about English lessons for his 8-year-old son. Subject said fine, and it was agreed Subject would drop into LOGINOV's office (i.e., off the Reception Room) when he was through with his classes that afternoon. When Subject returned about 1830, however, LOGINOV was just getting ready to leave and it was agreed they'd try to get together another time. They finally did so on 11 April. Subject went to LOGINOV's office about 1830 and stayed 15 or 20 minutes. LOGINOV in a very relaxed and casual manner, explained that he had an 8-year-old son whom he wanted to learn English. He said the boy knew no English and very little Spanish. He stated that they were going to Moscow on vacation in July and would be back in August, and he consequently didn't want to begin the
lessons until they returned, but he wanted to tentatively explore the matter with Subject now. He stated—in English—that he would like Subject "to go to teach" the boy, the implication being, according to Subject, that the lessons were to be given at LOGINOV's home. If Subject couldn't give the boy lessons when it came time, LOGINOV said he hoped Subject would be able to recommend someone else. Subject said he'd be happy to teach the boy if he had time, but that it was of course too early to know whether he would be able to fit him into his schedule in August. LOGINOV said he understood and they could talk in specifics in August. LOGINOV added only that he planned to pick up a special text (or set of texts) for teaching children English when he was in Moscow.
5. Subject said that LOGINOV had a pile of perhaps 30-35 passports on his desk on 11 April. Subject commented on LOGINOV's apparently heavy work load, and LOGINOV replied casually: "Well, you know there are a lot of people who want to visit the Soviet Union." He continued that most of the passports on his desk were Mexican, but "several" were American. He then began shuffling through the pile until he came to one belonging to an American girl. He opened the passport to her picture and showed it to Subject as an illustration. Subject said he couldn't make out the name, but the picture was of a good-looking, blondish girl who appeared to be 23 or 24 years old. This was the only passport LOGINOV showed Subject, and the conversational topic was thereupon dropped. At the end of the conversation, LOGINOV stated that he certainly would appreciate it if Subject could teach his son and he'd
get together again with Subject in August.
6. I asked Subject if he thought he would have time to teach the boy. Subject said it was impossible to tell, but he could probably make time if we considered it important enough. I told Subject there was a good chance we would and in any case not to give LOGINOV a negative answer before consulting me. I explained that LOGINOV was KGB and one of the most able men in the Embassy, and warned Subject to be on his toes in his relations with him.
7. Subject conducted 11 classes at the Soviet Embassy during the reporting period.
28 March
1545-1700 -- BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, ROMANCHENKO
1700-1815 -- KAZANTSEV. BAZAROV and his wife were supposed to have their first class from 1700-1830, but KAZANTSEV said the Ambassador was too busy. No mention was made of his wife. (The BAZAROV classes are scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays from 1700-1830. Classes for KAZANTSEV, BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, and ROMANCHENKO are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays.)
30 March
1545-1700 -- BEDRIN, GONCHARENKO, ROMANCHENKO
1700-1800 -- KAZANTSEV. KAZANTSEV said that BAZAROV expected to be tied up with the Soviet Petroleum Congress delegation and probably would not be able to make his 1700-1830 class on Friday, the 31st. If not, KAZANTSEV said, GONCHARENKO would use the time, since he was somewhat behind BEDRIN and ROMANCHENKO.
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CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: Ernst Göbel
DATE OF MEETING: 10 April 1967
1. I met Subject at his office from 1845 to 1915 on 10 April 1967. My purpose was to see if he knew Herbert Adolf Pelka (P-11712). Subject said that he didn't know either Pelka or the two German witnesses to his marriage. However he does have a friend, a secretary at Telefunken where Pelka works. He will check this girl and elicit information on Pelka.
2. Subject reported that he had noticed that Ralph Wiegandt has become quite friendly at the French Club as a tennis partner of Loginov. (COMMENT: Per Liebwy Wiegandt and wife invited Loginov to dinner in March 1967). Wiegandt is a German who came to Mexico after WW II. He formerly worked for Rieboldt Chemical in Germany. His wife is from a well-known German-Mexican family from Guadalajara, née Bahnken. His father is a Dr. of chemistry from Stuttgart who recently came to Mexico. Wiegandt owns or has a controlling interest in Barnices Aislantes, S.A., located at Avenida Tolteca 176. This company manufactures plastic foam insulating materials. He lives in Coyocacan in a house which he recently had built, Europa 26. Subject dislikes Wiegandt whom he describes as a pushy, ambitious businessman. The implication is that he is unscrupulous and would do anything for a buck. Subject doesn't know anything about his politics. Subject will obtain more background information on him.
Paul Dillon
FILE: P-12330 P-11712 New P for Pelka
New P for Wiegandt
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MÉXICO, D.F. A 9 DE ABRIL DE 1967.
AL SR. ADOLFO BUCIO, PERÚCICOS EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE TRÁFICO DE LA CIA. LÍNEAS AÉREAS BOLIVIANAS EN EL TURCO CENTRAL AEREO EN EL AÑO DE 1959, DESDE COPIABA, EL CARGO DE ENVIADO DE POSTALES.
EN EL AÑO DE 1963 LO TRASLADARON A LAS OFICINAS DE SABENA EN EL CENTRO, EN LAS CALLES DE LA REFORMA # 52 OCUPANDO EL CARGO DE ENVIADO DE VENTAS. EN EL AÑO DE 1964 FUE NOMBRAO JEFE DE DICHO DEPARTAMENTO. EN ENERO DE 1966 INICIÓ A LA CIA.
EL SR. ADOLFO BUCIO TRABAJA ACTUALMENTE EN LA CIA. DE AVIACIÓN "AIR INDIA" EN LAS CALLES DE LA REFORMA # 116 CON TELEFONO 46-67-69 EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE VENTAS.
EL SR. BUCIO ESTÁ CASADO CON UNA SEÑORA DE NACIONALIDAD FRANCESA, MUY A LA DECORACIÓN DE CASAS Y MODISTA. Tienen su DOMICILIO PARTICULAR EN LAS CALLES DE BAHÍA DE DURANGO # 10, COL. AVENIDA ANGÉLICA.
EN EL TIEMPO QUE TRABAJÓ AL SR. BUCIO EN EL TURCO CENTRAL AEREO BOLIVIANO HABÍA DE POLÍTICA DESCOCIONDO SU POSICIÓN.
EL SR. BUCIO HABÍA INGLÉS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO Y ACTUALMENTE ESTUDIA FRANCÉS.
used to be quite friendly with 606W0V - less contact since B. mixed to Air India.
CARDED
P-11712
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30 March 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Nathan L. Ferris, Legal Attaché
FROM: Winston N. Scott
SUBJECT: Unidentified Visitor to the Soviet Embassy
1. Reference is made to our memorandum on the same subject, dated 17 March 1967.
2. Attached are two photographs of the man who visited the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City on 9 March 1967 driving a car with Florida tags # 10-W-7776.
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY.
Attachment:
Photos
Distribution:
Original - Addressee, w/att., B/W
1 = 50-2-4/A, w/o
1 = 50-8-10/11, w/att.
1 = P-11712, w/o
1 = Memo Chron, w/o
2 = Wash pouch, w/att.
Jonathan L. Weening/fkm
30 March 1967
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: MIRIAM AVILA KATZ
DATE OF MEETING: 23 March 1967 (La Pergola Restaurant, 1100-1615)
1. Subject works at Mundos Tours, where she is in charge of travel to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In this job, she deals with LOGINOV on visa matters. However, as far back as June 1966, LIENVOY indicated the existence of something more than simply a business relationship between them. Then in January 1967, Paul Dillon elicited from LICOZY-5 the information that Subject definitely had a social relationship with LOGINOV, as well as some basic biographic data: she was about 25 or 26 years old, a Mexican citizen with a Mexican father and "Jewish" mother, intelligent, definitely not pro-Soviet, and had gone to college for two years in the United States. The problem in arranging a meeting with her was to do so in such a way that she would be either disinclined or unable to say anything to LICOZY-5 or anyone else about the meeting before it took place. It was hoped that at the meeting she could be persuaded to keep the contact to herself.
2. Learning on 23 March that Mundos Tours was closed that day and that LICOZY-5 was out of town, I called Subject at her apartment that morning about 1115. I identified myself as an officer at the American Embassy, stated there was a matter on which I thought she might be able to be of some help to the Embassy, and asked if she by any chance were free to have lunch with me that day, or, if not, to call me sometime later.
Copies: P-117/2 P-27/2
If we could arrange something else. Subject professed dismay, that the American Embassy even knew she existed, let alone that she could possibly be of any help to the Embassy. She then became very defensive and only reluctantly agreed to meet me for lunch at the Fergola Restaurant at 11:00. The Fergola is just a few blocks from her apartment.
3. Subject was waiting for me in front of the restaurant when I arrived a couple of minutes before the hour. I found a trim, stylishly dressed young woman with glasses and long, dark hair pulled straight back from her forehead. The glasses, exposed forehead, and hair style gave her a sophisticated look which turned out to perfectly express her personality. She did not at first strike me as particularly attractive, but this was probably because she was tensed up to the point that she was pale and expressionless and actually trembled slightly when we first spoke. I later found her, especially when she took off her glasses, to be quite attractive, and it is reasonable to assume that LOGINOV is attracted by more than her personality.
4. The first 15 minutes were tough going. Subject was defensive to the point of hostility and totally unresponsive to efforts to break through to her on a personal level. Fortunately, she agreed to a drink before asking flatly what it was I wanted. I replied directly but in a friendly manner that through routine investigation, it had come to our attention that she had a social relationship with Valentin LOGINOV. I continued that while her personal life normally wouldn't be of any concern to the American Embassy, the fact was that the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City was a major base for espionage and subversion against both
Mexico and the United States and that LOGINOV was one of the Soviets' most able and active intelligence officers. One of the areas where he was most active, I continued, was in establishing relationships with young women like herself. For this purpose, I said, he used various lines, alternatively telling girls he was unmarried, divorced, or that his wife was in the Soviet Union. (This brought the first expression of any kind from Subject, who smiled faintly when I mentioned his using the line that his wife was in the USSR. According to LICOZY-5, this is what LOGINOV had told Subject.) Encouraged by the fact that Subject was at least listening, I went further into the seriousness of the Soviet presence in Mexico, hitting hard the fact that the Soviets threatened the security of both the U.S. and Mexico, individually and collectively. When I finished, I told Subject that I was telling her all this both so that she would know whom she was dealing with in LOGINOV and because I frankly hoped that understanding the situation, she would be willing to discuss LOGINOV with me.
5. To my disappointment, Subject replied with undiminished defensiveness that all right, she had gone out with LOGINOV a few times. Because of her job as head of East European travel at Mundo Tours, she had met and had to deal with LOGINOV on visa matters. One day he had casually asked if she were free that night and had invited her out. He had always been helpful to her and she felt it was good business to accept the invitation. In all, she had gone out with him "three or four times"—usually to dinner, the movies, a coffee nightcap, and then "always
straight home." She admittedly enjoyed his company. She considered herself "an intelligent person," and wouldn't go out with just anybody. He too had to be intelligent and had to be an enjoyable companion. LOGINOV fit this bill. He was "extremely intelligent," very considerate, an interesting conversationalist, completely unlike the usual ill-mannered, boorish Soviet. But that's all there was to their relationship. That's absolutely all there was to it. They never discussed politics, and even if LOGINOV wanted to do so, she'd refuse, because she had absolutely no interest in politics. She had her own life to lead, and what one side said made no more dent in her than what the other side said. Reflecting for a moment on the above, Subject then added almost disgustedly that when she began seeing LOGINOV she had more or less expected that her name would wind up in the American Embassy's files.
6. Subject said all of the above as though she were on the stand and showed no intention of volunteering any more. I consequently felt there was not much more I could do with her and that I had foreclosed any possibilities there might have been with the wrong approach, whatever the right one may have been. Moreover, at this moment, a well-dressed Mexican who looked to be in his early 30's came up to the table, greeted Subject, and invited himself to sit down. Subject, apparently as surprised as I, introduced him as Alejandro ALVAREZ (no Station traces) of ALVAREZ AUTOMOTRIZ, a local firm which makes springs for Volkswagens. Subject told me later that his father owns the business. Alejandro, according to Subject, had once been her professor in an accounting course at business school.
here in Mexico City. Subject also said that Alejandro and his firm were good customers of Mundos Tours, and that Alejandro had in fact just recently returned from a three week trip to Germany. He spoke some English.
7. The appearance of ALVAREZ, who by now was ordering his first of two martinis, seemed to end any remaining chances of getting anywhere with the girl. As it worked out, however, his appearance had just the opposite effect, because it provided more than an hour of conversation on an increasingly friendly and personal level. By her second drink, Subject was even managing a few laughs. Eventually we got onto the subject of Israel, which, thanks to the information supplied by LICOZY-5, I knew she had visited and had become romantically involved with, she herself being half Jewish. I expressed considerable interest in her trip and Israel in general, and she seemed delighted to tell me about both. It then turned out that her mother—who Subject said is a U.S. citizen—had lived in Moldavia, had told her daughter vivid stories of pogroms carried out by the Russians against the Jews, and had fled Romania before the invading Russians (evidently during World War II.) The fact that I had been in Romania and Moldavia was good for another ten minutes of conversation and seemed to impress Subject far beyond its worth. In any event, by the time ALVAREZ left, Subject and I were on a first name basis and she was telling me how glad she was she had met me—all of which I attribute to luck (ALVAREZ, who even quietly paid the check when leaving) and dubonnet cocktails.
8. During the above conversation, we also discussed the United States, including President Kennedy, whom both Subject and ALVAREZ claimed greatly to have admired, and Subject's experience in the U.S., where she attended Kent State University in Ohio. She stated at this time that she regarded the U.S. as a second home. She also expressed love for Mexico and together with ALVAREZ, took pride in pointing to Mexico's progress.
9. Following ALVAREZ's departure, Subject looked at me as though I were a bad dog or something and asked in a scolding tone how I could have ever suspected her of cooperating with LOGINOV. No, she just couldn't understand it. I replied that I hadn't suspected her and reminded her that I hadn't said I did. I then said more seriously that there was one thing that bothered me, however. On the one hand, she told me she loved Mexico and regarded the U.S. as her second country; yet on the other, she claimed to be totally apolitical. The Soviets in Mexico, I repeated, were working to undermine both countries, and proceeded to go over again much of what I had said earlier. I stated that it was incredible to me that Soviet activities in Mexico didn't make any difference to her. I had contacted her, I said, not because I had any suspicion of her, but because from the little I knew of her I had hoped she'd cooperate in helping us learn more about LOGINOV and his activities in Mexico. Subject thereupon protested that there was nothing more she could tell me. She had told me everything worth telling about their association. Moreover, she hadn't seen him since Christmas time. LOGINOV was smart, never talked about anything sensitive, and could probably never be induced to do so. The only thing
he had ever asked her of an even remotely suspicious or interesting nature was whether she had any friends at the American Embassy. She said she had replied tartly that she had friends everywhere, and that LOGINOV hadn't bothered her with such questions since. In short, she didn't see how she could be of any help. I replied that since it was I who need the help, this was for me to decide, that whether she liked it or not she was in contact with an important Soviet intelligence officer who was of great interest to the United States, and that now that I knew her better, I was confident she had the intelligence and judgment to help us. I did not want to interfere in any way in her personal life. Nor did I really want her to do anything in the sense that she would have to go out of her way. All I wanted was that she be as observant as possible during her normal contacts and dates with LOGINOV, to try to see into the man, what made him tick, what his problems were, whether he was satisfied with his work, how he liked to relax, what did he enjoy, what did he want, etc. Then after each substantial contact, most probably a date, I'd like to have the opportunity to sit down with her over lunch or wherever it be and discuss her observations. This was all I was asking. All right, if that's all I wanted, she'd do it.
10. There was, I said, one thing I wanted to impress on her: if we were to obtain any worthwhile results, one thing was essential... Subject nodded at this point and interrupted: "I know... keep quiet." I emphasized that this meant with everyone, including her family, her friends, her boss and her co-workers. Subject assured me that she could be relied upon.
11. Contact Arrangements. Subject agreed to call me to set up a luncheon date after her next date with LOGINOV. We will meet at the entrance to the Pergola at the time and date specified. I gave her the 670 extension and asked that she use the name "Mary" when calling.
12. There are clearly two essentials if Subject is to develop into a worthwhile asset. First she is going to have to come up with more interesting observations than simply that LOGINOV is smart. She may be able to do this by becoming a more diligent and careful observer—which I think she is capable of—or it may require an effort on her part to develop a closer relationship with LOGINOV. One possibility in the latter direction is to prevail upon her to become more intimate with LOGINOV than she now appears to be. On the basis of LICOZY-5's opinion that she probably sleeps around, this might be possible, although it is much too early to say. Second, Subject must prove cooperative. She strikes me as a very independent and strong-willed person, and there is no guarantee she won't change her mind or do only what she feels like doing. It is also possible that in a moment of reconsideration, she might confide in LICOZY-5, in which case her credibility would become tangled with his.
RS
Robert Steele
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17 March 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Nathan L. Ferris, Legal Attaché
FROM: Winston H. Scott
SUBJECT: Unidentified Visitor to Soviet Embassy
1. A sensitive, reliable source has reported that on 9 March 1967 a man who appeared to be an American stopped at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City to talk with Soviet Consul Valentin Sergeevich LOGINOV. The man did not enter the Soviet Embassy. He was driving what appeared to be a late model Buick Electra with Florida tags # 10-W-7776.
2. A photograph of the above man will be furnished to your office when prints are available.
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY.
Distribution:
Original - Addressee
1 - 50-2-4/A
1 - 50-8-10/11
1 - Memo Chron
1 - Flash pouch
1 - P
Jonathan L. WEENING/frm
17 March 1967
Raymond PATUEL
Francis L. PATUEL, nee Smith.
Citizenship deed, please
RECORDED
Attached
15 Mar 67
P. 11 7/12
From Citizenship Office - 15 March 1957
Ramon PATUEL
Date of Birth: 28 July 1905, Madrid, Spain
Date of Naturalization - 11 April 1956, Supreme Court of N. Y. at Rochester, N.Y.
Naturalization Certificate #7457155
Emergency Address and Address: Mrs. Frances L. Patuel, wife, same add in Mex.
Local Address: Sierra Grande 907, Lomas, Mexico 10, D. F.
Address in U. S. - 23 River Meadow Drive, Rochester 23, N.Y.
Occupation - Manager
Full name of father, date and place of his birth: Enrique PATUEL,
Valencia, Spain Nationality - Spanish
Mother: Eulalia Sanchez de Molina Patuel, Madrid, Spain - Spanish
Name of Spouse: Frances L. Patuel, Madrid, Spain, 4 Dec. 1922 (US father) US Cit.
Date and place of marriage - 18 March 1950
Wife native born
Date of last arrival in country - 20 Feb. 1961
Pp #524029 issued 15 May 1957, Wash.
Names of children, dates and places of birth:
Raymond J. 13 February 1951, Rochester, N. Y.
U.S. Residence since Natz. Residence outside U.S. since Natz.
| From | To | Country | From | To |
|------|----|---------|------|----|
| 1956 | 1957 | Spain | 1957 | 1959 |
| 1959 | 1961 | Mexico | 2-20-61 | Present |
Date card initially typed - 1 March 1962
Action taken:
1 Mar 61 Appl for ppt & reg
3 Mar 61 Ppt #2042590 iss valid to 3-2-64 reg. to same date. Wife included in reg only
27 Feb 64 Ppt Z042990 iss 3 Mar 61 ren to full validity
25 Feb 66 Issued Ppt Z522118 valid to 24 Feb 69, reg. Prev. ppt. can. & ret.
Frances L. PATUEL 4 Dec. 1922, Madrid, Spain
Father - XXXXX Austin Rodger Smith, Rochester, N. Y. 5 Aug. 1932 Cit: USA
Mother - Mercedes Semprun Smith, Valladolid, Spain
Father native born
Date of last arrival in country - 20 Feb 61
Ppt #524029 iss 15 May 57, Wash. (incl. in husband's ppt.)
Action taken:
3 Mar 61 - Ppt #2042588 iss valid to 3-2-64 reg. to same date
27 Feb 64 Ppt #2042588 ren to full validity
25 Feb 66 Issued Ppt #2522119 valid to 26 Feb 69, Reg. Prev. ppt. can. & ret.
Date card initially typed - 1 Mar 62
There is also a card on the son, Raymond J. PATUEL, born 13 Feb 51, Rochester, N.Y.
with same info as above.
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CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: BESABER
DATE OF MEETING: 7 March 1967
1. Operational: Met BESABER at his hotel room in Del Paseo for breakfast. Meal lasted from 0800-0920. Next meet will be after Easter.
2. Substance
a. BEKEEP: BEKEEP phoned BESABER on Friday, 3 March 1967 to invite himself, his wife and the RZADZINSKI couple down for the day on 5 March. They arrived on 5 March at about 1000, stayed until 1700.
b. BESABER reported that Mrs. RZADZINSKA is three months pregnant (by her admission) and that he, BESABER, thinks that BEKEEP is the father. He cited the following as evidence:
(1) The RZADZINSKIS admitted they they had been married for over five years, yet this is her first pregnancy.
(2) Mr. RZADZINSKI was totally unattentive to Mrs. R. BESABER and his wife assume that after so many years of waiting for a child, Mr. R. should have shown more concern for and interest in his wife.
(3) Likewise, Mr. R. was totally disinterested in the fact that he is about to become a father.
(4) BEKEEP, on the other hand, showed concern for Mrs. R. when she went to sleep in the sun. Twice he suggested that Mr. R. wake her up so she would not get burned. He didn't.
(5) Mrs. R. appeared interested in BEKEEP. When he went swimming Mrs. R followed, proceeded to jump on him and frolic in the water. Mrs. R. paid no attention at all.
(6) Mrs. R. sat next to BEKEEP at lunch (on purpose), kept looking at BEKEEP lovingly.
(7) BEKEEP, possibly embarrassed by all the attention Mrs. R. was showing him, made some very complimentary remarks about his wife. Mrs. BEKEEP, who apparently was completely oblivious to what BESABER and his wife thought was so obvious in the BEKEEP/Mrs. R. relationship, was obviously very pleased.
but surprised, to hear her husband speaking about her in such a complimentary way. She asked incredulously whether he really meant what he said and when BEWEEP reiterated with some embarrassment that he thought she was the best wife in the world, Mrs. BEWEEP, covered with confusion but happy said that this was the first time he had ever said such kind things about her, the first time she had been aware that he really did think she was a good wife.
(8) BEWEEP seemed relaxed enough, but different. On several occasions when political matters came up, usually raised by Mr. R., he changed the subject, once asked Mr. R. almost rudely, "Don't you have anything better than politics to talk about."
(9) Mrs. BEWEEP said that the two couples had been in the habit of going off on weekends together. BESABER supposed that BEWEEP may have done the deed during one of their outings.
c. In private conversation with BESABER, Mrs. BEWEEP asked if BESABER had heard from BESATON. When BESABER said he had not, Mrs. BEWEEP said that her husband had told her BESATON was in Colombia (SLINKARD had told BEWEEP this). She then went on to say that BESATON was the nicest man in the world. "I don't know what he is, but he's the nicest man in the world." "He introduced us to another American (obviously SLINKARD) whom we see often, but it's not the same."
d. Mrs. BEWEEP, still alone with BESABER, was very complimentary towards the U. S. She said the U. S. was made for women, the merchandising, the packaging, the stores, etc. Moreover, the people are all nice.
e. Joined by BEWEEP, Mrs. BEWEEP got off on the Russians. She explained that it was difficult to understand the Russians since she, as a Pole, belonging to the Western Cultural traditions, held so many different views about life in general. She was apparently particularly thinking of the sense of distrust in the Russian mentality. She said that the Russians here in the Embassy simply could not believe that the two daughters of the former Polish Ambassador, Jerzy GRUDZINSKI, had been permitted to stay on in Mexico after their WYNNX father's recall last year.
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f. Mrs. BEWEEP told Mrs. BESABER that she was not teaching geography at the Embassy to the children of the officials.
g. BEWEEP told BESABER that he thought he would remain in Mexico until the first few months of 1969, but certainly until after the Olympics of the fall of 1968.
h. Tenon RZADZINSKI and wife - In addition to the information above noted regarding R. and his wife, the BESABERS picked up the following:
(1) RZADZINSKI was previously stationed in Vietnam as a member of the ICC (interpreter). He speaks good English and his Spanish, although not as good, is understandable.
(2) R. doesn't understand why the Americans are carrying out the war they way they are. Without in any way criticizing the American position, he did say that he found it unbelievable that they did not destroy the port of Haiphang.
(3) R. had contact with Americans in Vietnam. He spent one month at the Danang air base, apparently enjoyed it.
(4) R. did not get off on politics, possibly because BEWEEP apparently did not want to talk about such subjects.
3. Comments
We have no information to substantiate the BESABERS supposition that BEWEEP is the father of Mrs. R's expected child. I told BESABER this. It may be true, but to have any operational significance, we would almost have to prove it.
4. Plans
a. I asked BESABER to arrange a lunch with BEWEEP in the near future to try to see if there was anything more to the above supposition. (Lunch now set up for 4 April).
b. Tentatively, BESABER will invite LOGINOV to Cuernavaca for 8 or 9 April to look at houses (for Sov Embassy retreat) and play tennis at Colonel Higgins (whom I will brief as soon as I can get hold of him).
Phineas F. BLINKARD
SECRET
February 28, 1967
Anconsul VESACUL
OCEAN SHIPMENTS: Communist Ships
C-22A-50783; Veracruz L-33, 2/13/67, same subject
1. EAST GERMAN SHIPS AT VESACUL.
The HEINRICH HEINE (11 photos enclosed) arrived as expected on February 15, (see referenced airmail, pgh. 1) direct from La Havre, and left for Havana February 21 in billet. The ship had planned to take a Canadian passenger (Alexander John LAMBERT, port 6, B-602224, issued Toronto, 12/13/66, age 35, occupation: 2nd class steward, Toronto 13), but he disappeared at the last minute. Blanchard planned to return to Mexico City from Cuba via the C.I. T.I., and then come back down to Veracruz to get his wife Mary (pa) who has to remain here. The Italian tourist cards of Mr. 6 yrs. Blanchard expired February 12, 1967. The local agent for the East German line stated that, recently, the honorary Consul of East Germany (a rival shipping agent) has been going aboard each East German ship to offer all possible assistance; on looking into this, said the agent, he discovered that East Germany's representatives throughout the world, wherever East Germany is not represented, have been ordered to act discreetly in representation of East German interests as well as East German interests.
2. RUSSIAN SHIPS AT VERACRUZ.
The POSSIBLYS TAJUKISTANA (see referenced airmail, pgh. 2) sailed February 21, saying she was bound for Hamburg. The consular
Enclosures:
1. 11 photos of the HEINE
2. 5 photos of the L. LOMONOSOV
3. Crew lists of the L. LOMONOSOV, VITLUGILIS and KIYOVSK
EMBASSY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MAR 01 1967
RECD IN CRIF
MEXICO, D.F.
MEXICO
200-4-79
research vessel "MIRIAD" (3 photos enclosed) arrived February 24th, giving Cristobal as her last port, and is expected to leave late February 26th. On February 23rd, the merchant vessels "VITLACAL" and "ILICOSK" arrived in ballast from Havana, Cuba, and Habana, respectively. The former is to load an estimated 5,000 metric tons of corn and the latter an estimated 11,000. Gray lists of the three ships last mentioned are enclosed. Mexican authorities mounted a guard around the "ILICOSK" and refused to let anyone on or off. Soviet Consul and Third Secretary Valentin L. LOPATIN in town in connection with the visiting Russian ships, called the Consulate on February 27th, wanting to talk to the Consul, who was out of town, but showed no interest in talking to the Vice Consul. On February 23rd, a local shipping agent introduced Lopatin to the Vice Consul. Lopatin complained of the lack of hospitality shown to the Soviet scientific ship by Mexican authorities, comparing this with the significant reception the ship had received in San Francisco; he even asked if the American Consulate didn't have some relationship with Mexican immigration authorities, implying that we might be able to help them. Lopatin, who was very cordial, said he had been in Mexico City a year and a half and lived there with his family. He seemed about six feet tall, with short, reddish-blonde hair, and spoke fluent Spanish with Russian accent.
2. COATLACALCO.
No Communist ships are known to have entered Coatlacalco harbor since those mentioned in page 3 of the referenced telegram. Further information is not yet available on those ships.
BOOTH
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Contact with BESABER
DATES OF MEETINGS: 23 and 28 February 1967
A. Operational
1. As arranged by phone CO met BESABER in latter's room at the Hotel Del Paseo, dates 23 and 28 February. Mrs. BESABER was present at the second meet. BESABER plans to be in Mexico City on 9 March and will call to arrange meet.
B. Finances
1. CO picked up BESABER's accounting for revolving fund. I'll reimburse him at next meet.
C. Substance
1. Soviets - At about 1000 on 18 February Vladimir Ivanovich SHPAKEVICH (P-8167) phoned BESABER from Cuernavaca. BESABER had never met him before. S explained he friend of Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (P-11712), that I unable to make it because some people had arrived in town. S showed interest in buying some of BESABER's products, therefore BESABER asked him to come to factory. S arrived with wife and young girl who works in the Embassy (18-19 years old, tall, good figure, dark brown hair, spoke Spanish, she wore kerchief) - this probably Tatyana MARKINA (P-12945).
2. S brought almost 2000 pesos worth of stuff including two large screens. BESABER opines that this was not personal purchase, but rather either for the Embassy or operational expense deal. S also insisted that purchases be delivered to Embassy, not his house.
3. S invited BESABER and wife to Army Day reception at the Soviet Embassy (28 Feb 1967), saying that he had forgotten to bring written invitation but that it would be at the gate of the Embassy (BESABER was reluctant to go and I thought it better for him to not appear overly eager so he did not go.)
4. Before leaving (they stayed about 45 minutes) S told BESABER that he would probably come to Cuernavaca the following day, Sunday about noon. (he didn't.)
FILE: P-8777 P-8167 P-11712 P-5163 P-12019 P-885
P-9772
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5. After S, XXX wife and M had left BESABER picked up a
girl and drove to the Arosena (phonetic) hotel in downtown
Cuernavaca. Sitting in the garden of the hotel at about 1300
he spotted S (with his shirt off) sitting at another table
conversing with a man who looked Russian, apparent age 25, thin,
wavy dark brown hair. S's wife also present, but M not. BESABER
left after about 15 minutes without talking to S although S must
have seen him.
6. Per CO instructions BESABER phoned L on 24 February to
apologize for not making it to the reception. During this
conversation (LIENVOY intercepted) L said he would come to
BESABER's house for lunch on Saturday, 25 February with about
five other people. He showed up at about 1545, stayed until about
1830 with:
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich BROVKN (P-829) and wife
Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH (P-9772) and wife
Mrs. Pavel YATSKOV (P-885)
Mrs. LOGINOV (P-11712)
8 assorted children of above.
7. They arrived in two cars, BROVKN driving a 2-year old
light blue Ford Falcon, LOGINOV a blue-gray Chevrolet, license
plates 19-DA. (BESABER may be color blind - our records show
both cars as being green.)
8. The conversation was characterized by a lot of
propaganda on BROVKN's and LOGINOV's part. Although Vietnam was
not mentioned, L boasted several times that the Soviets would
get to the moon first, complained about the Kennedy murder
scandal, and generally spoke in an anti-American vein. BESABER
and his wife tried to laugh them out of this theme, but with little
success.
9. At one point BESABER mentioned an article he had recently
read in Business Week about the Soviet car industry. When he
told LOGINOV that the article purported to be based on CIA
information, L would not leave him alone until he found the
article and gave it to him.
10. LOGINOV was obviously the superior of the three men.
Neither MALAKHOVICH nor his wife said a word. BROVKN, after a
few drinks (but not drunk) started moaning about the problems
of life, mentioned that the only thing that kept him going was his
good wife and children. At this point LOGINOV walked up behind
BROVKN's chair, practically lifted BROVKN, chair and all, and
said, "We must go."
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11. As far as the BESABERS could make out the only purpose of the visit (other than to get a free meal) was to invite the BESABERS to come to the Embassy to see Soviet films. Not knowing how he should react BESABER was non-committal, although he couldn't resist asking BROVINK if they had any Westerns in color. (I told BESABER he should not go to movies and if the subject came up again to tell the Soves that while he liked them as people, he didn't want to hear their propaganda either orally or from the sound track of some lousy movie).
12. BESABER is less impressed by LOGINOV's intelligence than heretofore. Between L's and B's heavy-handed propagandizing (especially in the capitalistic "ambiente" of the BESABERS) BESABER was less than impressed with their tact.
13. Mrs. BESABER reported that of the three women Mrs. YATSKOV was by far the most presentable. She learned that the YATSKOV's were on their second tour in Mexico, that they liked Mexico (Mrs. BESABER is Mexican). Mrs. BROVINK related that they had one daughter (age 14) in Moscow besides the two children with them in Mexico.
14. Plans for future get-togethers include only LOGINOV. Mrs. BESABER will look for some housing for the Soves in Cuernavaca; BESABER when she has found something, they'll invite LOGINOV down to have a look at them. There is also the possibility of tennis, although both BESABERS are loathe to take any Soves to Mrs. BESABER's tennis club, practically all the members of which are Americans. I agree.
15. The BESABERS proposed and I second the motion that I contact Laurence Higgins, a long-time station contact and personal friend of the BESABERS and tell them that the BESABERS are cultivating Soves in our behalf, ask him to let BESABERS bring LOGINOV, XM and possibly others to Higgins' court in Cuernavaca.
16. Attached are signatures of the Soves who visited BESABER.
17. Raul Morales Montoya - At 23 Feb meet BESABER handed over the attached postcard from RMH, dated 14 Feb from Colima. At the 28 Feb meet BESABER reported that RMH had phoned him from Colima on 24 Feb, reporting among other things that he would be in Colima for another month or so. He said he was working in the office of Secretaria Particular of the Governor of Colima (tel: 2-04-11) and staying at the Hotel Costeno (tel: 2-00-35).
Phineas F. SLINKARD
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[Signature]
On Saturday 28 I went to a party at the house of the Greek Consul General Leander Vourvoulia, and I saw there Vladimir Loguinov engaged in a heated discussion with an American consul whose name is Sherry. Sherry was arguing that there were a lot of Chinese in North Viet Nam, and Loguinov was saying that it was a pity that such a big nation as the US should be fighting an small and poor nation like Viet Nam.
I had a talk with Loguinov, who I think now is in charge of consular affairs and he told me that he thought that negotiations for the cultural agreement with Mexico were still going on, but that those who had been awarded the fellowships had already gone. But according to what he said there were quite a few more than ten.
Loguinov was with his wife and talking about the Bolshoi ballet he told me that I should have rang him up and he would have taken us, me and my wife, to see the ballet and to see the dancers behind the stage. He said that the ballet was coming to Canada for the fair and probably would come again to Mexico.
The Russians will give a party for the consulate, film and drinks sometime during February.
Loguinov asked me if I thought that some consulate would not show up at the Russian embassy as they did when they were invited by the Cubans. I told him that the position was entirely different because most countries had diplomatic and consular relations with the USSR.
A las 11:14 hs. llegó al Club una mujer de poco más de 50 años, misma que pasó al interior del recibidor en el cual tuvo contacto con LXXI, dicha mujer se fue a las 12:42 hs. fotos en Y-2174 (nocar)
I thought this might be
Johanna RAKOFF de MARCHAND,
but she must be older.
3 Jan 67
P-11712
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7 March 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Nathan L. Ferris, Legal Attaché
FROM: Winston M. Scott
SUBJECT: Dr. R. W. YUDD
1. Reference is made to your memorandum on Subject dated 27 February 1967.
2. This office has photographs of three American-looking people who visited the Soviet Embassy from 1320 to 1336 hours on 26 January 1967, and who are probably identical with Subject, his wife and associate, Clyde WHITWELL. They were driving a Tourism car from Zacatecas, license plates 8133-H.
3. It is believed that the Soviet who talked to Subject was the Consul, Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV.
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY.
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7 March 1967
recently rejoined RAY'S firm after previously leaving it and working for another firm in Mexico City. (The man is undoubtedly John G. PAGE, who is listed in the 1966-67 Anglo-American Directory as Sales Manager for Tele-Revista, S.A. The 1961-62 Anglo lists a John G. PAGE as being with Richard K. TONKINS & Assoc.--i.e., clearly the predecessor of "TONKINS, RAY, MARTEL,".) According to Subject, Mrs. PAGE's mother is Dr. Anita BRÜNNER, an American and the editor of "Mexico This Month." Mr. PAGE looks to be 35-40 years old and his wife about 30. PAGE is half Jewish and one of his parents was born in Russia. PAGE consequently speaks some Russian and spoke a little with KUCHEROV. LINOBBIN-1 saw RAY a few days after the film showing, and RAY mentioned that PAGE had told him that KUCHEROV had made a definite effort to make friends with him (PAGE), but that he (PAGE) had no interest in making friends with Communists.
4. As it turned out, Gulliver's Travels wasn't shown after all, as the film turned out to be in very poor condition and kept breaking when run on the projector. In its place, the Soviets showed a Soviet film about a poor young woman in 19th or early 20th century Russia who marries a wealthy old man and is corrupted by her new found riches. The kids and everyone else were disappointed, but Subject found some consolation in the fact that the flick at least was clean.
5. 15 February. On this date Subject and LINOBBIN-1 attended an evening reception at the Indian Embassy at the invitation of their friend K.D. FARASHAR, the Indian Consul. LOGINOV and SOKOLOV were also there, both without wives. Subject at first
and unfortunately really didn't know of any. LOGINOV said that he probably really ought to take English lessons from a Britisher. He added that he had once taken a few lessons from a "girl from Texas," but he had had to stop because of her "Texas accent."
LOGINOV finally said that well, look, he was having "a little party" the next evening and would like Subject and her husband (whom he eventually met in the course of the evening) to attend, as he would like to have her become acquainted with the Soviet Embassy, too (i.e., in addition to the Indian Embassy). LOGINOV added that perhaps she could even put something in THE NEWS about the affair. Subject accepted the invitation, although without LIMONIN-I, who was about to leave for the States, and said she'd see if she could get a photographer to the Embassy.
6. 16 February. On this date Subject attended the Consular Corps gathering at the Soviet Embassy. She went with the FARASHARS. LOGINOV was the first Soviet to greet her, but within a few moments PRIKHODKO and KUCHEROV came hustling up. Subject said that LOGINOV seemed genuinely surprised that his colleagues already knew her, but he did not ask for an explanation of how. On their parts, PRIKHODKO and KUCHEROV seemed equally surprised, but also avoided asking any questions. In the course of the evening, Subject talked with PRIKHODKO, KUCHEROV, DOLGOV, Mrs. PRIKHODKO, and Mrs. SOKOLOV. LOGINOV made no effort to search her out, and she did not talk with him again until leaving, at which time she thanked him for the invitation and apologized that the NEWS photographer she had asked to come to the Embassy had not shown up. However, she said she'd try to put something in "Around the Town."
gone and spend and/or make some time with her. She said she actually felt sorry for KUCHINOV, because he just wasn't cut out for the role and she thought he probably dreaded it.
8. 23 February. On this date Subject attended the Soviet Army Day reception at the Soviet Embassy. She went with Pearl GONZALEZ and an American named Bill SOLENIK, whom Pearl brought along as her escort. (KUCHINOV left an invitation for Pearl with Subject on 17 February.) According to Subject, SOLENIK is about 35 and is in "publicity" work here. (According to the A-A Directory, William A. SOLENIK is an executive in the International Department of Walter Thompson de Mexico.) Subject did not notice any other Americans at the reception. She talked with PRIKHODKO, Mrs. PRIKHODKO, KUCHINOV, DOLGOV, and, briefly, LOGINOV. DOLGOV said he had been with PRAVDA for six years. Subject had put a blurb about the 16 February Consular function in THE NEWS on 19 February and brought along a clipping for LOGINOV. LOGINOV said he hadn't seen it, seemed pleased, and thanked her. He then asked if she were going on the Consular Corps tour of the Mexican Home Show on 3 March. Well, no, Subject replied, why would she be, she wasn't a consul or married to one, and consequently hadn't been invited. LOGINOV replied that he thought she should go and therefore he was making her an honorary Soviet consul. Subject said that was fine with her and she'd see him at the Home Show. (I told Subject on 28 February to be careful with LOGINOV, because he was an experienced KGB officer and one of the most able men in the Soviet Embassy. This seemed to delight as much as concern Subject.)
9. March. Subject did not at first see LOGPOV on the Home Show tour, but mid-way through the tour she felt a tap on her shoulder, turned and saw LOGPOV. They then walked along together for the last 25 minutes of or so of the tour. Subject said that nothing of interest was said and they parted without any specific mention of getting together again. Subject said LOGPOV spent most of the time criticizing the U.S. on everything from its foreign policy to its treatment of the American Indian.
10. Pearl GONZALEZ. Subject told me on 8 March that Pearl had just received permission from the Cuban Government to visit Cuba as a journalist. Subject said U.S. foreign correspondents in Mexico had applied for permission to visit Cuba many times in the past, but had all been turned down. Pearl and Harold JONES of the Copley News Service, according to Subject, were the two most recent American applicants. JONES, according to Subject, was turned down. Subject said she thought Pearl was probably given permission because the Cubans believe they can lead her around by the hand and get some useful publicity out of her. Subject noted that Pearl believes Castro has done a lot of good for Cuba and that he has been unfairly treated by the U.S. press. Moreover, Subject observed, Pearl is by no means a full-fledged or experienced newspaper woman, as her only experience consists of writing society articles in THE NEWS for the last year. Subject said Pearl planned to visit the American Embassy on 8 March in order to get permission from the State Department to make the trip.
11. Antonio HALIK. I asked Subject if she knew HALIK, who according to the Foreign Correspondents' Assoc. handbook, is a
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28 February 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Nathan L. Ferris, Legal Attache
FROM: Winston M. Scott
SUBJECT: Travel of Soviets
1. A sensitive, reliable source has reported that Soviet Minister Boris Aleksandrovich KAZANTSEV went to Veracruz on 25 February 1967, and that Soviet Consul Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV and Soviet Commercial Counselor Viktor Mikhailovich IVANOV planned to go on 26 February 1967 in order to attend to three Soviet ships there in port. It has also been reported that Soviet Cultural Attache Svyatoslav Fedorovich KUZNETSOV planned to be in Queretaro on 27 February 1967 to attend a ceremony at the university there.
2. Any information available to your office on the activities of these Soviets in Veracruz and Queretaro would be appreciated.
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY.
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Jonathan L. WEENING/fkm
28 February 1967
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CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOZY-3
DATE OF MEETING: 22 February 1967
1. I had breakfast with Subject at the Hotel Del Paseo from 0900 to 1000 on 22 February 1967. Next meeting is at the same place at 0900 on 8 March 1967.
2. Subject reported that he had had lunch with LOGINOV as planned. LOGINOV brought up the following topics:
a. LOGINOV brought up the Ramparts article about CIA. Subject hadn't read or heard of it. LOGINOV then said this proved that CIA was very active and said they were active in Mexico. He again asked Subject if he had any friends at the American Embassy. Subject for the nth time told LOGINOV that he hadn't been in the American Embassy and that an office boy takes care of visas, etc. at the Embassy.
b. LOGINOV then said that he was going to explain to Subject the line of the CC of the CP USSR on China. Then followed an harangue against the Chinese which Subject stated contained nothing that hadn't been in the newspapers.
c. LOGINOV said that he has a Mexican girl whom he didn't identify and asked if Subject would give her a job or find her a job. Subject asked about her qualifications, English, typing, etc. LOGINOV answered that he didn't know. Subject said to send her around and he would see. To date she has not appeared. (COMMENT: Subject said he has no intention of hiring her, if she comes, but thought we would be interested in her identify. I told him to find out as much about her as possible. However since LOGINOV didn't say what kind of a job she wanted or what she could do, I will be surprised if she comes.)
d. LOGINOV went into some detail explaining to Subject about the party he was giving at the Soviet Embassy on 16 February, for the Consular Corps. He then invited Subject.
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6. LOGINOV said that Aeroflot service would be inaugurated between New York and Moscow in May. Once it is instituted local Soviets will fly to New York and catch Aeroflot there. Subject asked about U.S. visas which the Soviets have always complained about in the past. LOGINOV said that the Soviets will be travelling from Mexico to New York on Air France and Air France has agreed to handle the matter of transit visas with the U.S. Embassy. LOGINOV added that the local Soviets are looking forward to the stop off in New York which is much more interesting than Montreal. (COMMENT: If this works out we will have good advance notice of Soviet travel from Mexico and excellent passport photos).
3. Subject went to the party on 16 February 1967 with his secretary and his friend, Sinai Rome, First Secretary and Consul at the Israeli Embassy. He saw PRIKHODKO briefly and PRIKHODKO's wife attached herself to him and took care of him for the evening. He noted that YATSKOV wasn't at the party.
4. Rome introduced Subject to Jan JAKOWIEC. The minute JAKOWIEC heard Subject's name, he asked if he were from Mundus Tours. They then conversed in Polish. JAKOWIEC told Subject that the Polish delegation to the Olympics will come on the Batory and that the Poles are building a ship twice the size of the Batory which will be put on the Poland-New York City run next year. JAKOWIEC suggested that they get together for lunch and Subject agreed. JAKOWIEC said he would call Subject in about a week. Subject remarked that he is a sharp guy and speaks very good Russian. I told Subject that JAKOWIEC is the UB resident and instructed him not to go beyond a social relationship in any manner. Subject agreed.
5. Subject still has not heard anything on the ZARUDOWSKIY-ECHAVARRIA dinner.
6. Subject is travelling to Los Angeles on business for two days on 24 February. On 27 April he will go to Israel for 10 days to conduct a group of Mexicans who are going to the opening of the Mexican Pavilion at a university which was paid for by Mexican Jews.
7. Per LIENNOY, NIKIFOROV called Subject on 20 February 1967 and made an appointment to come to Subject's office at 1100 on 21 February. Subject did not mention this to me. I will bring up the Subject of NIKIFOROV in an innocuous way at the next meeting.
Francis J. COIGNE
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(d) LOGINOV -- Subject has frequently seen LOGINOV in the first office off the Reception Room. LOGINOV has received the majority of the 8-10 visitors who have come into the Reception Room while Subject has been there during the last year.
(e) STRIZHOV -- Subject has frequently seen STRIZHOV jockeying cars around. He has also seen STRIZHOV go in and out of the gatehouse on numerous occasions.
(f) SILNIKOV -- Up to several months ago, SILNIKOV used to occasionally be on guard duty when Subject entered and exited the Embassy. He has also seen him jockeying cars around.
(g) SOLOMATIN -- Since Subject has been holding afternoon classes at the Embassy (since mid-January 1967), he has seen SOLOMATIN on guard duty every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. He saw SOLOMATIN on duty only once in a while before this.
(h) TUCHININ -- Subject has seen TUCHININ in the second office of the Reception Room two or three times. He has never seen him receive a visitor.
(i) YATSKOV -- Subject has frequently seen YATSKOV in both the first and second offices off the Reception Room. He has seen YATSKOV receive visitors on a couple of occasions. YATSKOV has been on duty present with about half the frequency as LOGINOV.
(j) ZAKHAROV -- ZAKHAROV used to be frequently on duty in the morning.
3. Subject conducted 13 classes at the Soviet Embassy during the reporting period.
17 January
1545-1630 -- KAZANTSEV suggested that Subject give whether or not he planned to resume classes. KAZANTSEV implied he had no idea what MIKHTIN's plans
NOTAS.
Viernes 17
A las 12:42 Hs. entró al Club por la reja principal, una mujer extranjera (al parecer norteamericana) afuera de la portería habló un momento con SOLO y pasó al interior del Recibidor en el cual a las 12:50 Hs. tuvo contacto con LOO, se fue del Club a las 13:03 Hs.
La mujer mencionada vestía un traje de 2 piezas de color azul claro, era rubia, alta y delgada, usa lentes (cristales transparentes).
LILY R. C. 17 Dec 1967
in 1241 m, and 1303 m.
Cuerpo Consular en México
México, D.F.
Señor(a)
[Nombre]
[Dirección]
[Fecha]
Fiesta Típica Griega. Hemos recibido numerosas felicitaciones por la fiesta ofrecida por el Hon. Consul General de Grecia y Pres. del Cuerpo Consular, en honor de los miembros de esta organización que ha sido atendida por más de cien personas. Desde temprano, el día 28 de enero, la residencia de nuestro Presidente en Paseo de la Reforma No. 2485, Lomas, lugar de tan agradable reunión, ha sido colmada de gente que ha venido a gozar de los plátanos griegos y de los bailes y música típica de este país hermano que fueron presentados por un grupo de jóvenes del Club Juvenil Hellenico-Mexicano de esta ciudad. Hubo derroche de alegría y buen humor, se sirvieron "bourekas", "kolokithia", "kolokithia", "spanakopita", "kourabiedes" y varias otras especialidades griegas y se sirvió "ouzo", "Metaxa brandy" y otras bebidas internacionales para el deleite de los presentes entre los cuales estaban el Sr. Director General del Servicio Consular Exmo. Sr. Luis Alva Cejudo y su distinguida señora, y al Sr. Sub-Director del mismo servicio Consular Lic. Raúl Valenzuela y señora, además de numerosos Consules con sus consortes y Agregados y Secretarios de las Embajadas Extranjeras en este país. La casa y jardín del Presidente señor Vourvoulis, debidamente iluminados para esta ocasión, presentaban un panorama muy bello, así como las caras alegres y felices de sus invitados que con su entusiasmo y alegría contribuyeron al éxito de esta reunión.
Fiesta Típica Russa. Nuestro Honorable Colega Don Valentín Longinov, Secretario de la Embajada de la U.R.S.S., nos informa que está organizando una fiesta típica Russa para el día 15 de febrero próximo, de las 19 a las 21 horas, en la cual tendremos la oportunidad de admirar los conocidos bailes y bebidas de origen Ruso. Se está preparando un nutritivo programa en esta ocasión y esperamos que un gran número de nuestros asociados y sus señoras podrán asistir a la invitación del Colega Longinov, que será recibida por ellos alegremente. Danos las gracias de antemano a nuestro querido colega Longinov por su gentileza e interés en la organización de este acto que seguramente será uno de los más interesantes de la temporada.
Visita a la Planta General. Debido a nuestro programa de actividades en el mes de febrero, esta visita a la muy importante fábrica de Líneas "San Agustín", se ha nuevamente aplazado hasta el 17 del próximo mes, día en que esperamos será posible que un mayor número de Cónsules podrá hacer honor a la invitación que nos ha extendido la Dirección de esta Empresa. La visita será con señores y no será servido un almuerzo amigable por los anfitriones.
Quinta Trimestral 1967. Los recibos para el primer trimestre de este año, valor $150.00, no están presentados para su cobro. En caso de que nuestro cobrador no le encuentre en su despacho, le rogamos se dirija a la Secretaría y que le entregue un cheque por este valor, o enviarlo al Sr. Tesorero Honorable Francisco Barceló, Calle de México, cuya dirección es Paseo de la Reforma No. 156, 160, Piso, México D.F., Mil Gracias.
II CONVENCIÓN CONSULAR INTERAMERICANA (Abril 11 - 12 en Panamá, Rep. Panamá)
Distinguido Colega, Honorable Emilín Arellano, Consej General de —
Panamá en México, ha recibido una comunicación del del Honorable Sr. Am-
orín M. Cárdenas, Consej de Vinculación en Colón, Panamá, quien a la vez es
Presidente del Comité Organizador de la IV Convención Consular Interamericana,
invitando a los miembros de nuestro Cuerpo a estar presentes en ésa
Convención Consular Interamericana que tendrá lugar en la ciudad de —
Panamá los días 11 al 15 de abril próximo.
Se ha preparado un interesante programa que abarca además de las re-
uniones oficiales, actos culturales y sociales en este hermoso país —
Panamá, de manera que esperamos poder informar al Sr. Presidente del Comité —
Organizador que un buen número de nuestros asociados y sus dignos esto —
nos podrá asistir a este evento.
Serán tratados varios temas de gran interés y se sugiere que cada uno de
nosotros Consules acuda al estudio de ésta Directiva, la presente o po-
nería que desea presentar, sobre temas de interés común. Favor de indi-
carlos a la vez al Estado y su señora en a asistir, para hacer las reser-
vaciones del caso.
Oportunamente enviamos a cada uno de los miembros de éste Cuerpo del —
Cabo de Panamá y del Hotel. La cuota del registro se ha fijado en —
$25.00, Moneda Americana, por persona (la señora no paga). Hijos menores —
con una cuota de $10.00 M.A. Hijos y personas mayores a razón de $25.00 —
M.A., cada uno.
Por dirigir cualquier pregunta sobre el anterior al escrito (Tel. —
25-70-12) o al Sr. Rafael Panamá, (Tel. 46-30-80), quien ha sido nombrado
Secretario para ésta Convención.
Leander P. Vourvoulis
Presidente.
SECRET
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOZY-5
DATE OF MEETING: 15 February 1967
1. I met and had breakfast with Subject at the Hotel Del Paseo from 0900 to 0950 on 15 February 1967. The next meeting is at the Del Paseo on 22 February at 0830.
2. Subject reported that after a hiatus of no contact with any Soviet since the end of December, LOGINOV called him on 13 February and asked him for lunch on the 14th. Subject was busy on the 14th but agreed to meet him on the 15th at the Cafe Escla, near Subject's place of work. Subject chose a cafe rather than a restaurant in order to keep the meeting brief. He assured me that, other than being pleasant, he wouldn't accept any assignments or requests for information.
3. Subject said that the private dinner for influential Jews to talk to ECHEVARRIA at Jacobo ZABLUDOWSKI's house had not taken place. Subject will check with ZABLUDOWSKI. He said he also intends to make a courtesy call on ECHEVARRIA soon since he is a very influential man, may become President and it wouldn't harm Subject to keep his ear in.
4. Subject heard from Pedro Ferriz, a partner of ZABLUDOWSKI on TV, that USIA in Mexico had payed for the TV transmission time of the recent KOSYGIN interview from London. Asked why, Ferriz answered that USIA wanted the Mexican public to know the Soviet position on Vietnam and China.
5. Subject reported that the Air France inaugural flight to Red China had been cancelled due to the situation in China. I told Subject that Headquarters had expressed no interest in any case.
6. I asked Subject for the details on being representative for LUXINSHE, the Red Chinese equivalent of Intourist. He said that in 1960 he attended the American Society of Travel Agents convention in Honolulu. On the way back he took a tour of the FE and NE with a group of travel agents. In Hong Kong the Hong Kong Tourist Board had a cocktail party for them. A representative of LUXINSHE was at the party and invited the group for lunch. At this lunch he offered to make them agents for his company. Everybody signed up since there was no contract involved; they were just appointed. Since then he has been on
their mailing list. He never has processed a traveller to China. He thinks that Cooks is also an agent but is not sure.
7. Subject said he is processing several people as tourists to the USSR in the spring and summer. No visas have been issued yet. He promised me thermofax copies of all visas.
Francis J. COIGNE
SECRET
30 January 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Cocktail Party with Official Bloc Representatives
1. At a party given by the local head of the Consular Corps Association on 28 June, the undersigned met and again chatted with Valentin S. LOGINOV of the Soviet Embassy. He also met for the first time Jan Jakowiec of the Polish Embassy who was introduced to undersigned by LOGINOV.
2. As usual LOGINOV spent most of the time conversing with undersigned provoking him on a number of issues. The undersigned answered, making a few similar comments about the Chinese Civil War. When LOGINOV mentioned Vietnam, undersigned felt it would be nice if the Soviets helped the U.S. to bring peace to that area so they could concentrate more on the Chinese Communist danger. At one point in the conversation undersigned jokingly asked LOGINOV if there were Soviet nationals in North Vietnam. The latter said, "sure, we have many advisors there." The undersigned said, "no, what he meant was behind guns or in the seats of airplanes." LOGINOV said absolutely not. It also seems that LOGINOV has been keeping track of the people he sees undersigned talking with at cocktail parties. For example, LOGINOV was curious to know if undersigned has seen "his Haitian friend." Undersigned asked which one - the black one or the white one. LOGINOV said the white one, referring to the Haitian Vice Consul whom undersigned occasionally talks to. Undersigned said he had seen the Haitian at the Haitian National Day about a month ago but noted that the only Soviet present at that party was ANDREYEV, not LOGINOV. The latter, incidentally, corners the Haitians anytime he has a chance to, although he officially poo-poo's the Haitian regime. LOGINOV once more asked undersigned when he would come play tennis with him (this is about the fourth or fifth time). Undersigned told him he would do so after he gets invited by LOGINOV as the latter has often promised to do. One of the topics that LOGINOV mentioned was the Protection Section of the Embassy. "Protection against whom?" he asked. The undersigned gave him the usual lowdown on the number of tourists to Mexico and their problems. LOGINOV must have been interested in the section as he mentioned that a U.S. Vice-Consul working in that section whom he had met recently will be transferring to another post.
FILES: P-11712 P-9097
SECRET
3. JAKOWIEC appears to be a man who likes to talk. His Spanish is quasi bi-lingual and JAKOWIEC says, by the way, that he learned it in Brazil. His wife is a plump, very Polish-looking woman. Her initial conversation was to laugh at some of the exchanges between LOGINOV and the undersigned. Both Mr. and Mrs. JAKOWIEC appear to speak fluent Russian. At one point in the conversation undersigned mentioned there is hardly a Pole in Poland who does not have a relative in the United States; JAKOWIEC agreed and commented that while the Poles are close to Americans in many things they are not so pleased at other things that the U. S. does. Undersigned deferred the discussion of this point for another meeting. As many of the Consular Corp members know that undersigned served many years in Vietnam, the latter felt that he should not hide this fact to the official bloc representatives as they would find out about it anyway. This came out for the first time on the occasion of this cocktail party when JAKOWIEC somehow mentioned Vietnam and the efforts of the Polish members of the Armistice Commission there. The undersigned, who has known a number of these people quite well, told JAKOWIEC that they speak French better than Polish as they were sons of Polish emigrants to France who returned to Poland after Gomulka took power. When JAKOWIEC started to imply that this indicated how wonderful things were in Poland, undersigned pointed out that the parents of the returnees, many of whom worked under very difficult conditions in France in the coal mines, preferred the hard work to the chance of working in Communist Poland.
4. The next cocktail party held by the Consular Assn. will probably be held at the Soviet Embassy. The President of the Association told undersigned that LOGINOV had asked him for his agreement to hold the next party at his Embassy. A large attendance of official bloc representatives can therefore be expected at the next get-together.
Francis Sherry
SUBJECT: Progress Report/LICU-5 (1 November 1966 - 15 January 1967)
REFERENCE: H-1430/2, 1 December 1966
1. The last Progress Report (see Reference) reported developments in the situation through 31 October 1966, but not included were Subject's activities at the 1967 Conference in London to which Subject traveled on 22 October 1966. This report will be presented later.
2. Contacts
A. Subject and KGB Case Officers
Apart from Subject's frequent visits in Moscow during October 1966, no former KGB case officer in Moscow, City Nachtpolizei, Subject visited his home in London for a few minutes. On 9 December, KGB case officer, called Subject down to the street outside Subject's office to present him with a KGB booklet. On 19 December, Subject visited Subject's office and spent no more than half an hour there. On 20 and 21 December, Subject was paid a brief visit by his KGB officer, KGB officer (possibly a candidate for resident) (201-120123) at Majdanek station.
B. Subject and KGB City Station Case Officer
In the two months since Subject's return from Europe in mid-November, C/O, Nachtpolizei, has seen Subject six times for an average of one hour each time.
The C/O met Subject at his office on 22 November for two hours.
In December, the C/O met Subject three times, on 8 December at his office for almost two hours, on 12 December at the Hotel Majdanek for a half-hour, and on 22 December at Subject's office for an hour.
On 2 January, the C/O and his wife took Subject to the city for dinner at the Belgrade Room of the Hotel Continental, then for a former visit to Subject's home. On 12 January, the C/O met Subject at the latter's office for one hour.
3. Operational Implications
A. Subject/KGB
Subject arrived in Moscow on 22 October 1966 to attend the INTERPOL conference.
to which travel agents on a world-wide basis had been invited. On the 2nd, second,
Jewish holiday, the Kechiporanko, Subject's former Soviet C/O in London, came to
visit him at the Hotel National. Subject deliberately kept his son at his side
so that Kechiporanko would find it difficult to have private words with him.
However, Kechiporanko came to visit Subject every day thereafter until Subject's
departure. Kechiporanko brought gifts of records, records, etc. Then Kechiporanko
found the opportunity the first thing he told Subject was that he heard Subject had been a
"hero" and had been difficult in London. Subject, in his half-serious manner,
protested to the idea that he was a rebel and told Kechiporanko earnestly that he
didn't have the time, effort or inclination to indulge in the cooperation that was
expected of him. He gave Kechiporanko the old line about friends "back in Russia"
but that he couldn't and wouldn't put out the old effort. Kechiporanko said that
this was the best, because he had wanted to present Subject to his chief and now there
was no point to the Subject shrugged this off. Kechiporanko asked Subject if he
would be willing to use his office as a letter-drop. Subject said, reluctantly,
that he could not use a letter-drop since agents writing to his firm and to him
would then know of Subject's connection with the Soviets and he would then be
exposed. For this reason, Kechiporanko told Subject to think it over and talk to
Valentin (Logunov) in London about it. Also, Kechiporanko told Subject that they
hadn't forgotten about the "branch office" and that Subject shouldn't feel bad
about the delay in setting it up. Subject ridiculed that idea, saying that it was
the Soviets who should feel bad; as for him, he couldn't be bothered in the future
with the trip and the time involved. Kechiporanko, still not satisfied, asked if
Subject would provide information on all changes in visa regulations for travel in
Central and South America. Subject said he had given this information to the
Soviets in the past. Kechiporanko then asked Subject to continue to give such
information to Valentin.
Subject related to Kechiporanko that he was working in the Latin-American
Section of the Foreign Ministry, and that he was allowed to come and go as he
pleased to visit Subject. In the context of telling Subject that he saw that
Subject was not getting along with his Soviet friends, Kechiporanko said that he
would be coming back to London next year.
One day while Kechiporanko was in the hotel room, the phone rang and Subject
picked up the phone. A female voice asked for "Gloy." Subject blearily replied
in Russian that "Gloy" wasn't around, but wouldn't do. In the ensuing conversa-
tion, Subject found out that the caller was a 25-year-old student, her address and
telephone number, and made an appointment to see her the following day at the train station
c. It of the Petro. Kechiporanko was all in favor of Subject making the date, and
as a matter of fact came the next day to take Subject's son to the circus so that
Subject would be free. [Comment: Subject said that he never did go to meet the girl,
but told Kechiporanko that he had gone and the girl had not shown up. Subject
was of the opinion this was not a provocation by the Soviets, but he shied away
because he did not want to be involved in anything indiscreet.]
Then Alexander Prikhodko dropped in unexpectedly at Subject's office on 9
December, while Subject's wife and son were present, the Soviet asked when he could
have lunch with Subject, and the latter put him off telling Prikhodko to call next
week. [Comment: Prikhodko did not call.]
On 9 December, Valentin Logunov, who had called Subject's office by phone to
have Subject come down to the street, saw Subject for just a minute to present him
with two tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet for 9 December. [Comment: Subject attended.]
On 13 December, Legnino came unannounced to Subject's office and prevailed on him to come with him to Paris. The Soviet presented Subject with four bottles of vodka for Christmas, and asked Subject to send a series of personal greetings to the Soviet. Subject left Paris for Berlin after WWII - had his documentation been lost or stolen? Subject answered that it was lost.
If you can be able to enter Paris - did he have a valid French visa? Subject said he did. How long did he stay in Paris? Subject said a few months.
Did he receive from service with the Polish U.S. Subject said yes. Were there any restrictions to this request? Subject said no. Did he suppose to be contacted by the Polish but not said yes, and related the story of how he was arrested in Berlin in 1941 by a Polish diplomatic courier who brought a letter from Subject's old comrade in the U.S., and how Subject answered that letter. Did Subject receive in the Polish team positive or negative? Subject said neutral. Related why, Subject replied that he believed that eighty percent of the Poles were anti-Soviet. Legnino said coming right.
Legnino told how Subject was getting along with the American airman he dealt with. Subject a Latvian, and asked why. Legnino said that maybe, if Subject had the chance, he could learn more about the director of the CIA in London. Subject told Legnino it was crazy to think Subject could get that information. Then Legnino persisted in knowing whether Subject would tell the Soviets if he did get that information, Subject dismissed the topic with a few words.
Subject wanted to show Legnino the documents that backed up his story on Legnino's questions.
On 13 December, Jurek Yatsak dropped by Subject's office to see if he could get his visa to leave. He brought back from Moscow. Comment: Subject had seen Yatsak a few days earlier, the Soviet's travel to London by arranging for Subject's travel to Paris to meet Yatsak. Yatsak expressed gratitude to Subject for providing him with a bottle of Canadian wine, some vodka, a decoration for the dinner of honor. Yatsak (who no longer held the post of Soviet Consul in London) told Subject that he had also prepared for what Subject had done for "them," and he was sure that Subject would not let them down in the realization of their common ideals. And Yatsak further said that he was subject to every such in common, and that they should meet. It was left that Yatsak would see Subject.
7. Subject's Office in City Station
The CIA met Subject at his office on 22 November 1966 to debrief him on the results of his trip to Moscow (see paragraph 3 A. above). In addition to providing information on his contacts with Kuchipenko, Subject gave incidental information concerning a famous Soviet Jew he met, and the anti-American attitude of a general agent from Chile.
On 8 December, in Subject's office, Subject reported to the CIA on his contacts with Kuchipenko and Legnino on 3 and 5 December. In response to Legnino's request, re-opened with Subject the Legnino's community support that Secretary of Governmental Economic Intelligence in his capacity as next president of Mexico. Subject related that when Jacobo Zabludovsky had come to mention the matter to Subject, bringing the fact that Subject had been proposed to one of the five influential members of the Jewish community for Scheuerle's approval (Zabludovsky did not mention the other. The CIA requested that Subject check further with Zabludovsky then have an opportunity.
On 17th December, the C/O directed Subject to the C/O about legitimate personal matters of Subject. On the same day, the latter was asked such questions. Subject did not answer, though he was completely puzzled by this lack of part of the sub-theme. Subject did not feel perfectly at ease in telling the truth to the C/O, and had no hesitation in showing them his documentation.
On 22 December, after having visited a Christmas gift to Subject, he told the C/O that he had met Flight Sergeant Victor J. Jackson.
1. Subject mentioned that he had received a holiday-season letter from "Dear" Victor Jackson, U.S. Air Force Officer, now in Chile. Subject asked Subject to report the news of his going. Subject had received a letter from Air Force in January, to which Subject had replied that he would be able to report the news of his going, but did not mention C/O if "Dear" Victor had any interest in the taking the trip. The C/O replied that Subject would be invited.
The C/O then discussed seriously with Subject the question of taking the trip, since the break-off from the Station was really near, inasmuch as there was every prospect that he would leave the Station. Subject stated that the acceptance came from Air Force, and that he had been told to report the news of his departure. C/O asked Subject to send a letter to the Station to inform them of Subject's departure. Subject asked the C/O if there was any "hassle" in giving the go-ahead on passing the documentation. C/O advised Subject to pass the documentation to the Station, because he would not be the one to pass it to the C/O; Subject's role was to pass the documentation to the Station.
On 17th January 1947, the C/O (having received the Station's approval of Subject's departure) followed up the invitation from Air Force, and Subject for more details concerning the invitation from Air Force, and gave him the go-ahead to pursue the matter.
4. The current C/O, Mr. Terrence R. Vachon, will turn Subject over to Mr. Vachon before Subject's departure from Mexico the end of January 1947.
REFERENCE: HMMW-13985, 16 September 1965
Attached in draft form is an SPR on Subject, which is supplemented by information in the Reference concerning Subject's activities before coming to Mexico.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
Attachments:
A. Draft SPR, herewith
B. Photographs, herewith
C. Sections 16 and 19 of Draft SPR, under separate cover
Distribution:
12 - C/SB, w/atts.
2 - C/WH, w/o/atts.
att 1 NSM
att 2 + 3 HW
CROSS REFERENCE TO
HMMA-32872
DATE
24 August 1967
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
NOE FILE NUMBER
201-285412
SPR PREPARED BY: Jonathan L. WEENING
DATE: 14 August 1967
1. NAME: Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (3, 5).
2. DPOB: 23 December 1927 in Moscow (28).
Subject has stated that he comes from Moscow (1), and his wife said they
grew up together in Moscow (6). He once told another source, however, that
he came from the northern part of the USSR (6), but this source is not
known for accurate reporting.
3. CITIZENSHIP AND PASSPORT DATA:
Soviet Diplomatic Passport # 16993, issued 24 Aug 1960 (3).
Soviet Diplomatic Passport # 010264, issued 24 Jun 1965 (5), used currently (4).
4. ETHNIC ORIGIN: Unknown.
5. OTHER NAMES USED: Unknown.
6. CURRENT POSITION: Third Secretary and Consul General at the Soviet
Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico (1).
7. RELATIVES:
Wife: Aleksandra Dmitriyevna LOGINOVA (28). Known as "Shura" (1).
DPOB: 20 Aug 1928 in Moscow (28).
Passports: D-16094, used in 1962 (4).
D-1810010265, issued 24 Jun 1955, currently used (4).
Description: Plump, has reddish hair (15). Photographs are attached.
Languages: LOGINOVA has been studying Spanish with Carmen ROURE
Canosa, a local employee of the Soviets (4), since at least June 1966 through May
1967 (1), but her Spanish is still said to be very limited (6, 25). She is said
to speak a little English (25), and claimed she had studied English in Moscow
(1). She is also said to speak some French (25).
(wife, cont.)
Miscellaneous: LOGINOVA has said that she has known her husband since age six as neighbors in Moscow (6). She claims to be a chemical engineer (6). During Subject's tour in Havana, 1960-63, LOGINOVA worked in the Soviet Consulate (28). She arrived in Mexico on 10 Oct 1965, two months after her husband (4). Since Feb 1966 she had been reported as chairman of the zhenskom (Soviet women's organization), and as such has had to persuade the Soviet women to do various administrative chores, as well as being involved with running the dacha that the Soviets have had in Cuernavaca in the summers of 1966 and 1967 (1).
Family: In June 1967 LOGINOVA asked the wife of Commercial Counselor Viktor Mikhaylovich IVANOVA (201-245651) to call her mother when she got to Moscow, saying that her family lived at the Botanical Gardens (1).
Daughter: Irina, born ca. 1952 (28).
In June 1967 LOGINOVA said she had a fifteen-year-old daughter, who was living with LOGINOVA's mother (in Moscow) (6). In April 1967 LOGINOVA said her daughter was in an English school in Moscow (25). Irina was reportedly with her parents in Havana, 1960-63 (28); however, she did not travel with them from Havana to Moscow on 11 May 1962 (4) and therefore may have been in Havana for only a part of Subject's tour. She has not been in Mexico.
Son: Dmitriy (4).
DOB: 1959 (28), birthday probably 6 August (1).
Dmitriy was with his parents in Havana, 1960-63 (28), and arrived in Mexico City with his mother on 10 Oct 1965 (4).
Subject has expressed interest in having his son take English lessons when the family returns from home leave in August 1967 (21).
8. LANGUAGES:
Spanish: Subject speaks fluent Spanish with very little accent (11, 24).
English: Since 1966 Subject has been reported taking English lessons, apparently at the Instituto de Traductores e Interpretes in Mexico City (1). In April 1967 he said that he had been paying a girl [American] for lessons in English, but that she did not have enough background in grammar (25). (Comment: Subject was probably more interested in meeting American girls than in studying English in this case.) Subject's English is believed to be fair at present.
9. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS:
One source described Subject as tall, blond and blue-eyed (11). Another source said that he was six feet tall and had short, reddish-blonde hair (24). Photographs are attached.
10. PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, HABITS:
All sources agree in describing Subject as smooth and completely self-controlled. He is an aggressive conversationalist. One source described him as vulgar, crude, ill-mannered, short-tempered and a tyrant, who thinks he is a big shot (8).
Subject seems to have made a play for every girl he has met. In at least one instance he has claimed to be unmarried when inviting a girl out (27). When his wife was staying at the dacha in Cuernavaca he reportedly made dates with other women (8). On 13 Sep 1966 he was seen in a cafe with a Mexican-looking woman (18).
Subject is interested in sports and is good at them. In Sep 1966 it was reported that he did not play tennis (15), and by Apr 1967 he was said to be a good tennis player, claimed that he had been playing for less than a year and never played more than once a week (25). He is said to have the build of a trained athlete, the brutish look of a boxer or wrestler, and the grace of a natural athlete (25). He has said that he boxed when he was younger, and that he plays basketball and volleyball (25), also that his favorite sports are skiing and speed skating (21). He also plays chess but is not an addict (25). He has belonged to the French Club in Mexico City since ca. November 1965 (1) and has been seen there frequently on weekends, sometimes with his wife and child (15). One Sunday (20 Mar 1966) Subject and Yevgeny Nikolayevich GORLITSYN were seen playing badminton with their wives at the French Club (15).
One source reported that Subject smoked "Fiesta" cigarettes (8), and another source reported in Apr 1967 that Subject did not smoke (25). One source has reported that Subject downed several beers after playing tennis (25), but another source reported that on a social occasion Subject did not even finish one Scotch and water (19). On 1966 Subject and Vladislav Sergeyevich KOR MUSHKIN reported drove into the Soviet Embassy at 0300 hours roaring drunk (8), which may or may not be accurate reporting.
Subject has apparently been taking English lessons since early 1966 at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, which is located at Tiber. He seems to have made friends with a number of people through these classes. (1) (Cf. under Contacts.)
In February 1966 it was reported that Subject's wife had bought a tape recorder (1). In June 1967 Subject himself ordered a Grundig tape recorder (1).
Subject was reported having an operation on 1 Feb 1966 (17); no further details are available.
11. CURRICULUM VITAE:
Subject claims that he has served in the Red Army (8).
(Subject's name was reportedly listed in Feb 1960 as about to be assigned to Buenos Aires as Soviet Military Attache; it would appear that either this was another person with the same name, or that Subject was being considered for assignment there as diplomatic attache.)
14 Sep 1960 Subject and his family arrived in Havana, where Subject was assigned as Attache at the Soviet Embassy (3, 28).
December 1961 Subject toured Latin America as escort and interpreter for the Dynamo soccer team (28).
Sep 1963 Subject and his family left Havana PCS (28).
3 Aug 1965 Subject arrived PCS in Mexico City as Third Secretary assigned to the Soviet Embassy (4). Subject replaced Oleg Makstmovich NECHIPOR-ENKO as Vice Consul (1).
10 Oct 1965
Subject's wife and son arrived in Mexico (4).
August 1966
Subject was apparently promoted to Consul General after Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV left Mexico on 4 Aug 1966 for home leave. In Sep 1966 Subject was telling everyone in town that he was now the Consul (1, 6, etc.)
16 Jul 1967
Subject, accompanied by his wife and son, left Mexico for Moscow via Paris (4). Also travelling with them on LOGINOVA's passport was Tatyana, the daughter of Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH (4). Subject has told several people that this is home leave and that he will be returning to Mexico (1, 6, 21, 22).
12. INTELLIGENCE AFFILIATION: Known KGB, based on his having taken over an agent previously handled by known KGB officers Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO (201-305870) and Aleksandr Vladimirovich PRIKHODKO (201-202379), as well as his other intelligence activities given below.
13. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES:
(Cf. also information under Contacts, below. Subject has undoubtedly been
developing contacts, particularly with American girls, with a view toward
intelligence possibilities.)
In December 1961 while travelling with the Dynamo soccer team, Subject
met a Bolivian security/official in La Paz, Bolivia and reportedly tried to
persuade him to study in Cuba. The source, however, is believed to be a
fabricator. (28).
After Subject saw the soccer team off, he continued to Panama, where he
met with a Mexican citizen, Edmundo Fausto ZORRILLA Martinez (P-2818)
on 16 Dec 1961, and on 17 Dec 1961 Subject and ZORRILLA travelled to
Mexico City on the same plane. Subject received (US) $2,000; had ca. (US)
$2,000 with him in Panama. (29).
On 14 Feb 1966 KGB officer Aleksandr Vladimirovich PRIKHODKO
(201-202379) turned an agent over to Subject. (The agent had previously been
handled by Subject's predecessor, Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO.)
On 14 Apr 1966 the agent attempted to break his intelligence relationship with
the Soviets, although he has remained in business and social contact with them.
Subject, occasionally joined by PRIKHODKO, has continued to give intelligence
requirements to the agent, and questioned him particularly about his access to
the U.S. Embassy and tried to persuade him to continue cooperating with
the KGB. On 24 Jun 1966 Subject asked the agent for information on Eduardo
WEBELMAN and his son Mauricio. On 13 Dec 1966 Subject asked the agent
to try to find out who the WOFACt chief in Mexico was. (6). (Comment:
Mauricio WEBELMAN was subsequently reported to be a friend of suspect
KGB officer Yevgeny Nikolayevich GORLITSYN's.)
On 20 Jan 1966 Cristobal TORRES Ponce, chauffeur employed by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, was sent to the Soviet Embassy to pick up the passport of the wife of a U.S. Embassy official who was planning a trip to the USSR. Subject talked to TORRES, asked him if he would like to visit the USSR or receive Soviet magazines, and if he knew anyone who would be willing to give him English lessons, and finally made a dinner date with TORRES for 24 Jan 1966. When TORRES did not keep the date, Subject called him on 8 and 9 Feb 1966 in an attempt to keep the contact alive. (12, 14).
Subject dealt with the Federal District police several times in July 1966 in regard to a radio that had been stolen from his car. On 20 Jul 1966 the policeman (LNO) who had been handling the radio case reported to his superior, General Luis CUETO Ramirez, that Subject had offered him 5,000 pesos (4,000 dollars) a month if he would work for him. After consulting with the Minister of Interior, CUETO told the policeman to accept Subject's offer, which he reportedly did on 21 Jul 1966. Subject's first assignment to the policeman was to locate Venezuelan citizens Nicolas Juan BOSTROEM and his wife. (16). (Comment: Nothing further has been learned about this case. BOSTROM is a native Russian employed by Stephens-Adamson de Mexico, his wife teaches Russian at the Ibero-American University.)
Subject has occasionally been reported visiting the small general store located across the street from the Soviet Embassy. On 5 Nov 1966 Subject reportedly questioned the store owner about occupants of one apartment building in the same block as the store, and on 6 Dec 1966 he asked general questions about the new apartment building at the end of the block. (8). (Comment: Both of these buildings contain base houses for the fixed surveillance of the Soviet Embassy.)
14. NON-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY:
In Mexico, Subject has consistently been reported performing consular duties. He issues visas and sees visitors to the Soviet Embassy in one of the reception rooms (21). He makes travel reservations for PCS and visiting Soviets. He is responsible when either PCS or visiting Soviets become ill and have to be sent to a hospital. He has often attended to the needs of Soviet ships in Mexican ports. He has done considerable house-hunting for the Soviets, such as looking for a new school building and for houses in Cuernavaca that would be suitable as a dacha. Subject had to sign the dacha contract in both 1966 and 1967. Subject also regularly attends the functions of the Consular Corps Association, and on 16 Feb 1967 he had the Association to the Soviet Embassy for a Russian evening. (1). In Sep 1966 Subject was reported as having become the Consul General (6, 8, 1, 11), having replaced Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV, who left Mexico for home leave on 4 Aug 1966. On 21 Feb 1967 Subject tried to get Panamanian visas for himself and Soveksportfilm representative Aleksandr Aleksandrovich NIKITIN (known KGB) to attend a Consular Congress to be held in Panama 11-15 Apr 1967 (1). The visas were refused.
On 26 Jan 1966 Subject attended a lecture given by a Mexican who was an exchange professor at a U.S. university. The lecture was sponsored by the PRI. Soviet Cultural Attache Svyatoslav Fedorovich KUZNETSOV also attended the lecture and sat on the platform, whereas Subject sat at the back of the room. (13).
Subject is reported to have taken the following trips in Mexico:
26-28 Oct 1965 To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship (11).
2-4 Nov 1965 To Mazatlan with Yevgeny Nikolayevich GORLITSYN to attend to Soviet ship (1).
4-8 Dec 1965 To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship (1, 9).
2-5 Feb 1966 To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship (1).
13-20 Feb 1966 To Coatzacoalcos to attend to Soviet ships. Soviet Embassy chauffeur Anatoly Pavlovich PRASICHKIN went with Subject but returned to Mexico City earlier. (1).
25-28 Apr 1966 Possibly to Guadalajara with Soviet tourist visitors attending a travel conference there (1).
4-9 May 1966 To Veracruz to attend to the matter of a missing Soviet sailor (1).
27-30 May 1966 To Veracruz to attend to Soviet ship (1).
26 Feb - 2 Mar 1966 To Veracruz with Soviet Commercial Counselor Viktor Mikhailovich IVANOV to attend to Soviet ships (1). While in Veracruz, Subject asked the U.S. Vice Consul, Richard BOOTH, if he would intercede with the Mexican authorities to get shore leave for the Soviet crew (24).
15. CONTACTS,
a. Soviet Contacts:
Subject has been seen coming and going at the Soviet Embassy most frequently with Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (201-120123, known KGB), for whom Subject replaced as Consul. Since Subject's departure on home leave on 16 Jul 1967, YATSKOV has been seen regularly using Subject's car.
Subject has also been observed leaving the Soviet Embassy fairly often with Ivan Konstantinovich BARANOV (201-22382, 277838, known KGB sweeper) and Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH (201-767974, suspect KGB technician). Subject has also borrowed the cars of YATSKOV and known KGB chauffeur Vasily Stepanovich MIROSHNIKOV (21-273046), (7).
In May 1966 Subject reportedly gave the wife of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (201-784917, known KGB) a hard time when she wanted to send her son to the USSR with another Soviet wife. NIKITIN then complained to Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vlasov (201-202379, known KGB), who reportedly ordered Subject to get a ticket for the NIKITIN child, (1). Cf. also above, where PRIKHODKO seems to be the senior case officer for an agent currently being handled by Subject.
In May 1967 LOGINOVA mentioned that she had known Boris Aleksandrovich CHMYKHOV (201-268115, known GRU) for years, (1). (Comment: CHMYKHOV was stationed in Havana 1960-62, at the same time that Subject was there.)
Cf. below for report of Subject's having taken CHMYKHOV with him to Cuernavaca to meet ZAREBSKI.
Subject has also been reported in contact with the following Soviets not stationed in Mexico:
Vitaly Konstantinovich BOYAROV (201-355606, known KGB), visited Mexico 27 May - 9 Jun 1966. On 1 Jun 1966 Subject and P.A. YATSKOV were absent from the Soviet Embassy for four hours with BOYAROV (7).
Vasily Vasilyevich GRIGORYEV, member of petroleum delegation that
visited Mexico 31 Mar - 14 Apr 1967. While GIRCORYEV was in Mexico he was reported in contact with Subject several times, once making plans to go to the movies together, also to ask Subject whether he should attend a French reception and to report the illness of one of the other Soviet delegates.
(1)
Boris Semenovich IVANOV (201-078078, known KGB), visited Mexico 8 - 22 Feb 1967. Subject made reservations for IVANOV in Mexico City and probably saw him off at the airport (1).
Yuri Vladimirovich LEBEDEV (201-213261), Minister Counselor at the Soviet Embassy in Havana. On 7 Feb 1966 Subject was reported sending something to LEBEDEV with a Soviet professor who was travelling back to Moscow via Havana (1).
15. b. Non-Soviet Contacts:
1). Alonso AGUILAR Monteverde (P-2152, 201-334259), active Marxist intellectual.
On 28 Jun 1967 AGUILAR reminded Subject that they and their wives were invited for Saturday evening to the home of Alberto PENICHE (1). (Alberto PENICHE Blanco, P-12294, manager of Ek centrist newspaper El Heraldo de Mexico, and reported as minor contributor to the PCM in 1964.)
2). (Mrs.) Gloria ALFARO, no other traces.
On 5 Feb 1966 Mrs. ALFARO (possibly Gloria) wanted to talk to Subject to congratulate him on a Soviet moon probe (1). On 22 Jun 1966 Gloria ALFARO reminded Subject that they had met at the house of Mrs. SOTO (possibly Graciela, q.v.) on Christmas Eve 1965 and invited Subject to a party. Subject was unable to go but said he would call Gloria for coffee. In 1964 ALFARO gave her telephone as 35-71-30 (listed to Yolanda Vda de CACERES Butrago, Chilapas 130-A, current telephone 25-10-24). (1). Qx
Also on 22 Jun 1966 Gloria ALFARO told Subject she would like to talk with some of the Soviets, and Subject suggested getting together on Friday "after English class" (17). (Comment: ALFARO may have been studying English with Subject at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores.) On 3 Aug 1966 Gloria and Subject tried to agree on a date to get together, and she said she would like for him to meet a friend (female) of hers who was visiting Mexico from Central America (1).
3). Ofelia ALFARO Lopez (P-11339), professor of economics at UNAM, good friend of the wife of Antonio SARMIENTO (q.v.), social contact with several Soviets.
On 30 Aug 1965 ALFARO invited Sergey Sergeyevich KONSTANTINOV to her house and included Subject and Leonid Vasilievich NIKIFOROV (1).
4). (Dr.) Juan Luis ALVAREZ Gayou, teacher at UNAM and Deputy Director of Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores.
Subject presumably met ALVAREZ at the Instituto, where Subject is believed to have studied English. The first reported contact was on 11 Apr 1966, when they spoke to each other, using the familiar form of address, about having missed each other in Cuernavaca. Subject was invited to ALVAREZ' birthday party. Subject said he would see ALVAREZ the following day when he was going to have class with a new teacher.
On 13 Jun 1966 Professor Mr. ALVAREZ, Juan Luis' father, asked Subject if he would bring the projector to the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, and Subject said he would. On 12 Jul 1966 ALVAREZ, who had been out of town, asked Subject if he wanted to continue taking lessons, and Subject said yes, he would go there the following day. On 19 Nov 1966 ALVAREZ left a message for Subject to call him at 35-68-96 (listed to Natividad GAMERO de la Fuente, Hamburgo 25). On 22 May 1967 ALVAREZ asked Subject for help in typing a letter in Russian (cf. VIDIELLA). (1).
5. (Ing.) Manuel ANAYA S., employee of Mexican Ministry of Hydraulic Resources, visited the USSR in summer 1966.
On 19 Jul 1966 ANAYA thanked Subject for his visa and said he would get together with Subject when he got back in order to discuss his trip (17).
6. Emilia AROSAMENA Vallarina (P-10933, 201-771073), Panamanian Consul General in Mexico, in contact with several Soviets.
On 15 Nov 1965 Aleksandr Vladimirovich PRIKHODKO said he wanted to introduce Subject to AROSAMENA, because Subject had some questions to ask her. Presumably related is a report that the Panamanian Counselor, Jose B. CALVO, told Subject on 19 Nov 1965 that he had no answer for Subject yet. (1).
7. Miriam AVILA Katz (P-581, 201-814144), employee of Mundus Tours travel agency, about to leave Mexico to marry an American and live in New York.
Subject was first reported in contact with AVILA in April 1966 in connection with travel booking. Subject made (1). On 2 Jun 1966 Subject flirted with her, and said he would invite her to a volleyball game (1). During the rest of 1966 Subject invited her out a few times, told her he was married but that his wife was not in Mexico, asked her to introduce him to some of her friends and especially wanted to know if she knew anyone in the U.S. Embassy. In April 1967 Subject reluctantly agreed to issue a visa to Dr. KUTTLER (q.v.), whose travel AVILA was arranging, and asked as a return favor that she introduce him to some of her friends. (26). In June 1967 Subject reportedly stopped AVILA coming out of work to ask her about the Israeli War (6).
6). Cella BAYARDI Torres, no traces.
On 7 Feb 1966 an unidentified man visited Subject at the Soviet Embassy. This man came to the Embassy in a car driven by a woman, who remained in the car, with license plates registered to Cella BAYARDI Torres, Arquitecto 46, Colonia Escandon, telephone 15-34-02. The phone is listed to Francisca TORRES Vda de BAYARDI. (7).
9). Lella S. BELAVAL, visa officer at U.S. Embassy.
In June 1967 BELAVAL reported that she had been in contact with Subject over visa matters, that Subject had asked her what she did in the evenings, and had whether she spent her off hours with other U.S. Embassy employees, said that he was unmarried. In June 1967 he offered to take her to the U.S. Intan Ballet when it came to Mexico. She has refused his invitations. (27).
10). Carlos BLANCO Solano (P-9328), Federal Security (DFS) agent, now with Judicial Police. In 1960-61 BLANCO invited several U.S. Embassy girls out and offered his services to the U.S. Embassy. BLANCO works for Carlos CASAMADRID Miranda, who is suspected of having a clandestine relationship with KGB officer Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV.
On 1 Nov 1965 BLANCO called Subject at the Soviet Embassy and remarked that they had not seen each other for a long time. Subject said he would call BLANCO the following Wednesday. On 8 Sep 1966 Gracelena (q.v.), who described herself as BLANCO's friend, invited Subject to the baptism of her son Rafael's child and mentioned that BLANCO's wife Magdalena was going. On 10 Nov 1966 BLANCO invited Subject to a party for BLANCO's daughter, said they would first go to the church near Gracelena's house on Tamaulipas. On 6 Dec 1966 BLANCO told Subject that "Comandante Carlos" (presumably CASAMADRID) urgently wanted to see YATSKOV (q.v.), and Subject said he would have YATSKOV call him.
11. Lubomir BLAZIK (P-1730, 201-206043), former Czech Second Secretary and Consul in Mexico.
On 28 Dec 1965 P.A., YATSKOV left a message for BLAZIK that Subject's wife was sick and could not attend the dinner to which the BLAZIKs had invited her.
12. Rosa Martha BRACHO Sanchez (P-12038), left in November 1965 on a scholarship to study ballet in the USSR.
On 21 and 22 Sep 1966 Rosa's mother (fnl) was in contact with Subject in order to talk to him about visa problems of her two daughters who were both studying dance in the USSR. (Name of other daughter is unknown.)
13. Erika KAMMERMAN (P-12843), said to be a reporter with The News (17), but this seems unlikely, no other traces.
On 21 Feb 1966 KAMMERMAN told Subject that she was going out of town the next day but when she got back she wanted to invited Subject and his wife to her house. Subject said he had no word on her papers yet. On 28 Feb 1966 she said she had been in Cozumel, Subject said he still had no word on her papers. She invited Subject to dinner with his wife, and he said he
would call her back. On 10 May 1966 she tried to call Subject, who was out, saying that she wanted to know about the arrival of a man from Russia. On 11 May 1966 Subject told her he still had no answer on her papers. She said she planned to take a business trip to Brussels and Paris in June and mentioned that Elke (LNU) was in Paris visiting her son. On 10 Jun 1966 Subject asked for KAMMERMANN at 18-65-61 and was told she was in Europe for a month (phone listed to importing firm Incomex, S.A., at Isabel la Catolica 45-914). On 6 Jul 1966 Subject called her at 12-78-32 (listed to the Banco de Mexico at Cinco de Mayo 2) and told her he had a document for her. On 11 Jul 1966 she told Subject that she needed his signature on the document, also sent regards to Subject's wife and children. (1).
15. Ernesto CHAZARO Peregrino (P-12818, 201-800-412), assistant security chief of Astilleros de Veracruz, S.A., a shipyard in Veracruz. Said to be the adventurer-type, once worked for the Federal Security Police but was fired because of involvement in arms contraband.
CHAZARO probably did meet Subject on 5 May 1966 in Veracruz. CHAZARO undoubtedly fabricated his story that Subject tried to recruit him after that and set up a 50,000 peso bank account in CHAZARO's name. (30).
Subject's contact with CHENCINSKY has presumably been connected with Subject's taking English at the Instituto. On 24 Mar 1966 CHENCINSKY tried unsuccessfully to reach Subject. On 4 Jul 1966 CHENCINSKY told Subject that Janet (LNU, apparently Subject's teacher) had been unable to fix her working papers and had had to leave Mexico and asked if Subject's classes could be postponed. Subject agreed and said he would like to talk to CHENCINSKY. (1).
6. David F. COOLBAUGH (P-12579, 201-796142), American employed with United Nations in Mexico, co-director of geological project that two Soviets were also assigned to.
In 1966 Subject was in contact with COOLBAUGH several times in regard to documenting the two Soviets working on the UN project (1).
7. Ana Maria ESCOBAR (P-11858), in 1965 reported to be a student and also working as private secretary to the PRI chief for the Federal District.
On 11 Oct 1965 ESCOBAR tried unsuccessfully to reach Subject.
On 12 Oct 1965 she told Subject she had wanted to invite him to the theater the previous day because she had been given free tickets. She sent regards to Pablo (presumably Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV). (1).
8. Margaret (aka Magre) FEDOR (P-12967), no other traces.
On 17 Mar 1966 FEDOR invited Subject to go on a Sunday outing with a group of friends whom Subject also knew. She mentioned that she was studying French in the evenings and was about to begin Russian classes at the United Nations. Subject said he would call her at home later. On 28 Mar 1966 Subject told FEDOR that he had stopped by her house with theater tickets but she had been out. Rebeca (LNU) had told FEDOR that the play was good. FEDOR told Subject that on Saturday there would be a discussion with Jose CORNEJO (no identifiable traces), who had been in South America, and Subject said he would go. On 8 Jun 1966 FEDOR told Subject that she
was going to go to the U.S. on vacation and mentioned that Daniel SEIN (no traces) had asked about Subject. Subject said he would call her later.
On 24 Aug 1966 PEDOR told Subject that there would be a discussion about India at her house on 26 Aug, and Subject said he would try to go. Sixx Subject asked her whether she knew the Soviets working on a United Nations project, but she said she did not. (Comment: PEDOR may work at the United Nations in Mexico City.)
12. Enu FLORES, man employed at Mex-American travel agency.
On 15 Mar 1966 FLORES, who described himself as a friend of Gloria's and the others', asked Subject for visa information (1). (Gloria might be Gloria PINTO, cf. below.)
20. Socorro FLORES (P-12259), employed at Mex-Americana de Viajes travel agency, no other traces.
Subject was first reported in contact with FLORES in Sep 1965 in connection with travel reservations, and for about a year Subject continued to discuss travel arrangements and at the same time flirt with FLORES and also send regards to Susana LNU, who worked with her. On 8 Sep 1966 Subject arranged to meet FLORES in front of a movie theater. Then there was no report of contact between them, until on 13 Jun 1967 FLORES told Subject that she had a new job and asked him to call her at 27-85-50, extension 18 (no Station listing of this number). She mentioned that she had not seen him for a while. (1).
27. (D). Rafael FUSONI Alordi (P-5119, 201-237904), Argentine diplomat, former KGB agent. In occasional social contact with Soviets, primarily through diplomatic functions.
Subject met FUSONI at a consular function in January 1967 and again at a Czech Embassy reception in May 1967. Subject later called FUSONI and offered him tickets to a Bolshoy Ballet performance, and on 11 Jun 1967 they attended the Bolshoy performance together and went to supper afterwards. (23).
22. (B). Moises CAMERO de la Fuente, no other traces.
On 6 Apr 1966 Subject reportedly called telephone number 2-30-65 in Cuernavaca from a pay phone (8). (This number is listed to CAMERO.)
23. (C). Pearl GONZALEZ (P-11420), society editor for The News, Mexico City English language newspaper, in social contact with several Soviets.
On 25 Nov 1965 GONZALEZ gave a party and invited several Soviets.
Subject was one of those who attended. (10).
24. (D). Alfonso GUZMAN and Carlos SANDOVAL, of Servicio Diplomatico in the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
Since Aug 1966 (i.e., when Subject became Consul General), Subject has been reported dealing with GUZMAN and SANDOVAL in regard to Soviet visas. In Oct 1966 Subject had tickets for GUZMAN to a sports event, but GUZMAN was unable to go. Subject also invited GUZMAN to the Soviet Embassy reception on 7 Nov 1966. (1).
25. (D). Abdel Rahman HASSAN Abdel-Rahman, First Secretary and Consul at the UAR Embassy in Mexico.
On 1 Jun 1967 Subject and HASSAN discussed consular affairs and also talked about getting together for tennis the following week (1).
26. (D). (Miss) HERNANDEZ, of the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, probably identical with Gabriela HERNANDEZ Elizalde, who in 1967 was the secretary at this Institute.
On 29 Jun 1966 HERNANDEZ told Subject that his class would be postponed for a week because Sarita (LNU) was sick (1).
27.28. Lee HIGGINS, male, no traces.
On 19 May 1966 HIGGINS tried unsuccessfully to call Subject (1).
29.27. Vincent HODGINS, British citizen, sales manager of Canadian Pacific Airlines in Mexico City.
On 28 Oct 1966 HODGINS contacted Subject, saying that BRADLEY (J. E. Ralph BRADLEY, regional sales manager of Canadian Pacific) had met Subject the night before, and HODGINS wanted to discuss business with Subject. HODGINS offered to visit HODGINS in his office (1).
(Comment: The Soviets began flying with Canadian Pacific when a new Aeroflot flight was put in service to Canada.) On 3 Nov 1966 HODGINS gave Subject information on flights and Subject said he would stop by his office the next week. On 24 Feb 1967 Subject was reported to have an appointment with HODGINS (1).
29.28. Jan JAKOWIEC (P-9097, 201-250618), Polish Second Secretary and Consul in Mexico.
Subject and JAKOWIEC seem to be good friends, in addition to being in contact with each other through consular duties (1, 19).
30.29. Karen JOFFER, no other traces.
On 16 Aug 1966 Subject apologized to JOFFER that he had been busy the week before but said he could see her at 1630 hours that day (1). (Comment: This could well be a routine visa request.)
31. (Dr.) Yury KUTTLER (P-1573), dentist, Soviet contact, Communist sympathizer.
In Apr 1966 Subject was reported making a dental appointment with the tourist agency representative, KUTTLER (1). In Apr 1967 when Miriam AVILA Katz was trying to get a visa for KUTTLER, Subject spoke scathingly of him and said he would not give him a visa unless he fulfilled all the requirements (1). Subject explained that he had once gone to KUTTLER to have some dental work done and that KUTTLER had charged him too much, and that this was why he did not want to issue him the visa (26).
32. Jacques LEMAIRE, representative of French steamship company in Mexico, scheduled to leave Mexico soon, member of French Club, where he probably met Subject.
On 14 Jul 1967 LEMAIRE invited Subject to the French Embassy reception that day, but Subject was unable to go. LEMAIRE sent regards to Subject's wife (1).
33. Yuliya LIPOVSKAYA, probably identical with the Julia YASCHIN listed in the telephone book as living at Mexicali 175, phone 15-35-47, presumably the wife of Salk Solomon (aka Julio) YASCHIN.
On 30 Nov 1965 LIPOVSKAYA contacted Subject and told him a long, rambling story about her relatives. Subject was evidently interested, urged her to visit the USSR and suggested she come to the Soviet Embassy to talk to him. On 24 Dec 1965 LIPOVSKAYA tried to call Subject but was referred by mistake to another Valentina. On 8 and 20 Jan 1966 she asked Subject if he had heard from her relative, the soccer player Lev YASCHIN, but Subject still had no news for her. (1).
34. Tatiana RAKOFF Vda de MARCAND (P-370), widow of Rene MARCAND Boisselet, former professor at UNAM and director of the Yugoslav Cultural Institute. She is evidently a native Russian, but French citizen.
Tatiana was seen visiting Subject at the Soviet Embassy on 3 Jan and 18 Apr 1967; Subject seemed very friendly with her, and on 18 Apr 1967 left the Embassy together with her. (7). On 9 Jan 1967 it appeared that she had asked Subject for a visa. She also told him she had the information on the man who had been consul, but Subject cut her off and said that it would be better for them to get together to discuss it. On 25 Feb 1965 she told Subject she would help him join a club. On 16 May 1967 she asked Subject if he had called the Poles, but he said he had forgotten and would do it right away. (1).
35. (Dr.) Alfonso MARTINEZ Alvarez (P-1799), Guatemalan leftist doctor, has house at Lake Tequesquitengo to which he often invites groups of Soviets.
MARTINEZ was reported in contact with Subject in fall 1966 and January 1967 inviting Subject and other Soviets to his house on the lake. Subject was also in contact with his son, Eduardo MARTINEZ (no identifiable traces) (1).
36. (General) Raul MENDIOLEA Cerecero (P-5700), deputy chief of the Federal District Police.
On 27 Oct 1966 Subject called the police to ask what MENDIOLEA's rank was (1).
37. William de MIER (P-5552), British citizen, general manager of KLM airline in Mexico.
In May 1967 Subject was reportedly discussing Soviet travel via KLM with de MIER (1, 6).
38. xxx (Lic.) Oscar OBREGON, Jr., not further identified.
On 2 Jun 1967 OBREGON, who appeared to be a friend of Subject's, told Subject he would like to invite the Bolshoy troups to his house, but Subject said they would have little time in Mexico City. OBREGON also asked Subject if he could get him some caviar, and Subject said he would bring him some back from Moscow after his vacation. (1).
39. David ORNELAS, of Mundus Tours.
ORNELAS has been Subject's principal contact at Mundus Tours in regard to making travel bookings. There has been no indication of anything more than a business relationship between them, except that in June 1966 Subject gave ORNELAS some magazines. (1).
40. Salvador PAZ Plata (P-12775), shipping agent with Representaciones Maritimas, Soviet commercial contact.
On 1 Mar 1966 it was reported that Subject had met PAZ in Mazatlan, and they used the familiar form of address with each other. During 1966 they were occasionally reported making luncheon dates or planning to get together after work. There has been no record of recent contact. (1).
41. Gloria *PINTO, located at telephone 23-62-85, listed to Dr. Jose Maria *PINTO Ancira, Tiju 592, no traces on either name.
On 17 May 1967 Gloria thanked Subject for giving a visa to her sister-in-law. She said that Ruth (LNU) was going to Valle de Bravo on the weekend, but Subject said he would not be able to go. She added that Alfonso (LNU) would be at the Cafe Jujuy that afternoon at 1700, and Subject said he would try to go and would see Gloria there. On 13 Jun 1967 Gloria told Subject that her daughter did not want to work for Ralph (LNU) any more, because they wanted to send her to Pittsburgh. Subject said he could not go to the party Saturday that was to be held at the home of Ernesto ACEVEDO (no xxxxxx identifiable traces). On 12 Jul 1967 Gloria told Subject that she had everything
ready and that she would stop by the Embassy to say goodbye (perhaps going to the USSR). (1).
42. (Miss) Mercedes PINTO, no identifiable traces.
On 2 Mar 1967 Mercedes PINTO called Subject, who was out of town (1).
(Comment: Mercedes could be the sister-in-law of Gloria PINTO mentioned above.)
43. Julio PLATAS Urbina (P-6948, 201-300319) claims to be a Soviet courier, has been in contact with the KGB, may be a provocation agent.
On 29 Oct 1965 PLATAS called, but Subject was out. On 1 Nov 1965 PLATA told Subject he had changed jobs, no longer worked for Mex Hogar but was now with the Confederacion de Trabajadores Mexicanos (labor union).
Subject said he would call him, (1).
44. Rafael Alfredo RAYN (P-8415, 201-357138), manager of Garza Lopez Tours.
Subject has been in contact with RAYN in 1966-67 on routine travel matters. In Aug 1965 Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV asked RAYN for a chart of all commercial passenger ships operating between Veracruz and New York for the month of September 1965, including the cost of travel and baggage. In December 1965 Subject reminded RAYN of YATSKOV's request and asked him to include rail travel to New York and sea travel to Europe on the chart. RAYN never provided the chart. (11).
45. Sara ROSENFIELD and husband Loyd ROSENFIELD (P-11665, 201-789388), both writers for The News.
Both ROSENFIELDS met Subject at a reception at the Indian Embassy given by the Indian Consul, K.D. PARASILAR. Subject invited them to Soviet Embassy receptions of 16 Feb and 23 Feb 1967, and invited Sara to attend the Home Show with the consular corps, which she did. On 11 Jul 1967 they again met briefly at an Indian Embassy reception. (22).
46. Fernando SALOMON José SALOMON Vallecillo, from Nicaragua.
On 24 Oct 1966 SALOMON told Subject that he had a letter from the Socialist Party of Nicaragua addressed to the Soviet Consul and that he had come specially from Nicaragua to deliver it. Subject said he would talk to SALOMON the next day at the Soviet Embassy. (1). (SALOMON also made an appointment to see the Cuban Ambassador the same day.)
47. Antonio SARMIENTO de la Barrera (P-12703), businessman who belongs to the French Club and has been reported friendly with several Soviets, particularly Subject's predecessor, Oleg Makslmovich NECHIPORENO, and currently Leonid Vasilyevich NIKIFOROV.
On 24 Apr 1966 Subject was seen playing chess at the French Club with SARMIENTO and then went swimming with his wife. As of Sep 1966 Subject was reported still very friendly with the SARMIENTOs at the French Club. (15).
48. Francis S. SHERRY, consular officer of the U.S. Embassy.
Subject has met SHERRY at consular corps functions. On 28 Jan 1967 they discussed playing tennis together. (20).
49. (Dr.) Emilliano SORIANO Ariz (P-6741), doctor frequently consulted by the Soviets in Mexico.
In Nov 1965 Subject took a sick Soviet sailor to be treated by SORIANO. In Dec 1965 and Jan 1966 Subject himself was being treated by SORIANO. (1).
50. Graciela SOTO, no traces.
On 8 Sep 1966 Graciela, who described herself as Carlos BLANCO's friend (q.v.), invited Subject to the baptism of her son Rafael's child, also mentioned Rosita, who may be Rafael's wife (no traces on Rafael or Rosita SOTO). On 9 Nov 1966 Graciela called Subject, started to chat about having a toothache and that she had tried to call him before, but Subject cut her off and said he would call her the next day and to say hello to everyone. On 10
Nov 1966 Carlos BLANCO invited Subject to a party and said they would first go to the church near Gracelita's house on Tamaulipas. (1). (One Alfredo SOTO, no traces, is listed at Tamaulipas 115.)
51. Jiri SVESTKA (P-7111, 201-285441), Czech Second Secretary and Consul suspect intelligence officer.
Subject and SVESTKA seem to be quite friendly, plan dinner together as well as discussing consular business (1).
52. Leopoldo VAN DYCK, employee of Air France, said to be a homosexual, has been friendly with other Soviet consular officers.
On 6 and 13 Sep 1965 Subject was reported in contact with VAN DYCK in regard to visas for Air France passengers (17). On 5 Jul 1966 Subject told David ORNELAS of Mundus Tours to give VAN DYCK his regards, adding that VAN DYCK would know what kind of regards they were. (1).
53. Rafael VIDIELLA Ruiz (P-4805, 201-238943), came to Mexico in 1956 with his mother, Lucia RUIZ Garcia (P-4413), who lived in Moscow for 17 years and taught Spanish there - KGB officer Aleksandr Mikhailovich BROVKIN was reportedly one of her students. In 1958-59 Rafael translated for the Soviet TASS correspondent in Mexico, in 1961 he was teaching Russian at the UCMR (Soviet Cultural Institute), and he is currently teaching at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores. His current address is Romero de Terreros 922-1, telephone 43-80-16.
On 19 May 1967 VIDIELLA's wife tried to call Subject, saying that she was calling on behalf of the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores and that her husband had written a letter in Russian about some tourists and she wanted a Russian typewriter to have it typed up on. (1).
54. (Col. and Lt.) Rafael VILLAURRUTIA Lopez, also reported in contact with the Cuban Embassy in Mexico.
On 30 Jan 1967 VILLAURRUTIA said that he had to go out of town and could not keep his appointment with Subject (1).
55. Ralph WIEGANDT (P-2254), German who came to Mexico in 1955 and has paint factory, member of French Club.
On 13 Mar 1967 Mrs. Ruth WIEGANDT, using the familiar form of address with Subject, invited Subject and his wife to Sunday dinner (1). In April 1967 it was reported that Subject was quite friendly with the WIEGANDTS at the French Club (15).
56. Douglas H. WILTSHIRE, American employed with SERVISA Travel Agency.
On 10 May 1967 WILTSHIRE planned to pick up some passports from Subject at the Soviet Embassy and mentioned that he would like to invite Subject to his house (1).
57. Max Michael ZAREBSKI (P-8777, 201-744856), businessman from Cuernavaca, Canadian citizen.
On 11 Oct 1966 Subject reminded the Polish Consul, JAKOWIEC, that ZAREBSKI was going to sell some of his items to the Soviets. On 13 Oct 1966 JAKOWIEC said he could introduce Subject to ZAREBSKI, or Subject could call him directly. (1). Subject had originally met ZAREBSKI at a Polish Embassy reception on 14 Dec 1965, and they finally did get together on 12 Jan 1967. Subject asked ZAREBSKI to help the Soviets find a house for a dacha in Cuernavaca, which he eventually did. On 24 Feb 1967 Subject visited ZAREBSKI's factory and had lunch with him in Cuernavaca. On 20 May 1967 Subject and Boris Aleksandrovich CHMYKHOV visited ZAREBSKI in connection with the dacha, and on 15 Jul 1967 Subject and CHMYKHOV visited the factory. (19). (Comment: Subject and CHMYKHOV had known each other before in Cuba, and both had mostkomm responsibilities for the dacha, so their going to Cuernavaca together is not remarkable, although CHMYKHOV is a GRU officer.)
17.
OPERATIONAL PLANNING DATA:
a. Current Residence: Ignacio Esteva 18-1 (has lived at this address during his whole tour in Mexico) (1).
b. Telephone: None at home.
c. Car: 1965 green Impala, diplomatic tags 19-DA (7).
d. Office: Soviet Embassy, Tacubaya 204, telephone 15-60-55 (1). Often uses one of the reception rooms near the gate (21).
e. Handwriting samples attached (the one in Russian was in Subject's possession, but it is not known whether he himself actually wrote it).
18. OPERATIONAL STEPS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN NEXT YEAR:
The Station is reviewing all of Subject's known contacts in a search for access agents. The case of Edmundo Fausto ZORRILLA Martinez is currently being investigated as a possible Illegals lead.
LOGNOV handwriting sample, received 16 June 1967, from LIRENO
Valentin Lognov
15.6.60-55
Counsel
Группа Великого князя
Сергия, мецената и строителя
памятников, включая Спасо-Преображенский собор и другие
памятники архитектуры.
Приглашаем посетить
Сергиев Посад, 2020
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет
La iglesia y la casa de la familia
Cinco de la
6½ puño.
Source (12)
16. PAST OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SUBJECT:
In addition to routine coverage of Subject's activities in Mexico, the following has been done:
a. Surveillance of Subject in Panama in Dec 1961.
b. In July 1966 information was passed to LITEMPO-8 "proving" that Subject was a dangerous KGB officer in an attempt to have him declared PNG, without success.
c. LICOZY-5 continues to be debriefed on his contacts with Subject, although LICOZY-5 has told Subject he will no longer act as an agent for the Soviets.
d. Briefing of U.S. Embassy chauffeur whom Subject tried to develop.
e. Debriefing of LICOYL-1 on his contacts with Subject.
f. Station Panama City helped block visas for Subject and A.A. NIKITIN in Feb 1967.
g. Risen Recruitment of Subject of 201-814144, whom Subject was cultivating. Contact now dead.
h. Briefing of U.S. Embassy visa officer whom Subject tried to develop.
i. Debriefing of Subject of 201-800412, who claimed Subject had tried to recruit him but who appears to be a fabricator.
j. Debriefing of LITEASE-1 on his contacts with Subject.
k. Debriefing of LIROBBIN-1 and 2 on their contacts with Subject.
l. Briefing of LIROAN-1 as access to Subject's friends at the club he belongs to.
m. Direction of BESABER in his contacts with Subject.
n. Debriefing of LIREALM-1 on his contacts with Subject.
o. Debriefing of LIROCKET-1.
p. Debriefing of LICANNY-1.
19. SOURCES.
1. LIENVOY, passim.
2. PACY - 7250, Dec 1961.
3. H2PA - 11914, 11 Jan 1963, passport photograph.
4. LIPRO Travel Report.
5. HMA - 26881, 12 Aug 65, LITEMPO passport photograph.
6. LIC02Y-5 case file, passim.
7. LILYRIC & LIMITED Switzerland.
8. LIC001-1 case file, passim.
9. LNERGO report, 21 Dec 1965.
10. Contract report of meeting with KADIDDLE, 28 Dec 1965.
11. LICANNY-1 case file, passim.
12. LNPURE memorandum, 21 Jan 1966.
13. Station memorandum, 27 Jan 1966.
14. LNPURE memorandum, 11 Feb 1966.
15. LIRAN-1 information.
16. Station memorandum, information from LITEMPO - 8, 22 Jul 1966.
17. Summary on Subject Prepared by LIENVOY, 22 July 1966.
18. LICALLA surveillance, passim.
19. BESABER information.
20. Station memorandum, 30 Jan 1967.
21. LIROCKET-1 information.
22. LIROBBIN-2 information.
23. LITEASE-1 information.
34. LNPURE memorandum, 28 Feb 1967
35. LIRCALM information.
36. Info from Division Subject of 201-814144.
37. Station memo of 27 Jun 1967, info from LNPURE officer.
38. HMPW-13950, 16 Sep 1965, HMP Times on Subject.
39. H2PA-11859, 22 Dec 1961.
40. Information from Subj of 201-800412.
1. Forwarded herewith is a Personality Assessment Questionnaire on LOGINOV prepared by LIREALM-1 in February 1969.
2. By virtue of membership in the same club in which they are both active participants in the same activity, LIREALM-1 has known LOGINOV for a little over two years. In this club they have several mutual contacts. As a result LIREALM-1 has met LOGINOV several times at social activities in the homes of these contacts. Although LOGINOV has never been a formal target for LIREALM-1, the relationship has been close enough and of sufficient duration for LIREALM-1 to fill out a meaningful Personality Assessment Questionnaire.
Francis C. Currie
for Willard C. Curtis
Attachment:
Personality Assessment Questionnaire h/w
Distribution:
(2) C/SB w/att h/w
2 C/WH w/o att
1 ATT (h/w)
CS COPY
HMMA-36581
25 February 1969
SECRET
201-285412
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
1. This is a new, experimental version of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire (sometimes informally called the PRQ III) which has been in use for several years. This new form is largely a checklist and thus requires far less essay-type reporting than the previous form.
2. For a number of years, our operational psychologists have been developing a system for indirect assessment of target personalities. The system employs—in lieu of psychological tests and interviews—observations of appearance, manner, and style of behavior. Such observations are used as if they were items in a psychological test, and like test items, are weighted and analyzed to yield a personality profile. Working from the profile, operational psychologists describe the target personality's basic aptitudes, attitudes, motives and susceptibilities. The goal of the assessment is to identify feasible means of influencing the target person.
3. Reliability is vastly increased when two or more observers complete this questionnaire independently. All items need not be completed; in fact, it is a rare case where contact is sufficient to complete it fully. You are encouraged to guess where complete information is lacking. Mark such items with a "G," instead of the customary check mark or "X." Thus, an observer with very limited contact can be expected to enter more "G's" than "X's."
4. Before completing the enclosed PAQ form, please provide the following information about yourself:
Age: 39 Sex: M Nationality: US
Social-cultural background:
Middle-class
How often have you observed the target individual?
3 to 4 times per month over two years
When did you last observe the target individual?
Last week (week of 2 Feb 1969)
What is the nature of your contact? (direct acquaintance, embassy receptions/parties, informants, debriefing of others, etc.)
Tennis club
5. Can you supply a specimen of the target individual's handwriting?
Yes No X
6. Please supply the name(s) of any person you believe qualified to provide information about the target person, that is, anyone sufficiently knowledgeable to complete this form at least in part.
Gloria Pinto
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
1. DESCRIPTION
1. Overall Impression. (Check the most appropriate.)
1.01 Virile, athletic, practical, and socially facile ("Hail fellow")
1.02 Virile, rugged, practical, but socially guarded (authoritarian)
1.03 Rather soft and sensuous but socially pleasant and appropriate (good guy)
1.04 Rather soft and sensuous but socially guarded and moody (a possible whiner)
1.05 Montly, clean-cut, professional, and socially smooth (executive type)
1.06 Austere, precise, and businesslike (dedicated worker type)
1.07 Cultured, neat, artistic, and socially smooth (diplomatic type)
1.08 Sensitive, intense, and self-preoccupied (artistic or absent-minded professor type)
1.09 None of these fit. I would describe him as:
2. Dress. (Check the most appropriate.)
2.01 Well-groomed (natty)
2.02 Neat (well-kept)
2.03 Fastidious (fussy)
2.04 Overdressed (prissy)
2.05 Undescript (bland)
2.06 Underdressed (informal)
2.07 Casual (indifferent)
2.03 Sloppy (poorly kept)
2.09 Unkempt (bizarre)
2.10 Style of dress
2.10.01 Conventional for his culture
2.10.02 Cosmopolitan
2.10.03 Outdated
2.10.04 Extreme or unique
3. Head Characteristics
3.01 Skull measurements:
3.01.01 Side to side
Front to back
Wide
Wide
Average
Average
Narrow
Narrow
3.02 Forehead:
High
Average
Low
3.03 Eyes:
Wide-set
Average
Close-set
3.04 Eyebrows:
(a) Arched
(b) Bushy
(c) High
Average
Average
Average
Straight
Sparse
Low
3.05 Is there anything about his head or head structure that requires special mention?
4. General Characteristics
4.01 Age, weight, height:
4.01.01 How old is he? 40 ± 2
4.01.02 His apparent age is
Much younger
About the same
Younger
Older
Much older
4.01.03 How tall is he? 5' 10"
4.01.04 Does he have a nickname: Yes ___ No X
If Yes, does he object to being addressed by his nickname? Yes ___ No ___
4.01.05 Is he addressed by a diminutive? Yes X No ___
(Johnny, Jack, Hank, etc.)
4.01.06 Does he have any scars or other distinguishing marks? Yes ___ No X
If so, please describe:
4.02 Hair:
4.02.01 Color Very light ___ Light ___ Medium X
Gray or white ___ Dark ___ Very dark ___
4.02.02 Waviness Curly X Average ___ Straight ___
4.02.03 Amount Thick ___ Average X Sparse ___
Balding ___ Bald ___
4.02.04 Grooming Well-groomed ___ Unruly ___
Average X Unkempt ___
4.02.05 Is there anything unusual about his hair or hair style? ___
If so, please describe:
4.03 Eyes:
4.03.01 Color Gray ___ Green ___ Blue ___
Yellowish ___ Hazel ___ Light brown ___
Brown ___
4.03.02 Wears eyeglasses Always ___ To read ___ Never X
4.03.03 Eyeglass lens
Thick ___ Average ___ Bifocal ___
4.03.04 Eyeglass style
Heavy frame ___ Rimless ___
Average frame ___ Contact lens ___
4.03.05 Is there anything unusual about his eyes that requires special mention? If so, please describe:
4.03.06 Does he take off glasses when he speaks? Yes ___ No ___
4.03.07 Does he use glasses to gesture? Yes ___ No ___
4.03.08 Does he ever wear sunglasses indoors? Yes ___ No ___
4.04 Complexion:
4.04.01 Coloring
Ruddy ___ Dark ___ Tan ___
Light ___ Pale ___
4.04.02 Face
(a) Scarred ___ Lined ___ Smooth ___
(b) Beard ___ Clean-shaven ___
Mustache ___ Unshaved ___
4.04.03 Describe type of mustache or beard:
4.04.04 Body hair (arms, legs, chest)
Heavy ___ Medium ___ Light ___
4.04.05 Hair visible on nose?
4.04.06 Hair visible on ears?
4.04.07 Is there anything unusual or striking about his skin or skin coloring? If so, please describe:
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4.05 Face:
4.05.01 Expressiveness
Expressive
Average
Inexpressive
Very expressive
Very inexpressive
4.05.02 If expressive, is face:
Natural
Tense
4.05.03 If inexpressive, is face:
Relaxed
Deadpan
4.05.04 In general, are facial responses:
Inappropriate
Appropriate
4.05.05 Is there anything unusual or striking about his facial expressions? If so, please describe: When tense, he arches both eyebrows and tilts his head back.
4.06 Lips:
4.06.01 Type
Protruding
Pursed
Thin
Full
Loose
4.06.02 Smiles
(a) Spontaneously
Tensely
Mechanically
(b) Very frequently
Frequently
Average
Infrequently
Never
4.06.03 Have you ever seen him smile to himself?
Yes
No
4.06.04 If you have seen him having his picture taken, can he smile on command?
Yes
No
Or is he wooden and rather ill-at-ease?
Yes
No
4.06.05 If you have not seen him having his picture taken, what kind of a picture do you think he would prefer?
Serious
Smiling
4.06.06 Is there anything about his lips or smile that is unusual or striking? If so, please describe:
4.07 Teeth
4.07.01 Shape
Regular X
Protruding
Average
Unusual
4.07.02 Do you get the feeling he clenches his teeth? Yes No X
If Yes, under what circumstances?
4.07.03 Does he have any gold teeth or unusual dental work? Yes No X
4.07.04 When he smiles, does he
Show his teeth? Yes No X
Purse his lips? Yes No
Put hand over mouth? Yes No
4.07.05 Does he put his hand over his mouth when talking?
Never X
Frequently
Occasionally
Always
4.07.06 Color of teeth
White X
Dull
Stained
4.07.07 Is there anything unusual or striking about his teeth?
If so, please describe:
4.08 Posture:
4.08.01 Straightness
Round-shouldered
Erect X
Slumped
Stiff
4.08.02 Is posture maintained?
Consistently X
Variable
4.08.03 Shoulders
Broad-shouldered X
Average
Sloping
Narrow
4.08.04 Body build Skinny ___ Average ___ Heavy X Obese ___
4.08.05 When conversing, in what direction does he primarily lean in relation to the other person?
Towards ___ Away X Neither ___
4.08.06 Does posture, when listening, differ from posture when talking? NO
If so, please describe:
4.08.07 Sitting Posture
(a) Relaxed ___ Average ___ Stiff ___
(b) Erect X Average ___ Slumped ___
4.08.08 When in a group, is he inclined to stand still X
Move about in one place ___
Lean against the wall ___
Sit down even though others are standing ___
Place his arms on others ___
4.08.09 If taller than average, does he bend over to come down to the group? Yes ___ No X
4.08.10 If shorter than average, does he stand up to the group? Yes ___ No ___
4.08.11 When listening to a lecture (or watching a play or movie) does he
Sit still, stare at the speaker X
Move about, fidget, change position ___
4.08.12 Is there anything about his posture, carriage, or bearing that warrants special mention? If so, please describe:
4.09 Hands:
4.09.01 Dominance
Right-handed ___ Left-handed X
4.09.02 Is he inclined to use his less dominant hand?
Frequently ___ Rarely ___
Sometimes ___ Never X
| Question | Options |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| Size of hands | Very large, Large, Average, Small, Very small |
| His use of his hands is | Graceful, Average, Awkward |
| In normal situations, his arms hang | Loose, Stiff, Average |
| When standing (talking or listening) he has a tendency | To open and close his hands, Put hands in pocket, Run hand over face or hair |
| If he puts hands in pockets, he is more likely to put them in | Pants, Coat |
| Nails | Clean, not manicured, Manicured, Ragged, Dirty, Bitten |
| If nails are bitten, to what extent? | Barely, Average, Deeply |
| Are fingers | Blunt, Average, Long |
| Are hands | Callous, Rough, Average, Smooth, Soft |
| In public, does he pull, rub, or pick nose | Rub back of neck, Run hand over face or hair, Scratch any part of his body, Pull at his clothes, Never do any of these things |
| Does he put his arms on the table? | Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never |
| Does he put his elbows on the table? | Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never |
| When sitting at a table or desk, does he talk or listen with his head in his hands? | Often, Sometimes, Rarely, Never |
4.09.16 When talking, does he tend to
Close his eyes ___
Put his hand over his eyes ___
Often ___ Sometimes ___
Rarely ___ Never ___
4.09.17 If he closes or covers his eyes, is he more inclined to do it
When trying to make a particular point ___
When listening to someone else ___
4.09.18 Does he tap fingers on table?
Never ___ Occasionally ___ Often ___
4.09.19 Is he more inclined to do this when
Talking ___ Listening ___ Thinking ___
4.09.20 Does he
Rattle change in his pocket ___
Tap with some object ___
Often ___ Sometimes ___
Rarely ___ Never ___
4.09.21 Is there anything unique about his hands or arms worthy of
special mention? If so, please describe:
4.10 Feet:
4.10.01 Does he tend to show foot preference? Left ___ Right ___
4.10.02 Does he work to keep in step when walking with someone? Yes ___
No ___
4.10.03 Does he cross feet at ankles when seated? Yes ___ No ___
4.10.04 If so, which foot is over the other? Left ___ Right ___
4.10.05 Does he cross legs Only when he faces in a new direction ___
As soon as he sits down ___
Shortly after he sits down ___
Occasionally ___
Never ___
4.10.06 If he crosses legs, which leg is on top? Left ___ Right ___
Depends on how he is sitting ___
4.10.07 Does he change his crossed leg Depends on how he is facing
Frequently ___ Occasionally ___ Never ___
4.10.08 Compared to most people, does he walk
Faster ___ Slower ___ Same speed ___
4.10.09 If he is out of step with you, does he notice it and get
in step? Yes ___ No ___
4.10.10 In conversation when he becomes intense, does he
Uncross his legs and lean forward ___
Uncross his legs and lean backward ___
Cross his legs and sit upright ___
Shift to a more erect position ___
Shift to a more relaxed position ___
Make little change in position ___
4.10.11 Are his feet
Large ___ Average ___ Small ___
4.10.12 Are his shoes (a) Pointed ___ Average ___ Blunt ___
(b) Highly polished ___ Average ___ Not well kept ___
4.10.13 Is there anything about his feet or legs that warrants special
mention? If so, please describe: ___
4.10.14 When his legs are crossed, does he
Sit quietly ___ Move his foot ___ Swing or wiggle his leg ___
4.10.15 Does he ever tap his foot? No ___ Yes ___
4.10.16 Does he swing back and forth on his
feet when standing and talking in a
group? Often ___ Rarely ___
Sometimes ___ Never ___
4.10.17 When walking, are his steps Long ___ Normal ___ Short ___
4.10.18 When he walks, do his arms
Hang loose ___ Swing with his stride ___
Swing, but out of rhythm ___ Hang tense ___
4.10.19 When he walks, do his toes
Turn out ___ Stay straight ___ Turn in ___
4.11 Voice:
4.11.01 Is his voice pitched
Low ___ Medium ___ High ___
4.11.02 Does he speak
Quietly ___ Average ___ Loudly ___
4.11.03 In his native language, is his tone quality noticeably
Louder ___ Quieter ___ About the same ___
4.11.04 Does he have a speech impediment?
Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, please describe:
4.12 Use of Language
4.12.01 Does his native language vocabulary seem
Rich ___ Limited ___
Average ___ Poor ___
4.12.02 In his best language, other than native, is he
Fluent ___ Barely fluent ___
Moderately fluent ___ Poor ___
4.12.03 Does he pick up idioms
Quickly ___ Slowly ___
Average ___ Not at all ___
4.12.04 Does he learn foreign languages easily
Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, does he
Learn primarily by "feel" and by "trial and error" ___
Learn primarily from textbooks ___
4.12.05 In his best second language, can he switch from his native language
Smoothly with little hesitation ___
Effectively with average hesitation ___
Slowly with considerable hesitation ___
Awkwardly with considerable embarrassment ___
4.12.06 When he misuses language, does he ordinarily appear
Oblivious of it ___
Aware of, but indifferent to it ___
Aware of, and anxious about it ___
Very aware of it and quite embarrassed ___
4.12.07 In general, would you characterize him as
Laconic ___ Average ___ Garrulous ___
4.12.08 In ordinary conversation, does the content tend to be primarily
Personal ___ Impersonal ___
Interpersonal ___ Guarded ___
4.12.09 In ordinary conversation, is the content
Precise and to the point ___ Relevant ___
Average ___ To the point but rambling ___
Irrelevant ___
4.12.10 Does he
Often discuss personal problems ___
Rarely discuss personal problems ___
4.12.11 Does he use profanity in his native language?
Occasionally ___ Frequently ___ Never ___
4.12.12 Does he use profanity in an acquired language?
Occasionally ___ Frequently ___ Never ___
4.12.13 Is there anything about his manner of speech or conversational
style that is unusual.
Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, please describe:
4.13 Gestures:
4.13.01 Does he gesture when he talks?
Always ___ Sometimes ___
Never ___
4.13.02 His most characteristic gesture is:
Pointing with finger ___
Waving one hand ___
Sweeping both hands ___
Chopping both hands ___
4.13.03 When he gestures, the motion is
Graceful ___ Average ___ Mechanical ___
4.13.04 When engaged in conversation, does he tense up
Often ___ Rarely ___
Sometimes X ___ Never ___
4.13.05 It is relatively easy to tell when he is really interested in a subject
Always X ___ Rarely ___
Sometimes ___ Never ___
4.13.06 His eyes are very expressive. Always ___ Sometimes X ___ Rarely ___
4.13.07 Most people would find his eyes
Beautiful ___ Average X ___
Pleasant ___ Unpleasant ___
Sinister ___
4.13.08 He maintains eye contact
Sometimes ___ Always ___ Frequently X ___
Rarely ___ Never ___
4.13.09 In a group, have you ever seen him stare repeatedly at a person
who seemed to interest him? Often ___ Sometimes ___ Never X ___
4.13.10 When he admires (follows with eyes) an attractive girl,
he is
Obvious ___ Average ___ Subtle X ___
I have never seen him do it
Have you ever seen him blush? Yes X ___ No ___
If Yes, describe the situation:
His political comments were successfully changed at a party. All present, including
himself, were embarrassed by the confrontation.
4.13.11 Is there anything particularly striking and worthy of further explanation
about the movements he makes with his body, eyes, or head and the
way he behaves in a group? If so, please describe:
Yes
See 4.05.05
4.14 Sleep
4.14.01 Does he enjoy sleep and fall off easily? Yes ___ No ___
Read or walk to prepare himself for sleep? Yes ___ No ___
4.14.02 Does he rise easily? Yes ___ No ___
Prefer to remain abed until the last moment? Yes ___ No ___
4.14.03 Is he an early starter? ___
A late starter? ___
4.15 Impressions:
4.15.01 To the best of your knowledge, do you think most women would find him charming pleasant average ___
unpleasant very unpleasant ___
sexually attractive ___
4.15.02 To the best of your knowledge, do you think most men would find him charming pleasant average ___
unpleasant very unpleasant ___
4.15.03 Without prior knowledge, if you saw him on the street, would he impress you as nondescript average ___ striking ___
4.15.04 Without prior knowledge and on the basis of looks alone, which of the following do you think he might be?
- Peasant ___
- Worker ___
- Merchant ___
- Executive ___
- Professional ___
- Military Officer ___
- Artist of some type ___
4.15.05 Is there anything particularly striking and worthy of further explanation about the overall impression he gives? Yes ___
If so, please describe:
conspicuously athletic.
looks like boxer.
II. BACKGROUND
5. General
5.01 Ethnic Background:
5.01.01 Please describe his ethnic background.
Slavic - blond
5.01.02 How does he compare with others of this background?
Like most
A stereotype
Not like most
I would never guess his background
5.02 Cultural Background:
5.02.01 If he had his personal choice, do you think he is the kind of person who, living in a foreign culture would:
Never change his accustomed way of living
Maintain his accustomed way of living but show some interest in the local culture
Show some interest in the local culture and adapt his ways
Go native if he had his chance
5.02.02 Compared with his own group, he is just like all the rest of them
Somewhat different than most of them
Unique
5.03 Educational Background:
5.03.01 What is his educational background? Please describe:
5.03.02 In your opinion, compared to most people in his culture with a similar background he:
- Is as well-educated
- Is better informed
- Appears better educated than he claims
- Appears less educated than he claims X
- I cannot conceive of him having the background he claims
- If you doubt his background, please comment:
6. General Impression of Background (Check the most appropriate)
6.01 Strong and rugged (a man's man) X
6.02 Strong, rugged, but independent (a self-sufficient loner)
6.03 Compassionate, sensual and understanding (a woman's man)
6.04 Moody, emotional, and sometimes bitter (the "misunderstood" man)
6.05 Forthright, intelligent, and responsible (the professional man)
6.06 Proficient, intelligent, and intense (the technical man)
6.07 Sensitive, cultured, and sophisticated (the "Madison Avenue" man)
6.08 Sensitive, temperamental, and unconventional (the Bohemian man)
6.09 None of these.
I would describe him as:
III. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
7. General Impression. (Check the most appropriate.)
7.01 The kind of a man who is usually punctual, inclined to greet everyone informally and who appears to be comfortable with himself when he enters a room.
7.02 The kind of a man who is always punctual, inclined to greet everyone somewhat awkwardly and who appears to be uncomfortable when he enters a room. X
7.03 The kind of man whose punctuality is unpredictable, who is inclined to be very warm and friendly with everyone he knows, and who appears confident when he enters a room.
7.04 The kind of man who is punctual when he makes a date, but who is inclined to cancel engagements rather often, inclined to greet only those people he has met before and is somewhat retiring or standoffish when he enters a room.
7.05 The kind of man who is inclined to keep you waiting but is gracious and attentive when he arrives, inclined to be precise and proper as he greets everyone and can be quite impressive when he enters a room.
7.06 The kind of man who is always punctual, inclined to be very formal in his greetings and is most often stiff and unbending when he enters a room.
7.07 The kind of man whose punctuality is unpredictable, who is inclined to be charming and sophisticated as he greets everyone and is quite socially poised when he enters a room.
7.08 The kind of man who is often quite late—and indifferent about it—inclined to be short and curt in his greetings and is sometimes awkward when he enters a room.
7.09 None of these.
I would describe him as:
8. Meeting People:
8.01 When he shakes hands Does he move toward you
or Do you most often have to move toward him
8.02 When he shakes hands, is his grip
Very firm
Firm
Average
Weak
Limp
8.03 When he shakes hands, does he
Pump your hand
Squeeze your hand
Let you do all the work
8.04 Is there anything about the way he shakes hands worthy of special mention? If so, please describe:
8.05 When he is first introduced, does he
Look the person in the eye to whom he is being introduced
Cock his head toward the introducer but
look at the person to whom he is being introduced
Cock his head and look at neither
8.06 When he first hears a name, he
- Does nothing obvious to remember it
- Repeats it as he acknowledges the introduction
- Asks the introducer to repeat or verify it
- Asks the person to whom he is being introduced to repeat the name
8.07 If calling cards are exchanged, does he
- Read the card and carefully put it away
- Read it and stick it in his pocket
- Carefully put it away without reading it
- Stick it in his pocket without reading it
8.08 When introducing someone, does he do so
- With ease and grace
- With some slight embarrassment or hesitation
- With considerable awkwardness
8.09 To what extent is his manner different when he is being introduced to women?
- Not at all
- Normal
- Marked
8.10 If he shows a difference, which of the following describes it?
- Uses both hands when he takes her hand
- Moves in closer when acknowledging the introduction
- Becomes more formal and distant
- Becomes warm and effusive
- Becomes warm and effusive only with pretty girls
- Is very courteous and gracious to older women
- Varies, depending on the woman
If so, please explain:
8.11 When introduced to a fair number of people at the same time, does he linger a bit with each person to whom he is introduced? Acknowledge the introduction quickly and wait for the next. Look toward the next person almost at the same time he is shaking hands with the person whom he has just met.
8.12 In general, does he strike you as the kind of person who will:
- Always remember a name
- Remember names in an average manner
- Have difficulty remembering names
- Be very poor at remembering names
8.13 Has he ever asked you to re-identify someone to whom you had previously introduced him? No ___ Yes ___
9. Smoking and Eating:
9.01 Smoking:
9.01.01 Does he smoke?
- Cigarettes: Regularly ___ Occasionally ___ Never ___
- Cigars: Regularly ___ Occasionally ___ Never ___
- Pipe: Regularly ___ Occasionally ___ Never ___
9.01.02 How much does he smoke?
- Heavy ___ Average ___ Light ___
| Question | Response Options |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 9.01.03 Does he use his own lighter? | Matches |
| 9.01.04 Is he the kind of person who is always asking for a light? | |
| 9.01.05 Does he use a holder? | |
| 9.01.06 Does he clip cigars? | |
| 9.01.07 Does he care for his pipe? | |
| 9.01.08 When lighting a cigarette does he obviously duck his head and cup his hands? | |
| 9.01.09 Have you ever seen him hold an unlighted cigarette and wait for a pause in the conversation before lighting it? | No, Yes |
| 9.01.10 Have you ever seen him put a cigarette in his mouth and pause, match poised, waiting for the appropriate time to light it? | No, Yes |
| 9.01.11 Have you ever seen him chew on an unlighted cigar, pipe, or cigarette? | No, Yes |
| 9.01.12 Is he a chain smoker who lights one cigarette from another? | |
| 9.01.13 Does he smoke only after meals? | |
| 9.01.14 Is the presence of tobacco stain on his fingers very marked? | |
| | |
| | |
9.01.15 When smoking, does he
(a) Allow a long ash to accumulate on his cigarette
Flick off ashes in a normal manner
Become unusually preoccupied with the ashtray
(b) Let ashes fall to the rug
Cup his hand under his cigarette
Always use an ashtray
9.01.16 Does he
Put out a cigarette with elaborate ashtray ritual
Seem to put out cigarettes in a normal manner
Seem careless about how he puts out a cigarette
9.01.17 Does he
Show obvious enjoyment when smoking
Show average satisfaction
Smoke perfunctorily and mechanically
9.01.18 Is he the kind of person who offers a light to others
Always
Frequently
Seldom
Never
9.01.19 Is he the kind of person who
Will walk across a room to offer a light to a lady
Is conventional in how he offers a light to a lady
Will seldom offer a light to a lady
9.01.20 To your knowledge, has he given up smoking for reasons of health?
Yes
No
9.01.21 Have you ever heard him mention that he should give up smoking
but cannot
Has tried to stop but could not
9.01.22 Have you ever heard him mention that he is bothered by the smell of
Cigars
Pipes
Cigarettes
Never heard him mention any of these
9.01.23 Is there anything about his smoking habits that requires special
mention or special description? If so, please describe:
9.02 Eating:
9.02.01 Is his mode of eating Typical of most of his colleagues X
Somewhat different than most of his colleagues
Markedly different than most of his colleagues
9.02.02 Is he a Hearty eater X Average eater Light eater
9.02.03 Is the fact that he has marked food preferences Very noticeable
Not particularly noticeable
Not at all noticeable
9.02.04 Does he Eat with relish
Enjoy his food in a conventional manner
Seem indifferent to food
9.02.05 Does he eat Quickly X Average Slowly
9.02.06 Is he generally inclined To take second helpings
To take all he wants the first time around
Often leaves some of his food untouched
9.02.07 Does he Dwell on how much he misses his native foods
Show conventional interest in local foods
Indicate considerable interest in new and unusual foods
9.02.08 (a) He does not eat while Talking Listening
(b) He does eat while Talking X Listening
9.02.09 Does he show a tendency to adapt to the table etiquette of the people with whom he is dining? Marked Average X
Maintains his familiar style of eating at all times
9.02.10 When given a chance, does he, for other than business reasons, suggest a preferred place to eat? Always Sometimes Rarely, if ever X
9.02.11 When eating out It is very difficult for him to select his meal
Waits to hear what his companion orders and orders same thing
Always knows what he wants very quickly
9.02.12 When eating out, he is
Somewhat extravagant when he knows you are paying
Very cost-conscious when he knows he is paying
Very cost-conscious no matter who is paying
Generally indifferent about cost no matter who is paying
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9.02.13 Is he the sort of person who
Usually wants to check the bill regardless of who is paying
Is indifferent about the bill when someone else is paying
9.02.14 When he is paying, he checks the bill
Unobtrusively
Very carefully (and rather obviously)
9.02.15 When he pays his check, does he
Obviously count his change
Show indifference when accepting his change
Take his change in a normal manner
9.02.16 When he deals with headwaiters, is he
Aggressive
Normal and conventional
Somewhat ingratiating
Brusque
9.02.17 Is he prone to complain when service does not suit him?
To his companion
Directly
Not at all
9.02.18 He handles waiters
In a conventional way
Over friendly
Unusually polite
9.02.19 Is there anything about his eating habits or manners that requires
special mention? If so, please describe:
9.03 Overall impression of eating and smoking behavior. (Check the
most appropriate description.)
9.03.01 A hearty eater with well-defined preferences. He eats and smokes
with considerable gusto but tends to be a little on the coarse and
boorish side. It is rather easy to imagine him eating huge sand-
wiches and drinking beer with the boys at the neighborhood bar.
9.03.02 A heavy eater with limited preferences. He eats and smokes
with gusto but his manners are definitely coarse and boorish.
It is rather easy to imagine him becoming quite sharp with a
waiter who serves him unfamiliar food or a dish prepared in
an unfamiliar way.
9.03.03 A sensual eater who knows all the restaurants and their native
specialties. He is very anxious to have others try dishes he
has discovered. He eats with obvious pleasure, savors his
smokes, and though rarely gauche, he is more aware of his
food than his manners. It is easy to imagine him cooking and
serving special dishes to his friends.
9.03.04 A sensual eater who tends to eat by himself when possible. He seems to eat all types of food and has something of the air of a glutton about him. He eats with obvious pleasure, savors his smokes and afterwards will linger alone at a table with self-satisfaction. It is easy to imagine him hovering alone over the buffet at a cocktail party savoring the tidbits.
9.03.05 A conventional eater who usually goes along with the crowd. He probably has food allergies that prevent him from eating certain foods. He gives the impression of enjoying smoking more than eating but his table manners are adapted to whatever situation he is in. It is easy to imagine him taking an indigestion pill in the privacy of his room.
9.03.06 A conventional eater who always goes along with the crowd. He eats with little relish and rarely mentions anything about his likes or dislikes. He smokes at every opportunity, but more mechanically than with pleasure. He usually tries to adopt his manners to the situation but may be a little awkward and obvious in doing so. It is easy to imagine him grabbing a bite at a sidewalk stand at any time of day.
9.03.07 A gourmet eater who has marked and varied sophisticated food tastes. Dining is quite a ritual with him, and atmosphere and service are almost as important as the food. He is graceful and cultured at table and smokes in the same manner. It is easy to imagine him dressing for dinner, enjoying fine wines and food by candlelight.
9.03.08 An unconventional eater, a man who "eats like a bird." He eats in a preoccupied way, obviously indifferent to his food and surroundings. It would not be surprising to learn he was a food faddist (vegetarian, health foods, etc.).
9.03.09 None of these descriptions really fit. I would describe him as:
9.04 Drinking:
9.04.01 Does he drink? Not at all Average X
A little Heavily
9.04.02 Does he drink alone (solitary drinker) with others mainly for sociableness
on formal occasions only after work, at home
9.04.03 Does he appear to drink primarily for the taste
primarily for the effect
for both
9.04.04 His favorite drink is Beer Wine Whiskey
Vodka Gin No preference
9.04.05 He prefers Cocktails Highballs Short drinks
Straight shots
9.04.06 He drinks Slowly Average X Quickly
9.04.07 Does he Gulp his drink Sip his drink X
9.04.08 Does he Go out of his way to get a refill
Usually wait until asked
Always wait until asked X
9.04.09 Attitude toward wines? Very knowledgeable
Enjoys but not particularly knowledgeable
Indifferent about wines
Knows nothing, couldn't care less X
9.04.10 Does he Talk at length (and obviously get pleasure from
talking) about his liquor preferences
Talk about his liquor preferences no more than
anyone else
Never talk about his liquor preferences X
9.04.11 Is he openly proud of his native drinks and does he urge others to
try them? Yes No X
Is he conventionally aware of his native drinks and offer them
when appropriate? Yes No
Does he rarely mention his native drinks and not "push" them?
Yes No
9.04.12 Does he pay little attention to the drinking needs of others?
Serve drinks in a socially appropriate manner
Tend to force drinks on others
9.04.13 Compared with his colleagues, what are his drinking habits?
Markedly different
Very similar
Just the same
If markedly different, please explain:
9.04.14 When he has had a few drinks, his behavior shows
No noticeable change
Some change
A definite change
If a definite change, please describe:
9.04.15 Does his manner of speaking change when he drinks?
Becomes quite slurred
Shows little change
Does not change at all
9.04.16 When he drinks, his voice becomes
Louder
Quieter
No change
9.04.17 Have you ever seen him truly drunk?
No
Yes
If so, was he
Socially active
Boisterous
Hostile
Quiet, withdrawn
Well-controlled
Poorly coordinated
Depressed
Sexually aroused
9.04.18 If you have not seen him drunk, would you predict that when drunk he would become
Very active ___ Very passive ___
Very unpleasant ___ Rather pleasant ___
Never become drunk X
I cannot imagine how he would act when drunk ___
9.04.19 Have you ever seen him with a hangover? No ___ Yes ___
If Yes, is he the kind of person who:
Obviously looks hung over but functions fairly well ___
Looks somewhat hung over but shows it mainly in his eyes and general manner ___
Obviously looks hung over and is quite vocal about how bad he feels ___
Does not look hung over in spite of what he says ___
9.04.20 Is there anything special about his drinking habits that requires mention? If so, please describe:
9.05 Overall impression of drinking behavior: (Check the most appropriate)
9.05.01 A hearty, heavy drinker who holds his liquor well. He is always rather boisterous, and when he drinks, there is little change in behavior. ___
9.05.02 A heavy drinker who often gives the impression he can drink others under the table: When he drinks, there is little change in behavior, but there is a hint that he could get quite mean if provoked. ___
9.05.03 A steady drinker who obviously enjoys being "tight." In a way he can be somewhat charming when drunk and can get away with a bit of the "life of the party" routine. ___
9.05.04 A steady drinker who becomes somewhat more maudlin when drunk or tight. Tends to tell people how much he likes them and sometimes asks others whether they like him. Gives an impression that he could become quite disgusting if he got very drunk. ___
9.05.05 A steady drinker who holds his liquor very well. He always remains quite dignified and usually maintains his poise even though others are becoming quite drunk or tight. He still remains part of the crowd, however—that is, he gives few signs of being disgusted or bored.
9.05.06 A light drinker who paces his drinks. He seems to drink only because it is socially necessary. As a party progresses he tends to become aloof and distant. Is likely to continue to talk about his work even when it is inappropriate.
9.05.07 A light drinker who tapers off as the evening progresses. Usually manages to keep a sophisticated aloofness from others. Often singles out and associates with someone rather like himself. As the party progresses, he shows obvious distaste for anything he considers crude or boisterous. Often becomes quite sarcastic about others' behavior.
9.05.08 A very light drinker who either drinks only because he has to or refuses to drink at all. Is usually not really a part of the party and is obviously annoyed when others bring him in against his wishes. Tends to be solitary and sometimes will leave unobtrusively when the opportunity presents.
9.05.09 None of these descriptions really fit. I would describe him as:
10. Driving and Walking
10.01 Driving Behavior:
10.01.01 He drives a car in an Unusually adept manner
Average or conventional manner
Unusually inept manner
He does not drive
10.01.02 He drives Very fast ____ Average ____ Very slow ____
10.01.03 When he drives and talks, you get the feeling
He pays little attention to his driving ____
He pays average attention to his driving ____
His driving is obviously more important than his conversation ____
10.01.04 Compared with his colleagues, his interest in foreign cars is
About the same ____ Definitely different ____
10.01.05 His interest in the care and maintenance of automobiles is
Unusual ____ Average ____ Little or none ____
10.01.06 His road courtesy is
Equivalent to most of his colleagues ____
Equivalent to the courtesy of most people I know ____
Unusual in that he is very courteous and cautious ____
Unusual in that he is rude and demanding ____
10.01.07 To the best of your knowledge, he is the kind of person who
Can learn how to get around a strange city very quickly ____
Can follow a road or city map with relative ease ____
Gets around by asking lots of questions ____
Almost always depends upon others to get him where he is going ____
10.01.08 When riding with someone else, is he the kind of person who is
very much aware of the driving and responds with the driver—
(goes through motions of braking, braces with changing traffic)?
No ____ Yes ____
10.01.09 When driving with someone else, is he the kind of person who
seems to adapt to the style of driving in an average or appro-
priate manner?
No ____ Yes ____
10.01.10 When driving with someone else, is he the kind of person who
Is very relaxed and relatively indifferent to the driving?
No ___ Yes ___
10.01.11 Is he the kind of person who
Would never drive when drinking ___
Is inclined to be aware when he should not drive ___
Would always insist on driving, even when drunk ___
10.01.12 Will he offer someone a lift?
When it is appropriate ___
Almost always ___ Never ___
10.01.13 Is there anything about his manner of driving that requires special
mention? If so, please describe:
10.02 Walking:
10.02.01 Is he the kind of person who
Does a great deal of walking ___
Walks an average amount ___
Never walks if he can help it ___
10.02.02 When he walks, his pace is
Fast ___ Average ___ Slow ___
10.02.03 When you walk with him, he most often
Keeps pace with you ___
Forces you to keep up with him ___
10.02.04 When he walks, do his feet
Swing to the right and left (outwards) ___
Maintain a fairly parallel motion ___
Swing inward ___
10.02.05 Does he walk
Erect with head up ___
Erect with head down ___
Bent forward but eyes up ___
Bent forward with eyes down ___
In a very stooped manner ___
10.02.06 When he is walking, he looks around
A great deal ___ Average ___ Never ___
10.02.07 When he greets someone he knows on the street, his face
Lights up ___
Shows average or appropriate expression ___
Rarely changes expression ___
10.02.08 Is there anything unusual or striking about his gait or manner of walking? If so, please describe:
10.03 Overall impression of driving and walking behaviors
(Check the most appropriate description.)
10.03.01 An active, alert individual with a purposeful stride who appears to have a very practical mind. He enjoys "fixing things," appears to have sound knowledge of automobiles, and drives in a relaxed efficient manner.
10.03.02 An active individual who is somewhat standoffish (or negative) toward others. His stride is fast and intent. He appears to have a practical mind, is quite possessive and protective and is reluctant to share his possessions with others. He "fixes things" in a matter-of-fact way, appears to have good knowledge of automobiles, and drives in a determined (sometimes even hostile) but efficient manner.
10.03.03 An active, alert individual with a free-and-easy stride who appears most of the time to be in good humor. Seldom tries to fix things, but is often quite good at getting others to fix things for him. He appears to have little knowledge of automobiles but drives in a relaxed, efficient manner.
10.03.04 An active individual who has a cautious tinge to his walk as though he is easily embarrassed or easily startled. He appears rather helpless and awkward when he has to "fix things." He evidently has little knowledge of automobiles and drives in a careful (sometimes tense) but efficient manner.
10.03.05 A well-controlled and attentive individual who walks in something of a clipped, formal manner. Although generally practical, he seldom will do anything by "feel." He must read up and prepare himself when required to "fix things." He appears to have acquired considerable knowledge about automobiles but drives in a somewhat mechanical or highly controlled manner.
10.03.06 A well-controlled individual who is often somewhat preoccupied even in his walk. When he takes time to "fix things" he does so with intensity and precision. He is often very well read about automobiles and cares for his car or sees that it is cared for meticulously. However, when involved in conver-
sation or otherwise preoccupied, he can sometimes be quite a dangerous driver.
10.03.07 A well-controlled individual who has a glide (or grace) in his walk. He has little or no interest in "fixing things" but usually knows the best places to get things done and is inclined to be quite particular in how things are done for him. He appears to have relatively little knowledge of the mechanics of an automobile, but appreciates and takes good care of a good automobile. He drives with confidence, but usually at a fast pace with not too much awareness of others.
10.03.08 A rather nervous and temperamental person who walks rapidly and rather awkwardly. He has little or no interest in "fixing things" and is inclined to ignore or throw away things that do not work. He appears to have little interest in or knowledge about automobiles and his driving shows it. It is sometimes frightening to ride with him.
10.03.09 None of these descriptions really fit. I would describe him as:
10.04 Hobbies and Sports
10.04.01 Does he have any hobbies? Yes X No Don't Know
If Yes, describe his hobbies:
Tennis
If No or Don't Know, what is your best guess on the hobby most likely to interest him?
Can't imagine him having any kind of hobby
Collecting (What does he collect? Guns, stamps, coins, books, butterflies, etc.)
As a collector, is he Avid ___ Moderately dedicated ___ Only casual ___
Artistic (painting, ceramics, etc.) ___
Mechanical (motors, hi-fi building, etc.) ___
Skill (woodworking, model building, etc.) ___
Intellectual (special periods in history, philosophy, etc.) ___
Active (group dancing, such light sports as ping pong, bowling or volleyball) ___
Outdoor (hunting, fishing, golf, etc.) ___
Social (chess, poker, bridge, etc.) ___
Vicarious (listening to music, attending plays, ball games, etc.) ___
Mental amusement (crossword puzzles, anagrams, cryptograms) ___
10.04.02 Has he ever mentioned having had hobbies in the past? Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, give details:
10.04.03 How well does he dance? unusually good ___ good ___ average ___
poor ___ does not dance ___ do not know if he dances ___
10.04.04 Describe the kind of dancing you have seen him do:
Fox trot, cumbias
10.04.05 Does he play chess? Yes ☑ No ☐
If Yes, do you know he is good ☐ believe he is probably good ☐
know he is an average player ☐ believe he is probably average ☐
know he is a poor player ☐ believe he is probably a poor player ☒
10.04.06 If you are a poker player, describe the kind of poker player you think he would be:
Fair ☐
10.04.07 Is he the kind of person with whom you would like to play poker? Yes ☐ No ☑
If No, explain:
10.04.08 Have you heard him sing? Yes ☒ No ☐
If Yes, is his voice good ☐ average ☐ poor ☒
10.04.09 Does he seem to know many songs? Yes ☐ No ☒
10.04.10 In group singing, does he often lead off with a song ☐ sometimes lead off with a song ☐ always follow someone else's lead ☒
10.04.11 Does he play a musical instrument? Yes ☐ No ☒
If Yes, which instrument:
10.04.12 Has he ever mentioned having played an instrument? Yes ☐ No ☒
If Yes, give details:
10.04.13 Does he participate in an active sports? Yes ☒ No ☐
If yes, describe:
Tennis, embassy volleyball
If No, what is your guess regarding the kind of sport that would interest him most:
- He definitely is not the sports type
- Body contact sports (football, rugby, soccer, etc.)
- Skill sports (tennis, handball, volleyball, etc.)
- Individual skill sports (swimming, archery, skeet, etc.)
He is likely to be interested in all kinds of sports.
10.04.14 Does he play golf? Yes ___ No X
If Yes, does he take golf very seriously ___ take golf in an average way ___ take golf indifferently ___
10.04.15 As a golfer, do you know he is good ___ believe he is probably good ___
know he is an average player ___ believe he is probably average ___
know he is a poor player ___ believe he is probably a poor player ___
10.04.16 If you are a golfer, is he the kind of person you would like to play with? Yes ___ No ___
If No, explain:
10.04.17 Does he: hunt a great deal ___ fish a great deal ___ do some hunting ___
do some fishing ___ never hunt ___ never go fishing ___
10.04.18 Do you have information on how seriously he takes hunting or fishing? Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, explain:
10.04.19 Has he ever mentioned participating in sports in the past? Yes X No ___
If Yes, give details (include any mention he may have made of medals, trophies, team membership, etc.):
Boxing
10.04.20 Have you ever heard anyone describe him as an athlete? Yes X No __
If Yes, give details:
10.04.21 Is he the kind of person who: X is very much preoccupied with keeping in shape
works at keeping in shape to an average degree
shows little interest in keeping in shape
10.04.22 Has he ever indicated an interest in weight lifting? Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, explain:
10.04.23 He is best described as: a muscular, athletic type X a strong, well-built type ___ a somewhat flabby type ___ a flabby, unathletic type ___ an effeminate type ___
10.04.24 Is he mechanically inclined? Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, does he
Prefer to follow instructions in books
Ignore instructions and try to figure it out for himself
10.04.25 If it were possible to provide American magazines or periodicals for him, which of the following do you think he would really enjoy:
The New York Times ___ Saturday Review ___ Newsweek ___
Playboy X Sports Illustrated X Life ___ Atlantic ___
Field and Stream ___ Popular Mechanics ___ New Republic ___
Better Homes and Gardens ___ Readers Digest ___
Kenyon Review ___ Ramparts ___ Scientific American ___
Christian Science Monitor ___
Can't imagine him reading an American magazine ___
10.04.26 What books, if any, have you heard him mention as having read and enjoyed?
10.04.27 What movies, if any, have you heard him mention as having seen and enjoyed?
10.04.28 If he had his choice, would he most likely attend:
a movie ___ the theater ___ the ballet ___
a soccer match ___ a bull fight ___ a concert ___
10.05 Office Behavior
10.05.01 General Information (Check where applicable)
| Informal | Delegates work |
|----------|----------------|
| Formal | Can't delegate |
| Follower of rules and regulations | Productive |
| An innovator | Thinker type |
| Doer | Organized |
| Practical | Disorganized |
| Procrastinator | Feels work is not appreciated |
| Big memo writer | |
10.05.02 Reaction of Other Workers
| Subordinates | Yes | No | Don't Know |
|--------------|-----|----|------------|
| Like him | | | |
| Dislike him | | | |
| He is courteous to them | | | |
| Worries about them | | | |
| Couldn't care less | | | |
| They fear him | | | |
| Believe he is just | | | |
| He takes credit for their work | | | |
| Gives credit where due | | | |
| See him socially | | | |
Superiors
Trust his judgment
Like him
Dislike him
Delegate responsibility to him
See him socially
IV. EMOTIONAL SET
11. Temperament and Humor
11.01 Temperaments
11.01.01 In his relations with others would you consider him
- Shy
- Guarded X
- Conventional and correct
- Outgoing
- Warm
11.01.02 Is his conversational style
- Awkward
- Hesitant X
- Comfortable
- Easy
- Contrived
- Conventional
- Voluble
11.01.03 His manner of relating to women is
- About the same as with men
- More correct and controlled than with men
- More warm and relaxed than with men X
11.01.04 In general, do you think he is a person who
- Loses his temper easily
- Has a quick temper but holds it well
- Has a normal temper X
- Has an even temper and is rarely ruffled
- Has an unusual amount of tolerance and would almost never lose his temper
11.01.05 Have you ever seen him lose his temper? No Yes
If Yes, give a short description of the incident, including how he reacted.
11.02 Humor:
11.02.01 Is he a person whom you: Have never seen tease anyone
Have frequently seen tease someone
Cannot imagine ever teasing anyone
Consider his tendency to tease like that of most people
11.02.02 Is he a person: Who obviously cannot take teasing
Whom most people enjoy teasing
Whom most people would never consider teasing
Who obviously likes to be teased
11.02.03 His sense of humor is: About like that of most people
Notably absent
Clever
Subtle
Dry
Heavy
Crude
11.02.04 Does he tell jokes and anecdotes?
Never
Sometimes
Frequently
11.02.05 As a story teller, he is: Very good
Average
Poor
11.02.06 Is he more inclined to tell a story: To a group of people
Quietly to a friend or acquaintance
Only when encouraged
11.03 Overall impression of temperament and sense of humor:
(Check the most appropriate description.)
11.03.01 He is a hearty, rollicking fellow who laughs with gusto and pleasure. His humor is forthright, not subtle, and although he is sometimes loud, he is rarely unpleasant or objectionable. Most of the time, his good humor is contagious.
11.03.02 He is a hearty fellow who, when he laughs, does so with considerable gusto. However, he is frequently dour and sometimes intolerant and somewhat humorless. His humor is direct, even crude, and at times, inappropriate. He tends to be the kind of person who laughs more at people than with people.
11.03.03 He is a good-humored fellow who sometimes can be considered jolly and carefree. His humor is clever and well timed. He is quite sensitive to the moods and feelings of others and often can do a good job appropriately livening up a party. Although something of a tease, he is never cruel or insensitive.
11.03.04 He is generally a rather quiet and somewhat complacent person who, at times, can be surprisingly gay and carefree. However, when gay, he sometimes overdoes it and causes some strain for those around him. His humor is often clever but he can be quite sarcastic and even biting on occasion.
11.03.05 He is an urbane fellow, generally quite conventional and appropriate. He does not necessarily appear to be a humorless person, but he seldom displays his sense of humor. It is sometimes difficult to tell whether he is in a good humor, because of the way he covers or controls his feelings. His humor is more studied than spontaneous yet it is never crude or inappropriate.
11.03.06 He is a dour and humorless person, always serious and intense. It is difficult to joke around him partly because he is not responsive and partly because he seems to disapprove.
11.03.07 He is a sensitive, sophisticated fellow with a subtle wit. He can be quite charming and amusing in the right sort of setting. However, there is something of an aristocratic quality to his sense of humor and he can be quite condescending towards people who do not understand or appreciate his sense of humor.
11.03.08 He is an arty, somewhat cynical person who can be quite flippant at times. His humor tends to be a bit far out. He seems to have private jokes he shares with intimates. It is sometimes difficult to tell whether he is being amusing or subtly hostile.
11.03.09 None of these fit. I would describe him as:
12. Sexual Attitudes
12.01 Generals
12.01.01 Are his attitudes about sex
- Very obscure
- Difficult to determine
- About average for his culture and background
- Clearly uninterested
- Indifferent
- Clearly interested
12.01.02 In the presence of women, he is
- Stilted
- Conventional
- Flirtatious
- Vulgar
- Hostile
- Indifferent
12.01.03 Does he go to "girlie" shows
- Often
- Never
- Sometimes with a group
- Can't imagine him ever going
- I have no idea what he thinks of "girlie" shows
12.01.04 Does he, in the presence of male companions, talk about sex?
- Often
- Sometimes
- Rarely
- Never
12.01.05 Is there any change in his sexual behavior and/or attitudes, after he has been drinking?
- Yes
- No
- Have no idea
If Yes, describe the change:
12.01.06 Do you have any idea how he feels about prostitutes? Yes ___
No ___
12.01.07 If No, do you think he is the type who would go to a prostitute
Cannot imagine him visiting a prostitute ___
Have nothing to base an opinion on ___
12.01.08 If Yes, is he
Obviously negativistic toward prostitutes ___
Indifferent toward prostitutes ___
Interested in prostitutes ___
12.01.09 In his relations with women, does he
Generally act in accordance with his age and experience ___
Generally act somewhat immature and inappropriate for his age and experience ___
Show considerable facility and poise ___
Show considerable uneasiness or awkwardness ___
12.01.10 In describing an attractive woman, is he most likely to mention
Her hair ___ Breasts ___
Eyes ___ Clothes ___
Figure ___ Personality ___
Legs ___ Have no idea ___
12.01.11 Have you ever heard him described in any way by a woman? Yes ___
If Yes, what did she say? No ___
athletic, virile, manly.
12.02 Overall impression: Which of the following best describes him?
12.02.01 He is an earthy, lusty man who shows little embarrassment about sex. He treats women appropriately, but makes little effort to conceal his admiration and attraction. He appears virile and self-confident with women, and most women seem to like it. ___
12.02.02 He is an earthy, lusty man who on occasion can be crude or even vulgar. He treats women rather harshly, and can become quite pushy when attracted to a woman. He seems to be very proud of his virility. Many women would be offended or rebuffed by his aggressiveness, but this does not seem to bother him. ___
12.02.03 He is a somewhat sensual, rather soft man who is very considerate of women. He is prone to hold a woman's hand overly long when talking to her and frequently puts his arms around women he admires. He often uses flattery and compliments but does so rather graciously. Most women usually like his attentiveness.
12.02.04 He is a sensual person, but is embarrassed and insecure about it. He is a rather soft man who tries hard to be inoffensive. However, he will frequently follow attractive women with his eyes when he thinks no one is looking. He is also prone to brush against or touch women "accidentally" whenever he gets a chance.
12.02.05 He is a self-confident, rather polished person who is proper and conventional with either men or women. He is always considerate and polite with all women and it is difficult to ascertain what his sexual attitudes and interests might be. In a group, he always behaves according to protocol and usually can be quite efficient in doing so.
12.02.06 He is a self-confident and precise person who has something of the air of a professional man about him. He is polite, almost to a fault, and is inclined to go out of his way to light a woman's cigarette or see that she is properly taken care of. Nevertheless, he shows considerable distance in his relations with women. Sometimes his formality is out of place, but he will rarely, if ever, change his manners or procedures to fit the situation.
12.02.07 He is a charming, urbane person and both friendly and sophisticated. He deals with women in a cultured way but shows little sensuality or sexual inappropriateness. He is neat, even dapper, and can be quite fastidious. Most of his relations with women appear to be quite platonic. He is the kind of person who likely has several very close friends who are women.
12.02.08 He is a somewhat shy and indifferent person whom some people consider odd or unusual. He shows little or no interest in women in public. In general, he is a preoccupied person who only seeks out people with similar interests. There is an ascetic, asexual air about him most of the time.
12.02.09 None of these fit. I would describe him as:
V. FAMILY SET
13. Marital Status
13.01 Is he married? Yes X No
13.01.01 Is his wife with him? Yes X No
13.01.02 Does his wife go out socially with him:
Never ___ Seldom X Average ___ Often ___
13.01.03 Is his wife: older than he ___ about his age ___
younger than he ___ can't tell ___
13.01.04 Is his wife: unusually attractive ___ attractive to an average degree X
unusually unattractive ___
13.01.05 Generally speaking, is his wife: socially poised ___
socially adequate X
socially gauche ___
13.01.06 What languages other than her native language does his wife speak? Spanish
13.01.07 Is his wife: better educated than he X less educated ___
13.01.08 Has he been married before:
Yes ___ No ___ Can't tell X
13.02 Does his wife seem to: have many friends ___ a few friends ___
almost no friends X
13.02.01 In public, is he: very attentive to his wife ___
appropriately attentive to his wife ___
indifferent towards his wife ___
13.02.02 In public, is his wife: very attentive to him ___
appropriately attentive to him ___
indifferent to him ___
13.02.03 Would you characterize his wife as:
aggressive ___ domineering ___ Independent ___
complacent ___ submissive X dependent ___
13.02.04 In the area in which she lives, does she appear to be:
very satisfied _____ normally satisfied X very dissatisfied _____
13.03 Have you been to their home? Yes _____ No X
If Yes, how often?
13.03.01 Are their living quarters: unusually nice for the area _____
typical of the area _____ unusually poor for the area _____
13.03.02 Are they, as a couple: unusually good hosts _____ good hosts _____
adequate hosts _____ somewhat inadequate hosts _____
unusually poor hosts _____
13.03.03 Does the wife seem: very comfortable as a hostess _____
adequate as a hostess _____ somewhat tense as a hostess _____
very uncomfortable as a hostess _____
13.03.04 Are their living quarters: a reflection of his personality _____
a reflection of both their personalities _____
a reflection of neither of their personalities _____
13.03.05 In general, their furnishings are: unusually drab _____
conventional _____ Unusually nice _____
13.03.06 Is his wife: obviously very interested in her home _____
about as interested in her home as most women in the area _____
obviously very uninterested in her home _____
cannot really tell whether she is interested or not _____
13.03.07 Is her social behavior at home:
about the same as when away from home _____
more comfortable than away from home _____
less comfortable _____
13.03.08 Under ordinary circumstances, are they:
the kind of people who entertain often and like it _____
the kind of people who meet their social obligations and rather enjoy it _____
the kind of people who enjoy entertaining only close friends _____
the kind of people who entertain only when they have to _____
the kind of people who really dislike to entertain _____
13.04 Does he ever criticize his wife: Yes _____ No _____
If so, what is he most likely to criticize:
13.04.01 In general, as a couple are they: obviously very compatible
as compatible as: not: obviously not very compatible
13.04.02 Is he inclined to: never appear jealous of her
rarely appear jealous of her
often appear jealous of her
13.04.03 Is she inclined to: never appear jealous of him
rarely appear jealous of him
often appear jealous of him
13.04.04 Is there anything about his wife that deserves special mention or
description?
13.05 As a husband, he is best described as:
- An outgoing man who obviously is the dominant partner in the
marriage. He is protective of his wife and always includes her
when possible in his social activities.
- An active man who is authoritarian and dominant as a husband.
He is possessive of his wife and tends to be demanding in their
relationship.
- An outgoing man who is quite dependent upon his wife. She
tends to be the more dominant partner and he seems to like it and
expect it.
- An active but somewhat surly man who is obviously very dependent
upon his wife but will rarely admit it. He may have some tendency
to be jealous and possessive about his wife.
- A conventional husband who treats his wife with respect. He
rarely shows his feelings in public. It is difficult to tell how he
really feels about her.
- A conscientious husband who takes his marriage quite seriously.
His wife is obviously part of the team and they both take family
and social responsibilities seriously.
- A socially active man who can be quite charming with the ladies
even when his wife is present. They both seem to lead separate
but quite compatible lives.
- A quiet man who is obviously very dependent upon his wife.
She looks after him rather unostentatiously but it is obvious that
she has considerable influence on his behavior and attitudes.
X None of these fit, he is best described as:
dominant partner, independent of
wife. Indifferent to here needs
13.06 Household:
Is he concerned about the appearance or functioning of the household? Yes No
Does he make minor repairs himself? Yes No
If Yes, fairly competently Awkwardly
14. Children
14.01 Does he have any children? Yes X No
14.01.01 How many? What ages 10-18 Sex of children male + female
14.01.02 Are all the children with him? Yes No X
If not, where are they? girl / moscow
14.01.03 Does he: pay unusual attention to his children X
pay normal attention to his children
pay little attention to his children
14.01.04 Is his wife: an unusually attentive mother X
an average mother
an unusually unattentive mother
14.01.05 Are the children: unusually well behaved X
normally well behaved
unusually rowdy or difficult
14.01.06 Does he: never talk about his children rarely talk about his children X
talk about his children as normal and appropriate
frequently talk about his children
seem quite preoccupied about his children
14.01.07 Are any of his children unusual in any way (frequent illness, allergies, mentally defective, crippled or deformed, unusually bright, etc.) Yes No X
If yes, describe circumstances:
14.02 When his wife and family are away, he is:
obviously very lonely and at loose ends
unlikely to vary his routine
likely to become more active and socially aggressive
have no idea
14.03 As a father, he is best described as:
An active, happy family man who is proud of his family.
An active family man who is inclined to be strict and
demanding with his children.
An active family man who spends a great deal of time with his
family. He tends to spoil his children.
An active but insecure family man who worries a good deal
about his children.
An active, responsible father, but has a no-nonsense attitude.
His work comes first and his family knows it.
A careful, responsible father who is conscientious about his
family but not particularly warm or demonstrative.
A carefree father who takes his family for granted. Most of the
time they fend for themselves and do a pretty good job of it.
An indifferent father, who sometimes seems oblivious of his
family.
None of these fit, he is best described as:
14.04 Does he carry pictures of his family
wife
children
himself
14.05 In his office or room, does he display pictures of his family
wife
children
himself
14.06 Is there anything about his relations with wife or family that requires
special mention or description?
VI. IDEOLOGICAL SET
15. General
15.01 In general:
He is a man with forthright and obvious opinions. He is capable of expressing these opinions with little apparent regard for the feelings and attitudes of others.
He is a man with many prejudices and dogmatic ideas. He can express them with heat and determination when necessary.
He is a man who is likely to turn aside controversial opinions with flippancy or humor. It is sometimes difficult to determine his opinions because it is hard to get him really serious.
He is a man who may have many strong opinions but it is difficult for him to show them. He is apologetic, diffident and often uncomfortable when an argument is in the offing.
He is a man whose true opinions are difficult to determine. He is usually diplomatic and conventional when controversial subjects or taboo subjects are discussed.
He is a man who is serious and determined to be proper and conventional. He has the manner of a well disciplined person who only says what he is supposed to say or expected to say.
He is a man who has quite sophisticated opinions. He is well read, capable of considerable articulate argument, but at times can be quite cynical or subtly sarcastic.
He is a man who is shy or taciturn about his opinions. It is very hard to get him to open up on any subject, particularly if it is controversial.
None of these fit, he is best described as:
15.01.01 Is there any subject that tends to get his dander up? Yes ___ No ___
If so, what is it?
15.02 Is he a man whose patriotism:
is obvious and intense
is like that of most of his colleagues
is guarded and not too intense
is difficult to determine
15.02.01 On general political issues, is he:
unusually well informed on his country's position and attitudes
as informed as most of his colleagues
unusually poorly informed
VII. MEDICAL
16. State of Health:
16.01 To your knowledge, does he have any sort of health problem?
Yes ___ No X
If Yes, please explain:
16.02 Does his wife or children have any sort of health problem?
Yes X No ___
If Yes, please explain:
wife = ?
16.03 Has he ever indicated that he had health problems in the past?
Yes ___ No X
If Yes, please explain:
16.04 To your knowledge, does he regularly take pills or medication of any kind?
Yes ___ No X
If Yes, please explain:
16.05 Is he the kind of person who:
Never talks about his health or how he feels ___
Talks about his health and feelings to an average degree X
Frequently talks about his health and feelings ___
16.06 When he feels bad:
It is obvious to others ___
It is obvious to an average degree ___
Most people would never know if X
Have never known him to feel bad ___
16.07 In appearance, he looks Robust and healthy X Essentially like most people his age ___ Unhealthy ___
16.08 Does he have A flushed face ___ A pot belly ___ A tendency to breathe hard with exertion ___ Cold clammy hands ___ A tendency to sweat to any unusual degree ___ Foul breath ___
16.09 To your knowledge, does he adhere to a special diet or health regimen? Yes ___ No ___
If Yes, please explain:
16.10 As an overall impression, does he strike you as a person who is Highly energetic and tireless X Energetic, but in spurts ___ Moderately energetic ___ Lethargic, listless ___
16.11 Is there anything about the state of his health or his family's health that warrants further comment?
TO: Chief, WH Division
INFO: Chief, SB Division
FROM: Chief of Station, Mexico City
SUBJECT: Subject of 201-238943
1. On 29 January 1969, Samuel J. KARTASUK met with Subject to deliver the recruitment pitch as advised by Refs. Subject initially refused to cooperate on the grounds that he does not want to get involved in this type of business and that he had given the same answer to "the other side." He readily admitted that he has been under intensive development by Valentin LOGINOV (201-285412) to spot Mexican students who eventually may go to WOLADY; he denied, however, that he has ever accepted the money LOGINOV continually offers him. Subject volunteered that Yuriy CHERNYSH (201-825743) is currently developing one of Subject's students (which we knew), and that Subject would like to foil CHERNYSH's attempt.
2. In spite of Subject's expressions of reluctance to be recruited he answered a number of questions put to him by KARTASUK and he agreed to a follow-up meeting on 7 February. At that meeting, he submitted to more intensive questioning about his background, family, and his association with the FJSTEAL community. There were no attempts at evasion and many of his answers were corroborated by information that was already known from other sources. Subject agreed to continue meeting clandestinely with KARTASUK and to provide additional information on his contacts with LOGINOV and other members of the KGB.
3. Subject's activities immediately following the pitch were monitored closely by LIEMBRACE and by LIFKAT for the week between the two meetings. The second meeting was counter-surveilled with negative results. Although the recruitment is still tenuous, we believe that it can be firmly cemented and that Subject is committed whether or not he is ready to admit it to himself at this point.
Distribution:
2 - C/WH
2 - C/SB
CS COPY
12 February 1969
201-285412
201-825743
Valeri V. Kostikov, I have met him but I do not know him much.
Valentin Kostikov, in charge of consular affairs, his wife, and family. Alexandra has been an outstanding skating star, so very nice, speak very good Spanish, and fair English. Their daughter Alexandra, sixteen years old, very sophisticated, came here for a holiday. The only child of that age we have ever seen here. They have another child, who is in Moscow. Both have been at our house for a party. In general Soviet people come alone, leaving the wives behind.
Dmitri Prygov, wife Natalia, have a small child born here, he has been writing a book on the Mexican revolution. We are fairly good friends. He was introduced to me by Boris Kazantsev, who invited me for lunch for the occasion. Then we go to the Soviet embassy both he and Tchmykhov are always very attentive.
I know several other people from the Soviet embassy but really I could place them together with their names.
Extract from HMMA-36436, 12/169 (Redtop Ops)
SECRET 300030Z JAN 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 8912
DIRECTOR
REDTOP
REF: DIRECTOR 69779
1. RAISA KISELNKOVA WORKS AND LIVES AT THE SOVIET COMMERCIAL OFFICE WHICH IS ALSO THE RESIDENCE OF THE COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR, VIKTOR M. IVANOV. PER LILYRIG SHE ONLY VISITS THE SOVREM ABOUT ONCE A WEEK DURING WORKING HOURS. HOWEVER, SEVEN TIMES SINCE HER ARRIVAL SHE HAS COME TO THE EMBASSY DRIVING THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE'S DUTY VEHICLE, NORMALLY DRIVEN BY THE MEXICAN CHAUFFEUR. WE CONSIDER IT MOST UNUSUAL FOR A SECRETARY TO DRIVE.
2. SHE SPEAKS GOOD SPANISH AND INvariably KNOWS MEXICAN CALLERS AND THEIR BUSINESS AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE. SHE USUALLY HAS IMMEDIATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS INCLUDING ADDRESSES OF VARIOUS SOVIET TRADE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE USSR. WITH SOVIETS SHE IS USUALLY PLEASANT BUT IS CIVIL AND SHARP WITH ANYONE WHO MEXICO CONTACTS OF THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE HAVE ASKED HER TO PUSH HER AROUND. TWO MEXICAN CONTACTS OF THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE HAVE ASKED HER TO MEET THEM FOR DATES. SHE REFUSED THEM BOTH. ONE PERSISTED WITH SEVERAL CALLS. SHE FINALLY TOLD HIM SHE PREFERRED TO SPEND HER TIME WITH HER SOVIET FRIENDS.
A FEW OF THE SOVIET MALES, PARTICULARLY VALENTIN S. LOGINOV, FLIRT
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WITH HER WHEN CALLING FOR OTHER PURPOSES. SHE IS PLEASANT BUT UNENCOURAGING. SHE DOES NOT TALK WITH THE OTHER FEMALE SECRETARY, LYUDMILLA SHAPOVALOVA WHICH IS UNUSUAL SINCE THE TWO FEMALE SECRETARIES HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN FRIENDS. SHAPOVALOVA WAS VERY FRIENDLY WITH KISELNIKOV'S PREDECESSOR. HER ONLY CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER SOVIET, OTHER THAN ROUTINE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS, WAS TO MAKE A DATE WITH THE WIFE OF THE COOK, ALEKSEY M. KUZNETSOV, TO GO TO THE MOVIES ONCE. THERE IS NO Gossip ABOUT HER AMONG SOVIET WIVES.
SOURCE: LIENVOY AND LIFEAT.
3. SHE IS FAIRLY ATTRACTIVE WITH A STATUESQUE FIGURE WHICH EXPLAINS WHY MEXICANS WOULD WANT DATES AND LOGINOV FLIRTS WITH HER.
4. PER CURRENT INFO ONLY ACCESS TO HER WOULD BE LEGITIMATE CONTINUOUS VISITOR TO COMMERCIAL OFFICE WHICH IS NOT ENCOURAGING SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY STRUCK OUT. SINCE CURRENT ASSETS TELL US NOTHING ABOUT HER CONTACTS OR PERSONAL LIFE, STATION WILL PUT SPORADIC LIEMBRACE COVERAGE ON COMMERCIAL OFFICE AFTER WORKING HOURS IN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE HER ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WORK. HOWEVER, SINCE OFFICE IS ON QUIET STREET WITH SOVIET SCHOOL NEXT DOOR AND SEVERAL SOVIET FAMILIES IN NEIGHBORHOOD, LIEMBRACE COVERAGE CANNOT BE CONTINUOUS.
SECRET
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5. FILE: 201-835670.
SECRET - SVCID for possible missing portion.
KARAKASEVIC
SECRET
SECRET
31 Dec 68
MEXICO CITY
REDCOAT
REF: MEXICO CITY 8545 (IN 61160)*
1. SUBJECT'S LONG RESIDENCE IN SOVIET UNION AND CLOSE CONTACT WITH SOVIET OFFICIALS CONSTITUTES UNRESOLVED DEROGATORY INFORMATION AND IS DISQUALIFYING FOR COVER PURPOSES.
2. IT IS REQUESTED THAT DEVELOPMENT OF SUBJECT BE CONTINUED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CSI-F 10-5, PARA 18, WHICH PROVIDES FOR USE AS HOSTILE UNTIL BONA FIDES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH FURTHER ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE. REQUEST IROUNESS REPORTING ON DEVELOPMENTS ON THESE ASPECTS.
3. SUGGEST THESE CONSIDERATIONS BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN FUTURE AS STATION PURSUES ITS PROGRAM OF EXPANSION OF ACCESS AGENTS.
4. FILE: 201-238943 AND 201-285412.
END OF MESSAGE
WH COMMENT: *Priority POA requested in order to permit continued development toward recruitment. Subject is being considered for use as access agent to Valentin LOGINOV, Soviet Embassy Officer and known member of KGB.
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
CI/OPS/WH
W. V. KAUFM
C/WH/2
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 262202Z DEC 68 CITE MEXICO CITY 8545
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
REFS A. HMMA 35717
B. MEXICO CITY 3281 (~46766)
C. HMMA 36050
1. REQUEST HQS EXPEDITE PRIORITY POA FOR SUBJECT 201-238943 PER REF A AND B.
2. LIOVAL-1 ADVISES SUBJECT RAPIDLY APPROACHING MARTIAL CRISIS REPORTED REF C. STATION WOULD LIKE TO REINTRODUCE SAMUEL J. KARTASUK FOR RECRUITMENT ATTEMPT BEFORE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SUBJECT COOLS AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE PSYCHOLOGICAL LOW POINT WHICH SHOULD APPEAR ON LIFEAT.
3. FILE: 201-238943 AND 201-285412.
SECRET
[Signature]
DISPATCH
SECRET
TO
Chief, WH Division
FROM
Chief of Station, Mexico City
SUBJECT
Rafael VIDIKLLA Ruiz (201-238943)
ACTION REQUIRED
References: A. MEXICO CITY 8281.
B. HHMA-35717, 28 October 1968
Summary
1. As reported by Ref A, Samuel J. KARTASUK succeeded in meeting with Subject in Acapulco and in spending nearly a full week with him for the purpose of establishing rapport and assessing him for possible recruitment per Ref B. Assessment by both KARTASUK and LIOYAL-1 indicates that Subject is essentially apolitical with attitudes as pro-West as pro-Soviet. KARTASUK believes, however, that he could be recruited to work against FJSTAL intelligence if he were made to believe that he is not working against the FJSTAL people.
2. Recent LIFEAT reveals that Subject is having marital problems and that he consented to see a psychiatrist after his wife made good her threats to leave. According to Subject, he was diagnosed as "psychopathic" with problems stemming from his mother's possessive attitude. The character assessment by KARTASUK agrees with that of LIOYAL-1 but neither has called Subject "psychopathic."
3. While we recognize possible problems, we feel that a recruitment attempt should be made by KARTASUK. Following the recruitment we plan to have KARTASUK sever further relationship with Subject and to handle the case from inside where it can be monitored more closely.
Distribution:
3 - C/WH
2 - C/BB
Cross Reference to
HHMA-36050
Date
17 December 1968
SECRET
50-6-136/3 201-238943
Meeting
4. As reported previously, KARTASUK went to Acapulco in early November and succeeded in meeting Subject, whose plans for a vacation there with his family were confirmed by LIFET. The "chance meeting" came about naturally in the hotel lobby when Subject's precocious four year old daughter approached KARTASUK on the morning of 5 November.
5. KARTASUK used an alias and played the role of a successful public relations man from WOLADY who was recently widowed. He had come to Mexico as a long-term tourist to help piece together his shattered world. There was instant rapport between KARTASUK and both Subject and his wife which permitted him to spend almost the entire week alone with them. As a result, KARTASUK got to know them intimately and to probe naturally into Subject's character, politics, and family relationship.
Assessment
6. To both KARTASUK and LIOVAL-1, Subject appears to be essentially political or, at least, politically naive. He expresses simultaneously admiration for both FJSTAL, where he lived for 17 years, and for WOLADY, where he would like to live. He believes that the political system in each is right for each and that neither system would work for the other. He feels that both the FJSTAL and WOLADY citizens want peace and are basically good but that both are victims of their political systems. Although Subject wanted at one time to return to FJSTAL, he knows that he has a better life in Mexico.
7. Subject is an easy-going, extremely pleasant extrovert with a wide circle of friends whom he sees frequently. He has few scruples in regard to marital fidelity and, while his wife is not happy with his affairs, they have apparently arrived at some sort of working agreement on the subject.
8. Subject has told both KARTASUK and LIOVAL-1 that he earns about $4000 (M) per month and is, therefore, forced to live on a modest scale. While he would like to live better, he is not ambitious and does not let work interfere with pleasure. LIOVAL-1 feels that Subject would find easy money a great temptation, that Subject could be influenced fairly easily, and that principles would not stand in his way.
9. With KARTASUK, Subject spoke of his mother on several occasions. He accuses her of possessiveness and claims that it is for this reason that he rebels against anyone's possessing him, including his wife. This problem is apparently genuine as confirmed by LIFET in recent take. Subject consented to psychiatric treatment when his wife made good her threat to leave him (though she returned after several days). Per LIFET, Subject said that he has been diagnosed as psychopathic and that the psychiatrist lays the blame at his mother's feet.
Conclusions
10. LIOVAL-1 has assessed Subject since early March 1968 and KARTASUK assessed him during a week of uninterrupted close association. Both assessments are virtually identical in all major respects. There is little doubt that Subject does, indeed, have some personality adjustment problems and that, if he is recruited, he will require firm handling. Neither KARTASUK nor LIOVAL-1, however, describes Subject as "psychopathic."
11. KARTASUK believes there is a reasonably good possibility that Subject would consent to recruitment, if the approach were made in such a way as to make him believe that he is working against FJSTEAL intelligence meddling and not against the FJSTEAL people and system. Additionally, we believe it may be possible to introduce stability into Subject's life, to give him firm direction and goals, and to turn some of his liabilities into assets.
12. Following successful recruitment by KARTASUK, the case will be handled by an inside case officer so that developments can be monitored more closely through other assets and the risk reduced.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
SECRET
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
REF: HMMA-35717
1. DURING WEEK OF 3 NOVEMBER, SAMUEL J. KARTASUK ARRANGED CHANCE MEETING IN ACAPULCO WITH SUBJECT OF REF WHOSE VACATION PLANS WERE CONFIRMED BY LIFEAT. USING ALIAS AND PLAYING ROLE OF LONG TERM WOLADY TOURIST WITH SIMILAR SPANISH BACKGROUND, KARTASUK SUCCEEDED IN ESTABLISHING SOLID FRIENDSHIP AND OBTAINED FAVORABLE PERSONAL ASSESSMENT DURING NEARLY FULL WEEK WITH SUBJECT AND WIFE.
2. PLAN HAVE KARTASUK ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT SUBJECT AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT ON SUBJECT OF 221-285412, HIS OTHER FJSTEAL CONTACTS AND SPANISH COMMUNIST COMMUNITY IN MEXICO. FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT, CASE WILL BE HANDLED BY INSIDE CASE OFFICER.
3. REQUEST STATUS OF POA FOR SUBJECT REF AND THAT IT BE HANDLED ON PRIORITY BASIS WITH CABLE NOTIFICATION TO STATION.
4. FILE: 201-238943 AND 201-235412.
SECRET
1. Transmitted herewith is a report prepared by Keith R. LEVENDERIS which details how LOGINOV used Erast G. GAZIYEV (201-795374) to spot and set up a meeting for assessment purposes with Jorge ARTAS Duerba, a teacher at the Mexican North American Cultural Institute in Mexico City. The Soviets have long had an interest in the Institute and its personnel because most of newly arrived Americans study Spanish there. GAZIYEV has attended the Institute since his arrival in Mexico, first studying Spanish and then English.
2. We are forwarding this report because it is a typical illustration of LOGINOV's modus operandi and because it clearly shows that GAZIYEV at least has the status of a KGB cooptee.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
Attachment:
Report
Distribution:
1 - C/SB, w/att.
2 - C/WH, w/att.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Jorge ARIAS Buerba
1. Subject is a 26 year old Mexican citizen (although he looks to be in his 30's). He is a Spanish teacher at the Mexican-North American Institute and since the fall of 1967 has held a second job as the director of the Community Services Program at the American School. In April 1967 he married an American citizen from the Chicago area named Donna WEINTHALER (phonetic). They live at Juanacatlan 15, which is just around the corner from the Soviet Embassy. Home phone is 15-28-49.
2. Subject was recommended as a Spanish tutor in August 1966 by Enrique GUTIERREZ Martinez (P-12667), who was then C/SB's Spanish tutor. GUTIERREZ was subsequently recruited by C/SB as a utility agent, but has since been dropped because he is related to other Station assets. On GUTIERREZ's recommendation, I began taking private Spanish lessons from Subject in August 1966. I found Subject an excellent teacher and continued taking lessons from him until December 1966. In March 1967, my wife and I had Subject as a teacher in Spanish courses we took at the Mexican-North American Institute. I have maintained intermittent social contact with Subject since March 1967, and my wife has become friendly with Subject's wife, having visited her at her apartment two or three times and having had her to our home during the day an equal number of times. I have also
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kept informed to some extent about Subject through his younger brother, Javier ARIAS Buerba, from whom I have been taking Spanish lessons since July 1967.
3. Subject was a casual contact of Station officer Olivia G. RAGNITI in 1965 and 1966. Other than a file card noting this contact, there is no station traces on either Jorge or Javier ARIAS Buerba.
4. Subject and I from the beginning have had a very friendly and informal relationship. He is an intelligent person with a friendly, open personality and a good sense of humor. Politically, he is pro-American to the point that he magnifies our strengths and positive qualities and tends to minimize or overlook negative factors in our society. Subject knows I am with the Political Section of the Embassy and that I have been in the Soviet Union. We have consequently gotten onto the topic of Russians and Communism several times, and he has always come out a strong anti-Communist. He has one brother and two sisters living in the United States. The brother is married to an American and lives in Virginia, where he is in the construction business. One of the sisters is also married to an American and lives in California (I believe San Francisco). The second sister is married to a Polish immigrant and lives with him in Chicago. The sister in California is a naturalized American citizen. The brother and the sister in Chicago are not.
5. On 24 April 1967, LIENVOY reported the following call from GAZIEV to LOGINOV:
GAZ: "I saw him, he arrived yesterday."
LOG: "Excellent. Then I'd like to see you to discuss certain things."
GAZ: "Then I can come there tomorrow?"
LOG: "No, better Wednesday."
GAZ: "All right. He usually comes there at 6 o'clock. He got married and came here with his wife. Now they look for an apartment. I'll go there on the 10th, because I want to attend courses in English. This week I'll be busy."
LOG: "OK, until the next then."
6. From this conversation, it appeared that GAZIYEV was probably talking about Subject, since:
(a) GAZIYEV had been taking Spanish at the Mexican-North American Institute and I knew from Subject that Subject had had GAZIYEV in one of his classes, that Subject occasionally chatted with GAZIYEV after class, and that GAZIYEV had once given Subject an invitation to a Consular night at the Soviet Embassy (although Subject told me he had not gone).
(b) Subject had gotten married that month.
(c) Subject had just returned to Mexico with his bride.
(d) Subject and his wife were looking for an apartment.
(e) Subject normally arrived at the Institute at 1800 to teach evening Spanish classes.
7. Prior to this reported telephone conversation, I had considered using Subject as an access agent against GAZIYEV, but had decided not to approach Subject on the matter unless there was evidence that his relationship with GAZIYEV was developing into something more than occasional chats between classes. I did not see much potential in approaching Subject before this with the idea of having him deliberately cultivate a friendship with GAZIYEV, as I felt Subject was living
such a busy and hectic life that I would get very little out of him. Prior to his marriage, he was keeping such a hectic schedule between his Institute and private classes that he wasn't sleeping or eating properly and was having increasing problems with his health. If anything, his pace and health problems increased after his marriage and his taking of the job with the American School (although he gave up most of his private classes).
8. Since the GAZIYEV-LOGINOV conversation made Subject's relations with the Soviets look much more interesting, I attempted to find out what I could about them from Subject. For a number of reasons, however—including my going to the States in June—we were not able to get together until 11 July. On that date I took Subject to a belated "bachelor's lunch" at a little Spanish restaurant downtown.
9. The lunch was disappointing and, for me, misleading. I was certain that if given the opportunity, Subject would voluntarily tell me if his relationship with GAZIYEV had developed any further. When I casually brought the conversation around to GAZIYEV, however, Subject simply told me that GAZIYEV was still studying at the Institute and that he still occasionally chatted with him in the halls or over a cup of coffee in one of the near-by coffee shops during the 20-minute break between the two evening classes. Subject commented that he enjoyed talking with GAZIYEV, as he was a simpatico, interesting guy, as well as an outstanding Spanish student. He also added that they never talked politics. In reply to an offhand question about whether he had met any other Soviets through GAZIYEV, Subject
said that he had not. My inclination was to believe Subject, and I went away thinking that either GAZIYEV and LOGINOV had been talking about someone else over the phone or that they had never gone beyond the stage of simply talking about Subject.
10. On 1 November 1967, I ran into Subject and his brother Javier in Sanborns-Insurgentes. They were about to have a quick lunch and insisted that I join them for a cup of coffee. As soon as we sat down, Subject told me he had a problem and would like my advice. He said GAZIYEV had given him an invitation to the 7 November celebration of the Revolution at the Soviet Embassy, and although he would like to go for the experience, he was very concerned that his name would be put on "the black list" at the U.S. Embassy if he went. He said that he had tried to call me at the Embassy after he got the invitation to ask my advice, but had been told I was out of town. (I was in El Paso from 25-29 October.) He stated that if he had not been able to reach me in the next day or two, he was going to simply walk into the Embassy and ask to see someone from the "security department" about his predicament. What did I think he should do?
11. I told Subject to relax and forget about going to the U.S. Embassy, as the Embassy would not give him any advice other than to tell him that it was entirely his own business whether he went to the Soviet reception or not. Besides, I asked, what made Subject think his name would be put on a "black list" if he went. Subject replied that he didn't know how the U.S. Embassy did it, but "everyone knew" the U.S. Embassy obtained the names of everyone who went in and out of
the Soviet Embassy. Moreover, he said, even if the U.S. Embassy refused to give him any advice, at least it would make a record of his visit and anyone who was ever interested would know his heart was in the right place. He simply did not want and couldn't afford to get into any trouble with the U.S. Embassy, he said. After all, he had an American wife, he might want to go to the States to study sometime, and they might even want to go to the States to live someday. Seeing that Subject was indeed very serious, I became more serious myself and told him that just so he wouldn't worry, I'd write a memo to the proper Embassy department stating for the sake of the record that Subject had told me he planned to attend a Soviet Embassy reception, but wished the U.S. Embassy to know he was doing it solely out of curiosity and was in no way in sympathy with the Soviet Union. Subject seemed greatly relieved and thanked me very much.
12. Seizing of the fact that GAZIYEV had given Subject the invitation, I asked if Subject saw much of him anymore. Subject replied that yes, he still saw him occasionally, as GAZIYEV was now studying English at the Institute. Subject added, on his own initiative, that he had also been to GAZIYEV's apartment twice and had met another Soviet there on one occasion. He said that the first time he went to GAZIYEV's was shortly before he (Subject) got married (Subject was married about mid-April 1967) and the second time was shortly after his marriage, as he and his wife had gone to dinner at the GAZIYEV's. Subject finished eating about this time, and since he was in a hurry and had his brother with him, I didn't try to question him any further, but decided to wait and have a second go at him alone another
time.
13. My wife and I entertained Subject and his wife at our home on 27 November, but the evening was not meant to and did not afford an opportunity to discuss the Soviets any further. Subject did tell me, however, that he had not gone to the 7 November Soviet reception after all, because, despite by assurances that there was no reason for him not to go, he felt it was simply safer to stay away from the Soviet Embassy altogether. At my suggestion, we agreed to get together for lunch sometime in the near future.
14. For various reasons, including the poor state of Subject's health when I called him one day in January, we did not get together for the lunch until 7 March. This time, I played it straight with Subject, told him that I was interested in anything he could tell me about GAZIYEV and the other Soviet he had met, and questioned him closely regarding the details. Subject was completely cooperative, and I am satisfied he answered my questions to the best of his ability. It seemed to me, and still does, that there was only one possible reason why Subject had not told me on 11 July what he subsequently told me on 1 November (i.e., that he had been to GAZIYEV's home twice and on one occasion had met another Soviet there). This was that he felt somewhat guilty about going to GAZIYEV's and meeting the other Soviet there, and as long as I didn't push him too hard (which I didn't on 11 July), he felt more comfortable ignoring it. The reason he so readily mentioned the two visits and the other Soviet on 1 November was, I think, that he was genuinely concerned not to "get into any trouble" with the U.S.
Embassy over-attending the Soviet Embassy reception, wished to impress me with his sincerity about whose side he was on, and felt obliged to completely clear the record by mentioning the visits to GAZIYEV's home and meeting the other Soviet there.
15. Subject stated that GAZIYEV had invited him to his apartment for dinner about a month before he (Subject) went to Chicago to get married. This means that the dinner took place about mid-March 1967. Subject said he had expected to find only GAZIYEV and his wife in the apartment, but that a third person was there when Subject arrived. Subject said GAZIYEV introduced the third person as Valentin "something." When I asked if the last name were LOGINOV, Subject immediately reacted and said he was almost positive that was it. Subject's description of the Soviet also fit LOGINOV. GAZIYEV stated that LOGINOV was with the Embassy (Subject couldn't remember in what capacity) and described LOGINOV as a good friend. Subject said that the evening started off very casually, with LOGINOV expressing interest in the Spanish courses at the Mexican-North American Institute. LOGINOV, who Subject noted spoke almost as good Spanish as most of the Spanish teachers at the Institute, said he'd like to get a certificate in Spanish from the Institute and asked Subject if he could help him enroll, choose the best course for him to start with, etc. Subject replied that he'd be happy to, although it didn't seem to him that LOGINOV needed much instruction in Spanish. LOGINOV simply laughed this off, and it was agreed LOGINOV would drop around to the Institute sometime soon.
LOGINOV, who took the lead in the conversation most of the evening, then began to ask Subject questions which left Subject
with "no doubt" that he (LOGINOV) was trying to feel Subject out on his political views. Subject said that he couldn't remember most of LOGINOV's questions, but he did recall that LOGINOV began the feeling-out procedure by asking Subject if he didn't find that the Americans were much poorer at learning Spanish than other nationalities. He also made various derogatory remarks about the extent of American influence in Mexico. Subject said that after about ten minutes, LOGINOV's purpose became so blatantly obvious, that he (Subject) stopped the conversation and told LOGINOV that before they went any farther, he thought LOGINOV should know that he was talking to someone who was "100% capitalist," completely pro-American, and had absolutely no sympathy with Communism. (While this sounds awfully blunt and Subject was unquestionably trying to make himself look good in my eyes, the fact of the matter is that Subject does tend to be a bit blunt at times, and knowing his ideological leanings, I would not put it past him to have said exactly this.) Subject said that LOGINOV tried to backtrack a bit after this, but the conversation heated up again a few minutes later when Subject commented that he had a pretty good idea of what the Soviets were up to in Mexico. When LOGINOV asked what Subject meant, Subject related the story he once told me about having been in Veracruz a few years ago when a Soviet ship was actually or virtually put under arrest there. Subject told LOGINOV that "everyone knew the ship was loaded with Communist propaganda."
16. After about twenty minutes, according to Subject, politics were dropped and the conversation turned to more innocuous topics.
Subject said that LOGINOV seemed somewhat irritated with him, but on the whole kept his composure very well and treated Subject politely for the two hours or less Subject remained. As Subject was leaving, LOGINOV again said he'd come by the Institute to see Subject in the near future, but he never did. One day in late 1967 Subject saw LOGINOV at the gas station on the corner of Tacubaya and Juana Catlan, and LOGINOV greeted Subject by name. However, they did not converse with each other.
17. Subject said that GAZIYEV left most of the politically related part of the conversation to LOGINOV and never referred to the evening again. However, a few weeks after Subject returned to Mexico with his bride, GAZIYEV had Subject and his wife over to dinner (this would place the second dinner in about mid-May). This time GAZIYEV and his wife were the only others present, and the evening passed without any reference to politics. Subject stated that he still occasionally goes across the street for a cup of coffee with GAZIYEV between evening classes at the Institute, but that he has not been to GAZIYEV's apartment again and has never had GAZIYEV to his home.
18. Although Subject was very aware that LOGINOV's purpose in meeting him was to assess his exploitability, he did not seem to fully appreciate that GAZIYEV had both fingered him for LOGINOV and set up the situation for LOGINOV to meet him. I spelled this out for Subject and also informed him that LOGINOV was an exceptionally capable Soviet intelligence officer. I also explained that it was very possible GAZIYEV was using the Institute to spot other candidates for interviews with Soviet
intelligence officers, and questioned Subject about GAZIYEV's activities and contacts at the Institute. However, Subject said that as far as he could tell GAZIYEV pretty much stuck to himself at the Institute and did not have any particular friends there whom Subject knew about. Subject said he would keep his eyes open for the type of thing I was looking for, however, and would let me know if he came onto anything interesting. Subject also offered to "play up to" GAZIYEV and/or LOGINOV under my guidance if I wished, but I declined the offer with appropriate expressions of appreciation.
19. The question that remains unanswered after all this is, of course, why LOGINOV and GAZIYEV were talking about Subject over the phone on 24 April 1967. According to Subject, the dinner which LOGINOV attended took place in March 1967, while LOGINOV did not attend GAZIYEV's second dinner, which took place about mid-May. Since I am satisfied Subject told me the truth, it would appear that the "certain things" which LOGINOV told GAZIYEV on 24 April he wished to discuss with GAZIYEV concerned how to handle Subject in the light of the LOGINOV-Subject encounter in March. Whatever LOGINOV had in mind on 24 April, it would appear that it was finally decided that GAZIYEV and his wife should simply have Subject and his wife over to a peaceful dinner in order to at least partially erase the memory of the first dinner.
[Signature]
SB/L
SECRET 080010Z NOV 68 CITE MEXICO CITY 7994
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
REFS: A. MEXICO CITY 7965 (143845.1)
B. DIRECTOR 48827
1. REVIEW OF LIENVOY TAPES REVEAL NAME OF SUBJECT CALLING LA PROVOROV IS DOUGLAS PATILLO. PATILLO SPEAKS GOOD SPANISH WITH DEFINITE AMERICAN ACCENT. CONVERSATIONS ARE IN SPANISH. ON 5 NOVEMBER PATILLO CALLED PROVOROV AT SOVIET EMBASSY TO ASK WHY PROVOROV HAD NOT GONE TO SEE HIM EVENING 4 NOVEMBER. PROVOROV STATED HE WOULD GO EVENING 5 NOVEMBER 68.
2. LIEMBRACE SURVEILLANCE DOUGLAS PATILLO INITIATED MORNING 6 NOVEMBER. HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS PATILLO TO LIEMBRACE TEAM MEMBER WHO KNOCKED ON HIS DOOR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE. ON AFTERNOON 6 NOVEMBER LIEMBRACES FOLLOWED PATILLO TO SOVIET EMBASSY. PATILLO WALKED UP TO SOVIET EMBASSY AND SPOKE TO THREE SOVIETS AT GATE, ONE OF WHOM WAS VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH LOGINOV (KNOWN KGB). PATILLO SHOWED LOGINOV SOME PAPERS HE HAD IN HIS SUIT JACKET THEN ENTERED SOVIET EMBASSY GROUNDS AT 1311 HOURS. HE EXITED THE SOVIET EMBASSY AT 1351.
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Loginov
Provov
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HOURS. SUBJECT THEN WALKED BACK TO THE HOTEL. VERY
SURVEILLANCE CONSCIOUS IN AREA OF EMBASSY COMING AND GOING.
3. IN 5 NOVEMBER CONVERSATION WITH PROKOROV, SUBJECT
STATED THAT PERHAPS HE WAS GOING TO OAXACA (CITY IN STATE
OF OAXACA ABOUT 300 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF MEXICO CITY)
AFTERNOON OR EVENING 6 NOVEMBER, THAT HE HAS TO LEAVE MEXICO
CITY FOR LOS ANGELES ON MORNING OF SATURDAY, 9 NOVEMBER.
4. LIEMBRACE SURVEILLANCE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUBJECT
LEAVES MEXICO. LIEMBRACE PHOTOS AS WELL AS RESUME OF
SURVEILLANCE WILL BE POUCHED HQS.
5. LILYRIC PHOTOS WILL BE CHECKED FOR SOVIET EMBASSY
VISITORS ON 6 NOVEMBER. LIENVOY TAPE WILL BE POUCHED HEAD-
QUARTERS.
6. IF LNERGO UNABLE TO RESOLVE ADDRESS REPORTED PARA
2 RE (A) SUGGEST LNERGO COVER ALL FLIGHTS ARRIVING LOS
ANGELES FROM MEXICO CITY ON 9 NOV, DATE PATILLO SAYS HE HAS.
TO RETURN TO LOS ANGELES. STATION WILL CABLE IMMEDIATE, IF
ABLE LEARN TRAVEL PLANS IN ADVANCE.
7. PATILLO DESCRIPTION FROM LIEMBRACES CA 30 YEARS OLD,
CA 18 CM, CA 176 LBS, REDDISH BLOND HAIR, PALE COMPLEXION,
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WEARING SUN GLASSES IN PHOTOS.
8. FILE: 50-8-21
SECRET
SECRET
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, 5b via Chief, WH Station
RE: TOP AERIAL
Vladimir Ivanovich Silantiev (201-776128)
Reference: Mexico City 0054 (IN 39508)
Forwarded under separate cover is a LNERGO report concerning subject. Persons mentioned by surname on page six of the report are identified at headquarters as the subjects of 201-265504, 201-132139, 201-763035 and 201-285412 respectively. Can the station identify any of the other persons mentioned on pages five and six?
Ambrose T. SIEARICH
Attachment:
as stated u/a/c
Distribution:
2 - CC, Mexico City
w/attachments w/ u/a/c
201-132139, 201-265504, 201-763035, 201-285412
HICW-10779
16 October 1969
SECRET
201-776128
Internal Dist:
1 - 201-776129
1 - 201-265504
1 - 201-132139
1 - 201-763035
1 - 201-285412
1 - SB/WH
1 - SB/CI
1 - C/WH/1
SB/CI/K F. Walters rah 6991
1. Headquarters has carefully considered the case of LIEML-1 from the standpoint of ramifications of the compromise of January 1963 and of his operational utilization by the Station. With regard to the compromise, Headquarters tends to believe that the damage done by that occurrence is somewhat greater than the Station estimates. It is obvious, however, that no one now or probably even in the future can arrive at a hard estimate of the degree to which LIEML-1 was blown. We can all agree and must assume that he has been compromised to some degree. The minimum degree of compromise would presumably be a listing of LIEML-1's name in local Soviet files, and presumably also in the Moscow headquarters control registry, as "possible A. I. S." While such a label is unfortunate, could affect future assignments, and will limit his sphere of activity in Mexico, there remains a wide area of operations in which he can be employed. The Mexican authorities are, to the best of our knowledge, unaware of LIEML-1's activities and sponsorship. Given the improved operational security patterns and overall professional handling which must accompany LIEML-1's future use in the light of the unfortunate flap, we feel that he can continue to be of service at his present post. In spite of the obvious special need for a more careful weighing of operational risk versus gain factors (even more important here than in the case of the usual presumably "clean" non-official agent), we feel that neither the flap nor his LIEML-1 status should inhibit the Station in the energetic use of his not inconsiderable talents. Headquarters can appreciate the necessarily slow pace of the developmental activity to which he has been assigned, as well as the required alterations of his targets - both of which factors have been largely beyond Station control.
(continued)
2. In a written report on his visit to Mexico in December 1967, the visiting LIGLIE case officer recapitulated the Station's Operational Plan for LIREALM-1 which included the following points:
a. "Penetration, monitoring, analysis and study of the PRI are to be LIREALM-1's first objective"....
b. (FRADEN) "urged LIREALM to spot and assess potential legal travellers to Cuba."
c. "A strong tertiary target is the (HEPAIRY) Embassy."
d. "Indonesians, Egyptians and Soviets have been discarded as targets."
When talking to members of the Branch, Lewis W. BEAUCHAMP confirmed the above and said that the Station was considering giving LIREALM-1 a going Cuban operation to handle. Has he yet been assigned any contacts which bear on the Cuban target? LIREALM-1 was quoted as saying that he feels he can handle a heavier operational load, and so we are hoping that you have or will soon be able to turn over to him one or more established operations from which he can see tangible return, thus broadening his experience and increasing his self-confidence. Since LIRELIC-1 has been terminated we assume Subject is exploring new areas against the LIGLIE/LIRELIC target and we would appreciate advice on this.
3. We recognize that very often one-time tasks, spotting, and research are performed by agents in the field without Headquarters' specific knowledge. Increased reporting on this kind of activity, which is valuable and necessary even though much of it may lead to dead ends, would give us a better understanding than we now have of the contribution which LIREALM-1 is making to the Station. Headquarters appreciates the operational reporting which the Station has been providing on LIREALM-1 and urges that it be continued on the same frequent basis.
Thomas W. LUND
Action Required: FTI
1. During the April 1968 debriefing of AMSLOUCH/1 in the JMNAV area, AMSLOUCH/1 provided the following information on Soviet officials with whom he is, or has been, acquainted:
a. Valentin LOGINOV (201-285412): Assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Havana several years ago. He pursued AMSLOUCH/3 (daughter of AMSLOUCH/1 and 2) when stationed in Havana, and later in Moscow. AMSLOUCH/1 described LOGINOV as a rough peasant type. AMSLOUCH/1 when in Mexico about a year ago was looking at the Mexico Diplomatic List and noticed that a LOGINOV was assigned to Mexico. AMSLOUCH/1 asked a girl working at a foreign consulate in Mexico (identity) if this was the same LOGINOV who had been stationed in Cuba. The girl replied in the affirmative, and stated the LOGINOV worked in the Soviet Consulate handling business dealings between her consulate and the Soviet Consulate. The girl described LOGINOV as "a very nice fellow."
b. Colonel Fedor V. DREMEN: Military Attaché, Soviet Embassy, Havana. AMSLOUCH/1 reported that he has conversed with DREMEN on several occasions, the last one being when Cosmonaut GUGARIN was killed. AMSLOUCH/1 described DREMEN as alert, smart, speaks good Spanish, charming and very proud that he is the son of a Cosmonaut. DREMEN told AMSLOUCH/1 during one of their conversations that he had been a member
Attachment:
Identity (USC):
Distribution:
3 - C/SE w/att.
2 - WH/CGG w/att.
2 - COS, Mexico City w/att.
2 - C/WH w/att.
of a Soviet POW camp where German soldiers were held during World War II, during which time he claimed to have learned the German language.
2. A photograph of DREMOV, provided by AMSLOUCH/1, was sent to Headquarters in UFPA-20721, 13 March 1968.
Hilda G. VAGIONAS
| Surname | Given Name | Middle Name | 201- | Date of Birth | Country of Birth | City/Town of Birth | Citizenship | Occupation | Residence |
|---------|------------|-------------|------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
| LOGINOV | Valentin | | 285412 | | | | M | | |
**Additional Information:**
Was assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Havana.
| Surname | Given Name | Middle Name | 201- | Date of Birth | Country of Birth | City/Town of Birth | Citizenship | Occupation | Residence |
|---------|------------|-------------|------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
| DREMOV | Fedor V. | (Colonel) | | | | | M | | |
**Additional Information:**
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SECRET
Under Separate Cover.
Attachment to:
UFCA-30172
IDENTITY: Lisa HAGELBERG, employee of Finnish
Consulate, Mexico City
SECRET
00 filed 201-355911
filed 201-285412
1. As reported in reference A, LIREALM-1 joined the PDRUMEN Section of this Station on 20 October 1967. It was decided that LIREALM-1 should drop further efforts against the Soviet, U.A.R., and Indonesian targets. The decision to discontinue efforts to develop contacts among Mexicans, also made at that time, was later amended and LIREALM-1 was entrusted with the handling of LIRELIC-1 along the lines of the recommendation made in reference B. Thus, by November 1967 LIREALM-1 had two main responsibilities: a) the French target, against which he already had devoted considerable time and effort, and b) the handling of LIRELIC-1.
Continued..................
2. LIREALM-1's efforts against the local French target have produced some notable results. First, through detailed analysis of personality and other data provided by LIREALM-1, the Station selected an access agent to the official French community who was later successfully contacted and was offered a contract (see reference C). The Station is already at work on what appears to be a good lead provided by the access agent spotted and developed by LIREALM-1. It should be emphasized that LIREALM-1 was in no way connected with the approach made to the French access agent. The second item on which LIREALM-1 has made progress has been the development of a Mexican employee of the French Embassy who is used as a general courier inside the Embassy. This development, for security reasons, has been slow. LIREALM-1's "line" has been that a person with "the ability" of the courier can and should expect a better paying job than the one he currently holds. The courier ended up taking that line as his own to "protect" him (as he probably would have some trouble if the Embassy discovered he was looking for another job). LIREALM-1 started meeting the Mexican courier outside the French Embassy. This gave LIREALM-1 the opportunity to talk to the prospect at some length without attracting the attention of the members of the Embassy. This is as far as the Station will allow LIREALM-1 to go in this case, which is currently being reviewed to decide who will continue the development of the Embassy courier and how. LIREALM-1 will not, in any case, have any connection with the person selected for this task. He will continue to maintain contact with the courier but will start to see him less often and will admit, in the end, that finding a job for him turned out to be more difficult than expected.
3. LIREALM-1 meanwhile is continuing to cultivate a number of selected members of the French Embassy and reports on their activities as a matter of routine. He has also maintained contact for some months with a wealthy Mexican businessman who is a good friend of DEVOSJOLY, the ex-French intelligence officer who provided the material for Leon URRIS' best seller Topaz. LIREALM-1, in fact, had established DEVOSJOLY's identity as coauthor of the book long before this became known publicly. He was shown by DEVOSJOLY's friend a safe at the latter's house in Mexico City full of documents probably belonging to DEVOSJOLY. This information was reported to Headquarters via "special" channels.
4. LIREALM-1's handling of LIRELIC-1 encompasses two targets. By far the more important one is LIQOLE. The goal here is hopefully to turn LIRELIC-1 into a penetration of LIQOLE using several good contacts he has in this organization as a stepping stone. Some steps have been taken in this direction. LIRELIC-1 has addressed personal requests for assistance to current key LIQOLE personalities. He has also submitted his curriculum vitae in the hope of landing a job in LIQOLE. This has so far failed to produce any concrete LIQOLE job offer. LIRELIC-1 realizes, of course, that he is of no value to LNHRAP unless he obtains a job giving him access to hard information on LIQOLE plans and activities. The promise of a regular salary, as a matter of fact, is completely dependent on LIRELIC-1's ability to penetrate LIQOLE. In an effort to maintain interim contact, however, and help LIRELIC-1 liquidate some personal debts, the Station, via LIREALM-1, made him a loan of 3,000 pesos. Further details on the LIQOLE aspect of the LIRELIC-1 operation will be covered in the forthcoming LIQOLE/LIRELIC progress report. In addition to
the above, the Station made an effort to explore the possibility of using a contact which LIRELIC-1 had with a PBRUMEN citizen in Acapulco to gain another window into LIRING. This PBRUMEN citizen owns a small hotel in the Mexican resort occasionally visited by LIRING personnel. Although LIRELIC-1 himself once delivered a package sent by his Acapulco friend and managed to have one or two meetings with representatives of the LIRING Commercial Section (to discuss the possibility of "trading" with PBRUMEN), it was decided in the end that LIRELIC-1's access to LIRING was too superficial to be of any great benefit. This decision was bolstered by the departure for PBRUMEN in April 1968 of LIRELIC-1's PBRUMEN friend, who left for what appears to be an extended visit to try to solve complicated personal problems. Thus, with the "shelving" of possible operational activities against LIRING, LOGLE became LIRELIC-1's only target in April of this year.
5. Unlike his contacts with the French, LIREALM-1's dealings with LIRELIC-1 have been completely clandestine. LIREALM-1 meets LIRELIC-1 under alias in out of the way restaurants and other public places. A drop constituted by a P.O. box rented by LIRELIC-1 under alias (to which both he and LIREALM-1 have keys) was set up for LIREALM-1 to receive operational messages.
6. References D and E reviewed an incident which occurred on 16 January and had a direct bearing on LIREALM-1's security. It is the opinion of this Station that the person who saw LIREALM-1 talk with Raymond A. FRADYER and Wallace B. ROWTON did not positively identify either of them. References stated that this person could not have been Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV, who claimed to have observed the meeting. Reference E pointed out that before joining the PBRUMEN Section in October 1967 LIREALM-1 had for some time interested himself in the activities of the Soviets at Station request. He first made contact with LOGINOV, for example, in April 1967 and met with him on the average of once a week until October 1967. Reference E also pointed out that LIREALM-1 only had four meetings with the Soviet from October 1967 to January 1968. The Station wants to emphasize once more that these were all at LOGINOV's initiative. LIREALM-1 had discontinued his efforts to maintain contact with the Soviet at Station's directive. As pointed out above, one of the main targets now handled by LIREALM-1 is the French. One of the best places to meet Frenchmen is the French Club. Station would be very reluctant to have LIREALM-1, a long-time member of that club, terminate his membership. Neither does the Station want him to be too obvious in giving the cold shoulder to the Soviet. The Station does not believe, knowing what it knows of LOGINOV, that serious and permanent damage has been done to LIREALM-1's security and believes that he can continue to provide valuable services to this Station.
for Willard C. CURTIS
Action Required: FYI
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A. HMM-34398, 3 April 1968
B. HMM-16364, 25 April 1968
1. The purpose of this dispatch is to provide Headquarters with additional information requested in reference B in the hope that it will assist the interested components in formulating a clearer picture of the reference A incident. The Station has consulted at length with Wallace B. ROWTON on the details that are provided below as well as, of course, with LIREALM-1 himself.
2. First, with regard to paragraph 2b of reference B, a fuller account of the FRADYER/ROWTON/LIREALM-1 meeting at Sanborns will, it is felt, shed more light on the impressions that Headquarters had formed of the probable identification of ROWTON as LIREALM-1's "boss." The following chronological account has been prepared by ROWTON from his reports and memory in consultation with LIREALM-1 (the numbers in the left margin refer to the time at which the events mentioned below took place):
1610 (January 16) LIREALM-1 met with ROWTON at the latter's home as planned. ROWTON informed LIREALM-1, much to the latter's disappointment, that unfortunately he had not as yet received the reimbursement for operational expenses ($2,357.35 AN) requested by LIREALM-1 on 10 January 1968, nor had he received from the
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Station any contract or other document that LIREALM-1 might present to LIREALIC-1 as he had proposed. ROWTON explained to LIREALM-1 that he had hoped to be able to see Raymond A. FRADYER before his meeting with LIREALM-1, but that this had been impossible.
1620 ROWTON then telephoned FRADYER's office (in alias, open code, and double talk) and this time managed to reach FRADYER himself. FRADYER told ROWTON that he had the money and could pass it to ROWTON that same afternoon if he felt it necessary. ROWTON replied that he preferred to pick it up as soon as convenient for FRADYER and made a date for 1630 in the corridor outside the Koala Restaurant, about three or four minutes by foot from Sanborns. ROWTON then asked LIREALM-1 to wait for him in the downstairs bar of Sanborns, where he would join him with the money. LIREALM-1 left ROWTON's home alone, and ROWTON followed about five minutes later and proceeded (by taxi) to the Koala Restaurant. ROWTON distinctly recalls waiting for FRADYER for some 15 minutes.
1645 ROWTON spoke with FRADYER for about two minutes in the corridor after receiving the envelope containing the money. In reply to FRADYER's queries, ROWTON stated that LIREALM-1 was somewhat disappointed that he could not provide him with some sort of written contract for LIREALIC-1 and also because of the delay in reimbursing him for operational expenses (some of which had been disallowed). ROWTON then revealed to FRADYER that LIREALM-1 was waiting for him at the Sanborns bar so that he could pass him the money without further delay. FRADYER then regretted that he had been unable to see LIREALM-1 personally to explain the disallowance of some of the expenses. ROWTON suggested that FRADYER might take this opportunity to say a few words to LIREALM-1, especially since the latter knew that ROWTON and FRADYER were meeting at that moment somewhere nearby. FRADYER agreed but said that he preferred the gift section of Sanborns to the bar.
1655 ROWTON then proceeded alone to the downstairs bar of Sanborns and found LIREALM-1 waiting. ROWTON explained that he was late because of a last-minute arrangement with FRADYER for a brief meeting in the gift shop. LIREALM-1 then paid the bill and accompanied ROWTON up the stairs in the rear to the gift section, where they found FRADYER looking over the silver display in the shop.
1700 An apparently casual conversation then took place, with FRADYER and LIREALM-1 doing most of the talking and with ROWTON occasionally examining the silverware on display.
1720 When the conversation ended, ROWTON and LIAREAL-1 moved to the men's room, where LIAREAL-1 was able to check the amount of money for him and sign the enclosed receipt.
3. It will be noted from the above that the ROWTON/LIAREAL-1 meeting with FRADYER was not planned in advance (as pointed out in reference A), but was a hasty recommendation made to FRADYER by ROWTON and an equally hasty decision taken by FRADYER on the spot. ROWTON and LIAREAL-1 had met previously only in ROWTON's home, except on two occasions when ROWTON picked up LIAREAL-1 in his car in the Ciudad Deportes (near the main Mexico City bull ring) between regular meetings to pass him funds. ROWTON had never met with LIAREAL-1 at Sanborns or in any other public place prior to this meeting.
4. LIAREAL-1 also amplified his written report subsequently in one significant detail. In reference to the remark of LOGINOV to the effect that he had seen him with his boss at Sanborns two Wednesdays previously when "you had a drink in the bar and then talked to your boss," LIAREAL-1 told ROWTON on reflection that LOGINOV had also stated that "you were having a drink at the bar and a man came up to you and brought you to your boss." This indicates that FRADYER was meant as the person described as LIAREAL-1's boss.
5. With regard to where and how often ROWTON and LIAREAL-1 have had operational meetings in the past, as requested in paragraph 3 of reference B, Station files show that between 20 October 1967 and 16 January 1968 ROWTON met with LIAREAL-1 at his home ten times. Besides these meetings with LIAREAL-1 at his home, ROWTON recalls only two other meetings with LIAREAL-1, when he picked up LIAREAL-1 in his car for brief meetings to pass him funds. Since the LOGINOV/LIAREAL-1 episode, ROWTON has met with LIAREAL-1 at obscure bars to avoid possible positive identification of ROWTON in the event LIAREAL-1 was under surveillance. LIAREAL-1 has passed his reports to ROWTON between their weekly meetings via a P.O. letter drop taken out previously by LIAREAL-1 under alias. The only telephone contact that has existed between them has been brief calls to ROWTON's home by LIAREAL-1 alerting ROWTON, in double talk, that he has left an envelope at the drop.
6. With regard to the frequency of LIAREAL-1's meetings with LOGINOV, mentioned in paragraph 4 of reference B, LIAREAL-1's contact reports list only four meetings during the same period, all of which occurred at the French Club, and one of which, on 2 November 1967, was a casual encounter at which very few words were exchanged. It is significant to note, however, that at the 12 November 1967 meeting, while LIAREAL-1 and LOGINOV were chatting in the showers after the match, the latter "joked that (LIAREAL-1) should bring some of his friends from the Embassy" to join them in playing tennis. LOGINOV added, also apparently with a slight grin, "all of them are WOFIRM." FRADYER, to whom this remark was promptly reported, did not consider it to have any special meaning since he knew from personal and direct experience that LOGINOV is a born provocateur who cannot resist needling people (Mexicans and foreigners) with whom he comes into contact. WOFIRM often comes up in LOGINOV conversations, not only with FRADYER, but with persons of other nationalities. It was decided, however, to again warn LIAREAL-1 at his next meeting with ROWTON on 16 November, when LIAREAL-1 submitted his report, not to involve himself with LOGINOV. LIAREAL-1 assured ROWTON that
his continuing contacts with LOGINOV were at the latter's initiative and that LIREALM-1 would not make any attempt to follow up or show any unusual interest. LIREALM-1 did not report seeing LOGINOV again until 13 January 1968 (two months later), this time, as usual, on the tennis court.
7. Headquarters will recall that the LIREALM-1 relationship with the Soviets dates back many months prior to the date RONTON took over his handling. The file reveals that LIREALM-1 first met LOGINOV on 22 April 1967, and that at that time LOGINOV proposed to LIREALM-1 that they meet regularly, every Wednesday, for tennis and occasionally take in a movie with their wives. This leaves no doubt that the pace was set by LOGINOV himself since he undoubtedly saw in LIREALM-1 a potential target. The situation was further complicated by the character and modus operandi of LOGINOV, as well as the limitations of LIREALM-1's cover situation at the time.
8. A principal dilemma facing the Case Officer with regard to LIREALM-1's exposure to the Soviets has been his regular attendance at the French Club. Since the French target has been one of the main ones left to LIREALM-1 after the elimination of the Soviet, Indonesian, and UAR operations, it was considered necessary for LIREALM-1 to continue his normal contacts with the French. He could have dropped his membership in the club to avoid further involvement with the Soviets, but this would have broken a long-established pattern and deprived him of his principal access at that time. It was therefore ruled out as counterproductive.
9. Subsequent developments appear to confirm the Station's view that LOGINOV based his provocative remark on a hunch or, at most, on a strong suspicion concerning LIREALM-1. As mentioned in paragraph 4 of reference B, such prolonged social contact between an American and a Soviet "is almost inevitably construed on both sides to have intelligence connotations." The Station wishes to emphasize, however, that whatever suspicions were aroused in the mind of LOGINOV concerning LIREALM-1 were already generated months before he joined the PBRUMEN Section in late October 1967.
10. In conclusion, the Station feels that nothing has been noted in the subsequent operational activity of FRADYER or ROWTON to indicate that either of them has been identified as an intelligence operative. ROWTON has had no contact of any kind with Soviets in this area, nor has he detected any surveillance, either physical or technical, of his person or home. Both he and FRADYER, however, will continue to maintain maximum security to avoid any further exposure to such persons as LOGINOV. LIREALM-1, on his part, has been able to improve his cover by opening an office and making his overt activity as plausibly commercial as possible.
Willard C. CURTIS
REFERENCE: KMA-34363, 3 April 1963
1. Reference caused deep concern in Headquarters -- concern which we knew you share. To hold any agent meetings in that particular cafeteria is unorthodox enough, but to meet there with someone in the category of LINEALM/1, whose cover is of special importance, suggests an unwarranted or disdain of basic operational security which merits reprimand.
2. We appreciate your candid account of the LINEALM/1-LOGINOV episode, and have several comments to make:
a. Why LOGINOV would have said, "I saw you talking with your boss the other day" we do not know, but the fact that he made such a banal remark with a slight grin certainly implies that he did not have ordinary commercial business in mind.
b. In the context of the dispatch it sounds rather as though LOGINOV was referring to a meeting between LINEALM/1 and one other man, not two, in which case it was probably ROTHEN and not FRADYER when he identified as the boss. (To assume that ROTHEN and LINEALM/1 had been together in the cafeteria before the brush meeting with FRADYER took place, but this may be incorrect.)
3. In order to shed some additional light on the matter, we would like to know even more about this particular Wednesday meeting and the pattern of meetings which have preceded and followed it. Were ROTHEN and LINEALM/1 meeting together in the bar or cafeteria? What was the appearance of the later three-way, fifteen-minute conversation upstairs in the silver shop (i.e., casual, serious, intense, sotto-voce, conspiratorial? Was any pretense made of "shopping"?) Our feeling is that ROTHEN is as much compromised as
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LIREALM/1, but in KOTON's case the loss is less because of accepted risks in his style of operating and since we have always assumed that his cover was thin, what is important to know in this case is where and how often KOTON and LIREALM/1 have had operational meetings in the past. Considering this we had assumed the KOTON-LIREALM/1 meetings were truly clandestine.
4. Another point to be resolved is the frequency of LIREALM/1's meetings with LOGINOV -- from the reference we infer that the tennis games were a frequent occurrence, although LIREALM/1 had been told almost a year ago to break contact. Even if these meetings could not have been avoided as the Station claims, why were they not reported? The issue takes on even added significance as we understand the Station and Headquarters had been in agreement for some time that LIREALM/1 was to avoid any continuing contact with Soviets. Hindsight in this case certainly proves the correctness of the earlier judgment. (Experience shows that prolonged social contact between an American and a Soviet is almost inevitably construed on both sides, and with reason, to have an intelligence connotation.)
5. The fact that LOGINOV did not mention the Sanborn's meeting to FRADIER can hardly be read to mean that LIREALM/1 is clean in LOGINOV's eyes, although FRADIER would naturally have been anxious to see what, if anything, would happen when he next saw LOGINOV face to face. It is true that we have no evidence that LIREALM/1 has been "definitely branded as a KOTON operator" but if he is even highly suspect there is still cause for deep concern.
6. Various levels and components at Headquarters are trying to evaluate and debate this episode, and we would like to have your recommendations as an aid to our decision. From the few facts that we have we believe we must proceed under the assumption that LIREALM/1 is suspect or possibly compromised in the eyes of the Soviets. Accepting this, do you consider LIREALM/1 has further utility in Mexico? If so, we would like your views as to his proposed targets and handling procedures. After receiving further details as requested in paragraph 3 and your recommendations, Headquarters will advise you its decision.
7. We recognize the Station is as disturbed about this breach of basic operational judgment as Headquarters and do not wish to belabor the point. We trust however that this experience will be a lesson well learned and that in the future the Station's clandestine operational procedures will be truly clandestine and professional in style for all of the Station activities, not just LIREALM/1.
Ernest A. Lusby
Action Required: FYI
1. Since joining the staff of the PBRUMEN Section of this Station in October 1967, LIREALM-1 has been handled by Wallace B. ROWTON under the over-all supervision of the undersigned. His three main activities have been 1) to handle LIRELIC-1, an asset who we hope will turn into a penetration of the Mexican PRI, 2) to continue to develop rapport with and report on the local official French community, and 3) to determine the degree to which LIRELIC-1 can develop access to LIRING and its personnel. LIREALM-1 has continued to see a number of contacts he had developed before joining the PBRUMEN Section, either at Station directive or by social encounter. One of these contacts has long been Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV, Second Secretary of the Soviet Embassy and known KGB officer whom LIREALM-1 first ran into while playing tennis at the French Club, where both LIREALM-1 and LOGINOV are members. Station several times asked LIREALM-1 to break contact with LOGINOV, but this has not been possible since LIREALM-1's continued membership at the French Club is desired for operational reasons and LOGINOV, who probably joined the club for similar reasons, has continued to be one of its active members.
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2. In January 1968 LIREALM-1 presented an accounting for reimbursement by the Station to which the Station took exception. Some of the entertainment of marginal assets involved totals which the Station found to be excessive. The result of this was that after some deliberation LIREALM-1 had to pay for part of these expenses out of his pocket. On 17 January 1968 ROWTON called the undersigned to ask about reimbursement of those expenses allowed by the Station. A brush contact was arranged for this purpose in the passageway leading to the Koala Restaurant, as ROWTON indicated that LIREALM-1 needed the money as soon as possible. At the agreed time the undersigned passed an envelope to ROWTON, who informed the undersigned that LIREALM-1 was waiting in the downstairs cafeteria of the Sanborns building. The undersigned, who had not seen LIREALM-1 at Christmas time and genuinely regretted the fact that the latter had to pay for operational expenses out of his pocket, agreed to see LIREALM-1 for a few minutes. When the undersigned refused to go to the downstairs Sanborns cafeteria, ROWTON suggested that he fetch LIREALM-1 and bring him to the silver shop upstairs in the same building. A 15-minute meeting (longer than expected) ensued between ROWTON, LIREALM-1, and the undersigned in a corner of the Sanborns silver shop. The meeting started a few minutes before 1700 hours.
3. On 28 January LIREALM-1 saw LOGINOV at the French Club. The following is a verbatim extract of the report written by LIREALM-1 on this meeting:
I had joined Val and my wife on her side of the court for small talk with Val. He apologized for interrupting our game and suggested we go back to playing and he would watch us. We had made a date for tennis Wednesday. He would call me if his leg still bothered him or for any other reason he was unable to play. Now he said he wanted to study my game so that he could beat me Wednesday. Val walked with me as far as the net where he stopped me and the following conversation took place.
"I saw you talking with your boss the other day," Val said with a slight grin.
"My boss?" I asked. I suspected nothing and seriously considered the question. I began to search back in my mind if my cover boss had ever met Val. I recalled that I had once pointed Val out to him. The conversation proceeded too rapidly for me to answer my own question. The fact is that Val has never met my cover boss.
"Yes. At Sanborns two Wednesdays ago. You had a drink in the bar and then talked to your boss."
"Two Wednesdays ago... At Sanborns? No. You're mistaken. My boss left about six weeks ago—almost two months ago. No. I don't think I was at Sanborns." I answered Val honestly confused. I began to wonder who I had been with. I've often met people in the various Sanborns. I was trying to think who Val was confusing with my boss.
"Yes. Your boss. You and your boss were talking together at the Sanborns next to your embassy."
"No Val. My boss left at least two months ago. I can't recall the particular meeting at Sanborns that you are referring to, but I'll drink with anyone, anywhere, anytime." Val and I laughed. Until this moment I was answering him honestly and sincerely and might have been very convincing.
As it began to dawn on me what Val was driving at I turned my back and started for the baseline. It was then that I felt weak and my face would have betrayed me if I had still been facing Val. By the time I reached the baseline I was composed. We spoke no further except to comment on good shots by me or my wife during the next five or ten minutes that he stood watching us.
4. The undersigned reported the above to his superiors as soon as he received LIREALM-1's report. A check of the LIEUTENANT log for 17 January showed that LOGINOV had left the Soviet Embassy at 1404 and had returned at 1708 hours. This made his presence at Sanborns at the time of the meeting between LIREALM-1, ROWTON, and the undersigned impossible, as it would have given him about 10 minutes to leave the site of the meeting, get into his car, and drive to the Soviet Embassy, an impossible feat even in light traffic. It is clear then that LOGINOV was not present at the time of the meeting but was told that LIREALM-1 met with two Americans. It was and still is the undersigned's conviction that whoever saw LIREALM-1 was unable to positively identify ROWTON or the undersigned. The undersigned reasons that had LOGINOV known that he, the undersigned, had talked to LIREALM-1, LOGINOV would have mentioned his name after failing to obtain any reaction from LIREALM-1 from mentioning the latter's "boss." The undersigned believes that LOGINOV, who is not completely stupid, would have either said nothing or would have gone all the way in his statements to LIREALM-1 had he known the undersigned's name. By the same token it appears that LOGINOV failed to identify ROWTON. The undersigned had only met with one other Soviet besides LOGINOV at the time of the meeting, and that only once; and that Soviet was no longer in Mexico City when the meeting with LIREALM-1 took place. ROWTON has never had any contact, social or otherwise, with any of the Soviets.
5. The undersigned is the first to recognize that meeting with LIREALM-1 at the Sanborns silver shop was a thoroughly unwise move. He wishes to emphasize that this was the only meeting at the time that he had held with LIREALM-1 outside of a safehouse. All meetings between the undersigned and LIREALM-1 have since been held under the most secure conditions on the edge of the Federal District and, in one case, beyond. While this does not make this decision any wiser, he also wants to emphasize the fact that it was made on the spur of the moment, to quote the old cliche, because the undersigned "felt sorry" for LIREALM-1 because of the latter's financial difficulties with the Station over his last accounting. The undersigned unwisely put LIREALM-1's morale for a brief moment over basic security considerations. He is not in the habit of doing this as a matter of course. The day before his next scheduled tennis meeting with LIREALM-1 the following Wednesday, LOGINOV called LIREALM-1 and asked to be excused as his leg had worsened. The week after that LOGINOV showed up for his regular tennis game with LIREALM-1 but made no mention of his previous conversation with him two weeks before. The undersigned waited to complete a review of this case until he met LOGINOV face to face at one of the Consular Association functions. Because of the visits of Soviet athletes and artists which kept LOGINOV busy, however, this meeting did not materialize until 28 March. Although the undersigned and LOGINOV talked to each other off and on for more than two hours on this occasion during a visit to the local Home Fair, LOGINOV never mentioned anything about the Sanborns meeting. He has never brought LIREALM-1's name to the attention of the undersigned.
6. During a recent visit to the Station, a representative of the LPGLOBE staff at Headquarters was given the complete details of the above incident by LINEALM-1. He also reviewed the same incident with the undersigned and the Deputy Chief of Station. The LPGLOBE representative mentioned on this occasion that in his opinion the above incident should have been reported by cable. The undersigned stated then and wants to repeat now that this was not done because 1) it would have served no purpose to alert Headquarters without giving all the facts, which were not known at the time, and 2) the Station wanted to review all elements of this case to report the incident objectively, fairly, and completely. The undersigned told the LPGLOBE representative that he would consider documentation of this case complete after having the opportunity of meeting LOGINOV face to face again. As pointed out above, this did not occur until 28 March. Nothing in the operations conducted by the undersigned, LINEALM-1, or ROWTON has indicated that the Soviets positively identified either the undersigned or ROWTON so as to definitely brand LINEALM-1 as a NOFIRM operator.
Raymond A. Frady
for Willard C. CURTIS
1. On 8 March 1968 after 201-827966 failed to show for two scheduled meetings (on the previous evening he had agreed to submit to a debriefing), the area of his hotel was checked by the undersigned. On a main street near the hotel the undersigned almost bumped into Valentin S. LOGNOV (201-138129). A few minutes later Ivan K. BARANOV (201-277838) was observed photographing the area (including the undersigned) with an 8mm movie camera. LOGNOV was standing near BARANOV observing the undersigned. LILYRIG reports that LOGNOV and BARANOV were absent together from the Soviet Embassy during the period in question.
2. Another meet with 201-827966 was arranged by telephone for 12:30 on 9 March. From 12:28 to 12:48 the entrance to the hotel where the meeting took place was staked out by BARANOV and Vladimir A. DOLGOV (201-763035). BARANOV was carrying a 35mm camera with a larger telephoto lens. Visual identification of DOLGOV was tentative. However in view of LILYRIG reports that DOLGOV was absent from the Soviet Embassy for the period in question and that all other possible candidates were accounted for, the identification has been confirmed. In addition we have photos of DOLGOV wearing sunglasses identical to the ones he wore during the counter-surveillance.
3. Although we have had previous indications that DOLGOV is probably a KGB officer the Station feels that his participation in this counter-surveillance is sufficient to list him as known KGB.
4. We can also add photographer to BARANOV's technical duties.
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DATE 12 March 1968
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DATE 12 March 1968
NOTICE NUMBER 50-5-3
Enclosed is a finished copy of the SPR on Subject forwarded in draft under Reference dispatch.
Monroe B. DIFFENDAL
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Attachments: A 1 - 15 and 16 and 17 herewith
B 16 and 19 Under Separate Cover 15 FEB 1968
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PREPARED BY: JONATHAN L. WEEING
DATE: 14 August 1967
CUBA NUMBER: 201-195412
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1. NAME: Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (3, 5)
2. DPOB: 23 December 1927 in Moscow. (28)
Subject has stated that he comes from Moscow (1), and his wife said they grew up together in Moscow. (6) He once told another source, however, that he came from the northern part of the USSR (8), but this source is not known for accurate reporting.
3. CITIZENSHIP AND PASSPORT DATA:
a. Soviet Diplomatic Passport # 16993, issued 24 August 1960. (3)
b. Soviet Diplomatic Passport # 010264, issued 24 June 1965 (5), used currently. (4)
4. ETHNIC ORIGIN: Unknown.
5. OTHER NAMES USED: Unknown.
6. CURRENT POSITION:
Third Secretary and Consul General at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City. (1)
7. RELATIVES:
c. Wife: Aleksandra Dmitriyevna LOGINOVA. (28) Known as "Shura". (1)
DPOB: 20 August 1928 in Moscow. (28)
Passports: D-16094, used in 1962. (4)
D-010265, issued 24 June 1955, currently used. (4)
Description: Plump, has reddish hair. (15) Photographs are attached.
Languages: LOGINOVA has been studying Spanish with Carmen ROURE Canosa, a local employee of the Soviets, since at least June 1966 through May 1967 (1), but her Spanish is still said to be very limited. (6, 25) She is said to speak a little English (25), and claimed she had studied English in Moscow. (1) She is also said to speak some French. (25)
Miscellaneous: LOGINOVA has said that she has known her husband since age six as neighbors in Moscow. (6) She claims to be a chemical engineer. (6) During Subject's tour in Havana, 1960-63, LOGINOVA worked in the Soviet Consulate. (28) She arrived in Mexico on 10 October 1965, two months after her husband. (4) Since February 1966 she had been reported as chairman of the Zhenkem (Soviet Women's Organization), and as such has had to persuade the Soviet women to do various administrative chores, as well as being involved with running the dacha that the Soviets have had in Cuernavaca in the summers of 1966 and 1967. (1)
7. RELATIVES: Continued
d. Family: In June 1967 LOGINOVA asked the wife of Commercial Counselor Viktor Nikhaylovich IVANOY (201-245651) to call her mother when she got to Moscow, saying that her family lived at the Botanical Gardens. (1)
e. Children:
1) Daughter: Irina, born ca. 1952. (28)
In June 1967 Subject said he had a fifteen-year-old daughter, who was living with LOGINOVA's mother (in Moscow). (6) In April 1967 LOGINOVA said her daughter was in an English school in Moscow. (25) Irina was reportedly with her parents in Havana, 1960-63 (28); however, she did not travel with them from Havana to Moscow on 11 May 1962 (4) and therefore may have been in Havana for only a part of Subject's tour. She has not been in Mexico.
2) Son: Dmitriy. (4)
DOB: 1959 (28), birthday probably 6 August. (1)
Dmitriy was with his parents in Havana, 1960-63 (28), and arrived in Mexico City with his mother on 10 October 1965. (4) Subject has expressed interest in having his son take English lessons when the family returns from home leave in August 1967. (21)
8. LANGUAGES:
a. Spanish:
Subject speaks fluent Spanish with very little accent. (11, 24)
b. English:
Since 1966 Subject has been reported taking English lessons, apparently at the Instituto Interpretes Traductores in Mexico City. (1) In April 1967 he said that he had been paying a girl (American) for lessons in English, but that she did not have enough background in grammar. (25). (COMMENT: Subject was probably more interested in meeting American girls than in studying English in this case.) Subject's English is believed to be fair at present.
9. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS:
One source described Subject as tall, blond and blue-eyed. (11) Another source said that he was six feet one and had short, reddish-blond hair. (24) Photographs are attached.
10. PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, HABITS:
a. All sources agree in describing Subject as smooth and completely self-controlled. He is an aggressive conversationalist. One source described him as vulgar, crude, ill-mannered, short-tempered and a tyrant, who thinks he is a big shot. (6)
b. Subject seems to have made a play for every girl he has met. In at least one instance he has claimed to be unmarried when inviting a girl out. (27) When his wife was staying in the dacha in Cuernavaca he reportedly made dates with other women. (8) On 13 September 1966 he was seen in a cafe with a Mexican-looking woman. (18)
c. Subject is interested in sports and is good at them. In September 1966 it was reported that he did not play tennis, (15) and by April 1967 he was said to be a good tennis player, claimed that he had been playing for less than a year and never played more than once a week. (25) He is said to have the build of a trained athlete, the brutish look of a boxer or wrestler, and the grace of a natural athlete. (25) He has said that he boxed when he was younger, and that he plays basketball and volleyball (25), also that his favorite sports are skiing and speed skating. (21) He also plays chess but is not an addict. (25) He has belonged to the French Club in Mexico City since ca. November 1965 (1) and has been seen there frequently on weekends, sometimes with his wife and child. (15) One Sunday (20 March 1966) Subject and Yevgeniy Nikolayevich GORLITSYN were seen playing badminton with their wives at the French Club. (15)
d. One source reported that Subject smoked "Fiesta" cigarettes (8), and another source reported in April 1967 that Subject did not smoke. (25) One source reported that Subject downs several beers after playing tennis (25), but another source reported that on a social occasion Subject did not even finish one Scotch and water. (19) On 8 February 1966 Subject and Vladislav Sergeyevich KORUSHKIN reportedly drove into the Soviet Embassy at 0300 hours roaring drunk (8), which may or may not be accurate reporting.
e. Subject has apparently been taking English lessons since early 1966 at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, which is located at Tiber 113 very near the U.S. Embassy. He seems to have made friends with a number of people through these classes. (1) (Cf. under Contacts)
f. In February 1966 it was reported that Subject's wife had bought a tape recorder. (1) In June 1967 Subject himself ordered a Grundig tape recorder. (1)
g. Subject was reported having an operation on 1 February 1966 (17); no further details are available.
11. CURRICULUM VITAE:
Subject claims that he has served in the Red Army. (8)
(Subject's name was reportedly listed in February 1960 as about to be assigned to Buenos Aires as Soviet Military Attaché; it would appear that either this was another person with the same name, or that Subject was being considered for assignment there as D diplomatic attaché.)
14 September 1960: Subject and his family arrived in Havana, where Subject was assigned as Attaché at the Soviet Embassy. (3, 28)
December 1961: Subject toured Latin America as escort and Interpreter for the Dynamo soccer team. (28)
11. CURRICULUM VITAE: Continued.
11 May 1962: Subject, his wife and son transited Mexico City enroute from Havana to Montevideo (4), presumably on their way to Moscow on home leave.
September 1963: Subject and his family left Havana PCS. (28)
1 August 1965: Subject arrived PCS in Mexico as Third Secretary assigned to the Soviet Embassy. (4) Subject replaced Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO as Vice Consul. (1)
10 October 1965: Subject's wife and son arrived in Mexico. (4)
August 1966: Subject was apparently promoted to Consul General after Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV left Mexico on 4 August 1966 for home leave. In September 1966 Subject was telling everyone in town that he is now the Consul. (1, 6, etc.)
16 July 1967: Subject, accompanied by his wife and son, left Mexico for Moscow via Paris. (4) Also travelling with them on LOGINOV's passport was Tatiana, the daughter of Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH. (4) Subject has told several people that this is home leave and that he will be returning to Mexico (1, 6, 21, 22).
12. INTELLIGENCE AFFILIATION: Known KGB, based on his having taken over an agent previously handled by known KGB officers Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO (201-305870) and Aleksandr Vladimirovich FRIKHODKO (201-202379), as well as his other intelligence activities given below.
13. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES:
(Cf. also information under Contacts, below. Subject has undoubtedly been developing contacts, particularly with American girls, with a view toward intelligence possibilities.)
a. In December 1961 while travelling with the Dynamo soccer team, Subject met a Bolivian security service official in La Paz, Bolivia and reportedly tried to persuade him to study in Cuba. The source, however, is believed to be a fabricator. (28)
b. After Subject saw the soccer team off, he continued to Panama, where he met with a Mexican citizen, Edmundo Fausto ZORRILLA Martinez (P-2818) on 16 December 1961. On 17 December 1961 Subject and ZORRILLA travelled to Mexico City on the same plane. Subject had ca. (US) $2000 with him in Panama. (29)
c. On 14 February 1966 KGB officer Aleksandr Vladimirovich FRIKHODKO (201-202379) turned an agent over to Subject. (The agent had previously been handled by Subject's predecessor, Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO.) On 14 April 1966 the agent attempted to break his intelligence relationship with the Soviets, although he has remained in business and social contact with them. Subject, occasionally joined by FRIKHODKO, has continued to give intelligence requirements to the agent, who has questioned him particularly about his access to the U.S. Embassy and tried to persuade him to continue cooperating with the KGB. On 24 June 1966 Subject asked the agent for information on Eduard WEBELMAN and his son Mauricio. On 13 December 1966 Subject asked the agent to try to find out who the KOFIRE chief in Mexico was. (6) (COMMENT: Mauricio WEBELMAN was subsequently reported to be a friend of suspect KGB officer Yevgeniy Nikolayevich GORLITSYN's, 201-773422).
13. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES: Continued
d. On 20 January 1966 Cristobal TORRES Ponce, chauffeur employed by the U.S. Embassy in Mexico, was sent to the Soviet Embassy to pick up the passport of the wife of a U.S. Embassy official who was planning a trip to the USSR. Subject talked to TORRES, asking him if he would like to visit the USSR or receive Soviet magazines, if he knew anyone who would be willing to give him English lessons, and finally made a dinner date with TORRES for 24 January 1966. When TORRES did not keep the date, Subject called him on 8 and 9 February 1966 in an attempt to keep the contact alive. (12, 14)
e. Subject dealt with the Federal District police several times in July 1966 in regard to a radio that had been stolen from his car. On 20 July 1966 the police an (LHU) who had been handling the radio case reported to his superior, General Luis CUETO Ramirez, that Subject had offered him 5,000 pesos (4,000 dollars) a month if he would work for him. After consulting with the Minister of Interior, CUETO told the policeman to accept Subject's offer, which he reportedly did on 21 July 1966. Subject's first assignment to the policeman was to locate Venezuelan citizens Nicolas Juan BOSTROEM and wife. (16) (COMMENT: Nothing further has been learned about this case. BOSTROEM is a native Russian employed by Stephens-Adamson de Mexico, his wife teaches Russian at the Ibero-American University.)
f. Subject has occasionally been reported visiting the small general store located across the street from the Soviet Embassy. On 5 November 1966 Subject reportedly questioned the store owner about the occupants of one apartment building in the same block as the store, and on 6 December 1966 he asked general questions about the new apartment building at the end of the block. (15) (COMMENT: Both of these buildings contain base houses for the fixed surveillance of the Soviet Embassy.)
14. NON-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY:
a. In Mexico, Subject has consistently been reported performing consular duties. He issues visas and sees visitors to the Soviet Embassy in one of the reception rooms. (21) He makes travel reservations for PCS and visiting Soviets. He is responsible when either PCS or visiting Soviets become ill and have to be sent to a hospital. He has often attended to the needs of Soviet ships in Mexican ports. He has done considerable house-hunting for the Soviets, such as looking for a new school building and for houses in Cuernavaca that would be suitable as a dacha. Subject had to sign the dacha contract in both 1966 and 1967. Subject also regularly attends the functions of the Consular Corps Association, and on 16 February 1967 he had the Association to the Soviet Embassy for a Russian evening. (1) In September 1966 Subject was reported as having become the Consul General (6, 8, 1, 11), having replaced Pavel Antonovich VATSOV, who left Mexico for home leave on 4 August 1966. On 21 February 1967 Subject tried to get Panamanian visas for himself and Soveksportfilm representative Aleksandr Aleksandrovich NIKITIN (known KGB) to attend a Consular Congress to be held in Panama 11-15 April 1967. (1) The visas were refused.
b. On 26 January 1966 Subject attended a lecture given by a Mexican who was an exchange professor at a U.S. university. The lecture was sponsored by the PRI. Soviet Cultural Attaché Svyatoslav Fedorovich KUZNETSOV also attended the lecture and sat on the platform, whereas Subject sat at the back of the room. (13)
c. Subject is reported to have taken the following trips to Mexico:
26-28 October 1965: To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship. (1)
2-4 November 1965: To Mazatlan with Yevgeny Nikolayevich GORELITSYK to attend to Soviet ship. (1)
SECRET
14. NON-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY: Continued
4-8 December 1965: To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship. (1, 9)
2-5 February 1966: To Mazatlan to attend to Soviet ship. (1)
13-20 February 1966: To Coatzacoalcos to attend to Soviet ships. Soviet Embassy chauffeur Anatoly Pavlovich FRASHCHIKIN went with Subject but returned to Mexico City earlier. (1)
25-28 April 1966: Possibly to Guadalajara with Soviet Inturist visitors attending a travel conference there. (1)
4-9 May 1966: To Veracruz to attend to the matter of a missing Soviet sailor. (1)
27-30 May 1966: To Veracruz to attend to Soviet ship. (1)
26 February-2 March 1967: To Veracruz with Soviet Commercial Counselor Viktor Mikhailovich IVANOV to attend to Soviet ships. (1) While in Veracruz, Subject asked the U.S. Vice Consul, Richard BOOTH, if he would intercede with the Mexican authorities to get shore leave for the Soviet crew. (24)
15. CONTACTS:
a. Soviet:
1) Subject has been seen coming and going at the Soviet Embassy most frequently with Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (201-120123, known KGB), whom Subject replaced as Consul. Since Subject's departure for home leave on 16 July 1967, YATSKOV has been regularly using Subject's car. Subject has also been observed leaving the Soviet Embassy fairly often with Ivan Konstantinovich BARANOV (201-277838, known KGB sweeper) and Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH (201-767974, suspect KGB technician). Subject has also borrowed the cars of YATSKOV and known KGB chauffeur Vasily Stepanovich MIROSHNIKOV (201-273046). (7)
2) In May 1966 Subject reportedly gave the wife of Aleksandr Aleksandrovich NIKITIN (201-784917, known KGB) a hard time when she wanted to send her son to the USSR with another Soviet wife. NIKITIN then complained to Aleksandr Vladimirovich PRIKHODKO (201-202379, known KGB), who reportedly ordered Subject to get a ticket for the NIKITIN child. (1) Cf. also above, where PRIKHODKO seems to be the senior case officer for an agent currently being handled by Subject.
3) In May 1967 LOGINOVA mentioned that she had known Boris Aleksandrovich CHMYKOV (201-268115, known GRU) for years. (1) (COMMENT: CHMYKOV was stationed in Havana 1960-62, at the same time that Subject was there.) Cf. below for report of Subject's having taken CHMYKOV with him to Cuernavaca to meet ZAREBSKI.
Subject has also been reported in contact with the following Soviets not stationed in Mexico:
4) Vitaly Konstantinovich BOYAROV (201-355606, known KGB), visited Mexico 27 May - 9 June 1966. On 1 June 1966 Subject and P.A. YATSKOV were absent from the Soviet Embassy for four hours with BOYAROV. (7)
5) Vasily Vasilyevich GRIGORYEV, member of petroleum delegation that visited Mexico 31 March-14 April 1967. While GRIGORYEV was in Mexico he was reported in contact with Subject several times, once making plans to go to the movies together, also to ask Subject whether he should attend a French reception and to report the illness of one of the other Soviet delegates. (1)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
a. Soviet:
6) Boris Semenovich IVANOV (201-078078, known KGB), visited Mexico 8-22 February 1967. Subject made reservations for IVANOV in Mexico City and probably saw him off at the airport. (1)
7) Yury Vladimirovich LEBEDEV (201-213261), Minister Counselor at the Soviet Embassy in Havana. On 7 February 1966 Subject was reported sending something to LEBEDEV with a Soviet professor who was travelling back to Moscow via Havana. (1)
b. Non-Soviet:
1) Alonso AGUILAR Monteverede (P-2152, 201-334259), active Marxist intellectual.
On 28 June 1967 AGUILAR reminded Subject that they and their wives were invited for Saturday evening to the home of Alberto PENICHE. (1) (Alberto PENICHE Blanco, P-12294, manager of centrist newspaper El Heraldo de Mexico and reported as minor contributor to the FCM in 1964.)
2) (Mrs.) Gloria ALFARO, no other traces.
On 5 February 1966 Mrs. fnu ALFARO (Possibly Gloria) wanted to talk to Subject to congratulate him on a Soviet moon probe. (1). On 22 June 1966 Gloria ALFARO reminded Subject that they had met at the house of Mrs. SOTO (possibly Gracilala, q.v.) on Christmas Eve 1965 and invited Subject to a party. Subject was unable to go but said he would call Gloria for coffee. Gloria gave her telephone as 35-71-30 (listed in 1964 to Yolanda ALFARO Vda de CACERES Buitrago, Chiapas 130-A, current telephone 25-10-24). (1) Also on 22 June 1966 Gloria ALFARO told Subject she would like to talk with some of the Soviets, and Subject suggested getting together on Friday "after English class." (17) (COMMENT: ALFARO may have been studying English with Subject at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores.) On 3 August 1966 Gloria and Subject tried to agree on a date to get together, and she said she would like for him to meet a friend (female) of hers who was visiting Mexico from Central America. (1)
3) Ofelia ALFARO Lopez (P-11339), professor of economics at UNAM, good friend of the wife of Antonio SARMIENTO (q.v.), social contact with several Soviets.
On 30 August 1965 ALFARO invited Sergey Sergeyevich KONSTANTINOV to her house and included Subject and Leonid Vasilyevich KNIKIFOROV. (1)
4) (Dr.) Juan Luis ALVAREZ Gayou, teacher at UNAM and Deputy Director of Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores,
Subject presumably met ALVAREZ at the Instituto, where Subject is believed to have studied English. The first reported contact was on 11 April 1966, when they spoke to each other using the familiar form of address about having missed each other in Cuernavaca. Subject was invited to ALVAREZ' birthday party. Subject said he would see ALVAREZ the following day when he was going to have class with a new teacher. On 13 June 1966 Professor fnu ALVAREZ, Juan Luis' father, asked Subject if he would bring the projector to the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, and Subject said he would. On 12 July 1966 ALVAREZ, who had been out of town, asked Subject if he wanted to continue taking lessons, and Subject said yes, he would go there the following day. On 19 November 1966 ALVAREZ left a message for Subject to call him at 35-65-96 (listed to Natalia CAMERO de la Fuente, Garbure 251. On 22
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
5) (Inr.) Manuel ANAYA S., employee of Mexican Ministry of Hydraulic Resources, visited the USSR in summer 1965.
On 19 July 1966 ANAYA thanked Subject for his visa and said he would get together with Subject when he got back in order to discuss his trip. (17)
6) Emilia ARCSAMENA Vallarina (F-10933, 201-771073), Panamanian Consul General in Mexico, in contact with several Soviets.
On 15 November 1965 Aleksandr Vladimirovich FRINKHODKO said he wanted to introduce Subject to ARCSAMENA, because Subject had some questions to ask her. Presumably related is a report that the Panamanian Counselor Jose B. CALVO told Subject on 19 November 1965 that he had no answer for Subject yet. (1)
7) Miriam AVILA Katz (F-581, 201-814144), employee of Mundus Tours travel agency, about to leave Mexico to marry an American and live in New York.
Subject was first reported in contact with AVILA in April 1966 in connection with travel bookings Subject made. (1) On 2 June 1966 Subject flirted with her, and said he would invite her to a volleyball game. (1) During the rest of 1966 Subject invited her out a few times, told her he was married but that his wife was not in Mexico, asked her to introduce him to some of her friends and especially wanted to know if she knew anyone in the U.S. Embassy. In April 1967 Subject reluctantly agreed to issue a visa to Dr. KUTTLER (q.v.), whose travel AVILA was arranging, and asked as a return favor that she introduce him to some of her friends. (6) In June 1967 Subject reportedly stopped AVILA coming out of work to ask her about the Israeli War. (6)
8) Celia BAYARDI Torres, no traces.
On 7 February 1966 an unidentified man visited Subject at the Soviet Embassy. This man came to the Embassy in a car driven by a woman, who remained in the car, with license plates registered to Celia BAYARDI Torres, Arquitecto 46, Colonia Escandon, telephone 15-34-02. The phone is listed to Francisca TORRES Vda de BAYARDI. (7)
9) Leila S. BELAVAL, visa officer at U.S. Embassy.
In June 1967 BELAVAL reported that she had been in contact with Subject over visa matters, that Subject had asked her what she did in the evenings, whether she spent her off hours with other U.S. Embassy employees, and had said that he was unmarried. In June 1967 he offered to take her to the Ukrainian Ballet when it came to Mexico. She refused his invitations. (27)
10) Carlos BLANCO Solano (F-9328), former Federal Security (DFS) agent, now with Judicial Police. In 1960-61 BLANCO invited several U.S. Embassy girls out and offered his services to the U.S. Embassy. BLANCO works for Carlos CASANADRID Miranda, who is suspected of having a clandestine relationship with KGB officer Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV.
On 1 November 1965 BLANCO called Subject at the Soviet Embassy and remarked that they had not seen each other for a long time. Subject said he would call BLANCO to get together the following Wednesday. (1) On 8 September 1966 Graciela SOTO (q.v.), who described herself
15. CONTACTS: Continued.
b. Non-Soviet:
10) Carlos BLANCO Solano Continued
as BLANCO's friend, invited Subject to the baptism of her son Rafael's child and mentioned that BLANCO's wife Magdalena was going. (1) On 10 November 1966 BLANCO invited Subject to a party for BLANCO's daughter, said they would first go to the church near Graciela's house on Tamaulipas. (1) On 6 December 1966 BLANCO told Subject that "Comandante Carlos" (Presumably CASARADRID) urgently wanted to see YATSKOV, and Subject said he would have YATSKOV call him. (1)
11) Lubomir BLAZIK (P-1730, 201-206043), former Czech Second Secretary and Consul in Mexico.
On 28 December 1965 P.A. YATSKOV left a message for BLAZIK, that Subject's wife was sick and could not attend the dinner to which the BLAZIKs had invited her. (1)
12) Rosa Martha BRACHO Sanchez (P-12038), left in November 1965 on a scholarship to study ballet in the USSR.
On 21 and 22 September 1966 Rosa's mother (fnu) was in contact with Subject in order to talk to him about visa problems of her two daughters who were both studying dance in the USSR. (1) (Name of other daughter is unknown.)
13) Erica CAMERMAN (P-12843), said to be a reporter with The News (17), but this seems unlikely, no other traces.
On 21 February 1966 CAMERMAN told Subject that she was going out of town the next day but when she got back she wanted to invite Subject and his wife to her house. Subject said he had no word on her papers yet. On 28 February 1966 she said she had been in Cozumel, Subject said he still had no word on her papers. She invited Subject to dinner with his wife, and he said he would call her back. On 10 May 1966 she tried to call Subject, who was out, saying that she wanted to know about the arrival of a man from Russia. On 11 May 1966 Subject told her he still had no answer on her papers. She said she planned to take a business trip to Brussels and Paris in June and mentioned that Elke (LNU) was in Paris visiting her son. On 10 June 1966 Subject asked for CAMERMAN at 18-65-61 and was told she was in Europe for a month (phone listed to importing firm Incomex, S.A. at Isabel la Catolica 45-914). On 6 July 1966 Subject called her at 12-75-32 (listed to the banco de Mexico at Cinco de Mayo 2) and told her he had a document for her. On 11 July 1966 she told Subject that she needed his signature on the document, also sent regards to Subject's wife and children. (1)
14) Ernesto CHAZARO Peregrino (P-12815, 201-800142), assistant security chief of Astilleros de Veracruz, S.A. a shipyard in Veracruz. Said to be the advertent-type, once worked for the Federal Security Police but was fired because of involvement in arms contraband.
CHAZARO Probably did meet Subject on 5 May 1966 in Veracruz. CHAZARO undoubtedly fabricated his story that Subject tried to recruit him after that and set up a 50,00 peso bank account in CHAZARO's name. (30)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
15. (Lie.) Jacobo CHENCINSKY, director of the Instituto de
Interpretres y Traductores, located at Tiber 113.
Subject's contact with CHENCINSKY was presumably been
connected with Subject's taking English at the Instituto.
On 24 March 1966 CHENCINSKY tried unsuccessfully to reach
Subject. On 4 July 1966 CHENCINSKY told Subject that Janet
(LNU, apparently Subject's teacher) had been unable to
fix her working papers and had had to leave Mexico and
asked if Subject's classes could be postponed. Subject
agreed and said he would like to talk to CHENCINSKY. (1)
16) David F. COOLBAUGH (P-12579, 201-796142), American
employed with United Nations in Mexico, co-director of geological
project that two Soviets were also assigned to.
In 1966 Subject was in contact with COOLBAUGH several times
in regard to documenting the two Soviets working on the
UN project. (1)
17) Ana Maria ESCOBAR (P-11858), in 1965 reported to be a
student and also working as private secretary to the FRI chief
for the Federal District.
On 11 October 1965 ESCOBAR tried unsuccessfully to reach
Subject. On 12 October 1965 she told Subject she had
wanted to invite him to the theater the previous day
because she had been given free tickets. She sent
regards to Pablo (presumably Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV). (1)
18) Margaret (aka Magre) FEDOR (P-12967), no other traces.
On 17 March 1966 FEDOR invited Subject to go on a Sunday
outing with a group of friends whom Subject also knew.
She mentioned that she was studying French in the
evenings and was about to begin Russian classes at the
United Nations. Subject said he would call her at home
later. On 28 March 1966 Subject told FEDOR that he had
stopped by her house with theater tickets but she had
been out. Rebeca (LNU) had told FEDOR that the play
was good. FEDOR told Subject that on Saturday there
would be a discussion with Jose CORNEJO (no identifiable
traces), who had been in South America, and Subject said
he would go. On 8 June 1966 FEDOR told Subject that she
was going to go to the U.S. on vacation and mentioned
that Daniel SEIN (no traces) had asked about Subject.
Subject said he would call her later. On 24 August 1966
FEDOR told Subject that there would be a discussion about
India at her house on 26 August, and Subject said he would
try to go. Subject asked her whether she knew the Soviets
working on a United Nations project, but she said she did
not. (1) (COMMENT: FEDOR may work at the United Nations
in Mexico City.)
19) Fnu FLORES, man employed at Mex-American travel agency.
On 15 March 1966 FLORES, who described himself as a friend
of Gloria's and others', asked Subject for visa
information. (1) (Gloria might be Gloria PINTO, cf. below.)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
20) Socorro FLORES (P-12259), formerly employed at Mex-Americana de Viajes travel agency, no other traces.
Subject was first reported in contact with FLORES in September 1965 in connection with travel reservations and for about a year Subject continued to discuss travel arrangements and at the same time flirt with FLORES and also send regards to Susana LNU, who worked with her. FLORES invited Subject to dinner with some of her friends. Subject was very interested in knowing who the friends were, but FLORES said they were not the Americans, because she hadn't seen them. On 8 September 1966 Subject arranged to meet FLORES in front of a movie theater. Then there was no report of contact between them, until on 13 June 1967 FLORES told Subject that she had a new job and asked him to call her at 27-85-50, extension 18 (no Station listing of this number). She mentioned that she had not seen him for a while.
21) Rafael FUSONI Alordi (P-5119, 201-237904), Argentine diplomat, former KGB agent, in occasional social contact with Soviets, primarily through diplomatic functions.
Subject met FUSONI at a consular corps function in January 1967 and again at a Czech Embassy reception in May 1967. Subject later called FUSONI and offered him tickets to a Bolshoy Ballet performance and on 11 June 1967 they attended the Bolshoy performance together and went to supper afterwards. (23)
22) Moises GAMERO de la Fuente, no other traces.
On 6 April 1966 Subject reportedly called telephone number 2-30-65 in Cuernavaca from a pay phone. (8) (This number is listed to GAMERO.)
23) Pearl GONZALEZ (P-11420), society editor for The News, Mexico City English language newspaper, in social contact with several Soviets.
On 25 November 1965 GONZALEZ gave a party and invited several Soviets. Subject was one of those who attended. (10)
24) Alfonso GUZMAN and Carlos SANDOVAL, of Servicio Diplomatico in the Mexican Foreign Ministry.
Since August 1966 (i.e. when Subject became Consul General), Subject has been reported dealing with GUZMAN and SANDOVAL in regard to Soviet visas. In October 1966 Subject had tickets for GUZMAN to a sports event, but GUZMAN was unable to go. Subject also invited GUZMAN to the Soviet Embassy reception on 7 November 1966. (1)
25) Abdel Rahman HASSAN Abdel-Rahman, First Secretary and Consul at the UAR Embassy in Mexico.
On 1 June 1967 Subject and HASSAN discussed consular affairs and also talked about getting together for tennis the following week. (1)
26) (Miss) Fnu HERNANDEZ, of the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, probably identical with Gabriela HERNANDEZ Elizalde, who in 1967 was the secretary at this institute.
On 29 June 1966 HERNANDEZ told Subject that his class would be postponed for a week because Sarita (LNU) was sick. (1)
27) Lee HIGGINS, male, no traces
On 19 May 1966 HIGGINS tried unsuccessfully to call Subject. (1)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
28) Vincent HODGINS, British citizen, sales manager of Canadian Pacific Airlines in Mexico City.
On 28 October 1966 HODGINS contacted Subject, saying that BRADLEY (J.E. Ralph BRADLEY, regional sales manager of Canadian Pacific) had met Subject the night before, and HODGINS wanted to discuss business with Subject. Subject offered to visit HODGINS in his office, (1) (COMMENT: The Soviets began flying with Canadian Pacific when a new Aeroflot flight was put in service to Canada.) On 3 November 1966 HODGINS gave Subject information on flights and Subject said he would stop by his office next week. On 24 February 1967 Subject was reported to have an appointment with HODGINS. (1)
29) Jan JAKOWIEC (P-9097, 201-250618), Polish Second Secretary and Consul in Mexico.
Subject and JAKOWIEC seem to be good friends, in addition to being in contact with each other through consular duties. (19)
30) Karen JOFFER, no other traces.
On 16 August 1966 Subject apologized to JOFFER that he had been busy the week before but said he could see her at 1630 hours that day. (1) (COMMENT: This could well be a routine visa request.)
31) (Dr.) Yury KUTTLER (P-1573), dentist, Soviet contact, Communist sympathizer.
In April 1966 Subject was reported making a dental appointment with KUTTLER. (1) In April 1967 when the tourist agency representative, Miriam AVILA Katz, was trying to get a visa for KUTTLER, Subject spoke scathingly of him and said he would not give him a visa unless he fulfilled all the requirements. (1) Subject explained that he had once gone to KUTTLER to have some dental work done and that KUTTLER had charged him too much, and that this was why he did not want to issue him a visa. (26)
32) Jacques LEMAIRE, representative of French steamship company in Mexico, scheduled to leave Mexico soon, member of French Club, where he probably met Subject.
On 14 July 1967 LEMAIRE invited Subject to the French Embassy reception that day, but Subject was unable to go. LEMAIRE sent regards to Subject's wife. (1)
33) Yuliya LIPOVSKAYA, probably identical with the Julia YASCHIN listed in the telephone book as living in Mexico City 175, phone 15-35-47, presumably the wife of Solomon (aka Julio) YASCHIN.
On 30 November 1965 LIPOVSKAYA contacted Subject and told him a long rambling story about her relatives. Subject was evidently interested, urged her to visit the USSR and suggested she come to the Soviet Embassy to talk to him. On 24 December 1965 LIPOVSKAYA tried to call Subject but was referred by mistake to another Valentin. On 8 and 20 January 1966 she asked Subject if he had heard from her relative, the soccer player Lev YASCHIN, but Subject still had no news for her. (1)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
34) Tatiana HAKOFF Vda de MARCHAND (P-370), widow of Rene MARCHAND, boisselet, former professor at UNAM and director of the Jurcsalav Cultural Institute. She is evidently a native Russian, but French citizen.
Tatiana was seen visiting Subject at the Soviet Embassy on 3 January and 16 April 1967; Subject seemed very friendly with her, and on 16 April 1967 left the Embassy together with her. (7) On 9 January 1967 it appeared that she had asked Subject for a visa. She also told him she had the information on the man who had been consul, but Subject cut her off and said that it would be better for them to get together to discuss it. On 25 February 1967 she told Subject she would help him join a club. On 16 May 1967 she asked Subject if he had called the poles, but he said he had forgotten and would do it right away. (1)
35) (Dr.) Alfonso MARTINEZ Alvarez (P-1799), Guatemalan leftist doctor, has house at Lake Tequesquitengo to which he often invites groups of Soviets.
MARTINEZ was reported in contact with Subject in fall 1966 and in January 1967 inviting Subject and other Soviets to his house on the lake. Subject was also in contact with his son, Eduardo MARTINEZ (no identifiable traces). (1)
36) (General) Raul MENDIOLEA Cerécer (P-5700) deputy chief of the Federal District Police.
On 27 October 1966 Subject called the police to ask what MENDIOLEA's rank was. (1)
37) William de MIER (P-5552), British citizen, general manager of KLM airline in Mexico.
In May 1967 Subject was reportedly discussing Soviet travel via KLM with de MIER. (1, 6)
38) (Lic.) Oscar OBREGON, Jr., not further identified.
On 2 June 1967 OBREGON, who appeared to be a friend of Subject's, told Subject he would like to invite the Bolshoy troops to his house, but Subject said they would have little time in Mexico City. OBREGON also asked Subject if he could get him some caviar, and Subject said he would bring him some back from Moscow after his vacation. (1)
39) David ORNELAS, of Mundus Tours.
ORNELAS has been Subject's principal contact at Mundus Tours in regard to making travel bookings. There has been no indication of anything more than a business relationship between them, except that in June 1966 Subject gave ORNELAS some magazines. (1)
40) Salvador PAZ Flata (P-12775), shipping agent with Representaciones Maritimas, Soviet Commercial contact.
On 1 March 1966 it was reported that Subject had met PAZ in Pazarlan, and they used the familiar form of address with each other. During 1966 they were occasionally reported making luncheons dates or planning to get together after work. There has been no record of recent contact. (1)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
41) Gloria PINTO, located at telephone 23-62-85, listed to Dr. Jose Maria PINTO Ancira, Tajin 592, no other traces on either name.
On 17 May 1967 Gloria thanked Subject for giving a visa to her sister-in-law. She said that Ruth (LHU) was going to Valle de Bravo on the weekend, but Subject said he would not be able to go. She added that Alfonso (LHU) would be at the Cafe Juju that afternoon at 1700, and Subject said he would try to go and would see Gloria there.
On 13 June 1967 Gloria told Subject that her daughter did not want to work for Ralph (LHU) any more, because they wanted to send her to Pittsburgh. Subject said he could not go to the party Saturday that was to be held at the home of Ernesto ACEVEDO (no identifiable traces). On 12 July 1967 Gloria told Subject that she had everything ready and that she would stop by the Embassy to say goodbye (perhaps going to the USSR). (1)
42) (Miss) Mercedes PINTO, no identifiable traces.
On 2 March 1967 Mercedes PINTO called Subject, who was out of town. (1) (COMMENT: Mercedes could be the sister-in-law of Gloria PINTO mentioned above.)
43) Julio PLATAS Urbina (P-6948, 201-300319), claims to be a Soviet courier, has been in contact with the KGB, may be a provocation agent.
On 29 October 1965 PLATAS called, but Subject was out. On 1 November 1965 PLATA told Subject he had changed jobs, no longer worked for Mex-Hogar but was now with the Confederacion de Trabajadores Mexicanos (labor union). Subject said he would call him. (1)
44) Rafael Alfredo RAYN (P-8415, 201-357138), manager of Garza Lopez Tours.
Subject has been in contact with RAYN in 1966-67 on routine travel matters. In August 1965 Pavel Antropovich YATSKOV asked RAYN for a chart of all commercial passenger ships operating between Veracruz and New York for the month of September 1965, including the cost of travel and baggage. In December 1965 Subject reminded RAYN of YATSKOV's request and asked him to include rail travel to New York and sea travel to Europe on the chart. RAYN never provided the chart. (1)
45) Sara ROSENFIELD and husband Loyd ROSENFIELD (P-11665, 201-789388), both writers for The News.
Both ROSENFIELDS met Subject at a reception at the Indian Embassy given by the Indian Consul K. D. PARASHAR. Subject invited them to Soviet Embassy receptions of 16 February and 23 February 1967, and invited Sara to attend the home show with the consular corps, which she did. On 11 July 1967 they again met briefly at an Indian Embassy reception. (22)
46) Fernando Jose SALOMON Vallecillo, from Nicaragua.
On 24 October 1966 SALOMON told Subject that he had a letter from the Socialist Party of Nicaragua addressed to the Soviet Consul and that he had come specially from Nicaragua to deliver it. Subject said he would talk to SALOMON the next day at the Soviet Embassy. (1) (SALOMON also made an appointment to see the Cuban Ambassador the same day.)
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
47) Antonio SARMIENTO de la Barrera (F-12703), businessman who belongs to the French Club and has been reported friendly with several Soviets particularly Subject's predecessor, Oleg Maksimovich KHEIFEROV, and currently Leonid Vasilyevich NIKIFOROV.
On 24 April 1966 Subject was seen playing chess at the French Club with SARMIENTO and then went swimming with his wife. As of September 1966 Subject was reportedly still very friendly with the SARMIENTOS at the French Club. (15) On 17 December 1965 Mrs. SARMIENTO invited NIKIFOROV to a Christmas party and said to bring Subject and Sergey Sergeyevich KONSTANTINOV along. (1)
48) Francis S. SHEERRY, consular officer of the U.S. Embassy. Subject has met SHEERRY at consular corps functions. On 28 January 1967 they discussed playing tennis together. (20)
49) (Dr.) Emiliano SORIANO Ariz (F-6741), doctor frequently consulted by the Soviets in Mexico.
In November 1965 Subject took a sick Soviet sailor to be treated by SORIANO. In December 1965 and January 1966 Subject himself was being treated by SORIANO. (1)
50) Graciela SOTO, no traces.
On 8 September 1966 Graciela, who described herself as Carlos BLANCO's friend (q.v.), invited Subject to the baptism of her son Rafael's child, also mentioned Rosita, who may be Rafael's wife (no traces on Rafael or Rosita SOTO). On 9 November 1966 Graciela called Subject, started to chat about having a toothache and that she had tried to call him before, but Subject cut her off and said he would call her the next day and to say hello to everyone. On 10 November 1966 Carlos BLANCO invited Subject to a party and said they would first go to the church near Graciela's house on Tamaulipas. (1) (One Alfredo SOTO, no traces, is listed at Tamaulipas 115.)
51) Jiri SVESTKA (F-7111, 201-285441), Czech Second Secretary and Consul, suspect intelligence officer.
Subject and SVESTKA seem to be quite friendly, ban dinner together as well as discussing consular business. (1)
52) Leopoldo VAN DYCK, employee of Air France, said to be a homosexual, has been friendly with other Soviet consular officers.
On 6 and 13 September 1965 Subject was reported in contact with VAN DYCK in regard to visas for Air France passengers. (17) On 5 July 1966 Subject told David ORNELAS of Mundus Tours to give VAN DYCK his regards, adding that VAN DYCK would know what kind of regards they were. (1)
53) Rafael VIDIELLA Ruiz (F-4805, 201-238943), came to Mexico in 1956 with his mother, Lucia RUIZ Garcia (F-4413), who lived in Moscow for 17 years and taught Spanish there. A Soviet officer Aleksandr Mikhailovich BROVNIK was reportedly one of her students. In 1958-59 Rafael translated for the Soviet TASS correspondent in Mexico, in 1961 he was teaching Russian at the IICMR (Soviet Cultural Institute), and he is currently teaching at the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores. His current address is Romero de Terreros 922-1, telephone 43-80-16.
15. CONTACTS: Continued
b. Non-Soviet:
53) Rafael VIDIELLA Ruiz (P-4805, 201-238943) Continued
On 19 May 1967 VIDIELLA's wife tried to call Subject, saying that she was calling on behalf of the Instituto de Interpretes y Traductores, and that her husband had written a letter in Russian about some tourists and she wanted a Russian typewriter to have it typed up on. (1)
54) (Col. and Lieut.) Rafael VILLAURRUTIA Lopez, also reported in contact with the Cuban Embassy in Mexico.
On 30 January 1967 VILLAURRUTIA said that he had to go out of town and could not keep his appointment with Subject. (1)
55) Ralph WIEGANDT (P-2254), German who came to Mexico in 1955 and has paint factory, member of French Club.
On 13 March 1967 Mrs. Ruth WIEGANDT, using the familiar form of address with Subject, invited Subject and his wife to Sunday dinner. (1) In April 1967 it was reported that Subject was quite friendly with the WIEGANDTS at the French Club. (15)
56) Douglas H. WILTSHERE, American employed with SERVISA Travel Agency.
On 10 May 1967 WILTSHERE planned to pick up some passports from Subject at the Soviet Embassy and mentioned that he would like to invited Subject to his house. (1)
57) Michael ZAREBSKI (P-8777, 201-744856), businessman from Cuernavaca, Canadian citizen.
On 11 October 1966 Subject reminded the Polish Consul, JAKOWIEC, that ZAREBSKI was going to sell some of his items to the Soviets. On 13 October 1966 JAKOWIEC said he could introduce Subject to ZAREBSKI, or Subject could call him directly. (1) Subject had originally met ZAREBSKI at a Polish Embassy reception on 14 December 1965, and at another on 4 October 1966, and they finally did get together on 12 January 1967. Subject asked ZAREBSKI to help the Soviets find a house for a dacha in Cuernavaca, which he eventually did. On 24 February 1967 Subject and several other Soviets visited ZAREBSKI's factory and had lunch with him in Cuernavaca. On 20 May 1967 Subject and Boris Aleksandrovich CHMYKHOV visited ZAREBSKI in connection with the dacha, and on 15 July 1967 Subject and CHMYKHOV visited the factory. (19) (COMMENT: Subject and CHMYKHOV had known each other before in Cuba, and both had mestkom responsibilities for the dacha, so their going to Cuernavaca together is not remarkable, although CHMYKHOV is a GRU officer.)
16. PAST OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SUBJECT:
Under Separate Cover
17. OPERATIONAL PLANNING DATA:
a. Current Residence: Ignacio Esteva 18-1 (has lived at this address during his whole tour in Mexico). (1)
b. Telephone: None at home.
c. Car: 1965 green Impala, diplomatic tags 19-DA. (7)
d. Office: Soviet Embassy, Tacubaya 204, telephone 15-60-55. (1)
Often uses one of the reception rooms near the gate. (21)
e. Handwriting samples attached (the one in Russian was in Subject's possession, but is not known whether he himself actually wrote it).
18. OPERATIONAL STEPS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN NEXT YEAR:
The Station is reviewing all of Subject's known contacts in a search for access agents. The case of Edmundo Fausto ZORRILLA Martinez is currently being investigated as a possible Illegals lead.
19. SOURCES: Under Separate Cover.
16. FAST OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SUBJECT:
In addition to routine coverage of Subject's activities in Mexico, the following has been done:
a. Surveillance of Subject in Panama in December 1961.
b. In July 1966 information was passed to LITEMPO-8 "proving" that Subject was a dangerous KGB officer in an attempt to have him declared PNG, without success.
c. LICOZY-5 continues to be debriefed on his contacts with Subject, although LICOZY-5 has told Subject he will no longer act as an agent for the Soviets.
d. Briefing of U.S. Embassy chauffeur whom Subject tried to develop.
e. Debriefing of LICOWL-1 on his contacts with Subject.
f. Station Panama City helped block visas for Subject and A.A. NIKITIN in February 1967.
g. Recruitment of Subject of 201-814144, whom Subject was cultivating. Contact now dead.
h. Briefing of U.S. Embassy visa officer whom Subject tried to develop.
i. Debriefing of Subject of 201-800412, who claimed Subject had tried to recruit him but who appears to be a fabricator.
j. Debriefing of LITEASE-1 on his contacts with Subject.
k. Debriefing of LIROBBIN-1 and 2 on their contacts with Subject.
l. Briefing of LIROAN-1 as access to Subject's friends at the club he belongs to.
m. Direction of BESABER in his contacts with Subject.
n. Debriefing of LIREALM-1 on his contacts with Subject.
o. Debriefing of LIROCKET-1.
p. Debriefing of LICANNY-1
19. SOURCES:
1) LIENVOY, passim.
2) FACY-7280, December 1961
3) HZFA-11914, 11 January 1962, passport photographs
4) LIFIRE travel reports
5) HNKA-26881, 12 August 1965, LITEMP passport photographs.
6) LICOZY-5 case file, passim.
7) LILYRIC & LIMITED surveillance
8) LICOWL-1 case file, passim.
9) LNERGO report, 21 December 1965
10) Contact Report, of meeting with KADIDDLE, 28 December 1965
11) LICANNY-1 case file, passim.
12) LNFURE memorandum, 21 January 1966
13) Station memorandum, 27 January 1966
14) LNFURE memorandum, 11 February 1966
15) LIRGAN-1 information
16) Station memorandum, Information from LITEMPO-8, 22 July 1966.
17) Summary on Subject prepared by LIENVOY, 22 July 1966.
18) LICALLA surveillance, passim
19) BESABER information.
20) Station memorandum, 30 January 1967
21) LIROCKET-1 information
22) LIROBBIN-2 information
23) LITEASE-1 information
24) LNFURE memorandum, 28 February 1967
25) LIREALM Information
26) Info from Subject of 201-814144,
27) Station memo of 27 June 1967, info from LNFURE officer
28) HNWK-13985, 16 September 1965, Hqs traces on Subject.
29) HZFA-11859, 22 December 1961
30) Information from Subject of 201-880412.
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LOGINOV handwriting sample, received 16 June 1967, from LIRENO
Talanta Loginov
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Chief, WH Division
Chief, SB Division
Chief of Station, Mexico City
REDCOAT/Termination of Contact with Subject of Reference
REFERENCE: HMAW-15980, 7 December 1967
1. A draft dispatch on Subject of Reference was prepared in August, but through an oversight, was never typed and sent out. As stated in that draft, Mexico City Station no longer has any operational interest in Subject and does not plan to seek an Operational Approval for her. We regret this delay in reporting. The text of the draft dispatch follows.
2. Subject advised on 2 August 1967 that she planned to leave for the United States within the next two weeks to marry an American citizen and would thereafter settle in New York City. She identified her fiancé as:
Marty HARRIS
Age 35
152 E. 35th St.
New York, N.Y.
Tel. 680-0544
She said he is a textile engineer, but that she did not know the name of the firm he worked for. HARRIS, according to Subject, is Jewish. She said they will be married in early September in a
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Distribution:
2 - C/WH
2 - C/SB
201-285412
HMAW-33769
29 December 1967
CS copy filed
201-51203
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synagogue in Philadelphia, which is HARRIS's parents' home. They will thereafter take up residence at HARRIS's current New York address.
3. Subject said that she had originally met HARRIS while he was vacationing in Mexico and had maintained a correspondence with him. In July of this year, he called her from New York and asked her to meet him in Cozumel the week of 24 July. During a week together in Cozumel, Subject decided to get married. Subject said she thought that one day she would like to return to Mexico with her husband to live, but that their present plans were to remain in New York indefinitely.
4. In view of Subject's plans to leave Mexico indefinitely, we no longer have any operational interest in her and do not plan to seek an Operational Approval for her.
5. Subject stated she had had no social contact with Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-255412) since December 1966, although she had seen him several times on business since then. She reported on 11 May that her only noteworthy encounter with him since December took place in April in connection with efforts on her part to secure a Soviet visa for a leftist client of hers. LOGINOV balked at granting the visa because of alleged personal dislike of the applicant, but finally gave in as a "personal favor" to Subject. He stated bluntly, however, that Subject should realize "a favor must be repaid by a favor" and renewed in much more direct terms a prior request that Subject introduce him to someone among her friends who was or was inclined to be sympathetic toward the Soviet Union. Subject replied somewhat flippantly that she'd keep the request in mind in case she met or thought of anyone in this category. (Subject had earlier reported that LOGINOV had once specifically asked her if she had any friends in LNPUR, but that she had dodged the question and he had not pursued it.)
6. LICOZY-5 told Francis J. COIGNE in June 1967 that on 5 June LOGINOV had pressed him for information on the local Jewish reaction to the Arab-Israeli war. LICOZY-5 also stated that on 5 June Subject, who was very excited about the war and had even gone to the Israeli Embassy to volunteer to serve in Israel, had told him that when she returned home from work on the evening of 5 June, LOGINOV was waiting for her on the street and tried to pump her for information on local Jewish reactions to the war. LICOZY-5 stated that Subject told him she gave LOGINOV hell for the Soviets' support of the Arabs.
7. LICOZY-5 stated that Subject told him that in March she had been called to LNPUR and had been asked about her contact with LOGINOV. She added, according to LICOZY-5, that she had seen the same LNPUR officer (no name given, according to LICOZY-5) a couple weeks earlier. LICOZY-5 said that she also told him that LOGINOV had asked her to introduce him to "one of her progressive friends" or "someone in LNPUR."
8. The above represented a capsule account of Subject's relationship with her case officer, Keith H. LEVENDERS. COIGNE played innocent until he got the whole story, but finally admitted that he had talked to the girl. COIGNE told LICOZY-5 that Subject had no contact with us and had in fact worried that her activities in our behalf might create trouble for him. Asked by COIGNE what advice he had given Subject, LICOZY-5 said that he had told her to be truthful with the LNPUR officer and to be careful with LOGINOV.
9. On 2 August, during a very friendly "farewell" lunch, LEVENDERS asked Subject both about her most recent contacts with LOGINOV and whether anyone knew of her contact with LNPUR. (She had previously given the strongest assurances that she could be counted on to keep this contact confidential.) With respect to
the first question, she stated that LOGINOV had come to her office a couple of times on visa and Soviet travel business, but that she otherwise had not seen him. Although given ample opportunity, she said nothing about LOGINOV having waited for her in front of her apartment or about his questioning her about local reaction to the Israeli-Arab war. As for the second question, she assured LEVENDERSIS that she had told no one of her contact with him or LOGINOV.
10. We are inclined to believe that Subject lied about not telling anyone of her contact with us because it would have been extremely embarrassing for her to admit that she had failed both to follow instructions and to keep her promise. While it is uncertain exactly why she did tell LICOZY-5, the apparent timing (the second day of the Israeli-Arab war) suggests it was the result of her agitated state of mind, her anger at the Soviets for their support of the Arabs, her possible imminent departure for Israel and the uncertainty of her fate, and her warm regard and respect for LICOZY-5 as a fellow pro-Zionist. (Subject, whose mother is Jewish and who became romantically involved with Israel and Zionism after visiting Israel a couple of years ago, told LEVENDERSIS on 2 August that she had indeed gone to the Israeli Embassy to volunteer to serve in Israel and had been immediately accepted because she had had training in nursing. She said she had been told to stand by for transportation to Israel and had expected to be called literally at any minute. She said that the brevity of the war had made her services unnecessary, however.)
11. While it is clear Subject lied about not having revealed her contact with LNPURE to anyone, we are inclined to believe that LICOZY-5 made up the story of LOGINOV waiting for Subject in front of her apartment and questioning her about local reaction to the war. Knowing LICOZY-5, it seems very possible that he invented the story in order to explain why Subject confided in him - i.e., she was already emotionally upset about the war and when LOGINOV contacted her she understandably told Subject, which led to her revealing the whole story. In any event, we consider the case closed and do not intend to pursue the question of who is telling the truth with LICOZY-5.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
REFERENCE: MEXICO CITY 3524, 17 November 1967
1. Transmitted herewith is the debriefing of Subject on her contacts with Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-285412).
2. The Station intends to recontact Subject upon her return to Mexico in order to assess her short-term possibilities against LOGINOV.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
Attachment:
Contact Report
Distribution:
2 - C/SH, v/att.
3 - C/SH, v/att.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: Elizabeth Duncan WILDE
DATE OF MEETING: 12 December 1967
1. A Headquarters officer made arrangements by telephone for me to interview Subject on 12 December. She was told that I would arrive at Toledo at 10:30 and call her. However, my plane developed mechanical trouble and I called her from Pittsburg to advise that I would be 3 hours late. I arrived at Toledo at 13:30 and called her. We agreed that I would come to her mother's apartment at 14:30. The interview lasted from 14:30 to 18:30. During the last hour we were joined by her mother but, since she is senile and hard of hearing, we were able to continue talking without interruption.
2. I introduced myself as Peter Clark from the Embassy in Mexico. Subject accepted me without question and immediately began telling her story which was about the same as we had received from the political officer. The telling took only 10 minutes. I had considerable difficulty in taking her through a chronological account and holding her to one subject. It became obvious that she is a very self-centered person who is not interested in others unless they make a strong impression on her which LOGINOV obviously did. She is impossible on names, dates or times, asking me at least three times during the interview to repeat my name. On the other hand she was completely cooperative and did not appear to be withholding or distorting information.
3. The following account of her contacts are pieced together from her chaotic account and, thus, is by no means perfect:
a. She was in Mexico about 10 days on her most recent trip and met LOGINOV about a week before she left (ca 10 November). She met him at a party given by a Spanish couple (names forgotten) at their home in the southern part of the city to which her host, Dr. Frederico MARIN (see below) had been invited. It was a large party which included Mexicans, foreigners and diplomats. She met LOGINOV through a German man whom she had just met (van Henrichs or Kendrichs, no meaningful traces.) She talked to LOGINOV on and off for an hour. After an exchange of amenities she remarked that he spoke good English. He said it needed improvement and asked if she would be willing to give him lessons. She would like to but must leave in a week. He asked if she had any American friends who could teach him. She explained that she had friends when she lived in Mexico from 1954 to
1956 but they are all gone now. However she offered to make inquiries and suggested that he go to the American Embassy to find a teacher. He answered that both the American Embassy and his own would frown on the idea and would not think well of it. Later she asked what he would do with his English once he had learned it. He answered that he would like to go to the United States. What would your government think of that? He answered, "Well we all have to better ourselves". During this discussion he got the story of her life including the fact that she has written a book which is still in manuscript (see below). He expressed interest and asked to read it. She said she had a copy and he asked her to drop it off at his embassy. He also said that he doesn't like Mexicans but prefers the company of Americans who are more like Russians. Upon parting it was agreed that she would drop by his embassy to give him the manuscript.
b. Two days later she dropped by his embassy and he talked to her in the outside reception area. She left him the manuscript and told him that he could keep it until she returned to Mexico. He gave her his card. He told her that she shouldn't call him because his phone was always tapped (she assumed he meant it was tapped by his own people). He added that he supposed the same thing happened at the American Embassy and asked, if she went there often. She answered that she had only been there twice in her life. He again inquired about her American friends in Mexico and she answered that she had no current ones. He again said he would like to meet Americans and asked her again to look for an American who could teach him English. On parting he said he would call her before she left (he knew that she was leaving in a few days to take care of her sick mother).
c. He called a day or so later and came over at ca 10:00 to Dr. MARIN's house where she was staying (not on LIENVOY). He asked when she would be back and how could he contact her in the United States. She gave him her mailing address and promised to answer if he wrote. He again asked her to find him an English teacher. She asked him, if he ever thought of going to the United States. Smiling, he answered, "Yes, who doesn't dream of going." He added that he can't go anywhere until he learns the language. She asked, if he would like to make a change. He answered that he has to be careful because he has a mother and family in the USSR. (From this Subject inferred that he would like to change and is only afraid of penalizing his family). He left on the note that she would try to find him a teacher and would contact him upon her return to Mexico.
d. Subject and Dr. MARIN agreed that LOGNOV was a fine person and they should help him get a teacher. Dr. MARIN suggested that Subject go to the American Embassy since they give English classes.
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(Comment: Mexicans still commonly believe that the Mexican - North American Cultural Institute is part of the Embassy). Therefore Subject went to the Embassy on the morning of 16 December and was referred to a Mexican girl on the second floor (USIS). Subject told this girl her story and received the names of several teachers at the Institute. As she was leaving she thought that the Embassy would be interested in her story and thus fell into the hands of the political officer. She then went back to the Soviet Embassy but LOGINOV was not in so she left the list of teachers with the guard for him. She left Mexico the next day, 17 December.
4. LILYRIC photo coverage shows that Subject was at the Soviet Embassy from 13:35 to 13:42 on 16 November (after leaving the American Embassy). She arrived and departed in a taxi. LILYRIC also reports that LOGINOV was out from 13:14 to 13:52 on that date which confirms Subject's statement that he was not there. LILYRIC photo coverage also shows that Subject visited the Soviet Embassy from 11:20 to 11:54 on 10 November 1967, arriving and departing by taxi, (her first visit to the Embassy). Again, LILYRIC has LOGINOV in the Embassy from 09:07 to 13:45 on that date, thus confirming that Subject actually did see him. Thus her first meeting with LOGINOV at the party was probably on 6 or 8 November 1967. On 7 November LOGINOV was at the reception in the Embassy. LIENVOY has no information on a social engagement for LOGINOV at that time.
5. From her account it was obvious that she was extremely impressed with LOGINOV both physically ("he is such a handsome man") and as a person. From her conversations she concluded that he liked Americans and was interested in meeting them, that he is really interested in learning English so that he can go to the United States and that, somehow, he didn't want his own people to know about these interests and intentions. In fact, LOGINOV did a fine job in debriefing her and in keeping the contact open. This type of activity has become standard for him in Mexico.
6. Although the subject of his marital status never came up, Subject assumes that LOGINOV is single. "He acts like a single man". He loves parties and dancing and sports. (Again, standard behavior for him.)
7. BIOGRAPHIC DATA:
Elizabeth Duncan WILDE was born Elizabeth DUNCAN on 28 December 1918 in Tallahassee, Florida. Her parents were prosperous farmers outside Tallahassee who lost everything in the depression. They then moved to Toledo where her father and brothers gradually built up a successful construction business. Her father died about 10 years ago. Her mother is 81 and is expected to live two or three months. In 1942 she married Elliot H. JACKSON in Dallas, Texas.
They were divorced 4 years later. In 1948 she married William P. STORY III in California. They divorced in 1948. In 1954 she came to Mexico and opened the Scientific Institute for the Correction of Obesity located at Reforma 376. At this time she met and became friends of Dr. MARIN and his wife. On 11 December 1956 she married Russel H. WILDE in Norwalk, Conn. They have been separated for seven years. WILDE who is 15 years her senior was for 37 years a member of the New York law firm, Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton and Garrison. He left this firm 4 years ago and now is associated with the firm Shelleck, at 485 Madison Ave. He lives at the Yale Club in NYC. In 1957 she sold her institute to her employers. She has been in and out of Mexico ever since, always staying with Dr. MARIN. She also travels regularly to Europe. Her current address is 2024 New Bedford Rd., Spring Lake, N.J. Telephone 449-4230 (unlisted). She is currently living with and caring for her mother at 2829 North Kendale Dr., Apt. 101, Toledo, Ohio. Telephone 419-474-0348. She has no children. She has a generous allowance from her current husband.
3. ASSESSMENT:
Subject was obviously a very handsome woman who appears to have spent her better years running through a series of wealthy husbands and lovers. As noted above, she is extremely self-centered and is uninterested in other people as people. Thus she is a poor observer and reporter. She has a "bug" on Jews and Negroes. She went into great detail on how American "ZIONISTS" control all the information media in the United States and even influence government policy. This is a "conspiracy" which is currently engaged in supporting the Negro movement, especially moving into white housing. This is the subject of her book, noted above. She has also had 4 accidents in the last four years (two fires in her home and two automobile accidents) which she considers a plot against her. She suspects an old, vindictive lover from whom she broke when she discovered that he was a Jew. Although Subject is not nearly as bad as the above distillation would suggest, she is slightly unstable. She is very much interested in helping us against LOGINOV and stated several times that she would cooperate completely. She is clearly not suitable for a long-term or complicated relationship with LOGINOV but could be used on a short-term basis to introduce another person or to be an instrument in a provocation.
9. At the conclusion of the interview, Subject was told that, although she had every reason to interpret events as she did, LOGINOV specializes in contacting and developing Americans as he did her. From her story, there was no reason to believe that he was displaying vulnerabilities. Therefore we have no reason for her to attempt to prolong the relationship or cultivate him. On the other hand she has to contact him in order to get back her manuscript. She is not to suggest further contact but is to report to us any further contact
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initiated by LOGINOV. Obviously disappointed, Subject agreed to obey instructions. After she has reobtained the manuscript she is to call the Station (x870, Betty calling for Bill Smith) and set a time for the meeting "at the house" (Dr. MARIN's) or at "the Cafe" (Cafe Mississippi). Subject expects to return to Mexico sometime in the spring of 1968.
10. Dr. Frederico MARIN is Subject's host in Mexico. He is a pediatrician who owns a hospital or sanitorium (name and location unknown) in Mexico City. He served as a medical officer with the U.S. Army in World War II. Subject first met him and his wife in 1954 when she opened her institute. They have been close friends ever since. His wife died a year ago. She gave his address as Rio Duero 54, telephone 11-63-60 (no Station traces but checks out in the telephone book). She made me promise that I would not contact him because, as a Mexican, he wouldn't want to get involved between Soviets and Americans. However, when Subject returns we intend to meet him through her to investigate his possible usefulness and as a means of further assessment of Subject.
11. PLANS:
Debrief Subject after her next contact with LOGINOV and meet and assess Dr. MARIN for possible use.
Francis J. COIGNE
REFERENCE: HMA-32769, 10 August 1967
Monroe H. Heidemann took over the handling of LIBOCKET-1 from Keith R. Levender in on 26 July 1967. There has been no change in the objectives of the operation, and meetings with LIBOCKET-1 have continued to be devoted largely to debriefing him on his sessions with the Soviets. Forwarded herewith is Heidemann's progress report for the period 1 August through 8 December 1967.
For/Willard C. CESTIS
Attachment:
Progress Report
Distribution:
2 - C/WI, w/att.
2 - C/SS, w/att.
LOGONK
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBAE AND NUMBER
DATE
HMA-32739
26 December 1967
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
SHORT
201-789767
501-265412
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PROGRESS REPORT
1. This report governs the activities of LIROCKET-1 in the period 1 August to 8 December 1957. During this period, with the exception of a summer break, LIROCKET-1 maintained his role as a teacher at the Soviet Embassy. In an effort to summarize the more salient occurrences during this period, we have endeavored to present it, as far as possible, in a chronological manner under the name of the individual to whom the material is related.
2. Boris Alekseyevich KAZANTSEV (201-038975). On 1 August, KAZANTSEV verbally admonished Vladimir Alekseyevich GONCHARENKO (201-760865) for arriving at the class some 10 minutes late and for having neglected to pay LIROCKET-1 on this date. KAZANTSEV, quipped to LIROCKET-1 that "these young men are becoming more irresponsible." Pavel Fedorovich KOVALYEV told LIROCKET-1 that he was preparing invitations for the departure of one of LIROCKET-1's previous students and that he would put one aside for LIROCKET-1. KAZANTSEV interrupted and stated, "I'm inviting the teacher and I will give him the invitation." KOVALYEV made no further comment on the subject. Later, when alone, KAZANTSEV told LIROCKET-1 that he was the "number two man in the Soviet Embassy" even though he holds the number three position. He referred to himself as the Charge d'Affaires. This was the first time that KAZANTSEV had ever spoken of his rank or position to LIROCKET-1.
3. On 17 August KAZANTSEV studied for one hour with LIROCKET-1. LIROCKET-1 commented that KAZANTSEV's level of fluency exceeded all of his other students. According to KAZANTSEV, upon his return home in June, he was required to take his English language examination and scored a final mark of 4.5 out of a possible 5. KAZANTSEV lost the 1/2 point only because he had not read any English language books during the previous months.
4. On 24 August, KAZANTSEV stated that his wife had been having stomach trouble of a undisclosed origin. She had just returned from the hospital where she underwent tests to determine the nature of her illness.
5. During the class of 29 August, KAZANTSEV read an article in the English language newspaper, The News, pertaining to the diminution of the male sex drive among heavy smokers. This triggered a long monologue by KAZANTSEV on the evils of pornographic literature. KAZANTSEV found this aspect of Western society distasteful and serving no useful purpose.
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6. On 31 August, KAZANTSEV told LIROCKET-1 that Semyon Tarasovich BAZAROV (201-040227) was again interested in taking English lessons from LIROCKET-1. LIROCKET-1 commented that he might be able to accommodate BAZAROV only from mid-September to the end of November. KAZANTSEV left the room and contacted BAZAROV. Upon returning KAZANTSEV stated that BAZAROV would have pressing obligations in connection with the forthcoming anniversary and Olympics and could not begin classes until sometime thereafter.
7. On September, KAZANTSEV commented that he would like to continue studying English because he expected to return PCS to his country at the end of 1967 or early 1968. KAZANTSEV acknowledged that he might be asked to stay on during the Olympics. However, he indicated that this was unlikely to prevent him from returning. KAZANTSEV reiterated his desire to depart Mexico in the near future.
8. On 10 October, KAZANTSEV received several pocket books in English which he had requested LIROCKET-1 to pick out for him. LIROCKET-1 selected them from his own library. KAZANTSEV stated that he did not care what subjects were chosen; he wanted them only to improve his reading ability. He did mention, however, that he preferred not to read books which had either violence or pornography as their central theme. LIROCKET-1 brought a book on science fiction which did not particularly interest KAZANTSEV, a book on ballet, and a book on the FBI in which KAZANTSEV seemed very interested. KAZANTSEV stated that he would have to discontinue all of his classes from 10 October to 16 November as he was scheduled for vacation during this period.
9. On 16 November, KAZANTSEV interrupted a class containing Vladimir Makalovitch GONCHARENKO (201-760368) and Yevgeniy Ivanovich BEDRIN (201-760220) to announce that he would not study that day. Immediately, BEDRIN wheeled around and told KAZANTSEV very explicitly that he should remain and study. To this KAZANTSEV replied in English, "See the pressure my chief puts on me". It was quite apparent to LIROCKET-1 that BEDRIN was in charge of the language lessons and that KAZANTSEV was seemingly very hesitant to defy BEDRIN's challenge. KAZANTSEV stated that he had wanted to take a week leave, but in deference to BEDRIN's wishes, KAZANTSEV remained during the rest of the class, although his presence was somewhat of a disruptive factor. Later during the class, LIROCKET-1 had KAZANTSEV and BEDRIN ask each other questions in English - an exercise which KAZANTSEV enjoyed in that his English is superior to BEDRIN's. However, BEDRIN rose to the occasion, comporting himself in a fine manner, and there ensued a lively exchange of questions and answers on non-controversial topics.
10. GONCHARENKO was absent from class from 10 August to 19 September. During this period he was on home leave.
11. On 19 September GONCHARENKO returned to class and LIROCKET-1 complimented him on his improved English facility. GONCHARENKO stated that he had worked diligently on his English during this summer vacation. During the period 19 September to 7 December, GONCHARENKO did not attend classes regularly.
12. BEDRIN was absent from class from 10 August to 19 September. During this period he was on home leave.
13. On 19 September, BEDRIN returned to class and commented that he had not looked at his English lessons since August. BEDRIN related that he had spent most of his vacation in the Leningrad area which is his home as well as his wife's.
14. On 21 September the subject of conversation turned to alcoholic beverages. BEDRIN stated that he couldn't drink vodka like he used to as it gives him too much of a hangover the following day. BEDRIN stated that he preferred whisky (Canadian Club and Seagram's) to any other drink.
15. During the classroom discussion of books on 10 October, LIROCKET-1 noted that BEDRIN has somewhat of an obsession with books of a pornographic nature. BEDRIN had previously remarked to LIROCKET-1 that he enjoys a good spicy story and that during a 1966 layover in Brussels, he sought out and enjoyed viewing a number of sex movies.
16. On 12 October, LIROCKET-1 commented that he might visit the States during the last of October. BEDRIN, privately, asked LIROCKET-1 to purchase for him two 7 inch reel recording tapes and two 8 inch reel tapes. BEDRIN said that "another friend" had brought him some tapes in the past. This was the first time BEDRIN had ever requested LIROCKET-1 to perform any personal favor. On 31 October BEDRIN canceled the order relating that he did not need the requested tapes inasmuch as a "friend" had purchased some Grundig tapes for him while in the US.
17. On 16 November, BEDRIN strongly advised KAZANTSEV to remain for his class rather than skipping it. (See KAZANTSEV, 16 November incident).
18. Valentin Mikhailovich KORNYUKHIN (201-774727) began classes on 21 November, in the company of KAZANTSEV. KORNYUKHIN possesses good, fluent English although his grammar is somewhat unpolished. He speaks with a decidedly British accent. KORNYUKHIN stated that he had been in Mexico for approximately five months and had served previously in Burma from approximately 1962-65. After his assignment in Burma, KORNYUKHIN had worked in Moscow (1965-67). KORNYUKHIN appears to be between 35 and 40 years of age, blonde hair, trim, athletic appearing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing between 165-170 pounds.
19. On 23 November, KAZANTSEV and KORNYUKHIN studied together. During the lesson a slight difference of opinion arose between the two over what their government's position was during the 1964 Cyprus crisis. The exchange reflected the obdurate, somewhat dogmatic character of KORNYUKHIN. LIROCKET-1 characterized KORNYUKHIN as
possessing very strong and fixed ideas. KORNYUKHIN did not appear to be swayed by KAZANTSEV's official position and spoke openly and forcefully to him.
20. On 29 November, during the course of a discussion, KAZANTSEV and KORNYUKHIN again became embroiled in an animated debate. KORNYUKHIN debated KAZANTSEV in an effective and energetic manner seemingly unafraid of correcting or disputing KAZANTSEV. The argument was not personal nor was there any apparent evidence of rancor between the two.
21. On 7 December, KORNYUKHIN studied along with LIROCKET-1. LIROCKET-1 soon discovered that KORNYUKHIN was somewhat of a chameleon in his personality in that he was completely different without the presence of KAZANTSEV. KORNYUKHIN manifested a friendly, affable, and responsive manner, gratefully accepting any criticism from LIROCKET-1 regarding his use of the language and giving up all pretensions of being a hard-nosed personality. LIROCKET-1 garnered the impression that KORNYUKHIN wants to be liked and that his character ambivalence may be a front in order to impress KAZANTSEV. During their conversation, KORNYUKHIN commented that he was having some difficulty in adjusting to Mexico and its weather. In discussing India, KORNYUKHIN stated that India was better off than China, but that the Indians were unmanageable, unorganized, and uncontrollable. KORNYUKHIN stated that he was more impressed with Burma than either India or Mexico.
MISCELLANEOUS
22. During the 28 September class, LIROCKET-1 was sought out by Yergent Nikolayevich GORLITSYN (201-775422) who began talking to LIROCKET-1 in fairly adequate English, capable of making a conversation. GORLITSYN commented that he preferred to study his English along rather than in a class with a tutor. GORLITSYN also stated that he would be required to take his English exam in the near future and that he would hermetically seal himself off for one week while he prepared for it. GORLITSYN stated that he wanted "to maintain his 20% bonus" by passing the English exam. LIROCKET-1 views GORLITSYN as somewhat of a bumpkin, not particularly intelligent, but a plodder. He appears to be a loner in his relationships with others of the same nationality.
23. During this same class, Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-285412) spoke briefly with LIROCKET-1. LOGINOV asked LIROCKET-1 if he would have time to teach English to his eight-year-old son. LIROCKET-1 stated that the hours requested by LOGINOV for lessons would be impossible to accommodate. LOGINOV then began talking of his love for sports and his background as a former judge in Olympic skiing as well as referring to various other sports including tennis. LOGINOV's English is good, although not as fluent as KAZANTSEV's. LOGINOV's problem seems to be a lack of practice. LIROCKET-1 characterized LOGINOV as a highly perceptive individual with a keen sense of intelligence.
FUTURE PLANNING
24. Future planning: LIROCKET-1 will continue to teach at the Soviet Embassy, Mexico two days per week for a total of five hours. His work appears to be quite satisfactory and he is apparently well regarded as a teacher by the Soviet Embassy. LIROCKET-1 assesses KORNYUKHIN as the most interesting pupil with whom he is in contact and, accordingly, intends to concentrate his efforts toward establishing a social rapport with KORNYUKHIN which will lead to an exchange of visits. LIROCKET-1 has been given several Personality Assessment Questionnaires for use in recording observable behavioral patterns in his students.
SECRET 2023332 CITE MEXICO CITY 3872
DIRECTOR INFO JMWAVE
SENSITIZED
REF MEXICO CITY 2785 (11/11/23)
1. Lienjoy coverage Soviet Embassy produced several items in last few months showing that employee Mexican Foreign Ministry later identified as Carlos Sandoval y Nucino who took care of Mexican visas for Communist nationals was on very friendly personal terms with Soviet diplomats Pavel A. Yatskov and Valentin S. Logvinov. Both KGB. Although Sandoval must have dealt with Cubans, there is no indication he developed friendship with local Cuban officials.
2. Station was becoming interested in Sandoval as possible asset against local Soviets when Sandoval, per Lienjoy, informed Ogino 24 Nov he was being transferred to Mexican Embassy, Havana. Lienjoy surveillance on Liring-2 spotted latter at church ceremony (he stood outside) and reception Sandoval's wedding Dec to Lucia Blakeley. Soviets, however, did not appear in attendance. Sandoval left for Havana with wife 11 Dec.
3. Station somewhat puzzled at sudden appearance Liring-2 and absence of Soviets at Sandoval wedding. Lifeat coverage
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31. 365412
SANDOVAL HOME 4 TO 14 DEC SHOWED HIS PARENTS VERY ANTI-COMMUNIST AND THOROUGHLY UNHAPPY AT SON'S CUBAN ASSIGNMENT, HOPING HE WILL NOT BRING BACK "THOSE CUBAN IDEAS."
4. BECAUSE OF LISAGA OPERATION, STATION WILL MAKE NO EFFORT TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH SANDOVAL FOR POSSIBLE UNILATERAL EXPLOITATION. AS IT POSSIBLE, HOWEVER, THAT SANDOVAL WAS BEING DEVELOPED OPERATIONALLY BY SOVIETS, WHO MAY CONTINUE DEVELOP HIM IN CUBA. PLAN BRIEF LISAGA ON SANDOVAL AFTER CHECKING WITH LIELEGANT.
SECRET 171740Z CITE MEXICO CITY 3524
DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED
1. SUBJECT IS ELIZABETH DUNCAN WILDE, LATE FORTIES, PO BOX 425, SPRING LAKE, NEW JERSEY. NO STATION OR EMBASSY TRACES.
2. ON 16 NOV SUBJECT WALKED INTO EMBASSY AND WAS INTERVIEWED BY POLITICAL OFFICER. SUBJECT SAID SHE IN CONTACT VALENTIN LOGINOV (201-285412) WHOM SHE MET DURING LAST 3 OR 4 WEEKS FOR FIRST TIME. SAID SHE MET HIM SOCIALLY THROUGH A FRIEND WHO SHE SAID WAS GERMAN WRITER AND REFUSED TO NAME HIM. LOGINOV SAID HE WANTED TO TAKE ENGLISH LESSONS FROM SUBJECT (A STANDARD PLOY WITH HIM WHEN MEETING AMERICANS). LATER LOGINOV TOLD HER HE WANTS TO "GO OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE". SHE SUGGESTED HE CONTACT THE EMBASSY. HE ANSWERED HE AFRAID TO AND DOESN'T KNOW HOW. SHE ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED HER TO CONTACT EMBASSY FOR HIM. HE SAID YES, IF SHE COULD DO IT TACTFULLY. SHE CLAIMS SHE WALKED IN WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE. HE ALSO MENTIONED HAS A PROBLEM WITH HIS MOTHER AND SISTER IN THE USSR. SUBJECT SAID SHE LEAVING MEXICO
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17 NOV BY AIR FOR SAN ANTONIO TO PICK-UP HER CAR AND PROCEED TO NEW YORK. SAID SHE WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO ONE MONTH AGO AND UPON RETURNING LEFT CAR IN SAN ANTONIO AND FLEW TO MEXICO. SHE SAW LOGINOV LAST AT PARTY ON 15 NOV. DOESN'T KNOW IF WILL CONTACT LOGINOV BEFORE LEAVING. ALTHOUGH SHE HAD HIS CARD WITH EMBASSY PHONE NUMBER, SHE SAID LOGINOV TOLD HER NOT TO CALL HIM THERE SINCE BOTH AMERICAN AND SOVIET EMBASSY PHONES ARE BUGGED. HE ADDED THAT SOVIET EMBASSY BUGS ITS OWN PHONES. THUS CONTACT TO LOGINOV HAS TO BE THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS. SHE STATED SHE RETURNING MEXICO 13 DEC AND PROMISED TO RECONTACT THE POLITICAL OFFICER.
3. SUBJECT WAS RELUCTANT TO START TALKING ABOUT LOGINOV, REFUSED TO NAME GERMAN AND OTHER MUTUAL FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY ARE MEXICAN LEFTISTS AND DIDN'T WANT TO RAT ON THEM. SHE REFUSED TO STAY LONG ENOUGH FOR POLITICAL OFFICER TO CONTACT STATION. SHE APPEARS TO BE CONVINCED THAT LOGINOV IS SERIOUS ABOUT DEFECTING. POLITICAL OFFICER DESCRIBED HER AS RATIONAL PERSON.
4. ABOUT HERSELF SUBJECT SAID SHE LIVED IN MEXICO FOR TWO YEARS (NO DATES) WHEN SHE RAN A CLINIC FOR OBESE PEOPLE
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WHICH FOLDED. THEN RETURNED US WHERE MARRIED FOR SECOND TIME.
SHE COMES TO MEXICO OFTEN AND ALWAYS STAYS WITH A MEXICAN
DOCTOR, NAME FORGOTTEN BY POLITICAL OFFICER. THUS NO WAY TO
CONTACT HER HERE. THIS DOCTOR IS WIDOWER AND OWNS A HOSPITAL.
POLITICAL OFFICER SUSPECTS THEY LIVE TOGETHER. SHE INTIMATED
SHE IS WEALTHY AND LOOKS AND ACTS LIKE SHE IS.
5. LOGINOV'S ONLY GERMAN CONTACT KNOWN TO STATION IS
RALPH WIEGANDT, 19 MARCH 1931 IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, GERMAN
CITIZEN. WORKED RIEBOLT CHEMICAL IN GERMANY PRIOR TO
ENTERING MEXICO IN MAY 55. NOW MANAGER AND AT LEAST PART
OWNER OF FIRM MANUFACTURING PLASTIC FOAM INSULATING MATERIAL.
CONTACT APPEARS TO BE SOCIAL AND BEGAN AT SPORTS CLUB WHERE
BOTH MEMBERS. SOURCES LIRGAN-1, LIENVY AND GOBERNACION
FILE.
6. STATION HAS ARRANGEMENTS WITH POLITICAL OFFICER TO
INTERVIEW SUBJECT AS SOON AS SHE REAPPEARS. ALTHOUGH ABOVE
SKETCHY AND VERY INCOMPLETE AND LOGINOV IS ONE OF LAST LOCAL
SOVIETS STATION WOULD EXPECT TO DEFECT, STILL SOVIETS IN
TROUBLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TAKE MORE UNORTHODOX STEPS.
WOULD ALSO NOT DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY THIS IS PROVOCATION ON
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LOGINOV'S PART. WHATEVER HIS NOTIVE, IF SUBJECT'S STORY HOLDS WATER, FEEL CONTROL OVER HER ASAP MOST DESIRABLE. SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL FLIGHTS TO SAN ANTONIO A DAY, IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMPANY HER FROM MEXICO AND FEEL IT UNADVISABLE TO TRY TO INTERCEPT AND DEBRIEF HER AT AIRPORT. THEREFORE HQS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER CONTACTING AND DEBRIEFING HER AT HER HOME. SHE SAID WILL DRIVE FROM SAN ANTONIO TO NEW YORK. PLS ADVISE.
7. REQUEST TRACES ON SUBJECT AND WIEGANDT.
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SECRET 192843Z CITE MEXICO CITY 3291 19 OCT 67 IN 75783
DIRECTOR
REDTOP LCIMPROVE
1. PER LIENVOY ON 17 OCT FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIAL TOLD LOGINOV HE RECEIVED A CABLE FROM MEXEMB IN MOSCOW ASKING FOR VISA FOR OLEG M. NECHIPORENKO (201-335370) WHO IS REPLACING YATSKOV. LOGINOV ASKED HIM TO EXPEDITE VISA SINCE "WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS". OFFICIAL ASKS WHEN YATSKOV IS LEAVING. LOGINOV ANSWERS HE CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL AFTER NECHIPORENKO ARRIVES.
2. BOTH LOGINOV AND PRIKHODKO ON RETURN FROM RESPECTIVE HOME LEAVES TOLD LICOZY-5 THAT NECHIPORENKO WOULD RETURN TO MEXICO IN OCTOBER. BOTH SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT RETURN TO CONSULAR WORK BUT WOULD BE GIVEN OTHER WORK IN THE EMBASSY. NOTE THAT YATSKOV ON RETURN FROM HOME LEAVE IN SEPT 66 QUIT HIS CONSULAR JOB AND "HAS GIVEN OTHER WORK IN THE EMBASSY" PER LOGINOV TO LICOZY-5.
3. IN VIEW ABOVE AND ABSENCE OTHER CANDIDATES, IT APPEARS NECHIPORENKO WILL TAKE OVER YATSKOV'S KGR JOB.
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Chief, SB Division
Chief, WH Division; COS, Caracas
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Nikolay Dmitriyevich CHERNYSHEV, Repatriate from Venezuela
1. According to LIENVOY on 4 September 1967, Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-285412), Consul of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City placed a call to Havana, Cuba stating that he had in Mexico a family of 5 persons that had to be sent from Cuba to Odessa by boat. LOGINOV said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had ordered that their passage be paid to the border of the USSR. The family name was given as CHERNYSHEV. According to LOGINOV the family had been given permission to live in Groznyy in the USSR by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2. On 7 September 1967, LICZY-5 reported that LOGINOV had booked passage to Cuba for a Russian emigre, Nikolay CHERNYSHEV and his family. CHERNYSHEV's wife was born in Italy and his three children Igor, Nataliya and Sergey were all born in Venezuela. LOGINOV also stated to LICZY-5 that the CHERNYSHEVS were repatriates from Venezuela.
3. Plans to send the CHERNYSHEV family to the USSR via Cuba were apparently changed because LIFIRE reported their departure for the USSR via Montreal via Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 582 on 28 September 1967. The following information on the CHERNYSHEV family was available from the LIFIRE report:
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Distribution:
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HUMA-33265
11 October 1967
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200-4-64
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Chernyshev, Age given as 48. Venezuelan Citizen since 1955. Born in Yuzaburgo, Estonia. His occupation was given as Mechanic. His address in Caracas, Venezuela was given as La Costanera Caraballeda. He travelled on Venezuelan Passport 287722. He and his family had been issued Mexican visa (valid for 180 days) in Caracas, Venezuela on 6 September 1967.
Laura OFERRARA Strizzi Chernyshev, wife of Subject. Age given as 42. Citizenship given as Italian and apparently travelling on Italian Passport 1091.
Igor Nikolayevich Chernyshev, son, 12 years old, travelling on his father's passport.
Nataliya Nikolayevna Chernyshev, daughter, 11 years old, travelling on father's passport.
Sergey Nikolayevich Chernyshev, son, 8 years old, travelling on father's passport.
Citizenship for all three children was given as Venezuelan.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
REFERENCE: HMMA-32616, 25 July 1967
Subject and his family returned to Mexico City from home leave in the USSR on KLM Flight 684 arriving 27 August 1967 (Source LIFIRE). The LOGINOV family travelled on the same flight as the Mikhail Mikhailovich DYAKONOV (201-793094) family and Lyudmila Aleksandrovna KARABACH (wife of 201-787785). Subject travelled on Soviet Diplomatic Passport D-010264 and his wife, Aleksandra Dmitriyevna and son, Dmitriy travelled on Soviet Diplomatic D-010265. Per reference the LOGINOV family departed Mexico on home leave 16 July 1967.
Grace H. Farnsworth
for Willard C. CURTIS
SR TRAVEL INPUT PROGRAM
Distribution:
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2 - C/WH
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
HMMA-33028
11 September 1967
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201-285412
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RIO DE JANEIRO
INFO: BUENOS AIRES
REDTOP AEASSAULT
REF: DIRECTOR 34352*
1. INITIAL PRESS RELEASE NAMES VICTOR VIZGUNOV AS KGB OFFICER WHO MET LOGINOV (SUBJ OF REF) WHILE LATTER CAIRO. AIRMAILING CLIPS TO RONALD WARNER SOON AS RECD FROM PRETORIA.
2. IF STATION CONCURS, SUGGEST HINT TO ALAGORAS SINCE VIZGUNOV EXPOSED WOULD BE EFFECTIVE PROP PLAY IF THEY WOULD CONTACT ALMITTEN AND SUGGEST HE "REVEAL TO PRESS" HIS EXPERIENCE WITH VIZGUNOV WHILE IN CAIRO.
3. RIO DE JANEIRO: ABOVE SUGGESTION DEPENDENT ON EFFECT STATION FEELS SUCH EXPOSE WOULD HAVE ON CURRENT WOFAC RELATIONSHIP.
END OF MESSAGE
*Spy story broke in Sb African press 9 Sep 67.
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Forwarded herewith are character sketches prepared by Douglas J. FEINGLASS on the following Soviet consular officers stationed in Mexico City:
Valentin Sergeevich LOGINOV (201-285412)
Vladislav Sergeevich KORMUSHKIN (201-744341)
Vladimir Ivanovich SHPAKEVICH (201-343894)
for/Willard C. CURTIS
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THE CONSULAR SECTION OF THE USSR EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY
The consular section consists of three persons:
Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV - consul (third secretary)
Vladislav Sergeyevich KORUSKIN - vice consul (Attache)
Vladimir Ivanovich SHPAKEVICH - vice consul (third secretary)
With such a seeming-scarcity of work for the Consulate, it would be sufficient to have only one man for it. But the Soviet Embassy has to have three men handling consular duties. The Consulate is open to visitors twice a week and only two hours a day. Even that is too much for an occasional person who desires a visa for visiting the USSR. However, in addition to their regular duties, the consuls have to arrange various matters relating to visiting Soviet cargo vessels, artistic and cultural groups, etc. On several occasions, they had to do many errands outside of their overt field of activity. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why, in many instances, they cannot be reached on the telephone. All three of them speak fluent Spanish and have no difficulty in getting around and acquiring Mexican friends. Given below are their respective character sketches.
Consul LOGINOV is a rather recent arrival (two years in Mexico) and not very experienced in his job. However, he is learning the ropes quite rapidly and carries a lot of weight among the Embassy staff. LOGINOV is the one who orders cars
to be sent for any visiting dignitary or a performer. He, apparently, scrutinizes and approves the names of doctors and dentists patronized by the Embassy personnel. Recently a Man on Duty said over the phone that LOGINOV had forbidden to be given out the address of a German dentist, whom the Soviets visited quite frequently before.
LOGINOV is also in charge of making up a duty roster for appointing a Man on Duty who would be responsible for anything that took place at the Embassy on that particular day. No one, except the ambassador, seems to be exempt from that duty. On a few occasions LOGINOV encountered hostility to his arbitrary manner of making up the duty roster. Thus, when a Man on Duty called Nikolay Sergeyevich LOGINOV, Press Attaché and a (former?) Cultural Officer, and told him that LOGINOV put his name down as the responsible Man on Duty for the Embassy for that day, LOGINOV said that he was very busy and let LOGINOV do it himself.
Obviously LOGINOV had made a number of secret enemies with his dictatorial manners and his disdainful, monotonous, and slow way of talking. His medium- to high-pitched voice sounds as if he is extremely bored with the world and asks his interlocutor a favor just by talking to him.
His physical appearance seems to confirm that impression. A few newspaper photos show him as a youngish and rather good-looking individual with curly light-brown hair and with
a continuous smile on his lips. Unquestionably, his type of charm appeals to elderly ladies and LOGINOV is quite aware that he is attractive to the other sex. Without a doubt, he tries to capitalize on it and with his fluent Spanish probably tries to ensnare Mexican females. There is no indication that LOGINOV has tried anything of the sort with the Soviet wives. One of the reasons may be that he would not like his wife, Aleksandra Dmitriyeva, a very formidable woman indeed, to get wind of it. On the other hand, the Mexican woman may seem to be more exotic and attractive to LOGINOV than his own countrywomen, in especial his wife, who is a large unattractive female.
Nevertheless, LOGINOV seems to be quite pleasant, with a nice cultured voice, and gets along with her husband well thanks to her good humour and social activity. She has been quite prominent in Nestkom work and in the children's summer camp. Shortly after their arrival, LOGINOV bought a tape-recorder for his wife for 115 dollars. Whether it was to be used for music, or other purposes, has not been determined.
Once in a while, LOGINOV goes on drunken sprees. Thus, on 12 February 1966, he and KORUSHKIN drove us to the embassy gate at three a.m., pounded on the gate, blew their horn and had altercations with Stanislav Sergeyevich SELINOV, who was on duty at that time.
Another very prominent trait of LOGINOV's character is his extreme chauvinism, bordering on jingoism. In reference to other nationalities, LOGINOV uses such deprecatory epithets as: "Amerikashki", "Chidovka", "Yamchura", etc.
It is doubtful if LOGINOV has any true friends. His sneering attitude is probably the reason for it. Although he made several errors in judgment in his work and social behaviour, LOGINOV by no means is a fool and should be kept in mind for any possible developments.
VLADISLAV SERGEYOVICH KORUSHKIN, vice consul (Attaché), is a young man about thirty-three years of age, rather stocky, with blond wavy hair over a high forehead. A pair of heavy-rimmed glasses gives him the appearance of a very intellectual person. On the whole, KORUSHKIN has the air of an easy-going fellow, who can make friends almost overnight. KORUSHKIN and his wife are exceptionally close friends with ANATOLIY VLADIMIROVICH KARASCH, employee of the Commercial Office, and his wife. Both families visit each other quite frequently.
Besides occasional drinking bouts, KORUSHKIN has not been known to practice any skirt-chasing, since his wife, INNA NIKOLAYEVNA, is not a bad-looking woman herself, and both seem to be getting along smoothly. KORUSHKIN is a practicing physician at the Embassy and is quite in demand.
whenever any of the Soviets or his family is ill. KORUSHKIN is also quite active in consular affairs and does most of the leg work for LOGINOV. He is also very active in Red Cross functions, where he is in charge of the Children's section. KORUSHKIN is quite an amiable, energetic and pushy individual and can be quite rude and nasty at times. Undoubtedly, he is looking forward to being a full-fledged consul in time to come. The impression of KORUSHKIN'S ambition and pushy trait in his character is intensified by the sound of his rapid and energetic but pleasant baritone voice.
A curious fact should be cited here. Shortly after his arrival, KORUSHKIN purchased a tape-recorder for 165 dollars or 70 dollars more than the one bought by his "boss" LOGINOV. Why?
It seems that in the future, KORUSHKIN may slow down somewhat, but his inner drive and energy will nevertheless make him a more adroit and skillful individual. His further progress should be watched with interest and caution.
Vladimir Ivanovich SHPAKOVICH, vice-consul (third secretary) seems to be able to handle any job that comes along. Previously he was mentioned as an assistant Cultural Attaché, then substituted for the Press Attaché, while that position remained vacant, and quite recently, while the two consuls are on leave, he has started calling himself "consul".
SHPAKEVICH is of very ordinary appearance, of slight build and dark complexion and is unmarked by any outstanding features, with the exception of a noticeably receding hairline. He wears glasses sometimes. His voice is even pleasing than his looks. It has the unusual chameleon peculiarity of sounding like someone else's. Even SHPAKEVICH'S closest friends cannot recognize his voice at times and he delights in taking advantage of it. Occasionally SHPAKEVICH would call a friend on the phone and start talking in rapid Spanish. When the friend is duly confused and does not know what to say, SHPAKEVICH breaks into an explosive guffaw that somehow lacks true merriment. Since SHPAKEVICH repeats this crude joke time after time it is obvious that his sense of humour is quite rudimentary.
Ordinarily SHPAKEVICH is a cautious individual who dislikes making decisions of importance. He said that he was getting clobbered whenever a decision was wrong. However, SHPAKEVICH can be quite impertinent at the wrong moment and with the wrong person. Thus, when attached to the dancer, PLISETSKAYA'S group as an interpreter in Puebla, SHPAKEVICH called the Embassy about some trivial matter and wanted to talk to ambassador BAZAROV. A man on duty told him that BAZAROV was taking his mid-afternoon rest and was not to be bothered. But SHPAKEVICH persisted in his desire to talk to BAZAROV. Finally BAZAROV took the phone and when he
Found out what SHPAKEVICH wanted to tell him, BAZAROV gave him a verbal lashing that actually sizzled. Nevertheless, later SHPAKEVICH called again and asked for the ambassador. The Man on Duty, Ivan Fedorovich SOLOVATIN, told SHPAKEVICH, "Ah, he roasted you and no before for disturbing his rest and now you want some more of it?" But SHPAKEVICH was not to be put off and SOLOVATIN with a sigh buzzed BAZAROV again. At first BAZAROV was angry but later calmed down and discussed with SHPAKEVICH the well-being of PLISETSKAYA and her group. The above incident may characterize SHPAKEVICH in American vernacular as a "pest" and a "jerk". Both expressions describe his true nature quite well.
It is doubtful if this one-time assistant of the cultural attaché had any extensive schooling. Such inadmissible expressions as, for instance, "Ya khochu doloshit'ya" is a clear indication of his low educational level.
But with all his shortcomings, SHPAKEVICH is probably well liked by the majority of the Soviets. He is easy to get along with, especially with his friends. His closest friends are the families of the Soviet correspondents, the KUZMINYS and the SOLOVYS, and he is also very intimate with Leonid Ksilyevich (Leenka) KUZMINOV, Intourist representative. Sometimes both of them get together with the aim of draining a bottle of cognac. However, there was
no indication that SHPAKEVICH was ever vicious or dead drunk. He is neither a skirt-chaser, although with his fluent Spanish and a human tank for a wife, SHPAKEVICH would be justified in investigating greener pastures among the Mexican women. But he is decidedly devoid of any imagination.
Despite her great bulk, SHPAKEVICH's wife, Tatyana Ivanovna, seems to be a very amiable person and all the Soviet wives agree that she is very "nice". Tatyana is two years SHPAKEVICH's junior, but she acts like a protective mother hen towards him. She has high blood pressure and that was probably why she left for Moscow over a month ago. Consequently SHPAKEVICH is here all by himself for the present and some of his friends, who refer to him simply as "SHPA", invite him occasionally for dinner or lunch.
Yet SHPAKEVICH can also hurt some people's feelings with his callous indifference. Once, when Nina Atanasyevna NIKITINA, wife of the film's representative, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, begged SHPAKEVICH to drive her home from the Embassy, since she was dead tired after running errands for the Nekton, SHPAKEVICH told her in an indifferent manner that he had no desire to do so and walked away. NIKITINA was so hurt by SHPAKEVICH's attitude that she cried in the street on her way home. Acts of this nature cannot endear him to some people and by all indications, SHPAKEVICH does not seem
to be a very bright individual. Thus, he is being used for any conceivable job that presents itself, but only in the capacity of a temporary stop-gap, as an interpreter, or even as an errand-boy.
SECRET
Chief, WH Division
Chief, SB Division
Chief of Station, Mexico City
REDCOAT/LEIMPROVE/LIROBBIN
LIROBBIN-1 and -2 Progress Report, November 1966 - July 1967
1. The Station continued to maintain contact with the LIROBBINs during the reporting period for the dual purpose of monitoring their relations with the Soviets and using them as sources of information on their heterogeneous social circle. Dwindling contact between the Soviets and the LIROBBINs since March suggests, however, that the Soviets may have lost their earlier interest in the couple.
2. LIROBBIN-1 and -2 had the following contact with the Soviets during the reporting period:
7 November: LIROBBIN-1 and -2 attended the 7 November Soviet Embassy celebration at the invitation of Aleksandr V. PRIKHODKO (201-202739).
20 November: LIROBBIN-1 and -2 attended a Soviet film showing at the Foreign Press Club put on by PRIKHODKO and Vladimir A. DOLGOV (201-763035).
24 November: LIROBBIN-1 and -2 and PRIKHODKO were among the guests at a Thanksgiving dinner given by Pearl GONZALEZ.
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HMMA-32761
201-789387
201-789388
10 August 1967
1 December: LIOBEBIN-1 bumped into PRIKRODO in a coffee shop in the vicinity of several boys' schools. PRIKRODO appeared to be deeply engaged in conversation with an unidentified Mexican boy who appeared to be about 20 years old and a student. PRIKRODO greeted LIOBEBIN-1, but neither introduced the boy nor asked LIOBEBIN-1 to join them. PRIKRODO was still talking with the boy when LIOBEBIN-1 left.
Early December: At the invitation of PRIKRODO and Valentin I. KUCHEROV (201-738017), LIOBEBIN-1 and -2 attended a reception in honor of the Bolshoi Ballet at the Soviet Embassy.
3 February: LIOBEBIN-1 and -2 and their daughter attended a dinner and film showing at the Soviet films office along with another American couple the LIOBEBINs had introduced to PRIKRODO. PRIKRODO and KUCHEROV were the hosts.
15 February: LIOBEBIN-1 and -2 met Valentin S. LOGINOV (201-285412), for the first time, at an Indian Embassy reception.
16 February: At LOGINOV's invitation, LIOBEBIN-2 attended a Consular Corps gathering at the Soviet Embassy. LIOBEBIN-1 had left for the United States that morning. PRIKRODO and KUCHEROV both appeared genuinely surprised at seeing LIOBEBIN-2 and learning that she knew LOGINOV. LOGINOV, for his part, also seemed surprised that PRIKRODO and KUCHEROV knew LIOBEBIN-2.
17 February: KUCHEROV came over to LIOBEBIN-2's apartment during the afternoon with an invitation to the Soviet Army Day reception which he had promised on 10 February to deliver personally. As KUCHEROV knew, LIOBEBIN-1 had left for the U.S. KUCHEROV invited himself in for several drinks and stayed for two hours talking about nothing. At one point he noticed a scratch on LIOBEBIN-2's knee and used the opportunity to administer a sympathetic caress which wound up going down the length of her leg. He did not attempt to follow up this amorous gambit, however, and finally left with nothing more than a good-bye bear hug.
23 February: LIOBEBIN-2 attended the Soviet Army Day Reception at the Soviet Embassy, where she talked primarily with PRIKRODO, KUCHEROV, and LOGINOV. She also spoke briefly with LOGINOV, who invited her to go along on a Consular Corps tour of the Mexican Horse Show.
3 March: LIOBEBIN-2 went on the tour of the Horse Show, during which she talked with LOGINOV for about 25 minutes.
31 March: LIROBBIN-2 telephoned PRIKHOZKO about a week in advance and invited him to dinner on this date. He accepted, but failed to show up and never called to apologize.
13 July: LIROBBIN-2 met LOGINOV at an Indian Embassy reception. During a brief conversation with him he told her he was about to leave for the USSR on vacation and that PRIKHOZKO would be doing the same later in the month.
3. As can be seen from the above rundown, none of the LIROBBINS' Soviet contacts have made any effort to see them since early March, and PRIKHOZKO even missed a dinner party without so much as calling to apologize. It therefore appears that the LIROBBINS have at least temporarily been put on the shelf by the Soviets, if not dropped altogether. We expect to get a more definite reading in the fall, when the large number of Soviets now on vacation, including PRIKHOZKO and LOGINOV, have returned and the Soviets have resumed their normal routines.
4. In the course of the reporting period, the LIROBBINS also provided information on 14 non-Soviet acquaintances of interest to the Station.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
1. LIFIRE reports the departure for Moscow via New York and Paris of Subject, his wife, Aleksandra Dmitriyevna and their son, Dmitriy, aboard Air France Flight 700 on 16 July 1967. Subject traveled on Diplomatic Passport D-010264. Subject's wife and son travelled on Diplomatic Passport D-010265. Also travelling with the LOGINOV family was Tatyana Borisovna MALAKHOVICH, eight-year-old daughter of Boris Aleksandrovich MALAKHOVICH (201-767974), Employee of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City, who travelled on LOGINOV's Diplomatic Passport D-010265.
2. Sources indicate that the LOGINOVs departed on home leave. On 12 July 1967 LIROBIN-2 reported that LOGINOV mentioned that he was going on vacation in the USSR on 16 July. On 15 June 1967, LICOZY-5 reported that LOGINOV had also mentioned to him that he was going on vacation in the USSR in July. LIENVOY indicated that Subject and his wife were leaving on 16 July 1967 with a three-day stopover in Paris, France.
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CR TRAVEL INPUT PROGRAM
07 Aug
1967
CROSS REFERENCE TO
B201-767974
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
HMMA-32616
DATE
25 July 1967
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
NO FILE NUMBER
201-285412
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, WH Division
REDACT/POA for Subject of Reference
Action Required: Submission of PRQ Parts I and II.
Reference: MEXICO CITY-1638, 3 June 1967
A Provisional Operational Approval was granted for use of Subject of reference as an access agent to the Subject of 201-295412 (MB Officer in Mexico City). Please submit PRQ Parts I and II in order that a full Operational Approval can be requested.
Laura J. Uttinger
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WH/1 J. Zerance Jfr 4167
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1 - Chrono
1 - SB/WH
Subject of ref: Miriam AVITA-Katz
C/WH/1 W. J. Kaufman
Subject: LIEFEX reports, 5, 6, 7, 8.
Attachment:
1. LIEFEX reports, 5, 6, 7.
2. State copy of LIEFEX passport, 8/7.
Date: 28 April 1977
CS COPY
2. M. M. reported the arrival on 7 May 1967 via
C. M. C. Jamaica, Professor, no passport number
recorded; local address: Calle 37, Mexico, D.F.
[Signature]
[Signature]
Nombre: ARTECHEA
Edad: Nacionalidad: Pasaporte:
Dimitri DIMITRAC
Llegada: Aerolínea: JUN 30 1967
Salida: Aerolínea: Punto de Desembarque:
17 de abril 1967 Cuba 465 Havana
Visa Mexicana Expedida en:
"Tramita" o Congreso de Páticos
Página: 3280 CS COPY
| Nombre (p.) | Ciudad | Nacionalidad | Pasaporte |
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| Llegada | Aerolínea |
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| Salida | Aerolínea | Punto de Desembarque |
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Visa Mexicana Expedida en:
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SECRET 081940Z CITE MEXICO CITY 1707
PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO PRIORITY PANAMA CITY, MONTERREY (POUCH)
INTEL
SUPDATA: SOURCE RAYMOND A FRADYER FROM SUBJECTS DURING
CONSULAR OFFICERS MEETING 7 JUNE. NO LIASON.
RI INDEX. REF DIRECTOR 07730.
FILED: 081940Z
S-E-C-R-E-T
201-285-412
COUNTRY: USSR/CZECHOSLOVAKIA/EGYPT/ISRAEL
DOI: 7 JUNE 1967
SUBJECT: DISBELIEF EVIDENCED BY SOVIET AND CZECH OFFICIALS OF EGYPTIAN CHARGES OF UNITED STATES INTERVENTION IN NEAR EAST CRISIS
ACQ: MEXICO, MEXICO CITY (7 JUNE 67) REPORT NO. HMM-11,179
SOURCE: COMPETENT AMERICAN OBSERVER WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNIST OFFICIALS IN QUESTION.
1. DURING INFORMAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE NEAR EAST CRISIS ON 7 JUNE 1967 VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH LOGINOV, SOVIET CONSUL IN MEXICO CITY AND KNOWN KGB MEMBER, AND JIRI SVESTKA, CZECH CONSUL AND IDENTIFIED MEMBER OF THE CZECH INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, EXHIBITED EVERY INDICATION OF DISBELIEF OF EGYPTIAN CHARGES THAT UNITED STATES' AIRCRAFT HAVE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ISRAELI FORCES. IN WHAT CAN BE INTERPRETED AS TACIT ADMISSION OF THE FALSITY OF EGYPT'S CHARGES, SVESTKA SAID, "WELL, ANYTHING GOES DURING WAR."
2. FIELD DISSEM: STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FBI CINC SO
REPORT CLASS: CONFIDENTIAL/NO FOREIGN DISSEM
C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
REFERENCE: HUMA-30795, 8 December 1966
1. Transmitted herewith are copies of (a) a sketch of the interior of the gatehouse just inside the front gate of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City and (b) a sketch of the interior of the Reception Room and offices adjoining the gatehouse. Both sketches were prepared by LROCKET-1 and are current as of May 1967. LROCKET-1 has been in the Reception Room approximately 55 times, the gatehouse about 15 times, and the first office twice.
2. Control of Routine Visitors to the Embassy during Business Hours. According to LROCKET-1, traffic through the front gate is essentially controlled by a single guard who operates the gate latch electronically by means of a release button inside the gatehouse. In the course of approximately 125 visits to the Soviet Embassy from January 1966 to the present, LROCKET-1 on occasion has seen as many as three guards in the gatehouse at one time, but there has usually been only one guard present when he has entered and exited the gate (usually about 0915 and 1145, respectively, on Mondays and Fridays prior to mid-January 1967, and about 1530 and 1800 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from mid-January to mid-May 1967). Even when more than one guard has been present, it has appeared that only one of the guards has actually been on duty and that the others have simply been lounging in the gatehouse for want of anything better to do. LROCKET-1 has never seen any of the guards carry arms and has never seen weapons of any kind in the gatehouse. He has seen the following five persons on guard:
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(a) Sketch - Interior gatehouse
(b) Sketch - Interior Reception Room
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duty (identified from mug shots): Ivan Petrovich KARCHIN (201-792164), Valentina Georgiyevna MUKHINA, wife of Anatoly Aleksandrovich MUKHIN (201-293944), Stanislav Sergeyevich SILNIKOV (201-271103), Ivan Fedorovich SOLOMATIN (201-307933), and Nikolay Ivanovich ZAKHAROV (201-779288).
3. To gain entry through the foot gate, the would-be visitor presses the white doorbell button to the left of the foot gate. This button rings a buzzer inside the gatehouse. The guard on duty promptly looks through the observation window which directly faces the footgate. If, presumably, the guard is satisfied that the caller or callers do not look dangerous or suspicious, he disengages the gate latch electronically by pressing one of the two release buttons inside the gatehouse. After the gate latch disengages, it is up to the caller to push (or, when the caller is leaving, pull) the gate open and then close it behind him. The gate locks automatically when closed. According to LIROCKET-1, there is a keyhole on the inside of the gate, but there definitely is no keyhole on the outside. LIROCKET-1 has never seen anyone open the gate with a key.
4. LIROCKET-1 has been present in only about five instances when non-Soviets in vehicles have sought admittance through the vehicle gate, which is adjacent to the foot gate. In each of the five instances, the callers have been delivery men whose trucks have apparently been recognized by the guard. In each instance, the truck has pulled up with its nose to the vehicle gate and the guard has walked to the gate and opened it manually. The vehicle gate consists of two doors which open inward. It is secured by one dead bolt from one door to the other. LIROCKET-1 has never noticed a padlock on the gate. After being admitted to the Embassy grounds, the trucks in each case have driven unaccompanied to and parked under the porte-cochere on the north side of the main Embassy building. After closing the gate, the guard has returned to the gatehouse, where - although LIROCKET-1 has never actually observed a guard doing so - he has evidently telephoned someone inside the main building to give notification of the truck's arrival.
5. LIROCKET-1 has been present perhaps 25 times when pedestrian callers (delivery men, students, persons on visa business) have rung the foot gate buzzer, and in each instance the guard has routinely let them in without going to the gate to question them or observe them more closely. On one occasion, as many as four young Mexican males who appeared to be university students rang the buzzer while LIROCKET-1 was inside the gatehouse, and the guard let them in in the routine manner.
6. Once inside the gate, the pedestrian caller is expected to present himself at the gatehouse door, which is usually left open, and state his business. The guard then either goes next door to summon an Embassy official from one of the two offices of the Reception Room, or, as in Subject's case, uses the interphone to call someone inside the main building. (In LIROCKET-1's case, the guard calls one of his Soviet students.) If instructed to have the caller wait, the guard shows him into the Reception Room. LIROCKET-1 himself has been asked to wait in the Reception Room about 35 times. On approximately 15 occasions, he has been invited into the gatehouse by the guard on duty to chat. On the latter occasions, he has either remained in the gatehouse until one of his Soviet students has appeared to escort him into the main building or has left the gatehouse after a few minutes and gone to the Reception Room to continue waiting for one of his students to arrive. On approximately 60 of LIROCKET-1's visits to the Embassy,
the guard has been instructed by the person on the other end of the interphone to show LIROCKET-1 to the classroom. (Except for two occasions, the Soviets have always used the first room on the left just inside the main entrance to the main building for Subject's classes.) When the guard does show LIROCKET-1 into the classroom, he leaves the gatehouse for between 1 and 3 minutes (depending on whether he opens the classroom windows). The guard has been alone in the gatehouse about half of the 60 times he has shown Subject into the classroom, and has consequently left the gatehouse unattended for 1-3 minutes on approximately 30 occasions.
7. Offices off the Reception Room. There are two offices off the Reception Room. The first office is known from other sources to be used for visa interviews. The second office is presumably used for the same purpose. The first office opens directly into the Reception Room. The second office is at the back of the first office and is entered either through the first office or through an outside door. (LIROCKET-1 has never seen the outside door used, however.) One or both of the offices were occupied by Soviets about 20% of the roughly 40 times LIROCKET-1 was in the Reception Room prior to mid-January 1967 (usually on Monday and Friday mornings between 0915 and 0930). The Soviets frequently left the door to the first office, and somewhat less frequently to the second office, open when they were present. The first door or both doors were sometimes also left open when no Soviet was present. When the door to the first office or the doors to both offices were open and LIROCKET-1 sat opposite the door to the first office, he could see about a quarter of the interior of the first office and a small part of the interior of the second office. Although official Soviet visa hours are only on Tuesdays and Fridays (from 1100-1300), LIROCKET-1 saw Soviets in both offices with about equal frequency on Monday and Friday mornings. From what LIROCKET-1 could see, the Soviets rarely seemed to be busy with desk work, but confined themselves to looking over newspapers, opening mail, chatting with each other, etc. Frequently Soviets went into one of the offices for just a moment and then left. Since LIROCKET-1 has begun going to the Embassy about 1530 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, however, he has always found the door to the first office shut and both offices evidently empty. (COMMENT: This is probably explained by the fact that the Embassy lunch break is from 1400-1500.)
8. LIROCKET-1 recently had occasion to visit Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-285412), the Soviet Consul, in the first office from approximately 1830-1900 on a Thursday. At this time he found LOGINOV doing paper work and a stack of 30-35 passports on his desk. LIROCKET-1 also recently stepped into the first office to see LOGINOV at 1830 on a Tuesday, but LOGINOV was just leaving and LIROCKET-1 did not stay. LIROCKET-1 has never been inside the second office. His sketch of the second office is based on what he has been able to see from the Reception Room and the first office. In order not to be conspicuous, he purposely did not look around the first office when he was in it and consequently does not know what kind of furnishings, if any, are on the far side of the first office.
9. From January 1966 to January 1967, LIROCKET-1 was in the Reception Room on 8-10 occasions when other non-Soviet visitors came in. The Soviet interviewer ushered the visitors into one of the offices and closed the door to the first office on about four of these occasions. On two occasions, the Soviet interviewer ushered the visitor into the first office and did not bother to close the door. On four or five occasions, the Soviet interviewer came out into the Reception Room to talk with the visitor in LIROCKET-1's presence. In each of the six or seven cases in which Subject was able to hear the conversation, the Soviet and the visitor were discussing visa matters.
10. LIOCKIT-1 estimated that while he was present in the reception room between January 1966 and January 1967, he observed Soviets in the first office about four times as often as in the second office. From mug shots, he identified the following Soviets as having been the primary users of the two offices during the times he was present:
(a) LOGINOV, one of the two Soviet Vice-Consuls until he became Consul in September 1966. LOGINOV is known KGB. LIOCKIT-1 frequently saw him in the first office and saw him receive several visitors.
(b) Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (201-120123), Second Secretary and the Consul until September 1966. YATSKOV is known KGB. LIOCKIT-1 saw YATSKOV with about half the frequency of LOGINOV. YATSKOV used both offices. LIOCKIT-1 also saw YATSKOV receive visitors.
(c) Vladislav Sergeyevich KORUSHKIN (201-744341), Vice-Consul and probably KGB. LIOCKIT-1 saw him walk in and out of the first office several times, but never saw him receive visitors.
(d) Ruslan Aleksandrovich TUCHIN (201-205304), the radio and TV correspondent and suspect GRU. LIOCKIT-1 saw him in the second office two or three times, but never saw him receive a visitor.
[Signature]
for/Willard C. CURTIS
SECRET 051602Z CITE MEXICO CITY 1036
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
REF: DIRECTOR 90320
APOLOGIES FOR MISTAKE IN LILYRIC LOG. ACTUAL LILYRIC PHOTO SHOWS CAR HAD FLORIDA 66 TAGS 10-W-6776.
SECRET
Logan
201-5-5-712
SECRET
MEXICO CITY
REF: MEXICO CITY 0699 (IN 22585)*
FLORIDA 66 TAGS 10-W-7776 ISSUED TO NEGRO LABORER FOR 59 OLDSMOBILE. VIEW DISCREPANCY, CAN YOU PROVIDE YEAR OR COLOR OF TAGS MENTIONED REF.
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*Man in late model Buick Electra with Florida tags 10-W-7776 stopped at Soviet Embassy.
SECRET 341925Z CITE MEXICO CITY 3972
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
REF: DIRECTOR ILWGO
1. STATION OFFICER HAD LUNCH WITH SUBJECT REF 23 MARCH. AFTER INITIAL RELUCTANCE, SHE AGREED REPORT PERSONALITY DATA AND OTHER INFORMATION HE LOGINOV ACQUIRED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS AND SOCIAL CONTACT WITH HIM, STATED SHE HAD GONE OUT WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES, USUALLY TO DINNER, MOVIES, COFFEE NIGHTCAP AND THEN "ALWAYS STRAIGHT HOME." DESCRIBED LOGINOV AS VERY INTELLIGENT AND INTERESTING, UNLIKE USUAL BUREAUCRATIC SOVIET. SAID HE ONCE ASKED HER IF SHE HAD ANY FRIENDS IN LYPURG, BUT THAT SHE HAD AVOIDED QUESTION AND LOGINOV HAD NOT PURSUED MATTER. STATED THEIR CONVERSATION OTHERWISE STRICTLY SOCIAL.
2. SUBJECT IMPRESSED AS INTELLIGENT, SOCIABLE, ATTRACTIVE AND ON SOPHISTICATED SIDE. ALTHOUGH INDEPENDENT-MINDED, APPEARED RATIONAL AND PRO-WOLJADY. SITUATION NOT OPPORTUNE TO GET BID REQUESTED REF. BUT SUBJECT AND LYPURG CITIZENSHIP SECTION REQUESTED FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFO:
1. SUBJECT 1955, 635435, 5-55 7, 644556, 8, 9, 88.
B. MOTHER IS SARA LOUISE KAIZ DE AVILA, U.S. CITIZEN
BORN 26 NOVEMBER 1914 TOLEDO, OHIO. MOTHER HAS RESIDED
MEXICO SINCE CA 1939. NO STATION TRACES.
3. SUBJECT TO CONTACT C/O AFTER NEXT DATE WITH LOGINGU.
WILL GET SUBJECT'S DPOB AND DATA ON MEXICAN FATHER AT THAT TIME.
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1. Subject was recruited in May 1963 to accept Soviet recruitment if approached during a visit to the USSR in May-June 1963. Following his return to Mexico, he reported that no effort had been made to recruit or, to his knowledge, cultivate or compromise him. The Station maintained sporadic contact with Subject between June 1963 and August 1964, during which time he furnished limited information on Soviet travelers to and from Mexico and on Soviet interest in increasing tourist traffic between Mexico and the USSR.
2. The Station was notified in August 1964 that Subject's POA had been cancelled. There was then no further contact with him until January 1966, although during the latter part of 1965, Subject on his own initiative gave the LNPURE officer with whom he regularly dealt on visa matters information on Soviet visitors to Mexico, as well as on the visit of the Moscow Symphony to Mexico. The LNPURE officer passed this information on to the Station. In January 1966, Subject advised the LNPURE officer that he was in contact with Pavel Antonovich YATSKOV (201-120123) and Valentin Sergeyovich LOGINOV (201-285412), both of whom had asked him for information on sea and rail travel between Mexico, New York, and Europe. At this time, the LNPURE officer turned Subject over to a new Station case officer who debriefed Subject and obtained his agreement to supply personality information on LOGINOV. Subject stipulated at this time, however, that he did not want to become involved in clandestine meetings or take money, and expressed the desire to meet the case officer in the LNPURE officer's office following the conclusion of Subject's visa business.
(Continued)
The LNPUR officer also informed the case officer that Subject had previously mentioned that he had once been "approached" to supply information on Soviet travelers on a regular basis and had refused to do so. Subject evidently did not specifically say that he had been approached by WOLADY, but this was clearly the implication. Subject told the LNPUR officer that he was willing to supply information he considered unusual or especially interesting, but was not willing to supply information on a routine basis.
3. The Station had no contact with Subject between 6 January and 28 September 1966. On 20 September, the Station learned from LICOST-5 that Subject had been invited along with several other Mexican travel agents to attend an Intourist conference in Moscow from 24-29 October. A meeting was consequently arranged with Subject for 28 September through the LNPUR officer.
4. Subject told the Station officer who met him that he had been meaning to contact the Station about his forthcoming trip, which, he said, he assumed was what the case officer wanted to talk about. He gave the case officer a copy of his invitation to the Intourist conference and on his own initiative offered to provide the Station with a full report of the conference when he returned. However, he stated that he was not interested in working for the Station on a permanent, "agent" basis, in meeting under clandestine circumstances, or taking money. He was willing to help to the extent he was explained, because he believed basically what we did about current world problems and, after all, had lived in WOLADY for many years and regarded it as his "second home". On the basis of this interview and a review of Subject's file, Subject impressed the case officer as a somewhat disingenuous egotist who, despite a genuine sympathy for WOLADY, regarded his cooperation with the Station primarily as a means of insuring his business contacts with LNPUR and as something which had to be kept to a minimum lest it limit his independence or detract him in any way from his business and personal interests. This impression served as the basis for the evaluation of Subject contained in Reference A.
5. The case officer's impression of Subject changed considerably with the next meeting, which was held on 18 October. At this meeting, the case officer gave Subject a defensive briefing for his trip and went over general reporting requirements. Subject surprised the case officer with his friendliness and cooperativeness, and went to great pains to explain that he was more than willing to cooperate with the Station as long as he did not become so deeply involved in intelligence work that his business or personal life was adversely affected. The case officer was impressed by Subject's apparent sincerity and got the definite impression that ever since receiving the Intourist invitation, Subject had been fearful he was again going to be asked to accept a double agent role which, if it materialized, would require him to become far more deeply involved in intelligence work than he wished. Sensing both Subject's relief at not being asked to undertake a more demanding assignment and his concern to make it clear that his heart was nevertheless in the right place, the case officer used the opportunity to again pose the question of whether Subject would be willing to report on a routine basis on persons who booked travel through his agency to the USSR. The case officer told Subject that this information could be forwarded to the Station through the LNPUR officer and assured him that his cooperation in supplying such information would not involve him in a series of escalating intelligence assignments. Evidently satisfied that his role would remain a limited one, Subject agreed to report the desired information on a regular basis. Moreover, he volunteered to check with other travel agencies in order to fulfill specific requirements for information on travelers to the Soviet Union who did not book their travel through his agency.
6. Subject was thoroughly debriefed upon his return from the USSR in early November 1966, at which time he continued to exhibit the same friendliness and cooperativeness noted in paragraph five. He reported that he was aware of no effort to assess, cultivate, or compromise him in the USSR. He provided information both on the formal proceedings of the conference and on individual Soviet and foreign participants, as well as on a Spanish businessman he met in Moscow. This information resulted in three Field Information Reports (HUMA-10,870, 30 November 1966; HUMA-10,871, 30 November 1966; HUMA-10,872, 30 November 1966), one dispatch to Madrid (HUMA-30725, 1 December 1966), and a second to Santiago (HUMA-30749, 2 December 1966). Since furnishing information on his trip to the USSR, Subject has provided information on the travel of the Bolshoi Ballet in Mexico, on a Mexican traveler to the USSR, and on a Soviet student group which was slated to visit Mexico, but which for unknown reasons failed to arrive at the last minute.
7. The only Soviet Subject has recently been in contact with is LOGINOV, whom he occasionally sees on visa matters. According to Subject, their relationship during the past year has been strictly of a business nature and LOGINOV has shown no interest in extending it beyond this. Subject consequently appears to have little to offer in the way of an access agent to the Soviets in the foreseeable future. However, as the manager of one of five Mexican travel agencies Intourist and because of his apparently excellent contacts with key personnel of the other four travel agencies, he promises to be a useful referent on persons who book travel in Mexico to the Soviet Union and other Communist countries.
8. Despite the regularization of our relationship with Subject and his increased cooperativeness, we do not feel we are currently in a position to ask him to undergo an SGSWRL interview. The relationship between the case officer and Subject at this time is essentially one of equals in which Subject is voluntarily assisting INFORC out of ideological motivation. It is true that his strong business interest in maintaining friendly relations with INFORC and INPURE provides us with a degree of control, but we feel that at present it is better left as a form of tacit control than brandished even subtly. It is our opinion that Subject would regard an SGSWRL interview as an effort both to increase our control over him and to draw him deeper into the intelligence business. Such a reaction would in all probability undo much of our recent progress with Subject. Consequently, we would prefer to postpone an SGSWRL interview until either we further solidify our relationship with Subject or we wish to use him in more sensitive work.
for
Willard C. CURTIS
SECRET 1523302 CITS MEXICO CITY 0699
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
1. PER LILYRIC ON 9 MARCH A MAN DRIVING WHAT APPEARS TO BE LATE MODEL BUICK ELECTRA WITH FLORIDA TAGS 13-W-7776 STOPPED AT SOVIET EMBASSY AND TALKED WITH CONSUL VALENTIN S. LOGINOV. MAN DID NOT ENTER EMBASSY.
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LOGINO
201 285412
SECRET
MEXICO CITY
REF: MEXICO CITY 0653 (IN 20404)
REDIRECT
NO EGS TRACKS MISS MIRIAM AVILA KATZ. UNLESS ADVISED TO CONTRARY,
WILL INITIATE FOA.
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81/0/WH Cormier (phone)
William V. Broe
C/AGID
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 131816Z CITE MEXICO CITY 0653
DIRECTOR
REDCOAT
1. REQUEST HQS TRACES ON MISS MIRIAM AVILA KATZ, MEXICAN CITIZEN BORN CA 1941. ATTENDED COLLEGE IN OHIO FOR TWO YEARS, PROBABLY ABOUT 1959-1960. CURRENTLY EMPLOYED MUNDOS/TOURS TRAVEL AGENCY, MEXICO CITY.
2. PER LIENVOY AND LICOZY-5, SUBJECT IS IN SOCIAL CONTACT WITH VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH LOGINOV, 201-285412. ACCORDING LICOZY-5, SUBJECT IS INTELLIGENT AND DEFINITELY NOT PRO-SOVIET.
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**Pertinent Information:**
LUGINOV, VALERIY SERGEYEVICH
201-274412
SLX M INB. P.
CIT P.
IN CONTACT WITH DORIS SERGEYEVICH IVANOV
201-274412
FILE IN 201-255412
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
SECRET
301-255412
SECRET
PANAMA CITY INFO DIRECTOR
RED COAT LCIMPROVE
REF: A. HMA 31376
B. MEXICO CITY 8463
C. PANAMA CITY 0983
D. EZP 8730
1. PER LIENVOY VALENTIN S. LOGINOV 201-285412 TOLD PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION HE WANTS TO GO TO REF A CONVENTION AND BRING FRIEND ALEKSANDR N. NIKITIN, SOVEXPORT FILM REP "WHO WENT TO FILM FESTIVAL IN PANAMA LAST YEAR." LOGINOV ASKED PRESIDENT TO ARRANGE VISAS FOR BOTH "IN ORDER TO AVOID DIFFICULTIES." PRESIDENT CONTACTED LOGINOV LATER AND SAID HE HAD CHECKED WITH PANAMANIAN CONSUL IN MEXICO, EMILTA AROSEMEÑA, WHO TOLD HIM THERE NO PROBLEM IN VISA FOR LOGINOV AS CONSUL ATTENDING CONVENTION BUT THAT NIKITIN MUST MAKE FORMAL VISA APPLICATION WHICH SHE MUST SUBMIT TO HER GOVERNMENT.
2. PLEASE ATTEMPT BLOCK NIKITIN'S VISA. YOU MAY TELL LIAISON HE IS KGB OFFICER WHO AS SOVEXPORTFILM REP
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HAS NO CONSULAR OR DIPLOMATIC STATUS, AND THUS DOES NOT HAVE LEGITIMATE REASON TO ATTEND CONVENTION. S BLOCKING LOGINOV'S VISA MAY BE AWKWARD SUGGEST YOU INFORM LIAISON HE IS NOTORIOUS KGB OFFICER. PER PACY 7280, 19 DEC 61 LOGINOV TRANSITED PANAMA 16 AND 17 DEC 61 ESCORTING SOVIET FOOTBALL TEAM. HYPOTHESIS COVERT BAGGAGE SEARCH REVEALED ENVELOPE CONTAINING LARGE SUM AMERICAN BILLS. IF THIS INFO USABLE LOCALLY SUGGEST YOU SAY MONEY UNDOUBTEDLY WAS FOR TRANSMITTAL TO A LA COMMUNIST PARTY.
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| LOGINOV, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH | 201-285412 |
| SEX M DUB 7 | 050-005-000 |
| CIT USSR | MMMA-31376 |
| OCC 2 | 14 FEB 67 |
| MEXICO REF FACT THAT CUBAN AND SOVIET MARS OF MEXICO CONSULAR ASSOCIATION MAY SEIZE OPPORTUNITY GIVEN THEM BY INVITATION TO ATTEND FOURTH INTERAMERICAN CONSULAR ASSO TO SEEK PANAMANIAN VISAS. | |
FILE IN 201-285412
In accordance with Reference A, Russell K. MUGARE (alias Ted KELLY) joined Mr. L. A. SALOM for a meeting with BESABER on 28 January (see Reference A) and met the latter alone for 45 minutes on 2 February.
2. After determining that BESABER has had social contact with Subject of 201-203412 (Name A), Subject of 201-116900 (Name B), and AF-116900, we discussed with respect to Soviet officials in Mexico City, related to these three officials. In the course of the conversations, we told BESABER that Name A is a known KGB officer and that he is a known KGB officer, but that we have no hard evidence to identify REJUVEN as an intelligence officer. He was told that our principal objective in his contact with Soviet officials is to obtain personality data and operational information for use against such Soviets to effect their destruction in the future. Since BESABER has been working with us extensively on the Polish target for over two years, none of the above was new to him.
3. Subject had the following to say about each of the Soviets mentioned above:
a. Name A—This Soviet is just learning to handle himself well in the social situation demanded by his position in the Embassy. BESABER believes he can be brought into a situation where he could be induced to talk and his hair down. Given situation sufficiently persuasive, he could be an easy target for a reasonably pretty and well-dressed female.
During the one social occasion through Polish Embassy, at which BESABER had an opportunity to observe, this Soviet showed concern to REJUVEN, which was because of the latter's social status and high position standing or because of his actual intelligence affinity between the two could not be determined.
(Correlated)
CONCLUSION OF
1. The case has been a difficult one.
2. On occasion, in the last few months, there have been a number of problems.
3. After some thought, the conclusion is that he be moved to another area.
4. He has been making this statement on nothing more than "feel." Later in the conversation, SCHEER said that he would be able to test his belief.
5. Eventually, use of his New York address (idea of headquarters to be forwarded) is known to SCHEER as a homosexual. SCHEER believes that this can be used to provide the opportunity. It was suggested that SCHEER's penchant for tennis (of which SCHEER was earlier advised) might provide the entree since SCHEER's wife is an avid tennis player. From the above, SCHEER's assessment of SCHEER's emphasis on everything we already know concerning the defendant's talents, abilities, social charm, etc.
6. SCHEER has given the following requirements with respect to the above: (1) the idea of a change in the MILITARY (after 1945) to a city after his return.
7. SCHEER's social relationships and activities involved in their non-official social activities, including involvement with them. To look for an opportunity to see every day of the week, to be able to determine whether the defendant's reference is not to be used for any other purpose.
8. The defendant's social relationships and activities involved in their non-official social activities, including involvement with them. To look for an opportunity to see every day of the week, to be able to determine whether the defendant's reference is not to be used for any other purpose.
9. The defendant's social relationships and activities involved in their non-official social activities, including involvement with them. To look for an opportunity to see every day of the week, to be able to determine whether the defendant's reference is not to be used for any other purpose.
10. The defendant's social relationships and activities involved in their non-official social activities, including involvement with them. To look for an opportunity to see every day of the week, to be able to determine whether the defendant's reference is not to be used for any other purpose.
CONTINUATION OF
DISPATCH
This letter is to inform you of the potential financial benefits of expanding our business operations into several countries. The idea is to diversify our risk by investing in new markets. With our help, he could expand his business into several countries and, thus, provide us with extensive cover possibilities (even in Europe) and the opportunity to take the risk without assurance that his losses, should they occur, will be completely covered through his association with us.
Russell K. Kucharek
Distribution: CTS, Mexico City W/atts/USA
Attachment: Identity Sheet
IDENTITY SHEET
IDENTITY A Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV
IDENTITY B Col. Vladimir Nikolayevich SOKOLOV
IDENTITY C Mr. Tom Taran
SECRET 270756Z CITE MEXICO CITY 0117
DIRECTOR
TELEPHONE REDUX
REF: A. MEXICO CITY 9937 (\gamma \delta \zeta \theta \iota \kappa \lambda \mu \nu \xi \omega \rho \sigma \tau \upsilon \phi \chi \psi \omega)
B. DIRECTOR 69152
1. FOLLOWING ARE CHANGES TO PLAN MEET REGARER WASH:
A. REGARER BOOKED AT SHERATON PARK HOTEL, 2663
WOODLEY ROAD N.W., NOT SHERATON AS STATED REF A.
B. DUE ETA (WIA AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 57)
REGARER WILL STAND BY IN HOTEL FOR CALL REF B REF 3 BETWEEN
2000 AND 2130, 28 JAN.
2. DURING RECENT TRIP MEXICO MACHANE TOLD STATION
HE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO REGARER RE SOVIET MATTERS,
(LOGICALLY IN PARTICULAR.
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ST
201-285412
REFERENCE: H.I.A.-30722; 1 December 1966
1. Transmitted herewith is a Progress Report on LIOXY-5 for the period 1 November 1966-13 January 1967.
2. We are having LIOXY-5 check further into the details of and his own prospects for making the Air France inaugural flight to Shanghai referred to in paragraph 3 B. According to the local Air France manager, he suggested that LIOXY-5 participate in the flight, the flight is scheduled for late April or early May 1967. According to the Air France manager, although the Air France route to Shanghai has been operative since the fall of 1966, it is customary to have an official inaugural flight in which specially invited travel agents take part.
3. In view of LIOXY-5's long-time double agent role and his poor reporting in the past, we doubt there is much to be gained from having him take the proposed trip. Consequently, unless YZ Division has particular interest in LIOXY-5 making the trip, we plan to tell him that we have no interest in him doing so. Please advise us by 20 February of any YZ interest.
For/Edward C. Curtis
Attachment:
Progress Report
Distribution:
2 - CWR, w/att., H/Y
1 - CES, w/att., L/Y
1 - C/NOUSSE, w/att.
January 1977
SUBJECT: Progress Report/ Update (1 November 1966 - 15 January 1967)
RECEIVED: USA-20721, 1 December 1966
1. The last Progress Report (see reference) reported developments in the operation through 31 October 1966, but not included were Subject's activities at the INTELSAT Conference in Moscow to which Subject traveled on 22 October 1966. These activities will be reported below.
2. Contacts
A. Subject and KGB Case Officer
Subject's frequent visits in Moscow during October 1966 from a former KGB case officer in Mexico, Oleg Nekhiporov, Subject since his return to Mexico from his European and Israel trip in mid-November has seen KGB officers on four occasions for a total time of less than an hour.
In Moscow, where Subject was attending the INTELSAT Conference, Subject was visited briefly every day in his room at the Hotel National by Nekhiporov, from 24 October through 26 October.
First contact by the Soviets on Subject's return to Mexico was effected by KGB case officer Alexander Vladimirovich Prishchepov (201-202279) on 3 December in Subject's office for a few minutes. On 4 December, KGB case officer, Oleg Nekhiporov, Subject's regular KGB case officer, called Subject down to the street outside Subject's office to present him with KGB Ballet tickets. On 19 December, Nekhiporov visited Subject's office and spent no more than half an hour there. On 20 or 21 December, Subject was paid a brief visit by KGB case officer and possible candidate for contact (201-120129) at Subject's office.
B. Subject and KGB City Station Chief Officer
In the two months since Subject's return from Europe in mid-November 1966, the C/O, Ivanov A. Kornilov, has seen Subject six times for an approximate total of nine hours.
The C/O met Subject at his office on 22 November for two hours.
In December, the C/O met Subject three times, on 6 December at his office for almost two hours, on 12 December at the Hotel Reforma for a half-hour, and on 22 December at Subject's office for an hour.
On 7 January 1967, the C/O and his wife took Subject and his wife out for dinner at the Belvedere Room of the Hotel Continental Mexico, to reciprocate for a former invitation to Subject's home. On 12 January, the C/O met Subject at the latter's office for one hour.
3. Operational Update
A. Subject/ KGB
Subject arrived in Mexico on 22 October 1966 to attend the INTELSAT Conference
In which travel again on a world-wide basis had been limited. On Subject's second day in London, the Natchiporosko, Subject's former Soviet C/O in Mexico, came to visit him at the Hotel National. Subject deliberately kept his own way his idea so that Natchiporosko would find it difficult to have private words with him. However, Natchiporosko came to visit Subject every day thereafter until Subject's departure, bringing gifts of records, novels, etc. when Natchiporosko found the opportunity the first thing he said Subject was that he heard Subject had been a "robot" and had been difficult in Mexico. Subject, in his half-serious manner, postulated the idea that he was a robot and told Natchiporosko earnestly that he didn't have the time, effort or inclination to indulge in the cooperation that was expected of him. He gave Natchiporosko the old line about friends "hasta la vista" but that he couldn't and wouldn't put out the old effort. Natchiporosko said that was too bad because he had wanted to present Subject to his chiefs and now there was no point in it. Subject shrugged this off. Natchiporosko asked Subject if he would be willing to use his office as a letter-drop. Subject said, reprovingly, that that was not a very smart idea—since agents writing to his firm and to him would then know of Subject's connection with the Soviets and he would thus be exposed. Nevertheless, Natchiporosko told Subject to think it over and talk to Valentin (Lastov) in Mexico about it. Also, Natchiporosko told Subject that they hadn't forgotten about the "branch office" and that Subject shouldn't feel bad about the delay in getting it up. Subject ridiculed that idea, saying that it was the Soviets who should feel bad; for him, he couldn't be bothered in the future with the trip and time involved. Natchiporosko, still not chastened, asked if Subject would provide information on all changes in IIA regulations for travel in Central and South America. Subject said he had given this information to the Soviets in the past. Natchiporosko then asked Subject to continue to give such information to Valentin.
Subject elicited from Natchiporosko that he was working in the Latin American Section of the Foreign Ministry, etc. that he was allowed to come and go as he pleased to visit Subject. In the context of telling Subject that he was not Subject was not getting along with his Soviet friends, Natchiporosko said that he would be coming back to Mexico next year.
One day while Natchiporosko was in his hotel room, the phone rang and Subject picked up the phone. A woman voice asked for "Olga." Subject bellowingly replied in Russian that "Olga" wasn't around, but couldn't he do. In the ensuing conversation Subject found out that the caller was a 25-year-old student, her address and telephone number, and made a date to meet her the following day at the Latin Section of the Petro. Natchiporosko was all in favor of Subject making the date, and in a matter of fact asked the next day to take Subject's son to the circus so that Subject would be free. (Comment: Subject said that he never did go to meet the young girl, but told Natchiporosko that he had gone and the girl had not shown up. Subject was of the opinion that this was not a promotion by the Soviets, but he asked away because he did not want to be involved in anything interesting.)
Then Alexander Irinovsko dropped in unexpectedly at Subject's office on 9 December, while Subject's wife and son were present, the Soviets asked him if he could have lunch with Subject, and the latter put him off telling Irinovsko to call next week. (Comment: Irinovsko did not call.)
On 8 December, Valentin Lastov, who had called Subject's office by phone to invite Subject to come down to the office, told Subject for just a minute to present him with two tickets to the Soviet Ballet for 9 December. (Comment: Subject attended.)
On 29 December, Loginozov was introduced to Subject's office and presented on
his own initiative with him nothing. The Subject presented Subject with four bottles
of vodka for Christmas, and began to ask Subject a series of personal questions:
1) How had Subject left Poland for Paris after WWII - had his documentation been
legal or illegal? Subject assured that it was legal.
2) How was he able to enter Paris - did he have a valid French visa? Subject said
he did. How long did he stay in Paris? Subject said a few months.
3) Was he released from service with the Polish OSS? Subject said yes. Were there
any conditions to this release? Subject said no. Was he supposed to be arrested
by the police? Subject said yes, and related the story of how he was contacted in
Paris (in March 1945) by a Polish diplomat who brought a letter from
Subject's old boss in the OSS, and now Subject assured that latter. Had Subject's
response to the Polish boss positive or negative? Subject said neutral. A key
question, Subject replied that he believed that eighty percent of the Polish were anti-Soviet.
Loginozov said "you are right."
Loginozov asked Subject to go walking along with the American airlines he had
with. Subject said fine, and added why. Loginozov said that maybe, if Subject was
in the chance, he can turn the name of "the director of..." in Paris. Subject
told Loginozov he was wrong to think Subject could get that information. When Loginozov
persisted in knowing whether Subject would tell the director if he did get that
information, Subject dismissed the topic with a coy "maybe."
Subject promised to show Loginozov the documents that backed up his answers to
Loginozov's questions.
On either 30 or 31 December, Paul Yatskov dropped by Subject's office to give
him some gifts he had brought back from Moscow. Yatskov said Subject had done
Yatskov a favor during the holiday season in Moscow by arranging for Subject's travel
in Paris to assist Yatskov. Yatskov expressed great gratitude to Subject and presented
him with a bottle of Cognac and a box of vodka, a decorative box and 100 roses
of carnations. Yatskov (no longer with the post of Soviet Consul in Mexico, and is
a possible candidate for KGB residency) told Subject that he is also grateful for
this Subject has done for "him," and to be sure that Subject will not leave "him"
alone in the realization of their common ideals. Yatskov further stated that
he and Subject have very much in common, and that they should meet. It was
left that Yatskov would call Subject.
B. Subject/Paris City Station
The C/O has Subject at his office on 30 December, 1965 to discuss him on the
results of his trip to Moscow (see paragraph 3 A. above). In addition to providing
information on his contacts with KGB officials, Subject gave incidental information
concerning a female Soviet Jew he met, and the anti-American attitude of a travel
agent from Chile.
In a separate in Subject's office, Subject reported to the C/O about his brief
contacts he had had with KGB officials and Loginozov on 29 and 30 December. The C/O, in
response to a Station request, requested with Subject the topic of the Jewish
community support that Secretary of the Communist Party is alleged to have sought
in his candidacy for next president of Poland. Subject related again the story of
how Jacob Zalkind had come to mention the matter to Subject, including the fact
that Subject was being pressured to use one of the five in identical members of the
Jewish community for Soviet Jewish support (Zalkind did not mention the others).
The C/O reminded that Subject should further with Zalkind only if he had the
opportunity.
On 13 December, Subject reported to the C/O about Logan's personal questions regarding the subject's work (see paragraph 3.4 above). The C/O asked Subject if he had received a letter from Logan. Subject said he had not, and thought it was completely useless to ask the subject about the subject's work. Subject said he felt perfectly at ease in telling the truth to the subject, and had no hesitation in showing them his documentation.
The C/O dropped by Subject's office on 22 December, after having mailed a Christmas gift of flowers to Subject's home the previous day. Subject reported to the C/O that he had met Victor's replacement, Victor H. Franco.
Subject mentioned that he had received a holiday season letter from Sidney, who was now a U.S. State Department official in Chile. Subject had also received a letter from the subject in Chile through Subject. Nothing ever came of it.
Subject reported that he had received a firm invitation from the manager of the hotel in Mexico to go on the August flight of Air France to New York (Shanghai), possibly in April 1957, to which Subject had replied that he "would love to go." The C/O asked Subject if he had any interest in attending the trip. The C/O replied that Subject would be interested.
The C/O then discussed seriously with Subject the importance of how complete his report was from the subject's work. Subject was asked about his conduct (the C/O told Subject that the subject's conduct was "higher up," which incidentally the C/O did not share). The C/O asked Subject to explain his relationship to Logan's request to report the name of the "Chief" in Mexico, and his willingness to turn over the subject's documentation over to the subject. Subject's reply was that he had told the subject that his report was more than adequate because he had only written a letter to the subject, and everything else (the subject's objective) was left to the subject's discretion. He explained his willingness, even more his desire, to see the subject's documentation to the subject, because he wanted to know those details. Subject asked the subject to look at the subject's documentation to the subject, and gave him the go-ahead to pursue the matter.
On 12 January 1957, the C/O was received the subject's expression of interest in seeing Subject's file. The subject from Air France asked Subject for more details concerning the invitation from Air France, and gave him the go-ahead to pursue the matter.
The current C/O, Francisco J. Colinas, will turn Subject over to Francisco J. Colinas before leaving the subject's office on 12 January 1957.
REFERENCE: MEXICO CITY-9930,
1. BESABER first met LOGINOV casually on 14 December 1965 at a Polish Embassy reception for a visiting Parliamentary delegation. No plans were made for recontact, although cards were exchanged and BESABER reported that LOGINOV was quite friendly.
2. It was not until 4 October 1966, almost a year later, that BESABER again ran into LOGINOV at another Polish Embassy reception, this one in honor of the departing Polish Ambassador. On that occasion LOGINOV expressed an interest in buying some of the mosaics that BESABER produces. When LOGINOV found out that Mrs. BESABER was an avid tennis player, he let it be known that he was too, and would enjoy getting together for a game. (Parenthetically, he mentioned that he played regularly at the French Club, but that he did not enjoy the atmosphere there because there were too many Germans.) Finally, when BESABER mentioned that he very much liked Russian vodka, LOGINOV said he would sell him some at Embassy discount prices.
3. On 13 October 1966 LOGINOV tried unsuccessfully to contact BESABER by phone to purchase some mosaics for the Russian athletes who were in town in connection with the "Little Olympics." BESABER unfortunately never got the message that LOGINOV left (although we picked it up on LIENVOY).
4. The Station decided at this point to have BESABER wait for LOGINOV to make the next move, but when by 15 December
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there had not been any signs of action, BESABER was instructed to try to get in touch with LOGINOV regarding the purchase of vodka (for Christmas). When Christmas passed without any luck in contacting LOGINOV (BESABER was extremely busy during this period) we decided to change tactics a bit.
5. Per Station instructions BESABER phoned LOGINOV on 12 January 1967 and made arrangements to drop by the Embassy the following morning to show LOGINOV the catalogs of his mosaic ware. BESABER was instructed to take advantage of this meet to try to establish some kind of reason for continuing the relationship (tennis and vodka buying were suggested). As it turned out LOGINOV gave BESABER the necessary opening. After a cursory, but polite look at BESABER's catalogs he LOGINOV dismissed this subject by saying that he was not in the immediate market for any of BESABER's merchandise, but might be in the future. He then changed the subject, mentioned that he was in charge of looking for a house in Cuernavaca to be used by Embassy personnel (LIENNOY confirms that LOGINOV has the responsibility for renting a house in Cuernavaca as a summer retreat for wives and children.) LOGINOV told BESABER that he was prepared to pay 5,000 NN ($400.00 U.S.) per month for June, July and August 1967. He wants a four-bedroom (or more) house with a heated swimming pool and garden. LOGINOV mentioned that in 1966 the Embassy had rented a house on Calle Humboldt, that they had liked it, but that he was not sure they could get a lease again this year. He several times asked BESABER, who lives in Cuernavaca, to help him in locating a suitable house. BESABER of course said he would be delighted to assist LOGINOV and promised to phone him as soon as he found something. On this note the meeting ended.
6. BESABER will be out of town for two weeks (on vacation in Acapulco and in the U.S., as set forth in reference.) In the meantime, he will get one of his employees to look for housing for LOGINOV in Cuernavaca. Shortly after his return to Mexico (about 6 February) he will contact LOGINOV with a suggestion that he come down to look at whatever housing leads have been developed and/or to play tennis and enjoy a day in Cuernavaca.
7. The purpose of this exercise is to establish a familiar social relationship between BESABER and LOGINOV, one that will permit the Station to further assess LOGINOV. To date BESABER's first impressions were not particularly enlightening other than his feeling that LOGINOV is susceptible to further social development. The Station will encourage this activity with BESABER and it will be helpful if Headquarters personnel, if they see BESABER during reference trip, also encourage him.
8. One further matter for the record; BESABER was first introduced to LOGINOV by BEKEEP. They again were together at the Polish Embassy on 4 October 1966. Although BESABER has not told BEKEEP of his meet with LOGINOV on 13 January it is only because BESABER has not seen BEKEEP since before Christmas. BESABER has been instructed to be perfectly open with BEKEEP about having met LOGINOV and in fact it may turn out that LOGINOV and BEKEEP will visit BESABER together. (LOGINOV referred to the possibility in his 13 January meet with BESABER).
9. The Station sees no reason why BESABER cannot handle the development of BEKKEP and LOGINOV at the same time. Where possible we will try to have BESABER arrange to cultivate them separately, but since the two targets are personal friends and see each other quite frequently, we plan to have BESABER be quite candid in mentioning his relationship with one to the other.
10. Finally, we are well aware that since BESABER may well be compromised to the Poles, his relationship with LOGINOV will have to be considered in this light. On the other hand there seems little to be lost, and possibly a great deal to be gained by having BESABER continue to try to develop a close relationship with this Soviet target.
for/Willard C. CURTIS
SECRET 1406452 CITE MEXICO CITY 9930
DIRECTOR
REDTOP BEDOX DUYOUR BESABER
1. BESABER FLYING WASHINGTON AT OWN EXPENSE TO ATTEND
CONVENTION OF SOCIETY OF PLASTIC INDUSTRIES, PLASTICS DIVISION.
WILL ARRIVE 28 JAN, STAY SHOREHAM HOTEL. CONVENTION STARTS
31 JAN, ENDS 3 FEB, AT WHICH TIME BESABER PLANS GO NEW YORK
FOR FEW DAYS, THEN RETURN MEXICO.
2. STATION BELIEVES IT WOULD BE USEFUL FOR HIS PERSONNEL
INTERESTED IN CASES OUTLINED PARA 3, BELOW, TO MEET BESABER
FOR DISCUSSIONS. IT WOULD ALSO BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF
HE WERE TAKEN OUT FOR AT LEAST ONE MEAL AND GIVEN PAT ON BACK
FOR HIS EFFORTS WOFACT'S BEHALF.
3. CASES IN WHICH BESABER ACTIVELY ENGAGED AT PRESENT
ARE:
A. REEVEP.
B. SUBJ MEXICO CITY 9928
C. SUBJ 201-285412. STATION WILL PROVIDE DETAILS THIS
RECENT LEAD BEFORE BESABER'S ARRIVAL WASH.
4. BESABER HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY INSTRUCTED STANDBY HIS
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PRIORITY SAN JOSE INFO: ROUTINE MEXICO CITY, SANTIAGO, BOGOTA
REDTOP
REFS: A. MEXICO CITY 9862 (IN74189) NOT SENT BOGOTA
B. SAN JOSE 9061 (IN 75041) NOT SENT BOGOTA
C. SAN JOSE 9063 (IN75195) NOT SENT BOGOTA
D. DIRECTOR 64371 (BEING RELAYED SAN JOSE)
1. SEE PARA C REF D FOR TRACES KACHATUROV. ALL INFO AND TRACES ON SUBJ.
2. LIAISON MAY ALSO BE TOLD VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH LOGINOV (201-285412) OF REFS A AND B IS KNOWN KGB.
3. STATION MAY WISH USE ABOVE TO BLOCK ISSUANCE OF VISA AND, OR IF TOO LATE, ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT SUBJ AND NOVOSTI (IN VIEW REF C) THRU CONTROLLED STATION PRESS ASSET. FOR THIS PURPOSE POUCHING MATERIAL ON NOVOSTI UNDER TM 964310. ALSO HQS PLANS DISCUSS WITH HUEDE-2 DURING HIS VISIT.
4. REQUEST STATION POUCH ANY POSSIBLE COVERAGE SUBJ ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS SAN JOSE AS HQS INTERESTED EXPLOITING SOV INTELL USE OF PRESS COVER.
COORDINATING OFFICERS
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
US COPY
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5. FOR BOGOTA: KACHATUROV HAS APPLIED COSTA RICAN VISA FOR PRESS EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS.
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a8f985c98bb4fdced92a42abde763bcb00767ce2 | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.
201-760-966
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| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
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| 2-28-67 | 2-28-67 | RAGIN LINNEY | |
| 2-29-67 | 2-29-67 | WILLIAM A. WILK | |
| 2-29-67 | 2-29-67 | KEVIN T. SMITH | |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE.
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| 0 & 1 | CSCI 316/01702-68 | 3 | | | B |
**Recipient**
S.J. Papich
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Room 845, Riddell Bldg.
1730 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
**Signature (Acknowledging Receipt of Attached Documents)**
[Signature]
**Office**
[Office]
**Date of Receipt**
2 May 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SUBJECT: Dr. Martin Luther KING, Jr.
1. Reference is made to this Agency's out message number 94370 dated 23 April 1968 concerning the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther KING, Jr.
2. On 16 April Roderick Clifton BROWN, a Panamanian national born 1 July 1917 in British Honduras, voluntarily appeared at the Department of National Investigations (DENI) of the Republic of Panama and signed a deposition, the highlights of which are as follows:
(1) On 26 October 1962 he served as cook/seaman aboard the Texaco S.S. Southampton which docked at Mobile, Alabama.
(2) While on a shore visit to the Mobile airport on the morning of 26 October 1962 in the company of two fellow Panamanian seamen, he was approached by Marvin P. LITRELL, owner of LITRELL Motor Co., 921-23 South Clinton Street, Athens, Alabama, who after ascertaining BROWN was a Panamanian seaman, asked if he knew of Dr. Martin Luther KING, Jr.
(3) LITRELL inquired whether BROWN was interested in employment, the details of which were unspecified. He went on to describe Dr. KING as "Our greatest problem who is causing us much trouble." He gave BROWN a business card to use in the event he was interested in pursuing the employment offer.
(4) On 28 January 1963 BROWN wrote LITRELL from New York City, stating he was interested in a job and
requested $75 for travel from New York City to Mobile. On 2 February 1963 BROWN received a reply from LITTRELL, restating that he had a job waiting for BROWN in Alabama, but questioning why $75 was needed since the fare was less than $40 by bus.
(5) After discussions with a relative and friends in New York City, BROWN suspected that the LITTRELL job offer was related with assassination plans for Dr. KING. Therefore he did not respond to the LITTRELL letter and dismissed the incident until the death of Dr. KING in April 1968. BROWN returned to Panama in 1964.
3. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the LITTRELL letter and the Spanish language deposition made by BROWN, as well as an English translation of the deposition as described in paragraph 2 of the referenced out message.
FOR THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PLANS:
Signed: James R. Hunt
JAMES ANGLETON
CSCI-316/01702-68
3 Enclosures
WH/2/Panama/G. Hodges:cib 2 May 1968
Distribution:
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1 - CI/LIA (Dummy)
2 - CI/OPS/DO, w/atts
1 - WH/2/Panama
Based on: PANAMA CITY 6180 (IN 97566)
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SECRET TELEPOUCH
DISP NO - UFGA-29884
FILE NO - NONE
DATE - 06 APRIL 1968
INDEXING - NONE
MICROFILM - NONE
TO - CHIEF, WH DIVISION
INFO - CHIEF, WH/COG - CHIEF, WOLME
FROM - COS, JMWAVE
SUBJECT - SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA TREATMENT OF DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., 14 APRIL 1968
REFERENCE - UFGA-29877
IN ADDITION TO THE SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATION TRANSMITTED IN REFERENCE, THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY FOR 8-9 APRIL HAS BEEN FURNISHED BY THE AMOIS - ON GRANMA, 0 APRIL, PAGE ONE - JUMOBILIZATION OF 55,000 TROOPS TO REPRESS THE NEGROES** A THE ARTICLE REPORTED ALL THE DISTURBANCES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE U.S. AS A RESULT OF THE DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING.
WH GRANMA, 0 APRIL, PAGE 3 A JWITH THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING THE IDEOLOGY OF NON-VIOLENCE HAS DIED** A AN INTERVIEW WITH FLOYD MCKISSICK, NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY /CORE/. THIS SIMPLY MEANS THAT NON-VIOLENCE HAS CEASED AS A MEANS OF FIGHTING. THE PEOPLE CANNOT BE TAUGHT TO BE NON-VIOLENT WHILE WE ARE INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT WAR IN VIETNAM. NON-VIOLENCE CANNOT BE PREACHED TO THE BLACK PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO FACE VIOLENCE EVERY DAY ON THE STREETS OF THIS COUNTRY.** THIS WAS SAID IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN RADIO HABANA AND FLOYD MCKISSICK. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE ASSASSINATION OF KING, MCKISSICK REPLIED - JJI REPEAT THAT WE ARE MAKING NO PREDICTIONS, BUT THE SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29884 PAGE ONE
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29884 PAGE TWO
AMERICAN NEGRO IS NOT WILLING TO CONTEMPLATE IMPOSSIBLY THE ASSASSINATION OF OUR LEADERS, OUR HEROES, AND OUR PEOPLE."
EM GRANMA, 0 APRIL, PAGE 3 A ARTICLE BY JUAN MARRERO ENTITLED, JJ"THE AMERICAN NEGROES ARE WRITING THEIR FINEST PAGE OF HEROISM." JJAGAINST ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE, THE NEGROES ROSE UP TODAY IN MORE THAN SIXTY CITIES. AND IT IS LOGICAL TO EXPECT NEW PAGES OF HEROISM. STOKELY CARMICHAEL, THE NEGRO LEADER, GAVE THIS WARNING ONE DAY AFTER THE DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING - WHAT HAPPENED ON THE NIGHT WE LEARNED OF THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. KING IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN." JJ
RM GRANMA, 0 APRIL, PAGE 3 A JJ"THE WIDOW OF LUTHER KING HEADS THE MARCH IN MEMPHIS." THE ARTICLE TELLS ABOUT THE MARCH AND SHOWS PHOTOGRAPHS OF IT.
TM RADIO REBELDE NEWSCAST, 1 APRIL /755 A.M./ A JJ"A TENSE CALM REIGNS IN THE U.S. BUT IT IS A PRELUDE TO SERIOUS EVENTS. NATIONAL MOURNING DECREED BY LYNDON JOHNSON FOR YESTERDAY, 1 APRIL, MARKS A LESSENING OF DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO START UP AGAIN AT ANY MOMENT." JJ
YM RADIO REBELDE NEWSCAST, 1 APRIL /955 A.M./ A JJ"FORWARD WITH BLACK POWER UNTIL CAPITALIST MISERY, THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF HUMAN INJUSTICE, IS OVERTHROWN" SAID THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF CHILE IN A CABLEGRAM SENT TO THE AMERICAN NEGRO LEADER, STOKELY CARMICHAEL, ON THE OCCASION OF THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING." JJ
UM RADIO LIBERACION, 1 APRIL /1230 P.M./ A THIS NEWSCAST REFERS TO A DEMONSTRATION IN WHICH 200 LATIN AMERICAN, ASIAN, AND AFRICAN STUDENTS WERE SAID TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN FRONT OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN WARSAW, POLAND, AS A PROTEST OVER THE DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING.
MARK F. EFFIELD
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**Microfilmed APR 15 1968**
**Doc. Micro Ser.**
8-6-10C routed to WH/006/EVO for retention. 10C retained for WH/006/EVO file.
12. File released into 201-760966 and 19-4-105.
Relates to 19-4-105.
**File Title:** 019-004-105
**File Number:** 201-760966
SECRET TELEPOUCH
DISP NO - UFGA-29877
FILE NO - NONE
DATE - 29 APRIL 1968
INDEXING - NONE
MICROFILM - NONE
TO - CHIEF, WH DIVISION
INFO - CHIEF, WH/COG - CHIEF, WOLIKE
FROM - CHIEF OF STATION, JMWAVER
SUBJECT - SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA TREATMENT OF THE DEATH OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, TAI APRIL 1968
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF CUBAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATION DURING THE PERIOD 5-8 APRIL HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE AMOTS-
1. EM GRANMA /HAVANA DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA/, 7 APRIL 68, FRONT PAGE - "LAST MINUTE NEWS - MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSASSINATED IN MEMPHIS, U.S.A. ACCORDING TO FIRST REPORTS, LUTHER KING HAS BEEN SHOT BY A 'WHITE WELL-DRESSED YOUNG MALE.'"
2. EM GRANMA, 7 APRIL, FRONT PAGE - "TWENTY-SEVEN PERSONS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE U.S. AS A RESULT OF THE FIGHTING WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. IN WASHINGTON ALONE THERE ARE 750 WOUNDED AND 4,186 PERSONS ARRESTED. SNIPERS CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE IN DIFFERENT CITIES IN THE U.S. THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE CAPITOL ARE UNDER HEAVY GUARD." /FULL INFORMATION GIVEN./
3. EM GRANMA, 7 APRIL, LAST PAGE - "TO RICHMOND TO LIBERATE RAP BROWN." "WASHINGTON, 7 APRIL, ASSOCIATED FRENCH PRESS - AFP, FRENCH NEWS AGENCY AMX LEAFLETS WERE DISTRIBUTED HERE THIS MORNING, URGING THE NEGRO PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON TO GO TO RICHMOND TO LIBERATE RAP BROWN." "THE LEAFLETS CALLED ON THE NEGROES TO FORM A MOTORCADE AND LEAVE FOR RICHMOND TOMORROW, MONDAY."
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29877 PAGE TWO
4. GRANMA, 1 APRIL, LAST PAGE - ARTICLE ENTITLED "PRINCIPAL NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S.", BY JUANA CARRASCO. THE ARTICLE SAYS THAT NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS - THE VIOLENT ONES AND THE NON-VIOLENT ONES. IT MENTIONS THE FOLLOWING AMONG THOSE WHICH ADVOCATE THE USE OF VIOLENCE - CONGRESS OF RACIAL EQUALITY /CORE/, STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE /SNCC/, BLACK MUSLIMS, BLACK PANTHER PARTY, BLACKSTONE RANGERS, THE ALERT PATROL, REVOLUTIONARY ACTION MOVEMENT /RAN/, THE BLACK GUARDS, THE DEACONS, AND "THE U.S.". THE FOLLOWING NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS ARE MENTIONED AMONG THOSE WHICH ADVOCATE NON-VIOLENCE - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE /NAACP/, NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, AND THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE /SCLC/.
5. GRANMA, 1 APRIL, LAST PAGE - "ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO BLAME CARMICHAEL FOR THE OUTBREAK OF RACIAL VIOLENCE IN THE U.S.".
6. GRANMA, 1 APRIL, LAST PAGE - "RACIAL CLASHES BETWEEN NEGRO AND WHITE AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN JAPAN."
7. GRANMA, 1 APRIL, LAST PAGE - "THE AMERICAN NEGRO PEOPLE."
8. GRANMA, 1 APRIL, LAST PAGE - "MARTYRS OF THE NEGRO STRUGGLE."
9. RADIO LIBERACION AND RADIO PROGRESO /HAVANA RADIO STATIONS/, 6 APRIL, 12 A.M. AND 12 NOON - "THE CHIEF OF THE MISSION TO CUBA OF THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT HAS SENT A MESSAGE TO AFRO-AMERICANS ON THE ASSASSINATION OF THE LEADER, MARTIN LUTHER KING. THIS MESSAGE SAYS THAT THE CRIME WHICH WAS COMMITTED AGAINST MARTIN LUTHER KING UNMASKS THE EVIL FACE OF THE RULERS AND RACISTS OF THE UNITED STATES." "THE MESSAGE OF THE VIETNAMESE MISSION IN HAVANA ENDS BY SAYING THAT, WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF LUTHER KING, ALL THAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE RULERS OF THE UNITED STATES IS TO POUR OIL ONTO THE FLAMES OF THE STRUGGLE OF AFRO-AMERICANS."
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29877 PAGE THREE
AND THAT THESE FLAMES ARE RISING VIOLENTLY TO PUT AN END TO ALL THE OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE WHICH IS FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH HINDERS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
10:00 PM RADIO LIBERACION, 5 APRIL, REP P.M. - "STOKELY CARMICHAEL, LEADER OF BLACK POWER, SAID - "WE NEGROES MUST ARM OURSELVES WITH RIFLES AND PISTOLS AND LAUNCH AN ASSAULT ON THE STREETS OF THE CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN REPRISAL FOR KING'S ASSASSINATION."
CARMICHAEL PREDICTED THAT THERE WILL BE EXECUTIONS IN THE STREETS AS A RESULT OF KING'S ASSASSINATION. HE ALSO PREDICTED THAT THE VIOLENCE WHICH HAS BEEN UNLEASHED BY NEGROES AS A RESULT OF KING'S DEATH WILL BE PALE AS COMPARED TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN AMERICAN CITIES.
11:00 PM RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL, REP P.M. - "HIS KING'S DEATH SHOWS ONCE AGAIN THAT THE EXPLOITED MASSES CAN ONLY ANSWER REACTIONARY VIOLENCE WITH REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE."
11:00 PM RADIO PROGRESO, 5 APRIL, REP P.M. - "CARMICHAEL SAID DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT "A SERIOUS MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE IN ASSASSINATING DR. KING BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN THE LEADER OF A MOVEMENT WHICH URGED THE NEGRO PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES NOT TO BURN THE CITIES, NOT TO COMMIT ACTS OF VIOLENCE. THIS MEANS THAT IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO START AN ALL-OUT REVOLUTION." CARMICHAEL ADDED - "SERIOUS INCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN 35 CITIES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN FIRES, SHOOTING, FIGHTING, AND DEATHS AS A RESULT OF THE CRIME COMMITTED AGAINST DR. KING. NATURALLY, OTHER SIMILAR THINGS WILL TAKE PLACE. GUERRILLA WARFARE WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGH THE CITIES BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY EVIDENT THAT WE CANNOT OPENLY REBEL AGAINST THE POLICE." STOKELY CARMICHAEL ENDED THE INTERVIEW BY SENDING AFFECTIONATE REGARDS TO THE REVOLUTIONARY CUBAN PEOPLE AND THEIR LEADER, FIDEL CASTRO RUIZ."
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29877 PAGE THREE
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29877 PAGE FOUR
13. RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL, 7 P.M. /JUAN /MARI /BRAS,
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE MOVEMENT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF PUERTO RICO, MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IN A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW - "DR. LUTHER KING'S ASSASSINATION WILL UNDOUBTEDLY PRECIPITATE THE REBELLION OF THE NEGRO PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST ALL THE ABUSES OF WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN THE OBJECT."
14. RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL, 7 P.M. /THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF THE ASIAN, AFRICAN, AND LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION /AALAPSO/ SENT A MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE SNCC ON THE ASSASSINATION OF LUTHER KING."
15. "THE AALAPSO'S MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PACIFIST ORGANIZATION ENDS AS FOLLOWS: "WE BEG YOU TO EXPRESS TO THE FAMILY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING AND TO ALL AFRO-AMERICANS OUR DEEPEST SORROW OVER HIS DEATH, OUR DECISION TO SUPPORT YOUR STRUGGLE, AND OUR DEEP CONVICTION THAT THIS TERRIBLE CRIME--WHICH SHOWS US THAT ARMED REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE IS THE ONLY WAY OF ACHIEVING GENUINE LIBERATION--WILL HELP STRENGTHEN THE STRUGGLE OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN PEOPLE WHICH IS ALREADY AIMED IN THE DIRECTION OF A TOTAL CONFRONTATION."
16. RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL, 7 P.M. /JAGUSTIN /GONZALEZ/
MARTINEZ, BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF CUBA, MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IN A SPECIAL INTERVIEW - "MAY THE TRAGIC DISAPPEARANCE OF THIS GREAT LEADER AT LEAST HELP TO SPEED UP THE ARRIVAL OF THE DAY WHEN EVERY MAN IN HIS NATION AND IN ALL OTHER NATIONS WILL BE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT WHICH IS DUE TO THEM AS HUMAN BEINGS."
17. RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL, 7 P.M. /REVEREND RAFAEL PASTOR,
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN LUYANO, HAVANA, MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IN A SPECIAL INTERVIEW - "HIS BROTHERS, THE AMERICAN NEGROES, WILL LEARN MUCH FROM HIS DEATH. WE CAN ALMOST ASSURE THAT THEY, THE AMERICAN NEGROES WHOSE DIGNITY AND DECORUM HAS BEEN CRUSHED, WILL COME BACK TO LIFE AFTER CENTURIES OF LETHARGY AND
SECRET TELEPOUCH UFGA-29877 PAGE FIVE
WILL RISE FROM THEIR GRAVES AND FORM AN INVINCIBLE ARMY."
"RADIO LIBERACION, 5 APRIL, 6 P.M. EDITORIAL COMMENTS
CRITICIZING THE NON-VIOLENT LINE WHICH WAS ADVOCATED BY LUTHER KING,
SAYING THAT THIS LINE WAS INOPERATIVE. "MARTIN LUTHER KING DID NOT
PREACH VIOLENCE BUT HE WAS THE VICTIM OF VIOLENCE. HE DID NOT
UNLEASH VIOLENCE BUT VIOLENCE MOVED HIM DOWN."
"RADIO HABANA, 5 APRIL 68, 12 P.M. "JOHNSON POSTPONED
HIS TRIP. HE CALLED THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS--WHO WERE MORE OR
LESS UNDER CONTROL--TO GO TO THE WHITE HOUSE. JOHNSON APPEARED ON
TELEVISION. HE EXPRESSED HIS ANGUISH AND HIS SORROW. HE MADE
INSPIRED COMMENTS ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING. THESE ACTIONS AND THESE
WORDS HIDE FEAR OVER THE WAVE OF JUST VIOLENCE WHICH IS STARTING TO
SPREAD THROUGH THE UNITED STATES."
"AT A TIME WHEN COMPLEX INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS MIGHT BE UNDERWAY, UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS,
THIS NEW CRIME WIDENS THE CHASM WHICH DIVIDES THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES AND INCITES THE PEOPLE TO PROMOTE DISTURBANCES WHOSE
FAR-REACHING EFFECTS ARE HARD TO PREDICT."
"THE ASSASSINATION OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING CONFIRMS THAT THE VIOLENCE OF IMPERIALIST RACISTS
IS ONLY ANSWERED EFFECTIVELY WITH THE VIOLENCE OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
STRUGGLE."
MARK F. EFFIELD
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**CHRONO DETACHED**
**MICROFILMED**
APR 15 1968
DOC. MICRO. BER.
Please route on separate Routing slip to Dick Ober, Staff, 2nd floor, 2nd floor, 2nd floor.
92-4-16
022-004-016.
1. Attached for Headquarters retention are one copy each of statements on the death of Martin Luther King by the Dominican Communist Party (PCD), the Communist 14th of June Revolutionary Movement (MR-14J), and various trade unions. All appeared in the 7 April 1968 issue of El Nacional.
2. The text of the PCD statement makes reference to the visit of Stokely Carmichael to the Latin American Solidarity Organization Conference (LASO), quotes a statement by Fidel Castro on Carmichael and the concept of "Black Power," and expresses the solidarity of the PCD with the struggle of North American Negroes. The MR-14J statement, only available in gist, says that King's death reveals the profound crisis existing within US society and shows that for the "racist forces," violence is the only law and is applied to internal and external enemies alike.
3. Neither statement issues a call to violence on the part of US Negroes.
Stewart R. Pataker
ATTACHMENT:
As Stated Herewith
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DATE TYPED: 10 Apr 68
DATE DISPATCHED: 22-4-16
Condenan Asesinato De Martin Luther King
Dos organizaciones izquierdistas condenaron hoy la muerte del reverendo Martin Luther King. En comunidades separadas el Partido Comunista Dominicano y el Movimiento Revolucionario 14 de Julio dicen solidarizarse con el movimiento negro de los Estados Unidos.
El PCD señala que el asesinato del líder pacífico ha tenido "una respuesta" en la violencia desatada en las ciudades más importantes de los Estados Unidos que ha obligado a que el presidente Johnson cancelara su viaje al exterior para conversaciones de paz en Vietnam.
Dices respaldar la rebelión, y los pronunciamientos del líder negro Stokely Carmichael en que el único camino en los Estados Unidos para librarse de la violencia de los males que padecen ese pueblo es la violencia revolucionaria que derribará el sistema imperialista.
El PCD demandó de las organizaciones políticas y sindicales desarrollar actividades en apoyo a la lucha de los negros norteamericanos.
Por su parte el 14 de Junio consideró que el asesinato del Premio Nóbel de la Paz revela la profunda crisis en que ha entrado la sociedad norteamericana.
Demuestra, según el 14 de Junio, que para las fuerzas raciales la única ley en la violencia y que esta es aplicada a todo enemigo interno o externo que se revele contra el imperio brutal.
Entiende la organización política que la muerte del reverendo Luther King es una gran enseñanza para los de su raza que sufren la opresión racial.
PARTIDO COMUNISTA DOMINICANO (PCD)
¡Nuestra solidaridad plena con la lucha de los negros norteamericanos, como parte que es de la lucha de todos los oprimidos de la tierra!
El régimen de los monopolios imperialistas norteamericanos se comove por la acción de los pueblos desde fuera con Vietnam al frente, y desde dentro con el gran movimiento por los derechos civiles y por la paz. El asesinato de Lúther King, será presentado como la obra de la mano fantástica de un racista; pero queda clara la responsabilidad de los interesados en liquidar la acción civil por la violencia, de los interesados en imponer la mordaza a los reclamos del pueblo que cada vez más lucha organizadamente y que comprende los objetivos de esa lucha, de los monopolios imperialistas.
La violencia engendra violencia, luchas siglos de explotación y de represión han pasado hasta que en los últimos años el negro norteamericano comienza a organizar su resistencia; y en ello el papel de Lúther King es innegable, de los más altos méritos, de la más encomiable abnegación, aunque su prédica de paz no haya sido comprendida por todos los oprimidos ni la más apropiada como lo demuestra su propia muerte.
Los negros constituyen en los Estados Unidos el sector más explotado de la clase obrera en el nivel de sueldos, en la discriminación social que asume formas raciales, en la proporción de los que participan en el ejército, en los papeles de seguros sociales; por lo que la discriminación y su respuesta en la lucha por los derechos civiles tiene características esencialmente clásicas aunque asuma formas raciales, y por lo que crecientemente este fenómeno se comprende por las propias masas blancas que apoyan los reclamos civiles de la población de raza africana marginada de la sociedad.
Green Disturbios
Influiran en Dolar
ARIS, 6 de abril (AP). El
llamado de los disturbios raciales
en Estados Unidos, cuya primera
manifestación fue el asesinato del
padre de la paz, Martin Luther King, reper-
cuete en una nueva crisis del dólar,
que hoy aquí los observadores
hanseado.
En efecto, el desencadenamiento
de la violencia va a obstaculizar
la disponibilidad presupuestaria
del Tesoro de Estados Unidos.
También se comprueba ese re-
traso en las escuelas y centros
sociales, así como la estrecha co-
relación que existe entre el sub-
empleo de una inmensa masa y
la disponibilidad para los
disturbios raciales, agrega el ex
ministro francés.
Por ello, Washington proyecta
hacer adoptar rápidamente un pro-
yecto de ley el que Martin Luther
King ha propuesto.
La situación es crítica, y el
Tesoro de Estados Unidos
ha de tomar medidas drásticas
para evitar una crisis financiera.
La medida más importante
sería la reducción de los
gastos presupuestarios,
que hoy están en niveles
excesivos.
La situación es crítica, y el
Tesoro de Estados Unidos
ha de tomar medidas drásticas
para evitar una crisis financiera.
La medida más importante
sería la reducción de los
gastos presupuestarios,
que hoy están en niveles
excesivos.
¡PROTESTAMOS POR EL ASESINATO DE MARTIN LUTHER KING!
¡SOLIDARIDAD CON LOS NEGROS EN LUCHA!
Martin Luther King, líder pacifista del movimiento negro norteamericano, Premio Nóbel de la Paz, ha sido asesinado por los opresores de su pueblo y de todos los pueblos explotados del Mundo.
SU DELITO: Luchar por la liberación de los negros, contra la discriminación racial, contra las vejaciones y la explotación que sufren sus hermanos de raza en los Estados Unidos. Es el "delito" que le cargan quienes gobernaban para el mal a todos aquellos que se rebelan, que luchan por la libertad.
La muerte de King ha conmovido al Mundo porque evidencia en forma aterradora hasta dónde pueden llegar los raciamientos racistas que controlan el poder en los Estados Unidos.
La violencia rebeldía de los negros y de todos los demócratas corrientes de nuevo a estremecer la sociedad norteamericana.
La solidaridad internacional con su causa se expresa en múltiples formas.
Y nosotros, los obreros dominicanos, elevamos nuestra voz de protesta y llamamos a la solidaridad activa con toda manifestación de lucha, que dentro y fuera de los Estados Unidos, exprese el repudio a ese hecho bochornoso.
Adoptamos esta actitud consistente de que al sumarnos a la protesta mundial nos colocamos junto al sector más oprimido y vejado de la clase obrera norteamericana: los trabajadores negros. Y de que esos sufrimientos de frente a los poderosos que con hipocresía unos y con cinismo otros, dicen lamentar la muerte del líder negro, mientras preparan las bayonetas para tratar de aplastar la lucha desenfrenada, nada.
Nada han hecho los gobernantes y obligados de nuestra tierra en protesta por el asesinato de Luther King. Duros interminables habrán realizado si la acción justiciera de los pueblos ha terminado con la vida de Johnson o de otro magnate de la explotación imperialista. Pero Luther King era un representante de los negros explotados, un luchador por los derechos civiles de los negros que a su entender no merecía homenaje alguno.
Sin embargo, Luther King tiene en nosotros a sus representantes dominicanos, a los que encarnamos en esta tierra los intereses del trabajo y del progreso de toda la humanidad. Y por eso, en esta ocasión, también damos un paso al frente:
Llamamos a todos los hombres honestos de nuestra Patria a manifestar su solidaridad con la causa de los negros norteamericanos.
Llamamos a las demás organizaciones de trabajadores a repudiar el asesinato de Luther King y a solidarizarse con la lucha de los negros norteamericanos.
Llamamos a la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo y a los ayuntamientos democráticos del país, para que, amparados en su autonomía, declaren tres días de duelo por el asesinato de Luther King.
Que en las fábricas, en las escuelas, en las oficinas y en todos los centros de trabajo se rinda homenaje al líder asesinado y se exprese nuestro apoyo al pueblo negro de los Estados Unidos que es criminalmente colocado en la primera línea de fuego en Vietnam, al mismo tiempo que en su propio país se le somete a la más cruel explotación.
¡MANTENGAMOS LA SOLIDARIDAD ACTIVA HASTA QUE NUESTROS HERMANOS NEGROS DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS CONQUISTEN TODOS SUS DERECHOS!
FEDERACION DE TRABAJADORES REVOLUCIONARIOS UNIDOS DEL DISTRITO NACIONAL (PETRUDINA)
FEDERACION NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES PORTUARIOS
FEDERACION NACIONAL DE TRABAJADORES DE LA INDUSTRIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION Y SUS AFINES (FENATRAICA)
SINDICATO PORTUARIO DE LOS MOLINOS DOMINICANOS
SINDICATO DE TRABAJADORES PORTUARIOS DE AHRIMO (POJAS)
SINDICATO DE TRABAJADORES DE LOS MOLINOS DOMINICANOS
SINDICATO DE LA SOCIEDAD INDUSTRIAL DOMINICANA (MANCERA)
ASOCIACION DE CUBREPIEZAS INDEPENDIENTES (ACORCHI)
ASOCIACION DE EMPLEADOS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE SANTO DOMINGO
SINDICATO DE TRABAJADORES TELEFONICOS
SINDICATO DE COBRADORES DE AFOBIJES DE SANTO DOMINGO
SINDICATO DE OPERARIOS SASTRES DEL DISTRITO NACIONAL
SINDICATO DE OBREROS Y EMPLEADOS DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DEL DISTRITO NACIONAL
SINDICATO DE LA PAPELERA INDUSTRIAL
SINDICATO NACIONAL DE CARPINTEROS
022-004-016
El Nacional
7 abril 1968
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
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| | |
| RS FILE NO. | 201-111911 |
|-------------|------------|
| SOURCE DOC. | 201-760966 |
| SYMBOL NO. | SEX M DOB 7 |
| DATE | 11 MAR 68 |
| SOURCE CRYPTO | FBI |
| DATE OF INFO | INFO RE PLANS FOR A MASSIVE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE DEMONSTRATION IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL THIS SPRING |
| EVALUATION | |
| ANALYST | DATE PROCESSED | DISSEMINATED IN | DATE |
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| CROSS REFERENCE TO THIS FILE | TRANSFERRED TO |
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| | RS FILE NO. |
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| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
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| KING, MARTIN LUTHER |
| 201-760966 |
| SEX M DOB 7 |
| OCC 7 |
| CIT 2 |
| INFO RE PLANS FOR A MASSIVE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE DEMONSTRATION IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL THIS SPRING |
FILE IN 201-260266
ACTION REQUIRED: For your information
1. IDEN A, a cleared and willing contact, provided the following information which was obtained during a surveillance of IDEN C. The surveillance was a joint effort of IDEN A and local ODENVY. ODENVY is not aware that IDEN A has passed the information to JNWAVE.
2. On Thursday, 19 May 1966, a surveillance was instituted from Room 618 of IDEN B on adjoining Room 620, which was occupied by IDEN C and his aide IDEN D. The surveillance was initiated at 11:00 a.m. and terminated at 5:15 p.m. During the conversation between IDENS C and D and another unknown Negro male, believed to be IDEN E, references were made to the Florida Gubernatorial Race; a trip to Bimini; and several miscellaneous sex experiences.
3. On 20 May 1966 a search was made of rooms 620 and 622 after IDENS C and D moved out. Forwarded under separate cover are copies of items found in the waste baskets and dressers; a hotel bill, and a list of telephone numbers which were called on 18 - 19 May 1966.
4. Of special interest among these items was a note which stated, IDEN F, please call Long Distance Operator IDEN G. IDEN H, according to IDEN A, is an identified member of the Communist Party. Also, an envelope of IDEN B with the name IDEN I. This person may have been one of the occupants of the room who remained in the company of IDENS C and D overnight.
5. JNWAVE traces were negative on all personalities mentioned above as well as those names appearing in the date forwarded under separate cover. JNWAVE has carded only those personalities who reside in the JNWAVE area.
Attachment:
A. IDENS A-1 u/s/c
B. ITEMS u/s/c
DISTRIBUTION:
3 - Chief/KUSODA w/att
1 - Chief, WH Division w/o att
DATE TYPED: 15 July 1966
DATE DISPATCHED: 15 July 1966
D'SPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER: UFCT - 16828
HEADQUARTERS FILE NUMBER: 16828
Separate Cover Attachment A to UFGT - 16828
IDEN A Lt. Leslie J. Van Buskirk
Chief, Criminal Intelligence
Dade County Public Safety (Metro)
Miami, Florida
IDEN B Miami International Airport
IDEN C Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
IDEN D Bernard Lee
IDEN E Dr. Brown
IDEN F Dr. King, Jr.
IDEN G #71, Homestead, N.Y.
Telephone # 487-5199
Mr. Harry Wachtell and signed Lillian
IDEN H Mr. Harry Wachtell
IDEN I Miss Maxine Thurston
Distribution:
1 - Chief, WH Division
Dear Mr. Martin,
I am writing to inform you of a change in my address. My new address is 40 W 135th St, NY, NY. My office number is 206-9593, and my home number is 702-9861.
Please make the necessary changes to your records.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
If and when your address and/or school changes after joining CTA, please correct on post card or phone CTA (313-2333). This will insure services.
Back side of card.
FRIDAY
29
APR. 1966
-APPOINTMENTS-
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
4:30
5:00
5:30
Dr. King Jr.
Please call
Long Distance
Operator 71
Hastings New York
487-5199
Mr. Harry Wachtel
(Lunch)
| QUANTITY | DESCRIPTION | PRICE |
|----------|-------------|-------|
| 1 | Cabana Hat | 14.95 |
| 2 | Socks | 2.45 |
| 1 | Necktie | 7.95 |
| 1 | Sweater | 29.5 |
| 1 | Jacket | 30.0 |
Total: $135.00
THANK YOU
Please keep this copy for reference.
No. 122912 Rec'd by 6/4/10
MEMORANDUM
From: [Name]
Date: [Date]
Subject: Phone Calls - 5/18/66
- 696 - 8521 111 - COCA M. KINSEY 1405 NW 51 ST.
- NE-4 - 4842 111 - ALICE FRANCIS 4731 NW 15 AVE.
- 758 - 7650 111 - MAXINE THURSTON 26th Rotary Pl.
- NE-5 - 1275 111 - GEORGE A. MILLER 2535 N. RIVER DR., MIN.
- NE-5 - 2058 111 - PATRICIA D. REEVE 1001 N. W. 12 AVE, MIN.
- NE-5 - 4941 111 - MRS. MARY J. McCOY 4950 N. W. 15 COURT, MIN.
- 888 - 5211 111 - SEE OTHER SIDE
- NE-3 - 33 111 - NATIONAL AIRLINES
5/19/66
- 661 - 2511 111 - U. OF MIAMI, ASHE MEMORIAL BLDG.
- M07 - 0006 111 - W. IVAN HOY 5881 S. W. 52 TER.
- 377 - 3681 111 - GREATER MI. URBAN LEAGUE
- 758 - 7659 111 - MAXINE THURSTON 1307 N. W. 81 TERR.
- 374 - 4212 111 - I. CHALKS FLYING SERVICE, MACARTHUR CAUSE.
- 377 - 9445 111 - MACKAY AIRLINES, FORT LAUD.
- 635 - 1275 111 - SEE GEORGE A. MILLER ABOVE.
- 751 - 6692 111 - WCKT TELEVISION STATION
- 691 - 3311 111 - NAT. AIRLINES
- NE-4 - 4842 111 - ALICE FRANCIS 4731 NW 15 AVE.
888-5211
AIRWAYS HOTEL
"Motel"
LENNYS HIDEAWAY
L.A. WIEN INVESTMENTS
MIAMI AIRWAYS HOTEL
MIAMI AIRWAYS MOTEL
5055 N.W. 36 St.
### Diners Club Receipt
**Establishment:**
- **The Diners Club**
- **3212113884**
- **Sheraton Chicago Hotel**
- **Chicago, Ill.**
**Record of Charge:**
- **Date:** 11/15
- **Amount:** $1100
- **Taxes:** $51
- **Tips and Misc.:** $2.75
- **Total:** $1253.75
**Cardholder's Signature:**
- Handwritten signature: "S. Nelson 23456789"
**Note:** The amount of the charges recorded herein were incurred by Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. King Jr. for the sum amount of the charges shown above.
**Cardholder's Receipt:**
- **Cardholder:** Diners Club
- **Expiry:**
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**Handwritten Notes:**
- "723 9126"
Mr. King
8:30 P.M.
Miss Hines
8:30
At 1 Willey Dr.
by good dinner
Miss Marine Houston
| Item | Description | Amount |
|------|-------------|--------|
| 1 | Ties | 20 |
| 2 | Shirts | 15 |
| 3 | Slacks | 12 |
| 4 | Suits | 20 |
| 5 | Ties | 7 |
Total: 37471
| TO | ROOM NO | DATE RECEIVED | OFFICER INITIALS |
|----|---------|---------------|------------------|
| 1 | | 12/4 | |
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**WEH DIAMOND - DELETED**
**FB1 Request**
**Reclassification**
100-2-18
Please transmit to the Legal Attaché the attached memo which is in response to his inquiry of 17 March 1966.
Leon S. TOZALL
Attachment:
Memo re Martin Luther King, Jr. 201-760-066
Distribution:
2 - COS, London w/att
2 - Chief, WE w/att
CS COPY
100-002-018
201-760450
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
SECRET
Q/00A-19623
30 March 1966
SECRET
SUBJECT: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
We have no information that Subject appeared at a rally in Oslo to date, nor does the Embassy have knowledge of a future visit of KING to Norway.
Any future information which becomes available will be forwarded to you. We have also taken due note of your desire that the Norwegian authorities not know of your interest in Subject's activities.
CS COPY
TO: Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attention: F. S. J. English
FROM: Deputy Director for Plans
SUBJECT: Martin Luther King, Jr.
1. Reference is made to a communication from your Bureau dated 20 August 1964, concerning proposed travel to Western Europe of Martin Luther King, Jr. Reference notes that subject planned to visit Rome, Italy, on 18 and 19 September 1964.
2. This Agency has received the following information on subject from a source who is considered unreliable. Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr. met with various leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) on 18 September 1964 in Rome. He discussed with these Italian politicians the program of demonstrations against segregation in the United States which are to be organized in Italy during the months immediately ahead. Mr. King reportedly conferred with PCI Senator Valerio Spada and with PSI Senator Paolo Vittorini, and with Deputy Minister D'Amato of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP).
3. This Agency is unable to evaluate the above report.
The information in paragraph two has been made available to your Bureau's representative in Rome.
CSC: 316/32051-64
WE/CE/ R. Brockmeyer: ace (21 November 1964)
Distribution:
Orig: 1 - Addressee
1 - CI
1 - CIA
1 - FI (201-760966)
2 - WE/CE
Based on: GFR-6733 dated 20 October 1964
SECRET
CS COPY
30 Mar 1964
| FROM | TO | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
|------|----|------|--------------------|----------|
| | W. J. Searle | 23 Nov 1966 | CE | 23 Nov 1966 | orig 2014, unit 1 |
| | J. H. Moore | 25 Nov 1966 | CE | 23 Nov 1966 | orig 2014, unit 1 |
| | B. B. Bocelli | 80/82/4 | CE | 23 Nov 1966 | orig 2014, unit 1 |
Handwritten notes:
- 201-760-966
- Signed by [unreadable]
- Handwritten note: "Thank you, W. J. Searle, 1974"
REFERENCE: OIRT-6733, 20 October 1964
ACTION REQUIRED: For your information.
Forwarded herewith is a memorandum prepared for PRESSLAND's information concerning an article attributed to Martin Luther KING that appeared in the 22 October issue of the PCI organ, Vie Nuove. Also forwarded is a copy of the 24 October issue of Rinascita which reprints on its last page an article by KING that, according to an editorial note, was originally published in The Nation.
Kenneth L. Pettijohn
KENNETH L. PETTIJOHN
Attachments: as stated.
Distribution: 3-C/WE, w/atts.
NOV 17 1964
SUBJECT: Article by Martin Luther King in Vie Nuove, 22 October 1964.
1. The article entitled "What We Negroes Ask of the President" and attributed to Martin Luther King, published on pages 15 and 17 of the 22 October 1964 issue of the Italian Communist Party organ Vie Nuove, is a straightforward expression of the hopes and aspirations of the American Negro population and of its determination to continue the struggle by non-violent means until full social and economic equality has been obtained. The article does not contain anything which could be considered as typical communist propaganda nor anything that seems to be directed specifically to a communist audience. The article, under King's byline, would be perfectly proper for any American publication.
2. At the beginning of the article, Vie Nuove includes the following editorial comment:
The racial problem is one of the subjects that most divides the American states in this presidential election. This article, by Martin Luther King, that we published exclusively, illuminates its most dramatic aspects and expresses the requests that the colored population advances to the entire nation. It is a denunciation of the inequality of rights that goes beyond the secular racial question. The "you must respect my person" is a request that the problem of Democracy poses for everyone.
3. Despite the date of its publication the article appears to have been written some months ago. This is evident from King's reference in the article to the fact that the Civil Rights Bill was before Congress at the time he was writing the article. The Bill, it will be recalled, was enacted into law on 2 July 1964. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that the article's appearance in Vie Nuove or at least, its composition by King, is not the direct result of any contacts that King may have had with PCI officials during his visit to Rome in mid-September.
Lotta di classe e riunificazione politica
Interviste con Vecchietti Lombardi
La politica del Ventesimo
Le decisioni di Mosca, per l'importanza del loro avvenimento, per il peso che esso è chiamato ad avere nelle prospettive della vita sovietica e del movimento operaio internazionale, non potevano non suscitare interrogativi, non diventare argomento di riflessione e di dibattito ben oltre le frontiere dell'Unione Sovietica. La procedura di quelle decisioni e il modo contraddittorio, tale da lasciare ancora vaste zone d'ombra, col quale sono state comunicate, hanno certo determinato una certa tensione, che è che l'affanno della crisi del centro-sinistra e del naufragio delle sue prospettive politiche impedisce a certi democratici e a taluni socialisti di guardare al di là dei voti delle prossime elezioni municipali, anche quando si tratta della prospettiva mondiale. Con il risultato, crediamo, di non veder chiaro né quello che può accadere nel mondo, né quello che accadrà nel municipio.
A noi spetta ribadire, anche in questa occasione, una politica che ci pare fondamentale...
Carri armati a Jackson
di Martin Luther King
Martín Luther King Jr. ha dichiarato, in un'intervista, che l'assunzione del potere è stata un'azione giusta per il premio Nobel della pace. Dall'ultimo dei suoi rapporti pubblicati, è stato rivelato che The Nation, la rivista che ha pubblicato l'intervista, ha poste in evidenza le sue idee in un articolo. La rivista ha riferito che King ha parlato delle questioni che affliggono il paese, e ha sottolineato la necessità di un cambiamento radicale per affrontare i problemi sociali.
Per molti anni, il passato, la storia dei diritti civili è stata ostacolata da una confusa molteplicità di tattiche. Nel primo periodo del governo Kennedy, si è sostenuto che la posizione di Kennedy era che l'assunzione del potere era necessaria per determinare il cambiamento. Prima ancora che il movimento per i diritti civili iniziò una campagna in quella direzione, l'assunzione del potere è stata un'azione giusta per il premio Nobel della pace. Dall'ultimo dei suoi rapporti pubblicati, è stato rivelato che The Nation, la rivista che ha pubblicato l'intervista, ha poste in evidenza le sue idee in un articolo. La rivista ha riferito che King ha parlato delle questioni che affliggono il paese, e ha sottolineato la necessità di un cambiamento radicale per affrontare i problemi sociali.
La brutalità politica con la consapevolezza, o nel migliore dei casi, tra l'indifferenza della comunità, è una esperienza quotidiana dei negri in troppe zone del Sud. I negri vivono in uno stato di polizia che, paradossalmente, prospera in senso a una repubblica democratica. In tale situazione, un'occasione di denuncia del governo federale, seguita da un processo che si trasforma in un'oppressione eccessiva. Non si rende conto, infine, che quel tipo di comportamento, da parte della polizia, è abituale e non eccezionale.
La brutalità politica con la consapevolezza, o nel migliore dei casi, tra l'indifferenza della comunità, è una esperienza quotidiana dei negri in troppe zone del Sud. I negri vivono in uno stato di polizia che, paradossalmente, prospera in senso a una repubblica democratica. In tale situazione, un'occasione di denuncia del governo federale, seguita da un processo che si trasforma in un'oppressione eccessiva. Non si rende conto, infine, che quel tipo di comportamento, da parte della polizia, è abituale e non eccezionale.
Molti si domandano come mai le dimostrazioni e le lotte nel Sud ten-
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**NOTES:**
- 5-6: We should investigate FBI wanting to know more about the contact of these reported meetings. It could make a world of difference in the investigation.
- Dept. in attached Oct. 67, being forwarded to FBI in CEC.
- 316/2051-67.
- Drafted 6/20/61.
For Your Information.
1. Following is a translation of a report on the subject: "The Mission of Luther KING with the Italian Left", dated 28 September 1964 and attributed to DEPLENARY/7, from Luigi PINTOR, from information coming into the editorial offices of L'UNITA. The Station received the report on 1 October 1964.
"Luther KING, noted Protestant negro Pastor and 'leader' of the anti-racist movement in the United States, met with various leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) on 18 September in Rome. In particular, KING conferred with PCI Senators Velo SPANO and Ugo BARTESAGHI, with PSI Deputy Lucio LUZZATO, and with Senator Paolo VITTORELLI of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity. KING discussed with the above-named politicians the program of demonstrations against segregation in the United States, which are to be organized in Italy during the months immediately ahead."
2. The same report was also received from DEDICATOR/4 who has access to the DEPLENARY establishment and thus it is not considered as confirming the DEPLENARY/7 information.
(Continued)
Attachment: h/w.
Copy of a report passed to local ODENVY rep.
Distribution:
3-C/WE, w/att.
3. Given the source of the above report, we view it with some reserve. In this connection, we noted the 19 September issue of L'UNITA, which reflected an article on KING's private audience with Pope Paul held the preceding day. According to L'UNITA, immediately after the audience, in St. Peter's Square, KING stated that "Pope Paul was most clear on the fact that both he, personally, and the Catholic Church support the cause of civil rights". The article also states that in a press conference held at Fiumicino Airport after the audience KING said, "The Pope will shortly make a public statement on racial segregation". We have no other information at this time.
4. Attached is a copy of the report which we have passed to the local ODENVY representative.
RANDOLPH A. MEDBORD
CONFIDENTIAL
NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
COUNTRY: Italy/USA
SUBJECT: Meeting of Dr. Martin Luther King with Italian Leftist Personalities
DATE OF INFO: 28 September 1964
PLACE & DATE ACQ: Italy, Rome (1 October 1964)
FIELD REPORT NO: OIRT-06733
SOURCE: An unwitting leftist-oriented journalist (P) with contacts in Italian Communist Party (PCI) circles in Rome from information that was available to editorial offices of L'Unita, the PCI daily newspaper. Reports from this source over the past few years have varied from mediocre and below in quality and in accuracy. Appraisal of Content: 3.
Luther King, noted Protestant negro Pastor and "leader" of the anti-racist movement in the United States, met with various leaders of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) on 18 September in Rome. In particular, King conferred with PCI Senators Vello Spano and Ugo Bortesaghi, with PSI Deputy Lucio Luzzato, and with Senator Paolo Vittorelli of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIU). King discussed with the above-named politicians the program of demonstrations against segregation in the United States, which are to be organized in Italy during the months immediately ahead.
Field Comment: Given the source of the above report, we view it with some reserve. In this connection, we noted the 19 September issue of L'Unita, which reflected an article on King's private audience with Pope Paul held the preceding day. According to L'Unita, immediately after the audience, in St. Peter's Square, King stated that "Pope Paul was most clear on the fact that both he, personally and the Catholic Church support the cause of civil rights". The article also states that in a press conference held at Fiumicino Airport after the audience King said, "The Pope will shortly make a public statement on racial segregation". We have no other information at this time.
CONFIDENTIAL
NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
STATE
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Note: Field distribution endorsed by
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Luther King, noto pastore protestante negro, è leader del movimento antirazzista degli Stati Uniti, si è incontrato il 18 settembre u.s. a Roma con diversi esponenti del PCI e del PSI. In modo particolare egli ha conferito con l'on Vello Spano, del PCI, l'on Ugo Bertessi, l'on Lucio Luzzatto del PSIUP e col senatore Paolo Vittorelli del PSI. Il Pastore King ha discusso con loro le manifestazioni contro il segregazionismo negli Stati Uniti, che si dovrebbero organizzare nei prossimi mesi in Italia.
OGGETTO: La missione di Luther King presso le sinistre italiane
VALUTAZIONE: Ottima
FONTE: Attendibile/UU
Luther King, noto pastore protestante negro, è "leader" del movimento antirazzista degli Stati Uniti, si è incontrato il 8 settembre u.s. a Roma con diversi esponenti del P.C.I. e del P.S.I.
In modo particolare il King ha conferito con il Sen. Vincenzo Spano, della vice presidenza della Commissione Centrale di Controllo del P.C.I., con l'On. Ugo Bartesaghi (P.C.I.), con l'On. Lucio M. Luzzatto del P.S.I.U.P. e con il Sen. Paolo Vittorelli del P.S.I.
Il pastore King ha discusso con i predetti uomini politici il programma di manifestazioni contro il segregazionismo negli Stati Uniti, che si dovrebbero organizzare nei prossimi mesi in Italia.
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To: Chief, MID
From: Chief of Station, Havana
SUBJECT: Commercial Matters
Enclosure: Lienal Guillermo SOTO Prieto
1. When Subject was arrested on 21 September 1957, a number of scraps of paper containing incomplete notes were found in his possession. The following names were legible:
Eduardo GARCIA, Av. 23 between Calles 16 and 17, Vedado.
No previous record in Station files.
[Dr. Salvador] MANSO, Avenida 9 No. 802, Tel. 89-1388.
Files show him to be a professor at the University of Havana and father of Salvador MANSO Valdes who has a long record of Communist activities.
Angelito MANSO, Calle 20 No. 272-2, Tel. 7-1388.
Files show him to be a member of the Communist Party, currently active in cultural organizations.
Agusto GARCIA, Calle 165, Apt. 12-bajo. No previous file record.
Gilberto LEON, Calle 165, Apt. 12-bajo. No previous file record.
Gilberto LEON, Calle 165, Apt. 12-bajo. No previous file record.
R. D. CALDERON, Calle 16, Casa 16.
This person may be associated with the Cuban Communist Party, with whom he was active in 1955. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the Party and the International Committee of the Party.
Lienal Guillermo SOTO PRIETO, Calle A y 14, Regla.
No previous record in files.
SECRET
Otto FUCHS, Calle Estralla 209, Havana.
Files reflect that he was a Communist sympathizer at the University of Havana during 1953. He was a member of the Committee for the Defense of Guatemala in 1954.
Karel VICK, Calle F No. 105 y Lino, Havana.
He is a leader of the youth section of the Communist Party.
An unconfirmed report dated 15 May 1954 from a reliable source stated that LESNICK is a Communist sympathizer and a very good friend of Lionel SOTO. In a recent interview in connection with his application for a U.S. visa, LESNICK admitted knowing SOTO but said he did not share SOTO's views.
Baldemar de RIOS, Calle Santria 52, Tel. 2-205 (Havana).
Rios's notes contained the name Baldemar de RIOS and directly beneath it in parenthesis the name "Guerra." RIOS was a Puerto Rican student at the University of Havana. He was anti-Communist but claimed to be anti-Communist. "Guerra" is unidentified.
Marquesa de TITIMA, Tel. 2-1177; Calle F No. 160, apt. 17 y 19, Vedado, Havana.
The Marquesa de TITIMA is not identifiable from station files. Her husband, the Marquesa de TITIMA, was a Spanish monarchist who is believed to have died in 1953.
Dr. Luis PAVEL, Barrio Yumby, Calle Narciso Lopez 70.
No pertinent information in files.
Getah VENTURA, Sligo, Tel. U-3169 and W-3169.
Wife of Lionel SOTO. In 1953, she was vice-president of "Nacional," a Communist-front cultural organization.
Carmen VENTURA, Calle Valles 103, 2nd floor; her girl friend (name unknown) lives at Calle 103, Francisco 102, 2nd floor.
In 1955, VENTURA was a law student at the University of Havana and attended the Communist Party's congress in Feb. 1955. She returned to Cuba and became active in several organizations.
Dr. Alberto LEIVA, Calle Campanario 306, Tel. 4-865.
No previous record.
Leila LEIVA, Tel. U-356.
She is a printer and was active in 1953 in Pro-Peace Movement in Cuba.
SECRET
27 November 1957
Manuel (no last name given), Tol. 7-0-1508 (Alicia Alonso Ballet School).
Unidentified.
Santiago CUBAS, Calle Lemparilla 65, Havana.
No previous record.
Rene AVILLES (Capote), Calle 3 y 25, apt. 21, Havana.
Files show that in 1956 he was a student at the University of Havana and President of the Student Federation (School of Law). At the same time he was known as a leader of the Youth Group of the Ortodox Party.
Dr. Alejandro GONZALEZ, Clinica Koteu, Calle Concepcion y 8th, Vibora, Havana.
No previous record.
Rigoberto LOPEZ, Publicidad Siboney, Calle 26 No. 1004, 2nd Floor, Kelly, Havana.
Member of executive council of Nuestro Tiempo, USA.
2. The following addresses are located outside of Cuba:
La A. Research Bureau
199 Broadway, New York City.
(Raf: THU-1610, 26 May 1952) Reported to have mailed publication to Anibal ESCALERA, PSP representative in Cuban Congress in 1952. Publication was described as anti-U.S. and supporting Communist line.
VOSSEL
259 East 57th Street
Brooklyn 3, New York
No record.
Maria Teresa GARCIA
P.O. Box 125
Colonia Sta. Maria
Mexico, D. F.
Files show a Maria Teresa GARCIA as member in Havana of National Council for Defense of Infantry in December 1952.
Andres ESCALERA
Morelia 59, Dep. II
Mexico, D. F.
No previous file record.
SECRET
27 November 1957
Graciela AYALA
Isabel La Catalina 207
Mexico, D. F.
No previous file record.
Alice AYALA
15 of September 110
Mexico, D. F.
No previous file record.
B. V. P. C.
A Condens Eight Street
London IV 1
No previous file record.
J. VENGER
61 Rue de Courche
Paris
No previous file record.
Leo LARRO
60 Rue d'Argent
Paris II
No previous file record.
J. REVIS or RIVER
15 Rue Pierre - Julio
Argenteuil (So. France)
No previous file record.
Rafael MARES
Casilla 1192
Quito
No previous file record.
Andres GILBERT
Dr. Luis ELEZAR
B. A.
No previous file record.
Julia ALVAREZ
Rua Duque de Saldanha No. 117
Porto
No previous file record.
Carlos ALVAREZ
150 Varas al norte de Hotel
Havana
Possibly identical with pro-
Communist Guatemalan newspaper
named Carlos ALVAREZ Jarvis.
Cartago, G. R.
Agosto COMIS (or COMIS)
Plaza Marconi 19
R (para breve en Ranco)
No previous file record.
Bendito ALVAREZ
Plaza Barza Vista 2 - 312
(no city name)
No previous file record.
Estela LOPEZ
Portugal 116
Santiago
No previous file record.
SECRET
There were numerous telephone numbers with no indication to whom they belonged. AMICUS traced the numbers, but only the following were of persons with Communist connections. (Telephone numbers are not conclusive in view of the custom in Cuba to sell the telephone and number to anyone willing to pay the price. The buyer may have no other relationship to the previous owner of the phone.)
A-5-8763
Rosario JIMÉNEZ de la Cueva
Calle Aguila No. 10, bajo
esq. San Martín y San Rafael
Habana
She is the mother of Antonio EUSEBIO Jiménez, who was a friend of SOTO's when they were both students at the University of Habana. He is now in Santa Clara, Cuba.
A-5-8752
Hermínio María FELIPE Daza
and Hermínio María FELIPE Rojo
Calle Sítio No. 229, ent. Limited y Compañía
Rojo is the father of SOTO's former wife, Gloria María FELIPE Daza.
Hermínio María FELIPE Daza is her brother.
B-3667
Dr. José A. SOTO Lizarus, M. D.
Avenida 17 No. 3001, ent. 34 y 36
Habana, Habana
No previous record.
F-3136
Salvador L. PINTO
Calle 9 No. 302, 2do. a 15
Yedado, Habana
Possibly identical with a former consul of the Dutch Consulate in Habana. He is travelling outside of Cuba at present but will return in a month or two.
E-4572
Javier FELIPE PINTO
Calle 6, Sección 116, ent. 2 y 3
Vibora, Habana
He is the father of Amelia FELIPE PINTO (E-953), who was a member of the Communist Party in Cuba. She was arrested by SIM (1953), she admitted knowing Amelia SOTO.
X-1763
Sherwin-Wilkens Company of Cuba
Calle V No. 212, ent. Línea Habana Central y 12
Reparto Estatista
It is not known where SOTO might be calling there; however, Sherwin-Wilkens has had labor trouble with the Communists in the past.
SECRET
SOTO was sentenced to six year's imprisonment on 3 November 1957. He is confined at El Principe Prison, but should be transferred to the prison on the Zola of Pina soon.
[Signature]
Shelby L. O'Neal
Distributions:
4 - Washington
2 - Pina
510/5cm
25 November 1957
SECRET
201-55292
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**NOTE:** If a copy or attachments are removed from the attached document, note the location of the copy and/or attachment herein. If this RECORD COPY is to be retained in the files at the Desk, call the Central File Section for permanent loan.
**RECORD COPY**
**FILE TITLE:**
**FILE NUMBER:**
**DATE PROCESSED:** 31 Oct 52
**INDEX:**
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief of Station, Havana
SUBJECT: General—Operational/JUKEEL
Reference: DIR 38896, 8 October 1957
Action Required: None, information only.
1. In accordance with reference, there follow details of Subject's case. Attachment A is a memorandum furnished to the local COMCIB which reviewed the derogatory information in Station files on Subject. Attachment B is a paraphrased copy of the COMCIB cable to Washington recommending a favorable decision in his non-immigrant visa case.
2. By virtue of Subject's youth, his record to date, and his promising future, he was listed as a JUKEEL target in June 1957. Contact was established with him in about August 1957 as a consequence of his non-immigrant visa application, and about six meetings have been held with him since that time, ostensibly for the purpose of fully clarifying his visa status. When and if Subject obtains his visa, HQ Part I will be forwarded according to established JUKEEL procedure.
3. For Headquarters information, the fabricated information mentioned in paragraph 2B of Attachment A is that reported in HMK-95L, 5 January 1955, and HMK-94L, 25 December 1954. AMTIES admitted to Humphrey I. EBERHARD on 26 August 1957 that this information was fabricated.
Attachments: U/S/C
A-Memo, Subject: (Subject of Reference) 4 pages in triplicate U/S/C
B-COMCIB Cable No. 200, 1 page in triplicate, dated 2 October 1957 U/S/C
Distribution:
1 - Washington w/attaches U/S/C
2 - Files w/attaches
25 October 1957
AFY/mn
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
RI COPY
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**POUCH MATERIAL**
**SEPARATE COVER ENCLOSURE**
**EXPEDITE**
781-21925-2
The following information is furnished as of interest to you in determining Subject's security status:
1. A report from an official source described as reliable, dated 20 December 1951, and evaluated as possibly true, stated that groups from the Ortodoxo party led by Subject reportedly collaborated with the Partido Socialista Popular in the planning of the protest against the Cuban Government's plans to build the "Old Cut" canal. The report went on to state that on 11 December 1951, the Cuban press published an article concerning a call made by Subject in the name of the national executive committee of the Ortodoxo Youth to all youth organizations, including the Juventud Socialista (JS, Cuban Communist youth organization), and other organized centers of public opinion to attend a meeting at radio station C.O.R. on 10 December 1951 in order to join in the protest. Approximately 25 persons were reported to have answered the call, of whom 15 were described as Communists and the remainder as Ortodoxos many of whom had had close ties with the Communists in the past.
2. Several subsequent investigations failed to confirm that there was any collaboration between the JSF and other opposition groups in the protest against the Canal Via Cuba. All indications were that the Ortodoxo opposition groups made the protest to attack the Government and thus found themselves in conflict with the Communists, a favorite target of the Government. Subject's version of the incident was that only one Communist, Naim VALDES, spoke up at the meeting and was promptly asked by Subject to leave, which he did.
3. Another report from the source mentioned in paragraph 1, dated 5 January 1952 and evaluated as possibly true, stated that a meeting between certain Ortodoxo leaders and the JSF had been concluded for the purpose of coordinating the latest protests. Subject, Mario RIVADILLO, both Ortodoxo youth leaders, Francisco L. V. Ordonez, Jose VENEZUELA, FIDU president, Anselmo FIALLO, Catholic youth member and JSF follower, and Carlos Rafael RODRIGUEZ and Ignacio GARCIA Suarez, both Communists, were said to have attended one of the meetings leading up to this act. Anti-Fidel propaganda issued by the "Frente Obrero Ortodoxo Comunista" was said to have been found on the person of an Ortodoxo leader from Oriente Province detained by SM on 3 January 1952.
2. On 28 August 1957, a source within SIM, considered usually reliable, when queried concerning the reports from official sources of Orthodox-Communist collaboration and specifically concerning the part with the Communists involving Dajabon and others mentioned in paragraphs 1A above, said that these reports were false (repeated) and had been fabricated to denigrate the more active and vocal opponents of the Batista regime. Subject denied that the Orthodox ever cooperated with the Communists. He claimed that he has never met Carlos Rafael RUIZ (Dajabon) or, for that matter, any of the key Communist leaders except Lazaro FELIX, who was once painted not to his liking in Havana City.
3. A. An unverified report dated 16 July 1957 from a source whose reliability was described as fair stated that Max LEBEDEV is a Communist sympathizer and a very good friend of Lionel FIDEL, editor of Vanguardia Cubana and Communist leader in the University of Havana. The report concerned LEBEDEV's candidacy for the office of Secretary General of the University of Havana.
B. Subject, when asked if he knew Lionel FIDEL, said that he knew him but that he did not share his views. It is noted that the same report mentioned that it was very doubtful if the University of Havana was going to send a delegation to the Youth Congress (Communists) in Berlin, a statement hard to reconcile with the presence of a Communist sympathizer as a candidate for Secretary General of that organization.
4. A. An article in Arg of 27 September 1957 reported a protest against a SIM raid on the Casa de la Cultura. Included in the list of persons signing the protest were names of many prominent Communists as well as that of Subject.
B. Subject admitted signing this protest and stated for the record that he signed in good faith as an anti-Franquist and not as a Communist sympathizer.
5. A. An article in Prensa Libre of 12 March 1958 reported declarations of the Cuban Committee for Guatemala against the aggression against that country. Subject's name was listed among the signers of the declaration as a member of the Committee.
B. Subject stated that he signed the declaration in the sincere belief that Guatemala was a democratic country and that democratic forces had to defend that country against forces which would maintain it in economic subjection and political backwardness. He added that many non-Communists of like belief also signed the declaration. He added that when ARBEX went behind the Iron Curtain it became clear that Guatemala really had been in danger of becoming a Communist beachhead.
6. A. An article in Hoy of 28 January 1953 reported that Subject was a member of the Juventud Ortodoxa of the presidency of the Congreso Martiano por los Derechos de la Juventud and published a photograph showing Subject at the speakers' table. Another article in Hoy of 3 March 1953 reported that Subject and several other youth leaders appeared at Hoy offices with a declaration signed by the Consejo Permanente of the Congreso Martiano. The Congreso was described as Communist-dominated by the author of the memorandum to the Visa Section dated 9 November 1955.
B. Subject described the Congreso as an opposition maneuver against the Government in which many Cuban youth institutions participated, including the Communists. He said that he, himself, participated in the Congreso strictly as a representative of the Juventud Ortodoxa in opposition to the Government and in no sense as a collaborator or sympathizer with the Communists. Regarding the visit to Hoy offices, Subject said that the group in question visited many newspaper offices, not just that of Hoy.
7. Subject prefaced his remarks by stating that he had recognized the Communist danger as early as 1950. He brought several documents purporting to show his attacks on Communism. The documents are attached, and pertinent extracts therefrom are set forth below in translation. Subject requested that the documents be returned when need for them no longer existed.
A. Extracts from "El Pensamiento Politico e Ideologico De La Juventud Cubana," dated 1 July 1950, signed by Max LEMUS, Presidente, Jose CRUZ, Vice-Presidente, Salvador LOPEZ, Oscar BORRAS, Jose SALAZAR and Josefa SALOMON.
(1) (page 13, criticizing BATISTA's collaboration with the Communists) "Around the middle of 1937, the Communist Party, alleging as a public pretext that BATISTA has ceased to be the center of the most reactionary forces not only in returning to legality but also in landing to the regime in power all its political backing and is mobilizing the working masses in his support."
(2) (page 14, more criticism of BATISTA and his collaboration with the Communists) "The first general elections held following the promulgation of the new Constitution, to which BATISTA went as presidential candidate of the old political forces and of the Communist Party, served only to 'civilise' in its exterior aspects the power which that man had been exercising over the country for more than five years...."
*AN EXAMINATION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH DOES NOT SHOW SUBJECT.
THE STATEMENT HE ATTENDED WAS DENIED AS FALSE BY SUBJECT.
(3) (page 15, analyzing Communist Party tactics of the time) "The Communist Party, whilst a short time before under the German-Russian pact had unleashed an active campaign for Cuban neutrality 'in the face of a war of imperialism', but which later, following the Nazi attack on Russia, was defending the most active belligerency of Cuba in the struggle 'to defend the Axis', converted itself into the strongest proponent of 'national unity'...."
(4) (page 33, summarizing political sentiments), "These democratic convictions mean that we are radically opposed to the 'totalitarianism' that is the most outstanding characteristic of the regime imposed by Stalin in Russia."
(5) (page 35, clarifying his anti-imperialist stand), "On the other hand it is fitting to clarify that we shall not adjust the anti-imperialist stand of the Cuban revolutionary movement to suit the foreign policy of any country, as is the manner of procedure of the Communist Parties closely linked to Russia and its current government."
A. A copy of an undated, unidentified newspaper clipping reported an act of the Avantguard Oratorio in honor of Julio Antonio Mella, in rebuttal to Communist attempts to identify Mella as a Communist, and specifically in reply to an article by Juan Manuel entitled "Mella Es Nuestro." A picture of Subject speaking at this act is attached.
B. An extract from the article "Cuba Frente Al Osmal" by Subject, published in Havana of 15 January 1955, page 45, in which he accuses the Government of being Communist: "The arbitrary violation of University autonomy, the repeated coercion of the Judicial Power, the subjection of the Tribunal de Guantán and other similar acts, characterized the conduct of the Government in the first three years of its government...."
Andrew F. Morton
Distribution:
1 - Visa Section
2 - Files
29 August 1957
AFM/afm
SECRET
ATTACHMENT B
Separate Cover Attachment to HKH-A-1002
31 October 1957
CABLE WIRGON 200, 2 October 1957
1. Subject is Max LESNICK y Menendez, non-immigrant visa applicant born 8 September 1930 in Vuelta, Las Villas, Cuba. Profession, salesman. President of Juventud Ortodoxa and Orthodox party leader in opposition to BATISTA. He is currently in hiding from police until the heat is off. In 1954, he signed the Comite Cubano declaration in favor of Guatemala. He was referred to as a Communist sympathizer through collaboration between Ortodoxos and Communists and friendship with known Cuban Communists possibly embracing Section 212 (a) (27) and (25).
2. Security checks show no indications of collaboration with Communists. Latter at times tried to get on the bandwagon of all opposition groups including the Ortodoxos. Specific information from Cuban Government sources regarding Ortodoxo-Communist pacts were later admitted to the local CAS as fabrications. LESNICK states that he signed the Pro-Guatemala declaration against big foreign business domination of Latin American affairs as did many other Cubans. He states that he is only acquainted with student Communist leaders at the University of Havana. He denies that he collaborated with the Communists during the past or present and brings published articles dating back to 1950 which indicate his anti-Communist stand. His name appears in the Soundex for questioning.
3. The local CAS is especially interested in the case. A favorable decision is recommended by the visa officers.
4. LESNICK plans attend Inter-American Press Association meeting to be held 12 October in Washington, entering New York 12 October at 1135 p.m. via Cubana airline.
TO: The Secretary of State
Attention: Mr. E. Toomin Bailey
Director, Office of Security
FROM: Deputy Director, Plans
SUBJECT: LESNICK y MENENDEZ, Max
1. Reference is made to your ST memorandum 67/76, dated 7 October 1957, subject as above, whose name you desired checked against the files of this office. The files contain information concerning Max LESNICK which has been already disseminated to the Department of State as indicated below:
a. CSB 18971 dated 8 April 1954, subject: Character Assassination of Dr. Ramiro AREANO Alainas.
b. CS 53861 dated 17 March 1955, subject: Communist Influence in the PCE Habana University.
c. CS 77501 dated 7 November 1955, subject: Status of the Political Opposition.
d. CS 87250 dated 14 March 1956, subject: Activities and Plans of Cuban Revolutionaries.
e. CS 3,118,636 dated 11 June 1957, subject: Political Opinions of Rafael GARCIA Barcena, Opposition Leader.
2. In addition, you are referred to the following Department of State despatches:
a. Despatch L86, dated 22 June 1949, from Habana, Cuba, subject: Proposed Cuban National Congress for Peace and Democracy.
b. Despatch 100, dated 23 July 1954, from Havana, Cuba, subjects: Organized Individuals in Cuba that identified themselves with Arbenz Administration.
c. Despatch 1232, dated 28 January 1952, from Havana, Cuba, subjects: New National Executive Committee of Partido Del Pueblo Cubano (Gritojazo).
**REQUEST FOR SECURITY INFORMATION**
**To:** DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PLANS (CIA)
**From:**
**Date:** 10/4/57
**NAME:** Max Leshnick y Menendez
**DATE OF BIRTH:** Sept. 8, 1920
**PLACE OF BIRTH:** Huelva, Las Villas, Cuba
**SEX:** M
**MARITAL STATUS:** Single
**CITIZENSHIP:** Cuban
**ADDRESS:** Cuba
**OCCUPATION AND NAME AND ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER:** President Juventud Ortodoxa, and Orthodox Party leader.
**ADDITIONAL IDENTIFYING DATA:**
**DIVISION OR AGENCY:** VISA OFFICE - Security Branch
**REASON FOR REQUEST, OR TYPE OF PROGRAM:** VISA - Security Case
**URGENT:** To attend inter-American press association, October 12, 1957, Washington, D.C., via New York.
**NAME OR REQUESTING OFFICER:**
**DATE:** 10/4/57
**RESULTS OF THIS REQUEST FOR SECURITY INFORMATION:**
- [ ] NO RECORD
- [ ] SECURITY INFORMATION ATTACHED
- [ ] NO DEROGATORY INFORMATION
- [ ] OTHER (Use reverse only for reporting)
**CHECKED BY:**
**DATE:**
**FOR USE OF DIVISION OF SECURITY:**
**VISA OFFICE SECURITY ENCLAVE**
**DEPT. OF STATE**
**Encl-1**
**RI COPY**
**V/00765022**
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SECRET
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, FLRI 2, S/C 2
LESNICK - ATTACHMENT
TO: DIR
INFO: CITE HAVA 037
REF: A. DIR 38898 (OUT 98169)
B. HKHA 3653
SUBJ PROMINENT ORTHODOX YOUTH LEADER, JMREEL CONTACT (SEE REF B) PAST TWO MONTHS. FURNISHED DOC INFO PROVE ANTI-COMMIE STAND. STATION REVIEWED DEROG INFO PER ODACID CABLE 200, CLEARED SATISFACTION CONSULAR OFFICER HANDLING CASE. WILL POUCH DETAILS. URGE ODACID EXPEDITE FAVORABLE DECISION AND CLEARANCE INS IDLEWILD.
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C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED CLARIFICATION STATIONS INTEREST ISSUANCE VISA TO MAX LESNICK REPORTED IN ODACID CABLE NO. 200 2 OCT.
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
| FROM | TO | ROOM NO | DATE | OTHERS | INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| RI/FI | Cubalco | 20 | 6/24/57 | 6/24/57 | Cubalco | COPY DETACHED |
**NOTE:** A copy or attachment is removed from the attached document, and the blank of the copy and or attachment is to be returned to the file in the file section for permanent loss.
CONFIDENTIAL
From: [Redacted]
Report No: [Redacted]
Local File No: [Redacted]
No. of Pages: 2
No. of Enclosures: None
Approved By: [Redacted]
Distribution: 1 - Wash w/mat
By copy to: 1 - Santiago de Cuba
2 - Embassy, Local Attaché
2 - Files
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
SUBJECT: Mario Daniel RIVADULLA y Casado
Comments: (Dr.) José Antonio RIVADULLA, Attaché, arranged an introduction to RIVADULLA on 8 July, and he has since been seen by Palmer on several occasions.
The 5 January 1955 report was from KNOX (HK-951); the 6 November 1955 report from ACIU (HK-27); both were appraised as 3. RIVADULLA, who was denied a visitor's visa in November, 1955, largely on the strength of these two reports from the Station, is still interested in obtaining the visa and willing to clarify his status via the J3 and J5 with the local ORICED.
It is believed this report will assist in answering that portion of the latest article requirements list, forwarded under HK-4-2379, concerning RIVADULLA.
In a private conversation on 8 July 1957, Mario Daniel Rivatella y Carcedo, a national leader in the youth sector of the Injured Orthodox Party, made the following comments:
1. The idea of Communist penetration of the Orthodox youth organization was either a threat or a reality. The Orthodox youth organization and the Cuban Communist Youth Organization (CUCY) have existed for over 20 years. The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) and the Cuban Youth Organization (OCM) have been active in Cuba, however, all of the opposition parties and their youth sectors participated with Communist representatives in opposition meetings and shared a platform with them. This procedure on the part of the opposition parties had nothing to do with the Cuban Communist Party, but was carried on for strictly tactical purposes by each opposition group. It is a Communist practice to use without authorization the names of leaders of other opposition groups in their manifestos and declarations of their. In fact, Rivatella's name was used by the Communists in a number of occasions without his knowledge and he had recently been a guest in the press to clarify that he is not a Communist, and never has been a Communist, a sympathizer or a follower. He has been active in Orthodox Party affairs since the 1930s and believes the Communist ideology and political theory is not applicable to the Cuban situation and that it holds nothing of value for Cuban politics.
2. At the time of the 1954 general elections, the combined numerical strength of the Orthodox Party youth was between 70,000 and 80,000. Since that time, however, the National Revolutionary Alliance (ARN, National Revolutionary Party) led by President Fidel Castro, and the 26th of July Movement, under the leadership of Fidel Castro, have been active in Cuba. It is a fact that the PCC group is at present numerically smaller. Rivatella will shortly return from the Orthodox youth organization and affiliate himself with the PCC. He is a great admirer of Fidel Castro who he believes has a bright political future in Cuba. In the other hand, Rivatella (with the Orthodox Party, a national leader of the Orthodox Youth Organization) has not had the opportunity to meet with the letter's appeal to Cuban youth. He appeals to Rivatella to PCC that the several important sectors of the Orthodox Party youth organization should be united.
Field Report
1. Several previous reports from this office, dated 6 November 1952, and 5 January 1953, from independent sources, and whose contents were confirmed by other reports, stated that a person named Koval was involved in certain activities of the KGB and CIA on one hand, and the Orthodox youth on the other hand, whose purpose was support of KGB activities. Koval, a national leader of the Orthodox youth, was accused of being a Communist or a sympathizer of the KGB within the Orthodox youth and was expelled in the past. This office has not been able to confirm the existence of the reported facts.
2. The newspaper Pravda, 13 December 1956, carries a statement by the Orthodox youth leader, in which he denies authorization to the KGB to use his name upon a document signed by Cuban Communists, that asked for guarantees for 10 of July revolution to be carried out in the Sierra Maestra and a speech by Koval. Koval, in his speech, said that while they fully support the message of the document, they refuse to join in signing it with those (i.e., the Cuban Communists) who do not take the same position for the Hungarian revolutionaries who died by the thousands in Budapest. They conclude by saying that their protest statement clarifies their support of guarantees for the 20 of July revolution, their desire for a just solution to Cuba's political problem, and their sentiments against those (i.e., the Cuban Communists) who still have not satisfactorily explained the Soviet crime committed in Hungary.
3. The newspaper Pravda, 30 April 1957, and Pravda, 5 May 1957, contain a statement by the leader of the Orthodox youth, in which he says that during a recent interview, several persons became involved in a discussion in matters made by a member of the Anti-Communist Party, as being accused as Communists by the KGB. The leader of the Orthodox youth, a participant in the round-table, replied that he didn't know about the others mentioned, but he did not believe Koval was a Communist, but would investigate the matter. After ridiculing Koval in the role of private detective, Koval says that he doesn't have to reiterate his anti-Communist convictions or his anti-KGB record, nor repeat that he is not, nor has ever been, a Communist or anything else. He concludes by challenging Koval to find any Communist antecedent in his records.
4. Koval announced his new KGB affiliation in the local press during the last week of July 1957.
Necro
Professional and Businessmen
Antonio M. de la Cruz
Luis M. de la Cruz
Antonio M. de la Cruz
Lawyer
Economic counselor, investment broker
Businessman, works with Hodges textile interests
Politicians
Nicolás Trujillo
José P. de la Cruz
Anselmo Trujillo
Andrés Trujillo
Eugenio Trujillo Navarro
Diego Trujillo Navarro
Fidel (A) leader in Matanzas Province
Age: 40
Distribution
3 - Washington
2 - Miami
6 June 1957
Miami
1. LOCAL COMMIE: ST. JOSE RASSIP YSALQUE, SOCIEDAD CULTURAL NUESTRO TIEMPO, CALLE 23 NO 965, VEDADO, HAVANA.
2. LOCAL YOUTH ADDRESSEES ALL IN HAVANA: EL PRESIDENTE, SECCION JUVENIL, PARTIDO DE PUEBLO CUBANO, PLAZA DE MARTI NO 109. EL PRESIDENTE, FEDERACION ESTUDIANTIL UNIVERSITARIA, UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA. EL PRESIDENTE, SECCION JUVENIL, PARTIDO NACIONALISTA REVOLUCIONARIA, SR. JOSE PARDO LLADA, RADIO COCO, AVENIDA 8 ESQ. YVAR 314. SR. EDUARDO CORRELL NAVARRO, SUBSECRETARIO DE EDUCACION, MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION, OFICIOS Y MURALLA. SR. MANUEL GONZALEZ, DIARIO NACIONAL, CONSULADO 252. SR. ULISES CARDO, PRENSA LIBRE, MANRIQUE 653. SR. LUIS ORTEGA ORTEGA, CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES, CONGRESO NACIONAL. (SR.) RODOLFO NIEVES, DIRECTOR "JUVENTUD OBRERA", 19 NO 466, VEDADO. (SR.) FRANCISCO ROJAS CHAVEZ, COYUNTURA JUVENIL DE LA CTC, AVENIDA EL NO 1419, LARIAMAR. CONTENT: MAIL SENT FROM IRRON COUNTRY. MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
END OF MESSAGE
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
19-4-1971
10 May 57
Distribution: 1 = Washington (1 to EOD)
By copy to: 1 = Secretary, Local Attaché
2 = Files
Source, Operational Data, and Comment:
[Handwritten text]
Classification: SECRET
SECRET
FIELD INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY: Cuba
SUBJECT: Felino Antonio Cecilio
REPORT NO.: 651-1162
DATE OF INFO: 27 April 1957
DATE ACQUIRED: 2 May 1957
PLACE ACQUIRED: Havana
DATE OF REPORT: 10 May 1957
SOURCE, SOURCE EVALUATION, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT: Cuban government official with contacts in Cuban security agencies (2). Appraisal of Content: 2.
1. On orders from Col. Comrade CAPITANA Ugalde, Chief of the Direction Department of the Cuban National Police, Subject was arrested on 27 April 1957 and confined in the 11th Precinct Station in Havana. At the time of his arrest, Subject had in his possession copies of Fundamento del Poder, Cuba and the Communist Manifesto, both in Spanish, and copies of the Cuban Communist Party's newspaper, Marte and Fidelidad (1956), among other Communist materials. A subsequent investigation of MARTINEZ by an agent of the Fuerza para la Represion de Actividades Comunistas (FURAC, Bureau for Repression of Communist Activities) revealed the following information:
2. MARTINEZ was born in Havana on 23 August 1927, his father being Cecilio MARTINEZ González and his mother Alicia Martínez Correa. He resides with his parents at Calle Calzada de Manzana No. 25, ground floor, in Mantilla. He is single and a student in the final year at the Commercial Sciences School of the University of Havana. For the past year and a half he has also been employed in the Lighting Department of the Electric Sales Company, Calle Oficios 11, Havana. Subject has a sister named Carmen Martínez Ortega, aged 32 years, married to Roberto MÉNDEZ, who is employed as an electrician in the Artesana Company store, Havana. His sister is a graduate of the Normal School but is not presently working. He did not recall his sister's address.
MARTINEZ stated that both he and his parents are registered in the Central Havana Municipal Electoral Juntas; he is a member of the Orthodox Party and his father a Liberal Party member. He was a member of the Catholic Youth (Juventud Católica) from 1943 until 1951. He declared that on several occasions, FURAC agents had approached him to join the Cuban Communist Youth Organization but that he had not done so.
3. Under interrogation, MARTINEZ said he was not a member of the Cuban Communist Party but sympathized with Communist doctrine. He is a member of the Centro de la Juventud (1956) and was formerly a member of the Asociación Latinoamericana Libre (ALAL, Free Latin American Association). In 1951 he was second vice-president of the Commercial Sciences Student Association at the University of Havana.
In 1953 he attended the Fourth World Youth Festival held in Warsaw, Poland. MARTINEZ stated he left Cuba by air for the United States, where he remained for several days visiting a number of universities; he departed from the United States for France via sea and, upon his arrival in France, took a train direct to Moscow. While attending the Festival, he was invited by members of the Chinese delegation present to visit Communist China. MARTINEZ accepted, traveling across the USSR to China, where he remained for a short period of time. He returned to Cuba via Czechoslovakia, Austria, France, and Spain. His complete trip lasted approximately six months.
Field Comments:
1. Office files reflect that MARTINEZ was one of three Cuban delegates of the Cuban University Students' Federation to the Fifth National Student Congress of the U.S. National Student Association (NSA) held in Bloomington, Indiana, in August 1954. The Cuban delegates denounced dictatorship in general and succeeded in having the Congress pass a resolution condemning the Batista dictatorship specifically. On 3 March 1953, contains an article showing Subject active with MARTINEZ, Raúl VÁZQUEZ Vives, and Armando ALDANA, among others, in organizing a Congress Martiano por los Derechos de la Juventud. On 10 June 1954, contains an invitation to the public issued by the Pro-Cuban University Students' Committee, to attend a meeting. Subject is shown as a member of this Committee, together with student Communist VÁZQUEZ, Raúl VÁZQUEZ Vives, and Armando ALDANA, among others. A report dated 5 August 1955, from a source whose reliability had not been determined, indicated MARTINEZ was an active Cuban Communist Party leader who had traveled to Communist China and the USSR.
2. VÁZQUEZ, who until recently was a prominent Communist student leader at the University of Havana, has been the subject of numerous reports in his past.
3. "Nuestro Tiempo" is a Cuban Communist cultural front organization.
4. According to office files, Subject signed a statement by the Free Latin American Association distributed in October 1954 together with Cuban Communists Colás and Aurelio RAMIREZ Arroyo, (Dr.) Raúl VÁZQUEZ Vives, and reported organizers of the Association in a Cuban Communist-front organization.
SECRET
From: Havana
Report No.: HUN-1677
Local File No.: 2
No. of Pages: Two
No. of Enclosures: None
Report Made By: Shelby L. Overstreet
Approved By: Sherwood P. Rothen
Distribution:
By copy to: 1-Washington
Orally to: None
1-Embassy
2-Files
Source Cryptogram:
References: HUN-1677, 27 March 1957
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
Subject: Views of Rafael GARCIA Barcena on Cuban Political Situation
Comments: OVERSTREET was interested in meeting Rafael GARCIA Barcena because of the report that Subject was instrumental in influencing the political thinking of Ramon BARTUN, former Cuban Military Attaché in Washington, now serving a six-year term in prison for conspiracy to overthrow the Cuban Government. The introduction was made by ROYCE, a law student at the University who had known Subject when he was a professor. OVERSTREET and Subject have become friends because of their mutual friendship for BARTUN.
68-3/38636
FILE IN 201-299258
SECRET
NI COPY
19-9-5-7
SECRET
FIELD INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY: Cuba
SUBJECT: Views of Rafael GARCIA Bárzana on Cuban Political Situation
PLACE ACQUIRED: Havana
SOURCE, SOURCE EVALUATION, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT:
Source: Qualified American Observer (A) from an Opposition Political Leader (P).
Appraisal of Contents:
1. Rafael GARCIA Bárzana said that recently he had been in conference with Roberto GRAU Y GRAU, leader of one of the three factions of the Partido del Pueblo Cubano (Orthodox) and that he had been asked to try to bring together the three factions of the Orthodox Party: the groups of AGUAYO, ECHAVEZ, and CARLOS FÁCQUEZ STERLING.
2. GARCIA Bárzana would like to maneuver himself into the position of being the Orthodox candidate for President of Cuba in the 1958 elections. He said that it is too soon to attempt a reconciliation in the Party and that his own tactic is to maintain contact with all the opposition political leaders in the hope that at a propitious time he will be the one person about whom no faction would have any strong objections. Subject said there was no first-class political party in Cuba but that the Orthodox were the least objectionable and the name of the party had not been tarnished as was true of the Auténticos, nor was it a party of petty politicians seeking power. Of the three factions in the Orthodox, OCHOA controls the party political machinery, AGUAYO controls the exiles and revolutionary group in which youth and students are prominent, and ECHAVEZ STERLING leads only a small segment of the party. He said that the "Orthodox Youth will not present a difficult problem within the party once they can be convinced that the way to power is not through violence but through participation in the 1958 elections. The Youth are strong enough to vote a presidential candidate but probably will not take a leading part in selecting one. He did not feel that KENNEDY or FRANCISCO was a great deal of influence among the Youth at present. He said that Martí and VÁZQUEZ was the most respected of the Youth leaders. This group eschews violent revolutionary action.
3. GARCÍA Bárzana pictures himself as the person who can influence the Orthodox Youth to abandon revolutionary methods, and toward this end he is writing a series of articles for such widely-read magazines as Pueblo Cubano which he points out to the Youth that times have changed since he (GARCÍA Bárzana) led the Youth in the assault on Casa Columbia. He said that his complete reversal of policy is going to cost Cuban youth, but he feels it is the only way to bring unity to the party and prepare for the elections of 1958. He fears that May will be a month of increased violence in Havana; but, once the revolutionaries realize that they have
not accomplished anything, they will be more amenable to suggestions to prepare for the elections in 1953.
4. GARCIA Bárzana feels that the Ortodoxo Party has only about a 25 per cent chance of winning a Presidential election -- not because it could not command enough votes, but because the current regime of terror is not likely to permit an opposition party to come into power. They have gone too far on the road to government by assassination, imprisonment, and torture to give up their power, he said. Nevertheless, in his opinion there is no alternative to an election. He feels that, even if the Ortodoxos cannot elect a President, they may elect a number of Senators and Representatives in Congress. He will propose that Ramon BARQUIN be run as a candidate for the Senate even if BARQUIN is still in prison at the time of the elections. He did not believe that there were any legal obstacles.
5. Regarding Fidel CASTRO, he said that CASTRO was an impetuous and perhaps even an irresponsible leader, but one who could not be ignored in any new government because of the youth of the country he represents an ideal and for this reason no stable government could be formed without him. He said he differed with CASTRO on the matter of military principles. He does not believe that CASTRO will be able to attract any significant defections or support from the Army. He said that CASTRO originally believed that, if he could only establish a beachhead in Oriente, show strength in that area, while at the same time show the Army that he had supporters in Havana by agitating here, he would be able to find support in the Army itself, particularly in Camp Columbia. This was CASTRO's big mistake, according to GARCIA Bárzana. Since CASTRO cannot take Camp Columbia, he is isolated. GARCIA Bárzana did not believe that CASTRO was ultra-nationalistic but that apparently some of his followers were from the same group of the propaganda of the 26th of July Movement. GARCIA Bárzana, because of his previous influence among Cuban youth, apparently sees himself as the person to offset or balance the impulsiveness of CASTRO if his group ever comes to power.
Field Comment:
Rafael GARCIA Bárzana was one of the founders of the Partido del Pueblo Cubano (Orthodox) but separated from it because of differences of opinion with the leaders Roberto AGUARDE and Jose VASCO Llada. He had been a University professor and instructor of military psychology at the Cabana Fortress and at one time had considerable following among Cuban youth and many friends in the Cuban Army. In April 1953 he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for conspiracy against the BATISTA Government but was released by amnesty in June 1954. Since then he has refrained from revolutionary activities and has been occupied with writing mildly anti-Government articles for various publications and maintaining contact with the principal leaders of the opposition parties. In a forthcoming article to appear in Havana he will exhort the youth of Cuba to give up their violent revolutionary activities and to seek power through elections in 1953.
SECRET
22 Aug 56
From: Habana, Cuba
Report No: HN-1292 Local File No:
No. of Pages: 2
No. of References:
Report Made By: John A. Pellegrino
Interpretation: Walter A. Grawemeyer
Distribution:
1 - Headquarters (1 to IED)
By copy to:
1 - Havana, Cuba
Orally to:
2 - Files
Source Credibility: See below
References: HN-1292
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
SUBJECT: Activities of the Juventud Socialista
SOURCE:
Para. 1: ANONYMOUS-1
Para. 2: ANONYMOUS-5
Para. 3: ANONYMOUS-12
Classification
SECRET
15-01-15
SECRET
Subject: Activities of the Juventud Socialista
Report No: HEM-1332
Date of Information: 7 July - 13 August 1956
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Date Acquired: 8 July - 14 August 1956
Evaluation: Para. 1: 2
Para. 2-3: Documentary
Source: Para. 1: 3
Para. 1: Cuban with close contacts in university student circles (2).
Para. 2-3: Member of the Cuban Communist Youth Organization (3).
Para. 4: Person close to Communist University students (4).
1. On 6 August 1956 Antonio MACEO Ferrer, student Communist leader, was seen at the University of Havana distributing a flyer-sheet of the Juventud Socialista (JS, Cuban Communist Youth Organization) titled "Path of Cuban Youth." He had a bundle of approximately 500 copies of this document. On 19 August, MACEO and IRENE, student Communists, also distributed a similar leaflet of the JS official JS bi-weekly publication, at the University.
2. The above flyer-sheet also appeared as a page insert in the 1 August issue of "Habana," the official organ of the JS. The flyer-sheet consists of a letter, dated 2 August 1956 at Havana, from the JS National Executive Committee to Cuban youth. After setting out the Cuban Communist line against partial elections and for revolutionary action on 12 August against the BACIJA Government, the letter states: the Executive Committee has decided to appeal to the national leadership of all opposition youth organizations and other "institutions of the new generation" to join in immediate acts of protest against that Government. The letter states the Committee has approved a new letter to Cuban working people and student youth, which will shortly be circulated. A portion is dated 10 July by the Communist Party Youth in their meeting hall in that city. Among others, it is said, leaders of the following groups attended:
- Communist Party Youth
- Authentic Party Youth (both CNAU and PNO sections)
- Juventud Socialista
- National Federation of Secondary School Students
- Student Federation of Havana
- Nationalist Revolutionary Party Youth
Classification
26 of July Movement Youth
Certain working youth
3. The letter lists the following agreements arrived at at this meeting:
1) Publish a manifesto denouncing partial elections and calling for mass action against the UNPAC Government.
2) Name a youth commission to contact leaders of each political party demanding that they repudiate partial elections.
3) Send a letter to the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU, University Students' Federation) in Havana demanding that they declare a truce to any UNPAC member supporting partial elections.
4) Create "fighting committees" (comités de lucha) in every youth center regardless of politics.
5) Carry out a commemorative march on 12 August.
The letter closes by indicating that the Committee agrees wholeheartedly with the results of the 18 July meeting in Oriente Province and invites all youth groups to unite in support of the above agreements.
4. Sources state that, as a result of the 18 July convention in Santiago de Cuba, the J3 is promoting a similar youth meeting for Havana.
Field Report, Havana Libre, 8 July 1956, published an agreement of the National Council of the Organized Youth, over the signatures of
Jorge L. Sánchez, Secretary/President, FEU/FEU/FEU, (Cuban Forces)
and others, rejecting the proposed partial elections. Avance,
7 July 1956, carried an article stating that several J3 leaders
had met and announced the J3 opposed the partial elections and would
pass judgment upon such of its members as had accepted the Government's
electoral plans in their present capacity of opposition party leaders.
Among such leaders were named Luis M. García, new Secretary General
of the Partido Nacionalista Revolucionario (PNR, Nationalist Revolutionary
Party), and Emilio J. Sánchez, political chief in Oriente Province.
Information, 9 July, said in an article that the secondary school
association in Santiago de Cuba had met and agreed to a united front
against partial elections. J3 officials also met and participated as a
demonstration and it was agreed to conduct a strike march in the city on 12
August. The local press of 12 August reported that J3 and 32 students
were arrested in Santiago on 11 - 12 August in connection with public
manifestations against the Government.
| FROM | TO | RECV NO | DATE | OFFICE INITIALS | TELEPHONE | COMMENTS |
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| WH | | 046 | 28.46| | | |
| | M | | | | | |
| | M | | | | | |
| | 27.46| | | | | |
| | 17.46| | | | | |
| | 24.46| | | | | |
| | 14.00| | | | | |
**DISCERNED**
**FILE IN 201 209258**
Subjects: Revolutionary Activities
Comments:
1. A copy of the letter summarized in Paragraph 1 is on file at this Station.
2. The information contained in Paragraph 2 was obtained by AGIVALENT from Juan FUENTES Yero and Roberto LEON Lamas.
Subject: Revolutionary Activities
Report No: EEU-1216
Date of Information: 12-13 February 1956
Place Acquired: Havana
Date Acquired: 14 February 1956
Evaluation:
Date of Report: 14 February 1956
Source:
Para. 1 - Cuban Government Official (3)
Para. 2 - Cuban with good contacts in opposition circles (3)
from revolutionary plotters (1)
Appraisal of Content: Para. 1 - Doc.
Para. 2 - 3
1. There follows a summary of a confidential letter sent on 12 February 1956 by the Chief of the Department of Direction of the Cuban National Police to the Chief of the Department of Investigation concerning revolutionary plans by Communists and oppositionists to create disturbances on 13 February, the anniversary of the death of student Rubén BASTIDA, and on the Cuban national holiday, 24 February 1956:
"The leader appears to be Fidel CASTRO, who from abroad is directing over 20,000 youths throughout the island. Other leaders are:
- EUGENIO RODRIGUEZ of the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU; University Students' Federation).
- Augusto CHAPÍ TRUJILLO, FEU leader, national director of the Juventud Socialista (JS, Communist Youth group), who has just been elected president by the School of Philosophy and Letters.
- Gustavo MARÍN of the Movimiento de la Raíz, who is closely connected with the Communists of the University.
- Oscar GONZÁLEZ.
- José LÓPEZ of the Juventud Obrera Insurreccional.
- Dr. Antonio CORONA, long-time Marxist but pseudo-Orthodox director of insurrectional line.
As a prelude to the commemoration of the fall of student BASTIDA, they will again mobilize national opinion, this time in a united front of struggle with the sugar, port, and transportation workers, whom they say they have on their side.
"Communist and oppositionist youths are spreading defeatist rumors to the effect that the year 1956 will be tragic in national history, the political situation is very dangerous, a feeling of insecurity reigns. The Communist and oppositionist student brigades of the so-called Popular Front of Guido BARGA Ináin and others are painting..."
on the walls of houses Marxist notices such as 'Abajo BATISTA' and '126 de Julio' and waging a campaign of proselytism in favor of the so-called 'Revolutionary Emigres,' this is, the mobilization of Fidel CASTRO.
2. The source of a previous report on plans for a revolutionary coup on 26 February 1956 has furnished the following additional information:
"The conspiracy is continuing to develop favorably, and there is a danger that the revolution may break out any time before 26 February.
Among the revolutionary leaders are Juan Fuentes Yero and Roberto "Robo" Lema. Also involved is Raul Fuentes, a Ct. who has returned to Cuba. Almost all the revolutionary leaders who were in exile are now in Cuba. It is possible that Dr. Angelito Rangel Arango may also be back here.
The meetings held at the farm of Fidel CASTRO's cousin near Cienfuegos have been attended by officers and enlisted men of the Army and the National Police. Last week important meetings were held on Thursday and Saturday, attended by Fidel CASTRO, his brother, and his sister.
The preparation for the revolution has started with the placing of bombs and petrol. The person who placed the petrol in the National Capitol last Friday was Juan Cortes.
The revolutionary plotters include in their violent plans the elimination of different persons connected with the BATISTA regime. One of the first to be eliminated is General Rafael Calixto Curbelo, Chief of the National Police, who it is expected will be eliminated by police officers connected with the conspiracy. Another possible victim is Raul Fuentes.
Since 1 February a group of revolutionaries from Habana have been in Camagüey, including one man from Cienfuegos, Habana Province, who is to eliminate three persons from Camagüey. The revolutionary leader in Camagüey is Miguelito Llarena, who suffered imprisonment and torture during the dictatorship of MACHADO.
Groups of revolutionaries from Habana are in all the capitals of the province, working with the local groups. The revolutionaries predict that there will be much bloodshed."
CONFIDENTIAL
Field Reports
1. The confidential letter to the Cuban DI is considered to be an obvious attempt to put the major blame on Communist elements for recent anti-government demonstrations as evidenced by the reference to paintings on the walls of houses such as "Abajo Batista" and "26 de Julio" on Communist motives. Recent reports also indicate that the FID is opposed to the acceptance of Communist support in its demonstrations and refused permission to Cuban and other DI members to participate in the 10 January event honoring FID. The contents of the confidential letter are therefore evaluated as "CUBAN".
2. No information is available to confirm the reported presence in Cuba of Ernesto Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro or Aureliano Sánchez Aybar.
DATE: 23 NOVEMBER 1955
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: CARLOS RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
FBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN
CONFIDENTIAL
From: Habana
Report No.: HX-1111 Local File No.: 1
No. of Pages: 1
No. of Enclosures: None
Report Date: 11-21-44
Approved By: Shawood P. London
Distribution:
By copy to:
1 Wash.
Orally to:
None
Files
Source Credibility: AN/ELI
References:
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
AN/ELI furnished the information in the attached report at our request. Although a considerable amount of it is background, it does tend to answer some of the questions raised in HX-1111 and is therefore being forwarded.
AN/ELI claims that he obtained the information in the report from direct conversations with Carlos Pardo Serrano and his secretary Dr. Luis Guzman. Fernandez, Rolando Masperez, Jose Pardo Llada, Enrique Pizarro de Paredes, Chief of Publicity for the Presidential Palace; and Carlos Marquez Sterling.
The following report was received from an active member of the political opposition:
As a result of differences which arose between Carlos PRIO and Raúl CASTRO, Raúl CASTRO, after PRIO succeeded ORAU as President in 1948, the PRIO, as well as other groups, one headed by PRIO known as "Organización Nacionalista de la Juventud" and another known as "Antifascistas Nacionales", after the break between PRIO and ORAU, ORAU endeavored to form the "Partido de la Unidad" to enter the 1952 elections. However, with CASTRO's coup d'état on 10 March 1952 and PRIO's exile in the U.S., ORAU remained in Cuba speaking in the name of the opposition. When CASTRO announced elections for November 1952, ORAU reorganized and registered the Partido Auténtico, of which he was actually no longer a member, and declared that he would oppose CASTRO as presidential candidate in the national elections. ORAU's move from PRIO's group, represented in Cuba by the "official" party, was under the direction of Antifascistas Nacionales, without legality.
PRIO, VANDA and other PRIO leaders therefore declared themselves against CASTRO and his supporters and refused to support them during the elections. CASTRO's supporters, however, were elected to public office in the November 1952 elections.
Among PRIO's principal supporters are the following:
Carlos PRIO
Raúl CASTRO
Eugenio CASTRO
Luis FERNÁNDEZ
Fidel CASTRO
Carlos CASTRO
Sergio CASTRO
José CASTRO
Miguel CASTRO
Classification
CONFIDENTIAL
The Partido del Pueblo Cubano (Ortodoxo), founded by Eduardo Chibas, was organized by president members of the PSC(A) as a political party to oppose PRD's organization. It was undoubtedly the majority party in Cuba in 1952 and until Chibas' death remained a strong political force drawing its strength from the masses. However, with Chibas' death and PRD's exile it faded in importance and today is small and divided.
Dr. Carlos Martínez Sterling, who has presidential ambitions, attempted to take over control of the party after Chibas' death but was unsuccessful in holding it intact. Raúl Chibas, brother of Eduardo, now heads one faction of the party. Another faction, Ortodoxa Libre, has been formed by Carlos Martínez Sterling. Dr. Antonio Martínez Prada, who was denied membership in the original Ortodoxo party, has a leading role in the "Ortodoxa Libre," still another faction of the original group is headed by Roberto Martínez, who also has presidential ambitions, while another group of followers of the original Ortodoxo Party remain loyal to Martínez, a member of the Directive Council of the Party. OCHIA has refused to accept the guarantees of the MELITA government and return to Cuba from Miami and thus does not participate directly in Ortodoxo activities at present. Still another group of Ortodoxo members either are favorable or sympathetic to the "unification" thesis introduced by Martínez and his followers. At a recent meeting of the party at Teatro Varíeté, AMONTE and other leaders were present, and there was considerable talk of promoting armed revolt against the present regime. "Del Chibas," who is now in Miami, has an armed force of about 100 men called "Chief of the Government" of Mariana. MARÍN, a young Ortodoxo, is at present in Venezuela, planning an armed expedition for Cuba which reportedly will be brought in by a group of fishermen via La Colona, Pinar del Río.
Comment. In order to clear up the confusion created by sources concerning the PSC(A), it is pointed out that the original Ortodoxo Charter drawn up by the Ortodoxo on 23 March 1952 was signed by AMONTE, OCHIA, MARTÍNEZ STERLING, Pepe Chibas, Antonio Martínez Prada, and others with independent tendencies. The president of this, the "Unified" Ortodoxo, is Raúl Chibas. Recently MARÍN's Ortodoxo split from the "Unified" Ortodoxo and formed the Ortodoxa Libre. Another group known as the Registered Ortodoxo is under the leadership of Federico Fernández Casas. Apparently sources, in commenting on the various "groups" headed by AMONTE, Raúl Chibas, and OCHIA, is referring to the popular following these individuals have within the "Unified" Ortodoxo. They do not as such represent a separate segment of the Ortodoxo party.
Probably the most politically active and influential segment of the Ortodoxo party is the youth branch, the Juventud Ortodoxo (JO). It has representation in just about every town in the country and is particularly active at the University of Havana. Dr. Francisco Vidal, University professor and member of the Directiva Council of the Ortodoxo Party, is adviser of the JO. CATRO is well known for his leftist leanings. Actually, when the Partido Ortodoxo was in the original stages of organization, Communists at Havana University prepared and circulated in organizing the JO. The JO frequently attacks the U.S. with slogans that dictatorships exist in Latin America because their anti-communism pleases the U.S. On 27 September, for example, Dr. Palacios, a well-known Ortodoxo prominent in JO activities, stated on a television question-and-answer program that the dictatorship of Batista subverts because the Department of State is flatly anti-Communist, which is not anti-Communist but anti-democratic. The following are some of the more prominent pro-Communists who influence the Juventud Ortodoxo.
Max Valdés, director of the Juventud Ortodoxo, is Secretary of the Consejo de la Juventud, organized by the Comunista, and has signed numerous Marxist manifestos.
Max Valdés, who was an active Communist propagandist in the University, has signed all Marxist manifestos issued at the University and has been seen on different occasions with Alfredo Vidal and Raúl Valdés Vivo, (well-known Communists) close friends of his.
Salvador Valdés, Juventud director, has a Communist background and is a member of the same University group.
Mr. Valdés, pro-Communist, has signed manifestos in favor of Castro and against the 1953 anti-Communist legislation. He is a member of the same University group.
The Movimiento de Liberación Radical is a move to form public opinion and not a political party. It is built around the worldwide movement of "Catholic Action" with branches in Cuba in the Juventud de Acción Católica, Juventud Estudiantil Católica, Juventud Obrera Católica, and Juventud Universitaria Católica. These organizations are forbidden by the Church to make part as such in national politics. However, Aníbal Valdés and Andrés Valdés Vivo and other members of the organizations have gotten together with other intellectuals and formed the Movimiento de Liberación Radical to oppose the present regime. This movement, which is purely ideological, has no Communist influence up to the present time.
The Movimiento de la Juventud is also not a political party but rather a movement to arouse public interest, has gained little strength to date. Its chief spokesman, José Antonio Llada, manages to keep it alive with propaganda, but there is little likelihood that it by itself will reach a position of any importance on the local political scene.
As independent movements, neither the Movimiento de Liberación Radical nor the Movimiento de la Juventud has little or any chance of becoming strong.
enough to register as a political entity. Their strength, if any, will be
in the number of followers they can count on to join one of the registered
opposition parties in the next election and the amount of influence they can
therefore assert on the party's policy.
CONFFIDENTIAL
Subject: Anti-Communist Propaganda
Issued by the FBI
Report No.: EX-622
Date of Information: 9 February 1955
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Date Acquired: 12 February 1955
Evaluation: Para 1 - 0-2
Date of Report: 23 February 1955
Source: Controlled American
1. A one page mimeographed sheet entitled "A Cuba Plane for Nixon" was written and edited in the offices of the Federacion Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU) at the University of Havana. At least several hundred copies were run off on the mimeograph machine owned by the Faculty of Commercial Sciences and were distributed throughout the university grounds by Armando Milian. There was some street distribution in the near vicinity of the University. The sheet was placed on the copy desk of the FEU plant which took place during the week preceding the Nixon visit. There abortive plans included a street demonstration against the visit.
2. The mimeographed sheet asks the question, "Why did you come Mr. Nixon?...To help the revolution of power by Batista?...To extend the official action of giving away our natural resources to United States monopolies?...To support the tactics of Batista against Castro and prevent him one of the Cuban and dictator...With regard to the above, the undersigned protests this visit which interferes in our internal affairs and attacks our dignity even more than the defiling of the statues of our heroes by the Yankee soldiers and of Cuban women.
Luis Carlos Menocal
Jose Nildago Perez
R. Alfonso Llanes
Ramiro Vidal
The sheet then concludes with the note, "The press, radio and television under the orders of Batista and the North American Embassy have repeated these declarations."
Field Comments:
1. The clandestine communist publication Cuba General of 16 February 1955 asserts 7000 copies of the sheet were distributed.
2. The clandestine communist mimeographed newsletter Havana Continental of 15 February 1955 quotes in extenso the FBI sheet.
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
19-7-2-108
From: Havana, Cuba
Report No.: W3-551
Local File No.: 10-18
Number of Pages: 1
Number of Enclosures: None
Report Made by: Stephen H. Karmarkoff
Approved by: Henry T. Bachelet
Distribution:
By copy to:
2 - Wash
1 - Embassy and LA
1 - File
Orally to: None
Source Cryptonym: AMPIEDARCH/1 via AMPIEDARCH/II
References: EK-961, 13 January 1955
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
Evaluation of source is for distribution to AMPIEDARCH/II.
FILE IN 201-2092 SP
INDEX
CLASSIFIED
FILE IN 201-2092 SP
INDEX
CLASSIFIED
Subject: Communist Influence in the FEU, University of Havana
Report No.: H-951
Date of Information: 10-20 January 1955
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Date Acquired: 28 January 1955
Evaluation: B-
Date of Report: 2 February 1955
Source: Controlled American
1. Communist activities in the University, particularly in connection with Federacion Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU, Federation of University Students) affairs, have increased during the last few weeks. Almost daily informal meetings are being held by Ramon VALDES Vives, Carlos SANCHEZ, Leonel SANCHEZ, ALEJANDRO, and Luis DONOS RODRIGUEZ. Usually these conversations concern election campaigns in the various student organizations, and facilities for the preparation and distribution of propaganda.
2. Indicative of FEU attitude toward the communists, students Roberto VIVITE and Federico SANCHEZ de la Raza commented, "the present and former regimes of the FEU have been obliged to work with the red elements since these elements were better disciplined for combat against the government."
3. On 10 January 1955 a crowd of a hundred or so students took part in a ceremony on the 10th Anniversary of the death of Communist youth leader Julio Antonio Mella. President in the ceremony were: Jose MACHADO, Andres LUNA, Leciel ALONSO, Alberto VIVIANO, Ramon VALDES Vives, Ramon VIVIANO, Jose A. VIVIANO, and Max LAGUARDIA.
4. At the ceremony there was distributed a 12 page pamphlet entitled, "Ideas de Ideas," purportedly written by Julio Antonio Mella. Although mildly against the Batista government, the bulk of the articles in the pamphlet are anti-United States, anti-capitalist, and in short typical communist propaganda.
Source Comment: Paragraph 2 is more true than the FEU leaders themselves would like to believe. The FEU, unfavored with the "red aces" has long been notorious for empty, loud-mouthed sessions and propaganda. The reds simply inject a little more organization and intellectual reality and thus create a more effective appeal. All Latin students have a streak (large or small) of anti-U.S. sentiment, but not all will follow any empty-headed jerk who gets up to scream about "imperialism." A large percentage will respond to a subtle intellectual "realism," particularly where it is pinned down for their participation. They certainly agree but with the "intellectual antimony" explanation.
Mission Comment: Official Electoral on 11 January 1955 contains a photograph of the ceremony mentioned in paragraph 3.
Classification: SECRET
19-4-110-18
The attached report is based on information extracted from a secret report submitted by [REDACTED] to the chief of [REDACTED], with the exception of paragraph 3. Information in that paragraph was received verbally from [REDACTED].
SECRET
Subject: Past between Cuban Communists and Orthodox Party Leaders
Place Acquired: Habana, Cuba
Evolution: D-3
Source: Controlled American
1. A past has been completed between leaders of the Partido Socialista Popular (PSP, Cuban Communist Party) and certain leaders of the Orthodox Party for the purpose of combating the Falista regime. Among those present at the meetings which led to this past end which were held in the law offices of Dr. E. P. Peralta, located at Calle O'Reilly No. 107, were Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, Communist, Gregorio Garcia Ponce, Communist, Francisco M. Ortiz, Marxist, and Antonio L. Martinez, leader of the Orthodox youth, Jose Antonio, president of the Federation of Students University, and a member of the Catholic Youth and a follower of former president Carlos Prio. Other meetings were held in the law offices of Communist lawyers, located in the Plaza de la Catedral, Havana, and in the offices of radio station Radio Progress, and Antonio Martinez. The agenda for all these meetings was "CONTRA FALISTA."
2. Behind this past is the desire of the Orthodox leaders involved to seize control of the leadership of the Orthodox Party and realize by the PSP that it needs to stir up its adherents with some strong action and to prove to the Cuban people that its charges against president-elect Fulgencio Batista have been legitimate ends. The past calls for a two-phase attack on the Government, the first phase being the propaganda campaign against the proposed "Via Cuba" canal, to convince the masses that Batista is a traitor, and the second phase being one of aggressive action. The latter action would have as its objective the sabotage of the national economy and would be accomplished, mainly, by incurring with the major shipping lines and the shipping activities. Included in this action is the setting fire to sugar plantations on a large scale, agitation among the sugar workers over salary and disciplinary questions, a "strike" (strike strike) movement in the port workers' sector over the creation of bulk shipments of sugar which would pave the way for the union of the port workers and sugar workers, and the intensification of strikes and the support of strikers' demands in all industries. The final step would be the launching of another propaganda campaign, begun by members of student, industrial workers, and professional men's organizations, prior to the assumption of the presidency by Batista.
3. The Servicio de Inteligencia Militar (SIM) is reported to have seized anti-Castro propaganda issued by the Movimiento Fidelista Cubano. The propaganda was found on the person of an Oriente leader from Oriente Province, who was detained by SIM on 3 January 1958.
Field Comment:
1. Information was received by the Legal Attaché on 27 December 1957 from a source active in the revolutionary underground in Cuba that Cuban Communists were directing a plan to set fire to sugar cane fields in order to sabotage the Cuban sugar crop. Participating in the plan were revolutionaries opposed to the present Cuban administration.
2. Communist role in the anti-Government campaign on the subject of the "Fita Cuba" canal was previously reported.
From: Havana, Cuba
Report No: HMI-921
Local File No: L-6
No. of Pages: 2
No. of Enclosures: none
Report Made By: Shown A. L. Lippman 1/24
Approved By: Henry T. Burcher
Distribution:
By copy to: 2-Wash
1-Emb & LA, NA
2-Files
Orally to: none
Source Component: AUCJET
References: HPL-921
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
Subject: Communist Activity Against Proposed "Via Cuba" Canal
CONFIDENTIAL
19-4-117-7
Subject: Communist Activity Against Proposed "Via Cuba" Canal
Report No: HX-943
Date of Information: 10-20 December 1954
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Date Acquired: 10-20 December 1954
Evaluation: B-3
Date of Report: 29 December 1954
Source: Controlled American
1. On 9 December 1954, the Servicio de Inteligencia Militar (SIM, Cuban Military Intelligence Service) received information that the Partido Socialista Popular (PSP, Cuban Communist Party) had plans to launch a strong anti-Government campaign based on the subject of the proposed "Via Cuba" canal. The PSP planned to remain behind the scenes and to use as many elements of the opposition as it could to sponsor its propaganda line that the present Government had sold out to the United States and that the proposed canal was merely an extension of the Panama Canal. Groups from the Ortodoxo Party (Partido del Pueblo Cubano Ortodoxo), led by Luis A. Ferrer, reportedly collaborated with the PSP in the planning of the protest campaign against the canal. Cuban intellectuals and professional men, sympathetic to Communism or connected in one way or another with the PSP, were to be the ones who would launch the campaign, stressing the selling-out-of-sovereignty theme and the need for a popular referendum before any Cuban government made any treaty or agreement affecting the territorial integrity of the nation.
2. On 11 December 1954, the Cuban press published an article concerning a call made by Luis A. Ferrer in the name of the national executive committee of the Ortodoxo Party, to all youth organizations, including the Juventud Socialista (JS, Cuban Communist youth organization) and other organized centers of public opinion, to attend a meeting at radio station C.O.C.O. on 13 December 1954, in order to join in the protest against the Government's plan to build the "Via Cuba" canal. On 16 December 1954, at nine o'clock in the evening, approximately 85 persons met at radio station C.O.C.O. in answer to LERMA's call or in accordance with instructions from the PSP. About 35 of these persons were Communists, representing "barrio" (ward) committees of the PSP in Havana or Communist labor syndicates, and the remainder were Ortodoxo members, many of whom had had close ties with the Communists in the past. Among the latter were LERMA, Francisco Macias, and Mario Pizarro. Present also was Manuel Rodriguez, owner of the radio station and recently elected representative on the Partido Revolucionario Socialista (PRS) ticket, who advised a SIM officer at the meeting that he had permitted the meeting to go on the air after learning of the Communist infiltration and had only allowed the participants the use of the station's hall because there was no radio commentator and journalists had made such a commitment to LERMA and he could not let PALDO claim down.
3. The evening's program included speeches by four persons, representing the Ortodoxo party and Cuban youth, who attacked the economic, labor, and social policies of the Government, the absorption of Cuban oil by "Yankee Imperialists," the interference of the United States government in the affairs of the Latin American nations and its support of those which were dictatorships, as well as the proposed plan of the Cuban government to build a canal which would involve the ceding of more Cuban territory to foreign interests (i.e., the United States). The meeting closed with the creation of committees charged with formulating public protest throughout Cuba against the present regime and against "Yankee Imperialism."
4. In addition to the role it played in organizing the meeting at radio station C.O.C.O. on 16 December 1954, the FSP has also succeeded in arousing popular sentiment against the proposed canal among the university students, members of labor unions, and members of educational, cultural, and civic institutions. It has been stressing in its propaganda that the canal will constitute a principal military target and place the country in the danger zone of atomic nuclear bomb warfare. The FSP leaders consider this anti-canal movement as a rallying point for all anti-estadista elements which can possibly be converted into the long-sought "National Democratic Front." José F. Cueto Liada who championed the "Voto Negativo" (vote against ESTISTA) prior to the general elections of 1954, has also called on the matter of the proposed canal to attack the present government by calling for a "total union of the masses in defense of the national integrity and the complete liquidation of the present regime." During his television program on 17 December 1954, another vehicle being used by the FSP to spread its anti-canal propaganda in the Asociación Latino-Americana Libre, a cultural organization reported to be a Communist front, whose board of officers includes a Communist leader and a Communist youth leader of national standing, Dr. J. A. Val and Gregorio M. O'Hara, respectively.
Field Comments
1. El Diario Varecán (clandestine Communist publication), No. 69, dated 8 December 1954, contained an article which denounced, in very strong language, the plan to build the "Via Cuba Canal." Approximately a week later the overt Cuban press took up this subject, presenting the pros as well as the cons, and was still carrying articles on it as late as 20 December 1954.
2. President-elect Fulgencio Batista and the present chief of the Cuban Navy, Contralmirante José María U. Calderón, have issued public statements defending the plan to build the canal and blaming the Communists for launching "an insidious campaign against a project as nationalistic as the "Canal Via Cuba" would be" and accusing the opposition elements who have taken advantage of that campaign to attack the present government. Despite these statements and others by other government officials, the defense of the proposed project has been so weak, both technically and politically, that public sentiment against the project has apparently increased considerably since mid-December 1954.
| Date | Officer | Initials | Comments |
|------|---------|----------|----------|
| 25 MAR 1954 | WH | E | 10. Remo CARANO, alcina |
| | 3/10/54 | E | Copy Detached |
**DISSEMINATED IN SO**
**NOT DISSEMINATED FOR FOLLOWING REASONS**
1. **Date:** 25 MAR 1954
2. **File:** 201-0376-2
3. **File:** 201-0376-2
4. **File:** 201-0376-2
**FILE IN:** 201-209258
SECRET
CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
HKN - 737
Page 1
1. AMPUTES advised GROVER on 7 March 1954 that he had been instructed by his chief to prepare a "paquete" (trans-pp) of subject, and as directed, he had prepared a false report emphasizing subject's communist connections and activities. He made available the original draft of his memorandum which is identical to a memorandum received by Ambassador GARZON from the head of the Cuban Army on 8 March. Also included with the memorandum to the Ambassador was a copy of a letter allegedly sent from Paris by subject to Fidel CASTRO, leader of the attempted uprising in Santiago de Cuba in July 1953, and presently serving a sentence at the Isle of Pines penitentiary.
2. It is not known at this time whether the letter included with the memorandum sent to Ambassador GARZON is a copy of a legitimate piece of correspondence, or whether this also has been fabricated by the KGB to give added strength to their character assassination effort. We will endeavor to clarify this point at a future meeting with AMPUTES. Copies of the letter to CASTRO are forwarded herewith to Headquarters and Paris.
SECRET
CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
HKN - 737
Page 2
9 March 1954
201 - 53702
Subject: Dr. Ramiro ALARCO Alcain
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Evaluation: as indicated
Source: Controlled American
Date of Information: 1950-date
Date Acquired: 8 March 1954
Date of Report: 9 March 1954
SECRET
1. The Cuban Government, to further discredit subject, has prepared a memorandum containing a series of false charges concerning his communist connections and activities. The memorandum was prepared by the Cuban Servicio de Inteligencia Militar for forwarding to the United States Government with the intention that action would then be taken by the United States to remove subject's wife from her present employment with the United States Army in Paris.
2. There follows an English translation of the points covered by the SMI in the memorandum of false accusations:
Dr. Ramiro ALARCO Alcain, an attorney, is a relative of ex-President Juan GUAL Bas Martin. During GUAL's regime, ALARCO was appointed Chancellor of the Cuban Embassy in Oslo, Norway, but was relieved of his post after he was detained by the Norwegian authorities for possession of a shipment of contraband nylon hose. Upon his return to Cuba, he was detained by the Bureau of Investigations when a sample case of precious stones was found among his personal effects.
ALARCO is an affiliate of the Partido del Pueblo Cubano (Ortegista), and a member of the Committee of Attorneys for that party.
ALARCO is a member of the revolutionary group which includes (a) Palma, (b) LECHE, (c) Fidel CASTRO, (d) Eloy GARCIA, and (e) ALARCO, and was a participant in the uprising at Cienfuegos, Santiago de Cuba, in the summer of 1953. He is a close friend of Fidel CASTRO (long-time militant of the Revolutionary Socialist) and his brother, Raúl CASTRO, also a communist, both of whom are presently in prison for participation in the communist-sponsored Santiago uprising. ALARCO attended the meeting of Cuban oppositionists in Montreal in July 1953, and along with Fidel CASTRO, Raúl CASTRO, and Sec. ALARCO, he was a member of the communist party in the territory of Palma, representing the Partido Unico de los Trabajadores Comunistas-Cubanos-Ortegistas. ALARCO is reported to have represented the communist interests, although he was charged with defense of the Ortegista policy, and was known to have been in contact with communist leaders. He has been cited on several occasions as a "comunista de apoyo filial," and as such has permitted the Cuban communist party to infiltrate various elements which were formerly
hostile to the communists. ARANGO is believed to belong to the secret
cadres of the Partido Socialista Popular, although his activities have
been carried on behind an Orthodox Front, such as in the case of
LEONCIO, Vicente ARANGU, et al.
At present, ARANGO and his wife are in Paris, having left Cuba on
10 December 1953 in the company of Osvaldo ANDRES Perez, who had sought
asylum in the Haitian Embassy in Havana, and both individuals are reported
to be in contact with the revolutionary Orthodox-Communist-Friista elements,
through a clandestine worldwide communist communications system. The wife
of ARANGO, who is reported to be a member of the Swedish Royal family, is
presently employed in the office of the United States Army in Paris.
Field Reports
Files of this office indicate the following concerning subject,
in addition to the information set out in our memorandum of
19 May 1953:
A Legal Attaché report of 3 April 1957 states that Ramiro ARANGO
Alain was appointed Chancellor of the Cuban Embassy in Moscow
at the age of 27, on the recommendation of Justo JUAREZ, President
of the Partido Socialista Popular (PS), Rafael PÉREZ, and Dr. OSCAR CALLE. He was not known to have engaged in
communist activities, but was reported as "inclined toward socialist
theories." At the time of this appointment, ARANGO had no
diplomatic experience.
In August 1952 subject was arrested by the SD for activities
against the regime.
On 16 September 1953, subject was arrested for activities against
the government, and taken to La Habana. At this time a consider-
able number of known opponents were arrested, including the
PSF leaders Edmundo FELA and Josué GROGU.
| Type | Book No. | Date | Page | Officer's Initials | Comments |
|------|----------|------|------|-------------------|----------|
| 3 | 123 | 12/15/19 | 412 | R. | Revolutionary activities in the Caribbean |
| 3 | 456 | 12/15/19 | 412 | R. | Finished |
| 3 | 789 | 12/15/19 | 412 | R. | CS-DB-1669, 5000, in line to R-1-522 |
**Notes:**
- CS-DB-1669, 5000, in line to R-1-522
- Finished
**Date:** 2 Feb 1954
**File In:** 2Q1-200255
TO: Chief, MI
FROM: Chief of Mission, Havana
SUBJECT: Operational
SPECIFIC: Report of Revolutionary Preparations in Central America Against Cuban Government
1. No additional information concerning alleged plans of the Caribbean Legion to attack the Batista government has been received by the Mission. The latest available information regarding revolutionary activities against that government is contained in HX-418.
2. Reports received in the past concerning the Caribbean Legion's attempts to enlist BATISTA's support for Legion revolutionary activities have been given a low evaluation (as to content), as indicated in the pertinent portions of HX-167 and HX-397. To date the Mission has received no information which would warrant changing such an evaluation.
3. Indications here are that the Batista regime is too preoccupied with a possible revolt attempt originating within the country to permit planning for any offensive action against any other country in the Caribbean. Recent friendly overtures by BATISTA, in the form of decorations bestowed on Hector TRUJILLO of the Dominican Republic and PEREZ Jimenez of Venezuela, also serve to indicate that the present Cuban government is not contemplating any action against those countries.
4. As to a possible attack on the Batista regime from outside Cuba, the Cuban Armed Forces and security agencies have long been alerted to a possible air attack on key installations in Havana as well as multiple assaults from the sea. Recent visits by RICA and CHILE have been mentioned as possible take-off points for the planes to be used in the air attack.
5. The Mission has no information to confirm the allegations made in the attachment to the Department of State Instruction cited in the referenced dispatch concerning the...
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emphasizing the concentration of arms in the hands of Cuban youth leaders.
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Evaluation of Report of Revolutionary Preparations in Central America Against Cuban Government
El January 1954
Cuba, Havana
1. No additional information concerning alleged plans of the Caribbean Legion to attack the Batista government have been received in Havana, Cuba. Reports received there in the past concerning the Caribbean Legion's attempts to enlist Batista's support for Legion revolutionary activities have been given a low evaluation. To date the Havana Mission has received no information which would warrant changing such evaluation.
2. Indications in Cuba are that the Batista regime is too preoccupied with a possible revolt attempt originating within the country to permit planning for any offensive action against any other country in the Caribbean area. Recent friendly overtures by Batista, in the form of decorations bestowed on Hector Espinillo of the Dominican Republic and Felix Jimenez of Venezuela, also serve to indicate that the present Cuban government is not contemplating any action against those countries.
3. As to a possible attack on the Batista regime from outside Cuba, the Cuban armed forces and security agencies have long been alerted for a possible air attack on key installations in Havana as well as multiple airfields from the sea. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala have been mentioned as possible take-off points for planes to be used in the air attack.
4. There has been no information received which would confirm the allegations concerning the concentration of arms in the hands of Cuban youth leaders. Jose Rolando, Max Lescot, and Pedro Guerra are well-known leaders of the Juventud Ortodoxa (Orthodox Youth) and, as such, have participated in youth opposition activities against the Batista government, demanding the restoration of the Constitution of 1910 and the holding of general elections.
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TO: Case, WD
FROM: Acting Chief of Station, Lima, Peru
SUBJECT: General
Specific: Douglas Hadden Allen
Action required by Headquarters: For information and such action as is deemed necessary.
1. Douglas Hadden Allen is President of the Astoria Importing & Manufacturing Company, Inc., in Iquitos, Peru, and a director of the Cerro de Pasco Corporation. He is personally acquainted with Ambassador Harold W. Titelman.
2. On 18 September 1953, Subject talked at this Station to see Winthrop T. Heggan, who was out of Lima at that time. He talked with Jane C. Heggan and at her suggestion that he talk with the Chief of the Political Section stated that he wanted to talk only with Heggan, that he had confidential information on Rafael Payleitich Trujillo, Prefect of Iquitos (and brother of former Communist functionary, Rafael Payleitich Trujillo), and some Communist literature which had come into his possession. Subject returned to the United States on 2 October 1953 without trying to contact Heggan again.
3. Former agent Duffield, who has made a nuisance of himself by calling sporadically at this Station, told Heggan on 1 October 1953 that he was planning to apply for an immigration visa to the United States and that Subject had tried to contact Heggan on Duffield's behalf in connection with the anticipated application. Duffield further claimed that Subject has a close friend who is a senior official of CIGNA from whom he had gotten Duffield's name, and that Subject had shown Duffield a picture of a Peruvian Communist which Duffield remembered having submitted to this Station five or six years ago. It seems quite likely that Duffield gave Subject Heggan's name.
4. In connection with another matter (LIMA-0140), Heggan contacted the subject of Duffield, who, in the course of conversation, told of having received a letter (encl. 1) through
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His New York office from Subject. This letter forwarded a report (believed to be encl. 2) to Ernesto NICOLINI, Subject of SPLA-78, also told of having cocktails on several occasions in New York City several months ago with Subject and Ambassador TITUS. During one of these get-togethers Subject stated that a report (believed to be encl. 2) had been made available to KURAN.
5. On 15 January 1954, DUTERRE volunteered a copy of enclosure 2 with the explanation that NICOLINI had sent it to him especially for KURAN but that NICOLINI wanted it back. When questioned as to the source of the document, DUTERRE said that he did not know the identity of the source but that it had come from an English aviator. The document provided by DUTERRE has not been shown to Subject of SPLA-78.
6. SPLA-78 and references, and LIMA-0219 suggest that Augusto ROVERO Lovo, Minister of Government and Police, Mariano Aljoven, a confidential investigator on President CHILA's staff; Ernesto NICOLINI, a prominent and wealthy Peruvian businessman; DUTERRE, employee of Ernesto NICOLINI; and Luis QUEVEDO NICOLINI, nephews and employees of Ernesto NICOLINI, are associated in some sort of intelligence work, which is separate from the intelligence activities of Alejandro ESPARZA, Director of Government and Municipalities, who is immediately inferior to ROVERO Lovo in the Ministry of Government. On the basis of the foregoing data and references, it appears that Subject is involved with intelligence operatives of the Peruvian Government on one hand, and is in contact with KURAN and other U.S. Government officials on the other hand.
7. It is noted that enclosures 1 and 2 both have the initials "KURAN", presumably the initials of Subject's secretary.
[Signature]
Whitney T. Haysman
Anthony T. Haysman
Enclosures:
1. Ltr dated 25 Nov 53, in trip
2. Rpt copied 18 Nov 53, in trip
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Early in April of 1952, about a month after the Coup de Etat of General Fulgencio Batista, the deposed president, Dr. Carlos Prio Socarras entrusted to his ex-minister of Education and State, Dr. Aureliano Sanches Arango, the responsibility of organizing a vast subversive movement, created to oppose in turn Batista, and return to power the Cuban Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Cubano). This was at all possible. The first steps taken by Dr. Sanches Arango were to give a political form to the movement, and to create favorable conditions for an uprising (putch) at the precisely opportune moment, to be called "the zero hour." Immediately after Batista took over, the PRC, having lost prestige of any kind of influence, since all former officials were dismissed by Batista. Hence Dr. Sanches Arango began to reconstruct the PRC, placing in the positions of command some of the most sincere members of the party, most of whom had formerly been in secondary status in party affairs, and in Government offices.
While Dr. Antonio de Varona was again made President, men such as Dr. Araceli Acuña, Dr. Armando Hernandez and a few others, became the most prominent figures of the Party. Immediately, the PRC began a campaign of passive legal opposition to the administration of the Batista Government, whose every step received the condemnation and adverse criticism of the Propaganda Committee of the Party. In addition, three times a week in the newspaper, Free Press (Prensa Libre), articles by Dr. Araceli Acuña and Dr. Prio Socarras pictured the present Government as a "do nothing" one, with policies of lack of policies, contrary to the public interest. At the same time the articles were designed to restore to the Party the faith which formerly it had enjoyed from the Cuban masses.
In the meantime, Dr. Sanches Arango initiated the opposition by force in the Central American countries. Almost immediately he found that the reconstructed PRC was gaining no ground with the people and that he would have to create a new political formula to draw to the side of the opposition of insurrection, the general populace, by now disgusted not only with the Batista Government, but with the PRC as well. It was proposed that Dr. Roberto Aguirre, head of the People's Party (Partido del Pueblo Cubano), have an interview with Dr. Prio in Miami, but the former declined on the ground that his party wanted to remain neutral in the whole affair. However, Emilio M. Chacon opposed openly the ideas of his chief (Dr. Aguirre) advocating an alliance of the two parties to make the opposition more effective. To this end, he went to Guatemala to see Dr. Sanches Arango. While there, conferences were held in the home of Dr. Paul Cogswell, then Ambassador of Guatemala in Cuba, and new Foreign Minister of the Government of Colonel Arbenz. These talks resulted in the creation of the two parties. On the return of Dr. Chacon to Cuba, eventually the amalgamation was effected with equal administration on the part of both of the parties. This end was hastened by a surreptitious visit of Dr. Arango (Sanches) to his native soil (he was then a political refugee in Guatemala).
From the moment Batista took over the power in Cuba, Guatemala placed itself unconditionally on the side of Dr. Prio and served as a base for the military preparation of the conspiracy. Immediately the Caribbean League (logical) at the time reduced to impotency, began to function again, to take a preponderant
part in Latin American relations. In the latter part of 1952, the military plan was drawn up by Sánchez Arango with the aid of Foreign Minister Paul Oviedo and often in the conferences the presidential candidate, Costa Rica, José Figueres took an active part, creating the support of Costa Rica should be elected president. Dr. Juan José Arango participated as well, to the extent of using his influence with the Guatemalan Army officials that they might join the movement later. On the Caribbean coast of Guatemala is a place called Livingston. To the east there is a road which leads to a little native village (Indigena) near for the moment forgotten by this agent. To the southwest of this place, there is a very bad road which ends in a little valley at the end of which there is a series of low hills. Back of these hills is located camp of the Caribbean Legion. Here is established the General Headquarters of the Guatemalan Army. There exists here a force of 4,000 men regularly trained, quartered and fed. "Our practice is held daily under the direction of General Abelardo Cordero, veteran of the Spanish Civil War and one of the organizers of the movement of Cayo Guadalupe."
The force situated here is divided into two battalions, one named Battalion 4, PAULO ES LA TOLLENEZEAU, the other Battalion 5, IGORIO AQUINO. The force is divided into small groups and taught to use machine guns (towed type), also hand-type automatic rifles, automatic repeating rifles L-1. Nearly all the officers are veterans of the Spanish Civil War. In addition to the military practice, the officers get together once a week for conferences over historical and political matters as expressed by Juan José Arango, Ramón Balderas, Aureliano Sánchez Arango, etc.
Near Livingston there is a little gulf on which is situated Puerto Barrios. South of this port, there is a tiny port not marked on the map, named Montecristo. In this place with landing craft, practiced to land with the idea of disembarking in Cuba. From Montecristo, several shipments of arms have been made to Cuba. The other large concentration of men and arms is in Costa Rica.
Northwest of Puerto Limón on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, there is a place known as La Virgen. Back of this reached by a small country road, back of some low hills, is found the camp. Here are 2,000 men or more divided into three battalions, 1st Augusto Cesar Sandino, 2nd Erazo, 3rd Antonio Kato. A little north of this camp, there is a kind of landing field which contains from (English) Lancaster bombers, originally from Canada by Ingeniero Carlos Navia in Canada. The men in this camp carry English repeating rifles, but they also have Thompson machine guns and Mortars machine guns with plenty of ammunition. The men in Guatemala also have this additional arm.
The plan is that on landing in Cuba of the "patriots" these arms will be given to all the civilians who are sympathetic with the cause. Cubans generally are more familiar with this type of arm than the English repeating rifles, which is not easy to learn in a few minutes. The majority of the planes are English. The leader of the outfit is a Canadian named Christopher, who was a Captain TAF during the war, flying Lancaster bombers. He is a personal friend of Carlos Figueres. This camp did not amount to much when Ulloa Gato was President of Costa Rica, but the minute Figueres came to power, the arms and men began to
flow in, in quantity, from Guatemala, which has been the great center for the accumulation of arms. From a place in British Honduras named Middles, many rifles were secured with the connivance of British officers stationed there, then passed across the border.
The plan of invasion is as follows: When the zero hour comes, planes from Costa Rica and Guatemala will arrive at Habana prepared to drop bombs over the most important military posts in Cuba. As stated before, the crews of these planes are English "mercenaries" who, for money have agreed to take part in this adventure, regardless of their politics. Coincidentally, the men from the camps in Central America will be landed in various parts of the Island. At the same time there will appear in the streets numbers of both parties, well armed, to battle the local police, capture them, take over the civil authority. While all this fighting is going on, leaders of the political parties under the direction of Kusten (Kerensky) and Jesus Dominguez Cortes will capture the persons most prominent of the actual administration, who, once the revolution is successful, will be put in jail under the charge of murder. With this action, it is expected that most of the citizens will come over to the side of the conspirators. Judging from things heard by this agent in an interview held in a hotel between Juan Jose Arrieta and Ex-Colonel Cortes in Havana, the battle is set to take place before the general sale of the next sugar crop, about January of next year. While not within the province of this agent, he has learned that General Fornon is favorable to the conspiracy, sending arms of Argentine manufacture to the Central American camps.
On various occasions, cargoes of arms of different makes and kinds have been introduced into the Island, a procedure now only very difficult because of the vigilance of the Cuban airforce, who constantly patrol the seas between Cuba and Central America. This agent knows about the following demonstrations: In the lands of "Cuba, orthodoxy, truth," headed by Jose Pimentel, and Bernardos, plane "Cuban," there are more than 600 machine guns besides 10,000 grenades (hand type) all of Mexican manufacture. The arms are hidden in the "place" of the son of Jose Pimentel, Cortes, in Pina del Rio. In the hands of Pedro, former head of the youth movement in Havana, are about 100 machine guns, 50 grenades and 10 or 12 rifles M-1. The arms are hidden in a house situated near the "Central Toledo" property of the secretary general of the workers of that central.
ED 11/10/53
The fact that the Communist Party of Cuba would take the measures described in the attached report is not considered surprising. As can be seen from a study of Embassy dispatches and from our past reports on this subject, the FCP is finding itself in an increasingly worse position, politically, financially, and psychologically. The greatest strength of the FCP comes from its own members, by US standards, at least, expected. The current report suggests that the FCP has been weakened by internal dissension. It is only logical, therefore, that communist strength remains, at present, in the field where Marxist ideology has always been used to the best advantage, that of the agrarian workers. It is probable that the FCP, as a political party, will no longer copy the weight and respect it has in the past, at least until economic conditions in Cuba grow much worse, or until the present East-West tension diminishes considerably. Until recently, two possible solutions to the FCP's present predicament lay in its uniting with the Ortodox Party or with the FCP. Assuming the Ortodox Party, it is known that the leftist groups within that party (Vloostin, etc.) are anti-communist and are militating for a pact with the communists (the copy of a memorandum from E. T. GRAIN to the Ambassador, dated January 23, 1952, copy of which is attached), but, so far, have been checked by the anti-communist elements within the Ortodox Party. Until recently, conservative anti-DATISTA elements in Cuba stated with conviction that DATISTA would join with the communists in a selfish attempt to gain the Presidency. However, DATISTA, in two articles appearing in October, November 2 and 13, 1951, closed the door on rumors of this kind by stating the only way the FCP and the FID could unite would be if the FCP would publicly state that, in case of an international conflict, the FCP would side with the United Nations and against Russia. An interesting sequel to this statement, and possibly connected with it, was a leaflet distributed in the streets of Havana in early January entitled: "To the Workers of the FID and to the People of Cuba," signed by Comandante FRANCO VELAS (Cuban), leader of the Blocos (Blocos del Pueblo), which is known for its leftist and pro-American sympathies. In the leaflet, FRANCO VELAS claimed that DATISTA had tried to destroy him and expel him from the Blocos, purportedly, because FRANCO VELAS had tried to defend "the interest of the working classes and of the Blocos within the FID, a real and decided opposition line to the government, and is described that a united oppositionist front be formed to defend..."
The pamphlet went on to say that "the action of Fidel is a direct aid to the very government we are fighting, a government which uses the fascist system to destroy the leaders of the workers by putting ministers and thieves at the head of the syndicates, attacking the union halls and serving the ends of the exploiting magnates and oppressing and pursuing the true workers."
It is felt that the value of the attached information is primarily to point out a possible new force in the Cuban political scene, composed of labor groups, within the PCC and the Ortodox Party, who are dissatisfied with their own national party leadership and who can and probably will join with similar groups in the PCC in an attempt to get power for themselves.
Subject: Recent Communist Advances Within the Anti-Government Labor Movement
Place Acquired: Havana, Cuba
Evaluation: C-
Source: Controlled Source
The two main centers of communist penetration and sympathy in the Cuban syndical movement are found in the Alianza Obrera del Partido Acción Católica and in the Confederación General de Trabajadores del Partido Socialista Popular (CUT). These groups have shown hostility for anti-communist labor leaders who have tried to join them despite the fact that these labor leaders are well-known for their honesty, ability, and good intentions in furthering the labor movement in Cuba. In the past few months, and more particularly within the past few weeks, the collaboration between these groups and the Partido Socialista Popular syndical element has become so close that it has alarmed the anti-communist Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba.
CONCLUSIONS: As has been previously reported, the present political, as well as financial condition of the Cuban Communist Party is extremely serious. It would appear that the stigma of a past with the communists is sure political death for other political parties in the coming elections of June 1952. This has forced the PNP into an isolated position from which there does not appear to be any escape through aligning itself with another political party.
2. The communists have been and are now carrying on a campaign in these syndicates to penetrate and undermine the anti-government labor sections in an effort to gain control of these groups at a later date. This campaign was waged in three stages.
a. The first stage was the communists' penetration of the anti-communist syndicates, paying up their union dues and using their voices and votes in the union meetings to propose and elect their candidates for committee positions.
b. The second stage was to sow seeds of doubt among the members of these groups in joining with any of the anti-communist labor federations or with the government CIO by accusing the CIO leaders of having sold themselves out to the employers and to the government which are depicted as the enemies of the laboring man. The communists have always tried to exploit the anti-government feeling in these labor groups - particularly within the Alianza Obrera del Partido Socialista Popular - in an effort to destroy the anti-communist labor leaders in the various syndicates.
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The third stage, which seems to be going on now, is the ever increasing number of reproaches between the Ortodoxo and PAU labor leaders and the communists. This is the result of a and b (above), and is perhaps hastened by the strong movement of dissatisfaction with the PAU regime combined with their desire to vote this regime out of power in the forthcoming elections.
As an example of the success of this campaign, sources supply the following.
In the Sindicato Provincial de Obreros de la Gema de la Habana, elections for a new executive committee were held January 17, 1952. The anti-communist candidate led by Ramon F. A. won by more than 100 votes receiving 322 votes in all. However, the Ortodoxo candidates within the sindicato, supported by the communists and members of the Bloque Obrero del PAU, obtained 217 votes. In the Sindicato Textilera de San Antonio de los Baños, elections were also held recently. Again, the Ortodoxo, communist, and members of the PAU united against the anti-communist candidates. In this case, the anti-communist candidates won by only 16 votes, the anti-communists obtaining 141 and the opposition obtaining 125 votes.
In the Sindicato de Obreros y Empleados de Crucellas, S. A., the leadership is held by the Ortodoxo, Emilio Llano and Fernando. Up until recently, these leaders were in sympathy with the anti-communist CTC. However, they have recently permitted the entry of communists into their sindicato without requiring them to pay up their back dues. These leaders have also become friendly with the communist leader, Angel Torres, who is a member of the PSP Executive Committee of the Carro district, and two other communists, one an (ind) and another who goes by the name "Praga-Miquel".
CONCLUSIONS: We have no traces on Angel Torres. His name does not appear as a delegate to the Habana PSP Municipal Assembly from the Carro district.
These communists and the two Ortodoxo leaders of the Crucellas sindicato are often seen together in the Club Crucellas which is opposite the Crucellas plant. At the present time, there is a good deal of labor unrest in this plant because the owners are attempting to reduce the labor force. Some of the workers are reporting that the sindicato join with the government CTC so that the latter body will take action and prevent them from losing their jobs. In answer to this, the Ortodoxo leaders in the plant are saying that the Crucellas workers will have to solve this problem by themselves as the government CTC is only the "tool of the employers and of PAU who has sold out to the big industrialists". The workers are tired, demoralized and discouraged and are saying, "And was this the reason the communists were expelled from the CTC? It was a thousand times better under Leoncio!" A desire to join any group which might help them in their present plight - including the communists - is now becoming stronger.
SOURCE COMMENT: The owners of the Grumelle plant are in the process of reducing the labor force by 50-60% and hope to maintain the same production rate as before. The dismissed workers will be transferred to a new plant in the process of construction where the detergent, "FAB", is to be manufactured. The workers are discouraged because they claim that the work performed in the Grumelle plant requires all of the present labor force and the company should hire additional men to work in the FAB plant. The attempt of the Grumelle owners to reduce the labor force in this manner is against standing labor laws of the country, but the Grumelle syndicate led by the Grumelle labor leaders who are being advised by their communist friends, is taking advantage of the present situation to furthering their own interests.
To: The Ambassador
From: E. T. Crain
Subject: Dr. Portell Vila warns Embassy that Cuban left-wingers are trying to bring Communists into the party.
Dr. Portell Vila called today at the Embassy and during the course of the conversation spoke of his grave preoccupation regarding the efforts of Cuban left-wingers to bring Communists into the party.
He stated that Pardo Llada, Eduardo Torroja, Florentino Antuña, Max Lerner and others were trying to get Communists into the Christian party. He said that, specifically, they were trying to get the notorious Communist, Salvador Gómez Agüero, not only into the Christian party but to run as an Christian candidate for senator. He said that a group of Cuban left-wingers approached him on the matter to learn his views and he told them he would resist such a move with all his strength.
Portell Vila said he considered the matter so urgent that he at once wrote an article entitled "The Communist" which he was going to try to get into El Mundo of January 29 instead of Wednesday the 30th which is the day of the week when his column usually appears. He said this would be an extension of his article published January 20 in El Mundo.
I told Portell Vila that while the Embassy maintained a strict neutral attitude in the matter of Cuban politics, it would have a very deep interest in anything pertaining to the Communists when we considered an enemy common to all free countries and free national political parties. I congratulated him on his efforts to keep Communists out of his own Christian party and wished him every success in this undertaking. I said I assumed that if the party announced notorious Communists as Christian candidates for office that the party would probably lose a lot of support from persons who did not wish to be associated with Communists. I added that I hoped my assumption was not mere wishful thinking. He stated that it was definitely not wishful thinking. He stated that it was definitely not wishful thinking and that to exactly what would happen. He said that he would nevertheless oppose the efforts of Pardo Llada and company with all the strength at his command, regardless of whether an association with Communists was or lost votes for the Christian party.
Dr. Portela Villa indicated that he would try to keep me informed of developments within the Mexican party in so far as they related to the Communist. I thanked him, indicating that my sole interest in the matter was the general threat of Communism to all free nations and particularly Communist success or failure in infiltrating into democratic political parties.
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From: Havana, Cuba
Report No: TIC-1266, Local File No: 30-348
No. of Pages: 5
No. of Copies: 1
Distribution: Wash 1
Orally to:
No other distribution.
Source: Cryptov: Antikar
References: ID-777, TIC-1266
Source, Operational Data, and Comments:
Our TIC-1266 tried to answer as fully as possible
ID-777 but it was realized that time that more complete in-
formation on the Juventud Socialista would be appreciated by
Headquarters. Antikar, therefore, was requested to supply us
with information which we felt equivalent had not supplied
previously. The attached report confirms partial information
previously supplied by Antikar and supplies additional in-
formation of interest.
FILE IN 201-209258
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: Further Information on the Juventud Socialista.
REPORT NO.: 261-1365.
DATE OF INFORMATION: 2 Jan 51.
PLACE ACQUIRED: Havana, Cuba.
DATE ACQUIRED: 4 Jan 51.
EVALUATION: P-3.
DATE OF REPORT: 22 Jan 51.
SOURCE: Controlled American.
1. The PSP (Partido Socialista Popular, Cuban Communist Party) high command maintains continued interest in a very large degree in the Juventud Socialista organization. One of the principal tasks of the communist party is to maintain the direction of a strong communist youth movement which will respond only to the ideological foundation of the communist party. In the PSP, the most persistent voice of this communist principle is that of Dr. Roca, who takes a personal interest in the direction of the Juventud Socialista and constantly watches over its activities through trusted lieutenants. Many of the present leaders of the PSP were formerly leaders of the Juventud Socialista, the former Juventud Socialista. Men of this type are Severo Agüero, Agüero Suárez, and Osvaldo Márquez, prominent PSP members in Camagüey Province. On its own part, the Juventud Socialista maintains a close liaison with the National Executive Committee of the PSP through its leader, Flavio Ravo, who attends the weekly meetings of the National Committee.
2. The caliber of the Juventud Socialista direction is high. Its leaders are militant communists and many members of the Juventud Socialista National and Provincial Committees have been political candidates for various government offices in past elections. Second to Flavio Ravo in the leadership of the group is Luis A. Martí, both of these men are political candidates in recent elections and have attended various conferences abroad. Other leaders of note are: Lionel Soto, School of Philosophy, Havana University; Bienvenido Martínez, a well-known political leader; Pedro Pérez, a well-known political leader; and Geovina Villar, all children of the well-known communist leader, César Villar, who are educated in Russia; Julio Acosta, Bienvenido Suárez, Rafael Vázquez Vivas; Ramón Calzada, Juventud Socialista member from the Villas Province; Eidel Díaz, of Oriente Province; and F. P. (Fm) of the printing section of the Juventud Socialista. Other youth leaders not members of the Juventud Socialista but closely tied up with their activities are: Alfredo Gutiérrez, Enrique Vázquez, Luis Aragón, and E. P. (Fm) of the Ortodox Party, and Humberto L. Apalacio, President of the Juventud of the PAU (Partido Acción Unitaria) and Director of the newspaper, Vanguardia Unitaria.
3. The structure of the Juventud Socialista is like that of the PSP. It has committees in all the districts (barrios) of the City of Habana and in the larger cities of the interior. Up until now the Juventud Socialista has not had, according to source, clandestine leaders to take the place of the present overt leaders in case the party is outlawed, nor does it now have these clandestine leaders. However, source feels that there are many secondary and less well-known leaders within the Juventud Socialista who would be able to assume the direction of a clandestine communist youth organization if the PSP decided such an organization should be set up. Source supplies the following names as possible clandestine leaders of such an organization: Julián Acosta, "Juventud Socialista" (youth representative) of the CTC (Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba) (Communist) a few years ago; Bienvenido García, who is the "reasonable" Juventud of the CTC (Communist) at present; Federico, Pita, and Georgina Vila, Habana University; and Hector Camacho, communist youth leader at the Ariguana textile plant in Santa, Habana Province.
4. The FIDIO Administrative's anti-communist attitude over the past six months has not visibly affected unfavorably the unity of the Juventud Socialista, according to source. Source gives as an example the fact that the ranks of the Juventud Socialista are composed of proven communist militant youths. Source claims he knows of only one case of defection from the Juventud Socialista ranks, that of a youth named Elito Capestany, Juventud Socialista leader in the Escuela de Artes y Oficios, who has joined the Communist Party.
Current: As is well known, in other communist parties under similar circumstances and as we have previously reported, some communists have been instructed to infiltrate other political parties. It is difficult to understand how source can conclude positively that the Capestany case was one of defection from the Juventud Socialista.
5. It is true, however, that the PSP has examined very carefully the ranks of the Juventud Socialista for signs of bourgeois weakness. The barrio committees of the PSP established similar committees of the Juventud Socialista with the purpose
in mind of gaining new members for the party as a whole. The methods by which they tried to attract new members for the Juventud Socialista were made up of sewing clubs for girls, English classes, parlor games, and, from time to time, dances. This method had good results as far as getting the youth to draw closer to the Juventud Socialista; however, racial feeling militated against the complete success of this method for many white girls found that they were expected to mix and dance with Negroes, which was against their personal convictions. As a result of this racial prejudice, the majority of Negro girls among the Juventud Socialista ranks is noticeable. The FSP has now managed to purify the ranks of the Juventud Socialista in preparation for a harder life ahead. The former sewing circles, parlor games, and dances have disappeared and in their place entertainment less conducive to stirring up racial prejudice, such as excursions into the country, etc., are taking place. Today, the Juventud Socialista ranks can more or less be counted upon to act in a united fashion for the good of the FSP and to follow the orders of their leaders.
6. Although there are no official figures on the membership of the Juventud Socialista, sources use as a yardstick the fact that on one occasion Flavio Rivas stated that there were more than 15,000 socialist youths in the nation and that of these more than 10,000 were in the city of Havana. Source believes that there is probably an overlap between a member of the Juventud Socialista who is of voting age and also affiliates with the FSP during elections. Taking into account this duplication of membership, source believes that the 15,000 figure is correct.
7. The present activities of the Juventud Socialista are listed as follows:
A. The most important job of the Juventud Socialista is its support of the peace-partisans' movement. This consists of direct demonstrations, making signs for various parades, collecting signatures, etc.
B. The Juventud Socialista constantly tries to maintain good relations with other political youth organizations, such as the Juventud del PUE, of the Orthodox, and of the Auténticos libres. The Juventud Socialista also tries to influence
and keep friends with the FEU (Federación Estudiantil Universitaria) of Havana University, the Masonic youth known as the AJLP, and various schools and universities throughout the island.
C. They carried out certain demonstrations or propaganda in support of the communist "Plan Cubano contra la Crisis" and the "Conferencia en Defensa de la Memoria Nacional."
8. In a national committee meeting of the PJP in June 1950 the directors of the party recommended that the Juventud Socialista spend its energy on the following assignments:
A. To work through peasant associations - or organize such associations where they did not exist - in an effort to get such groups to support the partisans of peace movement.
B. Make similar efforts among the negroes, intelligentsia, factories, schools, etc.
C. To explain to these masses that the U.S.S is standing for peace along with the popular democracies and China and to demonstrate that the imperialist U.S. stands for war.
D. Unite the peasants to the right of the working-class movement against the PNP Government and imperialism. The Juventud Socialista should understand that the most important task of all is to perpetuate and further the partisans of peace movement.
9. Recent activities of the Juventud Socialista have been concerned with objections to the U.N. entering into the Korean problem and the printing and distribution of their new peer-age magazine, Casasahel. The Juventud Socialista has participated in the past and now participates in worker activities, distributing manifestos, attending parades, etc. Sometimes they have fought with the Movimiento Juvenil de la CTC (Government) or with elements of the Acción Revolucionaria Guiteras (ARG) in certain parades or to protect their propaganda signs, etc.
10. Placido MUNO in his position as leader of the Juventud Socialista maintains constant contact with youth leaders of the Orthodoxos, PAU, Auténticos Libres, AJLP, various student leaders, and protestant religious youth groups. Apart from this, source
does not supply any indication that EAMO carries on clandestine liaison with or penetration activities into other youth groups.
11. The Comisión Juvenil of the CTC (Communist) is the same type of organization as the Juventud Socialista but with a different name. The only difference between these two is that the Juventud Socialista is a well-organized unit with a definite membership, whereas the Comisión Juvenil is under the direction of the CTC (Communist) and its membership is mainly made up of Juventud Socialista members with non-communist youths forming the balance. The head of the Comisión Juvenil of the CTC (Communist) is Eleonora Sánchez, a Negro, with his deputies, Héctor CARBONELL and Julio LACADO, also Negroes. The official statements and acts of these men are guided and directed by Carlos F. RUIZ DE LA RUA, one of the communist leaders of the CTC. The activities of the Comisión Juvenil are limited mainly to parades and demonstrations of the CTC itself and they do not have an organized existence in the same manner as the Juventud Socialista. Membership of the Comisión Juvenil is on a much more reduced scale than that of the Juventud Socialista.
STATE DEPT DOCUMENT
DATE: 22 JUNE 1949
CLASSIFICATION: RESTRICTED
SUBJECT: PROPOSED CUBAN NATIONAL CONGRESS FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY
STATE FILE NO: NO. 486, AMERICAN EMBASSY, HAVANA, CUBA
**PERSONALITY (201) FILE REQUEST**
**SECTION I**
| NAME | SEX | NAME VARIANT |
|------|-----|--------------|
| Lesnick-Menendez, Max | M | |
**SECTION II**
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | ACTION DESE | SECOND COUNTRY INTEREST | THIRD COUNTRY INTEREST |
|-----------------------|-------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| | | | |
**SECTION III**
| COMMENTS |
|----------|
| Punched |
**INSTRUCTIONS:** Form must be typed or printed in block letters.
**SECTION I:** List 201 number, name and identifying data in the spaces provided. All known aliases and variants (including maiden name, if applicable) must be listed. If the identifying data varies with the alias used, a separate form must be used. Write UNKNOWN for items you are unable to complete.
**SECTION II:** List cryptonym or pseudonym, if assigned. If true name is sensitive, obtain 201 number from 201 Control Desk and complete Section I and Section III. Use a separate form, enter the 201 number and complete Section II and Section III. Submit each form separately.
**SECTION III:** To be completed in all cases.
FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 31 DECEMBER 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: MAX LESNICK, AKA MAX HIKARO LESNICK-MENENDEZ
FBI FILE NO: 105-3492 (MIAMI)
SECRET
DO DOCUMENT EXTRACT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201 DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL DO FILE.
PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCUMENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED FROM IP/FILES.
LESNICK, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M
201-0733547
12 DEC 73
LX-03850
AMFREE-1 (classified as good source with retentive memory) was in Cuba from 59-64 (free) and in prison from 64-mid-73, charged with illegally attempting to leave the country - got 9 yrs. He 54 yrs old, Am. cit., turned over to FBI Nov 73.
Src said LESNICK was an officer with Fidel and as of 2 Aug 73 was in Miami working for magazine Replica - src described Lesnick as "red as a beet". When he returned Miami from Cuba, he contacted by Lesnick who wanted to write an article for magazine - src later got anonymous phone call telling him Lesnick dangerous and not to go to interview - he didn't.
DATE 10 JAN 74
09050053
SECRET
EZ IMPDET CL BY 054979
201-209258
FFI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 27 SEPTEMBER 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO (DR)
FFI FILE NO: 105-20202 (MIAMI)
DATE: 8 NOVEMBER 1973
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO (DR)
FFI FILE NO: 105-20202 (MIAMI)
FBI DOCUMENTS.
DATE: 25 SEPTEMBER 1969.
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN.
SUBJECT: ROJANDO ARCARIO NASFERRER POJAS
FBI FILE NO: 2-156 (MIAMI).
DATE: 15 OCTOBER 1968.
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN.
SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECT, AKA: COMMITTEE OF CUBANS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE UNITY OF THE EXILE.
FBI FILE NO: 105-16515 (MIAMI).
**United States Department of Justice**
**Immigration and Naturalization Service**
**Director, Central Intelligence Agency**
2430 E Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20505
Attention: Deputy Director, Plans
Please furnish any derogatory information that may be contained in your files concerning the following person.
**FBI Ident. Number:** None
**Last Name:** Lesnick
**Middle Name:** Menendez
**First Name:** Max Edgardo
**Date of Birth:** September 8, 1930
**Place of Birth:** San Antonio de las Vueltas, Las Villas, Cuba
**Present Nationality:** Cuba
**If Married, Widowed, or Divorced:** Give full name and date and place of birth of spouse or former spouse. Include wife's maiden name. Give dates and places of all marriages or divorces.
Mirlam Alvarez-Digal; dob March 26, 1932 Havana, Cuba; married December 29, 1955 Havana, Cuba; same address.
**Parents:**
- **Father:** Lesnick, Samuel; 7-23-03 Polonia; res. Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.
- **Mother:** Menendez, Maria Teresa; 2-23-10 Las Villas, Cuba; res. Miami, Florida
**Organizations:**
- Federation Estudiantil Univ. Havana, Cuba, 1949-51
- Ortopedico Varity, Director, Juventud Ortopedico, 1951, 1957-60
- Segundo Frente de la Sierra del Escambray, Natl. Secy, 1957-60
**Residence Last 15 Years:**
- 2122 SW 22nd Terrace, Miami, Florida, Feb 1967 - Present
- 1236 SW 22nd Ave., Miami, Florida, Dec 1961 - Feb 1967
- 960 SW 10th Court, Miami, Fla., Sep 1961 - Dec 1961
- 16th Ave., 2-B Sta., Miami, Fla., July 1961 - Sep 1961
- 1332 NW 2nd Street, Miami, Fla., Jun 1961 - July 1961
- 1332 NW 2nd Street, Miami, Fla., Jun 1961 - Jul 1961
**Employment:**
- Unemployed, Miami, Florida, Present
- Self employed, WMIE Radio Station, NewsComentator, Miami, Feb 1965 - Apr 1967
- Cadena Oriental de Radio, and Radio Periodico El Nacional, Diario Nacional, Havana, Cuba, Feb 1959 - Sep 1960
**Last Admission to U.S.:**
- 01-26-61 KEY: 212(4)(5)
**U.S. Passport No.:** 261-72-9903
**Social Security No.:** 261-72-9903
**Reason for Request:**
- Perm. Res. Investigation
**Army Forces Serial No.:**
- 105-1510
- 105-2492
- 105-2489
- 105-2424
- 64869 San Antonio 3-50-61
**For Agency Reply:**
- All to CSCI-3/761, dated 27 March 1961
- Subject: Lesnick Menendez, Max
**Central Intelligence Agency**
(3)
**United States Department of Justice**
**Immigration and Naturalization Service**
**Applicant's Name:** Lesnick Max Edward
**Date of Birth:** 09/08/30
**Nationality:** Cuban
**Alien Registration No.:** 45-64529
**City and Country of Birth:** Villas, Lpa, Villa
**Social Security No.:** 12-12-12
**Family Name:** Lesnick
**First Name:** Max
**Date of Birth:** 09/08/30
**City and Country of Birth:** Villas, Lpa, Villa
**Father's Name:** Lesnick
**Mother's Name:** Lesnick
**Spouse's Name:** (If None, So State)
**First Name:** Lesnick
**Date of Birth:** 09/08/30
**City and Country of Birth:** Villas, Lpa, Villa
**Place of Marriage:**
**Date and Place of Marriage:**
**Applicant's Residence Last Five Years:**
| Street and Number | City | Province or State | Country | From Month | Year | To Month | Year | Present Time |
|-------------------|------|-------------------|---------|------------|------|----------|------|--------------|
| 123 Main St. | City | Province | Country | 10/01/57 | 1957 | 11/01/57 | 1957 | Present |
**Lesnick Menendez Max Edward**
**Applicant's Employment Last Five Years:**
| Full Name and Address of Employer | Occupation | From Month | Year | To Month | Year | Present Time |
|----------------------------------|------------|------------|------|----------|------|--------------|
| 123 Main St. | | 10/01/57 | 1957 | 11/01/57 | 1957 | Present |
**Last Foreign Residence of More Than One Year:**
| City | Country | From Month | Year | To Month | Year | City | Country |
|------|---------|------------|------|----------|------|------|---------|
| | | 01/01/57 | 1957 | 12/31/57 | 1957 | | |
This form is submitted in connection with application for:
- Naturalization
- Adjustment of Status
- Other (Specify)
**Signature of Applicant or Petitioner:**
**Date:**
**Signature:**
**Note:** False sworn statements are punishable by law for knowingly and willfully making a false statement or concealing a material fact.
DATE: 18 AUGUST 1946
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: PARTIDO DE LA REVOLUCION (PR)
FBI FILE NO.: 105-10748 (MIAMI)
SECRET
PRIORITY DIR CITE WAVE 675P
NO NMAC
1. FULL INITIAL INFO RE MAX LESNIK ROLE IN SURFACING OF CUBAN DELEGATION TO UN PRESS RELEASE RE TEXT 12 OCT CUBAN GOVT NOTE TO U.S. GOVT. PRIMARY SOURCE IS AMLINK 1 SOME CONFIRMATORY DATA FROM AMOS.
2. MORNING 19 OCT MAX LESNIK MENENDEZ 201-209258 WAS IN OFFICES SEGUNDO FREnte NACIONAL DE ESCAMBAY (SFNE) WHEN MAIL RECEIVED. INCLUDED WAS PLAIN MANILA ENVELOPE SENT AIRMAIL, NO ADDRESS SEEN. ADDRESSED ONLY TO STREET ADDRESS, WITH SNFE NAME NOT APPEARING. ENVELOPE OPENED TO ENVELOPE WHICH CONTAINED COPIES OLD CASTRO AND CUBA ARA SPEECHES PLUS TYPED COPY OF TYPE D "PRESS RELEASE" OR "FOR" HEADED CUBA MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS, THREE-PAGE SPANISH LONGFORM TEXT.
3. LESNIK BEGAN TRY DETERMINE IF OTHER EXILE GROUPS OR AMERICAN PRESS ELEMENTS HAD RECEIVED COPIES RELEASE. CHECKS WITH USIA, AP, TIME WERE NEGATIVE. PASSED LESNIK QUERY JORGE VOLSKY OF USIA (WHO NOW HAS CHANGED HIS STRINGER ALLEGIANCE FROM NEW YORK TIMES TO NY TIMES HERALD.
201-209258
21 OCT 65
TRIBUNE PHONED MIAMI COORDINATOR CUBAN AFFAIRS WHO REPLIED HAD NO
KNOWLEDGE MATTER. VOLSKY THEN PHONED BARNARD COLLIER NYHT LATIN
AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT WHO CHECKED BY PHONE WITH CUBAN UN DELEGATION.
PERSON WHO ANSWERED PHONE, APPARENTLY A SECRETARY, CONFIRMED EXISTENCE
OF PRESS RELEASE BUT WAS VAGUE RE POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION. LESNIX
READ FROM RELEASE AND COMMENTED ON CONTENTS DURING HIS RADIO PROGRAM
NIGHT IS OUT. COLLIER BROKE STORY IN NYHT MORNING 20 OCT.
4. CUBAN EXILE CIRCLES SPECULATE THAT PERSON WITHIN OR HAVING
CONTACT WITH CUBAN UN MISSION STOLE COPY OF RELEASE AND SENT IT
ANONYMOUSLY TO SFNE. NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS OR ANY OTHER THEORY
SECRET
CFN 636 MAX LESNIX UN 12 U.E. ANSLINA I AMOT 19 201 209258
SEGUNDO FREnte NACIONAL DE ESCAMOSAY SFNE SFNE NOT APPEARING DIEGO
MEDINA CASTRO GUEVARA D SPANISH USIA AP TIME JORGE VOLSKY USIA NEW IOWA
TIMES NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE MIAMI NO KNOWLEDGE VOLSKY BARNARD
COLLIER NYHT LATIN AMERICAN CUBAN UN 19 OCT COLLIER NYHT 20 OCT
UN SFNE NO EVIDENCE
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REF ROMS WITH FOLLOWING RESULTS:
A. IDEN A TOLD AMRAZZ/1 ON 7 AUG 65 THAT AMJAG/7 (201-209258)
HAD RECENTLY SAID THAT CONFLICTING REPORTS (NATURE AND MEDIUM NOT
SPECIFIED) ISSUED BY KUBARK AND ODDEAT RE DOMINICAN CRISIS RESULTED
IN DOWNGRADING KUBARK, AND SINCE CRISIS IT RUMORED (NOT SPECIFIED
BY WHOM) ODDEAT WOULD BE SUBSTITUTED ANY MOMENT FOR KUBARK IN
HANDLING PBRUMEN PROBLEM. IDEN A ADDED HE SURE AMJAG/7 EMPLOYED
BY KUBARK AND ASSUMED HE GOT INFO FROM HIS KUBARK CONTACT.
(WAVE COMMENT) IN BOTH DAILY RADIO PROGRAM (IDEN B) AND NEWSPAPER
(IDEN C) HE RUNS, IDEN A HAS CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWED ANTI KUBARK LINE
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NAME WHO HIGHLY RESPECTED ORDER LEND CREDENCE TO RUMOR AND THREW
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SECRET
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201-352352
SECRET
SECRET, BELIEVED NOT KNOWN IN EXILE COMMUNITY AS HAVING ANY KUBARK TIES.
B. AMTRUNK/1 (201-352252) TOLD AMRAZZ/1 10 AUG 82 OF UNSPECIFIED RUMORS IN EXILE COMMUNITY RE POSSIBLE ODBeat TAKEOVER OF ANTI PBRUMEN ACTIVITIES. TIME AND EXTENT ODBeat TAKEOVER NOT KNOWN. AMTRUNK/1 SEES NO DRASTIC CHANGE EVEN IF RUMOR TRUE BUT SAID HE NOTICED GRADUAL DECREASE KUBARK PERSONNEL IN AREA SINCE FALL AMBIDDY/1 AND CORRESPONDING INCREASE ODBeat AGENTS. ADDED HE PERSONALLY KNEW PBRUMEN IN AREA EMPLOYED BY ODBeat BUT DECLINED PROVIDE NAMES. (WAVE COMMENTS: MANY MEMBERS AMWORLD ALLUDED TO NO CLAIMED KUBARK STATUS. DECREASE THESE TYPES SINCE DISANDMENT AMWORLD COULD ACCOUNT FOR ALLEGED REDUCTION NUMBER KUBARK AGENTS WAVE AREA.)
2. WAVE FEELS RUMORS GENERATED SOME EXTENT BY AX-GRINDERS LIKE IDENA AND BY OPPORTUNISTS HOPING FOR OVERALL CHANGE WHICH MIGHT ENABLE THEM GAIN ODYOKO SUPPORT FOR OWN PERSONAL AIDS. NEWSPAPER IDENA CONTRIBUTED TO START OF RUMORS BY PLAYING UP ODENVY "INVESTIGATION" KUBARK ACTIVITIES SANTO DOMINGO AND HINTING NEW CHIEF KUBARK INDICATED PHASE OUT CIVILIAN CONTROL ANTI-PBRUMEN OPS.
SECRET
CFN 5089 31065 AMRAZZ/1 RQMS A AMRAZZ/1 7 65 AMJAG/7 201-209258
NOT SPECIFIED KUBARK ODBeat RE DOMINICAN NOT SPECIFIED PBRUMEN
AMJAG/7 B C A ANTI AMBANG/1 OPS AMRAZZ/1 A AMJAG/7 AMJAG/7
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ODENY SANTO DOMINGO OPS
BT
SECRET 1900612
DIR CITE WAVE 5090
TYPIC AMKNOE A RAZZ AMOT
REF WAVE 5089 (35072)
IDEN A: MAX EDGARDO LESNIX MENENDEZ (201-209258).
IDEN B: "REPLICA" PROGRAM DAILY 1845-1900 HRS, WMIE.
IDEN C: REPLICA NEWSPAPER
IDEN D: PATRIA NEWSPAPER, BATISTIANO WEEKLY.
SECRET
CFN 5090 5089 A MAX EDGARDO LESNIX MENENDEZ 201-209258 B "REPLICA" 1845-1900 HRS WMIE C REPLICA D PATRIA BATISTIANO WEEKLY
BT
SECRET
B 201-352252
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FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 29 JANUARY 1965
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: SECOND NATIONAL FRONT OF ESCAMBAY (SNFE)
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SUBJECT: WNIINTEL FGI EMPYREX TRACE
1. EMPYREX (LIAISON) REQUESTS TRACESON MAX L E S N I C K
MENENDEZ BORN 8 SEPT 1930, HAVANA, CUBA; JOURNALIST WHO IS
REQUESTING VISA TRAVEL DOM REP FOR BUSINESS TRIP. SUBJECT APPEARS
TO BE IDENTICAL WITH MAX EDGARDO L E S N I C K MENENDEZ (201-209258),
CUIS PRINTOUT NO. 151438. STATION TRACES CONTAINED UFG-01709,
20 OCT 62 AND UFG-03590, 10 SEPT 63, INDICATE LESNICK ANTI-CASTRO
CUBAN EXILE BROADCASTER AND STATION IS PERPLEXED SUBJECT'S
INCLUSION IN CUIS.
2. INDEX: LESNICK, FILE: 201-209258, RVW 9 FEB 09,
DRY 0981.
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LESNIX, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M
200-CC6-495/18
DATE-01586
13 JAN 78
TREA
P3
DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER OF REPLICA, A SPANISH
MAGAZINE PRINTED IN MIAMI.
ATTENDED MEETING FOR PURPOSE OF ORGANIZING A
SECRET ANTI-CASTRO GROUP.
DATE 06 FEB 78
09517279
201-209258
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CABLES FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: 16 NOVEMBER 1977
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: CUBAN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S.; FBI - CUBA
DATE: 6 AUGUST 1977
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: WILD STALLION; INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA-PANAMA
**Biographic Information**
| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | City and Country of Birth | Place of Marriage |
|-----------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| Lesnick | Max | 9/2/30 | Voelitz, Cuba | |
| Menendez | | | | |
**Father**
| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | City and Country of Birth | Place of Marriage |
|-----------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| Lesnick | | 1903 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Menendez | Teresa | 1910 | Miami, Fla | |
**Former Husbands or Wives**
| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | City and Country of Birth | Place of Marriage |
|-----------|------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------|
| Alvarez | Miriam | 8/26/32 | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba |
**Applicant's Residence Last Five Years**
| Street and Number | City | Province or State | Country | From | To |
|-------------------|------|-------------------|---------|------|----|
| 5530 Sardina | C. Gables | Fla | U.S.A. | Jan 75 | |
| 1730 Pizarro | C. Gables | Fla | U.S.A. | Jan 73 | Jan 75 |
| 2122 S.W. 22 Terr.| Miami | Fla | U.S.A. | March 66 | Jan 73 |
**Applicant's Last Address Outside the United States of More Than One Year**
| Street and Number | City | Province or State | Country | From | To |
|-------------------|------|-------------------|---------|------|----|
| Banos 205 | Havana | Havana | Cuba | 56 | Jan 61 |
**Applicant's Employment Last Five Years**
| Full Name and Address of Employer | Occupation | From | To |
|-----------------------------------|------------|------|----|
| 2994 N.W. 7 St. Miami, Fla. 33125 | President | Oct. 67 | |
**Naturalization**
- **Date of Naturalization**: Oct. 67
- **Place of Naturalization**: Miami, Fla.
**Other Information**
- **Naturalization**: Yes
- **Adjustment of Status**: No
**Applicant:**
- **Name**: Lesnick-Menendez, Max
- **Alien Registration Number**: 012-542-416
**Other Agency Use**
- **INS USE (Office of Origin)**
- **Office Code**: 1-4-6-9
- **Type of Case**: MIA
- **Date**: Apr 2, 1977
- **Number**: 01-209258
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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION (LESS 203'S) MAY BE PASSED TO THE
ITS INTERNAL 420TH FOR INFO ONLY:
A. ALDO INOCENCIO VERA SERAFIN (201-0326634) DPOB
28 JULY 1928, CAIBARIEN, LAS VILLAS, CUBA. FORMER UNDERGROUND LEADER
AGAINST BATISTA 1955-59 AND PROMINENT MEMBER IN 26TH OF JULY
MOVEMENT. HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS IN CASTRO'S EARLY REVOLUTIONARY
GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THAT OF CHIEF OF THE TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS
DEPARTMENT (DTI), THE MAIN INTELLIGENCE ORGAN OF THE CUBAN NATIONAL
POLICE. ARRIVED IN U.S. WITH WIFE AND BABY AS A REFUGEE ON 13 MARCH
1961. ISSUED PERMANENT U.S. ALIEN REGISTRATION NO. A-12-486-223 IN
JUNE 1965. IN 1972 MOVED TO PUERTO RICO. VERA WAS VERY ACTIVE IN
ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN EXILE GROUPS UP UNTIL THE TIME HE WAS KILLED BY UNKNOWN
ASSAINTS ON 25 OCTOBER 1976 IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-Y
DATE: 201-306634
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B. MAX EDGARDO LÉSNICK (201-0209258) DPOB 8 SEPT
1930, VUELTAS, LAS VILLAS, CUBA. FLED TO U.S. IN JANUARY 1961. ISSUED PERMANENT U.S. ALIEN REGISTRATION NO. A-12-542-416 IN JANUARY 1961. HAS BEEN THE PUBLISHER OF THE SMALL EXILE NEWSPAPER "REPLICA" IN MIAMI SINCE 1963 AND A COMMENTATOR FOR A DAILY NEWS PROGRAM "RADIO ANTI-CASTRO REPLICA" SINCE 1964. INVOLVED WITH SEVERAL CUBAN EXILE GROUPS. Y
2. ADDED INFO ONLY:
A. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FBI REPORTS ON VERA AND HIS ACTIVITIES WHILE A MEMBER OF VARIOUS EXILE GROUPS AND ESPECIALLY CONCERNING VERA'S INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GROUP ACCION CUBANA (AC), WHICH IS A SMALL CUBAN EXILE TERRORIST GROUP HEADED BY ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA AND WHICH HAS CLAIMED CREDIT FOR A NUMBER OF BOMBINGS AGAINST CUBAN EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES. BHERALD HAS HAD CONTACT WITH VERA OFF-AND-ON SINCE 1964. BESIDES THE CONTACT DESCRIBED IN REF B VERA WAS BEING CONSIDERED IN 1964 FOR THE AMWORLD PROGRAM, BUT THIS DID NOT MATERIALIZE. AN INTERESTING NOTE IS FACT THAT VERA WAS REGISTERED BY THE ARMY WITH ISR FOR THE PERIODS JANUARY - JULY 1964 AND AUGUST 1964 - APRIL 1966, BOTH TIMES BEING DROPPED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Y
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B. CONCERNING LESNICK, SEVERAL FBI REPORTS INDICATE LESNICK WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ORLANDO BOSCH AND WAS INVOLVED IN AND SUPPORTED A NUMBER OF CUBAN EXILE REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS' TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. ANOTHER FBI REPORT INDICATED THAT LESNICK RECEIVED MONEY FROM PANAMA IN CONNECTION WITH NARCOTICS TRAFFIC AND ALLEGEDLY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ARREST IN PANAMA OF GABRIEL GREGORIO RODRIGUEZ, WHO WAS SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING AGAINST THE TORRIJOS GOVERNMENT IN PANAMA. THE LATEST FBI INFO ON LESNICK RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER 1974 REPORTED THAT LESNICK AND ORLANDO BOSCH WERE NO LONGER COOPERATING BECAUSE OF AN ARGUMENT OVER MONEY. LESNICK WAS ONCE CONTACTED BY THE HAVANA STATION IN AUGUST 1957 AS PART OF THAT STATION'S LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF OPS ASSETS. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY FURTHER OPERATIONAL INTEREST.
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LA COMMENT: A. INDICATED TRACES ON VERA AND LESNICK WOULD FOLLOW SEPARATELY.
B. INFORMED ADDRESSES OF ASSASSINATION OF VERA ON 25 OCTOBER 1976 AND GAVE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF AGENCY CONTACT WITH VERA.
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DATE: 29 OCTOBER 1976
ORG: LESLIE BRUDZINSKI/PAULETTE DANCY MEH
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TO: PRIORITY PANAMA CITY INFO LAMiami Y
UNINTEL RYBAT HYPOCH MHSPIKE Y
ACD 0000 0000 0000 0000
REFS: A. PANAMA CITY 38780 [IN 078745]
B. PANAMA CITY 38750 [IN 076237]
C. DIRECTOR 931642 Y
3. HEADQUARTERS IN PROCESS OF NOTIFYING DEA OF FBI REQUEST DESCRIBED REF C. FURTHERMORE, WE RECOMMENDING TO DEA THAT SINCE ALDEREGUIA IS A REGISTERED DEA CI THEY MAY WISH INFORM FBI OF THEIR INTEREST, IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY Y
2. NO HEADQUARTERS TRACES ON OCHOA AND MAYO. TRACES ON ALDO VERA (201-0326634) AND MAX LESNICK (201-0209258) FOLLOW SEPARATELY MOSTLY BUT WILL BE FOR STATION USE ONLY. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INFO IS FROM FBI AND MAY NOT BE PASSED TO 470TH WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF FBI. BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION INVOLVED IT WOULD BE BETTER IF 470TH MADE OWN QUERY TO FBI FOR THIS INFORMATION. BELIEVE IN FUTURE THAT ANY SUCH REQUESTS FROM 470TH FOR INFORMATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED THROUGH THEIR OWN COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS TO THE FBI SINCE WE ARE NOT AT LIBERTY TO DIVULGE TO ONE AGENCY INFORMATION
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FROM ANOTHER. MOREOVER, SINCE INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED REF B ARE U.S.
PERSONS, DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE 470TH AND THE FBI
PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE.
FILE: 201-281197, 56-2-4, 56-8-11. E2 IMPETUOUS
LA COMMENT: A. STATION ASKS IF FBI HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT ALDERGUA
INS REGISTERED IN ISR AS SOURCE OF DEA.
B. REQUESTS TRACES ON CUBAN EXILES CONNIE O CH O A,
ALDO V E R A, MAX LESNICH, AND FNU MAYO.
C. NOTIFIES ADDRESSES THAT IN RESPONSE TO HEADQUARTERS
MEMO TO FBI ON ACTIVITIES OF ALDERGUA FBI WISHES
INITIATE DISCREET INVESTIGATION OF ALDERGUA'S
ACTIVITIES IN U.S. ADVISES HEADQUARTERS GIVING SUCH
CONCURRENCE.
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PCS/LSN/ID C. ENRIGHT {IN DRAFT}
PCS/LSN/MIL FRANTZ {IN DRAFT}
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AC/CI/OG/AT H. ARCHER {IN DRAFT}
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DATE: 28 OCTOBER 1976
ORIG: LESLIE BRUDZINSKI: MEH
UNIT: LA/PNC/PA
EXT: 1454
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CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
SECRET 2021322 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE: PANAMA CITY 38799
TO: DIRECTOR INFO MIAMI, FL
MAINTAIN HIGH PRIORITY INTEL
1. On 26 October, KIEPOCH passed station copy of report on alleged Cuban exile terrorist activity from an apparently new source of origin in Miami. Report is not dated, but 26/2 date stamp indicates it was received on 22 October. Even though written, is not identified in handwritten document. It provides address and phone numbers in Miami area which should make his identification feasible. Writer appears to be proprietor of "PASCO" 2601 16th St., Miami, FL. Twenty-third Street, Hollywood, FL. Phone 363-7344 (office); 366-2277 (home). Additional phone 854-4231 followed by rotation (my house). We have no idea how document reached KIEPOCH, but we speculate he learned it could have brought it from Miami. The writer is a known militant (US) for his services.
2. Presumably to establish his bona fides and substantiate his access to info of value to Panamanians, writer submitted lengthy report on alleged recent Cuban exile activity accompanied...
BY LONG LIST OF CUBAN EXILE ACTIVISTS, DOCUMENT CONTAINS FAMILIAR
ALLEGATIONS OF CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY. DOCUMENT STATES
THAT ORLANDO BOSCH IS UNDER ARREST IN VENEZUELA TOGETHER WITH LUIS
PULIDO CARRILLES ALIAS "EL SABIO". BOSCH WAS TRAVELING ON COSTA
RICAN PASSPORT AND ALSO HAD NICARAGUAN, DOMINICAN AND CHILEAN
PASSPORTS.
1. REPORT LISTS BOSCH'S CONTACTS AS "MIGUEL PÉREZ" IN NICARAGUA
DESCRIBED AS CLOSE TO GENERAL ANASTASIO SOTOMAYOR ORLANDO NUNEZ
IN COSTA RICA AND MARIO RIVADILLO IN SANTO DOMINGO. POSADA IS
DESCRIBED AS EX-NAVY, ARMY OFFICER, AND WORKED FOR VENEZUELA'S
DIGESTO FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEN ORGANIZED PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY
WHICH EMPLOYED OVER 1,000 MEN. POSADA, ACCORDING TO THE WRITER,
DIRECTED ALL VIOLENT ACTIONS IN VENEZUELA AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS.
HIS ALIAS WAS "INSPECTOR BARRIO" AND ALSO "EL CALICHE". THE RECENT
OPERATION AGAINST THE CURAMA PLANE WAS MOUNTED BY POSADA, ASSISTED
BY ALDO VERA. THE WRITER CONTINUES BY STATING THAT BOSCH'S RECENT
TRIP TO VENEZUELA WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
"ALDO'S WING" AND CORU. BOSCH'S MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL IF IT
APPEARS TRUE AND ALDO'S GROUP WILL UNITE. ALDO VERA IS REPORTEDLY
IN PLANTATION. THE WRITER ADDS THAT ALDO VERA WILL ENTER
VENEZUELA IN NOVEMBER 75 TO MOUNT A SERIES OF ATTACKS AGAINST CUBAN EMBASSIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
4. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR FROM TEXT, BUT IT SEEMS AFTER
1. ACCORDING TO CUBAN REPORTS, SHE WAS ORIGINALLY JAIL IN
CUBA, BUT ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO PANAMA SINCE SHE HAS ALREADY SERVED
HER SENTENCE. SHE WOULD THEN TRAVEL FROM PANAMA TO VIETNAM
WHERE SHE WOULD BE OF SERVICE TO THE WRITER.
5. THE WRITER CLAIMS THAT ENRIQUE ARIAS WAS ALL SET TO GO TO
PANAMA DURING THE RECENT UNREST THERE. ARIAS WAS TO HAVE BEEN
FLEETED BY JOE MENDELA, AN AMERICAN WHO IS WELL KNOWN TO CUBAN GOVERN-
MENT. JOE MENDELA AND ROLANDO MARTINEZ, WHO ARE IN CONTACT WITH CIA,
WILL INTRODUCE THE WRITER TO ARIAS AND IMPROVE WRITER'S ACCESS
TO ARIAS WHO IS OF INTEREST TO PANAMANIANS.
6. STATION POUCHING CURRY OF ALLEGED CUBAN MAIL ACTIVISTS TO
ADDRESSES.
7. FLIGHT 507-4/3, E2 IMPACT
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SECRET 212272 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE: PANAMA CITY 38750
TO: PRIORITY L/Miami Info Director,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
REF: PANAMA CITY 38750 (.......
1. 470TH NIGP SUCCEEDED IN HOLDING OPS MEETING WITH SOURCE 301 NIGHT OF 19 OCT. IN COURSE OF THAT DEBRIEFING, 301 REPORTED FOLLOWING:
A. HE WAS SENT ALONE TO MIAMI BY GN 5-2, LTC. NORIEGA, ON 14 OCT. RETURNED TO PANAMA NIGHT 15 OCT. HIS MISSION WAS TO CONTACT SALVADOR ALDEREGUIA TO OBTAIN INFO ON CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITY IN CONNECTION WITH SABOTAGE OF CUBANA AIRLINER OFF BARBADOS.
B. 301 REACHED ALDEREGUIA THROUGH CUBAN EXILE FEMALE NAMED CONNIE OCHOA WHO FUNCTIONS AS MISTRESS TO BOTH 301 AND ALDEREGUIA. ALDEREGUIA NAMED CUBAN EXILES ALDO VERA AND (FNU) MAYO, A VETERINARIAN, AS HAVING HAD ROLE IN SABOTAGE OPERATION, BUT SAID PRINCIPAL FIGURE WAS ORLANDO BOSCH. ALDEREGUIA SAID THAT BOSCH HAD GONE TO NICARAGUA WHERE ANASTASIO SANCHEZ GAVE HIM UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF MONEY TO MOUNT OPERATION. BOSCH PROCEEDED...
TO CARRIES TO CARRY IT OUT. ALDEREGUIA ALSO NAMED CUBAN EXILE
C. AFTER 321 RETURNED TO PANAMA, HE WAS INVITED TO DINNER
AT HOME OF AMADO PADRON, KNOWN CUBAN INTEL OFFICER IN CUBAN EMBASSY
PANAMA CITY, NIGHT 16 OCT. CUBAN AMBASSADOR GARCIA WAS ALSO PRESENT.
GARCIA PRAISED 321 EFFUSIVELY FOR PREVIOUS INFO 321 HAD PROVIDED TO
CUBANS FROM MIAMI EXILE CONTACTS. GARCIA SAID THAT FIDEL CASTRO
USED IT EXTENSIVELY IN PREPARING HIS 15 OCT SPEECH.
D. 321 WILL BE ASKED BY NORIEGA TO GO TO MIAMI AGAIN IN
NEAR FUTURE, PROBABLY FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON SAME SUBJECT.
2. IF 321 GOES TO MIAMI AGAIN 470TH WILL SEND STUDLEY TO
MEET HIM THERE TO MONITOR HIS CONTACTS WITH EXILE COMMUNITY. CONTACT
WITH 321 IS MUCH EASIER IN MIAMI THAN IN PANAMA. 470TH WILL INFORM
FBI AS REQUIRED BY COORDINATION RULES. WOULD APPRECIATE MIAMI
STATION ASSISTANCE TO STUDLEY IF REQUIRED. MIGHT BE ESPECIALLY
HELPFUL IF MIAMI CAN PROVIDE RAPID LOCAL TRACES ON NAMES THAT HE
GETS FROM 321.
3. STATION TRACES ON OCHOA AND MAYO NEGATIVE. NAME ALDO VERA
IS ON CURRENT ON G-2 WATCHLIST, IDENTIFIED AS PUERTO RICAN RESIDENT
AND "DANGEROUS." DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS IDENTICAL TO SAME NAME.
IN PARA 28 ABOVE I BELIEVE IT LIKELY, MAX LESNICK IS ALMOST CERTAINLY EDITOR OF "REPLIC" MAGAZINE IN 1974 AND SUBJECT OF LENGTHY MIAMI FBI REPORT DATED 25 SEPT 74 (FBI FILE NO. 105-3442) DEALING WITH ENMITIES WITHIN MIAMI EXILE COMMUNITY.
4. REQUEST ADDRESSEE TRACES ON OCHOA, VERA, MAYO AND LESNICK. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT INFO MAY BE PASSED TO 470TH.
5. FILE: 95-2-4; 201-0933219. E2 IMPDET
SECRET 2115462 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE LA/MIAI 25518
TO: PRIORITY PANAMA CITY INFO DIRECTOR,
W/INTEL RYBAT PERAMPAK
REF: PANAMA CITY 38750 (W/076237)
1. ONLY STATION TRACES ON SUBJECTS REF ARE ON ALDO WER A SERAFIN, WHO INVOLVED WITH HAITIAN/CUBAN EXILE GROUPS PLANNING INVASION OF HAITI IN 1966. (MAY PASS 472TH).
2. WISH REMIND PANAMA CITY, LA/MIAI STATION RECORDS AND FILES ON CUBAN EXILES ARE VERY LIMITED AND THEREFORE ANY ASSISTANCE WE PROVIDE 472TH REPS WOULD NOT BE AS MEANINGFUL AS HQS TRACES.
3. FILE: 56-2-4, 221-0933215, E2 IMPDET
LESNIK, Max
CUBA
Subj reportedly in SNTO working on anti-Castro Radio program broadcast over Radio Caribe, but doubt seriously he is being considered as Director, especially in view of his Cuban nationality.
(SNTO-1366, 18 Mar 63, IN-88859)
LESNICK, MAX
SEX M DOB 08 SEP 30
CUBA, LAS VELAS
CIT CUBA ?
OCC EDITOR
A USA
REF UFCA-12336, 13 NOV 63
ATR USA KEY WEST FLK 26 JAN 61 REQUESTING
POL ASYLUM FORER RADIO PROPAGANDA CUBA,
STATES NOT COMMIE OR SYMPATHIZER. PUBLISHER
AND EDITOR OF REPLICA NEWSPAPER. 001 NOV 63.
CORS CARD WAS LESNICK, MAX MENENDEZ
UFG.
LESNICK, MAX
201-209258
SEX M DOB ?
CIT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
OCC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SUBJ HAD MEETING W/SUBJ OF 201-239298
JURE. SUBJ COMMITTED HIMSELF OFFICIALLY TO
BEHALF OF JURE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
Lesnick, Max
Subject who is on editorial staff of newspaper
said that within one week the first edition
of Replica, a four-page newspaper, will be
available in 5,000 copies within the Cuban
exile community. Its format will be almost
in tabloid form and it may appear three times
a month. The printing cost for each issue will
be $200.
CSUB-3/657,382
22 Oct 63
LESNICK, MAX
201-209258
SEX M DOB ?
CIT USA ?
OCC ?
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEWSPAPER REPLICA
TO COUNTERACT PRO-BATISTA PROPAGANDA IN
THE CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY, THE SUBJECT
IS AN EDITOR.
LESNIK, M.
Cuba
Sukij, Cuban rational, recently rumored made Chief Radio CARIBE.
(WAVE-5865, (IN-87544), 16 Mar 63)
DATE: 1 JUNE 1976
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES - INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA
SBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN
(CABLE FROM DIRECTOR, FBI)
much the stories of Horace Alger.
But not everyone in the Miami area appreciates the Cubans' accomplishments. In fact, the refugees are beginning to encounter an anti-Cuban backlash. The friction between Cubans and their "Anglo" neighbors is different from the problems faced by most minority groups in the nation, if only because here the Cubans have become the majority—52 per cent of the population in Miami, 35 per cent in suburban Hialeah. But their numbers and their success are the heart of the problem. "I've never seen anti-Cuban feeling so bad," says Rafael Villaverde, a Bay of Pigs veteran turned community organizer in Little Havana. "Before, the Cubans were competing for low-level jobs. Now they're competing for the job of bank president, corporation executive, even mayor. We are starting to step on toes."
The Cubans are themselves divided over the issue of U.S. defense with Castro's Cuba. More and more exiles are gung-ho about the notion of liberating Cuba at any cost. But there are those who refuse to concede defeat. Last month, that difference of opinion apparently led to a killing in Miami and the threat of more violence to come.
Scuffle: Much of the Ango-Cuban tension has been erupting in changing neighborhoods. In one southwest Miami community, Cuban and Anglo families have been feuding for months. In January, a shot was fired during one scuffle. "There is a real bitterness now in many middle-class white communities," says Miami attorney William Coburn, especially among people who grew up here and whose neighbors are mostly Cuban. Late last year, the mayor of Hialeah, Dale Bennett, publicly denounced the fact that "hundreds of old-timers have moved out of the Cuban community," warned Bennett. "The people who have come in from Cuba don't like to take over the State of Florida and turn it into Cuba. But unfortunately for them this is America."
Mrs. Mary Ortwick, a longtime Miami resident, agrees. "What the sign says, she complains, "and the people refuse to speak anything but Spanish. Why should I have to learn Spanish?"
That is one of the non-Latinos' most persistent complaints. A particular target of their outrage has been a bilingual education program requiring thousands of English-speaking children in eight elementary schools to learn Spanish. Latin students are learning English. Last November, the Anglo community rose up to elect to the school board an opponent of such programs, replacing the board's only Cuban-American member. So far, he has had no luck in getting the program curtailed, and the resentment persists.
Killing: Many Cubans these days do not go as innocently as they once did to the notion of going back to a liberated Cuba. "Morally, we are still at war with Castro," says Max Schick, Cuban publisher of the Spanish-language magazine Replicia. "But realistically we know the situation is different. We have been in Miami for a long time. We may have to fight for our children to go to school here. This is where we live." The deaths, however, are not so rare. In 1973, Luciano Nieves, 43, a former captain in Castro's army, was shot to death in a Miami parking lot only a few days after he had been a witness in a libel suit. The killing, police believe, was the work of anti-Castro terrorists who may have been responsible for as many as 50 bombings during the past year. A few days after the murder, a "hit list" was found targeting a dozen other prominent exiles.
Despite their fraternal struggles and their fierce ethnic pride, the Cuban-Americans are steadily moving into the American mainstream. What they need now is political power. "We were economically successful, years ago," says Miami city commissioner Manolo Rebozo, who in 1973 became the first Cuban-American to be elected to office in Florida. "But political power is not as important at the time." Currently, Cubans account for only 10 per cent of the registered voters in Miami and 23 per cent in Hialeah. But they are beginning to sign up for U.S. citizenship in record numbers and to demand jobs as civil servants, policemen and teachers. The Cubans may never jump into the melting pot, but they know what it takes to claim a place by the fire.
Newsweek, March 17, 1975
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 20 SEPTEMBER 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: UNION MUNDIAL ANTICOMUNISTA (UMA)
FBI FILE NO: 105-22199 (MIAMI)
DATE: 20 AUGUST 1974
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET - NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
SUBJECT: RUBEN DARIO NASCIMANNA CORREA
FBI FILE NO: 105-21878 (MIAMI).
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DO DOCUMENT EXTRACT
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PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCUMENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED FROM IP/FILES.
LESNIK, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M.
201-0889544
HVCA-19960
13 AUG 74
CIT CUBA
RES USA, FLA, MIAMI, HAD INTERVIEW IN HIS MIAMI OFFICE W/ ALFONSO JIMENEZ RAMOS, 201-0889544, 12 JUN 74 PHOTO ATTACHED
DATE 21 AUG 74
09150870
201-209258
SECRET
F2 IMPET CL BY 056979
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 31 JULY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: ACCION ORIANA (AC)
FBI FILE NO.: 106-21947 (MIAMI)
(COPY AVAILABLE IN FILE OF
ORLANDO BOSCH
AVILA - NO. 4 OF THIS TRACF)
DATE: 29 JULY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: ORLANDO GARCIA BENITEZ
FBI FILE NO.: 106-21901 (MIAMI)
SECRET 2319162 JUL 74 STAFF
CITE WH/MIAI 22190 (ENNIS ACTING)
TO: DIRECTOR INFO PANAMA CITY,
RYBAT
REF: DIRECTOR 577760
1. FOLLOWING IS VERBATIM EXCERPT FROM JULY 23 MIAMI NEWS COLUMN "MIAMI AL DIA" BY HILCA INCLAN:
"WHO IS THE AGGRESSOR AND WHO IS THE VICTIM IS THE QUESTION IN THE LATEST OF CUBAN EXILE SQUABBLES.
"PEDRO MARTINEZ, A FIGURE IN VARIOUS EXILE REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATIONS, SAYS MAX L E S N I K, EDITOR AND OWNER OF REPLICA MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER, AND STAFFER MIGUEL A L V A R E Z POINTED GUNS AT HIM AND ORDERED HIM OUT OF DADE COUNTY JUNE 26, OUTSIDE MARTINEZ' HOME, 1800 NW, 24TH AVE.
"MARTINEZ FILED CHARGES AGAINST BOTH MEN WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY AND RETAINED ATTORNEY ELLIS RUBIN TO FIGHT THE CASE FOR HIM.
"LESNIK SAYS IT WAS MARTINEZ WHO FIRST THREATENED HIM AND ONE OF HIS PHOTOGRAPHERS, ESTEBAN MARTIN.
SECRET
LESNIK SAYS HE AND ALVAREZ THEN SET UP A MEETING WITH MARTINEZ AND TALKED TO HIM, BUT NEVER POINTED GUNS AT HIM, OR THREATENED TO KILL HIM. NO SHOTS WERE FIRED AND NO ONE WAS HURT.
"I ONLY TOLD HIM THAT IF HE DIDN'T SHAVE UP SOMEBODY WOULD TAKE HIM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY TO CHATTANOOGA. LESNIK SAYS, "HIS LATEST FAD IS TO SAY I'M HIS ENEMY".
"HE SPECULATED MARTINEZ COULD BE CONNECTED WITH A NEW GROUP CALLING ITSELF (UMA), THE SPANISH INITIALS FOR WORLD ANTI-COMMUNIST UNION. UMA HAS TAKEN CREDIT FOR VANDALISM AGAINST CUBAN STORES WHICH SELL REPLICA. UMA SAYS THE MAGAZINE IS COMMUNISTIC.
"BOTH MEN HAVE AGREED TO HAVE THEIR VERSION OF THE STORY TESTED BY A LIE DETECTOR. LESNIK ALREADY GAVE HIS VERSION AS SWORN TESTIMONY TO THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ATTORNEY RUBIN WROTE A LETTER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY CHARGING A 'WATERGATE TYPE COVERUP' IN THE CASE AND DEMANDING WARRANTS BE ISSUED OR INFORMATIONS (SIC) FILED AGAINST LESNIK AND ALVAREZ WITHIN 24 HOURS.
"I THINK BOTH RUBIN AND MARTINEZ ARE TWO PUBLICITY
SEEKERS, KEEPING EACH OTHER COMPANY, LESNIK SAYS."
2. FILE: 56-9-20, E2, IMPDET
FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 23 JULY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: UNION MUNDIAL ANTICOMUNISTA (UMA)
FBI FILE NO: 105-22159 (MIAMI)
SECRET
BLACK TAPE DOCUMENT
TO: RID/Files, GC-52
FROM: LA/RMO, 7631, 1906
I certify that the enclosed document is the CS Copy, has been properly input to the CS Records System, and that its Dennison Tickets and back-flap (where applicable) are stapled to the outside of this envelope, together with a completed Form 2021, to restrict the file (Form 2021 required only for document classified to a 201 file).
Doc. Symbol and Number
DIR-570490
Date of Document
3 July 74
Doc. is Classified to RID File No. 201-209258
SECRET
OUTGOING MESSAGE
TO: PANAMA CITY INFO MEXICO CITY
RE: PANAMA CITY 23150 [IN-29439241]
1. FYI ONLY: LESNICK INVOLVED IN DEFENSE WITNESS IN ONGOING COURT CASE IN WASHINGTON. LESNICK POSSIBLY CIS AGENT, OR AT LEAST HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL MEMBER OF CUBAN EXILE COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. DUE SENSITIVITY COURT CASE, ADVISABILITY APPROACHING FBI HAS ABOUT INVESTIGATION OF LESNICK AND/OR NASCUNANA JR. WILL REQUIRE FURTHER STUDY. WILL ADVISE.
2. WILL POUCH TO PANAMA CITY COPIES OF PREVIOUS FBI REPORTS ON LESNICK AMONG APPARENT CONCERN OF FBI IS ACTIVITY LESNICK AS UNREGISTERED AGENT PANAMANIAN GOVT. INCLUDING ALLEGATION THAT HE SOURCE OF INFO RESULTING IN ARREST IN PANAMA OF GABRIEL GREGORIO RODRIGUEZ. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COURT CASE OF PARA 1. ADVISE TO JUDGE FROM FBI REPORTING. NASCUNANA WAS IN MIAMI JAN 74 ACTING AS CASE OFFICER FOR LESNICK AND AN EMPLOYEE OF LESNICK'S NAMED MARIO CABRERA. TRACES FOLLOW BY DISPATCH.
3. ANY FURTHER INFO MCKERTHY MIGHT COME ACROSS WOULD BE
DATE: 7/18/74
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE REPRODUCTION OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
OUTGOING MESSAGE
CONFIDENTIAL
FILE: 201-770319, 201-204288 (CLESNICK). E2 IMPORT A
SUBJECT: RUBEN DARIO NASCUNANA CORREA OF PANAMA HANAH 6-2.
CGC EO DIETEL (PHONE)
SECRET
DATE: 2 JUL 79
G/C: NICKERSON/J. GALLETT
U/C: LH/2/P
E/C: 1764
REPRODUCTION
SECRET
CL UF: 051047
SECRET 282127 JUN 74 STAFF
CITE PANAMA CITY 28250
1. DIRECTOR INFO MEXICO CITY, MANAGUA.
2. STONE HYPOCH.
3. MANAGUA 21218 (in 272441)
4. MEXICO CITY 28479 (in 273035)
1. FLOYD H. MCNERTNEY (NDC) HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY
THE SUBJECTS OF REFERENCES AS FATHER (M A S C U N A A
JENZALEZ) AND SON (M A S C U N A A CORREA) THRU NATIONAL
GUARD FILES. MCNERTNEY REPORTS THAT SON IS NOW WORKING
FULL-TIME AS NATIONAL GUARD LIASON WITH THE THREE
GUARD OFFICERS STATIONED IN PANAMA. HE FURTHER IS OF THE
OPINION THAT SON, BECAUSE OF ATTITUDE, REPEATED TRIPS TO
CUBA, AND EXTENSIVE ASSOCIATION WITH CUBANS BOTH ON AND OFF
DUTY, HAS BEEN RECRUITED BY C.I.S. BASED ON HIS KNOWLEDGE OF
MAX. L E S N I C K. MCNERTNEY FURTHER SUSPECTS THAT ANY
RELATION BETWEEN THESE TWO INVOLVES ONE OR BOTH OF TWO THINGS,
ONE, GOP MAY BE USING LESNICK AND MAGAZINE "REPLICA" AS ANTI-
U.S. PROP MECHANISM ON CANAL ZONE ISSUE AND/OR FOR INVESTIGATIVE
COVERAGE OF PANAMANIAN EXILE ACTIVITIES IN MIAMI WITH
SECRET
MASCUNANA, JR, AS THE CHANNEL. TWO, DGI MAY BE USING
MASCUNANA, JR, AND LESNICK TO COVER CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI,
BECAUSE OF THE VERY OVERT NATURE OF MASCUNANA - CUIS
RELATIONSHIP WE SUSPECT THE FORMER.
2. IN ANY CASE, MASCUNANA CORREA IS EX-ASSET OF OURS
WHO CAN IDENTIFY HIS THREE FORMER CASE OFFICERS (VEAUSSELL,
SOLLIDAY, AND LYNAM) AND PROBABLY ALL STATION LIASON
OFFICERS SINCE 1977. HE FURTHER REPORTEDLY HEAVILY INVOLVED
IN DRUG TRAFFIC AT PRESENT TIME. WE CONCERNED THAT IF ANY
WORD OF THIS INVESTIGATION GETS BACK TO HYGRUFF-1 HE IS
GOING TO BLAME US. TO PROTECT OUR EQUITIES, REQUEST
HEADQUARTERS CONTACT FBI AND DETERMINE REASON FOR, AND
DETAILS OF, FBI INVESTIGATION. FURTHER REQUEST THAT ANY
FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF SUBJ BE COORDINATED WITH STATION.
3. REQUEST TRACES LESNICK.
4. INDEX AND FILE: 281-2772319. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
SECRET
DC DOCUMENT EXTRACT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201
DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL DC FILE.
PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCU-
MENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM IP/FILES.
LESNICK, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M
201-0770319
PACY-28950
28 JUN 74
GCP MAY BE USING SUBJ AND MAGAZINE REPLICA AS
ANTI-U.S. PROP MECHANISM OF CANAL ZONE ISSUE
AND/OR FOR INVESTIGATIVE COVERAGE OF PANAMANIAN
EXILE ACTIVITIES IN MIAMI WITH MASCUNANA, JR
201-0770319 AS THE CHANNEL
DATE 27 AUG 74
09162006
SECRET
E2 IMPDET CL BY 054979
FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 28 JUNE 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: MAX LESNICK
FBI FILE NO.: 105-3492 (MIAMI)
FBI DOCUMENT (CROSS REFERENCE SHEET)
DATE: 25 JUNE 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: "ZERO" (AN ORGANIZATION)
FBI FILE NO: 1-7-22094; 9-2690 (MIAMI)
DOCUMENT AVAILABLE IN IP/CFS
SECRET 2621132 JUN 74 STAFF
CITE PANAMA CITY 28924.
TO: MEXICO CITY, MANAGUA INFO DIRECTOR.
1. STATION IN RECEIPT OF REQUEST FROM FBI MEXICO CITY
VIA CONSUL FOR ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON RUBEN DARO
M. S. C. U. N. A. A. 2ND LT. NATIONAL GUARD. SUBJ MAY BE
IDENTICAL WITH RUBEN DARO M. S. C. U. N. A. A. CORREA
(1-770-14) PANAMANIAN 2ND OFFICER IN OFFICIAL CAPS
WITH CUBAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS STATIONED IN PANAMA. MAY ALSO BE
IDENTICAL WITH SUBJ OF SAME NAME, A TRAFFICKING UNKNOWNS WHO
REPORTED AS MEMBER OF PANAMANIAN CONSULAR CORPS STATIONED
MANAGUA AS OF OCTOBER 73. FBI GIVES THEIR SUBJECTS 509
FL. PANAMA CITY, 13 MAY 41 AND RESIDENCE AS VILLA ESPADA 3365.
PANAMA CITY. MASCUNANA CORREA'S FATHER IS PANAMA CITY.
17 APRIL 42. LAST KNOWN ADDRESS CALLE 6 AND AVENIDA 8.
2. BUREAU REQUEST STATES THAT MASCUNANA (FBI #105-13993)
IS SUBJ OF INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF CONTACT WITH MAX
L. E. S. N. I. C. K., EDITOR OF "REPLICA" MAGAZINE, MIAMI WHI IN
JRN SUBJ OF FBI SECURITY INVESTIGATION. FLOYD M. MCERTNEY
(LOC) IS IN DAILY CONTACT WITH FIRST MASCUNANA ABOVE AND ALSO
SECRET
KNOWS LESNICK AS PRO-CASTRO LEFTIST.
3. BECAUSE OF OUR ODS INTEREST STATION HAS ADVISED CONSUL THAT WE WILL REPLY TO FBI REQUEST THRU OUR CHANNELS.
4. FOR MANAGUA: CAN YOU PROVIDE MATRONYMIC AND CURRENT LOCATION OF MASCUNANA THE CONSUL?
5. FOR MEXICO CITY: PARA ONE MAY BE PASSED FBI. CAN YOU OBTAIN ANY FURTHER IDENTIFYING INFO FROM FBI?
6. INDEX ALL FILE: 201-7783. X-REF 58-9-1. 22
S C R E T
SECRET
DO DOCUMENT EXTRACT
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DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL DO FILE.
PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCU-
MENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM IP/FILES.
LESNICK, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M.
201-0770319
PACY-28924
26 JUN. 74.
CIT CUBA
OCC NEWS
RES USA, MIAMI, EDITOR, REPLICA MAGAZINE PRO-
CASTRO LEFTIST, SUBJ OF SECURITY IN INVESTIGA-
TION IN CONTACT WITH RUBEN DARIO MASCUNANA
DATE 07 AUG 74
09151106
20-209258
SECRET E2 IMPDET Q. BY 054979
SECRET
DC DOCUMENT EXTRACT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201 DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL DO FILE. PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCUMENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED FROM 1P FILES.
LESNICK, MAX
201-0209258
SEX M
019-300-026
WHIM-21546
17 APR 74
MENTIONED AS ONE OF LEADERS OF FREnte DE LIBERACION NACIONAL DE CUBA.
DATE 16 MAY 74
09108246
S.E.C.R.E.T
E2 IMPDET.CL.BY.054979
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 27 MARCH 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES
FBI FILE NO: 105-1742 (MIAMI)
DATE: 14 MARCH 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: REVOLUTIONARY MEDICAL UNION
DR. HUMBERTO LUIS FONTANA MENDEZ
FBI FILE NO: 105-71604 (MIAMI)
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 14 MARCH 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: AGENT CUBANA (AC)
FBI FILE NO: 105-21947 (MIAMI)
DATE: 28 FEBRUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: MAX LESHICK
FBI FILE NO: 105-3492 (MIAMI)
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 20 FEBRUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: ALFREDO SANTIAGO SOLEH ALVAREZ
FBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN (MIAMI)
DATE: 13 FEBRUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: DIRECTORIO REVOLUCIONARIO (DR)
FBI FILE NO: 105-21599 (MIAMI)
FBI DOCUMENTS
DATE: 11 FEBRUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: JOSÉ ANTONIO CALATAYUD RIVERO
FBI FILE NO: 105-21599 (MIAMI)
DATE: 16 JANUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: ORLANDO HOCH AVILA
FBI FILE NO: 105-2856
FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 15 JANUARY 1974
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: FREnte CUBANO DE LIBERACION
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8e284ecf619c2fa5c4e6e5697d64eaf68d5bbad4 | 10 May 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Payment to Edward G. Tichborn (P)
1. On 9 May this office received a telegram (in the file) from Tichborn (P) dated 5 May 1960 in which he stated that he had not yet received his check for $500.00 from Ashmead, Hanniford & Associates.
2. The undersigned contacted Mr. Thomas Strange, Cover Division, to find out the reason for this delay. After following up this request he informed me that said check had cleared Tichborn's (P) California bank on 27 April, the Federal Reserve on 29 April and is now in Cover Division as a cancelled check.
3. I tried to phone Tichborn (P) late Monday afternoon (9 May) but he was not in his office. I reached him this morning and advised him that the money had been deposited in his bank on the date noted above. Tichborn (P) said he had not checked with the bank but would do so.
Evalena S. Vidal
Political Action Division
LLF429 0B154 LA610
L LLJ201 PD LOS ANGELES CALIF 5 250P PDT
HENRY DARKIN
PO BOX 8105 SOUTHWEST STATION WASHDC
NO WORD FROM (ASHMEAD) YET. PLEASE CHECK. MAY HAVE MISMAILED.
BEST REGARDS
(HENRY LOPEZ)
201(253)263
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055cd1e256cb3139d30a1430c085f3a400016868 | 25 April 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Payment to Bivard G. Tichborn (P)
Tichborn's (P) accountings for the advance given him in connection with his Cuban trip were processed and found in order. The remaining half of his salary ($650.00) which was to be paid upon the completion of his assignment was then processed through the appropriate Finance and Cover channels (hand-carried). The check, drawn on Ashmead, Hanford Associates in the amount of $650.00 was cleared and left with Cover Division late Friday afternoon 22 April 1960. Cover Division said it would be forwarded that day to Ashmead, Hanford Associates in Philadelphia who would then mail it to Tichborn's (P) California bank, on the following Monday - 25 April 1960.
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Orig. - Subject File
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53d5bb722de2096456931e26044d20f3e686ca07 | RETURN TO CIA
Background Use Only
Do Not Reproduce
4 February 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting with Henry P. Lopez at Carleton Hotel. PP/PA
representatives were Horace Davis and Evelina Vidal. WH
representatives were Robert Reynolds (Ritcher) and Philip
Toomey (Thompson). The meeting took place 15 January 1960
1200 hours to 1510 hours.
He read the PP staff report on opposition groups (sanitized) and the
report (sanitized) on the (Indian political action) operation.
Lopez was briefed by Mr. Reynolds on the current situation in Cuba.
He was given a check for $1300 and instructions to call Benjamin Evans
at the Embassy and use the name Fred Morse.
Mr. Lopez stated that he foresaw no problems in getting around in Cuba.
He mentioned that one of his friends in the Harvard Graduate School,
Regina Boti Leon, was now in the Castro cabinet and that he and Boti had
dated the same girl who was now in New York. He intended to phone the
girl on his stop-over in New York to renew acquaintance.
Lopez was told about security precautions and that Mr. Evans would
brief him further on contacts to be made. Mr. Davis asked when he would
be back here and Lopez said about the second of February. Davis said that
we would tape his remarks at that time. Lopez was asked to keep accurate
account of his arrivals and departures for accounting purposes.
(P. Toomey)
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5f095a39c4f3afef59e84ff54339f59e12754725 | SECRET
1 February 1960
SUBJECT: Meeting with Henry F. Lopez at the Statler-Hilton Hotel on 1 February 1960 from 1000 hours to 1530 hours.
1. Those present were: Mrs. Vidal FP/PA, Alexander Hunter (Williams) FP/PA, Charles Penney (Twiss) MI/PA, and Philip Toomey (Thompson) MI/PA.
2. Mr. Lopez gave a report of his contacts in Cuba after receiving his notes which were brought up by Mr. Joel and given to Mr. Lopez by Mr. Cooney. Mr. Lopez said that he had given biographical sketches of Escobar, Basco, Lauriano Batista, Martinez Fraga, Ruben de Leon and Sanchez Arango to the Station representative. He had also turned over a report of Martinez Fraga on the aims of the Revolucion de la Revolucion.
3. Mr. Lopez's report was taped and a transcript will be forwarded to MI by FP/PA.
4. Specific recommendations made by Mr. Lopez included having Herbert Matthews go to Havana and try to influence Castro. Matthews has a good reputation throughout the 25th of July Movement and could help in an approach to Castro. A visit by Ed Hurwitz to do a broadcast on Cuba was also recommended. Mr. Lopez feels that Castro will be in power for a long time to come and that we should try to influence him. He is seriously affected by any defections and these might be encouraged.
5. Castro can be hit by defections of overworked and countermanded officials. Two men who were mentioned as ripe for defection are Rafa in Hacienda and Cepeda in Comercio. Mr. Lopez also recommended contact with Padre Alberto de Castro in Cienfuegos. This padre was formerly Fidel's instructor. When Fidel was in Cienfuegos he was scolded by Padre Castro when Fidel treated with great respect according to Basco. The padre and Fidel spent about one and one half hours alone together at this time. This priest should be checked as a possible influence on Fidel. The possibility of a split between Fidel and Raúl should be exploited. Raúl is cold and mean and the fact that he is Fidel's brother does not carry too much weight. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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4f4ff6f4f50a6ae78c3ece31d33650029d893878 | MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
SUBJECT: Debriefing of Edward G. Tichborn(P)
1. Edward G. Tichborn(P) arrived in Washington from his trip to Cuba during the night of 31 January 1960. He was debriefed at the Hotel Statler from about 1000 to 1530 hours on 1 February. Those present at the debriefing were Messrs. O3 (Phil Toomey) and Charles Penney from WH Division, Mr. Alexander Hunter (PP/EAD), and the undersigned. This debriefing was very interesting and resulted in a good deal of pertinent information. The three and a half reels of tape derived therefrom are now being transcribed by this office. Some of the more salient points are noted below.
II
2. Some of the operational information and suggestions offered by Tichborn are the following:
a. There appears to be little chance of a coalition of the opposition groups at this time or in the near future since they are not well organized and each group xxx would want to be the leader of such an effort. Also, according to the members of the opposition to whom Tichborn talked, it is the general consensus of opinion that Fidel Castro is in no danger of losing his grip or the devotion of his followers for some time to come.
b. Fidel Castro seems to become most upset and almost panicked by defections. Possessing a "Messianic-type complex" he cannot bear the thought of someone leaving the fold. Rather than to let such defections pass unnoticed, he feels compelled to give reasons and make excuses. This then blows the matter up perhaps out of proportion and quickly becomes a matter of public knowledge. Tichborn feels that the inducement of defections could perhaps have more effect on Castro than any other single, rational action we might undertake.
c. There appears to be a relatively long-standing schism between the brothers Fidel and Raoul Castro. Raoul is the more cold individual. As an example, Fidel once ordered some 400 prisoners to be returned safely to their homes, but Raoul had a number of them killed. The general feeling in Cuba is that Fidel is not a Communist, but that Raoul is undoubtedly at least a fellow-traveller. Developing or exploiting this schism could therefore, be operationally advantageous. (The fact that they are brothers would probably have little effect on Fidel who has already reduced xxxxxx the land holdings of his mother and another brother in conformity with the agrarian reform program and who jailed his sister, and fired a Minister, over a shake-down on an insurance deal.)
3. Of special operational interest were several individuals Tichborn mentioned who might have some influence on Fidel Castro and hence might be of
operational interest. They are:
a. Father (Padre) Alberto de Castro: he is a Jesuit priest presently located in Caracas, Venezuela, who had been a teacher of Fidel Castro during his youth. Castro was in Venezuela and saw Father de Castro there during which time the latter criticized Fidel for some of his actions. In spite of the fact that this remonstration occurred in front of some of Fidel's men, and they later treated him with great respect, it was felt by Tichborn's source that this information, and by Tichborn, that Father de Castro undoubtedly has some influence over Castro. Tichborn suggested that it would be of value to determine whether or not Fidel has any regular contact with Father de Castro and if so, what operational potential he might have.
b. "Harb" Mathews: he is a journalist with the N.Y. Times and was the only American newspaperman covering the Castro story prior to his final success. While Tichborn was in Cuba, a front page article appeared in Revolution (the regime's press spokesman) on Mathews. It was a sort of editorial and praised Mathews as a "real man" and one who understood the revolution and its aims. Tichborn feels that it might be to our advantage to get into contact with Mathews since he appears to have the confidence of the administration.
c. Professor Rosco: Subject is on the faculty of the Universidad de Villanueva and is a contemporary of Fidel Castro. They were classmates and both were debaters although according to Rosco, Castro did not make the Debating Society of which he was a member. Once after the revolution, Rosco attended a speech Castro made and after the oration, the latter asked Rosco what he thought of it. Upon hearing some criticism, he wanted to know how it could have been improved. Since Castro was leaving for Venezuela and the United States he asked Rosco to accompany him in order that they could discuss the matter further. Tichborn feels that Rosco (a member of the opposition) probably has more influence on Castro than Rosco realizes and that this possibility would be worth looking into.
d. Edward R. Murrow: he produced a TV program on Castro and Tichborn feels that he might have established a rapport with Castro during this period.
4. One of the contacts Tichborn made in Cuba (the Director of Tourism) asked him if he knew of anyone who would be interested in coming to Cuba on an all-expenses-paid visit in order to write articles (or other similar propaganda) on present day Cuba. Tichborn mentioned Cleo Roberts, a popular radio and TV commentator in Los Angeles as a possible candidate. (Tichborn also discussed this matter with Horace W. Davis.) Tichborn will mention this possibility to Roberts upon his return to California.
5. While in Cuba, Tichborn accidentally met a young lady who later revealed to him that she was "an agent for the State Department". He felt that this was a security matter and that it should be brought to our attention for that purpose. Mr. (Toomey) did not recognize the name; it is being further checked out with WH Division. The incident and the details will be made the subject of a separate memorandum for CI Staff.
6. On the administrative side, Mr. Tichborn will forward by mail his financial accounting, one copy to the cover company and the other to Henry W. Darkin(f). The cover letter which was provided him the event that he came to the attention of the Cuban authorities was returned to us and is now in his file. (There was no necessity for its use.) Tichborn inquired as to the possibility of receiving reimbursement for medical expenses which will undoubtedly be incurred upon his return to California due to a possible hernia which developed in New York on his return trip en route to Washington. This is being checked out by this office. Tichborn departed for Los Angeles (having been taken to Friendship International Airport by Henry W. Darkin) at about 1800 hours on 1 February 1960.
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ce01003323ec5efa9ab145e40f20aab2954ce309 | Edward G. Tichborn's bank is as follows:
Bank of America
Wilshire-Sweetzer Branch,
6507 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles 48, California
The check for the $2,000 operational advance was drawn on a check of the cover company. It was mailed from Washington with an accompanying letter written by Tichborn stating that it should be deposited to his Commercial Account. Date of writing and forwarding was 15 January 1960.
The $650 check for ½ of his total salary, should be mailed to the same bank and credited to his Commercial Account.
E.S.V.
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7bc1878e45583eb2d9b338b2e857bdb8bd1f8de4 | Dear Mr. Tichborn:
The following is set forth as clarification of your present mission, and the procedures which will be followed in the conduct of it. Please indicate your agreement by signing below.
A. Operational
1. You will be briefed generally on some aspects of the Cuban situation while in Washington on this date.
2. The major briefing to be given you concerning the local political situation, security precautions, and more detailed instructions on your present mission will be undertaken upon your arrival in Havana.
3. Upon arrival in Havana a tourist card will be issued by the Cuban Immigration authorities. You will give your true name and occupation in the United States and state that you are in that area as a "tourist".
4. Your initial contact in Havana will be with IDEN A (name and telephone number attached hereto). When making this call, you will identify yourself as Fred Morse.
5. IDEN A will then give you the briefing mentioned in paragraph 2 above.
6. IDEN A will also arrange to put you in contact with about two individuals for the purpose of starting you on your assignment. It is anticipated that other leads and contacts will result from these introductions, both in Havana and the interior.
7. When talking to any local contacts you make while in Cuba, your cover story will be the following: that you are talking to them on the behalf of some (unnamed) American businessmen and investors in order to assess discreetly their position and legal resources as concerns the revolutionary laws and to determine the possibility for future financial development and investments.
8. We are providing you with a letter from a cover company (attached hereto) which you will use only in the case of extreme emergency in the event that you come to the attention of the Cuban authorities. This letter states that you are there on a vacation and that this company has asked you to get some first-hand information on the subjects mentioned in paragraph 7 above while there if you are so inclined. This will provide you with a plausible excuse for being both a tourist and one interested in talking with local personalities.
9. Your mission generally is to talk with as many knowledgeable persons as possible regarding the political situation in Cuba, with special emphasis on the opposition, its strengths, weaknesses, plans and programs. Of particular interest is the possibility or feasibility of a coalescence of these opposition groups.
B. Administrative
1. While on your present assignment you will keep a record of your expenses which will enable you to submit the required accounting for funds upon your return. In keeping the accounts you should note times of arrival and departure, detailed notation of expenses incurred, and the rate of exchange obtained when exchanging U. S. dollars into local currency.
2. Upon your return you will submit two accountings. One will include your salary under "services rendered", and also your expenses and will be in true name to the following company:
Ashmead, Manifold Associates
1615 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. The second accounting will also include salary and operational expenses and will be submitted in pseudonym to:
Henry W. Darkin
P. O. Box 8105
Southwest Station
Washington, D. C.
[Signature]
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a781064a3037064e323287439d8e6312cf7d5de3 | RETURN TO CIA
Background Use Only
Do Not Reproduce
27 October 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Cover Division
ATTENTION: Mr. Strange (x-8264)
SUBJECT: (Henry P. Lopez) 05
1. To confirm your conversation with (same name) on 26 October 1959 vs request that backstopping facilities be provided for Subject by the following organization:
Ackerman, Manifold Associates
1615 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Subject will send a true copy of his expenses to this organization and at the same time he will submit to PS/PAO, via a post office box address, a detailed accounting in accordance with Agency regulations.
3. For your information Subject's address is:
6505 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
4. Subject's pseudonym is forwarded under separate cover.
Horace W. Davis
Acting Chief
Political Action Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - addressee
1 - chrono
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585a8e4dad18a582736a40b764814a78320cc878 | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: LOCANDY, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH
201 - 285412
VOL. III
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY: THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 28 JULY 72 | 10:30 | TIM KELLY | James P. Kelly |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: LOCANDY, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH
201 - 285412
VOL. III
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY: THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 28 JULY 28 | 10:54 | MAL KELLY | James P. Kelly |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
SECRET
22 July 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, SB
VIA: Chief of Station
SUBJECT: Celebration of Polish National Day, 22 July 1969
1. The undersigned attended the celebration of the Polish national day at the Polish Residence on Insurgentes Sur on 22 July 1969. The following points were the most significant:
a. The only Soviet the undersigned could identify was Col. Konstantin Nikandrovich BOGATYREV, the Soviet Military Attache. Someone the undersigned's wife talked to mentioned the presence of the Soviet Consul, but this certainly was neither Valentin LOGINOV nor Yuriy CHERNYSH, and the undersigned did not meet that person.
b. Whether the Cubans were invited or not, they were not in attendance.
c. Jiri SVESTKA, of the Czech Embassy, was there. Per SB Section briefing, the undersigned mentioned his departure and told SVESTKA that at least he would remain in Mexico. SVESTKA said that this would not be the case, that he is scheduled to leave within 15 days for Czechoslovakia. The undersigned then mentioned a conversation with his Czech friend in which the latter told him that he expected to stay in Mexico for quite a while longer. SVESTKA denied ever having said this, pointing out that he was glad to return home. The undersigned made no further comments.
SECRET
d. The ex-Haitian Ambassador, Julio Jean PIERRE-AUDAIN, was seen by the undersigned but left before he could talk to him. In view of the fact that PIERRE-AUDAIN ceased to be Ambassador of Haiti a long time ago, the undersigned feels that his presence at the Polish national day celebrations has some significance. He remembers that PIERRE-AUDAIN was also present at the celebration of the Czech national day this year. In other words, the Communists have made it a point to maintain contact with him, probably in view of the fact that PIERRE-AUDAIN may return to Haiti if something happens to DUVALIER and may secure a position of some importance in his country.
2. The President of the Consular Association, YOURVOULIAS, told the undersigned that he would contact LOGINOV at the Soviet Embassy to see whether the latter would agree to a joint celebration of both the undersigned's and LOGINOV's departures in a party to be held for both of them at the same time. LOGINOV is not scheduled to leave Mexico until September 1969, a departure postponed from the original schedule of late July or early August.
Raymond A. FRADYER
Distribution:
Orig - 7 (Consular Corps)
(1) - P-11712 (LOGINOV)
1 - P-7111 (SVESTKA)
1 - P-5407 (PIERRE-AUDAIN)
RAF:1mp
SECRET
22 July 1939
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, SB
VIA: Chief of Station
SUBJECT: Celebration of Polish National Day, 22 July 1939
1. The undersigned attended the celebration of the Polish national day at the Polish Residence on Insurgentes Sur on 22 July 1939. The following points were the most significant:
a. The only Soviet the undersigned could identify was Col. Konstantin Nikandrovich Bogatyrev, the Soviet Military Attaché. Someone the undersigned's wife talked to mentioned the presence of the Soviet Consul, but this certainly was neither Valentin Loginov nor Yuriy Chernysh, and the undersigned did not meet that person.
b. Whether the Cubans were invited or not, they were not in attendance.
c. Jiri Svestka, of the Czech Embassy, was there. Per SB Section briefing, the undersigned mentioned his departure and told Svestka that at least he would remain in Mexico. Svestka said that this would not be the case, that he is scheduled to leave within 14 days for Czechoslovakia. The undersigned then mentioned a conversation with his Czech friend in which the latter told him that he expected to stay in Mexico for quite a while longer. Svestka denied ever having said this, pointing out that he was glad to return home. The undersigned made no further comments.
SECRET
d. The ex-Haitian Ambassador, Julio Jean PIERRE-AUDAIN, was seen by the undersigned but left before he could talk to him. In view of the fact that PIERRE-AUDAIN ceased to be Ambassador of Haiti a long time ago, the undersigned feels that his presence at the Polish national day celebrations has some significance. He remembers that PIERRE-AUDAIN was also present at the celebration of the Czech national day this year. In other words, the Communists have made it a point to maintain contact with him, probably in view of the fact that PIERRE-AUDAIN may return to Haiti if something happens to DUVALIER and may secure a position of some importance in his country.
2. The President of the Consular Association, VOURVOULIAS, told the undersigned that he would contact LOGINOV at the Soviet Embassy to see whether the latter would agree to a joint celebration of both the undersigned's and LOGINOV's departures in a party to be held for both of them at the same time. LOGINOV is not scheduled to leave Mexico until September 1969, a departure postponed from the original schedule of late July or early August.
Raymond A. FRADYER
Distribution:
Orig. - 7 (Consular Corps)
1 - P-11712 (LOGINOV)
1 - P-7111 (SVĚSTKA)
1 - P-5407 (PIERRE-AUDAIN)
RAF: Imp
Contact Report
Subject: L1041-1 (R-5903)
Date of meet: July 17 at Hoyt 19 at 1430 hrs
1. Prearranged meet which lasted 90 minutes.
Next meet: August 17 at the same place.
2. On Friday July 11 L1041-1 gave a regular language class
to L-1 and L-1 stated his interest to meet the Sov girl at L1041-1's
house. In the course of conv L-1 explained to L1041-1 why he believed
this was important to him or in other words he gave him the cover story
about which we spoke at our previous meet. L1041-1 assured L-1 that
he would bring the Sov girl (Lilla L1041-1) to his house.
3. On July 16 at 1000 hrs, i.e., at their next class L1041-1 told
L-1 that he was to go to the Sov Emb to visit L1041-1 and he found him
this time. In the course of conv with LCG he (L1041-1) told him about
meeting Lilla and his plans to invite her to his home and show her around.
LCG told him that Lilla was his secretary and that he should not dare to
get close to her.
4. LCG felt defeated with this development, because he believed that
he was on the way developing something for us. I told L-1 that there was
no reason of feeling bad about this fact, especially, because LCG was
leaving relatively soon and the girl would remain here.
5. L-1 told me that on July 11 L1041-1 had taken an old
picture in which there was an advertising picture for girls in a shiny blouse
and he asked L-1 can he give to LCG if he wanted. LCG apparently,
L1041-1 showed the picture to LCG and wanted to joke with the picture but
LCG became very angry about the fact that international figures are
used for cheap ads. L-1 suspected that LCG might have asked from there
in our talk that L1041-1 stated his case.
6. L-1 plans taking a trip to the vacation starting the second
week of...
Memo for the Records
SUBJECT: First Sistone and Fraeler Cover Job Outing with Consular Corps
Brief Initial Exposure to Soviets Logino and G. Leznev
1. Terence D. Sistone and Fraeler, both under Consular cover, accompanied (with wives) Fraeler on an outing of the "Cuerpo Consular en Mexico", a social club open to all consular officers (regardless of nationality) to new Ford factory in Cuautitlan, lunch and excursion of.
Span. col. Convent at Tepotzotlan from 1000 to 1600hrs. on 17 July 1969.
Consular Corps is creature of Amer. cit and ex-Consul Gen. of Greece, Leander T. Vourvoulis, who led excursion. In addition to helping the two new Sta. officers work into consular cover and make contacts, the purpose of the outing in part was to see at first hand the Sov, Bloc and Cubans who belong to the CC. Three Sovs showed, no identifiable Bloc and no Cubas. MMK
No other particularly interesting cons. types but door opened to meet people at future CC meets.
2. Three Sovs who showed were Valentin Logino, well-known to Sta. as KGB under cons. cover, and two men of Commercial Sec. of Sov. Emb. Both Sistone and Fraeler independently identified Lew N. Leznev as one of two commercial types from mug book were unable identify the other, who was quiet and hardly talked as he tagged along. G. Leznev was also quiet but was engaged twice by Sistone in conversation. One one occasion G said he had been in Mexico short time, was there as result recent Sov-Mex trade agreement, just happened to be around and invited with colleague to Ford outing. On other occasion G said Tepotzotlan church and general art more ornate and in, receive than Byzantine church-monuments he familiar with in Moscow. Spoke Span. with heavy accent and didn't talk much but was quite fluent nevertheless. MMK.
Sistone also took briefly to Logino and introduced by Fraeler as Fraeler replacement. However conversation innocuous and uninteresting compared to constant verbal sparring betw. Fraeler and Logino which Sistone will defer to Fraeler to report if he sees fit.
SECRET
MEMO FOR THE RECORD
SUB: Meeting of our group Consular de Mexico, 17 July 69
FR: G. A. FERRELL
1. On 17 July 69 FERRELL and wife attended their first Consular Corps meeting with two other station Officers and wives. FERRELL was introduced to Lev GOLYEV, 201-250177, P-13,766 and Valentin LOGINOV, 201-253112, P-11712 of the Soviet Embassy and to another Russian, unidentified, who appeared very reluctant to talk. GOLYEV was very civil but a bit less expansive than his colleague, LOGINOV, who engaged in a constant verbal bantering with FERRELL. LOGINOV and FERRELL have established a solid rapport which enables them to engage in the aforementioned antics without repercussion. LOGINOV was accompanied by his wife, a very charming, quite woman, who speaks acceptable Spanish. She manifested a real interest in the chemical department of the plant, to the point of explaining certain charts and symbols to LOGINOV. She probably has had some chemical training. LOGINOV himself appeared self-assured, sophisticated and able. He appeared not the slightest concerned over the verbal battle with FERRELL, and held his own during the exchanges. He looks strong physically, especially his hands, which could have been used for a weapon. He possesses a winning smile which he used to his advantage, i.e., a manner of making a loss for words, but come the smile. At one time during the exchange, LOGINOV was captured into a smile from FERRELL, prompting a SISTONE to write in his notebook, "I wonder if he's numbered, as I would enjoy being in a very well-organized group, with a number assigned to me."
FILE: P-13,766
CR: 11,712
2. SOLOVIEV was, as previously stated, more reserved. He stayed in the background and accompanied the unidentified Russian during most of the tour. FURMAN was introduced to him but little conversation passed between them. He appeared a little stiff, more the Russian stereotype of the reserved, social-ill-at-ease person. But this was just an impression as FURMAN had no chance for an in-depth conversation. SOLOVIEV seemed to possess decent Spanish. He stated he was from the commercial section. Hopefully subject will attend other Corps meetings and FURMAN will have an opportunity to speak to him at greater length.
[Signature]
O A FURMAN
Memo for the Records
SUBJECT: First Sistone and Farellan Cover Job Outing with Consular Corps
Brief Initial Exposure to Soviets Loginov and Golenzov
1. Terence O. Sistone and Farellan, both under consular cover, accompanied (with wives) Fradyer on an outing of the "Cuerpo Consular en Mexico", a social club open to all consular officers (regardless of nationality) to new Ford factory in Cuautitlan, lunch and excursion of Span. col. Conv. at Tepoztlan from 1000 to 1000hrs, on 17 July 1969. Consular Corps is creature of Amer. cit and ex-Consul Gen. of Greece, Leander P. Vourvouline, who led excursion. In addition to helping the two new Sta. officers work into consular cover and make contacts, the purpose of the outing in part was to see at first hand the Sov. Bloc and Cubans who belong to the CC. Three Sov. showed, no identified Bloc and no Cubans. All had no other particularly interesting cons. types out door opened to meet people at future CC meets.
2. Three Sovs who showed were Valentin Loginov, well-known to Sta. as KGB under cons. cover, and two men of Commercial Sec. of Sov. Emb. Both Sistone and Farellan independently identified Lev N. Golenzov as one of two commercial types from mug book were unable identify the other, who was quiet and hardly talked as he tagged along. Golenzov was also quiet but was engaged by Sistone in conversation. On one occasion Golenzov said he had been in Mexico short time, was there as result recent Sov.-Mex trade agreement, just happened to be around and invited with colleague to Ford outing. On other occasion Golenzov said Tepoztlan church art more crude and less resolute than Byzantine church-monuments he familiar with in Moscow. Spoke Span. with heavy accent and didn't talk much but was quite fluent nevertheless. Sistone also talked briefly to Loginov and introduced by Fradyer as Fradyer replacement. However conversation was monotonous and uninteresting compared to constant verbal sparring between Fradyer and Loginov which Sistone will defer to Fradyer to report if he sees fit.
17 July 69
P. 117/12
Memo for the Records
SUBJECT: First Sistone and Ferlem Cover Job Outing with Consular Corps
Brief Initial Exposure to Soviets Loginov and Gofen Zev
1. Terence D. Sistone and Ferlem, both under Consular cover, accompanied (with wives) Fralyer on an outing of the "Cuerpo Consular en Mexico", a social club open to all consular officers (regardless of nationality) to new Ford factory in Cuautitlan, lunch and excursion of Span. col. Convant at Tepotzotlan from 1100 to 1900 hrs, on 17 July 1959. Consular Corps is creature of Amer. cit and ex-Consul Gen. of Greece, Leander P. Vourvoulis, who led excursion. In addition to helping the two new Sta. officers work into consular cover and make contacts, the purpose of the outing was to see at first hand the Sov. Bloc and Cuban who belong to the CC. Three Sovs showed, no identified Bloc and no Cuba. All are no other particularly interesting cons. types but door opened to meet people at future CC meets and.
2. Three Sovs who showed were Valentin Loginov, well-known to Sta. as KGB under cons. cover, and two men of Commercial Sec. of Sov. Emb. Both Sistone and Ferlem independently identified Lev N. Gofen Zev as one of two commercial types from my book were unable identify the other, who was quiet and hardly talked as he tagged along. Gofen Zev was also quiet but was engaged twice by Sistone in conversation. One one occasion G said he had been in Mexico short time, was there as result recent Sov.-lex trade agreement, just happened to be around and invited with colleague to Ford outing. On other occasion G said Tepotzotlan church and general art core ornate and is, repressive than Byzantine church-ornaments he familiar with in Moscow. spoke Span. with heavy accent and didn't talk much but was quite fluent nevertheless. Sistone also talked briefly to Loginov and introduced by Fralyer as Fralyer replacement. However conversation in noxious and uninteresting compared to constant verbal sparring betw. Fralyer and Loginov which Sistone will refer to Fralyer to report if he sees fit.
SECRET
Contact Report
Subject: LIBACON-1 (P-4805)
Date of Meet: July 9 at Pârânești Restaurant-Bar (Newton) at 1630
1. Prearranged meet; L-1 came on time; the meet lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Next meet: Wed July 16 at 1630 at pick up place in Jacobedo with Gutenberg
2. On July 9 at 0915 hrs L-1 went to the Sov Embassy to look for LOGNOV (P-11,712). A Sov girl receptionist told him that LOG was not in and told him that he could wait in the reception room or wait for him by the waiting room of LOG's office. L-1 preferred to remain with the receptionist(girl). He left after 55 minutes without seeing LOG.
3. When L-1 came to the receptionist and asked for LOG she in turn asked him was he not L-1 (by first name only), son of their language teacher. L-1 answered affirmatively and in turn asked her what was her name and how does she know him. She stated that her name was Alla LNU and that she recognized L-1 by his voice from calling for LOG. (NOTE: L-1 feels positive that at least 4 months have passed since a woman answered the phone when he asked for LOG).
4. In the beginning of the conv L-1 found out that the girl was from Moscow which certainly pleased L-1 because he had what to talk about. She complimented L-1 for speaking Russian without an accent, which was not the case with L-1's mother, the language teacher at the Sov Emb.
5. Results of this conversation:
a. Alla LNU is in Mexico city less than a year. She is bored to death here and is looking forward to returning to Moscow as soon as she will be allowed.
b. She said that Mexico had a pleasant climate, but all she knows about Mexico is Oaxutla and even when she is invited there she has no company of her own (sic).
c. With regard to her schooling, after she finished
high school she went to a school for mechanical technicians where she studied about a year and gave it up because she did not like it. She competed to enter the school of modern languages at the university but she failed. Then, she entered the K.I.M.O. (L-1 does not know what it stands for) and after 5 months she had to go to Mexico.
d. L-1 told her that he would look her up occasionally and she appeared to be pleased with the idea.
e. Description: apparent age 25 - 26; height about 5 ft 3 in (possibly less); hair light brown; very nice eyes (L-1 does not remember the color); build rather stout; face rather long; in general pleasant appearance.
6. Before leaving L-1 left with her a note for LOG in which he stated that he can still be reached at the Institute between 1500 and 1600 hrs and at home and added his phone numbers and concluded that if he did not hear from LOG it would prove he had a friend who turned out to be no good.
7. During L-1's waiting in the reception room Yuriy OMAHNIK passed by and they exchanged few un consequential words. L-1 asked YO did he give LOG the message he sent to LOG from that party (at Andrei's OMAHNO) and he said that he did it with pleasure and added few words of his own. When YO left L-1 asked Alla when was LOG leaving and she said LOG would leave in October '69.
8. At 1510 hrs of the same day LOG phoned to L-1 in the Institute and after some verbiage they agreed to meet on Monday July 14 at the Marinera restaurant at 1500 hrs (AV Chapultepec with or near Liverpool). Both of them stated that they would be there without fail.
9. With regard to the meet LOG - L-1 I repeated my previous instruction to L-1 concerning his attitude if LOG comes out again with the request to meet LIOVAL-L.
10. With regard to L-1's acquaintance with Alla I suggested L-1 to ask his mother about her. There is a possibility of finding out her full
name and whether she is married or not. L-1 should also mention to LOG the fact that he met Alla while waiting for him. Depending on the findings L-1 should consider inviting Alla to his house for lunch one Sat or Sun and take her with his wife and child to the Parque Asturiano to spend the afternoon. I told L-1 that I would pay for the expenses for lunch and possible entertainment. L-1 will discuss the matter with me before doing anything.
11. L-1 reported that he had a 90 minutes talk with Karel VENIHL (see Attachment) and I debriefed him on the same. There were very few facts which were not covered in the previous report on VENIHL.
12. As it became obvious that the working part of the meet was over L-1 stated that he would really feel bad and blow off his top if he did not see KARASUK until the end of the month. I told him that KARASUK had put a long period of work in the States and consequently his leave was extended for the same amount of time and I can spend that time where he pleased. L-1 commented that in that case he would extend the deadline of becoming nasty to Aug 20. I laughed. L-1 commented that probably I was not able to understand how much he was attached to KARASUK.
McPernald
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABRI P.13, FSD
Date of meet: July 7 in Subject's car and Insurgentes Sambora's Her
1. A meet was prearranged with Subject for July 7 at Del Paseo at 1400 hrs. Subject phoned to our office in the course of the morning to msg confirm the arrangement. (FERNALD was trying to reach Subject to change the place of meet, but he was not able to reach him). Subject did not show up at the Del Paseo and after waiting 40 minutes P went home (his office). At 1535 hrs P was informed by the office that Subject called several times and his latest statement was that he would be in front of the Cine Latino (across the Refrana from our Embassy). P came there on time but Subject was not around. Due to heavy rain P was bound to stay there and at 1630 hrs Subject showed up in an impressive Pontiac Boneville, blue with light top, plates WSD 735, Texas, Hemisfair (Black). Subject waved to P to get in the car.
Next meet: Friday July 11 at Boneville at 1400 hrs.
In the car Subject stated to P that he goofed, because he went to the restaurant where we met twice previously and after some waiting and picking he looked at his notebook and realized that he was at the wrong place. He apologized. Then, Subject stated that he had to return the Boneville and take another car and he asked P to have a ride with him. Subject took the car to Leibnitz and parked it in front of the apt building at 297. He excused himself for few minutes took newspapers, a small bundle and 2 miniature bottles of some liquor and entered the apt. About 5 minutes later he returned and we entered an old, beat up Valiant without license plates and the ride is hard to tell.
2. During the first ride Subject told P that LCO phoned him on Friday July 4 and told him that they would have to postpone their test scheduled for the next day because he (LCO) would be out of town on Sat and Sun. P wanted to meet with Subject on Mon or Tue.
and Subject told him that he would be taken and working with American businessmen who would arrive on Sunday. Subject added that they would bring a tennis hat for LOG (they did). LOG said that he would want to visit Josephine ALVAREZ, probably on Thursday July 10, but would phone him to arrange for a meet before coming to his (and Josephine's) apt. LOG also reminded Subject to prepare him for that meet a written report on the opinion of Mexican government officials about the Interamerican Economic Conference at Port of Spain.
3. After returning from the apt Subject told P that LOG had phoned to Josephine and told her that he would visit them on Thursday a little after 2000 hrs and that he would bring to Josephine 2 bottles of Vodka.
5. Then, Subject asked P when should he arrange for a meet with LOG, because in front of Josephine they do not speak about politics. P told Subject that the logical thing to do would be to take advantage of the social gathering with LOG to make arrangements for their next meet. Subject agreed and asked P whether our security people decided to give or not to give the directory to him for passing it LOG. P told Subject that he ceased the matter by bringing into the picture a nonexisting Patricia which we were not able to produce. Therefore, the first step is getting rid of Patricia, which means to get to the point of P's first instruction: Subject really has no close friend or contact in the U.S. Embassy and is willing to develop one if LOG insists on getting the directory. Subject is willing to follow LOG's instruction regarding how to go about it. With regard to "Patricia" Subject will have to state that she did not return from her leave and he does not know why.
6. At that point Subject and P were already at the Diana Circle and Subject suggested that they stop for a drink in Insurgentes at Sanborns which is only a couple of blocks from his office and P agreed. They remained there about 50 minutes.
7. Subject stated that the directory has become a problem.
commented that the existing problem was created by Subject and his not compliance with the instruction; the only way out of it now is to do what F told him in the car.
9. In reply to F's question Subject stated that the 2 Americans who arrived here on Sunday July 6 were interested in investing capital in a low-income housing project for people of low income. He added that one of them is owner of a mining corporation and the other one is from the Beneficiary (if remembered correctly) Insurance Co. He believes that they were satisfied with the findings but it will take about a month before the deal materializes, because the approval of appropriate board was needed.
9. Subject showed to F a calling card of Mr. C. Lester McGee (or MacGee), President of Moon Valley Mining Corporation, 3113 Oakland Ave (or Street), Dallas, Texas. There were at least two other addresses listed which F did not remember. Subject went on to say that Mr. MacGee was interested in buying platinum, but Subject told him that Mexico had no platinum and that once the Sovs were trying to sell a quantity in Mexico. Mr. MacGee told Subject to look into the matter and explained him the mechanics of the deal. Sovs would have to make a firm offer to a Swiss company which is controlled by a Canadian company which is in fact a subsidiary of an American company. Ultimate destination of the platinum is the U.S. Reportedly, the deal is all the way through a clean legal commercial transaction and terms of payment would be Irrevocable, Confirmed Letter of Credit, cash on delivery in Switzerland. The initial purchase would be 5,000 ounces but there is still to buy up to 1 million dollars worth of platinum. Subject asked F should he ask LOG are the Sovs interested in the deal.
10. F told Subject he should tell about it to LOG if there is a commission for the person who facilitates the deal. According to Subject there is a U.S.L. commission per ounce if he can provide the goods. F told Subject he should express the desire that LOG obtain the info himself and if the answer is favorable and the price right then LOG can introduce Subject to the Sov official who will
be authorized to close the deal. Subject agreed to emphasize the attractiveness of the commission and the advantage of the fact that the deal is handled in Switzerland and consequently the commission is also paid there. F told Subject that he wanted to know in detail LOG's reaction concerning the commission. Subject should also play around with the theme that it would be ideal if LOG could travel to Switzerland to introduce him to the right person (Sov) and similar.
11. Subject commented that the buyer is serious and it remains to be seen are the Sov willing to sell at a convenient for them but still fair price. Subject went on to say that if the deal was to go well he would have to go to Switzerland, and this arises another problem, i.e. how long would it take for him to get American Passport, because he is presently documented by his Birth Certificate. F told him to start thinking about passing that bridge when he comes to it.
12. Subject appeared to be satisfied with F's attitude in the above conversation and he commented that with this matter showing up plus the tennis hat and the written report there should be enough for a meet with LOG. F told Subject that he wanted a carbon copy of the report he would hand to LOG and Subject promise to make one.
13. Then, Subject observed that in order to place the business talk with LOG in the right perspective he would have to see LOG before Mr. McGee and his companion leave, which means the latest on Wed noon. F told him to go ahead and make arrangements which would be normal if he was trying to push the platinum deal, but if he gets to see LOG before Thur at his (Josephine) apt, he should advise F by phone, i.e. leave a message for F to ring him up.
14. Comment by Fernald:
b. Even if nothing comes out of the platinum deal, which is quite likely, conversation about it and the associated commission, should give us some reading on LOG on one hand and on the other shed more light on the personal relation between Subject and LOG.
b. The so called social relation between Josephine and LOG is interesting, to say the least.
ATTACHMENT
July 9, 1969
Subject: Valentin LOGINOV (P-11,712)
Source: Jimmy SABORI
1. According to Source LOG phoned him on Friday July 4 at 1100 hrs and told that he would be out of town on July 5 and 6 and, consequently, would want to reschedule their meet. LOG proposed Monday or Tuesday and Source told him that he would be busy with some American businessmen. LOG concluded that he wanted to visit Josephine ALCAYAGA Segues this week and will do it probably on Thursday (July 10), but will phone earlier.
2. According to Source LOG does not miss a week to give a ring to Josephine ALCAYAGA just to say Hello.
3. During the phone conversation mentioned in para 11 above LOG reminded Source that he was interested in having next week in writing what Mexican officials thought about the American promises made at the Interamerican Economic Conference in Fort of Spain.
4. The following are LOG's statements made to Source some of their previous meets:
a. LOG has a Life Insurance for 1 million Pesos with Monterrey Compania de Seguros, S.A. in Mexico City.
b. LOG told Source that it was good to have a friend "on the other side", meaning American side, because one can never tell what might happen.
c. LOG says not having money of his own.
Rfernald
Contact Report
Subject: LIAOVIN-1 (7-4305)
Date of Meet: July 2 at Paris-Mexico Restaurant at 1640 Hrs.
1. Prescheduled meet to which Subject came on time and seeing me he drove around several blocks and returned to the prescheduled place 6 minutes later.
I paid L-1 $1,000 salary for June '69.
Next meet: July 9 with the pick up at the same place at 1615 hrs.
2. L-1 told me about the evening he spent with LIOVAL-1 at the Sov show. He reported the matter exactly as LIOVAL-1 did and added that in spite of his intention to meet with some members of the Sov group he did not find time to do it.
3. With regard to the visit he promised to make to LOGIKOV L-1 stated that he was not able to make up his mind in doing it, because he feared that LOG might suspect him for showing so much interest in him now and previously he was avoiding him. I repeated my request that he go and see LOGIKOV before we meet next week. He said he would do it on Friday July 4 at 1015 hrs.
4. I told L-1 that I wanted him to do more writing for me in accordance with our previous agreement. He promised to do it, and I believe that while he is with me he seriously means what he says.
5. As the Attaché will show L-1 spoke about his talk with Erel WENTZL and he was instructed to obtain more info, especially factual info.
6. I gave Subject his copy of the First Circle in Russian and he was pleased to get the book.
7. L-1 is still living harmoniously with his wife and L-1 is convincing himself that he wants to live with his wife and does not want to give his her a reason for quarreling.
8. I talked to L-1 about the meet that he associate with Sov.
REMARKS
July 5, 1969
July 5, 1969.
Subject: Valention LOGIOV - Bio Sketch by LIPACON-1
Remarks:
1. Concerning the problems which LOG has with his colleagues LIPACON-1 was not able to offer specific examples. In at least 3 instances LOG spoke to L-1 that the psychological atmosphere within the Sov Embassy is horrible and depressing. LOG stated that there was not a single person in the Embassy in which one can confide; everybody is ready to cut others throat just to advance; if there is nothing the colleagues can pin against a person they start intriguing hoping that one might lose his temper and commit something stupid which would be sufficient to harm the person involved; if one asks for advice he would in no time find out that he was considered incompetent.
In Fall 1968 L-1 invited LOG to attend a party and told him that Yuriy CHERNISH (P-13,042) would be there. LOG stated that he would not come, because it would mean or getting himself in trouble or getting CHERNISH in trouble; to keep away from Sov colleagues is the only of keeping out of troubles, concluded LOG.
2. With regard to the statement that LOG was committing errors by exerting pressure on other people L-1 stated that he reported LOG's renewed attempt to recruit Miguel Angel. In doing so LOG abandoned his tact and ignored the sensitivity of the other person; LOG talk to L-1 in Cuautla took place in less than a month from LOG's pitch to Miguel Angel; the way LOG spoke to L-1 made it evident that LOG disregarded ops security rules. Such things did not happen before and L-1 concluded that LOG went all out to achieve some success before he leaves LPS: "cost what it may".
3. When L-1 stated that he believed that LOG would be a good person under normal conditions, he meant that he believed that LOG is basically a good person and would be acting and behaving as a good person in his normal environment, i.e., if he remained as a truck on the farm, or he was a tractor driver or a truck driver and similar, because in such conditions LOG would do a good job and would not have to depend on rental capability which he does not have.
4. L-1 does not know why LOG expresses such a great love and admiration for Spain and Spaniards. L-1 feels positive that LOG was never in Spain; he has no reason to believe that LOG did any extensive reading about Spain; in fact L-1 believes that LOG knows about Spain what he heard from Spaniards who live in the USSR and, apparently, he was associating with a number of them in Moscow.
Valentin Leginov
Edad aproximada de 43-45 años, aunque aparenta menos. Físicamente de complección atlética, alto. Juega muy bien al tenis. Recientemente quedó en segundo lugar en el campeonato del D.F. que tuvo lugar en el Club Francia, donde practica este deporte. Cuida muchísimo su condición física y más que nada su apariencia. En este sentido es muy vanidoso. Muy pocos amigos sabe que tiene una hija de 16-17 años. Cuando le preguntan si tiene hijos hable solo de su hijo de 11 años de edad. Le da pena presentar a su mujer, que es muy amable y buena, porque se ve de más edad que él. No fuma, toma muy poco, aunque cuando la ocasión requiere de tomar mucho aguardiente y siempre se le ve sereno. Es muy amable en el trato. Nunca trata de imponer sus ideas, pero siempre pendiente de convencer por las buenas a sus contrincantes. Cuando ve que no puede hacer lo último, rompe diplomáticamente las relaciones amistosas con el sujeto.
En sus ideas es de la escuela estalinista: solo cuenta lo Unión Soviética y la última línea a seguir del Partido. Eso quiere decir que no tiene ideas propias. Sigue ridículamente la "línea" porque sabe muy bien que es la única forma rápida y eficaz de escalar en su carrera. Le gusta muchísimo la vida buena, tipo occidental, aunque antes se dejaría cortar un brazo que confesárselo así mismo. Es muy ambicioso y se ve que tiene problemas con sus compañeros de trabajo. Habla despectivamente de ellos. No le gusta nada la idea de tener que permanecer en Moscú los dos años que vienen. Le dijo que haría lo posible que al transcurrir esos años lo mandaran de preferencia otra vez a México. Su ilusión más grande es trabajar en España. Adora a los españoles. La forma de ser de los mejicanos no le gusta. Por eso si quiere regresar, quiere decir que prefiere cualquier lugar donde vivir, menos Rusia. Creo que precisamente
porque ya tiene que partir en julio, es por lo que últimamente está cometiendo errores. Quiere hacer _[corto]_ a como de lugar, presionando a la gente de _[corto]_ que antes jamás hacía. El día 3 de mayo lo vi en Cuauhtémoc, y sabiendo que yo no quiero trabajar para él, me insistió, llegando al extremo de preguntar si podíamos abordar a mi alumno John, sin seguir preguntar por la personalidad y forma de pensar de John. En los 15 minutos que estuvimos juntos no habló más que de eso. Cuando yo le dije que ya le había dicho antes que no me gustaba esa clase de trabajo, me contestó que él creía que lo que me pasaba es que tenía miedo. La forma más inocente de hacerme picar! A continuación, me invitó a comer el día 8 para seguir hablando de lo mismo. En el fondo creo que todo eso revela cierta inocencia y muchas ganas de progresar, para llevar una vida muy diferente a la que llevan los ciudadanos soviéticos. Creo que quiere dejar una gran impresión a sus jefes para no quedar trabajando indefinidamente en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Moscú. No sé hasta qué punto sus ambiciones puedan guiarlo, a progresar incluso por medio de atropellar víctimas. Como persona y en condiciones normales me parece bueno, generoso y fiel amigo. Sin embargo la verdad es que nunca lo llegué a conocer muy bien, en parte posiblemente porque casi desde el principio sentía instintivamente que quería algo de mí, muy aparte de nuestra amistad y en parte porque con todo y la confianza que llego a tener conmigo jamás se descubrió por completo, ni mucho menos. Es extensamente cauteloso.
Resumiendo: Mi impresión es que es una buena persona, de buenos sentimientos, pero que una vez metido en "ese trabajo," por razones que desconocemos, hace todo lo posible por destacar.
Edad aproximada de 43-45 años, aunque es una
persona fuertemente de complejo atlético, alto.
Llegó muy lejos al fútbol. Directamente quedó en el equipo
de fútbol de su escuela del D.F. que tuvo lugar en
el Club Francés, donde practicó el deporte. Cuenta
muchísimos en condiciones finas y más que nada en
fútbol. En este sentido es muy versado. Hizo
mucho tiempo antes que tuviera una hija de 15-17 años,
cuando le preguntaron si tenía hijos había una sola de su
hijo de 15 años de edad. Le dijeron que tenía una
hija, que es muy agradable y buena, pero se ve de
más edad que él. No parece, tiene muy poco, aunque
cuando la cama se queda de tomar mucho aguardiente
y nunca se le ve beber. Es muy agradable en el bote.
Hace tanto tiempo que no viene, pero siempre por
dudar de conocerlo por las buenas a ver continuamente.
Cuando se ve un poco hace la última, siempre y
siempre la última, siempre se mueve con el bote.
En su casa es de la mejor. Había dos hijos de
su mujer, uno y la última línea de su padre.
Le gustaba mucho el bote, pero nunca se le veía
beber. Fue siempre un buen bote, pero nunca se
veía beber. En su casa se veía siempre la mesa
bien cubierta, aunque nunca se veía comer en ella.
fuera la escena en sus brazos. La muchacha, que llevaba la primavera en sus mejillas, caminaba hacia el puente que al trancarse en medio de la orilla, prisionero de la brisa, se dirigía.
La muchacha se detuvo en el puente. Al verla, la muchacha se puso en pie. Por suavemente, lentamente, se puso en pie. Luego, se dirigió hacia el puente, que se iba desvaneciendo en el horizonte. Al final, se despidió de la muchacha, envuelta en la brisa, que se iba desvaneciendo en el horizonte.
No se trata de hacer un análisis, pero en general, a pesar de que no se ha mencionado a ningún individuo en particular, la verdad es que nunca he llegado a conocer muy bien, en parte por el mismo hecho de que no he tenido el placer de estar en contacto con él. En parte de nuestra amistad y en parte porque con todos y la confianza que llegó a tener en mí, fue difícil, pero mucho menos...
La información contaba...
Sin embargo, mi impresión es que ha una buena parte de buenos resultados, pero que... en una regla de... en este trabajo, por supuesto que... en... hace...
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI
Date of Meet: July 1 at Sepo-Paris at 1000 hrs
1. This meet was held in lieu of the one scheduled for June 30 at 1400 hrs. Subj requested the postponement of the meet by phone on grounds that LOGINOV did not show up for the meet on June 25 and another meet with him was arranged by phone and will take place on June 30 at 1400 hrs. FERNALD phoned to Subject the same day of his call and arranged to see him at Sepo-Paris restaurant at 1900 hrs. F who came to the meet place 5 minutes earlier found Subject there waiting for him. The meet lasted 5 hours in spite of the fact that F paid the bill 2 hours before Subject decided to leave.
Next meet: Monday July 7 at the Del Parso at 1400 hrs. Note: F will change the meet place to a more modest restaurant.
2. Subject immediately asked what was the decision concerning the Emb directory which LOGINOV was asking for. F told Subject that the directory was his last worry and that he would like to hear how did the things go with LOGINOV. Subject started speaking about the meet (see separate attach.) By the time Subject was through with his description of the meet, F obtained a more convenient table and as we moved to it. F requested Subject to write additional data to his FSQ-I which he did promptly. Then F asked him to write the chronology sequence of his contacts with LOGINOV which Subject did by looking in his agenda and he did it without hesitation.
3. At this point Subject told F that he had seen him in the vicinity of the place where he met with LOGINOV. F stated that he was there and that the purpose of being there was that Subject see him. He asked did F also see LOG and F stated that when he saw LOG coming he moved in the direction from which Subject was coming. F concluded by saying that the fact that F was there himself should be sufficient to assure Subject that we keep operational matters restricted to a minimum of persons for reasons of security.
4. F looked at what Subject wrote concerning his meet with LOG.
and told Subject that according to the phone message he left for F it appeared that LOC did not come to the meet scheduled for June 25 and not as he put it on paper. Subject repeated what he wrote and confirmed that on June 20 LOC did not show up and on June 25 LOC did not come and Subject did not show up (LICRA surveillance confirmed the latter statement). F observed that on his first meet with Subject on June 23 Subject said that he had a meet with LOC on June 25 and told him that he had no time to try to get the directory. Subject showed no embarrassment and he told F that he must have misunderstood Subject's statement.
5. F told Subject that he did not follow F's instruction in speaking to LOC about the directory, specifically, by bringing up a name of Patricia which created a problem without which he would be much better off. The fact is that Subject knows nobody in the U.S. Embassy. Subject was of the opinion that we can always introduce him to a person in the Emb who can play the role of being his acquaintance. F told Subject that we were not pulling rabbits out of a hat and all our actions were conducted within limits of security. That Subject was suggesting was a complete disregard for our as well his own security and the best thing he can tell LOC on their next meet was that "Patricia" did not show up as yet.
6. It may be noted that F's attempt to debrief Subject on what transpired at each of his meets with LOC did not bear desired results. Subject stated the facts he mentioned to F on their first meet and started repeating himself as he was going on. Therefore, F decided to get as detailed as possible description of the last meet and Subject was cooperative. Although, Subject spoke about the last meet at the beginning of our meet he did not seem trying putting it in sequence as it took place. From what Subject stated previous meets it may be worthwhile noting that Subject had a party at his apt on June 10 and he asked LOC to come to the party. LOC explained Subject that he did not like to be seen in large groups and he sent Subject 2 bottles of Vodka for the party. Subject also stated that in 2-3 instances he promised LOC to bring him a tennis hat from the U.S. Actually, LOC would like to have 2 tennis hats, one with a visor and the other type with a rip around, size large. Subject had an opportunity of doing it, but at the proper moment he forgot about it. LOC still brings up the fact that Subject forgot about him and
his hate. Subject asked if it was possible to get those hats for him. F said he did not know if it can be done.
7. Subject asked F what type of a reception will be given on the 4th of July by the Emb and was there something arranged that any American could drop in, as signing the book at the Emb. F promised to phone to Subject in case there was something like that.
8. After covering the ground as contained in the 3 attachments F asked Subject was he willing to back his statements with a polygraph test (F used the expression 'lie detector test'). Subject reacted by asking when did we want him to take the test. F commented that he did not say that Subject would be given one, he only asked would he be willing to take one, if we asked him to do it. Subject stated that he was willing to take the test at any time. Then, he started asking questions about the test, especially, who usually gets it and how it works. With regard to who gets F stated that anyone involved in matters having bearing on the security of the U.S. and as to how it works, there is nothing to it; it registers when a person says a lie as the stomach digests automatically anything a person eats.
9. Comments by FERNALD:
a. This meet enables us to have a better insight of Subject's personality.
b. There are valid indications that Subject is not withholding important info concerning his personal history nor his activity.
c. His claim to have numerous and to an extent influential contacts appears to be acceptable.
d. He also appears to be cooperative, but has a tendency to deviate from the instruction given to him concerning his attitude toward OCCINC. It is possible that this is due to his conviction that he knows OCCINC better than we do and that we are too dogmatic and not enough flexible. At the same time this may be due to the fact that he loves clandestine activity for the sake of pleasure he gets out of the game as such on one hand and on the other, he might fear that our proposed course of action may alienate OCCINC from him, in which case he would be left without a game he likes.
e. It appears quite obvious that Subject's financial conditions are not good, but, apparently, he has a scatter, is well dressed and does not have to worry about being hungry. Therefore there is left enough room for him to lead the life he pleases.
FERNALD
Torneo Mixto de Tenis en el Club France
El Torneo Mixto de Tenis 1969 "AMISTAD", que concluyó en días pasados, estuvo muy animado.
El organizador de este evento deportivo fue Adrián Aguilar, para despedir a Valentin Longinov, quien próximamente partirá al extranjero.
Resultaron triunfadores: Hans Kasperek, Beatriz Bacon y Vicky Aguilar. En este grupo, el doctor Luis Torres, Nils de Correa, Bill Bacon, Ruben Rojas, Gloria de Pinto, Adrián Aguilar, Valentin Longinov y Ruth Wiegand obtuvieron el primero, segundo y tercer lugares, respectivamente.
Por la noche, los esposos Pinto, José y Gloria ofrecieron una fiesta en su residencia, donde fueron entregadas los trofeos. Aquí las fotos...
1: Hans Kasperek, Beatriz Bacon y Vicky Aguilar.
2: En este grupo, el doctor Luis Torres, Nils de Correa, Bill Bacon, Ruben Rojas, Gloria de Pinto, Adrián Aguilar, Valentin Longinov y Ruth Wiegand.
3: Los ganadores del Torneo. Hans Kasperek, Beatriz Bacon, Vicky Aguilar, Valentin Longinov, Nils de Correa.
Contact Report
Subject: James SABORI
Date of Meet: June 23 at Subject's Apt at Bahia de Sta Barbara 20/306
1. Arrangements for this meet were made through the office and the fact that the phone which Subject left with our office was out of order made it necessary that FERNALD call on Subject at his apt. It may be noted that Subject is in the process of moving and the only furniture in the living room of the above mentioned apt consisted of two beaten up easy chairs w/o arm rest and a sort of an end table loaded with papers and a telephone; another phone was on the floor in the corner of the room. There was so much dust on the floor that it is difficult to believe that the apt was in any use during the last 10 days.
2. Subject's NEW ADDRESS: Leibnitz 297 apt 7 phone 31-53-93
Office: Fraccionadora de Bajio, Insurgentes Sur 429 office 12
(first floor), phone 64-63-47.
Subject can be reached home until 0930 in the morning and in the office between 1100 and 1400 hrs and in the afternoon between 1700 and 2000 hrs. Subject stated that it would be rather difficult to find him in his office because of his frequent "in and out" work.
3. CONVO with us; Subject was told that once he was placed in contact with the "proper people" he should use from now on the extension 670. He will identify himself as Sr. ARIZCO (allegedly his mother's surname) and will ask for Sr. Virgil (BALDINI) FERNALD alias.
4. FERNALD showed Subject his official looking credentials under alias of Virgil Z. BALDINI and after he read them quite carefully, FERNALD stated that now Subject knew that he was speaking to the right person and Subject commented that he was satisfied with his bona fide.
5. I first asked Subject few personal questions; the phone is out of order because he requested that it be transferred to his new apt and on Saturday (June 21) when he saw that the phone was not in operation he called "his friend Carlos RICART" to put pressure on the Telephone Co. but nothing could be done in view of the week-end; the elevator in the
building is often out of order, because there are too many children in the building; Subject is married and has 2 children, but he is presently separated from his wife; as the children finished the High School his wife wanted them to continue their schooling in the U.S.; Subject avoided specifying what school his children attended here and called the school "the American High School; Subject has been in Mexico 4 years and his wife only 2 years; as much as he loves Mexico so much his wife did not get used to Mexico and did not want to remain any longer here; the fact that he did not want to leave Mexico resulted in their physical separation; according to Subject it is only a matter of days that his family left for San Jose, California, which Subject called his home town; Subject claims that his family (paternal side) comes from Milan, Italy; his great-grandfather came to New York, NY, and followed the gold rush to California where he apparently did well; for reasons unknown to Subject his grand father moved from California to Arizona and then to Mexico (Sinaloa) where Subject's father was born; in the same breath Subject stated that he, too, was born in Mexico and when I commented that it would be logical that he have a dual citizenship, Subject did quite bit of talking to confuse the the previous statement; during the revolution all the records were burned and he has only the certificate of baptism issued by a Mexican church and in fact it was possible that he was born on the U.S. side of the border; Subject claims he could not care less about the possibility of claiming Mexican citizenship, he is an American and it suits him well to live in this country as a TOURIST; in the Fraccionadora de Pajio he works with a partner, who entered the company as owner of 2 large chunks of land; Subject had no money but he is the person who through his connections obtained from a Mexican bank a decision that the bank would mortgage up to 90 per cent every structure he and his partner complete; now he is in the stage of obtaining American investment capital to carry out the construction of low income housing (I do not recall the location Subject mentioned); of course Subject went through financial difficulties and is still facing some of them, but nothing serious; he has a car of his own; he is moving out of this apt and will sub-let it and make few hundred pesos per month on the difference of present price and what he is paying; this type of transactions cannot get him in trouble, because Mexicans do not care about such things; he has a friend in the Sernacion
who once showed him that the Government had more than a foot high file on him and Subject told him they should not bother trying to do something against him because they cannot even kick him out of the country; he has a friend to whom he is authorized to turn if he is in any kind of trouble and he asked his Government to dial the phone which he gave him and the phone was answered by CENRCS of the Presidency; Subject claims that he has influential friends in practically every ministry (Secretaria) of the Federal government; Subject also prides himself with women friends he has and they are also influential.
6. In answer to the question Subject stated that he called on Mr. [redacted] at the U.S. Embassy because he had a fairly close relation with Valentin LOGINOV (P-11,712) of the Soviet Embassy and he would not want to be judged wrongly if the GOVERN people get to know about his friendly relation with LOGINOV.
7. F commented that he hoped that Subject realized that the title on his credentials really spells Counter Intelligence, which, for example, means that if F saw Subject robbing a bank he could not care less because that would be the matter concerning the criminal police, or if was charged for having a child out of wedlock, because that would be a matter for the judiciary authority, but when it comes to spies then that is a matter which concerns F and the service he is working for. In view of the well established fact that LOGINOV is a spy and Subject is his friend (sic) this matter is of concern for the American Counter Intelligence. Therefore, would appreciate if Subject stated clearly what was the purpose of his visit to the U.S. Embassy. Subject answered without hesitation nor embarrassment that he believed that he made himself clear even at the Embassy that he wanted to cooperate with the U.S. Service and be of help as much as it stood in his power. F commented that he would probably ask Subject does he still want to help the U.S. Counter Intelligence before we close our next today.
8. In reply to F's questions Subject stated:
a. He met LOGINOV at a social party in the house of Dr. Frederico PARIN, who is as is commonly known a Communist by his ideology. He does not know were there other Soviet officials at the party. LOGINOV first
spoke to Subject in a heavy accented broken English and was delighted when Subject suggested that they speak Spanish. LOGINOV's general line of conv was that the essential thing in life is understanding and to be able to understand others one must get to know them; this in turn calls for having as many friends as possible. The same applies to countries and nations. Before leaving the party LOGINOV stated that he would like to become friendly with Subject and asked him would he be willing to meet with him. Subject agreed and they met next Friday at the Tecali Restaurant.
b. The conv at the Tecali was to an extent dealing with the theme of friendship and understanding with an added emphasis that if there was understanding and, consequently, friendship between the U.S. and Soviet Union we would be living in a much better world. Subject stated his agreement with LOGINOV's views. In a further part of the conv LOGINOV was interested in knowing whether Subject had many friends in Mexico. Subject claims to have stated that he had many good friends here. (Note: It is quite likely that he bragged about the number of influential friends he had here). At the end LOGINOV told Subject that he would like to see him again and Subject asked him to come to his house. According to Subject, LOGINOV asked would not the fact of receiving a Sov official compromise Subject or lead him into some kind of troubles. Subject assured him that the receiving of a Sov or any foreign official could not affect him in no way. Then, LOGINOV asked Subject would they be alone and Subject answered affirmatively. (Note: At this point Subject indicated that he received LOGINOV at the apt at the Jelititz 297). Finally, LOGINOV agreed to come to Subject's apt.
c. In the apt LOGINOV did not feel at ease for some time. Initially, he did not drink from the Vodka which
Subject poured and he drank only after Subject took a sip out of LOG's glass (Remark: This certainly sounds exaggerated). During the evening LOG was repeatedly speaking about his need to have friends make new new friendships and was pointing out that Subject was able to help in that respect. Subject stated to LOG that he offered to LOG to introduce him to any friend of his he wished. In the course of conversation LOG was asking Subject various questions concerning politics, economy, and trade in Mexico and Subject was answering with a degree of familiarity with topics. LOG felt that Subject was well informed and he asked him how come that he was so well informed, is he perhaps a WOIRI man. Subject laughed at the question and added that in fact he hated WOIRI and everything associated with it. LOG gave Subject his phone (apparently the cell phone) and told Subject that he should not be phoning to him and that it was better if they agreed in advance when and where they would meet next.
d. From this point Subject gave up describing chronologically the developments. He stated that there were about 10 additional meetings with LOG. The place they used most extensively was the La Cava. They usually were meeting at 2000 hrs, i.e., the time when the restaurants have the minimum of guests. Subject believed that LOG started using La Cava more frequently for their meet because of the fact that the recall closed.
e. Subject stated that out of pure curiosity he observed LOG coming to their meeting place. LOG leaves his car 5 - 7 blocks away from the place, boards a bus, gets out a block beyond the meeting place and comes walking slowly and making occasional stops to observe whether he was followed. Then they get in a restaurant together, gives a good look to every person in the restaurant and remains especially watchful if he sees two men together.
1. Subject stated that the leitmotif of LOC during these
meetings was "help me and I will be able to help you",
"get me (or provide me with) the info I need and I will
provide you with info you might need". Among the most
sought info by LOC was personality info on Mexican
politicians and, especially, indications as to who
will be the next President of Mexico. LOC is very
much interested does ECHAVARRIA stand a better chance
to become the next President than ECHAVEZ PRIETO.
Later it became an obsession to find out what was
REAL reason for Rockefeller's trip to LA countries.
LOC discounted the fact-finding as any reason, because,
according to him the U.S. embassies and the CIA in
those countries know everything that is to be known.
Consequently, LOC is convinced that there must an
important reason for ROCKEFELLER's trip. Subject added that
there were many other minor questions concerning the
Mexican scene which interested LOC and to a fair
extent he was able to get the answers. Nevertheless,
LOC started asking Subject did he have friends in the
U.S. Embassy here. Subject was answering casually
with an "of course". On the meet Subject had with
LOC on June 9 at La Cava LOC told him that he needed
an Embassy phone directory and he asked Subject can
he get him one. Subject promised to try. LOC brought
to Subject's attention that he needed the "HW directory
because the Embassy changes the directory every six
months.
2. In reply to 78 question Subject stated that LOC told
him that he needed all the info he was asking for to
advance politically in his career on one hand and on
the other to dispel misunderstanding to which the
lack of info may easily lead.
3. With regard to LOC Subject described him as a likeable
person with quite liberal view on international pol-
itics; he passionately hates Krushchov and is
deeply concerned over the danger Red China represents to the world; he advocates that the U.S. and Sov Union should design a mutual defense pact and liquidate the China until there is still time; he believes that Sov Union and the U.S. are entitled to act in defense of their own interests and "to hell with what the rest of the world says"; he admires the determination and dynamism of Americans.
9. After getting through this portion P told Subject does he still feel that he should get and give LCG the Emb Phone Directory. He stated that he was willing to do what we told him to do, but he believed that if he came to the meet with LCG on June 25 without the directory, LCG would consider him as worthless, since he was not able to obtain something which he can get in some other way. Then P commented that the directory was a tightly controlled matter and to get one would practically mean to swipe one from somebody else. Subject stated that he was convinced that LCG would not care for a directory which he stole, because he is interested in subject having a friend in the embassy through whom he would have access to info, and presenting the directory would be an indication that Subject had a friend there.
10. Then Subject replied negatively to a theoretical possibility of obtaining a directory "legally", P told him that he must necessarily be aware of the fact that LCG would not be satisfied with a statement that he obtained the directory from a woman or man friend; LCG would insist in knowing the name and the address of the person who is his friend. Subject pretended not to be convinced about this but did not try to argue about it.
11. Then P told Subject that whether he admits it to himself or not that he was trying to maneuver himself into was a double agent role which is by no means an enviable role. A person who is offering his cooperation to the U.S. under such conditions should be aware that every piece of info passed to the opposition, in this case LCG, must be cleared and approved by an U.S. officer which, if nothing else, is a time consuming proposition. Subject replied said "time is money". P commented that only productively used time is money.
12. In a heavy and serious tone P stated that he must ask now subject whether after the explanation he gave he is still willing to cooperate with the U.S. Service under the condition that he would follow our instruction and guidance without any reserve. Subject answered YES and added that he was ready and willing to do whatever we tell him to do.
13. P asked Subject did LCG tell him when he was leaving Mexico. Subject stated that LCG did not mention his departure and Subject felt certain that there was no immediate departure in sight.
14. P told Subject that he would want him to think this matter over and discuss it with some of his colleagues and, therefore, would like to see him tomorrow. Subject stated that he would be busy in the morning and when P asked him what about the afternoon, Subject asked what about having a lunch together. P agreed and picked up LCG at the place and it was agreed that they would meet in the restaurant at 1400 hrs.
15. P feels that Subject is a sort of a Soldier of Fortune, a pleasant and long talker; among his Mexican contacts not mentioned above are D. Figueira and Augustin BARRIOS Gomez. To impress P with closeness of his relations with BARRIOS Gomez, Subject showed P ASOC annual pass for all the movie houses in town and added that ASOC gave him the pass. This fact might be interesting but it does not dispel the temptation to consider Subject to be a name dropper.
Bruce H. Fernald
P.S. Subject mentioned that LCG gave him some caviar and vodka. P connected that Subject should not be surprised if P told him that we knew about it.
In speaking about the directory P told Subject that he, and LCG as well, would realize that we can take out extra no extra codes and that we have all those lists and all the codes (to the embassy) and all those who to help.
Inscription on a Jelapa Madhouse.
Contact Report
Subject: LIMACO-1 (P-4305)
Date of Report: June 21 at the Cafeteria JET at 1100 hrs.
1. This meet was held in lieu of the prearranged meet for June 13 which L-1 cancelled by phone. Due to the peculiarities of L-1's working habits I was not able to reach him by phone until June 20 at 1600 hrs. when this meet was arranged.
Next meet: Wednesday July 2 at 1615 hrs at the previous pick up place.
2. On June 16 L-1 was without car and he felt obliged to cancel the meet. He stated that he felt happy to have made up with his wife and to be living again at home. He told me about his arrangement to go to the Russian show with LIOVAL-1 and wife. He described me the developments as LIOVAL-1 reported them to me.
3th With regard to his 2 "contact" with LOGINOV which he hinted by phone, there was nothing to it. L-1 was at a party given by Andrea CATANO (P-13,545) on June 14 at her house and YURIY CHERNISH (P-13,042) was there and they exchanged few words about LOGINOV (see the attachment). L-1 stated that he was not with LOGINOV since the encounter in Cunilla and did not speak to him since the attempt to reschedule the lunch which was missed on May 8. Therefore, the story L-1 gave to LIOVAL-1 on June 13 about LOGINOV being disappointed with the fact that he had to return home, etc., is quite likely, no connection with any recent developments.
Further, it is quite obvious that L-1 did not know then about the fact that LOGINOV was postponed 3 - 4 months.
4. L-1 stated that A. CATANO and her mother told him that they had expected EKATYREV (P-11,751) to attend their party, but he neither came nor excused himself by phone. L-1 did not know how it came to the point that EKATYREV was invited to the party. L-1 considered it as a significant fact that CHERNISH came to that party with his wife. L-1 interpreted this fact to the effect that CHERNISH gave up the idea of having a romance with ANDREA CATANO, but wanted to preserve and maintain friendship with her and her family. According to L-1 it is quite certain
ATTACHMENT
June 22, 1969
Subject: LOGINOV (P-11,712)
Source: LIBACON-1 (P-4903)
1. On June 14 Yuriy CHERNISH (P-13,042) told Source that LOGINOV's departure from Mexico was postponed to October or November (L-1 does not remember which month to stated).
2. L-1 requested CHERNISH to tell LOGINOV that L-1 was disappointed with LOGO's attitude toward him; he promised to call him and he never did.
3. CHERNISH promised to relay the message and commented that LOGO should have more time for his friends now that he does not have the work which every departure and moving bring with them.
Comment: L-1 was told he should try to contact LOGO himself and instead of using other persons as messengers. Once more he promised to do it in a matter of days.
REP.
20 June 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: James SABORI
1. At 1300 hours on 20 June Subject, on the recommendation of Bob JOHNSON (formerly with LNEGO in Guadalajara), came to the Embassy and contacted COS. Subject apparently has known JOHNSON and had asked JOHNSON to whom he could talk in the Embassy about a delicate matter. JOHNSON had recommended COS, identifying him only as a First Secretary.
2. Subject identified himself as an insurance salesman who is in Mexico as a tourist and who apparently hopes to do some business here. He is of Italian origin and apparently has lived in Texas and California. At the present time, he is living at Bahia de Santa Barbara #20, apartment 308. Telephone number is 31-53-93.
3. Subject's story was that he has been in contact with Valentin LOGINOV (P-11, 112) (he showed COS LOGINOV's card) and, as a matter of fact, has had no less than 12 contacts with him. He is scheduled to have dinner with LOGINOV tonight (20 June) at 2000 hours but he would not say where as he was afraid that COS would contact the CIA people and surveil him. He is also scheduled to have dinner with LOGINOV on 25 June. In the past, they have had dinner at such places as La Cava and the other Tocalli Restaurant.
4. Subject refused to say very much about the nature of his contact with LOGINOV. His reason for contacting COS was to get a copy of the latest Embassy phone directory, which LOGINOV had asked him for. He wanted to bring it to LOGINOV so that LOGINOV would do things for him. He did not say exactly what LOGINOV could do for him except that LOGINOV had invited him to visit the Soviet Union. LOGINOV has also given him several bottles of vodka. He was not worried about what LOGINOV could get out of him because, after all, he was just an insurance salesman. In other words, he seemed to be enjoying playing games with LOGINOV and was not particularly ready to cooperate with us. COS said that he would have to contact the "proper people" to see about the phone book. Subject asked COS to do that and said that he would call COS at 1800 hours on 20 June to get the answer. He also said that if the "proper people" were interested, they could contact him at the address and phone number given above.
5. When Subject calls at 1800 hours, he will be told that COS has gotten in touch with the "proper people" and that a representative of these people will call Subject on 23 June. As for the phone book, COS will say that this is entirely out of his hands and that the man who contacts Subject on 23 June will presumably deal with that.
6. My plan at present is to have Bruce H. FERNALD (P) call Subject on 23 June and attempt to get as much of a debriefing as possible without being hostile or aggressive. I am looking at the long-range possibilities here because, unless there are unexpected developments, it is probably too late to use this against LOGINOV. However, if Subject has really been cultivated so assiduously by LOGINOV, the chances are that LOGINOV will turn him over to his successor, assuming that Subject continues to show the promise that he has apparently shown thus far. I want FERNALD to get as much as he can out of Subject without either frightening Subject away from LOGINOV or ruining the possibility of future cooperation against LOGINOV's successor. As for the phone book, I have no intention of passing it, at least without knowing a lot more about what is going on. Subject can be told and can pass on to LOGINOV that this is a tightly controlled publication and that it will not be very easy to come by (that is, unless he manages to steal one on his own). Also, if Subject (who is, at least to our current knowledge, unwitting of COS' affiliation) mentions COS' name to LOGINOV, LOGINOV's appetite may be greatly wetted to find out that his new contact has gone right to the top.
7. There are no Station traces on Subject.
8. Subject called at 1800 hours 20 June. He was given the message in paragraph 5 and agreed to await a call from "the proper people" at 0900 hours on 23 June. He also agreed to stall on the phone book.
Vincent P. RIZZUTO
File: P-11,712
SECRET
17 June 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: LIREALM-1 CONTACT WITH ADEIHERD.
1. The attached report from LIREALM-1 was received on 16 June 1969. LIREALM-1 verbally added the following comments to the information in the report:
a. Although they have not attended any social functions together since their last encounter, it is LIREALM-1's opinion that ADEIHERD is generally avoiding direct contact with him. Only once since LIREALM-1 told ADEIHERD that he was insulted by ADEIHERD's request that LIREALM-1 work for him has ADEIHERD asked LIREALM-1 to play tennis. LIREALM-1 has seen ADEIHERD on various occasions at the French Club, but neither have made any effort to speak to the other.
b. ADEIHERD requested permission to bring a Mexican couple to the 21 June guards dinner. This was a strange request since the party was intended to include only those who had participated in the tennis tournament at the Club. Permission was granted, however, and LIREALM-1 will attempt to determine the identity of the Mexican couple at the party.
c. Both LIREALM-1 and his wife are convinced that ADEIHERD is avoiding introducing his Soviet friend to the friends of LIREALM-1's wife. She has placed herself in a position, on a couple of occasions, where ADEIHERD had to be almost impolite in not introducing his friend to LIREALM-1's wife, but he has chosen not to do so.
2. Based on the instructions given LIREALM-1 after the last incident between him and ADEIHERD, he has not gone out of his way to engage ADEIHERD in conversation or cultivate him socially. This might explain ADEIHERD's standoffishness and/or his apparent unwillingness to introduce his new friend. More information on this subject will be available after the 21 June dinner.
Distribution:
1 cy to C/53
1 cy P-11185
Andrew E. PELLEGRINI
P 11, 712
SUBJECT: NEW SOVIET AT FRENCH CLUB
DATE OF INFO: 26 MAY 86
SOURCE: MRS. JOHN FRANCIS
Valentin was seen playing with a Soviet. The Soviet is new to the club and a beginner at tennis.
He has a mustache, dark hair, is somewhat shorter and thinner than Val.
One might assume that this is Val's replacement observer at the French Club, if this was Val's assignment.
(4 Jun w/o Val)
Subject has been seen occasionally at the club since the above report, but with no regular pattern. Val has made no attempt to introduce him.
Saturday, 21 June. This will be a combination farewell party for Val and the award dinner for our tennis group. Val will receive a cup for winning third place in our mixed doubles tournament. The party will be at the home of the Pinos.
J.F.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LIONEL-1 (T-)
DATE OF MEETING: 11 June 1969
COPIES MADE
1. As arranged last month, I picked Subject up on the corner of Nilo and Holchor Campo lateral at 1100. We drove to the Tastee Freeze in Polanco for coffee and not until 1300. Next meeting will be on 9 July at 1100, same pick-up place.
2. Subject seems like a real diamond in the rough with earthy and sensible philosophy. I was surprised at his promptness and the fact that he doesn't forget meeting dates, even though they're arranged a month ahead and there's no confirmation. He told me that he frequently gives away candy and stuff to the little Sov kids who come in, feeling that they'll remember it years from now when they're fed a line of propaganda about the West and that this will make an impression and help offset all the bad things they hear.
3. I brought with me the Soviet mug flash cards to have Subject identify those who come into his store frequently and whom he refers to by his own personal crypts (since he usually doesn't know their names). Following is the key to identifications:
"The Professor": AITANOFF
"Boris": PODLESNOY
"Pablo": KOVALY
"Tito Español": SOKOLOV
"Valentin": LOGINOV
"Administrator": KIRITTOV
There are also other who come to the store but who have no fixed
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOMIN (P-7152)
DATE OF MEETING: 11 June 1969
Designations:
4. Subject had the following comments and observations to make as we went through the cards:
SOLOMATIN (P-7152): departing POS on 28 June 1969. He's suffering with an ulcer. He takes sleeping pills constantly and has been complaining about the great amount of work he has. Said his mother in the USSR (who neither smokes nor drinks) is very religious. She keeps a picture of Christ hidden at home and many of her women friends come to pray in front of it. SOLOMATIN did not come to Subject's house for dinner on 1 June as planned because he couldn't get permission. SOLOMATIN's wife will have 3 months off when they return to the USSR in order to rest up from her work here, but SOLOMATIN will have only 22 days off. He's going to take charge of some wood working shops with lathes and other machinery.
POLECHNY (P-1238): mild, speaks very little Spanish.
SCHWARTZ (P-6372): speaks very good Spanish. Very aggressive and not very pleasant.
FLEISCHER (P-6370): strikes subject as affable.
HERRMANN (P-6370): about to leave, replacement not known.
HERRMANN (P-6370): his wife is a doctor.
SCHWARTZ (P-6372): nice guy; speaks good Spanish; decent diplomatic and gentlemanly type.
LEVIN (P-6372): very much guy. Likes obscene pictures.
LEVIN (P-6372): his wife is a member of the secret police.
LEVIN: on 10 May, two private cars came into the store. One spoke very good Spanish, and I subject to a coiled a...
Diplomatic World
US Embassy Wives' Meet Set for Monday
By MARIA SOCORRO PEREZ GARCIA
The next meeting of the U.S. Embassy Wives Group will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the chancery of the embassy, Reforma 205, featuring a talk on Mexican archaeology and art. The new staff of the group is: honorary chairman, Mrs. Henry Dearborn; chairman, Mrs. George Rylander; and vice chairman, Mrs. Morris Rothenberg.
Members of the Consular Corps headed by Leander P. Younkins will give a farewell party for U.S. consul Antonio Cerestino and Russian consul Valentina S. Leopoldina at 6 p.m. today in the American Club, Guadalajara. The Soviet Union and U.S. consuls have completed their duties here and will return to their countries soon.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LIROCKET-1
DATE OF MEETING: 29 May 1969 at Paris en Mexico
Next meeting is 26 June same place at 1300 hours
1. Subject had little to report. His notes on two sessions
with KAZANTSEV are attached. KAZANTSEV said that he had no news
on his departure and now thinks he will probably have to stay in
Mexico until a new ambassador is appointed.
2. Subject called NIKITIN once and was not able to get ahold
of him. He has not tried again but I asked him to keep at this. I
showed Subject photos of most of the Soviet officials. He recognized
a good many of them by fact if not by name and made the following
comments on some of them:
a. PRIKHODKO (P-22/0) - Speaks English and was going to
take lessons from Subject but never got around to it.
b. TUCHININ (P-3390) - Sees him occasionally; not very
friendly.
c. GORDEYEV (P-13,091) (Subject knew his name) - Speaks
English quite well; wanted to take lessons from Subject but
could not get Embassy to pay for the lessons.
d. CHMYKHOV (P-6235) - Has seen him fairly frequently but
does not know him. Appears unfriendly.
e. BOLSHAKOV (P-13,430) - Subject says he is the new guard.
f. BOGATYREV (P-11,381) - Every time Subject sees him he
is carrying a camera. For a long time, Subject thought he was
a tourist.
g. KARCHIN (P-11,829) - One of the guards at the gate and
due to return to Moscow soon.
h. SOLOMATIN (P-7452) - Another guard at the gate.
i. KORUSHKIN (P-11,707) - Subject sees him often. He is
a driver.
j. LOGINOV (P-11,712) - He is a tennis player. He wanted
Subject to teach his children English. LOGINOV's son is
presently studying with the Embassy's female English teacher.
LIROCKET-1 says he is a nice guy.
Contact Report
Subject: LIBACON-1 (F-4805)
Date of Meet: May 21 at the Paris-Mexico Restaurant
1. This meet was held in lieu of the one scheduled for May 14 which L-1 postponed by phone. L-1 was at the pick up place 10 minutes before the scheduled time but I was there still earlier and I observed nothing suspicious in terms of stakeouts or surveillance. The meet lasted 75 min. NEXT MEET: Wednesday May 28 at the same pick up place.
2. As we met L-1 stated that he cancelled the last week meet because he was seized by one of his nervous crisis of hysteria followed by depression (sic). He immediately added that he prepared for me nothing because in his condition he was not able to do any work.
3. In the restaurant he kept on describing what effect the nervous crisis has on him and he added that he still felt depressed. During his description he did not indulge in dramatizing the matter.
4. I asked him what happened to the lunch he was supposed to have with LOGINOV and he repeated what he told me by phone on May 8 and added that LOGINOV was to call him but did not do it. He added that if LOGINOV had called during the past 8 days the phone would be answered only if his wife was home. I told him that this fact was a reason for him to ring up LOGINOV, because, as we discussed and agreed on the last meet, it would serve no good purpose to L-1 if LOGINOV would characterize him as a not desirable person from the Sov point of view. He commented that he believed LOGINOV was a friend of his to the extent that he would not do such a thing to him. I countered by stating that he insisted in considering LOGINOV to be his friend, but what ever LOGINOV asked from him he turned him down with a NO; to preserve good will of a person it is necessary to meet some of his requests and the best is to do it when it does no harm to anybody and at the same time does not set L-1 involved in any of LOGINOV's schemes. He agreed with my reasoning, as he did at the last meet, but it is to be seen what will he do about it.
5. To change the subject I asked L-1 to return. He said
he knew nothing about VENDEL, except, that his wife gave birth to a child during his absence and he added that if VENDEL had returned he would have heard about it.
6. Speaking about Larel he recalled the fact that Carol HIRSH, an Ecuadorian girl of 22 approx. returned to Mexico and she will be taking an intensive course of Russian from L-1. He stated that he spoke to KARTASHEV about this girl; she was here and worked with the Olympic committee as an interpreter; after the Olympics she went to Ecuador and now she returned here; she came with her mother who found her an apartment in Rio Elba where they had a warming up party on Friday May 9; her father is a well to do physician in Quito, Ecuador; she has no permit to work in Mexico which means that her father will pay the expenses of her stay here; in view of his nervous crisis he did not keep in touch with her, but he believes that her mother had returned to Quito by now; LOGINOV knows her from some of the parties L-1 and his friends were giving during the Olympics or briefly after them.
7. He forgot to tell me that he was with Andrea CANTANO (P-13,546) after she returned from her trip to the US and Canada and she told him that she definitely broke with CHERNISH (P-13,042) by telling him that she had a boy friend about whom she is serious and who is a jealous type; he (O) is welcome to come to her (parents) home when he wishes, but she is in no position to meet with him out.
8. I asked L-1 was it possible that LOGINOV, who according to him was driving hard to attain achieve some success before he leaves, might have attempted to recruit Juan Luis ALVARES, director of the language school on Tiber, during the past 2 months. L-1 stated that he doubted that JLA would even want to see LOGINOV because LCG in many instances ignored JLA's requests through L-1 to pass by the school. L-1 went on to say that if by incident LCG got hold of JLA and made an attempt to enlist his services, L-1 was positive that JLA would have turned him down. (NOTE: This leaves unsolved what was L-1 speaking about when he spoke about the good time LOGINOV and JLA had together at unknown date).
9. I tried to explain to L-1 that he should do some writing for us along the lines of what our previous agreement. He promised.
10. As much as L-1 is a compulsory talker, during this meet he was rather on the quiet side, i.e., he spoke when he was asked something. He had only 2 drinks and he took some food with them. He was interested in leaving on time which was pleasant news to me.
11. On the way to his car I asked L-1 what he thought about the death of 16 Sov Generals in 25 weeks. He commented to the effect that a publicized purge of big wheels is intended to silence the opposition and this may be necessary in view of the fact that a number of soldiers will start returning from Czechoslovakia and their stories would be the opposite of what the government used as excuse for invading Czechoslovakia.
Turnover Report
Subject: LIOVAL-1
Date of Meet: May 13
1. On May 13 at 1930 hrs COIGNE met with FERNALD and briefed him on LIOVAL-1's past and present operational activity as well as gave an outline for future handling of LIOVAL-1. At 2030 hrs C and F met with LIOVAL-1 at NOYO 19 restaurant where in the course of a farewell dinner the turnover was effected.
Next F - L-1 meet: May 21 at 1330 hrs at the same restaurant.
2. Comment:
a. During the next two month F and L-1 will hold personal meets twice a month.
b. L-1 can be reached during working days on phone 23-99-34 from 0800-1410 hrs at his school; on phone 75-10-03 at home except Wednesdays when he will be home from 1600-1700 hrs.
c. L-1 can use the extension 670 to leave a message for F (whom he knows under the alias of Victor Brandon). L-1 will usually stated that he wants to see F on a given day and time, which means that he will be waiting for F at a restaurant which will be selected as their meet site on their next meet.
3. Security:
a. Standard security practices will be applied to F - L-1 personal meets and other operational activity.
b. On their next meet a new meet site will be selected.
c. For internal use only: C instructed F that with regard to what can be said to L-1 there was no use of getting into the security for the sake of security; if it would serve any useful purpose of telling L-1 that
we recruited LIBACON-1, then he should be told about it.
4. Admin & Finance:
a. L-1 considers it probable that he owes LIBACON-1 payment for several lessons. He will ascertain the amount and P will pay it on the next meet.
b. C informed L-1 about the status of the order of a Polboat and was told that when it comes P will deliver it to him.
c. With regard to ops expenses former agreement remains in power.
5. Operational:
a. L-1 reported on LIBACON-1's statements to him about LOGINOY on May 2 (reported separately). This provided a taylor made opening for operational directives.
b. L-1 will continue his contact with LIBACON-1 through language classes, because LIBACON-1 is still a person of interest to us.
c. We received from other sources info that LOGINOY would leave POS in July. In view of the fact that Sov IS officers are judged home by the mecanical computation of their activity abroad, our experience shows that a good number of them try to embellish their record in the last 2-3 months before their departure by establishing contacts and making recruitment attempts with disregard for security rules and sound operation-practices. We have sufficient indications that LOGINOY falls in this category of Sov IS officers without trying to determine whether LIBACON-1's statements to L-1 may be an additional indication to that effect. As far as we know LOGINOY it would be in line with his recent behavior if he approached L-1.
d. If L-1 is approached by LOGINOY or another Sov official he will act friendly and speak about his friendship with Pavel YATSKOV. L-1 will make a remark to the effect that PI failed to keep his promise and send him
his Moscow address.
e. If LOGINOV, or whoever it may be, disclaims knowledge about L-1 - YATSKOV friendly relation, L-1 will speak in terms that this fact ought to be a common knowledge in the Sov Embassy.
f. If the person making the approach accuses L-1 for trying to buy a Sov official (PY), L-1 pretend that the approacher is grossly mistaken and will open a barrage of questions to determine what was known here about the PY case. If the correct sum involved in that case is mentioned, or place the pitch was made or other detail(s) indicating that the approacher is cognizant of this specific case, L-1 will politely ask what the approacher wanted from him and will not hesitate to tell him that the same offer applies to the approacher.
g. If LOGINOV makes the approach under the pretext of wishing to maintain friendly relation with L-1 and admits knowing PY and having heard about PY's friendship with L-1 he will be treated friendly and L-1 will invite him to a dinner and let him talk. In such a case it would be obvious that LOGINOV would want to pass L-1 to somebody else.
h. When, whoever it be, would attempt to recruit L-1 he will stick to his guns of being an American patriot and will turn him down by stating that he was able to make a better offer to the recruiter.
EHFernald
ATTACHMENT to TURNOVER Report
May 15, 1969.
Subject: Rafael VIDIELLA Ríos (P-4805)
Valentín LOGINOV (P-11,712)
Source: LIOVAL-1 (P-)
1. On May 2 Rafael gave a language lesson to LIOVAL-1 and on that occasion he stated that LOGINOV had taken Juan Luis, Director of the language school on Tiber, for a day of having fun. It was not clear whether Juan Luis and LOGINOV had a night on the town or they went out of town for a whole day "to have some fun".
2. Rafael told L-1 that he did not understand such an attitude of LOGINOV, because he considered LOGINOV to be a good friend of his; he was surprised that LOGINOV did not invite him together with Juan Luis, in fact, he could not explain to himself how something like that could happen.
3. Rafael went speaking about LOGINOV for some time about how good he is basically as a man; how pleasant companion he is and what a good friend he is.
4. L-1 pointed out that there was nothing factual nor significant in what he said about LOGINOV, but L-1 was puzzled by the fact that "out of the blue sky" Rafael was speaking about LOGINOV and kept on speaking and speaking.
5. L-1 believed that Rafael's pride was hurt immensely by the fact that LOGINOV ignored him, especially, when there was a chance of having some fun. Therefore, L-1 told Rafael that it was possible that LOGINOV wanted to invite him too, but was not able to reach him by phone, which would not be unusual in view of the fact that Rafael is practically never home.
6. On this same occasion Rafael asked LIOVAL-1 if he would be kind to pay him the lessons which he owed him. In view of the irregularity of Rafael's appearances to give lessons L-1 was not certain whether he owed anything or not. Rafael corroborated his request by stating that
his wife writes down every payment Rafael receives and the book shows that no payment was received since Jan or Feb 27 (IIP does not remember which month was mentioned). L-1 stated that if it so, then, Rafael must be right. Because he was short of cash he paid him M$ 150. - and stated that he would pay the remainder the next time, i.e. the next lesson, which was scheduled for Wed May 7 at 1700 hrs. (NOTE: Rafael had a meet with MIP on the same day at 1620 hrs, and it was him to pick up this day and time. Rafael came to this meet on time).
7. The fact that Rafael did not show up for the lesson was no surprise to L-1. Nevertheless, about 1830 Rafael's wife phoned to L-1 and asked to speak to her husband. When L-1 stated that he was not there she commented that he was supposed to be there at 1800 hrs. About an hour later she called again and L-1 had to state that he did not come at all. Then, she requested L-1 to give to Rafael the sweater of her daughter which was accidently left at L-1's place. Of course nothing happened, but since that moment L-1 did not hear from Rafael nor his wife. L-1 pointed out that this was unusual, because if Rafael skips a lesson he calls the next day and never later than the third day to apologize. Further, the sweater which Rafael was to pick up from L-1, according to the wife's statement, was a part of their daughter's kindergarten uniform. L-1 concluded that he was inclined to believe that Rafael got angry with him or because he questioned the correctness of the claim for payment or because he placed him on a spot by telling his wife that he did not show up at L-1's place.
8. L-1 was told not to take the matter so seriously since there was still a chance that Rafael and his wife were on a war path and they had no time for anything else. L-1 was requested to try to contact Rafael or his wife as soon as possible. L-1 considered that May 15 (Teachers Day) would be the best time to do it and there was no objection on his choice of date since it offered a better chance of finding Rafael home.
9. L-1 was also requested to bring to Rafael's attention that the irregularity of lessons inconveniences him quite bit on one hand and on the other Rafael loses the money........
10. Comment by MIP: The fact that L-1 pointed out that Rafael talking about LOGNOV does not mean that anything happened recently, still calls
12 May 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Nathan L. Ferris
Legal Attaché
FROM: Winston M. Scott
SUBJECT: CHEN (fnu)
CTC #7115
WANG (fnu)
CTC #3763
(105-6578)
1. Reference is made to your memoranda dated 18 January 1968 and 25 April 1969. Reference is also made to our memorandum dated 29 January 1968, #12,823.
2. In order to assist you in the investigation being carried out by your Headquarters, attached herewith for your retention are two copies each of those handwriting specimens available on persons assigned to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City in December 1967. There are no fingerprint specimens available. Listed below are the names of those Soviets whose handwriting specimens are being forwarded herewith.
a. Nikolay Ivanovich KUZNETSOV, Employee (MI Representative), Soviet Commercial Office. Possibly KGB.
b. Nikolay Sergeyevich LECNOV, was Second Secretary, Press Attaché at the Soviet Embassy. Known KGB. Departed PCS December 1968.
c. Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV, Third Secretary, Consul, Soviet Embassy. Known KGB.
d. Vasily Stepanovich NIKOSHENIKOV, was Employee (Chauffeur), Soviet Embassy. Known KGB. Departed PCS September 1968.
e. Boris Nikolayevich VOSKODOY/IKOV, Second Secretary, Cultural Attaché, Soviet Embassy. Probably KGB.
f. Pavel Antonovich YATSEKOV, was Second Secretary, Soviet Embassy. Known KGB. Departed PCS 6 December 1967.
3. There is no other information available locally on Subject case.
Attachment: b/w
SECRET #13,778
SECRET
THIS INFORMATION IS FROM A CONFIDENTIAL SOURCE. IT MUST NOT BE DISSEMINATED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE ORIGINATING OFFICE IN MEXICO CITY.
Grace H. FARMILANT:mes
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addresssee w/att h/w
1 - 50-5-8 w/o att
1 - P-1112 w/att already in file
1 - P-992 w/att already in file
1 - P-11,712 w/att already in file
1 - P-8518 w/att already in file
1 - P-2280 w/att already in file
1 - 885 w/att already in file
1 - 50-2-4/1 w/o att
1 - Memo chrono w/o att
2 - Headquarters pouch (return to FARMILANT)
LIBACON-1
Briefs on Keet Held May 7 from 1630 to 2035 hrs.
Then came I asked till what hour he can be with me. He said 1630.
At 1615 I paid the bill, but he insisted that we stay a little longer
and for the rest he would pay the bill; he had 2 additional drinks
while I had my third coffee and a drink.
As we got together he told me that he was on May 3 with his
wife at Cuautla and as he was entering the pool area LOGIN7 was leaving.
LOG cornered him for a 15 minutes talk which consisted of persuading
LIBACON into making some arrangements that LOG would be able to meet
LOGIN7. When LIBACON turned him down LOG insisted that they have a lunch
on Thur. May 8 at the restaurant El Perro Andaluz (or similar) at
the Copenhagen about 1230 hrs. LIBACON accepted.
LIBACON brought me a bio sketch on LOGIN7, which was an
interesting paper. We discussed the paper which enabled me to obtain
explanations and facts on which LIBACON based his general statements.
LIBACON readily gave me info on Prof. E. LIBAN. There was
not much, but sufficient to ascertain that he did not attempt to
withhold info from us. (This was best - much better detail needed)
He also gave me some info on KAPEL WENDL who is presently
conducting a tour of Mexicans through Europe and was in Prague with the
group a day before Dubcek was kicked out...
He teachers of Spanish at the Sov Emb other than his mother
LIBACON did not know anything but promised to ask his mother on Sat
when she will be at his home.
It took me some time to explain to LIBACON what attitude to
take toward LOG during the lunch.
Detailed report will be prepared. Now
handing in notes on my instruction to LIBACON concerning how to
handle the lunch with LOG. Also handed in is the bio sketch on LOG.
ATTACHMENT
May 8, 1969
Valentin LOGINOV (7-11,712)
Source: LIRACON-1 (P-4805)
1. On May 3 Source went with his family to Cuautla to spend a day out of town. There, as he arrived he bumped into LOGINOV who was leaving. They talked 15 minutes.
2. LOGINOV asked Source was he still giving language lessons to that American (LIOVAL-1). As Source answered affirmatively LOG told Source that he would like to meet LIOVAL-1. SOURCE stated that LIOVAL was not only a student who pays his lessons but was also a good friend of Source. Then LOGINOV became quite blunt and aggressive; he outright demanded that LIRACON introduce him to LIOVAL. LIRACON tried to reason out with LOGINOV that by meeting LIOVAL he would achieve nothing because LIOVAL was a good family man, a person conscious of his responsibility for 4 children, liberal in his way of thinking but definitely a patriot and a person who is attached to his way of life and could not care less about Socialism. LOGINOV then insisted that he and LIRACON have a lunch together "next" week to talk this matter over. LIRACON agreed to lunch with him on May 8, i.e., a day after he meets with me.
3. LIRACON told me that he would stick to his guns and refuse LOGINOV's request to introduce him to LIOVAL. One of special reasons for doing so, in addition to his desire of not getting involved with that gang (KGB), was that he considered LIOVAL to be a friend of his and would not want to do anything which could make LIOVAL suspect that LIRACON was a KGB collaborator.
4. Other than the fact that LIOVAL exists I know nothing about him, but the sole fact that he is an agent of our forced me to assume that he was picked up for a good reason and that we must have an objective for holding him. Therefore, I felt that it would not be wise to let LIRACON shut the door to a possibility (how much remote it may be) that we counted on the possibility that LIOVAL be approached or contacted by a Sov official. Further, I kept in mind that we would not want LIRACON to slip into a double agent role. Therefore, I instructed LIRACON:
a. He wishes to be on friendly terms with LOGINOV, but certainly it is not a friendly attitude if LOGINOV asks him something impossible. (Try to get LOG to do explaining).
d. Repeat description of LIOVAL's personality as he did in Cuautla and ask what can LOGINOV possibly achieve by meeting LIOVAL. It is anticipated that LOGINOV may be brief and say that this would be his problem and that all EXILED LIBACON had to do is to arrange for an introduction.
c. LIBACON will insist that he does not want to get involved "in that kind of business", especially, because it was clear to him that even if LOGINOV achieves nothing, he lost nothing, but LIBACON is a sure loser because he would lose a friend and possibly get tagged as a Sov spy.
d. If LOGINOV does not break off his insisting at this point, LIBACON will state that he would agree on a plan, if LOGINOV had one, by which LIOVAL would be in LIBACON's company, but no introduction of LOGINOV as a friend of LIBACON would be made. We played it back and forth discussing various possibilities, but important was that LOGINOV should come up with a plan and that LIOVAL be given a possibility of saying to LIBACON that he did not want to come.
e. After the lunch LIBACON will go to his institute and I would phone him there to find out at which point the conv with LOGINOV ended.
ATTACHMENT
May 8, 1969.
(P-11,712)
Subject: Postponement of Valentin LOGINOV - LIRACON-1 Lunch.
Source: LIRACON-1 (P-4605)
1. In accordance with the prearrangements I phoned to LIRACON-1 to the language institute at 1455 hrs to hear how did the scheduled lunch go.
2. LIRACON-1 stated that a pm student of his postponed his lesson for a half of an hour and that he phoned to LOGINOV to come to the restaurant they were to lunch about 45 minutes later than they had agreed to meet there. LOGINOV told LIRACON that in that case he preferred to postpone the lunch to the beginning of the next week and that LOGINOV would phone to LIRACON-1 to set the date and time.
3. According to LIRACON-1, LOGINOV sounded friendly on the phone.
RHF
Valentin LGINOV
Edad aproximada de 43-45 años, aunque aparenta menos. Físicamente de compleción atlética, alto. Juega muy bien al tenis. Recientemente quedó en segundo lugar en el campeonato del D.F. que tuvo lugar en el Club Francia, donde practica este deporte. Cuida muchísimo su condición física y más que nada su apariencia. En este sentido es muy vanidoso. Muy pocos amigos saben que tiene una hija de 16-17 años. Cuando le preguntan si tiene hijos habla solo de su hijo de 11 años de edad. Le da pena presentar a su mujer, que es muy amable y buena, porque se ve de más edad que él. No fuma, toma muy poco, aunque cuando la ocasión requiere de tomar mucho aguardiente y siempre se le ve sereno. Es muy amable en el trato. Nunca trata de imponer sus ideas, pero siempre pendiente de convencer por las buenas a sus contrincantes. Cuando ve que no puede hacer lo último, rompe diplomáticamente los relaciones amistosas con el sujeto.
En sus ideas es de la escuela estalinista: solo cuenta lo Unión Soviética y la última línea a seguir del Partido. Eso quiere decir que no tiene ideas propias. Sigue fidelísimamente la "línea" porque sabe muy bien que es la única forma rápida y eficaz de escalar en su carrera. Le gusta muchísimo la vida buena, tipo occidental, aunque antes se dejaría cortar un brazo que confesaríase así mismo. Es muy ambicioso y se ve que tiene problemas con sus compañeros de trabajo. Habla despectivamente de ellos. No le gusta nada la idea de tener que permanecer en Moscú los dos años que vienen. Le dijo que haría lo posible que al transcurrir esos años lo mandaran de preferencia otra vez a México. Su ilusión más grande es trabajar en España. Adora a los españoles. La forma de ser de los mexicanos no le gusta. Por eso si quiere regresar, quiere decir que prefiere cualquier lugar donde vivir, menos Rusia. Creo que precisamente
porque ya tiene que partir en julio, es por lo que últimamente está cometiendo errores. Quiere hacer esto a como de lugar, presionando a la gente de que antes jamás hacía. El día 3 de mayo lo vi en Cuauhtémoc, y sabiendo que yo no quiero trabajar para él, me insistió, llegando al consejo de preguntar si podíamos abordar a mi alumno John, sin siquiera preguntar por la personalidad y forma de pensar de John. En los 15 minutos que estuvimos juntos no habló más que de eso. Cuando yo le dije que ya le había dicho antes que no me gustaba esa clase de trabajo, me contestó que él creía que lo que me pasaba es que tenía miedo. La forma más inocente de hacerme picar! A continuación, me invitó a comer el día 8 para seguir hablando de lo mismo. En el fondo creo que todo eso revela cierta inocencia y muchas ganas de progresar, para llevar una vida muy diferente a lo que llevan los ciudadanos soviéticos. Creo que quiere dejar una gran impresión a sus jefes para no quedar trabajando indefinidamente en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Moscú. No sé hasta qué punto sus ambiciones puedan guiarlo, a progresar incluso por medio de atropellar víctimas. Como persona y en condiciones normales me parece bueno, generoso y fiel amigo. Sin embargo la verdad es que nunca lo llegué a conocer muy bien, en parte posiblemente porque casi desde el principio sentía instintivamente que quería algo de mí, muy aparte de nuestra amistad y en parte porque con todo y la confianza que llegó a tener conmigo jamás se descubrió por completo, al mucho menos. Es extremadamente cauteloso.
Resumiendo: Mi impresión es que es una buena persona, de buenos sentimientos, pero que una vez metido en "ese trabajo," por razones que desconocemos, hace todo lo posible por destacar.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: RESABER (P-8777)
DATE OF MEETING: 10 April 1969
1. In response to RESABER's phone call, I met him at his hotel room in the Aristos from 1430 until 1545. Next meeting will be on Tuesday evening, 15 April at home.
2. Subject had nothing new to report on contacts with BEDOXERS, but said that he is now raring to go on any requirements I might levy. He said that all of his financial problems are now solved (as I surmised they would). Essentially, he has sold 50% of his business (INZA) to a syndicate-group that is paying off Subject's debts. They will construct a big new factory complex in Cuernavaca to bring all of Subject's manufacturing enterprises under one roof and double capacity. They're also going to open up offices and a showroom on Insurgentes Sur. Subject figures he will probably stay active for a couple of years more and then sell his remaining 50% for about a half million dollars.
3. I told Subject again that I am now anxious for him to establish a social relationship with SPYRA (P-6601) and that I am no longer interested in his developing MAJCHCHRZAK per se. I suggested that he might use MAJ simply as an entree to meeting SPYRA, ostensibly to work out a cultural program of Subject's grandfather's music as mentioned previously. Subject said that he would get on it right away and would try to call the Ambassador on Tuesday when Subject is back in town.
4. I also asked Subject to get back in touch with Boris CHEYKOV (P-6235) and Valentin LOGINOV (P-11,712) to warm up the relationship. I pointed out that we should be prepared to have Subject in a position to give them gifts in the event Headquarters approves the plan to bug some of Subject's Trojan horses. Unless there is some reasonably good contact established in advance, his presenting gifts will appear too contrived. Subject agreed and said that he would give them a phone call soon to try to get together for drinks. Judging from past history, CHEYKOV will be ready to see Subject for a night on the town in August.
5. I paid Subject $3000 (NN) constituting half of his retainer for three months (Jan., Feb. and March) and agreed to have the balance of $3000 for him on Tuesday. He gave me a pile of hotel bills and other expenses which will be charged against the $3000 revolving fund he has outstanding. He asked me if I could get him a case of champagne, a couple of bottles of cognac, a bottle of gin. I told him that I'd see if these are available and that, if they are, I would charge them against either his salary or fund rather than as outright gifts as in the past.
Timothy M. ARCHEBOLD
Val apparently waiting for me to make first move. I saw that Val was not playing, but looking for a partner while talking to Meche Pinto and another girl. He was two courts away from me. I finished playing with my opponent. I couldn't see walking over to Val and invite him to play. He knew I was finished. He also owed me an apology for the cancelled luncheon date.
I shouted loudly to a ball-boy to find my favorite trainer. Val dashed over to say he would like to play.
Excuse for missed lunch. I "what happened to our luncheon date", I asked with no smile. Val said that Dimi had been bitten badly by a dog. I told Val that I had already heard that story and that Dimi had been bitten nearly a week before our date. Once again I did not smile and gave him little opportunity for a gracious acceptance of a poor excuse. It was clear that I was annoyed. I could see from Val's expression that he was embarrassed and off-balance. He has a peculiar facial expression when he has been put at a disadvantage.
Val admitted that the bite had been much earlier, but he explained that the wound had become inflamed and he had to take Dimi to a doctor. I saw Dimi and he had one of the smaller Band-aids on his arm. He seemed to be having no discomfort.
I accepted Val's excuse tacitly.
We played. Unfortunately Val won 6-3, 6-1. I remind you that I switched to my left arm some time ago and am still at a disadvantage. I still apologize for letting the barbarian win. I had to leave at 1145. Immediately three other men invited Val to make a fourth for doubles. I had hoped to talk to him when we finished.
Conversation, I finally had to interrupt Val while the men were still warming up and take him to a corner of the court.
I told Val that I had hoped to tell him something at the lunch and on several other occasions but was always interrupted. Now I wanted to tell him what I had in mind. I wanted him to understand that his political jokes had embarrassed me. That I did not want to create a scene and had never commented on them, but I would not tolerate them in the future.
I said that his offer to give me money to work for his government had embarrassed me in front of our mutual friends. Further, my polite refusal to make an issue of his approach could have been interpreted as tacit acceptance of his offer to pay me for treason against my country.
Val interrupted and said it was all a joke and that he thought I appreciated that it was nothing more than a joke.
I said I knew it was a joke, but could not speak for our audience. My position as a businessman here could be jeopardized if someone thought we were serious.
I told Val that in any case, joking or not, I do not discuss politics or religion with my friends, particularly here in Mexico.
He acted very surprised and amused.
I pointed out that I consider myself a guest in a very hospitable but foreign country. "These people are my hosts. You are a diplomat. You can, you must discuss politics. It is your job. I cannot. I actually am not interested in politics. I am not well versed in politics. But if you must talk politics with me, let us go some where in private, without an audience. If you want to discuss business, fine! I know that subject and I like it, and I am even better with an audience, particularly Mexican!"
Val had his transparently disturbed, distressed and disadvantaged look. He promised never to discuss politics with me again. He apologized. He said he understood what I meant.
F--- him!
SUBJECT: Gloria Pinto
DATE OF INFORMATION: 26 March 1969, 1300-1355 hours.
PLACE ACQUIRED: Office of John Francis
REPORT BY: John Francis
Telephone call to my office. Gloria called to say she was having some trouble finding clients for my business. She asked when she could see me. I suggested immediately and she arrived about one hour later.
Personal chat prior to business. Gloria followed good Mexican custom in chatting lightly before getting to the matter about which the meeting was called.
Meche and San Luis Potosi. I asked Gloria if she were going to San Luis Potosi this year for the Holy Week tennis tournaments. She said that she had planned to do so but was unable to find someone to go with her at the last moment. Pepe did not want to go, and would not let her go by herself unless accompanied by several other women or by Meche. Meche refused to go saying she would have no fun if with her mother and planned to go to Corpus Christi by herself.
Pepe to Europe again. Gloria volunteered that she was annoyed with Pepe. She deplores his Latin attitude about the double standard. She has been prohibited to take several brief trips to various cities in Mexico to see friends and family. She is not welcome to accompany Pepe on his trips. Yet he will soon take another month off to travel either to Europe or to South America. Gloria said that she has been waiting all these years for her children to grow up so that she could go with Pepe on his trips. Now that they are grown up, she finds that she still is expected to stay home.
Gloria watched carefully. Gloria must account for her time very carefully to Pepe during the day. And under no circumstances can she stay out after dark. Pepe apparently disapproves of Gloria working for me. He does not like the idea that she will be visiting businessmen throughout the city both in their offices and homes. He has expressed his disapproval, but Gloria has chosen to ignore it.
Want to send Meche to U.S. Gloria wants to fight the attitude of superiority over women that Latin men have, but on behalf of her daughter, not herself. Gloria feels that she will never be able to enjoy anything close to equal treatment and consideration with Pepe. But she feels that her daughter should escape from this Latin degradation. Two or three years working in New York or San Francisco is Gloria's dream for Meche.
No luck with business. Gloria seems very enthusiastic about working for me. Not so much to help me, but to give herself an excuse to get out and do something. Further, she wants to determine whether she can actually do something other than raise children. She was married when very young and has never worked. She hopes eventually to start some business of her own. She probably wants to have a shape of some kind. Working for me is a trial for herself. She hopes to prove to herself that she can succeed in business and meeting people.
The approach she has been taking with my business has been unsuccessful so far. I have given her the one which is most time-consuming and one which I would not have been able to do by myself. There are other approaches, but I have not outlined these to her as yet.
We discussed her approach and some modifications of it. We agreed to review her sales approach after the Holy Week and decide whether to proceed along different lines.
Discussion of Val. Having completed our business I raised the matter of Val. I reminded her that I had explained to her some time ago that I was annoyed with Val's treatment of me in public, namely his flagrant attempts to recruit me in the presence of mutual friends. I told her that I still hadn't had a chance to talk to Val in private. I repeated that all I wanted to do was make it clear to him that I hold him in great esteem as a person, valued his friendship, was not interested in assisting his government, and wanted him to stop jeopardizing our friendship with his offensive approaches, whether subtle and implied or direct and coarse.
I told Gloria that I had planned to have lunch with Val today. I enjoy Val's company; rarely have a chance to chat quietly; don't like to eat lunch by myself; and looked forward to explaining to Val my position before he completely destroyed any chance for us to continue as friends.
Not aware of accident to Dmitri. I told Gloria that Val had excused himself from our lunch date due to an accident to his son. She did not know of any accident other than the dog bite the previous week.
Gloria said that his declining my invitation might have been an afterthought. That he did not want to hurt my by being seen with me in a public place.
Avoids "hurting" his friends. Gloria then told me that Val never accepted an invitation to have coffee with her or Pepe or to dine out. He explained to her that it could hurt her to be seen with him. She gave an example of when she was invited to the ballet with Val and a group of friends.
After the ballet, Pepe and Gloria invited Val to join them for dinner. Val declined. Pepe and Gloria went to the Hoyo 19. Shortly after they arrived, Val and a large number of embassy officers also arrived. Val steered them away from Pepe and Gloria. Shortly afterwards a man arrived, sat at a remote table and took notes while watching the Soviets.
Val works mornings only. Gloria mentioned that Val is in the embassy only in the morning. This was in response to my statement that I had tried to call the embassy and talk to Val to find out what had happened to Dmitri, but since he was out, I would call in the afternoon. She added that he of course works in the afternoon, but outside the embassy. I said "trying to buy gringos". She said "trying to convince Mexicans".
COMMENTS
It seems to me highly unlikely that Val is really concerned about the welfare of his friends seen with him. It seems quite clear that he considers Gloria and Pepe, and perhaps me, as potential assets. He does not want to be seen with us because we would lose our value to him. He told Gloria that they should confine their contacts to the French Club. This seems to confirm the suspicion that he believes that this is a secure place to meet people.
It is possible that he checked with his colleagues and they were of the opinion that my choice of the Llave de Oro for lunch was too public, exposed us to too many Americans.
I feel that Gloria has served a very useful purpose in this matter. If she is working for Val, which I doubt, she is in a position to see that my business is indeed legitimate, time-consuming, and with considerable financial potential. Further, she is in a position to relay to Val my unwillingness to cooperate with him and his government and my threat to take the matter to the embassy if his harassment continues.
26 March 1969
CONTACT REPORT
FROM: Samuel J. KARTASUK
SUBJECT: Rafael VIDILLAS Ruiz
1. A meeting was held from 1300 to 1445, 25 March 1969 in the Chalupas Restaurant located on Reforma, one block east of Prado Norte. Next meeting is scheduled for 1630, 26 March 1969 at VIPS Restaurant on the Periferico, North of Ejercito Nacional.
2. I parked my car three blocks from the meeting site and arrived in the area at 1255. Subject was already seated at a table waiting. We had lunch and remained there talking until 1445. He mentioned how much he appreciated the two books (in Russian) which I loaned him and said that he was nearly through with the last one. He said he would turn them over to VICTOR. (I had already informed him that he would be meeting a man named VICTOR during my absence). He asked if we could obtain for him the three other books written by the same author who wrote "Cancer Ward". He said "Cancer Ward" was the second book written by the author. The 1st book was "First Circle", the 2nd was Cancer Ward, the 3rd was "______ Ivanov", and the last was "Easter ______". He commented on how favorably impressed he was by the 2nd book. I said I would give VICTOR this information and I thought we could probably turn up with some of them.
2. INFORMATION CONCERNING LOGINOV (P-11, 712):
Subject said that he has not (definitely) talked to LOGINOV in over two months. He thought it very strange that LOGINOV has not called him at all. At the last meeting with LOGINOV, LOGINOV told Subject that he was going back to Russia in July 1969, and that he would remain there for at least two (2) years. LOGINOV said that he would probably then go to some other country but had no idea where. Subject did not call LOGINOV and invite him to VIPS party on 1 March.
Subject said that if LOGIKOV received an invitation to ANDREA's party, that it might have come from CHRYSTSH (P-13.042). During his conversations with ANDREA, she never mentioned the fact that LOGIKOV went to the party. She never told Subject exactly who went.
3. Concerning ANDREA CATANO:
About ten days ago ANDREA went to Commercial Mexicana to do the weekly grocery shopping. Subject dropped by her house while she was gone. Shortly after arriving at her house, she called home and he talked to her on the phone. She said that she had some problems at the store and asked if he could come down and bring some money. He went with her brother, and on arriving at the store found her in custody of two managers and a Policeman. They had caught her trying to walk out with a stolen jar of face cream (she admitted it) and she did not have the money to pay for it. Subject talked to the managers, telling them that she was just a young girl, etc., and convinced them to do nothing about it. Rafael paid for the face cream and they took her home. (Rafael thinks this is a very unusual side of her character that he has never seen before).
ANDREA has not mentioned CHRYSTSH to Subject since my last report.
Rafael said that he will begin to pump ANDREA for some further information (in a discreet way). As far as he knows, she has not seen CHRYSTSH lately. (Perhaps since the party on 1 March).
4. Concerning Rafael's MOTHER AND HER WORK AT THE EMBASSY:
(I asked Subject several questions about his mother, but he dodged them. He seemed unwilling to discuss her, and after several tries I stopped pushing). Rafael said that his Mother has one particular student in Spanish (at the Embassy) who has repeatedly expressed the desire to meet and become friends with Rafael. His Mother likes the man (her student) and said that she will shortly invite him home for dinner so that he and Rafael can become acquainted. (Rafael by now is suspicious of any Embassy official who wants to become friends). The man is
V. LOGUNOV
Alto, de figura atlética, muy bien parecido. Un tipo físico muy ruso.
Expresión de cara muy seria, pero bondadosa. Está solo o en compañía, siempre está pendiente de su compostura. Se nota que le preocupa muchísimo la impresión que pueda causar en los de más. En la conversación cuida mucho sus palabras, tratando de parecer ingenio y sobre todo muy sencillo. Caricaturing de inteligencia sobresaliente, trata de explotar su supuesta sencillez e ingenuidad para convencer a los demás de lo que dice, piensa o siente.
Jamás se pone violento en una discusión, si no puede contestar como es debido los argumentos inteligentes de su interlocutor pone una cara ingenuamente triste o alegremente sencilla. Así jamás pierde un amigo por muy diferentes opiniones o ideología que éste tenga.
LUNCH: Script for meeting with Valentin
DATE OF MEETING: March 24, 1969
Dear for meeting, I find it very difficult to talk on the tennis court. Last Saturday was no exception. We are either playing tennis or sunbathing by a group of our friends. There is something I've wanted to say to you, to make clear, for several weeks, and the only way I could be sure of having your undivided attention, in private, was this lunch.
Dr. Gomez! luncheon, your offer of money. Several weeks ago, at Luis Gomez' house, you offered to give me a large sum of money if I could help you and your embassy. You made this offer in front of a number of our mutual friends.
I realize that your offer was not entirely serious—but not entirely in jest. The more I thought about your offer, the more it bothered me, the harder I got. What you did was put me in a very embarrassing position. You suggested that I commit treason against my country, and you made the offer in front of our friends. The fact that I chose not to create a scene could have been interpreted by our audience as possible interest in your offer.
Not interested in your offer. In the event that you have any doubts, let me make it clear that I am not interested in your offer. I find the offer offensive and provocative.
Affection for Val. Both my wife and I like you and Alexandra. And my boys like Dmitri. We would like to maintain your friendship with you. But you are seriously jeopardizing that friendship.
Uninterested in politics. I am not interested in politics. I realize that this is your business. Well, that's your problem, not mine. I am a business man and devote all my time to business. Even so, I don't have time to learn all there is and all I need to know about doing business. Any spare time I have I will devote to learning more about business. I cannot afford the time to prepare myself for political discussions with you or anyone else.
Avoid religion and politics. Even when a discussion touches upon something about which I think I know enough to comment, I will not discuss politics or religion with friends. I do not believe it is possible to discuss these topics without upsetting someone. There are too many other things about which one can talk safely, namely, weather, sports, girls, etc. Furthermore, I am a Jew in a Jewish country. I am grateful for the hospitality of this country. It is a wonderful place to live—a wonderful place to work. I will be even more careful.
not to upset my gracious hosts.
Political points. Just for the record, let me make a few statements which I would never make in front of our friends—to avoid embarrassing you, to avoid creating a scene, to honor any resolution not to discuss politics.
1. Soviet imperialism, unjustified. I believe that your country is characterized by totalitarian imperialism—a system for more destructive than constructive—a system which is expert in taking away and destroying what others have created, but is incapable of producing creative ideas of its own.
2. UNITED STATES SYSTEM. I believe that the United States has produced the greatest political-economic system, the most (almost too) democratic system that man has ever seen.
3. Soviet responsibility for Viet Nam. The USSR is our enemy in Viet Nam. You supply 90% of the arms and money needed by the North Vietnamese. It is not a question of our withdrawing or ceasing the war; it is up to you to do so. The USSR is continuing the war. You know it and I know it.
4. SOVIET anti-Semitism. The Soviets, you by your own confession, are anti-Semites. Your role of support of the continued troubled state in the near east is unjustifiable and misanthropic.
5. BERLIN WALL. Unjustified and embarrassing to you.
6. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Unjustified and embarrassing to you.
7. HUNGARY.
8. PERU.
9. G-Virus mentality. You are like the student in a class who receives a near-failing grade. When questioned by his father, he answered that everyone else got D's. Your country in has been getting near-failing grades in internal economics and external policies. You hope to see everyone else fail so that you don't look so bad.
This is just a sampling of some of my opinions. I am sure that you can accept many of these beliefs. But I am sure that if I had the time I could document my opinions—yet historically never can.
I repeat, I am not interested in discussing politics with you or anyone else. I value your friendship too much to risk it that way. But there is something else at stake.
Risk to American business. Your provocative statements to me in public can make it difficult for me to do business here. I think there is a great opportunity here to do business, and I want to take advantage of it. You are jeopardizing this. I have studiously avoided political involvement here. You make such involvement inevitable.
Threat to go to embassy. If you continue to harass me, I will go to the US Embassy and report your harassment to the Security Officer. I will even ask to see someone in the CIA. And if I don't get satisfaction there, I'll go to the Mexican Foreign Office and tell them my story. I'll ask them to see that the harassment is stopped and that I be protected from further provocations.
Would prefer not to do so. There are several reasons why I would rather not do all that.
1. First. It would probably put you on the spot. This would serve no real purpose since someone else would simply take over your assignments. And I consider you a personal friend, and would not want to see you in turn harassed by the Foreign Service or denied entry to the United States. I would hope some day you might be assigned to the United States and see it first hand.
2. Second. I have had very little contact with the embassy. I have very little confidence in civil servants. They usually are working for the government because they could never survive in private business. This may or may not be the case in your own embassy. The exception that proves the rule is our economic section which I have found helpful on various occasions.
If I were to report you to the embassy, I would probably be harassed by all the little functionaries far more than you have been able to do.
If the CIA knew that I had a Soviet for a friend, I am sure that they would have all sorts of ideas about what I should say to you. This is one of the reasons I have never invited you to my home—and probably never will. I do not want the CIA to know of our friendship and to try to use it.
Unwilling to help CIA. I would not be willing to cooperate with the CIA for several reasons.
1. First, I don't think you people are really accomplishing anything of value. If the same amount of money that is now spent on espionage were diverted to constructive free enterprise, the standard of living of both countries would rise to levels where no one would have the time for the present suicidal foreign involvements.
As a businessman I know that if you can't measure an activity in dollar profits, it should either be revised or discontinued.
2. Second, the end-result of doing business with the CIA would be to get you to defect to our side.
From what I know of you, and of life in the United States, you would not be happy in our country.
Oh, if you get in trouble somehow with your own people, by all means, offer your services to the CIA, but, please, leave me out of it.
But just for money, don't come to the US. They would probably offer you a fortune for your little secrets. The government has no idea of how to place a value on things and are delighted to spend the taxpayers money—fortunately I no longer pay US taxes—Mexican taxes are high enough. But don't do it. You wouldn't be happy. It's a great country. We have wonderful people. They'd probably do everything possible to make you comfortable, but you would never be happy.
If a CIA man ever offers you money to defect or to give up your few secrets, tell him to STICK IT UP HIS ASS. And that's what I'm telling you to do! STICK IT UP YOUR ASS!
DON'T WASTE YOUR LUCK. I realize that if you keep trying, someday you'll succeed. That nothing ventured, nothing gained. Someday you will find an American who will be willing to work for you. There is nothing you could ever give him that would make him really happy. For his sake, I don't wish you any luck.
Telephone call. Val called me at my office. I assume the call was from a public telephone booth, since there was considerable background noise of traffic. He would not identify himself to my secretary, but said that he was a friend.
Invited me to drink. Val asked if it would be convenient for me to get together this afternoon for a drink. I checked my schedule and said that today would not be a good day. Instead I suggested that he be my guest for lunch on Wednesday.
Lunch date. I told him to meet me Wednesday at 1400 hours at the Llave de Oro.
There was much discussion about how to find the Llave de Oro. He was not familiar with the restaurant, nor with the passage with its restaurants and shops. I had to explain that it was bordered by Liverpool, Cono, Londres and Insurgentes.
Camera not the reason. I assumed that Val's call was going to be attributed to his interest in selling his camera through me. Therefore, I referred to his camera and reminded him not to forget it. He said that this was not the reason he called and that he really wasn't in a big hurry to sell it. He said he wanted to chat with me.
I told him to bring the camera anyway since I had just this morning spoken to my friend who owns a camera store and was sure I could dispose of his camera for him. He did perk up then and show some interest in the camera.
SUBJECT: Valentin Logunov
DATE OF INFORMATION: March 22, 1969
PLACE ACQUIRED: French Club
Tennis: Val had come, probably thinking that my partner and I would complete our match with Val and Rech. My partner, however, was out of town this weekend. Rech went out to create a way. Val and Gloria Pinto (the mother of Rech) were playing singles when I arrived. I had a singles tournament myself and did not join them until an hour later. We then formed a doubles group. I played with Pepe Pinto, and Val played with Gloria against us.
As is always the case, there is very little opportunity for conversation during a tennis match. Val did make a few stupid comments of apolitical nature, but entirely harmless, such as, addressed to me, haven't you any control over your friends the Russian Chinese?
I did not get a chance to confront Valentin about his provocative comments and how they jeopardized our friendship.
Val asked me if I had given any thought to his request the previous week. I could not believe that he was going to open the matter about his offering me money for "secrets." Therefore, I was genuinely curious about what request. He reminded me that he had spoken of a movie camera he wanted to sell and which I had stated that I thought I could dispose of it for him through friends of mine, on consignment. I told him to bring me the camera and I would see what I could do.
I then told Val that there was something I had wanted to talk to him about anyway, and hoped we could get together sometime soon to do so. He stated that he would not come to the club tomorrow. He offered to take me to lunch sometime during the week.
This is not exactly what I had in mind for an informal and not too pleasant statement of my position about his approach to me. But I feel it can be used and will achieve the desired effect. Unfortunately, he might spend the next few days wondering if I am about to accept his approach.
Dmitri bitten by dog. The main topic of conversation during the brief moments available between games or sets of tennis was Dmitri. Dmitri was bitten by the dog belonging to the Counselor of the Soviet Embassy. Apparently the bite was fairly deep in his right forearm and several large veins, hence there was much bleeding, probably an asset under the circumstances. The dog has been impounded to be watched for ten days, to determine whether Dmitri should undergo rabies shots or not. Val said that the dog had bitten four or five children already and that he, Val, would shoot the dog when the ten days are up.
It is conceivable that this is a point of friction now for Val between his Counselor and him.
My wife and Ruth Niegandt were present at a lunch of women tennis players. In the course of their conversation they discussed the other mixed doubles group to which they both belong, including Valentin Bogunov. My wife told Ruth that she was looking forward to having her turn of having the entire group at our home for lunch. But that we were waiting for Val to leave for Moscow. My wife said that she thought it ill-advised for an American to entertain a Soviet. Ruth agreed.
Commission Agent. Gloria and I have been talking for some time about what she might do to keep herself busy and make a little money. I offered to discuss the matter with her months ago in either to hire her myself or find a job for her. This luncheon date was to explain to her what job I had for her.
Discussion of job. The first hour was spent discussing the job I could offer her. This would involve her following up on a list of Americans and Englishmen in the D.F. to whom I sent some promotional literature recently. These are potential clients for one of the services of my business.
I gave Gloria a looseleaf notebook with copies of all my promotional literature to date, including Spanish translations of the pertinent literature. I also gave her a couple dozen envelopes with a complete set each of literature and contracts.
She is eager to start. She wants to test her ability to deal with people. Once she has built up her self-confidence she might leave me to start her own business. We agreed that this would be best for her, but in the meantime I was certain (and certain) that she would be able to find some clients for my business.
Confidential. Gloria asked me if I had told anyone, including my wife, about her possibly working for me. I said that I had not. She prefers not to tell anyone until she knows if she is qualified or not.
Since that time, in recent days, it appears that she has not only told her family, but has been asked about the job. Peso even scolded her, saying that married women should not work. Gloria said she was simply ignoring his Latin attitude.
Mention of Val. Gloria mentioned Val first in an offhand comment about his departure soon for Mexico.
My concern about Val. I told Gloria that Val had annoyed me the last time I saw him, two weeks ago. I said I didn't know whether he was serious or just kidding, but that if I thought about it, the more it bothered me. I finally decided that he might have been seriously offering me money for secrets betraying my country.
I told Gloria that I seriously considered telling Val to the embassy, but said that report would not have been worth the trouble. She said that all of it was
of the things that she described like those Val's in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde behavior. Most of the time he is a very likeable guy, and suddenly he just does something provocative.
Gloria was aware of intelligence activities of Val, though she spoke in euphemisms and figures of speech. Gloria did state that she is aware of Val's role as an intelligence officer. She seemed much more direct to this role than I had expected. I guess I really expected her to be naive about Val's intelligence activities. I even think I expected her to deny such activities had I been the first to mention or suggest them. Such was not the case. She referred to his activities and those of his friend Tchernych.
I was particularly surprised at her sophisticated attitude about Tchernych. I personally could have doubted his intelligence activities if I hadn't personally seen him conducting a clandestine meeting on a dark street corner in San Angel late at night.
I chose this opportunity to manifest a certain naiveté on my part. I challenged her statement about Tchernych. I further stated that I doubted very much that the published reports were true that 70 percent of the Soviet embassy personnel were intelligence officers.
I said that Val was not the first Soviet that I had met. I said that I used to play chess with a Soviet quite regularly and that I knew he was "one of those". Neither of us (Gloria and I) ever used any overt term such as "spy" or "intelligence officer", etc.
Gloria said that Val had offered her a lot of money to work for the Soviet embassy. She said she feels Val is miscast, that Moscow has made a very bad choice—she is too human, not cold enough for that kind of work.
Dr. Alfonso Martinez. Dr. Martinez is a communist and a school chum of Pepe's. Gloria introduced Val and Martinez some two years ago. After this meeting they have been very close friends. He loans Val and the embassy his house in Tegucigalpa for weekend parties. His property includes a swimming pool, tennis court, dining area, picnic area, house with several bedrooms, etc. Gloria was invited to this house this Sunday, March 30th.
Alexandra, better known, Gloria, said that she felt Alexandra had a better personality for their work—able diplomat, colder, more mature. Val is a little boy.
12 March 1969
CONTACT REPORT
FROM: Samuel J. KARTASUK
SUBJECT: Rafael VIDILLÁ RUIZ (P-505)
A meeting was held from 1130 to 1430, 11 March 1969, in Chalupas Restaurant on Ave. Reforma, one block west of Reforma and Prado Norte. The date and hour of the next meeting will be established by telephone. Subject will pick up Kartasuk on Reforma, in front of the Anthropology Museum at a specified time.
1. I parked my car three blocks north of the Chalupas and walked to the meeting site arriving there at 1125. Subject was waiting at a table reading one of the Russian books I had previously given him. We met, talked, and conducted our meeting over a period of three hours and then parted company.
2. The initial conversation was general. He at first commented on how well he liked the two books he had received from me, and made some statements on the truth of their context. We ordered some breakfast and I then asked him if he would mind filling out the questionnaire (PRQ) I had with me, explaining that it was merely routine. He readily agreed and I gave it to him and helped him fill it out. (PRQ submitted on 12 March). After completing the form I brought out a list of questions I wanted to ask and began going through them. He answered all of those he could, providing the following information:
Rafael Martinez, Owner of the Plaza Hotel:
Rafael does not remember Martinez full name but promised to obtain it at the first opportunity. Martinez has a wife and son. The wife originally comes from Santander, Spain. His son (no name remembered) is about 18 or 19 years of age, (8 years ago, now about 26) and at times was helping around the desk of the hotel when Rafael was teaching his father Russian. (1960-1961). Rafael gave Martinez Russian for about 6 months, during which time Martinez learned to speak and understand fairly well. Martinez never discussed why he wanted to learn Russian with Rafael, nor did they talk politics, either Russian or American.
When Rafael met PRINNOKO (P-2273) at the Plaza Hotel, PRINNOKO later mentioned that he had some business with MARTINEZ concerning tourists and tourism, but did not expound on the subject. MARTINEZ never discussed his association with PRINNOKO and Subject did not ask. During the latter part of 1962 Rafael went to the hotel and by chance saw four or five Soviets in MARTINEZ office. He heard them talking, but did not go into the office. He thinks he has seen one of these Russians since but does not know the name of any of them. MARTINEZ never mentioned them or their business with him. In September 1968, just prior to the Olympics, Rafael went to see MARTINEZ, trying to drum up some more private Russian lessons. MARTINEZ told him that he was ready to take any more Russian lessons, but that he was very interested in learning German as soon as possible. MARTINEZ said that he was currently (then) taking lessons, but that he did not like his teacher. (Did not say who his teacher was). Rafael offered to bring a teacher from his Institute. MARTINEZ mentioned that the German Olympic team would be staying at his hotel. Shortly after Rafael brought a girl from the Institute named Gerda (LNU) to see MARTINEZ. While there they were invited to lunch and met three Mexican men and a tall German who said he was a representative of the German team. They had lunch, conversed about general things, and Rafael and the girl left. The girl later said that MARTINEZ had continued taking German lessons from his old teacher. This was the last time Rafael saw MARTINEZ. Rafael could supply no biographical data on MARTINEZ, or any further information on any connections with Soviets. Subject has not heard any other Soviet mention either MARTINEZ or the Plaza Hotel.
B. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOGINOV (P-11712) AND JUAN LUIS, DIRECTOR OF THE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE ON TIBER:
In about 1965 or 1966, LOGINOV went to the Institute to take English lessons. He took lessons for about 6 to 8 months. The lessons were private, but given at the Institute by an American girl named Janet (LNU - Rafael does not remember her last name, and she is no longer there). It was in this manner that JUAN LUIS met LOGINOV.
JUAN LUIS mentioned to Rafael that he liked LOGINOV, and they seemed fairly friendly. It was at the end of this period that Rafael was introduced to LOGINOV by JUAN LUIS. When LOGINOV terminated his lessons he no longer visited the Institute. JUAN LUIS often sent his regards to LOGINOV via Rafael, and asked that LOGINOV come to see him. This was mentioned by Rafael, but LOGINOV continually told Rafael to "forget it", but did ask Rafael to return the regards. Rafael never questioned LOGINOV on why he did not go back to the Institute, but as far as Subject knows, LOGINOV has not been back. Rafael has had many discussions with JUAN LUIS but he has never mentioned any other Soviets in Mexico. As far as his politics go, JUAN LUIS is a confirmed Leftist in ideas but Rafael would not call him a Communist. Rafael believes that Juan Luis was merely a friend to LOGINOV and had no direct relations with him other than their association through lessons.
C. Andrea CATANO (P-13,946):
Andrea has mentioned to Rafael that she met CHERNISH (P-13,042) at the Space Exhibit while she was working there. She also met several other Soviets there. She became friends with them and invited them to her house for a dinner party on two occasions. Rafael, invited by her, went on both occasions. On the first occasions there was a Russian woman, blond, about 36 years old named VALENTINA (LNU) who spoke very good Spanish; a man named MISHA (LNU), supposedly an Electrical Tech from DUBRO Space Center near Moscow, about 37 years old and tall, who spoke excellent Spanish and who later wrote a letter to one of Andrea's girlfriends in Mexico City (not named); and BORIS (LNU), about 37 years old, thin, nervous but with a lot of vitality and personality. Boris spoke excellent Spanish also, and Rafael thought it very unusual that he drank American Whiskey and Coca-cola. (Rafael says this is unusual for Russians). Rafael thought MISHA a little suspicious, that he might be KGB (he knows that in cases such as this, no one is allowed to go anywhere with being accompanied by the KGB) because MISHA spoke excellent Spanish and seemed to be the only one who did not really fit.
The other Soviet was named VLADIMIR (LVM), about 57 years old, and did not speak any Spanish at all, but was very nice. According to Rafael, he was the only true scientist there, (also from Cuba).
At the second party the Russian woman did not come. Andrea American boss from the exhibit came however with a Mexican man. (Rafael does not remember his name). Rafael says he was a nice guy. He was about 43 years old, tall and smoked a cigar. He joked with the Russians and told them to be careful because Andrea was his spy. They all laughed. He came with two dark Mexicans and left shortly after dinner. Rafael said he drank a considerable amount and left drunk. CHIRYSH did not attend either of these parties. Andrea however invited him over on other occasions. On one occasion CHIRYSH brought another Soviet to Andrea whom he said was a military man. (No name mentioned by Andrea). Andrea said that this one was a pain in the ass because he was so serious it through the group (her mother also) into a depressed state. After the exhibit CHIRYSH started calling Andrea at home and inviting her to meet him in various cafes, which she did. He cautioned her to never call him at the embassy. He was invited to her house many times and often sat and discussed his politics (any all other topics) with her and her mother. Her mother took issue with his politics. Her mother liked CHIRYSH but does not know that Andrea is seeing him on the side. She would not approve of Andrea going out with CHIRYSH at all. CHIRYSH began making amorous advances to Andrea and tried to talk her into going to bed with him. Andrea told Rafael that he is a very nice guy, she liked him, but was afraid. She said that he almost convinced her to go to bed, and that it is her decision that she is no longer going to see CHIRYSH for fear of doing so. Rafael had cautioned her about what she had to lose if she did. She continues to like CHIRYSH however.
Andrea had a party on 1 March and asked Rafael to invite LOGINOV. CHIRYSH went to this party. Rafael did not bother to ask LOGINOV at all.
Andrea has often extended an invitation to LOGINOV through Rafael, but when Rafael mentions this to LOGINOV, LOGINOV has told him to forget it because other people from his Embassy are seeing her and LOGINOV does not want to appear there and cause trouble. LOGINOV did not expound and Rafael did not ask further explanation. Rafael thinks that CHERNYSHEV really wants to take Andrea to bed, but he also thinks that CHERNYSHEV is up to other things also. He has no idea what, but just suspects.
3. The meeting with Rafael, after three hours, was cut short at this time because he had some obligations. His general daily schedule is as follows:
Monday: 1500-1600 Classes at the Institute, general.
1630-1730 Private classes at the Institute.
Tuesday: 1000-1100 Private lessons for ABRIANA at Institute.
1130-1230 " " " MUNOZ " "
1500-1600 Classes at Institute, general.
1600-1730 Classes at Institute, Private.
Wednesday 1500-1600 Classes at Institute
1830-1930 Private lessons on Palms to CHRISTINA
2000-2100 Private lessons, John BLANKENHAG
Thursday 1500-1600 Classes at Institute
1630-1730 Classes at Institute
1830-1930 Private lessons, Maria LUIZ
2000-2100 Private Lessons, John BLANKENHAG
Friday 1500-1600 Lessons at Institute
1600-1730 Lessons at Institute.
At the end of the meeting I gave him an envelope with 1,000.00 pesos in cash in it. He accepted it graciously and said that that would last him about 24 hours considering the debts he had to pay. He laughed. I brought out a receipt and asked him if he would mind signing it for me. I said it was for accounting purposes (he did not ask). He said "Sure" and signed it immediately. We left the restaurant, walked to his car, and said goodbye until next meeting.
We stood by the car talking for about three minutes, and I promised to call him during the afternoon of Friday, 14 May. On departing he grinned and said to say hello to all of his associates that he doesn't know. I said "Sure will" and walked away.
Samuel J. Kartsuk
Note: I asked him to finish one with a complete small, reasonably and character which are legion. He off later to be some are all times he has had contact with.
S.J.K.
Seems to be coming along very much - J.P.R.
Salida el (651153).-1330.-Valentín y Heche quedan de verse el sábado a las 1000h. en el club para jugar y Valentín pide le avisa a Bill. Heche acepta.- 771.----------
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1. Date: LIRAIN/1
2. Date & Site of Meeting: 12/06, 5/3/69; Reform Hotel 7/2.
3. Next Meeting: 12/09, 12/3/69; Camino Real Hotel.
4. Reports/Information Given by Agent:
LIRAIN/1 gave Roston four pages for insertion into the HUMINT target notebook which he had previously prepared and turned over to the Station.
LIRAIN/1 also gave Roston a memo on his recommendations with regard to the outstanding balance of the loan to LIRAIN (1,000.00 pesos), in which LIRAIN/1 proposes to see LIRAIN once more and to obtain from him a receipt acknowledging the outstanding balance of the original loan.
A third report given to Roston reveals what appears to have been an approach made to LIRAIN/1 by Valentin Loguinov on 2 February, 1959, at the home of a mutual friend, Luis Gomez. Loguinov again made reference to his previous allegations concerning LIRAIN/1's affiliation with WCMACT but this time said that he was prepared to pay "a lot" of money for any information LIRAIN/1 might obtain for him. L/1 reported to Roston that he financed as best he could, alleging that the only person he was close to in the WCMACT complex was an official in the economic section. LIRAIN/1 commented to Roston that he felt certain at this point that Loguinov was bluffing concerning his having actually seen L/1 with WCMACT officers "several times" in Caracas and that this was a prelude to an approach to LIRAIN/1 that Loguinov had been planning for some time.
5. Administrative:
LIRAIN/1 gave Roston an accounting for his 1,500 peso revolving fund which showed a total of disbursements of 12,078.75. L/1 explained that this sudden increase in his expenditures was due to his new operations against the PAREXEN target. He stated that he expected the following recurring expenses every month:
- LIRAIN/1 salary: 1,500.00
- LIRAIN/1's rent: 1,500.00
- LIRAIN/1's salary: 1,500.00
- LIRAIN/1's rent: 1,500.00
- Rent for 6th meeting with WCMACT: 1,500.00
- Miscellaneous: 1,500.00
Since these recurring expenses would be a minimum of 17,000.00 pesos per month, LIREMA/1 requested that his revolving fund be increased from 1,500.00 to 12,000.00, and that Newton, in addition to reimbursing him for the 9,078.75 he spent in excess of his last advance, give him an additional 12,000.00 pesos as his new revolving fund so that he would be able to pay the operational expenses required.
6. Guidance/Information Given to Agent:
Newton agreed with LIREMA/1 concerning the approach of Loguinov and promised to give I/1 Station guidance on his future relationship with Loguinov. Newton asked I/1 to move very cautiously with regard to implicating the WOLADY economics officer before receiving specific guidance from the Station.
Newton promised to refer the request for an increased revolving fund to the Station in the hope of having the necessary money at the next meeting.
Wallace B. Newton
SUBJECT: Valentin Logunov
DATE OF INFORMATION: February 2, 1969
PLACE ACQUIRED: Party at the home of Dr. Luis Gomez.
Our tennis group meets occasionally at each others homes, for lunch, dinner, or just drinks. Luis Gomez invited us this time to his home in Xxxx Pedregal for lunch.
After I had made a point of not sitting near Val, several women wanted to change places and Val and another person changed places putting Val next to me.
He opened the old issue by saying that he assumed I was working for the company. He said that he had seen me personally "several times" at Sanborns with American intelligence officers. I asked who he saw me with. He avoided the question. I then volunteered that it must have been Bill Spruce, with whom I frequently have lunch. He asked what section Spruce was in. I answered the economic. He seemed disgusted, and said Spruce wasn't worth anything.
Val then said that he wanted me to know that he was prepared to pay a lot of money for any information I might obtain for him. I said I'd talk to Spruce about it and see if he had anything to sell so that I could take my commission. I added that Spruce would probably faint or tremble with terror—this pleased Val greatly.
I then asked Val if the Americans had ever offered him any money for his information. He averted my eyes and answered "not yet."
COMMENTS
Val is an ass!
"Several times" is, of course, inaccurate and shows that he is guessing. It seems very unlikely that he saw me even the one time.
Val probably regrets that we have not approached him. But he is not so stupid that he does not realize that we know he has no trade, profession, skills, or talents which would make life for him anywhere outside of Russia and government service possible. Val is doing the only thing he knows how, and he knows it, and he must realize that we know it. Hence, defection for him is out of the question. He would only make a short-term profit in doing so.
I have invited Bill Spruce to lunch this week. I will develop him as my excuse and answer for any further provocations by Val. Spruce, incidentally, is a very clever and helpful person. My last meeting with him was two years ago and I am still benefitting from his advice. He has since transferred to the finance section, but this should not affect his value to me and my cover.
SUBJECT: Valentin Logunov
DATE OF INFORMATION: February 1, 1969, 1200 hours.
PLACE ACQUIRED: French Club
Interest in American School. Val asked me if I could recall the address of the American school. He will call me for it. He wants to have his son Dmitri participate in some activities with the children at the school in order to learn English. Dmitri finishes school at the Russian embassy at 1400 hours. Val hopes that maybe there are some afterschool activities such as football for Dmitri.
COMMENT
This may be just Val's innate stupidity. Maybe he really couldn't find the American School in the telephone directory.
Perhaps Val already knows of some after-school activity of which I am unaware. Maybe he already knows that someone's child is there, someone he wants to meet. Perhaps he wants an excuse to wander about the school, meeting people.
Perhaps Val couldn't care less about the school. Perhaps he is hoping for an excuse to call me, suggesting our children practice English together. Perhaps he is preparing the ground to go to someone else he already has in mind to explain that there is no convenient program of after-school activities for Dmitri. He might ask that person to agree to have Dmitri play with his children.
It just occurred to me that for the first time in many months Valentin spoke Russian to me. While I was playing tennis he shouted to me in Russian, "You really are playing with your left now." And later, "You look tired." When I answered that I was and that I had a head-ache, he looked particularly pleased. Normally he doesn't even answer my Good Morning in Russian. Perhaps he is preparing the way for me to suggest an exchange in language lessons; he helps me with my Russian and I help my boys play with Dimi in English.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (P-11712)
Attached are five LIEMBRACE Soviet Target of Opportunity reports which cover the period 12 December 1968 which was the first surveillance to four follow-up surveillance reports on the first one. On 12 December 1968 the LIEMBRACE team picked up LOGINOV in Colonia Buenos Aires in the company of an unidentified Mexican man. The LIEMBRACE team followed the Mexican man, who got into a Renault Dauphine with placas 390 HS. A LIKAYAK check revealed that the placas were listed to Ignacio VALLINA Barros and Susana de VALLINA Fabre. A further LIKAYAK check revealed that the VALLINAS did not live at this Adolfo Prieto address and no further action was planned.
On Thursday, 2 January 1969, LIEMBRACE-5 went into Sears Department Store on Ejercito Nacional and thought that the store detective was identical to the man spotted with LOGINOV on 12 December 1968. LIEMBRACE-14 said that although the store detective looked a lot like the man seen with LOGINOV, he was not identical. Photos of this store detective are attached.
On Friday, 3 January 1969 the LIEMBRACE team went to Sears Store on Ejercito Nacional to check out this store detective. The people at Sears said that if a name were given to them, they would cooperate.
On Thursday, 9 January 1969, the LIEMBRACE team picked up the store detective as he was leaving work. The store detective went to a house at Lago Chico 142-A. Prior to that he went to an address at Avenida Claveria 84-1.
On Friday 10 January 1969 the LIEMBRACE team gave us the result of a check at these addresses. They are the following:
SECRET
Name of the store detective: Jaime LOZANO Sanchez
Lago Chico 142-A, apartment 12-A
Name and address of his "girlfriend": Avenida Claveria 34-1
Leonor LEAL widow de MEDICIS.
This information is for the file. No concrete results of the LIEMBRACE check were obtained, as the man who got into the Renault with places 380 US does not appear to be identifiable with the Sears store detective.
Graced: ARMILANT
Photos of Lee
You did it
Taken by Lembke Team
311 Thursday
3 Jan 1969
SOURCE: LIEMBRACE
DATE: Viernes 10 de enero de 1969.
FILE:
SUBJECT: Investigación del detective de la tienda Sears Roebuck, Ejército Nacional.
Nombre: Jaime Lozano Sánchez
Dirección: Lago Chica No. 142-A, interior 12-A.
Domicilio de su amiga, tal vez su amante: Av. Clavería No. 64-1. Su nombre es Léonora Leal Vda. de Medici.
SUBJECT: Surveillance of Suspect contact of Soviet-LOGNOV
1930 Presentes en Sears Roebuck de México, S.A., Ejército Nacional.
1947 Sale el sujeto por la puerta de empleados. Lleva una bolsa grande de papel de la tienda.
1949 Sube a un plymouth, 1949, color azul, placas No. 768 GÁ que estaba dentro del estacionamiento de Sears y se va.
2005 Se estaciona frente a un edificio de deptos. que está en la Av. Clavería No. 84 Z.P 16.
Antes de llegar aquí dio varias vueltas innecesarias, como checándose.
2008 Se baja del carro con la bolsa de papel. Entra al edificio y entra al depto. No. 1 en la planta baja.
2010 Sale del edificio. Parece que no le abrieron. Sube al carro y permanece ahí.
2015 Sale una mujer del edificio. Se acerca al carro y habla con el sujeto y éste se baja del carro con la bolsa y entra con la mujer al depto. No. 1. La mujer abre con llave.
2120 Sale el sujeto solo. Sube a su carro y se va.
2123 Entra a una vecindad que está en Lago Chiem No. 142-A y abre con llave a la vivienda No. 12 o 13, no se pudo ver bien porque estaba muy oscuro.
2145 Cancelamos.
NOTA: No pudimos preguntar por él en Sears, porque no estaba la empleada de Personal.
SUBJECT: Investigación sobre el detective de Sears Roebuck, Ejército Nacional.
En las oficinas de personal nos dijeron que tenían 10 detectives y que no nos podían proporcionar los nombres de todos; que si nosotros si les dábamos el nombre de la persona que nos interesaba, ellos nos darían los datos que solicitamos.
This appears to be somewhat in the dark but if you wish I will give you the name Ignacio VELINA Barros - to whom plates 380 HS are registered?
Why not?
Sí!
SOURCE: LIEUTENANT
DATE: Jueves 2 de Enero de 1969.
PARTICIPANTS: 1, 5, 14.
FILE:
SUBJECT: Surveillance of the suspect serial contact
En un reporte del día 18 de Diciembre de 1963, en el que 5 y 14 vieron a LOGINOV acompañado de un hombre tipo mexicano caminando por un puente de peatones del viaducto Miguel Aleman que está a la altura de la calle Eje Dos. Y que después este último se fue en un Renault negro, placas No. 590 HS, y lo perdieron entrando al viaducto.
5 fue el martes 31 a la tienda Sears de Ejército Nacional y le pareció que el detective de esta tienda es el mismo que se vio con LOGINOV. Llevamos a 14 para que también lo identificara. Dice 14 que se parece mucho, pero que no es. 5 dice que está seguro que sí es.
En la descripción que dieron ellos ese día dijeron que en la cara se le veía como que había tenido acne, y este no tiene ninguna marca de esas. De todas maneras lo fotografiamos.
Buscamos el Renault en el estacionamiento y no estaba.
SUBJECT: Surveillance of Soviet target of opportunity
1358 Se localiza en el puente de peatones del Viaducto Miguel Aleman, a la altura de la Calle Bjo-2, Col. Buenavista, a Loginov atravesando el puente a pie acompañado de un hombre tipo mexicano, como de 35 a 40 años, 1.75 m. de estatura, 80 kgs., pelo negro ondulado, con entradas grandes a los lados, cejas gruesas, tez morena, cutis lleno de cicatrices de acné, vestido con traje completo café claro y corbata.
1401 Se despiden en Concepción Mendoza y Dr. Andrade. Se cancela a Loginov.
1412 El sujeto llega al restaurante Amancio Tapatio de Niño Perdido y Obrero Mundial. Recorre el restaurante, como buscando a alguien.
1415 Sale y espera en la puerta.
1500 Entra nuevamente al restaurante y habla por teléfono. No se pudo ver el número ni escuchar nada por que había música de mariachi dentro del restaurante.
1508 Termina de hablar por teléfono y sale y se va caminando.
1511 Sube a un Renault Dauphine, 1961, negro, maltratado, placas 580 HS, que estaba estacionado en las calles de Esparta y Bolívar. Se va.
1516 Se pierde en la entrada al Viaducto, rumbo al Oriente. No se pudo alcanzar porque detrás de él entraron tres carros lentamente y ya no se pudo localizar.
COPIES MADE
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: New Soviet Embassy Car
LILYIC reported that Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (P-11712) entered the Soviet Embassy on 23 February 1969 in a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle. LOGINOV, according to LILYIC, was scheduled to go to the border the week of 16 Feb 1969 to pick up his new car.
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HLES: 50-8-10/7
cc: P-11712
He was very much in favor of the writers who have been suppressed in Russia. Subject said that when he first arrived in Mexico his major desire was to visit a bookstore. When he managed to visit one he was amazed at the variety of literature for sale which was absolutely banned to Russians. He could not help feeling nervous while in the bookstore, and later cried when he got home. (Due to the sections he said). At the first opportunity he began buying and reading all of the books he could afford. It took him a long time in order to be able to sit in a public area and openly read a book without feeling some kind of fear.
As regards to Cuba, he has heard conflicting stories. He believes that Castro has done some good for the Cubans, (by raising their standard education level), but that from stories he has heard, the Cubans had a much higher economic standard of living (than Mexico) prior to the Castro regime. He has often discussed these politics with LOGINOV. In a crowd LOGINOV tends to say good things about Castro and the Cuban regime, but when alone with Subject LOGINOV sneers at Castro and condemns the regime. This attitude leads Subject to believe that the official Soviet attitude (real attitude) towards Cuba is one of disgust. During discussions in a group, LOGINOV has stated that they (Soviets) are not in favor of Guerillas operating in Central and South America. He has repeated this while privately talking with Subject.
During part of the conversation I began telling him about the standards of living in the U.S. and what it might be like living there. We discussed different parts of the U.S. in terms of Geography and what it had to offer. Subject repeated that his wife always thought that it would be devine living in the U.S. and that he still had hopes of going there in the future to live.
During about 1947 or 1948, I was in London offering to stand living there a Soviet passport. The Soviet Embassy in the Russian Embassy. Every three months they had to go (individually) to an office with an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pick up a slip of paper from the host, who was an old Russian Colonel. They then took this slip of paper back to the apartment where they lived and presented it to the person in charge of the apartment. The person then wrote on the slip that they had permission to live there for three months. They returned to the embassy where the Colonel stamped it and put his initials. This had to be done every three months. Whenever they traveled they had to take this slip with them. Subject thinks that their travel was limited to 500 or 600 kilometers, but is not sure. He said the Colonel became a good friend of his and later advised him not to get a Soviet passport since it might limit his traveling in the free world. Prior to leaving Russia he was not interviewed by anyone or asked any questions.
He has known LOGINOV about 3 years. He was introduced to LOGINOV three years ago by JUAN LUIS, the director of the Language Institute (where Subject now works). After the introduction they went to the Director's apartment on Saturday for drinks and he became friendly with LOGINOV. Prior to about 6 months ago LOGINOV had merely been a friend, but had indicated that Subject offer information on his students. In the past six months LOGINOV has made about three direct offers, outlining that Subject prepare and give him personal information on his students, especially those who might be in a position to go to the States. (He wants the usual personal information, including their attitude towards Americans). Subject has refused LOGINOV on each occasion. He said that he did not attend the meeting arranged for Saturday, 1 February, because he slept late and was not interested. He had previously said that the meeting was on the corners of FDR and KENNEDY, but during this meeting he said he was in error. The meeting was supposed to be on the corners of FDR and KENNEDY.
Contact report
Name: KAFTASOV
Subject: Rafael Vidalova Ray
Date: 8 January 1969
Subject met PRIKHOZHO in the Plaza Hotel (See previous Contract Report). PRIKHOZHO was there to meet the owner, and after they (he and PRIKHOZHO met) talked by the phone booth they went to the bar to meet the owner. The owner did not show up and they then went to PRIKHOZHO's apartment where Subject stayed for dinner. While there he met CHIRKISH. Subject said that CHIRKISH did not ever try to recruit him for anything (he said that I must have misunderstood him during the previous meeting. CHIRKISH is playing around with ANDRA, who can go to the S. anytime she wants. He said I must have mistaken him). CHIRKISH is about 37 years old and ANDRA just turned 17. ANDRA has told Subject that she has kissed CHIRKISH on several occasions and really likes him. Subject is very angry about this and says that CHIRKISH has no business picking on ANDRA, and he knows that CHIRKISH (Subject) is up to no good. Subject would like to put a stop to this but does not know how. (I used this as an argument but to no avail).
PRIKHOZHO is a friend of engineer (EN) MARTINEZ, a Mexican who owns the hotel PLAZA and the HACIENDA VISTA MIRADA. MARTINEZ is not about 60 years old. Subject taught MARTINEZ Russian about 6 years ago and has not seen him since. During this time he also taught a man named Miguel MORA, a Mexican engineer, and he since visited Chirikov's house. MORA is like a brother to MARTINEZ. Subject is not aware of the connections between the three.
Subject's father lives in subject (as resident) and writes to the family (both he and his mother in one letter) about once a week or less. Subject
Subject is a writer of the Daily in Moscow, writes political articles, etc.
SUBJECT: Gloria Pinto
DATE OF INFORMATION: January 31, 1969, 2100-2200 hours.
PLACE ACQUIRED: Restaurant Nomadica, Nica.
A group of ten of us celebrated New Year's Eve together.
Business at Soviet embassy. Gloria wants to purchase a foreign lamb coat. Alexandra Borodinov has one she would be willing to sell, but Gloria believes it would be too hot for Mexico, having been lined for Moscow weather. Gloria thinks that the commercial counselor of the Soviet embassy would be interested, willing, and able to help her in obtaining a Soviet coat.
Gloria also wants to open a shop. She thought that maybe she could handle imported Soviet goods. Her children are now old enough to take care of themselves, she feels unneeded, hence the interest in opening a shop. She has checked with the Comino Real and learned that shop space rents for 12000 pesos per month. She would probably work for someone else for a while to learn the problems involved, before opening her own shop. She admits to very little education. She has never worked in her life.
Wants help from me. The last time I saw Gloria she reminded me that on New Year's Eve I promised to give her problem some thought. Frankly, there is something she could do for my cover business. I need someone who is attractive, mature, but not necessarily very intelligent, and not necessarily very experienced, to contact potential clients, to sell a service. I think Gloria could fit this requirement. I had in mind a commission agent: someone who would receive no salary, but would receive a 20% percentage each month of the income due to clients she obtained. Let's say she would bring me 100 clients over a period of two or three years. Let's say further that each client would represent an income of 250 pesos per month. She would receive .20 x 250 x 100 = 5000 pesos per month as long as those clients continued, and whether she continued to work for me or not. She could work as little or as much as she wanted, though I would probably set a quota of one new client per week. She would end up the year making 2500 pesos per month, averaging 1250 pesos per month over the year. She has her own car. I would probably reimburse her for gasoline and entertainment expenses.
I mention this in some detail because I think it really would suit Gloria and would help my business. If I used her, it would probably preclude her use viciously against the Soviets. Further, before using her, some thought ought to be given to the possibility that she might already be working for the Soviets (which I doubt) and could be targeted against us.
Soviets interest in Gloria. I would not attempt to explain why the Soviets might be interested in Gloria as a target. My guesses would be a waste of time considering that the Soviet section has probably given this sort of thing a great deal of experienced thought. I do believe that Valentin and Gloria might be having an affair for strictly personal and non-operational reasons. I further believe that Valentin might actually be paying his own way at the French Club to pursue a sport he is fairly good at and enjoys—and not as an excuse to go to the French Club to find potential recruits.
Our interest in Gloria. I can see a possible use of Gloria if recruited by false Mexican secret service. The scenario would go something like this:
We (the Mexican secret service) have observed that she (Gloria) has been seen in the company of Valentin. We know Valentin to be a very dangerous and destructive person to Mexico.
Would she be willing to report on Valentin, his personality, his views, his activities as far as she is aware of them.
(Later) Would she be willing to make comments which would encourage Valentin to try to recruit her. Such comments would be that she has met diplomats from various embassies, knows students who are anarchists and communists, is growing more and more disappointed with the U.S. foreign policy, especially since that imperialist Nixon has taken over, etc.
Ultimate use. The eventual value of Gloria would be:
1. Report vulnerabilities of Val.
2. Report the content when Val is discontented, critical of his superiors, ready to defect.
3. Report what at least some of the targets of the Soviets might be—namely her assignments from Val.
3. Report what at least some of the targets of the Soviets might be—namely her assignments from Val.
CONTACT REPORT
FROM: Samuel J. KANTASUK
SUBJECT: Rafael VIZUELLA, contact with on 29 January 1969.
1. KANTASUK left his car in a parking lot in the Zone 30 and walked to the vicinity of Sanborns on Reform and Tiber. At 12:05 I called the language school where Subject teaches and was told that he had not yet arrived for class. I called again at 1:05 and was informed that he was already in class. At 1:45 I began waiting in front of the Language school for Subject to come out. He came out at 1610 and we walked towards Sanborns. I invited him to go to La Mansion Restaurant on Insurgentes Sur but he said that he had a class scheduled from 1630 to 1800. We went to the Sanborns bar and had a drink. I told him that I thought that two girls I had previously not were going to meet me at the La Mansion at 1700 and that I wanted him to go with me. After some discussion he decided that he could postpone the class until Friday, but would have to wait until 1630 for the pupil to arrive, in order to inform her. We left the bar at 1630 and encountered the student by the magazine stand. Subject made his excuses, and we started walking to his car. (Subject had not wanted to miss his class, and after some discussion in the bar, he offered me his car in order that I might go to La Mansion and get the girls. I told him that I also wanted to eat, and that there was a possibility that the girls wouldn't show up. He finally consented after some consideration).
We arrived at La Mansion shortly before 1700 and went inside, leaving the car parked in the Restaurant lot. After sitting down and ordering drinks and a steak, I told him that I would like to discuss a few important items that had a lot to do with his future. (I had mentioned during the previous meeting that I had some business to talk to him about). I began by telling him that in our relationship I had neglected to mention something important. I told him that my meeting him in Acapulco was not an accident. I had gone there for the express purpose of meeting him after considerable planning. Subject just sat there with a blank, numb look on his face, and asked me if I were the U.S.
or the Police, or something. I said "no, I'm an Intelligence Officer for the U.S. Government," and showed him my I.D. card. He looked at it, raised his eyebrows, but never changed the expression on his face. (From the look on his face, one might think he was watching a Bugs Bunny cartoon). I said that our files show that for some years he has considerable contact with members of the Soviet KGB. Before I could go any further he stated that he was not a member of the KGB, nor did he ever work for them. I said that that was what we believed, and that was also why I wanted to talk to him. I had a proposition to make to him. Before I could continue, he said that he had often been approached (Currently and in the past) by the KGB to work for them. At present he is being hounded by Valentin (LOGINOV) to report on his Mexican friends. He considers the KGB to be a bunch of bastards (Cabrera) and that he does not believe in all of this under the table saying, nor does he believe in what the KGB are trying to do, and if I'm involved in this work, and I am asking him the same thing, then I'm the same kind of bastard that the KGB are. He said for some time now, LOGINOV has called him, met him, and asked that he (Subject) meet Mexicans (students) who are either going to the U.S. or look like they might be promising in that respect, and that he (Subject) prepare biographical data and other details about their current life, and arrange for them to meet LOGINOV at parties, etc. LOGINOV, during each meeting with Subject, brings an envelope with 500 pesos in cash in it, and continually offers this to Subject. Subject says that he doesn't say yes or no, but that to date he has not furnished any information and has not accepted any money. He likes his friends and students, and any cooperation with LOGINOV (along these lines) would make him feel like a Judas. Besides, these students are young, and nice people, and the KGB bastards should keep their hands off them. He said that he appreciated the fact that I immediately showed him an official I.D. card and declared myself, because LOGINOV did not even have the decency to do that. LOGINOV has never showed him anything at all (in I.D.)
and never even extended the courtesy of telling him why he wanted the
information on Mexican students, but Subject knew LOSINOV in KGB and doesn't
appreciate the approach by LOSINOV. If LOSINOV had approached him honestly,
showed him I.D. and talked about the idealism involved in what he wanted,
Subject might have paid more attention, but he (Subject) did not like the
dishonest way LOSINOV went about it, offering money and trying to con him.
Subject said, granted, he needs money, and the 500 pesos always looks good,
but that if he started doing what LOSINOV wanted, the sight of the money would
make him sick afterwards. I told him that we were not interested in his
students, but that we wanted to stop the KGB in their efforts to undermine
other nations and direct sabotage against the U.S. He might not like the idea
of under-the-table dealing, but it was a real fact of life. If it were not
for the current under-the-table conflict, the world would probably be rushed
into a nuclear war, and he knew what that meant. What was going on in the
espionage field was actually a deterrent, and that the people involved were
composed of the best minds of two worlds. I recalled his (Subject) two world
powers opinions (previously expressed by him) and asked him what he planned to
do. He couldn't return to Russia; his current future prospects in Mexico were
not too promising, and he had previously mentioned that he wanted to go to the
U.S. If it's true that there are only two important powers in the world, then
he had better seriously consider where he wants to place his marbles. Opportunity
doesn't knock every day, and he was talking to a representative of the U.S.
Government at the moment, who was making a proposition directly to him (Subject).
Subject said that that was all true; he at first wanted to return to Russia but
after seeing some things in Mexico he realized that he could never be happy in
Russia again because of the oppressive regime and the lack of freedom. (He
cited the recent Russian invasion of the Czechs and said that it made him sick
to see the Russians do this). He said that he was not happy in Mexico but that
he could live here O.K.
He had previously tried to go to the U.S. but had been turned down. In any case, he had made friends here, and this was his life, and he has no intention of either screwing his friends or being an informer, either for the KGB or for their U.S. equivalent. The first person he has to live with is himself, and the realization that he is a spy against his own friends would be enough to mentally ruin him, regardless of any money received. I told him that one of our efforts is trying to block the KGB when they go after people that turn out to be his friends. He can think that he (Subject) is not involved, but that is far from the truth. He may not work for the KGB, but his associations with them have been known for some time and that a thick file already exists on him. I know him personally now, and like him, and if he refuses to work with me I'm obligated to write it up that way. My superiors will later sit down with me and ask the results, and I'll tell them that Rafael is a nice guy, honest, sincere, and I firmly believe that he is completely honest. This however will not answer the question why he will not cooperate, and when it is put on paper it will just be a cold report lacking personality, and the paper will indicate that he might be working for the KGB regardless of any opinions tacked on to the bottom. In a case like this, protocol between the U.S. and Mexican Governments require that we eventually turn over to them any reports on people in their country who might be involved with the Russians in efforts against Mexico.
In his case, his file would be turned over to the Mexicans and then he can imagine what could happen. By the time the Secret Service stopped harassing him, or he wound up in jail, he would be living a miserable life. All this just for being innocent. For this reason, and for reasons involving the fact that as a real person in a real world he can't afford just to sit on the middle of the fence, he should seriously consider my proposition.
Subject said that what I mentioned sounded like a threat, and that if it was, it still wouldn't make any difference; he would rather go to jail or be harassed by the police than to cooperate, either with us or the KGB. I told him that what I said was not a threat but a reality, and that he should appreciate the fact that I'm being frank with him instead of trying to do what LOGINOV did, to con him. I was only asking. I was a friend regardless what his decision was, and that if its "No", then I'll do everything in my power to see that he remains untouched and unharmed, but that I can't guarantee anything because a bureaucratic structure was involved and I didn't have the final say. I told him that unless everything he had told me during our previous association was complete B.S., then he had a duty to at least consider what I was asking.
(By now we had been at this from 1700 to about 1930). Finally he asked me what I would want of him. I said that I wanted him to work with me directly against the KGB and that I had no interest in his friends or students at all. If he was concerned about the KGB bastards bothering his friends, this was his chance to help me do something about it. We can't operate alone. He has the intelligence, the ability and the opportunity to do a great deal and he should involve himself. If only for the ideals that he has previously expressed.
(He thought about it for a few moments and began to talk about Yuriy CHIRKISH). He said that for instance CHIRKISH was another KGB man who had approached him to report on Americans. LOGINOV had told him that he (LOGINOV) couldn't get along with Americans and consequently was only interested in working with Mexicans, but CHIRKISH tried to recruit Subject to work against Americans. Subject refused.
CHIRKISH however was trying to work on ANDREA (Subject's friend) and this made him damned mad. The girl ANDREA was only about 16 or 17, and a sweet little girl, and they (KGB) had no business trying to pick on her. Subject said that he was in the Plaza hotel one day waiting to make a phone call, and that he heard the man in the phone booth speaking fluent Russian. Then the man got through and said that he was the 1st Secretary and asked Subject if his name was in the...
The 1st Secretary said that he recognized Rafael because he had seen his picture. During the conversation the Secretary asked Rafael over to dinner that night and he accepted. When Rafael arrived, he was introduced to Chichkov who made overtures of friendship which later led to the attempted recruitment. In the meantime Rafael had introduced Chichkov to Andrea and now regretted it.
(This led into further conversation about the KGB and I asked him about Chichkov.)
He said that he has worked for Chichkov but that he had no idea that Chichkov was KGB. Chichkov had never made any attempt to recruit him for anything. He later mentioned that he might know Voskodtikov by first name, but could not be sure of the last name. (I didn't try to describe him.) Subject mentioned other Soviets who are KGB during fast moving conversation but I did not take notes. My aim was the recruitment and I tried to keep the conversation channeled towards that end. During the conversation Subject said that at one time his mother had confided in him that they had tried to recruit her several times in Moscow to work against Spaniards and Latin Americans who visited. The KGB had once threatened her but when she consulted that she would consult her husband, they told her to forget it. He said that she had known many members of the KGB, KGB and now KGB, but that she still refuses to work for them in their business.
After considerable more discussion along the same lines, Subject finally thought a bit and said that he would agree to work with me on one condition only. The condition was that I would not ask him to inform on, or work against, any of his friends or students, including Cell, Ventura or Andrea in particular, and that if any thing should happen to him as a result of his work for me, that I would promise to take care of his wife and child. I agreed to his condition, restating that my only concern was the KGB. I said however that in the future if I could prove to him, or convince him, that any of his local acquaintances were directly involved with the KGB then I would expect him to help me.
He said that was fair enough. He said that today, 20 January, he had a
restaurant date with LOGINOV at 1230. He was to meet LOGINOV at a
restaurant on the corner of Ave. Paseo and Paseo. He wanted to know what he
should do with LOGINOV. I told him to be very careful that he doesn't change
his attitude one bit, and to continue for the time being with LOGINOV just as
if nothing at all had happened. I said that the Soviets do have a department...
at this he interrupted and said "SHUSH" and grinned. I said yes, they do
operate now and then, and that the Soviets would not be very happy to discover
that their friend had anything at all to do with us. I said that even though
we treat each other as gentlemen, they are capable of being tough at times.
He said not to worry, that he was an excellent actor, and LOGINOV would never
suspect a thing.
During the time I was trying to convince him, he said that I was
forgetting one thing. He assured me that he was 80% Socialist and 20% capitalist,
and he firmly believed that Socialism was good for some countries, including
Russia. He said that because of that he didn't see how I could ever have any
confidence in him. I answered by saying that everyone was entitled to their
ideals, and I too believed in certain forms of Socialism. The encouraging thing
was that he believed in something, and that was his right as an individual.
We in the U.S. are entitled to our beliefs, and are not restricted in our reading
matter or what we said on street corners. If he wanted to, he could stand on
the steps of the Lincoln monument and give a speech on socialism and no one
would bother him provided he didn't cause a riot, disturb the peace or break some
local law. We have Socialists who are still good citizens. He then talked
a little about the restrictions in Russia in reading matter and talking, but
saw my point.
By 2115 we were in agreement on his cooperation with me involving
the above mentioned conditions. I asked him to meet me on Wednesday, 5 February,
at 1230 at CHALUPAS Restaurant on Reforma (just across the Paseo). He
knew where it was and agreed to meet me. I cautioned him again to be very careful
in his dealings with LOGINOV and to take precautions as he came to the meeting.
Just prior to leaving the restaurant he said that after this he was going out and got drunk. (I don't remember where he said he was going, but it might have been CILLA). In cautioning him, he has said that he would not say a word, even to his mother or wife. He left the restaurant at 21:30. He wanted to give me a ride, or have me go get drunk with him, but I said that even though I wouldn't mind it, that three of my associates were waiting about three blocks away for my report, and that I had to tell them what happened...they were very anxious about this. We parted in the doorway and he drove off as I walked in the other direction. I later caught a cab to town and left it in the vicinity of my car.
**REMARKS:**
During the conversation Subject mentioned the names of various Soviets, but I was not taking notes and preferred to channel the conversation back to the recruitment pitch. I thought the details could be obtained later if he was recruited.
During the pitch the only one who was nervous was me. Subject displayed a "cool" which was amazing. When I presented my credentials and the pitch he never batted an eyelash...just continued slightly smiling. I noted no reaction at all. It could be that he still thought I was kidding, or playing some game. In any case, either he works for the other side, or he is indeed cool to an admirable point.
We (I) talked from 1700 to about 2030 without making any headway. Up until that time I had gotten an emphatic "NO". I almost gave up before another approach produced a little result. I think that prior assessments which state that he will do anything for money is entirely false. At the moment the recruitment is still on thin ice, and subject is serious about involving his friends. Perhaps after he gets his feet wet (if it lasts that long) and has some experience he can be brought around to do almost anything.
For the meanwhile however I would be very careful not to cast any reflections on his friends, (left or not) the Russian people, Republican Spaniards in general, or anything else that he has expressed a definite opinion on. If all of the foregoing is really legitimate, the success of the recruitment so far has been due to friendship and my willingness to see just about everything his way. This will take time to change.
Sincerely,
[Signature]
[Name]
This letter date is really good for some reason.
I would expect some further cooperation.
[Signature]
[Name]
A. What did he say after pitch?
B. What did he say when he was asked to see the officer in the room?
C. What did he tell the officer?
D. Who was the KGB officer that he tried to recruit? Where? Details.
E. Being contact with the KGB was useful? Can government help in case of KGB involvement?
F. When, where did he apply to go to US? Details.
G. Did he approach by himself?
H. Did he contact KGB officer in Canada?
I. Did he know that they took an interest in him? What specific exhibit did he have to show? Spies, Sears, local Sears in his name...
(1) Query: Of the 1st. - did he come with him? (If so, in contact with more?)
(2) Concerning not reporting on friends - cite Andrew Carter as good example - they did to
This - need his help.
30 January 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: C/Cuba
FROM: C/IC
SUBJECT: LIREALM-1's Soviet Contacts at the French Club
1. Without encouraging any further contact between LIREALM-1 and the Soviets but simply taking advantage of the fact that he does continue to see them, I would appreciate continuing information on the following points:
a. Anything new learned about the activities of LOGINOV and CHERNISH, even the fact that they were at the club for certain hours on certain dates, with whom they played tennis or talked, etc.
b. Any indications that either LOGINOV or CHERNISH have any interest in anyone at the club.
c. Continuing assessment and biographic data on Gloria PINTO and her husband with the view of approaching both or either.
2. I would also appreciate a detailed assessment of LOGINOV based on the relationship to date. The same for CHERNISH.
3. As KGB officers both are of priority interest.
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT : BEAVER (P-8777)
DATE OF MEETING : 22 January 1969
1. Following a phone call from Subject, I met him at his hotel room for lunch. The meeting lasted from 1435 until around 1600. The next meeting will be arranged by phone when Subject is back in Mexico City.
2. During the past month, Subject was ill with flu and following recovery, spent all of his time on business matters rather than on subjects of operational interest. As usual, he is up to his ears in financial woes, though he just discovered that his position is not nearly as bad as he thought.
3. Subject said he thinks Polish Ambassador MAJORZAK may come to visit him in Cuernavaca this Sunday, though plans are not definite. I urged him again to get busy courting MAJ. a bit more aggressively and not to let the relationship grow cold. Subject said that the reason he has not been more active lately is that Lolita is in the early months of pregnancy and has not been feeling up to any large-scale entertaining.
4. Yesterday afternoon, 21 January, Subject ran into Valentin LOGINOV at Florencia and Hamburgo. They exchanged brief greetings and LOGINOV commented "We have had a very good beginning of the year." (whatever that means).
5. Subject recently received a post card from BENZEP advising that BENZEP has seen Subject's sister in Warsaw. Nothing more than this other than routine greetings.
6. Subject said that his secretary has been looking for an
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
10 JANUARY 1968
SUBJECT: Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (P-11712)
On 16 December 1968 LICALLA reported that a light-complexioned woman had entered the Soviet Embassy grounds at 1106 that day. She was seen exiting at 1122 hours. While inside the Soviet Embassy grounds, this woman had contact with Subject (LOGINOV).
LILYRIC reported that on that same date, 16 December 1968, an unidentified light-complexioned woman had entered the Soviet Embassy at 1106 hours. She was exiting at 1122 hours. She was driving a car with D.F. plates 964 FC. LIKAYAK reported on 7 January 1969 that these plates were registered to:
Raquel URTULER de DALLAL
Residence: Rio No 95 - 1
Mexico 5, D.F.
They are registered to a 1965 Opel Sedan.
There are no Station Traces on the woman cited above. Attached are photographs of the woman seen in contact with LOGINOV, as well as the LIKAYAK plate check results.
Grace H. FARMILANT
You sure it's not Raquel Welch?
CARDED
THIS WOMAN WAS SEEN ENTERING CLUB AT 1105 HOURS. SHE ARRIVED IN A CAR WITH D.F. PLACAS 904 PC (being checked). ACCORDING TO LICALLA, A BLONDE WOMAN WHO WAS SEEN ENTERING AT SAME TIME HAD CONTACT WITH VALENTIN S. LOGINOV (P-11712), KNOWN KGB OFFICER. ACCORDING TO LICALLA THIS WOMAN EXITED AT 1122 HOURS, WHICH IS SAME TIME LILYRIC HAS HER EXITING.
ASUNTO: PLACAS
A quien corresponda
PRESENTE:
Se permite informar el resultado de la investigación de las placas que enseguida especifico.
Placa N° 964-FC-Ferenece a un coche Opel sedán particular modelo 1965 motor 112X1652121 con canje de placas en 1963 a nombre de RAÚL URTUBAR DE BAILLAL con domicilio en las calles de Río Poo N° 95 interior 1 de la zona postal 5, D.F.
Viernes 13
Hoy empezaron 6 trabajadores a reparar y pintar algunos salones del interior del Edificio.
He seguido viendo a 2 mujeres que se encuentran en el club desde el mes de Octubre, estos sujetos entre otras fotos aparecen en las 23, 30 y 31 del Rollos C - 2313.
Lunes 16
A las 1100 hs. un Hombre y 2 Mujeres al parecer extranjeros, salieron del club por la roja principal, en el recibidor tuvieron contacto conmigo.
A las 1122 hs. una Mujer rubia y que vestía de color verde y salió del club por la roja principal, la mujer mencionada entró a las 1106 hs. y en el recibidor tuvo contacto conmigo.
Martes 17
Este día en una ocasión de las "Mujeres Casuales" salieron varios hombres usados que posiblemente sean para la casa que va habitar el Hombre y su familia.
Firma: [Firma]
Fecha: 17 de diciembre de 1948
[Signature]
CONTACT REPORT:
SUBJECT: LIROBIN/1 and 2
DATE OF MEETING: 4 December 1958
1. The undersigned met with LIROBIN/1 and 2 at the LIROBIN apartment on 4 December from 1215 to 1300 hours. The next meeting will occur when one of the LIROBIN's contacts REIDEMANN via telephone.
2. LIROBIN/2 reported that both of the LIROBINS attended a cocktail party at the home of the Indian Embassy Counselor ( ), FNU PARASHAR, at which they met the LOGINOV's (P-11712). LOGINOV again refused to carry on any of the conversation in English even though English was the common language used by the guests. At one point during the evening, Mrs. PARASHAR addressed LOGINOV in front of all the guests and chided him for not using his English remarking that "everyone here knows that you speak English". LOGINOV stared at her icily, but did not comment in either Spanish or English. LOGINOV spoke briefly with L/1 inquiring what L/1's duties were with the newspaper and gave every indication that he was unaware of L/1's column. Mrs. LOGINOV was quite cordial and inquired if L/2 had been to the film festival in Acapulco. L/2 replied that she had not to which Mrs. LOGINOV countered by remarking that she had seen L/2's friends - the SARATOVS (P-13125) - at Acapulco. L/2 stated that no effort was made to involve the LOGINOV's in polemics during the evening and that LOGINOV did not appear to know the majority of the approximate 16 guests who represented almost every nationality. The LIROBIN's were the only Americans with the exception of Edward KENTOY and his Mexican wife. LOGINOV did not spend an inordinate time with any particular individual nor did they remain late.
3. Additional information was obtained re Arnold BILGUN which
REIDEMANN will fashion into a report. The BILGUN's are invited to
dinner at the LIROBIN's on 6 December together with the BILGUN's and others.
LOGINOV, REIDEMANN
Gloria is a very attractive and vivacious woman of 40 or 45 years. She is the center of gravity of a group of tennis enthusiasts, ranging in age from Koch, Gloria's daughter of 19 or 20 to Licenciado Preciado (a deputy from PAN) of perhaps 65 years or more. It is doubtful that Gloria would encourage an affair with Valentin. Her interest in Val is probably that of everyone else's, as a Soviet, he is a novelty. He is also probably attractive to women who like British men. Gloria, in any case, is married to a very soft-spoken and considerate person.
EXTENT OF SOCIAL CONTACTS. It seems likely that Val and Gloria and their families have come together socially at intervals. It is doubtful that they are intimate friends, but likely that they (the Pintos) are the closest friends that Val has among the Mexicans.
VAL'S INTEREST IN GLORIA. Val's interest in Gloria is probably more complex than her interest in him. First, he probably has entertained the possibility of an affair with Gloria. Val has spoken frequently of his interest in girls. Gloria could easily be a sexual target for Val—self-appointed, of course.
Further, Gloria organizes tennis groups and informal tournaments. Through her Val is likely to meet a number of Mexicans.
It seems highly unlikely that Val would try to recruit either Gloria or Pene. They enjoy a fairly luxurious life, Pene being a fairly successful physician. Neither Pene or Gloria take life seriously enough to become intellectual communists. Philosophy is certainly not their reading of choice during idle hours. Gloria is primarily interested in sports. She was national champion of water-skiing several years in a row. Now she is devoting herself to tennis which she plays reasonably well. Dancing is probably her next great interest. In my opinion she does not have sufficient time left to devote to Marxism or economics or politics. She seems particularly ill-informed on about politics.
THE RETURN. Pene returned from four weeks in Europe last Tuesday, November 26th. Their son, Pepito, travelled with him.
COPIES MADE
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A FAVOR FOR OUR NEW CLIENT. It would be very
helpful indeed for us to invite the Pintos to dinner. We
have maintained contact with them through tennis at least
twice a week. There have been occasional dinners among
ourselves.
We could also invite Valentin with or without the
Pintos. Valentin has done us at least one favor which
we have not reciprocated, an invitation to the Moscow
Circus.
GLORIA'S FEELING ABOUT THE US. I believe that Gloria
is less anti-American than the average middle-class Mexican.
She has travelled to the US many times for vacations and
shopping. She knows the US rather well, but she does not
seem pro-US.
RECRUITABILITY OF GLORIA. I am convinced that she
would never agree to work for the US. She might consider
working for a false-flag "terrorist" if she were told
that Val has been observed participating in some heinous
atrocities and supplying arms and money to the communist
student activists, for example. Her ultimate objectives
are not clear in my mind. I doubt that she could ever
agree to recruit Valentin to defect to Mexico. I am sure
she could never recruit him as an agent of Mexico. It
does seem possible that she might be able to get him
to reveal his disappointments and grievances—information
which might be of value to us.
PINTOS AND II. As of the moment I have insufficient
information about the Pintos to prepare a complete file I
or II. If it is deemed of interest, we could exchange
invitations during the next few weeks in order to obtain
the necessary information.
SUBJECT: MEETING WITH GLORIA PINTO
DATE OF INFORMATION: December 21, 1968, 1100 hours
PLACE ACQUIRED: French Club
I saw Gloria talking to Iouri Tchernych. I joined them. Gloria was turning on all of her not inconsiderable charm. Invited Iouri to her posada. Then asked what she should see at the Soviet embassy about a business deal she had, was told this would be Ivanov. Gloria said she knew him and described him as big and corpulent. Apparently this was correct—according to Iouri's reaction.
Gloria asked Iouri where he worked and was told with Valentin. He added that this is the department you must come to if you want to visit the Soviet Union.
Later I saw Iouri with his wife and son. She is rather attractive, tall. Pavel, is about three years old, and a very handsome little boy.
DATE OF INFORMATION: December 23, 1968, 2000 - 0200 hours
PLACE ACQUIRED: Posada at Gloria's
Val and his wife and Iouri and his wife and about 40 to 50 other people were present. Val's wife brought pirojki—delicious.
Gloria invited us to spend next weekend with them and 3 or 4 other couples at Val's at Bravo. Valentin and his wife will be there. We accepted.
Gloria Pinto, tennis companion of Valentin LOGINOV.
1. A resume of their relationship. His attitude towards her, hers to him. Any indications of sexual involvement?
2. Bio data on Pinto, marital relations, assessment of her, could she be approached to talk about her relationship with LOGINOV, how, through whom?
Does LOGINOV still go to French Club? How often. With whom does he associate. In short a report on his current activities—contacts at French Club.
I'll query LIREALM1 on new info 26/11/68.
Don't see LIREALM1 report mid-December 68.
I got photos. No report from LIREALM1.
LIREALM1 has been asked for info again. WP-11712.
WP-11712.
<Cub>
10/1
Haters on Tony or Antonio
VALERS:
Please ask LREH for detailed
for data assessment and any
further info on contacts with ad
interest in 206/1000
[Signature]
11/12
[Marked]
P-11/85
I. THE REQUEST. For various reasons, I would like to know if there is any information in the files on Tony.
INTEREST IN RUSSIAN. Tony has shown an unusual interest in Valentin Logunov. He recently made a date with Val to play tennis at the French Club. Tony admitted to making quite an effort to keep his date, despite other commitments which had come up. Val, however, did not show and did not call Tony. Tony seemed far more annoyed than would be normal under the circumstances.
TONY'S FATHER, AMERICAN. Tony has a large family here and in the US. His father is an American and Tony speaks excellent English. He is very friendly, well-liked, pro-US, excellent tennis player.
Antonio Valero
P-10712
SUBJECT: LIROBINS/1 P-11665
DATE OF MEETING: 14 November 1968
1. The undersigned met with LIROBINS/1 at his apartment on 14 November from 1500 to 1630 hours. LIROBINS/2 was ill in bed (flu) and was unable to participate in this meeting. The LIROBINS daughter, Lisa, was present in the house during the meeting which prompted REIDEMANN to inquire of L/1 if the daughter was aware of the type of relationship which the LIROBINS had with REIDEMANN. L/1 replied that "they" had told their daughter inasmuch as she had come to suspect such a relationship over the past year or so. REIDEMANN felt that it would be of little purpose, at this time, to admonish the LIROBINS and dropped the subject. REIDEMANN has found the LIROBINS to be woefully lacking in general security principles and has strived, in a tactful manner, to point out past shortcomings and possible security hazards - especially with regard to telephone conversations.
2. In response to REIDEMANN's question regarding attendance at the 7 November reception, L/1 stated that they had both attended. L/1 commented that there appeared fewer people this year than last. As a matter of fact, L/1 could identify only two people in the entire throng that he had previously known. They were: the Indian Embassy Counsellor (?), FNU PARASAR and an American couple, Lulu Vargas-Villa & LEE (wife), who is the correspondent for La Union (Valparaiso); La Prensa (Buenos Aires); El Tiempo (Bogota) and resides at Platon 445 - 2nd floor, Tol: 20-10-23. The LIROBINS spoke briefly with both of the above parties as well as SARATOV (P-13125), SYCHEN (P-11113), LOGIKOV (P-11712) and PARENO (P-2270). The conversation adhered to generalities such as the Olympics, food, etc. L/1 noted that the majority of the guests
appeared to be Mexicans - a large number of them clad in their everyday clothes. There was also a sprinkling of Mexican student-appearing types. For the record, L/1 reported that his automobile is a 1965 blue, two-door, Oldsmobile bearing Oklahoma license plates, ZS-8546 (1968 plates).
3. With reference to SARATOV's party on the evening of 13 November, L/1 commented that he and L/2 arrived at the party at approximately 2000 remaining until ca. 0030, 14 November. The LIROBBINS were the last to leave although they departed only minutes after the rest of the guests. The guest list included: The LIROBBINS, Arnold Bilgore and wife Joanne, Roger Cudney (Radio VIP) and wife, and the Saratovs. English was the common language spoken and L/1 noted that both the Saratovs handled the language with ease although as the evening progressed and SARATOV's liquor consumption increased his fluency and articulation became more labored. L/1 stated that SARATOV pushed liquor very hard the entire evening starting out with two pre-dinner drinks and then serving vodka in accompaniment to the borsch. Wine was served with the main course, Chinese beef, prepared by Nataliya SARATOVA. Dessert was accompanied with brandy and the evening progressed with long drinks after dinner. L/1 stated that SARATOV drank with the group although L/1 doubted that SARATOV matched the men drink for drink. Mrs. SARATOVA appeared at ease and seemed to enjoy the conversation. L/1 assessed her as a woman who complemented her husband and made a charming and vivacious appearance. L/1 seemed to be struck with SARATOV's apparent "sincerity" in his enjoyment of the evening and his "candor" in the discussions. For the most part, the conversation edged away from any controversial subjects; seemingly all were content to dwell upon "Old Mexico" of 20 years ago and the joys of simple living in the city. During a discussion of the style of night life in Mexico, SARATOV remarked that he enjoyed
a good strip-tense performance now and then relating that he had seen a number of them when he was in the States. SARATOV spoke nostalgically of his life in the States admitting that he missed many aspects of his life there. L/1 remarked that the conversation was largely centered around comments by the BILGORES and L/1 and L/2 inasmuch as the CUDNEYS were very reserved and seldom expressed themselves to any degree. L/1 commented that to the best of his knowledge the CUDNEY's and SARATOV's had first met and the dinner party held by the LIROBBINS. L/1 expressed some surprise in that the CUDNEY's were invited as they are rather shy and inexpressive. Toward the end of the evening, L/1 was able to raise the question of the Soviet invasion of the CSSR. SARATOV staunchly defended the Soviet and Warsaw Pact occupation claiming that it was a necessary move because of the increasing aggressiveness of the West Germans and that the avowed purpose of West German truculence was to put pressure on both the CSSR and East Germany in hopes of reunifying Germany. SARATOV did not become emotional over his defense, but left little doubt that he wholeheartedly approved of the Soviet move into the CSSR. Neither the BILGORE's or the LIROBBINS pursued the issue although L/1 commented to SARATOV that he was not convinced by SARATOV's defense of Soviet actions. In short, L/1 felt that the evening went off smoothly and as the LIROBBINS departed SARATOV walked them down the steps and solicitously inquired of L/1 as to whether they (SARATOV's) had entertained properly and if all had been satisfied with the SARATOV's production. L/1 found this vaguely out of keeping with SARATOV's personality and somewhat gauche. L/1 noted that the SARATOV apartment was modern and well-kept giving every evidence of having been lived in. The SARATOV's possess a large European make combination phono-radio set which was tuned to light FM music for background. SARATOV stated that he had inherited this from his predecessor. SARATOV's one child (age 9) was in bed when the guests arrived. Upon departing, SARATOV inquired of the LIROBBINS if they planned to attend the
forthcoming Acapulco film festival. L/1 stated that he was not sure if he would journey there and SARATOV stated that he and his wife planned to attend.
4. LIROBBIN/1 stated that during a recent conversation which he had with Stratford JONES (US citizen representing AP in Mexico), JONES commented that he knew both SARATOV and SYCHEV. JONES remarked that he had been to a party at SYCHEV's during the Olympics. Furthermore, JONES related that he knew the KUCHEROV's (TASS) and that Mrs. KUCHEROV had been sent home before the departure of KUCHEROV. JONES strongly implied that security reasons were behind the rather abrupt departure of Mrs. KUCHEROV. L/1 did not press the issue any further.
5. LIROBBIN/1 also reported that the Foreign Press Club is in a chaotic state in that the president, Jose QUIROGA, has accused the club director, Katherine MANJARREZ, of embezzling funds. The truth of the matter, however, seems to be that QUIROGA is engaged in either shady dealing or is guilty of sloppy administration of finances. At any rate, L/1 commented that all members must pay cash for all services and that the club's creditors are pushing for cash payments of all services. The "scandal" seems to have shaken the Club and many members are staying away until the financial situation is corrected.
6. The undersigned inquired of L/1 as to whether he knew of any US citizens who might be looking for an apartment. L/1 stated that he was currently unaware of anyone desiring housing but that he would keep his ears open and make a few discreet inquiries without revealing that he knows of any vacancies.
[Signature]
NORRO N. REIDEMANN
MEMORANDUM FOR: DC/IC/SB
VIA: Chief of Station
C/IC
SUBJECT: Consular Corps Visit to Veracruz
1. The undersigned visited Veracruz on 9 and 10 November together with other members of the Consular Corps on an official visit to that city. Although the Cubans were scheduled to attend and official diplomatics proclaiming them guests of the City of Veracruz were prepared, none of them showed up, including Lino SALAZAR Chia, who is stationed in Veracruz. The Czechs, East Germans, and Poles for a number of reasons also failed to go on this trip. Thus, the only Communist representative was Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV, with whom the undersigned had plenty of opportunity to talk. It seems that LOGINOV, at least for public consumption, considers the undersigned "his friend." LOGINOV was accompanied by his wife.
2. The following were the main points of interest discussed by LOGINOV:
a. The Soviet appeared very anxious to get the undersigned's opinion on a subject to which he kept going back time and again during the visit: the position of the Richard M. NIXON administration vis-a-vis Communist China. Specifically, what LOGINOV wanted to know was what the chances are that the NIXON administration might attempt to bring about a rapprochement between Communist China and the United States. LOGINOV approached this topic from various directions, and the undersigned had the distinct impression that he had received a specific query on this subject. At one point, LOGINOV stressed the importance of Communist China to his country, indicating that his government is becoming increasingly concerned with developments there.
b. Connected with the above was LOGINOV's concern for peace in Vietnam. For the first time that the undersigned can remember, a Soviet stated that the United States and his country had "a common interest of utmost importance" in bringing peace to Vietnam. That the Soviet interest may be connected with their concern about Communist China was indicated by LOGINOV when the latter indicated that peace should be obtained in Vietnam as a way to keep out the Chinese Communists. This did not prevent LOGINOV from making the usual noises in favor of the National Liberation Front and the Vietcong, blasting away at South Vietnamese militarism.
c. While talking about the Middle East, LOGINOV said that the Soviet Union was in the Mediterranean to stay and fully intended to give such support to the Arab nations in that area as to someday "get rid of Israel." LOGINOV specifically stated, "The Jews have it coming to them, and the day of reckoning is coming." The undersigned was curious to know whether this was prompted on LOGINOV's part by a dislike of the Israelis or an anti-Semitic feeling. LOGINOV was quite blunt and categorically stated that he for one "hated all Jews," and did not hide his profound anti-Semitism. LOGINOV added that Jews are parasites who have little nationalism other than that generated by the Zionist cause. He implied that those Jews left in the Soviet Union are foreigners who have done little to help the Soviet cause. The undersigned pointed out that anti-Semitism has been a long Russian tradition, dating back to before the Revolution, and deplored this obvious discrimination. He added that this reminded him of the anti-Semitism of the party which not so long ago made mass murder of Jews a matter of national policy.
d. It took LOGINOV about one day to bring up the Sucesos para Todos article. The undersigned jokingly asked him whether this was a Soviet or Cuban sponsored joke, saying that rumor had it that Sucesos was financed by both the Soviets and the
Cubans. LOGINOV denied this, saying that the staff of Sucesos could not be put by any stretch of the imagination into the category of "Communists." He then point-blank asked the undersigned whether he belonged to the organization mentioned in the article. The undersigned laughingly answered that if such trashy publications as Sucesos were believed by anyone "of course he belonged to that organization." LOGINOV laughed and made a few more noises about how Sucesos obtained the undersigned's name. The latter replied that his name was probably selected at random from stolen pages of the Embassy directory or other such document. He added that if LOGINOV had wanted his phone number he would have been glad to have given it to him rather than see it appear in Sucesos.
e. The discussion the undersigned had with LOGINOV in Guadalajara about the KGB was apparently not forgotten by the Soviet, for the latter pulled out of his purse a copy of the stamp commemorating some KGB anniversary that the undersigned had mentioned to him. The undersigned has no idea of the reasons for this gesture. One of the topics which seems to embarrass LOGINOV the most is the number of visas he signs at the Soviet Embassy. Whenever LOGINOV gets a little too pointed in his provocations, the undersigned raises this subject, with LOGINOV invariably giving a little laugh and no answer.
f. LOGINOV indicated that he was aware that the undersigned had met with Jiri SVESTKA at the time of the Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia and asked for his opinion of SVESTKA. The undersigned made no bones about the fact that he had a long lunch with the Czech. He said he had found him to be "muy de la izquierda," adding that unfortunately SVESTKA belonged to the very small minority of his country which had welcomed Soviet intervention. The undersigned predicted that the Soviets would have considerable trouble with Czechoslovakia and pointed out that this serious error had tarnished the cause.
of the Soviet Union. He said, for example, that the Soviet intervention was very unpopular in Mexico. This seemed to draw a little blood from LOGINOV, as he abruptly interrupted the undersigned and asked, "Where is it popular?"
Raymond A. FRADYER
Distribution:
- Orig - 7 (Consular Corps)
1 - P-11712 (LOGINOV)
1 - P-7111 (SYESTKA)
RAF:Imp
SUBJECT: LIROBINS/1 and 2.
DATE OF MEETING: 15 October 1965
1. The undersigned met with LIROBINS/1 and 2 at their apartment on 15 October from 1600 to 1730 hours. The LIROBINS were informed that REIDMANN would be out of the country for the next two weeks and, accordingly, were requested to contact C. should they obtain information which they deem perishable and of urgency. The ROBINS will contact C. either at MEX or at home via telephone. A supplementary report on the activities of Pearl GONZALEZ is attached to this Contact Report as a Memorandum for the Record (separate).
2. LIROBIN/2 reported that on 2 October Aleksandr FRIKHOF (P-2270) delivered an invitation to the LIROBINS to attend a reception at the Soviet Embassy for the Soviet Olympic team. FRIKHOF did not come in and visit with the LIROBINS but merely made out an invitation for the LIROBINS to attend. Both the LIROBINS attended the function arriving at approximately 1930 and departing about 2130. The reception was rather poorly organized and there were few people in attendance from the Mexico City community. The LIROBINS stated that they were the only American journalists and recognized no other guests with the exception of a Mexican movie star/director, Amillo FERNANDEZ ("El Indio") and wife. During the reception, LIROBIN/2 saw SARIKOV (P-15125) who approached the LIROBINS and apologized for the fact that he had not been able to hold his party. SARIKOV said that he had been extremely busy with the Olympics which occasioned him to go out to the airport every day as well as doing the work of others who he implied had been shirking their duties. SARIKOV repeated his regret that he had not been able to organize the promised party, but assured the LIROBINS that as soon as the Olympics were over
he would invite the LINGOINS (and others) to a special party. The LINGOINS noted that SHENY (P-11113) was not in attendance at this reception. The LINGOINS also passed a few light remarks with LOGINOV (P-11712) regarding the forthcoming reception and the Olympics. L/1 noted that LOGINOV spoke to them in fluent English although he had previously denied to L/1 and L/2 that he spoke or understood English.
[Signature]
KONROB N. KHEIDMAIN
Attached letter second army survey
By L/2 12/13/19
Mr. Loyd Rosenfield
SIDELINES
Baldwin, N.Y.
Mexico, D.F.
Dear Loyd Rosenfield of the SIDELINES Dept.;
My father was a government official in Greece -
We are now here in Mexico. We know for sure that the
C.I.A. of the United States engineered the military take-over
of the Greek government and the erection of the present
police state that exists there.
In Peru, I suspect a similar course of events has
taken place.
We would like to stay here in Mexico: Do you think that
the militarists of Mexico are planning to take over the
government of Mexico? Doesn't it make sense that if
the militarists are able to create a state of civil
disorder that they will be granted more power, to the
extent that they will become the acting government of
Mexico, like the governments which have recently come
into being in Greece and Peru? Couldn't the terrorist
groups like the "Murro" and the so-called "Communists"
be in actuality employees of the militarist institutions
of this country whose purpose it is to frustrate a
situation which only the military-police state could
control?
And lastly, I know you have no way of responding to this
last question but I will ask it anyway: Don't you think
that the American C.I.A. is at least as influential here
in Mexico and Latin America as it has been in my country?
Respectfully yours,
LILYRIC (Y-2844) 24 Sept 68 - Two unidentified Mexicans entered the Soviet Embassy at 1025. They were seen talking to LOGINOV, and left at 1038.
SOURCE: LILYRIC
DATE: 24 Sept 1968
two Mexicans met with Valentin Loginoa at 10:38
17 September 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Telecon with LICOZY-5 on 12 September 1968
1. LICOZY-5 reported that Henryk SOBIESKI recently called him and identified himself as the replacement for Jan JAKOWIEC. He said that JAKOWIEC will leave in about a month, as soon as the Olympics are completed. He also invited LICOZY-5 for lunch on 17 September stating that he had greetings from an old friend. I told LICOZY-5 to listen to what SOBIESKI says but to turn him down flat, if a pitch is attempted.
2. LICOZY-5 also reported that BAKULIN and his wife left on 10 September with the daughters of KAZANTSKEV, LOGINOV and DYAKONOV (confirmed by LICALLA).
Francis J. COIGNE
[Signature]
[Stamp: Copies Made]
21 August 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Soviet Travel
SOURCE: LICOZY-5
On 21 August 1968 Subject reported that he has made reservations for the following air travel from Mexico to the USSR for 10 September 1968:
a. Valentin and Vera BAKULIN (P-6059). Source does not know if this is PCS or TDY.
b. The daughter of Valentin LOGINOV (P-11712). She is 16 years old and is returning to the USSR after spending the summer with her parents.
Francis J. COIGNE
Files:
P-2712 P-6059 P-11712
SUBJECT: Julio PLATAS Urbina, born 10 October 1941 in Empalme, Sonora
1. It has come to our attention that Julio PLATAS Urbina, an agent of the Soviet KGB, is presently living in Bacobampo, Sonora. PLATAS has been known to us since 1961, when he was in contact with Alexander BROVKEV, a KGB officer who was then and still is attached to the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City as a Third Secretary. In 1965, PLATAS was in contact with Valentin LOGINOV, a KGB officer who is a Third Secretary and Consul of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico.
2. The exact nature of PLATAS's KGB assignments is unknown to us, but he is believed to be a courier, carrying both money and drugs in behalf of the KGB. His courier duties are also believed to have brought him in contact with the Communist Party of Mexico.
3. PLATAS is believed to have traveled considerably throughout Latin America, and is known to have been in Argentina and Great Britain in 1967. According to our information, he has just received a new assignment, a courier mission which may begin as early as 1 August 1968.
4. We would appreciate receiving the results of your interrogation of PLATAS particularly since he is alleged to have knowledge of Soviet attempts to recruit personnel of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
V.P. RIZZUTO: wgp (26 July 1968)
Distribution:
Orig - LITEMPO-8
1 - P-6948
1 - P-1890
A - P-11712
1-5-6 6-7-12
Una Recepción de Valentín Loguinov
El señor Valentín S. Loguinov, jefe de la sección consular de la embajada de la URSS, y su esposa Alexandra D. de Loguinov, ofrecieron una elegante recepción el miércoles por la noche en la embajada rusa. La reunión fue en honor de un grupo de amistades y miembros del cuerpo consular, del que el señor Loguinov es socio activo e integrante de la mesa directiva. También para darle la bienvenida a su hija, joven de 15 años, quien acaba de llegar procedente de Rusia para disfrutar de una temporada de vacaciones en nuestro país.
El señor Loguinov hizo la presentación de varios de los artistas estrellas del Circo Russo, entre ellos el gran mago Emil Kio. Se sirvió un exquisito sashimi con plátanos típicos de la cocina rusa, vinos internacionales y el imprescindible vodka.
Asistentes: el licenciado Luis Alba Celada y señora, Antonio Certosino y Ema Soto de Certosino, Francisco Barret y señora, David Wiesley y su esposa Jane, Karl Jacobson y su esposa Maria D. N. Parashar, su esposa Arvindkumar e hijo Rabi, Jut N. S. y Anca, María Fon...
8 JULY 1968.
I ran traces on the people mentioned in the LITEMRO report attached. Only identifiable traces were on Higinio GOMEZ (Jr.). These are attached.
FROM
SB/BEANBALL
Re: CALLE NEBRASKA 160
Source: L/3
Date: 1 July, 1968
Ref.: Station request, 25 June, last.
Attached, for our retention, is a report on the inhabitants of the Apt. bldg. at captured address.
Indef
Valentin Logino
P. 11712
Pierre Marchand
cc P. 370
cc 50-6-71/4
RELACIÓN DE HABITANTES QUE VIVEN EN EL EDIFICIO NO. 160 DE LAS CALLES DE ESPAÑA.
DEPTO. NO. 1.- HENRY C. FLETCHER, D. NACIONALIDAD INGLESA NO TIENE OCUPACIÓN FIJA Y TRABAJA EN LA DEFENSA NACIONAL DONDE ES MUY CONOCIDO, TIENE UN AUTOMÓVIL FORD VIEJO.
DEPTO. NO. 2.- PENDIENTE NO HAY QUIEN DE DATOS.
DEPTO. NO. 3.- SRA. MARIA VIVIENDO EN SU MARIDO TIENE TUCO DE HABER MUERTO Y VIVE SOLA NO TIENE NINGÚN OCUPACIÓN NI VEHÍCULO.
DEPTO. NO. 4.- ING. JOSÉ BRAVO ORTIZ ESPINOSA, TRABAJA EN LA COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE ENERGÍA NUCLEAR EN EL N. 33 DE LA CARRETERA MÉXICO TOLUCA, TIENE UN AUTOMÓVIL JAGUAR PLACAS 691-EU Y UN VALIANT MODELO 1965 PLACAS 690-EU.
DEPTO. NO. 5.- SRA. RAFAEL GONZÁLEZ NO HAY QUIEN DE DATOS DE EL.
DEPTO. NO. 6.- LIC. ARTURO LARIOS RODRÍGUEZ TIENE SU DESPACHO EN AVE. 16 DE SEPTIEMBRE NO. 76-401 TIENE UN AUTOMÓVIL PLYMOUTH K MOD 1966.
DEPTO. NO. 7.- HIGINO GÓMEZ SERRANO, DUENIO DE LA CASA DE PUBLICIDAD POLÍTICA, SU ESPOSA NO SABE LA DIRECCIÓN Y NO APARECE EN EL DIRECTORIO TELEFÓNICO TIENE UN AUTOMÓVIL PACKARD MOD 1956.
DEPTO. NO. 8.- JOSE V. URALEY GERENTE DE VENTAS DE LA CIA. GARNER-BERGER, SU ESPOSA NO SABE LA DIRECCIÓN Y TAMBIÉN APARECE EN EL DIRECTORIO TELEFÓNICO TIENE UN AUTOMÓVIL FORD 200.
DEPTO. NO. 9.- SRA. MARSHALL ES MASAJISTA A DOMICILIO NO TIENE AUTOMÓVIL.
Fatima Marshall, wife of Jose Marshall
1 de julio de 1968.
GOMEZ, HIGINIO (Spaniard)
4-2-0-26
8-2-3-5 r.3
GOMEZ, Higinio (Jr.)
Employed by the Weyerhauser Paper Company in Mexico
MEMO
4 Apr 66
P 12591
Copy of the memo attached
The Consul General
C/PRO - T. Frank Crigler
Manuscripts of "General" Morton SLOANE
Just after 5:00 PM last Friday, Sr. Higinio Gómez Jr., previously unknown to me but whose calling card indicates that he is employed by the Weyerhaeuser Paper Company here, brought to the Protection and Welfare Office a blue canvas bag containing two book-length manuscripts. Sr. Gómez stated that he had found the bag containing the manuscripts in the elevator of the office building in which he works, at Reforma No. 308, opposite the Embassy. He said that he was ignorant as to the identity of their author, as well as who it might have been who had left them in the elevator. He had examined them briefly, he said, and then decided that they ought immediately to be brought to the Embassy.
The cardboard cover sheets of both manuscripts identified the author as Morton SLOANE, and one of these showed his address to be "General" Morton SLOANE, c/o Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Chief of the F.B.I., 9th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The books were entitled "Swords along the Shore," and "Kokotam - Folklore of the Incas." A cursory examination of the former revealed a clumsy hate theme, charging minority groups in the United States with selling out to the communists. The latter was apparently a romantic treatment in novel form of Pizarro's conquest of Peru.
As you are aware, the manuscripts were delivered to you on the same day for storage and subsequent disposition.
C/PRO: Crigler/SH
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
RECEIVED
CARDED
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
[Signature]
MORTON SLOANE
P-12571
Fiesta Nacional de Islandia
David N. Wiesley, cónsul general honorario de la embajada de Islandia y su esposa, Gene Galt de Wiesley ofrecieron una recepción el lunes último, en la residencia del consulado con motivo del aniversario número 34 de la independencia de ese país... Islandia se constituyó en república el año de 1914, dejando de ser posesión de Dinamarca a la que había pertenecido desde 1874.
Los invitados esa noche fueron el licenciado Egil Nyegaard, embajador de Noruega y señora; Hans von Haffner, embajador de Dinamarca y señora; Tord Gornasen, embajador de Suecia, y señora; Joaquín Hernández Armas, embajador de Cuba, y señora; Valentín S. Loguinov y señora; Bok Hyung Lee y señora; Marta Fonseca Guardia de Jiménez; Rafael Miranda Fernández y señora; Thomas Te-Ken Kao y señora.
1. Con el anfitrión, señor David Wiesley, tercero a la izquierda, Bok Hyung Lee, L.P. Vovnovich, Jiri Svestka y Antonio Cortesino.
2. Mininali Sarabhai, Rabindranath Parnabhar y Minnal Nahdevma.
3. Kappo Lee y Zel Rafeston.
4. Norland.
5. Patson y Nils Oskar Dietz.
6. En este grupo Valentin Loguinov, Betty Wiesley, Yuri Charnish y Alexandra de Loguinov.
El HERALDO
26 Junio 65
Julio 02 1971
25 June 1968
SUBJECT: Nebraska 180
Please give this address to Mike and ask him to get us the names of the tenants in this building and where they work. It's an apartment building.
1. I met Subject in his room at the Del Paseo from 1430 to 1615. The next meeting will be arranged by telephone.
2. LOGINOV. Not hearing from LOGINOV after their telephone conversation on 10 May, Subject called him on 30 or 31 May. Subject told LOGINOV he couldn't remember who was supposed to call whom about setting a date for the LOGINOVS' visit to Subject's home, and he just wanted to check to see that they hadn't gotten their signal crossed. LOGINOV said that it wasn't that he was waiting for Subject to call, but simply that a free date hadn't opened up yet. LOGINOV said that it didn't look as though he was going to be able to get to Subject's home for the next couple of weeks, but that he definitely wanted to take Subject up on his invitation and would call him just as soon as he definitely knew he would have a free Saturday or Sunday when he could come.
3. I instructed Subject to leave the initiative for the next contact to LOGINOV.
4. Pedro DALMA. DALMA is the general manager of "MEXAMA" in Cuernavaca. The firm deals in citric acid. To the best of Subject's knowledge, DALMA was born in Hungary and came to Mexico about 10 or 15 years ago. He is a member of the "Industrial Club" in Cuernavaca, and Subject occasionally meets
Cc: P-117/2
him there. Subject said that DALMA has tried to be friendly with him for several years and has many times invited Subject and his wife to his home. Subject said he has never liked DALMA, however, and has always found a way out of the invitations. One reason he didn't like DALMA, Subject said, was that he always seemed to have something good to say about Communist Hungary. About nine months ago, DALMA took a trip to Hungary, and whenever Subject has seen him since then, he has made a point of telling Subject how good conditions are in Hungary and how happy everyone is there. Subject said he thought we should therefore have the fellow's name in our files.
5. DESABER'S PERSONAL LIFE. In late March, Subject told me about a woman he had met on a business trip to New York earlier in the month. Her name is Velia SANCHEZ Belmont, Mexican citizen, age approximately 33. Subject happened to sit next to her on the flight to New York, struck up a conversation, and ultimately spent a few nights with her in New York.
6. Subject told me that Velia was once married to an American singer, but had been divorced and subsequently become the mistress of Julian RODRIGUEZ Adame, a former Mexican Secretary of Agriculture (under LOPEZ Mateos) and currently the President of the International Cotton Association. Subject said that through RODRIGUEZ Adame, Velia had gotten to know many of the top people in the PRI and had become particularly friendly with the wife of Alfonso MARTINEZ Domínguez, the new head of the PRI. Subject said that Velia had become fairly wealthy as the result of her influential contacts and now owned an apartment
in New York City, a house in Mexico City, and a second house in Acapulco, where she also had a sizable piece of undeveloped land. Subject described Velia as both extremely intelligent and a tremendous sexual partner, and speculated that because of her excellent political contacts, she might from time to time be able to provide some interesting information on the Mexican political scene.
7. I was in Acapulco on 6 and 7 April, and at Subject's invitation spent the afternoon of 7 April with him and Velia on the beach at the Pierre Marques Hotel. Subject introduced me (by phony name) as a business contact from the States, and I had the opportunity to talk with Velia at intervals throughout the afternoon. As Subject told me, she is attractive, well-built, intelligent, polished, very sharp, and evidently very shrewd. She also speaks very good English. She told me she had just returned two days ago from a shopping trip to New York with the wife of MARTINEZ Dominguez. She said the señora is really just a country woman and had asked her to go with her to New York to help her pick out a new wardrobe, which she needed for her new role as the wife of the leader of the PRI. We later drove to Velia's house for a drink, and from its size and location (overlooking the bay between the zocalo and the Caleta Hotel, it would indeed appear she had a considerable amount of money.
8. On 3 June, Subject told me that his romance with Velia had gotten out of hand, as she was extremely demanding and possessive and wanted him to divorce his wife and marry her. The problem, Subject said, was that he felt just strongly enough
about her that he couldn't just dismiss the idea. Moreover, his wife had learned about Velia, and although she was accustomed to Subject's philandering, she recognized that Velia was a little different from Subject's other girl friends and was extremely upset. Subject asked my opinion and advice, and for what it was worth, I told him I thought he was crazy to even think of breaking up his family and his marriage with a woman whom he claimed to still love and who was tolerant to the point that Subject was able to have both her and all the routine extracurricular activity he wanted at the same time. I pointed out that this certainly wouldn't be the case with Velia, who would probably poison him if he even looked at another woman. After batting this around for some time, Subject finally said he agreed with me and that if he couldn't simply keep Velia on the string, he'd have no choice but to drop her. This is hardly to say, however, that this is what Subject will do, and I suspect Velia will continue to disrupt Subject's personal life for some time to come.
9. As for our possible use of Velia—and she does seem to have the credentials to be one of the great female spies—there are clearly two considerations which should be mentioned. First, any attempt to use Subject in her exploitation (at least at this point) would further complicate his relations with her and presumably further disrupt his personal life. Second, based on what I know about her from Subject and from personal contact, I am afraid that if we did succeed in recruiting her for whatever
purpose, we would sooner or later find that we had a genuine
Mexican tigra by the tail.
SB/A - I agree with
above, but you
must check with
RESABER some time to
see what has become
of the Cal. UP Res. 2nd
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LIOVAL-1 P-8903
DATE OF MEETING: 31 May 1968
1. COIGKE and I met with Subject at the Dairy Queen on San Antonio from 1600 to 1635 hours. Subject will call if anything of interest develops during COIGKE's home leave, and I will meet him at the Dairy Queen at the time specified over the phone.
2. Subject said he had a good friend by the name of Donald BRIGGS who was planning to visit him in Mexico for about three weeks beginning the first or second week of June. BRIGGS, according to Subject, teaches Spanish at Florida State and speaks some Russian. Subject said he mentioned BRIGGS's upcoming visit and the fact BRIGGS knows some Russian to VIDIELLA at class on 27 May. VIDIELLA perked up at this and suggested that he, Subject, BRIGGS, and his (VIDIELLA's) good friend Valentin (LOGINOV)—as a group of Russian speakers—all get together for an evening. VIDIELLA suggested that they go to his French girl friend's apartment and have a blast re-late with girls and boose. VIDIELLA then asked if Subject thought BRIGGS would mind if a Soviet Embassy official came along. Subject said he was sure BRIGGS wouldn't mind, and they agreed to make definite plans at a later date.
3. Subject said that VIDIELLA mentioned that his mother had taught Spanish to Valentin in Moscow.
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27 May 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record
VIA: Chief, SB
Chief of Station
SUBJECT: Consular Corps Visit to Guadalajara, 17 and 18 May 1968
1. Among the 30 odd members of the Mexico City Consular Association who traveled to Guadalajara for a semi-official visit to that city on 17 and 18 May 1968 were Valentin Serebrovich LOGINOV and Party CHUMINSK, representing the Soviets; Jiri SWESTRA, representing the Czechs; and Enrique GARCIA LABRADA and Lino SALAZAR Chia, representing the Cubans. SALAZAR was a surprise to everybody since he is stationed in Veracruz. It must be said, however, that at least one other representative of the Veracruz Consular Association (a Guatemalan or Dominican) also traveled with the group. Travel to and from Guadalajara was by train, giving ample opportunity for a variety of conversations. The undersigned also found himself seated on several occasions next to the Soviets and the Cubans, with whom he also conversed while visiting points of interest listed in the official program of the visit.
2. CICARD certainly made an effort to be as sociable as possible in his dealings with the undersigned. By the end of the visit, as a matter of fact, and in spite of several rather pointed discussions, CICARD appeared to have become the undersigned's good friend, walking about with his arm around the undersigned's shoulder and calling him by his first name. The undersigned found CICARD far more reasonable than his colleague, SALAZAR, and he learned that he could have a fairly frank discussion with him without CICARD's showing irritation or anger. This was important since on several occasions the undersigned made the Soviets laugh at the expense of the Cubans. While on an official visit to the Guadalajara cathedral, in a receiving room adjacent to the cathedral the undersigned asked CICARD what his religion was. CICARD said he was a Communist. The undersigned then pointed out that for a Communist country, Cuba certainly got along splendidly.
with the Vatican, to the point where it had an Ambassador to the Vatican and had celebrated some months ago some distinction accorded by the Pope to the Papal Nuncio in Havana by lighting up the churches at government expense. CICARD readily admitted that there were many "good Communists" in Cuba who were also good Catholics, even, he said, among people fairly high up in the government. He, CICARD, was a dedicated revolutionary, however, who did not give any part of his loyalty to the regime to any type of religion. CICARD went on to emphasize that the close CASTRO relations with the Vatican were a demonstration of the democratic nature of Fidel's regime. On several instances the undersigned joked about Raul CASTRO's recent speech which brought about the nationalization of every last small enterprise and further rationing in Cuba of such things as beer and soft drinks. On one occasion he also told CICARD that the latter's country was at the end of its rope economically, with hard currency reserves at an all-time low since the CASTRO revolution. CICARD agreed that the "economic situation of his country was bad," particularly as far as hard currency reserves were concerned. He naturally attributed this in part to the so-called American blockade and in other part to the efforts that had previously been made by the government to buy as much machinery as possible to go on with its plan of industrial expansion. When the undersigned mentioned shortages of meat, fruit, et cetera, CICARD readily admitted these were being sold to purchase badly needed equipment. As far as the sugar crop was concerned, he also admitted that the one of this year would not match that of last year, but he would not agree that it would not go over 5,000,000 tons. He and his colleague, however, repeated time and again that they were convinced, as Fidel has promised them, that by 1970 Cuba would have a 10,000,000 ton harvest of sugar. As a matter of fact, the date 1970 came up in the conversation about other matters, as if that date were that from which Cuba would have no more economic problems. Someone in the group mentioned to CICARD that there had been rumors in the press of rapprochement between Cuba and the United States. CICARD said he did not think so because, he said, relations between the two countries were at present "very bad." The undersigned jokingly asked CICARD about Cyrus Eaton's visit and the purpose of it. All CICARD could say was that Eaton had a meeting with Fidel (photographs of Eaton and CASTRO appeared in the local newspapers). As to the reason for the trip, CICARD rather
sarcastically pointed out that that was up to the Ministry of Information and claimed to know nothing about it. On the return trip to Mexico City CICARD broached the topic of the eight beatniks who had recently been arrested by the Mexican police as they were about to board the plane for Cuba and deported to the United States. The undersigned kept a straight face throughout this and told him he knew nothing about it. CICARD protested that news of the arrests and deportation had reached the press. The undersigned told him that he had seen nothing of the sort. CICARD then went on to blame the incident on the American Embassy, which, he said, was behind the arrests and deportation. The undersigned pointed out that the Embassy had other things to do than to concern itself with, according to CICARD's own description, beatnik-type students. This was, in any case, a Mexican matter and it was not surprising that the people were arrested and deported, as the Mexicans had arrested and deported many other beatniks of all nationalities. During a rather heated exchange the previous night in which Yuri S. CHERNYSH and Jiří SVĚSTKA were also present, CICARD boasted that Puerto Rico would soon find its freedom. The undersigned really opened up on him and blandly told him that the United States had held a referendum in Puerto Rico, during which it had offered statehood or independence, but the Puerto Ricans preferred to maintain the status which they now enjoy with the United States. He also told CICARD that the two or three bombs that had blown up on the island in recent months and were no doubt the work of the Cubans were probably one of the worst pieces of stupidity that the regime had committed. The undersigned went on to blast CICARD in front of his Communist friends for the policy of aggression pursued by Cuba in Latin America, even against the advice of the Soviets and other foreign Communists. He said he could not imagine how Cuba could continue with such a program after the rout it suffered in Bolivia and Peru. CHERNYSH and SVĚSTKA, who were listening to this, remained silent during this exchange. CICARD, with a sarcastic laugh, said that Bolivia and Peru were one thing, but what about Colombia, Venezuela, and Guatemala? The undersigned told him that these so-called revolutionary movements had badly suffered in the last few months. The control the Cubans claimed to exercise over these movements was also doubtful, as some of these movements had openly criticized the Cubans. The previous day during a visit
to the Center for International Friendship in Guadalajara, CICARD also boasted of the moral necessity for the Cubans to help free Latin Americans from the drudge of misery and oppression. When the undersigned jokingly asked whether this included Mexico, CICARD said that the Cubans had to watch themselves in that country and would do nothing there. The undersigned, by way of conclusion, warned him that any effort in Mexico was doomed, as the Cubans would get nowhere in that country even if they tried. At another point of the visit both CICARD and SALAZAR denied vehemently that Cuba had supported any opposition movement in Mexico or that it had backed guerrilla movements in Guerrero and elsewhere. Both CICARD and SALAZAR several times joked in the presence of their Soviet friends that any American aggression against Cuba would probably mean Russian reprisals against the United States, but that Cuba in any case was ready for any alternative.
While at the Hilton Hotel, where the group stayed in Guadalajara, the undersigned, who was looking out a window overlooking the garden in the back of the hotel where the pool is, spotted CICARD, SALAZAR, and CHERNYSH late on the evening of 18 May, just prior to leaving for the railroad station, engaged in an animated conversation. While CICARD looked over his shoulder, SALAZAR scribbled something on the paper which he handed CHERNYSH. The same day, about half an hour before going to the Station, Reynaldo CEPEDA Hernandez and his wife arrived at the Hilton, where they were eventually introduced to the undersigned by CICARD as "our First Secretary." The undersigned later asked CICARD what CEPEDA was doing there since he was not part of the group and since the Cubans have no consulate in Guadalajara. With a broad smile CICARD said he was on "vacation." At one point of the visit, the bus used by the group left without the undersigned, the Cubans, and the representative of Ecuador and his wife. It was agreed to proceed to the banquet which was to be held at Chapala, some 57 kilometers away, by taxi, if the taxi could not first locate the bus in the city. The bus was not located, and the little group proceeded to Chapala, where to the undersigned's amazement CICARD paid for the entire taxi trip and refused money from the others.
3. Lino SALAZAR is undoubtedly one of the most uncouth, vulgar, and all-around uneducated men the undersigned has ever met. A light mulatto, SALAZAR speaks with such a heavy
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Negro-type accent that it is almost impossible to understand him. As a matter of fact, both LOGINOV and CHERNISH told the undersigned that the latter seemed to understand SALAZAR far better than they did. At every possible moment he could squeeze in some Communist propaganda SALAZAR threw in a CASTROist tirade, whether it was relevant to the conversation and the moment or not. He tried to embarrass the wife of the South Korean representative who was with the group by asking her whether every Korean woman had a wart over her lip as she did. Fortunately, the wife of the Korean representative speaks very little Spanish and hardly any English, and the undersigned just would not translate. He also, in her presence, launched into a tirade about South Korea, which the undersigned cut off by telling him that he did not know what he was talking about and that North Korea was the bottom of the barrel as far as nations were concerned. SALAZAR said that in Veracruz the Americans avoided him, but that this was all right with him since he had no business with them. He boasted that he was at the battle of the Bay of Pigs, which, he said, was one of the most tremendous battles of modern times. Since the Russians were listening to this the undersigned turned towards them and asked how many men had died in Stalingrad. LOGINOV said about a million and a half. The undersigned then turned to SALAZAR to say that if a thousand men had been hurt at the Bay of Pigs he would be very surprised. Both SALAZAR and CICARD on several occasions blasted Cuban exiles in the United States, saying that they were men without honor and social responsibility who were afraid to work. The undersigned maintained that on the contrary the exiles, who arrived without a dime, had given a very good accounting of themselves in the work department, as most of them had started new and successful commercial enterprises in the United States. SALAZAR and CICARD said this might be so, but that in any case they had no courage, as if they did not agree with the CASTRO regime they should be in Cuba fighting it. SALAZAR has the manners of an arrogant dog, whistles at the table during dinner, uses obscene language in front of ladies, and, as pointed out above, never fails to give out with strong "patria o muerto" music. During the banquet at Chapala on 18 May SALAZAR, who had come with an expensive camera as did CICARD, took pictures of each member of the group so obviously that the undersigned walked up to him and asked him if he did not want his signature as well, to the great amusement of the Soviets who overheard
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4. There was no doubt from LOGINOV's statements to the undersigned that the Soviet had made at least some mental notes before he went on the trip about subjects he should raise with the undersigned. Vietnam, of course, was profusely discussed, but LOGINOV also wanted to know about the state of the election campaigns in the United States and about the March of the Poor on Washington. One afternoon that LOGINOV was with CHERNYSHEV, the undersigned told him that he could not imagine how the Soviets could favor the candidacy of Bobby KENNEDY, an aristocrat and millionaire who had never worked with his hands and was liberally spending the family fortune to influence people's minds, when Hubert HUMPHREY, for example, was far more to the left in the American political spectrum and obviously had the support of the labor unions. No matter what the undersigned said, the Soviets found something good to say about KENNEDY, who appears to be the candidate the Soviet Union would most like to see as the next President. The two Soviets laughingly remarked that the undersigned's apparent dislike for KENNEDY might one day cost him his job. The undersigned said that fortunately the American Government was not at the mercy of the prevailing winds as were the governments of "other countries." The manner in which LOGINOV went about collecting his "information" was interesting and amusing. For example, on the way to Guadalajara, when the undersigned and LOGINOV were alone in the corridor of their coach, LOGINOV mentioned the armistice negotiations in Vietnam. The undersigned, as he has done many times in the past, emphasized that this opportunity to find an adequate peace should not be thrown away, as a breakdown in negotiations might increase the tempo of the war to the point where a much larger conflict could result. LOGINOV agreed that no one, including his country, wanted such a conflict and indeed a maximum effort should be made to find peace in Vietnam. The undersigned reiterated that much depended on the Soviets, as the latter obviously had some influence over the North Vietnamese Government. He then said that peace was possible providing that
two main conditions were met. At that point someone came by and interrupted the conversation for a good two or three minutes. Rather than renew the argument he could see LOGINOV wanted to develop, the undersigned started to talk about the cattle in the fields, Mexican agriculture, et cetera. LOGINOV listened to this for one or two minutes and then reminded the undersigned he had said something about conditions for the peasants. The undersigned said that the primary condition for peace was for North Vietnam to pull out all of its troops from South Vietnam. Before he could mention the second condition, someone again interrupted the conversation, handed the undersigned and LOGINOV drinks, and remained for a good five minutes. After his departure, the undersigned again talked about something else, but again LOGINOV, after one or two minutes, doggedly went back to the original discussion and wanted to know what the second condition was. The undersigned then told him that this condition was that really free elections be held in South Vietnam. About half an hour later, LOGINOV opened up on the March of the Poor, whereupon the undersigned referred him to a recent article in the U.S. News and World Report listing the salaries of various workers in the United States. Electricians, for example, are listed as making $7.50 an hour. In short, the undersigned pointed out, to be really poor in the United States takes a lot of doing, or rather, a lack of doing. He said he wished the United States could do as the Soviets do and send people without a desire to work or the will to assume responsibility to re-education camps in Siberia and elsewhere. LOGINOV confirmed, in fact, that that was what the Soviet government was doing. LOGINOV also touched upon the search for the assassin of Martin Luther KING, whereupon the undersigned told him that the United States lacked the regimentation of the Soviet Union and the heavy state controls over the population so that it was difficult at times to find a man in that nation of more than 200,000,000 people in one or two days. He also told LOGINOV that it remained to be seen who put the assassin up to his act. The undersigned, of course, mentioned that the assassination was an abominable deed, as KING was probably the most reasonable of the black leaders. He said that had the white extremists, as LOGINOV called them, been behind the assassination, it is probable that Stokely CARMICHAEL or Rap BROWN would have been shot. During the ride on the bus and out of the clear blue, LOGINOV asked the undersigned
whether he had met J. Edgar Hoover. The undersigned said he had not. LOGINOV then said that he was a bachelor. The undersigned said that if he was it was probably because in his 40 years as head of the FBI he had had an awfully lot to do. The undersigned then pointed out that the FBI was a thoroughly respected organization in the United States which had the support of the people. LOGINOV then switched to the CIA, but the undersigned told him that unlike the FBI, on which quite a bit was known to the American people, very little filtered out about the CIA. LOGINOV made one more crack about the periodic changes at the helm of the CIA and dropped the subject. A somewhat similar conversation occurred a little later between the undersigned, LOGINOV, and CHERNYSH when unexpectedly LOGINOV mentioned something about the KGB and its dedication to the protection of the Soviet people and the Constitution. The undersigned asked LOGINOV for a sample of the stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the KGB. Neither CHERNYSH nor LOGINOV seemed to know that such a stamp existed but launched into praise of the service which assured the protection of the Soviet people with such a light hand. The undersigned returned that the KGB was an organization with a terrible reputation overseas, where, contrary to what the Soviets had just told him, they appeared to maintain numerous stations. LOGINOV then pointed out that the United States police did not have a light hand and, as he put it, cracked heads any time they had a chance. The undersigned said that, on the contrary, when a firm hand had to be used, the police had a very bad time of it during everyday life, as recent decisions of the Supreme Court made law enforcement a very difficult business because of the emphasis given by the Court to the respect and protection of human rights. Surprisingly enough, neither the Soviets, nor the Czechs, nor the Cubans had much to say about recent race riots in the United States other than to confirm for themselves that quite a bit of damage had been done. The undersigned had the opportunity to talk to LOGINOV alone about the recent speech of Fidel CASTRO and the following nationalization of businesses and restrictions imposed on the Cuban people. LOGINOV, who, incidentally, made no bones about the fact that his country is much opposed to CASTRO's policy of expansion of terrorist activities in Latin America, said that the complete nationalization of private business in Cuba was an action with which he "did not agree." He said that the Cuban Communist state
was a young one and on occasion claimed to know more than those who have been purifying Communism for 50 years and more. The undersigned joked about the fact that the Soviet Union would have to give the Cubans petroleum free if the sugar crop this year was as bad as it appeared to be. LOGINOV had a good chuckle over this but did not comment.
3. The undersigned, who has already had the feeling that Jiri SVESTKA apes the Soviets, copies their line, and mimics their comportment, had confirmation of all this during the trip. SVESTKA was one of the first to raise the topic of Vietnam and pour oil over the fire. During dinner in the dining car on the way to Guadalajara, where he sat with the undersigned and the two Soviets, the topic of the Red army came up. The undersigned, who had previously told the Russians that he served for a brief time with that army, said that he had great admiration for the military feats of the Russians. This led SVESTKA to say that the Red army was never beaten. The undersigned then gave SVESTKA a short refresher course in what had happened in Warsaw in 1920 or 1921, when a Franco-Prussian army led by Gen. Maxime WEGAND and Gen. Jozef PILSUDSKI beat an invading Soviet army, which had, among other things, Joseph STALIN as its commissar. SVESTKA tried to dispute the fact that this took place, whereupon the undersigned offered to buy him a history book. That seemed to prevent SVESTKA from making any other expeditions into history during the remainder of the trip. Most of the discussions with the Czech, Soviets, and Cubans were on extremely friendly terms, in spite of their pointedness at times. During the night of 18 May, during the train trip back to Mexico City, a particularly heated discussion took place in a compartment where CHERNYSH, SVESTKA, and CICAK were present. This discussion will be reviewed in the next paragraph. Suffice it to say that at one point SVESTKA intervened in the defense of CHERNYSH to say something about how indebted Czechoslovakia was to the Soviets. The undersigned then told him that if it had not been the decision of President Franklin D. ROOSEVELT, at the urging, apparently, of STALIN, to stop the advance of the United States army into Czechoslovakia to allow the Russians to liberate Prague, the armistice would not have been signed. Soviet troops occupying Czechoslovakia, and "things might have been completely different for the Czech nation." When SVESTKA claimed to be bewildered by this statement, the
undorsigned even more blindly asked him if he meant to say that Czechoslovakia would have become a Communist power had the Soviet armies not occupied the country by the end of the war. SVESTKA said that there was no doubt about this, that the coming of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia had been inevitable because of the historical and social background of the Czechs. The undersigned expressed horror at a statement like this, which did not take into consideration the fact that such anti-Communists as Jan MASARYK and Eduard BENES were the fathers of the Czech state. SVESTKA then went on to say that indeed neither MASARYK nor BENES had been Communist, but that neither had any deep knowledge of the inborn desires of the Czech people. The undersigned told him that this was enough to make both MASARYK and BENES turn over in their graves. He pointed out that there had been a violent exchange, according to the Mexican press, between the Czech and Soviet papers over MASARYK, with the Russians saying that MASARYK had participated in an attempt to kill Nikolai LENIN. CHERNYSH said that this was a pack of lies, that he had reviewed the Soviet press for that period and found nothing about MASARYK. This was quickly endorsed by SVESTKA. When the undersigned once more stated his belief that people who had known better would take the first opportunity to overthrow Communism, both CHERNYSH and SVESTKA started speaking at the same time. The undersigned pointed out that the Russian people had never known anything other than a curb on personal freedom and very strong central government, but the Czechs, the Poles, the Hungarians, and others had known differently. Such people were thirsty for personal freedoms and direct control over their destiny. When CHERNYSH said he doubted this, the undersigned reminded him that it was Russian tanks that had crushed the students and workers' revolt in Hungary in 1956. He also pointed to the recent quiet but radical revolution which had taken place in Czechoslovakia, saying that, for example, the day after the right to strike had been re-established practically all workers struck to protest 20 years of mismanagement, poor housing, and lack of freedom. From that point on SVESTKA remained silent, apparently having been shaken up. The undersigned allowed himself to think that in several years at least the Czechs, like the Romanians before them, would be governing themselves without having first to check with Moscow. This discussion ended about 1:30 in the morning. At 9:00 the undersigned saw LOGINOV, with whom he had a chat about various
things. He inquired about SVESTKA. LOGINOV said he had briefly seen him on his way to the dining car, but commented that SVESTKA looked mighty unhappy about something. It was obvious to the undersigned that, as mentioned above, the previous night's discussion had really shaken up the Czech, who was worrying about how things would turn out in Czechoslovakia and about his future. SVESTKA, as a matter of fact, mentioned to the undersigned when he saw him a few minutes later that he had felt that part of the previous night's discussion had been conducted in what he phrased as a rather cool atmosphere. This feeling was obviously not shared by CHERNYSH, despite the heat of the discussion, who warmly greeted the undersigned the next morning, and unless the undersigned is very much mistaken, appeared to have a sort of liking for him.
3. The undersigned finds CHERNYSH a fairly easy man to talk to. Not that CHERNYSH is not a dedicated Communist, but he seems to enjoy a good discussion, probably because he finds this a good opportunity to pass on typical Communist views. Before the discussion the night of 10 May mentioned above, during which CHERNYSH was one of the main participants, the Ukrainian and the undersigned had previously discussed such things as Western-style elections and the right to strike. On both topics CHERNYSH obviously was not on the same wave length as the undersigned. He appeared to believe his statements to the effect that a strike was unnecessary in a society dedicated to the well-being of the workers. It would only cripple an economy struggling hard to meet local demands. On the subject of elections CHERNYSH was even further away from the Western view. He pointed out that some Americans, and perhaps the undersigned, did not have any particular liking for any of the candidates for presidential elections. This made the element of choice a very marginal benefit, if benefit it was. The picking of a president and a political leader inside the government where these men could be thoroughly tested and screened was a much better prospect. The undersigned naturally explained at length that, according to the old cliche, "variety is the spice of life," and that choice is a born right. The undersigned said that he would never be able to live in a place where he could not pick his close friends, his family companions, or the people scheduled to represent him in the republic. That seemed to make no dent
in all of CHERNYSH's arguments. The undersigned scored a little more during the previously mentioned discussion during the night of 18 May. He then had a better chance to compare the American Constitution with the Soviet one, underscoring the elements of centralism and curbs on personal choice. The discussion of the role of the Russians in World War II permitted his question of whether the Russians had fought for their country or for their regime. The undersigned told CHERNYSH that his contact with Soviet soldiers during the War had left no doubt in his mind that the latter had fought for their country and families first, and much later to back up their regime. Both SVESTKA and CHERNYSH naturally argued with this view, particularly SVESTKA, who at times can be more pro-Soviet than the Soviets. As pointed out above, CHERNYSH seems to like the undersigned's company, and the farewell between him and the undersigned at the station in Mexico City appeared to be particularly warm. This, of course, is not viewed by the Cubans or SVESTKA with a particularly good eye.
Raymond A. FRADYER
Distribution:
Orig - 7 (Consular Corps - Mexico City)
1 - P-13042 (CHERNYSH)
O - P-12712 (LOGINOV)
1 - P-7111 (SVESTKA)
1 - P-10758 (SALAZAR)
1 - P-1861 (CICARD)
1 - P-10757 (CEPEDA)
RAF: Imp
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17 May 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record
VIA: Chief, SB
Chief of Station
SUBJECT: Celebration of the Czech National Day, 9 May
1. The celebration of the Czech national day on 9 May was held at the residence of the Czech Ambassador, Karel HANUS, in Polanco, where the undersigned estimated that the crowd numbered at least 150 people. The only other Americans present were Mr. Wallace W. STUART, head of the Political Section, and Mr. David N. WIESLEY, Honorary Consul of Iceland. The undersigned was a little bit surprised to see Rodolphe BABOUN, the new Haitian Acting Ambassador, in attendance with a colored Haitian. BABOUN, as a matter of fact, spoke briefly to the Cuban Ambassador, Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas.
2. The undersigned had several little discussions with Jiri SVESTKA, Czech Consul and known intelligence officer. When he casually reminded SVESTKA that Czechoslovakia was an industrial power before World War I and that Czech products flooded Western Europe, SVESTKA sharply commented that his country was still an industrial power. When the undersigned mentioned that MASARYK was very popular in the United States, SVESTKA countered that that was no doubt because he had lived as an exile in the United States. SVESTKA cut short a remark by the undersigned about the effort currently being made to throw light on MASARYK's death by saying, "There is no doubt that he committed suicide." SVESTKA showed himself on this occasion a rival of LOGINOV as far as provocations are concerned. After the undersigned answered comments on the Negro problem and forthcoming urban terrorism and guerrilla warfare in the United States, SVESTKA mentioned the "overt letter" to the American Ambassador which appeared in various local newspapers. He hinted that the incident "described"
in the open letter was not only a blunder on the part of Ambassador FREEMAN, but also indicative of the superiority complex of the United States. At one point, when Valentin LOGINOV had joined in the discussion, the undersigned retorted that the man who had written the article was a fourth-class writer without a dime who somehow had found the thousands of pesos necessary to place his editorial. When the Czech and the Russian laughed, the undersigned continued that if the Soviet Union wanted to give money to the Mexican Communist Party to engage in such shenanigans to amuse the local members of socialist countries, it was fine with the Americans, as this is just about all it could hope to achieve. SVESTKA and LOGINOV naturally denied that their countries had anything to do with the Mexican Communist Party, not to speak of the overt letter on the Ambassador. The undersigned, tongue in cheek, then pointed out that he was glad to tell them for their information that a Communist Party did exist in Mexico. Perhaps the most interesting reaction of SVESTKA came towards the end of the party just before the undersigned left. During a discussion which included SVESTKA, LOGINOV, one of the Soviet military attaches (a tall colonel with white hair), another Russian, and a youngish, short, and chubby member of the Mexican Foreign Ministry the undersigned expressed a thought that the two systems of government, the capitalist and the soviet, were gradually inching closer together. When SVESTKA allowed himself to doubt it with a nasty little laugh the undersigned naturally could not resist telling him to have a look at what was going on in his country. The reaction of SVESTKA was both immediate and noticeable. He sort of straightened out, jerked his head back, opened his mouth, dropped the ashes of his cigar on the floor, and obviously bit his tongue as he said nothing. From the above and from the fact that SVESTKA plans to drive to the next Consular Association meeting in Guadalajara with his Soviet colleagues, the undersigned feels that SVESTKA is not only a lackey of the ex-NOVOTNY regime, but very probably in the employ of the Soviet KGB. He seems to be inseparable from LOGINOV and has lately mouthed the same provocations in the same techniques, showing himself more and more aggressive, a thing which he was not a year ago.
3. Among other nasty little remarks made by LOGINOV, including references to the open letter against the Ambassador, the war in Vietnam, the Negro problem, the difficult financial position of the dollar, et cetera, was a reference to this Station. LOGINOV at one point asked the undersigned where he worked (not the first time he had asked this). The undersigned told him that he worked in the Consular General's Office. LOGINOV then said, "What about the fifth floor?" The undersigned told him that the fifth floor comprised both the Ambassador's Office and the Political Section. LOGINOV went on to say something like, "I know about the Ambassador, but what about the other offices, those occupied by WOFIRM?" The undersigned let that one go by as LOGINOV had obviously found it very funny. He proceeded to pay back the Soviets a little later by counting on his fingers the number of visas issued at the Soviet Embassy each year, the number of cultural exchanges handled by the Embassy staff, and "all the work done for trade promotion with Mexico." The undersigned felt that the Soviets probably issued some five visas a month, if that many, had about ten cultural exchanges a year, and had practically no trade with the Mexicans. What, then, he asked, were the 40 odd "diplomats" in the Soviet Embassy doing in Mexico? LOGINOV laughed, but he laughed green and promptly broke off this conversation.
4. The undersigned had no opportunity to talk at any length with Ambassador HANUS, who was very busy at the reception. The Ambassador, however, greeted him warmly and gave him a prolonged bear hug as he left. The undersigned had no talk with the Cubans except a few words which he exchanged with Sergio MARTINEZ, whom he had not met before.
Raymond A. FRADYER
Distribution:
Orig - 7
1 - P-8691 (Hanus)
1 - P-5510 (Wiesley)
1 - P-12397 (Baboun)
1 - P-7111 (Svestka)
1 - P-11712 (Loginov)
RAF: Imp
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: BESABER P-8777
DATE OF MEETING: 16 May 1968
1. I met Subject in his room in the Del Paseo Hotel from 1415-1630. The next meeting will be arranged by telephone.
2. LOGINOV. Subject reported that LOGINOV called him at his factory in Cuernavaca on Friday, 3 May. LOGINOV said he had some visitors who would like to buy a few things to take back with them to Russia and asked if it would be convenient if he brought them down to Subject's factory on Saturday afternoon, 4 May. Subject said fine and invited LOGINOV and the visitors to come back to his house for a few drinks after they finished shopping. LOGINOV gratefully accepted and said they would be there at 1330. (Per LIENVOY--see attached transcript--LOGINOV called BEMEEP on 3 May to ask for Subject's telephone number.)
3. LOGINOV arrived (in 19 DA, a dark blue Chevy) at the factory at 1345 with three other persons:
(a) A big, fat, plain, peasant-looking woman by the name of "IGOROVA," "IGANOVA," or something similar. LOGINOV introduced her as a commercial representative, but did not elaborate.
(b) A second Russian woman whose name Subject couldn't remember. She looked to be 33-35 years old and wore glasses. LOGINOV did not mention her profession, and she seemed simply to be a friend of the first woman.
cc: P-9097 P-11712
(c) The son of one of the above two women. He appeared to be about 12 years old.
4. LOGINOV and his three companions shopped for about an hour while Subject worked in his office, and in the end bought 450-500 pesos worth of merchandise (at wholesale prices, of course). Subject and the four Russians then left together, got into their respective cars, and drove to Subject's home with Subject leading the way. When they were driving into Subject's driveway, Subject, in view of his wife and two children and the four Russians, accidentally ran over and broke the back of one of the BESABERS' beloved dachshunds. Chaos reigned for the next ten minutes as Subject went into the house, got his pistol, and returned and shot the dog while the children screamed. Mrs. BESABER tried to suppress her own tears and shoo away the children at the same time, and the four Russians sat aghast in their car and watched. LOGINOV acted extremely sorry and did his best to console Mrs. BESABER and Subject. Mrs. BESABER recovered quickly, however, and soon had all the adults seated in the living room. Subject served the first round of drinks, and within a half hour everyone was at least reasonably relaxed again.
5. LOGINOV was the only one who did not take an alcoholic drink. He wore dark sunglasses all afternoon and explained that he had to stay away from liquor because he was taking antibiotics for an eye infection. Despite this ailment and inability to take a drink, LOGINOV was nevertheless more sociable and friendly than Subject had ever seen him. He also struck Subject as being
more relaxed than in the past. He brought the BESABERS two bottles of vodka and two cans of caviar, asked why Subject hadn't called or visited him at the Embassy, addressed Subject only as "tu" (where he had formerly mixed "tus" and "ustedes" with Subject), enthusiastically toured the BESABERS' new house, and patiently translated for the two Russian women, neither of whom spoke Spanish or English. The conversation was generally dull, however, and nothing even mildly controversial was discussed. The Russians finally left about 1700.
6. In the course of the conversation, Mrs. BESABER asked LOGINOV when they were ever going to get together to play tennis. (Mrs. BESABER had of course previously invited LOGINOV to play tennis with her sometime at the home of a retired American gentleman in Cuernavaca (i.e., Col. Lawrence HIGGINS) who was a good friend and who had an exceptionally good court.) LOGINOV replied that he still wanted very much to play, but that it was always a question of time for him. "Why didn't LOGINOV come down to Cuernavaca next Saturday morning (11 May)?" Subject interjected. He (LOGINOV) and Mrs. BESABER could play tennis in the morning while Subject was working, and then they could all spend the afternoon at home relaxing. LOGINOV replied that that sounded great, but asked what he was going to do with his wife and child. Mrs. BESABER answered that of course they expected him to bring Mrs. LOGINOV and the child with him. LOGINOV said that would be very nice and he'd like to accept the invitation right at that moment, but he was afraid that his schedule was such that he was going to have to hold off on a definite answer until later in the week. OK, said Subject, "will you call me, or shall I
call you?" Well, replied LOGINOV, why didn't they leave it that if he didn't hear from Subject, he would call Subject, and vice versa. Subject agreed.
7. Subject said he waited until Friday morning, 10 May, to hear from LOGINOV, and when LOGINOV didn't call, he called LOGINOV (confirmed by LIENVOY). LOGINOV, according to Subject, said he was afraid he was not going to be able to make it, after all, because the Mayor of Moscow was visiting Mexico and he would be tied up with the Mayor on Saturday. Subject said he suggested that perhaps they could make it for the following Saturday, then. LOGINOV replied that he thought he might be able to make it then, but, again, he couldn't say for sure just then. "But anyway," LOGINOV added, "we're going to be seeing each other more often because we've (i.e., the Soviet Embassy) taken a house on Calle Umbolt (in Cuernavaca) for the summer, and I'll be coming down to Cuernavaca every weekend." Subject expressed pleasure at this and said that he'd expect to hear from LOGINOV sometime soon then. LOGINOV assured Subject he would.
8. BEWEEP. BEWEEP called Subject in Cuernavaca about 1400 on 10 May. He said he wanted to tell Subject that a Polish musical group was about to open at Bellas Artes and would be playing some of Subject's grandfather's music. (Subject's paternal grandfather was a pupil of Franz Liszt and, according to Subject, is generally regarded in Poland as the second greatest Polish composer next to Chopin.) BEWEEP asked if Subject was going to be in Mexico City the following week and if he'd have time to accompany BEWEEP to Bellas Artes for a performance. Subject said that unfortunately, he wouldn't be able to go, but suggested that
BENEEP bring the musicians to his home in Cuernavaca for an afternoon. BENEEP said he wasn't sure if they could work it into their schedule, but he'd check and let Subject know if they could come. (Neither Subject nor BENEEP said anything about the "vacation trip" they discussed on 10 April.)
Out at 1350, LOGINOV talks to YAKOVETS and tells him that LOG would like to go to Cuernavaca tomorrow to see SYRETSKIY. So can YAK give him the phone No of SYR, because several comrades are going on home leave and would like to buy few things. OK, a minute. LOG will have to call early in the morning to the factory and go there after 2 PM. His phone No is 2-09-15, his name is NIKOLAI ZARITSKIY and the factory is on Calle 7777 Taxco. OK.
Thanks.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SOURCE: LILYRIC
3 MAY 1968
SUBJECT: VISIT TO THE SOVIET EMBASSY, MEXICO CITY OF UNIDENTIFIED AMERICAN-LOOKING COUPLE.
3 de Mayo de 1968.
FRIDAY
16:07 Sr y Srita entran Sur (Norteamericanos)
16:37 Los mismos salen Norte
Estuvieron con Log.
El hombre como de 25 años aprox., guapo, con ropa sport.
La mujer como de 23 años aprox.
Photos attached
FILE: 50-3-10/11
cc P-11762
SECRET
3 May 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: (fnu) LAMBERT, British Subject
1. At 0945 hours 2 April 1968, Subject called for Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV and left a message that he was the person who was going to give LOGINOV English lessons. He also left his telephone number: 11-02-88. (This is listed in the reverse directory for Maya Internacional SA de CV; it does not appear however in the current telephone directory.)
2. At 1208 hours on 2 April, Sra. Cora (fnu) tells LOGINOV that the teacher she recommends for him is 21 years of age, studying for his doctorate in literature in Mexico, and prior to returning to England is willing to give lessons; he is presently giving classes for other PhD's.
3. At 1320 hours, LAMBERT tells LOGINOV that Sra. Cora told him to get in touch with LOGINOV regarding English lessons. LAMBERT would like to talk about it. LOGINOV agrees, but says he is very busy right now and will call LAMBERT at the end of the week to make arrangements.
4. Source: LIENVOY 2 April 1968, all on 15-60-55.
Wanda L. VERMILY
File:
P-11712
Note: Memo to SMITH on 2 May 68
SECRET
SECRET
2 May 1968
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT : LIOVAL-1
DATE OF MEETING : 30 April 1968
1. Subject called me on 29 April and we agreed to meet at the restaurant "Bocana". The meeting lasted from 14:30 to 15:40. I advanced Subject 500 MN for his Russian lessons. Next meeting is at the Bocana at 13:45 on 17 May.
2. Subject reported that he had gone by the IICMR to inquire about Russian lessons but was totally unimpressed. He gave his name and talked to the Director of Courses whose name he didn't get. He will write up the details for the next meeting.
3. He then contacted VIDIELLA at the latter's Institute and invited him out to discuss Russian lessons. Since it wasn't a personal matter VIDIELLA suggested that they bring along a couple of the students. Odile MORISSET, a French teacher also came along. They went to Sanborn's cocktail lounge. While talking Sra. MORISSET (she is divorced) invited Subject to her home for a party and said he could spend the night with her if he came. She gave her address as, Paris 7, Apt. 5. Subject described her as ca. 40 years old. Later VIDIELLA told Subject that MORISSET will sleep with anybody and that he usually shacks up with her on Fridays.
4. Subject told VIDIELLA that he had gone to the IICMR but it looked poor. VIDIELLA agreed, saying the teachers are no good. He did not say that he is or was connected with the IICMR. VIDIELLA suggested that Subject take private lessons from him. Subject protested that he would need accreditation which he could use for further formal study. VIDIELLA said Subject could study with him and then take exams at the Institute which would give him a certificate for that level. He said the Director would be glad to do this. So they agreed, VIDIELLA will give Subject private classes at Subject's afternoon school twice a week from 19:00 to 20:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Price will be 50 MN per lesson. Subject paid him 400 MN in advance. The first lesson was on 29 April. Since 1 May is a holiday Subject will go to VIDIELLA's apt. He gave his address as Romero de Terreros 1153 apt. 1 (we had 9922, apt. 1) and telephone 43-60-16.
5. In the presence of all VIDIELLA boasted about his great Soviet friend, Valentino, the consul (this is obviously LOGINOV). The two students and MORISSET all seemed to know LOGINOV personally. One of the students asked VIDIELLA if he had been invited to the Soviet 1 May celebration. He said that he hadn't. He then asked Subject, if he knew any Soviets. Subject answered as casually as he could that he had known one casually with whom he used to go fishing and changed the subject. Subject didn't feel that VIDIELLA was fishing for information but I am not so sure.
6. I briefed Subject on what to look for in his lessons with VIDIELLA, to take short notes, and to have a written report for our next meeting.
Francis J. COIGNE
SECRET
May 2, 1968
No. 080
SUBJECT: Soviet Cultivation of British Subjects
1. It has come to our attention that the Soviets, specifically KGB officers, have been looking around for English language instructors. One KGB officer, Valentin Sergeevich LOGINOV, is notorious for using this tactic to assess contacts who may be of use to him.
2. Among the persons in whom LOGINOV is reported to have shown interest are two British subjects:
a. A young student, (fnu) LAMBERT, who is studying for a doctorate in literature in Mexico and who prior to returning to Britain is giving English lessons.
b. Walter James PLUMB, Director of the Anglo-Mexican Institute.
3. It is suggested that you might wish to contact these individuals to determine if the Soviets are indeed cultivating them. I would appreciate receiving the results of such interviews.
W.L. VERMILYEH: vgp
Distribution:
Orig - SMICA
1- 50-2-6
2- P-11712
LICALLA - 26 APRIL 1968
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WHO SEEN INSIDE SOV EMBASSY AT 1040 HOURS.
ENTERED RECEPTION ROOM WITH LOGINOV, LEFT SOV EMBASSY AT 1052 HOURS.
FILE P-11712
I believe we should index all names connected w/ Fr. KURGUS.
Agree? Yes.
23 Apr 68
[Signature]
[Initials]
P.S. Nicolas KURGUS
(1 - 13,262)
El Padre Kurgus (...y no es comunista) se lleva
Muchos Cuid! a Rusia
¡FELIZ VIAJE!
Por ANA María Loragi.
Con un corte celebró el aniversario último por la noche en el teatro hablaron los numerosos pa-
santes invitados quienes el domingo 26 del actual saldrán para viajar en un avión a la Unión Soviética en un viaje recreativo y cultural.
El viaje que comprende 7 días en Moscú, 3 en Leningrado, 3 en Kiev y 3 en París, fue anunciado por el reverendo padre Pedro Nicolás Kurgus O.P., director de la Provincia Interamericana de los Hermanos de la Instrucción, en el reciente encuentro con el señor Valentin Legunov, Consul de la U.R.S.S.
El padre Kurgus, quien además el anuncio con conocidas agencias de viajes, representadas por los señores José Antonio Salazar, Antonio Quintero y Joseph A. Ruben, anunciaron en el momento del mencionado cortejo.
A la reunión, asistieron el embajador de honor, la señora Judith C. A. Kurgus, y la directora de la Provincia Interamericana, quien fue recibida por el representante del señor Legunov, en las instalaciones del consulado, en las cuales se realizaron las presentaciones de "Casa Blanca", en las cuales los futuros viajeros pudieron conocer y visitar las instalaciones que visitarán próximamente.
En el cortejo, además de los mencionados, se encontraron numerosos invitados, entre ellos, el embajador de honor, la señora Judith C. A. Kurgus, y la directora de la Provincia Interamericana, quienes fueron recibidos con un cordial saludo por el señor Legunov, en las instalaciones del consulado, en las cuales se realizaron las presentaciones de "Casa Blanca", en las cuales los futuros viajeros pudieron conocer y visitar las instalaciones que visitarán próximamente.
En el cortejo, además de los mencionados, se encontraron numerosos invitados, entre ellos, el embajador de honor, la señora Judith C. A. Kurgus, y la directora de la Provincia Interamericana, quienes fueron recibidos con un cordial saludo por el señor Legunov, en las instalaciones del consulado, en las cuales se realizaron las presentaciones de "Casa Blanca", en las cuales los futuros viajeros pudieron conocer y visitar las instalaciones que visitarán próximamente.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
29 March 1968
1. On the occasion of the visit of the local Consular Association to the "Home Fair" on 28 March the undersigned conversed on and off with Jiri SVESTKA (P-7111), Second Secretary of the Czechoslovak Embassy and known member of the Czech Intelligence Service. The undersigned asked SVESTKA what was going on in his country. The Czech launched into an explanation which sounded like a recitation. The essence of his comments was that when leaders have lost touch with the people, they should be replaced. The recent changes in Czechoslovakia would ensure more democracy for the people and would more closely represent their views and take care of their needs. Fifteen years in power, he said, is a long time for a leader. The undersigned pointed out that the recent changes in Czechoslovakia might not please "everybody", SVESTKA agreed that this was bound to happen, but that his country had the right to do what it wanted without worrying too much about the opinion of some of its neighbors. The undersigned then went one step further and pointed out that ULBRICH from East Germany for one seemed to be worried about possible repercussion of the Czech reforms on his regime. SVESTKA said he did not care what ULBRICH said or did and repeated that the Czechs are masters of their country. When the undersigned pointed out that the new president was not a member of the Communist Party but had headed a Czech Division that fought with the Russians SVESTKA agreed that this was a good choice that should please a lot of people. Throughout his talk with the undersigned, however, SVESTKA tried to play down the degree to which things are going to change in his country as a result of recent reforms.
2. Just to test SVESTKA a little further, the undersigned asked him what he thought of the U.S. elections. With a broad grin SVESTKA stated that Senator KENNEDY would undoubtedly be the next president. When the undersigned replied that he hoped not, SVESTKA said, "If I were an American I would vote for him." Valentin LOGINOV of the Soviet Embassy joined the conversation at this point. The two went on to say that KENNEDY was the only candidate for peace and social justice, that he had their moral support and sympathy (this given reports for an intel. report) etc. SVESTKA added that the war in Vietnam was good for the U.S. economy. The undersigned told him that the USSR manufactured more rockets than bathtubs and more machine guns than cars.
Raymond S. FRADYER
P. 11712
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Jorge ARIAS Buerba
1. Subject is a 26 year old Mexican citizen (although he looks to be in his 30's). He is a Spanish teacher at the Mexican-North American Institute and since the fall of 1967 has held a second job as the director of the Community Services Program at the American School. In April 1967 he married an American citizen from the Chicago area named Donna WEINTHALER (phonetic). They live at Juanacatlan 15, which is just around the corner from the Soviet Embassy. Home phone is 15-28-49.
2. Subject was recommended as a Spanish tutor in August 1966 by Enrique GUTIERREZ Martinez (P-12667), who was then C/SB's Spanish tutor. GUTIERREZ was subsequently recruited by C/SB as a utility agent, but has since been dropped because he is related to other Station assets. On GUTIERREZ's recommendation, I began taking private Spanish lessons from Subject in August 1966. I found Subject an excellent teacher and continued taking lessons from him until December 1966. In March 1967, my wife and I had Subject as a teacher in Spanish courses we took at the Mexican-North American Institute. I have maintained intermittent social contact with Subject since March 1967, and my wife has become friendly with Subject's wife, having visited her at her apartment two or three times and having had her to our home during the day an equal number of times. I have also
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kept informed to some extent about Subject through his younger brother, Javier ARIAS Buerba, from whom I have been taking Spanish lessons since July 1967.
3. Subject was a casual contact of Station officer Olivia C. RAGNITY in 1965 and 1966. Other than a file card noting this contact, there are no Station traces on either Jorge or Javier ARIAS Buerba.
4. Subject and I from the beginning have had a very friendly and informal relationship. He is an intelligent person with a friendly, open personality and a good sense of humor. Politically, he is pro-American to the point that he magnifies our strengths and positive qualities and tends to minimize or overlook negative factors in our society. Subject knows I am with the Political Section of the Embassy and that I have been in the Soviet Union. We have consequently gotten onto the topic of Russians and Communism several times, and he has always come out a strong anti-Communist. He has one brother and two sisters living in the United States. The brother is married to an American and lives in Virginia, where he is in the construction business. One of the sisters is also married to an American and lives in California (I believe San Francisco). The second sister is married to a Polish immigrant and lives with him in Chicago. The sister in California is a naturalized American citizen. The brother and the sister in Chicago are not.
5. On 24 April 1967, LIENVOY reported the following call from GAZIYEV to LOGINOV:
GAZ: "I saw him, he arrived yesterday."
LOG: "Excellent. Then I'd like to see you to discuss certain things."
GAZ: "Then I can come there tomorrow?"
LOG: "No, better Wednesday."
GAZ: "All right. He usually comes there at 6 o'clock. He got married and came here with his wife. Now they look for an apartment. I'll go there on the 10th, because I want to attend courses in English. This week I'll be busy."
LOG: "OK, until the next then."
6. From this conversation, it appeared that GAZIYEV was probably talking about Subject, since:
(a) GAZIYEV had been taking Spanish at the Mexican-North American Institute and I knew from Subject that Subject had had GAZIYEV in one of his classes, that Subject occasionally chatted with GAZIYEV after class, and that GAZIYEV had once given Subject an invitation to a Consular night at the Soviet Embassy (although Subject told me he had not gone).
(b) Subject had gotten married that month.
(c) Subject had just returned to Mexico with his bride.
(d) Subject and his wife were looking for an apartment.
(e) Subject normally arrived at the Institute at 1800 to teach evening Spanish classes.
7. Prior to this reported telephone conversation, I had considered using Subject as an access agent against GAZIYEV, but had decided not to approach Subject on the matter unless there was evidence that his relationship with GAZIYEV was developing into something more than occasional chats between classes. I did not see much potential in approaching Subject before this with the idea of having him deliberately cultivate a friendship with GAZIYEV, as I felt Subject was living
such a busy and hectic life that I would get very little out of him. Prior to his marriage, he was keeping such a hectic schedule between his Institute and private classes that he wasn't sleeping or eating properly and was having increasing problems with his health. If anything, his pace and health problems increased after his marriage and his taking of the job with the American School (although he gave up most of his private classes).
8. Since the GAZIYEV-LOGINOV conversation made Subject's relations with the Soviets look much more interesting, I attempted to find out what I could about them from Subject. For a number of reasons, however—including my going to the States in June—we were not able to get together until 11 July. On that date I took Subject to a belated "bachelor's lunch" at a little Spanish restaurant downtown.
9. The lunch was disappointing and, for me, misleading. I was certain that if given the opportunity, Subject would voluntarily tell me if his relationship with GAZIYEV had developed any further. When I casually brought the conversation around to GAZIYEV, however, Subject simply told me that GAZIYEV was still studying at the Institute and that he still occasionally chatted with him in the halls or over a cup of coffee in one of the near-by coffee shops during the 20-minute break between the two evening classes. Subject commented that he enjoyed talking with GAZIYEV, as he was a simpatico, interesting guy, as well as an outstanding Spanish student. He also added that they never talked politics. In reply to an offhand question about whether he had met any other Soviets through GAZIYEV, Subject
said that he had not. My inclination was to believe Subject, and I went away thinking that either GAZIYEV and LOGINOV had been talking about someone else over the phone or that they had never gone beyond the stage of simply talking about Subject.
10. On 1 November 1967, I ran into Subject and his brother Javier in Sanborns-Insurgentes. They were about to have a quick lunch and insisted that I join them for a cup of coffee. As soon as we sat down, Subject told me he had a problem and would like my advice. He said GAZIYEV had given him an invitation to the 7 November celebration of the Revolution at the Soviet Embassy, and although he would like to go for the experience, he was very concerned that his name would be put on "the black list" at the U.S. Embassy if he went. He said that he had tried to call me at the Embassy after he got the invitation to ask my advice, but had been told I was out of town. (I was in El Paso from 25-29 October.) He stated that if he had not been able to reach me in the next day or two, he was going to simply walk into the Embassy and ask to see someone from the "security department" about his predicament. What did I think he should do?
11. I told Subject to relax and forget about going to the U.S. Embassy, as the Embassy would not give him any advice other than to tell him that it was entirely his own business whether he went to the Soviet reception or not. Besides, I asked, what made Subject think his name would be put on a "black list" if he went. Subject replied that he didn't know how the U.S. Embassy did it, but "everyone knew" the U.S. Embassy obtained the names of everyone who went in and out of
the Soviet Embassy. Moreover, he said, even if the U.S. Embassy refused to give him any advice, at least it would make a record of his visit and anyone who was ever interested would his heart was in the right place. He simply did not want and couldn't afford to get into any trouble with the U.S. Embassy, he said. After all, he had an American wife, he might want to go to the States to study sometime, and they might even want to go to the States to live someday. Seeing that Subject was indeed very serious, I became more serious myself and told him that just so he wouldn't worry, I'd write a memo to the proper Embassy department stating for the sake of the record that Subject had told me he planned to attend a Soviet Embassy reception, but wished the U.S. Embassy to know he was doing it solely out of curiosity and was in no way in sympathy with the Soviet Union. Subject seemed greatly relieved and thanked me very much.
12. Seizing of the fact that GAZIYEV had given Subject the invitation, I asked if Subject saw much of him anymore. Subject replied that yes, he still saw him occasionally, as GAZIYEV was now studying English at the Institute. Subject added, on his own initiative, that he had also been to GAZIYEV's apartment twice and had met another Soviet there on one occasion. He said that the first time he went to GAZIYEV's was shortly before he (Subject) got married (Subject was married about mid-April 1967) and the second time was shortly after his marriage, as he and his wife had gone to dinner at the GAZIYEVS'. Subject finished eating about this time, and since he was in a hurry and had his brother with him, I didn't try to question him any further, but decided to wait and have a second go at him alone another
time.
13. My wife and I entertained Subject and his wife at our home on 27 November, but the evening was not meant to and did not afford an opportunity to discuss the Soviets any further. Subject did tell me, however, that he had not gone to the 7 November Soviet reception after all, because, despite by assurances that there was no reason for him not to go, he felt it was simply safer to stay away from the Soviet Embassy altogether. At my suggestion, we agreed to get together for lunch sometime in the near future.
14. For various reasons, including the poor state of Subject's health when I called him one day in January, we did not get together for the lunch until 7 March. This time, I played it straight with Subject, told him that I was interested in anything he could tell me about GAZIYEV and the other Soviet he had met, and questioned him closely regarding the details. Subject was completely cooperative, and I am satisfied he answered my questions to the best of his ability. It seemed to me, and still does, that there was only one possible reason why Subject had not told me on 11 July what he subsequently told me on 1 November (i.e., that he had been to GAZIYEV's home twice and on one occasion had met another Soviet there). This was that he felt somewhat guilty about going to GAZIYEV's and meeting the other Soviet there, and as long as I didn't push him too hard (which I didn't on 11 July), he felt more comfortable ignoring it. The reason he so readily mentioned the two visits and the other Soviet on 1 November was, I think, that he was genuinely concerned not to "get into any trouble" with the U.S.
Embassy over attending the Soviet Embassy reception, wished to impress me with his sincerity about whose side he was on, and felt obliged to completely clear the record by mentioning the visits to GAZIYEV's home and meeting the other Soviet there.
15. Subject stated that GAZIYEV had invited him to his apartment for dinner about a month before he (Subject) went to Chicago to get married. This means that the dinner took place about mid-March 1967. Subject said he had expected to find only GAZIYEV and his wife in the apartment, but that a third person was there when Subject arrived. Subject said GAZIYEV introduced the third person as Valentin "something." When I asked if the last name were LOGINOV, Subject immediately reacted and said he was almost positive that was it. Subject's description of the Soviet also fit LOGINOV. GAZIYEV stated that LOGINOV was with the Embassy (Subject couldn't remember in what capacity) and described LOGINOV as a good friend. Subject said that the evening started off very casually, with LOGINOV expressing interest in the Spanish courses at the Mexican-North American Institute. LOGINOV, who Subject noted spoke almost as good Spanish as most of the Spanish teachers at the Institute, said he'd like to get a certificate in Spanish from the Institute and asked Subject if he could help him enroll, choose the best course for him to start with, etc. Subject replied that he'd be happy to, although it didn't seem to him that LOGINOV needed much instruction in Spanish. LOGINOV simply laughed this off, and it was agreed LOGINOV would drop around to the Institute sometime soon. LOGINOV, who took the lead in the conversation most of the evening, then began to ask Subject questions which left Subject
with "no doubt" that he (LOGINOV) was trying to feel Subject out on his political views. Subject said that he couldn't remember most of LOGINOV's questions, but he did recall that LOGINOV began the feeling-out procedure by asking Subject if he didn't find that the Americans were much poorer at learning Spanish than other nationalities. He also made various derogatory remarks about the extent of American influence in Mexico. Subject said that after about ten minutes, LOGINOV's purpose became so blatantly obvious, that he (Subject) stopped the conversation and told LOGINOV that before they went any farther, he thought LOGINOV should know that he was talking to someone who was "100% capitalist," completely pro-American, and had absolutely no sympathy with Communism. (While this sounds awfully blunt and Subject was unquestionably trying to make himself look good in my eyes, the fact of the matter is that Subject does tend to be a bit blunt at times, and knowing his ideological leanings, I would not put it past him to have said exactly this.) Subject said that LOGINOV tried to backtrack a bit after this, but the conversation heated up again a few minutes later when Subject commented that he had a pretty good idea of what the Soviets were up to in Mexico. When LOGINOV asked what Subject meant, Subject related the story he once told me about having been in Veracruz a few years ago when a Soviet ship was actually or virtually put under arrest there. Subject told LOGINOV that "everyone knew the ship was loaded with Communist propaganda."
16. After about twenty minutes, according to Subject, politics were dropped and the conversation turned to more innocuous topics.
Subject said that LOGINOV seemed somewhat irritated with him, but on the whole kept his composure very well and treated Subject politely for the two hours or less Subject remained. As Subject was leaving, LOGINOV again said he'd come by the Institute to see Subject in the near future, but he never did. One day in late 1967 Subject saw LOGINOV at the gas station on the corner of Tacubaya and Juanacatlan, and LOGINOV greeted Subject by name. However, they did not converse with each other.
17. Subject said that GAZIYEV left most of the politically related part of the conversation to LOGINOV and never referred to the evening again. However, a few weeks after Subject returned to Mexico with his bride, GAZIYEV had Subject and his wife over to dinner (this would place the second dinner in about mid-May). This time GAZIYEV and his wife were the only others present, and the evening passed without any reference to politics. Subject stated that he still occasionally goes across the street for a cup of coffee with GAZIYEV between evening classes at the Institute, but that he has not been to GAZIYEV's apartment again and has never had GAZIYEV to his home.
18. Although Subject was very aware that LOGINOV's purpose in meeting him was to assess his exploitability, he did not seem to fully appreciate that GAZIYEV had both fingered him for LOGINOV and set up the situation for LOGINOV to meet him. I spelled this out for Subject and also informed him that LOGINOV was an exceptionally capable Soviet intelligence officer. I also explained that it was very possible GAZIYEV was using the Institute to spot other candidates for interviews with Soviet
intelligence officers, and questioned Subject about GAZIYEV's activities and contacts at the Institute. However, Subject said that as far as he could tell GAZIYEV pretty much stuck to himself at the Institute and did not have any particular friends there whom Subject knew about. Subject said he would keep his eyes open for the type of thing I was looking for, however, and would let me know if he came onto anything interesting. Subject also offered to "play up to" GAZIYEV and/or LOGINOV under my guidance if I wished, but I declined the offer with appropriate expressions of appreciation.
19. The question that remains unanswered after all this is, of course, why LOGINOV and GAZIYEV were talking about Subject over the phone on 24 April 1967. According to Subject, the dinner which LOGINOV attended took place in March 1967, while LOGINOV did not attend GAZIYEV's second dinner, which took place about mid-May. Since I am satisfied Subject told me the truth, it would appear that the "certain things" which LOGINOV told GAZIYEV on 24 April he wished to discuss with GAZIYEV concerned how to handle Subject in the light of the LOGINOV-Subject encounter in March. Whatever LOGINOV had in mind on 24 April, it would appear that it was finally decided that GAZIYEV and his wife should simply have Subject and his wife over to a peaceful dinner in order to at least partially erase the memory of the first dinner.
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LOGUNOV, Mrs. Valentin
November 7, 1967. 1100 hours.
Source: My wife.
French Club. My wife talked to Logunov at the French Club. There seemed to be considerable doubt about their communication. Logunov might have said that she had just played tennis, or was about to play tennis, or plays tennis occasionally. It seems likely that she did not play and was not about to play. She probably came to the club for the steam bath. She was in a hurry, possibly to leave the club.
Charles
Mrs. Small. (Wife of American communist with jewelry shop on Nica). Soon for the first time at the French Club. She was practicing alone with a ball boy. She had no partner.
COMMENT
It is possible that Mrs. Logunov and Mrs. Small are part of a communications channel. Logunov's haste might have been due to the unexpected appearance of my wife and the risk that Small might arrive while my wife was still in the vicinity.
Source: Wilson.
Extracts from LIREALM-1 contact reports
10 May 1967
LOGINOV played tennis at Munder with S.S. Abdel Rahman Hassan Abdel-RAHMAN, 1st Secretary and Consul at UAR Embassy. This was the first time they had played together. (played doubles with LIREALM and his wife).
14 May 1967
LIREALM played tennis at Munder with LOGINOV. LOGINOV's son Dmitry was there, speaks absolutely no Spanish or English. Also played with Jacques LEMAIRE. LOGINOV said his wife had had several heart attacks in Mexico and cannot play tennis. LOGINOV said he wanted Dmitry to learn English, like his sister in Moscow. LOGINOV said he knew Jean BINEAU, when asked if he knew any French diplomats. LOGINOV claimed to have been in Soviet Navy, then immediately entered the Foreign Service Institute and straight into foreign service after that.
17 May 1967
LOGINOV plays tennis left-handed. An instructor commented that he was convinced LOGINOV had played much more than the one year he admits to. The instructor said he had never seen LOGINOV play with an instructor.
20 May 1967
LIREALM saw LOGINOV at Munder but did not play with him.
25 Jun 1967
LOGINOVA said she was chemist, but did not say whether she had ever worked in that profession. The LOGINOVs never eat any food at the club, but LOGINOV drinks beer there. The week before LOGINOV played in mixed doubles match with 16 year old girl and won a small silver cup. LOGINOV had a Russian movie camera with him and took pictures of people at the Club. LOGINOV talked to a Mexican named Jose Manuel LNU, connected with some Mexican ministry that assists SovEmb personnel; LOGINOVA said Jose Manuel was very sympathetic to them; LOGINOV said they had met at the Canadian or French Embassy.
10 Jun 1967
LOGINOVA seems intelligent, educated, quiet but friendly. Her Spanish is not as bad as LOGINOV had indicated.
Valentin's friends, June 30, 1967.
Contact. My lawyer celebrated his 40th birthday on June 30. Jim and Connie Pollack offered their home at Calero 76 in San Angel for a party for my lawyer. Of the 12 to 14 people at the party the following are part of a group who have organized a Great Books type club. At least once, and possibly twice or three times they have invited Valentin Loginov.
Doug Wiltshire
Tinnie Davis
Alexander "Sandy" Reed
Werner Thurau
Doug Wiltshire, about Kasri. Doug claimed that Kasri, his partner is pro-U.S. and anti-Masser. He believes that Kasri's wife is the secretary to the ambassador.
Werner Thurau. The Anglo-American directory lists Werner as British. My lawyer states that he is actually Danish. He previously lived in San Angel to the Lomas address now shown in the directory. He since has moved back to Aida in San Angel and lives one or two doors from Tinnie Davis. He is listed as vice-president of Jeffrey Manufacturing. He is reported to have studied at Oxford.
My lawyer, who is one of the more brilliant humorous-type intellectuals in Mexico has described Werner as the most brilliant person he has met in Mexico. Werner's friends are agreed, behind his back, that Werner is "ill-employed", that he is earning far less than he deserves. His standard of living strikes his friends as austere.
Sheila O'Sullivan Kabbo Thurau. Sheila is the wife of Werner and was not at the party due to illness. She is an actress, attractive, extrovert, and the sometime mistress of Jim Tiernay (spelling?) the former head of the Rockefeller Foundation in Mexico, now at the home office in New York. I have often run across Sheila, but this was the first time I saw Werner.
Werner Thurau, about Valentin. As Werner was introduced to me he acted very surprised. He explained that he thought I was someone else, a friend of his, Valentin Loginov. He claimed that we
could be twin brothers. My wife overheard this performance and felt it was highly overplayed. My opinion was that this was a conversation starter, nothing more. Werner expected me to show interest in his having met a Russian. I did. Werner then told me about the book group. I had heard of it before through my lawyer and through Valentin. I had never before realized they were around the same group. Werner spoke of only one occasion when Valentin was there—he did not say there were not other occasions. Valentin spoke of several occasions. Werner described Valentin as good-natured, narrow intellectually and curious.
I did not acknowledge knowing Valentin but avoided the issue. I do not know who knew Valentin and first invited him to the group. I do not know how often the group meets or where.
Comments
I found Werner to be very interesting and charming. I have held the same opinion about his wife for some time. I believe I could develop him if it were of interest.
Werner deserves to be checked. Everyone seems agreed that there is something missing here.
I would not mind belonging to a book group—I have in the past. This one should be real swinging and might have Val as a permanent visitor.
11 October 1967
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: L: 10742
DATE OF MEETING: 10 October 1967
1. I met with Subject at the restaurant of the Del Paseo from 09:15 to 10:00. Next meeting to be arranged by phone. Subject will take a month's vacation with his family from 26 October to 23 November. He will go to South Africa and other countries in Africa.
2. During the week of 2 September, PRIKHODKO came to Subject's office to announce that he was back from home leave. Subject asked him about the status of the proposed Soviet tourist office. PRIKHODKO said that the Mexican Government had turned it down. Specifically SALVAT had told the Soviets that the tourist exchange between the Soviet Union and Mexico was so insignificant that it did not justify a reciprocal exchange of tourist offices (Comment: Evidently the Mexicans used the reciprocity issue to deny the Soviet request.)
3. PRIKHODKO also said that Oleg NECHIPORENKO (P-7442) would arrive in Mexico in October and that he would have a job in the Embassy, not in the consulate.
4. While PRIKHODKO was in Subject's office, Senador ECHEVARRIA, the brother of the Secretary of Gobernacion came in and Subject introduced them.
5. Finally, PRIKHODKO mentioned that YATSKOV would be leaving soon PCS (Comment: As I mentioned earlier, I'll bet that NECHIPORENKO replaces YATSKOV).
6. The next day LOGINOV called Subject and asked him to come to a cafe near Subject's office. LOGINOV started off by calling Subject a son-of-a-bitch. He said, "Look at all the contacts you have in Mexico, even ECHEVARRIA's brother". He then went on to berate Subject for refusing to continue to work for the Soviets. He became quite heated at times. Subject repeated all the arguments he had used earlier about willing to be friends but refusing to help the Soviets in a clandestine capacity. During the discussion LOGINOV asked if Subject knew the "legal counsellor" of the US Embassy.
By this he meant the Embassy's lawyer, not the legal attaché. Subject just laughed at him.
7. On 7 October Miguel ALEMAN JR. came to Subject and said that he and Jacobo ZABLUDOWSKY had just seen Ambassador BAZAROV. They wanted BAZAROV to make arrangements to get them to the USSR for television coverage of the 50th Anniversary celebrations. BAZAROV had told them that things were very tight but if they went to Subject and he could arrange accommodations, BAZAROV would see that they got to the USSR. (Comment: From LIENVOY we know that the two had an appointment with BAZAROV on 9 October and that they had been agitating for permits for about a week. I feel that by sending them to Subject, BAZAROV was giving them the brush off. If the Soviets were really interested in seeing them go, they would handle it differently.)
Francis J. COIGNE
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: BESABER P-3777
DATE OF MEETING: 28 September 1967
1. I met Subject in his room at the Del Paseo from 1415-1530. Subject will call me a day in advance to set the date of the next meeting, which as usual will be in the Del Paseo.
2. Subject had not seen or talked with CHMYKHOV or any other Soviet since he and CHMYKHOV were out together on the evening of 4 August. At that time, CHMYKHOV suggested that he and Subject have dinner together the next time Subject was in Mexico City. Subject agreed and told CHMYKHOV he'd call him the next time he was in town. Due to Subject's tight schedules on his visits to Mexico City, however, it wasn't until 28 September that he called CHMYKHOV. When Subject called the Embassy, however, he was told CHMYKHOV wasn't in. He therefore asked for LOGINOV, who proved to be in. LOGINOV immediately recognized Subject's voice and sounded very pleased to hear from him. He stated that he had had a wonderful holiday in the USSR (he returned on 27 August), but was now swamped with work. He added that he had planned to call Subject as soon as he got things under control. Subject thereupon said that he was actually calling for CHMYKHOV, because he didn't think LOGINOV had returned to Mexico yet. LOGINOV replied that CHMYKHOV wasn't in just then, but they'd both very much like to visit Subject in Cuernavaca. Subject said that he'd like to have them, but suggested they hold off for a week or so until the weather got better. LOGINOV agreed and said he'd talk to CHMYKHOV.
cc: P-6235 P-11712
about a time. In any case, LOGINOV said, they wouldn't just drop in on Subject, but would call ahead of time.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Erika Camerman
SOURCE: LICOZY-5
1. On 7 September 1967 I asked Source about Subject. He knows her well.
2. The Camerman's are Rumanian Jews who came to Mexico about 15 years ago. Eugene was a brilliant man who started with nothing and ended up very wealthy. Several years ago he attempted to negotiate trade between Mexico and Rumania but without results. He died of a heart attack about two years ago.
3. Erika is a charming, intelligent, cultured west-European type. She is not a leftist. She owns and runs INCOMEX at Isabella la Catolica 45 (telephone 18-65-61) and (12-88-32), a wine and cheese importing company. On ca. 1 September she left Mexico to some "bad" in Austria for a month. At Source's suggestion she added 2 weeks in Israel to view the conquest.
4. They have a daughter, Marina, who is stunningly beautiful. Marina met and married a German Gentile in New York for which her mother and family ostracized her. Source does not know where Marina is at present.
5. Although I did not mention my reason for interest, Source stated that if Erika is in touch with Soviets it would only be to get their business. She would not find Soviets either ideologically or personally attractive.
Francis J. COIGNE
SECRET
13 September 1967
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LICOZY-5
DATE OF MEETING: 7 September 1967
1. I had breakfast with Subject at the Del Paseo from 0900 to 1000. Next meeting will be arranged by phone. Subject will go to Montreal for a conference on tourism to Israel from 23 to 26 September.
2. Subject had lunch with LOGINOV on 31 August. LOGINOV brought him caviar which Subject had requested and paid for. The following Subjects came up:
a. LOGINOV volunteered that NECHIPORENKO (P-7442) will return to Mexico in the fall. Subject asked if NECHIPORENKO would return to Consular work. LOGINOV said that he would not but would have other work in the Embassy. (Comment: I will bet that he replaces YATSKOV).
b. The larger part of the lunch was devoted to LOGINOV asking Subject about his trip to Israel and Subject's gleeful lists of captured Soviet equipment.
c. LOGINOV said he has reports that Mexican right wing youth groups are planning to sabotage the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Revolution and asked Subject for information. Subject said he had no information on, or, contacts with groups of that nature.
3. The following Mexicans have booked travel to the USSR with Subject. They are all local Jews with relatives in the USSR:
a. Mr. & Mrs. Samuel KASOVICH
b. Abraham YANOFSKY to Moscow and Tashkent
c. Pedro BRAILOVSKY to Moscow, Kiev and Leningrad.
4. Subject has booked passage to Cuba for a Russian emigre, Nikolay CHERNESHOV and his family; wife born in Italy and children, Igor, Natalia and Sergio all born in Venezuela. LOGINOV told Subject that they are repatriates from Venezuela and that they will go from Cuba to the USSR on a Soviet cargo ship.
5. Subject has checked with Adolfo de la Huerta of Salvat's office about the Soviet application for a tourist office. De la Huerta had heard about it but said it was not their affair and would be handled by Gobernacion.
6. David KLEINMAN, ca 55 yrs. old, born in Russia recently made reservations to go to Moscow during the celebration of the 50th anniversary. He will go in a private capacity as a tourist. Subject described him as an orthodox Communist and was particularly galled that KLEINMAN, a Jew called Israel an aggressor.
Francis J. COIGNE
THE CONSULAR SECTION OF THE USSR EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY
The consular section consists of three persons:
Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV - consul (third secretary)
Vladislav Sergeyevich KORUSKIN - vice consul (Attache)
Vladimir Ivanovich SHPAKEVICH - vice consul (third secretary)
With such a seeming-scarcity of work for the Consulate, it would be sufficient to have only one man for it. But the Soviet Embassy has to have three men handling consular duties. The Consulate is open to visitors twice a week and only two hours a day. Even that is too much for an occasional person who desires a visa for visiting the USSR. However, in addition to their regular duties, the consuls have to arrange various matters relating to visiting Soviet cargo vessels, artistic and cultural groups, etc. On several occasions, they had to do many errands outside of their overt field of activity. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why, in many instances, they cannot be reached on the telephone. All three of them speak fluent Spanish and have no difficulty in getting around and acquiring Mexican friends. Given below are their respective character sketches.
Consul LOGINOV is a rather recent arrival (two years in Mexico) and not very experienced in his job. However, he is learning the ropes quite rapidly and carries a lot of weight over the Embassy staff. KORUSKIN is the one who orders and
to be sent for any visiting dignitary or a performer. He, apparently, scrutinizes and approves the names of doctors and dentists patronized by the Embassy personnel. Recently a Man on Duty said over the phone that LOGINOV had forbidden to be given out the address of a German dentist, whom the Soviets visited quite frequently before.
LOGINOV is also in charge of making up a duty roster for appointing a Man on Duty who would be responsible for anything that took place at the Embassy on that particular day. No one, except the ambassador, seems to be exempt from that duty. On a few occasions LOGINOV encountered hostility to his arbitrary manner of making up the duty roster. Thus, when a Man on Duty called Nikolay Sergeyevich LOGINOV, Press Attaché and a (former?) Cultural Officer, and told him that LOGINOV put his name down as the responsible Man on Duty for the Embassy for that day, LOGINOV said that he was very busy and let LOGINOV do it himself.
Obviously LOGINOV had made a number of secret enemies with his dictatorial manners and his disdainful, monotonous, and slow way of talking. His medium- to high-pitched voice sounds as if he is extremely bored with the world and does his interlocutor a favor just by talking to him.
His physical appearance seems to confirm that impression. A few newspaper photos show him as a youngish and rather unassuming individual with curly light-brown hair and with
a contemptuous smile on his lips. Unquestionably, his type of charm appeals to elderly ladies and LOGINOV is quite aware that he is attractive to the other sex. Without a doubt, he tries to capitalize on it and with his fluent Spanish probably tries to ensnare Mexican females. There is no indication that LOGINOV has tried anything of the sort with the Soviet wives. One of the reasons may be that he would not like his wife, Aleksandra Dmitriyeva, a very formidable woman indeed, to get wind of it. On the other hand, the Mexican women may seem to be more exotic and attractive to LOGINOV than his own countrywomen, in especial his wife, who is a large unattractive female.
Nevertheless, LOGINOV seems to be quite pleasant, with a nice cultured voice, and gets along with her husband well thanks to her good humour and social activity. She has been quite prominent in Kastkom work and in the children's summer camp. Shortly after their arrival, LOGINOV bought a tape-recorder for his wife for 115 dollars. Whether it was to be used for music, or other purposes, has not been determined.
Once in a while, LOGINOV goes on drunken sprees. Thus, on 12 February 1936, he and KOMAROV drove us to the Embassy gate at three a.m., pounded on the gate, blew their horn and had altercation with Stanislav Sergeyevich SIMONOV, who was on duty at that time.
Another very prominent trait of LOGINOV's character is his extreme chauvinism, bordering on jingoism. In reference to other nationalities, LOGINOV uses such deprecatory epithets as: "Amerikashki", "Chinovka", "Nemchura", etc.
It is doubtful if LOGINOV has any true friends. His sneering attitude is probably the reason for it. Although he made several errors in judgment in his work and social behaviour, LOGINOV by no means is a fool and should be kept in mind for any possible developments.
VLADISLAV SERGEYEVICH KORUSKIN, vice consul (Attache), is a young man about thirty-three years of age, rather stocky, with blond wavy hair over a high forehead. A pair of heavy-rimmed glasses gives him the appearance of a very intellectual person. On the whole, KORUSKIN has the air of an easy-going fellow, who can make friends almost overnight. KORUSKIN and his wife are exceptionally close friends with Anatoly Vlasimirovich KIRABACH, employee of the Commercial Office, and his wife. Both families visit each other quite frequently.
Besides occasional drinking bouts, KORUSKIN has not been known to practice any skirt-chasing, since his wife, Nina Nikolayevna, is not a back-licking woman herself, and both seem to be getting along nicely. M. KORUSKIN is a practicing physician at the Embassy and is quite in demand.
whenever any of the Soviets or his family is ill. KORUSKIN is also quite active in consular affairs and does most of the leg work for LOGINOV. He is also very active in Krestkom functions, where he is in charge of the Children's section. KORUSKIN is quite an energetic and pushy individual and can be quite rude and nasty at times. Undoubtedly, he is looking forward to being a full-fledged consul in time to come. The impression of KORUSKIN'S ambition and pushy trait in his character is intensified by the sound of his rapid and energetic but pleasant baritone voice.
A curious fact should be cited here. Shortly after his arrival, KORUSKIN purchased a tape-recorder for 155 dollars or 70 dollars more than the one bought by his "boss" LOGINOV. Why?
It seems that in the future, KORUSKIN may slow down somewhat, but his inner drive and energy will nevertheless make him a more astute and skillful individual. His further progress should be watched with interest and caution.
Vladimir Ivanovich SHAKHVIN, vice-consul (third secretary) seems to be able to handle any job that comes along. Previously he was mentioned in an article in Cultural Affairs, then substitute for the Press attaché, and in written permission obtained various, but quite recently, while in the embassy, etc., in the office of the cultural attaché, etc.
CONTRACT REPORT
SUBJECT: 2-5777
DATE OF MEETING: 27 July 1967
1. I met Subject from 1522-1545 on 27 July in his room at the Del Paso Hotel. The next meeting is scheduled for 4 August at 1400 at the Del Paso. Subject will call on the 3d or 4th to give me his room number.
2. Motion of Subject's Products. Subject will hold a private exhibition of his factory's latest lines of furniture and artifacts at the Hotel Presidente from 2-4 August, between 1000 and 2000. Sanborn's buyers will get a sneak preview on Tuesday, 1 August. Subject will consequently be in Mexico City from 31 July thru 4 August. He said he planned to send out invitations to all the Dibassos, but had not yet done so.
3. Subject's GUN. Subject had neither seen nor heard from GUN.
4. Col. Lawrence HUNTING. Subject's wife learned from Mrs. HIGGINS that the Colonel is due back in Mexico on 12 or 14 August.
5. GROSHOV. GROSHOV dropped in on Subject at Subject's home in Cuernavaca about 1800 on Wednesday, 26 July. After having and having around for a few minutes, GROSHOV finally said that look, they were friends now and he wanted to ask Subject's advice on a matter. The doctor whom Subject had recommended for GROSHOV's son, GROSHOV said, had diagnosed the boy's stomach trouble as an advanced case of one of the worst strains of amoebas and had advised that the child be kept in bed and under observation. GROSHOV said the child was consequently being kept in bed at home in Mexico City.
The doctor, according to GROSHOV, had also expressed concern that the amoebas...
Subject by the time I saw him to lead him to decide to tell CHERNOV, when he called him at the Embassy, to come to the Del Paseo (Subject's hotel) rather than the Presidente, where clients and acquaintances might from all his Soviet friends. I told Subject to handle it the way he wanted, but just not to bring me a restaurant bill for six ballerinas and their escorts. I told Subject that his near-term objective should be simply to establish as much rapport with CHERNOV as possible, with the view to finding out what kind of person he is and what he has on his mind. I said he should consider CHERNOV his main target for the present time and urged him to take advantage of any opportunity to get together with him alone.
7. Subject apologized for his 200 story about his encounter with CHERNOV being a bit spotty, but he said he had a hard time understanding CHERNOV and wasn't able to follow everything he said. Subject said CHERNOV's Spanish is not good, he speaks very fast, and continually jumps from one subject to another. On the whole, Subject said, he had the impression CHERNOV was another nervous person and much less sure of himself than, for example, LOGINOV. Subject said that whereas he always felt he had to be on his guard with LOGINOV, he felt completely relaxed with CHERNOV and felt he dominated their relationship.
8. Invitation to ANDREYEV SMALL PARTY. Subject gave me an invitation he had received in the mail to a despedida for ANDREYEV on the evening of 31 July. (The invitation was formally issued by KAZANTSEV. See attachment B.) Subject said that although he was going to be in Mexico City on the 31st, he expected to be completely tied up with preparations for the opening of his exhibit the next day and unless I had a special reason for wanting him to go to the reception, he was going to have to skip it. I told him that in view of the circumstances there was no need for him to go.
1. I met Subject at the Del Paseo Hotel from 1350 to 1410 on 13 July and from 1945 to 1530 on 19 July. The next meeting is scheduled for the Del Paseo on 26 July. Subject will call in to arrange the time.
2. Call on GOMARY. On 13 July Subject reported that he still hadn't been able to get through to GOMARY at the UAR Embassy, as the number GOMARY had given him was always busy. I gave Subject three additional numbers from the Diario Oficial and he tried all of them in my presence. He got through on the last one, managed to reach GOMARY, and spoke with him for about three minutes in English. The tone of the conversation tended to confirm GOMARY's claim that he is on very close and informal terms with GOMARY. Subject asked why GOMARY hadn't come to his home the previous two weekends. GOMARY excused himself by saying he had simply been too busy, but wanted very much to see Subject. Subject replied that he was in town at the Del Paseo and why didn't GOMARY come up to his hotel room that evening. GOMARY readily agreed to do so about 2030.
3. Subject reported on 19 July that GOMARY had arrived at the hotel room about 2050 on 13 July and stayed for two hours. At the conclusion of their meeting, Subject invited GOMARY to come to his home in Guernica with his fiancée on Sunday, 16 July. GOMARY agreed and visited Subject in Guernica from 1900-2000 on the 16th, but without his fiancée, who he said was ill.
The hotel meeting on 13 July was by far the most profitable, as it gave Subject an opportunity to talk with GOMARY alone and at length over several drinks. The presence of Subject's wife on the 16th inhibited the conversation.
Subject submitted the attached report (original given DCS) describing the
This... New P has been requested for GOMARY (pp. 1-3) P-10056
P-235 (pp. 1-3) P-235 (pp. 1-3)
P-11712 (pp. 3-4) P-235 (pp. 1-3)
P-235 (pp. 3-4)
help. His positive reaction to the idea of talking to "the older" American would seem to be confirmation of this.
4. (p. 3) While no future meeting was scheduled, Subject and GORKOV parted on the 14th with the mutual understanding that Subject would get in touch with GORKOV either to discuss further GORKOV's business future or to arrange a meeting with Subject's American friend.
5. (p. 3) Subject said it was his wife's understanding from Mrs. HERNÁNDEZ that Mr. HERNÁNDEZ would return to Mexico sometime during the week of 31 July.
6. Subject said that he thought a sizable amount of money—such as $1,200 U.S. per month, would be a vital, although not the primary, factor in recruiting GORKOV to remain in place. The prime incentive, in Subject's view, would obviously be the opportunity to help Egypt.
4. Contact with the Soviets. GORKOV called Subject at home about 1000 on Sunday morning, 15 July. GORKOV said he was at the Soviet dacha in Guanajuato and that he and LOSKOV had gone to Subject's factory about 1700 on Saturday, the 15th, in order to present Subject with three bottles of vodka, but the guard had told them Subject had left. (Subject said he left the factory about 1630.) GORKOV said that LOSKOV had left Guanajuato because he was leaving for the USSR on vacation, but he (GORKOV) was still around and could Subject come over to the dacha. And oh, yes, GORKOV's child was sick with some form of dysentery and could Subject recommend a pediatrician? Subject said that despite the uncivilized hour, he got dressed and went over to the dacha about 1100. GORKOV was overflowing with friendship, kept urging everyone from the smallest child to the oldest woman to go up and say hello to Mr. REXER, and weekly presented Subject with one bottle of vodka.
He explained that they had drunk the other two bottles. About 1115 or so, Savitski began arriving at the desk in droves; Subject estimated 20 men and 15 women arrived in all. One of the newcomers to walk in was AMERINO, who seemed to be greatly surprised to see Subject and to learn that Subject and CHIKHOV knew each other. Subject stayed for about 40 minutes in all. CHIKHOV stayed with him the entire time and talked incessantly—mostly about nothing and often so rapidly that Subject had a hard time understanding his faulty Spanish.
5. In speaking of LOGINOV, CHIKHOV did say that LOGINOV is responsible for "matters inside Mexico," while he (CHIKHOV) "supervised Latin American countries outside Mexico." CHIKHOV did not elaborate on or give any hint as to what kind of "matters" he was talking about. As Subject was leaving, CHIKHOV urged him to come to the Embassy the next time he was in Mexico City and they would have a few drinks. CHIKHOV then said that as a matter of fact he was coming back to Guanajuato the next weekend and would like to see Subject then. Subject said to give him a call. (NOTE: Subject is unusually busy right now because of his approaching trip to the U.S.—in about two weeks, but told me he would try to get together with CHIKHOV for a drink. I urged him to do this.) In all, Subject said he had the impression from CHIKHOV's general department that LOGINOV had told him to look after Subject while he (LOGINOV) was gone.
6. Communist activity in the State of Morelos. Subject said that Cesar KER, the Jefe de Investigaciones of the Policía Judicial in Guanajuato came by his home on the evening of 17 July to ask about a room-divider screen made of the turquoise mosaic material that Subject's factory specializes in. KER told Subject that he'd prefer "not to pay too much for it," and Subject being Subject and also hoping we might make it up to him, obliged by offering him one my below cost. Delighted, KER stayed on awhile and
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Telecon with LIROBIN-2 on 12 July 1967
1. LIROBIN-2 called the Station at 1345 on 12 July and left a message for me to call her. I reached her about an hour later. She said she had met LOGINOV at a party at the Indian Embassy on the evening of 11 July. During a brief conversation with him, he told her he was going to the Soviet Union on vacation on 16 July. He also said that PRIKHODKO was going to the USSR on vacation on 26 July. A minute later, he said PRIKHODKO was leaving on 29 July.
2. Subject said he had had no other contact with any of the Soviets since March. (It will be recalled that she invited PRIKHODKO to dinner on 31 March, but he did not come.) Subject said she would call PRIKHODKO in a few days, mention that LOGINOV had said he was going on vacation, and invite him over before he left. She will let me know what happens.
SB/L
File cc: P-11712
P-2270
COPIES MADE
Легенда (1772)
Кунжук (1735)
Коломычка (1772)
SB/12
Infantry - the return of you can check if the sieves
07/12 09:30 Station
I checked up on
Vidella - she doesn't appear. Am checking
with Charlotte today
P 11/7/2
see P 4805
see file
JF/March 17, 1968
SUBJECT: VALENTIN LOGUNOV
Music Hall de Moscow
Valentin invited our tennis group to be his guests at the final performance of the Ballets Russe at the Arena Mexico. The total group was about 15 persons.
Alexandra not present. Val's wife, Alexandra, was not among the group. Val made no comment about why she was not there. No one else asked, that I know of.
Czechs. Three Czechs were among the group. The introductions were badly handled and I was unable to learn the identity of the Czechs. Val and they spoke Spanish, not Russian or Czech.
Odile Mauricee. (Spelling not certain for last name). Odile was invited by Val. She is Canadian, about 35, not unattractive, but careless in her dress. She struck me as being slightly masculine. She is a teacher of French in the mornings at the University of the Americas. In the afternoons she teaches at an Institute for Translators and Interpreters on Rio Tiber.
We were waiting for a mutual friend of Odile and Val, Rafael. He never arrived. I asked Odile who Rafael was. She explained that he was a teacher and her drinking buddy. Every afternoon around 4-5 she and Rafael can be found in the bar across the street from the institute.
Odile had been drinking beer, probably quite a bit, prior to joining us that evening. She has lived in Mexico for 15 years. Her French, English and Spanish are fluent. She seemed to prefer French, though I felt her English was better.
She dressed oddly with white bobby socks. She did not fit in with the rest of the group. And I'm sure she didn't care. She seems to go to all Soviet embassy functions.
She might possibly be an intimate friend of Val's, if not a mistress, at least an occasional bed-partner. She commented (within the context of tennis, which was the topic of conversation at the moment) that one night Val told her he had to go home early (11 PM) because he was going to play in a tennis tournament the following day.
SECRET
11 March 1968
STAKE-OUT REPORT
DATE: 8 March 1968
1. I checked the Hotel Prince from 09:45 to 09:50 and noticed nothing unusual. I was outside the Hotel Alfer from 09:50 to 10:30 - nothing unusual. I then checked the Prince again at 10:40 for 5 minutes and noticed nothing.
2. I checked the Hotel Prince at 16:50 and saw two women and two men (Soviets) talking in the lobby. Then at the Hotel Alfer from 16:55 to 17:40. Nothing except a man at 17:30 who looked very European. This man looked into the lobby of the hotel, then into the adjacent garage, then back to the hotel then out of the area. He definitely was not a local Soviet.
3. At 17:40 I went back to the Hotel Prince to see if the entertainers were there. At 17:50 two men left who could be Soviets. I followed them to see if they were speaking Russian. I turned the corner from Luis Moya onto Juarez going east, I almost bumped into LOGINOV who was coming west on Juarez. I recognized him immediately and I felt that he recognized me. I continued along Juarez for a bit and then came back to see where LOGINOV went. I then stood on the other corner of Juarez and Luis Moya for 3 or 4 minutes. At this time I noticed a Soviet across Juarez (at the west side of the Juarez monument). He looked like KOLOMYAKOV but with too much hair. This Soviet was taking panoramic shots across Juarez. As his camera approached me, I stepped behind a kiosk. However, in the minutes before I noticed him, he could have been photographing me. A moment later I noticed LOGINOV about 10 yards from the Soviet. Both saw that I had spotted them. The Soviet with the camera then drifted west, photographed the Juarez monument and went further west. LOGINOV then went off in the same direction. I then went to report the above to CLASTONBURY at the Hotel Alfer after checking that I was not followed. I got there at 18:02.
4. The Soviet had a small camera which appeared to be 8 mm. Thus I doubt if he got identifiable pictures of me.
5. We checked out of the hotel at 18:30. At 18:40 we saw LOGINOV's car ahead of us on the Reforma headed toward the Soviet Embassy. Two men were in it whom I did not recognize.
6. LILYRIC has LOGINOV and BARANOV leaving the Soviet Embassy in LOGINOV's car at 15:36 on 8 March. Neither were back by 18:30 when LILYRIC secured. I instantly recognized BARANOV's photos as the Soviet with the camera.
7. Also per LILYRIC, LOGINOV left the Embassy in his car at 09:41 and returned on foot at 10:51. This was the period we were waiting for Subject. However he could not have seen me at the Hotel Prince since I left there at 09:50 the first time and at 10:40 the second time.
Francis J. COIGNE
| Sujetos | N° Hora | OBSERVACIONES | Vehículos |
|---------|---------|---------------|-----------|
| Geat | 20 0902 | que poco antes hablaba con Chem en el cuarto nuevo. | |
| | | se dirige al sur del Edificio. | |
| Onoha y Kola | 21 0907 | que venían de la reja principal, platicando pasan por la terraza y se va al sur del Edificio. | |
| Klim | 22 0911 | venía de hablar con Solo en la Portería, pasa por la terraza y se va al sur del Edificio. | |
| Shil | 23 0958 | y unos trabajadores, pasan afuera del cuarto nuevo y se van al garaje. 1015 Ha. se dirigen a la puerta principal del Edificio. | |
| Zobi | 24 0959 | que poco antes llegaron al Club, salen del cuarto nuevo y se dirigen a la reja principal por la cual salen del Club. | |
| | 1014 | Zobi regresa al Club y vuelve acomarse al cuarto nuevo al parecer busca a alguien, después sale del Club. | |
| M.Y.Kaz | 25 1003 | venían de la Portería, platicando pasan por la terraza y se van al sur del Edificio. | |
| L.Y.Tuch | 26 1042 | que platicaban frente al Recibidor, pasan por la terraza hacia el sur del Edificio. | |
| | 27 1121 | entra al Club un Dodge Negro placas antiguas 464-AP. | |
| Log | 28 1122 | en dicho vehículo venían 2 Hombres y una Mujer (mexicanos) los recibe Log y juntos entran al Recibidor. | |
| Korn y Rine | 29 1200 | que venían del Recibidor, pasan por la terraza hacia el sur del Edificio. | |
Henley C 53197
13 February 1968
Loganov + ? in black Dodge
Unidentified people who were in black badge 464 AF
Placa No. 461-17 - Coche Dodge Particular - modelo 1966 dado de alta en Mayo de 1966 a nombre de IGNACIO MARTINEZ CARPINTERO con domicilio en las calles de Aríneos No. 128 colonia Iztapalapa, zona postal 13 D. F. motor 603334 sedán.
Atentamente K-10
1. Agent: LINEALM/1
2. Date and Site of Meeting: 12/2/68, Tecali Bar, Mariano Escobedo, 1700.
3. Date and Site of Next Meeting: Same place, same time, 19/2/68.
4. Administrative: No administrative matters discussed.
5. Information/Instructions Passed to Agent:
Roston advised LINEALM/1 to continue his same line with his friend Valentin Loguinov. He agreed with LINEALM/1 that since Loguinov did not bring up the matter of his "boss" since his first reference to it at 27/1/68 at the French Club, Loguinov probably has not given further thought to the matter. (Loguinov had two opportunities to bring the matter up again with LINEALM/1 and did not do so).
Roston also advised LINEALM/1 to continue to push LINEALIC/1 into the PHI but agreed that in the light of the current uncertainty as to whom might emerge as the future leader, LINEALIC/1 should not attach himself too firmly to any one individual, but rather await the outcome of the 27/2/68 convention.
6. Information/Reports Given to Case Officer by Agent:
LINEALM/1 gave Roston his reports 050/JF and 051/JF, attached herewith, together with the latest LINEALIC/1 report passed to LINEALM/1 through the drop.
Wallace B Roston
[Signature]
Copies Made
[Signature]
February 7, 1943, 1645-1845 hours.
French Club
Into for tennis. Val was 45 minutes late for our tennis match. I take this as meaning that he no longer suspects me of working for the company, or at least his suspicions have been sufficiently allayed to permit him to risk missing a contact with me. He obviously is not willing with my answers to his earlier questions.
I am no longer a target. When we talk now, I have the definite feeling that he has neither thought at all about our meeting in advance, nor has he been briefed in advance by his people. Our conversation is spontaneous, frank, and frequently boys down.
Heating about Gloria Pinion, Val seemed genuinely bored about Gloria. She is not young, but definitely attractive, athletic, sympathetic, and has organized several tennis groups, always careful to include Val. He seems completely unappreciative of her efforts in his behalf.
Val asked no leading questions and made no provocative remarks about our policy.
Talking about personnel cuts at U.S. embassy. Val asked if it is true that 10 percent of the personnel would return to the U.S. He asked if I knew anyone personally who would be affected. I stated that the only person I really knew at all was Ruth Ortega. I asked that the embassy wouldn't possibly due without her. Val showed considerable interest in Ortega and our contact. I brought her along for tennis so that I could have that contact with Ortega for business not social, and that she probably was a little too old for tennis.
Girls. Val was still on the girl phase. He hoped I could recommend some American girls to him. He asked me if I was interested in girls. I admitted that I was but didn't like to mix them with other activities. I said I liked tennis here, chess there, and girls there, but not mixing them. I then quoted an old Russian song: "Pierwsze dziecko, pierwsze dziecko, sza-"... I don't know the rest."
February 10, 1966, 2100-0200 hours
Hone of Gloria and Pogo Pinto
To this dinner, Gloria has organized a tournament. Prior to the first match she invited all the participants to a cocktail-dinner in her home.
Val late. Val was late, explaining that his wife had a doctors appointment. He also said that he had spent the day at a party in honor of the ambassador who soon will leave.
Val might leave. Val was asked by a provocative German if he too would soon be leaving. Val explained how most people leave after three years, or when the ambassador they have been serving leaves. He said there was a possibility that he might leave, but he refused to express his opinion about such a likelihood.
Party much on Val. Everyone at the party seemed to want to kid Val, or, in the case of the German, come as close as possible to insulting him. I refrained from this attack. I asked Val if he were always treated as sort of a novelty at parties, with people attacking him. He said no, but that most parties were diplomatic or his own Soviet community. He explained the Germans behavior as typical of the short-sighted, ill-informed and vulgar Soviets.
Alexandra. Alexandra spoke little during the evening and needed help from Val frequently to explain that was said in Spanish. However, she seems very intelligent and very calm.
1 February 1968
TO : Chief, Cuba
FROM : C/SB
SUBJECT: Valentin LOGINOV (P-11712)
1. LIMITED reports that on 18 January 1968 LOGINOV entered the Soviet Embassy at 17:11 in his own car (19 DA). He was still in the Embassy at 19:00 when LIMITED went off duty.
2. LILYRIC was not working on 18 January.
Francis J. COIGNE
1. A check at the building confirms that Subject lives at Ignacio Esteva 21 - apt. 2. Near the door bell at the main entrance in the slot corresponding to apt. 2 Subject's name appears: V.S. LOGINOV.
2. The building is quite new and it has 5 floors. The 1st (ground) floor houses the Instituto de cronometrologia, and on the 2nd 3rd floor there are 2 apt per floor. The building has no garage.
3. Apparently there is no portero in the building because there is no bell for the portero. The "interphone" enables tenants to identify visitors and open the door electrically.
Logins ordered
for for
Graciano Esteva
# 21/2
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: BEGABER
DATES OF MEETINGS: 11 and 19 January 1968
1. I met Subject in his room at the Del Paseo Hotel from 1415-1545 on 11 January and from 1415-1515 on 19 January. The next meeting will be arranged by telephone.
2. The Soviets. As of 19 January, Subject had not seen or talked with any of the Soviets since his telephone conversation with LOGINOV on 28 September. Subject did, however, receive a Christmas card from LOGINOV. With my agreement, Subject sent inexpensive gifts along with Christmas cards to LOGINOV and CHEYKHOV, but they weren't delivered until the week of 15 January. Subject explained that before Christmas, he assigned his salesman the job of delivering a score of Christmas gifts, including LOGINOV'S and CHEYKHOV'S, around town, but shortly after Christmas, found that the salesman had not delivered any of them. This discovery caused Subject to fire the salesman, who had been increasingly derelict in performing his job over the past few months and who, Subject had recently learned, had begun taking dope. Subject consequently wrote "better-late-than-never" notes on the cards accompanying the undelivered gifts and had his new salesman deliver them. I have instructed Subject to leave the initiative for the next contact up to the Soviets.
3. Salim COHARY. Subject ran into COHARY on the street one day during the first week of January. COHARY seemed delighted
File cc: P-6235 (p.1) P-10,056 (p.1-2)
P-11712 (p.1) P-9097
COPIES MADE
P-11712
SUBJECT: Policeman recruited by LOGINOV
1. This case started about fifteen months ago and the only info we know of is the ROSETTLE couple that LOGINOV asked the policeman to check on. Is the case active? What requirements are being given to the policeman by LOGINOV? Are any Americans involved? Have any other Soviets been involved? LOGINOV specialises in US operations. He may be giving the policeman assignments in support of his US operations.
2. Please check this with 12 and 4 and let us know what the status is.
Tks.
17 Jan 68
[Signature]
Orig to JKB (fn 11712-8)
1-50-6-614
P file on LOGINOV P-11712
SECRET
17 Jan 68
[Signature]
P-11712
Miguel Juan Betancur
Unigualan cit
Nature Russ employed Stephens-
Adamsan de Mejico.
Wife Teaches Repas at Shero-
Amer Univ.
3. V. 1967
Let me tell you, sir, the answer is yes.
He knows a little of care, believes in "dead."
COS
C/3B
I hold this because we sent 4 TEMPE-8 a menu in new tourist office and didn't want to make too much of a good thing.
Dr
24 August 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: COS
FROM: C/ SB
SUBJECT: Policeman Recruited by LOGINOV
1. In reviewing LOGINOV's SPR which WEENING has just completed, I note that LOGINOV recruited this policeman 18 months ago and that his first requirement was on the BOESTROM couple. At that time we gave LITEMPO-8 traces on LOGINOV saying that he was a dangerous KGB officer. LITEMPO-8 subsequently mentioned that the case was continued and that he, himself, was directing it.
2. If you think that LITEMPO-8 will cooperate, I would like to know the following about this case:
(a) Is it still active?
(b) Did the policeman pass info to LOGINOV on the BOESTROM couple? If so, what? Was there any follow-up?
(c) What type of requirements has LOGINOV given to the policeman? Are any Americans involved?
(d) Have any other Soviets been involved with this case?
(e) Who is handling him while LOGINOV is in the USSR on vacation (he left Mexico on 16 July)?
3. As a basis for discussing this case you could mention that we are especially concerned about LOGINOV because he specializes in US operations. He tried to recruit a chauffeur at the Embassy and tried to develop a female Foreign Service Officer (true). You might also say he is running a sensitive case into the US (false). Thus many of his requests to the policeman may be in support of American operations although this would not necessarily be apparent. Therefore we would like to know what he is asking for. Our traces would help both ourselves and LITEMPO-8, etc.
4. Depending on LITEMPO-8's reaction, you might even suggest that LITEMPO-8 take advantage of LOGINOV's absence from Mexico in the USSR to request Relaciones not to give him a new visa because of his intelligence activity as detailed by LITEMPO-8.
He has been back for a month or more.
Francis J. COIGNE
Distribution:
K - P-11712
1 - 5Q-6-91/2
MEMO FROM LEGAL ATTACHE
DATE: 10 JANUARY 1968
SUBJECT: INSTITUTO DE INTERCAMBIO CULTURAL MEXICANO-RUSO, MORELIA (MEXICAN-RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE, MORELIA) (105-1016 - 1/10/68)
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
XXX GUF note: BIRTHDAY COULD BE EITHER KOLONYAKOV's OR MIROSHNIKOV's. I HAVE DIFFERENT DATES OF BIRTH IN JAN 1926 FOR BOTH THOUGH. VLADIMIR KLINOV KORNYUSHIN AND SOLOMATIN WERE ALSO BORN 1928 (DAY AND MONTH UNKNOWN). ANYONE'S GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.
GUF
Out to 11-09-60 at 1155. LOGOVA asks MALYSHINA for IVANOVA and asks her when did they come back. Last night. Well, they are gathering tomorrow evening at the Embassy to celebrate someone's birthday and there will be a lot of people and they have to present him with a gift. Let's make a collection and buy him a silver pitcher and two glasses. /long discussion/. Alright, but let's keep NATASHA as a teacher of English for the kids. Final
P-11712
P-1612
P-497
P-6518
156055
11 ERE. 1933
SECRET
11 January 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: Visit of Unidentified Woman to Soviet Embassy grounds
1. LICALLA reported that at 1203 hours on Tuesday 9 January 1968, an unidentified woman, described by LICALLA as a "Northamerican type" entered the Soviet Embassy. This woman entered the receiving room and came out into the courtyard of the Soviet Embassy grounds at 1206 hours. While in the garden (courtyard) she spoke to Yuri S. CHERNISH (P-13042), Vladimir Sergeyevich KORUSHEKIN (P-11707) and to Vladimir Agafonovich DOLGOV (P-9774). From 1215 hours until 1226 hours, when she again entered the reception room in the company of Valentin S. LOGINOV (P-11712), she spoke in the courtyard to DOLGOV. LICALLA reported that this unidentified woman departed the Soviet Embassy at 1252 hours.
2. Attached for Vladimir A. DOLGOV's (P-9774) file are LICALLA photos of this woman taken with DOLGOV. (FOR WOPIRM USE ONLY).
Grace H. FARMILANT
SB
FILES
P-9774 w/att
P-13042 w/o/att
P-11707 w/o/att
P-11712 w/o/att
SECRET
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT : LICOZY-5
DATE OF MEETING : 5 January 1968
1. I met Subject at the Koala from 09:15 to 09:50. I will call him in the week of 15 January to arrange delivery of his liquor.
2. Subject gave me the travel info on IVANOV which has already been forwarded to San Jose.
3. Subject reported that LOGINOV visited him a few days before Christmas bearing 6 bottles of Vodka, red and black caviar and a lacquered box. He mentioned that NIKOFOROV and KORMUSIKIN had had a car accident. Also that NECHIPORENKO had arrived but that either he or someone in his family had been sick ever since arrival.
4. LOGINOV used the occasion to renew the old pitch. He said that with the celebration of the 50th anniversary everybody is contributing. What would LICOZY-5 contribute? Subject then gave LOGINOV a pair of sun glasses with a built in transistor radio (as a Christmas gift). LOGINOV said he meant not personal favors but something for the cause. He then asked Subject to spot a Mexican employee of the American Embassy. Subject laughed at him and repeated all the old arguments about not working for the Scvs. He told LOGINOV that, if he wanted to be friends, then stop bringing up these old requests.
Francis J. COIGNE
Distribution:
Orig - P-2712
L - P-11712
SECRET
5 January 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Berta NAVARRO, Member of Fuerzas Armadas de America Latina (FALA)
SOURCE: LICOZY-5
1. Source stated that Subject is the sister-in-law of his old friend Lic. Juan SALDAÑA who used to be in Relaciones and is now Sub Director General of Accion Social of the Departamento del D.F. Subject is the sister of SALDAÑA's wife, Fernanda and is 24 years old.
2. A few weeks ago SALDAÑA brought Subject to Source asking the latter to give Subject a job. Subject told Source that she had formerly worked at UNAM and had been arrested in a group which had bombed the Bolivian Embassy in Mexico. She was held and interrogated but because of SALDAÑA's influence, she was released after 2 months without charges. However, the police refused to let her work at UNAM and told her that they would have to approve any job she undertook. She still has to report to the police every 3 days. Subject told Source her story because she knew that the police would check with him.
3. Subject told Source the following about herself and the FALA:
a. The FALA has 76,000 members.
b. Her superiors told her that the PCM tipped off the Mexican authorities about those involved in the bomb throwing. The PCM did this because terrorism is against their line and harms the peaceful diffusion of Communism.
c. The FALA works on the cell basis so that each member knows only a few people. However, she worked as liaison between Mexico and Poza Rica and knows more members there. The FALA members in Poza Rica are Pemex workers.
d. The FALA is financed by the Cuban Embassy.
4. Valentin S. LOGINOY (P-11721) came into the office a few days after Subject started work and asked about her (she is replacing Miriam AVILA Katz). Source gave LOGINOY a brief resume of the above. LOGINOY's only comment was "they are nuts."
5. There are no traces on Subject, but there are several cards on SALDANA.
Francis J. COIGNE
File:
Orig - 50-9-8
1 - P-2712
1 - P-11712
Date: November 25, 1967
To: Mr. Henry Dearborn
Deputy Chief of Mission
Mr. Wallace W. Stuart
Counselor for Political Affairs
From: Nathan L. Ferris
Legal Attaché
Subject: INSTITUTO DE INTERCAMBIO CULTURAL MEXICANO-RUSO
(MEXICAN-RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE),
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO
105-367 (11-23-67)
This document is for the use of your agency only and neither it nor its contents should be further distributed without appropriate authorization.
Enclosed are two memoranda, dated and captioned as above, which may be of interest to you.
Enclosures (2)
CC: Mr. Winston M. Scott (Encs.-2)
Army Attaché (Encs.-8)
American Consulate General, Guadalajara (Encs.-2)
(Through Counselor for Consular Affairs)
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Source: T-1
August 3, 1937
Members of the IICM at Guadalajara held a picnic for visitors at the II Soviet Cultural Week at Chapala, Jalisco, on August 3, 1937, lasting from 1:30 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Noted among the visitors were the following:
- Professor ADELINA ZELENSKA
- SOLOI ZELENSKY
- VALENTIN LONCHHOV
- STANISLAV INDIA
- SOLOI ZELENSKY
- VLADIMIR LUCHEV
- Professor ADELINA LONCHHOV
- STANISLAV CHYCHY
The II Soviet Cultural Week at Guadalajara, Jalisco, began on August 7, 1937, with a reception at the IICM office with about 700 persons present. Noted among the persons present were the following: SOLOI ZELENSKY, SOLOI ZELENSKY, VLADIMIR LUCHEV, Professor ADELINA ZELENSKA, STANISLAV CHYCHY, STANISLAV INDIA, and VALENTIN LONCHHOV. A cocktail party was held after the inauguration ceremonies, and many Russian and other Iron Curtain country magazines were given to the public.
Source: T-1
August 12, 1937
On the night of August 10, 1937, Russian documentary type movies were shown to about 110 persons at the Social Security Theatre at Guadalajara. These movies were sponsored by the IICM.
Source: T-1
August 21, 1937
On the night of August 11, 1937, about 50 persons were entertained by EMILIO YAMAG and LUIZ LOCA playing the violin and the piano. This event was sponsored by the IICM as part of the II Soviet Cultural Week.
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: Operational Meeting with LINGCHI/1 (P-117/1)
DATE OF MEETING: 24 November 1937
1. The undersigned met with LINGCHI/1 on 24 November from 1200 hours to 1545 hours at an in-town safe house. From 1205 to 1245 the meeting was conducted in L/1's car inasmuch as the safe house was occupied during this period. The next meeting is scheduled for the same safe house on 8 December at 1500 hours.
2. The following meetings between L/1 and the below named Soviets occurred during the months of October and November:
a. Classes of 3 October: BEREZIN (P-9037) and GONCHARENKO (P-9379) studied on this day from 1530 to 1700. KAZANTSEV (P-860) studied from 1700 to 1800.
b. Classes of 5 October: In the morning of this day, an unidentified Soviet phoned Mrs. ROCKETT (L/1 was out of the house) and requested her to inform L/1 that there would be no classes that day. No reason was given, either then or subsequently, for this cancellation.
c. Classes of 10 October: BEREZIN & Goncharenko studied from 1530 to 1700. KAZANTSEV came at 1610, interrupting class, to pick up several pocket books which he had previously asked L/1 to procure for him. L/1 selected them from his own library. KAZANTSEV stated that he did not care what subjects were chosen; he wanted them only to improve his reading ability. He did mention, however, that he preferred not to read books which had either violence or pornography as their central theme. L/1 brought a book on science fiction (Kaz. was not particularly interested in this), a book on ballet, and a book on the TSI which KAZANTSEV seemed very interested. KAZANTSEV said that he would not be taking class today and that they would all discontinue classes after 12 Oct. KAZANTSEV stated that he was supposed to take his vacation from 12 Nov. and 14 November. Signed: P-117/1
P-117/1
COPIES MADE
and concluded that they could be too busy with the upcoming October 15th anniversary. L/1 noted that although BEDIN had not expressed interest in the books given him in 1967, he was interested in obtaining books of a geographical nature. BEDIN has previously remarked that he liked a good spy story and that during a 1966 layover in Brussels, he (BEDIN) sought out and enjoyed seeing some old movies there.
4. Classes of 12 October: (Last class until 14 November).
BEDIN and GO BEDIN studied from 1530 to 1700. MAMIN did not study.
BEDIN told L/1 to come to the Embassy near the end of October in order to pick up his invitations for the 7 November anniversary. L/1 mentioned that he might be going to the States during the last of October. BEDIN asked L/1 to bring him two 7 inch recording tapes and two 5 inch reel tapes. BEDIN commented that "another friend" had previously brought him some tapes. This was the first time BEDIN had ever requested L/1 to perform any personal favor.
3. On 12 October L/1 drove to the Embassy to pick up his invitations. L/1 met by BEDIN who gave him two invitations. L/1 commented that he was not now planning to return to US. BEDIN stated that he did not need the requested tapes himself as a "friend" had purchased some Grundig tapes for him while in the States.
4. On 7 November L/1 attended the Soviet celebration. L/1 was not accompanied by his wife since he had to teach classes that evening and therefore stayed only from 1700 to 1830 hours. By his own testimony, L/1 consumed some 14 shots of vodka during this period, yet managed to teach two classes that evening. L/1 agreed that the classes were conducted in a voluble spirit. L/1 was met at the gate by CORITZ, who then passed him on to LEGINSKY. BEDIN commented that he was still interested in possibly hiring Enrique UTERRA as an English language teacher for his son. In the reception line L/1 met MAMIN and wife, who introduced him to the new military attaché (name forgotten by L/1) with whom he had an animated
conversation in Spanish. The military attaché spoke very good Spanish and indicated to L/1 that he would probably begin to study English within the next few months. The attaché's English was very poor. L/1 then met GOLYCO and had the usual cocktail sherry with them.
BENEN and GOLYCO, in turn, introduced L/1 to KU GOLYCO, allegedly a representative of the "Ministry of Culture" of the USSR who, in that capacity, was accompanying the Soviet Ballet on Ice tours. GOLYCO spoke in fluent English with L/1 commenting that he had studied English in the USSR. His home is Kiev. L/1's impression of GOLYCO was that GOLYCO did not appear to be the "cultural type". GOLYCO was very imprecise as to his actual role and duties with the Ice Ballet. GOLYCO's dress was somewhat haphazard and he impressed L/1 as somewhat unrefined and a heavy. GOLYCO, according to L/1, is about 40-45 years of age, 6'1" in height, 160-165 pounds, grey hair and thin-faced (angular).
L/1, emboldened by a few cocktails, requested two tickets for the Ice Ballet from GOLYCO. GOLYCO politely acquiesced and said he would get two of the best seats. L/1 was then introduced to the assistant director and the director of the orchestra by GOLYCO who translated in a seemingly suave manner. With this show of friendliness on the part of the Soviets, L/1 KHN decided to invite them all to his house for a buffet supper within the next few weeks. GOLYCO and his associates were visibly pleased and L/1 also extended the invitation to BENEN. BENEN said he would try and make all the arrangements and a tentative date of 9 or 10 December was agreed upon. L/1 was then introduced to the Armenian Ambassador, GALTACHYAN, with whom he conversed in English. GALTACHYAN has good English facility. GALTACHYAN appeared to be on good terms with a number of Soviets and knew BENEN quite well. GALTACHYAN is tall and thin, pronounced Slavonic features, and possesses a strong, forceful, dynamic personality. L/1 and GALTACHYAN had a friendly talk and when parting GALTACHYAN left open
the possibility of meeting together specially. As 2/1 was leaving the
office, they exchanged a few words, and then 2/1 walked over to 1/1 with whom he proposed to meet, and they
drank to the USSR.
5. Beginning with 15 November, the following classes were held:
a. Classes of 15 November: GONCHARNO arrived 10 minutes
late for classes at 1530. He informed 1/1 that neither KAZANTSEV or
BERIN would be available for classes that day. Then, apparently as an
after-thought, GONCHARNO commented that he would not attend classes
either.
b. Classes of 16 November: 1/1 met BERIN who gave him two
tickets for the Ice Ballet. BERIN and GONCHARNO entered at 1530. At
1620 KAZANTSEV entered and interrupted the class to announce that he would
not study that day. Irritatedly BERIN wheeled around and told KAZANTSEV
very explicitly that he should remain and study. To this KAZANTSEV replied
in English, "See the pressure my Chief puts on me!" It was quite apparent
that BERIN was in charge of the language lessons and that KAZANTSEV was
seemingly very hesitant to defy BERIN's challenge. (C.O. note: This
may signify that BERIN's rank is considerably more than a Second Secretary
within the internal organization of the Embassy). KAZANTSEV stated that
he wanted to take a week's leave, but in deference to BERIN's wishes
KAZANTSEV finally remained during the rest of the class, although his
presence was a somewhat disruptive factor. GONCHARNO, who had remained
silent for the most part, became somewhat bored and dispirited by KAZANTSEV's
antics and therefore exited the class at 1640 - some 20 minutes before the
end of the lessons. BERIN and KAZANTSEV remained and 1/1 had them ask
each other questions in English - an exercise which KAZANTSEV enjoyed in
that his English is superior to BERIN's. However, BERIN rose to the
occasion, conducted himself in a fine manner, and there ensued a lively
exchange of answers and questions on non-controversial topics.
Upon departing, KORNIUSHIN stated that he would join the KGB in November and would join the KGB in November. He identified a new unit in KGB, KGB, (Valentin Mikhailovich), a second a security in the KGB.
c. Classes of 21 November: KORNIUSHIN and GORSHKIN studied from 1530 to 1700. At 1700 KORNIUSHIN entered together with KORNIUSHIN. KORNIUSHIN possesses good, fluent English although his grammar is quite rough. He speaks with a decidedly British accent. LOR KORNIUSHIN commented that he had served in Burma (approximately from 1962-65) and more recently (1965-67) had been working in Moscow. KORNIUSHIN is married and stated that he had been in Mexico some four months. KORNIUSHIN appears to be between 35-40 years of age, blonde hair, trim, athletic appearing, approx. 6 feet tall and weighing between 165-170 pounds.
d. Classes of 23 November: KORNIUSHIN and GORSHKIN studied from 1530 to 1700. GORSHKIN commented that his wife and two children were ill with the flu. KORNIUSHIN and KORNIUSHIN arrived at 1700 and studied until 1800. During the lesson a slight argument or difference of opinion arose between KORNIUSHIN and KORNIUSHIN over what the official Soviet position was during the 1954 Cyprus crisis. (L/1 could not recall the substance over what they differed on). L/1 then queried them as to what the official position was on the present crisis. They both replied that they didn't know as yet what the position of the USSR was on the current Cyprus dispute. The exchange reflected the obtuse, somewhat dogmatic, character of KORNIUSHIN. L/1 characterized KORNIUSHIN as possessing very strong and fixed ideas. KORNIUSHIN did not appear to be swayed by KORNIUSHIN's position and spoke openly and forcefully to him. Upon departing L/1 spoke with LOGINOV regarding the possible employment of an English teacher for LOGINOV's children. LOGINOV commented that a Soviet English-speaking teacher employed the new teaching his son. L/1 had recently met a NEW JOURNAL through William (W) FENT, Director of the British Institute.
Mr. Johnson, a British citizen, is the one in seeking the position.
Although I/1 was not keen to hire him, he was interested in him during
the interview and wanted to send a strong recommendation as
for Johnson's credentials. (Johnson is a lawyer by profession and is
married). I/1 became more interested in Johnson and told I/1
that he might be able to use his services in two or three months.
The undersigned instructed I/1 to obtain more bio information (full name,
etc.) on Johnson and to monitor the progress of Johnson in attempting
to obtain a teaching position at the University.
[Signature]
[Name]
[Date]
L/1 stated that he preferred to study English alone rather than in a class or with a tutor. L/1 commented that he would be required to take his English exam in March in the near future (time not specified) and that he would need to prepare for it. L/1 stated that he wanted to "maintain his 25% bonus" by passing this English exam. L/1 views English as somewhat of a bumpkin, not particularly intelligent, but a plodder; and a loner in his relationships with others - as far as L/1 can discern. L/1 was not able to attend classes as he was to accompany a group from the international diplomatic community on a special tour to the Museum. L/1 also spoke briefly with L/1. L/1 asked L/1 if he would have time to teach his son (3 or 5 years old). English, in the company of another Soviet boy, between the hours of 1700 and 2000 any day of the week. L/1 stated that these hours were impossible for him, but might be able to arrange another time. L/1 said that he would give this consideration. L/1 then began talking of his love for sports and his background as a former judge in Olympic skiing as well as refereeing various other sports including tennis. This was all discussed against the backdrop of the Olympics. L/1's English is good, although not as fluent as L/1's. L/1's only problem seems to be a lack.
LIROCKET-1 Contact Report
31 Oct. (16 Nov. 67)
1.- Don Manifestos de entrada del barco Almacén Occidental "LUSITANIA" que entre al Puerto de Veracruz, el día 3 de Nov./67, procedente de Almacén Occidental y salió de este puerto el día 7 de Nov./67. Habiendo dejado una probadora para el Sr. Valentín Hernández, de la Embajada Rusa en México, D.F. Una caja de efectos personales, para el Sr. Dimitri D. Prugov, de la Embajada Rusa en México, D.F.
2.- Tres copias fotostáticas del cable puesto desde la habana, Cuba a los pos y linos, S.A., avisándole de la llegada del barco cubano ULYSSE al Puerto de Progreso, para que sean atendidos, este barco entre el día 7 de Nov./67 a Progreso, Yucatán. Esta información se lo pase por velofono al Sr. Miguel, el día 8 de Nov./67, a las 8 y 45 p.m., por haberse nos pasado el dato directamente desde Veracruz.
3.- Manifestos de Consignataria de Nuevos Muebles, diciendo que el barco de nacionalidad ruso "LENINSKY KOMSOMOL", salió el día 4 de Nov./67, del Puerto del Mariel, Provincia de "Inar del Río, Cuba, en la otra, habiendo llegado al Puerto de Veracruz, a cargar más el día 8 de Nov. de 1967.
4.- Lista de tripulantes del barco ruso "LENINSKY KOMSOMOL" que entre el día 8 de Nov./67, procedente del Mariel, Cuba.
November 2, 1967, 1130 hours.
Casual contact. Logunov was entering the French Club as I was leaving. He asked me to stay long enough to play a couple of sets of tennis with him. I had to decline due to previous commitments. We both agreed to look for each other for tennis some day after the 50th anniversary celebrations next week.
November 11, 1967, 1100-1200 hours.
Source: Direct. At French Club.
Tennis. Logunov and I played doubles with two women. Everyone seemed to permit themselves to tease Logunov about the embassy's celebration of the 50th anniversary and about the numerous requests that everyone seemed to have made for gifts and souvenirs from Russia. Val has signed up for a tournament of mixed doubles which begins tomorrow. I too have been invited and accepted.
Attitude. Logunov seemed very friendly and anxious to continue our friendship. His motives, however, seem strictly for tennis.
Companion. Earlier I saw Logunov playing tennis with a rather tall and heavy-set person who left when Logunov approached my wife and me. Later, when dressed, this person passed by to say goodbye to Logunov, in Russian. He is obviously an embassy type.
November 12, 1967.
Source: Direct. At French Club.
Logunov played tennis with still another member of his embassy. We did not have an opportunity to talk on the courts. We did see each other in the showers. He showed great interest in playing soon and said he would call me to arrange the date and time. He joked that I should bring some of my friends from the embassy, all of whom are CIA. We could have an international tournament. I told him that none of my friends played tennis. He misinterpreted and thought I said that I knew no one at the embassy—he looked disappointed. I corrected him and said that I did indeed know embassy people, but that none played tennis and that I doubted very much if my friends were CIA, FBI or anything else.
LICALLA- 2 DECEMBER 1967
ANOTHER INTERESTING KGB TRIO?
Valentin LOGINOV, Oleg NECHIPORENKO (arrived PCS 29 NOV 1967),
and Pavel YATSKOV, whom NECH is replacing.
File: F-11712
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**DISPATCH**
**SECRET**
**TO:**
Chief, Soviet Bloc Division
**CC:**
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
**FROM:**
Acting Chief of Station, Mexico City
**SUBJ:**
O Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-285412)
**ACTION REQUESTED:**
Microfilm
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Forwarded herewith are the Station's Personality File on Subject for inclusion into his Headquarters 201-File. The file has been purged of all Headquarters correspondence.
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**Distribution:**
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- C/SHU w/o/atts.
File not forwarded directly to SHU/WH by 1944/58 on 22 Aug 72.
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**CS COPY**
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**CROSS REFERENCE TO**
**DISPATCH NUMBER AND RECIPIENT**
**DATE**
16 August 1972
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The above document(s) are cross-referenced to the 201 file cited under left margin. For information concerning the location of the file containing the record copy document, call files section, extension 4127.
1. Subject was fifteen minutes late for the meeting scheduled for 1600 hours, claiming a terrible hangover and exhaustion, having spent most of the previous night with BXX, drinking. (I am quite sure that immediately upon his arrival and after making his explanation for being late he asked that his car was in the shop for repairs, but at the end of the unproductive meeting he walked to his car parked only half a block away from the cafe. I walked with him and commented on his earlier remark regarding repairs but he denied saying anything about it.)
2. Subject had not yet seen LUBA but said that he planned to attend a party allegedly to be given by Lyublina (not Sergio's wife) at which time he will attempt to elicit info re LUBA's recent trip. Incidentally, Subject stated that Sergio had returned to Mexico 3 or 4 months ago. (It had been my understanding that Sergio was still in Moscow.) Subject had not seen either of the SERGIOs for several months.
3. We chatted at great length about many innocuous topics, Russian literature, Mexican food, etc. At one point I attempted to have him work on LUBA's file, but he begged off, returning again to his exhaustion, etc. However, we scheduled a 1000 hour meeting at the J2I cafe for tomorrow. 25 August, 1945, stating to be in good condition enabling him to tackle the case at that time. (Personally, I am not in favor of doing this sort of work in a restaurant.)
4. During our discussion of the LUBA literature Subj. asked me if I could get him a copy of SERGIO's "IXLAD ISLANDS" published in Russia, I said I would try.
5. Subject is going to try to get away for a short vacation in Acapulco sometime in Sept. and he hopes that I can join him. I made no comment.
6. While waiting for Subj. I was reading "Sports Afield" which I threw on a chair when Subject arrived. About halfway through the meeting Subj. asked me if I were interested in hunting and fishing and when I replied in the affirmative he quickly came up with a "brilliant" idea. He said he has a student an American friend, who is studying hunting and fishing, and he thought it would be a terrific idea for him to introduce this man, whom he would like to see so we could hunt and fish together. I told him I was not ready for this sort of thing yet, perhaps later.
7. Subj. has a trip to England but has a date with his wife at the "HILTON" in London, on the 25th of August, apparently arranged. Subj. had been told he was very interested in the type of work we are asking him to do, but hopes he can have a more active role in the work. He said: "I am to go to London, or any other part of England in order to do your bidding. I told him he was to do that, but not to think about it at this time, but even if he were to accept it, he would require much additional training. He laughed and said, "I am only saying I understand your position."
8. SERGIO. Subject is a strong, cocky, young, with a tendency to wander off into unrelated topics. He is a bit of a con artist, he seems to love everyone and is certainly a bit of a charmer. He is quite agreeable. He met to terminate the case after he had been arrested and given a serious briefing as to what this is all about. It is too early for me to tell whether he can be brought
down out of the clouds to face reality and I imagine a rather dull daily existence. I think he would like to be, and maybe is, an avid reader of literature. Perhaps he entertains thoughts of becoming a writer someday. He apparently enjoys putting away a good deal of alcoholic beverages.
[Signature]
Douglas P. [Last Name]
August 6, 1967
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy FARKHI (P-13, P30)
Date of Meet: Aug 5 at Continental Rest from 2000 to 2300 hrs.
1. The meet was prearranged and S came on time. The purpose of the meet was to debrief S on his meet with LOC which took place the previous evening and proceed with the filling of the PAQ as well as to give necessary ops instruction. The purpose was achieved.
Next meet: August 18 at the same time and place.
2. The fact that LOC started the meet with a talk about books appeared to S to be curious. No doubt that LOC was peddling some Communist ideological tidbits, especially, justification of Sov international policy. Briefly, too much freedom is not good. Americans and their foreign policy is naive; they worry more about the world opinion than about their national interest; if they want to do something they consult everybody and everything to find out an ages old fact that nobody can satisfy everybody; Nixon's trip to Romania was outright a provocation aimed at Sov Union, except, if it was a product of naivenease.
3. S was really surprised to hear LOC giving up so easily on the matter of the US Emb phone directory, but he was outright disappointed when LOC stated that he nor any of Sov Emb officials would want to meet with LOC. Further, S was shocked up when he directly told that he was to be Sov agent assigned to collect info about Red China and Nat Chinese policy concerning Sov - Red Chinese conflict from a Chinese Emb official. Although, he did not mention it to WASHDC, it was obvious that S did not like at all the idea that big money was spoken but there was no mention of money right now, i.e. during the period "S will be working on winning TANG's confidence".
4. P reminded S that he told him at their previous meet concerning his involvement with the Chinese and said that if it was not clear then what P meant LOC spelled it out in clear terms. S, convinced that he did not want to go to see TANG before speaking to P, because he wanted to follow our instruction. This was said to please P on one hand and on the
other to appease his (s) own fear from the mere possibility that something might go wrong and he would have nowhere to turn to. F told him that going to TANG only in connection with the matter of publishing the article could do him no harm; denying having contact with LOG recently is not sufficient; TANG could bring up the question for an extensive purpose of wanting to send a message to S Sov friend and the fact of not seeing each other during the past 2 - 3 weeks means nothing whatsoever, because S is supposed to be able to reach a friend; S must be ready to meet any question by TANG not by denying previous statements but by emphasizing that he was thinking carefully about what he told TANG and he reached the conclusion that that would get him in a situation he was never before and consequently, knows nothing about possible consequences; therefore, he decided to keep out a field he is ignorant in.
5. As far as the other requirements concerning the Chinese are concerned, F told S to do nothing for the time being and, especially, to keep away from trying to ascertain the names of Mexicans working in the Chinese Bar. S should claim that he was spending his time on trying to get the name of the next Presidential candidate before the President sends the name of the candidate to ERI for approval. Further, S can always be in no more hurry than LOG was to get him an answer on the platinum deal.
6. In spite of his reactions concerning the business part of the meet, S was flattered with LOG's invitation to spend a day with him and his family in Guatia to celebrate his birthday together. F asked F would it be appropriate if he and Josephine took a present to Mrs. LOG, as for example, a silver brooch or something similar. F told him that the maximum he could take for Mrs. LOG and the toy was a box of chocolate candies in the value of 100. F did not imply that he would pay for it.
7. S read through the remainder of the ERI and it was true that he was able to give very few answers if he did not have an opportunity to observe LOG in the circle of his family and in conditions less formal than they usually meet. It may be noted that I read the questionnaire 2 - 3 times to be sure I what he had to pay attention. S was requested that F bring his back the portion he already filled out because he was not
give additional info and correct some of the given answers.
8. At the end of the meet S stated that he did not have his car this evening because Josephine needed it. F told him that he was willing to pay him a taxi, but he was not able to give him a ride. F is quite sure that the car which S uses is Josephine's and that it is on S' disposal only when she does not need it. Further, if S ever wanted to identify F's car it is extremely doubtful that he would have ventured into setting excuses in an evening with such lousy weather as it was last night.
9. Byproduct of the talk about the car was that we learned Josephine a.k.a. she is 49. According to S nobody would believe that she was more than 40.
E. Bernhard
ATTACHMENT
August 6, 1969
Subject: Jimmy FABORI (P-15850) Report on His
Meet with LOGINOV (P-11,712) on Aug 4 at Esmoros-San Angel
at 2000 hrs.
1. The meet was prearranged and it lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes.
As in all previous cases S and LOG met in front of the restaurant. LOG
came 3 minutes earlier.
THEIR NEXT MEET: On Aug 16 S and Josephine are to come to
Ouaatla at the "Zanoe" about 1000 hrs to
be guests of LOG and his family (to celebrate
S birthday which is on Aug 15 ).
On Aug 25 at Esmoros-San Angel at 2000 hrs a
business meet will be held.
2. LOG and S 2 Vodka cocktails, club sandwich and a beer. LOG
claimed that he had already eaten something and S felt a stomach dis-
comfort.
3. LOG asked S did he finish reading the book (in English) about
Rasputin which he gave him about a month ago. S answered affirmatively
and they spoke about the book. LOG promised to give S another book, written
a a British , titled "USSR 1941-45" or similar. LOG wants S to be
familiar with the suffering of Sov people during the WW II.
4. Then, LOG asked S what was the situation with the US Embassy
Phone Directory. S stated that the fictitious girl Patricia showed up
for few day and returned to the States for family reasons. He brought
up in a conv with her the Directory and she told him that it was tightly
controled. S left it at that point and he told LOG that he would have
to start working on the matter from scratch if LOG wanted the Directory
but S would appreciate LOG's suggestions as to how to go about it. LOG
told S to forget it because he know that the directory was well controled.
5. The next question by LOG was what progress did S make with
Mr. TANG. S told him about his meet with TANG on Aug 1 (See FINALLY's
FABORI Contact Report dated Aug 7, '69). LOG listened to the story
without interrupting and then he told S that he was not certain that
TANG was a member of the Chinese Emb staff here, because he did not find his name in the diplomatic list. Further, he told S that he was doing a good job, which he appreciated, but he must be very cautious because the Chinese are clever people and extremely suspicious.
6. In reply to S' question LOG stated that for anyone of them (Sov Emb official) would meet with TANG, because that it too dangerous. S queried what was dangerous about it and LOG stated that there was always a chance that they (TANG and LOG or another Sov) might be seen together and that would be very bad. S went on to tell S that it would be his job to develop friendly relations with TANG or possibly another Chinese official and slowly obtain from him the info LOG and his embassy needed; LOG will guide him as to how to go about it and if they show confidence in S he will have it made and Sova (LOG used the expression: VE) would pay him very well for that job. S commented that he had believed that what he was doing he did out of personal friendship with LOG and not for money. LOG smiled at S' statement and added that in addition to money they (Sova) enable S to travel to Sov Union and have a vacation on the Black Sea.
7. While S was thinking whether to say something or keep quiet, LOG told him that the next time he went to TANG he should limit his conv to the publishing of the article about Nat China and if needed deny that he had any contact with his Sov friend (LOG) since he met TANG; S' job is to win TANG's confidence and that is a slow process with the Chinese. Then, in answer to LOG's question S stated that there were to Mexicans (a woman and a man) working at the Chinese Emb. LOG told him to get their names and addresses. S commented that this was not as simple as it sounded, because one cannot just ask a person what was his name and address. LOG commented that even this was a matter which cannot be rushed; first get their names and later obtain the address.
8. There was another thing S should do; find out how many Chinese live in Mexico City and determined which ones were the influential ones and among the latter ones determine which are the most influential; he can start working on this by dropping in a better Chinese restaurant and trying to develop some acquaintances; it can be assumed that those who go to restaurants are people who have money and those who have money are
usually influential. S agreed with LOG and expected LOG to tell him that he would pay for the visiting of Chinese restaurants, but LOG kept quiet.
9. S had no intention to skip the talk about money and he told him that the publishing of the article about Kat China may end in a blind alley if TANG does not supply at least a half a page of advertising. LOG did not want that to happen and he told S that he (LOG) would give him MN 1,000 if the printing of the article should be held because of lack of advertising. S brought to LOG's attention that half of page of advertising brings to Pierre (RUDIAN) 1,500 pesos. LOG felt that he would pay that money as a price of keeping the door open to the Chinese Emb for S. To put some costing on the pill S added that he would try to obtain an ad or two from Chinese restaurants, but he doubted that the owners would be interested in advertising in a magazine which is far from being well known. Just the idea that S contemplated going to Chinese restaurants pleased LOG's ear.
10. LOG was interested in the status of the Presidential race and S told him that it narrowed down to four candidates and that all the indications were in the direction that ECHAVARRIA was to be the official PRI candidate. S believed that by Aug 20 he would know the name of the candidate. In reply to LOG's question S stated that the candidate will be publicly known Sept 15-20.
11. LOG wanted to give more time to be positive of the name of the Presidential candidate and he decided that their next (business) meet would be on Aug 25 at the same time and place. LOG immediately added that he did not forget that S birthday was on Aug 15 and that he believed that it would be the best if they celebrated together in Cuautla on Ema Aug 16. LOG added that on that day his wife and son would be with him in Cuautla and S should bring along Josephine; LOG will bring a bottle of "Russian" champagne and pic-nic style food; there will be bottle of Vodka for Josephine and a bottle of (P does not remember what) for S plus the book he previously mentioned. LOG added some more description about what a wonderful day they would have together. They are to meet in Cuautla about 1000 hrs at the "HenceB. LOG will be there without fail because he will pick up his son who is now attending the "Russian School"
in Cuernavaca; the son speaks only Russian and English and LOG is looking forward to the fact that his son will be obliged to speak English all day; LOG's wife speaks a little Spanish and there will be no problem for her and Josephine to understand each other. S promised to be there.
12. Last moment assignment for S: LOG hold an info that TANG speaks Russian. If S succeeds to verify this fact LOG would like to know where did TANG learn Russian.
1. Agent/Subject: LICOZY-5
2. Case Officer Vincent P. RIZZUTO
3. Date and site of contact: 4 Aug 69 at Restaurant Parque
4. Date and site of next meeting: Subject will call—see below
5. Administrative (salaries, accountings, etc.)
Subject mentioned near the close of the meeting that he owed me $600 (US) for the TV set which COIGNE had obtained for him. I said that I thought this was a gift but Subject said no, he insisted on paying for it and would do so shortly. Meanwhile, a part has burned out and he cannot obtain a replacement in Mexico because this particular model is not made in Mexico. He will call in with the details and I will try to get it for him.
6. Information/Instructions passed agent:
None
7. Report/Information received from agent: (use back if necessary)
Subject had been in Europe and Israel for several weeks since our last meeting. Nothing of particular interest developed on this trip.
Before he left, Subject was invited by NECHIPORENKO (P-7442) to celebrate the latter's birthday (which happens to be 4 July). Subject tried to beg off but NECHIPORENKO refused to take no for an answer and actually came to Subject's apartment with KOSTIKOV to bring Subject to NECHIPORENKO's apartment. Since NECHIPORENKO's wife was away, three girls from the Planitsky Chorus were awaiting the three men. Considerable drinking was done and Subject said it was obvious why they had asked him since the third girl needed a partner. Her name was Nina BUCHAROVA. Subject said that all of the girls were quite attractive and "available for anything." Subject said that he understood that most of the girls in the Chorus fit this category and that they would simply wait until their housemother was asleep before going out and getting some action.
Subject and NECHIPORENKO actually have a good personal relationship.
8. Security:
None
(see attached sheet)
page 2
9. Miscellaneous:
Subject solved a mystery of where GISTTNER was during his recent visit. Subject had met GISTTNER at the airport and had wined and dined his family during most of the time that GISTTNER was here. No wonder GISTTNER had no time for LIBERTY or anybody else.
Subject believes that NECHIPORENKO is very intelligent. He speaks the best Spanish of any of the Soviets known to Subject and due to this facility as well as his looks, can pass for a Mexican. Subject believes that NECHIPORENKO was given the task of cultivating and attempting to re-recruit him after LOGINOV failed. Subject had some interesting comments about LOGINOV (P-11,712) which seem to jive with other comments which have been made about him. LOGINOV had apparently originally been given the task of re-recruiting Subject. When he failed, he felt rebuffed and has since been very cool towards Subject. Subject believes that LOGINOV either has or thinks he has been given bad marks by his superiors for having failed with Subject. LOGINOV is probably jealous or NECHIPORENKO who has at least managed to retain Subject's friendship. Subject says that LOGINOV is not dumb and that he uses his good looks to great advantage particularly with women.
Subject has recently had some dealings with IVANOV (P-1612) who is furious for the following reason: Formerly Soviets leaving Mexico would take KLM or Sabena to Europe where they would pick up Aeroflot the following day. KLM and Sabena would pay overnight hotel costs. Now, however, the Soviets are picking up Aeroflot in New York. Because of rescheduling, however, they still must spend at least one night in New York. The airlines will not pay this and IVANOV wanted Subject to cover it. Subject refused for the very sound reason that it did not make sense for him to pay $20 for selling a $127 ticket from which his profit was only $9. IVANOV became furious and Subject yielded by agreeing to pay for IVANOV's accommodations and he said he would do it for those becoming as friendly, such as NECHIPORENKO, but he would not do it as a general rule. While Subject was away, however, his wife went overboard and got IVANOV four rooms (for two people). Now Subject is furious.
On 31 July Subject was visited by PRIKHODKO (P-2270) who came in carrying a copy of Pravda or Izvestiya. Subject quoted the old saw, "There is no truth in Pravda and no news in Izvestiya," and PRIKHODKO got mad claiming Subject was acting very unfriendly by making anti-Soviet propaganda. PRIKHODKO was very serious. This is probably as good and as accurate a thumbnail sketch on PRIKHODKO that we are likely to get. PRIKHODKO, who said that he was leaving in September, had visited Subject to find out what Subject knew about a congress of Jewish intellectuals which is to be held in mid-September in Bogota to discuss the Jewish problem in the Soviet Union. PRIKHODKO wanted to know who was going from Mexico. Subject told PRIKHODKO that he had not heard of the congress but would check into it. He did check with someone at the Israeli Embassy who was horrified to learn that word had gotten out since at this time knowledge of the congress is confidential. Subject told me that he would tell PRIKHODKO that he had been unable to learn anything, reasoning that to tell him about it would get him involved with further requirements and would be working against the best interests of the Jews. I told Subject that I agreed completely.
Subject said that the Sputnik group which was due in June never did get Mexican visas and their trip has been cancelled. On the other hand, a delegation of about a dozen Soviets is due in August for a Congress of eye, ear, nose, and throat specialists, and still another group of a dozen is due in September for a congress of soil mechanics. Since these are official delegates as opposed to the sputnik group who were tourists, they will have no trouble getting Mexican visas.
Subject himself will be going to Budapest from 1 to 7 November for the IICA congress. Subject is world chairman of this group which apparently is in the International Convention Organization.
Subject has received several letters from the Sputnik translator he met on his recent trip to the Soviet Union. She had received the dictionary that he had sent her from Rome and the art books he had sent her from Mexico but not a pair of glasses he had sent her by KLM. Subject will look into this. He is obviously quite fond of this girl and appeared to be seeking my reassurance that she was not a KGB provocateur. I repeated that I had said before which is that the possibility she is should be considered but that under the
August 2, 1969
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13,630)
Date of Meet: August 1 at Restaurant LYN Le Club and Bonaparte Bar
from 2000 to 2340 hrs
1. The meet was prearranged and S came on time. The main purpose
of the meet was to have fill the PAQ on LOGINOV (P-11,712), which was
accomplished to a satisfactory degree, i.e. 26 pages out of 53. Further,
FERNALD wanted to check what S has done or prepared for his next meet
with LOO which is scheduled for Monday Aug 4 at 2000 hrs (this will be
covered in the following para).
Next meet: Tuesday August 5 at the Restaurant-Bar Continental
at 2000 hrs.
2. On Friday Aug 1 at 1400 hrs S called on CHIN-HSIEN TANG, Minister
Counselor of the Nat Chinese Emb at his office. The purpose of the
call was to explain that the magazine La Mission goes to press the latest
on the 18th of the month and it was too late to have anything published
on Nat. China. In accordance with the instruction S received from Pierre
RUMIAN, S told TANG that in publishing such articles the magazine writes
them according to the wishes of the embassy of the country about which
they are written. Because embassies pay only the subscription, they
usually see to it that at least a half of page of advertising is in-
cluded in the same issue.
3. TANG expressed understanding for such a practice and stated that
he was interested in having an article on the Republic of China and
probably one on Chien-Kai-Shek and that he would see to it that a proper
amount of ads be purchased.
4. TANG went on to ask which embassies are subscribers of the
magazine and which use it for publishing articles. S stated that practically
all embassies are subscribers and almost all of them had their articles
published at one time or the other. TANG, apparently, was not satisfied
with this answer and he asked point blank was the Sov Embassy a sub-
scriber.
When S answered affirmatively, TANG asked S did he know anybody
in the Sov Embassy. S stated that he was on friendly terms with an official of the Sov Embassy. TANG commented that this was unusual, because Sovs make friends with nobody. S stated again that he had no other way of calling his relation with the Sov official than a personal friendship. In reply to TANG's question S stated that he preferred not to mention the name of his Sov friend and TANG asked what position did S's Sov friend have. S replied that as far as he knew the Sov official was quite high up (sic). TANG continued his questioning: what was the nature of S's relationship with the Sov, was it a business type relationship; how often did they see each other; where did they meet. S stated that he never transacted any business with the Sov and they meet about twice a month for a dinner or lunch in various restaurants. S added that the Sov plays tennis every week-end and that he (S) sometime goes to watch him playing (Note: the latter statement is not true). TANG asked did S play tennis and he answered negatively.
6. At this point S asked was he interested in meeting his Sov friend and TANG stated that he was. Then, S asked TANG what should he say to his Sov friend. TANG commented that this was a good question and he told S that he would think about it. Consequently, he asked S could he pass by on Monday or Tuesday (Aug 4 or 5) and S said he would.
7. In reply to S's question S stated that he intended to tell LOG exactly what transpired on his meet with TANG and that he planned visiting TANG on Monday so that he would be able to tell LOG did TANG decide to meet LOG.
8. P told S that he was going too far in pleasing LOG and was getting in a deeper and deeper mess by getting involved with the Nat Chinese; it was obvious from the attitude of Mr. TANG that he read him through and was taking his time to find something out of the whole scheme. Therefore, S should also take it easy and not rush to see TANG on Monday, i.e. before seeing LOG; further, he should stick to his previous decision that it was rather dangerous to be meeting with LOG often.
9. S felt that LOG would press for a meet with S as soon as possible once he got to know that TANG had opened the possibility of wanting to meet with LOG. P considered this to be possible and impressed on S that
it was up to him to stall.
10. At this point S asked P would we help him out if he got in trouble on account of his association with LOG. P replied that he was trying to instruct him how to keep out of trouble and it appeared that S did not care much about what P was telling him. P reacted quite strongly to P's statement by saying that P was wrong, or at least incorrectly interpreted S's attitude; as far as he (S) is concerned he is willing to discontinue meeting with LOG immediately, if we tell him to do so. P answered that if we wanted him to drop LOG we would have told him to do it. Nevertheless, S as an American is certainly aware of the fact that the US Service and, consequently, the US security is getting nothing out of S's collaboration with LOG; in view of the fact that LOG will remain here only about 2 months more we felt it would be the best to leave the matter take its normal course and find its natural end; we were and continue to be interested in keeping him out of trouble, but to achieve this the most important thing was that he carry out our instruction as he received it; we badly need that S fullheartedly comply with our instruction; if S's association with the KGB (sic) continues after the departure of LOG we would probably be willing to continue our relationship with S only if we were able to count on his sincerity and complete complying with every instruction he may receive from us. S stated that it was clear to him that he could not count on any help from us if he got himself in trouble by acting on his own. P left it at that.
11. As the working part of the meeting ended about 1040 hrs S stated that he was broke and did not anticipate to be in a better financial condition for two additional months. S turned this theme one way and the other until he came out with the request for about 50.- Dollars. P answered that he would look into the matter and we left the INN Le Club and started walking. S, was obviously fearing that the meet would break up and he would go home without any money, and complained that the place (the INN) was good for writing purposes but the food was lousy (true) and no drinks were served and that if he was not broke he would have invited P to a brandy. P reacted by offering a brandy. Once at the bar S asked P could he give him some money this evening. P felt it would serve no purpose if he stalled more and he gave S 5000.- and obtained a receipt for the same.
Contact Report
Subject: LIMOSCH-1 (W-4905)
Date of Meet: July 20 at Restaurant Firenze at 1630
1. Prearranged meet to which L-1 came 10 min early. The meet lasted 2 hours and 30 min.
Next meet: Wednesday Aug 6 at the same place at 1630 hrs.
2. L-1 came to this meet in much better shape than he was last time in spite of the fact that he complained of being tired. He wanted to eat something, but he did not feel he was having a full meal. He had 4 drinks (Rum and Coke).
3. L-1 handed me a personality sketch which he prepared on BROWN which is not much by itself, but it could be useful for personality assessment of B.
4. I questioned as much as I was able without tipping my hand, about his visit to the Sov Emb on July 9. I detected no indication of deception nor withholding of info on his side.
5. In the course of debriefing L-1 on his meet with LCG I made my comments and gave him necessary instruction, which are covered in the following para.
6. As L-1 mentioned LCG questioning about LIOV/L-1 he immediately pointed out that the whole thing made no sense to him after LCG repeated statements at the last meet that he was not interested in LIOV/L-1. I told L-1 that it made little sense to me, except, if LCG wanted to ascertain was L-1 telling him the truth. Then I added that I wished LIOV/L-1 had made some statement which L-1 could relay to LCG to see what would be his reaction. L-1 suggested that once in the past he told LCG that LIOV/L-1 told him that he used to know a Sov diplomat here whom he considered to be his friend and was disappointed when the Sov diplomat tried to recruit him, because it was obvious that the friendship was a pretense. LCG heard this he laughed and said that this was one of the old clumsy methods which are no longer used. (L-1: I did not know about...
this fact and would appreciate whether it is contained in the files)
7. With regard to Victor I. RAMOS P. (cr R) there is little to
be said which was not mentioned in the Attachment f 1. His calling
number and the following phrases printed: 46-77-17; 46-15-78 and on the
back was written 32-09-95. I am not inclined to take at the face value
LOCH's statement that he knew nothing about RAMOS, especially, in view
of the fact that RAMOS ought to be attending the ILCM for some time to
be able to speak some Russian and pronounced well. L-1 is willing to
make the translation RAMOS wants if he finds no difficulty in handling
the terminology.
8. LOCH's reaction on ILCM's plan to show the Sov film at the
CP center at Versailles appears to be interesting.
9. L-1 was again puzzled with LOCH's hints that L-1 should do something
for the Socialist cause genuinely dislikes the idea of getting involved
in the EGB work. I told him that I also did not want him to get involved
in any way for EGB but I did not want him to be cast aside by Sov officials;
there will be things L-1 can do to show the good will and what he does
does amount to nothing as is the case with the showing of the Sov film;
the most important is that he does nothing without checking with me.
10. According to L-1, LOCH never before revealed his political
way of thinking as much as he did in his statements concerning the
excessive freedom in the USSR and other Socialist countries.
11. In answer to my question L-1 stated that he brought up the
question of not being invited by LOCH to his apt, because on the previous
meet I asked him whether he was ever in LOCH house. This correct and
I asked L-1 this question having in mind the filling out of the FAQ.
I saw in L-1's agenda under Aug 8 LOCH address plus 1900 hrs. I told L-1
that if he is received by LOCH as a friend that it will be necessary that
he (L-1) give a farewell dinner for LOCH at his place. As a matter of fact
before breaking up the evening L-1 should ask LOCH and his wife which
date in Sept they would be able to come to L-1's house; he will add that
he would appreciate if LOCH brought along one or two Sov couples. If LOCH
wishes who else would be there L-1 will state he did not plan having anyone
else, but if LOCH wishes to he was willing to invite anyone LOCH suggested.
Purpose of this suggestion from the point of our interest is quite obvious.
12. After the debriefing I asked 2-1 to start filling out the INQ and it 10 pages were completed. The work was going slower than I anticipated because it is not only a matter of translating but also explaining the questions.
E. Fernald
ATTACHMENT #1
July 31, 1969.
Subject: LIBAGON-1 (P-4805) - LOGIKOV (P-11,712) Meet
at Restaurant Fonda del Retiro on July 28 at 1300 hrs
1. The meet was prearranged and L-1 was in front of the restaurant
4 min before LOG. The meet lasted about 90 minutes.
THEIR NEXT MEET: Friday August 8 at LOG's Apt at Ignacio Esteva
21/2 at 1900 hours.
2. No cocktails were taken before the meal and with the meal beer
was drank. LOG lead off with questions concerning L-1's family, health,
work and entertainment.
3. Among questions concerning L-1's work there were also questions
concerning LIOVAL-1: was L-1 giving him classes regularly; was LIOVAL-1
asking L-1 questions about the USSR or Sov officials; did LIOVAL-1 make
any statements which would show "how he treats politically" (sic). L-1
gave routine answer pointing out that LIOVAL-1 does not hesitate to speak
about his family matters and work, but he never asks questions of any
kind; he takes his language classes regularly; there were no statements
concerning political matters.
4. L-1 told LOG that July 24 or 25 a young man Victor I RAMOS
called on him in the evening at home and told him that he needed a transla-
tion of about 20 pages of Russian text into Spanish and that he
was sent by LOG and he asked him who was the person. LOG stated that he
did not know the person and since it was a matter of translation he (LOG)
sent him to L-1 hoping that he may earn some money by making the translation
L-1 asked LOG did he know that RAMOS spoke some Russian which he learned
at the KGBM. LOG stated that he was not aware of that fact. L-1 will
make the translation if he can handle the terminology dealing with economy.
5. L-1 told LOG that he spoke to MUNOZ about the Sov film and
that MUNOZ was pleased with the offer. Due to the fact that MUNOZ is
presently undergoing a treatment he was not able to make arrangements
for showing of the film. In reply to LOG's question L-1 stated that
MUNOZ wanted to show the film in the Communist Party Centro (sic) at
Transunion
Versailles, LOG exclaimed that for heaven's sake he did not anything like that; he wanted this to be entirely on private and personal basis without political elements involved; to show the film at Versailles would be stupid, it would just enable the imperialists to blast in the papers that the Soviets were getting involved in internal political matters of Mexico; in view of the coming Presidential elections this could be blown up into a scandal. L-1 remarked that he saw no difference in showing the film in the OCPentro or in the Centro Asturiano as LOG wanted originally. LOG explained at length the difference and L-1 promised to have another talk with MUÑOZ.
6. L-1 told LOG that quite recently he saw in the press something written to the effect that there are presently in the USSR 4 types of detention (concentration) camps and he wondered whether that was an indication that the freedom in the USSR was being trimmed again. LOG stated that "this was pure imperialist propaganda". He went on to say that in the USSR the cafes are full of people and that one can hear them even criticizing the government. He added that in his opinion there is too much (demasiado mucho) freedom in the USSR and other Socialist countries. If Stalin was alive it could not happen that while the people in America are openly protesting against the war in Vietnam and against imperialism a Socialist country as Czechoslovakia rises its people in favor of American and West German imperialism. "Too much freedom in the USSR results with still more freedom in other Socialist countries; this is no longer freedom, it is a shameful betrayal of Socialism; I hope that it will be realized soon that Stalin was right", said LOG.
7. At this point LOG worked in a hint to L-1 that he should do something for the Socialist cause. L-1 sounded his old tune saying that he saw nothing he could do and added that now when LOG opened him the door to the American Intelligence Service through Victor RAKOS (actually working for The Economist Intelligence Unit, S.A., Reforma 116 - 801 D) he would find out would they pay him well and if they would he would work for them, because anyway the Soviets never gave him anything. When LOG asked him what the hell he was speaking about, L-1 stated that he was joking and LOG commented that L-1 had never done anything to help the Soviet effort and consequently, they were not able to pay him anything. LOG asked for him and his wife, etc. and added that he (LOG)
never invited him to his house, while at the time he had met BROVIN
he was invited to BS house after they met the second or third time.
LOG told L-1 he had no intention of keeping L-1 away from his house,
but he wanted him to know that since the time BROVIN was here certain
things had changed; previously the Sov Embassy was paying the rent for
the apts of their officials and now the officials have to pay the rent
from their salary. Consequently, LOG lives in a small, modest apt and he
does not feel that it is adequate for receiving people. L-1 commented
that LOG's statement made him feel bad because he believed that they were
friends and that formalities were not necessary among them. LOG counter-
acted this by saying that L-1 and his wife were invited to his apt on
Wed July 30, but he did not want L-1 to be surprised to see in what kind
of apt a Sov Dipl officials was living. L-1 thanked for the invitation
and stated that it was impossible to him to come before 2030 hrs on Wed
because he had late classes. LOG felt that 2030 was rather late and they
agreed that my L-1 and his wife would come to LOG's for dinner on Friday
Aug 8.
EMPerinal
Contact Report
Subject: Mervyn SABORI (P-13,870)
Date of July 22 at the Raffaello from 2000 to 2125 hours.
1. This meet was held in lieu of the one scheduled for the previous evening to which S did not come. In the course of the morning of July 22 I tried to reach S by phone at his office but he did not come there. In the afternoon he phoned to our office and left the message to call his home. I called about 1625 when I returned from another ops meet, but S was not in. Josephine told me that he would be back in 30 minutes. Then I called at 1700 hrs Josephine told me that S called from out and told her that he was going to the airport and that I should call about 1800 hrs. At 1815 hrs a maid answered the phone and told that S was out but would return home soon. At 1900 hrs the maid gave me the same answer. At 1930 hrs Josephine answered and passed the phone to S. We arranged this meet.
Next meet: August 1 at the Chez Le Club at 2000 hrs.
2. S did not go through much of trouble to explain the reason he did not come to the meet the previous day. He said that he did not write in his notebook the time of the meet and he went to the Raffaello at 1400 hrs just to see whether I was there; in the evening he went to movies with Josephine "because, anyway he was not sure when we were supposed to meet. I listened to his explanation without comment.
3. Inevitably, the moon landing was the first topic. S spoke about his excitement while watching the TV on July 20 in the evening and he concluded that 217 congratulated him on the great American success and explained the failure of the Luna 15 by saying that it must have landed on a rock and toppled down. At this point I asked S when did he see 217 and he answered that they had their meet on Friday July 19. Silly—silly I had to ask S how could 217 congratulate him on the successful moon landing which took place two days later. It took a second or two until S told me that 217 extended his congratulations by phone. Silly. It is possible that I meet with 217 took place as was scheduled and there was no talk about the moon landing but an emotional description of the feat carried to the statement about 2000 congratulations. It is also
that S met with LOC on 10th evening (July 21), i.e., at the time S was supposed to meet with me and he did not have the guts to tell me that he left me waiting and he went to meet with LOC.
4. I went to the debriefing of S on his meet with LOC. Most of the aspects of that meet are self-explanatory. Nevertheless, there are new interesting factors concerning S' future meets with LOC. It may be noted that S requested less frequent meet on basis of suggestion I made to him during the brief meet of July 10. Another factor is the rattling of big money.
5. There are facts which are naive and contradictory as far as LOC is concerned. LOC will work out a plan which is to provide security to their personal meets on one hand and on the other he invited S to come to the French Club.... LOC did not appear a serious operator if he felt that S was able to lead TAO in convs about military strength of Red China.
6. The previously heralded friendship between LOC and TAO boils down to a bubble. On the other hand, my attempt to debrief S on the activity of TAO was just a little better than nothing. (Till prepare a separate Attachment).
7. As the attachment I show I discussed in detail the question of S' phone call to LOC on July 10.
8. I also showed to S 10 pages of the LOC and he felt confident to be able to answer them and similar set. In fact, the restaurant Raffello does not lend itself to the exercise of doing any writing there. Therefore we agreed to meet in my 1st hotel for the purpose of filling out the LOC.
9. I asked to him to receive any answer on his application (sic) meaning the LOC. I told him that I would have advised him if I had anything to that respect. So as it looked that the question indirectly meant all we intend to give him some money.
Sincerely
Re: Phone call to LCC on July 10
1. JS stated without hesitation that he phoned to LCC on July 10, i.e. the day their next took place.
2. JS believes that he made his first phone call (the one recorded by LEMOY) about 1100 hrs. He was told to call in an hour and he DID CALL more or less an hour later. Then, he was told that LCC was still busy and that he should call in 30 minutes. JS CALLED AS HE WAS TOLD and after quite bit of waiting LCC came to the phone. Consequently, JS made THREE calls to the same phone number.
3. All THREE calls which JS made were answered by the same male voice. There was no indication that the male answering the phone recognized JS's voice in any of his two back calls.
4. JS recalls that when he made his second call and stated that it was "Vladimir calling" the operator understood that "calling" was the second name and he asked JS how to spell it, which required some explaining.
5. JS is positive that at no time during his 3 calls he mentioned any kind of second name.
6. English was spoken at the request of the operator.
Comment: Apart of the fact that the event did take place, there should verify the assumption that at least 3 back calls were made. There were no indications that JS tried to dictate or spell a letter. It is possible that the operator was cut off at the beginning of the first call and back calls.
ATTACHMENT # 2
July 24, 1969
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13,830) Report on
Meet with LOGINOV (P-11,712) on July 18 at SSFe-Paris
1. The meet was prearranged and it lasted about two hours. The previously used procedure was followed: S and LOG met in front of the restaurant and they entered it together. As usually, LOG was sharp in appearing at on the spot.
THEIR NEXT MEET: On Aug 4 at Saaborne Insurgentes-Taquena at 2000 hrs.
2. Course of the Meet.
LOG asked S why he did not come "to play tennis with him" at the French Club on July 12. S explained that he was not feeling well and that he did not recover completely from the flu which he had all week. S added that only for the reason of keeping the word given to a friend (LOG) he came to this meet. Nice words by LOG who concluded that he brought 2 bottles of Vodka which can be used as "a medicine" for colds and similar discomforts.
3. As it could be expected after such an opening of the meet LOG was interested was S able to accomplish something for him. S told him that he had done what he promised and gave LOG the written report which LOG read. When he finished the reading LOG remarked that S did not sign the report. When S said that he was willing to do it right there, LOG said that it was not necessary and that he was only joking.
4. LOG spent considerable amount of time in questioning S about the reasons, consequences which the cancellation of PEKEX contract(s) with some US oil companies. At certain point the questions lacked clarity and S asked LOG point blank what was he driving at. LOG stated that S should realize that the USSR is the second largest producer of oil in the world (sic) and that he was interested in finding out was it possible for the USSR to step in where the Americans kicked out (sic). S told LOG that it was difficult to go more wrong than LOG was in his thinking, because if Mexicans did not want Americans involved in their oil business it was positively certain that they wanted no foreigner, re-
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gardless of who they may be, to have anything to do with Mexican oil industry.
5. LOG commented that the USSR was very much interested in establishing strong economic interchange, especially trade, with Mexico and were not finding the right atmosphere nor proper response in Mexico. He asked S what, in his opinion, could or should be done to overcome this situation. S answered that he believed that the Soviets ought to change their mentality if they wanted to trade with Mexico, namely, in the field of trade they should forget about Socialism and adapt the Capitalistic mentality; to trade with Mexico Soviets would have to establish industrial plants here and to do it Mexicans must have 51 per cent share in each case, which means the controlling stock; in reality this does not mean that Mexicans would invest 51 per cent of the value........
6. LOG went to the other item of the written report and he asked S how he went about in contacting Chin-Wei TANG, counselor of the Nat Chinese Emb. S told him about posing as a reporter for the magazine La Nacion and going there on recommendation of Pierre RUDIAN (see FERNALD's previous contact report). S added that in the Sept issue of the magazine there would be an article dealing with Nat China and the Peiping - Moscow conflict and if needed another article on Chiang-Kai Shek would be published. LOG told S that he was pleased with the manner in which S handled the task he gave him. LOG did not discuss the contents of this part of S's report and he questioned S about CETANG; he wanted to know S in a position to keep this acquaintance alive and develop it in to a sort of friendly informal relationship; he (LOG) knew TANG from some formal diplomatic gatherings and he liked the person. S believed that he was able to keep alive the established acquaintance and was not able to guess as to how far he would be able to develop it. LOG suggested that S do not allow too much time to pass until his next visit to TANG. S said that he could call on TANG on Fri July 25 to explain him that he did not succeed in getting the article in the Aug issue of the magazine and will publish it in Sept issue; at the same time S will make it known that he was interested in getting the material for an article on Chiang-kai Shek which should keep the doors open for another visit.... S was in his element when he was describing this and LOG was not finding enough word to praise S and at the same time to encourage him to all he can
to bring his relationship with TANG to a point that LOG could meet TANG in a friendly unofficial manner. LOG concluded that for such a job he was willing to pay $ in terms of thousands of Dollars. After the dust of verbage settled LOG told S that he should try to feel out TANG was he willing to speak about the military strength of Red China. LOG explained to S that presently the Soviets were completely in dark as to the military strength and operational organization of the Red Chinese army; they have no way of acquiring the info because even if they had friends in Red China none of them dared to maintain contact with Sov officials nor officials of other Socialist countries which are known to be on the Sov side; Nat China has many spies in Red China and they are well informed on all aspects of developments in Red China; it is possible that TANG would be willing to make arrangements with his government for exchange of info, especially, military info between the USSR and the Rep. of China and this would be beneficiary to the USSR and the USA. LOG went on to tell S that he should think in terms of using RUDIAN for getting to meet TANG out of his embassy; be that a party or whatever might be needed, the expenses will taken care of by LOG, because money is no problem.
7. Then, LOG stated that S should arrange something to enable LOG to meet RUDIAN in a small, family type, circle. S was caught by surprise and told LOG that he told him that he and RUDIAN were quite often seeing each other. LOG stated that he knew RUDIAN well and was in many instances with RUDIAN at receptions and other formal social functions, but he never had an opportunity to be with RUDIAN in friendly and informal circumstances. S commented that the only problem he found in trying to make such an arrangement was in the fact that RUDIAN often, sometime even twice in a week, drops in to see S at his (Josephine's) apt but he never announces his visits in advance more than an hour or two before he comes.
8. LOG asked S what happened to the US Emb phone directory; did the girl (friend of S) return. S answered that he did not have the slightest idea what was going on. "because in his condition (of health) he did even go to check did the girl return".
9. LOG was proposing that they meet in the course of the next week but S told him that he felt that they were meeting too often and in view
of his status of a tourist it may be assumed that the Gobernacion carry
out spot checks on him; if he was to be seen by the Gobernacion or Security
agents in company of LOG it is pretty certain that they would take him
in and interrogate him; he thinks that this can be avoided if they do not
see each other so often.
10. LOG agreed with S' reasoning and added that he himself realized
that they were getting together too often and he also cannot be 100 per
cent sure that he is not tailed some-time. Therefore, he will out a plan
by which they will be able to see each other whenever it is needed and
will limit their regular personal meets to twice per month. He went on
to tell S that he would pick up an appropriate spot on which S will place
a chalk sign when he needs to see LOG urgently; LOG will pass by the place
every morning and if he sees the sign he will erase it which will assure
S that he undetood his request and they would then meet the same evening
at a place (restaurant) which they would select only for this purpose.
LOG concluded by stating that this was the general idea and that he would
work out the details which he will explain to S on their next meet which
they would hold in two weeks, i.e. August 4.
11. S commented that the plan looked good and if LOG was sure that
it would work then there was no need for them to meet more than one a
month. LOG stated that 2 meets per month were needed in spite of the
fact that he was positive that his system was dependable.
12. S told LOG that he did not spend any of the MN 400.- he gave
him for the purpose of establishing contact with an official of the
Nat Chinese Emb and consequently wanted to return the money. LOG told
him to keep it for himself and that he would give him money, as much as
needed, if he had an opportunity to entertain TANG.
13. There was some un consequential talk and LOG told S to come
to the French Club any Saturday and that he would teach him to play
tennis. LOG explained that he was going to the club every Saturday
about 1000 hrs; S will be allowed to enter if he says that LOG was
waiting for him.
Eifernald
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SANCHEZ (P-13,830)
Date of Event: July 15, 1949 at Lechler Campo & Leibnitz Coffee Shop at 1500 hrs.
1. The meet was arranged by phone. On July 17 S phoned to our office and requested that FARMER ring him up the next morning. After numerous fruitless attempts F finally reached S at his house at 1730 hrs. S told F that he was with a Chinese the previous day and would see him again on that afternoon at 1400 hrs. S concluded that on the basis of his first encounter with the Chinese he prepared a report for his friend (LOGINOV) whom he would see the same evening at 2000 hrs. F told S that he would want to see what he wrote before he gives it to LOG and a meet was arranged at the above indicated location.
2. F asked S how did he manage to see Mr. Chin-Hsien Tang and where did he see him. S stated that Pierre Audibert helped him. F phoned to the Nat China Emb and said that S, a collaborator in the La Mission, would like to visit the Emb and talk to a person who would be able to give him some info for an article he was preparing for La Mission. On July 17 about 1700 hrs S went to the Emb and after saying that he was coming from Pierre Audibert he was received by TANG, Counselor of the Emb. S stated that he was interested in preparing an article concerning China - Sov ideological conflict, Mao territorial claims and repeated border clashes; S would want have some views of Nat China government on these problems. TANG stated that he, for his government, had any interest in the ideological conflict between Peking and Moscow; with regard to Mao territorial claims there was no doubt that they were legitimate. The fact that he was bring up this claims tends to indicate that Mao position was weak within the country and his ruling party, and therefore, he did not seek an issue which would unite the leaders and people around him; such a political play may lead to war. S claims that he asked TANG on which side would that. TANG be in case of war between Nat China and the USSR and TANG told him that such a decision would be made by a special top level department of their government. In S' remark that Nat China cannot
count on American assistance to return to the mainland, TANG stated that Nat China Government was aware of the fact that the USA cannot help them in that matter without getting involved in war with Mao's forces, which Nat China understands and considers that such a war would serve no purpose.
3. According to S after 10 - 15 min of talking TANG gave S some material and told him to return the next day to pick up additional material which he could use for his article. Therefore, S went to the Nat China Emb on July 18 at 1400 hrs and got some of their publications in English. To keep the door open for additional visit S requested some material on Chien-kai Shek and TANG told him that it would take some time to get it. TANG also asked did S or La Mission have connections with Sove here and S stated they did not, but the Sove were subscribers to the magazine. Reportedly, this visit lasted about 20 minutes.
4. After reading the paper (report) which S prepared for LDC I asked S was the Julian CARRILLO FLORES the same person whom he mentioned previously to me to his source on the Port of Spain meet Conference and referred to him as Eduardo. S claims that he knew of no Eduardo CARRILLO FLORES, and if he had stated that it was Eduardo it must have been a slip of tongue. As for Julian, he is a Department (unknown which) Chief in ENEX.
5. In reply to F's question S stated that the US companies affected by the ENEX decision were Continental Oil, Gulf Gas (or oil) and Felly Oil from California.
6. In reply to F's question S stated that he did not go to the French Club on Saturday July 18 with LDC because he was not feeling well. He added that because of his condition (flu) he was keeping himself away from his office; he was still not well (remark: true) but he felt much better.
6. I asked F what he thought about the development of S's relationship with LDC. I said there was not much to think about, because LDC was getting all he wanted and it was obvious that we had no possibility of getting anything from S because he brought us in the picture at the time it would make no sense to try to change anything. I commented that it
was not his intention to cut us short, but to the contrary, he wanted to be of help to us. F calmly stated that S was still able to do that if he timely reported acquaintance with any other Sov official and follows our instruction for every further step he makes in relationship with such an official. F said that we could count on him.
7. S stated after some thinking that he had connections in practically every branch of the Mexican government, but definitely had none in the Seguridad de Estado. F commented that this was understandable because the Security keeps itself separated from politicking which enables this organization to carry out its duties without interference of politicians. F added that the Security people are excellently trained and were amazingly efficient in their work. It was evident that F's statements left S worried. F took advantage of the silence and added as an afterthought that in his opinion it would be wise if S thinned his meets with LOG to 2, maximum 3, per month.
8. F changed his previously prearranged meet with S from Sat July 19 to Monday July 21 at 2000 hrs. S did not have his notebook with him and he assured F that he would not forget it. This meet lasted 30 min.
P.S. S did not show up on July 21 meet.
PETROLEOS MEXICANOS
Platicando con el señor Julian Carrillo Flores, hermano del Sec. de Relaciones Exteriores, Lic. Antonio Carrillo Flores, sobre la cancelación de todos los contratos de extranjeros que efectuaban con Petroleos Mexicanos, fue por iniciativa del director actual, Ing. Reyes Heroles y no de la presidencia.
Desde luego, lleva la aprobación del señor Presidente Díaz Ordaz de que ninguna rama extranjera tenga nada que ver con el petróleo de la nación. No fue iniciativa de la Presidencia sino todo se preparó dentro de Petroleos Mexicanos especialmente El señor Reyes Heroles, Lic. Sergio Cenhusa y el Lic. Carlos Zorrilla De La Garza Evia, subdirector de Finanzas. El Lic. Jesus Reyes Heroles y el Lic. Carlos Zorrilla De La Garza son los principales responsables y se inclinan mucho hacia la mexicanización de todo en Petroleos Mexicanos.
Embajada de la República de China
Ministro Plenipotenciario - Consejero del Embajador, Chín-Ision Tang:
Plátique con el sr. Tang sobre el problema de Ruso-Chino en la frontera del río Usuri Isla de Dalnsei llamada en Chino Tsenpa.
El caso que las Tse-tung en realidad necesita tanto una diversión de sus problemas internos como consolidar el Ejército Rojo un enemigo para unir al pueblo. Ya que los Estados Unidos es un cuento viejo y que no amenazan sus fronteras, el más lógico es la Unión Soviética. Los terrenos que reclama son realmente Chinos pues en el año 1847 Zar Nicolás I logró anexar a Rusia la cuenca del río Amur y en el año 1853 arrancaron a China la margen norte del mismo río. Las Tse-tung ya es más allá de lo que pensaba y para el ya no hay retorno. Si se recrudece, pierde tanto al Ejército Rojo así como la unión del mismo pueblo. Ahora tiene que seguir adelante y solo que el camino que indica a la guerra, en el trato de San Petersburgo Rusia está más de otro 700 kilómetros cuadrados de la China occidental de la provincia de Sinkiang. Así que en realidad el problema de la isla de Chensao no está circunscrito a ella, que en sí no vale la pena.
Le pregunto a que lado están ellos en este problema y el me respondió: "el lado que más nos convenga". Le dije que el lado de Tse-tung tiene un aliado y con el jefe volverán a China. Ellos tienen un departamento estratégico que estudia con quien y cuando es el mejor tiempo de regresar y con quienes más les conviene.
Los terrenos que pide Mao Tse-tung de Rusia
Nicolás Muraviev, en representación de Zar Nicolás I
1840-47 anexa hasta el río Azur.
1853 anexan la margen norte del río.
( La superficie de la cuenca es de unos 400 mil kilómetros cuadrados.) Incluye el puerto de Vladivostok, el mar de Japón y al oeste, el propio río Ussuri.
1864 anexan 440 mil kilómetros cuadrados de la China occidental.
1881, anexan 70 mil kilómetros cuadrados del trato de San Petersburgo.
(Provincia China de Sinkiang)
Después de la Primera Guerra Mundial Rusia se echa sobre Mongolia y se posesiona de la parte de Manchuria.
1954 Mao Tse-tung pide al gobierno Ruso, Nikita Kruschev que regresen los terrenos que les prometió Lenin regresar.
Rusia se niega! He aquí la furia de Mao Tse-tung.
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August 26, 1969.
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13, 230).
Date of Meet: August 26 at Chez Rene at 1400 hrs
1. The meet was prearranged and S came on time. The meet lasted two hours and 30 minutes.
2. S apologized for not bringing the copy of the report he gave to AEDIEHARD; he did not think of it this morning when he left the house.
3. I told S that the fact that AEDIEHARD would remain here at least five additional months did not please me, because I was not able to let the things go the way they were going until now and be just an observer. In reply to my questions S stated he was ready and determined to anything we tell him to do; he is willing to drop the association with AEDIEHARD; he is equally ready to do or tell AEDIEHARD anything we instruct him even if it was certain that AEDIEHARD would drop him; he is willing to go through any doings we consider necessary. I believe S was sincere in his statements.
4. I told S not to call A under any circumstances before their next meet (Sept 10); keep away from the Chinese Emb; if he gets the add from Lau Restaurant S can advise JOS by phone; take proof of the article as was promised but avoid any comm whatsoever; if Josephine feels like going to the French Club on Sat (Aug 30) S can go with her, but I see no point in him going along alone. S stated that he understood what he was told and he would not do a move without checking with me.
5. S asked in a matter of fact tone that he would like to know where he stood with us; did we want him to carry out the work we request for patriotic reasons; do we intend give him a salary or make a worthwhile present. I told him that he can rest sure that we realized that he was not in a financial position to be able to work out of patriotic feelings, and consequently he would be paid for his work as much as it is worth to us.
6. No next incident: According to the statement of Dr Enrique BOLANOS Cacho, cousin of GDO with whom GDO plays domino every Tuesday.
at Loa Pinos, L. Echevarria is the man; the race narrowed to 2 persons, Echevarria and Ortie Mena; Mena is out because of reasons of health. The statement was made Sunday to ING. ESPZJO3 and S got it from BARRIOS Gomez Monday afternoon. (Note I phoned to S Monday morning and he did have any news on this topic.)
B'Fernald
Subject: Jimmy SANORI (P-13,630) Report on His Meet
with AEDIEHARD (P-11,712) on Aug 25 at Samborsa-San Angel at 2000 hrs
1. The meet was prearranged and it lasted 90 minutes. No changes in
the pattern of meeting and A came on time.
THEIR NEXT MEET: Sept 10 at the same place at 2000 hrs.
S was invited to come on Sat at 1030 hrs to
the French Club with Josephine. S not sure he
will go.
2. A apologized for not going to Cuautla on Aug 16. Lots of nice
words about thinking about S and Josephine all day that rainy day.
3. A had a surprise for S; few days ago he received orders to remain
in Mexico at least 5 months more (sic). When S asked was he not pleased with
the order, A stated that he was practically packed up and he had made
plans regarding the places he wanted to visit and it was pleasure in
unpacking and so much less he liked the idea of cancelling his plans.
S asked several questions about A's wife and A was giving normal answers.
At no time did A belittle his wife and he stated that she was 40 years old.
4. S handed to A a written report on what he accomplished with the
Chinese. A thanked for the same and told S to get the article published
by all the means; do all possible to get the ad from the Luau Restaurant;
keep in touch with WONG or TANG but make sure there is a bona fide reason
to go to see them, example, to tell them that the ad was obtained, show
them the script of the article before it is published and similar; be very
careful because Chinese are highly suspicious people.
5. Then, A asked S why TANG was not listed in the Dip List. S stated
that it was evident from TANG's calling card that he just recently arrived
here. A accepted the explanation and told S that WONG was listed in the
Dip List as a counselor and that he (A) had confused TANG with WONG and
that it was WONG who spoke Russian.
6. At this point A handed to S an envelope containing $500 and
he told S he wanted him to have that money for accidental expenses.
while calling info for A. S pretended he was hesitant to receive money but did not drag the story long (from fear that A might change his mind).
7. After the brief "ceremony" about giving and accepting the money A asked S did he have any news about the US Embassy Phone Directory. S reminded A that he told at their last meet that he had no way of getting it. A asked S did he know anybody working in the US USIS. When S answered that he did not think so A told him there was a number of girls working for USIS, they work on the 3rd floor (of the Emb building) and several of them live in the Hotel Geneva; they carry out some propaganda; A is not sure "how far" can one get with them (in terms of having good time), but there is no problem of getting them (although, the interest is limited to one girl) to go out for dinner and dancing. This is something S should look into.
S commented to the effect did A have an idea how much it takes to take a chick like those for an evening of good time; such a bill runs about MN 700. A replied that money was no problem; if S lines up something it is enough if he phones him a day earlier and he will bring him the money.
8. At this point A gave S the following instruction: If S ever needs something from A, as money, or he has something for A he should call the Emb and state that he wants to speak to Vladimir of the Consulate and stress that it was Vladimir calling. If A is in his office he will take the phone and there will be "just mucho gusto de saludarle" from both sides. If A is not there he(S) is to request to give the message that Vladimir called. The call should be made in the morning if possible. Regardless, whether S gets to speak to A or not he is to go the same evening at 2000 hrs to their meet place at Samborne-San Angel.
9. S he would see what could be done and asked A was it possible that he was not able to do anything about the platinum. A apologised that it skipped his memory to tell S that he spoke to their Commercial Counselor Viktor IVANOV (full name mentioned by A) about the matter and that VI wanted first to know through which Swiss bank would the transaction be carried out; terms of the deal the buyers propose and be advised that Swiss were not interest in any deals which would be less than 1 million US Dollars. As soon as S submits the info, S and IVANOV will start working on the deal; if IVANOV leaves before the deal is closed it will not
affect the deal because ITAROV will be able to back it in Moscow. S commented that it sounded good and that both of them will make a nice sum of money. With a smile on his face A told S that he did not want any money because he had all the money he wanted. A commented that this was the case which makes it evident that they were in position to help each other: A facilitates the platinum deal for S and S get hold of a girl who can bring out the phone directory for couple of hours.
10. A asked the regular question as to who will be the next President of Mexico. S told him it will be Luis Echevarria, but this is still not positive. A did not ask for the source of info.
11. S asked A who was the girl in the restaurant he waved to and she waved back. S stated it was the girl with whom he played tennis.
12. S was not able to recall one more thing A asked him to do or find info about.
13. The meet ended with a talk about birthdays. A has his on Dec 25 and his wife earlier. A made it known that his wife would accept with pleasure a birthday present as a bracelet.
Subject: V. Lentin SOLOV (P-11, 927)
1. In accordance with arrangements made in my presence of EHP during the previous meet with Source, engineer Manuel KOSTONI on his wife has invited Subject and his wife ANNA KOSTONI SOLOV for a drink on Sunday Nov 1 at 1900 hrs. Source and wife were also invited. This get-together lasted 3 - 3½ hours.
2. The party was pleasant and Subject appeared satisfied to be able to have somebody with whom he could speak his language. He was quite talkative, while his wife was rather reserved. Nevertheless, then Source stated that on Nov 3 will be 13 years since he arrived in Mexico and wanted to celebrate the occasion with a dinner at his place and have the same company together. Subject and his wife commented that the celebration would have to be postponed, because Anna de KOSTONI and immovable Sokolov will be on a business trip. They both accept the invitation for the dinner to take place a day or 2 after Anna KOSTONI and SOLOV return to town.
3. It was interesting to note that Subject and his wife Lyudmila stated that ANNA KOSTONI lived in Moscow in the same building or the same complex of buildings and that they were very close friends. Lyudmila went on to say that ANNA KOSTONI daughter was now 18 of age and that she was outright a beauty. ANNA KOSTONI was proud about the fact that his daughter was admitted to the Institute (Source believes: of Technology) in Moscow. Subject and his wife also stated that ANNA KOSTONI was doing fine back home, but no details were mentioned as to what.
Subject spoke about the place he was living in, and added that there were several few families living in the same building. He started the listing with HANASHI and source instructed by asking that he knew HANASHI and explained how he got to know him. Source went on to say that in connection with the same job he got to know HANASHI. Subject and wife commented that HANASHI had left PRC some time ago. Source said he did not know it, because he believed that HANASHI would remain here until he completed a 5-year stay and he did not believe that the 5 years already passed. Subject and wife said they did not know how long he was here but were positive that he left PRC.
Subject asked Source whom else did he know in the Sov Emb. Source stated that he presently knew very few because a number of his friends left. He mentioned he knew CHINASHI, whom he liked as a person. There were no comments from Subject and his wife. Then source stated that he also knew HANASHI but found it difficult to get closer relationship with him "because he is a dry person". Subject started smiling and nodding his head in sign of approval, but Subject's wife remained motionless and looked reproachfully at her husband.
Subject's wife spoke that the fact of having their own car here was of great advantage for her, because "the Embassy has strongly recommended to wives of Sov officials never to use taxis which obliges them to wait for their husbands or embassy chauffeurs to take them around to for shopping or social visits".
Source considers Subject to be a single man, with bit a moment, talkative, firmly attached to the region despite from which
he comes, inclined to wish to encourage imaginations about the progress in the field, but in the field of personal interest. His wife acts as an aristocrat, dresses according to fashion (not Sov) and feels self-important. No doubt she has her eye on luxury.
8. Except for the fact that they mentioned they had a 12-year-old son Sergey, there was no mention of other children nor any problems in connection with children.
[Handwritten note:]
I.2. Attached is subject address and phone as he personally wrote it for source. [Handwritten note:]
[Handwritten note:]
already filed as sample.
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Soviet Operational Contacts:
AKHUNOFF made the following contacts concerning what appeared to her to be operational contacts and/or nodes operated by Soviet intelligence officers in Mexico:
Fabricating conducted 23-26 April 1970:
LOGINOV - During the affair between AKHUNOFF and LOGINOV, they went to the movies once or twice a week, the Futurama and Cine Kod being the theaters most frequently attended. LOGINOV always made some sort of contact during these outings, according to AKHUNOFF. She stated that he usually left his seat about 2300 hours and went out to the lobby for some time. She did not know where the contacts were actually made.
Once she and LOGINOV encountered, apparently accidentally, outside the Cine Kod theater, a Mexican Army Colonel, who was introduced to her by LOGINOV as "Col. Sergio." In this instance LOGINOV did not excuse himself to have a private conversation with the Mexican. "Col. Sergio" was described by AKHUNOFF as about 40, tall, no mustache or glasses, thick, curly hair, appeared to be of Spanish descent. The woman with "Col. Sergio" appeared to be about 25 years old and was introduced as his wife (which AKHUNOFF doubted because, as she put it, he didn't treat her as one would a wife, but rather as a mistress). AKHUNOFF knew nothing more about this Mexican and never saw him again.
On another occasion, LOGINOV and AKHUNOFF met an American in front of the Futurama theater. LOGINOV introduced him to her as "Col. Michael." AKHUNOFF stated that he was dressed in civilian clothes. He
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had blond hair, was of medium height, no glasses, large grey eyes
(AKIMOV thought him quite attractive). LOKHIN told "Michael" that he
would call him the next day on urgent business. "Michael" was alone.
AKIMOV stated that they did not have a private conversation. She
estimated this encounter took place about September 1959.
GOLUSHOV - AKIMOV stated that GOLUSHOV used her in the
same manner, i.e., took her about 3 times in all to Cine Chapultepec, then
left her during the movie to make some sort of contact.
Debriefing conducted 12-16 Nov 1970:
Concerning Soviet Contacts in the Mexican Police: AKIMOV
stated that she overheard GOLUSHOV and LOKHIN talk about many contacts which
they had in the police here. She said she had also overheard GOLUSHOV,
LOKHIN, and GOLUSHOV talk about how many good police contacts the Soviets
have. However, each specific example which AKIMOV could give concerned
some non-operational favor which the Soviets could get taken care of, e.g.,
when the Soviets wanted to get something through Adunan; when some Soviet
was missing and police cooperation was needed; getting advance notice when
some demonstration hostile to the Soviets was about to take place, etc.
She was not able to recall any hints that Soviets had operational contacts
in the police; agents reporting on what the police were doing; assets who
assisted Soviets operationally in some way. However, AKIMOV thought
the Soviets probably have such assets.
Concerning Soviet contacts in West German Police: AKIMOV
recalled that when she went to Germany as interpreter for Soviet surgeon
and textbook writer, Poblo AKIMOV, in January 1959 (they went to Cologne
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West Germany on Commercial Ministry business), the Soviet Ambassador in
West Germany stated that the Embassy had some pull points within the West
German police who helped them to protect the Soviets (in context that it
was dangerous times; some Soviet official could be kidnapped by the enemy,
etc.) AEIDRIFF noted that KORUSKIN was quite old and very pro-regime.
Miscellaneous operational notes - AEIDRIFF had no knowledge
of Soviet safe houses or safe apartments. She stated that many Soviet
visitors stayed at the Hotel Vierjahres or in two other hotels near the
Soviet Embassy (she couldn't remember names). She did not know whether the
Soviets had any sort of special arrangement or contacts in these hotels.
AEIDRIFF stated that she had attended several parties at
which Mexicans also were present (she recalled specifically parties at the
homes of KORUSKIN, PAULIN, LOGINOV) and in each instance the Soviet
officer, at some point during the evening, had a private conversation with
a Mexican guest. (Unfortunately, AEIDRIFF was unable to recall the names
of any of the Mexicans she met on these occasions, and of course there is
no way of knowing whether such private conversations were operational
meetings.) AEIDRIFF commented that at purely Soviet parties, husbands all
ways went off together and talked business, and if wives approached, they
stopped their conversation.
Debriefing conducted 1-5 June 1970:
KORUSKIN - AEIDRIFF commented that she thought KORUSKIN
made operational meetings in the Brezen Bar, since she often saw him
sitting in that bar, wearing dark glasses and trying to look inconspicuous.
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(ADEIRIFF sometimes passed by this box and would look inside, although she never used it.)
KUPLYAKOV - Possible PCI Contact - ADEIRIFF stated that she was told by Daniel Montiel (Daniel HERNÁNDEZ Montiel, 201-636351), the Soviet's chauffeur, that his brother, who is a Central Committee member of the PCI and who worked on the PCI publication "La Voz de México," was in contact with KUPLYAKOV. In addition, ADEIRIFF stated that she believed Armando VERDUGO (iden with Armando MARTÍNEZ Verdugo, 201-851726) had an uncle, also named Armando VERDUGO, who is First Secretary of the PCI and who is in contact with KUPLYAKOV. At least this was strongly inferred by Montiel, according to ADEIRIFF. (Editor note: Armando MARTÍNEZ Verdugo, 201-636351, who is brother of Armando, is First Secretary of PCI).
ADEIRIFF stated that KUPLYAKOV always seemed to be very interested in and knowledgeable of what appeared in "La Voz de México" and in the PCI publication "La Época." She stated that, in general, KUPLYAKOV paid so much attention to local politics and seemed to be so well informed on PCI matters that she felt certain he had something to do with the PCI.
ADEIRIFF stated that KUPLYAKOV's wife was a good friend of Salvador GONZÁLEZ Harin, head of the Fondo de Cultura Popular. GONZÁLEZ' wife works in the Museum of Anthropology. GONZÁLEZ sold a lot of Soviet books, according to ADEIRIFF, and for that reason was in contact with KUPLYAKOV, but she commented that GONZÁLEZ may also have been utilized by KUPLYAKOV in some other operational way. Most of KUPLYAKOV's contacts seem to be journalists. (There were the people ADEIRIFF saw talking to him at receptions, etc.).
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AMHERST stated that Leopoldo ARNAL, whose wife is the daughter of David Alfredo SQUIRRELS, is another Soviet agent who is handled by KUPINAKOV (she heard VASOVSKY talk about this). AMHERST said that ARNAL works with Eduardo ARNUL (economic consultant for "Minera Continental, S.A.", mentioned in Commercial Office). She also stated she knew that ARNAL went at times to the Embassy to see KUPINAKOV. AMHERST said that ARNAL goes to Moscow every year or so. (ARNAL identical with Leopoldo ARNAL Faster, 201-117559).
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Debriefing conducted 23-25 April 1970: ALEKSEEV stated that
LOKHIN went out at nights often during this period and told her it was
to make "contacts." LOKHIN also stated that his work during this period
was some of the most dangerous he had ever done. ALEKSEEV was certain
that these "contacts" involved in student riots. ALEKSEEV related that
once at Auto Club, LOKHIN made a meeting with a group of youths who were
in another car (Falcon). Another time, some 2 or 3 days later, LOKHIN
had KITOPOLSKY give him some shotguns which KITOPOLSKY had charge of.
LOKHIN got the guns about 2200 or 2300; the guns were returned the next
morning. Others who seemed to be going out all the time at night during
the student riots (and talking about their meetings in general the next
morning) were LOKHIN, KONNOUSHKIN, NIKIFOROV. ALEKSEEV never heard
mention of money being passed during this period (i.e., to Soviet assets
involved in riots) nor any mention of any names or positions of assets
(This not in agreement with some of Don James info). GORSHKOV seemed to be
involved also.
Debriefing conducted 12-16 May 1970: ALEKSEEV was again
questioned on her knowledge of Soviet activities during the 1958 student
disorders. She reported that all she really knew was that the Soviets were
very busy during this period; that LOKHIN told her he was going out every
night to make "contacts;" that she overheard Soviet case officers talking
at various times during this period to effect that they very busy, making
many contacts; that the situation was potentially explosive and a dangerous
time for them to be making such contacts. ALEKSEEV told us was with LOKHIN
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when he met with some "youths" in private conversations. However, ACHIRIFF stated she did not ever hear any mention of any names of Soviet contacts in relation with the student disorders, any mention of the level of involvement of these contacts in the student organizations, any mention of Soviet guidance to the student movement, financing of the student movement, or the like. She really doesn't know that the Soviets had any contacts with direct access to information to these activities, but she strongly assures that they did, based on their level of activity and the strong tenor that LOGINOV and other case officers gave to the idea that the contacts they were making were dangerous ones for them to be seen with during this period.
Debriefing conducted 3-6 June 1972: ACHIRIFF questioned re 1958 student disorders again, for clarification previously reported details. She stated that the Soviets had some different types of rifles in the Commercial Office which served as samples of guns which they were trying to sell commercially in Mexico. One night about 11 o'clock, during the period of student riots, LOGINOV came to the Commercial Office with MITROFAN (ACHIRIFF was there watching TV). They got "some" rifles - ACHIRIFF could not see how many or what kind. They took them out in some sort of bags. The next morning "some" rifles were returned to the Commercial Office, but ACHIRIFF doesn't know whether all of them were brought back. She doesn't know whether or not LOGINOV might have been duty officer for the Embassy for that night.
ACHIRIFF stated that MITROFAN's trip back to the USSR during the 1958 riots may well have been to report on the riots. However, she didn't know that this was the case and never specifically told her so.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Conversation with Ed ELLY with USIS
DATE: 3 December 1969
1. On 3 December 1969 I had a brief conversation with Ed ELLY to find out if he knew any of the Soviets at the French Club, and to brief him on these individuals. He did not know either CHERNYSHEV (P-13,042) or SHVCHINKO (P-13,623) by name and when I showed him pictures, he said that he did not recognize them by sight either. Since he is a relatively good player and they are relatively poor, it is not likely that they would play together. He said, however, that he would keep his eyes open for them and would try to identify some of the contacts they appear to be making at the French Club. I explained to him who the two Soviets were and why we were interested in them, and he said that he would be only too happy to do what he could.
2. I also asked him about Gloria PIETO (P-13,223) and showed him a picture of her, but while he thinks he may have seen her, he does not know her. He will check with his wife who may very well know her since she is a regular player and probably more or less in the same league with Gloria. I told ELLY that Gloria had been very close to LOGINOV (P-11,712) and that I was interested to find out if she would now, since he has departed, transfer her attention to one of the other Soviets. (I was specifically interested in finding out whether or not Gloria and CHERNYSHEV had met on the morning of 29 November as indicated by LOGINOV, but ELLY had not been at the French Club that morning.)
3. ELLY commented that he had found it hard to make contacts at sports clubs in Mexico than in other countries. Mexicans were particularly difficult to become friendly with and it was not at all uncommon to have a tennis match with no personal contact whatsoever. He said, however, that he thought the French Club was better than most in Mexico City. Even though the people at the French club were rather clanish, it was easier to get to know them there than, for example, at Chapultepec.
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Vincent P. RIZZUTO
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Recruitment of Dianne de la Vega, 31 Oct 69
1 November 1969
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say about anything, much whether it be American or Russian. He is only interested in booze and women. I would say this is a pretty accurate description of TUCHIN (who is now gone--replaced by EFLUTE's friend PERFILIEV).
5. Subject has also met LOGINOV, for whom she did not have too much respect. She didn't think him very smart, and he was constantly saying foolish things against the United States. When I asked if LOGINOV had ever made a pass at her, she said no, but then she never saw him when his wife was not along. (Again, she has come up with a pretty accurate thumbnail description.)
6. Getting back to SARATOV, they have remained good friends (since the Olympics, and the friendship extends to SARATOV's wife. Subject and Natasha are very friendly, and I would like to keep it this way, for several reasons. I don't think there has been any sex between Subject and SARATOV (although I could be wrong, and I will ask, and I think get the truth). Subject is well aware of the friction between SARATOV and wife, and has a matter of fact Natasha has said quite openly that she intends to leave SARATOV in about a year. They have an 11-year-old son to whom she is very attached, and since he must return to the USSR to complete his schooling, she is going to return with him. In effect, she has chosen her son over her husband. Subject does not know whether Natasha's overly close attachment to her son (she won't go out in the evening until he is in bed, etc.) is the result of SARATOV's playing around, or vice-versa, but it is a fact, and it irritates the hell out of SARATOV. On the other hand, Natasha is attractive, intelligent, and if anything more firmly attached to the Soviet Union than SARATOV himself. Recently she offered to give Subject Russian lessons. Since Subject is the type of person that can't easily do something like that even though it has real practical use,
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13,830)
Date/Place of Meet: Expxx Oct 7 at Chas Rene East at 1414 hrs.
1. The meet was arranged by phone and S came about 14 min late.
NEXT MEET: Oct 10 (Friday) Insurgentes Sur & Extremadura
at 1100 hrs.
2. According to S his last meet with AEDIEHARD was on Aug 25. A had
arranged a meet with S for Sept 10, but A did not come to that meet. Two
days later, i.e. after he did not come to the scheduled meet A phoned to
S' apt in the afternoon when he was not home and after exchange of nice
words with Josephine he told her that he was not able to keep his ap-
pointment with S two days ago and he wanted to apologize for not showing
up and that he would ring up S in a day or two. Because there were no calls
from A for few days (sic), S decided to give him a ring and advise him
that he had something for him, namely, S had in his possession a duplicated
copy of an "Agreement" concerning the Platinum deal. As it is evident
from the mentioned copy of the Agreement the same was signed and the
Buyer's Agent signature was legalized by the U.S. Consul in Mexico City
on Sept 25.
3. Although, this story lacks accuracy in terms of dates, it is
substantially different from the one S gave to PERNALD on Sept 12, the
date of their last personal meet. Inspite of the vagueness concerning
the dates and absence of details, this story appears to be much closer
to truth, than the version of Sept 12.
4. S gave me for copying a technical copy of the above mentioned
Agreement concerning the Platinum transaction. As is evident from the
wording of the Agreement S would have nothing to do with Buyer or Buyer's
Agent. The Agreement places S on the Seller's side or at the best makes
him middle man between the actual Seller and Buyer's Agent. P did not
read the Agreement in the restaurant (during the meet) and made no com-
ments with regard to the Platinum transaction as such.
5. S asked P should he ring up A from the restaurant to ask for a meet with him. P told S that A had left or was about to take off the same afternoon. Instead of commenting on the fact the A left without even indicating to S that he might leave, S stated that this situation was giving him an opportunity to find out for us who was A's replacement. P told him that it was a common knowledge as to who was A's replacement and that the only thing to ascertain positively was whether A had dropped him (S) or the developments prevented A from meeting with S.
6. Therefore, P suggested to S to phone to the Sov Emb by using the duple talk (code) which A gave him and see what happens. If another person tells him that A left Mexico, S should ask how was he to go about a transaction he intimated with A. If the answering person insists in knowing what was it about, which is doubtful, S should limit himself to the statement that it is a commercial matter involving large amount of money, and it reached the stage that an action should be taken.
7. S promised to phone to the Sov Emb on Oct 8 about 1000 hrs and P told him that he would give him a ring about 1500 hrs.
8. P told S that he intended to discuss a serious matter with him but did not have all the facts on hand as yet. P added that he would have all the facts the latest Thursday Oct 9 and he asked S to come on Friday Oct 10 to the place mentioned in para 1 above at 1100 hrs and that they would go to an adequate place for such a conversation. S offered that the conv could be held in his apt and P told that it would be against our practices.
9. As far as his present activity was concerned, S stated that he was doing a lot of running in connection with his attempt to sell the unfinished hotel on the Calate Beach in Acapulco.
BHPernald
COUNTRY OF MEXICO
CITY OF MEXICO, D.F.
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the date of the signatures hereto, by and between the undersigned SELLER'S AGENT, as agent for an undisclosed Foreign Principal, hereinafter referred to as SELLER, and the undersigned BUYER'S AGENT, as agent for another undisclosed Foreign Principal, hereinafter referred to as BUYER;
WHEREAS, Seller's Agent represents, as authorized agent, a Foreign Principal or entity, who are the owners of certain amounts of Platinum and also represents that Seller's Agent, being an American citizen, has no rights, title or interest, either legal or equitable in and to said Platinum, and is acting as Agent solely for a commission; and
WHEREAS, Buyer's Agent represents that his principal desires to purchase Platinum from a Foreign Principal or entity, being a domestic American company, has no rights, title or interest, either legal or equitable in and to said Platinum, and is acting as Agent solely for a commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, covenants and conditions hereinafter contained, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties as follows:
(a) Seller's Agent agrees to sell and Buyer's Agent agrees to purchase approximately One Hundred Thousand (100,000) troy ounces of Platinum core or less in shipments of Twenty Thousand (20,000) ounces monthly, priced on the basis of 1000 fineness, the same to be a transaction through a mutually acceptable bank in Zurich, Switzerland.
(b) In connection with the said purchase and sale, the following procedure shall be followed:
(1) Upon the execution of this agreement, the Buyer's Agent shall take immediate steps to cause to be issued to the Foreign Commercial Bank, Bellevuestrasse 82, Zurich, Switzerland, a divisible, transferrable, irrevocable, unconditional and without recourse, letter of credit payable in U.S. currency, in an amount sufficient to purchase the first shipment of Twenty Thousand (20,000) troy ounces of Platinum issued by a bank acceptable to Seller's Agent. The said letter of credit shall be in the form set forth, attached hereto and made a part hereof; a non-negotiable copy of the letter of credit so posted shall be furnished to Seller's Agent to examine.
(2) Ten (10) banking days herefrom is granted to Buyer's Agent to deposit said letter of credit from the date of acceptance of this agreement and signature thereof.
(3) Seller's Agent shall deliver the first shipment and the documents at the Port of a Commercial Bank, within twenty (20) banking days after the posting of the letter of credit and thereafter shall continue such deliveries until all of said Platinum has been delivered, such delivery of all of said Platinum to be completed within One Hundred Eighty (180) days after the posting of the letter of credit.
(4) For the payment of such transaction, the Seller's Agent shall cause to be exhibited to the Buyer's Agent the documentation to be delivered to Buyer's Agent to effect said sale, to-wit: (a) Warehouse receipt, (b) Intransit permit and (c) Assay report;
(5) Thereupon, the Buyer's Agent shall provide Seller's Agent with satisfactory evidence of insurance by which the Seller's Agent and his principals are protected against all hazards from the loss of said Platinum during the time it is being assayed by Buyer's Agent's assayer (should Buyer's Agent desire an assay by his assayer) and extend to the time of payment as herein provided, it being understood that legal title shall not pass to Buyer's Agent or his principals until payment in full has been made to Seller's Agent;
(6) Payment shall be made by the said bank from the letter of credit on deposit within five (5) banking days from the date of delivery of the Platinum to the bank in Zurich, Switzerland, and payment shall be made on the basis of the accompanying assay certificates provided, however, that within this five (5) banking day period Buyer's Agent may have the Platinum assayed by a recognized assayer of his own choosing, in which event the Seller's Agent shall have his representative of his choice on hand with the Buyer's assayer at the point of assay for the purpose of observing the assaying of any material which may be of any material in the subject of this agreement. If the parties hereto do not agree with the results of such assaying, then each may select an umpire and these two shall select a third umpire and the conclusion of any two of these umpires as to the value of the Platinum referred to herein shall bind the parties. Such umpire procedure shall be completed and a report made within the period not to exceed five (5) additional banking days. If this umpire procedure is used, and while it is being used, payment shall first be made immediately on the basis of Seller's Agent's assay, as to the undisputed amount, with the disputed amount to await payment until the umpire's report has been made, whereupon payment shall immediately be made on the umpire's report for the amount, if any be determined due by umpire's report. When no assay is requested by Buyer's Agent, payment shall be made immediately on the basis of the assay certificates which accompany the material. The expense of Buyer's assay shall be to the Buyer, and the cost, if any, of the umpires shall be paid equally by Buyer's and Seller's Agents.
(7) Buyer's Agent shall assume the cost of packaging and freight insurance, transfer to airport and all responsibility of the Platinum once payment has been completed to Seller's Agent. At this point, Seller's Agent shall be completely free of any responsibility in regard to said Platinum.
(c) It is specifically understood that neither the Seller's Agent nor the Buyer's Agent shall under any condition disclose to anyone, except the Seller's Agent's undisclosed principals and the Buyer's Agent's undisclosed principals respectively, the nature of this agreement.
(d) This Agreement to the extent it contravenes any national or local government laws, ordinances or regulations of Switzerland or the United States of America, shall be deemed null and void.
(e) Performance under this Agreement shall be excused for and so long as forces majeure, acts of God, strikes, war in which either country is involved, or any similar force majeure cause which may interfere with the performance beyond the control of the parties hereto.
(f) Seller's Agent shall provide Buyer's Agent a warehouse receipt in-transit permit, and an assay report with each shipment.
(g) All notices which may be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing by prepaid cable, airmail, or by personal service to Buyer's or to Seller's Agent at the address listed below.
(h) The price of said Platinum shall be Ninety-five ($95.00) U.S. Dollars per Troy ounce per 1000 fine.
(i) Seller's Agent expressly agrees that if Buyer's Agent shall have furnished a letter of credit as specified in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of Section b above, and Seller's Agent shall fail to deliver all of said Platinum as provided in sub-paragraph (3) of Section b above, and the documentation referred to in paragraph (4) of Section b above, then Buyer's Agent, at his option shall be entitled to cancel this contract and neither party shall have any further obligation hereunder.
Seller's Agent
Buyer's Agent
[Signatures]
[Stamp: American Consul]
SUBJECT: LEBANON 1
DATE, TIME, PLACE: 6 Oct. 1100-1200, JET Cafe.
1. Subject arrived at the Cafe five minutes late (unusual for him) fairly bubbling over with "good news". Subject had a little difficulty getting to LOI's Embassy des edda at 1100 hrs. as he had planned. It seems that the neighbor with whom he had planned to leave his child was not at home and so he had to wait until his wife came home, at about 200 hrs. Subj arrived at the Embassy at about 2020 hrs where he was warmly greeted by LOI. After only a few words of greeting, Mrs. LOI fixed Subj a drink and a sandwich, and LOI excused himself saying he had to take care of the many guests and telling Subj to make himself at home, "you are more or less one of us." It should be noted that LOI did not introduce anyone to Subj. Subj soon approached Yuri GORENISH and a rather long, innocuous conversation ensued. Michael P. DAVIDOVSKY approached the pair and was introduced to Subj by GORENISH. (Card attended.) Subj was very taken with DAVIDOVSKY's charm and simplicity and learned that the latter had at one time been a "locksmith," (?) and having studied at the "International Diplomatic Institute" received this appointment as private secret to the ambassador.
2. During one of Subj's free moments he approached Pavel KOVALYEV, whom he recognized from the army Day party which attended, but he could not recall his name. KOVALYEV said he thought he recognized Subj's face but could not place it. Subj then told him that his mother taught Spanish at the Embassy (actually Subj told me he is not sure she is still doing so.) KOVALYEV said he was interested in forming a small group to study Spanish and have Subj teach it and the latter heartily agreed to do so. KOVALYEV promised to phone Subj at the earliest opportunity. Subj asked KOVALYEV how the latter's could be addressed, i.e., what was his position at the Embassy? He replied that he was more or less attached to the military attaché's office.
3. Subject not a young lady, Tanya LIT, and husband name unknown. They have been in Mexico for three months. Very little, if anything else, was said but Subj was impressed with the girl, physically, this is. Subj left the party around 2000, got a bear hug from LOI and was escorted to the door by KOVALYEV. Subj having only had two drinks while at the party went to Chili's but she was out, so he went elsewhere (no identification) where he spent the night "talking."
En Honor del Cónsul de la Unión Soviética
El señor Valentin S. Logunov, cónsul de la Unión Soviética en México, y su distinguida esposa Alejandra de Logunov, regresarán en fecha próxima a su país; por ello un grupo de amigos ofrecieron en días pasados una fiesta para despedirlos.
La cita fue ala en San Ángel, en la residencia del doctor Luis Gómez Correa quien junto con su esposa Silvia M. de Gómez atendieron a sus huéspedes de maravilla.
Esa noche la cena estuvo riquísima... Platillos típicos de los dos países, complementados con el tradicional vodka. Música popular rusa amenizó la velada de la que se disfrutó hasta las primeras horas del domingo.
1. Mercedes Pinto, Gloria Z. de Pinto y Alejandra de Longunov.
2. Beatriz Bacon
3. Ralph Wigan.
4. El anfitrón de esa noche doctor Luis Gómez Correa con el agasajado señor Valentin S. Longunov y don Tomas Lopez Sanchez.
5. Lourdes Aguilar, CONTENTISIMA, toda la noche con ella Manuel Hernandez.
6. FLASH!!! Virginia Fernandez de Aguilar y Ruth B. de Wigan.
7. Doctor Jose Maria Pinto y Adrian Aguilar.
8. ¡MIRADITAS! de... Guillermo Marcos a Vicky Aguilar.
October 4, 1963.
Contact Report
Subject: LIGONAL-1 (P-6903)
Date/Place of Meet: Oct 3 at Kent, Hoyt at 1330 hrs.
1. Prearranged meet to which L-1 came 10 min. early.
Next meet: October 16 at the same place at 1430 hrs.
2. Since our last meet (Sept 19) L-1 had not seen LIGONAL-1 who in two instances apologized (2-3 days after the class was due) for not holding the class because he was not feeling well. In both cases it was obvious to L-1 that he was dead drunk when he phoned. In view of the fact that LIGONAL-1 did not phone to L-1 for a whole week, L-1 gave him a ring on Oct 2 and he promised to give a lesson to L-1 at 1630 hrs of Oct 3.
3. L-1 explained me that his working schedule in the new scholar year keeps him busy in the morning and the afternoon, except Friday afternoons, which makes it difficult on him to be free to tie himself twice a week for LIGONAL-1's class which most of the time does not take place. L-1 felt that nothing would be lost if he reduced the Russian language classes to one per week, which would be more than he ever actually had in the past. I told him to go ahead and suit himself.
4. I told L-1 that AEDISHARD was scheduled to leave in about a week and it would be interesting to ascertain whether LIGONAL-1 knew it. L-1 will show to LIGONAL-1 the Excelior of Sept 25 in which the Sov Emb farewell party was announced. L-1 felt bad about the fact that he did not even have a chance to see AEDISHARD face to face.
5. L-1 asked could he remind LIGONAL-1 that he promised to make some arrangements which would enable L-1 to meet Alla (GLEPOVA P-13, 462/) and suggest that AEDISHARD's departure was opening the possibility to do something along that line. I told L-1 that there was no reason to expect that LIGONAL-1 would accomplish anything, but L-1 should be after him on the basis of his former promise.
6. I told L-1 that he should tell LIRACON-1 that a person he knew quite well 3-4 years ago returned to the US Embassy and that this American Embassy official was a very close friend of a dear friend of his (L-1). I explained to L-1 that such news would certainly please LIRACON-1 for several obvious reasons, but it was more important to ascertain whether LIRACON-1 would relay such news to some of his Sov acquaintances. If it happens that ARDINARD's replacement or another Sov official attempt to contact L-1 through LIRACON-1, it would be an indication that LIRACON-1 got the news of L-1's US Embassy contact. L-1 liked the idea and will give the story to LIRACON-1.
7. At this point it may be recalled that L-1 had met NECHIPORENKO (P-7442) at the time he had met YATSEV.
8. Comment by BHP:
In view of the fact that NECHIPORENKO by himself is a determined KGB case officer who is aggressive in pursuing American targets, I felt that we stand to lose nothing by adding to L-1 a label of having a contact in the US Embassy.
BHPernald
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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record
FROM: C/CUB
SUBJECT: Visit to the Soviet Embassy, Night of 1 October 1969; Occasion: Despedida for Valentin LOGINOV
1. As members of the Cuerpo Consular, Terence D. SISTONE and his wife were formally invited to Valentin LOGINOV's despedida. The scheduled hours on the invitation were from 7:00 to 9:00. Actually, they arrived at about 7:45 and left at about 9:15. SISTONE had two main purposes in attending the reception: 1) to determine LOGINOV's replacement, and 2) to meet the Cubans present, if any. On the first count SISTONE was successful. Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO was formally introduced to the crowd as LOGINOV's replacement by Mr. KAZANTSEV, the Soviet Chargé. On the second count SISTONE was not successful. The only Cuban present that he recognized from mug photos was Rafael MIRABAL Fernandez, who quite obviously avoided any contact with SISTONE, rather furtively staying on the other side of the room at all times. In all, SISTONE talked to some nine Soviet Embassy officials that he could recognize from the mug book and had somewhat extensive conversation with three, LOGINOV; KAZANTSEV, the Chargé; and Eduard Anatolyevich SARATOV, TASS representative. For cover
purposes SISTONE, of course, also had to spend much of his
time with fellow members of the Cuerpo Consular, mostly with
Leander YOURVOULIAS, the Cuerpo Consular president and ex-
Greek Consul General, and Sra. Marta FONSECA Guardia de
JIMENEZ, the Consul from Costa Rica and Cuerpo Consular
secretary. SISTONE also met a Mexican engineer, Alfonso
SIBAJA C., who is married to a Greek woman who is Press and
Cultural Attache for Greece. SIBAJA is therefore active in,
though not a member of, the Cuerpo Consular. It is very
early to tell, of course, but a man like this could conceivably
become an access agent to either Soviet or Cuban officials.
2. At the entranceway SISTONE met and recognized
Col. Konstantin Nikandrovich BOGATYREV, the Soviet Military
Attache. Both on this occasion and later in the evening
BOGATYREV seemed to have a forced grin on his face. He
exchanged pleasantries but provided nothing of significance.
3. In the reception area inside, SISTONE greeted Valentin
LOGINOV and his wife, who readily recalled SISTONE and wife
from the excursion to the Ford factory in July. LOGINOV also
recalled that SISTONE was Raymond A. FRADYER's replacement
and asked after the latter: Had he yet arrived in Paris?
SISTONE said that he understood that FRADYER probably had
arrived by now. SISTONE asked LOGINOV when he was leaving
for the Soviet Union. LOGINOV answered that he was leaving
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on 7 October and that en route he was visiting New York City, a place that he was anxious to visit. He added that he would not be visiting Paris to see his friend FRADYER. LOGINOV all evening was a very amiable host, circulating and talking to practically everyone present. About half the time he was surrounded by a circle of very young and apparently unattached Mexican ladies - perhaps university students. Mrs. LOGINOV was quite transformed from the very drab woman of the Ford excursion. She was quite dressed up, even attractive, and did her best to be a charming hostess, although this was obviously a forced chore for her. (Later in the evening she busied herself pointing out what she thought to be the choicest items on the buffet table.) Valentin LOGINOV invited SISTONE and his wife to visit him in Russia. SISTONE answered to the effect that this would be wonderful someday if he, or the Russian Government would pick up the tab. LOGINOV replied that that was not necessary because all Americans are so rich they can afford a trip anywhere. Later, talking to SARATOV (see paragraph 9 below), SISTONE was told that LOGINOV would be spending three days in New York City. Later in the evening LOGINOV had his picture taken, probably by a press photographer, with SISTONE's wife, and he was in general quite gallant with her. In the little speech following the buffet, LOGINOV thanked VOURVOULIAS for his few words of farewell and the Cuerpo.
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Consular gift of a silver plate. He ended his speech by saying, "Thanks on my wife's behalf and mine. You all have been very attentive to my great country." About the only times that LOGINOV seemed reflective and serious during the evening were during this little speech and later in saying good-by to SISTONE (accompanying this with an abrazo). LOGINOV's last words to SISTONE were said with much real or imagined feeling: "You Americans and we Russians have to be real friends in these days of the world."
4. Negatively, SISTONE did not see LIREALM-1; SAO's friend, Yuriy VANOVSKY; or Chief, SB's friend, Boris CHMYKHOV, at the Soviet reception. Since there were over 100 people milling about, SISTONE, of course, could have missed those people.
5. Prior to the buffet, SISTONE met again Leon (Spanish version of Lev) N. GOLOUZOV, a member of the Soviet Commercial Staff. SISTONE had met GOLOUZOV on the Ford excursion as well, and the two chatted briefly about that trip. GOLOUZOV gave SISTONE his calling card, which is attached.
6. Standing beside GOLOUZOV, and obviously a very junior officer under the latter's wing, was Vladimir PETROV, also of the Soviet Commercial Office. Following the example of big brother, PETROV also gave SISTONE his calling card, which is attached. PETROV looked to be no more than in his late 20's.
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He is almost baby faced, has sort of a pug nose, is perhaps 5' 9" tall, is of medium to slim build, and has light hair. PETROV said he had only been in Mexico two weeks and was terribly confused by the vehicular traffic, which is much noisier and extensive than that of Moscow. Although he speaks Spanish quite well, he said that this is his first tour in Latin America.
7. Also early in the evening SISTONE met Vladislav Sergeyevich KORMUSHKIN, Soviet Vice Consul. He is a fairly tall, heavy built, athletic-looking young man with a very strong handgrip on being introduced. KORMUSHKIN was almost the only Russian with whom SISTONE talked who did not even try to be friendly. He just stood around most of the evening, listening and looking very ill at ease.
8. SISTONE only met Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO, LOGINOV's replacement, very briefly and on an occasion when LOGINOV was not around. Therefore, SISTONE was not formally introduced by title or as FRADYER's replacement to NECHIPORENKO. This man looks very Latin and could mix in a crowd on the street without any difficulty. He stayed very much in the background all evening. During the little ceremony in which he was introduced by the Chargé as LOGINOV's replacement, he was asked when he had previously served in Mexico by the latter. He replied he had been in Mexico from 1960 (or 1961) to 1965.
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The Chargé described him as a young man advancing rapidly in the Soviet Foreign Service. He also said he had been a Military Attaché before but is now a Second Secretary and is taking over as Consul. The Chargé described NECHIPORENKO as a non-Great Russian. SISTONE missed his nationality, if it was mentioned. The Chargé hastened to add that NECHIPORENKO's wife, however, is Great Russian.
9. Possibly the longest conversation SISTONE had with any Russian was that with Eduard Anatolyevich SARATOV, the TASS representative. SISTONE was introduced to him by Findley HOWARD, local Pan American representative. SARATOV was the only one with whom SISTONE spoke in English. All other conversation with Russians and other non-Americans was in Spanish. SARATOV is a very smooth, gallant man-about-town. He seemed to really enjoy talking to Americans and other non-Russians at the reception, and bowed and established rapport with the ladies of all ages. He said he has been in Mexico two years, is married, and has one son in the fourth grade, who is naturally attending the Embassy school and who will be sent next year to the Soviet Union for his further education. He asked SISTONE how many children he has and commented on the answer, five, by saying that in his business it is not practical to have many children. SISTONE asked him how he gets his news to send home. SARATOV replied that he is obliged to send home
daily a resume of the most important Mexican events, much of which he obtains from the Mexican press. He added, with a smile, that he, of course, has to supplement such newspaper accounts with information from his own contacts. SISTONE asked if this meant, among other things, getting handouts from Government offices. SARATOV dismissed such sources as unimportant. He said this daily resume which he sends home by Telex takes him about two or three hours. He said he is the lone TASS representative here. He has his own office separate from the Embassy and prefers it that way. SARATOV claimed to have traveled around Mexico quite a bit. He seemed to be impressed with the Yucatan and wanted to know if SISTONE has visited there. The latter replied that he has not yet visited the Yucatan since being stationed here, but that, as a tourist, he had seen the ruins there some years ago. SARATOV said that he is from Siberia, and in answer to a SISTONE question said he thinks the Georgians are the warmest and friendliest people of the Soviet Union. SARATOV obviously likes to brag about having been stationed previously in Washington. He also said he would very much like to have been assigned to the new TASS office being opened in San Francisco. According to SARATOV, per an agreement between the United States and the U.S.S.R. the former will have a Consulate in Leningrad and the latter a Consulate in San Francisco. The opening of
the TASS office in San Francisco is somehow connected with the establishment of the Consulate. In speaking of LOGINOV's three days in New York, SARATOV said he would recommend three things for him to visit: a good steak house, a good Chinese restaurant, and Rockefeller Center Music Hall.
10. Somewhat after the despedida ceremony, SISTONE noted the Chargé, Boris Aleksandrovich KAZANTSEV, alone and introduced himself. From a distance KAZANTSEV looks extremely young for his high position; closer up he looks a little older. KAZANTSEV was extremely affable when he learned that SISTONE was a new member of the Cuerpo Consular. He said he is a member of an equivalent organization among the diplomats and in that context knows Mr. Wallace STUART quite well. He said he was extremely privileged a couple of nights previously to be able to shake Astronaut ARMSTRONG's hand and talk to him. He thinks the space program a wonderful adventure for both our countries, and he mentioned the current negotiations between the American Atomic Energy Commission and its Russian equivalent in working out the rules for use of peaceful nuclear energy. While affable, KAZANTSEV does not impart any feeling of sincerity whatsoever. He seems transparently cynical, and reminds one of a second-rate American politician. After the above conversation and when SISTONE was talking to a Mexican airport official, for some reason KAZANTSEV reapproached
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SISTONE and said to him and the Mexican that he hoped there would be a rapprochement soon between the United States and Cuba. SISTONE cannot figure out why KAZANTSEV made that remark at that particular time unless 1) he thought the Mexican airport official was a Cuban, or 2) he had been briefed by LOGINOV not only on the fact that SISTONE is FRADYER's replacement, but that FRADYER had somehow been connected with Cuban operations.
11. SISTONE only met Yurly CHERNYSH, Soviet Vice Consul, very briefly to shake hands near the end of the evening. He was easily recognizable from his very light gray hair.
12. SISTONE was only sure of one Cuban's being present, Rafael MIRABAL. At one time, SISTONE thought he saw a gentleman who looked a little like Ambassador Joaquin HERNANDEZ Armas, but at second glance he did not think so. There was no doubt in SISTONE's mind that MIRABAL was avoiding him. On one occasion, MIRABAL was quite close, within earshot, and may well have heard SISTONE either talking English to a fellow American or his wife, or discussing something American. Thereafter, every time SISTONE tried to work his way toward MIRABAL, the latter would shortly move further away. Twice SISTONE talked to people that vaguely looked like they might be Cubans from the mug book, only to discover in both cases that they were Mexican.
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13. One of the above Mexicans turned out to be Alfonso SIBAJA C., who described himself as a mechanical engineer and industrial consultant. His address is Ezequiel 82, Mexico 14, D.F., and his telephone number is 17-88-85. This man is the husband of a lady he described as Press and Cultural Attache of the Greek Embassy. SISTONE was also introduced to her somewhat later and got the impression that she is not Greek but either all Mexican or perhaps of partial Greek ancestry. SIBAJA and SISTONE exchanged calling cards (SIBAJA's is attached). SIBAJA said that he and his wife attend such functions as this reception quite frequently and definitely recalled not having met SISTONE before. The latter explained his recent arrival. SIBAJA claimed that he is a good singer of folklore songs and that his wife knows how to dance them. They have performed spontaneously quite often at diplomatic and consular affairs. Asked whether he would be going on the Cuerpo Consular excursion scheduled for late October, SIBAJA said he would like to go. He is a working man, however, and was not sure he could get away. SIBAJA and wife and SISTONE and wife established rapport rather easily, and all agreed they should meet again rather shortly. SIBAJA said that he is of partial French ancestry. He looks as though he might be Mideastern, however. He is proud that he is from JUAREZ' home state of Oaxaca. It would seem to SISTONE that this is
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the kind of man who might be used as a fairly nonsuspicious access agent to either the Soviets or the Cubans. He obviously circulates in their social milieu. SISTONE intends to follow up on this man. He said he lives in Colonia Lindavista, where SISTONE's wife's relatives are concentrated. He has a son going to Colegio Tepeyac in that area.
14. The only Americans SISTONE was aware of at the reception were 1) Clyde SNIDER, Chief of the Visa Section of the Consulate, 2) Findley HOWARD, of Pan American, and 3) David WIESLEY, American businessman and Honorary Consul of Iceland.
15. Considering the fact that SISTONE was only in the Soviet Embassy a little over one hour and had to spend a good part of his time talking to SNIDER, VOURVOULIAS, and that real pain-in-the-neck, Sra. JIMENEZ, he considers his contact with Soviets about the maximum that could be achieved under the circumstances.
Attachment:
Copy of calling cards (3)
Distribution:
Orig - SIBAJA (new P), w/att
1 - P-11712 (LOGINOV), w/o att
TDS: Imp
SUBJECT: LIBACC 1
DATE: 1 Oct., 1970 - 1730, El Farito Rest. & Hotel Emperor.
1. I arrived ten minutes prior to the appointed time, noting Subject's car parked around the corner, entered the restaurant and found Subj without difficulty.
2. Without any preliminaries to speak of, Subj told me that he had interesting news for me. As he hesitated for a moment I asked him if he had been invited to the despedida this evening. He was a bit shocked and probably disappointed, but with a "no, what", but recovered quickly and admitted that this was to have been the interesting news - yes he had been invited and was going. He explained that he had made a phone call to the Embassy to invite LQGMCY to his house for a farewell party, but the latter turned the tables and invited Subj to the despedida. Subj claimed that he told LQG that this in reality a "dirty deal", but LQG countered with the claim that he was unable to return urgently and nor he was too busy to consider personal invitations. (Subj did not appear to be unhappy with this turn of events.) Subj promised to keep his eyes and ears open and fervently hoped that LQG could introduce him to his replacement, the unofficial one.
3. Above, of course, took only a few minutes, the rest of the time Subj discussed women, food, drink, and related topics. He would like, he said, to be better acquainted with all the people (works at Sovemb) when he considers to be an exceptionally interesting girl, although married. (I don't believe he is a position to do much about this. I believe he is capable of seducing a lot of girls, but I don't see how he could work up much access to this woman.)
4. Subj gave a copy of a short paper (written in Russian) he worked up on his friend EKAS who lives in San Juan del Rio, near Cordoba. Subj is very anxious to have us help this individual but I still don't see much point in it. I asked Subj if EKAS is acquainted with anyone at the Sovemb and was told that he might know one or two the knock Aus/Span six (names?) who are employed there. EKAS is one of these himself. A translation of the document is attached.
5. Subj is a very friendly, likable chap, but I do not think he would find it difficult to fabricate something, whether it be important or otherwise. This is purely an opinion, so far, based on nothing concrete.
6. Subject expressed a desire to have a "blast" with me sometime with no reference to business. I said I would consider it, perhaps it would be amusing.
D.F.D.
D.F.D.
1 October 1969
Below is translation of document written by LIBACI 1 re His friend
HÉNARES who lives in San Juan del Río.
"HÉNARES
A Spaniard born in the province of ASTURIAS. During the Spanish Civil War was taken to the USSR with other children. Completed his elementary schooling in Spanish children's schools. Entered Leningrad University majoring in history, and following graduation was given a chair in the same department. Arrived in Mexico, I believe, in 1957, with the aid of his sister, who lives in San Juan del Río, is a manager of a restaurant. Hénaire is a very intelligent, sensitive fellow. Always studied with pleasure. His very fond of nature and animals. During periods of vacation from the elementary schools, instead of just fooling around as did the other kids, he would work as a shepherd, water boy, in vineyards, took long walks, read, etc., and always tried to be a loner. Therefore, he was not very well liked, was teased, and once, knowing that he was not a good swimmer, was thrown from a steep bank into the river ALERCA. My mother dropped him out. He always loved her, and to this day has great affection for her. Whenever he visits Mexico he never fails to call on her. Being acquainted with his character and sentiments, I would say that now, living in a big city, he suffers greatly. I suppose that because of his loneliness he ingratiated a stupid, old-fashioned, Indian girl. His political views are the most liberal, and being an intelligent fellow, he was never placed in an uncomfortable position, although he was not fully trusted.
I think, that were it possible to use these characteristics, we could use him to our great advantage."
I told subject that we would make no move whatsoever until, and perhaps not even then, he provided me with personal biographic data re the above individual.
D.F.D.
D. F. DÍAZ-ESÓN
Несмотря на трудности в предыдущем периоде, в 1937 году в Берлине состоялась встреча с товарищем по работе. Мы обсуждали вопросы развития науки и техники. Важно было сохранить научные связи и сотрудничество. В последующие годы, несмотря на трудности, мы продолжали работать над новыми проектами. Несмотря на все трудности, мы не оставались в стороне, продолжая развивать науку и технику. Важно было сохранить научные связи и сотрудничество. Важно было сохранить научные связи и сотрудничество.
...
ACTION: Secstate WASBDC
MEXICO 5364
FOR FBI
VISAS HORSE Valentin LOGUNOV C-3 December 23, 1927
Moscow, employee of Soviet Embassy in Mexico. Arr.
New York October 7, 1969 via Air France Flt. 700.
Dep. New York October 10 via Aeroflot. Accompanied
by wife, Alexandra LOGUNOVA August 20, 1928 Moscow,
and son, Dimitri LOGUNOV born 1959.
MCMURDO
Drafted by C/VIS:CWSnider/ml
10/1/69
Attaching Officer C/VIS:CWSnider
R11712
Mexico
To September 27, 1969
1. Talking to various people, such as Guillermo Tardiff, no information has been circulated or has circulated regarding the fact that Carrillo Flores did not attend the interview of Raul Roa, foreign minister of Cuba and president Díaz Ordaz.
2. By going to the General Assembly of the United Nations, lic. Carrillo Flores, secretary of Foreign Relations is out of the presidential race by constitutional reasons.
According to people who may be considered as knowing about politics Carrillo Flores never had a chance to be nominated because of his close associations with United States bankers.
2. On the 18 of September I went to the national day celebration at the Chilean embassy, where I met Kazantsev who invited me to go to their embassy on the first of October for a farewell party for Valentin Lomguinov, who is leaving soon. The new Czechoslovakian ambassador was with Kazantsev. I arrived late and many people had already left. Wallace Stuart was there, the new Rau ambassador, the Ghana ambassador, the Paraguayan chargé d'affaires, an several other diplomats of minor importance. The Chilean colony seems to be quite large.
[Signature]
Logunov
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: LIBACON 1
DATE, TIME & PLACE: 25 Sept. 69, 2030 - 2200 hrs., Florence Rest.
1. Subj arrived eight minutes late and realising same, apologised. He appeared to be in a good mood and when asked told me that he and his wife were now getting along very well. He claimed that he called LOGNOV at the Embassy on the morning of the 15th and asked that their dinner engagement for that evening be postoned. According to Subject LOG told him that their dinner had been scheduled for the 15th, not the 16th, so Subj assumed assumed LOG was correct. I reminded Subj that to the best of my recollection it had been for the 15th. In any event, Subj said LOG took the postponement very well, especially when Subj confirmed with LOG again that the latter was not leaving in October, perhaps not even in November. Subj apologized to LOG, explaining that his wife had just taken on a new job, was nervous about it, and in addition, was taking care of her parents dog and birds, and was simply not in condition to have a party. (I am not sure Subj went through with this explanation to LOG or to me only.) Subj plans to visit LOG at the Embassy on the 29th, 30th, or the first of October, at which time he will set a date for the dinner, hopefully he said, for the same week. If the dinner is to be held prior to Libac on the evening of the first of Oct. Subj will call the office, (as in the past) and so inform the party on the other end. Our next meeting is scheduled for 1600 hours, 1 Oct., at the "El Hortino" (?) Rest. annex in the Suites Emporador.
2. Subject's wife, described as a "bilingual" secretary/typist is now employed by "Orbita S. Lamenta", and is paid 3,500 monthly. Subj, claims that she will be earning 3,000 by next month, if everything goes well. One of the partners at this (?) of this establishment is Andrei Gavino Michelena.
3. Subj then asked me if I/check a street map of Moscow and see if I could find VL. NEZHNOVA on it. I told him I could but would not give him an answer one/or the other unless he would provide me with a satisfactory reason. After extracting a promise from me that I would not laugh at him, he proceeded to tell me about a recent experience he had with a medium at Andre's home. He prefaced his story with an assurance that he is an atheist and does not believe in the hereafter nor in spiritualism; in particular, nevertheless, he was shaken with the experience. He claimed that the medium (name unknown to Subj.) did not go into a trance, nor turn off any of the lights, but simply used Subj. if he had ever known a girl by the name of Tanya while Subj. lived in a small town near Ivanova (not far from Moscow.) Subj. claimed that he recalled a girl by that name, that he met her were only about 10 yrs. of age at the time, and that they used to go mushroom gathering together. He said he broke out in a cold sweat when he medium asked this question because he was absolutely positive that no one in Mexico would remember the girl's name nor the episode. The medium then said, speaking for Tanya, "Korov o Kafichka" (hello, Rafael). Subj. claims that the medium has no knowledge of the Russian language and that he had not been called "Kafichka" since early childhood. Subj. The medium explained that Tanya had died six months ago and was not present in the room. Through the medium, Tanya explained (in Spanish) that she had been married to a Valentin Blas 7, now living at 1111, Boshiana,
a.t. 23, Moscow. Subj was not sure he had the correct numerical address, nor did he know what region of Moscow the street was in. Tanya further explained that KIRASOV was engaged in some unspecified underground work, possibly anti-government activity, and that one member of this group was actually employed by the KGB. He was not further identified.
b. Subj then went on to relate two other "odd" experiences he had had prior to his coming to Mexico. They are not worth repeating here. I told Subj I would try to locate the afore mentioned street on the Moscow map but that I did not take any of this very seriously. Although Subj realized that I was amused by this tale he was not angered by my attitude, saying he did not know what to make of it himself.
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
DATE: 23-IX-69
1. Salesman
[Signature]
2. Supervisor
John Francis
3. Date/meeting
27-IX-69, 2000-0300 hours
Site: Home of Dr. Luis Gomez, Irloclas 221
4. Date/next mtg.
Site
5. Administrative
Nothing.
6. Instructions to salesman
Nothing.
7. Report by salesman
1. Party. The occasion was a farewell party given by our
tennis group in the home of Dr. Gomez for DIXAND, who leaves
October 7th or 8th for Moscow. In addition to myself and my
wife, the following were present:
Gloria Pinto
Pepa Pinto
Luis Gomez
Sylvia Gomez
Mercedes Pinto (elderly writer, aunt of Pepa, mother of
Ruben, mother of Pitucha who is the wife of Herb
Wallace)
Ruben Rojas, actor in TV soap operas (novelas)
and the legitimate theater.
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
Please instruct me as to whether or not you want me to
attend the reception Wednesday, and if so, what to look for
besides meeting DIXAND's replacements. Can you call off the
FAY?
[Signature]
P. 11, 7/2
The party was very gay, excellent food brought by each of the guests, much music, dancing, and drinking. No politics. Everyone was in a very friendly mood.
2. Formal farewell reception. Wednesday, October 1, at 1900 hours at the Soviet embassy will be the formal party for DEMAND.
The Platos, Cozas and possibly others from our group will attend this party. I do not know how big it will be.
DEMAND was disappointed when I said I would not attend, but that this was no reflection on my friendship for him. I stated that I felt it unwise for an American to visit the Soviet embassy. I was afraid that the FBI or CIA would learn of my visit. Val was very insistent and said he'd be disappointed if we did not come. Later in the evening he brought up the subject again and insisted there would be no way anyone could know if I were present or not—there would be no risk to me—no names would be recorded. I said I would think about it, but doubted that we would come.
3. DEMAND's replacement. During the course of the evening speeches were made, or at least semi-formal comments and wishes of good luck to DEMAND and his wife. DEMAND said that his replacement would be at the farewell party at the embassy and he hoped we would all meet him. Ralph Wiegandt stated that he wanted DEMAND's replacement to know that he, the replacement, would be welcome in our group. Our group is somewhat international and has given us all a chance to exchange views. We would report losing contact with the Soviets. DEMAND then mentioned that his replacement is something of a sportman.
4. Yuri Schornich. I told DEMAND that I hadn't seen Yuri for a long time. I asked what had happened to him. He answered that Yuri had been on vacation for a while. This does not account for the many months, perhaps five or six, that I have not seen Yuri. I did not press the issue.
5. DEMAND first. DEMAND seemed to be indifferent to Popo's presence. When he danced with Gloria he often seemed very intimate—dancing close, whispering and giggling, soulful looks. Gloria did not try to control this situation, but rather participated. My wife later reported that while dancing with DEMAND he also tried to flirt with her, but on a more discreet level, holding her too close, squeezing her hand meaningfully, etc.
6. Dr. Coza's comments. We arrived promptly at 2000 hours. We were the first guests to arrive and the only guests for nearly an hour. During this time Dr. Coza made several comments of interest. First, let me say that I have thought that Luis
was a communist sympathizer, despite his wealth. He became famous
some time back by successfully saving back on a hand that was
amputated in an accident. He is a doctor with Seguro Social.
Mexico since has shown his stuff to the world as Mexico's great
hand surgeon. He travels around the world attending medical
conventions and is the principal host to medical conventions
here in Mexico. An elaborate book was published by Seguro
Social on surgery of the hand and Luis' work in that field.
I mention the above since it seems to set the stage for someone
who might believe that socialism and socialized medicine is
good, because he himself has profited so greatly from it.
Further, Luis and Sylvia had made it known for quite some
time that they wanted to have the farewell party for DEHARD
in their home. I always felt that this was due to communist
sympathy. Now I don't know. And I am at a loss to explain why
they insisted upon holding the party. They do not seem to be
close friends of DEHARD, are somewhat different in social
and intellectual status, and no longer seem to me to be com-
munist sympathizers.
Luis commented that DEHARD's son would probably come
to the party since they have no maid. Incidentally, he did not
come. He then stated that the boy still speaks no Spanish at all.
He added that the boy has lived in Mexico for five years and
before that for several years in Cuba. Luis explained that
the Soviets are afraid to have their children see how the world
really is. Luis added that Khrushchev saw a super-market in
Los Angeles and simply couldn't believe his eyes. Luis was
frankly critical of the Soviets and their intellectual isolation-
ism.
7. DEHARD MIGHT RETURN. DEHARD and his wife both con-
ceded that there was a good chance they might come right back
to Mexico. She told me that if she did, she would like to teach
in Russian. We had exchanged a few elementary words during the
evening.
She began: "I'm not sure if I can speak Russian. I'm sure if
he would have offered to have heard
something which made him say what
he did."
MEMORANDUM
México, D.F., Septiembre 26 de 1969.
Con relación al asunto del italiano, que hemos tratado, me permito indicarte que la amistad se inició por la necesidad de traducir unos documentos oficiales que nos solicitaba la Secretaría de Gobernación, por medio de los cuales debíamos demostrar el nombre correcto de un cliente.
Dicha amistad se ha conservado bajo un nivel normal y más o menos se inició hace aproximadamente un año, sin que se hayan tenido otras citas como no es para tomar algunos tragos o almuerzo.
Sin embargo, el día de ayer mismo se hizo una cita la cual se llevará a efecto el día de mañana y ya se permitirá informar te más sobre el particular.
[Signature]
This is LIBASSO-1. Note on LIBASSO, whom we expect to meet at a restaurant on 27 Sep. Purpose is for LIBASSO-1 to establish and maintain social relations with LIBASSO-1 for assessment and possible development for a position by someone else. Our choice is to see future notes.
[Signature]
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief SB
INFO: Chief, CUBA
SUBJECT: Relationship Between ADEIEHARD and Gloria PINTO
26 September 1969
1. In response to a conversation between Chief, SB, and the undersigned, LIREALM-1 was questioned in detail on 25 September concerning the relationship which exists between ADEIEHARD and Gloria PINTO with a view toward possible embarrassment of ADEIEHARD before his superiors.
2. LIREALM-1 and his wife both believe (but have no proof) that it is probable that Gloria PINTO is having or has had an affair with ADEIEHARD. Both LIREALM and his wife are close friends of the PINTO's and know that Gloria is strongly attracted to ADEIEHARD who is both physically and intellectually superior to her husband. Due to Gloria's continued friendship with ADEIEHARD at the French Club and other places, LIREALM-1 feels sure that Gloria's husband, Pepe, does not yet know of the affair.
3. LIREALM-1 characterized Pepe PINTO as: sweet, slow-witted and below average in Intelligence. He is a physician specializing in lung disorders, born in the Canary Islands. He considers himself a Spaniard with the characteristic Spanish lack of respect for women. He attempts to tightly control Gloria's activities while, according to Gloria, having as many affairs himself as he can. Gloria greatly resents Pepe's attitude toward her. Pepe is basically defensive and would not want anyone to know if Gloria were having an affair with another man. He would probably deny it if anyone said so, even if he were aware of it. He would take it out on Gloria, however, and would probably beat her and restrict her movements even more closely.
4. In view of the above, it would certainly appear that there would be nothing to gain, and perhaps much to lose, by any attempt at exposing her supposed affair with ADEIEHARD. Since she now appears to be in contact with SHEVCHENKO, much better to hope for better developments in this case.
Andrew E. FELLENGEN
SECRET
1. Agent/Subject: LICOZY-5
2. Case Officer Vincent P. RIZZUTO
3. Date and site of contact: 25 September - Cafeteria Parque
Paragraph 5 (continued)
It off than attempt to collect the money. There are sufficient funds in the project.
Paragraph 7 (continued)
is more to this invitation than meets the eye and that the KGB will be going all out to recruit him. I think Subject may be right and I think he should probably find a good excuse for not going.
Subject states that he had complained to KAZANTSEV (P-880) about the shoddy treatment he had been getting from LOGINOV (P-11,712). Never before had he been forced to "stand in line" for Soviet visas for his clients. In the past, he had been able to send passports to the Soviet Embassy any day—never mind the office hours—and get the passports back with visa the same day. Subject says that LOGINOV himself finally admitted that this was because Subject had been uncooperative (meaning that he had refused to let LOGINOV recruit him). Subject says unequivocally that LOGINOV is leaving PCS by the end of October and that he is not being replaced by a newcomer. Subject understands that NECHIPORENKO, who in a former tour had worked in the Consular Section, will take over as Chief of the Consular Section when LOGINOV leaves.
Subject says that KAZANTSEV is about to leave (in fact, Subject thought KAZANTSEV had already left) and that both a replacement for him and a new ambassador were on the way. I told Subject that as far as I know, KAZANTSEV was to be replaced by another consular who would be Chargé, but Subject insisted that an ambassador had been named and would be coming soon. He did not know who the ambassador would be.
Subject remarked that both IVANOV and NIKITOV had left and he said that NIKITOV was, he thought, a very decent person.
Subject said that PRIKHODKO (P-2270) had come to see him to say goodbye. PRIKHODKO had said, almost with tears in his eyes, that Subject had been a very good friend and that he would never forget him. He invited Subject and wife to come visit him in Moscow. Then when Subject asked PRIKHODKO for his address, PRIKHODKO hemmed and hawed and said that he didn't really have an address yet but that Subject could write him in care of Latin American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Subject remarked that PRIKHODKO was undoubtedly being sincere, but when you came right down to it, he was just as hemmed in and afraid as anything of the others. Subject said that it was a real tragedy that the Soviet system made such robots out of good people.
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Memorandum
TO: RIZZUTO through ARCHBOLD
From: FERNALD
Subject: AEDIKHARD (P-11,712) & Thoughts on possibility of Pitching Him
1. Assuming it was agreed that A should be pitched before his PCS departure, because there are no indications that he would be more susceptible to an approach later when he comes to a new post abroad in a few years and, to the contrary, it is more likely that he would be still more daring, more self-confident and more determined to advance and solidify his position within the KGB, I wish to add some views of mine to the list of possibilities as to how a pitch could be carried out.
2. My views and thoughts on this subject will be based on the possible use of existing assets and means. I am fully aware that there will be plenty of room for improvements, additions and modifications of what will be said in the following paras.
3. As far as I know we are lacking adequately solid facts in which we could put our teeth, i.e. we do not possess worthwhile mentioning material which we could use to exert a desired pressure on A.
4. I am inclined to believe that we are in a position to make a serious attempt to obtain a "pressure argument" through the use of existing assets which are targeted against A and that it can be done without taking an undue risk.
5. As a move in this direction I was thinking in terms of having recorded a SABORI-A meet for which we would prepare SABORI. To be more specific I have in mind a situation along the following lines:
a. In going to one of his next meets with A, SABORI should carry on his person a transmitter. I am not in favor of a body recorder, because the recording time is limited and it requires the bearer to be turning it on and off, while the transmitter can be set and it requires no action by the bearer on one hand and on the other the bearer is under the impression that
every action and statement of his is recorded from the moment the transmitter is strapped on him.
b. SABORI should go to such a meet with expression of a person who is in exceptionally good mood, because of a business success and he was given a substantial advance on his commission. After A and SABORI have their routine two drinks, SABORI will state to A that he would pick up the tab for the evening (after being treated by A so many times) but he would want to celebrate the occasion. It would be desirable that A agrees on a drink or two to please S, but even if that does not take place, it is anticipated that A would want to accompany S in his good humor. What ever be the case, the situation lends itself to a free talking, critical commenting and some bitching, just to play it big. It will be up to us to prepare S as to how to run the conversation to get out of A a few statements which he would not like his superiors to know about.
c. As far as S is concerned I believe that he can be persuaded to carry a transmitter on his person and as a reason for requesting it we could tell him that it represented a complimentary element to the PAQ which he made on A, because the psychologist who reviewed his PAQ considered it essential to have a tape covering one meet. There is no way of hiding the fact that we will be recording what is transmitted, but we will not have to give any explanations regarding how it will be done.
d. I hope that one way or the other we will be in possession of a tape which could be used as a pressure factor. From there on all becomes a matter of manipulation: S may request a meet with A under the pretext that that the people interested in the platinum deal sent to C their specialist, who would like to clear some
questions before opening the Letter of Credit and that it was essential that the person who arrived here be A, because that will strengthen S' position in the deal. I mentioned the platinum deal because it would give some common ground to the new person being introduced on the scene, but some other story might be as good.
6. The new person showing up under the platinum deal or any other pretext would be a case officer of ours. I feel that such a person should at first sight show that he was a Yankee, that he be versed in platinum or what ever the pretext may be and that he should be a Russian language speaker. I am inclined to believe that after some business talk and after creating an atmosphere of mutual understanding there would be no problem for the case officer to start speaking Russian. If A takes this fact in good mood and the business conversation continues in Russian, S would be in a position to excuse himself as a person who was no longer needed. It is almost impossible to anticipate what would be A's reaction to the fact that S wanted to leave. If insisted that S stay, we will have to accept it. Nevertheless, S will be instructed to "go to the bathroom" for a while and the case officer will have to use this opportunity to drop his cover and go on with his job. He will have in his pocket a reel of tape to counteract A's emphatic refusal (which we must anticipate).
f. It may be mentioned that S will not have to know anything about the existence of the tape and as far as the case officer is concerned S may have to be satisfied with the explanation that the c.o. was the psychologist who decided that he wanted to meet A in person. Of course, A may not bear out this cover, but that will be at the stage of developments when we could not care less.
c. There is no doubt that S will be burned whether the
the things turn out right or wrong, but S will be left only with guesses as to what transpired between the case officer and A in Russian.
h. It is the fate of any officer making the pitch to be burned if the exercise ends in anything less than a success. Therefore, it would be worthwhile considering to get a suitable language speaker case officer from Eqs for this purpose.
6. I am aware of the fact that the above discussed scheme has a quite certain weakness in as much as it is built on and around an untested asset as S is. Nevertheless, in terms of security and protection of Agency/Station assets the scheme is advantageous, which is self-evident.
7. It should be assumed that S might come up with some objections when it comes to introducing another person to A from fear that he would deal himself out of the game and terminate his usefulness to us. I do not consider it difficult to put him at ease.
8. For your consideration and comments.
EHFernald
This is not a bad plan, but I think it needs some
The following points come to mind:
1) I think S should not be used as an unknown quantity to build any type of rapport and
2) I question the efficacy of what is suggested to be essential, a technical approach. Why not be worry about what's on the tape (he can say he was just saying it for the record) and his reaction which will likely be favorable.
3) I doubt we can get a technically adequate tape
4) The letters now may help to clear some points
Nevertheless, was brought out with the problem of hand: had to make a
Agree that blackmail won't work - but in reading file, one thing that stands out (to me at least) is the energy with which ABELEHARD pursues his career. Believe he is ruthlessly ambitious to get ahead. If we are willing to burn SADORI, it might be advantageous to insert senior Russian speaking staffer as suggested in this paper (but without transmitter) who will make A offer to think over on long cold Moscow nights prior to his arrival at a new post. Our offer will consist of first, sowing seeds of discontent on fact that he is now 42 years old and has not risen to the heights in his profession that he could have. (He is only listed as 3rd Secretary while younger men are 1st and 2nd Secretaries.) I don't know his KGB rank but it can be intimated that we know his rank could be higher. Talking fast, we could then suggest to A that we will work out a plan in his absence whereby we can aid his future career by putting him in his path advantageous situations such as allowing him to "recruit" a U.S. official at his next post. In return, he would service our requirements during his tour. Our working relationship with A could have a time limit with control factors on both sides. "No answer is wanted now. Report the approach if you wish. The offer will be good upon your arrival at the new post wherever it is." (A, of course, will think the talk is recorded so there must be some way of assuring him it is not. SADORI, naturally, must be absent.)
Not a bad idea, but the intermediating should be someone else. I would not SADORI. I don't want burning SADORI, but I think burning ABELEHARD's case in him would produce every desired effect. Anyway, unless ABELEHARD does anything wrong, I think not likely, unless they are careless.
VFR
1. Salesman/Contact: John Francis - LREACM-1
2. Supervisor: John P. Sanderson - CVP/P
3. Meeting date/time:
location:
4. Next mtg date/time:
location:
5. Administration:
6. Instructions issued:
7. Report from salesman:
Gloria Pino called JF's wife A to inform her that the funeral service for ADELEHARD will be Saturday 23rd at home of Mr. Gomez. He leaves 8-24-69.
8. Competition activity:
9. Sanderson comments:
Note copy for CLEB use.
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
1. Salesman
Oleg Chevchenko
2. Supervisor
John Francis
3. Date/meeting
13-IX-69, 1000-1100 hours
Site
French Club
4. Date/next mtg.
None planned
Site
5. Administrative
Not applicable
6. Instructions to salesman
Not applicable
7. Report by salesman
Has been playing tennis for two years. However, has always been active in sports, especially basketball and volleyball.
Hovde. Asked is I new Bill Hovey (could have been Hovde). Said this was a businessman, an American but with military rank. The Directory shows
Col. William J. Hovde (Am.); wife, Norma G. (Am.). Destilby S.A., Miguel Cervantes Saavedra 25, z.17. Tel. 45-65-60. Res. Rio Escondido 20, Lomas-Hip., z.10. Tel. 20-71-38. Clubs: ChapGolf, WhFr, NavyL.
Note: Win's address is Rio Esc. 16.
8. Competition
See item #9.
9. Supervisor's comments
1. It is possible that Oleg had been planning to contact me and had deliberately had placed himself in my path.
2. It is also possible that Oleg, like all the other Soviets, hates to spend money and would rather play with another club member than to spend money on an instructor. He may be trying to build up a group of friends or acquaintances with whom he can play.
P-11, 7/12
9. Supervisor's comments (continued)
3. If he had been looking for me, it could be that he has been asked to step in where Val failed. That is, as an American friend, I never invited Val to my home. He never met other Americans through me. Note, however, that he never invited me to his home either—though he did invite us frequently to various events which were under the auspices of the Soviet embassy. We did not but rarely accept. One such occasion was the Moscow circus.
4. If he had been looking for me, it could be that he wants to assure his acceptance by our tennis group where Gloria Pinto is a possible target. Oleg has gotten to Gloria, but I, the American who is somewhat and sometimes hostile to Soviets, might be considered a stumbling block. Perhaps he, Oleg, will try to reach all the other members of the group individually so that an invitation by Gloria to one of our functions will meet with general acceptance.
SCENARIO OF CONTACT
I arrived about 0900 and took an instructor.
About 0950 Oleg arrived to play with and instructor on the adjoining court. He made no effort to greet me. He had been pointed out to me by Val, but I had not been pointed out to him do my knowledge—though it is certain that Oleg and Val must have discussed the "players" in their "game" and counted me as possibly on the other team. That is, I am sure that Val has pointed me out to Oleg, but Oleg would not have wanted to acknowledge this.
At 1000 my hour was up and I told my instructor I was through—I did not want to continue for another hour. As I was paying my instructor I noticed that Oleg was paying his. It is very unusual and possibly even bad form to take an instructor for less than half-an-hour. I am suggesting that he wanted to be free to contrive an accidental meeting with me.
I set a course for one of the several gates from the courts we were using. I could see that Oleg had headed for the same gate (this could have been perfectly natural) and at a speed which after some thirty yards would bring him to the gate at the same moment as I (this was not entirely natural).
Since I had an excuse to greet him, having had him pointed out in front of Pepe Pinto the preceding week, I did so. I asked said Good Morning and asked if Val were here. He looked very pleased (I thought possibly relieved) when I took the initiative and recognized him.
Oleg said that Val had not arrived as far as he knew. I said I had been training to get ready for Val. I wanted my revenge for last week.
Oleg seemed amused by this and immediately asked if I would like to play with him since Val was not here. I agreed. We found a court and played for about one hour. Oleg won 6-3, 6-4.
Oleg is very athletic in appearance and played and excellent game for someone who has played for only two years (if this is true). He has enormous muscular thighs. It escapes me what sport would produce this, other than weightlifting. Weightlifting is out since his upper torso, though muscular, is far less developed than his legs. Basketball does not seem likely to produce his particular kind of development.
Oleg is pleasant. Speaks excellent Spanish. Has not made any political comments (yet!). Seems more intelligent, but less extroverted than Val.
Oleg asked if I were with the American Embassy. I answered "no, I have my own business". It was then that he asked if I knew another "Bill" who is in private business and who has an army rank. Oleg thought the other person was a major.
I left at this point. Oleg stayed on to play some more. My wife could not see him and it is not therefore, known with whom or how much longer Oleg did play. Val was not seen during the course of the morning. The Pintos are in San Francisco.
September 11, 1969
Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13,830)
Date of Meet: Sept 10 at Sanborns-Lafragua at 1700 hrs
1. Prearranged meet and S came 10 min early.
NEXT MEET: Friday Sept 12 at Chez Rene at 2000 hrs.
2. Instead of receiving the Agency Contract from the Moon Valley Corp.
Dallas, Texas, he received a phone call (his phone was connected) on
Sept 10 in the morning and was requested to sign the contract immediately
and return it by registered mail. The caller (Lester MacGhee) told S that
the contract was mailed "Registered-Return Receipt" on Mon Sept 9th. S con-
cluded that he expected receiving it on Sept 11, but more likely on Sept. 12.
3. S was disappointed because he counted on showing the contract to
AEDIEHARD that evening and the absence of the contract will necessitate
another meet with A when the contract arrives. FERNALD repeated to S that
he needed a Xerox copy of the same and decided to meet with S on Sept 12
to debrief him on his meet with A and get a copy of the contract.
4. S will not have much to report to A when he meets him that evening.
S went to the Hotel Geneve where a friend of his used to be a manager and
was disenchanted when he found out that he no longer worked there. The new
manager did not want to show him the register of guests and his attempt
to spot a girl or girls who lived in the hotel and appeared to be working
bore no results, because all he was able to see or exchange few words were
tourists. S spoke to TANG by phone to inform him that the Luan manager
wanted to check with the embassy on the size of the ad he was to place
in the monthly MISSION. TANG stated that he would take care of that and
he reminded S that TANG wanted to see the article before it was printed.
Other, than to capitalize on the info that Echevarria would be the next
President of Mexico and speak about the platinum deal S had practically
nothing to report.
5. F repeated the instruction he gave S on Sept 8 with regard to
stalling IS activities with A and as far as the platinum deal was concerned
it was made clear that his fair and square will determine our attitude.
Biff Fernald
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Contact Report
Subject: Jimmy SABORI (P-13,830)
Date of Meet: Sept 8 at Cez Rene at 1400 Hrs
1. The meet was prearranged and S came on time. The meet lasted about 3 hours.
NEXT MEET: Sept 10 at 1700 hrs at SAMBORNS-La fragua if S does not request to see me earlier.
2. S was advised by phone from Dallas, Texas, that the Moon Valley Corporation was able to meet the Sov requirements concerning the platinum deal and that they mailed on Sat Sept 6 a contract (agency contract) to S which enables him to purchase 10 ounces of platinum per month from the Sov seller (an export company). According to the same phone message the contract provides for a US$3,00 commission per ounce.
3. S hopes to receive the contract before he meets with AEDIE:AND on Sept 10 at 2000 hrs. On his own initiative S decided that he would want to show the contract to FERNALD before taking it to A. That was the reason for arranging another meet with F before the scheduled meet with A.
4. The generous commission provided for by the contract enables S to offer to A US$1,00 per ounce. Even if the minimum required by Sovs is purchased a 21.5% commission per oz. would still net $20,000., according to S's estimates. S anticipates that the purchases would go above the required minimum. S was taking in consideration the possibility that A would not want to accept any commission. Therefore, S came up with a scheme by which there would be a bank account for A and the money would be his, whether he wanted it or not, or better said, it would be up to him to decide when he wanted to use it.
5. At this point it may be mentioned that apart from the fact whether the Sovs would want to close the platinum deal the entire above mentioned account is strictly S's interpretation of what he was told over the phone.
and only the copy of the Moon Valley Agency Contract with S will clarify many questions one would like to ask right now. Nevertheless, it appears to be probable that an Agency Contract was promised to S.
6. In spite of the fact that at the time of this writing one can deal only with "ifs", it is worthwhile mentioning that S believes that A would like to facilitate S to get the deal, because in that case S would be on one hand morally obliged to him and on the other S would have collected a nice sum of money. In turn this would make A feel that he obtained a satisfactory control factor over S and the rest is quite obvious. Other than recurring methods which are quite rarely used against people as S, we are in a situation of a very uncomfortable spectator left with a hope or a which that A might go for the commission.
7. As far as S's willingness to give to A the attractive chunk of money is concerned he is doing it for a double purpose: to please us (indirect protection of his interest) and to protect his interest directly by assuring A's willingness to help him in getting the deal.
8. Although, our situation is not pleasant (if the deal is to materialize) we are not helpless onlookers. S mentioned that if it comes to closing of the deal he will have to travel to Zurich, Switzerland, and for that he needs a passport. How much S is aware of our control position (by enabling him to get a passport fast or dragging its granting) can be best illustrated by the fact that he told P that he would certainly put aside a worthwhile sum for P. Needless to mention that P gave him a damn good lecture when he made his silly statement. Nilly-willy P was obliged to turn weakness into strength and S understood that he could as well forget about the deal (if it comes his way) if he would not play it fair and square with us.
9. S brought up quite reasonably the question that A would most likely put pressure on him to get producing along the lines of assignments against the US Embassy and as the first thing the question of obtaining the Embassy phone directory would be thrown in S's lap.
10. P told S that because of the new development in the platinum business P will allow S to follow A's instruction in as to how to go about getting the directory. P told him to go ahead and look up all the USIB
girls he can find in the Hotel Geneve and report to A his findings. P pointed out that we demand from him to stall as much as possible. On S remark that he should have something to report to A when he sees him on Sept. 10 P commented that he will have no objection that S report his findings.
11. S really stalled all he was able in connection with the Chinese Embassy; he did not go there at all, because he still did not obtain the ad from the restaurant Lusau.
12. After the above conv S completed the PAQ, which is attached hereto.
13. S told P that his home phone was disconnected because he did not have money to pay the bill of MN 632. This happened at inconvenient time because the Moon Valley from Dallas, Texas, was not able to reach him and they were obliged to contact him through a friend of his. P anticipated that S would in one or the other way be asking for money and he had with him a filled receipt for MN 500. which he gave him. P implied that he would give him a couple hundred pesos more at his earliest convenience.
14. Then, S spoke about the presidential race and stated that the Gobernacion Secretary Echevarria would be the PRI official candidate and that the public announcement to that effect would be made on Sept 19. P phoned this info to ARCHBOLD. See Attachment.
EH Fernald
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM: CUBA/PRELEMENT
SUBJECT: Recent and Proposed Contact Between LIREALM-1 and ADEIHEARD
1. At the 5 September 1969 meeting between LIREALM-1 and Andrew E. PELLEMENT, the following information was received from and discussed with LIREALM-1:
a. LIREALM-1, following Station advice, the recent incident where ADEIHEARD approached LIREALM-1 with an offer to pay LIREALM-1 for any information he could obtain from the U.S. Embassy, has avoided contact with ADEIHEARD at the French Club. LIREALM-1's wife, an almost daily visitor to the Club, has been asked by LIREALM-1 to note ADEIHEARD's activities and associates and report anything interesting to LIREALM-1.
b. Mrs. LIREALM recently told LIREALM-1 that for a number of consecutive Saturdays, ADEIHEARD had brought a young lady, whom Mrs. LIREALM thinks to be German, to the Club as his guest. Mrs. LIREALM did not attempt to determine the identity of the female, but reported the information to her husband. She has noted no other items of interest in ADEIHEARD's pattern of activities at the Club. He has not seemed to single out any individual as a tennis partner, nor is he frequently seen socializing with anyone in particular while at the Club.
2. LIREALM-1 was advised that the Station had learned that ADEIHEARD will not return to MEXHARSH immediately as originally thought, but he will probably remain in Mexico for another five months. LIREALM-1 was told that this information was not yet public knowledge, but the Station would like LIREALM-1 to confirm this if possible. This led to a general discussion of LIREALM-1's association with ADEIHEARD since the recent incident. LIREALM-1 was instructed that it was not the Station's wish that he avoid contact with ADEIHEARD, but rather that he not single out ADEIHEARD for special attention or closely court his friendship. It is the writer's opinion that a sufficient time has elapsed since the last incident for LIREALM-1 to again renew some association with ADEIHEARD, and a particularly opportune chance to do so is available: LIREALM-1 and ADEIHEARD both belong (as has previously been reported) to a group of tennis enthusiasts at the Club who take turns entertaining each other in their homes. To date, all the members of this group have given parties except LIREALM-1. Mrs. LIREALM, following the incident and thinking that ADEIHEARD was soon to depart, has stated that she did not want to have ADEIHEARD in her home since he represents a government so opposed to the principles of her government, etc. Based on ADEIHEARD's extension in Mexico and the fact that the LIREALM's owe their friends a party, LIREALM was instructed to plan a party for the group and to include ADEIHEARD and his wife in the group invited. At the party, LIREALM-1 should not focus an undue amount of attention on ADEIHEARD, but should take advantage of the opportunity to renew their general friendship and let the matter, more or less, take its own head from there. As a first step in this general direction, LIREALM-1 plans to go to the Club over the weekend of 6-7 September at times when ADEIHEARD usually plays tennis to at least say hello.
SECRET
3. A second reason why both LIREALM-1 and his wife plan to go to the Club is to see if they can identify the new "girl-friend" of AEDIEHARD. LIREALM-1 says he almost always carries his camera with him when he goes to the club and frequently takes pictures of his wife and their friends. Under this pretext, he will try and take a picture of the girl friend if the opportunity presents itself where it will not come to the attention of AEDIEHARD.
4. LIREALM-1 is preparing a written report in some greater detail concerning AEDIEHARD and his relationship with him since the incident. He will also attempt to see if his can get any more details about the girl friend from his wife.
5. The substance of the above including the idea for the party has been verbally reported to C/58 and he is in accord with the plan for the party, which will be, at least in part, paid for out of Station funds.
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
1. Salesman: Val. Logunov + Friend
2. Supervisor: Mrs. J. J. Francis
3. Date/meeting: 31 August 1969 AM
Site: French Club
4. Date/next mtg.
Site:
5. Administrative
6. Instructions to salesman
MORE DETAILS TO BE OBTAINED:
NAME, CAT, PICTURES, ETC.
SEE 9 BELOW
7. Report by salesman
Val was seen again with
the girl presumed to be
German.
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
Mrs. J. J. Francis instructed not to
record every movement and contact
of Val but, record and call to our
attention:
1. Contacts when reported in
quantity,
2. Other Soviets accompanying
Val,
3. Unusual or suspicious behavior.
| 1. Salesman | Party for Tennis Group |
|-------------|------------------------|
| 2. Supervisor | John Franklin |
| 3. Date/meeting | 5-10-67 |
| Site | |
| 4. Date/next mtg. | |
| Site | |
| 5. Administrative | |
6. Instructions to salesman
7. Report by salesman
Mrs. Joan Francis reports having explained to one of all included in the meeting that some family members here in the meeting were unwilling to invite the tennis group to her home as long as they were meeting as still here. The reasons she expressed involved the 969 Soviet support of the Viet Cong effort.
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
I agree that there is no reason for us to reverse our opinion of a reversal to Soviet aid. This time a reversal would be suspicious. Our stand was to positively oppose to an increased flow
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
1. Salesman: VALENTIN COVINO
2. Supervisor: JOHN FRANCIS
3. Date/meeting: 6-18-69, 11:30 - 1:30
Site: LUNCH CAFE
4. Date/next mtg.
Site:
5. Administrative
6. Instructions to salesman
7. Report by salesman
NOTE: I WILL LEAVE IN OCTOBER. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEVERAL DAYS IN NEW YORK. I'M BLOOMING UP IN HIS ENGLISH FOR THE OCCASION.
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
HIS GIRL-FRIEND CAME NOT WITH HIM THIS TIME. I PLAYED TENNIS WITH HIM (AND TWO OTHERS).
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
1. Salesman: Cleg (Lily) - Cuenca
2. Supervisor: [Blank]
3. Date/meeting: 6.18.69 - ISO
Site: [Blank]
4. Date/next mtg. [Blank]
Site: [Blank]
5. Administrative: [Blank]
6. Instructions to salesman: [Blank]
7. Report by salesman:
Auxiliary Meeting: Attache, his musical.
Tennis: He is better at tennis than Valentin.
Was seen playing w/Gloria Pinto & two other people, unknown.
Valentin supposed name & post.
According to Mr. Cleg, plays weekly & Wednesdays for a period.
And then a period of absence.
8. Competition: [Blank]
9. Supervisor's comments:
It appears that Cleg has increased himself and Gloria's presence.
Despite her obvious preference for the company of Valentin.
PRODUCT SALES REPORT
1. Salesman
KAREN ELLY + HUSBAND
2. Supervisor
MRS. JOHN FRANCIS
3. Date/meeting
4-10-69 AM
Site
FRENCH CLUB
4. Date/next mtg.
11-10-69 AM
Site
FRENCH CLUB
5. Administrative
6. Instructions to salesman
7. Report by salesman
KAREN + HER HUSBAND CAME TO MEXICO ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO FROM CHILE. THEY LIVE IN LOMAS. HER HUSBAND IS IN THE EDUCATION DEPT. HE IS NOT IN THE OFFICIAL LIST. SHE IS A CLASS "A" TENNIS PLAYER. HE IS PROBABLY "B". HE WAS PLAYING WITH GORDON JONES ON SUNDAY.
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
THIS COUPLE COULD MEET VALENTIN LOGUNOV. VAL IS A CLASS "C" PLAYER.
PROOF OF SALES REPORT
1. Salesman: Paul for Tennis Group
2. Supervisor: John Francis
3. Date/meeting: 11-15-69
4. Date/next mtg.: Site
5. Administrative
COPIES MADE
6. Instructions to salesman
7. Report by salesman
Mrs. John Francis report having
explaining to one of all including
some family known persons here
willingness to invite the tennis
group to her house as long as
she will probably
in all meeting
as expressed involved the 90%
Soviet support of the Viet Cong
effort
8. Competition
9. Supervisor's comments
I agree that there is no
reason for us to reverse our
opinion of accession to Soviets
at this time. A reversal would
be suspicious. Our stand was
to remain opposed to be reversed now
FILE:
P-11/185
P-11/712
Contact Report
Subject: IJOV/L-1 (1-3903)
Date of Report: Sept 4 at Hoyo 19 Rest at 1340 Hrs.
1. The meet was prearranged.
Next meet: Sept 11 at the same place at 1330 hrs.
2. During the language class on 1on Sept 1 IIRACO'1 told L-1 that he had a lunch with ANDREWS on Aug 29 and on that occasion A accepted to come to IIRACO'1's house for dinner on Sept 15 about 1900 - 1930 hours. IIRACO'1 added that Yuriy CHEKYSHEV (F-13,642) would also attend the dinner.
3. IIRACO'1 told L-1 that he wanted to invite to the same dinner L-1 with wife, Mrs. REX and Odil, but his wife refused to have more guests than the two Sov couples, because they did not have sufficient space and could not afford to spend the amount money the additional number of guests would cost. He went on to state that even this way he was in a quite embarrassing situation because he would not have money to buy more than a bottle of Castillo rum.
4. L-1 thanked IIRACO'1 for thinking of him and added that he would not have been able to come for dinner that evening because he had to give a class which he was not able to cancel. IIRACO'1 felt relieved, but he appeared to be very nervous. L-1 added, as xxxxxx an afterthought that he would bring to IIRACO'1 a bottle of whisky, because his friend Octavio from Katunoro was scheduled to come to town before Sept 15 and he usually brings him a couple of bottles of whisky; if not sooner L-1 was certain that Octavio would call on him Sept 14 or 15 the latest and in that case L-1 could hand the bottle to IIRACO'1 on the evening of the party at 2100-2130 hrs. IIRACO'1 felt that this would be great and that L-1 could remain with his guests for a drink.
5. L-1 commented that the above mentioned developments made it unnecessary for him to go through the ritual of asking to have his classes at IIRACO'1's place. Further, IIRACO'1 told L-1 that he had asked ANDREWS for the fishing knife L-1 had requested, but A did not know whether they had them on stock and if there were any he would bring it
to the dinner.
5. IJOVAI-I felt certain that LIBACO-1 was very nervous during the class and, especially, when he spoke about his meet with ADEISHARD and the forthcoming dinner. He went to the bathroom 4 times in an hour and a half (he usually goes twice when served the same amount of liquor). This lead L-1 to speculate that there might be something fishy in the connection with the dinner, including the possibility that ADEISHARD requested to meet L-1 at LIBACO-1's place and that his wife spoiled the plans by limiting the number of people. To keep the matter from developing into wishful thinking I told L-1 that it was possible that LIBACO-1 felt embarrassed for not being able to invite him to the dinner. L-1 commented that LIBACO-1 had no reason to tell him anything about the dinner and if he kept it to himself there would have been no reason for embarrassment. We agreed that there was no reason to speculate, but to wait and see. L-1 stated that his hopes went high because LIBACO-1 told him that ADEISHARD told him that his departure was patroned and that he did not count on leaving before the end of December '69. Difficulty in finding a suitable replacement was given as reason for postponement of departure.
7. Requirement: In view of the fact that LIBACO-1 is used to see at L-1's place whisky which does not have the tax tags (stamps), because he normally gets his from Octavio (a Customs inspector in Matamoros), L-1 requested that I supply him a bottle of whisky which entered the country tax free. (L-1 usually has the Old Far).
8. For his personal use L-1 would like to borrow a John Flain catalogue, the issue valid after Aug 18, '69.
BIFernald
SUBJECT: LIBERTY 1
DATE: 3 Sept. 1733 - 1734, Almada - London.
1. Subject was already at the meeting site when I arrived ten minutes after the hour - 1st because of another domestic and business matter. He had to leave early to pick up his wife and child and take them home, therefore asked if we could continue our meeting at a later hour, same day. I had no objection so we agreed to meet at Sunborn's, Tiber Reform, and proceed elsewhere from there point.
2. Subject did not press me any further for me to his meeting with 100 as I had requested but assured me that he recalled it vividly. He then proceeded to describe it to me without any prompting by me.
3. Subject met 100 at the rendezvous del refugio, 165 liverpool, at 1100 hours, 29 May, as had been arranged. They stayed in the restaurant for approximately 90 minutes. 100 asked Subj if he had seen any of his American friends lately and Subj replied that he had seen John and "Alex" in the usual manner, i.e., as students. 100 asked the opinion that Subj was being "surrounded" by ants and didn't Subj feel the same way. Subj denied that this was so, at least as far as he was concerned, but if 100 felt that some of these people were "intelligence" types, he, the subj certainly did not feel that way. 100 then asked Subj how he was fixed financially and the latter said he was as broke as usual. 100 then suggested that Subj could have a little extra money if he would only agree to write a report or two about these Americans. Subj told 100 that he had already reported orally all he knew about John and Alex and that he was little paid in reporting it in writing. 100 then suggested that he would pay for such reports and thus help Subj out of his financial difficulties. When asked by Subj, 100 offered to pay 20 pesos for each report, claiming that "we have unlimited funds for this sort of thing". Subject did not accept any condition and said that "as a fellow Soviet I would hate to accept any money for such a favor." 100 insisted that this small amount would help Subj take the vacation he was so eager to take. 100 told Subj that he had bad news, he would not be able to return to Moscow on the first of Oct as he had wished. A replacement for him is not available and he therefore has no idea when he will depart. In fact he had heard that he could have brought his replacement with him to this meeting, but no luck. In any event Subject invited 100 and his wife to come to his home for a farewell (1) dinner on 15 Sept at 1200 hours. 100 asked Subj to invite Miguel and NEREDO and wife along, and Subj agreed. Subject commented to me that the 15th was a particularly bad date, having forgotten that this was a big holiday. He will let me call 100 and see if he still wants to keep the date.
4. Subject told me that NEREDO had confided in him to the effect that 100 had tried to recruit him by writing reports on his friends but NEREDO refused. NEREDO made subject promise that he would not bring a word of this to anyone.
5. I told him that we were not in favor of his playing a double agent, at least at this time. However, I would discuss the possibility of his writing a report for us with my superiors and let him know about the decision at a later meeting. I also told him to do an I.D. with a brief report as though for L.O. but to give it to us instead. He promised to do so but I have doubts that he will do it. I explained to him that a double agent is not permitted to keep money received from both sides and that any money he might receive from L.O. for whatever purpose or for any reason, would have to be turned over to us. He seemed to understand this reasoning very well.
6. We met at Sembol's as an angel and I am not very happy about this site for a meeting place. Although nothing untoward happened as far as I saw, we will not meet there again. We did not have from there as I had planned to but instead as a mere sitting in a rather dark corner. I did not press a move. It is not a pleasant and I suppose with good reason, that Sembol is very active in regard to espionage in general. For example, he claimed that he did not like the meaning of the term "resident." I suggested that this term could hardly have any use or meaning inside the USSR. Most of subjects' youth was great outside of Moscow, in a small village ten about 100 miles northwest of Moscow. Subject claimed that he is becoming more and more interested in working with us, not so much against the Soviet Union but for the dignity and freedom of humanity.
7. I asked Sembol if he had read the Pankhurst Papers. He claimed that he read for a copy once or twice but never had been able to obtain it. I would like to read it in detail if possible. I think it was right on his eyes a bit more but I really don't know where he could get a chance to read it without revealing the fact to his wife or someone else.
8. Next meeting is scheduled for 10 Sept, 2000 hours, Florence Rest.
List of Soviets in Mexico passed out to all Case Officers on 27 Aug 69
LOGINOV, Valentin Sergeyevich
Official Function: Third Secretary (Consul)
Wife: Aleksandra Dmitrievna
Residence: Ignacio Esteva 21-2 (Tacubaya)
Car: 31 DG (69 Green Chevie Chevelle)
Intel Status: Known KGB
Tour in Mexico: Aug 1965 -
Clubs: Consular Association, French Club
He is primarily targeted against Americans at the US Embassy and specifically RVROCK. He is a ladies man who cultivates American women. He is an extremely active and skilled intel officer who deliberately needles US citizens whom he believes to be RVROCK. Attempted an open recruitment pitch to LIREALM-1 after so accusing him. Has recently lowered requirements for an Embassy phone book and info to American female Embassy employees. Additionally has recently requested an agent to cultivate a Chinese Embassy employee from whom he wants info re relations between Soviets and National Chinese against the Chicanos. LOGINOV is scheduled to leave Mexico PCS in mid-October. Avid tennis player; has wide range of Mexican and third national contacts.
Contact reports, etc., forwarded from the field.
USSR, Moscow
Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Consular Section,
Valentin LOGINOV
Translated by: M.A.
On 7 Nov. 70
Mexico, 2 Nov. 1970
Dear Valya,
It doesn't seem to be true, but it is. I am writing a letter (to you).
Several times I got ready to write, but couldn't because of either laziness
or too much work.
One and a half years have gone by since you left. My wife and I remember
you often, more so, because there are practically all new and some very serious
faces in the Embassy (now). I went to the reception on the Red Army Day, but
since I didn't have an invitation, they didn't let me in, even though CHERNYSH
and NECHIPORUKHOV tried to help me. As you see, my brother, times change. In
our days, i.e. when you were here, everything was simpler and I would say even
gayer.
Well, enough of complaining. I'll now turn to the news. The most important
news, at least for me, is that Tega is expecting. We are waiting for the
"Parisian package" approximately in February. It would be nice to have a son,
since we are not going to produce more children. But if it is a girl, that too
would be nice. I will feel as though I am in a harem.
I am studying English and French seriously. In 2-3 years my wife and I
want to move to Spain. I have had enough of Mexico. I have been living here
for 14 years. On the other hand, with the knowledge of languages, one can earn
a better living in Spain. You know yourself that life is much happier in Europe.
Last year 21 million tourists visited Spain. One can make a good living through
tourism, and without much difficulty.
I continue working in the Institute. We bought a good lot on Rin Street and
built a three-story building. Juan Luis's wife is also expecting their second
child.
Please extend our big hello to your wife. We remember her often. You have
bear
a very nice and kind wife. Looking forward to your news, we embrace you.
Rafael Vidlova
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Горько сидеть в тени и думать.
Горько жалеть о прошлом и грустить о будущем. Как бы ни было трудно, всегда есть надежда. Всегда есть что-то, что может изменить ситуацию. Всегда есть возможность изменить свою жизнь. Всегда есть шанс на счастье. Всегда есть надежда на лучшее.
Писать трудно и непросто. Нужно думать, переписывать и переписывать. Нужно быть терпеливым и упорным. Нужно быть готовым к неожиданностям. Нужно быть готовым к ошибкам.
Но это все не так страшно. Главное, что мы не сдаляемся. Главное, что мы не теряем надежду. Главное, что мы не забываем о своих целях.
Горько сидеть в тени и думать.
Конец письма.
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| TO | ROOM NO | DATE | OFFICER | INITIALS |
|------|---------|------|---------|----------|
| SB/X/EU | | 21 | | X |
| SB/X/EU | | 3 - JAN 1973 | Fritz | |
| VIVIAN | | 8 JAN 1973 | | |
1-3 year refused?
Reference: ESBW-13096, 14 November 1972
1. As requested in Reference, Station queried INBREED as to why they had included Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV (201-0285412) in their list of Soviets who had been PNG'd or expelled from various countries in the past five years.
2. In INBREED's reply to our query, they stated that in the periodic "Das Beste" there was an extract from the Reader's Digest of 1 January 1972, of a book titled "Moscow's Attack on Mexico" by John Barron. From this article it was learned that the KGB officer LOGINOV met secretly with Mexican students at the time of the student demonstrations in Mexico in 1968. In March 1971, when five Soviet officials were PNG'd from Mexico, it was believed that Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV was among those ousted.
3. Upon learning that LOGINOV served in the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City as Third Secretary/Vice Counsel from August 1965 to October 1969, INBREED has now advised the Station that LOGINOV's name erroneously appeared in their list of Soviets who had been PNG'd.
Ronda W. SCHWEERS
Distribution:
C/SB
3-C/EUR
E2 IMPDET
CS COPY
DATE: 20 December 1972
SECRET
LOGINOV, Valentin Sergeyevich
Born: 23 December 1927, Moscow.
Wife: Aleksandra Dmitriyevna, born 20 August 1928, Moscow
Children: Two
LOGINOV was an Attache at the Soviet Embassy in Havana from September 1960 to September 1963. He was Third Secretary/Vice Consul at the Embassy in Mexico City from August 1965 to October 1969, replacing NECHIPORENKO. We have no information to indicate he has ever been expelled from a country. He accompanied a Soviet soccer team on a Latin American tour as escort and interpreter December 1961.
Languages: Fluent Spanish and poor English
**SECRET**
**EXTRACT AND CROSS REFERENCE**
| DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION | |
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| DATE OF DOC. | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION | |
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| SOURCE CRYPTOKEY | |
| DATE OF INFO. | |
| EVALUATION | |
**TEXT OF EXTRACT (Also cite doc. distribution, Dissem. No., etc. - if applicable)**
LOGINOV, VALENTIN
201-285412
SEX M 000 7
CIT ?
OCC ?
NAME APPEARS ON LIST FROM SWISS INTEL SERV WHICH REQUESTS BIO DATA/PHOTOS OF SGVS PNGD OR EXPELLED FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES DURING LAST FIVE YRS
R 7202032C49
Indicate The Subject, Project Or 201 File No. In Which This Form Is To Be Filed.
| SUBJECT OF 201 (Last, First, Middle) | |
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| 201-7, 5, 4/12 | |
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TEXT OF EXTRACT (Also cite doc. distribution, Dissec. No., etc. - if applicable)
LOGINOV, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH
201-285412
SEX M DOB. 7
CIT USSR
GCC 3RD SECY
SOVIET EMBASSY
< MEXICO, MEXICO
731
R 7111230503
Indicate The Subject, Project Or 201 File No. In Which This Form Is To Be Filed.
SUBJECT OF 201 (Last, First, Middle) 201-
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**FROM:**
RID/AN
CARROLL ED
EP-813
GA50
TUBE QTY.
**TO ACTION BRANCH**
If file no. and title shown are not proper, insert proper file no. below and forward document to RID AN.
**PROPER FILE NO.**
**TO: ALL ADDRESSEES**
FILL IN SECTION 1 ON BACK, IF APPROPRIATE
**COMMENTS**
Forwarded herewith is a completed PCQ in Spanish on Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOV. This PCQ was prepared by AEMIDRIFF and was turned in on 6 August 1970. The Station is not retaining a copy of this PCQ.
Attachment:
PCQ Form - h/w
Distribution:
C - Chief, SB, w/att
1 - Chief, WH, wo/att
CS COPY
| CROSS REFERENCE TO | DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER | DATE |
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------|
| | HMMA-39325 | 16 August 1970 |
SECRET
201-285412
Antes de completar el siguiente Cuestionario para evaluar la Personalidad, sírvase suplir la siguiente información acerca de sí mismo:
Edad
Sexo
Nacionalidad
Antecedentes sociales y culturales:
¿Con qué frecuencia ha observado usted al sujeto?
Casi cada día
¿Cuándo observó por última vez al sujeto?
6 de octubre, 1968
¿Qué tipo de contacto tiene usted con él? (trato directo, recepciones o fiestas en las embajadas, informantes, interrogatorio de otros, etc.)
¿Puede usted producir una muestra de la escritura del sujeto?
Sí
No
¿Puede usted suplir el nombre de alguna persona o los nombres de varias personas que en su opinión estén capacitadas para suministrar información sobre el sujeto? En otras palabras, personas con suficiente conocimiento para completar al menos parte de este cuestionario.
CUENTIONARIO PARA EVALUAR LA PERSONALIDAD
I. DESCRIPCIÓN
1. **Descripción general** (Marque la descripción más apropiada)
1.01 Viril, atípico, práctico, de fácil trato social (masculino)
1.02 Viril, robusto, práctico, cauto en su trato social (autoritario)
1.03 Blando y afectivo pero socialmente agradable y apto (buena persona)
1.04 Blando y afectivo, pero socialmente cauto y taciturno (posible quejumbroso)
1.05 Masculino, de aspecto agradable y profesional, socialmente pulido (ejecutivo)
1.06 Auster, preciso y sistemático (trabajador aplicado)
1.07 Educado, refinado, artístico y socialmente pulido (diplomático)
1.08 Sensible, intenso y ensimismado (tipo artista o profesor distraído)
1.09 Ninguna de las descripciones es adecuada. Yo lo describiría en la siguiente forma:
2. **Vestido** (Marque la descripción más apropiada)
2.01 Bien arreglado (elegante)
2.02 Limpio (bien cuidado)
2.03 Estricto (minucioso)
2.04 Exquisito (refinado)
2.05 Indistinto (desgarbado)
2.06 Poco arreglado (no acicalado)
2.07 Descuidado (indiferente)
2.03 Mal perfumado (ajado)
2.05 Desaliñado (chocante)
2.10 Noño de vestir
2.10.01 De acuerdo con sus antecedentes culturales
2.10.02 Cosmopolita
2.10.03 Pasado de moda
2.10.04 Extremado o único
3. Características de la cabeza.
3.01 Medidas del cráneo:
3.01.01 De lado a lado
Del frente hacia atrás
Ancho __ Procedía __ Estrecho __
Ancho __ Procedía __ Estrecho __
3.02 Frente:
Ancha __ Procedía __ Estrecha __
3.03 Ojos:
Apartados __ Procedía __ Juntos __
3.04 Cejas
a) Arqueadas __ Procedía __ Derechas __
b) Espesas __ Procedía __ Escasas __
c) Altas __ Procedía __ Bajas __
3.05 ¿Hay algo de su cabeza o de la estructura de su cabeza que requiera mención especial?
4. Características generales
4.01 Edad, peso, estatura:
4.01.01 ¿Qué edad tiene?
4.01.02 Su edad aparente es
Mucho más joven __ Más joven __
Más o menos la misma __ Mayor __
Mucho mayor __
4.01.03 ¿Qué estatura tiene?
182 cm
4.01.04 ¿Tiene apodo?
En caso afirmativo, ¿le molesta que lo llamen por él?
Sí No
4.01.05 ¿Responde a un diminutivo (Juanito, Pepito, etc.)?
Sí No
4.01.06 ¿Tiene alguna cicatriz u otra marca distintiva?
En caso afirmativo, descríbala.
Sí No
4.02 Cabello:
4.02.01 Color
Muy claro Claro Mediano
Cano o blanco Oscuro Muy oscuro
4.02.02 Onda
Rizado Promedio Lacio
4.02.03 Cantidad
Espeso Promedio Escaso
Tiende a la calvicie Calvo
4.02.04 Cuidado
Bien cuidado Rizado
Promedio Desgastado
4.02.05 ¿Hay algo poco corriente en su cabello o su peinado?
En caso afirmativo, describa:
4.03 Ojos:
4.03.01 Color
Gris Verde Azul
Amarillo Avellanado
Castaño Castaño Oscuro
4.03.02 Usa espejuelos
Siempre Para leer Nunca
3
4.03.03 Cristales de los espejuelos
Gruesos ___ Promedio ___
Bifocales ___
4.03.04 Estilo de los espejuelos
Armadura gruesa ___
Sin armadura ___
Armadura corriente ___
Lentes de contacto ___
4.03.05 ¿Tienen sus ojos alguna característica poco corriente que requiera mención especial? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.03.06 ¿Se quita el los espejuelos mientras habla? Sí ___ No ___
4.03.07 ¿Gesticula con los espejuelos? Sí ___ No ___
4.03.08 ¿Usa alguna vez espejuelos oscuros bajo techo? Sí ___ No ___
4.04 Tex
4.04.01 Color
Rubicundo ___ Oscuro ___ Testado ___
Claro ___ Pálido ___
4.04.02 Cara
a) Con cicatrices ___ Arrugada ___ Lisa ___
b) Con barba ___ Sí ___ No ___
Con bigote ___ Sí ___ No ___
4.04.03 Describa el tipo de bigote o de barba:
4.04.04 Pelo o vello del cuerpo (brazos, piernas, pecho)
Espeso ___ Medio ___ Escaso ___
4.04.05 ¿Se le ven pelos en la nariz? ___
4.04.06 ¿Se le ven pelos en las orejas? ___
4.04.07 ¿Tiene su piel o el color de su piel alguna particularidad poco común? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.05 Cara:
4.05.01 Expresividad Expresiva __ Procedo __ Inexpresiva __
Muy expresiva __ Muy inexpresiva __
4.05.02 Si la cara es expresiva, es Natural __ Tensa __
4.05.03 Si la cara es inexpresiva, es Tranquila __ Completamente Inexpresiva __
4.05.04 En general, sus reacciones faciales son
Inapropiadas __ Apropiadas __
4.05.05 ¿Hay alguna característica poco común en sus expresiones faciales? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.06 Labios:
4.06.01 Tipo Salientes __ Prunciados __ Finos __
Crueles __ Flojos __
4.06.02 Sonríe a) Espontáneamente __ De manera tensa __
Mecánicamente __
b) A menudo __ Como el promedio __ Poco __ Nunca __
4.06.03 ¿Lo ha visto usted alguna vez sonreír solo? Sí __ No __
4.06.04 Si lo ha visto hacerse retratar
¿Puede sonreír cuando se lo piden? Sí __ No __
¿Se ve tímido o incómodo? Sí __ No __
4.06.05 Si no lo ha visto hacerse retratar
¿Qué tipo de fotografía cree usted que preferiría?
Soría __ Sonriente __
4.06.06 ¿Tienen sus labios o su sonrisa alguna característica poco común o llamativa? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.07 Dientes
4.07.01 Forma
Regular Procedo
Saliente Desusada
4.07.02 ¿Tiene usted la impresión de que aprieta los dientes? Sí No
En caso afirmativo, bajo cuáles circunstancias?
4.07.03 ¿Tiene dientes de oro o trabajo dental poco común? Sí No
4.07.04 Cuando sonríe, ¿se le ven los dientes? Sí No
¿Frunce los labios? Sí No
¿Se tapa la boca con la mano? Sí No
4.07.05 Al hablar, ¿se tapa la boca con la mano?
Nunca Frecuentemente A veces Siempre
4.07.06 Matiz de los dientes Blanco Apagado Manchado
4.07.07 ¿Tienen sus dientes alguna característica poco común o llamativa? En caso afirmativo, describala:
4.08 Pata
4.08.01 Derecha Ligeramente encorvado Encorvado
Erecto Tieso
4.08.02 Mantiene su postura Constantemente No siempre
4.08.03 Hombros Ancho de hombros De hombros caídos
Procedo De hombros estrechos
4.08.04 Complexión
Flaca / Promedio / Corpulenta
Gorda
4.08.05 En conversación, ¿hacia dónde se inclina principalmente con relación a la otra persona?
Hacia la otra / En dirección opuesta
De ninguna forma
4.08.06 ¿Es su postura mientras escucha diferente de cuando habla?
En caso afirmativo, describa:
4.08.07 Postura sentado
a) Reposada / Promedio / Tensa
b) Recta / Promedio / Desplomada
4.08.08 Cuando está en un grupo, tiende a
Estarse quieto
Moverse sin andar
Recostarse a la pared
Sentarse aun si otros están parados
Echarle el brazo a otros
4.08.09 Si su talla es más que la común, ¿se inclina para que su estatura se avenga más al grupo? Sí / No
4.08.10 Si es menos que la común, ¿se para derecho para avenirse al grupo? Sí / No
4.08.11 Cuando asiste a una conferencia (o pieza dramática o película)
Se sienta quieto y mira al conferenciante
Se mueve en su asiento, parece inquieto, cambia de posición
4.08.12 ¿Hay alguna característica en su postura, porte o maneras que requiera mención especial? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.09 Manos:
4.09.01 Mano dominante
Derecha / Izquierda
4.09.02 ¿Tiene a usar su mano menos dominante? Frecuentemente
Raramente / A veces / Nunca
4.09.03 Tamaño de las manos: **Grande** **Grande** **Promedio** **Pequeña** **Pequeña**
4.09.04 Usa las manos: **Con gracia** **De manera común** **Torpe**
4.09.05 Normalmente, sus brazos están: **Sueltos** **Tensos** **Promedio**
4.09.06 De pie, hablando o escuchando, tiende a:
- **Abrir y cerrar las manos**
- **Moverse las manos en los bolsillos**
- **Pasar la mano por la cara o el cabello**
4.09.07 Cuando se mete las manos en los bolsillos, tiene mayor tendencia a ponerlas en:
- **El del pantalón**
- **El de la chaqueta**
4.09.08 Uñas: **Limpia, sin manicura** **Con manicura** **Promedio** **Desiguales** **Sucias** **Mordidas**
4.09.09 Si tiene las uñas mordidas, ¿hasta qué grado?
- **Superficial** **Promedio** **Profundo**
4.09.10 Tienen dedos: **Cortos** **Promedio** **Largos**
4.09.11 Sus manos son: **Callosas** **Asperas** **Promedio** **Lisas** **Suaves**
4.09.12 En público:
- **Se hala la nariz, se la frota, se la hurga con los dedos**
- **Se frota la nuca**
- **Se pasa la mano por la cara o la boca**
- **Se rasca alguna parte del cuerpo**
- **Se hala la ropa**
- **Nunca hace nada de esto**
4.09.13 Pone los brazos en la mesa: **A menudo** **A veces** **Raramente** **Nunca**
4.09.14 Apoya los codos en la mesa: **A menudo** **A veces** **Raramente** **Nunca**
4.09.15 Sentado a una mesa o escritorio, habla o escucha con la cabeza en las manos: **A menudo** **A veces** **Raramente** **Nunca**
4.09.16 Mientras habla, tiende a Cerrar los ojos
Ponerse la mano sobre los ojos
A menudo A veces Raramente Nunca
4.09.17 Si cierra o se cubre los ojos, se inclina más a hacerlo
Cuando trata de explicar algo
Cuando escucha a otra persona
4.09.18 ¿Tamborilea en la mesa con los dedos?
Nunca A veces A menudo
4.09.19 Se inclina más a hacer esto cuando
Habla Escucha Piensa
4.09.20 Acostumbra Traqueterar con las monedas en el bolsillo
Juguetear con algún objeto
A menudo Algunas veces Raramente Nunca
4.09.21 ¿Hay alguna característica en sus manos o brazos que requiera mención especial? En caso afirmativo, describala.
4.10 Pies
4.10.01 ¿Tiene a usar primero uno u otro pie?
Izquierdo Derecho
4.10.02 Caminando con otro, ¿se esfuerza por ir al par? Sí No
4.10.03 ¿Cruza los pies por los tobillos cuando se sienta? Sí No
4.10.04 De ser así, ¿qué pie va encima? Izquierdo Derecho
4.10.05 Cruza las piernas
Solamente cuando cambia de orientación
Tan pronto como se sienta
Un rato después de sentarse
A veces Nunca
4.10.06 Si cruza las piernas, ¿qué pierna va encima? La izquierda La derecha Depende de cómo está sentado
4.10.07 ¿Cambia la pierna que cruza?
Depende de su orientación relativa
Con frecuencia A veces Nunca
4.10.03 Comparado con la mayoría, camina
Mis rápido ___ Mis despacio ___ A igual velocidad ___
4.10.07 Si su paso no va al par con el de usted, ¿lo nota y cambia de paso?
Sí ___ No ___
4.10.10 En conversación, cuando se interesa con calor,
Descruza las piernas y se inclina hacia delante ___
Descruza las piernas y se inclina hacia atrás ___
Cruza las piernas y se sienta derecho ___
Cambia a una posición más derecha ___
Cambia a una posición más reposada ___
Cambia poco de posición ___
4.10.11 Sus pies son ___ Grandes ___ Promedio ___ Pequeños ___
4.10.12 Sus zapatos son
a) Puntiagudos ___ Promedio ___ Redondeados ___
b) Muy lustrosos ___ Promedio ___ Mal cuidados ___
4.10.13 ¿Hay alguna característica relacionada con sus pies o piernas que requiera atención especial? En caso afirmativo, describala ___
4.10.14 Cuando tiene las piernas cruzadas,
Se sienta quieto ___ Mueve el pie ___ Mueve o mueve la pierna ___
4.10.15 ¿Coloca el suelo con el pie?
Sí ___ No ___
4.10.16 ¿Se mece sobre los pies cuando está parado y hablando en un grupo?
A menudo ___ Raramente ___
A veces ___ Nunca ___
4.10.17 Cuando camina sus pasos son ___ Largos ___ Promedio ___ Cortos ___
4.10.18 Cuando camina, sus brazos ___ Cuelgan sueltos ___
Se ponen de acuerdo con su paso ___
Se ponen, pero fuera de tiempo ___
Se mantienen tensos ___
4.10.19 Camina con los pies ___ Hacia afuera ___ Hacia el frente ___
Hacia adentro ___
4.11 Voz:
4.11.01 Tiene timbre
Bajo ___ Promedio ___ Alto ___
4.11.02 Habla en voz
Baja ___ Promedio ___ Alta ___
4.11.03 En su lengua materna su tono de voz es notablemente
Más alto ___ Más bajo ___ Más o menos lo mismo ___
4.11.04 ¿Tiene algún impedimento vocal? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, describalo:
4.12 Uso del idioma
4.12.01 Su vocabulario en lengua materna parece ser
Rico ___ Limitado ___ Promedio ___ Pobre ___
4.12.02 En el idioma que mejor domina, aparte del materno, tiene
Plena fluidez ___ Escasa fluidez ___
Bastante fluidez ___ Ninguna fluidez ___
4.12.03 Aprende frases idiomáticas
Pronto ___ Despacio ___ Normalmente ___ No las aprendo ___
4.12.04 ¿Aprende lenguas extranjeras con facilidad? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo,
Aprende principalmente "de oficio" y experimentando ___
Aprende principalmente usando libros ___
4.12.05 Con respecto a su mejor idioma extranjero, puede cambiar de
su idioma nativo
Fácilmente y sin vacilación ___
Eficientemente y con vacilación promedio ___
Despacio, con bastante vacilación ___
Torpemente y con bastante cortesía ___
4.12.06 Cuando usa mal el idioma, generalmente parece
No darse cuenta ___
Darse cuenta pero con indiferencia ___
Darse cuenta, con inquietud ___
Darse cuenta, muy avergonzado ___
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4.12.07 En general, lo describiría como
- Láctico
- Preciso
- V. Locuaz
4.12.08 En conversación ordinaria, el tema tiende a ser primordialmente
- Personal
- Impersonal
- Interpersonal
- V. Cauto
4.12.09 En conversación ordinaria, el contenido es
- Preciso y a propósito
- Apropiado
- V. Preciso
- A propósito pero con ambages
- Inapropiado
4.12.10 Tiende a
- Discutir a menudo problemas personales
- Raramente discutir problemas personales
4.12.11 ¿Usa lenguaje soez en su idioma materno?
- En ocasiones
- V. Frecuentemente
- Nunca
4.12.12 ¿Usa lenguaje soez en un idioma aprendido?
- En ocasiones
- V. Frecuentemente
- Nunca
4.12.13 ¿Hay alguna característica poco común en su manera de hablar o en su estilo de conversación?
- Sí
- No
En caso afirmativo, describala:
4.13 Gestos
4.13.01 Cestícula al hablar
- Siempre
- Algunas veces
- Nunca
4.12.02 Su gesto más característico es
- Apuntar con el dedo
- Agitar una mano
- Barrer con las manos
- Trozar con las manos
4.13.03 Cuando postura, sus movimientos son
Agradados Procedo Nocivos
4.13.04 Cuando se le habla, se pone tenso
A menudo Raramente
A veces Nunca
4.13.05 Es relativamente fácil saber si realmente le interesa un
asunto determinado
Siempre Raramente
Algunas veces Nunca
4.13.06 Sus ojos son muy expresivos
Siempre Algunas veces
Raramente
4.13.07 La mayoría diría que tiene ojos:
Hermosos Procedo
Agradables Desagradables Siniestros
4.13.08 Mantiene contacto visual
Siempre Frecuentemente
Algunas veces Raramente Nunca
4.13.09 En un grupo, ¿lo ha visto clavar la vista repetidamente en
una persona que parece interesante?
A menudo Algunas veces Nunca
4.13.10 Cuando admira (sigue con los ojos) a una muchacha atractiva,
lo hace
Con desparpajo Como cualquiera
Con disimulo Nunca lo ha visto
¿Lo ha visto usted sonrojarse?
Sí No
Si su respuesta es afirmativa, describa la situación:
4.13.11 ¿Hay alguna característica particularmente notable y que requiera
mayor explicación relacionada con los movimientos de su cuerpo,
sus ojos, y la forma en que se comporta en un grupo?
En caso afirmativo, describala:
4.14 Hábitos de dormir
4.14.01 ¿Le gusta dormir y se duerme fácilmente? Sí / No
¿Le encanta en preparación para dormir? Sí / No
4.14.02 ¿Le levanta fácilmente? Sí / No
¿Prefiere quedarse en casa hasta el último minuto? Sí / No
4.14.03 ¿Le gusta madrugarse? Comenzar el día tarde? Sí / No
4.15 Impresiones
4.15.01 De acuerdo con lo que conoce de él, cree que la mayoría de las mujeres lo encontraría
Encantador / Agradable / Promedio / Desagradable / Muy desagradable
4.15.02 De acuerdo con sus conocimientos, cree usted que la mayoría de los hombres lo encontraría
Encantador / Agradable / Promedio / Desagradable / Muy desagradable
4.15.03 Si no lo conociere, usted y lo viera en la calle, lo calificaría de
Tipo indefinido / Promedio / Llamativo
4.15.04 Sin conocimiento previo y basándose sólo en su apariencia, lo tomaría por
Campesino / Dirigente / Obra / Profesional / Comerciante / Oficial Militar / Alguna otra categoría
4.15.05 ¿Hay alguna característica notable y que, requiera mayor explicación relacionada con la impresión general que él da? En caso afirmativo, sírvase describirla.
II. ANTECEDENTES
5. Generales
5.01 Origen étnico:
5.01.01 Sirvase describir el origen étnico del sujeto:
5.01.02 A juzgar por otros del mismo origen, es
Como la mayoría
Personificación del "tipo"
Diferente a la mayoría
Imposible para mí conocer su origen
5.02 Antecedentes culturales
5.02.01 Si de él depende, ¿crees usted que, viviendo en una cultura extranjera
Nunca cambia su manera de vivir habitual?
Mantiene su manera de vivir habitual, pero muestra algún interés en las costumbres locales?
Se interesa en las costumbres locales y se adapta?
Si puede, vive como los del país?
5.02.02 Dentro de su grupo es
Como todos los otros
Algo diferente de los otros
Unico
5.03 Educación
5.03.01 ¿Qué enseñanza ha tenido? Describala:
En paralelo del Instituto de Educación
Intensivo
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5.03.07 En su opinión, comparado con la mayoría de sus congéneres culturales,
Tiene igual instrucción
Está mejor informado
Parece estar mejor instruido de lo que dice
No puedo creer que tenga la instrucción que dice
Si duda de sus antecedentes, explíquese.
6. Impresión general de sus antecedentes (Marque la descripción más apropiada)
6.01 Fuerte y robusto ("de pelo en pecho")
6.02 Fuerte, robusto, pero independiente (solitario, autosuficiente)
6.03 Compasivo, sensual y comprensivo (popular con las mujeres)
6.04 Cambiante, emotivo y a veces amargado ("incomprendido")
6.05 Directo, inteligente y responsable (profesional)
6.06 Diestro, inteligente e intenso (técnico)
6.07 Sensible, refinado y mundano (que busca impresionar con apariencias)
6.08 Sensible, de carácter voluble, fuera de lo corriente (bohemio)
6.09 Ninguna de estas cabe.
Yo lo describiría así:
III. COMPORTAMIENTO SOCIAL
7. **Impresión General.** (Marque la más apropiada.)
7.01 El tipo de hombre que acostumbra ser puntual, tiende a saludar a todos con sencillez y parece sentirse satisfecho consigo mismo al entrar en una pieza.
7.02 El tipo de hombre que es siempre puntual, tiende a saludar a todos con alguna cortesía y parece sentirse incómodo al entrar en una pieza.
7.03 El tipo de hombre cuya puntualidad es imprevisible, tiende a ser muy calido y amigable con todos sus conocidos y da impresión de confianza en sí mismo al entrar en una pieza.
7.04 El tipo de hombre puntual cuando hace una cita pero que tiende a romper compromisos con cierta frecuencia, tiende a saludar sólo a los que ha conocido antes y es un tanto retraído y hurado al entrar en una pieza.
7.05 El tipo de hombre que tiende a hacerse esperar pero es cortés y atento cuando llega, tiende a ser preciso y correcto al saludar a todos y puede dar una gran impresión al entrar en una pieza.
7.06 El tipo de hombre muy puntual, que tiende a ser muy formal en el saludo y las más de las veces es rígido e inflexible al entrar en una pieza.
7.07 El tipo de hombre de puntualidad imprevisible, que tiende a ser atractivo y pulido en su saludo a todos y tiene gran aplomo social al entrar en una pieza.
7.08 El tipo de hombre que a menudo llega muy tarde y no le preocupa, que tiene a ser breve y brusco al saludar y a veces da la impresión de torpeza al entrar en una pieza.
7.09 Ninguna de las anteriores.
Yo lo describiría así:
8. Presentaciones:
8.01 Al dar la mano Avanza hacia la otra persona
Las más de las veces el otro tiene que avanzar
8.02 Al dar la mano, el apretón es:
- Fuerte
- Promedio
- Flojo
- Imperceptible
8.03 Al dar la mano
- Sacude la del otro
- Aprieta la del otro
- Deja que el otro apriete
8.04 ¿Hay algo en su manera de dar la mano que deba mencionarse? En caso afirmativo, describalo.
8.05 Al ser presentado por primera vez
- Mira al otro directamente en los ojos
- Inclina la cabeza hacia el que presenta pero se fija en el presentado
- Inclina la cabeza y no mira a nadie
8.06 Cuando oye un nombre por primera vez
- No aparenta esforzarse por recordarlo
- Lo repite al responder a la presentación
- Pide al que lo presenta que lo repita o lo confirme
- Pide al presentado que lo repita
8.07 Si se cambian tarjetas
- Lee la tarjeta y la guarda con cuidado
- Lee la tarjeta y la mete en el bolsillo
- Cuidadosamente la guarda sin leerla
- La mete en el bolsillo sin leerla
8.08 Cuando presenta a otros lo hace
- Con facilidad y donaire
- Con cierta cortesía o vacilación
- Con bastante torpeza
8.09 ¿Qué diferencia hay en su manera al ser presentado a una mujer?
- Ninguna
- La normal
- Notable
8.10 Si se porta de modo diferente, ¿qué descripción es aplicable?
- Usa ambas manos para estrechar la de ella
- Se acerca más al responder a la presentación
- Es más ceremonioso y distante
- Es caluroso y efusivo
- Es caluroso y efusivo sólo con las chicas bonitas
- Es muy cortés y amable con mujeres de edad
- Varía según la mujer
- En tal caso, explique
8.11 Al ser presentado a un número regular de personas
Dedica un momento a cada una
Responde a cada presentación rápidamente y espera la siguiente
Mira a la persona siguiente casi a la vez que saluda a la que acaba de conocer
8.12 En general, ¿le parece a usted persona que
Siempre recuerda un nombre?
Tiene retención normal?
Recuerda nombres con dificultad?
Recuerda nombres muy mal?
8.13 ¿Le ha pedido a usted alguna vez que vuelva a identificar a una persona a quien ya usted le ha presentado anteriormente?
No Sí
9. Hábitos de fumar y comer
9.01 Hábito de fumar:
9.01.01 Diga si fuma
Cigarrillos Tabacos Pipa
Por costumbre Por costumbre Por costumbre
A veces A veces A veces
Nunca Nunca Nunca
9.01.02 ¿Cuánto fuma?
Mucho Promedio Poco
9.01.03 Diga si usa su propio Encendedor Paquete de fósforos
9.01.04 Diga si es el tipo de persona que
Siempre pide lumbre
A menudo pide lumbre
Generalmente tiene su propia lumbre
Siempre tiene su propia lumbre
9.01.05 Diga si usa boquilla Con cigarrillos Con pipa
Siempre Siempre
A veces A veces
Nunca Nunca
9.01.06 Despunta los tabacos Siempre A veces Con los dientes
9.01.07 Diga si cuida la pipa Minuciosamente Como todos
No la cuida
9.01.08 Al encender un cigarrillo
Baja visiblemente la cabeza y ahueca las manos
Lo hace sin ceremonia mientras habla
9.01.09 ¿Lo ha visto usted retener un cigarrillo sin encender y aguardar una pausa en la conversación para encenderlo? Sí No
9.01.11 ¿Lo ha visto usted retener en la boca un tabaco, una pipa o un cigarrillo sin encender? Sí No
9.01.12 Es fumador constante --
Enciende un cigarrillo con otro
Pasa hasta la colilla y enseguida enciende otro
Siempre tiene encendido un cigarrillo aunque no lo fume mucho
9.01.13 Pasa Solamente después de las comidas
Solamente cuando alguien le ofrece cigarrillo
Entre el plato principal y el postre cuando otros fuman
9.01.14 Muchas de tabaco en los dedos Muy notables
Visibles
Apenas visibles
No tiene
9.01.15 Al fumar
(a) Deja acumular mucha ceniza en el cigarrillo
Sacude la ceniza normalmente
Presta extraordinaria atención al cenicero
(b) Deja caer la ceniza en la alfombra
Pone la mano abocada bajo el cigarrillo
Siempre usa el cenicero
9.01.16 Al apagar el cigarrillo, diga si
Usa el cenicero con mucha ceremonia
Parece apagarlo de manera normal
Parece descuidado al apagarlo
9.01.17 Diga si
Fuma con visible fruición
Fuma con placer normal
Fuma por fumar, mecánicamente
9.01.18 Diga si es persona que ofrece lumbre a otros
Siempre ______ Raras veces ______
Con frecuencia ______ Nunca ______
9.01.19 Diga si es persona que
Cruza la pieza para brindar lumbre a una dama
Brinda lumbre a una dama como cualquiera lo haría
Rara vez ofrece lumbre a una dama
9.01.20 Que usted sepa, ¿ha dejado de fumar por motivos de salud?
Sí ______ No ______
9.01.21 Diga si le ha oído decir que
Debería dejar de fumar pero no puede
Ha tratado y no ha podido dejar de fumar
9.01.22 Diga si le ha oído decir que le molesta el olor de
Tabacos ______ Pipal ______ Cigarrillos ______
Si nunca le ha oído mencionar ninguno de los tres ______
9.01.23 ¿Tienen sus hábitos de fumar alguna particularidad que requiera mención o descripción especial? En tal caso, descríbala.
9.02 Hábitos de comer
9.02.01 En sus hábitos de comer es algo distinto a la mayoría de sus colegas
Notablemente distinto a la mayoría de sus colegas
9.02.02 Como es cantidad Abundante Promedio Pequeña
9.02.03 El hecho de que tiene marcadas preferencias en el comer es
Muy notable
No muy notable
Nada notable
9.02.04 Come con
Fruición
Placer corriente
Indiferencia
9.02.05 En el comer es Rápido Promedio Lento
9.02.06 Generalmente tiende a
Servirse de nuevo
Servirse del todo una sola vez
Dejar parte de lo que se sirve
9.02.07 Diga si Explica la mucha falta que le hacen sus comidas nativas
Se interesa normalmente en las comidas locales
Se interesa bastante en las comidas nuevas o extrañas
9.02.08 (a) No come mientras Habla Escucha
(b) Si come mientras Habla Escucha
9.02.09 Su tendencia a adaptarse a los modales a la mesa de la gente con quienes come es
Notable Promedio
Ninguna; como como siempre ha acostumbrado
9.02.10 Dada la oportunidad, por motivos no de negocios, sugiere un lugar preferido para comer
Siempre A veces Raras veces o nunca
9.02.11 En el restaurante. Se le hace muy difícil escoger la comida
Espera a que el otro pida y entonces pide lo mismo
Siempre sabe rápidamente lo que quiere
9.02.12 En el restaurante es
Algo extravagante si sabe que usted va a pagar
Atento al precio si sabe que él mismo va a pagar
Atento al precio no importa quién vaya a pagar
Indiferente al precio no importa quién vaya a pagar
9.02.13 En el tipo de persona que
Regulamente se le compara la cuenta, no importa quién
vaya a pagar.
No se ocupa de la cuenta si otro va a pagar.
9.02.14 Cuando él paga, comprueba la cuenta.
Discretamente. ___. Muy cuidadosamente (y sin dízimlo).
9.02.15 Cuando él paga la cuenta. Cuenta el vuelto sin dízimlo.
Muestra indiferencia al aceptar el vuelto.
Toma el vuelto de manera normal.
9.02.16 En su trato con el jefe de camareros es ___.
Agresivo ___. Normal y convencional ___.
Algo servil ___. Brusco ___.
9.02.17 Si no le place el servicio tiende a quejarse.
A su acompañante ___. Directamente ___. No se queja ___.
9.02.18 Trata a los camareros ___. Según la costumbre general.
Con excesiva confianza ___. Con desusada cortesía ___.
9.02.19 ¿Hay alguna característica en sus hábitos de comer o en sus
maneras que merezca mencionar especial? De ser así, describala:
9.03 Impresión general de sus hábitos de comer y fumar. (Marque la
descripción más apropiada).
9.03.01 Persona de enorme apetito y preferencias bien definidas.
Come y fuma con bastante fruición, pero tiende a ser un
poco rústico y tosco. Es fácil imaginarlo comiendo grandes
emparedados y tomando cerveza con sus amigos en la taberna
del barrio.
9.03.02 Persona de enorme apetito y preferencias limitadas. Come
y fuma con fruición pero sus modales son definitivamente
toscos y rústicos. Es fácil imaginar su aspereza con el
camarero que le sirve comida extraña o preparada de manera
desusada.
9.03.03 Persona de comer sensual que conoce todos los restaurantes
y sus especialidades. Se enoga en que otros prueben los
platos que él ha descubierto. Come con visible placer,
saborea sus cigarrillos, y aunque raramente se muestra tosco,
se preocupa más de su comida que de sus modales. Es fácil
imaginarlo cocinando y sirviendo platos especiales a sus
amigos.
9.03.04 Persona de comer sensual que tiende a comer solo si puede. Parece comer de todo y tiene cierto aire de gilón. Come con visible fruición, saborea sus cigarrillos y luego se queda a la mesa solo, regodeándose. Es fácil imaginarlo solo rondando la mesa de los bocadillos en un edén, golosinando.
9.03.05 Persona de comer rutinario que generalmente hace lo que los demás. Probablemente padece de alergias que le impiden comer ciertos alimentos. Da la impresión de gustarle más fumar que comer, pero sus modales a la mesa se adaptan a cualquier situación. Es fácil imaginarlo tomando pastillas digestivas en su cuarto.
9.03.06 Persona de comer rutinario que generalmente hace lo que los demás. Come con algún desgano y raras veces habla de lo que le gusta o no le gusta. Fuma cada vez que puede, pero más mecánicamente que con fruición. Por lo general trata de adaptar sus modales a la situación pero posiblemente con alguna torpeza y sin disimulo. Es fácil imaginarlo comiendo algo a la carrera en algún puesto callejero a cualquier hora.
9.03.07 Gastrónomo cuyo refinamiento en el comer es pronunciado y extenso. A la mesa es muy ritualista y para él el ambiente y el servicio son casi tan importantes como la comida. Es apreciado y culto a la mesa así como al fumar. Es fácil imaginarlo cambiando de ropa para comer y disfrutar buen vino y finos platos a la luz de candeleras.
9.03.08 Persona de comer desusado, diminuto. Come de modo preocupado, indiferente a la comida y a lo que le rodea. No sería sorprendente que tuviera manías gastronómicas (de vegetariano, de fórmulas especiales, etc.).
9.03.09 Nada de esto cabe. Yo lo describiría así:
9.04.31 Acostumbra beber
Nunca ______ Procedo ______
Poco ______
Mucho ______
9.04.02 Bebe
Sólo (bebedor solitario)
Con otros mayormente por ser amigable
En ocasión de ceremonia
Después del trabajo, en casa
9.04.03 Parece beber
Principalmente por el gusto
Principalmente por el efecto
Por ambos
9.04.04 Prefiere beber
Corveza ______ Vino ______ Whiskey ______
Vodka ______ Ginobla ______ No tiene preferencia ______
9.04.05 Prefiere
Cócteles ______ Jibola ______ Licor casi puro ______
Tragos sin mezcla ______
9.04.06 Bebe
Despacio ______ Normalmente ______ Rápido ______
9.04.07 Bebe
De un trago ______ A sorbos ______
9.04.08 Después de la primera bebida
Se empeña en conseguir la segunda
Acostumbra esperar a que le ofrezcan otra
Siempre espera a que le ofrezcan otra
9.04.09 En cuanto a vinos
Es muy entendido
Le gustan pero no es muy entendido
Lo son indiferentes
Ni los conoce ni le importa
9.04.10 En cuanto a sus preferencias en la bebida
Las explica en detalle (y con gran complacencia)
No habla de ellas más de lo corriente
Nunca habla de ellas
9.02.11 En cuanto a las bebidas de su tierra natal
¿Se enorgullece francamente de ellas e invita a probarlas?
Sí ______ No ______
¿Las tiene en cuenta normalmente y las ofrece si corresponde?
Sí ______ No ______
¿Las menciona raras veces, sin insistir en hacerlas probar?
Sí ______ No ______
9.04.12 ¿Se ocupa poco de si beben o no los demás?
¿Sirve la bebida de modo socialmente apropiado?
¿Tiene a obligar a otros a beber?
9.04.13 En comparación con sus colegas, ¿cómo son sus hábitos en cuanto a la bebida?
En extremo diferentes
Muy parecidos
Más o menos los mismos
Si son en extremo diferentes, sírvase explicar:
9.04.14 Cuando ha empuñado varias veces, su comportamiento
No cambia visiblemente
Cambia algo
Cambia de veras
Si cambia de veras, sírvase describirlo:
9.04.15 Cuando bebe
Se como las palabras
Habla casi normalmente
Habla como siempre
9.04.16 Cuando bebe, su tono de voz
Se eleva
Se suaviza
No cambia
9.04.17 ¿Lo ha visto usted alguna vez ebrio de veras?
Sí
No
En tal caso, se mostraba
Socialmente activo
Ruidoso
Hostil
Tranquilo, retraído
Con dominio propio
Poco coordinado
Deprimido
Sexualmente excitado
9.04.13 Si se lo ha visto ebrio, ¿crees que en estado de embriaguez se pondría
Muy activo
Muy pasivo
Muy desagradable
Bastante agradable
Nunca se embriaga
No lo imagino cómo actuaría si se embriaga
9.04.19 Diga si lo ha visto al día siguiente de una borrachera,
En caso afirmativo diga si es un tipo que
Deja ver los efectos pero funciona bastante bien
Deja ver un poco los efectos, pero mayormente en los ojos
y su comportamiento general
Deja ver los efectos y se queja mucho del malestar
que siente
No se ve mal, diga lo que diga
9.04.20 ¿Hay algo especial en sus hábitos de beber que requiera
mención? De ser así, sírvase describirlo:
9.05 Impresión general como bebedor (señale la más apropiada):
9.05.01 Bebedor expansivo y en cantidad a quien no afecta mucho el
licor. Siempre es muy bullicioso y al beber cambia poco.
9.05.02 Bebedor en cantidad que a menudo da la impresión de poder
beber más que nadie. Cuando bebe cambia poco de conducta
pero se transmite que si se le provoca se puede poner muy
violento.
9.05.03 Bebedor constante a quien se ve que le gusta estar achis-
pado. En cierto modo es algo simpático cuando lo está y
puede ser la diversión principal en una fiesta.
9.05.04 Bebedor constante que se pone un poco más sensiblero cuando
se embriaga o embriaga. Tiende a decir a otros lo simpá-
ticos que le son y a veces les pregunta si lo hallan sim-
pático. Da la impresión de poder enceirse muy repulsivo si
se pone muy beodo.
9.05.05 Debe ser constante a quien afecta muy poco el licor. Siempre conserva muy bien su dignidad y generalmente mantiene su aplomo aun cuando otros están poniéndose muy ebrios. Sin embargo, no se aísla del grupo, o sea que da poco indicio de desagrado o aburrimiento.
9.05.06 Debe ser parco que espacie los tragos. Parece beber sólo por imperativo social. Según adelanta la fiesta se va poniendo reservado y distante. No es extraño que siga hablando de su trabajo aunque no venga a cuenta.
9.05.07 Debe ser parco que bebe menos y menos según pasan las horas. Generalmente consigue mantener una reserva de hombre de mundo para con los demás. A menudo se compara con alguno que se le parezca. Según transcurre la fiesta demuestra franco desagrado por todo lo que crea burdo o ruidoso. A menudo critica con sarcasmo la conducta de otros.
9.05.08 Debe ser muy parco que o bien beba por compromiso o se niegue a beber. Generalmente no forma parte realmente del grupo festejante y se ve que lo molesta que lo hayan traído contra su voluntad. Tiende a estar solo y en la primera oportunidad se escabulle.
9.05.09 Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones lo cuadra. Yo lo describiría así:
10. Hábitos de Conducir y de Caminar
10.01 Hábitos de conducir:
10.01.01 Como conductor de automóvil
| Es inusitadamente diestro | Tiene destreza promedio | Tiene desusada falta de destreza | No cuenta, pues no conduce |
|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
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10.01.02 Conduce a velocidad
Muy alta Procedo Muy baja
10.01.03 Mientras conduce y conversa, da la impresión de que
Presta poca atención al manejo
Presta atención procedo al manejo
Sin duda le parece más importante conducir que conversar
10.01.04 Comparado con sus colegas, su interés en autos
importados es
Más o menos el mismo
Muy diferente
10.01.05 Su interés en el cuidado y la reparación de autos es
Insatisfecho Procedo Poco o ninguno
10.01.06 Su cortesía como conductor es
Como la de la generalidad de sus colegas
Como la de la generalidad de la gente que usted conoce
Fuera de lo normal por lo cortés y cortesía
Fuera de lo normal por lo burda y exigente
10.01.07 Por lo que a usted le consta, es el tipo de persona que
Se familiariza muy pronto en una ciudad extranjera
Usa bastante bien un mapa de caminos o croquis urbano
Se las arregla haciendo muchas preguntas
Casi siempre depende de que otros lo guíen a donde va
10.01.08 Como pasajero, ¿es persona muy consciente de la tarea
del conductor y reacciona al par con éste (o sea, hace
cómo que aplica los frenos, se adapta en su asiento, a
los cambios en el tráfico, etc.)?
No Sí
10.01.09 Como pasajero, ¿es persona que parece adaptarse al
modo de conducir del que va al timón, de manera
corriente o apropiada?
No Sí
10.01.10 Como pasajero en un automóvil, ¿es persona que permanece muy en calma y relativamente indiferente a la manera de manejar del conductor?
No Sí
10.01.11 Es persona que
Nunca conduciría mientras bebo
Tiene a saber cuándo no debe conducir
Siempre insistiría en conducir, aun estando ebrio
10.01.12 Ofrece llevar pasajero
Cuando es apropiado
Casi siempre Sí
Nunca
10.01.13 Hay algo sobre su manera de conducir que deba mencionarse?
De ser así, descríbalo:
10.02 Hábitos al caminar
10.02.01 Es la clase de persona que
Camina mucho Sí
Camina lo mismo que la mayoría
Nunca camina si puede evitarlo
10.02.02 Cuando camina, su paso es
Rápido Promedio Sí
Lento
10.02.03 Cuando usted camina con él, usualmente
Camina al paso suyo Sí
Obliga a usted a caminar al paso de él
10.02.04 Cuando camina mueve los pies
A derecha o izquierda (hacia afuera)
Más o menos paralelos
Hacia adentro
10.02.05 Camina
Erecto con cabeza alta Sí
Erecto con cabeza agachada
Agachado pero con los ojos en alto
Muy agachado
10.02.06 Cuando camina mira alrededor
Mucho De manera normal Sí
Nunca
10.02.07 Cuando saluda a alguien que conoce en la calle, su cara
Se ilumina Sí
Nuestra expresión normal o apropiada
Nunca cambia de expresión
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10.02.03 ¿Hay algo en su actitud o paso que sea inusual? En caso afirmativo, describalo:
10.03 Descripción general de sus hábitos al conducir o caminar:
10.03.01 Individuo activo y despierto de paso resuelto que parece tener una mente muy práctica. Le gusta reparar cosas, parece tener buen conocimiento de automóviles y conduce de manera calmada y eficiente.
10.03.02 Individuo activo que es algo retraído (o negativo) con los demás. Su paso es rápido y resuelto. Parece tener una mente práctica, es muy celoso de lo que posee y lo protege con exceso y no le gusta compartirlo. Repara cosas sin alardes, parece tener buen conocimiento de automóviles y conduce de manera resuelta (a veces hostil) pero eficiente.
10.03.03 Individuo activo y despierto de paso despreocupado, que parece estar de buen humor la mayoría del tiempo. Casi nunca trata de arreglar cosas pero a menudo es muy diestro en hacer que se las arreglen. Parece tener poco conocimiento de automóviles pero conduce de manera calmada y eficiente.
10.03.04 Individuo activo que camina algo cautelosamente, como que es fácil abochornarlo o sorprenderlo. Parece algo inseguro y lento cuando tiene que reparar algo. Evidentemente tiene poco conocimiento de automóviles y conduce de manera cuidadosa (a veces tensa) pero eficiente.
10.03.05 Individuo dueño de sí mismo y atento que camina de manera algo cortada y formal. Aunque en general es individuo práctico, casi nunca trata de hacer nada a ciegas. Tiene que leer las instrucciones y prepararse antes de reparar algo. Parece haber adquirido bastantes conocimientos sobre automóviles, pero conduce de manera algo mecánica y muy controlada.
10.03.06 Individuo dueño de sí mismo que a menudo está algo preocupado hasta al caminar. Cuando se toma el tiempo de reparar algo lo hace intensamente y con precisión. A menudo sabe mucho de automóviles y cuida el suyo o se ocupa de que lo cuiden meticulosamente. Sin embargo, cuando está en conversación o preocupado con algo, puede a veces ser conductor muy peligroso.
10.03.07 Individuo dueño de sí mismo que camina con soltura y gracia. Tiene poco o ningún interés en arreglar cosas pero generalmente conoce los mejores lugares en que encargar trabajos y tiende a ser muy exigente en cuanto al trabajo que se le hace. Parece tener relativamente poco conocimiento del funcionamiento de un automóvil, pero aprecia y cuida bien de uno bueno. Conduce con confianza pero generalmente a velocidad y sin darse mucha cuenta de otros.
10.03.08 Persona bastante nerviosa y temperamental que camina rápida y torpemente. Tiene poco o ningún interés en saber reparar cosas y se inclina a ignorar o botar las cosas que no trabajan bien. Parece interesarse poco y tener poco conocimiento de automóviles y su manejo de conducir lo demuestra. A veces espanta tener que viajar con él de conductor.
10.03.09 Ninguna de estas descripciones cabe. Yo lo describiría como sigue:
10.04 Entretencimientos, deportes
10.04.01 ¿Tiene alguna ocupación favorita? Sí / No / No sé
Si su respuesta es afirmativa, describa sus ocupaciones favoritas:
Sí / No / No sé
Si su respuesta es "No" o "No sé" ¿cuál cree usted que sería la ocupación que le interesaría más?
No puedo imaginármelo con alguna ocupación favorita
Coleccionista (¿Qué colecciona? Armas de fuego, monedas, libros, mariposas, etc.)
Como coleccionista es Avido Interés y Despreocupado
Artes (Pintura, cerámica, etc.)
Mecánico (motor, equipo fonográfico, etc.)
Destrezas (carnicería, construcción de modelos, etc.)
Intelectual (historia, filosofía, etc.)
Actividades (baile en grupos, deportes ligeros como el ping-pong, juego de bolos o vóleibol)
Deportes al aire libre (caza, pesca, golf, etc.)
Juegos sociales (ajedrez, póker, bridge, etc.)
Espectador (afición, asistir a obras de teatro, a juegos de pelota, etc.)
Distracción mental (crucigramas, anagramas, criptogramas, etc.)
10.04.02 ¿Ha mencionado alguna vez haber tenido ocupaciones favoritas en el pasado? Sí No
En caso afirmativo, sírvase dar detalles:
10.04.03 ¿Cómo baila? Extremadamente bien Bien Normalmente Mal No baila No sé si baila
10.04.04 Describa la clase de bailes que le ha visto ejecutar.
10.04.05 ¿Juega ajedrez?
Sí V No
Si su respuesta es afirmativa, ¿sabe usted si juega bien?
¿Cree usted que probablemente juega bien?
Sí V No
¿Sabe usted que juega medianamente?
¿Cree usted que probablemente juega medianamente?
Sí V No
¿Sabe usted que juega mal?
¿Cree usted que probablemente juega mal?
10.04.06 Si usted sabe jugar póker, diga la clase de jugador de póker que cree que él sería:
10.04.07 ¿Es la clase de persona con quien le gustaría a usted jugar póker?
Sí V No
Si su respuesta es negativa, explique por qué:
10.04.08 ¿Le ha oído usted cantar?
Sí V No
En caso afirmativo, es su voz Buena Promedio Mala
10.04.09 ¿Parece saber muchas canciones?
Sí V No
10.04.10 Cantando en grupo,
10.04.11 ¿Toca algún instrumento musical?
Sí V No
En caso afirmativo, ¿qué instrumento?
10.04.12 ¿Ha mencionado alguna vez haber tocado algún instrumento?
Sí V No
En caso afirmativo, sírvase dar detalles:
10.04.13 ¿Practica algún deporte activo?
Sí V No
Tennis, Voleibol, Ping-Pong
Fue en Tennis donde obtuve mi primera medalla.
Si su respuesta es negativa, ¿qué clase de deportes cree usted que le interesaría más?
- No es tipo para deportes
- De contacto físico (fútbol, rugby, soccer, etc.)
- De destreza (tenis, balón de mano, vóleibol, etc.)
- De destreza, individual (natación, tiro de flechas, tiro de pichones, etc.)
- Puede que le interese todo
10.04.14 Juega golf? Sí No
- En caso afirmativo, ¿lo toma muy seriamente?
- ¿Lo toma de manera normal?
- ¿Lo toma con indiferencia?
10.04.15 Como jugador de golf, ¿sabe usted que juega bien?
- ¿Cree que probablemente juega bien? Sí No
- ¿Sabe que juega medianamente? Sí No
- ¿Cree que probablemente juega mal? Sí No
10.04.16 Si usted juega golf, ¿es él la clase de persona con quien le gustaría a usted jugar? Sí No
- En caso negativo, explique por qué:
10.04.17 Diga si Caza mucho Pesca mucho Caza a veces Pesca a veces Nunca caza Nunca va de pesca
10.04.18 ¿Sabe usted si toma las ocupaciones de cazar y pescar seriamente? Sí No
- En caso afirmativo, explique:
10.04.19 ¿Ha mencionado alguna vez haber practicado deportes en el pasado?
- En caso afirmativo, sírvase dar detalles (incluya cualquier referencia que el pueda haber hecho a medallas, trofeos, participación en algún equipo, etc.):
Tennis / tenis / tenis / medallas / trofeos / medallas / trofeos / los años de 1989
10.04.20 ¿Ha oído usted a alguien describirlo como atleta?
En caso afirmativo, sírvase dar detalles: Sí ☑ No
10.04.21 Diga si es persona que
- Se ocupa mucho de mantenerse en buenas condiciones físicas ☑
- Trata bastante de mantenerse en buenas condiciones
- Se interesa poco en mantenerse en buenas condiciones
10.04.22 ¿Ha indicado o alguna vez tener interés en levantar pesas?
En caso afirmativo, sírvase explicar: Sí ☑ No ☑
10.04.23 Diga si es tipo más bien
- Musculoso y atlético
- Fuerte, de buena constitución ☑
- Algo flaco
- Poco y nada atlético
- Afeminado
10.04.24 ¿Tiene inclinación a la mecánica?
En caso afirmativo, diga si
- Prefiere seguir instrucciones de los libros ☑
- No se ocupa de las instrucciones y trata de arreglárselas por sí mismo
10.04.25 Si fuera posible suministrarle revistas y publicaciones de EE.UU., ¿cuáles de las siguientes cree que lo gustarían realmente?
- El New York Times
- Saturday Review
- Newsweek
- Playboy ☑
- Sports Illustrated ☑
- LIFE ☑
- Atlantic
- Field and Stream
- Popular Mechanics
- New Republic
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Readers Digest (Selecciones) ☑
- Kenyana Review
- Ramparts
- Scientific American
- Christian Science Monitor
No puedo imaginármelo leyendo una revista de EE.UU.
10.04.26 ¿Qué libros le ha oído mencionar haber leído con placer, si ha mencionado alguno?
10.04.27 ¿Qué películas le ha oído mencionar haber visto con placer, si ha mencionado alguna?
10.04.28 Si él pudiera escoger, probablemente iría:
- Al cine
- Al teatro
- Al ballet
- A un partido
- De soñar
- A una corrida de toros
- A un concierto
10.05 Comportamiento en la oficina
10.05.01 Información general (Marque lo aplicable)
| De trato fácil | Encarga su trabajo a otros |
|---------------|---------------------------|
| Formal | No puede encargar a otros |
| Atento al reglamento | Productivo |
| Innovador | Pensador |
| Actuador | Organizado |
| Práctico | Desorganizado |
| Dilatador | Piensa que no le aprecian su trabajo |
| Adicto a los memorándums | |
10.05.02 Reacción de otros trabajadores:
| Subalternos | Sí | No | No sd |
|-------------|----|----|-------|
| Lo estiman | | | |
| No lo estiman | | | |
| Es cortés con ellos | | | |
| Se preocupa por ellos | | | |
| No se ocupa para nada | | | |
| Lo toman | | | |
| Lo consideran | | | |
| Se atribuye el trabajo que ellos han hecho | | | |
| Reconoce mérito en justicia | | | |
| Lo tratan socialmente | | | |
Superiores
Confían en su criterio
Lo estiman
No lo estiman
Le encargan responsabilidad
Lo tratan socialmente
IV. CONSTITUCIÓN EMOCIONAL
11. Temperamento y humorismo
11.01. Temperamento:
11.01.01 En su trato con otros usted lo considera
Tímido
Cauto
Convencional y correcto
Amistoso
Cálido
11.01.02 Su estilo de conversación es
Poco diestro
Vaciante
Artificial
Convencional
Voluble
11.01.03 Su trato hacia las mujeres es
Más o menos el mismo que hacia los hombres
Más correcto y controlado que hacia los hombres
Más cálido y fácil que hacia los hombres
11.01.04 En general, diga si cree que es persona que
Se enfada fácilmente
Puede enfadarse fácilmente, pero se controla
Tiene genio normal
Tiene buen genio y se altera raramente
Es en extremo tolerante y casi nunca se enfadará
11.01.05 ¿Le ha visto usted alguna vez enfadarse?
No
Sí
En caso afirmativo, describa brevemente el incidente, incluyendo la reacción de él:
11.02.01 Es persona a quien usted
Hasta ha visto bromear con otro
Frecuentemente ha visto bromear con otro.
Lo se puede imaginar que bromee con otro
Considera normal en cuanto a gustarle bromear
11.02.02 Es persona
Que notoriamente no tolera las bromas
Con quien a la mayoría le gusta bromear
Con quien a la mayoría nunca se le ocurriría bromear
A quien claramente le gusta ser objeto de bromas
11.02.03 Su sentido del humor es Más o menos como el de la mayoría
Notablemente ausente Avispado
Sutil Seco Tosco Burdo
11.02.04 Cuenta chistes y anécdotas Nunca A veces
Frecuentemente
11.02.05 Escuchando cuentos es
Muy bueno Promedio
Pobre
11.02.06 Se inclina más a hacer un cuento A un grupo
Aparte a un amigo o conocido
Solamente cuando lo animan
11.03 Expresión general del temperamento y sentido del humor:
(Ver la descripción más apropiada)
11.03.01 Tipo carpechano que ríe con gran placer.
Su sentido del humor es directo, no sutil, y aunque
a veces es ruidoso, raramente es desagradable o
reprobable. La mayoría del tiempo su buen humor
es contagioso.
11.03.02 Tipo carpechano que cuando ríe lo hace con bastante placer.
Sin embargo, es frecuentemente seco y a veces poco
tolerante y algo desprovisto de buen humor. Su bromas
son directas, hasta crudas y a veces impropias. Tiende
to ser la clase de persona que se ríe de otros y no con
otros.
11.03.03 Tipo bienhumorado que a veces puede ser considerado alegre y despreocupado. Sus chistes son avispados y oportunos. Es muy sensible a los estados de ánimo y sentimientos de otros, y a menudo puede animar una fiesta muy apropiadamente. Aunque hasta cierto punto le gusta bromear con otros, nunca es cruel o insensible.
11.03.04 Generalmente es tipo algo tranquilo y afable que a veces puede volverse sorprendentemente alegre y despreocupado. Sin embargo, cuando está alegre a veces se extralimita y molesta un poco a los que están a su alrededor. Sus bromas son a menudo avispadas pero puede volverse muy sarcástico y aun mordaz en ocasiones.
11.03.05 Tipo de buenas maneras, generalmente muy convencional y propio. No aparece desprovisto de buen humor necesariamente, pero lo muestra muy raramente. A veces es difícil conocer si está de buen humor, debido a su manera de esconder y frenar sus sentimientos. Tiene humorismo intencionado más bien que espontáneo pero nunca burdo o impropio.
11.03.06 Tipo austero y sin venia humorística, siempre serio e intenso. Es difícil bromear en su presencia, en parte porque no responde a ello y en parte porque parece serio molesto.
11.03.07 Tipo sensato y de mundo, de sutil venia humorística. En un ambiente adecuado puede ser muy atractivo y divertido, pero su humorismo tiene cierta cualidad aristocrática y puede ser muy condescendiente con los que no entienden o no aprecian su humorismo.
11.03.08 Tipo artificioso algo cínico que a veces puede ponerse muy impertinente. Sus chistes tienden a ser un poco desorbitados. Parece tener chistes privados que comparte con sus íntimos. A veces es difícil saber si trata de ser chistoso o sutilmente hostil.
11.03.09 Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones le cabe. Yo lo describiría como sigue:
12. **Actitudes sexuales**
12.01 **Generales:**
12.01.01 Su actitud hacia lo sexual es
- Muy oscura
- Difícil de determinar
- Normal para su cultura y antecedentes
- Carente de interés
- Indiferente
- De interés bien definido
12.01.02 En presencia de mujeres es
- Típico
- Corriente
- Vulgar
- Hostil
- Indiferente
12.01.03 Asisto a espectáculos donde actúan mujeres semidesnudas
- A menudo
- Nunca
- A veces, en grupo
- No puedo imaginármelo en tales sitios
- No sé lo que creo de tales espectáculos
12.01.04 Entre hombres, habla de lo sexual
- A menudo
- A veces
- Raramente
- Nunca
12.01.05 ¿Cambia en su comportamiento y/o actitudes sobre lo sexual después de beber?
- Sí
- No
- No sé
En caso afirmativo, describa el cambio:
12.01.06 ¿Tiene usted idea de su opinión acerca de las prostitutas?
Sí No
12.01.07 Si no, ¿cree usted que es tipo que
Iría donde una prostituta
No puedo imaginarlo con una prostituta
No tengo fundamento para opinar
12.01.07 Si tiene idea, diga si dicha opinión es de
Negativismo hacia las prostitutas
Indiferencia hacia las prostitutas
Interés en las prostitutas
12.01.09 En sus relaciones con las mujeres, actúa
Generalmente de acuerdo con su edad y experiencia
Generalmente con poca madurez, que no concuerda
con su edad y experiencia
Con bastante soltura y equilibrio
Con bastante inquietud e torpeza
12.01.10 Al describir a una mujer atractiva es más probable que
mencione
El pelo Los senos
Los ojos La ropa
La figura La personalidad
Las piernas No se
12.01.11 ¿Ha oído usted a una mujer describirlo?
Sí No
En caso afirmativo, ¿qué dijo de él la mujer?
12.02 Impresión general: ¿Cuál de las siguientes descripciones le
viene mejor:
12.02.01 Es hombre elemental, robusto, que no parece apocarse en
materia del sexo. Trata a las mujeres apropiadamente,
pero hace poco esfuerzo por esconder su admiración y
atracción. Parece viril y confiado hacia las mujeres y a la
mayoría de ellas les agrada.
12.02.02 Es hombre elemental, robusto, que ocasionalmente puede ser
burdo o hasta vulgar. Trata a las mujeres algo desesperadamente
y puede volverse muy insistente cuando le atrae una mujer.
Parece estar muy orgulloso de su virilidad. Su agresividad
ofendería o repelería a muchas mujeres, pero eso a él parece
no importarle.
12.02.03
Es hombre algo sexual, blando, muy atento con las mujeres. Se inclina a retener la mano de una mujer más de lo necesario al hablarle y a menudo echa el brazo a mujeres que admira. A menudo usa lisonjas y frases de cortesía pero lo hace de manera agradable. A la mayoría de las mujeres les gustan sus atenciones.
12.02.04
Es hombre sensual, pero en forma pensosa e insegura. Es hombre blando que se esfuerza por no ofender. Sin embargo, frecuentemente sigue con la mirada a una mujer atractiva cuando cree que nadie lo mira. También se inclina a tropezar con las mujeres o a tocarlas "accidentalmente" cuando tiene oportunidad.
12.02.05
Es hombre confiado y bastante pulido que es correcto y convencional hacia hombres y mujeres y es difícil adivinar sus actitudes o intereses sexuales. En un grupo siempre se comporta de acuerdo con las reglas y usualmente de manera muy eficiente.
12.02.06
Es hombre confiado y preciso, con cierto aire de profesional. Es cortés hasta el límite y se toma las mayores molestias por encenderle el cigarrillo a una dama o ocuparse de que esté bien atendida. Sin embargo, en sus relaciones con las mujeres es bastante distante. A veces su formalidad está fuera de lugar pero raramente o nunca cambia sus modales o procedimientos de acuerdo con la situación.
12.02.07
Un hombre agradable y educado que es al mismo tiempo amistoso y de mundo. Trata a las mujeres de modo culto pero muestra poca sensualidad o impropiedad sexual. Es aseado y hasta apuesto, y puede ser muy meticuloso. La mayoría de sus relaciones con las mujeres parecen ser muy platónicas. Es el tipo de persona que probablemente tiene varias amigas fílicas.
12.02.08
Es hombre algo tímido e indiferente, considerado por algunos singular o extraño. Muestra poco o ningún interés en las mujeres en público. En general es persona preocupada que solamente busca la compañía de otras con intereses similares. La mayoría de las veces tiene cierto aire ascético y asexual.
12.02.09
Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones cabe. Yo lo describiría así:
V. VIDA FAMILIAR
13. Estado civil
13.01 ¿Está casado? Sí / No
13.01.01 ¿Vive su esposa con él? Sí / No
13.01.02 ¿Va su esposa a funciones sociales con él? Nunca / Raramente / Normalmente / A menudo
13.01.03 Su esposa es mayor que él / Más o menos de su edad / Más joven que él
13.01.04 Su esposa es extremadamente atractiva / Atractiva / Normalmente poco atractiva
13.01.05 En general, su esposa es socialmente Díestra / Aceptable / Incapta
13.01.06 Además de su lengua materna, ¿qué otros idiomas habla su esposa?
13.01.07 Se esposa es más instruida que él / Tan instruida como él / Menos instruida que él
13.01.08 ¿Estuvo él casado anteriormente? Sí / No / No sé
13.01.09 En caso afirmativo, sírvase dar detalles si los conoce.
13.02 Su esposa parece tener muchas amistades / Tener pocas amistades / No tener casi amistades
13.02.01 En público, para con su esposa, él es muy atento / Bastante atento / Indiferente
13.02.02 En público, para con él, su esposa es muy atenta / Bastante atenta / Indiferente
13.02.03 Describiría usted a su esposa como agresiva / Dominante / Independiente / Complaciente / Sumisa / Dependiente
13.02.04 En la zona donde ella vive, parece estar: **Muy contenta**
13.03 ¿Ha estado usted alguna vez en su casa? **Sí** **No**
13.03.01 La vivienda de ellos es: **Extremo elegante para la zona**
13.03.02 Como anfitriones, los esposos son: **Insatisfechos buenos**
13.03.03 Como anfitriona, la señora parece: **Muy en su ambiente**
13.03.04 Su vivienda: **Refleja la personalidad de él**
13.03.05 En general el mobiliario es: **Descolorido**
13.03.06 La señora está: **Visiblemente interesada en su casa**
13.03.07 El comportamiento social de ella en casa es: **Más o menos el mismo que fuera de ella**
13.03.08 Normalmente son gente que: **Recibe a menudo y le gusta hacerlo**
13.04 ¿Critica él a su esposa? **Sí** **No**
En caso afirmativo, ¿qué es lo que se inclina más a criticar?
13.04.01 En general, como matrimonio son:
Visiblemente compatibles
Visiblemente poco compatibles
13.04.02 El se inclina a:
Nunca parece celoso de ella
Raramente parece celoso de ella
Parece a menudo celoso de ella
13.04.03 Ella se inclina a:
Nunca parece celosa de él
Raramente parece celosa de él
Parece a menudo celosa de él
13.04.04 ¿Tiene la esposa alguna característica que requiera mención o descripción especial?
13.05 Como esposo, se le puede describir más bien como:
Hombre expresivo que es visiblemente el cónyuge dominante en el matrimonio. Tiende a proteger a su esposa y cuando es posible siempre la incluye en sus actividades sociales.
Hombre activo que como esposo es autoritario y dominante. Es poseyente con su esposa y tiende a ser exigente con ella.
Hombre expresivo que depende mucho de su esposa. Ella tiende a ser el cónyuge dominante y él parece estar a gusto y esperar que así sea.
Hombre activo pero de genio algo despierto que visiblemente depende mucho de su esposa pero raramente lo confiesa. Puede tener alguna tendencia a ser celoso y poseyente con su esposa.
Hombre como la mayoría que trata a su esposa con respeto. Raramente delata en público lo que siente. Es difícil conocer sus verdaderos sentimientos por ella.
Hombre consciente de sus deberes que toma su matrimonio muy seriamente. Su esposa corre parejas con él y ambos toman en serio las obligaciones de familia y sociales.
Hombre socialmente activo que puede ser muy galante con las damas aun en presencia de su esposa. Parecen llevar vidas separadas pero muy compatibles.
Hombre tranquilo que visiblemente depende de su esposa en alto grado. Ella se ocupa de él de manera poco ostentosa pero es visible que influye bastante en su comportamiento y actitudes.
Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones le viene bien. Yo lo describiría como sigue:
13.06
Ejercita:
¿Se ocupa de la apariencia o el funcionamiento de su casa?
Sí / No
¿Hace reparaciones de poca importancia por sí mismo?
Sí / No
En caso afirmativo, ¿cómo hace?
Mediamente bien? Torpemente? (Sí / No)
14. Hijos
14.01
¿Tiene él hijos?
14.01.01
Número de hijos: 2
Edades: 11
Saxo: H / M
14.01.02
¿Viven todos sus hijos con él?
En caso negativo, ¿dónde viven?
Sí / No
14.01.03
Se ocupa de sus hijos
De manera insustancial
De manera normal
Poco
14.01.04
Su esposa es
Madre insustancialmente atenta
Madre normal
Madre insustancialmente indiferente
14.01.05
Los hijos se comportan
Insustancialmente bien
Normalmente bien
En extremo camorristas, difíciles
14.01.06
Diga si él
Nunca habla de sus hijos
Rara vez habla de sus hijos
Habla de sus hijos cuando corresponde
Habla de sus hijos con frecuencia
Parce muy preocupado por sus hijos
14.01.07
¿Tiene alguno de sus hijos algo anormal (constitución enfermiza, alergias, defecto mental, deformidad o parálisis, especial inteligencia)?
Sí / No
En caso afirmativo, describalo:
En hijo: [Descripción]
Desde [Fecha]
Por [Causa]
[Fecha]
[Descripción]
14.02 Cuando esposa y familia están ausentes de casa
Se ve muy solo y sin saber qué hacer
Mantiene probablemente su rutina
Probablemente intensifica su actividad social
No se lo que hace
14.03 Como padre, se le puede describir mejor así:
- Padre de familia activo y feliz, orgulloso de su familia.
- Padre de familia activo que tiende a ser estricto y exigente con sus hijos.
- Padre de familia activo que pasa mucho tiempo con ella. Tiende a malcriar a sus hijos.
- Padre de familia activo pero inseguro que se preocupa mucho con sus hijos.
- Padre activo y responsable, pero que no tolera tonterías. Su trabajo es primordial y la familia lo sabe.
- Padre responsable y cuidadoso, cumplidor con su familia pero no muy afectuoso o expresivo.
- Padre despreocupado que no pierde suena por la familia. La mayoría del tiempo sus miembros se las arreglan por su cuenta, con buen éxito.
- Padre indiferente que a veces parece no darse cuenta de su familia.
- Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones le viene bien. Puede ser descrito mejor como sigue:
14.04 Diga si lleva fotos de
| Su familia | Su esposa | Sus hijos | Sí mismo |
|------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
14.05 En su oficina o cuarto exhibe fotos de
| Su familia | Su esposa | Sus hijos | Sí mismo |
|------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
14.06 ¿Hay alguna característica en sus relaciones con su esposa o su familia que requiera mención o descripción especial?
VI. POSICION IDEOLÓGICA
15. General
15.01 En general:
Es hombre de opiniones francas y evidentes. Es capaz de expresar dichas opiniones sin importarle al parecer los sentimientos y actitudes de otros.
Es hombre de muchos prejuicios e ideas dogmáticas. Puede expresarlos acalorada y resueltamente cuando es necesario.
Es hombre que posiblemente desvía opiniones de controversia con ligereza o buen humor. A veces es difícil conocer sus opiniones porque es difícil hacerlo hablar con seriedad.
Es hombre que puede tener muchas opiniones firmes pero se lo hace difícil mostrarlas. Tiende a disculparse y a mostrar timidez y desasosiego cuando se acerca una discusión.
Es hombre cuyas verdaderas opiniones son difíciles de conocer. Usualmente es diplomático y convencional cuando se discuten temas polémicos o prohibidos.
Es hombre serio y resuelto a portarse en forma apropiada y convencional. Tiene las maneras de una persona bien disciplinada que solamente dice lo que se supone decir o lo que otros esperan que diga.
Es un hombre de opiniones muy educadas. Está bien informado y es capaz de sostener un argumento de manera considerablemente articulada, pero a veces se vuelve cínico o utilitariamente sarcástico.
Es hombre tímido y taciturno en cuanto a sus opiniones. Es muy difícil hacerlo expresarse sobre un tema, particularmente si es tema polémico.
Ninguna de las anteriores descripciones sirve; se le describe mejor como sigue:
15.01.01 ¿Hay algún tema que tiende a ponerlo colérico? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, ¿cual es?
15.02 Es hombre cuyo patriotismo es
Patente e intenso
Como el de la mayoría de sus colegas
Cauteloso y no muy intenso
Difícil de precisar
15.02.01 En asuntos generales de política
Generalmente está bien informado sobre la posición
y actitud de su país
Está tan bien informado como la mayoría de sus colegas
Está extremadamente mal informado
VII. HISTORIAL MÉDICO
16. Estado de salud
16.01 ¿Qué usted sepa, ¿tiene él algún problema de salud? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, explique:
16.02 ¿Tienen su esposa o hijos algún problema de salud? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, explique:
16.03 ¿Ha indicado alguna vez haber tenido problemas de salud en el pasado? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, explique:
16.04 ¿Qué usted sepa, ¿toma regularmente píldoras o medicina de alguna clase? Sí ___ No ___
En caso afirmativo, explique:
16.05 Es persona que: Nunca habla de su salud o de lo que siente
Habla como todos de su salud o de lo que siente Frecuentemente
habla de su salud o de lo que siente ___
16.06 Cuando se siente mal: Todos se percatan ___ Se nota de modo normal ___
La mayoría de la gente no lo notaría ___
Nunca ha sabido que se sienta mal ___
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16.07 Su aspecto es
Robusto y saludable
Especialmente como la mayoría a su edad
Enfermizo
16.08 Cabeza
Cara saludable ✓
Barriga grande
Tos y falta de aliento al esforzarse
Manos frías y húmedas
Tendencia a sudar
demasiado
Mal aliento
16.09 ¿Usted sopra, ¿tiene dieta o régimen especial?
Sí ✓ No
En caso afirmativo, explique:
16.10 De manera general, lo parece individuo que
Tiene mucha energía y no se cansa nunca ✓
Tiene energía, pero no siempre
Tiene energía moderada
Es letárgico, indiferente
16.11 ¿Hay algo en cuanto a su salud o la de su familia que deba ser comentado en detalle?
1) Ha sido mucho años en que no es malo de ligado y estrago. Tiene dieta especial de vegetales y está tomando medicinas constantemente.
2) En hijo padre de epilepsia desde muy niño. Tiene 1 o 2 ataques al año.
Soviet Operational Contacts:
ADMIRIFF made the following comments concerning what appeared to her to be operational contacts and/or modus operandi of Soviet intelligence officers in Mexico:
Debriefing conducted 23-26 April 1970:
LOGINOV - During the affair between ADMIRIFF and LOGINOV, they went to the movies once or twice a week, the Futurama and Cine Mod being the theaters most frequently attended. LOGINOV always made some sort of contact during these outings, according to ADMIRIFF. She stated that he usually left his seat about 2300 hours and went out to the lobby for some time. She did not know where the contacts were actually made. Once she and LOGINOV encountered, apparently accidentally, outside the Cine Mod theater, a Mexican Army Colonel, who was introduced to her by LOGINOV as "Col. Sergio." In this instance LOGINOV did not excuse himself to have a private conversation with the Mexican. "Col. Sergio" was described by ADMIRIFF as about 40, tall, no mustache or glasses, thick, curly hair, appeared to be of Spanish descent. The woman with "Col. Sergio" appeared to be about 25 years old and was introduced as his wife (which ADMIRIFF doubted because, as she put it, he didn't treat her as one would a wife, but rather as a mistress). ADMIRIFF knew nothing more about this Mexican and never saw him again.
On another occasion, LOGINOV and ADMIRIFF sat an American in front of the Futurama theater. LOGINOV introduced him to her as "Col. Michael." ADMIRIFF stated that he was dressed in civilian clothes. He
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had blond hair, was of medium height, no glasses, large grey eyes.
(AEMIDRUFF thought him quite attractive). LOGINSKY told "Michael" that he
would call him the next day on urgent business. "Michael" was alone.
AEMIDRUFF estimated that they did not have a private conversation. She
estimated this encounter took place about September 1959.
COLCUSOV - AEMIDRUFF stated that COLCUSOV used her in the
same manner, i.e., took her about 3 times in all to Cine Chapultepec, then
left her during the movie to make some sort of contact.
Debriefing conducted 12-16 May 1970:
Concerning Soviet Contacts in the Mexican Police: AEMIDRUFF
stated that she overheard COLCUSOV and DYOMIN talk about many contacts which
they had in the police here. She said she had also overheard KOLCHAKOV,
BAKULIN, AND CHERKOV talk about how many good police contacts the Soviets
have. However, each specific example which AEMIDRUFF could give concerned
some non-operational favor which the Soviets could get taken care of, e.g.,
when the Soviets wanted to get something through Aduana; when some Soviet
was missing and police cooperation was needed; getting advance notice when
some demonstration hostile to the Soviets was about to take place, etc.
She was not able to recall any hints that Soviets had operational contacts
in the police; agents reporting on what the police were doing; assets who
assisted Soviets operationally in some way. However, AEMIDRUFF thought
the Soviets probably have such assets.
Concerning Soviet contacts in West German Police: AEMIDRUFF
recalled that when she went to Germany as interpreter for Soviet surgeon
and textbook writer, FEDOR KUSOV, in January 1963 (they went to Cologne
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West Germany on Commercial Ministry business), the Soviet Ambassador in West Germany stated that the Embassy had some paid agents within the West German police who helped them to protect the Soviets (in context that it was dangerous there; some Soviet official could be kidnapped by the enemy, etc.) AEMIDRIFF noted that AIVASOV was quite old and very pro-regime.
Miscellaneous operational notes - AEMIDRIFF had no knowledge of Soviet safe houses or safe apartments. She stated that many Soviet visitors stayed at the Hotel Vierges or in two other hotels near the Soviet Embassy (she couldn't remember names). She did not know whether the Soviets had any sort of special arrangement or contacts in these hotels.
AEMIDRIFF stated that she had attended several parties at which Mexicans also were present (she recalled specifically parties at the homes of KOLCHANOV, BAKULIN, LOGINOV) and in each instance the Soviet officer, at some point during the evening, had a private conversation with a Mexican guest. (Unfortunately, AEMIDRIFF was unable to recall the names of any of the Mexicans she met on these occasions, and of course there is no way of knowing whether such private conversations were operational meetings.) AEMIDRIFF commented that at purely Soviet parties, husbands all ways went off together and talked business, and if wives approached, they stopped their conversation.
Debriefing conducted 1-6 June 1970:
KORUSKIN - AEMIDRIFF commented that she thought KORUSKIN made operational meetings in the Bremen Bar, since she often saw him sitting in that bar, wearing dark glasses and trying to look inconspicuous.
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(AIMIDRIFF sometimes passed by this bar and would look inside, although she never went in.)
KUPLYAKOV - Possible PCM Contact - AIMIDRIFF stated that she was told by Daniel Montiel (Daniel MÉNDEZ Montiel, 201-238951), the Soviet's chauffeur, that his brother, who is a Central Committee member of the PCM and who worked on the PCM publication "La Voz de Mexico," was in contact with KUPLYAKOV. In addition, AIMIDRIFF stated that she believed that Armando VÉRUGO (iden with Armando MARTÍNEZ Verdugo, 201-851726) had an uncle, also named Armando VÉRUGO, who is First Secretary of the PCM and who is in contact with KUPLYAKOV. At least this was strongly inferred by Montiel, according to AIMIDRIFF. (Editor note: Arnelco MARTÍNEZ Verdugo, 201-064254, who is brother of Armando, is First Secretary of PCM).
AIMIDRIFF stated that KUPLYAKOV always seemed to be very interested in and knowledgeable of what appeared in "La Voz de Mexico" and in the PCM publication "La Época." She stated that, in general, KUPLYAKOV paid so much attention to local politics and seemed to be so well informed on PCM matters that she felt certain he had something to do with the PCM.
AIMIDRIFF stated that KUPLYAKOV's wife was a good friend of Salvador GONZALEZ Marín, head of the Fondo de Cultura Popular. GONZALEZ' wife works in the Museum of Anthropology. GONZALEZ sold a lot of Soviet books, according to AIMIDRIFF, and for that reason was in contact with KUPLYAKOV, but she commented that GONZALEZ may also have been utilized by KUPLYAKOV in some other operational way. Most of KUPLYAKOV's contacts seem to be journalists. (These were the people AIMIDRIFF saw talking to him at receptions, etc.).
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ARMERIFF stated that Leopoldo ARENAL, whose wife is the daughter of David Alfredo SEQUEIROS, is another Soviet asset who is handled by KURINNOV (she heard VASINSKY talk about this). ARMERIFF said that ARENAL works with Eduardo ARANJO (economic consultant for "Minera Continental, S.A.", mentioned in Commercial Office). She also stated she knew that ARENAL went at times to the Embassy to see KURINNOV. ARMERIFF said that ARENAL goes to Moscow every year or so. (ARENAL identical with Leopoldo ARENAL Pastor, 201-117950).
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Soviet Involvement in Student Disorders of 1968:
Debriefing conducted 23-26 April 1970: AMIDRIFF stated that
LOGINOV went out at nights often during this period and told her it was
to make "contacts." LOGINOV also stated that his work during this period
was some of the most dangerous he had ever done. AMIDRIFF was certain
that these "contacts" involved in student riots. AMIDRIFF related that
once at Auto Cine, LOGINOV made a meeting with a group of youths who came
in another car (Falcon). Another time, some 2 or 3 days later, LOGINOV
had MITOPOLOSKI give him some shotguns which MITOPOLOSKI had charge of.
LOGINOV got the guns about 2200 or 2300; the guns were returned the next
morning. Others who seemed to be going out all the time at night during
the student riots (and talking about their meetings in general the next
morning) were KOLSHAKOV, KOROCHKIN, NIKIFOROV. AMIDRIFF never heard
mention of money being passed during this period (i.e., to Soviet assets
involved in riots) nor any mention of any names or positions of assets
(This not in agreement with some of Pan Jansen info). CHIKOV seemed to be
involved also.
Debriefing conducted 12-16 May 1970: AMIDRIFF was again
questioned on her knowledge of Soviet activities during the 1968 student
disorders. She reported that all she really knew was that the Soviets were
very busy during this period; that LOGINOV told her he was going out every
night to make "contacts:" that she overheard Soviet case officers talking
at various times during this period to effect that they very busy, making
many contacts; that the situation was potentially explosive and a dangerous
time for them to be making such contacts. AMIDRIFF twice was with LOGINOV
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when he met with some "youths" in private conversations. However, AMIRIYEV stated she did not ever hear any mention of any names of Soviet contacts in relation with the student disorders, any mention of the level of involvement of those contacts in the student organizations, any mention of Soviet guidance to the student movement, financing of the student movement, or the like. She really doesn't know that the Soviets had any contacts with direct access to information to these activities, but she strongly assumes that they did, based on their level of activity and the strong tenor that LOGINOV and other case officers gave to the idea that the contacts they were making were dangerous ones for them to be seen with during this period.
Debriefing conducted 1-6 June 1970: AMIRIYEV questioned re 1968 student disorders again, for clarification previously reported details. She stated that the Soviets had some different types of rifles in the Commercial Office which served as samples of guns which they were trying to sell commercially in Mexico. One night about 11 o'clock, during the period of student riots, LOGINOV came to the Commercial Office with MITOPOLSKI (AMIRIYEV was there watching TV). They got "some" rifles - AMIRIYEV could not see how many or what kind. They took them out in some sort of bags. The next morning "some" rifles were returned to the Commercial Office, but AMIRIYEV doesn't know whether all of them were brought back. She doesn't know whether or not LOGINOV might have been duty officer for the Embassy for that night.
AMIRIYEV stated that NECHIPORUKHOV's trip back to the USSR during the 1968 riots may well have been to report on the riots. However, she didn't know that this was the case and never specifically told her so.
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| X-REF. | SYM NUMBER | DOC. DATE | CLASSIFICATION |
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| 201-285412 | HMMA-38637 | 06 APR 70 | 201-789963 |
The above document(s) is cross referenced to the 201 file cited under left margin.
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DESERATED REDTOP AEMIDRIF FJPASTIME
REF: MEXICO CITY 2557 (IN 03/735) 26 FEB 11031930
1. PER REF, AEMIDRIF CONTINUED REVIEW OF PHOTOS WITH HQS DEBRIEFER AND LITENPO-14. REVIEW OF 63 PHOTOS (INCLUDING WIVES) DURING 20 AND 21 FEBRUARY SESSIONS PROVIDES FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER INFORMATION WHICH WAS ALREADY KNOWN:
VALENTIN BAKULIN: CHIEF OF ONE OF AEGRIP SECTIONS, EXPERIENCE IN LATIN AMERICA FROM PRIOR TOURS BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA.
LEV GOLOUZOV: WORKS UNDER BAKULIN (WHICH TENDS CONFIRM AEGRIP STATUS PREVIOUSLY SUSPECTED). WHILE DRUNK AND RASTY, INFORMED AEMIDRIF SHE BEING SENT HOME.
SERGEY PROVOROV: WORKS UNDER BAKULIN. AEGRIP.
NIKOLAY SOKOLOV: CHIEF OF REFERENTURA.
LYUDMILA SHAPOVALOVA: WORKS UNDER SOKOLOV. SERVED IN CUBA AT ONE TIME.
ALEKSANDR KOZLOV: WORKS IN REFERENTURA UNDER CHARGE OF PHOTO PROCESSING AND MICROFILMING. AEGRIP AT INTERNAL SECURITY AND AS WATCHDOG. HAPPY AND GEESEABLE PERSON.
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VLADIMIR TSERADZE: WORKS IN REFERENTURA BUT IS ALSO UNDER ORDERS OF BAKULIN. TIMID, DOMINATED BY WIFE.
YURIY ROYANENKO: WORKS IN REFERENTURA. FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIES PAVEL KOVALEV OUT AT NIGHT. DRINKS A LOT AND HAS TROUBLE WITH WIFE BECAUSE OF IT.
YURIY KUFLYAKOV: HAS JOB SIMILAR TO KOLONYAKOV'S. VERY IMPORTANT PERSON WITHIN EMBASSY AND HAS ACCESS TO REFERENTURA. VERY REFINED AND CULTURED. MANY IICMU CONTACTS THROUGHOUT MEXICO AND ALSO CULTIVATES FRIENDSHIPS WITH DIRECTORS OF MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER SUCH INSTITUTIONS.
BORIS CHMYKOV: VERY EXPERIENCED. SEEMS TO HAVE PERFORMED BRILLIANTLY IN PAST WITH NO FAILURES. SOMETHING OF A LADIES' MAN AND HAS, ON OCCASION, BEEN MIXED UP IN INTERNAL SCANDAL. ENAMORED OF SOKOLINA. TRAVELS FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT MEXICO.
VLADISLAV KORMUSHKIN: AEKICK. SERVED IN BRAZIL, SEVERAL MONTHS IN FRANCE AND FOUR TO SIX MONTHS IN ARGENTINA. SPEAKS SPANISH, FRENCH AND PORTUGUESE.
VALERIY KOSTIKOV: AEKICK
ALEK KOROLEV: AEKICK
VLADIMIR MAKAROV: NOT CERTAIN, BUT PROBABLY AEGRIP. HOWEVER, FREQUENTLY ACCOMPANIES BOLSHAKOV. APPEARS COLD AND CUNEL. ONE SECRET
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OF AEMIDRIF'S WATCHDOGS DURING JANUARY 1970. SPENT TIME IN RED CHINA.
IOAKIM BULAVIN: ASSIGNED TO COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUT DOES NOT PHYSICALLY WORK THERE. PROBABLY WORKS FOR KOLOMYAKOV, AEGICK REZIDENT.
SERGEY VERBENYEV: RIS, SERVICE UNKNOWN, PERFORMS INTERNAL SECURITY AND WATCHDOG FUNCTIONS.
VLADIMIR GORDEYEV: BELIEVES HE AEGICK WORKING FOR SOKOLOV AND KOLOMYAKOV.
PAVEL KOVALEV: CONSIDERS HIM DANGEROUS. SPEAKS SPANISH AND ENGLISH ALMOST WITHOUT ACCENT. HAS MANY FRIENDS IN GOVERNACION.
ANATOLIY STEKLYANNIKOV: BACHELOR, BODYGUARD FOR KOVALEV. WORKED FOR SECRET POLICE IN MOSCOW AFTER THREE YEARS IN MILITARY. WILL RETURN MOSCOW SOON.
KONSTANTIN BOGATYREV: CHIEF OF ALL GROUPS OF MILITARY INTEL IN MEXICO. (AEMIDRIF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CHMYKOV AS AEGRP CHIEF. STATION BELIEVES CHMYKOV POSSIBLY CHIEF FOR THOSE UNDER CIVILIAN COVER BUT JUNIOR TO BOGATYREV.)
CLEG SHEVCHENKO: SPEAKS SPANISH WITH ARGENTINE ACCENT. THIS IS FIRST TOUR IN LATIN AMERICA.
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VALENTIN LOGINOV: ALTHOUGH HAD AFFAIR WITH AEMIDRIFF, RECALL SIX MONTHS EARLY WAS DUE TO SOME FAILURE AND NOT TO AFFAIR.
VALERIY SOKOLIN: RECALLED SIX MONTHS EARLY DUE TO SOME FAILURE ALSO.
VIKTOR IVANOV: LIKED TO LIVE WELL. OWNED 27 SUITS AND OFTEN CHANGED TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. GOOD FRIEND OF OCTAVIANO CAMPOS SALAS, SECRETARY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. NOW IN MOSCOW IN CHARGE EXPORTING FURS FOR SOYUZPUSHNINA.
Boris Kazantsev: Served in Cuba where had some problem or flap due to drinking and his character. Dominated by wife who influences many of his decisions. Wife works as typist in Referentura. She very jealous of husband, yet flirts with younger officers which has caused marital problems.
Fedor Yevseyev: Believes he is, probably aegrip. Bodyguard for ambassador and currently for charge. Believes he has no other function.
Mikhail Davydovskiy: Graduated MFA Academy about three years ago. Mexico is first post. Aegrip. Has access to Referentura. Frequently accompanies Kazantsev and Yevseyev.
HAS MARITAL PROBLEMS DUE TO NEUROTIC WIFE AND FACT HE HAS,
BY FORMER WIFE, EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD WHO MENTALLY RETARDED FROM
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
DMITRIY DYAKONOV: MEMBER OF CENTRAL COMMITTEE CPSU.
BELIEVES HE AEKICK HAS MANY FRIENDS IN GOBERNACION AND RELACIONES
EXTERIORES. SERVED IN ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL. MORE REFINED AND
INTELLIGENT THAN PRESENT CHARGE, KAZANTSEV.
BORISKOLOMYAKOV: AEKICK REZIDENT, THIRIEST IN IMPORTANCE IN
EMBASSY. GRADUATE ACCOUNTANT, SERVED AS ACCOUNTANT IN USSR,
ARGENTINA AND FIRST TOUR MEXICO. RETURNED TO MEXICO AS REZIDENT.
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, STRONG PRINCIPLES. DRINKS MODERATELY.
CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS WITH ARGENTINE DIPLOMATS. FREQUENTLY TRAVELS
WITH KAZANTSEV, SOMETIMES WITH BOLSHAKOV.
YEVENIY FEDIN: FOURTH IN IMPORTANCE IN EMBASSY.
FREQUENTLY WORKS IN REFERENTURA. HAS FEW FRIENDS WITHIN EMBASSY
BECAUSE OF FICKLE CHARACTER, AND FACT HE AT ROOT OF MANY INTERNAL
INTRIGUES BY SENDING ANONYMOUS ACCUSATORY LETTERS.
VALERIY NIKOLAYENKO: AEKICK. IN CHARGE OF ASSIGNING
HOUSING AND FURNISHINGS. SPENT SIX MONTHS IN CUA AS EMPLOYEE,
RATHER THAN DIPLOMAT, BEFORE MEXICO. ATTENDED MFA ACADEMY IN
MOSCOW.
2. FILE: 291-835670. CP-1 SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Operation Road Course
REFERENCES:
A. Our memorandum dated 9 December 1959, same subject.
B. Memorandum No. S-69/4745, dated 10 December 1959, same subject.
1. The following comments from CAS/HEX on References are forwarded for your information. In an effort to identify "George", CAS/HEX obtained the following information from reliable sources concerning the 3 and 4 October 1959 meeting between Subject and the Soviets.
2. CAS/HEX sources reported the presence of certain Soviets at the Soviet Embassy on the morning of 4 October 1959, which is when the debriefing of Subject took place. Although the presence of some of these Soviets have been reported previously in Reference A, the context of the observations could indicate that possibly one or more of these individuals was involved in the interview of Subject on 4 October 1959.
3. Yevgeny Ivanovich FEDIN was seen entering the Embassy on 4 October at 0930 hours. He was seen working in Window #12, which is in his and Yuriy Viktorovich KUPINAYOV's office. This office is also used for receiving VIP visitors. FEDIN was seen exiting the Embassy with Mikhail DAVYDOSKY and Lev GOLIKOV at 1240 in an automobile carrying license plates "SS 65".
4. Boris Pavlovich KOLCHAKOV was seen entering the Embassy on 4 October 1959 at 0910 hours. At 0910 hours, KOLCHAKOV was observed speaking with Vladimir Sergeyevich KOKUBIN in the garden of the Embassy, then KOLCHAKOV entered the main Embassy building by the main entrance. At 1007 hours, KOLCHAKOV was again observed in the garden speaking with Valentin Sergeyevich KOKOV, after which both went
into the receiving room just inside the gate into the Embassy grounds. It was a "Soviet" car, as described in his debriefing report, that this conversation in the garden might have occurred during one of the times "Soviet 23" (as described by Subject) left the room. KONSHIN was seen exiting the Embassy at 12:34 hours that day in an automobile carrying license plates "89 DD."
5. Valeriy Sergeyevich KONSHIN was seen entering the Embassy at 0910 hours on 4 October in the company of KONSHIN, driving an automobile with license "76 DD." Other than the conversation mentioned in paragraph 4 above, he was not seen again until 1324 hours when he exited the Embassy alone. It is not known when KONSHIN left the Embassy.
6. Oleg Sergeyevich KOROBEY was seen entering the Embassy on 4 October 1969 at 0940 hours driving a dual-control car from a local driving school. The car and instructor then departed. KOROBEY entered the main Embassy building and was not seen again until 1240 hours, when he exited the Embassy on foot.
7. Valentin Sergeyevich LOGIKOV was seen entering the Embassy at 0930 hours the morning of 4 October 1969. He was seen exiting the Embassy in his car, license plates "31 DD," at 0913 hours and was seen entering the Embassy again at 0930 hours in the same vehicle. At 1016 hours he was seen exiting again in car "31 DD" with LOGIKOV. The above is brought to your attention because all of these Soviets are known KGB officers (except KOROBEY, who is carried as a suspect KGB), and all have at least passable English speaking ability.
8. Attached is a photograph of Comrade Ivanovich KUZNETSOV, who might have been the driver for car "23 DD," in which Subject was smuggled out of the Soviet Embassy on 4 October 1969. Since his wife, Yelizaveta Ivanovna KUZNETSOVA, may have been with him, her photograph is attached. Also attached is a photograph of Yevgeniy Grigor'evich KOROBEY, who might be identical with the woman who met Subject at the gatehouse as he entered the Embassy on 4 October.
9. With reference to the emergency instructions for Subject on the last page of Reference B, CAS/SS reports that they were not briefed concerning this emergency means of com-
10. Please advise if Subject was able to identify any of the Soviet individuals he met, utilizing the photographs which we loaned to you during our meeting on 10 December 1969. We would also appreciate learning if Subject is able to identify KUZNETSOV, KUZNETSOVA, and KROSHKOVA, whose photographs are attached.
11. It is requested that your office return all photographs of the Soviets in Mexico which we have passed to you previously, including attached photographs.
Attachments:
1 - Photograph of KUZNETSOV
2 - Photograph of KUZNETSOVA
3 - Photograph of KROSHKOVA
John C. Murray
Chief, WH/1
DISTRIBUTION:
Orig. and 1 - 902 (w/att)
1 - SH/XCH (for filing in AKEASTRO 201-107668)
1 - SB/CI/O
1 - CI/LI
1 - CI/OPS
1 - 201-163926 (FEDIN)
1 - 201-744341 (KORUSKIN)
1 - 201-284412 (LOGINOV)
1 - 201-221160 (KOSHELEV)
1 - 201-837232 (KUZNETSOV) (w/att 122)
1 - 201-269710 (KROSHKOVA) (w/att 2)
1 - 201-873878 (SCHLASE-1)
1 - George tempo file
1 - Chrono
WH/1: LEOsborne: 1mr/3EM 4137/1973
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10) Valentin Sergeevich LOGINOV: He left on the 6th of October for Moscow, six months before the completion of his tour. He was head of the consular section and the lover of "aya. Apparently the causes for his sudden return were 1) having been "aya's lover; and 2) not having had good results from his work and, according to "aya, some kind of failure. He was in Mexico on two different occasions.
She states that during the time she was having an affair with Valentin LOGINOV, who was chief of the consular section, he occasionally took her out at night to places where she knew he made contact with persons who seemed to be Mexicans. She says that she doesn't know with which persons he made contact, nor if they were "Mexicans or not, because she never saw them, but that he, on several occasions took her to these places: the Cine "Mod on Aves Lomas de Tecamachalco, the Cine Futurama in Colonia Lindavista, the drive-in theater called Autocinema del Valle, the drive-in called Autocinema Satellite and the Cine Tlaltelolco. When she accompanied him to those places, he left the car and she remained in it; that he would go for 10, 15 or 20 minutes to converse with those people. He never told her who these persons were nor what they talked about.
SECRET 221715Z FEB 70 CITE MEXICO CITY 2539 (FRALLETT ACTING)
IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
CESENSIZED REDTOP AEMIDRIF FJPASTIME
REF MEXICO CITY 2517 (NO28714)
1. DEBRIEFER REPORTS SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS WITH AEMIDRIF, WHO BEGINNING TO ACCEPT DEBRIEFER AS FRIEND. LITEMPO-14 TAKING LEAD IN DEBRIEFING (WHICH AEMIDRIF SEEMS PREFER AT THIS POINT), WITH DEBRIEFER CHIMING IN OCCASIONALLY AS "INTERPRETER". SINCE SPANISH IS COMMON LANGUAGE TO ALL THREE, MOST IF NOT ALL OF DEBRIEFING WILL BE IN SPANISH. L-14, WHO HANDLING AEMIDRIF VERY WELL AND WHO VERY AMENABLE TO ALL SUGGESTIONS FROM DEBRIEFER, IS TAKING COMPLETE NOTES AND IS DICTATING NOTES ONTO TAPE. FIRST TAPE NOW BEING TRANSCRIBED. WILL CABLE HIGHLIGHTS.
2. AS OF EVENING 20 FEBRUARY, AEMIDRIF HAD STARTED GOING THRU PHOTOS OF SOVIET PERSONNEL WITH DEBRIEFER AND L-14. CLEARLY READING IS THAT AEMIDRIF HAS NO KNOWLEDGE INTEL ACTIVITIES OR CONTACTS AND PROBABLY LITTLE IN WAY OF OPS LEADS. HOWEVER, SHE SHOULD BE ABLE CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF SOVIET MISSION MEXICO CITY.
3. AEMIDRIF IN GOOD SPIRITS AND ADJUSTING WELL, BUT IN SOMEWHAT POOR HEALTH, WITH COLD, FEVER BLISTERS, AND INTESTINAL PROBLEMS (FOR
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CC COPY.
4. RE PERSONAL HISTORY, AEMIDRFF SAID SHE REISED BY FAMILY OF GERMAN-SPEAKING UKRAINIAN JEWS. WAS MEMBER KOMSOMOL FROM AGES 14 TO 28. SHE THEN LEFT KOMSOMOL AND CLAIMS SHE DID NOT JOIN COMMUNIST PARTY BECAUSE SHE "MARRIED" NUCLEAR PHYSICIST NAMED MIKHAIL ALEKSANDROVICH ALEKSANDROV, WHO DIED AT AGE 28 IN 1967. ACTUALLY MARRIAGE NOT OFFICIAL SINCE MIKHAIL'S MOTHER WAS OPPOSED, BUT EVERYONE KNEW THEY LIVED TOGETHER. GERMAN WAS AEMIDRFF'S MAIN LANGUAGE AT UNIVERSITY (SHE NOW CAN READ BUT NOT SPEAK IT, ALSO READS FRENCH AND KNOWS SOME ENGLISH WORDS). GOT JOB WITH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE, AND THRU INFLUENTIAL FRIENDS MADE THERE GOT TRAVELING ASSIGNMENTS AFTER DEATH OF MIKHAIL. WENT TWICE TO LEIPZIG, ONCE TO EAST BERLIN, AND ONCE TO COLOGNE FOR SIX DAYS. SAYS SHE HAD WANTED TO COME TO MEXICO SINCE TIME, TEN YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE HEARD MEXICAN SINGERS WHO APPEARING MOSCOW.
5. AEMIDRFF SAID SHE WENT AROUND WITH AEDIEHARD "ALL THE TIME" UNTIL HIS RECALL, BUT SAYS THAT RECALL WAS NOT CAUSED BY THIS AFFAIR. AEDIEHARD WAS RECALLED DUE TO SOME "FIASCO" WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO RECALL. AEMIDRFF CLAIMS TO KNOW NO DETAILS. EARLIER STATEMENT THAT HE HAD BEEN RECALLED.
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BECAUSE OF HER WAS APPARENTLY MEANT TO BE JOKE.
6. AEMIDRIFF DID NOT START GOING OUT WITH URUENA AND FRIENDS
UNTIL AFTER AEDIEHARD DEPARTURE. SHE NOW SEEMS HAVE NO DESIRE SEE
URUENA, WHO SHE BELIEVES RAN OUT ON HER. SHE VAGUE ABOUT FUTURE
PLANS, BUT SEEMED HAPPY TO LEARN SHE MIGHT BE ABLE STAY AT SAFESITE
THRU END FEBRUARY.
7. DEBRIEFER BELIEVES AEMIDRIFF IS ESSENTIALLY APOLITICAL.
SHE PROBABLY TELLING ALL, OR NEARLY ALL SHE KNOWS, PERHAPS HOLDING
BACK AT PRESENT ON SOME PERSONAL THINGS.
8. NO SECURITY PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN SAFESITE AREA.
9. FILE 201-835670. GP-1
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SECRET 1419652 FEB 70 CITE MEXICO CITY 2472 (Pralleti Acting)
IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED EDITOR AERIDIFF FJPASTIME
SECTION ONE OF TWO
REF: MEXICO CITY 2462 (IN 025/42)
1. FOLLOWING IS GIST OF DEBRIEFING OF AERIDIFF EVENING
12 FEBRUARY BY LITENPO-14.
2. SUBJECT WAS BORN 1939 (31 AUGUST PER IMMIGRATION DOCUMENT). MOTHER DIED IN CHILDBIRTH. FATHER WAS ENGINEER WORKING FOR GOVERNMENT WHO IN 1943, WHILE WORKING IN SIBERIAN FACTORY ON MILITARY PROJECT, WAS ACCUSED OF SABOTAGE. NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN. SHE WAS RAISED BY GIRLFRIEND OF HER FATHER AND ONLY RELATIVE IN USSR IS MARRIED SISTER BORN ABOUT 1939. SUBJECT STUDIED LINGUISTICS AND GYMNASTICS AT UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW. MARRIED (DATE NOT STATED) MIKHAIL LNU WHO WAS STUDENT OF PHYSICS AND MATH AT UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW. HUSBAND DIED 1967 AS RESULT OF RADIATIONS RECEIVED IN EXPERIMENTS. SUBJECT WAS IN COLOGNE, WEST GERMANY, AT THAT TIME, WORKING AS AIDE AND INTERPRETER FOR SOVIET SCIENTIST OR LITERARY FIGURE. AFTER HUSBAND'S DEATH, SUBJECT WORKED AS INTERPRETER SEVERAL TIMES AT LEIPZIG FAIR. HAS ALSO BEEN IN EAST BERLIN.
3. SUBJECT SAID SHE ACQUAINTED WITH UN TRANSLATOR RECENTLY
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ARRESTED FOR ESPIONAGE (ALEXANDER V. TIKHOMIROV). MET HIM IN
MOSCOW WHEN HE WAS STUDYING AT INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN RELATIONS. AT
THIS TIME SHE WORKING FOR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE, IN ADJACENT
BUILDING. TIKHOMIROV HAD REPUTATION OF BEING ONE OF BEST
TRANSLATORS OF HIS TIME.
4. SUBJECT EARNED 2500 PESOS (APP. USD) PER MONTH PLUS
SMALL QUANTITY RUBLES DEPOSITED IN MOSCOW. STATED SHE NEVER HAD
OR HOLDS ON TO MONEY BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS LIKED TO BUY NICE THINGS.
5. EVER SINCE ARRIVAL IN MEXICO SUBJECT HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED
FOR HER TASTES WHICH WERE "OUTSIDE EMBASSY WORK", ABOVE ALL IN
MORAL QUESTIONS, BUT ALSO FOR DYEING HER HAIR, WEARING PANTS,
AND NOT BUYING SAME CLOTHES EMBASSY WIVES USUALLY BOUGHT. SHE
HAD FOLLOWING "MORAL" PROBLEMS:
A. SHE WAS MISTRESS OF FORMER HEAD OF CONSULAR SECTION
(VALENTIN LOGINOV) WHO WAS SENT HOME WHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP
DISCOVERED. SHE HERSELF WAS PAROUSED EVEN THOUGH THEY
FIRST SAID SHE WOULD RETURN WITH LOGINOV.
B. ON 13 DECEMBER 69 SHE SNEAKED OFF TO CUERNAVACA WITH
URGENA FOR WEEKEND. WHEN HER ABSENCE DISCOVERED ON 14
DECEMBER SOVIETS LOOKED ALL OVER MEXICO CITY AND EVEN ASKED
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POLICE TO HELP LOOK, WHEN SHE RETURNED SHE WAS THOROUGHLY INTERROGATED BUT DID NOT WANT TO REVEAL WITH WHOM SHE HAD GONE. ALEXANDR NIKITIN TOOK THE RAP, SAYING HE HAD BEEN WITH HER. FOR THIS REASON SHE WAS NOT PUNISHED BADLY, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS THREATENED WITH BEING SENT HOME. WHEN NIKITIN REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE PUNISHED HE DENIED COMPLETELY THAT HE HAD BEEN WITH HER THAT WEEKEND.
6. SUBJECT MET URUEÑA ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO AT PARTY GIVEN BY HER FORMER CHIEF (VIKTOR IVÁNOV, WHO SUBJECT DESCRIBED AS VERY NICE PERSON WHO LOVED TO GIVE PARTIES AND WHO HAD MANY MEXICAN CONTACTS). SAW URUEÑA FREQUENTLY AS HE REPRESENTED MEXICAN FIRM DEALING WITH COMMERCIAL OFFICE (ECROC). ALL HER CONTACTS WITH MEXICAN FRIENDS WERE MADE THROUGH URUEÑA. (SUBJECT STATED SHE MET MANY OTHER MEXICANS, WHOSE NAMES SHE DOES NOT RECALL, IN HER FREQUENT VISITS TO MUSEUMS, THEATERS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES. SOMETIMES THESE MEXICANS WOULD PICK HER UP AND BRING HER HOME, ALTHOUGH SHE NEVER TOLD THEM HER NAME OR OCCUPATION.) THROUGH URUEÑA SUBJECT MET GROUP OF FREE-SPENDING YOUTHS, MANY OF SPANISH BACKGROUND (AS IS URUEÑA), AND SHE ENJOYED GOING OUT WITH THEM. SHE SAID SHE HAD ALWAYS BEEN FREE SPIRIT WHO DID NOT LIKE THE
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RESTRICTIONS CUSTOMARY IN HER COUNTRY AND, THEREFORE, SHE WOULD OFTEN GO TO THE MOVIES BEHIND THE BACKS OF HER EMBASSY AND HER CHIEFS. IT WAS IN THIS WAY SHE BEGAN TO GO OUT WITH URUENA AND HIS GROUP. SHE SAID THAT HER CHARACTER HAD ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE ADVENTUROUS AND AT TIMES CAUSED HER PROBLEMS. LITEKPO-14 COMMENTED THAT FROM HER CONVERSATION IT CLEAR SHE IS GIRL OF "NOT VERY STRICT MORAL CONDUCT." ON THE CONTRARY, SHE IS WOMAN WHO ENJOYS CONTACT WITH MALES VERY MUCH.
7. SUBJECT DECIDED STAY IN MEXICO WHEN SHE LEARNED SHE TO BE SENT HOME 8 FEBRUARY (ORIGINAL DATE WAS 4 FEBRUARY). LEARNED THIS FROM MALE COLLEAGUE (THUS FAR UNIDENTIFIED) WHO WAS DRUNK. DOES NOT KNOW IF COLLEAGUE TOLD HER OUT OF KINDNESS OR DRUNKENNESS. SHE IN TURN TOLD URUENA WHO SAID HE WOULD FIND HELP, SAID HE COULD NOT HELP PERSONALLY BUT WOULD GIVE HER KEYS TO HIS APARTMENT.
ON 6 FEBRUARY SHE SUSPECTED PROVOCATION WHEN, AS SHE ENTERED LOCAL PHARMACY, TWO WOMEN APPROACHED HER PROPOSING THAT SHE REMAIN IN MEXICO. NOT KNOWING HOW THESE WOMEN COULD KNOW THAT SHE WAS RETURNING, SHE SUSPECTED THAT THE WOMEN HAD BEEN SENT BY HER EMBASSY, PARTICULARLY SINCE SHE HAD JUST SEEN FIRST SECRETARY "BORIS" (PROBABLY KOLCHYAKOV, POSSIBLY CHMYKOV). BORIS HAD
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ALWAYS GREETED HER AFFECTIONATELY BUT THIS TIME, ON SEEING HER, HE IGNORED HER. ON 7 FEBRUARY SHE AGAIN ASKED URUENA FOR HELP, SAYING IF HE DID NOT THERE WAS NO WAY OUT--EITHER SHE RETURNED TO SOVIET UNION AND SUFFERED CONSEQUENCES, OR SHE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN MEXICO. URUENA THEN INTRODUCED HER TO ONE RICARDO FIERRO, WHO HID HER FOR TWO DAYS. (STATION COMMENT: THIS VERSION OF SEQUENCE OF EVENTS APPEARS SOMEWHAT GARbled. ADDITIONAL DETAIL RE ACTUAL ESCAPE CAME IN CONVERSATION WITH FLUTED WHEN SUBJECT SAID SHE HAD RECEIVED PERMISSION TO GO TO FAREWELL PARTY 7 FEBRUARY. PARTY WAS IN APARTMENT IN WHICH SHE TOOK REFUGE.)
8. SINCE DEFECTION SUBJECT HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIND URUENA, WHO WAS DUE TO RETURN FROM MONTERREY, WHERE HE HAD GONE ON 6 FEBRUARY. RICARDO FIERRO HAS BEEN GO-BETWEEN, AND HE REPORTED ON 11 FEBRUARY, THAT "DUE TO THE SITUATION" URUENA COULD NOT MOVE.
9. URUENA'S SISTER KARI, WHO WORKS FOR MAGAZINE "GENTE," CALLED SUBJECT WHEN SHE LEARNED OF BOMB EXPLOSION ACROSS STREET FROM COMMERCIAL OFFICE (CASE WHICH RESULTED IN FIRST REMOVAL OF LITENPO-12 PER PARA 1 MEXICO CITY 2444). KARI KNEW THAT MAN WHO HAD BEEN KILLED WAS CLOSE FRIEND OF MEXICAN MISSION CHAUFFEUR DANIEL HOMIEL (WHO HAS WORKED FOR MISSION FOR 15 YEARS). SECRET
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10. CONFRONTATION OF SUBJECT IN GOVERNACION WAS ATTENDED
BY OLEG NICHIPORENKO, CHARGE BOHIS KAZANTSEV, AND ONE OTHER SOVIET
IDENTITY NOT CLEAR. SUBJECT STATED ALL THREE SPOKE TO HER
NICELY, SAYING THAT IF SHE NEEDED ANYTHING SUCH AS MONEY OR CLOTHING,
THEY WOULD SEND IT TO HER. THEY WERE HER FRIENDS AND WERE ONLY
TRYING TO HELP HER. BUT AT END OF INTERVIEW WHEN SHE SAID THAT
SHE WAS REMAINING IN MEXICO AND IT WAS BETTER THAT THEY FORGOT
ABOUT HER, KAZANTSEV TOLD HER THAT "THE LONGER SHE STAYED THE WORSE
IT WOULD BE FOR HER WHEN SHE RETURNED."
11. FILE: 201-635670.
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REFERENCE: A. HUMA 37833, 12 September 1969
B. TELA 37226, 10 October 1969
1. The two Personality Assessment Questionnaires on AEDIKHARD which were transmitted as separate cover attachments to Reference A were unfortunately not received until 30 September, by which date we knew from a visa cable sent the State Department by the Embassy in Mexico City that AEDIKHARD was departing PCS one week thereafter, on 7 October. Reference B confirmed that departure.
2. Since but one week was available for the completion of the MECHUSH assessment, and its transmittal to the Station, we decided not to go ahead with it. The PAQ's have been made a part of AEDIKHARD's file, and should he appear in the future outside the USSR, an assessment can be made at that time.
Norma W. LETCHWORTH
Distribution:
3-C03, Mexico City
Reference: DIRECTOR 27830, 7 August 1969
1. LIFIRE reported the PCS arrival in Mexico City of the HAZURIN family on 30 October 1969 aboard Air France flight 707 from New York City. Subject travelled on Soviet Diplomatic Passport D-027105 and his wife, Lidiya Petruna, and son, Andrey, travelled on Soviet Diplomatic Passport D-027106.
2. Per Reference cable, Subject was scheduled to replace Valentin Sergeyevich LOGINOY (201-285412). Subject will be replacing LOGINOY in slot but apparently not in position. Oleg Makinovich NECHIPORENKO (201-305870) was introduced at LOGINOY's farewell reception at the Soviet Embassy as LOGINOY's successor as "Head of the Consular Section." Since we do not have passport coverage on Air France flights, we were unable to obtain Subject's passport, which would indicate his title.
3. Subject was escorted into the Soviet Embassy on his first day in Mexico by NECHIPORENKO.
4. Photographs and further information on Subject will be forwarded when received.
5. A 201 number for Subject is requested.
for/John A. PROBST
Distribution:
2 - C/SH
1 - C/WH
CS COPY FILED IN 50-8-10
DATE
30 October 1969
CLASSIFICATION
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DISPATCH NUMBER
HMA-38043
DISPATCH STATION AND NUMBER
CLASSIFICATION
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MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION
NO DESTRUCTION REQUIRED
ONLY QUALIFIED DEER CAN READ DESTRUCTION
ACTION REQUIRED
DIRECTOR 27830, 7 August 1969
CLASSIFICATION
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MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION
NO DESTRUCTION REQUIRED
ONLY QUALIFIED DEER CAN READ DESTRUCTION
ACTION REQUIRED
DIRECTOR 27830, 7 August 1969
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**FROM:** RID 20
**TO:** ALL ADDRESSEES
**PROPERTY FILE NO.:**
**FILL IN SECTION 1 ON BACK, IF APPROPRIATE**
**COMMENTS:**
**SECRET**
(WHEN FILLED IN)
**ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET**
**INSTRUCTIONS:**
1. Fill in Sect. 2 on back. Detach back flap and forward to RID.
2. Destroy front cover sheet, unless it records significant action taken or comments requiring preservation.
**TO: ACTION BRANCH:**
If file no. and title shown are not proper, insert proper file no. below and forward document to RID: AN.
DATE: 17 OCTOBER 1969
CLASSIFICATION: NONE GIVEN
SUBJECT: LOGINOV, VALENTIN S.
LOGINOV, DMITRY V.
LOGINOVA, ALEXANDRA T.
SECRET
TO
MEXICO CITY
REDLEG AEDIEHARD AEKICK
REF: A) MEXICO CITY-1638 (IN 62539)*
B) DIRECTOR-14106, 21 JUNE 69**
1. SUBJECT OF REF ASSIGNED 201-853538. Jimmy Sobor.
2. REF B ADVISED NO RECORD SUBJECT. RETRACES UNDE.
NAME VARIATION IN PRQ NEGATIVE. COVERT NAME CHECKS WITH
NATIONAL AGENCIES PENDING.
3. STATION IS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE PROCESSING CASE
UNDER CSI-F-10-5, PARA 19. PRIMARY EMPHASIS SHOULD BE ON
SUBJECT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AEDIEHARD (201-285412) WHO HAS
BEEN CULTIVATING SUBJECT SINCE FEBRUARY 69. SUBJECT EVIDENTLY
ATTRACTIVE TO AEKICK ON BASIS WIDE RANGE OF CONTACTS AMONG
PROMINENT MEXICANS.
FILE: 201-853538; 201-285412.
END OF MESSAGE
301 2854/2
WH Comment: *Request Headquarters and National Agencies traces.
**Forwarded early Headquarters traces.
STATE DEPT TELEGRAM
MEXICO 5364
DATE: 1 OCTOBER 1969
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
SUBJECT: VISAS HOUSE VALENTIN LOGUINOV...
1. Subject, accompanied by his wife, Aleksandra Dmitriyevna, and son, Dmitriy, departed Mexico City PCS on 7 October 1969. They travelled to New York via Air France Flight 700. From New York they would fly Aeroflot to Moscow.
2. Subject and his wife were honored by several going-away parties, one of which was given on 1 October at the Soviet Embassy.
3. Subject stated several times before he left that he hoped that he would return to Mexico and said that there was a good chance he would come back.
4. Subject introduced Oleg Maksimovich NECHIPORENKO (201-305870) as his replacement as Chief of the Consular Office of the Soviet Embassy. Subject replaced NECHIPORENKO as Vice-Consul when he arrived PCS in August 1965.
5. We do not have any information as yet as to the arrival of Anatoliy Sergeyevich KAZURIN (201- ), who according to DIRECTOR 27650, 7 August 1969, is scheduled to replace LOGINOV.
6. Forwarded herewith is transit visa information as well as copies of the passports used by Subject and his wife.
Attachment:
Passport and visa h/w
Distribution:
(2) C/SB w/att h/w
(1) C/WH w/o att
CS COPY
MICROFILMED
OCT 23 1969
DOC. MICRO. SER.
La Embajada de la Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas saluda muy atentamente a la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América y tiene el honor de solicitar que se sirva extender las visas de tránsito en los pasaportes diplomáticos del Sr. VALENTIN LOGUINOV, Tercer Secretario de la Embajada de la URSS en México, su esposa Sra. ALEXANDRA LOGUINOVA, con el hijo DMITRI.
Las personas mencionadas salen de México a Nueva York el día 7 de octubre de 1969 por la Cía "Air France" y van a continuar su viaje rumbo a Moscú el día 10 de octubre por la Cía "Aeroflot".
La Embajada de la URSS agradece de antemano la atención que la Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América tenga a bien de prestar a esta solicitud y aprovecha la oportunidad para reiterar las seguridades de su más alta y distinguida consideración.
México, D.F. 30 de septiembre de 1969.
A LA EMBAJADA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
| APELLIDO | NOMBRE | SEGUNDO NOMBRE | DOCUMENTO DE IDENTIDAD |
|----------|--------|----------------|------------------------|
| LECUINOV | VALENTIN | | |
| RESIDENCIA | Ignacio Esteva 21-2 |
| FECHA Y LUGAR DE NACIMIENTO | DIA | MES | AÑO |
|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Moscu | 23 | 12 | 1929 |
| SEXO | PROFESION | NACIONALIDAD | FECHA DE NACIMIENTO |
|------|-----------|--------------|---------------------|
| M | Diplomado | Rusia | 7-5-1940 |
Notas:
- Se ha firmado por la persona en la que se indica.
- Se ha firmado por la persona en la que se indica.
- Se ha firmado por la persona en la que se indica.
Firma del autorizado: [Firma]
Fecha de firma: [Fecha]
| APELLIDO | NOMBRE | SEGUNDO NOMBRE | DOCUMENTO DE IDENTIDAD |
|----------|--------|----------------|------------------------|
| LOPEZ | TALENTO | P. | DIP. |
| RESIDENCIA | DIA | MES | AÑO | FÉ | FECHA Y LUGAR DE NACIMIENTO |
|------------|-----|-----|-----|----|-----------------------------|
| G. E. | 03 | 12 | 1932| | |
| GÉNERO | OJOS | ESTATURA | NACIONALIDAD | SEXO | PROFESIÓN | INGRESO Y PROPOSITO DE ESTAICA EN LAS F.E. |
|--------|------|----------|--------------|------|-----------|------------------------------------------|
| M. | | | | | | |
Firma del autorizado:
[Signature]
Firma del autorizado por la Dirección General de las F.E.
[Signature]
Fecha: 25/07/1940
[Signature]
UNION
DES RÉPUBLIQUES
SOVIÉTIQUES SOCIALISTES
PASSEPORT
DIPLOMATIQUE
Д № 010264
СОЮЗ СОВЕТСКИХ
СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ
РЕСПУБЛИК
ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИЙ
Д № 010264
Предъявитель сего, гражданин СОЮЗА СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК
ЛОГИНОВ Валентин Сергеевич,
Третий секретарь Посольства СССР в Мексике,
отправляется за границу
ИМЕНЕМ СОЮЗА СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК
Министерство Иностранных Дел просит все гражданские и военные власти СССР и Дружественных Государств пропускать беспрепятственно владельца настоящего паспорта и оказывать ему всякое содействие.
Паспорт действителен на ПЯТЬ ЛЕТ
24 июня 1935 года
Заместитель Министра Иностранных Дел СССР
Le titulaire du présent, citoyen de l'Union des Républiques Soviétiques Socialistes
Valentin LOGUNOV,
Tresième Secrétaire de l'Ambassade de l'URSS
au Mexique,
se rend à l'étranger
AU NOM DE L'UNION DES RÉPUBLIQUES SOVIÉTIQUES SOCIALISTES
Le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères prête toutes les autorités civiles et militaires de l'URSS et des Pays Amis de laisser passer librement le titulaire du présent passeport et de lui accorder aide et protection en cas de besoin.
Ce passeport est valable pour cinq ans
24 juin 1956
Le Suppléant du Ministre des Affaires Étrangères de l'URSS
Pour traduction conforme
Отметка о продлении паспорта. Реконструируем.
Срок настоящего паспорта продлен
по " " 19 г.
Le délai du présent passeport est prolongé
jusqu'au " " 19 г.
Срок настоящего паспорта продлен
по " " 19 г.
Le délai du présent passeport est prolongé
jusqu'au " " 19 г.
Срок настоящего паспорта продлен
по " " 19 г.
Le délai du présent passeport est prolongé
jusqu'au " " 19 г.
Дипломатическая виза
Действительна для выезда из СССР
через любой пограничный пункт
Подпись
Т.
Дипломатическая виза
Действительна для выезда из СССР
Москва 46
Дипломатическая виза
Действительна для выезда из СССР
через любой пограничный пункт
Подпись
через любой пограничный пункт
Подпись
EMBAJADA DE MEXICO en la
U.R.S.S.
VISA DIPLOMATICA No. 136
VALIDA por
Dobrá utilizarse antes
del día:
Moscú, 19-12-1975
Подпись
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
SECRETARIA DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES
DIRECCION GENERAL DEL CENSO NACIONAL
VISA N° 304
SE AGRADA AL HOMBRE DE ESTE PASEANTE
Sr. Valentín Lagunero
Secretario de la
Embajada de la ORU
Para leer y firmar a la fecha de
REPUBLICA
MEXICO, D.F., 26 DE JULIO DE 1917
SECRETARIA DE
RELACIONES EXTERIORES
N° 01034
CERTEZ DE SU EXCELENCIA
| APELLIDO | NOMBRE | SEGUNDO NOMBRE | DOCUMENTO DE IDENTIDAD |
|----------|--------|----------------|------------------------|
| Logroño | Alejandro | | pas dep. |
| RESIDENCIA | FECHA LUGAR DE NACIMIENTO | DÍA | MES | AÑO |
|------------|--------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Ignacio Esteban | Moscu | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| SEÑAS | PROFESIÓN | DIRECCIÓN Y PROPIEDAD DE ESTANCIA EN LOS EE.UU. |
|-------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
| | | |
HOGAR: Tránsito 710-910
Estimado que la persona de que se trata se encuentra al servicio de la nación en los EE.UU. y que el presente documento se encuentra en su poder.
Certifico que la información que figura en la presente solicitud, incluyendo las declaraciones que forman parte de la misma, es cierta y completa.
El informante fue entrevistado por mí y se solicitó que firmara en su presencia.
(Firma del solicitante)
Sembrado para la Dirección General de la DIA
Rúbrica: 15-257 (DIA)
Fecha: 12-25-74
[Signature]
[Signature]
Председатель СССР, генерал-лейтенант
СОЮЗА СОВЕТСКИХ
СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК
Логинова Александра Григорьевна,
секретарь Государственного Совета СССР
в Новосибирске.
отправляется за границу с 26 июня 1939 года.
ИМЕНЕМ СОЮЗА
СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК
Министерство Иностранных Дел просит все гражданские и военные
власти СССР и Дружественных Государств пропускать беспрепятственно
владельца настоящего паспорта и оказывать ему всякое содействие.
Паспорт действителен на 26 июня 1939 года.
26 июня 1939 года.
Заместитель Министра
Иностранных Дел СССР.
Le titulaire du présent, citoyen de l'Union des Républiques Soviétiques Socialistes
Alexandra LOBNOVA,
épouse du Troisième Secrétaire de l'ambassade de l'URSS au Mexique,
se rend à l'étranger avec son fils Dmitri, né en 1959
Au nom de l'Union des Républiques Soviétiques Socialistes
Le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères préte toutes les autorités civiles et militaires de l'URSS et des Pays Amis de laisser passer librement le titulaire du présent passeport et de lui accorder aide et protection en cas de besoin.
Ce passeport est valable pour
24 ans
Moscou, le 24 Juin 1965
Le Secrétaire du Ministre des Affaires Étrangères de l'URSS
Pour traduction conforme
Дипломатическая виза
Действительна для выезда из СССР
через любой пограничный пункт
- 7 -
Дипломатическая виза
Действительна для выезда из СССР
до 1965 г.
через любой пограничный пункт
Москва, 6 июля 1965 г.
Виза "Visa"
EMBAJADA DE MEXICO en la
U.R.S.S.
VISA DIPLOMATICA No. 137
VALIDA por 30 días
Deberá utilizarse antes
del día:
Moscú, JUL. 6, 1965
[Signature]
ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
SECRETARIA DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES
EMISIÓN GENERAL DEL CEREMONIAL
VISA NÚMERO 905
SE AUTORIZA AL INTEGRANTE DE ESTE PASAPORTE
Don Alejandro Lagunero
y a sus hijos menores, esposo,
del Secretario de la Embajada de la Unión Soviética,
para salir y entrar a la República Mexicana
HACIA EL 15 DE OCTUBRE DE 1967
MÉXICO, D. F., 13 JULIO 1967
SECRETARIA DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES
EMISIÓN GENERAL DEL CEREMONIAL
VISA NÚMERO 905
SECRET 092388Z OCT 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 1638
DIRECTOR
REDLEG AEDIEMARD AEKICK (5V91241)
REFS: A. MEXICO CITY 0810, 27 JUNE 1969
B. HMAA 37513, 14 JULY 1969
C. HMAA 37846, 22 SEPTEMBER 1969
1. REFS PROVIDED FULL BIO DATA AND REQUESTED TRACES JIMMY SABORI.
TO DATE NO REPLY RECEIVED.
2. REQUEST RESULTS RVROCK AND LNHARP AGENCY TRACES ASAP.
3. FILE: 201- SABORI.
SECRET
**DISPATCH**
| CLASSIFICATION | PROCESSING ACTION |
|----------------|-------------------|
| SECRET | MARKED FOR DESTRUCTION |
| XX | NO INDEXING REQUIRED |
| | ONLY QUALIFIED DESK |
| | CAN JUDGE INDEXING |
| | MICROFILM |
**Chief, SB Division**
**Chief, WH Division**
**Chief of Station, Mexico City**
**SUBJECT**
REDTOP AEKICK AEDIEHARD
Transmittal of PAQ
**ACTION REQUIRED**
REFERENCES
Action Required: For review by MKCRUSH
Transmitted herewith are two Personality Assessment Questionnaires completed by LIBACON-1 and IDENTITY on AEDIEHARD. The Station would welcome any comments or assessment MKCRUSH might make on the basis of these reports. The Station is not retaining copies of these PAQs.
John A. Arezmendi
For/John A. PROBERT
Attachment:
1. IDENTITY u/a/c
2. PAQ h/w
Distribution:
2 - C/SB w/att h/w and u/a/c
1 - C/WH w/att #1 u/a/c; w/o att #2
S/C ATT'D BY 21/11
Dated 24 SEP 69
CROSS REFERENCE TO
| DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER | DATE |
|----------------------------|------|
| HVM-37833 | 12 September 1969 |
SECRET
2:1-285412
LIBACON-1 Progress Report
1. Forwarded herewith is Bruce H. FERMAID's progress report on LIBACON-1, covering the period 30 January to 15 August 1969.
2. As FERMAID's report indicates, steady progress has been made in developing LIBACON-1 into a responsive agent. LIBACON-1's credentials vis-a-vis the Soviets are excellent, and he is learning to use these credentials to the Station's benefit. He was reluctant at first, possibly because he did not want to do the same thing for RVROCK that he refused to do for AEXKIE. Patient handling by FERMAID seems to have overcome this reluctance, and LIBACON-1 now responds well to direction.
3. So far, there seems to be no reason to suspect the sincerity of LIBACON-1's relationship with RVROCK. He developed strong personal affection and professional respect for both KARTASUX and FERMAID, and his turnover to Douglas F. DITMANSON on 16 August 1969 represents an effort to strengthen the emotional attachment, which seems to be so important to him, by providing him with a case officer who speaks his native tongue. And, although LIBACON-1's private life is a mess, we will watch closely to see that this does not cause any greater problem than occasional missed meetings and delays in completing assignments.
4. In the next phase of LIBACON-1's activity, we expect to concentrate on two things:
a. Strengthening the ties with AEDINHARD (there have been indications that AEDINHARD's tour may not be ending shortly after all, in which case he will remain a prime Station target).
b. Spotting additional agent prospects, as suggested by Reference A.
Attachment
Progress Report h/w
IDAMS u/s/c
Distribution:
2 - C/WH w/att h/w and u/s/c
1 - C/EN w/att h/w and u/s/c
for/Horace E. PRALLETT
PROGRESS REPORT
Subject: LIBACON-1
Period Covered: January 30 to August 14, 1969
1. LIBACON-1 was recruited by Samuel J. KARTASUK on January 30 and was handled by him until March 26. During this period they held nine ops meetings.
2. Bruce H. FERNALD took over LIBACON-1 on March 26 and handled him to August 14, when he turned him over to Douglas F. DITMANSON. During this period 16 ops meetings were held.
3. After a fine recruitment job KARTASUK also accomplished the difficult task of converting LIBACON-1's agreement to work for KARTASUK personally into a regular working arrangement.
4. Of the nine meetings KARTASUK held with LIBACON-1, actually only six were working meetings. Info was obtained on LIBACON-1's personal background as well as his ops potential. LIBACON-1 was SGSWIRLED with satisfactory results. Further, LIBACON-1 was motivated to work for us and he was mentally prepared to accept another handler. During this period the condition which LIBACON-1 had placed on his agreement to work for us was respected (i.e., that he would not be asked to report on his personal friends such as Standards, his students, or Mexicans to whom he was emotionally attached). LIBACON-1 did complete for KARTASUK a 15-line written report on AEDIEHARD.
5. FERNALD encountered no problems in getting along with and handling LIBACON-1, whom he got accustomed to following instructions and to submitting reports in writing.
6. LIBACON-1's initial attitude was that he had agreed to work, or more accurately, to assist us in our work against AEKICK, but he was determined to keep himself away from everybody and everything associated with AEKICK. He did not see AEDIEHARD for more than four months, and when they met accidentally in a resort, LIBACON-1 was decisively turning down everything AEDIEHARD asked for. He went so far as to accept a luncheon appointment with AEDIEHARD, and then a day before it was to take place he postponed it indefinitely.
SECRET
7. FERNALD succeeded in convincing LIBACON-1 that he should maintain social or friendly personal contact with AEDIEHARD and his colleagues and that he could do it without either giving in to his or their demands, or at the other extreme, without saying no to everything they mention or ask for. LIBACON-1 followed instructions and went to AEDIEHARD's office to ask him why he had not called him for ten weeks. The result was that LIBACON-1 had two luncheon meetings with AEDIEHARD in July, and on August 8 LIBACON-1 and his wife were dinner guests of AEDIEHARD and his wife at their apartment. The AEDIEHARDS agreed to come to LIBACON-1's place for a farewell dinner in September and in the meanwhile LIBACON-1 and AEDIEHARD will meet for a luncheon on August 29.
8. FERNALD insisted from the beginning of his handling of LIBACON-1 that the latter prepare bio sketches on the MIHARSHORS he knew personally and on Spaniards who had lived in the USSR. LIBACON-1 prepared bio sketches, which are actually personality assessments, on AEDIEHARD, IDENTITY A, IDENTITY B, IDENTITY C, and IDENTITY D. The latter two reports showed that he would also report on two Spaniards who are close friends of his, in spite of his earlier conditions. Further, FERNALD instructed LIBACON-1 to contact a good friend of his (IDENTITY E) when the latter returned from a longer trip to Czechoslovakia. LIBACON-1 carried out the assignment well and reported (orally) about IDENTITY E's observations, impressions, and conclusions concerning what he saw and heard during his stay in his country. IDENTITY E is also a good personal friend of LIBACON-1.
9. From the above it can be seen that LIBACON-1 has developed into a person who has confidence in us, and he accepts without reservation that we know what we are doing.
10. In analyzing LIBACON-1's written reports it can easily be seen that LIBACON-1 takes his assignments seriously and when he makes a statement about a person he is scrupulous about drawing only that conclusion which can be corroborated with facts. LIBACON-1 is equally serious and reliable when he reports about his meetings with AEDIEHARD. He first reports the course of the meeting and reports AEDIEHARD's statements verbatim, as much as possible. Then, he uses his area knowledge and the knowledge of the person to relay the actual meaning of the statements. FERNALD not only believes that LIBACON-1's reporting is reliable, but he also feels that one can depend on LIBACON-1 to use his knowledge of the area and people to separate the appearance and verbiage from the facts, be they good or bad.
11. An assessment of the moral and political reliability of LIBACON-1, from the point of view of his work and activity on our behalf, can only be favorable. The same cannot be said when one views his personal life. In this field he has many problems, which, generally speaking, are a result of the fact that while he is intellectually mature (or at least adequately mature for his age),
When it comes to emotions he acts like a toon-ager. LIBACON-1 is aware of this fact and he ascribes it to the fact that he grew under conditions of regimentation and moral terror; and when he found himself in a world in which people live free and there are no restrictions on personal activities, as long as they do not violate the laws of the country, he remained possessed by the desire to enjoy this freedom. Fortunately, his personal immaturity affects his work for us only to the extent that he occasionally may not complete an assessment; but when he does do a job he does it very well.
12. To conclude: Although LIBACON-1 has his problems, there are restricted to the area which does not affect his reliability, dependability and loyalty to us and our cause. It is felt that LIBACON-1 will be still more productive and easier developed when handled by a case officer speaking Russian; i.e., the language of his formative years.
Bruce H. FERNALD
SECRET
u/s/c Attachment to HMA-37762, 27 August 1969
IDENTITIES
IDENTITY A - Vasil CHICHKOV (201-207254)
IDENTITY B - Aleksandr BROVKIN (201-185114)
IDENTITY C - Ricardo CASTELLOTE
IDENTITY D - Carmen CASTELLOTE de WOLNY
IDENTITY E - Karel WENDEL (201-267892)
**SECRET**
**DOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE**
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| | |
| FILE NO. | DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | DATE |
|----------|-----------------------------------|------|
| | | |
| SOURCE CRYPTOGRAM | DATE OF INFO | EVALUATION |
|-------------------|--------------|------------|
| | | |
| ANALYST | DATE PROCEEDED | DISSEMINATED IN | DATE |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|------|
| | | | |
**DOCUMENT DISPOSITION**
| CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | TRANSFERRED TO RE FILE NO. |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| | |
**PERTINENT INFORMATION**
LOGINOV, VALENTIN SERGEYEVICH
201-2H5412
SEX M (008)
CIT ?
NCC ?
VOICE SAMPLE ATTACHED.
040-008-010
IMMA-17724
20 AUG 69
P2
R 6909030717
FILE IN 201-285412
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
SECRET
07 17 02 AUG 69
CITE DIRECTOR
MEXICO CITY
REDTOP AENICK
1. ACCORDING TO SENSITIVE HEADQUARTERS SOURCE, MEXICAN DIPLOMATIC VISAS REQUESTED FOR ANATOLI MAZURIN, WIFE AND SON. MAZURIN SCHEDULED TO REPLACE LOGINOV.
2. VISA REQUEST SUBMITTED U.S. EMBASSY MOSCOW PROVIDES FURTHER BIO DETAILS AS FOLLOWS: ANATOLIY SERGEYEVICH MAZURIN, DPOB 25 SEPTEMBER 1938 AT ANNENKA; WIFE, LIDIYA PETROVNA, DPOB 17 MARCH 1941 AT MOSCOW; SON, ANDREY ANATOLYEVICH, DPOB 31 DECEMBER 1963 AT MOSCOW.
3. NO HEADQUARTERS TRACES MAZURIN OR FAMILY.
4. FILE 201-285412 AND 201-
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AC/SB/X/WH
SB/CI/O
WH/1
WILLIAM V. BROE
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 242346Z JUN 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 0763
DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED
EDTOP AEXICK
REF MEXICO CITY 0713 [2U 86362]
1. FERNALD MET SUBJECT REF 23 JUNE. SUBJECT EXPLAINED HE HAD FIRST MET AEDIEHARD IN FEB 69 AT PARTY AT HOME OF LOCAL COMMUNIST DR. FEDERICO MARIN (STATION TRACES CONFIRM MARIN LEFT WING CONTACTS BUT NO PREVIOUS RECORD SPECIFIC FJSTEAL CONTACTS). SUBJECT ACCEPTED AEDIEHARD INVITATION TO DINNER AND RELATIONSHIP FLOURISHED ON BASIS "FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN US AND USSR". IN COURSE OF MEETINGS (AT LEAST ONCE IN SUBJECT'S APARTMENT) SUBJECT DROPPED NAMES OF "INFLUENTIAL MEXICAN FRIENDS" (AMONG THOSE MENTIONED TO FERNALD WERE INDUSTRIALIST CARLOS TROUYET, PRESIDENTIAL PRIVATE SECRETARY JOAQUIN CISNEROS, JOURNALIST AGUSTIN BARRIOS GOMEZ, AND PAINTER DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS) WHICH APPARENTLY LED AEDIEHARD TO BELIEVE SUBJECT MIGHT BE WELL-INFORMED ON MEXICAN SECURITY. AEDIEHARD ASKED NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ON POLITICAL MATTERS, SUCH AS: DOES LUIS ECHEVERRIA HAVE BETTER CHANCE OF BECOMING MEXICAN PRESIDENT THAN ANTONIO CARRILLO FLORES; AND WHAT IS REAL PURPOSE OF ROCKEFELLER MISSION (FACT-FINDING COULD NOT BE REAL PURPOSE SINCE EMBASSIES AND
CS COPY
SECRET
25 June 69
201-285412
CIA in these countries must know everything there is to know.
Recently Aediehard asked if subject had friends in LNPure. When subject said he did (without specifying names) Aediehard asked him to get phone directory, which he needs as LNPure changes directory every six months (true). At 20 June meeting subject told Aediehard he had not yet had chance to try obtain directory, but promised try have one for 25 June meeting.
2. Aediehard has carefully probed subject by asking if he not afraid of having FJstealer to his home (subject replied this would not affect him in any way); by suggesting that subject "so well informed he must be WOFIRM agent" (subject laughed this off and told Aediehard he hated WOFIRM); and by explaining to subject he needs the info he asked for "on one hand to advance in his career and on other hand to prevent misunderstandings to which lack of info can easily lead". While Aediehard gave subject his phone number, he told subject not to use it. Meetings (usually in restaurants) are arranged in advance, and subject has noted that Aediehard parks six blocks away from meeting place, takes bus to point one block past meeting place, then slowly walks back observing surroundings. Meetings scheduled for hours when restaurants normally quite empty.
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AND AEDIEHARD LOOKS OVER CLIENTEL CAREFULLY.
3. STATION DOES NOT INTEND RUN SUBJECT AS DOUBLE. AMONG OTHER REASONS, WE WOULD BE FORCED COME UP IMMEDIATELY WITH PHONE DIRECTORY AND NAME OF PERSON WHO SUPPLIED IT. SUBJECT ACTUALLY DOES NOT KNOW ANYONE IN LNPURE, AND HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED ADMIT TO AEDIEHARD THAT HE HAS NO CURRENT CONTACTS IN LNPURE AND THUS HAS NO READY SOURCE FOR DIRECTORY. HE IS TO ADD THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HARD TO DEVELOP SUCH CONTACTS. STATION HOPES THIS CANDOR WILL DISCOURAGE OR DELAY AEDIEHARD'S USE OF SUBJECT AS AGENT AGAINST LNPURE WITHOUT DESTROYING RELATIONSHIP, LEAVING STATION FREER TO SHAPE RELATIONSHIP TO WOFIRM ADVANTAGE (ASSUMING STATION ASSESSMENT OF SUBJECT IS FAVORABLE). FERNALD INITIAL IMPRESSION IS THAT SUBJECT IS SOLDIER OF FORTUNE TYPE. HE OBVIOUSLY CONTACTED LNPURE BECAUSE HE AFRAID HE GETTING IN TOO DEEP; MAY ALSO BELIEVE THERE MONEY TO BE MADE IN GAME HE THUS FAR ENJOYING. NEXT FEW MEETINGS WITH FERNALD WILL BE DEVOTED TO OBTAINING BIO AND BACKGROUND DATA AS WELL AS COMPLETE DETAILS HIS DEALINGS WITH AEDIEHARD.
4. AEDIEHARD PCS DEPARTURE NOW SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER (PER LIREALM-1) OR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER (PER LIBACGN-1 FROM 201-825743).
5. FILE 201-285412.
SECRET
SECRET 210046 JUN 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 8713
PRIORITY DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED REDTOP AEXICK
1. REQUEST PRIORITY TRACES JAMES SABORI, BORN ABOUT 1929,
CITIZEN OF ITALIAN EXTRACTION, RESIDENT OF TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA,
CURRENTLY IN MEXICO ON TOURIST VISA SELLING INSURANCE.
2. SABORI WALKED INTO COS 20 JUNE ON RECOMMENDATION BOB
JOHNSON, FORMER LNERGO AGENT GUADALAJARA, NOW RETIRED IN TEXAS.
JOHNSON HAD RECOMMENDED COS AS LNPURE FIRST SECRETARY WITH WHOM HE
ACQUAINTED.
3. SABORI CLAIMED HE HAS HAD 12 MEETINGS WITH AEDIEHARD,
WITH NEXT MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR EVENINGS 20 AND 25 JUNE. SABORI
WOULD NOT SAY MUCH ABOUT NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP, EXCEPT THAT AEDIE-
HARD HAD ASKED HIM PROCURE LNPURE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, WHICH
WAS REASON FOR HIS CONTACT WITH COS. WHEN ASKED WHY HE WOULD WANT TO
FULFILL SUCH A REQUEST, SABORI ANSWERED THAT THERE REALLY WAS NOT
MUCH THAT AEDIEHARD COULD GET OUT OF HIM, AN INSURANCE SALESMAN,
BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO LITTLE FAVORS IN RETURN FOR FAVORS
AEDIEHARD COULD DO FOR HIM. AS EXAMPLE, AEDIEHARD HAD INVITED HIM
TRAVEL FJSTEAL. COS SAID HE HAD NO AUTHORITY TURN OVER PHONE BOOK.
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JUL 28 1969
DOC. MICRO BGN
21 JUN 69
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SABORI SUGGESTED COS CONTACT "PROPER PEOPLE" AND HE WOULD CALL COS FOR ANSWER. ALSO SAID HE HAD NO OBJECTION TO "PROPER PEOPLE" CONTACTING HIM AT LOCAL ADDRESS.
4. SABORI CALLED COS AT 1800 HOURS 20 JUNE AND AGREED TO AVOID CALL AT 0900, 23 JUNE. WAS TOLD PERSON CONTACTING HIM WOULD HAVE ALL FURTHER ADVICE, TO WHICH HE ALSO AGREEABLE.
5. PLAN HAVE BRUCE H. FERNALD CONTACT SABORI 23 JUNE TO ATTEMPT TO GET DETAILS OF CONTACTS WITH AEDIEHARD WITHOUT FRIGHTENING SABORI OFF AND WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH CHANCES AEDIEHARD WILL TURN OVER SABORI TO SUCCESSOR. UNLESS THERE ARE DRAMATIC DEVELOPMENTS, STATION SEES THIS AS CHANCE TO GET AGENT IN ON GROUND FLOOR WITH SUCCESSOR RATHER THAN OPPORTUNITY TAKE LAST-DITCH ACTION AGAINST AEDIEHARD. WILL NOT PROVIDE PHONE BOOK BUT WILL TAKE PASSIVE ATTITUDE, EVEN IN FACE SABORI REFUSAL PROVIDE FURTHER DETAIL, UNTIL HE TURNED OVER TO AEDIEHARD SUCCESSOR.
6. INDEX SABORI. FILE: 201-285412.
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SECRET 142334Z MAY 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 0238
DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED REDTOP AEKICK AEDIEHARD
REF DIRECTOR 01478
1. ASSUMPTION PARA 2 REF CORRECT.
2. FILE: 201-238943; 201-751909; 201-285412.
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SECRET
12 MAY 1969
TO: MEXICO CITY
DESENSITIZED
DESPITE ALEXANDER ALDIEHARD
REFERENCE A: MEXICO CITY 0159 (IN 54970)**
B: MEXICO CITY 0152 (IN 54251)**
1. AGREE WITH GUIDANCE GIVEN LIBACON-1 PER PARAGRAPH 2, AND WITH STATION OBJECTIVES FOR USE LIOVAL-1 PER PARAGRAPH 3, OF REFERENCE B.
2. ASSUME LIOVAL-1 HAS BEEN BRIEFED NOT TO APPEAR ANXIOUS, SHOULD HE BE CONTACTED BY ALDIEHARD, AND THAT THE LATTER SHOULD BE THE ONE TO GENERATE THE MOMENTUM FOR SUBSEQUENT CONTACTS.
3. FILE: 201-238943; 201-751909; 201-285412.
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CSB/X/WI
*Originators Comments: ALDIEHARD flatly demanded that LIBACON-1 introduce him to LIOVAL-1, a request which LIBACON-1 was reluctant to honor. ALDIEHARD said that such an introduction was important to his career.
**ALDIEHARD did not actually state that an introduction was important to his career but left that impression with the reporting source.
CITATION
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 091932Z MAY 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 0159
DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED: REDTOP AEKICK AEDIEMARD
REF MEXICO CITY 0152 (M 54239)
1. 8 MAY LUNCH MEETING DID NOT TAKE PLACE. LIBACON-1 PHONED AEDIEMARD TO POSTPONE FOR 45 MINUTES BECAUSE OF CONFLICT WITH CLASS. AEDIEMARD REPLIED IN THAT CASE HE WOULD CALL LIBACON-1 TO ARRANGE LUNCH FOR FOLLOWING WEEK.
2. CLARIFICATION PARA 4 REF: AEDIEMARD DID NOT ACTUALLY SAY THAT MEETING LIOVAL-1 WAS IMPORTANT TO HIS CAREER. THIS WAS LIBACON-1'S INTERPRETATION BASED ON EVIDENT IMPORTANCE TO AEDIEMARD OF MEETING LIOVAL-1. LIBACON-1'S CLEAR IMPRESSION THAT AEDIEMARD HAVING TROUBLES AT WORK (AEDIEMARD SPEAKS CONTEMPTUOUSLY OF HIS COLLEAGUES), AND AEDIEMARD'S STATEMENT EARLIER IN CONVERSATION THAT HE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING NEXT TWO YEARS AT HOME.
3. FILE: 201-283412, 201-283943, 201-751009.
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SECRET 090040Z MAY 69 C.P. MEXICO CITY 9152
DIRECTOR
DESENSITIZED
1. IN CHANCE 15-MINUTE MEETING AT OUT OF TOWN SWIMMING RESORT 3 MAY, AEDIEHARD SUDDENLY AND DESPERATELY BRACED LIBACON-1 TO INTRODUCE HIM TO LIOVAL-1. AEDIEHARD PREVIOUSLY AWARE LIOVAL-1 LIBACON-1 CONTACT AND HAD AT TIMES FISHED FOR INTRODUCTION BY OCCASIONALLY ASKING LIBACON-1 TO PUT HIM ON CONTACT WITH PERSONS WHO COULD TRAVEL TO WOLADY, BUT HAD NEVER BEFORE MENTIONED LIOVAL-1 BY NAME. WHEN LIBACON-1 RESISTED BY STATING LIOVAL-1 NOT ONLY HIS STUDENT BUT ALSO GOOD FRIEND WITH WHOM AEDIEHARD COULD ACHIEVE NOTHING BECAUSE OF LIOVAL-1'S PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND POLITICAL CONVICTIONS, AEDIEHARD BECAME ABUSIVE AND FLATLY DEMANDED THAT LIBACON-1 MAKE INTRODUCTION. LIBACON-1 CONTINUED TO REFUSE (HE IS TRULY OPPOSED TO MAKING INTRODUCTION AS HE DOES NOT WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH AEKICK AND DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING WHICH WOULD MAKE LIOVAL-1 SUSPECT HE IS INVOLVED WITH AEKICK) AND AEDIEHARD EVENTUALLY INSISTED THEY MEET FOR LUNCH FOLLOWING WEEK TO DISCUSS MATTER FURTHER.
2. LIBACON-1 SELECTED 8 MAY FOR LUNCH (SO THAT HE COULD
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REPORT ABOVE TO CASE OFFICER AT SCHEDULED 7 MAY MEETING. CASE OFFICER INSTRUCTED LIBACON-1 TO CONTINUE BE RELUCTANT IN ORDER TO FORCE AEDIEHARD TO LAY HIS CARDS ON TABLE AND TO DO ALL PLANNING FOR INTRODUCTION. ON OTHER HAND, LIBACON-1 NOT TO BE SO RELUCTANT AS TO PUT HIMSELF ON AEKICK BLACKLIST AND HE SHOULD EVENTUALLY AGREE MAKE INTRODUCTION IF AEDIEHARD CONTINUES INSIST.
3. STATION OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN HAVING LIOVAL-1 MEET AEDIEHARD NOT ONLY FOR CONTINUED CLOSE ASSESSMENT AEDIEHARD BUT ALSO TO NOTE ANY AEKICK REACTION TO LIOVAL-1'S INVOLVEMENT IN AEKITE CASE. LIOVAL-1 HAS BEEN BRIEFED ON HOW TO REACT IF APPROACHED BY AEDIEHARD. STATION ALSO WISHES BE IN POSTION TO INTRODUCE PERSONS OF ITS CHOICE TO AEDIEHARD AND/OR HIS SUCCESSOR VIA LIBACON-1 IN FUTURE. HE SHOULD THEREFORE NOT BURN HIS BRIDGES BY ADAMANT REFUSAL INTRODUCE LIOVAL-1.
4. LIBACON-1 SURPRISED BY AEDIEHARD'S COMPLETE "LOSS OF COOL" IN INSISTING ON INTRODUCTION. AEDIEHARD EVEN INDICATED THAT MEETING LIOVAL-1 WAS IMPORTANT FOR HIS CAREER AND THAT IF HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL HE MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE GETTING ANOTHER TOUR ABROAD. HE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO RETURNING HOME. (STATION COMMENT: ABOVE AND RECENT LIREALM INCIDENT INDICATE AEDIEHARD FEELS SELF UNDER INCREASING
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PRESSURE TO PRODUCE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
5. FILE: 201-285412, 201-238943, 201-751909.
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SECRET 032343Z APR 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 9722
DIRECTOR
DECLASSIFIED
TOP LIREALM AEDIEHARD AEXICK
REF. MEXICO CITY 9456 (n 12827)
1. ON 22 MARCH LIREALM-1 SAW AEDIEHARD AT CLUB. THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXTENDED PRIVATE CONVERSATION. THEY DISCUSSED A MOVIE CAMERA WHICH AEDIEHARD WANTS TO SELL AND LIREALM SAID HE MIGHT FIND A BUYER. THEN TOLD AEDIEHARD THAT HE HAD SOMETHING HE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND HOPED TO GET TOGETHER SOON TO DO SO. AEDIEHARD SAID HE WOULD CALL LIREALM DURING WEEK AND TAKE HIM TO LUNCH.
2. ON 24 MARCH AEDIEHARD CALLED LIREALM AT LATTER'S OFFICE FROM PHONE BOOTH (STREET NOISE IN BACKGROUND) TO MAKE LUNCH ON DATE. LIREALM-1 SUGGESTED 26 MARCH AND INVITED AEDIEHARD TO A KEY CLUB WHICH LIREALM USES FOR BUSINESS LUNCHES. AEDIEHARD DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE CLUB BUT AGREED.
3. MORNING OF 26 MARCH AEDIEHARD CALLED LIREALM AT OFFICE TO CANCEL LUNCH GIVING SON'S DOG BITE AS EXCUSE (A THIN ONE SINCE IT HAPPENED A WEEK PREVIOUSLY). HER COMMENT: STATION SUSPECTS AEDIEHARD CASED KEY CLUB AND FOUND NOT TO HIS LIKING SINCE IT IS PRIVATE.
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4. On 30 March Lirealm again saw Aediehard at Club. Let Aediehard know he displeased at luncheon cancellation and considered excuse a dodge. (Aediehard's son was there with small bandaid on arm.) From his expression, Aediehard was embarrassed and off-balance.
5. After tennis Lirealm got Aediehard aside to tell him purpose of lunch was to tell him that his joking and needling of Lirealm had embarrassed him in front of Mexicans, particularly recent offer of money. Aediehard interrupted to say it was only a joke. Lirealm said he considered it malicious and he would not tolerate such behavior in front of friends in future. Aediehard apologized profusely, said had no bad intentions and promised not repeat it in future.
6. Lirealm reported Aediehard was completely unprepared for above exchange and was transparently disturbed, distressed, and disadvantaged.
7. Lirealm will continue to be friendly to Aediehard without going out of his way.
8. Will report any further developments.
9. File: 261-265412 and 261-77337.
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(13) On 12 December 1968 two team members spotted Valentin S. LOGINOV (known KGB) walking with an unknown Mexican male. After LOGINOV departed the Mexican remained at a restaurant for an hour appearing to be waiting for someone. The Mexican finally departed after making a phone call and was lost in heavy traffic. The team members obtained the Mexican's license plate number from which he was identified as Ignacio VALLINA Barros.
From notes for COS Conference, 24-28 March 1969
26.285412
Reference: A. HMA-23764, 28 December 1966
B. HMA-16769, 11 October 1966
1. Per LIEVY Subject of References (Subject) contacted AEDISHARD at 10:15 on 6 February 1966. Subject said that she was in Mexico for a few days before returning to the USA and had just spent two weeks in Acapulco. She invited AEDISHARD for lunch but he could not make it. He agreed to visit her at the home of her aunt (reported in Reference A) at 19:00 the same day.
2. When Subject had not contacted the Station, she was called at the home of her aunt the next morning, 7 February, and a meeting was set for 10:00. Both on the phone and at the meeting, Subject had a severe hangover.
3. Subject gave full information on her call to AEDISHARD on 6 February. She said that she was just about to call the case officer on 7 February when he called her. She did not call in on 6 February because she wanted to wait until after she saw AEDISHARD so that she would have something to report. She stated that she had not visited Mexico since the trip reported in Reference A when she first met AEDISHARD because she is tied down with the care of her mother who is still alive. She had sent two or three letters to AEDISHARD but he had never answered them and on 6 February AEDISHARD said that he had not received them.
Attachment:
Address u/a/c
Distribution:
2 - C/22 u/a/c
2 - C/22 u/a/c
ES CFTI 201-285419
201-285419
HMA-23764
17 March 1966
S: C: R: Copy in
4. As previously, Subject's reporting was terribly confused. Almost every point left her into conflicting statements. She said that ADELEHARD arrived at her hotel's home at 18:30 on 5 February. About four women and Subject were there. They were all guests at the luncheon to which ADELEHARD had been invited. The male guests had long since departed to their jobs. ADELEHARD made his usual impression on all the girls, none of whom he had met before. They all loved him. ADELEHARD stayed until 22:00 when he left pleading a previous appointment.
5. ADELEHARD debriefed her on her activities since they last met and told her that he could be coming to New York on vacation. She invited him to visit her and gave him her address and telephone number (under separate cover). She asked about the manuscript of her book which she had left with him. He told her that it was in good hands and that he was looking for a publisher. She told him that she was leaving on the morning of 9 February and he promised to see her again before she left. Actually, ADELEHARD spent considerably more time charming the other ladies than he spent talking to Subject.
6. At 11:30 on 7 February, Subject called ADELEHARD in the case officer's presence. He was not in. She was told to call later which according to LIZZIE she did but he was still not in.
7. The case officer called her again on the evening of 8 February but since ADELEHARD had not contacted her, she was not told. She was instructed to call the station before contacting ADELEHARD on her next visit. She departed on the morning of 9 February.
8. Since ADELEHARD did not engage in significant conversation with her and made no attempt to see her a second time, it would seem that he had no interest in her. This is not surprising since ADELEHARD could hardly escape the same assessment of her that the case officer had. She made an even worse impression than at the first interview—a totally self-centered person who could not even remember the last names of the women who met ADELEHARD although she can talk endlessly about them on how they relate to her. Her mind is totally distracted.
9. In view of the above, the Station believes that Subject would be of no use against ADELEHARD and plans to terminate her, if she reappears in Mexico.
Evan J. Enye
for Willard G. Curtis
SECRET
SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENT
TO INDIAN-3 729, 17 MARCH 1949
Elizabeth Duncan
P.O. Box 425
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Telephone No: 201-449-3309
SECRET
DIRECTOR
DECLASSIFIED
REDTOP LIREALM AEDIEHARD AEXICK
REF A. DIRECTOR 81831
B. MEXICO CITY 9421 (CN 10973)
1. LIREALM BRIEFED ON REF A PLAN ON 11 MARCH. HE IS IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT AND FINDS IT IN HARMONY WITH HIS COVER STATUS AND TEMPERAMENT. WHETHER AEDIEHARD AGREES TO QUID PRO QUO OR NOT, BOTH LIREALM AND STATION BELIEVE THAT TALK WITH AEDIEHARD WILL STRENGTHEN LIREALM'S COVER. LIREALM IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CONTINUED CONTACT WITH AEDIEHARD ON BASIS QUID PRO QUO.
2. IN EVENT AEDIEHARD DOES NOT AGREE TO QUID PRO QUO AT FIRST ENCOUNTER BUT CONTINUES TO PROVOKE OR HARASS LIREALM, BOTH LIREALM AND STATION CONSIDER IT ESSENTIAL FOR LIREALM TO WALK IN IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ORIGINAL PLAN FORWARD IN MEXICO CITY 9375 AND 9381. THIS FEATURE WILL BE AUTOMATIC ON FIRST WORKING DAY AFTER ENCOUNTER, LIREALM HAVING CHECKED WITH THE STATION IN ADVANCE.
3. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDERS TO STAY AWAY FROM AEDIEHARD, LIREALM HAS SCHEDULED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS TRIP ON 15 MARCH WEEKEND. HE IS COMMITTED TO PLAY AEDIEHARD IN A TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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AND WILL SCHEDULE IT FOR 22 OR 23 MARCH. HOWEVER, IF NATURAL OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO AEDIEHARD OCCURS EARLIER, I.REALM WILL USE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
4. SHOULD LPAURORA SLUG BE USED THIS TRAFFIC?
5. FILE: 201-285412; 201-773337.
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RECORD OF ACTION
The following action is authorized:
Signed: [Signature]
R.O. 5310 - 1.4b 56/R40
Note: If applicable, cite reasons and coordinate if appropriate.
SECRET 102307Z MAR 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 9421
DIRECTOR
DESPACHO BEDTOP LIREALM AEDIEHARD AEKICK
REF DIRECTOR 81831
1. STATING FULLY CONCEALED PLAN CONTAINED REF. LIREALM-1
WILL BE BRIEFED ON 11 MARCH.
2. IN CONSIDERING TARGETING AEDIEHARD, HE HAS TOLD LIREALM-1
AND OTHERS IN GROUP THAT HE RETURNING HOME IN JUNE. DOES NOT KNOW
IF IT IS PCS OR HOME LEAVE. HOWEVER, HIS WIFE TOLD LIREALM THAT IT
WILL BE PCS AND THAT SHE CANNOT WAIT. SINCE AEDIEHARD ARRIVED PCS
IN AUGUST 1965, HE IS ABOUT READY FOR PCS TRANSFER.
3. FIE: 201-285412 AND 201-773337.
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SECRET 07005 2 MAR 69 CITE MEXICO CITY 9375
DIRECTOR
DECLASSIFIED
REDTOP LIREALM AEKICK
RFS: A. MEXICO CITY 9375 C IN
7 MAR 1969.
B. DIRECTOR 81435
1. LIREALM WILL AVOID CONTACT WITH 201-285412. HOWEVER
LIREALM PARTICIPATING IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT WHERE MIGHT SEE HIM
BUT CAN EASILY AVOID CONVERSATION.
2. RE PARA 3 REF B: STATION IS INTERESTED IN SUGGESTION
OF POSSIBLE EXPLOITATION OF THIS INCIDENT AND BELIEVES
SOMETHING COULD BE DONE WITHOUT REVEALING LIREALM'S TRUE
WOFIRM STATUS. MOST INTERESTED IN HAVING HEADQUARTERS IDEAS.
3. FILE: 201-773337; 201-285412.
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RECORDS OFFICER STAMP
The following action is
authorized: [Signature]
R.O. (C) 01-01-69
Note: Incorporation of
US COPY
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7 MAR 69
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1. FOLLOWING FROM LIREALM-1 SECOND WRITTEN REPORT AND DEBRIEFING ON 6 MARCH.
A. LIREALM-1 AND 201-285412 (SUBJECT) ARE MEMBERS OF AN INFORMAL GROUP WITHIN THEIR CLUB WHICH REPAIRS TO ONE OF GROUPS HOME EVERY SECOND SUNDAY FOR LUNCH AFTER TENNIS. 2 MARCH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT SUCH A LUNCH WITH CA 25 PEOPLE PRESENT.
B. DISCUSSION WAS NOT OUT OF EARSHOT OF OTHER GUESTS BUT AT TABLE DURING LUNCH. SUBJECT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP IT PRIVATE. IN FACT, AFTER STATING HE HAD SEEN LIREALM SEVERAL TIMES AT SANBORN'S WITH INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, SUBJECT TURNED TO A GERMAN GUEST AND ASKED, "DO YOU THINK THAT LIREALM COULD EARN AS MUCH MONEY AS HE DOES, DOING WHAT HE SAYS HE DOES, WITHOUT HELP FROM WOFIRM?" THE GERMAN, GOING ALONG WITH THE JOKE SAID, "OF COURSE NOT".
C. SUBJECT PRESENTED THE WHOLE THING AS A JOKE BUT WITH A DEFINITELY MALICIOUS TWIST.
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D. THIS PROVOCATION OF HIS CONTACTS IS STANDARD PRACTICE WITH SUBJECT. HE SEEMS TO HAVE A COMPULSION TO COME UP WITH SLIGHTLY OFFENSIVE PROVOCATIONS. TWO WEEKS AGO AT A SIMILAR LUNCH AT ANOTHER GERMAN'S HOUSE, HIS PROVOCATIONS OF SEVERAL GERMANS ON NIXON'S VISIT TO BERLIN AND ELECTION OF PRESIDENT THERE LED TO HIM INSULTING HOSTS AND LEAVING IN A HUFF SHORTLY BEFORE HE WOULD HAVE BEEN EVICTED.
E. LIREALM FEELS THAT HIS HARPING ON LIREALM'S WORK FOR WOFIRM IS SUBJECT'S STANDARD PROVOCATION FOR HIM (LIREALM AND WIFE ARE ONLY AMERICANS IN GROUP) AND THAT SUBJECT HAS NO HARD INFO ABOUT HIS WOFIRM CONNECTIONS. HOWEVER, LIREALM ALSO FEELS THAT IF SUBJECT IS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THIS PROVOCATIVE LINE WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REBUTTAL, LIREALM CAN BE MADE TO LOOK TO FOOL IN THE GROUPS EYES. IN LIREALM'S ESTIMATE NONE OF GROUP SUSPECTS HIS STATUS IN MEXICO BUT THINK THAT THE WOFIRM LINE IS JUST SUBJECT'S WAY OF PROVOKING THE ONLY GRINGO IN THE GROUP.
2. LIREALM STATED THAT SUBJECT IS VERY GOOD IN DISHING IT OUT TO EVERYBODY BUT INvariably COMES OUT A POOR SECOND IN REPARTEE AFTER DELIVERING INITIAL DIG. HE CAN NOT TAKE IT, IS THIN SKINNED, AND EMBARRASSES EASILY.
3. PLAN OUTLINED PARA 4 REF WAS PRESENTED TO LIREALM WITH PROVISO IT IS SUBJECT TO HIS CONCURRENCE. HE WAS ENTHUSIASTIC SINCE IT PARALLELS HIS OWN THINKING. HE BELIEVES THAT IT WOULD EFFECTIVELY SILENCE SUBJECT, IS GUARANTEED TO THROW HIM INTO DEEP EMBARRASSMENT AND CONFUSION, AND BURN HIM WITHIN THE GROUP SINCE LIREALM WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CONFRONTATION WITH OTHERS PRESENT SINCE WHOLE GROUP KNOWS HOW SUBJECT NEEDLES HIM AND SEVERAL HEARD SUBJECT OFFER HIM MONEY. STATION CONCURS IN THIS ADDITION TO PLAN.
4. HOWEVER, SUBJECT PREFERS NOT TO WALK-IN TO MR. SPRUCE SINCE HE IS HIS ONLY SOURCE OF BUSINESS TRAVEL ADVICE IN THE EMBASSY. HE SUSPECTS THAT SPRUCE WOULD ATTEMPT TO PRY. THEREFORE, AGREED HE WOULD WALK-IN TO SECURITY OFFICER, INDICATE THE NATURE OF HIS PROBLEM, AND ASK TO TALK TO A WOFIRM REP.
5. STATION IS CONVINCED THAT PARA 4 REF PLAN WITH ABOVE MODIFICATIONS WILL EFFECTIVELY TERMINATE SUBJECT'S PROVOCATIONS, IS PERFECTLY NATURAL FOR A PERSON IN LIREALM'S POSITION, AND WILL STRENGTHEN HIS COVER VIS-A-VIS HIS AND SUBJECT'S MUTUAL FRIENDS. THEREFORE, URGE PROMPT HQS CONCURRENCE.
6. FILE: 201-77337 AND 201-285412.
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TO: PRIORITY MEXICO CITY
DECLASSIFIED
REFERENCES: A. DIRECTOR-81435
B. MEXICO CITY-9375 (IN 08492)
C. MEXICO CITY-9381 (IN 08490)
1. 201-285412 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AEDIEHARD.
2. THERE APPEAR TO BE TWO KEY OBJECTIVES WHICH SHOULD BE
SOUGHT IN THIS LIREALM/AEDIEHARD DEVELOPMENT. THEY ARE:
A. PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN LIREALM'S COVER IN A NATURAL
MANNER, AND
B. OPERATIONALLY EXPLOIT AEDIEHARD'S AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE
IN POSITIVE TERMS SO THAT STATION CAN DEVELOP ADDITIONAL
ACCESS TO HIM WHILE MAINTAINING THAT WHICH IS ALREADY EXISTENT.
3. IF OUR ACTIONS ARE CAREFULLY PLANNED, THESE OBJECTIVES
NEED NOT CONFLICT. REVIEW OF AEDIEHARD'S FILE REVEALS FOLLOWING
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS:
A. DESPITE HIS AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE AND VISIBILITY, THERE
DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY SIGNIFICANT SUSCEPTIBILITIES.
B. HIS ACTIONS COULD BE INTERPRETED AS THOSE OF AN RIS OFFICER TRYING TO ATTRACT ATTENTION TO HIMSELF FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. HE IS NEITHER PARTICULARLY SUAVE NOR SUBTLE IN HIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. YET HE IS CRAFTY, QUICK ON HIS FEET, AND MAKES FAST DECISIONS AND ACTS ON THEM. HE IS DEFINITELY SOCIALLY ACTIVE AND MORE UBQUITOUS THAN MANY OTHER SOVIETS IN MEXICO. THIS VISIBILITY, HIS APPARENT MOBILITY, HIS KNOWN KGB AFFILIATION, AND HIS OUTWARD PERSONALITY MERIT OUR CONSIDERATION FOR PLACING HIM ON STATION'S PRIORITY TARGET LIST.
4. WHILE THE PLAN OUTLINED IN MEXICO CITY 9356 AND FURTHER MODIFIED IN MEXICO CITY 9375 WOULD EFFECTIVELY TERMINATE LIREALM/AEDIEHARD RELATIONSHIP AND CERTAINLY BE NATURAL ACTION FOR U.S. BUSINESSMAN TO TAKE (THEREBY IN HARMONY WITH LIREALM'S COVER), PERHAPS THIS ACTION (REPORTING TO THE EMBASSY HIS CONTACT WITH AEDIEHARD) IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE FOR STATION'S CONSIDERATION SUBJECT, NATURALLY, TO
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MODIFICATION:
A. LIREALM WOULD ATTEMPT AVOID CONTACT AND CONVERSATION WITH AEDIEHARD FOR NEXT FEW DAYS.
B. THEN, AFTER PERHAPS ONE WEEK OR MORE, LIREALM WOULD SEEK OUT AEDIEHARD AND ASK TO SPEAK WITH HIM ALONE.
C. LIREALM WOULD FIRMLY EXPLAIN TO AEDIEHARD THAT HE ENJOYS TALKING WITH HIM ON OCCASION WHEN THEY CHANCE TO MEET BUT THAT AEDIEHARD'S CONSTANT PUBLIC NEEDLING AND JOKING ABOUT LIREALM'S SUPPOSED CONNECTION WITH WOFIRM WAS CAUSING HIM EMBARRASSMENT IN MEXICAN/AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND HAD TO STOP. LIREALM WOULD TELL SUBJECT THAT AS PATRIOTIC AMERICAN CITIZEN HE HAD SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME THINKING ABOUT REPORTING THIS CONTACT TO AMERICAN EMBASSY AND EXPLAINING TO U.S. OFFICIALS HIS PREDICAMENT VIS A VIS AEDIEHARD'S JOCULAR BUT INSISTENT PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS.
D. LIREALM WOULD THEN STATE THAT HE HAD NOT DONE SO FOR THREE REASONS:
(continued...
(1) He did not want to cause embarrassment for a diehard in event U.S. officials would take some action either through Mexican government or directly with Soviet officials.
(2) He did not want to cause trouble for himself in event U.S. officials decided to investigate him. He felt that regardless whether they did investigate him or not, they would place him on some sort of "suspicious list" and this could handicap his business interests and social relationships with various embassy couples with whom he and his wife were friendly.
(3) He saw no reason why he could not continue to see a diehard socially as before but that he knew that if he reported to embassy he would probably be asked to cease this contact in his best interests and those of the embassy.
E. Lirealm would then ask for quid pro quo. "Let us continue as friends, such as Leonov and I were, but drop this
(continued...)
SPY ACCUSATION BUSINESS OR I WILL HAVE NO RECURSE BUT TO PROTECT MYSELF AND REPORT TO THE EMBASSY."
5. THIS ACTION ON THE PART OF LIREALM IS IN PERFECT HARMONY WITH ACHIEVING OBJECTIVE NUMBER ONE: PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING LIREALM'S COVER. HOPEFULLY IT WOULD SET STAGE FOR CONTINUING CONTACT WITH AEDIEHARD ON PROFITABLE BASIS SO THAT WE CAN PROFESSIONALLY ASSESS THIS SOVIET WHICH FULFILLS THE SECOND OBJECTIVE. WE EVALUATE LIREALM'S REPORTING ON HIS SOVIET CONTACTS AS ACCURATE, LUCID, AND USEFUL. THE RECENT ON AEDIEHARD COMPLETED BY LIREALM IS POSITIVE STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION. HOWEVER, SHOULD AEDIEHARD PERSIST WITH HIS GAMES PLAYING WE HAVE NOT CLOSED DOOR ON LIREALM GOING TO THE EMBASSY AND CARRYING OUT ACTION DESCRIBED IN STATION MESSAGES. THUS THIS OPTION STILL VALID.
6. APART FROM SEEKING TO OBTAIN ABOVE OBJECTIVES BY TAKING THE INITIATIVE WE ALSO AVOID A LIREALM WITHDRAWAL FROM AEDIEHARD WHICH, NO MATTER HOW WELL PLANNED, SOVIETS WOULD PROBABLY SUSPECT AS SOME FORM OF DEFENSIVE ACTION ON LIREALM'S PART IN VIEW OF HIS
(Continued...)
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE'S PROHIBITED.
EXPOSURE BY SUBJECT. ACTION SUGGESTED THIS MESSAGE KEEPS CONTACT OPEN, WE MAINTAIN INITIATIVE, DOES NOT PRECLUDE TAKING DEFENSIVE ACTION IN FUTURE SHOULD AEDIEHARD STUBBORNLY PERSIST, AND IS NATURAL FOR SOMEONE LIKE LIREALM GIVEN THIS SORT OF SITUATION. ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE HERE IS FOR STATION TO DETERMINE THROUGH CONTINUED CONTACT PLUS ADDITIONAL ACCESS TAILORED TO LIREALM'S INFORMATION WHETHER OR NOT A PLANNED DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORT AIMED AT RECRUITMENT SHOULD BE INITIATED.
7. THE ABOVE PROPOSAL IS OFFERED TO THE STATION FOR CONSIDERATION. STATION IS IN BEST POSITION TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS TYPE OF EXPLOITATION OF CONTACT WITH AEDIEHARD CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF FURTHER PROFESSIONALLY ASSESSING THE TARGET AND IN CONSIDERATION OF LIREALM'S OTHER OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IN NO WAY DO WE WISH TO HAVE THIS ACTIVITY CONFLICT WITH LIREALM'S ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCT HIS OTHER PRESENT OR PLANNED OPERATIONAL EFFORTS.
(CONTINUED...)
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8. WELCOME STATION COMMENTS AND/OR MODIFICATIONS TO ABOVE PLAN.
9. FILE: 201-285412, 201-773337.
END OF MESSAGE
HQS. COMMENT: References concern discussions for operational exploitation of LIREALM/AEDIEHARD relationship.
SB/CI/96
SB/XO
C/NH/1
CLOSED
William L. Broe
C/NH
COORDINATING OFFICERS
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
**REQUEST FOR CODE DESIGNATION**
| REQUEST FOR | PSEUDONYM | ALIAS | CRYPTONYM |
|-------------|-----------|-------|-----------|
| NAME ASSIGNED | RICHARD | | |
| BRANCH | CASE OFFICER | BADGE NUMBER | HOME PHONE |
|--------|--------------|--------------|------------|
| SUEZ | L. C. M. | 1234567890 | 1234567890 |
**DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OR AGENT (what, where, etc.)**
Subject is a Soviet KGB officer in Mexico City.
| STATUS | STAFF EMPLOYEE | CONTRACT EMPLOYEE | STAFF AGENT |
|--------|----------------|-------------------|-------------|
| | | | |
| TYPE OF ACTIVITY | FI | CI | CA |
|------------------|----|----|----|
| | | | |
| IS THIS TO BE USED IN CABLE TRAFFIC | YES | NO |
|-------------------------------------|-----|----|
| | | |
**LIST ANY PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED PSEUDONYM OR CRYPTONYMS**
**THIS PORTION IS DETACHED AND THE ABOVE IS SENT TO CABLE SECRETARIAT ON CRYPTONYMS ONLY THAT WILL HAVE CABLE TRAFFIC**
Signature: [Signature]
Date: 28/5/12
**FILE NUMBER (201 Project Subject)**
2611
SECRET
SECRET
IMMEDIATE MEXICO CITY
REDTOP LIREALM AEKICK AERIAL
REF: MEXICO CITY 9356 (IN 07511) *
1. PLEASE CABLE DETAILS 6 MARCH DEBRIEFING AS SOON AS AVAILABLE.
2. IN INTERIM LIREALM SHOULD TAKE NO ACTION WITH RESPECT TO REPORTING HIS CONTACT WITH LOGINOV UNTIL FURTHER GUIDANCE RECEIVED FROM HEADQUARTERS. PREFERABLY, HE SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH LOGINOV IF POSSIBLE, UNTIL WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY REVIEWED WITH STATION VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES FOR ACTION.
3. REVIEW OF LOGINOV FILE REVEALS COMPLEX PAST HISTORY OF DEALINGS WITH MEXICANS AND OTHERS WHICH WARRANT ANALYSIS FOR POSSIBLE PRESENT EXPLOITATION OF LIREALM DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT EXPOSING HIS TRUE WOFRM STATUS. WILL ADVISE. (Mar 69)
4. FILE 201-773537, 201-285412. *Station reported overture made to LIREALM by LOGINOV.
END OF MESSAGE
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aa6134ed0d4320d4938284a3217dd3c9d97d8b17 | MATERIAL REVIEWED AT CIA HEADQUARTERS BY
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS STAFF MEMBERS
FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: **LOPEZ, HENRY P**
201-253203
VOL. II
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY:
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 6/5/74 | 10/5/74 | LEO | Elmer J. Long |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
REFERENCE: MEXI-2755, dated 11 March 1965
Forwarded herewith is the coverage of Henry Lopez' telephone for the period 17 February 1962 to 26 March 1962.
Stuart R. Pataker
for Willard C. Curtis
The following action is authorized by: R/2AR
S: John Blake Smith
R.O. 1962
Attachment:
1. As Stated (HEREWITH)
Distribution:
1. WH w/att h/w
3. Files
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
MEXI-25595
17 March 1965
CONFIDENTIAL
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, Benefits and Services Division/OP
WILLIAM
Hospitalization Claim - Edward C. VICKERS
(a) EMT - 5701, dated 9/22/65
(b) EMT - 6030, dated 12/9/65
1. Please inform subject employee that a check in the amount of $542.93 was forwarded to DZARN on 4 November 1965. This amount represents all benefits payable under subject's Contract Hospitalization Insurance policy for the claim he submitted with reference (a).
2. If subject has any further questions regarding transmittal of his settlement, he should contact DZARN.
James K. Herriott
JAMES K. HERIOTT
Distribution:
3, CIO-Mexico City
CONFIDENTIAL
OP/BSO/IB KLuchalski 11c 5109
1 ID
AC/ID
1 VII
WII/Pers.
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WIL 8
INFO: VR, FILE, RID COPY, OF 2
SIG-GEN
TO: MEXI
INFO
CITE DIR
REFS: A. DIR 47834
B. MFX1 T/A 64-66
SINCE TICHBORN PAID BY STATION, LOAN SHOULD BE CARRIED BY STATION AND $125 PAYROLL DEDUCTION APPLIED.
ACCORDINGLY, HQRS T/A'ING LOAN TO STATION AND RETURNING DOCUMENTATION.
END OF MESSAGE
Sally Tichborn
201 file
WILLIAM V. BROE
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
Chief, IM Division
Chief of Station, Mexico City
ADMINISTRATIVE/PROCEDURAL
Overt and Covert 1964 Income Tax Forms of Edward G. TICORN
ACTION REQUIRED: Per Paragraph 1
REFERENCE: MEXI 5550
1. Please query Jerome H. BALSIS in regard to the location of the 1964 overt and covert tax returns and payment check in the amount of $1774.00 of Edward G. TICORN and advise.
2. TICORN states that he passed the only two copies of each return and the check to BALSIS on 29 April 1965. Further states that BALSIS told him he would completely audit both returns to assure their accuracy in regard to mathematical computations and application of tax liability. BALSIS was to return a copy of the overt return for TICORN's retention.
3. A thorough search of Station files failed to uncover the subject tax returns and check or any transmittal record of returns or payment.
4. Since TICORN will be extremely hard pressed to duplicate the returns without a copy of the overt return, the location of the returns is very important.
WILLARD C. CURTIS
Distribution:
3 - WIP
201-253263
1947-6033
10 December 1965
SECRET 081945Z
DIR CITE MEXI 5559
REF: DIR 62414
1. 1964 COVERT TAX RETURNS FOR BENADUM, LIMOTOR 19 (BARBARA C. HUGIO), PINEINCH, SANDAMANIE BEING SENT BY HMMT 6219 IN 1st DEC POUCH. NOT POUCHED EARLIER AS OVERLOOKED IN STATION ADMIN FILES.
2. RETURN FOR CAZAZZUS SENT HMMT 5399 APR 23 (JOINT WITH DOUGLAS J. FEINGLASS). RETURN FOR LIFUED 3P, NOW RITA N. BLAZIK, SENT HMMT 5908, 28 OCT 65.
3. LINUFF 1 SUBMITTED RETURN THROUGH OVERT CHANNELS; SIGNED COPY BEING POUCHED KGS.
4. WILL REPORT ON TICHBORN SEPARATELY.
SECRET ADVIS. HMMT 5399 APR 23
CFN 5559 62414 1964 BENADUM LIMOTOR 19 BARBARA C HUGIO PINEINCH SANDAMANIE HMMT 6018 19 NOT POUCHED CAZAZZUS HMMT 5399 APR 23 DOUGLAS J FEINGLASS LIFUED 3P RITA N BLAZIK HMMT 5908 28 OCT 65
LINUFF 1 KGS
BY:
SECRET
[Signature]
26/33203
SECRET 080108Z
DIR INFO LAPA ZITE MEXI 5541
KICAFER LICOLIC
1. SINCE TICHBORN MAY WELL BE NEEDED IN LAPA NEXT SPRING,
STATION AND THOMAS W. LUND (IDEN) HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSED COVER
POSSIBILITIES WITH HIM. WHILE NO CONCRETE PROPOSAL FORTH COMING,
HAVE CONCLUDED THAT PART OF PROBLEM STEMS FROM HIS NEVER HAVING
BEEN IN BOLIVIA, AND STATION LAPA NOT HAVING PEOPLING OF HIM AND
HIS CAPABILITIES.
2. SUGGEST BRIEF VISIT TICHBORN TO LAPA UNDER TOURIST COVER TO
CONSULT WITH LAPA OFFICERS AND SURVEY COVER POSSIBILITIES.
THIS MONTH BEST TIME FROM MEXI STANDPOINT; NEXT ISSUE LIREAM
PUBLICATION HAS JUST GONE TO PRINTERS AND HE RELATIVELY
FREE TRAVEL. TICHBORN FULLY COOPERATIVE, ANXIOUS TO SERVE IF
NEEDED.
SECRET
59669 TICHBORN LAPA THOMAS W. LUND NO CONCRETE NOT HAVING LAPA
MONTH BEST TIME LIREAM
SECRET
Tichborn
201 fil
3.1. 28.3.63
PLS ADVISE WHEN HQS CAN EXPECT 1964 COVERT TAX RETURNS REQUESTED HQS-4366. IF NOT RECEIVED SOON, KUBARK MAY BE FORCED REVEAL TRUE NAMES TO IRS WHO WILL THEN TAKE DIRECT ACTION.
END OF MESSAGE
Requested 8 delinquent 1964 Covert Income Tax returns.
WH/B&F
William V. Broe
C/ND
W. J. Kaufman
C/WH/1
DIR INFO LAPA CITE MEXI 5309 (EASSY ACTING)
KICAPER LIREAM
1. AFTER EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH TICHBORN, STATION UNABLE
DEVELOP ACCEPTABLE PROPOSAL FOR HIS COVER IN LA PAZ. HAVE EXAMINED
AND DISCARDED THESE MAIN POSSIBILITIES:
A. LAWYER WITH MINING CLIENTS,
B. WRITER WITH FOUNDATION GRANT,
C. PRODUCER OF POSSIBLE MOVIE.
2. IN REGARD TO CIA: TICHBORN BELIEVES HE CERTAIN TO RUN INTO:
HENRY HILL, WHO LEGITIMATELY INTERESTED IN BOLIVIAN ANTIMONY
MINING, HAS CONSULTED IN PAST WITH TICHBORN, AND WOULD RECOGNIZE
FISHY NATURE HIS PRESENCE LA PAZ. TICHBORN
BELIEVES HILL WOULD REACT BADLY, SPEAK WORD THEIR MUTUAL CIRCLE.
3. PROPOSAL IS SMELLS TOO STRONGLY OF OPERATION CAMELOT, AND WOULD
OPEN TICHBORN TO ATTACK EVEN FROM THOSE TO WHOM THIS COVER MIGHT
APPEAR PLAUSIBLE.
4. PROPOSAL IC WOULD IMMEDIATELY DRAW ATTENTION FROM ALFARO
MUTIS, CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE OF TICHBORN, AND LATIN AMERICAN REP OF.
Tichborn
001-233203
VENTIETH CENTURY FOX.
MUTIS JOB IS TO TRAVEL AREA, KEEP CLOSE TRACK OF ANY AND ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN CINEMA FIELD. TO HIM THIS COVER WOULD APPEAR LUDICROUS, AS IT WOULD TO TICHBORN-MUTIS CIRCLE OF ACQUAINTANCES IN MEXICO.
5. ALL ABOVE IDEAS ARE, OF COURSE, COVER FOR STATUS ONLY. COVER FOR ACTION WITH PROMINENT POLITICAL PERSONALITY MUCH MORE DIFFICULT PROBLEM, AND STATION AGREES THAT CLANDESTINITY PROBABLY ONLY RECURSE. WHILE MEXI NOT CLOSELY FAMILIAR OPS CLIMATE LA PAZ, SPECULATE THAT TICHBORN WOULD QUICKLY BECOME OBJECT OF CURiosity IN SMALL CAPITAL. HE DEFINITELY NOT LITTLE GRAY MAN TYPE, AND MEXI CONSIDERS THAT JOB OF CONCEALING SIGNIFICANT BEHIND SCENES ROLE IN FAST MOVING POLITICAL SITUATION COULD UNDULY TAX HIS TRADECRAFT.
6. TICHBORN HAS SUBMITTED MEMO MAKING ABOVE POINTS PLUS SOME SPECULATION REGARDING USE OF FALSE IDENTITY, WHICH STATION CONSIDERS UNREALISTIC, WILL POUCH ADDRESS.
SECRET
CFN 530 TICHBORN LA PAZ CLIENTS (MAY TICHBORN HENRY WILL ECLIVIAN & ANTIMONY MINING LA PAZ CAMELOT. IC ALFARO MUTIS FOX TICHBORN-MUTIS
NOT CLOSELY LA PAZ TICHEER SMALL CAPITAL NOT LITTLE GRAY MAN TYPE
UNDULY TAX MEMO
91
5 November 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/CA
ATTENTION: Mr. Brown
REFERENCE: WH/1 Memorandum—10-June 1963
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN
(201-253203)
1. This is to confirm telephone conversation this date between Mr. Lally of your Office and Mr. Halliwell of WH/1.
2. WH/1 again requests that a new Operational Approval be expedited on Subject. TICHBORN'S project is awaiting this action in order to undergo renewal for FY 1966.
3. Please advise this Office if any further action is required by the Branch.
W.J. Kaufman
Chief, WH/1
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SECRET
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Edward G. TICHBORN, Administrative
Action Req: Para 2
References: A. HMTT = 5791, 22 Sept 65
B. HXXI 5449
C. HMTT = 5271
1. Due to operational requirements a meeting was not held with Edward G. TICHBORN by an Admin representative, however, the items noted below were briefly discussed with him by telephone on 26 October.
2. TICHBORN was advised information would be forwarded to the Station and, upon his return to the Station, he should ask his contact about the items—both as a reminder and for fuller explanation. As will be noted, there is a time element concerned with c. below.
a. Reference A (Transmittal of hospitalization claim). TICHBORN asked about the claim and was advised the dispatch was received 3 October and the separate cover was received by the Insurance Branch on 25 October. The Insurance section has agreed to expedite the claim and it is expected Finance will advise the Station of the amount of reimbursement to TICHBORN within the next two-three weeks.
b. Reference B (Concerned signing the contract amendment forwarded by Book Dispatch 5178). The provisions of the 3E regarding signing the amendment still pertain. The subject was very briefly but, by no means thoroughly, explained. In this connection, it had been planned to have him read the two attached pamphlets "Your Social Security" and "Social Security Amendments—1965". If cover or operational considerations do not preclude, the pamphlets may be given to TICHBORN to either read and return to the Station or to retain.
CONTINUED...
HMS - 4279 28 October 1965
SECRET
WM/Pers/U.S. Renehan: gms 6376
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1 = WM/1 wo/att
1 = WM/Reg wo/att C/WM/PERS
C/WM/1
c. Reference C (Transmitted Income Tax Information in response to Box Dispatch 4659). The Tax Committee was checked regarding TICHORN and advised they needed additional explanatory information from TICHORN prior to being able to compute an assessment and bring his under the revised tax procedures. TICHORN could not recall sufficient facts and figures to provide the required information. He was therefore advised it was to his benefit to submit the information to the Station as soon after his return as practicable.
(1) Other Income. He had indicated receipt of fees but did not state whether they were the result of work outside the U.S. or if they were received while in and as a result of work in the U.S. If the fees were earned as a result of work outside the U.S., they are excludable for federal tax purposes.
(2) Itemized Deductions. He had indicated under "other" $1400, but did not provide any breakdown or explanation as to what the amount represented. It is necessary to provide sufficient supporting information to enable the Committee to recognize the amount as an allowable item. He also indicated a loss of $2,000 on investments. Explanatory facts are required such as dates, when, reason for the loss (sale of stock at $X versus cost of $X or whatever), whether the loss was a carryover from prior year(s), etc. It is better that too much information be provided rather than too little.
TICHORN is to provide the information in writing with his certification as to completeness and accuracy for transmittal to Headquarters. If the information is received within the first part of November it is likely the revised procedures will be applied for the 1963 tax year.
Ernest A. Lushy
Attachments:
As Stated
Distribution:
2 - CGS, Mexico City
MEMORANDUM FOR: WH/BAF
SUBJECT: Transfer of funds via CCS/EC to LINEAH Activity, Mexico City
REFERENCE: DIR 33750 3 Aug 65
It is requested that $3,500.00 from Project LILIPUT be transferred through CCS/EC to the LINEAH activity in Mexico City. The details on the actual transfer from a New York bank to the Instituto Cultural Inter-American, Banco Nacional de Mexico, Sucursal Lomas, Mexico D.F., Mexico of $4,500.00 allegedly being made by Cunn Canfield, and a Cashier's check from a New York bank for $4,000.00 allegedly donated by Robert Dowling to be posted to the Station from Headquarters, have been discussed with CCS/EC.
W.J. Kaufman
Chief, WH/1
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1 - 50-126-36/2
>1 - 201-253203 (WH/1)
1 - WH/1
DDP/WH/1/Halliwell:bp 28 Oct 65
SECRET 141750Z
DIR CITE MEXI 5027
LICOLIC LIREAM
REF A DIR 49356
B MEXI 5025 (N 72965)
1. TICHBORN ETA NEW YORK 17 OCT, WILL WAIT CONTACT HILTON HOTEL.
2. IN ADDITION TICHBORN COVER AND FUTURE OF MAGAZINE, SUGGEST HQS AND TICHBORN WORK OUT MORE ADVANCED METHOD OF FUNDING LIREAM.
PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS NO LONGER APPEAR ADEQUATE.
SECRET
CFA 315 17 OCT 5025 TICHBORN ETA 17 OCT HILTON HOTEL HQS AND TICHBORN WORK OUT MORE NO LONGER
SECRET
HQS CONSIDERED TICHBORN NEW YORK TRIP.
Nicholson 201
201 - 25-3 203
Active Records: 10,000
1. Electronic data processing methods of the Internal Revenue Service have made it necessary to effect a procedure to enter Social Security self-employment records directly into computers, transferred for more current records (Independent Contractors) who do not have an available Social Security number on their contracts. Such individuals will be transferred the Social Security number and protection applicable to other Federal employees. Instructions at this time are that it will require a change in the 1965 tax year to continue implementation.
2. The attached memorandum is for your information and includes a contract form for Independent Contractors in the new procedure. Acceptance of the individual is predicated upon a Social Security number as a lesser rate for the same period.
3. It is suggested that individual union officers acquire the above to inform the employees.
Attachments: 1. Contract
Distribution:
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1 - W/1
1 - W/2
1 - W/3
1 - W/4
1 - W/5
1 - W/6
1 - W/7
1 - W/8
1 - W/9
1 - W/10
SECRET
Mr. Edward C. Tichborn
Dear Mr. Tichborn:
Reference is made to your current contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer.
Arrangements have been recently completed allowing certain independent contractors of this organization to obtain social security credits by covering such individuals under the social security tax provisions applicable to employees. These arrangements also include a provision for retroactive applicability to the beginning of the 1965 tax year. This can be done only for reasons of security since the procedure results in reducing the social security tax from the self-employed rate to the employee rate. For example, in January of 1965 the tax rates were 5.4% and 3-5/8% respectively.
As a consequence thereof, said contract is amended by deleting all reference to social security and by adding the following paragraph:
"Effective 1 December 1964, social security taxes will be covertly deducted by this organization from your compensation in the same manner and to the same extent as would be done if you were a Government employee. Security reasons make this procedure necessary. Its implementation does not imply in any manner the actual creation of an employee-employer relationship. Your legal status under this agreement continues to be that of an independent contractor."
If you receive or expect to receive full or partial social security credits from overt sources you will so notify this organization and an adjustment will be made or covert deductions discontinued, depending upon the circumstances. Further, if you should subsequently receive overt social security credits, evidence thereof will be submitted to this organization. In such event your covert credits will be erased and your covert deductions returned.
All other terms and conditions of said contract remain in full force and effect.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
SIGNED
BY
Contracting Officer
SECRET
Group 1 - Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification.
REF: MEXI 4855 (IN 60704)*
1. REFERENCE LOAN APPROVED. TA LOAN TO HQS.
2. OBTAIN AND SEND TO HQS FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY TICHBORN.
A. PROMISSORY NOTE IN THE AMOUNT OF LOAN.
B. RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING FUNDS RECEIVED.
C. MEMO AUTHORIZING PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS HIS SALARY EFFECTIVE 1 NOVEMBER 65 OF $125 MONTHLY.
3. PROJECT LICOLIC WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR EXTRA $3000 TO PROVIDE LOAN STIPULATING REPAYMENT OVER TWO YEAR PERIOD.
END OF MESSAGE
*MEXI 4855 Request approval TICHBORN $3,000 for purchase car in US.
SECRET 27234452
DIR CITE HX1 4355
LICOLIC
1. PRO APPROVAL ADVANCE TICKET 3000 DOLLARS FOR PURCHASE CAR IN US. WILL WORK OUT REGULAR REPAYMENT SCHEDULE. DISCUSS WITH ANGELITA.
2. TICKET MUST EXIT AND REENTER MEXICO PRIOR TO PLANS TRAVEL LAREDO, PICK UP CAR, FRESH VISA.
SECRET
CNP 4255 TICKET 3000 IN US 13 OCT CT
SECRET
Tick for 20125321
20125320
Action Required: Priority
The following agents in Mexico City are delinquent in the filing of their 1964 Covert Income Tax returns. You are requested to obtain these outstanding returns as soon as possible since delinquent tax returns are subject to 6% statutory interest on the unpaid tax due from 15 April to the date of payment, and in addition are also subject to a penalty of 5% per month, not to exceed 25% of the tax liability.
Jeremy K. BENADUM
Sandra B. CAZAZZUS
LIFEUD/30
LHUFF/1
LIMOTOR/19
Joyce C. RHEINCH
John R. SANDAMANTE
Philip K. TESSAROLO
Edward G. TICIBORN
Ernest A. LUSBY
Distribution:
Orig 6 1 - COS, Mexico City
SECRET 032232Z
DIR CITE MEXI A330
LIREAM DTDORIC
1. TICBORN WILL ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENERAL
SEYANTICS, SAN FRANCISCO, NINE TO THIRTEEN AUGUST, AT INVITATION
ORGANIZER S.I. HAYAKAWA. HE IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK ON NINE AUGUST
AND LEAD PANEL DISCUSSION ON THIRTEEN AUGUST. AT HAYAKAWA'S
SUGGESTION HE WILL MOUNT LIREAM DISPLAY AND WILL DO WHATEVER
ELSE APPROPRIATE TO PUSH PRODUCT.
2. PLANS TO BE IN CONTACT WITH EDGAR KAISER (THROUGH HAYAKAWA)
CHAIRMAN BOARD KAISER INDUSTRIES, AND WITH PHILANTHROPIST NORMAN
SIMON (THROUGH JUNE WAYNE, HEAD OF TAMARIND GALLERY). ALTHOUGH
NEITHER TICBORN NOR STATION PARTICULARLY SANQUINE POSSIBILITY
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD LIREAM FROM THESE PERSONALITIES BELIEVE
SUCH PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITY ON HIS PART HELPS SUPPORT HIS COVER.
3. HE WILL ALSO CALL ON WALLACE STEGNER, HEAD OF CREATIVE
WRITERS CENTER AT STANFORD AND ON ARTHUR COONS, EX-PRESIDENT OCCIDENTAL
COLLEGE, THROUGH WHOM HE HOPES TO BE INTRODUCED TO SUCH CALIFORNIA
CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS (UNSPECIFIED) AS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN LIREAM.
SECRET
Ticborn 201
201-253203
SECRET
4. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT TICHBORN (PERHAPS IN REGARD TO
SUBJECT #1 4312) WE WILL BE BEVERLY HILTON LOS ANGELES FROM
FOUR TO EIGHT AUGUST AND AT FRANCIS DRAKE SAN FRAN EIGHT TO THIRTEEN
AUGUST.
SECRET
GEN: 4332 TICHBORN GENERAL SEMANTICS SAN FRANCISCO S I HAYAKAWA
HAYAKAWA'S LIFEAH EDGAR KAISER HAYAKAWA KAISER NORMAN SIMON.
JUNE WAYNE TAKING NEITHER TICHBORN NOR STATION LIFEAH WALLACE
STEGNER STANFORD ARTUR COONS EX-PRESIDENT OCCIDENTAL
COLLEGE CALIFORNIA LIFEAH HOS TICHBORN 4312 BEVERLY HILTON LOS
ANGELES FRANCIS DRAKE SAN FRAN
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chief, WA Division
SUBJECT: Self-Employment Credit for Social Security Coverage
Edward O. Stenberg
1. The responsibility for filing Schedules SE (Form 1040) "U. S. Report of Self-Employment Income" with the Social Security Administration for credit to the taxpayer's social security account has been delegated to this office for those individuals who have filed covert returns.
2. In order to discharge this responsibility and to ensure that each contract agent receives full social security credit for any self-employment tax paid through the Covert Unit, it is necessary for this office to prepare the Schedule SE (Form 1040) for each taxpayer for secure transmission to the Social Security Administration. In order to complete Form SE for Subject Contract Agent, it is necessary that the following information (designated by an "X") be furnished:
X Tax Name (As it appears on Subject's Social Security Card)
X Social Security Number
X Statewide address currently applicable or the address used when the taxpayer last resided in the U. S.
X Type of business activity to be reflected in reporting Social Security credits from self-employment, such as management consultant, translator, writer, etc.
3. Since a three year statute of limitations applies to the filing of self-employment schedules for social security coverage, it is requested that the above information be furnished as soon as possible. Any questions regarding this subject should be directed to 60/100/Covert Tax Branch.
S. M. O'Keeffe
Chief, Covert Tax Branch
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OA
ATTENTION: Mr. Lally
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (201-253203)
REFERENCES: CI/OA Memorandum of 30 September 1964
CI/OA Memorandum of 3 June 1961
1. All of the information requested on Subject has now been submitted to your office. Project LICLICLIC, which provides support for TICHBORN, describes Subject's duties as follows:
a. Subject moves in Mexican leftist and Marxist intellectual circles with a good range of associations in this milieu; in this context, he has successfully developed and now publishes an intellectual magazine under Station direction.
b. He is available to the WH Division for travel to other Latin American countries for political assessments or for ad hoc assignments involving contact with local political figures of interest.
c. He is used to handle dissident or disaffected Communists or far leftists where contacts are required by other Stations and where CA objectives are involved.
2. It is requested that a new OA on Subject be expedited.
W. J. Kaufman
Chief, WH/1
DDP/WH/1/CHalliwell:1jc (10 June 1965)
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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
| TO: | 3 June 1965 prc |
|--------------|----------------|
| WH/1 - R. Armijo | 201-253203 |
| FROM: CHIEF, CI/OA | |
| 7th Edward P. Brown | |
| SUBJECT: LOPEZ, Henry P. | |
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PRO 1 | REVIEW OF STAFF/O Dossier |
|-------|---------------------------|
| PRO 2 | REVIEW OF STAFF/O COLLATERAL INFORMATION |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF., REPORT AT CI/OA |
| HI TRACES | REVIEW OF SEC. OFF., CONCURRENCE MEMO AT CI/OA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES | REVIEW OF FBI REPORT AT CI/OA |
| RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION | REVIEW OF ATTACHED REFERENCE |
| GREEN LIST | OTHERS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST | 2ND | 3RD AND FINAL |
REMARKS:
Receipt is acknowledged of PRO Part II.
20 May 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/CA
ATTENTION: Mr. Lally
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN
(201-253203)
To further assist you in your reinvestigation of TICHBORN,
there is attached a copy of an updated FRQ Part II on him.
W. J. Kaufman
Chief, 45/1
Attachment:
FRQ Part II (1 copy)
DDP/NI/1/JZerance:jm (20 May 1965)
Distribution:
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1 - 201-253203
SECRET 1917572
DIR CITE MEXI 3465
REF A HMMW 13631
B HMM 261030
C HMM 26033
D HMMT 5461
REFS B AND C APPARENTLY CROSSED REF A IN POUCH. IN ADDITION
REF D IN THIS WEEK'S POUCH SHOULD CONTRIBUTE.
SECRET
CEN
SECRET
1. The Station, after reference incident, felt more strongly than ever that it really did not have a complete assessment of TICHORN in the sense of what is his real ideological viewpoint. This is not to say that the Station was overly concerned that TICHORN was flirting with the opposition. As a result of the events described below, the Station feels it has a reasonably clear idea on these points now.
2. On 15 May, being a Saturday and two days prior to TICHORN entering a Mexican hospital for a long-delayed and somewhat apprehensive (on his part) hernia operation, TICHORN was in an unusually loquacious mood for a luncheon engagement with the Station case officer. He showed little opposition to three good Manhattan and, for the first time, the Station case officer felt he was seeing clearly TICHORN "the person" and not TICHORN "the lawyer". In other words, there was no protective veneer involved in the rather long luncheon discussion which followed. The issue which brought forth the entire discussion was reaction of the Mexican intellectual to the Dominican Republic situation. In the process, TICHORN brought out very sincerely, passionately, and clearly the following points:
a. When he was a trial lawyer in California for five years, his real inclinations were what he termed "leftist". He harbored a number of "reservations" about the way that things were or were not happening in the U.S. under the U.S. system. These were private thoughts and reservations and did not translate
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Distribution
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CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
HMNT-5661
DATE
17 May 1965
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET/REMARKS
DESIGNATED
NO. 5 FILE NUMBER
themselves into action, but nonetheless points of real concern to him. Then, he came to Mexico for a period to get "that" novel and writing off his chest; during that period, he saw the Mexican system and some of the Latin American Systems. At that juncture, he became very much aware of the fact that it was the "system" that counted, in spite of whatever imperfections existed, and that there "was, and is, nothing that can anywhere nearly approach the U.S. system". As he said, "Sure, there are a lot of things wrong, because of decisions made by human beings who are fallible and have their own interests to look after, but there is so much good and so many compensations on the plus side of the system and the way it works, you can afford to recognize the wrongs and work them out within the system". He said that this was so obvious from abroad that he just wondered why he ever had worried about incidents and didn't realize that it was the "system" that mattered.
b. He told about some of the discussions he had had with leftist Mexican intellectuals on these points such as, "Is the Soviet system capable of producing and absorbing such pictures as 'Dr. Strangelove' or having a John Steinbeck write a 'Grapes of Wrath' and run off with all prizes in the writing and motion picture field? Can you even approximate that in Mexico? Witness the furore over 'The Children of Sanchez' here while the 'Grapes of Wrath' was every bit as harsh with respect to similar circumstances in the U.S. and won everything." On and on. In so many words, our system thrives on "self-criticism", and there are things to criticize, but what other system in this world is not only permissive of that, but thrives on it. And so on. He has no doubts about any governmental/social/political/economic system in any combination being able to even approach it.
3. The foregoing is a very brief synopsis of a rambling and long philosophic discussion on these points in which TICHBORN concluded his statement and, even, tirade (his Latin heritage had gotten the better of him at that point) with the statement that "My philosophy on this point, and my present sentiments, have been forged in the fire of thinking as a leftist critic and having come to see and understand a great deal; and they can't tell me a damn thing about what is the best system nor on the basis of their present circumstances in their own countries have they any right or basis for criticizing the U.S. and its actions. Nothing is perfect, and I can't defend it as being perfect, but for every imperfection they try to show me in the U.S. and what it has or has not done, I can show them hundreds in their country and any other one they try to hold up as a model."
4. In so many words, at least the Station case officer at the present time is satisfied in his own mind that TICHBORN was speaking sincerely during this discussion and there is no question in the Station's mind about where TICHBORN stands ideologically even though he may be considered "left of center."
5. Since this issue seems to hover constantly in the background with TICHBORN as far as KUBARK is concerned, the Station felt it would be a good idea to register the foregoing incident and appraisal with Headquarters.
[Signature]
William C. CURTIS
AC REQ: Submission of updated PRQ Parts I and II
REF: DIP 96004, 26 March 1965
Since KUBESK is reprocessing TICHBORN's clearance, they have requested an updated PRQ Part I and a new PRQ Part II. Please submit additional biographic information since 1959 and full details of Subject's use by the Station in order that we may facilitate the reprocessing.
Chester D. DAINOLD
Distribution:
O & I - COS, Mexico City
20 - 253203
11 May 1965
SECRET
1 - RI
1 - Chrono
SECRET 112007Z
DIR CITE MEXI 3353
REF A. DIR 68802, 11 MAY 65
B. HXMT-5265, 11 MAR 65
1. REF B FURNISHED INFO ASKED REF A.
2. RETURNS DISPATCHED AS FOLLOWS: HAMMARQUIST HXMT-5170, 1 FEB 65 ITEM 48 POUCH 4517; TESSAROLO HXMT-5012, 9 NOV 64 ITEM 44 POUCH 4443; TICHBORN HXMT-5111, 17 DEC 64 ITEM 77 POUCH 4482; LINDUFF 4525
ONE HXMT-5205, 11 FEB 65 ITEM 81 POUCH 4525
SECRET
ON REQUESTED INCLINE TAX FINS,
SECRET
TICHBORN 101
201-253263
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WHF
INFO OF 65 UR FILE
TO: MEXI
INFO
CITY OR
08802
REF: IDNS-3992, 3 MAR 65*
PLS FORWARD OVERDUE COVERT INCOME TAX RETURNS ON HAMMARQUIST,
TESSAROLO, TICHBORN AND LIRUFF ONE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED SEPT 1964.
END OF MESSAGE
* Requested overdue income tax returns be forwarded.
Desmond Fitzgerald
C/WD
Tichborn
W. J. Kaufman
C/WD/1
REFERENCE: DIR-56004 (IN 53853), dated 26 March 1965
Forwarded herewith is an updated PRQ-I on Henry P. Lopez. It was completed on a local Spanish form since this type of form looks much less official than the others.
Stewart R. Patchen
for
Willard G. Curtis
Attachment:
1. As Stated (HEREWITH)
Distribution:
1 - WHD w/att hw
2 - Files
MMMA-26033
6 May 1965
SECRET
1. Nombre completo: HENRY P. LOPEZ
(Primer nombre) (Apellido paterno) (Apellido materno)
2. Su firma corriente
3. Nombre al nacer, (si es distinto) ENRIQUE L. LOPEZ
4. Aliases, apodos o cambios legales en su nombre (indique brevemente en que tiempo, la razón para su uso, y a donde)
5. a. Fecha de nacimiento 5/18/30 b. Lugar de nacimiento MAY 1 1930
DENVER, COLORADO
6. Ciudadanía en la actualidad U.S.A. Raza
7. Nacionalidad al nacer y cualquier otra nacionalidad que haya adquirido después (si distinta del No. 6) U.S.A.
8. Residencia en la actualidad (dirección) SIERRA APARTMENT 249
Dueño o inquilino
9. Dirección permanente (si es distinta de la indicada en el No. 8)
10. Su ocupación en la actualidad (puesto, sueldo) LAWYER
11. Ha sido usted naturalizado como ciudadano de los Estados Unidos? X
Indique la fecha y a nombre de quién se expidió el certificado de naturalización
12. Parientes, amigos, personas con quienes corresponde en los Estados Unidos, Nombre y Dirección:
MR. JOSÉ LOPEZ 5111 HUNTING AVE. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
MR. ALFREDO LOPEZ 3301 WILSON AVE. PASADENA, CALIF.
MR. SANDER JENSEN 515 11TH ST. LONG BEACH, CALIF.
13. Padre - Nombre completo, ocupación, dirección actual, fecha y lugar de nacimiento, nacionalidad al nacer y nacionalidades subseguintes:
José P. López, 5201 Bullock Ave., Los Angeles, California. Nacido el 25 de octubre de 1890 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1915.
14. Madre - (la misma información que del padre)
Hermelina Martínez de López, 5201 Bullock Ave., Los Angeles, California. Nacida el 16 de abril de 1895 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1915.
15. Esposa (o marido): nombre completo, nombre de soltero, fecha y lugar de nacimiento, fecha y lugar del matrimonio, nacionalidad al nacer y cualquier otra nacionalidad que haya tenido después, dirección actual, divorcio, anulación de matrimonio. (De la misma información en cualquier otro matrimonio anterior que haya tenido)
Mildred García López, nacida el 15 de mayo de 1923 en Hermosillo, Sonora. Nació el 15 de mayo de 1923 en Hermosillo, Sonora. Se casó con José P. López el 15 de mayo de 1945 en Los Angeles, California. Se divorció de José P. López el 15 de mayo de 1945 en Los Angeles, California.
16. Hijos: nombre completo, sexo, fecha y lugar de nacimiento, nacionalidad actual y cualquier otra nacionalidad que haya adquirido después, dirección actual.
José López, nacido el 27 de febrero de 1937 en Los Angeles, California.
Gregory López (algún nombre), nacido el 6 de agosto de 1939 en Los Angeles, California.
Dorothy López, nacida el 17 de septiembre de 1937 en Los Angeles, California.
17. Hermanos y hermanas: nombre completo, sexo, fecha y lugar de nacimiento, nacionalidad, dirección actual.
Alfredo López, nacido el 5 de julio de 1914 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1937.
Joseph López, nacido el 25 de febrero de 1918 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1937.
Beatrice López, nacida el 25 de febrero de 1918 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1937.
18. Parientes al servicio de cualquier gobierno, nombres y puestos que ocupan.
Alfredo López, nacido el 5 de julio de 1914 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1937.
(Alfredo López, nacido el 5 de julio de 1914 en Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México. Nacionalidad mexicana. Ingresó en 1937.)
19. Indique todos los carnets de identidad que tiene, con fechas, números, lugar donde fueron expedidos y fecha hasta que sean válidos.
15 August
Issued at Buenos Aires, Argentina
20. Religión. Es miembro de alguna orden religiosa?
Catholique
21. Afiliaciones políticas, en la actualidad y anteriormente
Democrat
22. Viajes fuera del país en que reside - país que visitó, fechas, propósito del viaje, gente y firmas comerciales que visitó.
Several - you have all the data
23. Educación - escuela en que asistió, lugar, cursos, diplomas, fechas.
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 1942-43 B.A. Political Sci.
HARVARD UNIV. GRAD SCHOOL 1945-46 Economics
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL 1946-48 Bachelor of Laws
24. Idiomas y dialectos (indique si los sabe bien, regular o mediocremente)
Idioma SPANISH Habla ___ Leo ___ Entiende ___
Idioma ENGLISH Habla ___ Leo ___ Entiende ___
Idioma ___ Habla ___ Leo ___ Entiende ___
25. Servicio militar - fechas, de que país, que unidad, grado, facción, donde prestó sus servicios, decoraciones, cuando fue licenciado y por qué. Dé detalles si alguna vez fue prisionero de guerra.
U.S. ARMY 1942-44 Letterman Medical Corp, Co. B, 1st
26. Indique de que organizaciones ha sido o es socio (profesionales, sociales, políticas, etc.)
Harvard Club de Medellín
27. Habilidades especiales, capacidades, aficiones, (radio, fotografía, etc.)
28. Situación monetaria - sueldo, depósitos en los bancos, bonos, propiedades.
29. Datos de empleos - clase de trabajo, sueldo, fechas, patrones, direcciones, razones para dejar el empleo. Incluya empleos que haya tenido con cualquier gobierno.
30. Ha escrito algo? De detalles incluyendo títulos de libros, artículos, casa impresora, fechas.
Enumere las personas que viven en su misma dirección, sus socios íntimos (individuos o grupos), sus correspondientes dentro y fuera del país.
32. Dé cinco personas como referencias, con direcciones:
33. Antecedentes de Corte - La Corte, fecha, detenciones, cargos, fallos, etc.
34. Descripción:
| Edad | 44 |
|---------------|-----|
| Edad que representa | 44 |
| Postura | 5'10" |
| Peso | 170 lbs |
| Altura | 5'10" |
| Dientes | completo |
| Ojos | marrón |
| Pelo | negro |
| Forma de la cara | oval |
| Cicatrices | more |
| Cutis | brillo |
| Figura | elegante |
| Sexo | Male |
| Aspecto general | eleganteísimo |
| Facciones prominentes | more |
| Otras facciones distintivas | more glasser |
35. Otros datos biográficos y comentarios.
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: WH/1 - R. Arrijo
FROM: CHIEF, CI/DA
Edward P. Brody
C NO. 201 - 253203
SUBJECT: LOPEZ, Henry P.
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PRO I | REVIEW OF STAFF/D Dossier |
| PRO II | REVIEW OF STAFF/D COLLATERAL INFORMATION |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CI/DA |
| AT TRACES | REVIEW OF SEC. OFF. CONCURRENCE MEMO AT CI/DA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES | REVIEW OF FTR REPORT AT CI/DA |
| RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION | REVIEW OF ATTACHED REFERENCE |
| GREEN LIST | OTHERS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST | SECOND | THIRD AND FINAL |
REMARKS:
**** FINAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
This field inv. report contained no derog on Subj. It was reviewed by the WH/1 desk officer on 6 May. It disclosed that Subj's cover since his residence in Mexico City is holding up very well re his friends and associates in Los Angeles. They report that LOPEZ is believed to be working for motion pix and legal work in Lexi. and that he enjoys a good income of around 30,000. (It's around 23th).
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH
INFO: C/0 A, VR, FILE
TO: MEXICO CITY
INFO: C/0 A, VR, FILE
LICOLIC
REF: DIR 90817
PLS FORWARD UPDATED BIO DATA PRQ I SINCE OCT 1959
AND NEW PRQ II EDWARD G. TICHBORN.
END OF MESSAGE
WH Comment: Ref-KUDESK reprocessing clearance on Subj.
DESMOND FITZGERALD
CHIEF
WHD
W. J. KAUFMAN
CHIEF
WH/1
FAX 201-253203
REFERENCE: HIC-3432, 22 April 1964
1. The delay in answering reference should not be construed as lack of desire or intent, on the part of TICHORN or the Chief of Station, that the case be submitted to the Board of Review for Shortages and Losses for consideration, but rather as an administrative delay of getting the facts, people, papers, etc., together and in one place for submission.
2. Attached is a statement prepared by TICHORN regarding the loss of funds and containing the pertinent circumstances of the case. The sub-paragraph numbers are in accordance with, and relating to, the requirements of paragraph 3, a of HIC 34-350. The information requested in sub-paragraphs numbered 8 through 12 is answered jointly by Stewart R. PATANEK and Jerome H. BALSIS who were assigned to investigate the matter by the reporting official.
3. PATANEK and BALSIS talked with TICHORN, at different times, regarding the shortage of funds and the happenings as related to them were substantially the same as outlined in TICHORN's statement. Since there is no other way to verify the facts and TICHORN has proven himself to be truthful and forthright in his dealings with the Station his statement regarding the loss of funds is accepted as fact.
4. Since TICHORN is authorized travel expense "on actual, reasonable, and necessary expense basis" it does not seem sensible for him to have reported the loss of funds in other than the way he says actually happened.
(continued)
Distribution:
3 - IC, w/att
5. It is recommended that TIC1508 be allowed the amount of $575.00, representing loss of funds while enroute from Parama City to Buenos Aires on 25 March 1963, and a credit T/A be sent to Station to clear the advance established in TIC1508's account by Headquarters T/A 10295A, dated 23 June 1963.
WILLARD C. CURTIS
This is to certify that the above report, to the best of my knowledge and belief, includes all information pertinent to the consideration of the settlement of the account.
WILLARD C. CURTIS
SECRET 0618452
DIR CITE MEXI 2712 (EASBY ACTING)
LICCLIC
REF DIR 78516
REF DIP 69715
TICHBORN GOING BE TIED UP WITH FOURTH ISSUE GRANITILE
FROM APRIL THRU LATE MAY IF ANY PLANS NEAR FUTURE RE REF.
SECRET
CFN
Reference: DIR 67851
Action Required: FYI
1. Forwarded herewith is the referenced amendment Edward G. TICHBORN's contract which provides for a one year extension effective 19 November 1964 and a compensation increase from $9,000 to $12,000.
2. During Subject's recent TDY in Washington it was made clear to him that this substantial pay raise and extension of his contract was on the basis that TICHBORN continue to devote 85 to 90% of his time to KUBARK activity. In view of the fact that Subject is currently handling only one intellectual project for the Station, please explain to him that in the event that his work load reverts to the 50 to 65% level, he cannot expect to continue to receive the present amount of compensation. During Subject's talks at Headquarters, it appeared that TICHBORN understands this most clearly. As a contract agent, he is remunerated on the basis of services rendered. In return for this arrangement, the government makes no claim on income he might receive from his private business activities. Obviously it is our hope that coupled with the occasional full-time assignments in other WH countries levied on TICHBORN, that the Station will be able to continue to utilize Subject's services at the high level of activity which will justify his current compensation.
Chester D. DAINOLD
Attachment: Amendment, h.w.
Distribution: Orig & 1 - COS, Mexico City
201-253203
SECRET
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, CI Division
1963 Covert Income Tax Returns
Reference: HEMS 3700, September 1964
Please reply to reference which concerned the delinquent Covert Income Tax Returns of:
Otto HANMARQUIST
LIEUT-1
Philip K. TESSAROLO
Edward C. TICHEORN
Chester D. DAIGOLD
Distribution:
Orig 5 1 - COS, Mexico City
3 MAR 1964
HEMS 3092
SECRET 201-209600
RI
Chrono
WH/1
Jane Zerance: jah
4523
REFERENCE: H003-3952, dated 15 January 1963
1. Referenced dispatch has caused TICHBORN and the Station to become aware of some new problems with the Mexican banking system. As Headquarters may not be aware, TICHBORN has a dollar account with a Mexico City bank for his personal affairs. Mexican banks do not return cancelled checks to the depositor, but only provide statements. TICHBORN requested his bank to provide him with his cancelled check (on a loan basis) so that copies could be made of it. It developed over a period of several weeks that the bank could not locate this check nor had it been run through TICHBORN's account. Since ample time had expired (it was mailed in June 1964), the bank checked all accounts of persons with TICHBORN's last name on the theory that it might have been run through someone else's account (not an unusual occurrence here). It had not that the bank could discover.
2. As a result, TICHBORN is stopping payment on the check with the bank, writing the office with which he filed his overt income tax, advising that office of the circumstances, and requesting some word back whether or not, in fact, that office received and cashed the check. If the check was received, TICHBORN will provide the Station with a copy of the letter so stating and remove the "stop payment" order on the check. If the check was not received (mail is another problem), then TICHBORN will send another check and a copy of the interchange of correspondence on the matter with the bank and the income tax authorities will be provided Headquarters. It is hoped this will be satisfactory.
3. The only reason the Station is providing all the gruesome details on the foregoing is so that Headquarters will have some understanding of the Mexican banking problems should questions of this nature arise again.
Distribution:
3 - WND
2 - Files
Willard C. CURTIS
for
TICHBORN
24 February 1963
Central Cover Staff concurs in your proposal to use subject for the purpose indicated. In keeping with the requirement placed upon CCS to maintain an accurate register of current nonofficial cover activity, you are specifically requested to advise CCS/NC promptly by memorandum when subject has been activated. The pseudonym assigned subject should be provided CCS/NC at the time notification of activation is forwarded. If notification of activation is not received in CCS/NC one year from above date it will be assumed proposed use did not materialize.
☐ If check mark appears here, information of interest concerning subject or his employer is in CCS/NC files. After operational approval is received, and prior to making arrangements for initial contact thereunder, you are specifically requested to confer with CCS/NC concerning other Agency interests possibly affected and the advisability of additional coordination.
☐ If check mark appears here the proposed use of subject requires DDP approval under CSI 240-6, para. 5. Please review CSI 240-6 and initiate action as appropriate.
| 1. SUBJECT (TYPE NAME IN ROM. (FS - SURNAME IN UPPER CASE) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Barry D. Lopez 20-253303-C7/PA |
| 2. ALIAS, VARIANT SPELLING, ETC NUMBERS, ETC. |
| |
| 3. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH |
| 4. 26 May 1920 Denver, Colorado |
| 5. PRESENT ACTIVITIES AND OCCUPATION |
| Legal Advisor to motion picture company Productions |
| Marc IV, S. A. |
| Mexico D. F., Mexico |
| 6. OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES, EDUCATION |
| LLB Harvard Law School 1948 |
| Phi Beta Kappa 1942 |
| Writer and Lecturer |
| 7. PAST ACTIVITIES INCLUDING MILITARY SERVICE |
| ACTIVITY | LOCATION | DATES |
| US Army Medical Corps 1942-1943 | La As, Calif. | 1945-57 |
| Attorney, specializing in trial work | | |
| Subject active in California state politics; ran | | |
| unsuccessfully for Secretary of State, 1953 | | |
| 8. OTHER SIGNIFICANT DATA (POLITICS, RELIGION) - ADD EXTRA SHEETS WHEN NEEDED |
| Democrat Catholic |
| 9. DESCRIPTION (HEIGHT) (WEIGHT) (EYES) (HAIR) (FACE) (OTHER) |
| |
| 10. SPOUSE (IF WIFE, GIVE MAIDEN NAME) |
| Mildred McGregor born Lexington, Kentucky |
| 11. OTHER MEMBERS OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND ASSOCIATES |
| 12. THREE-STEP CHILDREN, SONS AND DAUGHTER (SUCH AS "DEROGATORY" MAY RESULT IN A SEARCH THAT DOES NOT FULLY MEET REQUIREMENTS) |
| See Green List 077832 April 1959 |
| 116322 July 1961 |
INSTRUCTIONS: INSERT CARBON; FILL OUT FORMS COMPLETELY; SEND BOTH SHEETS TO F/D.
TO: R. Armijo
FROM: F1/D
A. SEE DOSSIER ON SUBJECT IN F1/D BIOGRAPHIC FILES.
B. A MEMORANDUM IS ATTACHED HERETO.
C. WITH THE LIMITED IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED IN THE REQUEST, F1/D IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT OR NOT.
Except
D. F1/D HAS NO INFORMATION ON SUBJECT. IF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT APPEARS AT A LATER DATE, IT WILL BE REPORTED TO YOU AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
E. THE SUBJECT OF THIS REQUEST IS APPARENTLY THE SUBJECT OF THE FOLLOWING:
* Previous green list request from PP/PAD, 13 Apr 59, op, GL 77832, No record.
WH/PO/B, 7 July 1961, op, GL 111621, No record.
NOTE TO THE ORIGINATING OFFICE:
WHEN THE SUBJECT IS NO LONGER IMPORTANT TO YOUR OFFICE, THIS SHEET, WITH THE FOLLOWING CANCELLATION NOTICE COMPLETED, SHOULD BE SENT TO F1/D.
REVIEW YOUR FILE OF THESE SHEETS FREQUENTLY, AND SEND TO F1/D THE SHEETS FOR PERSONS THAT ARE NO LONGER OF SUFFICIENT INTEREST TO DEMAND A CONTINUING NAME CHECK. PLEASE DO NOT TIE UP F1/D'S FACILITIES WITH CONTINUING SEARCHES FOR INFORMATION THAT IS NOT REQUIRED.
TO: F1/D
FROM:
CANCEL THE STOP CARD FOR THIS REQUEST
SECRET
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OR INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
TO: COOPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
CHIEF, INVESTIGATION AND SUPPORT DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
CHIEF, PERSONNEL SECURITY DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
FROM: R. Arriaga
33/1
382607
4523
SUBJECT: Henry P. Lopes
CRYPTONYM, PSEUDONYM, AKA OR ALIASES
Edward O. Tichborn
PROJECT: TICIC
CIA/FO FILE NO.
RI 201 FILE NO.
SO FILE NO.
251203
1. TYPE ACTION REQUESTED
| PROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL APPROVAL | PROVISIONAL PROPRIETARY APPROVAL |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| OPERATIONAL APPROVAL | PROPRIETARY APPROVAL |
| PROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL | COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL |
| COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL | SPECIAL INQUIRY (30 FIELD INVESTIGATION) |
| CONTRACT TYPE A | CONTRACT TYPE B |
2. SPECIFIC AREA OF USE
Mexico
During past FY subject has assisted in the development and publishing of an intellectual journal. Also political action missions to other Latin American countries.
3. FULL DETAILS OF USE
4. INVESTIGATION AND COVER
A. U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION? [X]
B. CIA INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION? [X]
C. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN HIM? [X]
D. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM? [X]
5. INDICATE ANY LIMITATIONS OR COVERAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
6. SUGGEST "COVER PRETEXT" TO BE USED IN CONDUCTING PERSONAL INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
7. DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE SUBJECT WITNESS OF AGENCY OR GOVERNMENT INTEREST? [X] YES [NO]
IF NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE CIA, EXPLAIN FULLY
8. PR2 AND GREEN LIST STATUS
| PR2 OR EQUIVALENT, IN (2) COPIES ATTACHED | PR2 IS WILL BE FORWARDED |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| GREEN LIST ATTACHED, NO: 167603 | |
9. RI TRACES
| NO RECORD | WILL FORWARD |
|-----------|-------------|
10. DIVISION TRACES
| NO RECORD | WILL FORWARD |
|-----------|-------------|
11. FIELD TRACES
| NO RECORD | WILL FORWARD |
|-----------|-------------|
12. DEROGATORY INFO.
| LIST SOURCES CHECKED | DEROGATORY ATTACHED |
|----------------------|---------------------|
13. SIGNATURE OF BRANCH CHIEF
SECRET
2/11/23
Subject: Review of 1963 Overt and Covert Tax Returns
From: [Name]
To: [Name]
Date: 17 December 1963
1. Headquarters review of [Name]'s 1963 overt and covert tax returns revealed that he reported his covert income on the overt return and that the tax computation on the overt return was incorrect. The covert return appears to be correct, however, it will be necessary for [Name] to advise Headquarters whether correspondence has been received from [Office] regarding the apparent error in the overt tax computation.
2. It is, generally, the rule that a copy of the cancelled check, in payment of the overt tax liability, be forwarded to Headquarters even if covert income is reported on the overt return.
3. It would be appreciated if [Name] would forward his cancelled check, or a copy thereof, with the above requested information.
Distribution:
[Name] - Mexico City
[Signature]
[Name]
[Date] 15 January 1964
[Office]
[Office]
[Office]
[Office]
SECRET 3822457
DIR INFO PALO CITE MEXI 2132
DNDORIC OXOPERA
REF A MEXI 2073
B DIR 75171
TICHBORN HAS SO MANY COMMITMENTS FOR SPECIFIC TIMES BY LETTER, ETC. TO VARIOUS PEOPLE ON THIS TRIP IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO REVERSE HIMSELF NOW AND RESCHEDULE. ASSUMING LUND WILL BE PRESENT IN MEXI FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, TICHBORN COULD TOUCH BASE WITH LUND ON MORNING 23 JAN WHEN HE WILL BE BACK IN MEXI.
IF OK WITH LUND.
SECRET
CFM
SECRET
TICHBORN
Dec 25 1963
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: WH/1 -- J. Halliwell
FROM: CHIEF, CI/DA /jul, Lázaro C. González
SUBJECT: C - 77119
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
PRO 1
PRO 2
FIELD TRACES
RI TRACES
OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES
RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION
GREEN LIST
NOTICE: FIRST SECOND XX THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
Since the original traces were run in 1959, and in light of questionable information developed, it is requested that a new 772 request for amendment with updating of all traces and new Green List request be submitted. On the 772, please supply full details of use by the Mexico City Station.
An updating of the biographic data submitted in 1959 will facilitate matters.
WH/1 is again reminded that no Operational Approval for use exists at this time.
Unless appropriate action is taken within 30 days, this case will be closed.
201-253203
IN HQS DISCUSSIONS WITH TICHBORN IT TENTATIVELY AGREED THAT
EARLY DECEMBER 1964 MIGHT BE A SUITABLE TIME FOR TICHBORN VISIT DOMREP
TO MAKE ASSESSMENT OF REID'S PUBLIC IMAGE AND RECOMMENDATIONS HOW TO
IMPROVE SAME. HOWEVER, IN VIEW EXCELLENT AND THOROUGH ASSESSMENT ALONG
SIMILAR LINES PROVIDED BY RECENT JNTUBA REPRESENTATIVES HQS CONSIDERS
DESIRABLE THAT VISIT BY TICHBORN SHOULD BE MADE AT APPROPRIATE LATER
DATE AND WITH MORE SHARPLY DEFINED OBJECTIVES. WILL ADVISE.
END OF MESSAGE
| TO: | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| 1. | | | 1. Please att to base dc. HNMA-24860 in 201-253203 which we on file. Charge to your office. |
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**SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:**
- POCO does not have original copy of dispatch. Please locate dispatch and forward to us for 6201 file.
- Libby, POCO 64135
- Someone suggested the number should be HNMA, Mexico City.
| TO: (Office designation, room number, and building) | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS (Mark each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) |
|--------------------------------------------------|------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1. DCO/CO/2nd Lt. Allen | 1/30/19 | | The original copy is lost if it is not in your file while it should be. |
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**DISPATCH**
**CLASSIFICATION**
**SECRET**
**TO**
Chief, WHD
**INFO.**
Chief, KUWOLF
**FROM**
Chief of Station, Mexico City
**SUBJECT**
General - Operational/Specific - Edward G. TICHBORN Letter of Resignation to William D. KIMROY.
**REFERENCE:** MEXI-1745, dated 25 November 1964
Forwarded as a separate cover attachment to this dispatch is a copy of the letter which TICHBORN prepared and forwarded to KIMROY on 25 November 1964.
Stewart R. Patchen
for
Willard C. Curtis
**Attachment:**
1. As Stated (ENDER SEPARATE COVER) CS COPY
**Distribution:**
- 2 - WHD w/att u/s/c
- 1 - KUWOLF w/att u/s/c
- 4 - Files
**CROSS REFERENCE TO**
| DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER | DATE |
|----------------------------|------|
| IBDA-24860 | 1 Dec 64 |
**CLASSIFICATION**
**SECRET**
**MICROFILM**
**NO INDEXING REQUIRED**
**MARKED FOR INDEXING**
**ONLY QUALIFIED DESK CAN JUDGE INDEXING**
**ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES**
**261 - 25-3-603**
Dear Mr. Thomas:
Due to increased demands upon my time from other clients, I find it necessary to relinquish my duties as legal counsel for the ILR here in Mexico, and I do so with great reluctance. One of my heretofore-lesser clients has recently expanded his activities in certain real estate developments in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, thereby necessitating frequent absence from Mexico City. Then, too, I had underestimated the amount of time and effort required to satisfactorily attend the various legal and administrative matters confronting CEDS. Should you so desire, I could recommend other legal counsel; but I am inclined to feel that the Centro's principal problems would be of an administrative nature rather than a legal one.
As for my legal fees to date, I am submitting a bill for $650.00 U.S. Cts. This represents a total of 65 hours at the rate of $10.00 per hour. My regular fees amount to $20.00 per hour, but, in keeping with my own political affinity for labor causes, I have reduced them to the lesser figure.
May I thank you again for your confidence and good will in having chosen me as legal counsel for your organization's activities in Mexico. I shall be happy to give you a personal report of my observations on my next trip to New York.
Sincerely yours,
Henry P. Lopez
CS COPY
8274 H. 24860 201-853 303
MEMORANDUM FOR: Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN
Please extend for a period of one year with the following amendment the present contract of Edward G. TICHBORN, which was due to expire 18 November 1964:
"Increase in basic compensation to $12,000 per annum effective 1 December 1964; and additional compensation of $1,500.00 Collyrs for full time services rendered in June, July and August of 1964."
Desmond Fitzgerald
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
DDP/WH/DF/CRHalliwell:kte (20 November 1964)
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - WH/Personnel
1 - WH/1/Mexico (201-
1 - WH/1/Mexico Memo file
1 - WH/Registry
Dec 25 1964
SECRET 121750 Z
DIR CITE MEXI 1558
LICOLIC
REF A DIR 63360
B MEXI-QTO-1559
CONCUR ALTHOUGH REF B MAY ALTER SOME CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED.
SECRET
CFN
AND RECORD IN C/5 AS OF 1500, 12 NOV 64.
** RE TICHBORN CONTRACT. SECRET
201-253203
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH-8
INFO: R/AN, CA/04, CO2, OP2, OF3, VR, B/CEN
TO: MEXI
INFO: 63360
CITE DIR
ETC/LOCIC
REF: IMMA 24353
1. EDWARD G. TICHIBORN DISCUSSED TERMS HIS KUBARK CONTRACT DURING VISIT HQS EARLY NOVEMBER. HQS AGREES PRESENT KRRXRR EXPIRING CONTRACT CALLED FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS SUBJ'S TIME. TICHIBORN POINTED OUT PER REFERENCE HE NOW ENGAGED NINETY PERCENT TIME FOR KUBARK.
2. SUBJECT STATION CONCURRENCE HQS RECOMMENDS NEW ONE-YEAR KRRXRRR CONTRACT PROVIDE RAISE FROM $9000 TO $13000 PLUS $3000 QUANTERS PER ANNUM. ALSO LUMP SUM PAYMENT 1500 DOLLARS FOR COMPENSATION HIS RECENT FULL TIME SERVICE FUASPEN. ADVISE IF YOU CONCUR EXTEND HIS CONTRACT ONE YEAR EFFECTIVE 19 NOVEMBER.
3. HQS TOLD TICHIBORN WE CONSIDERED HIS SERVICES VALUABLE AS WELL AS HIS EVER-MILLINGNESS DEPART ON SHORT NOTICE ASSIGNMENTS OTHER DIVISION AREAS. OBVIOUSLY THIS PROPOSED RAISE WITH WHICH SUBJECT WOULD BE MOST HAPPY SINCE STILL IMPOSES NO RESTRICTIONS ON HIS SOMETIME OUTSIDE LEGAL WORK, WILL BE WITH UNDERSTANDING HE CONTINUE DEVOTE NEAR FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING ORRINE AND ORMANTLE PLUS OTHER STATION ASSIGNMENTS.
CONTINUED 201-253203
4. DISPATCH FOLLOWS ON QRMINE.
END OF MESSAGE
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: WH/1 - J. Hallwall
FROM: CHIEF, CI/OA
SUBJECT: L/C Edward P. Brown
LOPEZ, Henry P.
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PROJ | REVIEW OF STAFF/O OFFICE |
|------|--------------------------|
| PROJ II | REVIEW OF STAFF/O COLLATERAL INFORMATION |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CI/OA |
| HI TRACES | REVIEW OF SEC. OFF. CONCURRENCE MEMO AT CI/OA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES | REVIEW OF FBI REPORT AT CI/OA |
| RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION | REVIEW OF ATTACHED REFERENCE |
| CHECK LIST | OTHERS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST | SECOND | THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
If it is still your intention to utilize Subject, please comply with CI/OA memorandum of 30 September 1964. You will note that original OA was granted to PP/PAD in 1959; therefore, in essence, no approval exists on Subject.
1. BELIEVE 3 OR 4 NOW GOOD DATES FOR WINTERROD TICHBORN MEETING NEXT. WILL CONFIRM WITH TICHBORN WHEN HE VISITS HQS.
2. PER REP B PARA 3: HUYETTE NOW BELIEVES THAT QRMANGER SHOULD REOPEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH DTGODOWN. SUGGEST TICHBORN PROMPT QRMANGER TO SEND HUYETTE COPY QRMANTLE WITH COVERING LETTER SUGGESTING NEW YORK MEETING. THEN HUYETTE COULD RESPOND, WITHOUT APPEARING OVER EAGER, ALONG SPECIFIC LINES NOTED REP B.
END OF MESSAGE
[Signature]
Robert L. Larrabee
C/CA/13
REPRODUCTION AT OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 2322322
DIR CITE MEXI 1396
REFS A MEXI 1219 (93/63)
B DIR 53655
C DIR 56520
1. TICHBORN ETA WASH NOW OCT 25 AND WILL MAKE CONTACT INDICATED REF B.
2. ASIDE FROM GENERAL DISCUSSIONS ON ORMINE AND ORMANTLE TICHBORN EXPECTED TO DISCUSS FOLLOW SPECIFIC ITEMS:
A. LIMULAX CONTRACT AND CHANGE IN COVER FUNDING FOR ORMINE.
LIMULAX STILL WANTS BETTER ASSURANCE THAN DIAACOON AS SIGNATORY TO CONTRACT AND, IN ANY EVENT, WOULD LIKE SIGNED COPY OF CONTRACT.
(ALL COPIES POUCHED TO MHS). TICHBORN TOLD TO BRING SIGNED COPY BACK WITH HIM FROM PBPRIME IF ALL POSSIBLE TO TAKE SOME HEAT OFF THIS ISSUE.
B. JUAN BOSCH BOOK SINCE LIMULAX SUGGESTING HANDLING PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY THAN ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED AND STATION NOT CERTAIN COMPATIBLE WITH PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS ON FINANCING IT.
C. TICHBORN CONTRACT PER HMNA-24353.
3. TICHBORN SENT LETTER TO THOMAS, BRINGING PROSPECTUS, AND THREE COPIES ORMANTLE AIRMAILED PER REF C.
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253203
SECRET 201610Z
MEXI INFO DIR-CITE PALP 2532
DIDORIC QKOFERA
REF MEXI 1219 (10-93163) A
1. RE PARA 2 REF, WINTERROOD WOULD PREFER 3-4 NOV. WILL CONTACT STATION FIRST AS PLANNED AND STATION CAN ARRANGE MEETING WITH TICHBORN.
2. NO INDEX.
SECRET
# QUERIED IF TICHBORN COULD SEE WINTERROOD ON U.S. TRIP OR ON RETURN TO MEXI 3 OR 4 NOV.
REFERENCE: HMA-24450 dated 8 Oct 64.
1. As Headquarters is aware, Edward G. TICHBORN is in Mexico on a tourist visa and with a number of "associations" (i.e., law firm in PBPRIME, TV and movie contacts in Mexico) which have sufficed to provide satisfactory superficial cover for his presence and activities here up to this time. However, he has been here long enough now and made enough trips to other Latin American countries where a continuation of this tourist status and present cover arrangements should be changed for something more substantial. All of this became apparent when he began to try to obtain his working papers. TICHBORN's profession, of course, is that of a lawyer, but he cannot practice this profession in Mexico under Mexican law. Therefore, to find a peg for working paper approval, something else had to be found. None of his numerous present cover associations or stories had enough substance to provide a sufficiently plausible basis for working papers. The corporation being created for the QRMANTLE activity under the cover story being used (e.g., fairly affluent PBPRIME interested in culture and intellectuals trying to get something of the QRMANTLE nature started and then, interest PBPRIME foundations in picking it up) will not support an application for working papers. As a result, the Station and TICHBORN were casting about for something else with more depth and durability.
(continued)
Attachment:
1. Identity (UNDERSEPARATE COVER)
Distribution:
- 2 - WHD w/att u/a/c
- 1 - KUWOLF w/att u/a/c
- 3 - Files
CROSS REFERENCE TO
HMA-24450
DATE 13 Oct 64
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
FILE NUMBER 50-6-118/2
FFN: 1-4277
2. During the week of 27 September, an old friend of TICHBORN's, Identity A, came up with the following proposition:
a. Identity A owns Identity B which operates out of Mexico City and distributes PBRIHE shows dubbed into Spanish throughout the Caribbean and South American area. The business has been in existence for some time and, according to TICHBORN, is thriving. Identity A said that his business had reached a point where he needed legal assistance of various types, but was not prepared to turn it over to just any local lawyer since it involved a wide range of problems.
b. Identity A, who knew from conversations with TICHBORN that the latter was thinking about getting Mexican working papers, made an offer to TICHBORN. He said that he would provide TICHBORN with office space and telephone in his present office area in downtown Mexico City on Reforma if TICHBORN would just advise him on what local lawyers to see on these various legal problems and act as a very general legal advisor to him on dealings with these people. He and TICHBORN figured this would take, perhaps, 5% of the latter's time. Further, and most important, Identity A said he would provide the basis with Identity B for TICHBORN obtaining his working papers. For various reasons, however, Identity A desired an answer right away (within several days).
3. The Station checked out Identity A in Station files and found that there had been some previous traffic on him in the period, 1957-61: HOC-11-334 dated 19 December 1957; HMM-A-9445 dated 12 February 1958; DIR-40866 dated 20 May 1961; DIR-41304 dated 22 May 1961; DIR-41303 dated 23 May 1961; DIR-41298 dated 23 May 1961; and MEXI-8095 dated 23 May 1961. As will be noted, the May 1961 traffic concerned TICHBORN coming to Mexico and being employed as legal counsel to Identity A. (This never really reached fruition although TICHBORN used an association with Identity A, which was never more than close social contact and an interest in show business, as one of his various cover stories.) In all this traffic, there was not any derogatory information developed on Identity A. Therefore, the Station on strength of the timing required and this previous traffic told TICHBORN to go ahead with the arrangement since it is not only essential for his local activities, but will provide him with stronger and readily-available cover for any further Latin American trips (i.e., FUASPEH) he might be required to make. TICHBORN has been told, to transact an absolute minimum of his business for KUBARK at this office on his regular projects. (e.g., QRMIHE and QRMASTLE).
4. Hopefully, this will also straighten out the working papers problem on some sort of rational basis in the near future.
[Signature]
for
Willard C. CURTIS
SECRET
Separate Cover Attachment 41 to -
HMAA-24457
Identity A - John Nichols MANSON III
Identity B - Magnum TV and Mark IV Productions
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**TO: ACTION BRANCH**
If file no. and title shown are not proper, insert proper file no. below and forward document to RID/AN.
**TO: ALL ADDRESSEES**
Fill in Section 1 on back, if appropriate.
**COMMENTS**
- Your recommendation for subject and content.
- For information only.
**FED PROCESSING FILE NUMBER**
50-6/16/3
**NOTE:**
The file is not to be opened by the DIA. It is to be opened by the DIA only if the DIA has been notified of the contents of the file and has been authorized to open the file by the DIA.
REFERENCE: HOMA-24352, dated 22 September 1964.
1. As probably can be discerned from previous communications on this subject, the Station has never been too certain about the original understandings with Subject on his relationship with KUBARK. At least some understandings have been supplementary to the formal contract (such as his availability for extended trips to Latin American areas in election periods). This is no complaint on the part of the Station, but merely a prelude to a matter which the Station brought up with TICHBORN in connection with his intellectual magazine and QRMINE activities.
2. It has been the Station's inference, from talking to TICHBORN as well as communications on other aspects of his relationship with KUBARK not covered in his contract, that he is not to be considered a full-time contract agent. In other words, he has outside activities in the legal and other fields here which it was understood would provide additional income to him at the time he entered into his original relationship with KUBARK. As can be discerned from his biographic data, he has operated at a level and enjoyed an income outlook that would not be satisfied by the present contractual arrangements on salary. It has become obvious to the Station, however, that if he is to handle, properly, present requirements being imposed on him by the Station a very high percentage of his available time is going to be involved.
(continued)
3. Taking all the foregoing into consideration and to avoid complications with his present projects or TICHBORN, the Station asked him what understanding he had on the proportion of his time to be devoted to KUBARK activities. He said that his present contract was predicated on approximately 60 to be 2/3 of his time being utilized by KUBARK. His present estimate is that he is devoting 85 to 90% of his time to KUBARK activities; and, if he is to do the kind of job that is desired on the two intellectual projects recently acquired, he will sustain that percentage. Of course, he continues to be available for appropriate election of political assignments (such as FUASPE) in other countries from time to time; but, it has to be recognized that when he is absent from Mexico, this represents 100% of his time.
4. The Station agrees with his analysis on current commitments against his time on behalf of KUBARK. Therefore, it was indicated to TICHBORN that he should be prepared to take up this matter with Headquarters at the time he makes his late October trip to PEPRIKE in connection with the new intellectual magazine (see reference) and that the Station would request Headquarters to be prepared to discuss the matter at that time. It is the Station's understanding that his present contract extension expires 19 November 1964.
5. The Station would like to emphasize that this matter was brought up at its initiative in order to try (a) to assure that demands being placed on TICHBORN recently could be reasonably expected to be fulfilled and (b) to get a complete understanding on all aspects of TICHBORN's contractual status (written and unwritten) so that neither the Station nor TICHBORN get committed to these continuing activities and suddenly find themselves in contention about the time/salary involved. It should also be emphasized that TICHBORN has not complained about recent requirements, but has devoted whatever time required to handle them and do the job expected.
[Signature]
for
Willard C. CURTIS
Reference: HPMW-12847, 21 August 1964
Edward G. TICHBORN's contract should be renewed. Station is awaiting his return from Chile to discuss possible changes, which will be forwarded as soon as possible.
[Signature]
for
Willard G. CURTIS
Distribution:
- WHD
- Files
CS COPY
201-253203
4 September 1964
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief WH Division
Subject: 1963 Covert Income Tax Returns
ACTION REQUIRED: REFERENCES
PRIORITY
1. According to the records in the Office of Finance, the following named individuals have failed to file the required Covert Income Tax returns for 1963. Since the due date for Income Tax Returns is 15 April for individuals physically present in PEPRIME on that date and 15 June for individuals who are abroad on 15 April, all of the following individuals are now delinquent with respect to their PEPRIME Income Tax responsibilities:
Otto BAHNQUIST Mexico GOA
LIBBY - 1 Mexico GOA
Philip K. TESSAROLO Project LIEBROSS
Edward G. TICHBORN Project LICOLIC
2. It is requested that steps be taken to procure the outstanding tax returns as soon as possible since delinquent tax returns are subject to 6% statutory interest on the unpaid tax due from 15 April to date of payment and in addition are also subject to a penalty of 5% per month (not to exceed 25% of the tax liability) for failure to file tax returns.
Chester D. DAISOLD
Distribution:
Grig & 1 COG, Mexico City
26/25/3263
4 September 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH/1
SUBJECT: 1963 Covert Income Tax Returns
1. According to the records in the Compensation and Tax Division, Office of Finance, the following named individuals are required to file Covert Income Tax Returns for 1963, but have failed to do so to date. The due date for Income Tax Returns is 15 April for individuals physically present in the United States on that date and 15 June for individuals who are abroad on 15 April. Therefore, all of the following listed individuals are now delinquent with respect to their U.S. Income Tax responsibilities:
Otto HAGGARQUIST Mexico OCA
LIBUFT/1 Mexico OCA
Philip K. TESSAROLO Project LIMBOSS
Edward G. TICHBORN Project LICOLIC
2. It is requested that steps be taken to procure the outstanding tax returns as soon as possible since delinquent tax returns are subject to 6% statutory interest on the unpaid tax due from 15 April to date of payment and in addition are also subject to a penalty of 5% per month, not to exceed 25% of the tax liability, for failure to file tax returns.
3. It is also requested that WH/2 be furnished with a copy of any correspondence going to the Field with respect to this subject.
Desmond Fitzgerald
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
Subject's contract will expire 18 November 1964. Please advise by return dispatch whether the contract should be renewed and if any changes are desired.
Chester D. DAINOLD
Distribution:
Okl - COS, Mexico City
SECRET 122282
SAGO INFO DIR CITE MEXI 3553
FUASPE
EDWARD G. TICHBORN ETA LIMA 0700 17 AUG AND ETA SANTIAGO 1130
17 AUG VIA CANADIAN PACIFIC. CHECKED FLIGHT SCHEDULES FROM ANTOFAGASTA
AND FEARS STOPOVER THERE CAN TIE HIM UP THREE DAYS. IF STOPOVER
DESIRED ANYWAY PLS INFORM MEXI BY COB 15 AUG.
SECRET
[Handwritten note: Tichborn's 201]
PAY TICHBORN $993.30 EFFECTIVE PAY PERIOD ENDING 31 MAY 1964.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: STATION REQUESTS AMOUNT FIELD SALARY TO PAY TICHBORN.
FUASPEX TICHBORN
REF: MEXI 9577 (IN 88422)
SAGO 7034 (IN 89145)
1. CONCUR TICHBORN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS PER PARA 1 B REF.
2. TICHBORN IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS HENRY SHOULD CONTACT WALLACE R. PARLETT AS SOON AS HE ARRIVES NEW YORK TO SET UP BRIEFING IN WASH NOT LATER THAN 28 MAY. TICHBORN COULD LEAVE FOR SAGO ON 29 MAY. PARLETT'S OFFICE EXTENSION IS 6868. HOME NUMBER IS IN VIRGINIA SECTION OF WASH DIRECTORY.
3. FOR SAGO: IN ORDER TO AVOID OVERLAPS AND CROSSING OF LINES IT IMPORTANT STICK TO CONCEPT, TICHBORN'S UTILIZATION PER REF B.I.E., HE WILL BE STATION EYES AND EARS BUT NOT BECOME INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENTS OR OTHER ELEMENTS.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: *REF RYBAT.
DESMOND FITZGERALD
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICER
GERARD DROLL
C/WH/2
AUTHORIZING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 220357Z
DIR INFO SAGO CITE MEXI 9577
REF DIR 22437 &
1. TICHBORN PREPARED LEAVE FOR SAGO WEEKEND 30-31 MAY. SOME
PROBLEMS INVOLVED BUT NOT INSURMOUNTABLE:
A. TICHBORN HAS NUMBER COMMITMENTS INVOLVING INTELLECTUAL MAGAZINE
TRYING TO GET OFF GROUND. MEXI EDITOR AND NUMEROUS OTHER MEXI
INTELLECTUALS ALREADY BEING PULLED INTO EFFORT. NUMBER PEOPLE
ALREADY BEING CONTACTED FOR ARTICLES, ETC. SO FAR GONE IN THIS THAT
CANNOT BACK OUT OR DEFER LAUNCHING MAGAZINE WITHOUT KILLING TICHBORN
WITH LEFTIST INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER CIRCLES HERE FOR GOOD. FURTHER,
AT THIS STAGE, WILL NEED BADLY TICHBORN GUIDANCE IN ORDER TO KEEP EFFORT
FROM GOING AWAY. THEREFORE, TICHBORN WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN SOME KIND
OF INTERIM CONTACT WITH THIS. PROBABLY CAN BE HANDLED BY MAIL THRU HIS
WIFE, BUT VERY POSSIBLE HE WOULD NEED MAKE ONE OR TWO VERY SHORT
TRIPS BACK TO MEXI DURING SOME PART OF THIS PERIOD FOR THIS PURPOSE
SECRET
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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
AND SOME OF THIS PRIVATE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WHICH HE CANNOT JUST DROP FOR PERIOD. THIS COULD BE ARRANGED AT TIME DEEMED BEST BY SAGO AND TICHBORN CONSIDERING ALL FACTORS.
B. TICHBORN COVER UP TO THIS POINT ON MUCH SHORTER TRIPS HAS BEEN INTEREST IN LOS ANGELES MOVIE COMPANY AND SOME SHORT TERM MOVIE INTEREST IN AREA TO WHICH HE WENT. HOWEVER, DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WOULD SATISFY TWO TO THREE MONTH STAY. TICHBORN SUGGESTED IDEN 1 WHOSE INTERESTS HE ACTUALLY REPRESENTING AS LAWYER TRYING FIND INVESTORS, ETC. THIS COULD INVOLVE SURVEY TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA ON ITS BEHALF WITH LETTER FROM IDEN 2 WHO REMAIN UNWITTING. THIS COULD BE LAID ON BY TICHBORN AT TIME HE MAKES SCHEDULED 27 MAY BUSINESS TRIP TO NEW YORK. SINCE IDEN 1 LOCATED WASHINGTON, HE SEE IDEN 2 EASILY AT THAT TIME, GET LETTER, AND ALSO ANY INSTRUCTIONS OR BRIEFING HIS MIGHT DESIRE GIVE. THEN, HE COULD LEAVE FROM WASHINGTON FOR SAGO ON WEEKEND.
2. ADVISE.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER EDWARD G. TICHBORN AVAILABLE 2-3 MONTH TOY SAGO BEGINNING ASAP.
SECRET 220353Z
DIR INFO SAGO CITE MEXI 9578
DESENSITIZED
REF MEXI 9577 (MT 54422)
IDEN 1 - SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE LUZ Y FUERZA ELECTRICA INTER-AMERICANA,
WASHINGTON, D.C. NEW COMPANY IN FORMATIVE STAGE.
IDEN 2 - CARLOS MCCORMICK, PRESIDENT OF SALFEI.
SECRET
13 May 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN
Please extend for a period of six (6) months the present contract of Edward G. TICHBORN which was due to expire on 18 May 1964.
W. E. Brooks
C/WH/Support
1. As indicated in Ref B in mid-1962, it was station understanding until fairly recently that Tichborn's primary mission here was to be available for election and other political action assignments in hemisphere for, if need be, extended periods of time. In so many words, he assigned here for base operations with Mexico having right use him within those limitations. Obviously, Mexico could not saddle him with normal amount of projects requiring routine and assured management under these conditions. However, used him for number one-shot and temporary assignments plus initiating and handling project Lifizz which as much as station felt could be done without tying him down too much. Ref C in mid-1963 apparently recognized that station was using him somewhat more than originally contemplated. Project Licolic noted he would not be handling intellectual journal project. Project Lifizz or some replacement, plus remaining available for short-duration political action assignments in other areas.
IF DRACOON PUBLISHING CENTER CONTACTS IDES (WHICH PERFECTLY
AGREEABLE TO STATION), THEN APPEARS TO STATION THAT TICHEBORN WILL
HAVE SUFFICIENT TO KEEP HIM BUSY. BELIEVE HGS. WILL AGREE WITH
TICHEBORN CONTACTS AND PAST HISTORY HERE WITH LEFTIST INTELLECTUAL
TYPES THIS IS FIELD MOST SUITABLE FOR HIM AND NO POINT IN TRYING
TO PUCK STRAIGHT PROPAGANDA OR YOUTH STUDENT OPERATIONS TO HIM.
HE QUITE VALUABLE AND HAS UNIQUE CAPABILITY THIS FIELD AND IS GIVEN
NUMBER ASSIGNMENTS BY STATION WHICH WOULD FIND DIFFICULT
SATISFY WITH ANYONE ELSE: FOR EXAMPLE, CULTIVATING CEDRIC BELFRAGE
AND GETTING HIS VIEWPOINTS ON HIS CUBAN VISIT OF SOME DURATION.
2. BASED ON FOREGOING, STATION RECOMMENDS THAT PRESENT CONTRACT
ARRANGEMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT SINCE STATION MOVING HIM INTO APPROPRIATE
ACTIVITIES AS OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF AND HE BEING KEPT BUSY.
(STATION HAS AVERAGE THREE MEETINGS WEEK WITH HIM).
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: *CONCERNED HGS REVIEW OF PROJECT LICOLIC.
SECRET 688121Z
DIR CITE NEXI 2349
LCFLUTTER
REF DIR 19396 Y
1. AGREE TEST THOSE NAMED REF EXCEPT LIMOTOR 19 WHO TESTED OCT 63, LIMORE WHO CASE OFFICER FEELS UNDER NO OBLIGATION BE TESTED AND WOULD BE ALIENATED.
2. STATION NOT NOW IN CONTACT WITH LIKAYAK 20. HOPE ESTABLISH CONTACT SOON TO GET FEEL OF LIKAYAK 2 ALTER E30. ONCE THIS DONE AGREE LCFLUTTER DESIRABLE.
3. WISH ADD UMPSTAL TO LIST.
4. ADVISE TEAM ITINERARY.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED CABLE WHETHER STA CONCURS LCFLUTTER CANDIDATES.
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: W/H 8
INFO: CI/6A, OS 2, VR, FE 6
LCFLUTTER
REF: MEXI 9284* (IN 73450)
1. EDS3 SUGGESTS STATION CONSIDER LCFLUTTER FOR FOLLOWING:
A. LIMOPZ-1 AND 2 BECAUSE OF STPESO SECURITY.
B. CARRIER AND CONTRACT AGENTS WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN
FLUTTERED: CLACKETT, WIMPHEN, WILSTED, REHABUR, TICHERN.
PREPARED, LIMAYAK-2 AND 30, LIMOPZ-16.
C. BELIEVE RIZON AND SIMONCINI WHO PREVIOUSLY
FLUTTERED SHOULD BE REFLUTTERED.
D. LIMOPZ-2, LIMHNET, AND LITTLE BECAUSE OF
SECURITY OF SENSITIVE OPS.
2. CABLE WHETHER STATION CONCURS ON ALL OR HOW MANY SO
KUBODA CAN PLAN TRIP ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR INTERVIEWS.
3. FOR APPROVED TO LCFLUTTER LIMAYAK-16.
END OF MESSAGE
[Signature: Include Service's suggestions for issuance.
[Signature: Phone]
[Signature: Draft]
[Signature: Approval]
[Signature: Coordination]
[Signature: Authentication]
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
Copy No. 253203
SECRET
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: CA/O 4*(CA/O COPY SLOTTED AT 2045 15 APR BP)
INFO: CA 2, CA/PEG, CA/PROP, CI/OPS, CI/OA, WH 7, VR
SECRET-1522252
PRIORITY LIR GUAT CITE MEX1 9020 (EASY ACTING)
REF A GUAT 3836(15 62001)
B DIP 14135 (NOT SHT GUAT)
1. TICHBORN PRESENTLY OUT OF TOWN, BUT RETURNS 17 APR. HE TRYING
GET REF 8 OFF GROUND, SO THIS NOT BEST TIME FOR ABSENCE. HOWEVER,
ASSUME TRIP WOULD BE FOR WEEK OR LESS AND IF THIS GENERAL
TIMING SATISFACTORY WITH ALL CONCERNED, CAN RELEASE SOON AS TRAVEL
CAN BE ARRANGED. ADVISE.
2. NO INDEX.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: *ACTION UNIT DETERMINED AS THOUGH INDICATOR DTOORIC USED.
**REQUESTED TIME SCHEDULE FOR TICHBORN.
201-253203
SECRET 2017382
DIR INFO PALT CITE MEXI 6739 (EASY ACTING)
STORIC QXOPERA
REF DIR 36971
1. LAST MEETING TECHBORN (T) HAD WITH XIRAU (X) ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO. BUT THEREAFTER HAS BEEN AVOIDING HIM-SINCE CANNOT GO BEYOND STATE EXPRESSION STRONG INTEREST UNTIL GO-THRU SOME DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN T AND X NARROWED FACT X FEELS NEEDS ASSURANCE CONTINUITY AND SECURITY IN JOURNAL VENTURE PRIOR ABANDONING OTHER SIDE INCOME POSSIBILITIES TO DEVOTE TIME AND EFFORT REQUIRED JOURNAL. THIS INFERS SALARY FOR X WHICH T THINKS WILL NEED BE FIVE TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLAR RANGE PER MONTH ONCE PROJECT UNDERTAKEN T FEELS CAN GET X WORK WITH HIM ON PRELIMINARY COST STUDIES AND OTHER DATA FOR REIMBURSEMENT X'S TIME AND WHATEVER OTHER COSTS INVOLVED WITHOUT NECESSITY ANY LONG-TERM COMMITMENT. T ESTIMATES THIS TAKE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AT TOTAL COST $700 (U.S.). THIS MUST BE DONE TO GET ENOUGH PRELIMINARY DETAIL FOR PROJECT SUBMISSION.
2. IN ADDITION, TWO OTHER PRELIMINARIES SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN SOONEST:
A. INITIATE ACTION FOR T'S MEXICAN WORKING PAPERS WHICH REQUIRED
BEFORE WE CAN SERVE IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY WITH JOURNAL OR JOURNAL
CORPORATE MECHANISM TO BE SET UP. THIS TAKES ABOUT MONTH IF NO
HITCHES AND COST ESTIMATED $628(U.S.) IN "GRATUITIES" FOR VARIOUS
MEXICAN OFFICIALS INCLUDING INCIDENTAL TAX AND LEGAL FEES.
B. START CORPORATION PAPERS. PLAN IS FOR I HAVE LAW FIRM
HANDLE INCORPORATION IN FIRM'S NAME FOR SILENT CLIENT WHICH UNDERSTAND
IS COMMON PRACTICE HERE. STOCK CERTIFICATES TO BE BEARER TYPE AND
TO BE HELD BY I FOR ASSURED CONTROL. ESTIMATE WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST MONTH
IF NO SNAGS AND COST $180(U.S.) INCLUDING REQUIRED
GRATUITIES. CORPORATE CAPITAL REQUIRED IS $4,000(U.S.) WHICH MUST
BE OF DEPOSIT WITH BANK FOR MEXI AUTHORITIES.
VERIFICATION AT TIME INCORPORATION BUT MAY BE SPENT ANYWAY DESIRED
AFTER INCORPORATION OR IF PROJECT DOES NOT GO THROUGH MAY BE WITHDRAWN
FROM BANK AND RETURNED KUBARK. I'S STORY TO LAW FIRM WILL BE HE
STARTING CORPORATION AS FLYER IN CULTURAL FIELD NOT ONLY SINCE
FILLS IMPORTANT VOID, BUT BECAUSE HE HOPES LATER ATTRACT BIG
FOUNDATION MONEY(I.E., FORD OR ROCKEFELLER) AND, THEN, IN SOME
SALARIED CAPACITY I WILL GET CUT PROCEEDS. THIS EMINENTLY REASONABLE
HERE.
3. BASED FOREGOING, REQUIRE AUTHORITY USE $2,000(U.S.)
DATA FUNDS TO UNDERTAKE DEVELOPMENTAL ACTION IN ORDER GET X WORK
ON PROSPECTUS, POSSIBLE ASSISTANTS, CONTRIBUTORS, ETC. AND OTHER
FACETS. $400 CORPORATE CAPITAL DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED LATER
WHEN CORPORATION FORMATION NEAR FINAL STAGE. IF DESIRE TO TAKE
SUCCESSIVE STEPS, THEN ONLY $700 REQUIRED BUT MUST RECOGNIZE THIS
WILL SPAN OUT CONSIDERABLY TIME OF STARTING ACTIVITY.
C/S COMMENT: "MRS ANXIOUS THOUGHT WORK OUT DETAILS JOURNAL."
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: ADOP, C/CA 2, C/C1, DO/S, D/OP, VR
DECLASSIFIED
REF: A. DIR 03351
B. MEXI 8448-5
1. HQS HAS BEEN ADVISED CONFIDENTIALLY THAT TICHBORN NO
LONGER UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR REY APPOINTMENT. NO REASON GIVEN.
2. TICHBORN SHOULD NOT REPEAT NOT BE ADVISED OF THIS INCIDENT.
3. IT ASSUMED TICHBORN NOW REMAIN IN PLACE. REPLY TO
REF B BY SEPARATE MESSAGE.
END OF MESSAGE
SPASST/DD/P Gordon Mason (phone)
*IN 30532
J. C. KING
C/WHD
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
Copy No.
261-253203
SECRET 6223032
DIR CITE MEXI 5455
1. EDWARD G. TICHBORN ON EMERGENCY LEAVE TO HANDLE UNEXPECTED LITIGATION CASE IN CALIF. HE DEPARTED MEXI ON 2 MAR AND EXPECTS RETURN 6 MAR. HE CAN BE REACHED THRU IDEN.
2. NO INDEX.
SECRET
[Signature]
201-253203
SECRET 023305Z
DIR CITE MEXI 8458
REF MEXI 8458 (w 30666)
IDENT ALLEN KAUFMAN, ATTORNEY
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.
SECRET
[Signature]
Jul 25 3203
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
Copy No.
SECRET
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: C/W 5 (WH COPY SLOTTED AT 2100, 25 FEB 64 (DD))
INFO: ADDP, D/OP, DOS, VR
SECRET 26519
PRIORITY DIR CITE MEXI 8384
REF DIR 83351 P
DESENSITIZED
(CS COMMENT: REQUESTED OPINION TICHBORN.)
NO NITE ACTION
1. FOLLOWING IS SUMMARY OPINION OF TICHBORN, FROM OFFICERS WHO HAVE DEALT WITH HIM: EXCELLENT CHARACTER AND COMPLETE LOYALTY TO COYOTE. ALTHOUGH AT STATION REQUEST TICHBORN HAS DEALT IN MEXI WITH PERSONS OF FAR LEFT, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION THAT HIS POLITICAL INCLINATIONS ARE ANYTHING BUT COMPLETELY PRO-PBPRIME. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT HIS ABILITY AT ANY CHORE INTERESTING ENOUGH TO STIMULATE HIM. HE IS EXTREMELY LUCID, AND HIS MIND CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS BRILLIANT. HE HAS AN EVEN, PLACID TEMPERAMENT. HIS JUDGEMENT APPEARS TO BE SOUND (ALTHOUGH IN MEXI HIS ASSIGNMENTS HAVE USUALLY BEEN OF THE TYPE IN WHICH HE FOLLOWED STATION GUIDANCE). HE IS NOT GOOD AT DETAIL, SUCH AS REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING. IN ESSENCE, HE IS A SHARP OPERATOR, WHO COULD PROBABLY DO WELL IN POSITION OF IMPORTANCE.
2. STATION NOT IN POSITION TO COMMENT ON HIS LEGAL ABILITY. HIS LOCAL ACTIVITY FALLS IN THE PUBLIC RELATIONS CATEGORY (AS A PBPRIME CITIZEN HE NOT ALLOWED PRACTICE MEXI).
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
Copy No. 261-253-203
SECRET
24 FEBRUARY 1961
MEXICO CITY
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: J. C. H.
SUBJECT: CONSIDERING EDWARD G. TICHBORN FOR IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT IN LEGAL FIELD. O'BRIEN KNOWS HE WORKS FOR INDIAN AND WE MUST GIVE AUTHORITY TO OPINION OF HIS CHARACTER, ABILITY, TEMPERAMENT, AND JUDGMENT. WITHOUT ADVISING TICHBORN, REQUEST YOU CABLE DATA AND OPINIONS OF YOURSELF AND OFFICERS WHO HAVE DEALT WITH HIM. WE HAVE HIGHEST OPINION OF HIM.
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J. C. H.
RELEASING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 040362
PRIORITY DIR INFO PRIORITY GUAT CITE MEXI 8361
DESENSITIZED
REF DIR 98833
1. TICHBORN CONTACTED ESGAIN-7 BY TELEPHONE AT 1700 LOCAL 3 FEB. WILL MEET AT 1730 LOCAL 3 FEB.
2. AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
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C/S COMMENT: *RE PLS CABLE REPORT ON INITIAL CONTACT AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL FOLLOW.
TO: MEXICO CITY, GUATEMALA CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: C/WH 5
INFO: ADDP, C/61, VR
DESIGNATED ESGAIN
REFS: A. DIR-97680*
B. DIR 97691**
1. ESGAIN 7 PHOSED CALGOND MORNING 3 FEB FROM MEXICO CITY
AND GAVE NEW ADDRESS: HARIANO ESCOBEDO 479, APART-
MENT 203, TELEPHONE 45 6440 EXTENSION 203. PLS HAVE TICHERON
MAKE CONTACT UNDER ALIAS ASAP.
2. IF TICHERON NOT AVAILABLE, PLS HAVE ETSINGER MAKE
TELEPHONE CONTACT ASAP. PLS CABLE REPORT ON INITIAL CONTACT
AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL FOLLOW.
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WH COMMENTS: *Iden staying with wife at Continental Hilton.
Expects contact.
**Gives true name of Iden.
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
SECRET
TO: MEXICO CITY
INFO: GUATEMALA CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH S
INFO: CI, CI/3PS, CI/OA, VR
TO: DODORATE MEXI
INFO: ROUTINE GUAT
SUBJECT: REPAIR 7964
X. CONSIDER USE YICHORN UNDER ALL S. MAKE CONTACT AT ONCE.
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CS COMMENT: *IN 08477.
J. C. KON
C/WH
WH/3/CA
WH/3/MEXI
WH/OPS
SECRET
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Copy No. 1/3
AUTHORIZING OFFICER
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RI COPY
RI COPY
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SECRET 292129Z
PRIORITY DIR INFO PRIORITY GUAT CITE MEXI 7984
REF: DIR 97690
PREFER NOT USE ETSINGER ON ESSAIN 7 OR OTHER OP UNTIL STA AND HQ BOTH SATISFIED SECURITY ASPECTS. SUGGEST USE TICHBORN TO CONTACT INITIALLY AND IF DESIRED, PATAKER CAN TAKE OVER ON HIS ARRIVAL. ON RECEIPT REPLY WILL MAKE CONTACT.
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Fell Tichborn 207
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Copy No. 1
Chief of Station, Mexico City
Chief, WH Division
KUWOLF/Operational, Status of Projects on Principal Agents
Action: As Stated Below
REPS: A. HMA-11534
B. HMA-21914
C. DIR-63033
D. DIR-61786
E. MEX-5613
F. DIR-55204
G. HMA-22041
1. Now that Douglas Preapane's conversion has been approved, Headquarters requests that the Station submit a Project outline for his support. Headquarters is aware that the Station had drafted this project but was holding it until PREAPANE's new status became clarified.
2. Station is also requested to submit a project on Edward G. TICHEBORN as per references D and F. In reply to reference E, TICHEBORN is considered a Station Mexico City agent which means that his salary should no longer be charged to JUNOPLAR/10.
3. With reference to LIEBONY-1, the Station indicated in paragraph 4 of reference G, that with the arrival of SANDMANIE it might possibly drop this agent. In the event Station decides to continue using LIEBONY-1, please submit an amendment to LIPLUM Project or a separate support project for LIEBONY-1.
Oliver G. GALBOND
Distribution:
Cal - COS, Mexico City
5 November 1983
21 October 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Audit Staff
THROUGH: SSA-DD/S
SUBJECT: Report of Audit of Project JHPOPLAR/10
1 April 1962 - 31 March 1963
REFERENCES:
A. Memorandum for Chief, WH Division, subject as above, from Chief, Audit Staff dated 22 August 1963
B. Memorandum for Comptroller, subject: "Headquarters Treatment of Advances to Projects Funded Through Projects JHPOPLAR/10 and JHPOPLAR/12", from Chief, Audit Staff, dated 24 September 1963
1. The following is WH Division's reply to paragraph 5 of reference A:
a. The JHPOPLAR/10 Administrative Plan will be revised to incorporate the recommendations made in subject report.
b. Investigation by WH Division determines that the salary of Edward G. Tichborn has been charged improperly to JHPOPLAR/10. A new project is being initiated against which Tichborn's salary will be charged.
c. Appropriate Declarations of Trust will be obtained from project personnel for the University City Bank account.
d. The Division is initiating action to close the project's account at the First National Bank.
2. The revised Administrative Plan, referred to in paragraph 1 above, will include changes which reflect the recommendations made in reference 1.
(Signed) W. E. Brooks
J. C. King
Chief, DI Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - SSA-DD/S
1 - FD/Proprietary Accounts Section
1 - DI/7
1 - DI/3 - Mexico
1 - DI/BF
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: WH 8
INFO: PG 2, CA 2, CI/CA, RF 2
SECRET 170218Z
DIR CITE: MEXI 5813
C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED PROJECT RENEWAL
REQUESTS FOR LICHEN, LICOAX, LILISP C, LILISP X, LINOCOLE,
LITAIN. ALSO REQUESTED STA FORWARD NEW PROJECT OUTLINES
TO COVER TICHBORN AND RIKON
KUWOLF
1. HMMA-21914 POUCHED 9 AUG IS GENERAL STATION COMMENT ON KUWOLF
RENEWALS. AS REFERENCE INDICATES DISPATCHES POUCHED 9 AUGUST NOT
RECEIVED MEXI KUWOLF DESK AS OF 16 AUG SUGGEST VALUE OBTAINING HMMA-21914
ASAP.
2. STATION UNAWARE APPARENTLY SIGNIFICANT LAG BETWEEN ARRIVAL
DISPATCHES HOS AND DELIVERY TO DESK. HMMA-21864, ACCORDING TO REF,
HAD NOT HIT DESK AS OF 16 AUGUST YET SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVED HOS
8 AUG. PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS NORMAL DELAY. IF SO CERTAIN MATTERS
NOW TREATED DISPATCHES WILL OF NECESSITY BE SUBJECT CABLE TRAFFIC.
3. REF PARA TWO REF. TICHBORN RECRUITED AND BEING PAID FROM HOS.
STATION HAS AVOIDED UTILIZATION TICHBORN IN PROJECTS SO TIME CONSUMING
AS TO PROHIBIT TRAVEL, AS IT WAS UNDERSTOOD HE WAS TO BE KEPT IN
READY STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT. SHOULD THIS UNDERSTANDING
BE RETAINED NEW PROJECT FOR TICHBORN, OR CAN MEXI NOW CONSIDER HIM
AS PRIMARILY MEXI AGENT?
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13 June 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (p), Amendment of Contract
1. It is requested that the contract, as amended for Edward G. TICHBORN, Contract Agent, be further amended effective 1 June 1963 as follows:
a. Increase basic compensation from $8,000 to $9,000 per annum.
b. Provide additional compensation for quarters procurement at the rate of $3,000 per annum for self and dependents.
c. Extend the period of the contract for an additional year.
d. All other provisions of the contract remain in effect.
2. The increase in compensation as recommended by the Mexico City Station is based on the manner of TICHBORN's performance and the increased amount of time which he devotes to Agency requirements.
3. The WH Division concurs with the Station recommendation. TICHBORN has become an increasingly valuable and productive covert asset.
W. E. BROOKS
Chief, WH Support
DESENSITIZED
1. LINLUCX MET BY OUTSIDE CASE OFFICER TURING 31 MAY. TOLD CASE OFFICER HE DISTRESSED BECAUSE "LEARNED DAY BEFORE DEPARTING PART THAT WIFE HAD CANCER." SAID HE BEEN THINKING RECENTLY OF "RESIGNING" FROM KURABA, BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BE "GOOD FRIEND THAT BAD SERVANT." ADOPTED HOWEVER THAT HE HAD NOT MADE FIRM DECISION.
2. FYI AT LAST MINUTE IT WAS NECESSARY TO SUBSTITUTE LEO C.
REASON FOR TICHORN AS OUTSIDE CASE OFFICER. THIS ONE FACT LICORRY-I APPROACHED TICHORN SHORTLY BEFORE LICIETY ARRIVAL REQUESTING TICHORN MEET-LINLUCX AS SOON AS LICIETY ARRIVED NEVI. STATION.
IN PLANNING FOR TICHORN AS CASE OFFICER, HAD NOT REALIZED TICHORN KNOWN TO LICORRY BY 31 MAY.
S.E.C.R.E.T.
[Signature]
[Redacted]
SECRET 212325Z
DIR CITE MEXI 4670
REF. HMMV-11562
22 MAY 1963
IN 43671
1. STATION AGREES HQS EVALUATION TICHBORN AND CONCURS SALARY INCREASE AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE AMENDMENT. ALSO AGREE INSURANCE RIGHTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED CONTRACT.
2. BELIEVE RAISE SHOULD BE $1,000 PER ANNUM WITH HOUSING AT $3,030, WHICH TOTAL MEETS TICHBORN'S OWN REQUEST. THESE FIGURES PROPOSED TO TICHBORN (WITHOUT COMMITMENT) 21 MAY AND ACCEPTABLE TO HIM.
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ACT: Cable comments on Contract renewal and amendment
1. While TICHBORN was at Headquarters in April, he said he needed $8,000 per year more than the $8,000 plus expenses he receives under his present contract. He cited the high cost of living in Mexico, and the increased amount of time he is spending on behalf of KUBARK, at the expense of his cover. He said that his financial situation will soon force him to spend more time on his law practice, limiting his availability to KUBARK.
2. Headquarters thinks highly of TICHBORN, and we regard him as an excellent long time asset who might possibly be converted to career agent in the future, when his legal practice is less lucrative, or he chooses to work almost full time for KUBARK.
3. Meanwhile, Headquarters believes that the fairest arrangement for KUBARK and for TICHBORN, would be to keep him in contract status, raising his salary. This would ensure KUBARK's continued utilisation of his valuable services, would assure the maintenance of a strong cover, and at the same time would give TICHBORN the incentive to work hard at his cover and would permit him to realise the return from his cover efforts. If TICHBORN were converted to Career Agent status now, there would be almost, if not total offset of his cover income.
(continued)
4. Headquarters suggests that when TIEGBORN's contract is renewed as of 19 May 1963 for two years, it be amended to increase his salary by $1,000 per year, and that additional compensation of $3,500 per year be included for housing. The whole amount would be taxable. A clause can also be added to the contract authorising TIEGBORN to apply for the special life and hospitalisation insurance given Contract Agents.
5. Please discuss the proposal in paragraph 4 and/or any Station ideas with TIEGBORN, but avoid making any commitments. Since the present contract expires on 19 May, it is requested that the Station cable its views on TIEGBORN's future use and proper pay.
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**Comments:**
- Copy detached
- To be released with ext. 53203
**File Title:**
- [Handwritten text]
**Date Microfilmed:**
- 24 April 63
**Document Number:**
- MMMA 21148
1. Station Mexico regrets that, to date, it has been unable to obtain the Reference report from Tichborn. As Headquarters is aware, Tichborn, while brilliant and articulate, is not always dependable, especially when it comes to routine tasks. It is true, however, that Tichborn has been extremely busy traveling for KUBARK, and is at the moment on another of his frequent trips.
2. In any event, Tichborn has promised to provide the report as soon as he returns from his present trip. It will be forwarded when received from him.
SECRET 842234Z
MEXI INFO DIR CITE BUEN 9288
5 APR 1963
1. TICHBORNE RETURNING EVENING 5 APRIL. PLEASE ADVISE WIFE.
ALSO PLS REITERATE OUR APPRECIATION OF HIS EFFORTS HERE AND AT SAME
TIME REMIND HIM THAT HE AGREED TO GIVE US A FULL REPORT HIS BUEN VISIT.
2. FOR DIR: TICHBORNE ABLE DEVELOP IN SHORT TIME AVAILABLE
GOOD FEELING FOR LOCAL SITUATION THROUGH CONTACTS DEVELOPED ON HIS
OWN INITIATIVE PLUS CONFERENCES WITH KEY STATION PERSONNEL, INCLUDING
REUTLINGER AND BUCHEK.
INTERVIEWED
250 PERSONS FROM NEWS
VENDORS TO SENIOR BUSINESS LEADERS. UNABLE MAKE CONTACT WITH
BICENTER WHO INDICATED THAT DUE PRESENT MILITARY CRISIS HIS EVERY
MOVE COVERED BY NEWSMEN, THUS HE PREFERRED NOT SEE TICHBORNE.
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S/C HOTEL PORTION GARBLED-BEING SVCD.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Edward O. TICHBORN (p), Contract Amendment
1. It is requested that the contract for Edward O. TICHBORN, Contract Agent, be amended to delete the current paragraph 2. Travel and Operational Expenses and insert:
"2. Travel and Operational Expenses. You will be advanced or reimbursed funds on an actual, reasonable and necessary expense basis for those expenses incurred by you in connection with such travel as may be directed or authorized by the Government and while on temporary duty away from your permanent post of assignment. In addition, you will be advanced or reimbursed funds for necessary operational expenses as specifically approved by the Government. Payment and accounting for all expenses incurred hereunder will be in substantial conformance with applicable Government regulations.
The effective date of the amendment should be as of the effective date of the contract, 19 May 1961.
2. The above request is corrective in nature as it was not intended to change the travel expense provision which had been in effect during his previous contract.
W. E. SEOKS
Chief, VH Support
19 March 1963
Paul O:
Tichborn's original contract provided for travel on an actual expense basis. This was when he was working on a daily or job rate basis.
This contract was terminated and a new contract was written in May 1961. He was given $8,000 per year and the reimbursement for operational travel section reads: "This may include per diem in lieu of subsistence."
None of Tichborn's travel claims have been processed since the new contract has been effective. All travel claims submitted by him starting in June 1961 have been submitted on an actual expense basis.
Finance takes the view that the "This may include per diem---" as restricting Tichborn to per diem only plus of course operational expenses. Processing Tichborn's old accounts on this basis would require him to refund several hundred dollars.
An amendment to the contract would take care of these old accounts as submitted.
Options:
1. Get refund from Tichborn
2. Amend contract to cover actual expenses to present date.
3. Amend contract to cover actual expenses past and future.
What are your wishes?
Currie
SECRET 1121352
MEXI INFO DIR CITE BUEN 9047.
RECEIVED
REF: MEXI 3703 (10 82504)
11 MAR 1963
IN3870
1. FEEL TOY CAN BE LIMITED TEN WORKING DAYS. PLEASE ADVISE ETA AND TRUE NAME TICHBORN.
2. CONTACT PLAN: TICHBORN (AS MR. WILLIAMS) SHOULD CALL 46-3248 DURING OFFICE HOURS AND ASK FOR KEN TO ARRANGE LUNCHEON MEETING SAME DAY AT NOGARO HOTEL, J.A. ROCA 562. WILL BE MET IN LOBBY WHERE HE SHOULD BE SEATED AND READING "TIME" MAGAZINE.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT: *SUBJ AVAILABLE MID-MARCH.
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1. Referenced dispatch was discussed with the Ambassador on 6 March. He said that in talking with Oliver G. GALLON and others in Headquarters in early 1962 as well as with Chief, INTELLIGENCE, he had expressed great appreciation for the assistance rendered by Edward G. TICHECORN. He said that he still felt that a similar survey, made a year or so after the first one, would be most helpful in assessing significant changes in the outlook of the various segments of Salvadoran society. Also discussed was the possible utility of an early April 1962 survey on the issues and personalities as they might develop during the forthcoming elections, presently scheduled for 29 April 1962. However, the Ambassador concluded that he was, of course, aware that there are other priority needs for TICHECORN's services.
2. While the Station would welcome another visit by subject, it does not appear that the need for a general survey is so pressing as it was a year ago. It is doubted that basic conditions have changed greatly, and the changes which have taken place have been fairly well covered in COMINT reporting. With regard to the pre-election estimate, mentioned above, it should be noted that there are no other parties to date in the field except the government party, the Partido Conciliacion Nacional (PCN), and only the PCN has thus far put forward candidates for President and Vice President. Unless postponed, the closing date for announcements is 12 March. In other words, at the moment it appears that the net result of the overwhelming victory of the PCN in the elections of last December has made the forthcoming elections a mere formality.
3. The Station will appreciate early advice of a second visit by TICHECORN, if his schedule permits.
STEPHEN H. KARHAN
SRK/gsm
7 March 1962
Distribution:
3-WHD
1-Mexico City
SECRET
DATE: 27 FEB 63
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: BUENOS AIRES
ACTION: C/SH 5
INFO: ADDP, C/SH 5, S/C 2
FILE
FEB 27 2215Z 63
ROUTINE
SECRET
DESPARATED
REF: MARY-7795 (NOT SENT MEXI)
1. REQUEST ADVICE ON AVAILABILITY TICHBORN FOR VISIT BUEN WITHIN
NEXT MONTH. PURPOSE TO MAKE INITIAL CONTACTS AND SURVEY LOCAL ISSUES,
PERSONALITIES AND POWER ELEMENTS TO BE FACTORS ELECTIONS NOW
SCHEDULED 23 JUNE HAVING IN MIND HIS RETURNING IN LATE MAY
FOR PERIOD THROUGH ELECTIONS SHOULD DEVELOPMENTS INITIAL VISIT
SO WARRANT.
2. EFFORTS BY RENTLINGER TO CONTACT IDENTITY HAVE REVEALED
THAT HE NOT ARAMBURU CAMPAIGN MANAGER NOR CURRENTLY DIRECTLY
INVOLVED IN HIS CAMPAIGN. THIS MAY WELL BE TO OUR ADVANTAGE
SINCE WE PREFER THAT TICHBORN CONTACT A BROAD RANGE OF POLITICAL
LEADERS AND GROUPS. HOWEVER PREFER TO EXPLORE IDENTITY POSITION
FURTHER BEFORE TICHBORN CONTACT TO REQUEST HE NOT ADVISE IDENTITY OF
TRIP YET.
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SECRET
DATE: 27 FEB 63
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: BUENOS AIRES
ACTION: C/W 5
INFO: ADDP, C/CA 2, S/C 2
TO: MEXI
INFO: KAPOK
DIR: CITE BUEN 8971
REF: BUEN 8970 (IN 75985)
IDEN IS JULIO PIACINTINI.
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GROUP I
SECRET
EXCLUDED FROM AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
UPON RETURN TICHDORN NEXTI, CARA STATION WILL APPRECIATE AS
DETAILED INFO AS POSSIBLE ON IDENTITIES BUSINESSMEN CONTACTED,
TECHNIQUES DESIRED AND GENERAL INSPECTIONS, ETC.
C/S COMMENT: "MC CORMICK INVITED TO CARA BY "GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN" WHO WANT
INSTRUCTIONS IN POLITICAL ELECTION TECHNIQUES."
DATE: 2, FEB 63
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: WH 8
INFO: CA 2, CI/OPS, CI/DA, S/C 2
REF: MEXI 3290 (IN 61084)
IDENT OF REF MR HENRY (HANK) LOPEZ.
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CARA INFO\DIR CITE MEXI 3298
1. FYI: MEXI STATION CONTRACT AGENT EDWARD G. TICHBORN (IDEN) ARRIVING CARA TWO FEBRUARY FOR FOUR DAY VISIT. HIS BUSINESS PERSONAL AND NO CONTACT WITH STATION PLANNED.
2. TICHBORN TRAVELING WITH MR. CARLOS MCCORMICK, MOGUL OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE. MCCORMICK INVITED TO CARA BY "GROUP OF BUSINESSMEN" WHO WANT INSTRUCTION IN POLITICAL ELECTION TECHNIQUES. MCCORMICK INSISTED THAT TICHBORN, WHO HANDLED SPIDEAL CAMPAIGN IN PRIME SPANISH-SPEAKING AREAS, ACCOMPANY HIM ON TRIP.
3. SHOULD ABOVE ACTIVITY NEGATIVELY CROSS WIRES WITH CARA STATION OPERATIONS, OR SHOULD CARA WISH CONTACT TICHBORN FOR ANY REASON, HE STAYING TAHANACO AND WILL RESPOND TO "FRIEND OF DAVE'S".
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GUNTINFO DIR CITE MEXI 293911N41500
REF DIR 494554
TICHBORN ETA GUAT 2 JANUARY PAN AM 501. WILL REGISTER
BILTMORE HOTEL AND AVOID CONTACT FROM "FRIEND OF DAVE".
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C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED TICHBORN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO GO TO GUAT AND ASSESS
PUBLIC OPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND TRENDS.
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: WH 8 (WH NOTIFIED AND COPY SLOTTED AT 1550 DEC 62)
INFO: CA 2, CI/OPS, CI/CA, S/C 2
PRITY CIE SITE MEXI 2748 IN29417
REF DIR 41116 (OUT 85000)
DIR 41364 (OUT 95732)
MEXI 2426 (IN) 12015
1. TICHBORN REPORTS TWO TELEPHONE CALLS TO HIS HOME FROM ARGENTINA DURING HIS ABSENCE. PRESUMES CALLS FROM SUBJECT OF REFS OR HIS AIDE TO DISCLOSE POSSIBILITY TICHBORN APPROACHING CERTAIN AMERICAN COMPANIES WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY INDICATED WILLINGNESS "SUPPORT" SUBJECT REFS SHOULD WE DECIDE RUN FOR PRESIDENCY.
2. WHAT SHOULD TICHBORN'S RESPONSE BE SHOULD CALLS COME THROUGH? ADVISE SOONEST.
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C/S COMMENT: "REF KAPOK."
1. IF REF CALLS ARE FROM BICENTER GROUP, TICHBORN SHOULD DECLINE ACT AS FUND RAISER, AND IF POSSIBLE SHOULD DISCOURAGE BICENTER FROM ATTEMPT TO RAISE CAMPAIGN FUNDS IN PBPRIME. REALIZE THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR TICHBORN HANDLE GRACEFULLY. PERHAPS TICHBORN COULD PLEAD PREVIOUS BUSINESS COMMITMENTS AS EXCUSE. IN ANY CASE HQS WILL REFER TO HIS JUDGMENT RE IMPLEMENTATION.
2. HQS REASONING RE ABOVE IS THAT FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF PBPRIME BUSINESS INTERESTS COULD PREJUDICE BICENTER REPUTATION AND ELECTION PROSPECTS.
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Wh Comment: *Tichborn has received telephone calls from Argentina.
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: GUATEMALA CITY
ACTION: WH 8
INFO: CA 2, CA/PEG, CI/OA, S/C 2
REF: MEXI 2665 (IN 24747)*
TICHBORN TRIP IN JANUARY DESIRED.
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C/S COMMENT: * REQ. ADVISE IF TICHBORN TRIP EARLY JANUARY DESIRED.
PRITY DIR INFO PRITY NEXT CITY GUAT 2534 IN 20632
REF: DIR 49455 (and 99279)
WE BELIEVE AUTHORITATIVE SURVEY PUBLIC OPINION IN CAPITAL, OTHER MAIN CITIES AND RURAL AREAS WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE IN CONNECTION FUTURE POLITICAL ACTION ONS HERE. WE THEREFORE WELCOME TICHBORN ASSIGNMENT IF HE CAPABLE SUCH SURVEY.
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C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED TICHBORN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO GO TO GUAT AND ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND TRENDS. HE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN IN MEXICO CITY.
1. REQUEST TICHDRN BE MADE AVAILABLE SOON TO GO TO GUAT AND ASSESS PUBLIC OPINION ON MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND TRENDS. IN RECENT GUAT CITY MAYORALITY ELECTION, AREVALO SUPPORTER, VILLAGRAN KRAMER, RAN SURPRISINGLY STRONG SECOND, EVEN WITHOUT AREVALO'S EXPRESS ENDORSEMENT. DESIRE CHECK PARTICULARLY ON SENTIMENT OUTSIDE GUAT CITY; EVENTS SHOW THAT LEFTIST TREND IN THAT CITY DOES NOT PROVE SIMILAR TREND IN OTHER AREAS. PLS ADVISE.
2. FOR GUAT: TICHDRN IS U.S. CITIZEN LAWYER IN MEXI CITY WHO ALSO WRITER, HAS DONE VALUABLE SURVEY OF OPINION IN SAN SALVADOR. RECOMMEND TICHDRN CONSULT STATION ON ARRIVAL. PLS COMMENT.
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WH/3/GUAT
WH/COPS
J. C. KING
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: C/WH 3 (C/WH TEMPO COPY SLOTTED 0400, 10 OCT) RD
INFO: ADDP, C/CA 2, C/C1, S/C 2
TO: DIR
INFO: BUEN
CITY: MEXI. 2170
RE: DIR 41118 (OUT 85000)
DIR 41364 (OUT 85432)*
DECLASSIFIED
"TICHBORN ARRIVING NEW YORK 12 OCTOBER.
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C/S COMMENT: *HOS STATED THEY HOPEFULLY AWAITING FAVORABLE WORD TICHBORN ABLE TAKE ASSIGNMENT INTERPRETER/ESCORT OFFICER.
S-E-C-R-E-T
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: C/WH 5
INFO: ADDP, C/C1, S/C 2
TO: OPIM
INFO: ROUTINE BUEN
C/S COMMENT: *IDEN (UNIDENTIFIED) COMING U.S. 41364
KAPOK
ON UNOFFICIAL VISIT BEGINNING 10 OCT. HOS CONSIDERING
TICHBORN AS ESCORT OFFICER 16-20 OCT. QUERIED ANY REASON HE
NOT AVAILABLE OR UNABLE UNDERTAKE JOB.
REF: DIR 41118 (OUT 85000)*
1. HOS HOPEFULLY AWAITING FAVORABLE WORD TICHBORN ABLE TAKE
REF ASSIGNMENT AS IT CONSSENSUS HERE HE MAN FOR JOB, ON
ASSUMPTION ALL FAVORABLE PLS INSTRUCT TICHBORN:
A. ARRIVE NEW YORK CITY EARLIEST DATE, IF
POSSIBLE BY 12 OCTOBER.
B. CHECK INTO HOTEL OF CHOICE.
C. PHONE METROPOLITAN 8-0469, WASHINGTON, D.C.,
IDENTIFYING SELF TRUE NAME, REPORTING NAME OF HOTEL AND ROOM
HE STAYING AND ASK THAT THIS INFORMATION BE RELATED TO
MR. NELSON. (THIS IS 24 HOUR ANSWERING SERVICE AND UPON
RECEIPT OF INFO HOS CASE OFFICER WILL PHONE TICHBORN TO
ARRANGE EARLIEST MEETING IN NEW YORK FOR COVER AND ASSIGNMENT
BRIEFING.)
2. ADVISE.
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[Signature]
[Signature]
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1. EDWARD G TICHBORN HAS RECEIVED INVITATION TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT SESSION OF HARVARD CENTER LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SEMINAR 17-22 SEPTEMBER. UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE KICK-OFF MEETING YOUNG LATIN POLITICAL LEADERS PRIOR TO TWO MONTH OBSERVATION OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
2. STATION FEELS TICHBORN ATTENDANCE VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CULTIVATE MEXICAN DELEGATES. ALSO WOULD BOLSTER HIS COVER, AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CONTACTS FOR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OTHER COUNTRIES.
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EDM-10859, 2 August 1962
1. Edward G. TICHNOR is available at any time for JETPA travel. Trips of more than five weeks would be difficult, both for the Station and for TICHNOR. (He is currently handling operation JETPA, which is so sensitive that the Station would be reluctant to use an interim cut-out.)
2. In the case of Leo C. REILICH, he can of course be released as requested by Headquarters for JETPA. His absence will, as previously noted, work considerable hardship on the Station's current JETPA program. REILICH handles JETPA, which takes very little time; JETPA-16, which takes considerable time; and JETPA-15, which is almost a full-time job. In the latter project, for instance, he meets with his principal agents almost daily, and with his Station case officer at least five times a week. It would be extremely difficult to release him during the six-week period immediately prior to elections at the National University each year (usually September, October). Since REILICH, in his cover capacity, is active as a professor, as much lead time as possible is requested prior to travel requests. As an example, REILICH is already signed up to deliver lectures in September in November of this year. Reference dispatch says travel for JETPA would require a minimum of three weeks, but does not mention the possible maximum. Primarily for cover reasons, and secondarily for operational reasons, the Station feels that any travel lasting more than four weeks would be almost impossible to accept. In spite of the above restrictions the Station will, of course, release REILICH at any time for any period if Headquarters feels his contribution will be greater elsewhere.
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1. There are a number of countries where we want to begin detailed political systems analyses as a basis for election planning. To have in mind here a "nuts and bolts" examination of the building blocks of the political parties and the political systems used in countries such as Peru and Chile among others.
2. While planning on the above is at this stage still tentative, we would like an indication from Mexico and San Juan stations as to the availability of FICOSUR and REMICIE (separately) in Mexico and REMICIE-1 in Puerto Rico to go on such survey missions for a minimum of 3 weeks sometime during the next 4 months. We understand that Remicie Station would much prefer that we use FICOSUR rather than REMICIE for this type of survey but we would like to test the capabilities of REMICIE in this field if it is at all possible to break him loose from his current activities.
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6 August 1962
The following information was derived from a transcription of a tape made during a meeting with Edward TICHBORN in early June 1962 in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the meeting was to debrief TICHBORN concerning his opinions and experiences gained from a recent trip to El Salvador. TICHBORN spoke from notes for the first part of his report (pp 1-6) and answered specific questions for the remainder.
I would like to go into several of the things that I have previously covered in my report. First of all, I am happy to say that the radio schools started by BURON'S Group seemed to have gotten off to a very good start. There have been about 100 sets distributed so that there are about now something like 10,481 students enrolled in 1,000 of the radio schools. It's apparently had very good success. They publish books that go along with the radio classes. As you probably will remember, there was a literacy campaign that was fashioned after the idea that was promulgated by Father SALCEDO in Columbia. Interesting to me is the fact that the radio schools have received about 1,400 letters with suggestions and praise and various other commentaries. One of the problems they are having right now is there isn't a transmitter powerful enough to get much beyond the capital. I understand that a transmitter is on route and it would certainly be a big boon to them. It seems to me that the radio is probably the most effective way of getting out to the groups in the outlying areas. There are no newspapers to speak of, and once you get the listeners hooked on the radio, then of course, you can go from literacy campaigns into various other things we have in mind. Incidentally, these radios as you probably realize are on a fixed frequency, and the program is lead by a priest, named Father Manuel MOLINA SIERRA.
Speaking about the priest, it is interesting to note that there has apparently been a considerable shift in the attitude of the Catholic Church with respect to reforms in San Salvador. It would not be surprising to note that this is probably a hemisphere-wide, if not a world-wide attitude on the part of Pope John, the 23rd. You might even kind of correlate this to what is happening in Spain and also in Portugal. In El Salvador, itself, the Bishop issued a letter sometime back with the last several months calling for social reforms and for immediate changes within the social structure of El Salvador. As I mentioned to you earlier, it caused considerable consternation with the so-called ruling 14. As a matter of fact, the ambassador mentioned to me that they have been complaining recently that they have lost the big three pillars of strength that they had, the army, the Church, and the American Embassy. As was predictable and I think I mentioned this in my last report, the so-called 14 and some of
the less wealthy people in El Salvador have looked askance at the Alliance for Progress. I think you will remember that in my last report I predicted that we would have problems with respect to many reforms if they were to be the sine qua non of aid from the United States.
With respect to the Church, I think it might be a good idea to give some very detailed study as to how we can exploit to the best possible extent, the apparent change within the Church not only in El Salvador but all over Latin America. I think that it might be a thing that we should sit around or someone sit around for a considerable time trying to analyze all the ins and outs, and how we can fit this into the whole program of action in Latin America.
Now you ask me in our informal chats about the structure of these as far as the nationalities of the people involved in the hierarchy. I think it's in the upper structure, Spaniards and Italians, but in the lower structures most of the people are from El Salvador and some from Guatemala and that their natural inclination would be to go with the people. I think I mentioned in my earlier report that very frequently the priests in their early masses (say at 5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 a.m. would be attended naturally by the low-income groups) would ask for social changes and reforms. At the later masses, they would change the attitudes of their sermons because of the different economic complex of the people attending church. It's interesting to note that the Bishop's letter that was issued with respect to reforms got a very angry reaction from the 14.
Now one of the things that I note with respect to the general political atmosphere in San Salvador is that there seems to be a considerable confusion among the people with respect to some of these reforms. Let's take for example, the minimum salary. It is one of the cornerstones of reform by the present ruling JUNTA, and it will be carried through by President-elect RIVERA. As of right now, there seems to be a very calculated campaign on the part of business and on the part of financiers to confuse the people, and they have done a good job of it. I remember talking to many people asking them candidly, "what is this minimum salary all about?" Many of them told me the government has decided that they can be paid only so much and no more. In other words, they have really converted it into an idea that this is maximum salary. Also there has been a considerable laying off of all people in certain
factories and the reason being given, that the government now makes it impossible for us to keep a full staff, and therefore we are reducing. This, of course, could have very serious effects on any ability of the government to carry through its reforms with respect to minimum wage. Interesting enough, there are even people in the lower classes, who having been confused by what it means, are very definitely against the whole idea of minimum wage. I think, here again, it is a necessity for the government either to acquire a newspaper or to buy a considerable interest in one of them and also to do a job of publicizing and getting the message across with respect to the general class of laborers. However, I anticipate that this difficulty—that the people, with the economic power, are in a good position to at least partially sabotage this particular reform by the simple expedient of just laying people off and blaming it on the government. Let's face it, with respect to political reform in Latin America, the thing that is most meaningful to people is not political liberty, but "bread in the belly." We have got to constantly bear in mind that when we, with our own criteria of political liberties here in the United States, go into Latin America we have got to realize that sometimes the right to vote and the right to express our views is a meaningless concept to a peasant who really is worried about whether he gets one tortilla or two tortillas; it's the bread that is the biggest political factor in any part of Latin America. In this respect, it is interesting to note that whereas the last time I was in El Salvador there was a lot of talk about Fidel Castro that was just kind of spontaneous and extemporaneous on the part of some several hundred people that I talked to. This time I also went through many of the low-income barrios out in the countryside and talked to a great number of people, and a great number of them kept mentioning Martinez who was the president for about 10 to 12 years back, 1934 to 45. Many of them, particularly, the older people spoke rather nostalgically about the times of Martinez when there were jobs and when the prices were low and when even though the wages were low, you could buy a full meal and could get comparatively comfortable housing. Of course, it is known that Martinez is one of the worst tyrants that they have had there; and for a long time the thing they remember is not the repressive measures that he took, not the number of people that were slaughtered under his orders. The thing that is remembered now mostly is the fact that there were more jobs, that the prices were low, etc. We've got to constantly hear
in mind that the things that are mostly meaningful to these
groups of people is whether they are working, the price
structure, and just the general bare economic needs that are
met by any government. I want to talk now for a moment about
the Alianza para Progresso and some of my impressions about
how it's doing, not only in El Salvador, but in Guatemala and
some of the other countries that I observed. One of the most
immediate impressions that I get is during the last few months
is that the Alianza para Progresso has been terribly over
publicized. I think we made a serious mistake in arousing
expectations in Latin America that may not be met. As a
matter of fact, I know from talking with many of the people
there that the expectations they have simply are not within
the reckoning of what the United States has planned. I even
think it's unfortunate if we have a slogan, that the Alianza
para Progresso as a slogan is open to serious attacks both
humorously and satirically. As a matter of fact, already
many people even our friends are beginning to use the slogan
by way of criticism. I have in mind recently, that the foreign
minister of Honduras was in Mexico and in a public statement
said, "we have a lot of alliance but no progress." And of
course in the schools in El Salvador, there are all kinds of
turnings about twisting the words around by way of criticism.
What I mean by over publicizing and sloganizing is the
fact that almost all over Latin America, the newspapers are
reporting an outpouring of millions and millions of dollars,
and as you might expect they convert the figures into pesos,
or other local currency whatever you happen to be, so that
there is an announcement saying that the Alianza para Progresso
has allocated 10 million dollars and then they convert that
into 120 million pesos; it sounds like an awful lot of money.
Immediately people have grandiose ideas about what is going
to be done with all this money when in effect it is only a
request for that kind of money that has been done. We have,
basically speaking, still some problems among Congress as to
how much money is going to be allocated. Let me give you a
specific case about what I feel is an over publicizing of
the Alliance's program. In El Salvador there was an announce-
ment in the papers that three million dollars had been allo-
cated by the United States Government for the building of
schools. Now, 3 million dollars converted into local currency
is something like seven and half million colones. That's a
big sum of money down there and, of course, it got tremendous
play in all the newspapers. Well it turned out, what the
Alliance had in mind, along with the Junta, was to build one
hundred small schools. This would be 100 schools worth
around $30,000 a piece. Well, one of the model schools, right
now, is in the process of constructions in one of the neigh-
borhoods in El Salvador. While I was there, there was
considerable snide criticism by the press; by a lot of the population that this was a poor example of Alliance for Progress spending. It was a small school; it was within the desired $30,000 budget, but I am thinking that most of the people in El Salvador having talked about 7,500,000 colones, were expecting palaces to be built. Suddenly you have a very small school, and it was being criticized by the press; by the people at large. The next day, quite fortunately, the Minister of Education very obly took this issue and quieted it by saying: "We said we are going to build schools, not palaces." But I think that even this criticism could have been avoided had we announced rather that the expenditure of 3 million dollars or 7,500,000 colones, had we just announced that the Alliance for Progress, in cooperation with the El Salvador government, was going to build 100 small schools and say so without any more dressing it up, not even mention the amount of money that was going to be spent in total because then no one could expect more than a small school. Also I think it would have been better to have the first schools outside El Salvador, possibly in a little town like Santa Tecla or one of the other neighboring towns; and then build the school right next to the old school so that there would be a marked contrast in every way. You could see it immediately. Certainly there is always land available near all the old schools, and just destroy the old school when you've built the new one; and then really to do a public relations job, get statements from the teachers, from the students, and, perhaps, have the oldest school teacher in the neighborhood lay the cornerstone to the school. Really do a public relations job of it on a very personal basis rather than trying to stagger people with huge sums of money. This is what I mean by talking in huge figures when you can do a better job and arouse less expectation. When you have few expectations, almost anything is better; so I think if we talk little and act big, we're going to be much better off in the long run.
I think also a very highly over-publicized group is the Peace Corps. Here again, I think we're setting ourselves up for some possible difficulty. All of this publicizing is very good for consumption here in the United States; but in the world we're living in now, the same kind of propaganda gets outside the United States. Already there are all kinds of jokes about the Peace Corps. Its done a terrific job of publicizing here in this country. They get great coverage in
all the big picture magazines. In time there's going to be a musical comedy about the Peace Corps. All this is great stuff as far as the United States is concerned, but I'm afraid it is going to create serious problems abroad. Actually the actual observable benefit of the Peace Corps in the various areas will be very minimal when you consider, for example, they have about 29 people that will be in the Peace Corp in San Salvador. They're not going to be able to make much of a dent in separate communities, because they are separated. As I understand it, from talking to the manager of the Peace Corps for the Central American area; most of these kids will be alone in the villages they are going to, and whatever they do is not going to be very observable as far as the general population is concerned. Unfortunately, one of the things that we haven't yet learned in our thinking about these under-developed countries is the fact that we do such naive things as this: there is an elderly lady about 63 years of age that has been assigned to one of the small villages in southern El Salvador and her expertise is home economics. If you have ever been to one of these small villages and if you have seen that they subsist, and I say subsist, merely on a small supply of beans and maybe one or two tortillas; and the difference between the supply of one or two tortillas is a very meaningful one. When you start talking about balancing the diet and varying the diet and having a home economics expert to teach them this, this gets pretty ironic. This is precisely the thing that could easily be open to criticism and easily open to satire. I can imagine if I were someone in a position of Dr. Jose Rodriguez Ruiz, who was a very left leaning Dean of the School of Economics in El Salvador—if I really wanted to cede on one issue and ridicule it, I would talk about this person who was an expert on home economics; balanced dieting; and how many vegetables you should have; what variety of vegetables, how much cottage cheese you should have; and the whole thing in the balanced diet. I could murder this whole thing in very short time and make it very ridiculous.
I think these are things that we've got to think about. We've got to think about all the possible weaknesses, how this thing can be turned around. I know that in the United States, I know that in the hometown of this woman (she's from Nebraska) it sounds absolutely marvelous, and this home economics expert is going down to a little Latin American country and tell them all about home economics, but from the point of view of the Latin American it's sheer irony and it's susceptible to attack.
With respect to your question about the influence of the Church with the campesinos in other parts of the community, I think that it's probably true all over Latin America that the Church has great influence on the thinking of the population. It's interesting to note that in San Salvador and Mexico the real churchgoers are the women and not the men, but the men are very certain that their wives go to church so that they're their surrogates and that they take their children along with them. Although they are not great churchgoers, I think they are Catholics and are greatly influenced by the priests.
You asked whether the people in El Salvador are aware that there have been food shortages in Cuba and that the Castro program is undergoing serious difficulties and the answer to that is "yes". As a matter of fact I was interested in this when I talked to various people, including cab drivers and boys that shine your shoes, people working in the markets, and some of the campesinos. There is an awareness, certainly in the city, that Castro is having his difficulties. One of the things that is interesting and, of course, I think this may be referable to their Church influence, is that the word Communism per se still has a serious effect on people. I think it's one of the things they talk about--social reform, etc., etc., but, the tag Communism is still a very harsh tag in the Latin American mind. I think this is one of the serious errors Castro made from his point of view was to declare himself a Communist and a Marxist-Leninist because many people that might have gone along with him at that moment got frightened off. There is an awareness that he is having troubles and that the Revolution hasn't gone along the way it has. Also there was a lot of talk among a certain group of people that I talked with--these were some workers from a textile mill, that there had been an awful lot of killing that was done by Castro. Apparently, there had been pictures of a lot of executions in some of the Latin American newspapers; and this has had an effect on them.
With respect to the government prosecuting anyone for violation of the minimum wage law: As far as I understand, it's still in its infancy. I think the belief of the government is that if they start to impose any violations this might have a serious effect in getting the program across. But in this respect, I'd like to mention the seventh day wage that was passed about a year ago when I
was in Salvador apparently is working fairly well. You'll recall that this was accepting with the Bible that if anyone worked for six days (this was referable to the campesinos) he was entitled to the seventh day pay. I was worried at the time and mentioned my worries to Choretic (Phenetic) and also the Minister of Economics who was at breakfast with us at that time, that one of the possible dangers of any reform is that it is not carried through intelligently and forcibly. It is better not to have a reform, not to announce a new idea, not to arouse expectations, if there is going to be violation of those expectations. At that time it was contemplated that the army would administer the program of the seventh day pay. Apparently they have changed their mind on that and have a civilian group that is administering the program; there has been no real scandal with respect to violations of this. I was a little fearful that a local army guy would get paid off by some of the big plantation owners and thus be permitted to do all kinds of violations. Apparently this has not happened, and they've been pretty effective in the administration.
My big objection at that time was that again the minimum salary thing was not properly publicized. They could have had all kinds of radio and television programs, interviews with the campesinos, and asked them what they felt about this and actually doing that kind of public relations job which they did not do. I think this is true with all these reforms. I think that they have got to be brought to the people where you get reaction from the people as to the extent of the change, any reform has on their personal existence. This again is a matter of attitude, a matter of technique in public relations.
Well, it is certainly true that there has been a considerable amount of publicity about the Alianza para Progresso. I was not aware that it was this specific group that was pushing the program of publication. However, harking back to a previous statement, I think that there is a serious possibility that over publicizing of the Alianza will cause more trouble than we can at present anticipate. As a matter of fact some of the problems are already beginning to arise. I had a long talk with Ambassador Williams on this, and I think we both agreed that we ought to soft pedal much of the talk about the Alianza; and certainly to stay away from these enormous figures of millions of dollars. As far as the people in Latin America
are concerned they really think the world is going to change overnight and expect it to change overnight. When the changes aren't forthcoming, they are going to be very embittered and we may possibly create enemies we need not have had.
I have in mind talking with one man; he was a newspaper vendor and I happened to see a headline about the Alianza para Progreso, and this of course gave me an opening to talk to him about it. I said, "What is this going to mean to you?" He said, "I understand they are going to give me a new house." Someone standing close to him said, "What do you mean—they're going to give you a house," and they actually had an argument about the thing. The man selling the newspapers insisting that's what they were going to do—build him a new house, etc. The other man saying that's all propaganda, it's all demagogy; they say this all the time and nothing is going to occur. The chances are very strong that this man will not get into a house. The chances are almost equally strong that he won't even get an apartment because you cannot possibly meet the housing shortage in such a place as San Salvador, where I doubt more than 10% of the people have adequate hygienic dwellings. So here again, well at least, this newspaper vendor has gotten an enormously overblown notion about what we're going to do. It may be that in his particular case, he is more aware of the Alianza and more aware of the million dollars because he is selling newspapers and magazines and he is reading about it all the time. Here again I think is one of the dangers with respect to the publicity about the Alianza.
I think I mentioned in my report about a year ago it might be a good idea to get some experts in public relations, and that they might be recruited from such places as Mexico and Puerto Rico where you have people who have worked with either government agencies, with some of our embassies, or with some of the public relations firms such as General Rubicam & Noble Advertising and other very widely-known public relations groups in Latin America. I think it might be a good idea for the government to have someone counseling him and particularly on any wide shifts of policy on how to present it to the public. I think it would be an enormously effective way in presenting the programs of the government, and it would be a good investment they could make at this point. And I don't just mean getting the
ordinary Madison Avenue slick. I think it ought to be a person who has had some experience dealing with the Latin American temperament because any program has to arise out of the psyche of the people that are being dealt with.
Incidentally, I did see some of the pictures and some of the coverage that was given Rivera during his election campaign and whoever handled that, I think, was very effective; and I've suggested to the Ambassador that he might suggest that the same people or person he retained to accompany Rivera into his position as president.
I think one of the key persons with respect to the left in El Salvador is the Dean of the School of Economics whose name is Jose Rodriguez Puiiz. He is also the son of the president of the University. Now first a word about the young son—he gave a lecture on Marxism one of the nights I was there, and I went to the lecture. The hall was filled to capacity; there were people standing in the doorways, and I would estimate there were 400 or 500 people there. It was a rather interesting experience because from what I heard I had been led to believe that it would be kind of a rabble rouser and that he would try to instigate the people into action. Actually what I saw was—personally it was very moving, really. He has kind of the manner of a priest. His voice tends to tremble at first; but as he got more involved, he lost the tremor in his voice and sounded more like a very intense professor. The interesting thing was when he spoke about the United States, it was more in symbolic terms; there was nothing of real harsh personal rancor either in his voice, his manner, or in what he was actually saying; but it was almost as if he were referring to an abstraction of the United States. He didn't take off on the Ambassador personally. He just talked about American ambassadors and he was bitter, less inclined to be sarcastic than merely bitter. He is a very effective human being. I note as I sat there, he moved the audience that he had, emotionally. I could see one of them kind of swallowing and the tears running down eyes of the girl to the left of me. There was really no attempt to rabble rouse as such, there was no attempt to get the people out in the streets as it were. Toward the end he made a very interesting statement—he said: "We know that there are changes necessary, we know that we have got to free ourselves of the imperialist yoke of the United States, and we know that these changes have got to come through us; no one is going to help us but ourselves," but he says in making those
changes come about, let us be careful that we do not ruin and that we do not set back our program by taking precipitous action, without plan. Suddenly, it came almost as a jarring note, he said—well perhaps we're not ready to act yet, but whatever we do, we've got to do it reasonably so that we don't lose the revolution as such. I don't know whether he had reference to the fact that maybe in Cuba the revolution did not work because certainly he was very pro Castro. I think that there was a kind of note of wariness in his talk, and it is interesting.
I suggested to the ambassador that it might be a good idea for him to set up a meeting with Guillermo Moscoso with the older Jose Napoleon Rodriguez Ruiz who was the rector of the University, and possibly ask this younger fellow, the Dean of the School of Economics to come along and try in effect to have Moscoso say, "Look, I know you probably disagree with a lot that we're doing and you are very skeptical about the Alianza para Progresso; you're very skeptical about the United States per se. Maybe in many senses you're right, maybe in the past you had reason to feel that there has been imperialism, but we want to indicate to you that we have a change of attitude and just give us a chance and I need your counsel and you're an economist and I want to know. I realize that we may disagree, but I wanted to meet you anyway." I think that there is a possibility that a person in his frame of mind and I say this is only a possibility and it may be very minimal as a possibility; but there is a chance that we may be able to recreate some kind of tie with him so that he is not as bitter and antagonistic. I do not think, at least from hearing that lecture, that evening that he is entirely beyond the pale; and bear in mind that there were no Americans, there was no one in the audience (that I could detect at least) who were not from El Salvador itself. I realize that there may be various opinions with respect to this, but I did suggest it to the ambassador. He thought it might be a good idea and he may very well do that.
Apparently the father, Jose Rodriguez Ruiz, Sr. (Napoleon), is a person who is approachable. He is not as far to the left as his son. He is a liberal, but he is not considered a Communist. There is, I understand, something in the Embassy about him, but apparently it has been checked out and it is felt that he is not a Communist. In any event, there has been an invitation extended to him to come to the United States. I think, as a matter of fact, that with many of these people that if they were to come to
the United States and given some kind of chance to observe the United States first hand, they would be less bitter about us. I think that they have adopted some very domestic notions about us; they believe some of what they see in the movies; kinds of snatches of newsreels about the situation in the South. Actually, they have a very distorted notion, and some of it is a very sincere distorted notion. They really believe some of the things they've heard. I think if they would see us first hand they might feel differently. Just as I think sometimes when a lot of these fellows go to Russia or Cuba, they come back disillusioned that it isn't what they have been told it is. I know that I've talked to some people in Mexico who have seen Cuba first hand during the last year and have had noticeable changes of mind as to what it is. It's one thing to hear all the good things that the leftists say about a thing, but it's another thing when you actually go there and observe some of the tyrannical atmosphere. I think the same thing is true on the reverse that you can disillusion people by sending them to Russia or to Cuba or behind the Iron Curtain. Just as sometimes you can rub away some of the misimpressions, erroneous impressions by sending people to the United States and having them live on a campus for example, such as Cambridge, Michigan, or any such place where they can see first hand that we're not the oppressors that they have been led to believe for a long time. Much of this is really lack of exposure.
During the time that I was in El Salvador about 10 days ago, there arose a serious problem of the deportation of Salvadorans from Honduras; and it was all over the newspapers, and very strong statements were issued both in the editorials and by people over the radio about chasing out some of the Salvadorans that had been working in Honduras for a long time. Apparently there has been a rapprochement; there were meetings between the foreign ministers and I think the problem may be resolved.
It's interesting to note that El Salvador is the most heavily populated country of Central America. I think they have a population of about 120 per square mile, whereas Honduras and Nicaragua have something like 15 or 17 per square mile. Therefore, you have a very definite problem of space and overpopulation in San Salvador. The other thing is traditionally the people of San Salvador are supposed to be the hardest workers in Central America. I remember that Antonio Rivera, a very well-known attorney in San Salvador, said that the Salvadorans were referred to as the
Japanese of Central America because they're the tough workers. Also there is a considerable amount of Salvadoran capital that is in various industries throughout Central America which is an interesting thing to me. The comparison to the Japanese seems to be very appropriate in this situation.
I think that the real focus of trouble, if there is going to be any, would be either the Labor unions or I think more particularly in the University. My feelings about Central America, generally, is that your revolutions do not come from the campesinos or they do not even come from the lower classes. They generally are the middle-class groups or the low-middle-class groups. I think in Havana, for example, Batista was overthrown, not by the campesinos but by the middle classes; and then the campesinos came in afterwards because there was very little doing outside of Havana even in the Sierra Madres, there was only Castro with a small group of people. When Batista really fell is when he had so damn much trouble inside of Havana. He fled and left because he was having problems of sabotage in Havana itself and not because Castro was seriously threatening him from the Sierra Madres, for he had actually withdrawn about a month before, if you recall.
I think with respect to the situation in Santo Domingo, here again Union Civica Nacional was made up by the intellectuals and by the middle classes and not by the campesinos. As a matter of fact, Trujillo has tremendous support and adulation among many of the campesinos and his real basic political strength was from the low economic groups. As a matter of fact the Secret Police was recruited from the lower barrios where he had the toughest little juvenile delinquents you could imagine as a Secret Police, and this was a real force. The interesting thing is that right after Trujillo died, the first big mass meeting that his son had was in the poorest barrio in Santo Domingo because he knew that's where Trujillo still had basic strength.
I think the same thing is true in San Salvador. I don't think it will be the campesinos that will give you the trouble; it will be the students. With respect to the student situation, I think they might borrow leaf from PRI's book in dealing with the students. I think the government ought to make a very strong attempt to form a liaison with the universities and whenever they get some apt pupils to give them a job in the government, to bring them into the various positions within the government and the same thing with professors, to have them as economic advisors.
wherever they can. They're human beings—once, they'll be flattered and another thing, they'll need the money. I think one of the things that might be helpful with respect to the situation in the universities is to try and catch some of these students in the high school level. I suggested to the ambassador, a plan that would be something comparable to the Rotary Club's scholarships that are given in Colorado. I remember that when I was going through high school, I was given $10 a month by the Rotary Club and I was given a sponsor. I used to meet him once a month and we'd have lunch. I remember this very strongly because it was meaningful to me to have this kind of relationship. I think that many of the businessmen in San Salvador could get the bright young guys in the high schools who are actually the guys who become the effective leaders in the college. Get them on the high school level and become friends with them. Once they have gotten to know some of the people who are supposed to be the ogres that they later talk about, and have had some actual financial help from them; they are more apt to be approachable. At least the person who has been their sponsor during the time in high school can approach them. I think we have got to start working on this at a stage before they get to the university. Your leaders can be spotted, the people who are going to be your most effective in colleges can be spotted in the high schools. I think that is the time to start bringing some of the people in close contact with the government, also the business community. I talked to the ambassador about this and he said he felt it was a good idea and was going to talk to some of the people about it. I think, bearing in mind, that the universities are really power seats in many of the Latin American countries. We have got them to accept this as a starting point and then work with this and find out what are the elements that produce the leaders and when do the leaders first become observable and try to catch them at the earliest possible time. I think it would ameliorate much of the situation with respect to the students. The other thing (still on the university thing) I've observed in places that I have been is that the newspapers in these universities really are not newspapers. I think the leftist newspapers are really truly ineffective as far as appealing to the middle span. The same thing with the rightist, you have either the right or the left. The Catholics, generally speaking, have newspapers that are more costly; and they are very dogmatic to the right. Then you have the leftist students who have poorly printed or poorly mimeographed newspapers to the left. I suspect that the vast number of students who are in the middle never have any newspapers and here,
I think, is a fertile field for us to get into the act. I saw a newspaper in El Salvador called the Daily News; it's an American newspaper. I don't know who is the editor of it, but it is really truly a newspaper and it's a good job. It is well edited; it is a newsy periodical and I think it could be used as a format for many of the newspapers in some of these Central American universities. In Mexico I think you would have to have a printed newspaper because there are more resources, but a lot can be done with mimeographed newspapers if they are made into newspapers. My suggestion would be that you have actual news, gossip columns in these newspapers about who is going with whom and all that sort of stuff, have student programs, have actual news about lectures that are given; and make it about two-thirds news and about only one-third editorial. Once you get people in as readers then they will read some of your editorial comment. Also it can become the organ to the middle because none of the middle groups in any of the universities I have ever seen have a newspaper that speaks for them. I think, for example, and I mentioned this to Dave Phillips and Bill Carlson in Mexico, that there isn't an effective student newspaper at the University of Mexico. This is a place where you have 83,000 students and this is the growing middle class, these are the spokesmen. They don't have a newspaper, and I think it might be a good idea, for example, to have some kind of symposium in El Salvador where you invite prospective editors of student newspapers to study the techniques of typography; to study the techniques of what makes a newspaper readable. Actually La Quincena that is published in Mexico, for example, is obviously a political tract. There isn't one single article that appears that doesn't have a political pitch, a very strong anti-leftist pitch. Frankly, it is a boring newspaper and typographically it looks very presentable; it's an expensive project. Interesting enough in the third issue of it they had a big editorial page saying we are not supported by the American Embassy. We have gathered our own funds, etc. Well, "He thinketh thou protestest too loudly," is certainly true in that situation. As I understand it we are not really sponsoring the newspaper, but it has the look of it. None of these newspapers have any ads or anything of this nature. I think that when you don't have any ads or you don't have any (parental where-with-all) it is always suspected of being a paid-for newspaper. I think even in these little mimeograph sheets we could always find people who would give a nominal sum, say even a dollar a month, for just
an ad just so you could use an ad advertising their book store or dry goods store to give it the appearance of a newspaper that is making its own go and it is not just a paid-for propaganda piece. I think there is a great need for these kinds of newspapers in all of these universities. I would be tickled to death, as a matter of fact, for I have a special interest in this thing, to give whatever help I can. I know that the Ambassador in Salvador is very interested in this. He is a former newspaper editor. He edited the student newspaper and of course it hit him immediately as a good idea. I edited a student newspaper and perhaps that is why I am especially aware of this kind of thing, but I think we've missed the boat many years in this. I think even if we have to edit the newspaper ourselves, these organs should be in the universities.
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
TO: SALVADOR
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 8
INFO: ADDP, PG 2, CI, CI/OPS, CI/CA, S/C 2
REFERENCE: 4192* (IN 48642)
AMBASSADOR AWARE TICHBORN AND NOLTENIUS ARE ACQUAINTANCES.
END OF MESSAGE
RE: AMBASSADOR AWARE OF TICHBORN'S CONTACT WITH MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS JULIO MILLERINO.
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
DIR INFO MEXI CITE SALV 4142
REF. DIR 15052 (act 90798)²
SALV 4119 (NOT SENT MEXI) (2/4/62)
1. MINDEF HAS INFORMED ARMY ATTACHE MATTHEWS RIVERA CANNOT
LEAVE BEFORE 11 JUNE.
2. STATION AS YET UNABLE CONFIRM ANY NOLTENIUS TRAVEL PLANS
FOR IMMEDIATE FUTURE.
3. HAS AMBASSADOR AWARE TICHBORN CONTACT WITH NOLTENIUS.
END OF MESSAGE
CS COMMENT, *IF PRESIDENT RIVERA AND OR MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS JULIO
NOLTENIUS COMING TO ZIRETAL, ADVISE HCS ETA. TICHBORN PLANNED CONTACT NOLTENIUS
IN ZIRETAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO RIVERA.
R1 COPY
1. If President Rivera and or Minister of Public Works Julio Holtzhuus coming to Zinetal, advise his ETA.
2. Tichborn plans to contact Holtzhuus in Zinetal for further development and possible introduction to Rivera.
END OF MESSAGE
CONTACT REPORT
MEMORANDUM: of Contact and Conversation Date 5 June 1962
SUBJECT: Henry Lopez
1. Messrs. Dick Onderkirk and Porter Goss contacted Subject at the Shoreham Hotel in room 506 N on 5 June to debrief him on his current travel in El Salvador. Subject will be in Washington until Thursday, 7 June. At the Subject's request a further briefing will take place Wednesday, 6 June at 0930 hours with the benefit of a tape recorder. Subject believed that there was sufficient material to warrant a detailed question and answer type discussion and stated that he preferred this form reporting.
2. During the course of luncheon, at which the majority of the meeting was conducted, the following items of interest were brought out in conversation. Most topics were discussed in generalities in view of the arranged formal briefing scheduled for the following morning with a recorder.
a) Subject feels that there is a chance for real stability in the Rivera government with the proper support from the US Government.
b) Subject stated that a slight disparity existed in the direction being taken between the State Dept (Ambassador) on the one hand and the COS on the other. Specifically, Subject believed that COS was supporting elements too far to the right.
c) The military is apparently a true "third force" and not aligned with the U.S. families, but broken up into conservative senior officers and an emerging more liberal junior officer corps. Subject believed that there may be a possibility of getting to the campesinos through the liberal element of the military, but not to the U.S. families.
d) U.S. families are becoming isolated and have neither the full support of the church, the military, or the government. The attitude toward the minimum wage rate of the Rivera government seems to be "pay one half as many twice as much." The cooperation of the U.S. families is needed for the econo...
development of the country, but as of now they are all the way right. As for the minimum wage concept, the campesinos apparently do not grasp it a meaning.
e) The church is not so far right that it supports the 1% families and it is tending more towards the relative left.
f) The Alliance for Progress has been badly handled, as have some of the activities of the Peace Corps. Subject believes that too much has been promised through propaganda already without corresponding results. He believes the danger of the program falling into ridicule is great if the US continues to promise only, or continues its badly managed publicity play program.
g) Discussion of the student University papers yielded Subject's opinion that they are largely ineffective because they deal in polemics rather than fact and news items, and because the ones with too good format are obviously US puppets.
h) Less conversation about Fidel Castro is evident in public, although the Fidel movement is still to be reckoned with. Recently there has been a resurgence of the Martinez - dictator of the 1950's - good old days when everybody had a job. This sentiment was very expressed by some campesinos.
3. Subject mentioned that he had both high and low level contacts in El Salvador and had managed to get a reading of public opinion and private belief. Apparently it is a mistake for Rivera to delay the inauguration so long after the election, at which time a favorable image of the Col was successfully kept before the public, but which is now wearing off.
4. Subject proposed the following courses of action in certain fields that were discussed in more depth.
c) Radio is the best means of communication with the campesinos. Subject was impressed with the results of the operation run by the Catholic priest in Bolivia using pre-beamed radios. He considers that a similar operation
would be extremely valuable if properly handled.
b) Recommends that the Li families be approached on a millionaire to
millionaire basis to cooperate with a reasonable reformist movement.
(c) That the son of Rodriguez, son, is head of the Economics
Dept at the University—be approached by Moscoso and himself and asked
to cooperate for at least a year's trial basis. The son is a very moving
orator, but Marxist oriented, and skeptical about the success of the
Alliance, but not an inflammatory type—would be a fair contestant in any issue.
d) That an effective student/youth newspaper be developed which
is a newspaper and not a propaganda sheet, which appeals to the student
body.
e) That he use his newly formed contacts—the Minister of Public
Works—Julio A. — to get an introduction to Rivera when he is
in Washington. Subject claims a very intimate relationship with Julio
in Washington that would provide a close contact with Rivera.
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
DATE: 4 JUN 62
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: WH 8
INFO: CA 2, CA/PRG, S/C 2
DIR INFO SALV CITE MEXI 0977
REF DIR 13809 Out 05702*
TICHBORN SCHEDULED DEPART MEXI 4 JUNE WITH STOPOVER NYC, FOR
ARRIVAL HQS MORNING OF 5 JUNE. WILL PHONE 5 JUNE PER REF.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: *HQs CONCURS TICHBORN HQS CONSULTATION TO BEGIN APPROX 4 JUNE.
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 8
INFO: CA 2, CA/PRG, S/C 2
REF: NSXI 2927 (IN 12609)
HCS OXYGEN PARA 2 REF. ADVISE ETA. CONTACT MR. FORREST SHIVERS OR MR. AL FEDERER AT 356 8073 IN ZENTAL BETWEEN 0800 AND 1700 HOURS WEEKDAY UNTIL ARRIVAL.
END OF MESSAGE
TH Consent: *Advise concurrence TICHBORN has consultation to begin approx 4 June.
J. C. KING
C/O HD
RELEASING OFFICER
H/3/LAXCO
H/0/PS
COORDINATING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
DIR INFO SALV CITE MEXI 0927
REF MEXI 0763 (34356) *
1. TICHBORN RETURNED MEXI 25 MAY AFTER COMPLETING SURVEY SALV POLITICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FIELDS AND HOLDING DISCUSSIONS SALV ODACID CHIEF AND COS. TICHBORN REPORTS SALV SURVEY HIGHLY COMPLEX AND AS RECOMMENDED IN SALV, HE REQUESTS APPROX TWO DAY CONSULTATION HQS TO PRESENT HIS REPORT, DISCUSS SALV DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVISE POSSIBLE ACTION PROGRAM.
2. FOR SALV HQS: ADVISE CONCURRENCE TICHBORN HQS CONSULTATION TO BEGIN APPROX 4 JUNE.
END OF MESSAGE
CS COMMENT: TICHBORN WOULD ARRIVE SALV 16 MAY.
1. The Station had been aware of KELICH's association with Congressmen since 1958. Frankly, however, the Station was not aware of the extent to which KELICH engaged in political election activities until receipt of Reference and a discussion with KELICH's Headquarters is correct in considering him qualified for political action operations involving elections.
2. Perhaps Station Mexico's comments were colored by the desire not to lose KELICH's services too temporarily. His cover occupation as a professor at the National University makes it difficult for him to leave classes for CIA assignments. He is also handling the Station operations. One of them, LUCAS, involves meetings with his Station officers at least three times a week. In these circumstances, such as the present student strike situation, KELICH and the Station staff officers must meet daily.
3. Also pertinent is the fact that Howard C. TICHERN has qualifications in the election field which are certainly superior to KELICH's. (See RH-00417 for Headquarters evaluation.) Furthermore, Station Mexico has understood that TICHERN's assignment in Mexico was based on the premise that he would be on hand for just such assignments. Although Station Mexico is using TICHERN, it has constantly been in mind that he may be called on to travel at any moment, as he is doing this date in the States. Finally, the Station feels strongly that TICHERN is a personability better suited to such assignments.
4. In summary, KELICH will be available for any assignment in any area requested by Headquarters. At the same time, Station Mexico will appreciate Headquarters consideration of TICHERN for such assignments, for the reasons stated above.
Villard C. Curtis
18 May 1962
Matters:
1 = OUD
2 = Files
RE DIR 09174 (OUT 81006)*
TICHBORN WILL ARRIVE 16 MAY VIA PAA AT 1210.
END OF MESSAGE
C/3 COMMENT: HQS CONCURRED TICHBORN TDY SALV TO REAPPRAISE POLIT SIT.
TO: SAN SALVADOR, MEXICO-CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 8
INFO: CA 2, CA/PRG, S/C 2
TO: SALV
INFO: NEXTI
REP: SALV 4099 (IN 31340)*
1. HQS CONCURS TICHBORN TDY SALV PER REP REQUEST.
2. NEXTI: PLS ADVISE SALV DATES TICHBORN AVAILABLE.
END OF MESSAGE
UNI COMMENT: Ambassador Williams requests Edward G. Tichborn travel Salvador to reappraise political situation.
DIR INFO RIOD CITE MEXI-0414
ALSHOOP
REF: RIOD 6974 (CIV 68985)*
FYI: DUE PLANNED PERSONAL BUSINESS TRIP IN LOS ANGELES FROM 2 THRU 9 APRIL, LOPEZ AVAILABLE FOR REF TRIP ANY TIME THEREAFTER.
IN CONSIDERING COVER POSSIBILITIES FOR REF TRIP, HQS MAY WISH TO UTILIZE LEGITIMATE LOPEZ COVER AS LAWYER WHO NOW REPRESENTING MEXI-U.S. BUSINESS INTERESTS IN PROMOTING LA INDUSTRIAL USE NEW COFFEE BEAN REFINING MACHINE.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: *REQUESTED BACKGROUND CAPABILITIES AND COVER FOR MR. LOPEZ.
TO: RIO DE JANEIRO
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 8
INFO: CCG 2, C1, C1/GPS, C1/0A, S/C 2
PRIORITIES
1. EDWARD O. TICHBORN (P) IS KUBARK CONTRACT AGENT RESIDENT MEXI.
BORN DENVER 1920 OF MEXICAN PARENTS, ACTIVE SEVERAL YEARS CALIFORNIA
STATE POLITICS MOST RECENTLY DURING KENNEDY CAMPAIGN AND AS PRESIDENT
YOUNG DEMOCRATS CLUB. WAS MANAGER CAMPAIGNS JAMES ROOSEVELT AND HELEN
GAGAN DOUGLAS IN EARLY FIFTIES AND WAS 1958 CANDIDATE FOR CALIFORNIA
SECRETARY OF STATE WHICH CAMPAIGN HE LOST DESPITE GETTING MORE VOTES IN
LOS ANGELES AREA THAN ANY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR ANY OFFICE IN HISTORY.
2. TICHBORN HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED VALUABLE POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
ASSIGNMENTS IN CUBA, EL SALVADOR AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HE IS PERSONABLE,
INTELLIGENT, SHREWDED, AGGRESSIVE AND APPEARS TO HAVE WELL-DEVELOPED
SECURITY SENSE. HE OPERATIONALY INVOLVED MEXI BUT GENERALLY AVAILABLE FOR
SHORT (UP TO TWO WEEKS) ASSIGNMENTS ELSEWHERE. HIS COVERS AS INDEPENDENT
LAWYER WITH BUSINESS CLIENTS AND MEXI OFFICES IN LOS ANGELES AND MEXI AND AS
EMPLOYEE TELEVISION FILM PRODUCER MEXI GIVE HIM MOBILITY THROUGHOUT SPANISH
COORDINATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
AMERICA. EGS UNABLE DETERMINE SUITABILITY HIS COVER FOR BRAZIL.
3. RIOD SHOULD DECIDE FEASIBILITY USE TICHBORN BRAZIL AFTER CONSIDER-
ATION OF TICHBORN'S EVALUATION HIS COVER WHICH MOST REQUESTED CABLE RIOD
SECRET.
END OF MESSAGE
VII COMMENT: EGS REQUESTED BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES, COVER TICHBORN.
PRITY DIR INFO PRITY MEXI CITE RIOD 6974
ALSWOOP
REF DIR 49629 (C/3745)
STATION DOES NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE CAPABILITIES MR. LOPEZ.
REQUESTED VISIT ON ADVICE MR. LEE SMITH WHO NO LONGER HERE.
IN VIEW SERIOUS SECURITY HAZARDS NOW BECOMING EVIDENT BELIEVE
LOPEZ VISIT REQUIRES DETAILED PLANNING. THEREFORE, REQUEST
CABLE HIS BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES AND COVER.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: *REQUESTED CABLE DECISION RE MOST EFFECTIVE TIME FOR LOPEZ
VISIT TO BRAZIL.
1. In February or March 1961 Subject, a contract agent (Identity under separate cover) presently based in Mexico, was sent on TDY to El Salvador to make a private evaluation of general social, economic and political conditions in that country. Upon his return, Subject wrote a lengthy report which has been useful as background information concerning El Salvador as of early 1961.
2. On an official visit to El Salvador in early February 1962, the Chief, HUMINT Support, visited Ambassador Williams. The Ambassador said that he was pleased with Subject's accomplishments during the visit described in paragraph 1, above, and requested that Subject again present to El Salvador on TDY. This is the first word to reach Headquarters that the Ambassador had expressed such a desire.
3. The CGS, San Salvador is requested to ascertain what specific tasks the Ambassador has in mind for Subject at this time.
END OF DISPATCH
Attachment:
Identity, u/s/c
Distribution:
2 - San Salvador, w/att as noted
2 - Mexico City, w/att as noted
IDENTITY
Henry Lopez
Separate cover attachment - 2025-1326
Dated - 26 February 1962
SECRET
| TO: | DATE | METHOD | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
|-----|------|--------|-------------------|----------|
| C/WR/3 | 2 FEB 1962 | | | Please detach your copy |
| DC/USD | | | | 1-3: I don't know why he wants copies at this time |
| C/WR/3 | | | | 4-6: I do see me |
| | | | | 3 & 4: We should get the station to find out the purpose of the proposed visit |
Niles - file required and force sheet in advertising charts
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WMD
SUBJECT: Request from Ambassador Williams, El Salvador
1. While visiting with Ambassador Williams and the COS during my recent trip to San Salvador, the Ambassador mentioned the good work done by Mr. Henry Lopez whom the Agency had sent to El Salvador for TDY.
2. The Ambassador was so pleased with the accomplishments of Mr. Lopez that he asked me to convey to you his desire that Mr. Lopez be sent again on TDY.
PAUL E. ARNISON
Chief, WE Support
DUE PERSONAL COVER BUSINESS COMMITMENTS AND RELATED SECURITY ASPECTS, TICHBORN REPORTS REF TRIP FOR APPROX TWO MONTH PERIOD EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ARRANGE. IN ADDITION, TICHBORN, IN ABSENCE RIKON, NOW HANDLING LILISP C, OTHER RELATED STUDENT OPS WHICH REQUIRE FREQUENT CONTACTS. STA SUGGESTS, WITH TICHBORN CONCURRENCE, IF OP REQUIREMENTS PER REF STILL ABLE BE FULFILLED, TICHBORN COULD ARRANGE LOCAL ACTIVITIES PERMIT WEEK-TEN DAY COLOMBIAN VISIT DURING MID FEB WITH FOLLOW-UP WEEK-TEN DAY VISIT IN MARCH.
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d1b9dd7f3866fdb56f1b6b9a9610afec5fb44680 | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: LOPEZ, HENRY P.
201-253203
VOL. IV
INCLUSIVE DATES: ____________________________
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION: ____________________________
ROOM: ____________________________
DELETIONS, IF ANY: ____________________________
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 11/5/76 | 11/5/76 | 1/4/77 | |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
PRITY DIR MEXI CITE TRUJ 1006
REF DIR 00793 (OUT 76/77) **
1. DO NOT HAVE REF. ASSUME THIS IS LOPEZ IF SO CONCUR.
2. THE EXILE MOVEMENT IS LIVING MAINLY IN HOTEL COMMERCIAL.
SUBJ MAY WISH MINGLE WITH THIS TYPE. LOCATION CLOSE TO SPORADIC
POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN COLON PARK.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENTS: DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO YOUR 4 CABLES.
**HOS STATED IT WOULD LIKE EDWARD G. TICHBORN TO RETURN TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SOONEST TO STUDY SITUATION IN DEPTH.
201-253203
DIR INFO TRUJ CITE MEXI 8499
RE DIR 02142 (out 77356)
TICHBORN AVAILABLE MAKE REF TRIP DEPARTING MEXI 30 JULY.
SINCE TICHBORN HAS COVER BUSINESS CLIENTS NYC, WILL MAKE CIRCUITOUS
ROUTE TO HQS VIA NYC INSTEAD LOS ANGELES. WILL LAY OVER NYC 30
JULY AT STATLER HOTEL, ARRIVE WASH MORNING 31 JULY AND CONTACT HQS
THAT TIME.
C/S COMMENT: *ACTION UNIT DETERMINED AS THOUGH INDICATOR DIVOUR 4 CABLES.
PRITY DIR MEXI CITE TRUJ 1025
REP MEXI 8435 (CIN40025)
DYVOUR
1. STATION AGREES TOURIST COVER NOT SUFFICIENT PERMIT EXTENDED
STAY DOM: REP FOR POLITICAL STUDY IN DEPTH. ESSENTIAL TICHBORN HAVE
ADEQUATE BACKSTOPPED COVER TO JUSTIFY HIS TASK WITH VARIOUS POLITICAL
TYPES BOTH IN GOVT AND IN OPPOSITION.
2. TARGETS OF INTEREST ARE POL: UNION CIVICA NACIONAL; 14TH
OF JUNE MOVEMENT; MOVIMIENTO POPULAR DOMINICANO (PRO CASTRO); PARTIDO
REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO; AND PARTIDO DOMINICANO.
3. JOURNALIST COVER WOULD GIVE BEST ACCESS.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: RE-LIBELER ATTEMPTS MAKE COVER ARRANGEMENTS FOR DOMREP TRIP.
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
PRITY DIR MEXI CITE TRUJ 1005
REF DIR 00793 (OUT 76177) 5*
1. DO NOT HAVE REF. ASSUME THIS IS LOPEZ IF SO CONCUR.
2. THE EXILE MOVEMENT IS LIVING MAINLY IN HOTEL COMMERCIAL.
SUBJ MAY WISH MINGLE WITH THIS TYPE. LOCATION CLOSE TO SPORADIC
POLITICAL ACTIVITY IN COLON PARK.
END OF MESSAGE
G/S COMMENTS: *DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO YOUR 4 CABLES.
*HAS STATED IT WOULD LIKE EDWARD G. TICHBORN TO RETURN TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SOONEST TO STUDY SITUATION IN DEPTH.
201-211699
433303
201-25-3203
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No
FRITY TRUJ DIR CITE MEXI 8435
1. DUE PREVIOUS BUSINESS/TRAVEL COMMITMENTS, TICHBORN UNABLE
MAKE REF TRIP UNTIL LAST WEEK JULY. T WILLING GO DOMREP THAT TIME
BUT FEELS TOURIST COVER TOO LIGHT FOR EXTENDED TRUJ VISIT TO OBTAIN
SITREP IN DEPTH AS REQUESTED, PARTICULARLY IN VIEW SMALLNESS AND TIGHT
SECURITY OF TARGET CITY. (10 2630)
2. FYI PER MEXI-8235, LIBELER STILL ATTEMPTING MAKE COVER
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DOMREP TRIP. MEXICAN NEWSPAPERS REFUSED GRANT HIM
COVER DOCUMENTATION AS SPECIAL REPORTER, BUT IT NOW POSSIBLE HE
ABLE ARRANGE COVER BACKSTOPPING AND INTERVIEWS/ENTREES WITH TOP
DOMREP OFFICIALS USING HIS PAST BACKGROUND AS MEXICAN INDEPENDENT
WRITER AND BOOK AUTHOR OF LA POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND PERSONALITIES.
L EXPECTS FINAL COVER AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
(10 3842)
3. STA ATTEMPTING FINALIZE LITEA-1 DOMREP ASSIGNMENT PER MEXI-8416.
4. IN VIEW T'S COVER LIMITATIONS PER PARA 1 ABOVE, ADVISE SOONEST
HQ'S VIEWS RE DESIRABILITY T MAKE TRIP.
REQUESTS HQS REQUIRE-
MENTS INDICATED REF FOR POSSIBLE USE TICHBORN, LIBELER, AND LITEA-1
TRAVEL TO DOMREP. (END OF MESSAGE)
C/S COMMENT: *DISSEMINATION APPLICABLE TO DYOURL 4 CABLES.
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SPEED LETTER
| TO: | N/12/S |
|-----|--------|
| FROM: | OSG-OC, 2 H 18, Hes |
SUBJECT: LOPES, Henry P.
A review of OSG/OC records indicates Subject has an Operational Approval which is five years old or older. Updating the OA is required at this time. If updating is required, OSG/OC will need the following:
a. Updated PRQ 1—new information reflecting changes in address, employment, family status, etc. (There is normally no need to submit a complete new PRQ 1 form.)
b. Updated traces together with current operational use and area of use.
Note: 1. PLEASE CHECK APPROPRIATE SQUARE BELOW AND RETURN TO OSG/OC.
2. The existing OA will continue in effect until updating is completed and your office notified of results.
REPLY
| DATE |
|------|
| |
1. [ ] Active case. Agent is currently being utilized. (If case requires updating, Dask will forward update traces and PRQ 1 to OSG/OC.)
2. [ ] Inactive case. Agent is no longer active and OA should be cancelled and OSG/OC folder returned.
3. [ ] An Office of Security approval has superseded the OA which is thus no longer required. Please cancel OA and return folder. (Please specify type of current OS clearance. CSC, Other.)
CSC [ ], Other [ ]
01/01/84
RESPONDENT'S FILE
CONFIDENTIAL
December 19, 1968
Mt. Miguel Tirado
2925 Waverley Drive
Los Angeles, California
Dear Friend,
Merry Christmas!
I regret that it has taken this long to settle the matter of your letter of September 22, 1968, but better late than never, I guess. Although your efforts in our behalf with Hank were not successful, we do appreciate the fact that you and your wife went out of your way to try to help us.
I referred the matter of your late moving bill to the appropriate individual. Unfortunately, this bill was received too late, as all your accounts had been settled. He has asked me to extend his regrets on this matter.
Please accept my best wishes for a Joyous Christmas and the hope that 1969 will indeed be a good year for you and yours.
Sincerely,
Gale
Enclosure: $267.00 Check
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York
New York, December 17, 1968
Pay
To the order of MIGUEL TIRADO
NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Authorized Signature
267 AND 00CTS
| No. | Officer | Date | Comments |
|-----|---------|----------|----------|
| 1 | Mr. Allen | 22 Nov 1945 | 2-3 This is the first time since 1938. The letter was not made. Do you think it could be used for Oct. 1946? |
| 2 | | | |
| 3 | | | |
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In reply: [Signature] 2/1/46
1. This office has been advised that the above named individual commenced on the rolls of Agent Cover Staff as of Oct. 31, 1968.
2. The Social Security Act requires that Social Security earnings be reported to the Agency on which Social Security earnings were received. These Social Security Act credits will be reported to Office of CIA-IA-Contract Agents Accounts Section because of the individual's current status at the time these were earned.
3. It is requested that all Social Security Act credits be reported to Office of CIA-IA-Contract Agents Accounts Section because of the individual's current status at the time these were earned.
4. Please indicate by signing in the appropriate space whether subject's earnings may be reported with:
(a) CIA as the employer
(b) Army as the employer
(c) An ostensible non-official employer
(d) Central Cover Staff
(e) Other
Signature
Address:
Central Cover Staff
Then an ostensible employer is to be selected; the operating division will also indicate the general type of business activity in the area in which the individual could have been employed, and Central Cover Staff will furnish this office the full name and address of an appropriate ostensible employer.
5. Prompt attention to this matter is necessary in the interest of final closing of subject's personnel accounting. A copy of this letter of 27 November 1968 is established for furnishing the information required.
Signature
Contract Agents Accounts Section
22 October 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: OF/GSTD/GAAS
THROUGH: DJ/Personnel
SUBJECT: Contract Agent Cover Report for Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
Contract Agent Edward G. TICHBORN (P) was paid by his cover company, WUSALINE, $17,000 in calendar year 1967 and $11,333.28 for the period 1 January to 31 August 1968. He was also upon termination paid through a second DO cover company a one-time lump sum taxable payment of $3,111.00. The latter payment was made on 12 September 1968. TICHBORN's effective termination date was 31 August 1968.
Gale W. Allen
DO/CD/G
CC: DO/Personnel
| TO: | OFFICER DESIGNATION, ROOM NUMBER, AND BUILDING | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------|------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1. | C/E/IB | | | |
| 2. | 6/00/CO | 14/10| | |
| 3. | DO/CO/C | | | |
| | 210C Key Building | | | |
| | ATTN: Gale W. Allen | | | |
**FROM:** Christopher D. Costanzo
**E/IB**
**482607**
**1564**
**14 October 1968**
MEMORANDUM FOR: DO/CO/C
ATTENTION: Gale W. Allen
SUBJECT: Howard T. FAZZARE
REFERENCE: Your Memorandum dated 26 September 1968.
1. In the reference you stated that DO will send FAZZARE a sterile check for his expenses incurred in his efforts to persuade TICHBURN's wife to agree to an assignment in Spain. You also forwarded a bill which FAZZARE sent for additional air freight expenses from Madrid for which he has not been reimbursed.
2. EUR does not wish to reimburse FAZZARE for this claim. When he resigned from the Agency he submitted his final accounting and signed a Quit-Claim for all expenses. In his note to you, a copy of which you forwarded with reference, he asked that you forward his bill "to the Spanish Section for reimbursement if not too late..." We would appreciate it if you could send FAZZARE a note when you forward his sterile check and state that we are sorry but this final accounting has been completed, that the books have been cleared, and that it is indeed too late to authorize additional funds.
Christopher D. Costanzo
E/IB
MEMORANDUM
To: NPL
CC: JOT /
From: RHO 'N'
Subject: Advances
Attached are summaries of advances received by you from TCA, ICAP and Devco for the major portion of 1967 and all of 1968 and of the accountings submitted by you for these advances.
The net result is as follows:
| Company | Net Balance Due |
|---------|-----------------|
| ICAP | $179.93 |
| TCA | ($11.00) |
| DEVCO | $33.45 |
Total due from NPL $202.38
I am also returning the various xerox copies of accountings belonging to you.
Unfortunately, although you have given us a summary of the accountings for the January and February 1968 TCA advances of $500. - each, we still find no record of the detail of these accountings in our files.
Please review the attached and discuss with myself or John Trask at your convenience.
| Date | Description | Advances | Trip Expense | Additional Payment |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|
| January 2, 1967 | | $500.00 | | |
| June 22, 1967 (via TCA)| | 1,200.00 | | |
| September 8, 1967 | Trip to Puerto Rico | (500.00) | $509.75 | $9.75 |
| | February 12 to 17, 1967 | | | |
| September 30, 1967 | Trip to Washington, D.C. | (39.45) | 39.45 | |
| | June 21 and 22, 1967 | | | |
| | Trip to Madrid, Paris etc. | (458.83) | 458.83 | |
| | June 25 to July 16, 1967 | | | |
| | Trip to Washington, D.C. | (53.60) | 53.60 | |
| | August 5 and 6, 1967 | | | |
| | Trip to Washington, D.C. | (80.60) | 80.60 | |
| | September 9, 1967 | | | |
| | Trip to Washington, D.C. | (31.80) | 31.80 | |
| | September 12 and 13, 1967 | | | |
| | Trip to Boston, Mass. | (99.88) | 99.88 | |
| | September 22 to 25, 1967 | | | |
| October 2, 1967 | Received from HPL | (435.84) | | |
| | Subtotal | $0.00 | $1,273.91 | $9.75 |
| October 16, 1967 | | 500.00 | | |
| December 31, 1967 | Trip to Mexico-Los Angeles-Texas | (447.93) | 447.93 | |
| | October 17 to October 27, 1967 | | | |
| June 14, 1968 | | 75.00 | | |
| June 25, 1968 | | 600.00 | | |
| September 11, 1968 | Trip to Los Angeles | (452.92) | 452.92 | |
| | July 1 to July 9, 1968 | | | |
| | Trip to Washington, D.C. | (94.22) | 94.22 | |
| | July 9 to July 11 and August 6 and August 7, 1968| | | |
| | BALANCE DUE ICAP | $179.93 | $2,268.98 | $9.75 |
| Description | Amount |
|-------------------------------------------------|---------|
| Remainder of October 16, 1967 Advance | $52.07 |
| June 14, 1968 Advance | $75.00 |
| Remainder of June 25, 1968 Advance | $52.86 |
| **Total** | **$179.93** |
| Date | Advances | Trip Expense | Additional Payment |
|-----------------------|----------|--------------|--------------------|
| January 9, 1968 | $500.00 | | |
| February 21, 1968 | 500.00 | | |
| April 18, 1968 (via ICAP) | 250.00 | | |
| June 13, 1968 | | (250.00) | $308.18 |
| Trip to Los Angeles | | | $124.08 |
| April 17 to 21, 1968 | | | |
| August 20, 1968 | 50.00 | | |
| September 10, 1968 | | (44.38) | 44.38 |
| Trip to Cambridge, Mass. | | | |
| August 13 to 15, 1968 | | | |
| Received from HPL | | (5.62) | |
| September 30, 1968 | | (474.00) | 474.00 |
| Trip to Caracas, Venezuela | | | |
| January 1968 | | | |
| Trip to Caracas, Venezuela | | | |
| February 1968 | (537.00) | 537.00 | |
| BALANCE DUE HPL | ($11.00) | $1,363.56 | $124.08 |
**DETAIL OF BALANCE DUE HPL**
- Remaining Balance of January 9, 1968 Advance: $26.00
- Excess on February 1968 Caracas Trip Accounting over Advance: (37.00)
- ($11.00)
October 16, 1967 - Advance $250.00
December 31, 1967
Trip to Mexico-Los Angeles-Mexico
October 17 to October 27, 1967 (216.55)
BALANCE DUE DEVOCO $33.45
MEMORANDUM FOR: RECORD
SUBJECT: Project WUBRINY - Termination Settlement with Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
1. The undersigned on 12 September 1968 went to New York to effect a termination settlement with Edward G. TICHBORN (P). A hotel room at the Shoreham Hotel, 33 West 53rd Street, was obtained for a meeting place. There were two principal aspects to the settlement:
a. secure TICHBORN's acceptance of an amendment to his contract providing for a one-time lump sum taxable payment of $3311.00 and releasing the U.S. Government from any further claim and,
b. insure that TICHBORN had, as of 31 August 1968, administratively severed his relationship with WUSALINE, particularly that his accountings for expenses incurred in 1968 were submitted, recorded by WUSALINE, and certified correct and proper by both TICHBORN and WUBRINY/II.
2. The first part of the settlement went smoothly. TICHBORN on 12 September 1968 readily accepted the amendment to his basic contract. He brought along for the Covert Tax Unit a copy of his 1966 income tax return which the undersigned had stipulated as a requirement for settlement. He was given his one-time lump sum taxable payment of $3311 in two checks ($2833.62 and $477.38) drawn on a D0 proprietary company (WUTACTIC) which will issue TICHBORN a Form 1099 for income tax filing. He readily endorsed and gave to the undersigned the check for $477.38 in settlement of the amount he owed WH Division from his tour in Mexico City.
3. Through no fault of TICHBORN, the administrative severance from WUSALINE did not go as smoothly. In spite of several requests by both TICHBORN and the undersigned,
WUBRINY/11 did not have ready a list of expenses incurred by TICHBORN in 1968 for checking by the undersigned and certification by TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11. WUBRINY/11 telephoned to say that his accountant was unable to locate some of TICHBORN's accountings. The undersigned then requested WUBRINY/11 to join him and TICHBORN. The undersigned had a partial list of TICHBORN's expenses previously submitted by WUBRINY/11. The undersigned enjoined TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 to prepare a complete list of expenses for 1968. TICHBORN was asked to record the purpose of each expense. The undersigned emphasized in WUBRINY/11's presence that TICHBORN should ensure that no expenses chargeable to WUBRINY/11's private firm were charged to WUSALINE. Both TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 were reminded that all expenses on the Venezuela project were chargeable to WUBRINY/11's private firm as well as one-half of the expenses on the Mexican Border project. TICHBORN said that he would get all of the accountings from WUBRINY/11's comptroller to determine which, if any, accountings were missing and, as requested, to note the purpose of the expenses. It was agreed to meet the following morning of September 13, 1968 on this matter.
4. On the morning of September 13, 1968, TICHBORN telephoned the undersigned to say that he was able from his records to supply the missing data. He also said that notations on the records obtained from the comptroller showed that he had, in fact, submitted the accountings that were missing. TICHBORN concluded from this that WUBRINY/11's private firm had lost the missing accountings. TICHBORN also said that a few of the charges on the partial list of expenses which the undersigned had given him to review should have been charged to WUBRINY/11's private firm. The undersigned then requested TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 to meet with him at noon so that the undersigned could review the accountings and obtain certifications from TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11. Both agreed to the meeting. Subsequently, TICHBORN telephoned to say that he and WUBRINY/11 were all set to come to the undersigned's hotel when the unwitting comptroller took all the financial statements to review them again. TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 were in no position to retain the statements and thus could not meet as scheduled. Both TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 agreed that the accountings were now in order. The undersigned again informed TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 by phone that each must certify that the expenses were proper charges to WUSALINE. WUBRINY/11 was instructed to mail the list to the undersigned as soon as possible.
5. Certain other administrative matters were taken up with TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 during the afternoon of 12 September 1968. The undersigned secured agreement from TICHBORN and WUBRINY/11 that TICHBORN's services on WUBRINY/1's Venezuela project were as great as any other officer who worked on it and that, therefore, WUSALINE should receive for TICHBORN's services on this project compensation at least equal to that given any officer in WUBRINY/1's private firm. The undersigned obtained from TICHBORN the two credit cards (American Express and Pan American air travel card) issued to him under WUSALINE sponsorship. The undersigned asked TICHBORN if he had charged any expenses under these cards since 31 August 1968. TICHBORN said that he had entertained a movie producer who visited him as an outgrowth of his trip to California to develop a movie adjunct to his cover. For this reason, TICHBORN opined that the Agency should pay for the expense. The undersigned said that TICHBORN was not authorized to incur any further expenses after 31 August 1968. TICHBORN then readily agreed to pay the expense.
6. There is a possibility that WH Division may want TICHBORN to take an operational TDY in Chile. TICHBORN was alerted to this possibility. He expressed interest in the assignment, but pointed out that he now has to get a job and that, consequently, his availability will depend upon his job situation.
7. TICHBORN was extremely friendly and cooperative and the settlement was amicably effected.
Gale W. Allen
DO/CO/C
GWA/ekw
Orig - TICHBORN file
1 - C/DOCO, DC/DO, C/DO
1 - WUBRINY chrono
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record
SUBJECT: Project NURACTIC - Funding Through WICAMP
1. On Monday afternoon, the undersigned was requested by Mr. Gale Allen, DO/CO, to provide a mechanism for funding $3,311.00 to an agent he was terminating (Edward G. Tichborn (P)). Mr. Allen is traveling to New York on Thursday, 12 September 1968 and would like to pay the termination bonus to Tichborn at that time. Prior to our discussion, Mr. Allen had arranged for the funds to be paid by sterile check. However, Mr. Randall, DO/RF, suggested that he consult DO/CM for a funding mechanism in order to insure proper tax reporting by Tichborn.
2. Mr. Allen explained to the undersigned that Tichborn had been employed, until his termination, by one of the Project WUSBNY entities. Apparently, there is an unwitting comptroller in the WUSBNY entity and there was no reasonable story that could be offered to explain the $3,311.00 termination bonus. Therefore, it is necessary to use another entity that can provide a Form 1099 for tax purposes.
3. Since WICAMP has sufficient funds in its bank account to manage a $3,311.00 disbursement, it was decided to utilize this company. Mr. Allen was advised to stop the sterile check process and to have the $3,311.00 voucher approved and forwarded to DO/CM for payment instructions. At that time, the undersigned will prepare a Request for Advance of Funds (NURACTIC) in the amount of $689.00 and Payment Instructions for $4,000.00 ($3,311.00 plus $689.00). This procedure is being followed in order that WICAMP can show a slight profit as well as to prevent the exact same amount of money being received and disbursed.
4. GOODBEE was advised of the above and will have the funds ready for Mr. Allen on Thursday morning for his pick-up. GOODBEE was also provided TICHIBORN's address and Social Security Number for the preparation of the Form 1099.
Donald G. Lemieux
DO/CM
also served as the Paris-based correspondent for several Brazilian publications. He was recruited in 1958 and has successfully performed difficult operational tasks in China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Brazil, and the USSR. VINDICO/1, who projects himself as a left-wing correspondent, is the representative of Italian, Swiss, and Canadian publications and is currently in contact with a number of U.S. representatives. He is available for temporary foreign assignments and is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, and English. VINDICO/1 is a reliable, productive intelligence agent who is still in eliciting information and assessing targets of interest.
C. ALAMO/1 (Identity C) who is now second in command of the ministry mentioned in Reference A, and has become extremely busy during the past year, especially in all administrative work in the ministry. Although he still has wide access contacts and daily contact with leading members of the government party, his recent promotion has been greatly facilitated and his present capabilities now limit the political action field. It is believed that he can understand the situation in Chile.
It is reported that TICHECO and VINDICO/1 would be the most desirable candidates.
Sylvia B. Johnson
Distribution:
3 - COI, Santiago
Attachment:
Identity, a/e/a
SECRET
Under separate cover attachment to:
EC-3-7409
6 September 1968
IDENTIFIED
A. Henry F. Lopez
B. Louis H. Vlachos
C. Antonio F. Ponce Fabreño
SECRET
SECRET
| FROM | AC/DO
| | Rm. 3-C-19 Hqs. |
| TO | C/DO/COG
| | Rm. 210 - Key Bldg. |
| | Mr. Allen
| | 19 Aug 68 |
| | 2833.34
| | 477.38
| | 3310.72
| | Tuchman 201 |
| | 201-253203 |
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
THROUGH: Assistant for Non-Staff Personnel
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (P) - Contract Agent
1. Subject has been given 30 days notice as provided in his contract, to the effect that his contract will be terminated 31 August 1968.
2. Subject was initially employed in 1959 and was transferred to DO Division in July of 1967 from the WH Division. In the course of discussing the termination of his services, subject stated that during his tenure with the WH Division, he had been promised certain bonuses upon termination of his Agency service. The WH Division has agreed to a termination payment of $3,370.72 which represents two months' salary of a per annum salary of $17,000 plus $277.18 in settlement of his accounting which is non-taxable.
3. In addition it is requested that the following statement be included in the amendment:
You release and forever discharge the United States Government and any Agency, Department or Instrumentality thereof and its agents, officers, employees and representatives from any and all claims, demands and liabilities in any form or by any party whatsoever throughout the world arising from services performed by you for the United States Government under said contract.
4. Attached is signed Notice of Termination in duplicate.
[Signature]
W. T. MONTGOMERY
Chief, DO Support Group
Attachment: as stated
Distribution: Orig & 1 - Addressee, 1 - Asst for Non-Staff Pers., 1 - DO/PERS
1 - WH/BF, 3 - DO/SG, DC/DO/SG/Im
1 - DO/CO/Allen
MEMO TO: AG
FROM: LH (TICH BORN)
IN RE: Meetings with KT re Spain
I had several long conversations with KT regarding various aspects of potential assignment in Spain:
a) long confab over two drinks after our joint session Wednesday afternoon;
b) shorter talk on plane ride to New York;
c) extended conversation on Thursday evening, when we had dinner with our respective spouses - 6:30 PM to 2:00 AM.
Our many hours together (with and without our wives) produced two principal conclusions:
1. Reinforced my wife's objections to moving to Spain, also convincing me that it would be prejudicial for my children.
2. Convinced me that, even if there were no family objections to moving, it would be unwise to establish permanent residence in Spain because of the security risks involved therein. Both KT and I feel that several in-and-out trips would accomplish our purposes without running the risk of appearing implausible in that traditionally-suspicious country.
A. Family objections to moving:
1. Health hazards - My wife's fears about hepatitis and other diseases (originally aroused by Mike's casual reference to same) were amply reinforced by MT and wife's pointed cautions about food and water.
2. Negative effect on my children - When my wife explained Greg's school difficulties since moving from Mexico (he failed three subjects last semester and is attending summer school), both MT and wife flatly said that it would be risky and perhaps permanently damaging to move him once again. Mrs. T, who is a professional guidance counselor for children, fully agreed with the child psychologist who has advised us against moving Greg out of the United States at this time. Having fallen behind in his reading skills while in Mexico (i.e., in relation to U.S. standards), he's now suffering certain psychological setbacks that are related to his scholastic difficulties.
B. Security risks of projected cover:
Even if there were no family objections to our moving to Spain, my conversations with MT have convinced me that our present "cover arrangements" will not support permanent residence in Spain.
As I had previously surmised, MT says that Spain is an inordinately suspicious country - that almost everyone suspects all foreigners of some ties with foreign banks. He himself was frequently told to his face that he was a bank employee, and he told us that at our two meetings last Tuesday and Wednesday. He says that government officials and the kind of higher-up business tycoons we're shooting for (he saw our list) are almost pathological in their suspicions.
MT: "You're going to have to live like a rich man to have access to those people, and no rich man would move to Spain with his family unless he had already established the kind of business activity that would pay him enough to warrant such a move. Here prospecting for business opportunities might draw such a man for short look-around visits, but he would look pretty foolish moving his whole family just to 'prospect.' Those sharp-nosed Spanish industrialists would smell you out within a few months, perhaps a few weeks."
MT agrees with all of us that the movie cover offers the best and least-expensive chance for penetration, but here again he argues against establishing perman
Residence:
"My father and brother (president of Associated Distributors of Spanish-Speaking Films) have been in motion pictures all their lives, and I know from my peripheral exposure to the business that no producer would establish permanent residence unless he's actually filming a big picture. Until he actually starts shooting, the producer flies in and out of the country, rushing back to Hollywood or New York to work on other picture deals. Movie people are expected to be jet-setty; they don't travel with their goddamned families, certainly not kids. As a "bachelor" producer with a temporary suite at the Hilton or Ritz, where you could invite Mr. Tycoon to mingle with starlets and models, you could be quite plausible as a guy who's still looking for the right picture deal to jell (perhaps for a couple of years)...."
In view of our previous inactive relationship with our Iberian associate (and Mike's continued skepticism), I frankly agree with ET's reservations about establishing permanent residence while in the "prospecting stage." The over-all prospects and utility of Paci amistades (also TCA) could be compromised by an implausible cover at any stage.
| FROM: | SD/3/OSD | ROOM G-E-Z3 |
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| DATE | | |
| OFFICER'S INITIALS | | |
| COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) | | |
1. Chief 0005
2. Mr. Jones
3. Mr. Smith
4. Mr. Brown
5. Mr. Johnson
6. Mr. Davis
7. Mr. Williams
8. Mr. Martin
9. Mr. Anderson
10. Mr. Johnson
11. Mr. Brown
12. Mr. Smith
13. Mr. Jones
14. Mr. Martin
15. Mr. Anderson
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief DODS
ATTENTION: James Wright
SUBJECT: LETTER ADDRESS
# 306 312
1. With reference to your verbal request of 14 June 1968, the following action was taken concerning facility
Post Office Box 432, Church Street Station, New York City, New York
Cancelled
x Added as co-addressee
Enrico Cortez
Deleted as coaddressee
2. Any inquiries concerning the above action should be directed to the Special Facilities Desk of this Office, Room GE 73, Headquarters, extension 6851.
[Signature]
Deputy Director of Security (IOS)
Tichborne Greenhist
referred # 189405
on 26/June/85.
[Signature]
SECRET 251314Z JUN 68 CITE MADRE 5
DIRECTOR
REF: DIRECTOR 09586
ESTIMATE IMPORT DUTY AT $1,500. IN ADDITION
THERE WILL BE 22 1/2 PER CENT LUXURY TAX ASSESSED
ON VEHICLE BASED ON VALUE APPRAISED BY SPANISH
CUSTOMS. SUGGEST PROJECT ESTIMATE OF $2,000.
TO COVER ALL IMPORT COSTS.
SECRET
BY
Tickborn
SECRET
201.253.203
SECRET
MADRID
24 22 42z JUN 68
CITATION DIRECTOR 10834
QUHELP
REF: A. DIRECTOR 09712
B. MADRID 5263 (IN 36209)
1. SYMPATHIZE WITH FAZZARE DESIRE CONSUMMATE PERSONAL PLANS OUTLINED REF B AND WE WILLING HE TDY AT HQS AT END OF TWO WEEK VACATION WITH WIFE IN NEW YORK AREA. THIS WAY NO BREAK PERSONAL PLANS. NO NEED COVER SUDDEN BREAK WITH FRIENDS AND NO NEED EXTRA EXPENSE LATER ROUND TRIP. WILL DETERMINE TICHBORN AVAILABILITY 15 16 17 JULY.
2. DO NOT SEE HOW FAZZARE'S FUTURE PLANS WITH WOFIRM (ENTERTAINING VISITING SPANIARDS IN WOLADY AND PERIODIC VISITS LOCAL WOPLAY OFFICE) REQUIRE INVOLVED FAMILY DISCUSSIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH EMPLOYER. POINT REMAINS FAZZARE NOW FORMALLY TERMINATING CONTRACT AND WE ANXIOUS END HIS DISAPPOINTINGLY SHORT TOUR WITH MINIMUM EXPENSE.
/CONTINUED/
SECRET 2118052 JUN 68 CITE MADRID 5263
DIRECTOR
QHLP
REF: DIRECTOR 09712
1. FAZZARE HAD ORIGINALLY EXPECTED BRING FAMILY MADRID, WITH TENTATIVE IDEA RENEWING CONTRACT AT END OF YEAR. DUE FAMILY COMPLICATIONS (BUSINESS AFFAIRS OF HIS AGED FATHER-IN-LAW, HEALTH HIS AGED MOTHER AND AUNT), HOWEVER, HIS WIFE FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE LEAVE HOME CITY. HE HAS THEREFORE NOT SEEN WIFE FOR A YEAR, FOR REASONS OF WOFIRM CONVENIENCE AND NOT HIS OWN. HE HAS PROMISED WIFE THEY WILL HAVE UNBROKEN TWO WEEKS VACATION NEW YORK FROM MOMENT HIS PLANE LANDS. SHE HAS THEREFORE MADE ENGAGEMENTS FOR BOTH WITH FAMILY FRIENDS IN NEW YORK AND CONNECTICUT AND EXPECTS FAZZARE RETURN HOME WITH HER THEREAFTER.
2. MORE IMPORTANT, HIS COVER OFFERS NO PLAUSIBLE REASON HE COULD GIVE THE FRIENDS WITH WHOM HIS WIFE HAS MADE ENGAGEMENTS, IF HE SHOULD SUDDENLY BREAK FIRM PLANS AND GO TO WASHINGTON FOR THREE DAYS.
3. FAZZARE CAN MAKE NO SOLID PLANS WITH WOFIRM UNTIL HE HAS TALKED SERIOUSLY WITH WIFE AND TWO SONS AND CONSULTED HIS
SECRET
201-253263
PAGE 2 MADRID 5263 SECRET
EMPLOYER IN HOME CITY. UNTIL HE HAS OPPORTUNITY HOLD THESE
DISCUSSIONS HE WOULD THEREFORE BE UNABLE CONDUCT ANY MEANINGFUL
OPERATIONAL DISCUSSIONS AT HOS. THEREFORE ISSUES RAISED OSMA-
11812 COULD NOT BE RESOLVED UNTIL FAZZARE DISCUSSES FUTURE WITH
FAMILY AND EMPLOYER.
4. STATION CONSIDERS FAZZARE USE OF MUCH IMPORTANCE IN
COMING YEARS. TICHBORN WILL BE ABLE REPLACE HIM IN SOME AREAS
AND PICK UP SOME OF HIS CONTACTS BUT FACT REMAINS FAZZARE HAS
UNIQUE ACCESS CERTAIN TARGETS. STATION EXPECTS TICHBORN TO BECOME
VALUABLE COMPLEMENT TO FAZZARE OPERATION AND OPEN GROUND FAZZARE
CANNOT, BUT HE WILL NOT BE A SUBSTITUTE. THIS SHOULD BE BORN IN
MIND WHEN TICHBORN AND FAZZARE MEET.
5. ON REF PARA 3, STATION HAS NO COPY FAZZARE CONTRACT. IF
TERMINATION STATEMENT NEEDED IN SOME OTHER FORM THAN OFFICIAL
REPORT OF DECISION TO TERMINATE AS IN OSMA 23801 OF 30 APRIL 1968,
PLEASE ADVISE AS TO FORM AND PHrasing.
6. REQUEST APPROVAL TRAVEL AS IN REF PARA 1 BUT REPLACING
TDY STOPOVER WASHINGTON WITH ROUND TRIP CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON ON
TDY IN AUGUST.
SECRET
BT
SECRET
21 June 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: RECORD
SUBJECT: Project WUBRINY - Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
1. At the request of Chief, DO/COC, the WOFIRM medical staff arranged for TICHBORN to be examined by a specialist in back disorders to check the nature of TICHBORN's back problem. TICHBORN had earlier injured his back when a bench on which he was sitting in the laundry room of his apartment collapsed. Since his injury, TICHBORN has, of course, been under the care of a doctor in New York. A back brace and physical therapy exercises have led to considerable improvement. However, in view of plans for TICHBORN's PCS assignment to Spain, a check by an independent specialist was deemed advisable.
2. TICHBORN's appointment was with Dr. Henry L. Feffer, 2520 L St. N.W., Washington, D.C. at 11:15 hours on 19 June 1968. TICHBORN used the alias of Enrique Cortez with a New York post-office address supplied by the Office of Security, to wit:
P. O. Box 432
Church Street Station
New York, N. Y. 10008
He paid the bill of $38.50 upon leaving. The receptionist asked the name of TICHBORN's doctor and where the report should be sent. TICHBORN gave a fictitious name and address of a doctor in New York and said that Dr. Feffer knew where to send the report. (The report will be sent to Dr. Borscherding of the WOFIRM Medical Staff who will call C/DO/COC.)
3. At a luncheon meeting at Fort Myer after the examination, TICHBORN informed Chief, DO/COC and the undersigned that Dr. Feffer had been more positive than TICHBORN's doctor in New York that TICHBORN does not have a ruptured disc. Dr. Feffer recommended physical therapy.
exercises varying somewhat from those prescribed by TICHBORN's New York doctor. TICHBORN said that his back pains him toward the end of the day. Dr. Feffer opined that this condition should be cleared up within three months.
4. TICHBORN appeared to be in excellent spirits at the luncheon. He was very enthusiastic about movie deals as a substantial part of his cover arrangements. He obviously is at home in this field and believes it will give excellent access to operation targets in Spain. TICHBORN has contacts in the U. S. movie industry, one of whom is a friend interested in making a movie in Spain. TICHBORN plans to meet this friend and other contacts in Los Angeles the first week of July.
5. At the request of EUR/IB/Spain, the undersigned asked TICHBORN to be available in Washington, D. C. during the period 8-10 July 1968 to meet the contract agent whom TICHBORN will be replacing in Spain. TICHBORN agreed to do so and also to stay loose later in July for conversation with the Deputy Chief of Station, Madrid.
6. The undersigned informed TICHBORN that from the cover point of view, it would be desirable for TICHBORN, enroute to Spain, to view the operation of WURINY/E in Greece. While there, we would like TICHBORN to assess a Greek whom WURINY/E considers to have good operational potential.
7. TICHBORN said that he has not received a reply from the IRS to his request for a copy of his 1966 income tax return (requested by C/DO/Pers). TICHBORN said that he is, therefore, writing another letter.
Gale W. Allen
DO/C
CC: TICHBORN file
WURINY/Ops
chrono
SECRET
MADRID
19.23 12 JUL 68
NEED ASAP FOR TICHDORN PROJECT ESTIMATE IMPORT DUTY INTO SPAIN FOR HIS POV WHICH 1968 FORD STATION WAGON.
END OF MESSAGE
1 June 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, OD/3/OSD
SUBJECT: Enrico Cortez (A)
1. As discussed with Mr. Gilbert of your office on 14 June 1968, it is requested that this above named subject be added to:
P. O. Box 432
Church Street Station
New York, New York 10003
2. The individual involved is a covert asset of this Division who will possibly need the address to give to an un-cleared medical specialist in the D.C. area when subject undergoes treatment on 19 June 1968. Should he not have to provide the address, you will be advised to terminate further interest. If he has to give it, we will want daily service through August 1968 with any mail received forwarded to the undersigned.
James F. Wright
Chief, OD/Security
cc: Mr. Gale Allen
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, EUR/IB/Spain
SUBJECT: Project WUBRINY - Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
1. Forwarded herewith is the revised proposal from WUBRINY/1 to Edward G. TICHBORN (P) covering the latter's assignment to Spain. It differs from the original in that the journalistic feature is dropped in favor of strictly commercial endeavors. Added is the possibility of developing a movie deal for submission to investors.
2. TICHBORN had two meetings with QUSALT/1, both of which went well from the cover point of view. The first meeting involved TICHBORN and QUSALT/1, while TICHBORN brought his wife for the second in which QUSALT/1 was wined and dined. TICHBORN said that QUSALT/1 is all in favor of TICHBORN's proposed assignment. However, in view of past WUSALINE/Iberia inactivity, QUSALT/1 has an attitude of "I will believe it when I see it." QUSALT/1 was particularly intrigued with the possibility of a movie deal and said that Spain is by far the cheapest place to make movies.
3. The one disquieting feature of the meetings with QUSALT/1 concerned TICHBORN's wife. She took the occasion to query QUSALT/1 on all aspects of living in Spain. All went well until the subject of health came up. QUSALT/1 commented that everyone should expect to get hepatitis and said that he had a severe case. This comment shook TICHBORN's wife whose best friend in Mexico caught hepatitis and whose children subsequently got it.
4. The undersigned specifically asked TICHBORN if his wife's concern with hepatitis posed the possibility of a refusal to accompany him. TICHBORN said that he thought not, but that he was going to drop the matter for a week. The undersigned stressed to TICHBORN that the Agency views his assignment as very important as
evidenced by the favorable terms offered him. We have done considerable staff work on his assignment and don't have another suitable candidate immediately available. Should TICHBORN not be able to go to Spain, it would be a severe blow. TICHBORN said that he appreciates our position and did not see any reason to worry. The undersigned said that we are preparing a contract for TICHBORN and would like to make it for at least three years. TICHBORN agreed, saying that he too prefers a long-term contract.
GWA/ekw
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 - C/DOCO, DC/DO, C/55
1 - TICHBORN file
1 - chrono
SECRET
DIRECTOR
QUHELP
REF: OSM# 11012
1. BELIEVE TICHBORN IS LOGICAL CHOICE TO MEET AND
DEVELOP SELECTED INDIVIDUALS NOW UNDER CULTIVATION BY
FAZZARE. BOTH TICHBORN AND FAZZARE ARE INTERESTED IN
PROBLEMS OF LATIN AMERICANS LIVING IN AMERICA. BOTH ALSO
INTERESTED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE SPANISH LITERATURE.
2. SUGGEST WE CONTRIVE MEETING THIS SUMMER OF
FAZZARE AND TICHBORN IN NEW YORK OR CALIFORNIA FOR
PURPOSE (A) EXCHANGING IDEAS RE OPERATIONAL POSSIBILITIES
SPAIN AND (B) ARRANGING HOW TICHBORN CAN PICK UP
SELECTED FAZZARE CONTACTS WITHOUT IMPEDING FAZZARE'S
FUTURE USEFULNESS TO WOFIRM IN SPAIN.
3. ADVISE IF CAN BEGIN PLAN TOWARD SUCH MEETING.
SECRET
BY
SECRET
201-253203
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: E/EB, Richard Long
FROM: CHIEF, CI/CA, Edward P. Brum
SUBJECT: LOPEZ, Henry P.
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
- Review of Staff/Office
- Review of Staff/Collateral Information
- Review of Security Off. Report at E/EB
- Review of SEC. OFF. CONCURRENCE MEMO AT E/EB
- Review of FBI Report at E/EB
- Review of Attached References
- Other (Specify)
NOTES: [ ] Initial [ ] Signature [ ] Third and Final
This will acknowledge receipt of your memorandum (dated 3 June 1968) requesting amendment to Subject's OA.
Before the OA may be amended, all Field and Headquarters traces (including Green List) must be brought up to date.
It is also requested that you bring bio data up to date from 1968.
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OA
VIA: C/DO/CO
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (P), 201-253203
Amendment of OA
1. European Division, with the cooperation of Domestic Operations Division, plans to assign Edward G. TICHBORN to Madrid, Spain under deep cover on a PCS basis in late summer of 1968.
2. Since October 1966, TICHBORN, DO Division, working as a local representative of the proprietary WUSALINE in Madrid, Spain, was able to provide access to priority targets in Spain which might be provided by the WUSALINE Spanish affiliate, WUSALINE/Iberia. The results of this trip indicated that such access did exist and could be exploited by the assignment of a qualified officer as the WUSALINE representative in WUSALINE/Iberia. This assignment was offered to TICHBORN in the summer of 1967 but he was unable to accept it for personal reasons at that time. TICHBORN is now available for the assignment and we hope to place him in Madrid by September 1968.
3. TICHBORN's new assignment will involve the following operational duties:
a. To identify, cultivate, and acquire intelligence from those individuals and groups within Spain who now play, and can be expected to play in the post-Franco period, a significant role in determining Spanish domestic and foreign policy.
b. To spot and assess individuals within the above group for possible recruitment by other Station assets.
4. It is not anticipated that TICHBORN himself will attempt recruitments nor that he will be required to break his cover. Contact with the Madrid Station will be maintained under secure conditions at all times.
5. Upon his assignment to Spain, TICHBORN will fall under the operational and administrative control of Europe Division. DO Division will provide cover support. He will be supported under Project QUELOOM.
6. It is requested that Subject's OA be amended to the above assignment.
William Sorrels
AC/E/IB
Coordinated:
C/DO/CC
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Address:
1 - C/DO/CC
1 - 201-253203
1 - E/IB-MemoChron
| TO: | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| EUR/IB/S/Dick. Long | 22 May 1968 | | |
| 4 B 2607 | | | |
**FROM:** Gale Allen, DO/G 210-A Key Bldg.
**EXTENSION NO.:** 3689
**DATE:** 22 May 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: RECORD
SUBJECT: Project WUBRNY - Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
1. The undersigned met with TICHBORN at 1630 hours on 19 May 1968 at the undersigned's room in the Shoreham Hotel, 33 West 53rd Street, New York City. TICHBORN was still suffering from an injured disc and either stood or lay down on the bed during the course of the meeting. He said that he had been fitted for a back harness which he would get the following day. If his back did not improve with the harness, going into traction would be necessary. TICHBORN said that his back injury occurred when a bench on which he was sitting in the laundry room of his apartment collapsed. He said that he is meeting with a representative of the insurance company with which his apartment owner is insured to seek compensation. He had previously asked for and was mailed a list of benefits under his Army hospitalization policy. TICHBORN can sit down, but when sitting, it is very painful for him to get up.
2. Per agreement with Chief, EUR/I/Spain, the undersigned offered TICHBORN a fee of $25,000 out of which TICHBORN will have to pay his own housing and educational expenses. Inasmuch as the normal housing allowance for Spain is $3,680.00 a year and the educational allowance for two children $1,120.00 or higher, the offer to TICHBORN amounts to a $20,000 base salary. TICHBORN was informed that additional benefits outside his basic fee would include:
a. Round-trip transportation less than first-class for him and his family to Spain and return to New York,
b. Cost of shipping and storage of household effects,
c. Temporary lodging allowance of $9 per day per adult and children over 11 up to 90 days with an additional $5 per day per child if the lodging has no kitchen facilities (TICHBORN has two children, a boy age 13 and a girl age 11).
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d. Transportation allowance of $50 per month,
e. Ongoing expenses
TICHORN was satisfied with his basic fee, commenting that it was much better than Mexico. He then added that money does not mean as much to him as it did, because his agent feels that TICHORN's book will be a good seller and earn a lot of money. TICHORN opined that the temporary lodging and transportation allowances are low. The undersigned pointed out that these allowances are applicable to staff employees and that they have been found adequate.
3. The undersigned noted that TICHORN, by virtue of his association with WUSALINE and WUSALIFY and his 1967 trip to Spain, is in an excellent cover position for this assignment. He has also had the opportunity to meet the Agency representative in Madrid with whom he will be dealing. The undersigned gave TICHORN a copy of WUBRINY/I's letter outlining TICHORN's cover assignment (unamended copy attached). The undersigned noted that the senior officer of the firm participating with WUSALINE in WUSALINE/iberia in late 1966 had suggested that a developer of new business be obtained. This overture was followed by TICHORN's exploratory trip in June 1967. Subsequently, a WUSALIFY company for which TICHORN is a legal consultant, followed up on TICHORN's trip by sending a geologist to assess several abandoned silver properties. In this way, the stage should be well set for TICHORN as outlined in the cover letter prepared by WUBRINY/I.
4. At 1800 hours, WUBRINY/I and WUBRINY/II joined the meeting to discuss cover arrangements. The undersigned emphasized that the arrangement would not only have to be plausible, but, in due course, there would have to be commercial results. TICHORN was also emphatic on this point. He suggested that the cover letter also include the possibility of putting together a movie deal. TICHORN said that he is thoroughly at home in the movie field and finds it a good access to targets of operational interest. WUBRINY/I seized eagerly upon TICHORN's suggestion, stating that he had always wanted to finance a movie deal. WUBRINY/I said that he
would amend the cover letter to include this possibility. Both the undersigned and WURRINY/1 stressed the importance of TICHBORN's obtaining U. S. clients to represent in Spain. Some further training for TICHBORN was recommended by WURRINY/1, including visits to certain WUSALINE affiliates. The undersigned concurred, stating that a visit to WUSALINE's affiliate in Greece would be particularly useful because TICHBORN might also do an assessment there on a Greek associated with WUSALINE's affiliate.
5. WURRINY/1 said that QUSALT/1 is coming to the U. S. the third or fourth week in May 1968. It was agreed that WURRINY/1 and TICHBORN would gear up to get QUSALT/1's endorsement of TICHBORN developing business for WUSALINE/iberia.
6. Both TICHBORN and the undersigned informed WURRINY/1 that employment terms have been agreed upon and opined that these terms might be more liberal than WURRINY/1 would privately extend. The undersigned said that the Agency would embody TICHBORN's employment terms in a contract from which commercial terms could be drawn. The undersigned added that all of the funding of TICHBORN would not necessarily have to be accomplished through WURRINY/1.
7. TICHBORN owes the Agency $199.99 on an old loan. TICHBORN promised faithfully to send the undersigned a check in this amount prior to 31 May 1968.
8. The Covert Tax Unit desires a certified copy of TICHBORN's income tax-filing for 1966. TICHBORN said that he had been unable to locate one and had asked the IRS for a copy.
9. TICHBORN's wife is concerned about schools in Spain. The undersigned gave TICHBORN information on schools in Spain as obtained from EUR/1/Spain and from a friend who spent three years in Spain.
10. TICHBORN said that he would like to go alone to Spain in August so as to be able to make arrangements in advance for his family.
11. An amended cover letter is awaited from WUBRNY/1 as well as QJSALT/1's response to TICHBORN's assignment.
Gale W. Allen
DO/C
1 - EUR/IB/S/Dick Long
1 - C/DOCO
1 - TICHBORN file
1 - chrono
May 15, 1968
Henry P. Lopez, Esq.
5900 Arlington Avenue
New York, N.Y.
Dear Henry,
I have carefully considered your most interesting idea of activating our relationship in Madrid.
Your operations with us here have been entirely satisfactory from our standpoint; and indeed, the volume of client business that you have been able to develop exceeded our expectations. On the other hand you say that some of these clients will follow you to Spain, and it would appear that the market in Spain for consulting services is somewhat less competitive than is the case here, so the eventual prospects could be good.
As you may know, our operation in Athens, which has worked out extremely well (although it involved a lot of hard work and trouble) came about in just the same way: after a year or so in the office here George Economakis one day suggested that he might be able to start a similar operation in Athens, to which we eventually agreed; it has all grown from there, and has been a most satisfactory business.
In considering your idea, I have thought of two categories into which your work might be divided: things which can be done through the medium of ICAE, etc., which certainly needs filling up, and things which can be done separately from it. We take up each category in turn.
1. **ICAE-related**
a. **Joint venture with BMIF, S.A.**
We have formed the joint venture with BMIF, S.A., which is based in Madrid, the understanding was that we would make a serious long-term effort to get business for them and for our clients.
To date we have not found it possible to carry out...
this prospecting owing to budgetary limitations and a lack of spare time. Also, the other ICAP offices abroad have been too busy with their own affairs to think too much about getting business for each other.
As you may know, part of the original idea was that George Train would carry out this representative function with the American business community, but in the event, he developed a close relation with a Spanish bank, and devoted most of his available time to their concerns.
BANIF has become restive as a result, and in fact yesterday I received a letter from them which raises the issue of winding up the arrangement.
The first activity, therefore, which I feel you could most advantageously carry out on our behalf in Spain would be that of seeking new business for ICAP Iberia. After an initial familiarization with the work of the office, I would suggest that you might call on the U.S. firms operating in Madrid and offer the services of ICAP Iberia. You can get a list of such firms through the Department of Commerce. There is also an American Club in Madrid (of which George Train was a founder) whose members would certainly be appropriate for such prospecting.
After you have prospected the American business community, you could go on to the European firms operating in Spain, in the same way.
I doubt if ICAP Iberia has the time for such extensive prospecting, so your work here would be valuable to them, I would think.
Another related area in which your services could be of help would be in helping in client relationships with U.S. clients that have begun working with ICAP Iberia or BANIF or are on the point of doing so.
To the extent that your existing Latin American or U.S. clients would need your services in Spain, you would naturally want to have prime responsibility for their affairs yourself. You would want to determine which of their needs could best be served by ICAP Iberia, using BANIF S.A. and other possible sources of support, and which you should handle separately or through New York.
As you know, ICAP Corporation and BANIF own approximately equal shares of ICAP Iberia. ICAP Iberia, in turn, gives first refusal on all consulting work to BANIF, but receives what amounts to a 30% override on such work. In other words, our indirect interest in consulting work which we get for BANIF through ICAP Iberia is 15%, which comes off the top.
We would be pleased to allocate to you a share in our interest in any such work brought in through your efforts (and recognized for fee purposes by ICAP Iberia and BANIF) as follows: 7½% (i.e., half of our indirect interest) of all fees during the first year after the actual commencement of billings for each client; 5% during the second year; and 2½% of all subsequent business.
Another sector where you could work directly with ICAP Iberia is related to the foregoing, and is simply U.S. law. To the extent that you could provide an in-house U.S. legal capability for them, particularly with respect to U.S. corporate practice and tax matters, I am sure this would be helpful.
Finally, correspondence is essential to international business. We do not hear from our Spanish friends as we do from George Economakis or Giovanni Manes. The result is that we do not know what is going on in Spain, and do not have them on our minds. I am sure that if you were there you would keep us informed of opportunities, and as a result we could do a more effective job for them. In addition, you could act as the point of liaison between ICAP Iberia and the other ICAP affiliates.
(This would of course involve your knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the other ICAPs, so as a first order of business I would request that you spend two or three weeks in ICAP Dallas, ICAP Italia and on a general prospection in France, Germany, and Benelux.)
2. Activities outside of ICAP Iberia.
By far the most important of these is generating a placement capability for investment opportunities developed by ICAP Iberia. I do not think we expected when we started ICAP Iberia that the most important figure in this company would be one who was not even on the management at that time, namely Tony Lykardopulo. The really profitable side of our business is, as you know, the entrepreneurial one, not the professional one.
It is fine to have good ideas and to carry out thorough feasibility studies, but if you do not have a client who will go into these plans, they will not do you much good. Until Tony came along, ICAP Hellas did four or five studies a year for their own account, which they did not consummate. Now they seem to be in about the same position we are, which is that before we proceed with the full study we have sold the deal, and the study is mostly by way of documentation and background. Most investors come in on our say-so on the telephone, not in response to any documents. Tony has this power, and the others in ICAP Hellas, for some reason, generally do not. If you personally could carefully study every aspect of deals that BANIF might work up, and then present them to individuals, which we might suggest, there is a fair chance that we can do a real job of merchandising, which we can never do on writeups.
The second capability you might be able to develop for us outside the ICAP Iberia channels is related to the foregoing, namely to generate securities business for this office, just as Tony Lykiardopulo does. Our Special Account has the best performance record of any readily available investment medium that a foreigner is likely to see, and it has been getting better as time has gone on. It makes an excellent illustration of our capabilities in the investment management line. You would not be required to actually place our services with individual investors whom you might meet, but if you could identify them, and determine their needs in a preliminary way, on one of my periodic trips I could discuss our operation with them, and in the course of time there is little doubt that we would develop a slowly growing clientele. In addition, Tony Lykiardopulo can come to Madrid from time to time and maintain contact. Alternatively, you might eventually discover a customer's man in a brokerage house who would like to join us in the rather more elegant world of investment counsel, and we could make an arrangement directly with him.
You have spoken from time to time of your desire to increase the proportionate amount of time which you spend on creative writing and your interest in collaborating on a book on the "Establishment" in Spain, which in fact I agree with you is a fascinating subject that I have never seen well written up. Certainly, there is no case I know of where a quite tightly-knit aristocracy (or oligarchy) really runs things the way it does there. Anyway, making contact with some of the figures in that group could certainly tie in nicely with the various activities mentioned above.
Finally, of course, we have your existing clients and their various interests in Spain, to which you have referred. You would need to allocate your time between these various activities as at present, letting us know where we stood.
All in all, it adds up, in my opinion, to a workable package, with, I would say, perhaps even more upside potential than the arrangements under which we are operating in New York now.
After consultation with our directors, therefore, I am happy to tell you that we are willing, in principle, to go ahead with this plan, and to negotiate a detailed understanding at your convenience.
| TO: (Officer designation, rank number, and building) | DATE | OFFICE'S DETAILS | COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) |
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| 1. Chief 164 R 15/18 | | | DON: |
| 2. McIntosh | 4 B 26/69 | | You know his performance in the survey trip to Spain. |
| | | | His main contribution was in the illustrative work. |
| | | | He was associated with several development projects in Venezuela. |
| | | | He also has served as an author and editor. |
| | | | Although his primary duties involved administrative efficiency in financial reporting, |
| | | | I have not had any problems. |
| | | | In fact, the auditor who recently checked his reporting found his report detailed and fully |
| | | | explained. He is a valuable asset to the agency and I hope we can get him for this work. |
| | | | We will let you know within two weeks or sooner. |
Signature: [Signature]
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25 May 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DC
VIA: Chief, DC/CO
SUBJECT: Edward G. Tischhorn (F)
1. The undersigned on 23 May 1967 reviewed in H/Division Tischhorn's 201 File (4 folders) and related operational files. Particular attention was given in this review to Tischhorn's security.
2. The files reflect that Tischhorn is very security conscious. There is no evidence that Tischhorn was ever suspected of being a KGB operative.
3. Tischhorn practiced law in California and was active in state and national politics. He was recruited as a political advisor on a part-time basis in 1959 by the CIA Staff. In 1962, he was taken on full-time under contract by H/Division and assigned to Mexico City. His cover for this assignment was publishing and movie interests in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America. In Mexico City he published a magazine, Tischhorn aired his left-wing intellectualism. The CIA Staff review in 1965 stated that Tischhorn's cover story was completely accepted by his friends and associates. The KGB/OF of Tischhorn in 1965 revealed that he had informed only his wife of his association with KGB/OF.
4. The files reflect that Tischhorn is very sensitive about security. He balked at working with a KGB/OF officer in Mexico City, because a friend told Tischhorn that the KGB/OF officer not only was KGB/OF but had openly admitted it in the street. A proposed trip to Bolivia was aborted because Tischhorn felt there was no suitable cover.
5. Tischhorn has traveled extensively in Latin America on training and election assignments. These countries include Mexico, Brazil, and Chile. Tischhorn's Republic of Bolivia files, which Tischhorn used his legal, publishing, and movie cover. It is understood that he also maintained undetected, although this was not noted in the quick review of the files. He can, of course, be debriefed in detail at this point.
6. The files show that Tichborn's magazine, Diplomat, was funded through Tichborn by various individuals through intermediary made by CCI. The AD/NI/6 investigated Tichborn on any Foundation funding. Tichborn could recall only one instance of Foundation funding, from 1963-1964 when Bankers Trust issued a loan to the Fairfield Foundation. There is also a reference in the files that one, Louis Morier, was informed that CICID also supported Diplomat.
7. The files reflect very favorably on Tichborn's performance - the reports by the Mexican Embassy and one from CCI/Canto Domingo are most complimentary. On the negative side, administrative details were high.
8. The undersigned has consulted with Chief, WH/CA that if DO will take over Tichborn's contract, WH will pay Tichborn's salary and expenses for the first quarter of FY 1958. Chief, WH/CA is awaiting DO's decision.
9. The undersigned is very favorably impressed by Tichborn. By 1 October, it is believed that Tichborn will be sufficiently well-trained in commercial and investment banking practices to do legal-business consulting on a fee basis for MUSLIM. He should be able, depending on the number of operational requirements, to earn a part, if not all, of his salary. On this basis, it is recommended that DO assume administration of Tichborn effective 1 July 1958, with the understanding that WH Division will defray Tichborn's salary and expenses during the first quarter of FY 1958.
[Signature]
[Date: 26 May 1957]
[Signature]
[Date: 21 May 1957]
cc: Barry/Support
Chief of Station, Madrid
Chief, Europe Division
Operational/Edward G. TICHBORN
Reference: OSW-23330, 11 January 1968
Action: Your comments are requested.
1. We regret our delay in responding to Reference and proceeding correspondence on this case. We will attempt below to answer the questions posed and comment where pertinent, keyed to paragraph 2 of Reference.
a. MUSALINE Iberia can, in principle, be used as an information collection mechanism. The type of requirements to be levied via MUSALINE would have to be consistent with that organization's past and present dealings with MUSALINE Iberia, i.e., commercially logical and feasible. Operating on this assumption, we believe that both general and specific requests for information could be levied and could cover a wide range of economic and commercial topics. We solicit your ideas on such requirements.
b. This subject was investigated with TICHBORN during a visit he made to Headquarters during the week of 20 January 1968. There seems to be little doubt that TICHBORN could obtain the necessary interviews, write an article, and have it published in a publication such as Life International. In considering this proposition, however, we wonder just what a trip would accomplish. We foresee that TICHBORN would obtain biographic and limited assessment data on certain high-level economic figures. He might also obtain some positive intelligence information by elicitation. But, given TICHBORN's background and talents, the most important gain, especially should a favorable article subsequently appear in print, would be in his establishment of viable personal contact with those persons interviewed. Therein lies the problem, that of transferring the relationship established by TICHBORN to someone else in the Station. We feel that you will agree that this is a difficult thing to do. In short, will the benefit to us from a short (possibly two/three weeks) foray by TICHBORN be worth the
Attachments: USC
1. TICHBORN notes
2. Identities
Distribution:
3 - COS, Madrid w/att
(continued)
necessary investment in time, money and effort. Included in the latter would be Chief/LICENS approval. Such approval always requires solid operational justification and such justification would be especially necessary in this case, due to the probable publication outlet involved, Life International. We are inclined to think that such a trip would not be worth it, unless, and this is a possibility discussed below in paragraph 2, TICHEBORN were to be assigned PCS to Spain for a period of a year or more.
c. Also discussed with TICHEBORN during his recent visit was the subject of his contacts with Spaniards in his home city and of his use in assessing and developing visiting Spanish contacts of the Station who might be steered to him. In the former category, we determined that TICHEBORN has not yet been active in making new contacts but would be willing to do so, on a selected basis. The question here is, when would we wish him to meet and develop? (TICHEBORN's immediate reaction was to suggest he meet the Spanish ambassador to Washington.) Unless the Station has some specific candidates in mind, we believe the most profit to be had from this exercise initially, would be to give TICHEBORN the task of assembling a spotting report on Spaniards in his home city engaged in commercial activities to whom, presumably, TICHEBORN would be able to logically develop access. We feel that to give him a broad assignment of reporting on any and all Spaniards he meets would be self-defeating. Of the list of potential targets, those selected Spaniards visiting TICHEBORN's city who might be steered to him by the Station, we feel that cover considerations will have to be carefully handled in order to protect TICHEBORN's new solid cover. TICHEBORN currently is covered as a business consultant and attorney under Identity A. He is specifically identified with Identity B and, when required, as on his trip to Spain, with WUSALINE. We would be perfectly willing to consider using TICHEBORN in this way provided the targets were carefully selected and could be steered to TICHEBORN without endangering his cover.
d. In answer to paragraph 2d of the Reference, we are forwarding under separate cover copies of the reports which TICHEBORN submitted to Headquarters after his return. We can find no indication that these were sent to you at the time, although that was our intention. In any event, they appear to constitute additional detail to verbal reports provided to the Station by TICHEBORN while he was there last year.
3. As the Station notes, the question of a PCS assignment to Madrid for TICHEBORN was solved last year due to a variety of reasons, both personal and professional. Recent discussions with NOPLAY, however, indicate that such an assignment should not be ruled out. It is possible that TICHEBORN would be available for PCS assignment to Spain in '59, assuming that suitable cover arrangements can be worked out. In this regard, his assignment to Madrid as WUSALINE's man in WUSALINE Iberia might be a logical extension of his past and present activities. In view of the Station's comments in paragraph 3c of Reference, we would appreciate your thoughts on this and on any other cover possibilities which come to mind. Granted that such an assignment is presently no more than a long range possibility, it is nevertheless an attractive one, worth an exchange of views.
3. Developments cited in paragraphs 3a and 3d of the Reference are welcome as both appear to constitute potential access of value. We will be most interested in your progress.
4. The case of QUESAL/1 is, as ever, a thorny one. We will comment on it by separate dispatch.
5. To sum up, Headquarters is also impressed with TICHEBORN's potential as indicated by his all-to-brief visit to Spain last year.
(continued)
Judging from his performance there it appears that he would be a valuable addition to the Station effort against the unilateral target, if he were to be assigned to Spain. His utility here, or on a brief TDY assignment from here is, we feel, far less and can only be taken advantage of by a realistic selection of any tasks we may ask him to perform. There is little doubt that he can meet Spaniards of interest, the problem lies in how to follow up at long range, of how to transfer a relationship established by TIGHORN to someone else who could take operational advantage of it. Otherwise, we will end up with a long list of names and little else. On this basic point, a summation of the specific items dealt with above, we would welcome an exchange of views with the Station.
HOWARD G. DOBBS
Identity A: Train, Cabot & Associates, Inc.
Identity B: Silver Resources Corporation, a company organized by Train, Cabot & Associates.
2 February 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Land Development Project - Valencia, Venezuela
1. Contract Agent Edward G. TICHBORN (P) under Project WUBRNY has a major role in subject project which is being developed by a consortium of private and Venezuelan businessmen who have retained TICHBORN's services. The two principal Venezuelans involved financially in this project are Luis Ramon Bigott and Pablo Henning. Through these individuals, either socially or on a professional basis, TICHBORN has access to:
a. Eugenio Mendoza - businessman
b. Pedro Tinoco - lawyer and advisor to IBEC and David Rockefeller.
c. Luis Ignacio Mendoza - lawyer
d. Jose Cordido Freytes - lawyer and partner of ex-foreign minister Arismendi.
e. Diego Cisneros - owner of largest television station; has Pepsi Cola franchise for Venezuela, Brazil and Central America; owns ice cream manufacturing plant; is largest distributor of U.S. films.
f. Irwin Klein - good friend of TICHBORN's who works for Cisneros; formerly worked for the American Broadcasting Company.
g. Jose Mayobre - Minister of Petroleum; formerly head of ECLA; close friend of Pablo Henning, and also known personally by TICHBORN.
h. Fila Henning - wife of Pablo Henning; daughter of one of Venezuela's richest men whose name TICHBORN could not recall; studied at the Maryknoll College, Tarrytown, New York; was sympathetic to Perea Jimenez.
2. TICHBORN has also met Mr. Harold Horan who is Executive Secretary of the American Chamber of Congress.
3. It is anticipated that TICHBORN will be meeting the contacts noted above as well as additional contacts in the event the project continues to move ahead favorably. Should any of TICHBORN's contacts merit operational assessment and development, DO personnel concerned with Project WUBRNY would be glad to work with WH/3/Venezuela.
Gale Allen
DO/CO
Distribution:
1 - For the Record
1 - WH/3/Venezuela
1 - WUBRNY file
1 - DO/CO Chrono
1 - WUBRNY file
| FROM | TO | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| DO/CO/Gale Allen GJ-64 | C/DO/CO Rm. 502 - 1750 Bldg. | 1 February 1968 | Gale | Take it easy to LAF INT. This goes to INT. Gale took Band Area. Feb 24th 64 also filed R2 |
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief/E/IB/G
SUBJECT: Project WUBRINY - Possible Operational Support of Madrid Station Objectives by Edward G. TICHBORN (P)
REFERENCE: OSMA 23, 350 Dated 11 January 1968
1. Per Mr. Long's request, the undersigned on 30 January 1968 discussed with Edward G. TICHBORN (P) possible support of Madrid Station objectives as raised in ref. It was confirmed that:
a. WUSALINE/Iberia can be used as an information collection mechanism in cases where information requirements can be couched in plausible economic and commercial terms for contractual surveys.
b. TICHBORN can assess and develop selected Spanish contacts of Madrid Station who may be visiting New York and who desire introductions in US commercial circles.
c. TICHBORN can develop Spaniards in New York as may be of operational interest to the Madrid Station. TICHBORN has not made an effort to develop Spaniards in New York but is willing and able to do so for any designated as operational targets. If desired, TICHBORN thinks he can meet the Spanish Ambassador to the U.S. through a friend, Senator Jose Montoya of New Mexico.
d. TICHBORN feels that he could write an article concerning leading Spanish industrialists and bankers for publishing in a prominent publication, such as "Life International." TICHBORN believes that he has excellent bonafides for such a task because he previously published in "Life International" a four-page spread on birth control in Latin America. This article was favorably reviewed. TICHBORN suggested a related article on the population explosion in Europe and its effect on business as a possible topic for interviewing leading Spanish businessmen. TICHBORN,
as a result of journalistic collaboration with Katherine Anne Porter, is represented in New York by a top literary agent, Monica McCall. TICHBORN thinks that it would take him two to three weeks in Spain interviewing top Spanish industrialists and bankers. He would send letters in advance to these targets informing them of his proposed itinerary, the purpose of his trip, and enclosing copies of his previous articles with favorable reviewer comments. He could be essentially a free lance journalist or have a business purpose as well. In the latter connection, it is of interest that following TICHBORN's trip to Spain, WUBRINY/1 sent a geologist to WUSALINE/Iberia to look into acquisition of silver properties in Spain. This purely commercial development appears to be a direct result of TICHBORN's trip and thus enhances TICHBORN's commercial bonafides.
2. It is understood that E/IB/S has a copy of TICHBORN's report for dispatch to the Madrid Station per ref.
3. Personnel concerned with Project WUBRINY will be glad to work with E/IB/S in any follow-up to the possibilities noted above.
S
Gale Allen
DO/CO
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Address:
1 - C/DO/CO
1 - C/DO & DC/DQ
1 - WUBRINY file
1 - Chrono
Reference: OSMA 22,778
1. Madrid has awaited a report of TICHBORN's trip to Spain and some response to the various proposals made in Reference Dispatch. SHERIDAN carried back the message that TICHBORN would not be assigned PCS to Madrid as suggested he might be in DIR 32794. We have a high opinion of TICHBORN's talents, so this was a disappointment.
2. Regarding the proposals we made about how TICHBORN might continue to be useful in his target "Study on Dynamics of Spain As an Economic Entity" (see DIR 13385), there are several that we would like Headquarters to review:
a. Can WUSALINE Iberia be used as an information collection mechanism?
b. Has further thought been given to TICHBORN's writing, an article (possibly for "Life International") on leading Spanish industrialists and bankers?
c. Can TICHBORN develop Spaniards in his home city for Madrid Station? Can the Station ask selected Spanish contacts, who will be travelling to TICHBORN's city, to look up TICHBORN as a means of assessing and developing them?
d. Is TICHBORN preparing a report or contemplating any follow-up action to Reference trip?
3. Reference provides sufficient details to make all these questions clear. If Headquarters can give us a status report on the above questions and where we now stand with TICHBORN and WUSALINE, we can in turn make suggestions on how we believe TICHBORN's talents can be used in the future. As mentioned above, we have a high opinion of his ability and we hope we can benefit from it. In the meantime,
there are several developments relating to TICHBORN/WUSALINE, etc. that should be mentioned.
a. The Station is now in direct contact with IDEN G of Reference.
b. If he can be cleared, Station plans to attempt to recruit QUSALT/1.
c. The Station is no longer considering WUSALINE Iberia as a possible cover mechanism.
d. The Station (through HARRIOTT and NOGGLE) has met IDEN B. of Reference.
4. We would appreciate Headquarters help in putting some momentum back into the Mission TICHBORN embarked on and on which he made a good start.
[Signature]
[Signature]
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Project WUBYZAS Status Report
REFERENCE: Memorandum for Record, dated 23 January 1968, Same Subject
1. Ref. noted that John A. BLENKINSOP (P) had suggested certain changes in his proposed contract and that these suggested changes had been referred to the OGC for comment.
2. Attached are the OGC comments on BLENKINSOP's suggested changes. In brief, the OGC stood firm on the proposed contract as written and rejected BLENKINSOP's suggested changes. One change suggested by BLENKINSOP, i.e. to allow interim hotel expenses greater than $1000.00 in Istanbul, if necessary, was considered administrative by the OGC and left to DO for decision. In view of the rejection of BLENKINSOP's other suggested changes, it was decided to accept BLENKINSOP's request for interim hotel expenses to exceed $1000.00 if necessary. BLENKINSOP's suggested change reads "Barring extraordinary circumstances, these expenses are not to exceed the amount of $1000.00." In his justification for this change, BLENKINSOP notes that time in transit for furniture could extend to six weeks and that in this case hotel expenses could be closer to $2000.00.
3. WUBRINY 11 was advised on 24 January 1968 of our position on the contract. He will relay it to WUBRINY 1 and/or BLENKINSOP. BLENKINSOP's reaction is awaited.
Gale Allen
DO/CO
Distribution:
1 - For the Record
1 - WUBYZAS File
1 - DO/CO Chrono
| TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building) | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS (Number each comment by whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) |
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| C/DO/CO (Mr. Davis) | | | |
| Chief, DO | | | |
| Mr. Allen | | | |
| 2/14/68 | | | |
Form 610 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS □ SECRET □ CONFIDENTIAL □ INTERNAL USE ONLY □ UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM FOR: RECORD
SUBJECT: Agreement with WUBRINY/1 to Defray a Portion of Edward G. TICHBORN's (P) $17,000 Annual Contract Fee.
1. Chief, DOCO, DC/DCO, Mr. Ed Welch, and the undersigned met on 3 January 1968 with WUBRINY/1 and WUBRINY/11. WUBRINY/1 had previously agreed in principle to buying a portion of TICHBORN's time. He was asked at the 3 January meeting to make a specific proposal on this matter. It was pointed out to WUBRINY/1 that the Agency does not have at this time any operational requirements for TICHBORN and that, ideally, TICHBORN's $17,000 annual contract fee would be offset completely by commercial fee income.
2. WUBRINY/1 said that he is forming a development company in Venezuela for a land development project in which TICHBORN could be very useful the next six months. He proposed that the development company retain TICHBORN for six months at $5,000. If the project is continued, TICHBORN will be retained for a higher figure for the next six months plus a bonus if the project is successful. The company will, of course, also defray TICHBORN's expenses incurred on the land development project. For the Agency and Project WUBRINY, the agreement with WUBRINY/1 means that WUSALINE will expend $3,500 to retain TICHBORN for the next six months.
3. The Venezuelan Desk was advised that TICHBORN will be going to Venezuela on 10 January 1968 and will be spending considerable time there during the next six months. The Venezuelan Desk was very receptive to exploiting TICHBORN operationally and prepared a detailed cable for COS/Caracas. However, this proposed cable was modified by WH Division upper.
echelons to a notification that TICHBORN will be in Venezuela. As of 9 January, there had been no response by COS/Caracas.
Gale N. Allen
DOCO
GWA/ekw
Orig- Mr. Davis (C/DOCO)
C/DO
1 - WUBRNY/Ops
1 - DOCO chrono
1 - TICHBORN 401
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**CONTAINS:**
- Travel Vouchers
- Performance Reports
- Earning Statements
- Medical Records
- Contract Copies
- Credit Cards
**CALL IP/FILES EXT. 6867 FOR ATTACHMENTS, RECORDS CENTER JOB NO. 22/15 BOX NO. 5**
**201-253203**
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DO/CN
ATTENTION: Mr. Donald G. Lemieux
SUBJECT: Funding of Project WUBRINY through Project WUTACTIC/WUGLITTER
1. As you know, WUTACTIC/WUGLITTER currently holds $17,338.58 of Project WUBRINY funds consisting of:
a. $3,000.00 from NE Division to reimburse WUSALINE for support of Staff Agent Martin J. UNGRICH (P),
b. $1,659.51 from Project WUTANDY to reimburse WUSALINE for an operational survey in Spain,
c. $5,000.00 from WH Division to reimburse WUSALINE for support of Contract Agent Edward G. TICHBORN (P),
d. $7,679.07 remaining of Project WUBRINY/P funds
2. Transmitted under separate cover is a billing from WUSALINE to WUTACTIC/WUGLITTER in the amount of $17,265.50. Please arrange for a check to be drawn in the favor of WUSALINE in this amount and sent to WUSALINE Attention: the author of the billing.
3. Would appreciate completing this transaction prior to 31 December 1987. If the check route is not feasible, a bank transfer would be all right. Necessary data for a bank transfer can be supplied, if needed, by telephone. By my calculations, the remainder of Project WUBRINY funds in WUTACTIC/WUGLITTER after this funding will be $73.08.
Gale W. Allen
DOCO
Orig & 1 - DO/CN
1 - Tichborn 201
1 - UNGRICH file
1 - DO/CO chrono
1 - ICAP/Iberia
1 - F/Support
Dec 23 1987
December 20, 1967.
Sr. Ismael Aguila
President
Diamond de Panama
S.A.
Apartado 4297
Panama City, Panama
Dear Ismael:
Please forgive me for not having submitted my accounting sooner than this. As you know, I have been away from New York on several trips and my correspondence has accordingly fallen behind. Should there be any question concerning the data which you will find on the attached sheet, please let me know, and I shall be happy to submit any clarification you desire.
At the moment I am devoting all my time to the Sattelite City project in Venezuela, and have consequently let matters ride with respect to the Mexican border development program.
Please let me know when you are coming to New York, for I would like to take you to that wonderful Latino restaurant you mentioned in our recent phone conversation.
Un abrazo carinoso
Henry P. Lopez.
**EXPENSE REPORT**
| Date | Description | Amount |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| Oct. 3 | American Management Assoc. Conference on business problems of Spain | $175.00 |
| Oct. 4 | Mayflower Hotel Discussions regarding border development | 36.58 |
| Oct. 4 | American Express Spanish trip regarding silver mines | 574.30 |
| Oct. 13| Reimburse Lopez Extra expenses regarding border dev. | 88.32 |
| Oct. 16| Advance to Lopez Expenses Mexico-San Antonio-Los Angeles regarding border development | 250.00 |
| Oct. 30| Charged to TCA Expenditures re ICAP general | 39.40 |
| Nov. 14| Diners Club Entertainment Mex Consul ICAP general | 18.10 |
| Nov. 14| American Express Entertain various officials re border dev. | 62.58 |
| Nov. 14| Vision Travel Inc. 1/2 of plane fare for Mexico-L.A. trip | 201.22 |
**Total Expenses** $1,465.50
**Total Consulting Fees** $15,000.00
**Total Due** $17,265.50
| FROM | EXTENSION NO. | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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**TO:** (Office designation, room number, and building)
- C/DO/SS 1715 BLDG
- C/DO/Pers 17 51 BLDG
**RECEIVED**
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**FORWARDED**
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**COMMENTS**
- File Tebben
- File Tebben
- File Tebben
**Date:** 16 November 1967
Memorandum SECRET
TO: C/DO/Pers
FROM: C/WH/Contracts
DATE: 16 November 1967
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN, Insurance Premiums
1. It is requested your office effect necessary arrangements for Edward G. TICHBORN to forward future insurance premiums directly to a DO component for related processing.
2. Heretofore TICHBORN has been sending his check for premiums to:
Mr. William Rodgers
P.O. Box 10146
Woodridge Station
Washington, D.C. 20018
3. It was noted that on his last check, TICHBORN had of course signed the check in true name but had also inserted "TICHBORN Medical Insurance". It would appear to be advisable to brief TICHBORN on the use of a pseudonym.
[Signature]
Mr. Renahan
SECRET
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
| TO: | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| WH/B&F 3D5325 | 9/27 | 7/29 | (Handwritten notes) |
| C/WH/SS | 29/Sept | CL | (Handwritten notes) |
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29 September 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DODS
ATTENTION: Mr. Gale Allen
FROM: Chief, WH Division
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (P) - Settlement of Outstanding Account
REFERENCE: Memorandum from C/WH, dated 29 August 1967 - Same subject
1. During a meeting on 13 September 1967, C/WH/B&F advised subject that monthly payments of $125.00 had been received through May 1967 and that funds due him from TDY travel in the amount of $175.01 were applied as his June payment.
2. TICHBORN stated he thought he had mailed a check for $125.00 and he would check his records when he returned to New York. As of this date no check has been received.
3. It is requested that TICHBORN be contacted and advised that the loan payment he promised has not been received; and that he should forward his check in the amount of $375.00 which will currently pay his loan through 30 September 1967.
4. Please advise WH/B&F accordingly.
William V. Broe
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DO/Personnel
SUBJECT: Renewal and Amendment of the Contract for Edward G. Tichborn (P)
1. It is requested that the contract for contract agent Edward G. Tichborn (P) be extended for another year from 1 October 1967 through 30 September 1968.
2. It is further requested that Tichborn's contract be amended to permit profit sharing along lines as follows:
"It is anticipated that in the conduct of your cover duties, you will represent various clients on a fee basis. In the event such fees, less all approved allocable expenses, exceed your basic compensation of $17,000, the excess over $17,000 will be split 50-50 between you and your cover company, except that your total compensation shall not exceed the highest salary for a GS-15 as may prevail during the period of your contract."
Gale W. Allen
DOCO
CA: 0 & 1 - DO/Perma
1 - Tichborn file
1 - DOCO chemo
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH/BAF
SUBJECT: Reimbursement of Proprietary Project VUSALINE for Salary and Expenses of Edward G. TICHORN (P) (201-253203)
1. A DO proprietary company (VUSALINE) under Project VUSALINE provided cover and funding for contract agent Edward G. TICHORN (P) (WH Project UOACE) during the period 1 October 1966-30 June 1967. It was agreed between WH and DO Divisions that DO would assume operational responsibility for TICHORN on 1 July 1967, but that WH Division would continue to bear TICHORN's salary for the first quarter of FY 1968. It was also agreed that WH Division would reimburse DO Division for operational expenses funded by VUSALINE during the period 1 October 1966-30 June 1967. These expenses amount to $2,750.99. WH Division previously transferred $14,750 to DO Division for salary and expenses of TICHORN.
2. It is requested that WH Division reimburse DO Division additionally in the amount of $4,585.99 covering the $2,250.00 balance of TICHORN's salary ($17,000-14,750) and the $2,335.99 expenses incurred prior to 30 June 1967. Payment instructions are attached.
[Signature]
V. E. MONTGOMERY
Chief, DO Support Group
DOCO/Gale Allen/ekw (11 Sep 67)
Distribution:
1 - DO/BAF
1 - 201-253203
1 - DOCO chrono.
SECRET
SECRET
TO: Office of Finance
FROM: DO/CH
DATE: 11 September 1967
SUBJECT: Request for Covert Payment (Other Than Cash and Treasury Check)
It is requested that payment authorized on attached documents reflecting obligation reference number (or other divisional ref. No.) be made in the following manner:
1. Payment to: See Below
| Name or Payee (From) | Amount |
|----------------------|--------|
| | $4,988.98 |
2. Method of Payment
a. By check:
(1) Devised Cover Check. Account No.
(2) Bank Cashier's Check (specify city by checking below)
| City | Account No. |
|------------|-------------|
| Atlanta | |
| Boston | |
| Chicago | |
| Cleveland | |
| Dallas | |
| Denver | |
| Los Angeles| |
| Minneapolis| |
| Miami | |
| New York | |
| Philadelphia| |
| Richmond | |
| San Francisco| |
| Washington | |
*Checks in any amount up to $25,000.00 from New York; $10,000.00 from Dallas; $2,500.00 from Washington are available for immediate delivery.
b. By deposit, bank transfer, etc. to Payee's Bank Account:
Banking instructions to effect deposit (for use by Requesting Officer or Compensation and Tax Division)
Complete the following:
(1) Account Name: Diamond Do Panes, S. A.
(2) Account Number: 123-456-789
(3) Bank Name: Chemical Bank New York Trust Company
(4) Bank Address: 345 Third Avenue
(5) Transfer: ☐ via Mail ☐ Bank Wire or ☐ Cable
(6) Payment to be originated from Dallas
c. If payment is to be originated by Foreign Bank, specify country and complete section b.(1) through (7) above. Discuss details with Monetary Division, Field Operations Branch, ext. 3523.
3. Payment by other means: Contact Monetary Division Banking Branch Officer, ext. 3493.
4. Check will be picked up at ☐ 6E29 Bldgs. or ☐ (Specify)
5. When transaction is complete notify Donald G. Lennex, ext. 11-61172
Donald G. Lennex, DO/CH
FREDERICK C. HINES, C/O/CH 11-61172
FOR USE BY OFFICE OF FINANCE ONLY
| Method of Payment | Account No. | Code | Bank |
|-------------------|-------------|------|------|
| | | | |
CHECK ON: BANK
PAYABLE TO: BANK
ACTION BY BANK
CHECK DEPOSIT MAIL BANK CABLE TELEPHONE
SECRET
SECRET
To: Office of Finance
Date: 11 September 1957
SUBJECT: Request for Covert Payment (Other Than Cash and Treasury Check)
It is requested that payment authorized on attached documents reflecting obligation reference number (or other divisional ref. No.) be made in the following manner:
1. Payment to: [Name]
[Amount]
2. Method of Payment
a. By check:
(1) [Name]
(2) [Name]
b. By deposit, bank transfer, etc. to Payee's Bank Account:
Banking instructions to effect deposit (for use by Requesting Officer or Compensation and Tax Division)
Complete the following:
(1) Account Name: [Name]
(2) Account Number: [Number]
(3) Bank Name: [Name]
(4) Bank Address: [Address]
(5) Transfer: [Method]
(6) Payment to be originated from [Name]
c. If payment is to be originated by Foreign Bank, specify country and complete section b.(1) through (6) above. Discuss details with Monetary Division, Field Operations Branch, ext. 555.
3. Payment by other means: Contact Monetary Division Banking Branch Officer, ext. 555.
4. Check will be picked up at [Location] or [Location]
5. When transaction is complete notify [Name]
[Signature]
[Name]
[Date]
[Office of Finance]
[Signature]
[Name]
[Date]
[Office of Finance]
| TO | OFFICER DESIGNATION | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
|----|---------------------|------|---------------------|----------|
| 1. | C/WH/B&P | 29/67| | |
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| 3. | C/WH/SS | 29/67| | |
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| 6. | C/DODS | 3/08/67| | |
| | ATT: GAIL ALLEN | | | |
Arranged meeting between Teddern and WH 18+E officers on 13 Sept.
File Teddern 201.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, DODS
ATTENTION: Gale Allen
FROM: Chief, WH Division
SUBJECT: Edward G. TICHBORN (F) - Settlement of Outstanding Accounts
1. The finance records of WH Division Budget and Fiscal Branch reflect an outstanding unaccounted for balance of funds amounting to $3,613.38. This amount represents unaccounted for funds utilized by TICHBORN while on assignment in Mexico City with the LIREAM project. TICHBORN has been advised previously as to the nature of what these unaccounted for funds represent and was to contact WH Division when he was in the Headquarters area for further discussion and settlement.
2. In addition, TICHBORN received a loan from the Agency which he is required to repay at the rate of $125.00 per month. He is presently two months in arrears in payments, of which his current loan balance is $1,074.99.
3. It is requested that your office advise TICHBORN regarding the settlement of the unaccounted for funds of $3,613.38, and also that the amount of $250.00 is due on his loan.
4. Please advise WH/B&F accordingly.
[Signature]
Jacob D. Esterline
Acting Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
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CONFIDENTIAL
List with the names and positions of the people involved in the project:
1. Ted Richmond, Producer of "The Paper" Film
2. Enrique de Villota, President of IMMO Films
3. Florentino M. M. M., President of IMMO Films
4. Joaquin de la Rosa, member of the Roca family (ship-building) in Mallorca
5. Donald B. L. L., President of International Commodities Company
6. M. J. C. C., American Legation
Confidential
1. Acquaintances:
2. Emilia Acosta (mother of Acosta family, which owns large drug and a textile company)
3. Emilio Acosta, one of Acosta family which owns large textile and construction company (owned by CIA) and a client of Rob ROY's
4. Young member of Acosta (Brandy) family whose name was not supplied
5. Emilio Acosta, independent movie producer
6. Maria Acosta de Robles, a young sculptress who is reportedly a close friend of Emilio Acosta de Robles
7. Alvaro Acosta-Castillo (MNR) already know him
8. Susana Acosta, movie star, accompanied by young playboy type whose name escapes me.
Many others...
1. [Nombre 1], [Cargo 1]
2. [Nombre 2], [Cargo 2]
3. [Nombre 3], [Cargo 3]
4. [Nombre 4], [Cargo 4]
5. [Nombre 5], [Cargo 5]
6. [Nombre 6], [Cargo 6]
7. [Nombre 7], [Cargo 7]
8. [Nombre 8], [Cargo 8]
9. [Nombre 9], [Cargo 9]
10. [Nombre 10], [Cargo 10]
11. [Nombre 11], [Cargo 11]
12. [Nombre 12], [Cargo 12]
13. [Nombre 13], [Cargo 13]
14. [Nombre 14], [Cargo 14]
15. [Nombre 15], [Cargo 15]
16. [Nombre 16], [Cargo 16]
17. [Nombre 17], [Cargo 17]
18. [Nombre 18], [Cargo 18]
19. [Nombre 19], [Cargo 19]
20. [Nombre 20], [Cargo 20]
[Signature]
[Name]
CONFIDENCIAL
1. Manuel José Sánchez, Presidente Interino, C.A.
2. Juan José Cervera
3. José María Sánchez, Marqués de Casa Córdoba
4. José Cervera Pérez, Unión Electrónica
5. José María Villas Tobarra, B.A. Cruz
6. Joaquín Álvarez Rodríguez, Banco Central
7. José María de Urrutia y Larrinaga
8. José María de Arceo y Villarreal, Marqués de Castilla
9. Víctor de Sáenz de Madina, Marqués de Tríano
10. Eugenio Callejo, Ministro de Hacienda, S.N.C.
11. Ignacio Echevarría, Marqués de Abajo
12. Ignacio Villalobos Villalba, Banco Central
13. Pío de Álvarez Gómez, Ministro, S.N.C.
14. José María de Landa y de las Fuentes, B.E.P.
15. Felipe de Guzmán y Vargas, Marqués de Fontalba
16. Benito José de Terreros y Aranda
17. Juan Antonio de Arana y Álvarez, P.I.M.E.C.
18. Juan de la Cueva
19. Pedro P. de Guadarrama Gómez
20. Luis Estévez y Gómez, Ministro de Hacienda
21. Ramón Fernández Ariza, Ministro
22. José María de Villalobos, Marqués de Castilla
23. Carlos González Gómez, S.N.C.
24. Eduardo Sánchez
25. Carlos M. de la Rúa, César de la Rúa
CONFIDENCIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
1. Luisa E. Smith
2. Robert Smith
3. Juan González y Silva, contador
4. Alejandro de Luna y Puga
5. M. Ramírez, ingeniero
6. Agustín del Guadalupe, abogado
7. Alfredo González Reyes
8. María García, señora Forbush
9. Frank Brown, ingeniero
10. López-López y Martínez, abogado
11. Marqués de Vereda, de la Cinta, campesino
12. José María Arredondo y Martínez de Rosas, conde de Hertiga
13. Carlos de Miranda Cruz, conde de Casa Hertiga
14. Antonio González Valdez
I. Can ICAP-DANEP serve our operational needs?
a) Present status:
As we all undoubtedly realize, our relations with ICAP have been rather loose and underdeveloped due largely to budgetary limitations. We have, in effect, a nice-sounding relationship called "ICAP IBERIA S.A." - with a rather impressive board of directors - but we have generated almost no business to date. As Miguel Echegaray so wryly observed: "After all, Hank, we've had less than $200 income for ICAP IBERIA, and that wouldn't even pay one day's overhead in this office." As a consequence of our limited business activity with their office, I doubt that ICAP figures very prominently in the over-all plans of the ICAP people. Nevertheless, they have explicitly stated that the ICAP-DANEP combination has considerable potential "if you would in New York would invest a little more time and energy to certain Spanish problems." They apparently feel that we have access to American business firms who could actively engage in joint ventures with some of their Spanish clients - or that ICAP itself could invest therein.
The EMIF people also feel that we should be able to "feed" the clients for market surveys and feasibility studies. I've read two of their more impressive studies, and I'm inclined to believe that this particular suggestion has some merit. With this thought in mind, I suggested that Echegaray send me a copy of the study they did for Clin Matheson, so that we might duplicate on the Xerox and thereafter show it to prospective clients.
There should be a number of other ways in which we can strengthen our ties with EMIF - all of them requiring time, effort and money - and I strongly suggest that we do so because I am also fairly well convinced that EMIF EMIF (through its association with EMIF) can be developed into a viable channel to the target people. I discussed this at great length with our Latin representative in Madrid, and we have agreed: a) that there is a considerable operational need for close contact with the target businessmen, and b) that EMIF offers at least one channel to those people. (I'll discuss at least two other channels later on in this report.)
2) EMIF EMIF (EMIF) EMIF EMIF
Most of the officers of EMIF are also officers of ICAP ICAP S.A., but I should like to discuss their background and contacts as they relate to EMIF.
1. **Echegaray**
Echegaray is the number-three man at ENUSA and the person most directly involved with the bank. He is generally a very pleasant and intelligent person, but if we should ever consider recruiting him for the bank, I would recommend against such a move. Aside from certain personal traits (a tendency to be a plunger and general antipathy), Mike is often excessively outspoken and indiscreet. In a strongly-Catholic country he frequently blasts the Church without bothering to ascertain the religious inclinations of the person he's addressing — and his political views are bristled about with equal abandon. Furthermore, I have a feeling that Echegaray wants to get out of Spain and perhaps out of the investment business. Perhaps he's one of those perpetually-discontented human beings who are always bitching about their jobs or resident countries but never make the move — which suits me.
2. **Alonso-Castillo**
Although frankly skeptical about hiring Echegaray for the bank, I am intrigued with the notion of recruiting his colleague Alonso-Castillo. As a permanent legal adviser to the Spanish Government at cabinet level (Ministro del Gabinete de Estado), he is obviously
virgin to the fourth to be interested in. Moreover, he seems to have a penchant for a bit of intrigue. Some time ago he acted as a "spy man" for George Brown, the Labor leader, who gave Alonso-Castrillo a large bundle of questions for certain Spaniards who were engaged in combating police influence in labor. And in recent years he has served as the "Secretary" of the shadow cabinet of Don Juan de Bourbon, attending periodic meetings in Lisbon even though he "knows it's a lost cause." I rather suspect he would enjoy a little extra cash, but his principal reason for helping the bank would be the psychological satisfaction of being involved in something with an international flavor and political hanky-panky. In addition to his duties at BANEF, Alonso-Castrillo is a member of the board of directors of the following firms: Farmacia, S.A. (medical drugs), Fenibérica, S.A. (antibiotics), Inmobiliaria Centro, S.A. (real estate), Artes Gráficas Agui (printing), Artes Gráficas Clavilena (printing).
He's a lawyer with a taste for scholarly pursuits as evidenced by his having worked for Master's Degrees in International Law at Harvard and at Paris University. Moreover, he's an associate professor of International Law at the University of Madrid and has published several books and articles.
I was unfortunately unable to get much of a "line" on this gentleman. During my several visits to RUMIF he was heavily involved in negotiating what Echevarry characterized as "a very big and complicated deal with some French and American financiers." In any event, we saw each other only briefly - but I got the impression that ICAP-SEBRA has not developed sufficiently to engage his interest.
For the record we might note that Ruiz de Alda is on the board of directors of the following firms: Algodonera de Castilla S.A. (cotton ginning), Energia e Industrias Aragonenses S.A. (power producer and chemical manufacturer), Hilaturas Alda S.A. (a family company engaged in cotton spinning).
Echevarry informed me that Ruiz de Alda has close personal ties with Luis Ureta, managing director of Banco Hispano Americano; Alfonso Pueyo, president of Banco Itálico; and Felipe Carrión Basadre, Conde del Cadagua, president of Banco Vizcaya.
One of Bob Rodney's chief associates is CASTILLO URBIA FIGUERIA, a member of a distinguished family headed by Luis Urbia y Gavilán, Conde de Las Cottanas, the owner of Minero Siderúrgica de Fontarrabia. His company is listed as one of hundred largest enterprises in Spain.
As a preface to my remarks about Castilla, I should like to point out that I had previously met with George Train and Miguel Echegaray, and I had asked them to name some of the outstanding figures in banking, manufacturing, utilities, chemicals, construction, etc. Except for two or three of the better-known names, neither Train nor Echegaray seemed to have such information at the tip of the fingers, but they both took my previously-prepared check list of categories and volunteered to fill in the blanks during the next few days.
That same afternoon I dropped in at Bob Rodney's office and casually mentioned that I would like to identify Spain's top business leaders for a possible moonlighting-on-the-job article for FORTUNE magazine. "Well, that's easy," said Bob, "My two associates know all about them." He then introduced me to Castilla Urbia Figueria and Ciriaco de las Barceras, both about 25 years old and quite attractive in their miniskirts. Having glanced at my list, Bob said, "Will you please tell Sarah Lopez the names of the leading bankers in Spain?"
Without a second's hesitation, they named the ten leading banks.
and then told me the same or directed that, also adding such
sentries as "Alfonso and Ignacio Pardo really have more say-so
at the Banco Industrial than their brother Antonio," or "Don Ignacio
Villalobos is rather old now, so Luis Escobar will probably take
charge of the Banco Central pretty soon."
Then I asked about manufacturing, construction, food
processing, automobiles and aeroplanes, utilities, etc., they
recited off scores of names (plus intra-family marital connections)
like two chatty IBM machines, not once referring to the several
notes of index cards they had previously prepared for Rooney.
After they had finished their amazing ad-lib performance, Bob
and I checked the notes I had taken against the information listed
in his "file of Spain's 500 outstanding business and society
people," and they matched perfectly - not one error. I later
checked their data with the information published in LAS PRIMERAS
INVERSIONES ESPAÑOLAS, edited by the Sociedad Editorial de Economía
y Finanzas, and here again it proved correct in every respect.
At no time did Miguel Echegaray, Alfonso Castirillo, George Train,
Anthony Cesaretti (or anyone else I met) demonstrate such an
encyclopaedic knowledge of names and businesses related thereto.
Aside from the consideration of future marital prospects,
I simply can't imagine what has motivated these girls in their
accumulation of such data, but I was further flabbergasted by
Casilda's 12th birthday during the next several days. Soon after
our initial meeting I escorted Casilda to a party given by
Casilda Casilda. (3)
Casilda Casilda, having been invited to accompany the party Romayas. During the party she introduced me to twenty or thirty people, many of them friends of her family, and after each introduction she would give me a thumbnail sketch of the person we had just met: profession, family background, marital status, relatives, schooling, name-of-wifey, etc. On the following night she took me to a pre-dinner cocktail party at the home of Jaime Cisneros, whose family controls Kelvinator de España. There I met the Marqués de Casa Trespeñas, Graciela Abelló (of the Abelló drug production), Juan Huarte (head of Huarte y Cia. construction company), a playboy member of the Ezquerra family, Benito Sorojo (an independent movie producer), Haku Navarro de Zubillaga (young sculptress who is apparently a close friend of Princess Beatriz de Saboya), and an actress named Rosanna Yanni, who was accompanied by a young yeh-yeh playboy whose name was mumbled by Casilda. Incidentally, she speaks with a Madridese lisp that is often confusing to my Mexican ear.
At the urging of CD (and with my willing assent), I spent considerable time and money cultivating Casilda — dinner dance on Saturday, to the bullfights at Toledo with an American crowd, and a brief visit with Casilda and her off-and-on fiancé in Paris, where he presumably studies at the Sorbonne. Casilda had planned to go to Paris for Casilda Day (the Spanish ambassador, Carlos de Miranda Guer, is a family friend), and she suggested
that I stop there en route to New York "to meet by perhaps chance."
I was assured that this would involve no extra plane fare,
and invited to that a brief stop-over would probably attention
in this with Casilda, since we both feel will prove to be a
valuable source of information. And during my brief stay in
Paris I realized that she was probably "cultivating" me for
a very specific purpose: the maternal (Figueroa) side of her
family has some silver mines which have not been in production
since the Civil War, and Bob Buckley had told her that I rep-
resented a group of New York investors who are looking for
silver properties. She broached the subject on the day I
left Paris, and I asked her to forward any and all available
information on the said mines. If, in fact, the Figueroses
do have economically-operable mines, we could then establish
genuinely firm relations with the Ustas, Figueroses, Griclos,
and others.
In any event, I would suggest that we maintain close
relations with Casilda Ustas Figuerosa and her friend Gloria de las
Barcenas.
In the following list is a list of the largest business enterprises in Spain and the names of the persons who own or control them. Whenever possible I have noted the importance for each company, bearing in mind that Spanish businessmen are not always totally candid in their financial statements. But aside from the accuracy or inaccuracy of these reports, one soon realizes that certain individuals and/or families control two or more of these companies and perhaps many others of lesser magnitude. And in my conversations with several industriales (Zaragoza, Valencia, Alonso-Casillas, Cervera, Carreras, et al) some of these same names kept popping up time and again, thus leading me to conclude - at least tentatively - that the following individuals or families are the leading industrialists and financiers of Spain:
1. Juan March Cervera
2. Pedro Cervera Barba, Conde del Cervera
3. Ignacio Villalonga Villalba, Marques de la Vara Inclan
4. Alfonso Pierre - and brothers Ignacio and Arturo
5. Jose Maria Criel, Marques de Casa Criel
6. Marques de la Cueva (Casa de la Cueva)
7. Luis Urquijo y Landaeta - and other Urquijos
8. Joaquin Urquijo Estiniques
9. Eduardo Urquijo Cagolatruch
10. Eduardo Urquijo Cagolatruch
Banking in Spain is dominated by the "Big Five", which include the Banco de Bilbao, Banco de Vizcaya, Banco de Santander, Banco de Madrid, and Banco de Valencia. These banks are located in the commercial and industrial centers of the country. Several of these banks are closely linked to various members of the banking families, and many actively serve on the boards of the largest companies in Spain.
**Banco Central**
Ignacio Villalonga Villalba, Marqués de la Vega Inclán
Luis Escobar is apparently next in line
**Banco Español de Credito (BENEST)**
Marqués de la Sota - Gómez-Abascal family
**Banco Hispano-Americano**
José María Escudero, Chief of Board
Luis Escobar is director
**Banco de Vizcaya**
Pedro Gómez de Urrutia, Conde del Cadagua
**Banco Bilbao**
Alfonso de Borbón family allegedly controls
**Banco Español**
Alfonso, Antonio and Ignacio Pierró
**Banco de Santander**
Marcelino Botín
**Banco Urquijo**
Mostly owned by Urquijo family
Juan Blasco is managing director
Valores en MM/pts
- Mecanica Espanola
- Electricas de Cataluna
- Cia Sevillana de Electricidad
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (UNEDSA)
Luis Saenz de Tejada de Urban
Inmovilizado Neto 5,451,699,000 pts
Empresa Nacional Hidroeléctrica de Ribagorza
Jose Maria Aguirre Gonzalez (EMER)
Inmovilizado Neto 11,453,093,000 pts
Electra de Vizcaya S.A.
Luis Maria de Ybarra
Inmovilizado Neto 3,624,349,000 pts
Electricas Leonesias S.A.
Luis de Usia y Gualda (Conde de los Gaitanes)
Inmovilizado Neto 1,916,921,000 pts
Electricas Reunidas de Zaragoza S.A.
Gonzalo Jose Ibanez
Inmovilizado Neto 4,002,272,000 pts
Electricas de Cataluna S.A.
Juan March Cervera
Inmovilizado Neto 12,918,555,000 pts
Hidroeléctrica Espanola S.A.
Jose Maria Oriol, Marques de Casa Oriol
Inmovilizado Neto 24,821,133,000 pts
Iberduero S.A.
Pedro Carvajal Basabe, Conde del Cadagua
Inmovilizado Neto 22,661,143,000 pts
Union Electrica Madrileña S.A.
Jose Cabrera Felipe
Inmovilizado Neto 6,641,013,000
Compañía Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
Felipe de Cabo y Urquijo, Arques de Fontalba (Urquijo)
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,237,063,000 pts
Sociedad Española de Construcciones Zuberoa & Wilcox
Leandro José: Erroneo o Ibarra (Ibarra)
Inmovilizado: 2,835,555,000 pts
Cia. Euskalduna Construcción de Eguíluz
Juan Antonio de Alzamora y Zavala
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,193,262,000 pts
General Electrica Española S.A.
Pedro Carreño y Basabe, Conde de Cadagua (here again)
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,499,264,000 pts
Materiales y Construcciones S.A.
Joaquín Reig Rodríguez
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,278,432,000 pts
Altos Hornos de Vizcaya S.A.
Juan de Aguirre (de Aguirre again)
Inmovilizado Neto: 15,590,663,000 pts
S.A. de Sociedad
Pedro P. de Gandarias Urquijo (Urquijo again)
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,686,985,000 pts
Sociedad Metallúrgica Duro Falguera
Luis de Urquijo y Landecho, Marqués de Bolívar
Inmovilizado Neto: 4,262,745,000 pts (Urquijo)
Empresa Nacional Siderúrgica S.A. (INSA)
Aureo Fernández Avilés
Inmovilizado Neto: 27,764,834,000 pts
Española de Zino S.A. (ZINSA)
Ignacio Villalba (shall but note Villal)
Inmovilizado Neto: 61,219,310,000 pts
Minero Siderúrgica de Ponderosa
Luis de Ussía y Gavelda, Conde de los Gaitanes (Ussía again)
Luis de Ussía y Gavelda
Inmovilizado Neto: 1,062,120,000 pts
A. J. C. I.
José María Valle Taberner
Inmovilizado Neto 3,047,617,000 pts
Tec-Carúñena
Pedro de Cuenca y Bastida, Conde de Cádiz
Inmovilizado Neto 1,231,755,000
Energía e Industrias Aragonesas S.A.
César María de Urquijo y Landecho
Inmovilizado Neto 200,518,000 (note: Peiró)
Industrias Químicas Canarias S.A.
Conquín Raig Rodríguez
Inmovilizado Neto 423,594,000 (small - but note Peiró)
Nitritos de Castilla S.A.
José María de Arteche y Chavarrí (de Arteche again)
Inmovilizado Neto 1,177,443,000 pts
Sociedad Española de Fabricaciones Nitrogenadas S.A. (Sefanitró)
Víctor de Chavarrí y Andújar, Marqués de Tríano
Inmovilizado Neto 1,472,574,000 pts
Sociedad Nacional Industrias Aplicaciones Calúscas (SNICA)
Eugenio Caldeiro Montes-Ríos
Inmovilizado Neto 7,911,754,000 pts
Unión Española de Explosivos
Ignacio Herrero García, Marqués de Alcalá
Inmovilizado Neto 3,612,436,000 pts
Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.
Ignacio Villalonga Villalba (note: this name)
Inmovilizado Neto 7,019,770,000 pts
Empresa Nacional Calvo Sotelo (ENCASE)
Miguel Ángel Ochoa Arruñach
Inmovilizado Neto 11,759,223,000 pts
Refinería de Petróleos de España S.A. (REPESA)
José María de Lagunza y de las Fíbas
Inmovilizado Neto 4,359,932,000 pts
TRANSPORT AND ACCESSORIES
Citroen Hispania S.A. produced 22,700 in 1955
F.I.M.S.A. produced 11,034 in 1955
Barriére Diesel S.A. produced 6,710 in 1955
FASA Renault produced 8,141 in 1955
Motor Iberica produced 6,834 in 1955
Sociedad Anónima Fabricación de Neumáticos Michelin
Roberto K. Luiscaux Michelin
Inmovilizado Neto 2,125,212.00 pts.
Productos Pirelli S.A. (tires)
Guillermo Ascoitia y Muesca
Inmovilizado Neto 2,484,173,000 pts.
Sociedad Española de Autos de Turismo, S.A.T.
Jose Ortiz Echague
Inmovilizado Neto 3,627,515,000 pts.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Sociedad General Azucarera de España
Alejandro Fernandez de Araoz
Active Disponible y Realizable 1,343,241,013 pts.
S.A. de Aguila
Jose Antonio de la Gastañeta
ADR 2,876,921,000 pts.
Compañía de Industrias Agrícolas
Manuel García de Cisneros
Capitales Permanentes 1,471,423,000 pts.
Institution
TASS S.A.
Marta Guzmán
Calle Barrio del Río Jesús y Bartolo Arrieta
EMT S.A.
José Ramón
Calle Barrio de la Concepción
KIAZ S.A.
Martí brothers (Irene, Juan and Felipe)
Several companies in roads, horses, furniture
Agustín S.A.
José María Aguirre Gonzalo
One of the oldest and largest construction companies
United Pictures and Distribution
Cervia Films
Catalina González
Largest producer, distributor, exhibitor in Spain
Izaro Films S.A.
Florentino Reynal
Largest distributor and exhibitor in Madrid
Ferito Films
Enrico Ferito
Independent producer (allied with Paramount Pictures)
Instruments and Equipment
Franca Española S.A.
Guillermo Pinto y Cía
Publishes El Sol, largest daily, and other papers
Diario Vanguardiá
Cerde de Gato
Largest daily in Barcelona, publishes many, etc.
Aguilar S.A.
Aguilar family
Leading book publisher, also magazines
Casa de la Rosa
Casa de la Rosa
City-building company based in Palma, Mallorca
Hotels and Resorts
Cadena Hoteles S.A.
Federico brothers
Own about 30 hotels on Costa del Sol
Began as travel agency and booked
HUSA S.A.
Hotel chain mainly controlled by James Cuntal
Has about 14 hotels in Spain
Department Stores
Callejas Preciados
Jose Fernandez Rodriguez
Have about 17 stores throughout Spain
El Corte Ingles
Peach Arecos
Have about 5 stores
| Company Name | Address | City, State/Province |
|--------------|---------|---------------------|
| Arco Steel Corporation | 703 Curtis Street | Middletown, Ohio |
| Bank of America | 35/41 Front Street | New York, N.Y. |
| Borden Foods Company | 250 Madison Avenue | New York, N.Y., 10017 |
| California Texas Oil Corp. | 250 Madison Avenue | New York, N.Y., 10017 |
**American Firms, Subsidiaries and Affiliates - Spain**
**1. Arco Steel Corporation**
- Address: 703 Curtis Street, Middletown, Ohio
- Affiliates: Arco, S.A., Arco San Pedro 17, Barcelona (16), Manufacturer of steel tubing, distributor.
**2. Bank of America**
- Address: 35/41 Front Street, New York, N.Y.
- Affiliates: 1) Banco Comercial para America, S.A., Paseo de la Castellana 15, Madrid (1), Commercial banking.
- 2) Banco Intercontinental Español, Paseo de la Castellana 29, Madrid (2), Investment banking.
**3. Borden Foods Company**
- Address: 250 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10017
- Affiliates: 1) Borden, S.A.E., Calle de la Castellana 15, Madrid (15), Distribution of foodstuffs.
**4. California Texas Oil Corp.**
- Address: 250 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 10017
- Affiliates: 1) California Texas Oil Corp., Paseo del Prado 25, Madrid (24), Oil refining.
**Affiliates of above concern:**
- Arco, S.A.
- Arco San Pedro 17, Barcelona (16)
- Borden, S.A.E., Calle de la Castellana 15, Madrid (15)
- California Texas Oil Corp., Paseo del Prado 25, Madrid (24)
- Oil refining.
Continental Can Company
122 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
Continental International Finance Corporation
271 South La Salle Street
Chicago, Illinois
Deere and Company
Moline, Illinois
B&G Chemical Company
1500 Main Street
Midland, Michigan
1) Deere & Company, S.A.
271 South La Salle Street
Chicago, Illinois
Tractors, farm equipment, and investments.
2) Continental Can Company, S.A.
122 Third Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10017
Metal container manufacturer.
3) Continental International Finance Corporation
271 South La Salle Street
Chicago, Illinois
Finance and investment services.
4) Deere and Company
Moline, Illinois
Tractors, farm equipment, and investments.
5) B&G Chemical Company
1500 Main Street
Midland, Michigan
Chemicals and plastics.
1) Cia. Metalurgica del Sur, S.A.
Avda. Andres Segovia 21
Lima, Peru
Manufacturer of metal containers.
2) Cia. Metalurgica Andaluza, S.A.
Seville, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
3) Cia. Metalurgica Logronesa, S.A.
Logrono, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
4) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
5) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
6) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
7) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
8) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
9) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
10) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
11) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
12) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
13) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
14) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
15) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
16) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
17) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
18) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
19) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
20) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
21) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
22) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
23) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
24) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
25) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
26) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
27) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
28) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
29) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
30) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
31) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
32) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
33) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
34) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
35) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
36) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
37) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
38) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
39) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
40) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
41) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
42) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
43) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
44) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
45) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
46) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
47) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
48) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
49) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
50) Cia. Metalurgica de Envasos, S.A.
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of metal containers.
2) Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
3) Firestone Hispania, S.A.
Avenida 606
Madrid, Spain
Manufacturer of tires and other rubber products.
4) Corporación Española de Plásticos, S.A.
Libra 1
Manufacturer of plastic articles
Affiliates of Firestone Hispania:
a) Rambler-Brucke, S.A.
b) Nuvit, S.A.
c) Ximenez y Compañía, S.A.
d) Julio Galán, S.A.
e) Mecanocentro Catalana, S.A.
Food Machinery Corporation
1050 Valencia Avenue
San Jose, California 95126
International Machinery Corporation Española, S.A.
Dr. Marañón 35
Madrid (16)
Sale and rental of food processing machinery.
Food Machinery & Chemical Co.
(T.C. Corporation)
P.O. Box 1176
San Jose, California
Food Machinery Española, S.A.
Pza 29
Valencia 3
Manufacturer of fruit packing machinery.
General Electric Company
International Division
159 Madison Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10016
1) International General Electric Company of Spain, S.A.
C/Plaza España
A.M. Jose Antonio 28
Madrid (16)
Representations.
2) General Electric Española, S.A.
Paseo Federico Moyano 6
Madrid
Manufacturer of electric machinery and equipment.
3) Electrificación Española, S.A. (E.E.E.S.A.)
C/General Gutiérrez 3
Madrid
Manufacturer and distribution of electric household appliances.
1) Monsanto Chemical Co.
600 Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63166
(Through the Panamanian subsidiary).
2) Monsanto Agropecuaria de España, S.A.
Escuela 366
Zaragoza (16)
Manufacturer of feed supplements.
3) Monsanto, S.A.
Escuela 367
Zaragoza (16)
Manufacturer of plastic materials.
Affiliates of above concern:
a) Monsanto Tezontle, S.A.
b) Equo Química, S.A.
c) S.A.E., S.A. de Desarrollos Industriales.
2) Phillips Petroleum Company
Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74003
3) Cemex, Empresa para la Industria Petrolífera, S.A.
Avda. Generalísimo 36
Saltillo (16)
Petrochemicals manufacturer.
4) Phillips, S.A.
Industrias Químicas de México, S.A.
Saltillo (16)
Manufacturer of plastic containers.
5) Phillips Oleoquímica, S.A.
(Affiliate of Bartlesville in 1971)
Saltillo (2)
Petrochemicals products.
1) U.S. Steel Company
35 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Manufacturer of iron and steel.
3) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Manufacturer of electrical machinery.
4) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Manufacturer of television and receivers.
5) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Industrial Projects.
6) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
7) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
8) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
9) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
10) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
11) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
12) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
13) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
14) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
15) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
16) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
17) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
18) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
19) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
20) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
21) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
22) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
23) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
24) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
25) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
26) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
27) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
28) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
29) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
30) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
31) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
32) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
33) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
34) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
35) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
36) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
37) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
38) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
39) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
40) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
41) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
42) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
43) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
44) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
45) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
46) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
47) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
48) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
49) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
50) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
51) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
52) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
53) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
54) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
55) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
56) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
57) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
58) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
59) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Sales subsidiary.
60) Acesa, S.A.
Avenida de la Victoria, 2
Madrid (16)
Petroleum exploration.
During our last session in Madrid, our bank representative
...and I discussed the possibility and advisability of re-
country having a representative in a part-time basis.
But we have a public relations office which specializes in public-
izing motion picture productions during the shooting phase
and therefore has good contacts with producers, directors,
actors, etc. In countries like Spain movie people are much
sought-after by local businessmen and their spouses, and they
frequently mix with the top echelons of society and govern-
ment. (The Spanish government, incidentally, frequently sub-
sidizes motion pictures which "portray the better aspects of
our country.") Bob took me to a party hosted by Cesario
Gonzalez, largest movie producer and distributor in Spain,
and there I met the following: the Marques de Villac de la
Sierra (Bank of Spain), Compan de la Roca (railroad ship-building
family), Florentino Bayona (Madrid's principal theatre owner),
Ted Richman (producer of the Hal Roach films), Lee J. Cobb,
and several other people from Madrid's high-society business
community.
In addition to his regular publicity job, Roach
has another big asset: his wife, Dorothy, who is the most
beautiful and charming woman I can imagine by entire stay in
Spain. Owing from the attention she received at the Gonzalez
party, I believe of those upper-crust people started to know...
The Romans quite well - I would guess that Barbara opens
my doors for Bob. On one particular evening when I took
the Romans to dinner at one of the better restaurants, we
ran into Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Martinez (he's one of the
brothers who own Martinez y Cia., one of Spain's largest con-
struction companies and a client of Bob's), and both the
Martinez pushed over Barbara and begged her to drop by for a
Sunday brunch since Bob would be out of town on business.
I first met Rodney in Mexico City when he was handling
publicity for the production of VIVA KARLA, a movie starring
Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau. You may recall that I
interviewed Moreau for DIALOGUES and was invited to spend several
days with the company when it went on location near Veracruz.
Well, during those few days Bob and I became rather close friends,
and I had a good opportunity to observe him under a variety
of circumstances, professional and otherwise. He's intelligent,
direct, holds his liquor well, and has the kind of inquisitive-
ness that could be useful to the bank. He seems rather non-
political to me, but I would assume that he probably votes
Democratic.
Since he has just expanded his office, thereby increasing
his overhead, Bob would probably welcome some additional cash
and might therefore be amenable to recruitment. And, of course,
we must bear in mind that his two associates are Casilda Uria
Figueroa and Clara de las Barcas, the two well-connected
women I have mentioned elsewhere. It would be most helpful
For us to have access to Rooney's cross-referenced list of
"Syria's top business and society people," which was
prepared for him by the information service involved.
CD has asked if I could approach Rooney to work for us,
and I very emphatically pointed it out that it would be such
as risky. If he should turn us down - or even if he should
accept - I would be fully exposed to him and to some of our
current friends. Consequently, I think he should be approached
(if, indeed, we decide to do so) by someone totally unrelated
to me or to ICAP.
The Institute is located in Barcelona and is a graduate school of the University of Navarra, which is directed by OPUS DEI.
The director of this most impressive organization is Professor Antonio Valero, who is also currently President of the European Association of Management Training Centers, of which OPUS DEI is an active member. The Institute's work is carried out in several directions: basic and applied research, management training and executive development programs, education in business management for university students, international programs, documentation and information services, etc.
Moreover, most of OPUS DEI's professors are engaged independently as consultants to private firms.
Top management officials from all parts of Spain attend the annual seminars of the Institute, and there is little doubt that OPUS DEI's having and will continue to have a considerable influence on the business life of the country.
An indication of OPUS DEI's direct influence is the fact that the Institute's president, clearly stated that "the success of the Institute is measured by the number of its graduates who are able to find employment in the business world." Although many Spanish are not to characterize the OPUS DEI as "prestigious," the fact that a businessperson tells his son "any young man who attends OPUS DEI will have a head-start in business."
I was surprised to visit the IESE in its close
proximity to the Harvard Graduate School of Business. A considerable
proportion of its alumni and faculty is Harvard-educated,
and many of the advisors and visiting professors are also
from the "other side of the Charles River." On the attached
sheet I have listed the names of IESE people who have attended
Harvard's business school.
One should also note the practicality of the IESE directors
in selecting Barcelona as its headquarters, even though the
parent institution (the University of Navarra) is located
in Pamplona.
ABADIA POCHINO, Leopoldo
Director Ingeniero de Industrias Textiles, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Zaragoza.
Titulado en la Escuela de Ciencias Administrativas, Universidad de Harvard.
Política de Empresa.
ALBERTI RICART, Alberto (*)
Director Ingeniero Naval, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Navales de Madrid.
Colaborador Científico.
Comportamiento Humano en la Organización.
ALONSO NICOLÁS, Fernando
Director de Industrias Textiles, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Zaragoza.
Colaborador Científico Visita.
Dirección Comercial.
ANGANIZA RAMÍZ, Antonio
Ingeniero en Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona.
Profesor Mercadólogo, Escuela de Altos Estudios Mercantiles de Barcelona.
Colaborador Científico.
Política de Empresa.
ARQUER ARMANGUE, Joaquín de
Director Ingeniero Industrial, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona.
Profesor Agrupado.
Comportamiento Humano en la Organización.
BAYÓN MARTÍ, Gabriel (*)
Ingeniero en Ciencias, Universidad de Barcelona.
Colaborador Científico.
Relaciones Externas.
BILLOT FONTE, Manuel (*)
Ingeniero en Ciencias, Universidad de Barcelona.
Profesor Agrupado.
Política de Empresa.
CAMACHO Y FERNÁNDEZ DE CANEDO, Fernando
Director de Industrias Textiles, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid.
Colaborador Científico Visita.
Dirección Financiera.
CAVALLÉ PINOS, Carlos
Director Ingeniero Industrial, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona.
Titulado en la Escuela de Ciencias Administrativas, Universidad de Harvard.
Profesor Agrupado.
Dirección de Producción.
DURANTE CAGIGAL, José (*)
Director de Industrias Textiles, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Comercio, Cádiz y Postrera, de Madrid.
Colaborador Científico.
Dirección de Producción.
LÓPEZ DE SÁNCHEZ, Antonio
Ingeniero en Ciencias, Universidad de Valencia.
Profesor Agrupado.
(*) Titulado en Harvard.
ASISTENTES DE INVESTIGACIÓN
DONARDO VILARANCA, José María
Facultad de Ingeniería, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
FRANCISCO ARANZAZU
Facultad de Ingeniería, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
JUAN DE LA CRUZ, Francisco
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
JAVIER LOPEZ, Esteban Pedro
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
MIGUEL GARCÍA, José O
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, E.T.S. de Ingenieros Industriales de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
JUAN DAVILA, Juan José A
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona
Departamento de Economía
Con el fin de realizar una investigación sobre el tema, se han consultado los siguientes documentos:
1. Documento de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona, correspondiente al año académico de 1955-56.
2. Documento de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona, correspondiente al año académico de 1956-57.
3. Documento de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Barcelona, correspondiente al año académico de 1957-58.
No se proporcionó un texto para representación en formato natural.
Most of our contacts in Madrid will be with the wealthy and influential industrialists in Spain, and I'm happy to note that I might be able to meet him on a casual social basis through an old friend and Harvard alumnus, Paul Temple, president of Ebro Electric, S.A., and president of the National S.A., a subsidiary of Compania de Ebro Electricidad, which is principally owned by Clark March. I spent considerable time with Paul during my brief stay in Barcelona and gathered (from certain remarks between him and an associate) that he has a close personal relationship with Clark and Ebro Electric March. He, in fact, offered to introduce me to Clark March on my next visit to Barcelona—probably for lunch or dinner. Moreover, Paul expressed great interest in my projected Fortune-style article on Spanish financiers and industrialists and has offered to advise me on the best people to meet and to introduce me to some of his business friends in Barcelona and Madrid.
**ACCOUNTING**
**TRIP TO SPAIN**
Advanced on June 24 by ICAP: $1,200
**Expenditures:**
| Date | Description | Amount |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 25 June, 1967 | Trip to NY airport & tip | $10.75 |
| | Trip to airport | $5.00 |
| | | $15.25 |
| 26 June, 1967 | Trip to airport (Madrid) | $5.00 |
| | Trip to hotel (got gyped in unmeted cab) | $4.00 |
| | Trip of hotel | $7.50 |
| | Hotel room | $15.00 |
| | Total service plus tips | $4.10 |
| | Telephone | $5.00 |
| | Breakfast | $1.50 |
| | Lunch at Chiguray + tip | $12.20 |
| | Drinks at Romey + coffee | $7.20 |
| | Car fare | $1.60 |
| | Phone calls | $0.50 |
| | Dinner at Romey (tip there only) | $2.50 |
Total: $55.75
| Date | Description | Amount |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 27 Jun | Laundry & valet | 3.60 |
| | Breakfast & tip | 1.80 |
| | Phone call | 0.50 |
| | Cat food | 1.00 |
| | Lunch of Donald Daniel (attorney) | 13.50 |
| | Drinks & Medicine (at attorney) | 4.20 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Dinner & Medicine (long hair only) | 7.20 |
| | | 46.20 |
| 28 Jun | Breakfast | 1.80 |
| | Cat food | 1.00 |
| | Phone call | 0.50 |
| | Total dinner & meals | 1.80 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Drinks & Lopez-Munoz (attorney) | 9.50 |
| | Drinks & Rematti (more produce) | 3.50 |
| | Dinner & Cat Munoz & Guillaume | 23.00 |
| | Cat food & above | 1.20 |
| | | 58.00 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 19 Jun | Breakfast + tip | 1.50 |
| | Valet | 2.00 |
| | Laundry | 4.10 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Long distance call (N.Y. office) | 23.80 |
| | Lunch | 9.50 |
| | cab fare + tips | 1.50 |
| | Drinks at Union + tips | 5.20 |
| | Dinner at the Tidewater (3 drinks) | 7.50 |
| | | 62.35 |
| 20 Jun | Breakfast + tip | 1.50 |
| | Long distance to home | 27.18 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | cab fare + tips | 1.50 |
| | Lunch at Colgatey (beer + dinner) | 19.30 |
| | Drinks at Daniels + Kenzetti (more people) | 7.80 |
| | cab fare + tips | 1.50 |
| | | 67.98 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|------------|------------------------------------|--------|
| July 1, 1947 | Breakfast | 1.80 |
| | cab fare + tip | 1.20 |
| | phone call | .60 |
| | Drink w/ medicine + honey | 3.00 |
| | Snack w/ medicine (my share) | 1.20 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Dinner w/ Betty + Dessert | 17.50 |
| | cab fare + tip | 1.20 |
| | | 46.50 |
| July 2, 1947 | Breakfast | 1.60 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | phone call | .60 |
| | Lunch w/ Richard + Stines (more produce) | 3.50 |
| | cab fare + tip | 1.60 |
| | Dinner + tip | 3.00 |
| | | 43.20 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|--------|------------------------------|--------|
| July 3 | Breakfast | 1.80 |
| | Cab fare | 1.50 |
| | Valet | 1.50 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Dinner w/ Wine & Bartender | 21.50 |
| | Drinks w/ Roomy | 5.40 |
| | Phone calls | 6.00 |
| | Total | 57.30 |
| July 4 | Description | Amount |
|--------|------------------------------|--------|
| | Breakfast | 1.80 |
| | Cab fare | 2.00 |
| | Lunch w/ Train - Chicago | 17.10 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Phone calls | 1.60 |
| | Laundry | 5.40 |
| | Valet | 1.75 |
| | Drink w/ Daniels | 2.15 |
| | Dinner w/ Roomy (Mr. & Mrs.) | 13.20 |
| | Total | 59.20 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 5 | Breakfast + Tip | 1.70 |
| | Lunch | 1.90 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Book on "American Express" (500 pts) | 15.00 |
| | Magazine + drink | 1.40 |
| | Drinks w/ Robert + luncheon (more people) | 8.20 |
| | Dinner w/ Robert (my share) | 8.70 |
| | Total for above + tip | 53.70 |
| July 6 | Breakfast + Tip | 1.90 |
| | Lunch | 3.20 |
| | Velt + Tip | 3.00 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Shoe rental | 1.70 |
| | Lunch w/ Bob, Sandra (lunch) | 11.20 |
| | Drinks w/ Aparna + Medora | 4.50 |
| | Dinner w/ Col. Gardner (attorney) | 14.10 |
| | Total for above + tip | 56.00 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 7 | Breakfast + tip | 2.10 |
| | Cat fare + tip | 1.75 |
| | Lunch + Cola (drinks) | 12.70 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Dinner + drink + tip | 2.50 |
| | | 39.75 |
| | | 38.75 |
| July 8 | Breakfast + tip | 1.80 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Long distance call to office | 27.18 |
| | Lunch | 3.25 |
| | Cat fare + tip | 1.40 |
| | Phone call | .60 |
| | Dinner + Cola (drinks) | 19.20 |
| | | 70.33 |
| | | 70.33 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 7| Breakfast | 1.70 |
| | Coffee | 1.40 |
| | Lunch w/ dinner (or share of lunch with) | 14.80 |
| | (more crock at Toledo) | |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Dinner w/ Hiram Coll. Dinner (Tokyo) | 7.50 |
| | Chabu calla | 1.60 |
| | Drink w/ Hiram | 2.50 |
| | Dinner w/ Hiram + Lee J. Coll. (only) | 6.50 |
| | | 49.90 |
| | | 49.90 |
| July 10| Breakfast + tip | 1.80 |
| | Laundry | 5.10 |
| | Valet | 1.00 |
| | Hotel room | 15.00 |
| | Lunch w/ Elephant Reginald (22.80) | 11.60 |
| | Coffee | 1.90 |
| | Dinner w/ Hiram + Joseph & Le Blanc (Tokyo) | 7.10 |
| | Drink w/ Elephant-Castello | 3.60 |
| | | 46.50 |
| | | 46.50 |
### July 11, 1967
| Item | Amount |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|
| Breakfast + tip | 1.50 |
| Hotel room | 15.00 |
| Phone calls | 1.00 |
| Cab fare | 1.70 |
| Lunch | 2.70 |
| Drinks at Union Station, Boston | 1.80 |
| Dinner at Union Station | 10.00 |
| **Total** | **38.20** |
### July 12, 1967
| Item | Amount |
|-------------------------------------------|--------|
| Breakfast + tip | 1.80 |
| Cab fare to + from airport + tip | 1.90 |
| Lunch + Catering | 2.10 |
| Cab to Madrid airport + tip | 2.20 |
| Luggage - excess weight | 2.90 |
| Tape to Madrid hotel maid | 9.00 |
| Tape to hotel + airport parking | 1.00 |
| Barcelona airport to Hotel | 2.70 |
| Tape at Barcelona airport + Hotel | 1.00 |
| Hotel room | 9.20 |
| Long distance call to NY office | 32.75 |
| Dinner | 3.80 |
| **Total** | **72.85** |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 13, 1967 | Breakfast & Tip | 1.60 |
| | Hotel room | 9.20 |
| | Lunch at Paul Temple | 12.80 |
| | Cab fare | 1.60 |
| | Dinner at Lice Stainer (my share) | 9.40 |
| | Phone calls | 4.00 |
| | | 35.40 |
| July 14 | Breakfast & Tip | 1.60 |
| | Lunch at Stainer (my share) | 3.10 |
| | Cab to Barcelona airport & Tip | 2.70 |
| | Tip to maid & porter (Barcelona) | 1.30 |
| | Tip at Barcelona airport | .50 |
| | Excess weight (luggage) | 1.50 |
| | Bus & Cab from Rome airport to hotel | 2.50 |
| | Hotel room (Rome) + tax | 23.00 |
| | Banks of Tiberi, Venice + fees | 1.20 |
| | | 49.70 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 15 | Breakfast + tip | 1.90 |
| | Hotel room | 25.00 |
| | Lunch | 2.00 |
| | Dinner or dinner + fare (share) | 8.70 |
| | Cab fare + tip | 2.50 |
| | Total | 40.90 |
| Date | Description | Amount |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| July 16 | Breakfast + tip | 1.75 |
| | Lunch | 2.90 |
| | Phone calls | .70 |
| | Drink of Hawaii | 3.20 |
| | Cab + bus to Paris airport | 2.70 |
| | Tips at hotel + airport | 3.00 |
| | Tips at N.Y. airport | .75 |
| | Tips: NY airport to home + tip | 10.75 |
| | Total | 23.75 |
| Description | Amount |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Paris airport tax 25 Fr | 5.00 |
| Barcelona airport tax | 2.80 |
| Purchase of travel tickets | 12.00 |
Total: 23.75
**Expenditure Trip to Wash**
**June 20**
- Cab from home to airport + tip: $8.25
- Lunch at Henry Koch (my share): $3.20
- Hotel room: $18.90
- Cab fare to hotel from Wash airport: $4.25
- Tips at airport + Hotel: $1.00
- Drink at Spanish Consulate attache: $4.30
- Cab fare: $1.40
- Long distance call to NY office: $8.23
**June 21**
- Breakfast: $1.20
- Lunch at Cong. Hotel (my share): $6.68
- Phone calls: $1.00
- Valet service + tip: $1.25
- Cab to Wash airport + tip: $4.25
- Tips at hotel + Wash airport: $1.00
- NY airport to home + tip: $23.83
Total: $42.23
| Description | Amount |
|--------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Totals for trip to Spain | $1092.01 |
| Totals for trip to Washington | $66.06 |
| Credit card charges for Spain | $455.58 |
| Credit card charges for Washington | $26.61 |
| Credit card charges for Spain | $482.49 |
| Paid out in cash | $675.58 |
| Total to be accounted for | $1200.00 |
| Total cash payments | $675.58 |
| Due ICAP Corp | $524.42 |
**Addendum**
- Airfare
- Plane fare to Spain, paid by ICAP: $526.30
- Plane fare to Wash. (Credit card ICAP): $33.00
- Total: $559.30
1158.07
557.30
1717.37
164.60
123.54
1945.51
286.00
1659.51
To be credited to
9. met. 200.62
53.60
31.20
126.00
30 June. Balance column debit
3. 4108.54
2750.60
WH returned
1658.54
526.30
132.24
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736655390e8f2bef7eed32acb3c432f9c25f82f2 | Talked to Jim Collis, Deputy Chief Ground Photo Services Branch, in the absence of Harry Van Tuyl. There is no photo of the "Obums in police custody at the scene of the assassination." Without a credit at the bottom of the photo it cannot be obtained from the wire service directly.
Mr. Collis called Herb Simmons, CRS Document Services Group could arrange for one man in New York (who has State clearance) to put in a request to Newsweek. Mr. Simmons said he could not make a request for a domestic photo without the authorization of Dr. Proctor but even with authorization he does not recommend this route as there is no plausible reason for a "State" person to be requesting this photo. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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0f1637ebca7d6eb9a3dc1d6e35f7b281a3274ff1 | PRIORITY
22 APR 71
NS 149
TO HDRS
FROM SAC HFG
SUBJ SUPPORT TO PROJECT SEAL - LINDENHUR KEY
(LIAR'S LAIR) 219 600 7 50/11
ATTENTION: MR. ENE
1. ABOUT 0630 HRS ON 22 APR 71, MR. WILLIAM LOSHER, SENIOR VP
LAWYER OF PERKINS AND A CLEARED AND WITNESS CONTACT OF THIS AGENCY FOR
MANY YRS, RPTD A LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALL FROM LES WHITAKER, ASSOCIATE
OF JACK ANDERSON. WHITAKER INQUIRED AS TO LOSHER'S ASSOCIATION WITH
THIS AGENCY AND RECENT ALLEGED ACTIVITIES OF AGENCY AT LIAR'S LAIR
OF LINDENHUR KEY, LOCATED ABOUT EIGHT MILES SE OF HOMESTEAD AFB
ACROSS DISCAYNE KEY.
2. LOSHER DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF AND ASSOCIATION WITH THIS AGENCY.
HE RPTD HE IS OFFICER IN CORP WHICH LEASED LIAR'S LAIR FROM BLIV OF
MIAMI SEVERAL YRS AGO. (THIS IS TRUTH AND NEITHER SITE FOR CORP
HAS PRESENT ASSOCIATION WITH THIS AGENCY). HE ALSO RPTD THAT ONLY
ACTIVITY THERE WAS CORP WORK FORCE REBUILDING AN OLD PIER DURING LAST
WEEKEND.
3. LOSHER SPECULATES THAT WHITAKER MAY HAVE OBTAINED HIS INFO
FROM STATE CORP ADBE. ALSO, SOMEONE WITH PAST KNOWLEDGE OF AGENCY
(continued)
ACTIVITIES AT LIAR'S LAIR MAY HAVE OBSERVED THE WORK FORCE OVER THE PAST WEEKEND AND FALSELY ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY WITH THIS AGENCY. INFO FEELS ANDERSON APEL OF AGENCY'S PAST INTEREST IN KEY THROUGH DISCLOSURES OF CAPT BRAD AYRES.
4. THIS INFO PASSED TO VENOR. SUGGEST HDGS PASS TO WH.
PRIORITY
END MAL THANKS
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6c5bc732b76256ac5d41c42ac05e1881ddf27fab | **TRAVEL BRIEFING DATA**
**NAME**
BUSTOS-VIDELA, Charlotte
**OFFICE**
WH
**PHONE**
x7811
**DEPARTURE DATE**
30 June 1974
**STATUS**
PCS
**DESTINATION(s)**
Trinidad
**PREVIOUS TRAVEL**
Yes
**AREA**
| COVER | YEARS |
|-------|-------|
| | |
**EXPERIENCED TRAVEL - Formal briefing waived**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**RISK OF CAPTURE TRAVEL BRIEFING**
**CATEGORY**
X
**SPECIAL BRIEFING PROBLEM**
| TYPE | YES | NO |
|------|-----|----|
| CIA VON A-Z | | |
| WHO'S WHO IN CIA | | |
| HIJACKING NOTICE | | |
| OTHER | | |
**SECURITY APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL VERIFIED IN SUBJECT FILE**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**SECURITY APPROVAL FOR TRAVEL BASED ON FILE REVIEW BY BRIEFING OFFICER**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**SECURITY FILE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BEFORE BRIEFING**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**EMERGENCY CONTACTS (met on arrival, phone no., alternate action to make contact)**
**SECURITY REGULATIONS (operational talk, documents, indigenous employee hazards)**
**TRAVEL PRECAUTIONS (recognition overseas, camera, black market, currency exchange)**
**PERSONAL AFFAIRS (charge accounts, traffic tickets, litigation, neighbors)**
**PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE (limitations, home address, shop talk)**
**PERSONAL CONDUCT (morals, drinking, representative americans)**
**ASSOCIATION WITH FOREIGNERS (overseas briefing, phase out on return)**
**HOSTILE AUDIO SURVEILLANCE (microphones, shop talk at home-hotels, report to security)**
**COVER PROBLEMS (adequacy, request for briefing on arrival, family knowledge)**
**RESPONSIBILITY ABROAD (local customs, traditions, religion, responsibility for dependents)**
**OTHER**
**TRAVELING W/ SPOUSE**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**REFERRED BACK TO CENTRAL COVER**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
**DATE BRIEFED**
6/18/74
**BY**
**SECURITY OFFICER**
---
**FILE NUMBER**
56840
**RANK OR GRADE**
GS-14
**COVER**
STATE INTTEGEE
**DEPENDENTS BRIEVED**
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
---
**FORM 11-72 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS**
**ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY**
---
**RETURN TO CIA**
Background Use Only
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9439f95f215d7de0a9b404c8293e16090466c919 | MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch
FROM: Mr. Ramon R. Hart
SUBJECT: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa
#210 838
1. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed. The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The owner of the listening post, Mr. [redacted], moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on 12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas FCS assignment.
2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case officers.
3. The case was assigned to the District Field Office, and Special Agent [redacted] was designated as responsible agent. It is Agent [redacted] plan to place microphones in the downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Unknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents itself.
4. The cover story to be used by Agent [REDACTED] during the installation is that he is working on the house at the request of the leasor, Washington real estate agent, Mr. [REDACTED]. Mr. [REDACTED] supposedly maintains the house for a New York lawyer in order to billet the latter's transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be told to stay away if Agent [REDACTED] needs to do work there on those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too much while the technicians are making the installation.
5. It is expected that the audio results of this type of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous "radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the recorders on a timely basis.
Ramon R. Hart
cc: #252 529
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e8fe9bbfc76a083b562ba7d5bac5462251b299da | MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch
FROM: Mr. Ramon R. Hart
SUBJECT: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa
#210 838
18 July 1963
1. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed. The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The owner of the listening post, Mr. Fred C. THOMAS, Jr., moved out of his house, bag, baggage, and furniture, on 12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assignment.
2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr. Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's conversations with QUINTERO during the absence of SAS case officers.
3. The case was assigned to the District Field Office, and Special Agent Harold G. TITTLER was designated as responsible agent. It is Agent TITTLER's plan to place microphones in the downstairs bar and the main floor living room and a tap on the telephone and string all the wires to a crawl space over the garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by the two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Unbeknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will have to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents itself.
4. The cover story to be used by Agent(TITISLER) during the installation is that he is working on the house at the request of the lessee, Washington real estate agent, Mr. R. V. Cortlandt HERBST (DI 7-8865). Mr. HERBST supposedly maintains the house for a New York lawyer in order to bill the latter's transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be told to stay away if Agent(TITISLER) needs to do work there on those days. It was also discreetly requested by the undersigned of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too much while the technicians are making the installation.
5. It is expected that the audio results of this type of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous "radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the recorders on a timely basis.
Ramon R. Hart
cc: #252 529
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fc83e6af643f0dced05c8a216cb48f7f9dd1be1c | MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch DATE: 1 July 1963
FROM: Mr. Ramon R. Hart
SUBJECT: Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa
#210 838
1. On 24 June 1963, Mr. Charles Matt, SAS/MOB/PM, extension 6488, was referred to me by the SAS Security Officer, Mr. George Ladner, and visited me in Room 4 E 21 to request some operational support beginning 1 July 1963. Mr. Matt advised that two leaders of the Cuban Exile Group were coming to Washington, D. C., on that latter date to confer with CIA and other Government officials, including probably Robert F. Kennedy, the Attorney General, concerning the "new program" for the exiles.
2. Mr. Matt explained that a covert site (#302 922) located at 9218 Aldershot Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, had recently been procured to billet these exiles and to serve as the meeting place for these sensitive discussions to take place. Mr. Matt said that SAS is vitally interested in what these two exiles say to each other when the U. S. Government officials have departed after a day's discussions. He, therefore, requested that microphones be concealed in the house to monitor their comments.
3. Mr. Matt said that the two men would arrive on 1 July and would be in Washington at the house for about a week or ten days. The audio coverage was requested for this entire time. Mr. Matt also said that the house would be retained for several more months and that the two exiles would return to Washington several more times in that period and that an audio surveillance would probably be requested for these latter visits also.
4. Mr. George Ladner supplied the true name of the leader of the two men, the captioned Subject. Having been informed by Mr. Matt that the covert site was a private dwelling place in an expensive neighborhood, I assumed that there would be only two methods of making an audio penetration of the premises:
(a.) Concealing a tape recorder in the attic, basement, or garage, and using a voice-operated relay to actuate the recorder.
(b.) With the use of directories, search the environs of the safehouse for the purpose of locating a potential listening post where radio transmissions could be monitored.
5. After checking with Mr. Joseph Langan, Acting Chief, Operational Support Division, I assigned the case to the District Field Office and directed some agents to case the house and the neighborhood to determine which method of penetration should be used. Mr. John Cryer was designated responsible agent at the District Field Office, and after a quick survey, he reported that the concealment and servicing of a tape recorder on the premises would be impossible and that the only method would be the use of a transmitter and a nearby listening post.
6. Using the directories in SRS, I ran the names of all the residents of the houses within a quarter-mile of the covert site through SRD Indices and found one Fred C. Thomas, Jr. (#57 328), of 9127 McDonald Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, to be a Staff employee. Through telephone information, I located Mr. Thomas at the Langley Headquarters Building and personally contacted him the first thing in the morning of 25 June 1963. I indicated to Mr. Thomas the fact that there was a safehouse in his neighborhood which we wanted to "bug" and that he was the only Staff employee who lived within range of our covert transmitters. I asked him if it would be too much of an imposition on him for us to set up a listening post in his house. Mr. Thomas explained that he was scheduled to depart for Karachi, Pakistan on a PCS assignment in approximately a month but that he would be glad to make his home available as a listening post. He confided that his primary mission in Karachi was to be the audio penetration of the Communist Chinese Embassy and so he would look forward to the next week's operations in his home as valuable training. The next step I took was to set up a meeting among George Ladner, Charles Matt, Sam Halpern, Executive Officer of SAS, and myself in Mr. Halpern's Office. I advised Mr. Halpern that the
audio surveillance appeared to be technically feasible since I had located a possible listening post. However, I admitted to him that, even though the Office of Security has the "charter" to conduct the surveillance, TSD controls the necessary expensive equipment; Mr. Halpern must arrange for TSD to transfer this equipment to the Office of Security. Mr. Halpern declared that the procurement of the necessary equipment should pose no problem after he would make a few telephone calls. I then returned to my office and made out a list of the equipment which I felt would be necessary, and awaited advice from him as to whom to contact in TSD to obtain it.
7. After checking with Mr. [H. T. Bent] of the Audio Operations Branch of TSD as to appropriate equipment and after checking through the specifications in the "Audio Manual" of TSD, I selected the following:
Two voice-operated relays, QSC-2, $1,100 each
Two Transmitter Radios, FM, 130 - 140
MCS, SRT-6H, @ $275 each
Two Battery Packs, 130 hrs. ops., UWB-7, $25 each
Two Battery "A", 1.5 volts, Burgess 2 F
$ .54 each
One Battery "B", 45 volts, Burgess A-30
$1.87 each
TOTAL
$2,802.95
8. About Noon on 25 June, I received a telephone call from Mr. John W. McBee, extension 2481, of TSD, who told me that everything had been laid on by SAS for me to obtain from TSD any
equipment necessary for this operation. Mr. McBee directed that I fill out a Form #88 and have the technicians hand carry it to the Franconia Depot in order to obtain the equipment. The use of the Form #88 disturbed me in this matter because I had assumed from Mr. Halpern that he would arrange it so that TSD would turn over the equipment to us without charge to anyone. The use of the Form #88 implies that a division is allocating funds for the purchase of equipment. However, I filled out the Form #88, listing the above equipment, and walked it down to SAS, where I gave it to Charles Matt to have signed. The form, bearing the SAS Cost Center #3132-5455-3400, was completed and returned to me within an hour, whereupon I gave it to DFO Agent Stan Lach, who drove with it immediately to the Franconia Depot. I called ahead to Bob Woods and Charlie Beall of the T & I Shop at Franconia and requested that they give a little briefing concerning the operation of this equipment to Mr. Lach and Mr. Cryer, who was to meet Mr. Lach there. Neither Cryer nor Lach had ever had any experience with any of the pieces of equipment on the list. Mr. Woods and Mr. Beall were quite cooperative in this request.
9. Several problems kept appearing and disappearing while the DFO technicians were transporting, installing, and testing the equipment. One problem was the payment of the equipment. I received a telephone call from Mr. Dayton S. ("Doc") Barrows of TSD, informing me that SAS had reneged on paying the $2,802.95 for the equipment, but that if I would tell him what equipment we wanted, he might be able to arrange to lend it to us. I told Mr. Barrows that as far as I knew, we had indeed obtained the equipment with the Form #88, but that if we needed anything else, I would contact him. Another problem which appeared was the rumor that it was not two Cuban exiles who would be residing in the safehouse, but only the captioned Subject and a Spanish speaking Staff employee. If the rumor were actually true, it would seem that an audio surveillance of the safehouse would not be necessary. I called Charles Matt for an explanation, and he informed me that Senor Artine was going to be the only person living in the house after each day's discussions were completed - no Staff employee would be living with him. I asked Mr. Matt to whom Senor Artine would be
holding the conversations which we were to record. He replied that he was interested in any visitors which the Subject might receive and any telephone calls which he might make. I suggested that possibly a telephone tap might be sufficient under these circumstances. Mr. Matt disagreed and still requested a microphone installation to cover the whole house if possible.
10. In addition to the equipment obtained from TSD, the DFO agents took their own SRR-4 tuneable receiver and the SRR-4 charged to the WFO. These receivers would be used in the listening post to pick up the radiations from the two SRT-6H transmitters. It was suggested to the DFO agents to borrow the two WFO transceivers to be used to communicate during the installation between the listening post and the safehouse; however, the agents chose not to use them and relied solely on telephonic communications. The "A" and "B" batteries picked up at Franconia were to be used in the SRR-4 receiver so that checks could be made from an automobile to see just how far the radiations extended around the transmitters. A report on the area covered by the transmitters was requested of the DFO agents.
11. The first test of the SRT-6H from the safehouse to the listening post was a failure. Its 50 milliwatt output, ordinarily good for a quarter mile, wasn't sufficient to reach the receiver, 2/10th's of a mile away. Its failure was blamed partly on the distance, partly on the brick construction of the listening post, and partly on the hilly contours of the housing development, which deflected the 135 megacycle, line-of-sight radiations.
12. When this disheartening news arrived, I immediately telephoned Mr. Barrows of TSD and requested a pair of the more powerful 150 milliwatt SRT-7 transmitters. I telephoned Mr. Barrows rather than filling out another Form #88 to avoid a possible furor within SAS. Mr. Barrows consented to loan two of these transmitters with their proper receivers on a hand receipt to us, and Stan Iach was dispatched to Franconia to pick them up. An opportunity to test it on 28 June 1963 was thwarted because Mr. Thomas was having foreign visitors in for cocktails that afternoon. But the equipment was installed and tested the next day, Saturday, 29 June, and appeared to work satisfactorily.
13. At 1330 hours on 1 July 1963, Mr. Cryer telephoned Headquarters to announce that one SRT-7 transmitter had been installed in the ceiling over the bar and telephone in the basement of the safehouse and that the SRT-1 receiver was picking up the transmissions satisfactorily in Mr. Thomas' basement. The QSC-2 voice-operated relay was also satisfactorily actuating the Ampex tape recorder when conversations began to take place in the safehouse. The AC-powered FM transmitter is crystal controlled to operate at a frequency of 157.4 megacycles in the VHF Band. Its operating range is supposed to be approximately one mile.
14. The DFO agents also fitted the transmitter with a hidden switch which would enable the case officers to turn the transmitter off when they are present at the house holding the sensitive discussions and to turn it on when they leave.
15. Mr. Thomas and his wife have consented to do most of the operating of the tape recorder themselves in their own basement. With the use of the voice-operated relay, the monitoring will be almost 100% automatic anyway. No more than one visit a day by a field office agent should be necessary to pick up the day's tape and to make minor adjustments, repairs, or corrections to the receiver, actuator, and recorder. Mr. Thomas is well-known to his friends as a "hi-fi bug", and the presence of the new equipment in his basement would not raise the eyebrows on any of his visitors, some of whom are expected to be foreign dignitaries - Mr. Thomas will be going to [Kashmir] under Department of State cover.
Ramon R. Hart
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94dc263457cf2755421284147b79d728906baab3 | NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP
TO: (Check)
X CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP
CHIEF, CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION, OP
X CHIEF, (OPERATING COMPONENT FOR ACTION)
ATTN: LA
REF: RETIREMENT
STATUS: X STAFF
CONTINUED
SUBJECT: BUSTOS-VIDEIRA, CHARLOTTE Z.
KEEP ON TOP OF FILE WHILE COVER IN EFFECT
X ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL COVER (BLOCK RECORDS)
CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER (UNBLOCK RECORDS)
EFFECTIVE DATE:
FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED
(HRB 20-7)
SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY
(HRB 20-7)
EAA: CATEGORY I
RETURN ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO CCS
SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS BLOCK -
SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY
(HRB 20-7)
EAA: CATEGORY I
RETURN ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO CCS
SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD.
SUBMIT FORM 1322 FOR ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THIS COVER. (HR 240-2a)
SUBMIT FORM 1323 FOR TRANSFERRING COVER RESPONSIBILITY. (HR 240-2a)
EAA. CATEGORY I
CATEGORY II
SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR ACT HOSPITALIZATION CARD
REMARKS AND/OR COVER HISTORY:
SUBJECT WILL BE DENIED FOR ENTIRE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT EXCEPT FOR US GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS.
DISTRIBUTION:
COPY 1 - CD/TRB OR CPD CONTROL
COPY 2 - OPERATING COMPONENT
COPY 3 - OS/ORD
COPY 4 - OC/DO/TRB
COPY 5 - CCS-FILE
SECRET WN-SISM
E2, IMPDET CL 3Y: 021964
15-20-43
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3a0161eeb3cc4777a4afa6b0799ab23d805b2d66 | **INTERVIEW REPORT**
**NAME OF SUBJECT**
BUSTOS-VIDELA, Charlotte
**FILE NO.**
007-657
**REASON FOR INTERVIEW**
Retirement: CIA
**PERMANENT ADDRESS**
PO Box 3030
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043
**TEMPORARY ADDRESS**
Home Tel Phone 281-2258
**PRESENT TITLE, GRADE AND DIVISION**
LA GS-14
**DETAILS OF CONTEMPLATED FOREIGN TRAVEL**
Europe (dates not firm)
**BADGES, PASSES, KEYS AND CREDENTIALS**
**CLEARANCES**
Comm - S1
**COVER**
STATE (Retirement under cover)
---
1. ALL PHASES OF SECURITY WITH RESPECT TO SUBJECT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION WERE FULLY AND COMPLETELY DISCUSSED.
2. SUBJECT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED AND COMPILED BY THE AGENCY IS OFFICIAL DATA, AND IS THE PROPERTY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND THAT NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS ANY PROPERTY RIGHT IN SUCH INFORMATION.
3. SUBJECT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECURITY REGULATIONS AND THE SECRECY AGREEMENT APPLY, NOT ONLY TO INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION: BUT, ALSO TO ANY STATISTICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION OF WHICH HE IS COGNIZANT.
4. SUBJECT WAS INSTRUCTED THAT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS, SOURCES AND METHODS PECULIAR TO THE AGENCY MAY NOT BE DIVULGED TO PERSONS IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EVEN THOUGH SUCH PERSONS ARE FULLY SECURITY CLEARED WITHIN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS.
5. SUBJECT WAS INFORMED THAT SHOULD ANY QUESTION ARISE ON SECURITY MATTERS HE MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE AGENCY FOR ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.
6. GENERAL: (Comments, criticisms or suggestions and knowledge of any incidents or activities of persons which seemed to have a security significance.)
---
**DATE**
30 December 1977
**SIGNATURE OF INTERVIEWER**
/s/ Thomas A. Gaines
---
**FORM 4-73 1099 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS**
**ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY** | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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2e023846747f0d97d7f14d74a9eb7862507e41a3 | **NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP**
| TO: (Check) | SS NUMBER | EMPLOYEE NUMBER | ID CARD NUMBER |
|-------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
| CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP | 069-24-3139 | 007667 | Do Not Reproduce |
| CHIEF, CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION, OP | | | |
| CHIEF, OPERATING COMPONENT FOR ACTION | | | |
**REF:** Form 2458 dated 1 Dec 76
**STATUS**
- X STAFF
- CONTRACT
**SUBJECT**
BUSTOS-VIDELA, CHARLOTTE 3.
**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
**KEEP ON TOP OF FILE WHILE COVER IN EFFECT**
**ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL COVER (BLOCK RECORDS)**
- X BASIC COVER PROVIDED
- EFFECTIVE DATE
- OPERATIONAL COVER PROVIDED
- FOR
- OTHER (Specify)
- SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY (HRB 20-7)
- SUBMIT FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED (HRB 20-11)
- SUBMIT FORM 1322 FOR ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THIS COVER (HR 240-2e)
- SUBMIT FORM 1323 FOR TRANSFERRING COVER RESPONSIBILITY (HR 240-2e)
- EAA: CATEGORY I
- CATEGORY II
- SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR ACT HOSPITALIZATION CARD
**CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER (UNBLOCK RECORDS)**
- EFFECTIVE DATE
- SUBMIT FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED (HRB 20-7)
- SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY (HRB 20-7)
- EAA: CATEGORY I
- CATEGORY II
- RETURN ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO CCS
- SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD
**REMARKS AND/OR COVER HISTORY**
- 27 Aug 51-Aug 62-Hgs-Overt
- Aug 62-Jul 67-Hgs-[AC] 99
- Jul 67-10 Aug 72-Mexico-State-Nominal 99
- 1 Sep 72-27 Jun 74-Hgs-[AC] 99
- 28 Jun 74-10 Nov 76-Trinidad-State-Int 2163
- 11 Nov 76-26 Feb 77-Hgs-State-Int 99
- 27 Feb 77-
**DISTRIBUTION:**
- COPY 1 - CD or CPD
- COPY 2 - OPERATING COMPONENT
- COPY 3 - OS/HRD
- COPY 4 - DC-0/976
- COPY 5 - CCS-FIL
**SECRET**
[Signature]
[Date] 03
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ba546ca2bc94f41a26f4da6328f033d4d5b12ca7 | REQUEST FOR OFFICIAL COVER ACTION
1. WHEN REQUESTING INITIAL COVER OR ON RETURN FROM OVERSEAS ROUTING SHOULD BE:
COMPLETE SECTION 1.
TO: CCS/official cover branch
(Use Form 610 Routing & Record Sheet)
FROM: [Security]
THRU: [Security]
SUBJECT: TRUE NAME (last, first, middle):
Bustos-Videla, Charlotte
SOCIAL SECURITY NO.
069-21-1332
SUBJECT'S AFFILIATION:
HAS NOT BEEN VOLUNTARILY DECLARED OR INVOLUNTARILY EXPOSED TO ANY
CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. THEREFORE, HAS NOT BEEN
CONSIDERED IN THIS REQUEST. (IF AN AFFIRMATIVE ANSWER, PROVIDE DETAILS ON
SEPARATE ATTACHMENT.)
JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTED ACTION:
Ms. Bustos-Videla is currently assigned to the [Redacted] Station under [Redacted] State cover. It is requested that she be placed under [Redacted] State cover for her future Headquarters assignment.
JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUESTED ACTION:
CHANGE IN REMOVAL OF OFFICIAL COVER STATUS FOR SUBJECT IS REQUESTED.
SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF REQUESTING OFFICER
Jonathan G. Hanke, C/IA/PEMS
DATE
FOR OFFICE OF SECURITY
DO YOUR RECORDS REFLECT ANY EXPOSURE, COMPROMISE, SECURITY OR OTHER FACTORS WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE REQUEST? (IF THE ANSWER IS AFFIRMATIVE, PROVIDE DETAILS ON SEPARATE ATTACHMENT.)
OFFICE OF SECURITY
NO PERMANENT INFORMATION ATTACHED.
SIGNATURE
APPROVAL
DATE
SECRET
OS COPY
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cd5334bf609a22c517a8d2e788dbd36c8568a569 | NAME: BUSTOS-VIDELA, Charlotte Z.
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 January 1929
REF NUMBER: 56840
POSITION: Operations Officer
LOCATION AND PHONE: Room 3-E-04, Extension 6954
DATE OF INTERVIEW: 10 January 1973
INTERVIEWED BY: James E. Peters/William A. O'Donnell
PERIOD(S) OF ACQUAINTANCE WITH AGEE:
Various—see memorandum of 31 May 1972.
AGEE'S OTHER ACQUAINTANCES OR CONTACTS:
Nothing additional.
ADDITIONAL DATA:
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dad30fbaadd8f4c688842795e00ea74a9ad1ac80 | MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Agee Effort Against Cuban Operations at the Mexico City Station
1. Elsie L. SCALETTI recalls that Raymond A. FRADYER, Chief of the Cuban Section, tried to get Agee to discuss the development of contacts with access to the Cuban target in the Olympics. In these discussions it may well be that Agee was told about LIARM-1, a member of the Mexican rifle team, who was a contact of the Station and we were trying to get invited to Cuba (LIARM-1 is no longer a contact of the Station even though he is still with the rifle team.)
2. SCALETTI recalls the Cuban Section feeling very frustrated that Agee could provide no leads or assistance to this section in its effort to target against the Cuban teams. She recalls no memoranda prepared by Agee for the Section, no leads given the Section, and he came to discuss the Olympics with C/Cuba not more than half a dozen times.
3. As SCALETTI recalls, it is unlikely that Agee knew anything about the operations being run against the Cuban target than that which he might have picked up at Headquarters or known about the Station operations in general -- such as audio, surveillance, photo surveillance, etc.
4. SCALETTI had Agee over to her home once for dinner; there were no other guests. Agee had SCALETTI, her husband, and Laura J. UTSTINE (on TDY) to his apartment once for dinner. The conversation was always light. The only significant thing about Agee's plans which arose was his discussion about buying used drycleaning equipment in the United States, bringing it to Mexico and setting up a drycleaning plant. This was brought up as something for the future and just an idea Phil was toying with.
5. SCALETTI ran into Agee by chance on the side street by the Embassy one day after the arrival of John A. PROBERT. Agee said he understood PROBERT had arrived as COS and he would like to say hello. I suggested he call PROBERT. I immediately informed PROBERT of my chance encounter with Agee, and informed PROBERT that Agee had resigned under somewhat of a cloud and suggested he get briefed himself on Agee's assignment in Mexico.
6. Agee knew that SCALETTI was in Mexico [under tourist cover] even though SCALETTI was working regular hours in the [Embassy]. He probably also knew that there were other [Station employees also utilizing tourist cover].
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3d915613d8df97b66d072948a0f73cece8d06c85 | Subject: Philip Burnett Franklin Agee
1. NAME OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
Elsie I. Scaletti
2. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT
Were you ever personally acquainted with him?
Yes or No ______. If you were never personally acquainted with him have you acquired any information of a personal nature concerning him through other persons?
Yes or No ______. Give details including dates, by months and years as best you can recall, circumstances, purpose and nature of any relationship you may have had with him and provide all data relating to his character or personality, illustrating briefly with any-stories or other information acquired as a result of your own relationship with him or which might have been acquired from others.
See attached memo
RETURN TO CIA
Background Use Only
Do Not Reproduce
3. SUBJECT'S KNOWLEDGE OF YOU, PROJECTS, OR OPERATIONS IN WHICH YOU PARTICIPATED
On the basis of your personal association with Subject, either official or social, or, on the basis of what you know or believe him to be knowledgeable of, outline the nature and extent of information you believe he could provide an opposition intelligence service as to (a) your identity as an intelligence officer or employee, (b) your personal background and experience including places of assignments, and (c) operations in which you participated in some way. (Cryptonyms should be employed when known. The nature of the operations in any event should be briefly but sufficiently described to lead to their identification, with the dates or periods involved and any comments or observations as to their success or failure.)
See memo attached
4. OTHER AGENCY PERSONNEL
List other Agency personnel or former personnel, who on the basis of your own personal knowledge or belief, had official or social contact with Subject. Give brief information as to the period and nature of such relationship for each.
See memo attached.
5. OTHER U. S. GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
List all other U. S. Government personnel who, on the basis of your own personal knowledge or belief, had particularly close official or social contact with Subject. Identify the Bureau, Department, Agency or Office with which each such person was employed at the time of the relationship and give brief information concerning the period and nature of such relationship for each.
See memo attached.
6. OTHER PERSONS
List all other persons who irrespective of nationality, sex, or employment are known or believed to have had intimate or particularly close association with him and brief information concerning the identity and occupation of such persons, your knowledge of such persons, and the period and nature of the relationship of such person with Subject. Include also the names of all American and foreign newspaper people with whom he is known or believed to have had personal contact irrespective of the extent or closeness of their relationship. Give names with brief information as to the period and nature of such relationship for each.
I know of none.
7. HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE CONNECTIONS
Can you provide any information of any kind tending to establish that Subject may have been sympathetic to hostile ideologies or had contact with and was cooperating with a hostile intelligence service. Yes or No ______. If yes, give full details.
Signed: [Signature]
Dated: 10 July 1972
*This is an Outline only of information desired. If you either knew the Subject or have any information from other sources on any of the points contained in the outline, a separate memorandum is needed with each paragraph thereof keyed to those in this outline. If you neither knew the Subject nor have any information of the kind requested in any section of the outline (and only in such instance) negative entries may be entered under all sections, and the outlined returned after signing and dating. The signed and dated outline will thus serve as a memorandum for the files.
SUBJECT: Philip Burnett Franklin Agee
1. NAME OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE: Elsie I. Scaletti
2. PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT:
I knew Phil during the entire time he was in Branch I at Headquarters, and during his tour in Mexico. We came to Mexico PCS at the same time. This means I knew him from 1965 until he resigned. In Headquarters our relationship was limited to business in the office, and that was not very frequent. We sat in different rooms. He handled SB matters. I did the routing of all Branch correspondence which meant I decided what he was to see--this was anything affecting Soviet/Satellite/Chinese matters. My main areas of responsibility were in the support field. Even though we were both processing out at the same time, we did not exchange stories much. However, since I traveled as a "Tourist" and was not therefore allowed to bring anything into Mexico, Phil offered to have some of my things packed with his household effects since he said he owned hardly anything. One day my husband and I took some boxes of things over to his apartment before work. I do not remember the name of the apartment development in Virginia, but it was the garden type. His apartment was nice--fairly new but sparsely furnished. He helped us unload the things and take them upstairs. Then we parted. I seem to recall he had some trouble with his car that morning and we dropped him off at a repair shop on the way to the office.
At this time, in Washington, Phil was very pleasant, was nice to work with. He did not appear to be pushy, even though he did everything he could to get the Mexican assignment. At this time, despite his family problems, he did not appear to let these affect his work. At least from my position he seemed to get his work done, not to procrastinate, not to take a lot of time off. From the gossip I heard, he was separated, and was anxious to get any assignment overseas. When the possibility of this Olympic job opened up in Mexico he grabbed it. As I recall, C/WH/1 was sympathetic toward him also, and was happy to be able to help Phil at this particular time.
In Mexico when Phil's household effects arrived he let me know; and as I recall, he brought them over to my house and we unloaded them into our apartment. We did not go and pick them up. In thanks, we invited him over to supper one evening. (Willard C. CURTIS had given permission for individual officers to have Phil over to dinner if no outsiders were present and prior permission was obtained.) I think I got permission from the DCOS at that time. There were only the three of us (Phil, my husband, and myself--no maid, no other invited guests) There was no discussion of office. My husband knew Phil was with BKTRUST and was working on the Olympics in Mexico. Conversation was light. During dinner, as I recall, we talked about business in Mexico, and he mentioned his father was in the dry cleaning business, and he thought he might be interested in bringing into Mexico some used dry cleaning equipment which is worth nothing in the United States, and set up some dry cleaning establishments in Mexico. The discussion was merely in generalities--nothing specific as to timetable or even if Phil were serious about this.
About a week later Phil brought his car over and my husband helped him work on his car--adjusting it to the altitude. This must have been around September 1967.
Shortly thereafter, when Laura B. UTSTINE was in Mexico TDY (she worked in WH/1 and also knew Phil at Headquarters), Phil had my husband, me, and UTSTINE over to his apartment (on Insurgentes Sur just off the Viaducto) for dinner. It was a huge apartment, sparsely furnished. We had an enjoyable evening, very light conversation. Talked mostly about Mexico. At this time he showed us he had several bedrooms (forget how many) and hopefully his sons would be able to visit him.
During his tour in Mexico I only saw Phil in the Station occasionally--and then just in passing in the halls. Once after I heard about Phil's having kidnapped his boys, I thought I saw them (can't remember why I thought they were his) in front of the Embassy with a maid. I never saw Phil in the Embassy proper nor at any Embassy functions (I was tourist and did not circulate in the Embassy).
During his tour in Mexico, Phil remained pleasant but was certainly not found to talk to. After Phil resigned I saw him once. After John PROBERT arrived as COS, I saw Phil along the side of the Embassy.
We just greeted each other. He said he heard PROBERT was coming to Mexico and asked if he were here. He wanted to call and say hello. I said yes. I immediately informed PROBERT, and suggested the latter, read Phil's file at the Station as it was my understanding there was some problem about his resignation, but did not know all the details. (This was true as personnel matters in the Station were kept very close by the front office.) I do not know if, when, or how many times PROBERT might have met with Phil. At this time Phil looked neat and well kept, as I recall.
3. SUBJECT'S KNOWLEDGE OF SCALETTI, PROJECTS, OR OPERATIONS IN WHICH SCALETTI PARTICIPATED
a). Phil could definitely identify me as a long-time BKTRUST employee
b). Phil probably knew that Mexico was my first overseas assignment, and possibly that I had a medical hold before. He knew I had spent "many years" in Branch 1, and was privy to almost everything going on at the Mexico City Station. He knew I was assigned to Mexico under tourist cover but worked inside the Embassy. He knew my husband was here as a professor at the University of the Americas, and that he did not work for BKTRUST.
c). In Headquarters Phil knew I handled mostly the support projects plus such extras as LILINK and LPGLOBE (both NOC). LILINK had closed down either just as Phil came to the Branch, or just before. However, Gary H. REYNOLDS, formerly with LILINK, was assigned to the Branch then, and talked with Phil about Mexico, and possibly about LILINK. I remember keeping the LPGLOBE material very close, in my own safe, and I do not think Phil knew of LPGLOBE (LIREALM was then in Mexico under LPGLOBE), but may have learned of LPGLOBE program and LIREALM through Ex-LIADLIB (see paragraph 4).
In Mexico City Phil knew I was in the Cuban section, and privy to all operations being run against the Cuban target. He did not know of operations in particular except possibly LIARM-1 (now terminated) who we hoped to use against the Cuban olympic target. The Cuban Section tried to talk with Phil many times about the Cuban delegations to the Olympics, but as I recall, C/Cuba only succeeded in
SECRET/SENSITIVE
GETTING Phil to come to our end of the hall a couple of times. I was not in on the discussions between C/Cuba (Raymond F. FRADYER) and Phil, but I believe they were mainly held to see who Phil had met who might be useful against the Cuban target. I know we thought at the time Phil was spending almost full time on his overt activities and the SB target, and he gave the Cuban target little attention.
OTHER AGENCY PERSONNEL
At Headquarters in WH/1 Phil shared his cubicle with LIADLIB-1 who was pressing to get overseas as much as Phil, for different reasons. Ex-LIADLIB-1 was a much more pushy individual, less experienced operationally (right out of the JOT program) and out to benefit himself entirely--much more so than Phil. LIADLIB-1 went out of channel constantly, talking of (NOC cover) ideas (for himself), and going right to the head of Training or JOT (can't remember which) and WOMACE on ideas and suggestions, without necessarily going through the Branch or Division. He had many business deals on the side (one was as a landscaper in Virginia) and had great prospects for business deals in Mexico. He wangled a (NOC) job in Mexico (replacing LIADLIB) and was inserted in the LAGLOBE program while he knew Phil (I think this was the timing.) He was also quite open in his bragging he had been hired as a GS-13 (I think it was) and did not have to go up the ranks. This might have irritated Phil who was still a 12. Ex-LIADLIB came to Mexico PCS about the same time Phil and I came. Although I remember no close friendship between Ex-LIADLIB and Phil on the desk, the fact they sat together, were both processing out for Mexico, would have meant they had something in common. Also, LIADLIB was then handling all the projects for CP and leftist penetration operations for the Station and Base (Monterrey). Phil would have more than casual interest in some of these as some were being handled in the field by Howard R. BENJAYA, an old friend of Phil's from Ecuador. I do not know that Phil and
Ex-LIADLIB ever met socially in Mexico or not. I am quite certain their work paths never crossed. LIADLIB is still in Mexico. He has had a difficult time since his "resignation" getting a job, keeping a job, and making ends meet. It probably would be to BKTRUST's disadvantage now for the two to meet. For this reason, and to assess ex-LIADLIB's present state of mind, Headquarters sent someone to talk with LIADLIB-1 in the spring of 1972. At that time he still seemed bitter against BKTRUST.
Other than wishing to make special mention of EX-LIADLIB-1, I know of no Agency personnel other than those in WH/1 and the Mexico City Station whom he knew.
5. OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
I know of none except the Olympic Attache in Mexico under whom Agee worked from July 1967 until the end of the Olympics.
[Signature]
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e1169beb08cbac087c35296a3a9542e1a2f52176 | **NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER BACKSTOP**
| TO: (Check) | SS NUMBER | EMPLOYEE NUMBER | ID CARD NUMBER |
|-------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------|
| X CHIEF, CONTROL DIVISION, OP | 069-24-3138 | 007657 | Do Not Reproduce |
| CHIEF, CONTRACT PERSONNEL DIVISION, OP | | | |
| X CHIEF, OPERATING COMPONENT (For action) | | | |
**ATTN:** CHIEF SUPPORT STAFF
**REF:** FORM 2459, DATED 19 JUNE 1974
**SUBJECT:** CHARLOTTE BUSOS-VIDELA
**UNIT:** 99
**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**
---
**KEEP ON TOP OF FILE WHILE COVER IN EFFECT**
**X** ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICIAL COVER BLOCK RECORDS
**X** BASIC COVER PROVIDED
**X** OPERATIONAL COVER PROVIDED
**SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY**
**SUBMIT FORM 3254 W-2 TO BE ISSUED.**
**SUBMIT FORM 1322 FOR ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THIS COVER.**
**SUBMIT FORM 1323 FOR TRANSFERRING COVER RESPONSIBILITY.**
**EAA, CATEGORY I**
**SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD**
**CANCELLATION OF OFFICIAL COVER UNBLOCK RECORDS**
**EFFECTIVE DATE:**
**SUBMIT FORM 3254**
**SUBMIT FORM 642 IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE TELEPHONE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO CATEGORY**
**RETURN ALL OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION TO CCS**
**SUBMIT FORM 2688 FOR HOSPITALIZATION CARD**
**REMARKS AND/OR COVER HISTORY**
27 AUG 51 - AUG 62 - B-3 - OVERT
AUG 62 - JULY 67 - B-3 - OVERT
JULY 67 - 10 AUG 72 - MEXICO STATE - OVERT
1 SEPT 72 - 27 JUNE 74 - B-3 - OVERT
28 JUNE 74 - TRINIDAD STATE - OVERT
**DISTRIBUTION:**
COPY 1: CD OR CPD
COPY 2: OPERATING COMPONENT
COPY 3: 02/58/CD
COPY 4: 02/00/TFB
COPY 5: CCS-FILE
**SECRET**
**CHIEF, OFFICIAL COVER BRANCH, COVER AND ASHMOLE STAFF**
**James L. Franklin** | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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9b49d301d0fc0e5381f5b514cb60e920483755e5 | MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, OS/Clearance Division
SUBJECT: Certification of Security Clearance for CHARLOTTE Z. BUSTOS-VIDELA
1. It is requested that the appropriate security certification be prepared on Subject whose date of birth is 12 JANUARY 1929.
2. Your memorandum of certification should be addressed to Chief, CCS/OCB/State.
3. Subject will depart Washington, D.C. for: [ ] PCS
[ ] TDY assignment to [ ] PORT OF SPAIN on or about
[Signature]
Chief, Official Cover Branch
Cover and Commercial Staff | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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9d354b1832830d5ccc4da3143ccc353f6ec645f3 | NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY COVER BACKSTOP
DATE: 7 August 1962
CHIEF, RECORDS AND SERVICES DIVISION
CHIEF, OPERATING COMPONENT & WH
FILE NO.: 5190
MILITARY COVER BACKSTOP ESTABLISHED
U.S. Army Element, Joint Operations Group (6729)
☐ BLOCK RECORDS:
☐ TEMPORARILY FOR ___ DAYS, EFFECTIVE ___
☐ CONTINUING, EFFECTIVE 7 August 1962
☐ SUBMIT FORM 642 TO CHANGE LIMITATION CATEGORY TO 3.
☐ ASCERTAIN THAT ARMY W-2 BEING ISSUED.
☐ SUBMIT FORM 1322 FOR ANY CHANGE AFFECTING THIS COVER.
☐ SUBMIT FORM 1323 FOR TRANSFERRING COVER RESPONSIBILITY.
☐ REMARKS:
COPY TO CPD/OP.
James H. [Signature]
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a590d756aefcbcda4f17e3db3b98582051194587 | The Honorable John Raymond Tunheim
Chairman
Assassination Records
Review Board
600 E. Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Judge Tunheim:
(C) I have just received informal word of the decisions the JFK Board made at its 17 November 1997 meeting. Most of the Board's decisions--those relating to the CIA presence (in Warrenton), CIA's involvement in various non-governmental organizations, and the details of CIA funding of the Cuban Revolutionary Council--are very welcome. I must, however, urge the Board to reconsider its decision to release documents in a form that would reveal the Agency's use of State Department cover.
(C) We stand behind the position that we have presented in writing and in discussions with the Board on previous occasions. I would welcome an opportunity to have a senior CIA representative meet with the Board at your convenience to explain why the Agency considers this information so sensitive and to answer any questions you may have. Meanwhile, I offer the following summary of our fundamental concerns.
(S) Effective official cover is necessary to enable our officers to work overseas in often hostile and volatile environments. Official cover also enables the Agency to conduct its business with allied liaison services in countries where host governments would find it politically unacceptable to acknowledge a cooperative relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency. In all such settings, State Department cover is critically important because its use affords our officers the rights and privileges set forth in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic and Consular Immunity--diplomatic immunity, in particular. Indeed, the effectiveness of the Agency's use of State Department cover...
Judge Tunheim
clearly illustrates the purpose behind the Director's statutory obligation to protect intelligence methods from unnecessary and inappropriate disclosure.
(S) No other cover mechanism can provide our officers the operational utility and personal security that State Department cover does. Achieving effective cover requires that our officers be fully integrated into State Department entities, offices, and functions. Our officers are routinely assigned State Department duties to make it harder for hostile services and others who might try to harm or expose our officers to identify them as Agency employees. Official acknowledgment of even the fact of Agency use of State Department cover would increase dramatically the risks that both Agency officers and our State Department colleagues encounter in serving US interests around the world.
(S) State Department cover continues to be an important intelligence method. Its use is undiminished since the 1960s, and it will remain essential for the foreseeable future. I urge the Board to reconsider its recent decision insofar as it concerns the Agency's use of State Department cover. In this regard, we will be forwarding a more comprehensive memorandum addressing the damage issue prior to the next Board meeting, and we would also like to offer the Board the opportunity for a personal appearance by a senior CIA representative should that be appropriate.
Sincerely,
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679b1b5fe0f4262d49a76c481797416908e8500d | SECRET
13 May 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
Assassination Records Review Board
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
SUBJECT: CIA Proposal on Alias Documentation and Accommodation Addresses in Assassination Records
I. (U) Background and Recommendation
1. (C) Alias documentation includes materials carried on the person of any CIA officer or foreign asset traveling and conducting business under a fictitious identity. Aliases are widely used by CIA officers working under both official and non-official cover. They are also used by those on TDY status traveling to or from Headquarters as well as between field stations.
2. (S) This package contains five kinds of information relating to cover methods currently in use in connection with aliases:
A) Foreign government forgeries (the Mexican and Panamanian passports used by David Morales under various aliases);
B) US federal and state documents (social security cards, drivers licenses, and birth certificates);
C) Business documents used with the prior agreement of the company, organization, or association they represent;
D) Forged business documents;
E) Accommodation addresses ("residences of record" for anyone working under alias).
3. (S) Many of the specific forms of alias documentation represented in this package are identical to those used today by Agency officers and assets using aliases and operating under both official and non-official cover. Moreover, certain aspects of their use in support of non-official cover cause CIA particular concern in the event of disclosure:
SECRET
1
SECRET
- Use of non-official cover is expanding rapidly in response to changes in CIA targets following the collapse of the USSR.
- The use by CIA of non-official cover and the details of how it is employed are less well known than our use of official cover.
- Some of our most uniquely valuable human intelligence comes from this method.
- Non-official cover affords its user no diplomatic immunity. Since some of CIA’s most hostile targets necessitate the use of non-official cover, our officers and assets working against these targets run the risk of being arrested, imprisoned, or worse.
4. (S) The likelihood of damage from disclosure of specific information on alias documentation and accommodation addresses runs the gamut from “certain” to “unpredictable.” Based on past evidence, public release of references to the forged Mexican and Panamanian passports would be virtually certain to draw a reaction from those governments that would harm US diplomatic relations and deny CIA its use of a currently valuable tool. The probability of litigation from disclosure of business documents is also quite high.
- The damage from release of 25–30 year-old addresses and specifics on seemingly innocuous pocket litter is less predictable. Nonetheless, it has broad implications for both the current use of non-official cover and for the safety of individuals associated with these methods in the past, and therefore CIA can not afford to ignore it. To manage the risk, if denied the option of postponing the release, would require an extremely time consuming review of each piece of information on a case-by-case basis.
5. (U) None of the information being considered for release adds significantly to the historical record on the Kennedy assassination. The minimal added value from its release is small in comparison to the damage, both certain and potential, that would result. Since the cost-benefit ratio is so skewed, we recommend that release of specific information on alias documentation and accommodation addresses be postponed and that generic substitute language be used in its place.
II. (U) Discussion of Potential Damage
6. (C) Disclosure of information relating to the five categories discussed in paragraph 2 above can reasonably be expected to cause the following types of damage:
a) Damage to diplomatic relations with Mexico and Panama;
b) Litigation from private sector firms;
c) Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method;
SECRET
2
d) Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets;
e) Potential threats to CIA’s agreements with other US government entities.
7. Category by category, the specific kinds of damage most likely to result from disclosure of the five types of information outlined in section 2 above are:
→ A) Foreign government forgeries.
(The Mexican and Panamanian passports carried by David Morales.)
a) (S) Damage to US diplomatic relations with Mexico and Panama would result from release of information on Morales’s passport documentation. In the past, CIA’s production and use of various countries’ passports, birth certificates, and other official documents have been done both with and without specific agreement from those countries. With respect to the documents in this package reflecting our use of Mexican passports, the latter was undoubtedly the case. Moreover, CIA still continues to provide its assets and officers with forged Mexican passports without the agreement of the Mexican government.
- The Mexican government has always been extremely sensitive to issues of national sovereignty and would almost certainly express official public resentment at CIA’s usurping of its unique authority by producing false passports and birth certificates of Mexican citizens.
(S) There are concrete examples of past incidents involving disclosure which have resulted in strong censure and the threat of diplomatic action: In the aftermath of the Iranian takeover of the US Embassy in Tehran in 1978, among the papers the Iranians discovered were forged Belgian and West German identification documents including passports. Upon reading this in the Iranian media, Belgian intelligence officials summoned our people and threatened that if all such documents were not destroyed immediately and the practice ended, there would be exceptionally dire consequences in the spheres of both diplomatic relations and intelligence cooperation.
- Besides the insult to its sovereignty, at least one additional strong factor in the Belgian government’s acrimonious representation was the desire to avoid any association with CIA, however spurious, of Belgian citizens living, working, or traveling abroad.
(S) The Germans also registered their ire in strong terms, noting that in using German passports outside the Warsaw Pact theater we had exceeded our negotiated right to reproduce their documentation for use by our officers. During this demarche, similar threats were made to end the liaison relationship with their intelligence service.
• As a result of such flaps, CIA has little recourse but to accede to direct demands that we cease using a given country’s documentation, which narrows our range of options for providing officers with operational aliases.
→B) Federal and state documents
(Social security cards, FAA documentation, driver’s licenses, birth certificates)
e) (C) Potential threat to CIA’s agreements with other US government entities
At present, sixteen states assist CIA in providing documentation for alias identities, including drivers licenses. There is an unwritten understanding with each that CIA will do all it can to protect the confidentiality of this agreement. Although the immediate damage from release of this would certainly be less severe than the harm done to US diplomatic relations from the release of information on passport forgery, these arrangements could be terminated if they receive too much publicity and state officials or politicians were publicly embarrassed.
• Termination of any of such agreements would curtail CIA’s options for providing its officers with solid cover.
→C) and D) Business documents
(either forged or produced with prior negotiated agreement)
(Rotary club, record and book club membership, AAA, specific bank cards, travel club, Continental Insurance Co.)
b) Litigation from private sector firms;
c) Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method; and
d) Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets.
b) (C) Litigation from private sector firms. The same probability of litigation applies to both forged documents and those produced with the permission of certain companies. Many of these firms conduct business abroad in a variety of political environments that range from friendly to hostile. For reasons relating to loss of revenue and physical threats to their employees and other assets, they cannot afford to have even the public hint of an association with CIA, let alone official disclosure of this fact.
• The likelihood of litigation from such disclosure would be high. CIA’s Office of General Counsel has on file a number of letters from private sector firms setting forth their right to take legal action in the event of the disclosure of their relationship with CIA.
• In the past, some firms have taken legal action against CIA for disclosure of an association that adversely affected their business.
c) **Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method.** Firms which assist CIA by permitting the use of their documentation in support of non-official cover do so voluntarily and without remuneration. In addition, CIA generally requests that the companies sign secrecy agreements. Therefore, the unilateral release by CIA of information about this association would complicate future negotiations by creating the perception that we are an unreliable partner.
- The official disclosure of one such secret arrangement, even at a 30-year remove, would almost certainly be noted in the corporate board rooms of all firms that have an association with CIA.
(S) Release of information on private sector alias documentation would reduce CIA’s range of options for supporting its increasing use of non-official cover. The magnitude of the threat this carries is unpredictable. Because of the versatility of non-official cover as well as its unique applicability to certain types of targets, CIA’s apprehensions about giving up information that could help adversaries are substantial.
- Non-official cover is the most productive way to gather human intelligence on terrorist organizations, weapons proliferators, narcotics traffickers, members of international organized crime and money launderers, and countries with which we have no diplomatic relations. Almost all of our intelligence on weapons proliferation, for example, comes from NOC officers and assets.
**d) (C) Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets.** Adding to an adversary’s knowledge of specific forms of alias documentation used in non-official cover could help unmask CIA officers or assets by the profile of typical documentation CIA is known to carry. With the increased availability of sophisticated statistical analysis, the threat from “profiling” would increase exponentially as more information is released. This is of particular concern when working against hostile targets such as terrorists and narco-traffickers.
- Intelligence collection against targets like these requires a watertight alias documentation mechanism that allows our officers to operate as safely and freely as possible.
→E) **Accommodation addresses**
c) **Potential damage to a growing intelligence collection method;** and
d) **Potential physical danger to CIA officers and assets.**
(C) Accommodation addresses were and still are used in support of a wide variety of covert operations involving both official and non-official cover. The potential damage
from disclosure of specific addresses relates both to present and past users as well as to those individuals who grant, or granted, CIA the right to use their addresses.
- The people who give us the right to use their addresses are in many cases not directly associated with CIA. They may be relatives of CIA employees or simply private citizens. Disclosure of addresses could complicate the search for individuals willing to assist CIA.
- The release of a specific accommodation address, even if it is no longer in use, could enable an adversary to make positive identifications of an entire series of aliases of individuals who used that address in support of their cover package.
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cedea111ca9c3b2965f0b36e7b4eb52fa207049d | 13 December 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
Assassination Records Review Board
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the
Assassination Records Review Board
1. The attached memorandum and attachments are in
response to questions raised by ARRB members during the 16
October 1996 briefing. They are provided to the Review Board
for background purposes only. We request that the memorandum
and its attachments be returned to CIA once the Review Board
has completed its deliberations on these issues.
2. Please note that the author of the memorandum is
under cover and her name is classified.
John F. Pereira
Chief, Historical Review Group
This memorandum is unclassified
when separated from attachments
MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira
Historical Review Group
FROM: Linda A. Jasper
Deputy Chief, Office of Central Cover
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
1. During the OCC briefing of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board on 16 October 1996, members of the Board asked three questions to which OCC said it would respond after additional research. Following are the questions and the responses:
a. How many real businesses or contrived facilities in the commercial cover program are connected to the publications industry? Response: A few real businesses are loosely connected with the publications industry, and the names of a few contrived facilities could be perceived as being associated.
b. How many companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and how many participate today? Response: Approximately 500 companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and circa 1,800 are currently in the program.
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
c. Could a copy of the secrecy agreement which is signed by company officials participating in the commercial cover program be made available, and has it changed since the 1960s? Response: Attached is a copy of the secrecy agreement used from 1955 to 1988 and a copy of the agreement used from 1988 to the present. The only difference is an addendum on the reverse which was added in 1991 pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1991.
2. This memorandum and its attachments are for background information only and must be returned to the Central Intelligence Agency after review by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board.
Attachment: as stated
cc: Fredrick Wickham, IMS
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
DC/OCC(lh/LJasper, 32435 18Nov96 file:jfkboard)
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - DC/OCC (Ljasper)
1 - His. Review Board(BHarrelson)
1 - OCC/EXO (EMathias)
1 - OGC (Ciprinal)
SECRECY AGREEMENT
1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.
2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.
3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.
4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.
SIGNATURE: ____________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________
/REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
DATE: ____________________________ ORGANIZATION: ____________________________
DATE: ____________________________
SECRECY AGREEMENT
1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.
2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.
3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.
4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.
SIGNATURE: ____________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________
REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
DATE: ____________________________ ORGANIZATION: ____________________________
DATE: ____________________________
ADDENDUM
Pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1991, the following language shall be incorporated into and considered a part of the attached nondisclosure agreement:
"These restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede conflict with or otherwise alter the employee obligations rights or liabilities created by Executive Order 12356; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 USC 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that would expose confidential Government agents), and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may compromise the national security, including section 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions and liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed statutes are incorporated into this Agreement and are controlling." | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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27 June 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Executive Director
General Counsel
FROM: Brian Latell
Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence
SUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions on CIA Records
REFERENCE: Letter to DCI fr Executive Director, ARRB dtd 21 June, 1995, Same Subject
1. Action Requested. That you disapprove the DO recommendation for you to sign the attached letter to the President. The letter recommends that the President postpone the release by the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB) of the names of two CIA employees who retired under cover. (C)
2. Background. On 7 June 1995, the ARRB made a formal determination to release in full to the National Archives 16 CIA documents from Lee Harvey Oswald's 201 file. The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 stipulates that the President has 30 days after written notification of such determinations to either request the disclosure or postponement of disclosure of documents. Appeals procedures also require that the Agency advise the White House Counsel within seven days of notification of Board actions, if we wish to appeal. The Agency was notified on 21 June 1995 (see reference). OGC will unofficially notify White House Counsel within the seven-day period of the DO objection to release. (U)
3. This Center has worked closely with the Board and its staff and has declassified about 220,000 pages of Agency records that have been sent to the National Archives. A large percentage contain redactions, however, and it is those excisions that are now being systematically reviewed by the Board which has full access to the unredacted records. The Board will meet more or less monthly and is likely to press for lifting a significant percentage of CIA's redactions. The pending determination is the first taken by the Board involving Agency records. (U)
SUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions on CIA Records
4. The DO Position: The Acting Deputy Director for Operations reluctantly acquiesces to the release in full of the 16 documents with the exception of two that contain the names of two Agency employees who retired in covert status. The DO argues that acknowledging these officers could expose them to physical danger, possibly threaten past operations and individuals with whom they worked, and abrogate our agreement to protect their identities. The two documents (#104-10015-10052 and #104-1005-10153) and the DO's argument for the continued protection of the two former employees are attached. (S)
5. CSI Position: After consultation with OGC, we do not believe the DO's damage argument would merit Presidential reversal of the Board's decision. The Board's staff has advised that in the absence of "clear and convincing evidence" of a threat to the personal safety of a retired officer if his or her employment were revealed, the Board does not believe the JFK Act permits withholding names. The DO does not cite evidence that the two officers would be in physical danger. Furthermore, OGC advises that the DO's current policy of liberally rolling back cover for career covert officers who ask to be retired overt would seriously undermine the credibility of such an appeal. (S)
6. Recommendation: That you not appeal the JFK Board's decision to the President and thus that you disapprove the DO's recommendation. (U)
Attachments:
A. Documents 104-10015-10052 and 104-1005-10153
B. DO Document
DISAPPROVED:
Director of Central Intelligence Date
SUBJECT: JFK Review Board Actions on CIA Records
DCI/CSI/BLatell:aw/30214 (27 June 95)
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The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Under the "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992," this agency has been reviewing and forwarding to the National Archives all of its records relating to the assassination of President Kennedy. As a part of that process, those records and specific information within records which were determined to require continuing protection were postponed from release under the guidelines of the Act.
The Assassination Records Review Board appointed by you is responsible for reviewing the postponed materials not only of this agency, but all government departments involved in this effort. The Board then makes a determination that a particular postponement was justified under the Act or that it was not. If the latter occurs, the agency then has thirty days in which to present its case to you and ask you to concur in the continued postponement.
We are now at the point where the Board has made a determination to release the names of two former Agency officers who served in a covert status during their Agency careers in a number of overseas posts. The position of the Acting Deputy Director of Operations and one in which I concur, is that release of these two names would do harm to the Agency and its operations and, postponement is proper under the Act. In addition, the revelation of these two names would not add to public understanding of assassination issues in any substantial way. Thus, I recommend that you direct the continued postponement of the two names.
On behalf of the Agency, I thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
John Deutch
Director of Central Intelligence
Enclosure
Unclassified When Separated
From Enclosure
SECRET
The President
DCI/CSI/HRG/BHarrelson:pn/x30210 (27 Jun 95)
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26 June 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR: L. Kay Oliver
Brian Latell
FROM: William H. McNair
DO/IRO
SUBJECT: JFK Information Release
Per SA to ADDO, please consider this as the official DDO response and include it in your memo.
The DDO reluctantly acquiesces to release of documents cited in ARRB Memo of 21 June 1995 with the following exceptions:
Document No. 104-10015-10052, CIA Cable, DIR 74673: C. Bustos, originated the cable and testified about it using her pseudo. She retired in a covert status and resides in the United States. Release of her name as a CIA employee will damage cover credibility, expose her to the public as a CIA employee subject to any physical threats which might ensue, and abrogate our agreement with her as to our willingness to protect her identify in return for her willingness to engage in clandestine operations on behalf of the CIA. We would also point out that she was later assigned in several overseas locations including Mexico City and a posting as COS in Trinidad. Exposure of her as a CIA employee would also endanger any operations in which she might have been engaged. Substitution of her pseudo in lieu of true name would allow the identification of a person yet protect the persona itself.
Document No. 104-10015-10153, CIA Cable, DIR 85039: R.W. Herbert was chief of WH Div at the time and signed off on this cable as authenticating officer. He was an "integrated State Officer" who retired in a cover status. His present residence is unknown but his overseas assignments as an U.S. State Department officer would be compromised by exposure of him as a CIA officer. It is believed that exposing him as a CIA officer would not only endanger his operations and those associated with the operations, but would also place him in physical danger in that his field of operations involved anti-Cuban operations. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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CSI - Internal Use Only
3 January 1996
Note To: D/CSI
Subject: JFK Appeal
1. Attached is an advance copy of the memorandum for the DCI being prepared by DO/IMS (with OGC's help) requesting an appeal of certain ARRB decisions. The memorandum is currently (this a.m.) being redone in DO/IMS for technical reasons (wrong font, distribution, etc.). The DDO is expected to see it this afternoon or tomorrow. After DO approval, the memorandum will pass through OGC (Smith) and CSI for comments before going to the DCI.
2. HRG reviewers are not convinced that the "LICRYPT issue" (Attachment A) should be appealed. While the DO makes a good case on the particular document in question, given the extensive information on [liaison with the Mexicans] that has been released in documents dated after November 22 1963, HRG reviewers question this as an appeal issue. I discussed the issue with John, but we did not come to a final HRG position.
3. HRG reviewers support the appeal in Attachment B and John agrees.
4. HRG reviewers can support the appeal of the four stations in Attachment C. However, we believe that opening a Nov/Dec 1963 window for Oswald related documents might be a better approach. We are concerned that the State Department has not been part of the discussion--the impact on cover and foreign relations of acknowledging stations. Although the DO is appealing the release of these four stations, it has agreed to acknowledge all of the South and Central American stations plus London, Paris, Ottawa, Bonn and the German bases. I raised the State issue with OGC ([Linda Cipriani]). She agreed on the need to include State in the discussion; once the decision is made to appeal, she will contact her counterpart at State. I have not had an opportunity to discuss the State issue with John.
CC: C/HRG
Administrative Internal Use Only
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CSI-0353/96
8 October 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
VIA: Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence
FROM: John F. Pereira
Chief, Historical Review Group
SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of JFK Assassination Records Review Board, 16 October 1996
REFERENCE: Memo for DCI fr C/HRG, dtd 13 June 96, Same Subject
(U) This memorandum provides background information for a meeting between you and the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), which is scheduled for 16 October 1996 in your office between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. The meeting was requested by ARRB Chairman, John Tunheim as a courtesy call.
(U) Background: Mr. Tunheim, recently appointed a federal judge in Minnesota, asked that he and the other four Board members have an opportunity to provide you with a brief description of the Board’s purpose and activities. The Board’s Executive Director, David Marwell, and General Counsel, Jeremy Gunn will also participate. The ARRB members were appointed by President Clinton in 1993 as required by statute. Their principal responsibility is to ensure public disclosure of all government records related to the assassination of President Kennedy.
(FOUO) Topics the Board May Discuss: The Board probably will discuss their concern about whether they will be able to complete their work by the congressionally-imposed deadline of October 1997. This concern relates to the very time-consuming process that the ARRB and its 30-person staff is obliged to use in reviewing all of the thousands of relevant documents that are redacted, which for CIA comprise the bulk of our documents.
(FOUO) The Board may also seek your personal commitment to continue the Agency’s dedication of resources--people and computer capability--to the review of JFK documents. CIA has worked closely with the Board and its staff from the beginning.
SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of JFK Assassination Records Review Board, 16 October 1996
We have succeeded thus far in working out cooperative arrangements for resolving differences of opinion as to what information can be released to the public and what should be withheld because of sensitivities.
(U) The Board may also express interest in gaining access to records that are not part of the JFK records (the sequestered collection), but which the Board regards as possibly containing useful background information or leads for further inquiry. We have released some 227,000 pages of relevant Agency records thus far and are continuing to collaborate with the Board to identify additional information that can be released.
(U) Suggested Talking Points: You may want to emphasize the Agency’s commitment to continuing the very positive relationship with the Board, including making people and computer expertise available to process relevant documents.
(S) You may want to assure the Board that CIA is determined to give the Board and designated staff full access to all assassination records, as required by the JFK statute. At the same time, it would be helpful to stress that there are certain categories of sensitive information that require continued protection and should not be released. Among the types of information contained in the JFK records that we need to protect are:
- Identities of agents and CIA officers who retired under cover.
- The Agency’s relationships with liaison services, and information received from foreign governments.
-- A specific example in this category is the Agency’s current request to the Board to protect the liaison relationship with Australia, and to withhold documents received from Australia.
- Need to protect non-official cover.
-- The Board is planning at its 15-16 October meeting to review documents that identify companies that provided commercial cover. We are arranging to have the DO brief the Board on the potential damage to the non-official cover program and companies involved if such cover is compromised.
SECRET
SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of JFK Assassination Records Review Board
- Locations of certain stations and facilities.
-- In this latter connection, the Board is expected to consider at its 15-16 October meeting our request that the Warrenton Training Center not be disclosed as a CIA facility.
John F. Pereira
Attachments:
A. Memo to DCI, 13 June 96
B. List of Board Members
C. Biographies of Board members
Executive Director
General Counsel
SECRET
SUBJECT: Courtesy Visit of JFK Assassination Records Review Board, 16 October 1996
DCI/CSI/HRG/JPereira:bas/30373 (8 Oct 96)
Distribution:
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
CSI 0327/96
13 June 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Director
Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence
FROM: John F. Pereira
Chief, Historical Review Group
SUBJECT: Request of JFK Assassination Records
Review Board for Courtesy Visit with DCI
1. Action Requested: Paragraph 4 below contains a recommendation for your approval. The Chairman of the JFK Assassination Records Review Board (ARRB), John Tunheim, has requested that you meet with him and the other four Board members at Headquarters Building some time in the next several months. He asks that the meeting be arranged to coincide with one of their monthly sessions, which are held in Washington. (The schedule of their meetings is attached.) The Board’s Executive Director, David Marwell, would also participate.
2. Background: Mr. Tunheim, recently appointed a federal judge in Minnesota, would like to provide you with a brief description of the Board’s purpose and activities. The Board has paid similar visits to the FBI, where they met with Director Freeh, and to NSA and the Secret Service. The ARRB members were appointed by President Clinton in 1993 as required by statute. Their principal responsibility is to ensure public disclosure of government records related to the assassination of President Kennedy. The statute grants the Board full access to all documents that are related to either the assassination or past investigations into the assassination.
3. CIA has worked closely with the Board and its staff from the beginning. The Board’s Executive Director and we have worked out cooperative arrangements for resolving differences of opinion as to what information can be released to the public and what should be withheld because of sensitivities. We have released approximately 227,000 pages of relevant Agency records
SUBJECT: Request of JFK Assassination Records Review Board for Courtesy Visit with DCI
thus far, and are continuing to collaborate with the Board to identify additional information that can be released.
4. **Recommendation:** That you agree to meet with the JFK Assassination Records Review Board at a date to be determined.
[Signature]
John F. Pereira
Attachments:
A: ARRB Meeting Schedule
B: Biographies of Board Members
APPROVED:
[Signature]
Director of Central Intelligence
Date
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
SUBJECT: Request for JFK Assassination Records
Review Board for Courtesy Visit with DCI
DCI/CSI/HRG/JPereira:bas/30373 (13 June 96)
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Assassination Records Review Board
Members:
Chair: John R. Tunheim (Federal judge, Minnesota)
Dr. Henry Graff (Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University)
Dr. Kermit L. Hall (Dean, College of Humanities, Ohio State University)
Dr. William L. Joyce (Associate University Librarian, Princeton University)
Dr. Anna K. Nelson (Adjunct Professor of History, American University)
Dr. David G. Marwell ARRB Executive Director
Dr. T. Jeremy Gunn ARRB General Counsel
Assassination Records Review Board
The Honorable John R. Tunheim, Chair
Experience
State of Minnesota, Chief Deputy Attorney General, 1986-Present
State of Minnesota, Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General, 1985-86
State of Minnesota, Office of the Attorney General, Manager, Public Affairs Litigation Division, 1984-85
Law Firm of Oppenheimer, Wolff, Foster, Shepard and Donnelly, Associate Attorney, 1981-84
Senior U.S. District Judge Earl Larson in Minneapolis, Law Clerk, 1980-81
United States Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, Staff Assistant, 1975-77
Education
J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1980
B.A., Concordia College, 1975
Dr. Henry F. Graff
Experience
Columbia University, Professor Emeritus of History, 1991-Present
Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, Senior Fellow, 1991-92
Columbia University, Department of History, Instructor to Full Professor, 1946-91, Chairman, 1961-64
Education
Ph.D., Columbia University, 1949
M.A., Columbia University, 1942
B.S., City College, 1941
Dr. Kermit L. Hall
Experience
The Ohio State University, Dean, College of Humanities, and Professor of History and Law, 1994 - Present
The University of Tulsa, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of History and Law, 1992-94
University of Florida, Associate/Full Professor of History and Law, 1981-92
Wayne State University, Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of History, 1976-81
Vanderbilt University, Assistant Professor, Department of History, 1972-76
Education
Master of Study of Law, Yale University Law School, 1980
Ph.D., The University of Minnesota, 1972
M.A., Syracuse University, 1967
B.A., The University of Akron, 1966
Dr. William L. Joyce
Experience
Princeton University, Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections, 1986-Present
The New York Public Library, Assistant Director for Rare Books and Manuscripts, 1981-1985
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, Curator of Manuscripts, 1972-81, Education Officer, 1988-81
William L. Clements Library, The University of Michigan, Manuscripts Librarian, 1968-72
Education
Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1974
M.A., St John's University (N.Y.), 1966
B.A., Providence College, 1964
Dr. Anna K. Nelson
Experience
The American University, Adjunct Professor of History, 1992-Present, 1986-88
Arizona State University, Distinguished Visiting Professor, 1992
The American University, Associate Professor in History, 1991
Tulane University, Adjunct Associate Professor in History, 1988-90
George Washington University, Instructor to Adjunct Associate Professor, 1972-85
George Washington University, Director, History and Public Policy Program, 1980-82
Education
Ph.D., George Washington University, 1972
M.A., University of Oklahoma, 1956
B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1954
DAVID G. MARWELL
Biographical Information
On July 1, 1994, the Berlin Document Center (BDC) was transferred to the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) marking the end of nearly 48 years of American control of this unique organization. With an estimated 25 million Nazi-era personnel-related files, the BDC was once a crucial source of evidence for the Nuremberg Trials and is today an incalculably important source for the study of the Third Reich. The transfer also marked the end of David Marwell’s tenure as Director of the BDC.
A well-trained scholar with a Ph.D. in History, Marwell came to Berlin in 1988 from the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), U.S. Department of Justice where he held the position of Chief of Investigative Research. At OSI, he was involved in researching and preparing cases against accused Nazi war criminals residing in the United States. In addition, he was selected to participate in the Klaus Barbie Investigation (1983) and played a major role in the Josef Mengele investigation (1985), both of which received international attention.
In connection with the Joseph Mengele and Klaus Barbie investigations, Marwell was in charge of assembling all relevant documentary evidence relating to any possible connection between these individuals and U.S. institutions or personnel. The investigations were two of the most unusual ever undertaken and through them he gained significant experiences in the identifying and locating documentary resources. The former Director of OSI, Allan A. Ryan, Jr., in his book Quiet Neighbors: Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals in America, described Marwell as “an experienced and careful historian who could find documents in archives when no one else could.”
When Marwell arrived at the Document Center, the institution had been rocked by a scandal involving a significant theft of documents. The resulting focus on the Center revealed that it had been neglected in many areas for many years and suffered from an outmoded administrative structure, a disaffected and undertrained staff and a lack of professional guidance. It was Marwell’s job to bring the Center up to standard and prepare it for turnover to the German government.
The challenges facing Marwell were not only to manage a complex institution (with an annual budget of eight million deutschmarks) and repair past deficiencies, but also to define a future for an institution in transition. He prepared a “five year plan” for the BDC that set five goals, developed a corresponding program to meet each goal, and designed a system to monitor the progress. In achieving all of the goals, Marwell:
- Introduced computer technology (there was not a single computer at the BDC when he arrived) and developed a sophisticated, integrated information retrieval system that has been described as a model for archive administration;
- Created a fully professional document conservation and restoration program;
- Developed a staff (50 Germans and 20 Americans).
T. Jeremy Gunn
1652 Wild Pine Way
Reston, Virginia 20194
(703) 481-8196
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Harvard University, Committee on the Study of Religion, 1991
Field: Religion and Society
Affiliation: Graduate Associate, Center for European Studies
Awards: French Government Grant; Krupp Foundation Fellow, Gilbert Chinard Award,
Institut Français de Washington; Center for European Studies Grant
J.D. Boston University School of Law, 1987, Magna cum laude
Awards: Hennessey and Liacos Distinguished Scholar
A.M. University of Chicago, General Studies in Humanities, 1978
Award: University Fellowship
B.A. Brigham Young University, International Relations and Humanities, 1974, High Honors
with Distinction (highest 1%)
Awards: several scholarships
EMPLOYMENT
General Counsel and Associate Director for Research and Analysis, JFK Assassination
Records Review Board, Washington, D.C., 1994-present
Covington & Burling, Associate Attorney, Washington, D.C., 1988-94
Practice Areas: international law (public and private); civil litigation (including class
action and other complex cases); appellate (including Supreme Court) litigation; extensive
church-state litigation; and six month full-time work in poverty law for Neighborhood Legal
Services Corporation.
United States District Court, Law Clerk to the Honorable Douglas P. Woodlock, Boston, MA,
1987-88
Ropes & Gray, Summer Associate, Boston, MA, 1987
Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, Summer Associate, Boston, MA, 1986
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Harvard University, Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1980-84
Ethics and International Relations (Stanley Hoffmann)
Rise of American Power (Ernest May)
Art and Politics (Simon Schama)
T. Jeremy Gunn
Page 2
Paris and London in the Nineteenth Century (John Clive)
Moral Values in European Thought (James Wilkinson)
French Society and Politics 1715-1815 (Patrice Higonnet)
French Society and Politics 1815-1945 (Patrice Higonnet)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, instructor in History, 1980-81; 1981-82
Brigham Young University, Instructor in History and Humanities on overseas study program in Paris, France 1975
PUBLICATIONS
Book
A Standard for Repair: The Establishment Clause, Equality, and Natural Rights (New York and London, 1992)
Articles
“Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ensuring Effective International Legal Protection,” American Journal of International Law (1996) (book review) (forthcoming)
“Adjudicating Rights of Conscience Under the European Convention on Human Rights,” in Religious Human Rights in Global Perspective: Legal Perspectives (John Witte and Johan van der Vyver, eds., 1996), 305
“The Promises We Keep: Human Rights, the Helsinki Process, and American Foreign Policy,” 88 American Journal of International Law 854 (1994) (book review)
“Neutrality, Expression, and Oppression,” 23 Journal of Law & Education 391 (1994)
“Applying Coercion: The Latest Element of Establishment,” in Why We Need Public Schools: Church/State Relations and Visions of Democracy (Art Must, ed., 1992)
RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Chair, Committee on Human Rights, District of Columbia Bar (1995-present)
Co-Chair, Committee on Public International Law, District of Columbia Bar (1994-95)
General Counsel, National Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty (1990-94)
Member, Board of Directors, Washington Council of Lawyers (1993-present)
International Advisory Board, World Report on Freedom of Conscience and Belief
U.S. Institute of Peace Working Group on Religion, Ideology, and Peace (1994-present)
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08e7929afb654b06cb1f3d9eef7f4e155a99225e | MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira
Historical Review Group
FROM: Linda A. Jasper
Deputy Chief, Office of Central Cover.
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
1. During the OCC briefing of the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board on 16 October 1996, members of the Board asked three questions to which OCC said it would respond after additional research. Following are the questions and the responses:
a. How many real businesses or contrived facilities in the commercial cover program are connected to the publications industry? Response: A few real businesses are loosely connected with the publications industry, and the names of a few contrived facilities could be perceived as being associated.
b. How many companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and how many participate today? Response: Approximately 500 companies participated in the commercial cover program in the 1960s, and circa 1,800 are currently in the program.
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
C. Could a copy of the secrecy agreement which is signed by [company] officials participating in the [commercial] cover program be made available, and has it changed since the 1960s? Response: Attached is a copy of the secrecy agreement used from 1955 to 1988 and a copy of the agreement used from 1988 to the present. The only difference is an addendum on the reverse which was added in 1991 pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1991.
2. This memorandum and its attachments are for background information only and must be returned to the Central Intelligence Agency after review by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board.
Attachment:
as stated
cc: Fredrick Wickham, IMS
SUBJECT: Response to Questions Posed by the John F. Kennedy Assassination Review Board
DC/OCC (lh/Jasper, 32435 18Nov96 file:jfkboard)
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SECRECY AGREEMENT
1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.
2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.
3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.
4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.
SIGNATURE: ____________________________ SIGNATURE: ____________________________
REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
DATE: ____________________________ ORGANIZATION: ____________________________
DATE: ____________________________
SECRECY AGREEMENT
1. I acknowledge the fact that because of the confidential relationship between myself and the U.S. Government, I will be the recipient of information which, in itself, or by the implications to be drawn therefrom, will be such that its unlawful disclosure or loose handling may adversely affect the interest and the security of the United States. I realize that the methods of collecting and of using this information, as well as the identity of persons involved, are as secret as the substantive information itself and, therefore, must be treated by me with an equal degree of secrecy.
2. I shall always recognize that the U.S. Government has the sole interest in all information which I or my organization may possess, compile or acquire pursuant to this understanding. No advantage or gain will be sought by me as a result of the added significance or value such information may have, due to the Government's interest in it.
3. I solemnly pledge my word that I will never divulge, publish, nor reveal either by word, conduct, or by any other means such information or knowledge, as indicated above, unless specifically authorized to do so, by the U.S. Government.
4. Nothing in this understanding is to be taken as imposing any restriction upon the normal business practices of myself or my organization: i.e., information normally possessed by us or gathered in the regular course of business will continue to be utilized in accordance with our normal practices.
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURE
REPRESENTATIVE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT
DATE
ORGANIZATION
DATE
ADDENDUM
Pursuant to the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1991, the following language shall be incorporated into and considered a part of the attached nondisclosure agreement:
"These restrictions are consistent with and do not supersede conflict with or otherwise alter the employee obligations rights or liabilities created by Executive Order 12356; section 7211 of title 5, United States Code (governing disclosures to Congress); section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by the Military Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosure to Congress by members of the military); section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Act (governing disclosures of illegality, waste, fraud, abuse or public health or safety threats); the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982 (50 USC 421 et seq.) (governing disclosures that could expose confidential Government agents), and the statutes which protect against disclosure that may compromise the national security, including section 641, 793, 794, 798, and 952 of title 18, United States Code, and section 4(b) of the Subversive Activities Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. section 783(b)). The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions and liabilities created by said Executive Order and listed statutes are incorporated into this Agreement and are controlling." | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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a3d557a81029240bc350263ad6e07f8188bc8409 | 11 December 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Historical Review Group
FROM: Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.
DO, Focal Point for ARRB
SUBJECT: DO Position on Identification of ERTHYROID/3
1. The DO strongly opposes the release by the ARRB of the phrase “a good KUBARK asset” that was previously withheld in Attachment. The CIA asked the Nicaraguan Service to send ERTHYROID/3 to Mexico City to help in the interrogation of Alvarado. Because this was during the Samoza regime, we have admitted that we had a liaison relationship with the Nicaraguans and we also have released the cryptonym ERTHYROID. ERTHYROID/3 became well known to the Mexicans as the Nicaraguan interrogator and, of course, was known by his own service. The phrase “a good KUBARK asset,” however, identifies him as a unilateral source of the Managua Station unbeknownst to the Nicaraguan and Mexican Services.
2. The DO often recruits officers, such as ERTHYROID/3, who are members of intelligence and police services with which it has a liaison relationship. These assets provide us valuable information without the knowledge of the service and in many cases they provide information about the service itself and its activities. To reveal ERTHYROID/3’s identity and his special relationship with the CIA would not only personally endanger ERTHYROID/3 but could cast suspicion on other recruited officers of other liaison services and compel them to reevaluate their unilateral relationships with the CIA.
Fredrick C. Wickham, Jr.
CL BY 0695930
REASON 1.5(c)
DECL X1
DRV HUM 2-82
SECRET
SUBJECT: DO Position on Identification of ERTHYROID/3
IMS/ESG/J. Goins/44447/11 Dec 95
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e81f9b5f99afa5391b2e69e28d83ae5b28ed81f1 | SECRET - Working Paper
8 January 1997
DRAFT
Memo for the Record
Subject: "Compliance" Meeting with ARRB Staff
Date: 7 January 1997
Location: ARRB offices
Attendees: CIA: Barry Harrelson, CSI/HRG
Eileen Wukitch, DO/IMS/JFK team
ARRB: Jeremy Gunn, General Counsel
Other members of ARRB's CIA team
Purpose: To discuss CIA's response to ARRB's
Compliance letter dated 27 November, 1996
1. Gunn stressed that the objective of the ARRB is to assure the American public that every attempt has been made to locate JFK assassination related files/materials and that no "secret" files remained. He realizes that it is not possible for the Agency to say with certainty that all documents had been located. In the ARRB's final report, he wants to be able to say that all reasonable searches were made, and where documents were not found, ARRB staff was given appropriate access to ensure the validity of the respond.
2. Gunn divided records into three categories:
a) Sequestered records and Oswald 201 -- not an issue in terms of identifying records.
b) Additional information/special requests -- official and informal. The responses should include tasking and response memos plus search strategy and files searched if appropriate. In cases of "no records" additional documentation may be required.
[Note: I have already requested the DO, etc., to provide specifics on search strategy/files searched in future responses; in most cases there should not be a problem including this information into responses to ARRB staff.]
c) Records not previously identified -- in addition to releasing HSCA records (sequestered/201 file/etc.), the ARRB seeks to ensure that all relevant files have been searched and that all assassination records (as defined today) have been identified. The ARRB staff has identified Agency components/files that they feel may contain relevant records and should be (or have been) searched. Gunn said he planned to send a formal letter listing these offices/files but wanted to discuss with HRG first.
SECRET - Working paper
[Note: Category 3 led to a long discussion on agency records. The focus was on how the ARRB staff could be confident that files were searched.]
3. I explained that the Agency would not be able to say that all records had been located (lack of a central file system). Also it may not be possible to provide documentation that explained the disposition of 1963 records in all cases. I agreed that it would be useful to have additional briefings on the records to address their specific requests and concerns. I asked him not to send a formal request until I had the opportunity to discuss his request with C/HRG and the Directorate focal points. He agreed.
[Note: There were numerous questions on how and where -- do we have a record center in Indiana? -- the Agency stores records. Do inventories of all record at the centers exist? Are there individuals who could address specific office records and what type of records existed in 1963? ]
4. Specific Offices/Files mentioned by Gunn as part of Category 3:
DCI files for the 1958-63 timeframe; specifically chrono or subject files of John McCone
Richard Helms (chrono/subject files as DCI, DDCI and DDP.
IG
OGC
DO offices (CI, SAS, Cuba, WH/LA)
DI (OCI, other analysis and finished Intel)
TSD files on Mexico City; where was TSD in the organization
DA (what type of pay records would exist 1958-63;
Angleton's accounting records; agents' records)
OS (types of records that existed)
DS&T (U2 files)
Specific Stations - explanation of types of records maintained and disposition of those records -
Mexico City, Moscow, Helsinki, JMWave, Tokyo
Commo - types of records maintained in 1963; where are they now
DCD/00
5. Gunn also included CSI on his list of offices to be searched -- what other relevant records did we have (histories, working files, etc.) I explained that when agency components/review projects located JFK related records they were forwarded directly to HRG JFK team. We had four boxes of LA records (located in Ex Order survey),
individual documents located in other project (example Bay of Pigs) or activities. The current automated declassification effort under the Ex. Order is setup to refer any assassination records to HRG/JFK team. We have not done any work on these materials since the sequestered collection and specific ARRB requests are our first priority. A discussion of the History staff's identification of the Agency's JFK collection followed. He would like more information.
6. Additional questions/issues raised:
Is there a "records" person at the Agency who can address their concerns?
Gunn ask if he can go to [WTC] and/or other Records Centers and look at shelf lists and the files around a topic of special interest?
What is on the shelf lists? Would they say, for instance, these are the files regarding JFK from Sheffield Edwards?
What are the steps taken in a name trace?
Are records around the specific hit searched?
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981a70d574f852dfc2f3b7f82336b7f57771d3e3 | 15 January 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: John Pereira @ DCI
Fred Wickham @ DO
Lee Strickland @ DA
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
OFFICE: CSI/HRG
SUBJECT: ARRB 22 January Meeting -- Agenda
REFERENCE:
1. The following items are on the ARRB meeting agenda for 22 January 1998:
(S) A. Reconsideration of the [State Cover]. The ARRB staff has advised that briefings by senior CIA and/or State officials are not required. However, the Agency and State are welcome to make a presentation if it will add to the information being presented in the "evidence memorandum". The evidence memorandum must be at ARRB no later than Tuesday 20 January. Mr. Gunn has suggested we may want to have individuals standing by for questions. The current plan is for Lee Strickland and me to be available at 600 E. St. NW. to answer any questions.
(AIIO) B. Office of Personnel Files in the Sequestered Collection (Microfilm). The ARRB staff will recommend to the Board that personnel files be declared NBR (Not Believed Relevant) and their release postponed until 2017. The Agency position is that the privacy of each individual clearly outweighs the public interest, most of the information in these files has no relevance to the assassination story, and any related information exist elsewhere in the collection. At ARRB staff request HRP is preparing five OP files for review by Board members. The ARRB staff will prepare a memorandum for public release describing the files; their memo will be coordinated with the Agency prior to release.
(AIIO) C. Non-related files/documents in the Sequestered Collection (Microfilm). The ARRB staff will recommend that the files and documents (approximately 35,000 pages) designated non-related by CIA during the 1994 review of the microfilm be declared NBR and released in 2017. If the recommendation is accepted by the Board, the ARRB staff will prepare an unclassified description of the records for public release. This too will be coordinated with the Agency prior to release.
D. Other possible items:
(AIIO) i. ARRB Request # CIA 1 -- The ARRB staff may request that the DO documents at issue in this request be declared Assassination Records to be released in full or sanitized form.
ii. Crypt LINLUX -- ARRB staff did not find our evidence memo on this crypt persuasive. They are expected to recommend that the Board reaffirm its decision to release.
iii. 1967 IG report on "Castro Assassination Plots" -- ARRB has requested that an updated version be released to NARA by the end of January. Any disagreements between the Agency and ARRB staff may be added to the agenda. HRP and DO reviewers are currently re-reviewing the report.
2. If you have any questions about any of these items please call me.
CC: Eileen Wukitch @ DO
Becky Rant @ DA
Linda Cipriani @ DCI
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41346fc292477508824ef596e44fcde309ab8d38 | 6 February 1997
MEMORANDUM FOR: Fred Wickham
DO Focal Point for JFK Board
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
DCI/CSI/HRG, JFK Project Officer
SUBJECT: ARRB Request for Additional Information and Records No. CIA-7
REFERENCE: ARRB Memo dtd 8 Nov 95, same subj, sub-para (2), The Mexico City Station (attached)
1. In his review of the history of the Mexico City Station, Jeremy Gunn, ARRB Staff, cited the five footnotes annotated below as possible assassination-related records and requested copies of the source documents. For your assistance in identifying the documents, following the footnote citation is the text (in italics) to which it refers.
Footnote 39. HMMA-17494, 4 Aug 61, sub: Data on Case Officer work and Operational Projects at the Mexico City Station, WH/HO.
pg 38/39, Vol I. "The Cuban task force and related activities caused an increase in the Mexico City Station to 76 Americans (40 were located inside the Embassy using official cover, and 36 were outside under nonofficial cover.) Indigenous agents numbered over 200."
Footnote 55. Ibid. (Ft. 54. Isthmus No. 62, 6 Dec 63, WH/HO.)
pg 44, Vol I. "Later in the year Diaz became the PRI candidate (tantamount to election) which assured LIENVOY of an extended six years under virtually the same management." (54)
"In 1963 the routine reporting of an operational lead by LIENVOY developed into a long investigation. A man with a US accent, speaking broken Russian, telephoned both the Soviet and Cuban Embassies on 26 September and 6 October 1963. He identified himself as Lee Oswald and Harvey Oswald."
This information was cabled to Headquarters for traces and identifying data. After the assassination of President Kennedy on 22 November 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the Mexico City Station spent several months investigating leads in connection with Oswald's visit to Mexico. (55)"
Footnote 61. I&R Report, Dec 64, 185215 TS.
pg 47/48, Vol I. "A team from the Inspection and Review (I&R) Staff at Headquarters conducted a thorough review of the Mexico City Station administrative and operational program in July 1964. They wrote: 'The Mexico City Station approaches the classic type station in opportunities and in operations.' [It had high-level liaison operations, unilateral operations, and joint operations with the host government, as well as Soviet, Satellite, Cuban, and indigenous Communist Party operations. There was local collaborative liaison with other US agencies (the State Department, the FBI, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (I&NS), and the military attaches). To accomplish this wide range of tasks, the station was organized into Soviet, Cuban, Satellite, Covert Action, Communist Party, and Operational Support Branches. The last branch was an operational catch-all responsible for direction of all technical, surveillance, and liaison operations. In reality, operational support operations were an extension of the chief of station's personal clandestine capabilities, particularly those projects involving Mexican officials. (61)"
Footnote No. 139. Isthmus No. 29, 8 Mar 61, WH/HO.
pg 229, Vol II. "During February 1961, the first transmitter was installed in the office of the Cuban Ambassador to Mexico.* (139)"
"*Between 1961 and 1968, at least a dozen audio installations were made in Cuban installations and residences, but all of them eventually failed. LI-ROMANCE and LISAMPAN are two projects which provided for short-term multiple audio installations."
Footnote No. 190. Project LILINK, File Nos. 201-226902 and 50-6-99/1, Job No. 68-494/28, Space 60793.
pg 353 Vol II. "LILINK"
2. Mr. Gunn will be at IP the week of 24 February to review additional material related to CIA-7. Please provide the documents, or a status of the search, by 20 February 1997.
J. Barry Harrison
Att: Ref Document
CSI/HRG/MAQ (3 Feb 97) (BKH-6Feb97)
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bb7edd11d91d3df6ae3effea4091640c87961126 | Notes from meeting with ARRB staff, 20 March 1998.
re Board Issues (attendees Gunn, Skwirot, Combs)
I. NEW ISSUE: Covert Actions -- Document 178-10002-10415
[Rockefeller Commission document]
This document went before the Board in November as part of a group of documents from the Ford Presidential Library. It refers to Agency (covert financial support in Peruvian, Greek, Finnish, Italian and Brazilian elections) and support to labor union in France and Italy. The ARRB staff viewed the highlighted material (all references to covert action) as not germane to the assassination and had not anticipated a problem. The Board instead questioned the deletions and asked for more evidence before agreeing to protect. The sense of the staff is that the Board is leaning toward release. The DO team prepared a response for the staff in February, however, it is not strong enough to take to the Board.
Given that the next Board meeting is only 3 weeks away, we discussed a two step process:
1. At the 13 April meeting, have a senior official (Ed?) appear before the Board to a) underscore the importance of this issue to Agency and Intelligence Community; b) ask why these covert actions are important to the JFK assassination? They obviously have interest to historians but seem beyond the charter.
[Key points to make: this is not just Agency decision, NSC and/or WH will have to be consulted; the protection / classification has been has up-held by ...... (ISCAP?). If Ed went down, it would also serve as an opportunity to meet the other Board members. We could also make available to ARRB any material previously prepared defending protection of covert actions if appropriate.]
2. If the Board remains inclined to release, prepare full evidence package, etc. for May 12 meeting.
According to Gunn, there is no way to avoid sending this document to the Board. Once the Board has expressed an interest in an issue, they expect to see it again.
ACTION: We need to advise Gunn next week if we are going to have someone address the issue at the April meeting. If not, the document will be scheduled for action at the May meeting and our "evidence package" should be available for the ARRB staff no later than the week of May 4.
II. Alias documentation and accommodation addresses
[Multiple documents -- I briefed you earlier on this issue].
ARRB staff proposed compromise:
Documentation (driver permits, SSN, membership cards, etc.)-
a. If documentation can be obtained by anyone (pocket litter: National Rifle Association card, club memberships cards, etc.), the presumption will be to release.
b. If documentation would be expected to require agreement of another government entity (Federal, State or Local) or private company or organization, the presumption will be to protect.
c. Items that are considered by the ARRB staff to be important to the story, or that do not fall clearly into one of the above categories, will be considered on a case-by-case base. The Agency may be required to provide additional evidence to protect in these cases.
Accommodation Addresses:
Release as much of the address as possible without identifying a specific location or otherwise providing information that could lead to identification of an individual cooperating with the Agency. For example delete house number, release street.
Aliases [when true name is released]
If outside of the JFK timeframes (generally 1960-1964), the presumption is protect.
If within a JFK timeframe, presumption is to release; additional evidence will be required to protect.
Action: The HRP and DO JFK teams will re-review the documents applying the proposed compromise guidelines. If we conclude that the Agency's equities can be protected under this compromise, the ARRB staff will present the guidelines to the Board at the April meeting with the recommendation that be adopted. The staff will describe the new guidelines as much preferable to the case-by-case approach which requires extensive research by the Agency consume an inordinate amount of staff time. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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83ebb9bda76ca4883b9d40547e0bee3b6e3b5eb0 | SECRET
8 April 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Lee Strickland
Chief, IRG/OIM
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB Issues for EXDIR Info Brief
(S) 1. Covert Actions. Within the Ford Presidential Library referred materials is a document which raises concerns. It is a Helms' MFR on a PIFAB Meeting. Within it there are references to CIA covert financial support to political parties in Peru, Greece, Italy and Brazil and to labor unions in France and Italy.
Status and Issues: The ARRB staff has agreed to recommend to the Board that the information related to those covert actions be considered non-related and the documents designated "Not Believed Related" (NBR). The document will be grouped with similar "NBR" documents and be presented to the Board for action at its 13 April or 12 May meeting.
(AIIO) 2. Alias Documentation and Accommodation Addresses. The security file of former Agency employee, David Morales (deceased -- true name already released), within the sequestered collection contains documentation on five of his aliases. We anticipate similar problems as we re-review other security files within the sequestered collection. The ARRB staff has proposed a compromise resolution to this problem as follows:
-- Protect all references to official documents reflecting the alias such as SSN, Drivers Permit, etc.;
-- Release items designated as pocket litter such as club cards, etc.;
-- Protect elements of accommodation addresses to avoid identifying specific locations; and
-- Then make a decision to actually release or protect the alias itself depending on the timeframe and its importance to the JFK story.
CL BY: 0611637
CL REASON: 1.5 C
DECL ON: X1
DRV FRM: Multiple
SECRET
Status and Issues: The DO JFK Team is currently reviewing this proposal. If they agree with, the Agency and ARRB will spell out the guidelines which will be submitted to the Board at the 13 April meeting accompanied by a staff recommendation to accept. If the DO has problems with the proposed guidelines, I will request that the issue be postponed until the May meeting.
(AIIO) 3. ARRB Request, CIA-1. Organizational Materials. This request asked for organization charts on various Agency directorates/components for the years 1958-1968. All Agency directorates provided material responsive to the request. The ARRB staff has reviewed the material and selected items to be incorporated into the JFK collection. All selected material has been reviewed by appropriate components/IROs and can be released, either in full or in sanitized form except for the DO material. The DO has advised the ARRB staff that all of the DO items selected will be denied in full.
Status and Issues: The ARRB will present the selected material, including a DO JMWAVE chart, to the Board to be declared Assassination Records at the 13 April meeting. They will also propose that a generic DO organization chart be prepared in lieu of the records in contention. The chart would include those components that were involved in the Oswald story and anti-Castro activities. These JMWAVE and DO organization charts have been the subject of several discussions and meetings with the ARRB staff over the past few months. The ARRB staff is clearly leaning toward recommending that the JMWAVE chart be released; an actual vote on these records by the Board will not take place until the May meeting.
(S) 4. ARRB Request, CIA-IR-15. Mexico City Tapes. This request asked for a thorough search of Agency files and documents for and CIA "surveillance 'take' from Cuban and Soviet facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate wake of the assassination." Among the items provided by the DO were five boxes containing audio tapes from tel-tap on Cuban and Russian embassies and facilities. A number of the tapes are dated 22 November 1963; many others are dated 23 November 1963 through December 1963.
Status and Issues: The ARRB staff has asked the question, what could possibly be sensitive or classified on the tapes given that we have acknowledge a unilateral tap on the embassies and the existence of the tapes is public knowledge. Barring any additional information from the DO, the ARRB staff plans to present the issue to the Board at the 13 April meeting and request that it declare at least
the tapes from 22 and 23 November to be Assassination Records. A vote on releasing the tapes will be delayed until the May meeting.
(S) 5. LITAMIL-9 -- a CIA Penetration of the Cuban Embassy. The identity of LITAMIL-9 was inadvertently released in 1993. He is now identified in true name as a CIA agent in John Newman's book, Oswald and the CIA. As of 1993, LITAMIL-9 was still alive, living in Mexico City and he has family in Cuba. Up to now, the ARRB Board has agreed to protect his identity and crypt and delay the release of his 201 file until the Agency could make some judgments about the potential damage created by the release on additional documents with his name/crypt in them.
Status and Issues: The ARRB has requested that we address LI-9 issue at the May meeting. The DO has confirmed that LI-9 is still alive and living in Mexico City. The HRP/DO JFK teams are currently reviewing the 201 and other LI-9 material in the file. It is unlikely that the Board would agree to delay release until 2017, however, there is precedent for delaying release of records on individuals for shorter periods or until death.
(S) 6. Richard Gibson, CIA asset. Gibson, who presently lives in England, is a left wing journalist who was associated with the Fair Play For Cuba Committee (FPFCC), an entity to which Oswald wrote letters and claimed to be a member. Gibson did not become an Agency asset until after the assassination, however, he had been of interest to the FBI when he headed the FPFCC. Unfortunately a combination of previous releases and release by the Board led to press reports in 1994/1995 about his relationship with the CIA. At that time, CIA officers were dispatched to advise him about the possible compromise and promise him the very best attempt at protecting the relationship. ARRB also agreed to delay the release of any additional information until the Agency and FBI had determined the full extent of the files on Gibson and the potential damage.
Status and Issues: The Gibson documents are scheduled for ARRB action at the May meeting. It appears to be possible to release Gibson's role in the JFK assassination story and protect his relationship with the Agency in our JFK assassination records; however, the FBI has a four volumes file which covers both FBI interest and Gibson's relationship with the Agency. The HRP/DO JFK teams are currently reviewing the Gibson material and I will be meeting with the FBI to review what they are releasing on Gibson and the disposition of their file.
(AIUO) 7. ARRB Request, CIA-IR-34, Files of CIA Officials and/or Officers. This is a major request. The board has asked for "the office files of the individual occupying the following positions during the period 1959-1964."
The Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
General Charles Cabell 1953-1962
General Marshall Carter 1962-1965
The Office of the Deputy director for Plans
Richard Bissell 1958-1965
Richard Helms 1962-1965
The chronological files of C. Tracy Barnes, 1959-1964
Office of General Counsel, Lawrence Houston, 1959-1964
Operational Diaries of William Harvey 1962-1963.
Status and Issues: This request will by its very breadth require lots of time on behalf of directorate and DCI records officers. And, while it may seem overly broad, HRP has developed a methodology with the ARRB which provides the access required by the Board and guarantees that their review is focused. The request is for access to review the files for possible assassination related material and the Board has no interest in reviewing multiple files which have nothing to do with the assassination story. A meeting is held between the ARRB staff, HRP JFK team and the appropriate IRO to discuss the scope of the request. Usually, the ARRB staff are first provided shelf lists, indexes, records lists, etc. for the purpose of narrowing/selection what they think is important. HRP assist the IRO or component representatives in reviewing the selected files to ensure they deal with appropriate subjects and timeframes. Once access is approved, the appropriate IRO and component sets up a file review session with the ARRB staff. If material requested is particularly sensitive, access can be limited to the ARRB Executive Director or members of the Board. Any records selected as Assassination Records are subject to review under the JFK Act. This process has been used for numerous requests for access including DCI McCon File, Family Jewels materials, histories and security files. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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a614438642d63e8cd3c43c1795ed88c59ef9ae5e | MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Executive Director
VIA: Director of Information Management
FROM: Lee S. Strickland
Chief, Information Review Group/OIM
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
1. (AIUO) Per your request at our 1 April bi-weekly meeting, we have summarized below the significant issues which are under deliberation and negotiation with the JFK Board. Our approach on protecting Agency equities is multi-step:
- First, with the staff, we argue relevance although the statute and implementing regulations define "assassination records" very broadly as including
- (1) any records related to the assassination or Oswald,
- (2) any records concerning the various conspiracy theories, and
- (3) any records within the scope of previous investigations including the Church Committee, Pike Committee, Warren Commission, or House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA),
- Second, with the staff, we argue that release would cause current damage although the exemptions under the JFK statute are much narrower than the corresponding exemptions under the FOIA, and
- Third, if we fail to convince the staff, we must proceed to a more detailed and formal presentation to the Board.
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1 (AIUO) It is the materials collected by the HSCA which are the most numerous and often the most troublesome in terms of sensitive equities. They are generally referred to as the "sequestered collection."
SECRET
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
ISSUE 1 -- Unacknowledged Covert Actions
2. (S) Within records surfaced by the Ford Library is a document -- a Helms Memorandum for the Record on a PFIAB meeting -- which contains references to CIA covert financial support to political parties in Peru, Greece, Italy and Brazil and to labor unions in France and Italy.²
3. (S) After much negotiation, the ARRB staff has agreed to recommend to the Board that the information related to those covert actions be considered non-related and the documents designated "Not Believed Related" (NBR). The document will be grouped with similar "NBR" documents and be presented to the Board for final action at the 13 April or 12 May meeting.
ISSUE 2 -- Alias Documentation and Accommodation Addresses
4. (S) The security file of former Agency employee, David Morales (deceased -- true name already released), within the sequestered collection contains documentation on five of his aliases.³ We anticipate similar problems as we re-review other security files within the sequestered collection. We are attempting to work a compromise with the following elements but details have yet to be finalized:
- protect all references to official documents reflecting the alias such as social security cards, drivers licenses,
- release items designated as pocket litter such as club cards,
- protect elements of accommodation addresses to avoid identifying specific locations, and
- lastly, make a decision to actually release or protect the alias itself depending on the timeframe and its importance to the JFK story.
5. (S) However, disagreements on the actual implementation (e.g., protect house number but release street name of
² (S) See Attachment 1.
³ (S) See Attachment 2.
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
accommodation address) have prevented a final resolution at this time. We are also exploring with the DO senior management whether the blanket release of pocket litter (whether lawfully obtained or forged) might present media or operational issues today. Accordingly, we have requested that the issue be postponed until the May meeting.
ISSUE 3 -- Organizational Materials
6. (S) This request (one of the earliest and known as CIA-1) asked for organization charts on various Agency directorates and/or components for the years 1958-1968. All Agency directorates provided material responsive to the request and the ARRB staff has selected items for inclusion in the JFK collection. Remaining at issue are three DO charts -- a 1961 generic DDP organization, a 1963 generic DDP organization, and a detailed JMWAVE organization. The DO has agreed to release the first two and remain adamantly opposed to the release of the JMWAVE chart given its similarity to current organizational plans.
7. (S) This issue will be presented by ARRB staff to the Board at the 13 April meeting where they will recommend that the DDP generic charts be accepted (good for CIA) and that the JMWAVE chart be declared as an assassination record (bad for CIA); an actual vote by the Board will not take place until the May meeting.
ISSUE 4 -- Mexico City Tapes
8. (S) This request asked for a thorough search of Agency files and documents for and CIA "... surveillance 'take' from Cuban and Soviet facilities in Mexico City at the time of the Oswald visit and in the immediate wake of the assassination." Among the items provided by the DO were five boxes containing audio tapes from telephone taps on the Cuban and Russian embassies and facilities. A number of the tapes are dated 22
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4 (S) See Attachment 3.
SECRET
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
November 1963; many others are dated 23 November 1963 through December 1963.
9. (S) This is one of the most complex requests because of the following facts:
- at one time, there was a tape of Oswald in existence but it has since been lost or erased;
- the relevance of these tapes is argued to be only to prove that no tape in existence today contains the Oswald conversation;
- this was not an unilateral operation but rather a joint operation with the Mexican Government;
- there is a confidential request from the ARRB to the Mexican Government for any copies of the actual Oswald conversation they may possess; and,
- quite obviously, the sensitivity is not so much the mere fact that we possess such tapes but our confirmation of the extent and our release of the actual conversations captured.
10. (S) The good news, at least at this time, is that the ARRB staff has agreed to postpone Board consideration until May and, in the interim, the Agency will have an opportunity to review (i.e., listen and transcribe) and determine the sensitivity and provide detailed arguments in this regard.
ISSUE 5 -- Protection of LITAMIL-9
11. (S) LITAMIL-9 was a CIA penetration of the Cuban Embassy. Unfortunately, his identity was indirectly and inadvertently released in 1993 and, as a result, he was identified in true name as a CIA agent in John Newman's book, Oswald and the CIA. As of 1993, LITAMIL-9 was still alive and living in Mexico City with family in Cuba. To date, the ARRB Board has agreed to protect his identity and crypt and delay the release of his 201 file until the Agency could make some judgments about the potential damage created by the release on
(S) The scope of this request is quite significant; it includes five boxes of 185 tapes from operations against both the Cuban and Russian Embassy.
- 4 -
SECRET
SECRET
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
additional documents with his name/crypt in them. That will now occur at the May meeting of the Board. It is, however, unlikely that the Board would agree to delay release until 2017, however, there is precedent for delaying release of records on individuals for shorter periods or until death.
ISSUE 6 -- Richard Gibson (CIA Asset)
12. (S) Richard Gibson, who presently lives in England, is a left wing journalist who was associated with the Fair Play For Cuba Committee (PFCC), an entity to which Oswald wrote letters and claimed to be a member. Gibson did not become an Agency asset until after the assassination, however, he had been of interest to the FBI when he headed the PFCC. Unfortunately, a combination of previous releases led to press reports in 1994/1995 about his relationship with the CIA. At that time, CIA officers were dispatched to advise him about the possible compromise and promise him the very best attempt at protecting the relationship.
13. (S) Since then, the ARRB has agreed to delay the release of any additional information until the Agency and FBI had determined the full extent of the files on Gibson and the potential damage. The issue is scheduled for ARRB action at the May meeting and our objective is to release Gibson's role in the JFK assassination story while protecting his relationship with the Agency; however, the FBI has a four volumes file which covers both FBI interest and Gibson's relationship with the Agency. We will be working in detail with the ARRB staff and the FBI on this approach.
ISSUE 7 -- Certain Files of CIA Officials
14. (S) This is a major request encompassing "... the office files of the individual occupying the following positions during the period 1959-1964."
- The Office of Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
- General Charles Cabell 1953-1962
- General Marshall Carter 1962-1965
- The Office of the Deputy director for Plans
- Richard Bissell 1958-1965
- Richard Helms 1962-1965
SECRET
SUBJECT: Pending ARRB (JFK Board) Issues
- The chronological files of C. Tracy Barnes, 1959-1964
- Office of General Counsel, Lawrence Houston, 1959-1964
- Operational Diaries of William Harvey 1962-1963.
This request will by its very breadth require significant time on the part of the directorate (and DCI) IROs. While it may appear overly broad, we have developed a methodology with the ARRB staff which provides the access required by the Board but guarantees that their review is focused: In sum, we work from shelf lists to narrow the selection and then conduct file review sessions with the ARRB staff; if material requested is particularly sensitive, access can be limited to the ARRB Executive Director or members of the Board. This effort will continue for some time.
Conclusion
15. (AIUO) At the present time, over 40 persons are involved in the JFK records review and we anticipate that this level of effort may increase by 25% in the coming months as we near the statutory end of the Board (30 September 1998). However, even if the Board is not extended (and it has been extended previously), there are statutory tasks for CIA which will extend 12-18 months beyond the end of the Board's existence. Your continued support is critical.
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Memorandum For: Fred Wickham, DO Focal Point for JFK
Linda Cipriani, OGC Focal Point for JFK
From: Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
Subject: (U) CIA Employees Names in JFK Records
(AIOU) In meetings on March 4, 1997, I raised with David Marwell and Jeremy Gunn my concerns with the large number of employee names scheduled for review in May 1997 and the potential harm to the Agency if most of these names are released. I found both receptive to our concerns and willing to re-open the issue of the release of CIA employees true names with the Board. Marwell cautioned, however, that they could not predict the Board's response and that we should move expeditiously to provide our "evidence" to the Board.
(\) If you agree with my assessment of the situation (see below), I recommend we move quickly to engage upper management and prepare the necessary material. Please provide your response as soon as possible.
Background
(AIOU) In March 1996, the ARRB agreed to protect the names of all Agency staff employees that appear in JFK documents until May 1997. The agreement reflected the Board's recognition of the need to facilitate the document review, and that it would take time for the Agency to collect evidence to defend individual names.
(AIOU) Jeremy Gunn's memo summarizing the Board's approach to the release of CIA employee names describes a name-by-name approach and sets categories and specific requirements for the release or protection of an individual. Even if the DO is able to complete the research on all employees protected to date (590), it is unlikely that it will be able to develop the type of evidence required by the Board to protect most individuals. Under a name-by-name approach, we can expect a majority of the names to be released.
CL By: 611637
CL Reason: 1.5 (c)
DECL On: X1
DRV From: PER 9-87; COV 1.1-86
Secret
Issue
(AIOU) There is considerable concern among HRG reviewers that the continued release of hundreds of Agency employees' true names has the potential to do unacceptable harm to US national security. The harm from release of a large number of names lies in the fact that the potential damage cannot be measured. This is due to the ripple effect that would occur among assets in many places, with many liaison services and multiple cover entities.
(U) To date, 590 CIA employee names, mostly DO, have been protected and are subject to review by the Board in May 1997. Most of these individuals have little or no connection to the JFK assassination story. This number is much larger than we anticipated when we agreed in March 1996 to the case-by-case approach.
(S) The decisions made by the Board at the May meeting will set a precedent for the potentially hundreds of additional names not yet identified. We have reviewed only the Oswald 201 file and 12 boxes of the JFK sequestered collection. At this point it is impossible to determine the total number of employees mentioned in the JFK collection. For example in Box 48, there is a 155 page Position Control Register listing all employees in Far East Division including the Tokyo station.
Recommendation
(AIOU) That the Agency re-visit the name issue with the ARRB based on the following considerations:
* It should be recognized that there are two separate aspects of the public interest involved in this matter, and that it is necessary to achieve a reasonable balance between them. On the one hand, it is clear that it is now in the public interest to release as much of our JFK collection as is possible. On the other hand, it is equally clear that it is in the public interest for this Agency to maintain its essential security and cover practices in order to be able to serve the nation effectively in accordance with its enabling legislation.
* It is not in the public's interest for one of the fundamental principles of an intelligence agency--protecting the identity of covert employees--to continue to be eroded. While it is not always possible to show harm by the release of any one individual's name, the magnitude of the JFK release
clearly has the potential to do harm to the Agency as an institution and to national security. There is simply no way to measure the possible effect of such a release on past and future employees, agents, liaison relationships and operations.
* Since most of the individuals involved have little or no connection with the JFK assassination, the release of their true names does not add to the assassination story. The substitution of pseudonyms or other identifier would meet the historian's need to track who is saying what to whom, etc.
* However, the Agency does recognizes that there are some employees who are part of the JFK story (many of their names have already been released). We propose that the ARRB staff and HRG work together to establish a list of individuals who fit this category. These are the names that would be released unless the Agency is able to provide the required evidence of current harm.
This approach would serve both the public's and the Agency's interests. It would also allow the Agency to focus its resources on completing the review and responding to the special requests of the Board, instead of spending an inordinate amount of time and money on individuals of marginal or no interest to the JFK story.
(C) [Note: There is also the issue of State Department equities and the impact of officially acknowledging as CIA hundreds of officers who were under official State cover.]
Proposed Action
(AIOU) We have a little over two months to resolve this issue and be ready for the ARRB meeting, May 12-13. Support from top management including a willingness to raise the issue with the acting/new DCI and possibly the White House is critical to success. I envision a memorandum to the Board similar to the one prepared on sources. However, I recommend it be signed by the General Counsel. We should also be prepared to discuss the issue directly with the Board since we are asking them to reconsider a decision in which we initially concurred.
(AIOU) Mr. Marwell recommends that we include examples of documents with names of marginal interest in our package. He also would like to start immediately preparing a list of those names which are "important to the assassination story". If you concur, HRG and DO JFK reviewers could begin immediately on these two tasks.
(AIOU) The Board has meetings scheduled for 13-14 March, 2-3 April and 23-24 April. I recommend that we begin discussions with ARRB staff as soon as possible with the goal of having the memo ready no later than the 2-3 April meeting. It is important that the DO continue to develop evidence on the individuals who are scheduled for review in May. The worst possible scenario is not succeeding with the new proposal, and then not being ready to defend those individuals who truly need to be protected. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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4ab347bcb9860285d016a371138d395069fb1200 | 22 July 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: DCL_CSI_JFK_Team
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
OFFICE: OIM/HRP
SUBJECT: ARRB Meeting 20 July - Results
REFERENCE:
Original Text of J. Barry Harrelson
Original Text of J. Barry Harrelson
20 July 1998
MEMORANDUM FOR: Lee S. Strickland @ DA
Fredrick C. Wickham @ DO
Mary Lou Cummings @ DCI
Barbara T. Blufer @ DI
Teresa Wilcox @ DST
Becky L. Rant @ DA
SECRET
FROM: J. Barry Harrelson
JFK Project Officer
OFFICE: OIM/HRP
SUBJECT: ARRB Meeting 20 July - Results
REFERENCE:
The ARRB took the following actions on CIA document/issues:
1. Accepted CIA request to consider crypts/project names in Ford Presidential Library Documents (Rockefeller Commission) NBR, not believed relevant, protect until 2017;
2. Accepted CIA request to "retype" the Australian document being released in sanitized form (Board voted to protect the liaison relationship and to delete any identifying information at previous meeting);
3. Accepted CIA approved language for description of 4 pages dealing with the assassination from a sensitive foreign document known as the "Mark Lane" document. [Board member with permission of the foreign government had reviewed the full document on 7 July and agreed that the only the 4 pages should be included in the JFK collection.];
4. Rejected CIA request for reconsideration of previous decision to protect only the digraph of crypt (JDECANTER) [asset, dead, identity and relationship with Agency exposed in Dec 1997 LA Times article];
5. Rejected CIA request to deny in full JMwave org chart / Board voted 5-0 to "open in full".
The next Board meeting is 6 August. I need to as soon as possible if the Agency is going to appeal or ask for reconsideration re items 4 and 5.
CC: Edmund Cohen @ DA
James R. Oliver @ DA
Stephen M. White @ DCI
Martin J. Boland @ DA
Sent on 20 July 1998 at 06:24:40 PM
CC:
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CHILE
Apr. 4, 1952
BRIEFS
WORKERS' HOUSING--An executive message to the Chamber of Deputies asks for the authorization of 120 million pesos for the construction of cheap housing for workers employed by the city of Santiago. The bill will be considered soon by the proper committee. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATION--The Finance Ministry has dispatched the decree putting 94 million pesos at the disposal of the national transport authority for the acquisition of trolley buses and supplies to the controller's office. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
TEACHERS' STRIKE--At the meeting of striking teachers held Apr. 3 it was decided to adopt the following procedural points: 1--To continue the strike indefinitely; 2--to demand that salaries be fixed at a rate equal to that of the minimum paid to private employees, plus 20 percent; 3--to protest the refusal of two Deputies to give their votes to the draft of a bill to readjust the earnings of public officials, which also provides that exonerated Communist professors will be reinstated; 4--to protest an anti-strike editorial published in EL MERCURIO; 5--to meet on Apr. 4 at the University of Chile to determine the course to follow. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
COPPER SITUATION--The Minister of Labor has declared that as long as the Finance Ministry does not solve the problem of exchange, the nitrate dispute cannot be solved. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
FOREIGN MINISTRY--Juan (Durin) has been authorized to continue in his post as Chilean Charge d'Affaires in India, and Juan Guzman Cruchaga in his important Foreign Ministry assignment. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
INTEGRATION PLAN--The Sociedad Italiana plans to invest 100 million pesos for the purpose of cultivating and exploiting sugar beet crops in southern Chile with colonies of Italian immigrants. The society is collaborating with the Development Corporation and the Agricultural Settlement Bank and will employ 16,000 hectares in the Province of Cauca for the purpose. (CEL1174 Santiago, Apr. 4, 1952, 0100 GMT--R)
PRESS FIELD COMMITTEE--The President will form a committee for the purpose of studying laws which include repressive measures against the freedom of the press, on Mar. 18 at La Moneda. Press representatives are Emilio Pecul, Juan Honorato, and Mario Vergara. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 17, 1952, 2322 GMT--R)
COAL SITUATION--Reports from the coal region state that the situation is normal and that the workers have decided to work with provincial authorities in trying to reach an agreement after the failure of the Santiago talks. Metallurgical workers at the Lota and Coronel mines have returned to work in accordance with union directives. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 17, 1952, 2325 GMT--R)
CHAMBER PRESIDENTIAL LINE-UP--Since the Chamber of Deputies will meet Mar. 18 to open the special session which will extend to May 21, it is interesting to note the position and strength of its members in regard to the roster of Presidential aspirants: Favoring Arturo Matte Larrain are 33 Liberals, 21 Conservative-Traditionalists, 5 Agrarian Laborites, 2 Liberal-Progressives, and one Independent Democrat, or a total of 63. Favoring Pedro Enrique Alfonso are 42 Radicals, 9 Conservatives and 5 Democrats; total, 56. Carlos Ibanez del Campo: 9 Agrarian Laborites, 3 Socialists, one People's Democrat, and 2 Independent Conservatives; total, 17. Salvador Allende: 6 Socialists and one National Front; total, 7. The only unknown positions and numbers are those of the National Falangists, and the Independent Deputy, Melendez Anfruns. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 16, 1952, 2350 GMT--R)
GATH Y CHAVEZ CLOSING--Gath y Chavez has announced a closing-out of its entire stock of merchandise, thus terminating the career of one of Santiago's best-known business houses. The company closed its doors last Christmas as a result of a strike declared by its personnel. (Santiago, AFP, Mar. 15, 1952, 0000 GMT--R)
IMMIGRATION PROGRAM--The bill drafted by the Government Immigration Committee, presided over by Under-Secretary of the Interior Grez, is designed to regulate all matters connected with the immigration of foreigners. The plan proposes the creation of an immigration department or office which will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and which will be in charge of orienting all immigrants arriving in Chile. Also under consideration is the plan to exempt all immigrants from paying taxes for a period of 5 years. This would include customs duty on their property and machinery as well as income tax. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 14, 1952, 2326 GMT--R)
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS—With the retirement of Vice Admiral Carlos Torres Hevia, Ismael Holger, and Horacio de la Fuente, the Navy will reportedly make some important promotions. Besides raising Naval Capt. Paco Baez to the rank of Rear Admiral, and raising Enrique Lagreze and Francisco Ovando to naval captains, Victor Celik has been made rear admiral, and Alberto (Cass) Wigand, Juan Mercado Alonso, and Alfredo Lopez have been made naval captains. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 15, 1952, 2310 GMT—R)
FISHING STRIKE—Valparaiso fishermen have joined the Talcahuano fishermen who declared a strike to protest against the Purse Seine fishing enterprises. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 15, 1952, 2320 GMT—R)
U.S. PASTOR—Protest at U.S. Pastor Erickson, whose activities have been attacked in many sectors where he has held public religious meetings, will soon go to Santiago where he will hold meetings in the Carolinian Theater. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 15, 1952, 2335 GMT—R)
MINING TAX—The Government has imposed a one and one-half percent tax on sales made by "small" mining companies. All companies capitalized at less than 5 million pesos fall under this category. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 15, 1952, 2340 GMT—R)
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION—From the total of 200 million pesos allotted for public housing by the Ministry of Public Works, 20 million will go to Iquique and Santiago respectively, 25 million each to Arica and Antofagasta, 30 million to Coquimbo, 40 million to Valparaiso, and 10 million each to Concepcion, Quillota, Magallanes, and Llanquihue Provinces. (Santiago, EL TARAPACA, Mar. 13, 1952, 2334 GMT—R)
HYDROELECTRIC PLANT—Guillermo Moore, manager of the Empresa Nacional de Electricidad has announced that a new central hydroelectric plant will shortly be constructed on Rio Rapel and three more will be constructed in the southern zone. (Santiago /Official/, Diplomatic, Mar. 14, 1952, 1953 GMT—R)
CHILEAN-SWEDISH TRADE—The Minister of Foreign Affairs received the Swedish Minister who proposed negotiations for the drafting of a commercial and cultural treaty. This treaty is designed to increase the exchange of Swedish-manufactured products and machinery for Chilean Agricultural products and minerals. (Santiago /Official/, Diplomatic, Mar. 14, 1952, 1959 GMT—R)
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
FROM: FRANKFURT
TO: 00/OPC/OSO
ACTION: 00/CB
INFORMATION: AD/SC (1), OPS (2), PLANS (3), STC (4), FDM (5-6),
JPC (7-8-9-10), S/C (11-12-13), DCP (14)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 60A AR-380-5
FRAN 3173
TO: WASHINGTON (ASHCRAFT) INFO: XARLF CITE: FRAN (CEUDEN)
PIPELINE
REUR 446 (OUT 95394)
REF PASSED MOFFETT WHO HAS BEEN EXPLORING WITH CANADIANS. THEY DON'T SEEM INTERESTED. ONLY LIKELY BUYER BELIEVED TO BE ANOTHER S.A. COUNTRY SUCH AS ARGENTINA WITH WHOM WE HAVE NO CONTACTS. WE CERTAINLY NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING HERE WHICH CAN'T BE MORE EFFECTIVELY DONE WESTERN HEMISPHERE WITHOUT EXPENSE MOVING FAMILY BACK TO GERMANY AND THEN ON OUT AGAIN.
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
To: FRANKFURT
From: 00/OPC/OSO
CONFIRMATION: 00/C8
INFORMATION: AD/SC (1), OPS (2), PLANS (3), STC (4), FDM (5-6), OPC (7-8-9-10), WHO (11), S/C (12-13-14), DOR (15)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 60.4 AR-388-5
NO 116
TO: FRANKFURT (CRUDEN) INFO: FRANFG CITE: WASHINGTON (ASHCRAFT)
PIPELINE
JANNEY OF ZACABIN SAYS HE GAVE ROBINOW BACKGROUND ON AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER AMONG CHILEAN DISPOSAL GROUP AND ROBINOW PROMISED EXPLORE POSSIBILITY GETTING HIM INTO CANADA THROUGH GERMAN CONTACTS. ZACABIN ANXIOUS TO FINISH CHILEAN DISPOSAL OPERATION 15 JANUARY. THIS ONE WANTS TO WORK AT ANYTHING EXCEPT AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, FOR WHICH JOB NOT AVAILABLE CHILE. ADVISE SOONEST WHAT ROBINOW HAS DONE OR WHAT HE CAN DO. ZACABIN THINKING OF MOVING DEFECTOR BACK TO GERMANY, WHERE HE MIGHT LAND IN YOUR LAP.
RELEASING OFFICER
02522 21 DEC 51
ORIGINATING AND COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
To: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
From: WHD (1-2)
CONFIRMATION: 1R (3-L), 12/50 (5), OPS (6), PLANS (7), STC (8), FDS (9).
INFORMATION: FDM (10), S/C (11-12-13)
WASHINGTON
TO: SAGOF
CITE: WASHF
RE: SAGO 305 (IN 21737), WASH 04907 (OUT 71940)
HEADQUARTERS WAS UNABLE TO STOP DEPARTURE OF SUBJECT, A POLE, WHO LEFT BY PLANE FOR CHILE ON 21 AUGUST, AS OUR INTERAGENCY DEFECTOR COMMITTEE WAS NOT CONSULTED. FULLNESS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT WE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS CASE. SUBJECT IS NOT A DEFECTOR WITHIN IDCCP NO. 1 REGULATIONS. THEREFORE YOU SHOULD ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM UNLESS HE RECOGNIZES INVOLVED WITH OTHER DEFECTORS IN WHICH CASE IT WOULD PROBABLY BE TO OUR INTEREST AND INTEREST OF PROGRAM. HE IS TO BE ADVISED BY DA THAT RESPONSIBILITY IS HIS.
V L GRESHAM
H J MCKELLOPS
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, CIA Defector Committee
FROM: OSS Representative, CIA Defector Committee
SUBJECT: Army Disposal Action on Defector to Chile.
1. On 17 August 1951, CIA received a priority cable (IN 21737) from Santiago advising that the Chilean Consul in Frankfurt, Germany, had requested authority from his Foreign Office to issue an "ordinary visa" to Borowicz, a Russian defector (actually a Polish defector), stating that American intelligence had requested the visa on the same basis as in the case of earlier defectors. Santiago indicated that Chilean officials did not look on this with favor.
2. On 17 August the undersigned was able to ascertain that Borowicz had defected to the 66th Detachment, CIA, in Germany in late May 1951 and since that time had been held in ECIC.
3. On 17 August CIA queried German Station (OUT 71505) as to why Borowicz had not been placed in the DRC and requested that Borowicz be sent to Chile.
4. On 17 August 1951, the undersigned telephoned Mrs. Dorothy Matlock, OSS, and requested her to have a cable sent to Germany by OSS forbidding the disposal of Borowicz to Chile. The undersigned provided Mrs. Matlock with the serial number of the pertinent CIC memo. Mrs. Matlock stated that she would do everything possible to have this cable sent even if it required her to come in the next day, which was Saturday.
5. On 20 August CIA advised Santiago (OUT 71540) that it had no knowledge regarding this disposal action and was opposed to any more disposal actions to Chile at this time.
6. On 22 August, CIA received a reply from Germany (IN 22176) stating that this Borowicz matter was entirely within the province of CIC and under the circumstances it was impossible for CIA in Germany to have had the body sent to the OSS. It was also stated that IN 22176 was arranging for departure on 21 August 1951. The undersigned immediately advised Mrs. Matlock of this LTD and she stated that she was doing all she could to have a priority cable sent at once.
7. On 22 August about 1500 hours, Mrs. Matlock telephoned the undersigned and stated that OSS did not have a copy of the referenced CIC memo. She requested the undersigned to come over to the Pentagon immediately in order to exhibit the CIA copy of the CIC memorandum, as otherwise OSS would not send out the desired cable to CIC, Germany. This the undersigned did and such a cable was eventually sent out priority by OSS to Germany (IN 23303).
SECRET
6. On 27 August 1951, CIA received word from Germany (17 23698) that on 21 August Borowics had left by plane for Chile and would apparently require no assistance there since he had his own funds.
Walter C. Janney
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
FROM: KARLSR HE
TO: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
ACTION: FDM (1-2-3)
INFORMATION: IR (4-5), AD/50 (7), OPS (7), PLANS (3), S/A (7-10-11), C/O (12)
STG (13)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 31 (1) and All 32-34.
KARL 3118
TO: WASHF INFO: HEIDF, UNIF CITE: KARLF
REF: KARL 3082 (IN 22716)
1. ID EUCOM ADVISES REQUEST TO RICCO FOR BOROMICZ DISPOSAL CHILE MADE BY ECIC.
2. BOROMICZ LEFT 21 AUGUST FOR CHILE BY PLANE. HAS OWN FUNDS APPARENTLY REQUIRING NO US HELP IN SETTLEMENT CHILE.
3. ID EUCOM RECEIVED DA CASH CABLE AMOUNTING TO RERIMAND FOR HANDLING BOROMICZ EMIGRATION WITHOUT COORDINATION, ALSO POINTING OUT ZACABAL NOT CONSULTED.
TOR: 25 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
TO: SANTIAGO
FROM: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
CONFIRMATION: 13 (5-4), AC/50 (5), PLANS (6), FOG (7), OPS (8), DDP (9)
INFORMATION: 5/C (10-1-12), ORG (13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-1)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 60A AR-100-3
WASH (C-2)
TO: SACOF
CITE: WASH
RE: SACO 303 (IN 20501) PARA 2A
DEPORTATION OF SUBJECT NO INTEREST OR RESPONSIBILITY OF HEADQUARTERS OR YOUR STATION AND WE NOT WILLING ASSUME OBLIGATION OR EXPOSING THIS CONNECTION. SUCH DECISION STRICTLY UP TO FULLNESS.
V.L. CRESWELL
HUMPHREY DUG
H.J. MCKELLEN
RELEASING OFFICER
ORIGINATING AND COORDINATING OFFICERS
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
TOD: 23 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
SECRET
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
FROM: HEIDELBERG
TO: DEPARTMENT OF ARMY
ACTION: 1D/50 (1), IR (2), OPS (3), STG (4), FDS (5), FDS (6), FDS (7), 1G (8), 3/6 (9)
IN W 23393
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. HANDLE AS TOP SECRET CORRESPONDENCE PER PARA. 51 (1) 604 AR 320-3
NR: DA 99529
TO: CINCEUR HEIDELBERG GERMANY
FOR DI FROM 02.
SUBJECT IS DOUGLAS BORGEZELZ. INFO HERE THAT CHILEAN CONSUL RICCO, FRANKFURT HOSTED CHILEAN FOR OFFICE ISSUE ORDINARY VISA TO SUBJECT AS OF 31 JULY. STATED AGER INTEL HOSTED VISA ON SAME BASIS AS PREVIOUS DEFECTORS. CAS ALLEGES THAT THEY NOT NOTIFIED OF BORGEZELZ DEFECTION ALTHOUGH HE IN CUSTODY 66 CIC DET SINCE 26 MAY 51. HOST INFO REF ROLE OF 66 CIC DET IN SUBJECTS DEFECTION AND FURTHER DATA AS TO WHY IDC OPN PROCEDURE NR 1 WAS NOT FOLLOWED. HOST SUBJECT EE NOT RESETTLED WITHOUT CONCURRENCE OF IDC GERMANY ALSO HOST THAT SUBJECT NOT BE RESETTLED IN CHILE IN VIEW OF DIFFICULTIES NOT HAVING WITH PREV DEFECTORS SETTLED THERE.
ORIGIN: 02
DISTR: 02(CIA)
DA 99529 (AUG 51) STG: 2210202
23393 23 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
KARLSRUHE
TO: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
RE: WASH 01608 (CUT 71605)
1. LATE JULY CIC ADVISED THEY THROUGH WITH DEBRIEFING BOROWICZ WHO WILL BE TREATED AS DISPOSAL CASE FROM 15 AUG ON AND ASKED WHETHER WE INTERESTED IN HIM. CIC ADVISED NOT INTERESTED; BOB ADVISED INTERESTED AND ASKED "OB INTERVIEW HIM", WHICH WCB DID 9 AUG (REPORT IN NOVA 6002 EN ROUTE MUNI TO KARL AND WASH, INDICATES HE OF NO FURTHER INTEREST SINCE CIC FULLY DEBRIEFED AND ID EUCC WAS ARRANGING HIS EMIGRATION WITH ETD 21 AUG).
2. BOB INTEREST SIMPLY DUE TO ORIGINAL CIC INDICATIONS SINCE BOB PRIMARY BASE FOR DISPATCH SINGLETONS TO POLAND WHILE WOB TRIES SPECIALIZE IN GROUP OPS.
3. PLS REALIZE WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH B EXCEPT SINGLE INTERVIEW WHICH PRODUCED NO OPS INTEREST IN HIM, RE DRC; IN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WAS NOT OUR CASE TO ROUTE TO DRC OR ELSEWHERE; ALSO, IT IS NOT SOP FOR PERSONS OF B'S LEVEL AND NATIONALITY TO GO DRC.
4. RE CHILEAN VISA REQUEST: WE INVESTIGATING AND WILL REPORT FACTS SOON.
TO: 1325 21 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
To: SANTIAGO
From: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
CONFIRMATION: IR (3-4), AD/50 (5), OPS (6), PLANS (7), STC (8), S/C (9-12-11),
INFORMATION: FDS (12)
ROUTINE
23 AUG 51
OUT 71942
WASHINGTON
TO: SACOF
CITE: W:SHF
RE: SAGO 325 (IN 21787)
THIS AGENCY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL DEFECTOR PRIOR RECEIPT SAGO 325. MATTER BEING CHECKED AND YOU WILL BE INFORMED OF CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT HEADQUARTERS WILL OPPOSE SENDING MORE DISPOSAL CASES TO CHILE AT THIS TIME.
V.L. GRECHAM
HJU
H.J. MCKELLOPS
RELEASING OFFICER
ORIGINATING AND COORDINATING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
TOD: 1736Z 23 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
31-1-51
OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
To: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
From: FOL (1-2)
Confirmation: IH (3-4) ADSO (5) OPS (6) PLANS (7) S/C (9-10-11)
Information: DOP (12), STG (13)
WASH 04608
TO: KARL
CITE: WASHF
RE: KARL 2945 (IN 18811)
1. SANTIAGO ADVISES CHILEAN FONOF RECEIVED DISPATCH DATED 31 JULY FROM ITS FRAN CONSUL RICCOG REQUESTING AUTHORITY ISSUE "ORDINARY VISA" TO SUBJECT STATED AMERICAN INTELL REQUESTED VISA ON SAME BASIS PREVIOUS DEFECTORS.
2. IN VIEW COMPLICATIONS CHILEAN DEFECTOR SITUATION NO DISPOSAL OP TO CENTRAL OR SOUTH AMERICA TO BE INITIATED WITHOUT PRIOR HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL. PLS ADVISE W/INITIATED REQUEST PARA 1 AND HOLD UP ACTION THIS CASE PENDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM HQ.
3. ADVISE(A) WHY SUBJECT WAS NOT TURNED OVER TO DRC FOR DEBRIEFING PER CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES?
(B) SUBJECT'S PRESENT STATUS, LOCATION.
(C) CLARIFICATION DOG INTEREST SUBJECT, SUBSEQUENT MOB ACTION.
4. RE MISA 4088. NO IDENTIFIABLE TRACES ROTHNICKI OR TEPLITZ-SCHULITZKY. ASSUME CIC FOLLOWING UP CE ASPECTS AND ACTIVITIES WEST GERMANY.
H. CUNNINGHAM
RELEASING OFFICER
VCH BT.
W. JANEY
ORIGINATING AND COORDINATING OFFICER
TOD: 01.02Z 18 AUG 51
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
FROM: SANTIAGO
TO: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
ACTION: WHD (1-2)
INFORMATION: AD/50 (3), OPS (1), PLANS (5), STC (6), FDS (7), S/C (8-9-10), ODP (11)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 60A AR-389-3
SAGO 385
TO: WASHF
CITE: SAGOF
1. FULLNESS ADVISED CHILEAN FOREIGN OFFICE RECEIVED DISPATCH FROM ITS FRANKFURT CONSUL, RICCO, DATED 31 JULY 51, REQUESTING AUTHORITY ISSUE "ORDINARY VISAS" TO VACUUM (3004) G. BYUSLAV, RUSSIAN DEFECTOR. STATED AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE REQUESTED VISA ON SAME BASIS AS PREVIOUS DEFECTORS.
2. FULLNESS OPINED ENOUGH DIFFICULTY EXISTED OVER PRESENT DEFECTORS WITHOUT ADDING THERETO. HE HAS BEEN ASKED TO HOLD MATTER ABEYANCE HQS COMMENTS.
3. SAID RECOMMENDS NO NEW DEFECTORS CHILE UNTIL PRESENT PROBLEMS RESOLVED AND FULLNESS ASSURED THAT UNDESIRABLES BE RECALLED. BELIEVE DEFECTORS 47 AND 50 MOST SERIOUS. THOUGH INVESTIGATION UNCOMPLETED TO DATE, DEFECTORS 36 AND 42 NOT BELIEVED RECONCILABLE. RECOMMEND FRANKFURT AUTHORITIES HANDLE SUCH MATTERS THROUGH HQS AND THIS STATION.
SECRET
Copy No. 1
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
15132 16 AUG 51
Industrial expansion of last few years in Chile reveals shortages skilled welders, automotive mechanics, farm machinery technicians and mechanics, factory mechanics, experienced lathe operators, die and mould workers, ceramics technicians—skilled labor and technicians in almost every industry in the country.
| OSG Registry | 15-6-4 | 17 Feb 1949 | Lois Smith |
|-------------|-------|-------------|------------|
| SUBJECT | | | Disposal Questionnaire |
| | | | 29 November 1955 |
Pencilled in file No. 31-7-4-1
Dept. of Army Document
12 August 1955
Memo for: Dir, CIA, Mr. Allen Dulles
Subject: Interagency Special Comm. the
Class: Secret
Ref: 62-CDOA
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973f81d8b30302718e830aa36ff791f94d64371f | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: McLEOD, Gordon
201-79264
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY:
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 16/04/78 | | Leslie Wexler | Leslie Wexler |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
Review of 201 File on U.S. Citizen
In accordance with the DDO's notice of 9 December 1974, I have reviewed the 201 file on Mr. LENDON (surname) (201 number indicated below), and have determined that it can most accurately be categorized as indicated below:
☐ should be closed.
☒ witting collaborator. OI Code A1.
☐ potential witting collaborator; date opened __________
OI Code A2.
☐ former witting collaborator (relationship terminated).
OI Code A3.
☐ potential witting collaborator never contacted (security reasons, derogatory information). OI Code A4.
☐ counterintelligence case (i.e., involving a foreign intelligence or security service). OI Code A5.
☐ all others. OI Code A6.
Signed: Sam H. Girardi
(name) 1P/ANP
(title) (component)
This assignment of category has been entered into STAR.
Signed: [Initials]
(initials) 1975
(date)
This document is a permanent part of this file.
201-79764
When Filled In
C-U-N-F-I-N-E-N-T-I-A-L
E2 IMPDET
CL BY 054979
3 May 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: John K. McLean
1. On 28 April the undersigned was introduced to Mr. John McLean by Mr. Wallace Lampshire, a staff officer. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Mr. McLean's connection with Mr. Gordon Barton McLendon (201-79764) and Mr. McLendon's stated desire to help his government.
2. Mr. McLean is a former staff officer (DDI/OCI) who resigned to enter the field of finance. He has been a banker, a stockbroker (Sade & Co.) and currently is Vice-President and Treasurer of International Ventures, Inc., 888 17th Street N.W., Washington 20006, as well as Vice-President of Riviere & Serens Securities Corp., stockbrokers located at 1832 M St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
3. Mr. McLendon was born in Paris, Texas 8 June 1921 and now lives in Dallas. According to Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Mr. McLendon is the owner of a number of radio stations and is listed as the president of numerous companies in radio, TV, and motion picture theatre fields. Mr. McLendon is reputedly a multi-millionaire.
4. Mr. McLean and Mr. McLendon have maintained a friendship since their years at Yale. Mr. McLean recently visited Mr. McLendon at his ranch some thirty miles from Dallas. During this visit Mr. McLendon expressed his fears of the future of the dollar and said that he has moved millions of his dollars to Europe where the money has been put into Swiss and French francs, plus German marks. Most of the money is apparently in savings instruments of one kind or another plus a night club that Mr. McLendon has bought in Stockholm. During these conversations, Mr. McLendon wondered if these foreign operations might not be of interest to the Government (read CIA as Mr. McLendon was an ONI officer during WW II and is aware of Mr. McLean's former employment with the Agency.). Mr. McLendon mentioned his night club as a possibility, as it is frequented by persons of many countries, including the USSR.
5. Mr. McLean has business interests in Dallas and said that he is willing to explore this possibility with Mr. McLendon if we provide guidance.
6. Mr. McLean himself perhaps offers more potential via International Ventures, Inc. Mr. McLean is seeking venture capital opportunities abroad. For example, he and a Mr. Lincoln Epworth in New York City are working with a Japanese named Ikvo Kasai who is President of Nichimen Co. of Tokyo, a firm seeking to export to the States. Mr. McLean was frank to say that International Ventures is more a dream than a reality in terms of business but the concern is making progress. Mr. McLean offered to be of any assistance.
Comment: I have sent for Mr. McLean's file and upon its receipt I will seek a PCSA.
Frederick Larkin, Jr.
CCS/CFB
FL/ekw
**NAME CHECK AND CONSOLIDATION REQUEST**
**FROM:**
Mc LENDON, Gordon Barton
**DATE:** 19 April 1972
**TO:**
**REQUESTER:**
**R/O FILES:**
**RIP/ANALYSIS:**
**R/O INDEX:**
**SUBJECT TO BE CHECKED:**
**SURNAME:**
**GIVEN NAMES:**
**SEX:** M
**DATE OF BIRTH:** 8 June 1921
**PLACE OF BIRTH:** Paris, Texas
**CITIZENSHIP:** U.S.A.
**RESIDENCE:** 9330 Douglas Street, Dallas, Texas
**RESULTS OF R/O INDEX CHECK:**
**INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTERS:**
1. REVIEW INDEX CARD REPRODUCTIONS.
2. DRAW A DIAGONAL LINE ACROSS ITEMS YOU DO NOT WANT.
3. FORWARD TO R/O INDEX FILES.
**TO EDIT THE CARD REPRODUCTIONS:**
AFTER RECEIPT OF THE DOCUMENTS, EDIT THE CARD REPRODUCTIONS ACCORDING TO CS 70-19.
1. TO DESTROY CARDS: MAKE THE CARD REPRODUCTION WITH A GREEN 0 AND CITE THE REASON.
2. TO MAKE CORRECTIONS/ADDITIONS: ENTER THE CHANGES ON THE CARD REPRODUCTIONS IN GREEN INK.
3. FORWARD TO R/O/AN, VIA YOUR RECORDS OFFICER.
**CHECKLIST OF OTHER INDICES:** REQUESTER SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER TRACING THE FOLLOWING SOURCES WHICH ARE NOT CHECKED BY R/O INDEX (KEEP SAME PAGE HANDICAP):
| SOURCE | DATE REQUESTED | DATE RECEIVED | SOURCE | DATE REQUESTED | DATE RECEIVED |
|--------|----------------|---------------|--------|----------------|---------------|
| CS USA DESK | | | CS USA DESK | | |
| R/O ARCHIVES | | | R/O ARCHIVES | | |
| COMINT NAME CHECK | | | COMINT NAME CHECK | | |
| 3D BIOGRAPHIES BUNCH | | | 3D BIOGRAPHIES BUNCH | | |
| CS TRAVEL (DOMESTIC) | | | CS TRAVEL (DOMESTIC) | | |
| NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | | NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | |
| R/O APPLICANTS FILE | | | R/O APPLICANTS FILE | | |
| CS TRAVEL (FOREIGN) | | | CS TRAVEL (FOREIGN) | | |
| NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | | NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | |
| R/O OFFICERS FILE | | | R/O OFFICERS FILE | | |
| OTHER INTERESTS BUNCH | | | OTHER INTERESTS BUNCH | | |
| CS TRAVEL (FOREIGN) | | | CS TRAVEL (FOREIGN) | | |
| NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | | NAME OF DEPARTMENT | | |
**INSTRUCTIONS FOR REQUESTERS:**
1. IF SUBJECT HAS A R/O FILE, RETURN ONLY THIS FORM TO R/O/AN WITH REPRODUCTIONS OF INDEX CARDS MARKED IN GREEN TO REFLECT THE CONSOLIDATION ACTION TAKEN.
2. WHEN SUBJECT HAS NO R/O FILE, BUT MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR OPENING A R/O FILE, RETURN THIS FORM TO R/O/AN IN M.
A. A COMPLETED FORM 631.
B. ALL PERTINENT DOCUMENTS, EXTRACTS, AND PROPERLY EDITED INDEX CARD REPRODUCTIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF THE FILE BY R/O/AN.
PCLEADCA, GORDON EARTON
SEX M 008 08 JUN 21
USA, TEXAS, PARIS
CIT USA
CCC PRES
REF
< USA, TEXAS, DALLAS
PCLEADCA BROADCAST SYSTEM.
1000000000 CORR CARD 6605250198
Memorandum For: DC/BC (for Mr. Beers)
Reference: Request for traces and clearance
Project: WYOMING
Subject: See below
Mr. M. E. T. C. N., Gordon Barton
Date: 8 June 1951, Paris, Texas
Cf.: USA
Rt.: 9300 Douglas St., Dallas, Texas
OCC: McLeod Broadcast System
ATC: 2104 Jackson St., Dallas, Texas
Trace Results:
No record in addition to 201-79764 which is attached herewith on permanent
charge to DC/BC/Beers.
CI/CA file JD-9945 was reviewed and found to contain no information in
addition to that contained in Subject's dossier. You will note that a
request made by FB Division for a CSC on Subject was denied by the Office
of Security on 29 July 1952.
Areas Checked:
EID X Area Division Central Cover Staff X Office of Security
OCS: Micrographics Register Foreign Installations Branch Library
Other
Form 772 requesting PSCA/OSA was forwarded to (Security) 12/12/52
A copy of this memorandum has been sent to WID for classification into
file
Attachment: 201-79764
Distribution:
Cf.: Addressed
201-79764 10/65
S. C. R. V.
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OR INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
DATE: 30 December 1965
TO: CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
FROM: DO/CO
CHIEF, INVESTIGATION AND SUPPORT DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
CHIEF, PERSONNEL SECURITY DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
SUBJECT: Gordon Barton
CRYPTONYM, PSEUDONYM, AKA OR "LEASES":
CI-DA FILE NO.
PROJECT: WENTREE
1. TYPE ACTION REQUESTED
PROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL APPROVAL
PROVISIONAL PROPRIETARY APPROVAL
PROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL
COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL
SPECIAL INQUIRY (50 field investigations)
CONTACT TYPE A
CONTACT TYPE B
2. SPECIFIC AREA OF USE
US
3. FULL DETAILS OF USE
Subject will be contacted and assessed on a witting basis in support of WENTREE. Subject is President of McLendon Corporation of Dallas, Texas and is also owner of several radio stations. He was born in Paris, Texas on 9 June 1921. He resides at 9300 Douglas Street, Dallas, Texas and has a ranch in Denton, Texas. During World War II, he served as a Japanese Language Officer in intelligence for the US Navy from 1943-45. He is the author of "The Old Scotchman's Scrapbook".
4. INVESTIGATION AND COVER
A. U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION?
YES
NO
B. CIA INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION?
YES
NO
C. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN HIM?
YES
NO
D. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM?
YES
NO
E. INDICATE ANY LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
F. SUGGEST "COVER PRETEXT" TO BE USED IN CONDUCTING PERSONAL INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
G. DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE SUBJECT WITNESS OF AGENCY OR GOVERNMENT INTEREST?
YES
NO
IF NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE CIA, EXPLAIN FULLY
5. PRO AND GREEN LIST STATUS
PRO I. OR EQUIVALENT, IN (3) COPIES ATTACHED
PRO II. OR EQUIVALENT, IN (1) COPY ATTACHED
GREEN LIST ATTACHED, NO.
6. R1 TRACES
NO RECORD
WILL FORWARD
NON-DEROGATORY
DEROGATORY ATTACHED
7. DIVISION TRACES
NO RECORD
WILL FORWARD
NON-DEROGATORY
DEROGATORY ATTACHED
8. FIELD TRACES
NO RECORD
WILL FORWARD
NON-DEROGATORY
DEROGATORY ATTACHED
SIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICER: Peter Beards
EXTENSION: SIGNATURE OF BRANCH CHIEF: William A. Hoyt
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FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO. 79764
FORM NO. 067 REPLACES FORM 137 MAY 66
AND FORM 137 MUST BE COMPLETE.
24 May 1954
ATTN: EL/C
Chief, FS
Disposition of Files
1. Forwarded herewith for your disposition are thirty-eight (38) files, considered non-restricted by FS, for the following listed names:
Date of Birth: 1922
Place of Birth: Oklahoma
Mrs. Gordon Barton
2. Subjects are no longer in use by this office.
Originated by: Ursie T. Sharp
FOR: G. W. S. KELL
Chief, FS
Dist: Addressed - (fig. 2) Subj. - 1 ea.
FS-1, CR (Samlinson) - 1
FS-1 (Gordon) - 1
Sgd: CAPTAIN, Salvatore Bernardo File
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1920; Place of Birth: Italy
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McKENDON, Gordon Larkin
NOV 16 1958
Chief, Staff C
Attention: Staff C/RPB
Chief, Special Security Division
29 JUL 1952
McLendon, Gordon Barton
1. Reference is made to your request for a covert security clearance for the subject, who is the president of a company which will provide accreditation in Japan to a contract agent of this organization.
2. This is to advise that the covert security clearance, as requested, is hereby denied.
FOR THE SECURITY OFFICER, CIA:
Robert H. Cunningham
SECRET
Security Information
27 July 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR Chief, I & S
VIA
F/ST
SUBJECT: Gordon Burton McLendon
1. It is requested that the case on Gordon Burton McLendon be closed, since this office has no further interest in subject.
2. The request for covert security clearance on Mr. McLendon was submitted on 11 February 1962.
LLOYD GORDON
Chief, I & S
F/III/PC/SC/111
Dict: Addresses - Orig. 6 1
CF - 1
F/ST - 1
STC/STB - 1
F/III/PC Chrome - 1
RI - 2
MEMORANDUM TO: OP/CP/Sec
FROM: FE/III/OC
SUBJECT: Gordon Barton McLeod
1. Covert Clearance, for use as outlined below, it is requested for Subject, on whom available information is submitted separately.
Op. Clearance XX Security Clearance Op. Support Sp. Inquiry
2. Use of Subject: (State in detail the scope and nature of activities to be performed, their duration, the area involved, project involved, etc.)
Subject is the president of a company which will provide accreditation in Japan to a contract agent of this organization. It is not expected that subject will learn of the agent's connection with this organization, however, clearance is requested so in form subject of the connection if the need may arise at a later date. Subject will know nothing of operations conducted by this agent, only that he is connected with CIA.
3. "Cover" story suggested for investigation: Governmental XX Commercial
Details: General Credit Other
4. Limits, if any, to investigation: None
5. Is Subject aware that an investigation is in process: Yes No X
6. Is Subject aware of CIA interest? Yes No X
7. Has Subject been briefed on "cover" story? Yes No X
8. Has Subject established "cover" for investigation with probable contacts? Yes No X
9. Is Prov. Operational Clearance necessary? Yes No X
10. Investigation to be XX Routine Expedite
Must be completed by 1 Jan 1952
11. REMARKS:
Case Officer:owell J. Christy
Security Officer
[Signature]
[Signature]
SECRET
TO: ASST. DEPT. (INSPECTION & SECURITY) Date: ____________
FROM: CD/OP/OP (Security) J.O.: ____________
SUBJECT:
1. Necessary covert investigation is requested on Subject on whom all available background data is submitted separately. Information and/or clearance is requested for case category as follows:
Operational Cl. Security Cl. Sp. Inquiry Operational Support
2. Name of Special Project (if applicable): DTMILADO
3. Investigation to be completed as: Routine Expedite
by no later than 1 June 1952.
4. Scope and nature of case or activity:
Subject is the president of a company which will provide accreditation in Japan to a contract agent of this organization. It is not expected that subject will learn of the agent's connection with this organization, however.
5. Suggested "cover" for investigation: Governmental Commercial
Other
Specific:
6. Limitations, if any, on investigation:
7. Subject HAS/HAS NOT been briefed that investigation is pending.
8. Subject HAS/HAS NOT been briefed on "cover" story to be used in investigation.
9. Subject HAS/HAS NOT indicated to probable investigative contacts investigation pending.
10. Subject HAS/HAS NOT indicated to probable investigative contacts "cover" story to be used.
11. CIA indices checks required for provisional operational clearance by
(date)
12. REMARKS:
JOHN R. BREWER
FORM 80 1951-06-18 (1131) SECRET
Name: Gordon Barton McLendon
Address: 9300 Douglas, Dallas Texas
Place of Birth: Atlanta Texas (Gabriel, Oklahoma—age 30
Military History: 1942 Entered Navy Japanese Language School, Boulder, Colo.
1943—Graduated Navy Japanese Language School
1944—Commissioned US Navy Assigned as Intelligence Officer, U.S.
Discharged as Lt(jg)
Education: Graduated Yale University
1946—Attended Harvard Law School
Wife's Name: Gay Roe (Daughter of James A. Roe former Gov. of Louisiana
Subject has four children.
Present Occupation: President of Liberty Broadcasting System.
| FILE NO. | STC/SPB | DATE OF DOCUMENT | ANALYST |
|---------|---------|------------------|---------|
| JG-9545 | XXXX | XXXX | XXXX |
**SUBJECT:**
McLENDON, Gordon Barton
Born: Atlanta, Georgia
Died: Athens, Georgia (in 1952)
26 Jan 55
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6d21de298f76c7aec290358b3c1ed2db94744e8a | Review of 201 File on U.S. Citizen
In accordance with the DDO's notice of 9 December 1974, I have reviewed the 201 file on [Last Name] (surnane) (201 number indicated below), and have determined that it can most accurately be categorized as indicated below:
☐ Should be closed. (If this category applies, affix Records Officer stamp.)
☐ Unwitting collaborator. OI Code A7.
Explanation: ____________________________
☐ Witting collaborator. OI Code A1.
☐ Potential witting collaborator; date opened: ____________________________
OI Code A2.
☐ Former witting collaborator (relationship terminated).
OI Code A3.
☒ Potential witting collaborator never contacted. OI Code A4.
☐ Counterintelligence case (i.e., involving a foreign intelligence or security service). OI Code A5.
☐ All others. OI Code A6.
Signed [Signature] [Name] (name) [Title] (title) [Component] (component)
This assignment of category has been entered into STAR.
Signed [Signature] [Initials] (initials) [Date] (date)
This document is a permanent part of this file. 201- [Number]
DESENSITIZED
per CM 43-43
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA AIR
DATE: 3 November 1949
TO: Chief, FIM
FROM: Chief, Paris Station
SUBJECT: GENERAL
O John Augustus McVickar, Jr. 201-33608
1. Subject is presently employed in Paris by Trans World Airline in the capacity of Special Sales Representative. He is well known to Douglas C. Hare and Eleanor T. Hartwell, the former having known him socially for a number of years and the latter having dealt with him on transportation problems since his appointment fifteen months ago, to the position he now occupies with TWA.
2. Subject is also a long-time friend of UNKOWN, who brought him to our attention as a potential recruit and who has provided us with the biographical information contained in the attached personal record form No. 51-67.
3. From what I have been able to gather from UNKOWN, as well as from Hare and Hartwell, subject appears to be the type of individual which might be ideally suited to fulfill certain valuable operational assignments in France, such as "spotter" for other high-level potential agents, high-level contacts, cut-out, etc. All who know him agree that subject is capable of "doing anything and getting to know anyone" if he so chooses. Apparently subject, despite the "brass" which surrounds his perceptible personality, is a serious-minded, intelligent and patriotic individual who has had much experience along lines which could be of use to this organization, as well as an uncanny knack of being able to introduce and ingratiate himself into practically any milieu of interest to his work or wishes. A partial list of subject's fairly close friends, as reported by UNKOWN on Page 8-a of attachment, shows the variety of people subject knows and sees whenever they are in this area. Undoubtedly, subject himself could add a much longer list of names to those reported herein, particularly with respect to contacts in Europe.
4. I am assured by UNKOWN that subject, despite his ability to make and keep numerous and varied friendships, is far from being a "good time Charlie." He is, on the other hand, one of those characters whom everyone likes and trusts and who goes out of their way to see as often as occasion permits. UNKOWN assures me that subject is a particularly good friend.
of Alberto LACERGA (the Argentine shipping executive) who is living in France at the present time.
5. It is our thought that perhaps subject's personality and in the cover-job he now occupies could be utilized to advantage by this Station and the organization as a whole. He has absolute freedom of movement outside France (usually in the United States) practically any milieu his assignments might require and it is thought he is intelligent, hard-working and patriotic individual.
6. On a recent tour of inspection of the TWA circuit, Warren L. PIERSON, Chairman of the Board of TWA, assured subject he would endeavor to secure for him an additional allotment of funds to supplement his present expense account budget. Due to budgetary restrictions this has not been possible and subject is at present seeking another more remunerative position, since he claims that his present income of approximately $666.00 monthly (including expense account) is insufficient to permit him to live in Paris and maintain the contacts and activity required by his job. According to UNKOWN, subject is at present endeavoring to secure from his good friend Benjamin KATZ (President of the Gruen Watch Co.) the sales agency for Gruen watches in Europe. Meanwhile, however, subject is not contemplating resigning his position with TWA until he has a firm and more remunerative position. UNKOWN states that subject plans to remain with TWA at least until the end of the year, by which time he may have secured something better. Subject has also had talks with James A. FARLEY (on his recent trip to France) concerning the possibility of handling the Coca-Cola agency here. Nothing has come of this possibility to date, but subject appears to be hopeful.
7. UNKOWN is of the opinion that subject would be most receptive to a proposition of doing intelligence work and furthermore believes that if subject could supplement his present income by an additional $200 or $300 per month, he would be willing to remain with TWA, which he likes and is only considering leaving due to his present low total income, much of which is spent in connection with activities required by his position.
8. UNKOWN has, of course, never even hinted to subject anything about his own undercover activities and is sure subject does not suspect that the former is doing anything but his cover work in France. UNKOWN, when questioned as to his opinion concerning subject's potential value as a covert agent, as well as his recruitability, has pointed out very strongly that subject, due to the very nature of his personality, must be given a good deal of operational guidance and be closely controlled. Questioned as to whether some other individual should endeavor to recruit subject, UNKOWN was of the opinion that, should the organization desire to do so, he would be best fitted to exploit subject's potential, since
he has known him for a good many years and as a close friend, knows his
strong and weak points and could, in general, handle subject to better
advantage than another individual who might have only occasional contact
with him.
9. We request that consideration be given to the advisability of
endeavoring to recruit subject and, in the event of a favorable decision,
that provisional operational clearance be given in order that subject may
be approached on the subject of engaging in intelligence work. With
regard to whom should actually recruit subject, we suggest that EARS might
safely make the first approach and, if subject accepts and final security
is obtained, he might eventually be turned over to UNCOVERED for exploita-
tion.
10. We would appreciate your reactions to the desirability of
recruiting subject, as well as your thoughts as to how best exploit his
obvious potential.
11. If subject's recruitability is approved in principle and he
is given provisional security clearance, this station would then prepare
a field project outline, to be submitted to you for approval.
[Signature]
Encl: Personal Record Form
Distribution:
FIM 2
Files 2
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
PERSONAL RECORD OF
McVICKAR John Augustus, Jr.
Last Name First Middle
Place Photograph here if available
DATE 25 October 1949
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
CS COPY
WEP 5487
FORM NO.
JUL 1949 51-67
201-3-36-8
1. FULL NAME, IN NORMAL SEQUENCE.
John Augustus McVicker, Jr.
2. NAME IN NATIVE SCRIPT OR OTHER APPROPRIATE CHARACTERS.
3. NAME AT BIRTH (if different from No. 1).
Same
4. ALL ALIASES (give brief statement of time and place of use):
(Include Nicknames - Legal Changes).
No aliases. Nickname - "Johnny"
5. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH.
12 February 1909. Long Island, N.Y., U.S.A.
6. NATIONALITY, ALSO RACE (if appropriate).
U.S.
7. NATIONALITY AT BIRTH (if different from No. 6). INCLUDE ALL
NATIONALITIES HELD.
Same as above
8. PRESENT RESIDENCE (Is he owner, tenant, sub-tenant. At whose home
does he live? Telephone?).
28 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France.
Tenant on a monthly basis, subletting from one Fred McAvoy, an Australian.
Telephone: ELY 6-65
9. PERMANENT ADDRESS (if different than present residence).
None
10. PRESENT OCCUPATION (Give full title, indication as to earnings, etc.).
Special Sales Representative for Trans World Airlines in Paris.
In addition to Paris, sales territory includes the Benelux countries.
Earnings, including salary, living allowance and expense account, total
approximately $666.00 monthly.
Authorized Staff only
11. FATHER'S FULL NAME, NATIONALITY AT BIRTH, PRESENT NATIONALITY, PLACE OF BIRTH, PRESENT RESIDENCE.
Father was born in U.S. and has always held U.S. citizenship. Formerly a member of U.S. Foreign Service, living at present in retirement on Long Island, N.Y., in the home of his second son, Theodore McVikar.
Name: John Augustus McVikar.
12. MOTHER'S FULL NAME, NATIONALITY AT BIRTH, PRESENT NATIONALITY, PLACE OF BIRTH, PRESENT RESIDENCE.
U.S. citizen at birth. Now deceased.
13. HUSBAND/WIFE: FULL NAME (include maiden name of wife), NATIONALITY AT BIRTH, PLACE OF BIRTH.
Ruth Maxwell Warner McVikar, née Ruth Maxwell.
U.S. citizen from birth. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
14. (a) WHEN AND WHERE MARRIED.
(b) NAME CHILDREN, AGE, NATIONALITY, RESIDENCE.
(a) 2 June, 1919 at Alexandria, Virginia
(b) One daughter by a previous marriage, Barbara McVikar, U.S. citizen, aged 19, now living with remarried mother in San Francisco, California.
15. NAMES OF BROTHERS/SISTERS, AGES, NATIONALITY, RESIDENCE.
Two brothers - Theodore and Ralph McVikar, and one sister, Dorothea Dawson. All U.S. citizens and all living in U.S.
16. IF SUBJECT, PARENTS, OR HUSBAND/WIFE NATURALIZED, GIVE DATE AND NAME IN WHICH CERTIFICATE WAS GRANTED.
None
17. LIST OFFICIAL IDENTITY PAPERS HELD BY SUBJECT.
U.S. Passport No. 227
French Identity Card
U.S. Social Security No. 091-09-6737
18. GIVE PRESENT AND/OR PAST OFFICIAL CONNECTION WITH ANY GOVERNMENT.
None
19. GIVE CONNECTIONS WITH ANY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE, PAST OR PRESENT. HAS SUBJECT EVER BEEN A DOUBLE AGENT? HAS SUBJECT EVER BEEN CONSIDERED THE TYPE OF AGENT WHO SELLS HIS INFORMATION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER? EXPLAIN.
In 1941-1942, while Assistant General Manager of the Hotel Pierre in New York, furnished information regularly to the FBI concerning persons living in the hotel in whom the Agency was interested. This service was requested by the Agency and no payment was involved.
20. RELIGION, AND DEGREE PRACTICED. (Membership in Religious Orders.)
Protestant. Infrequent attendant at Church.
21. POLITICAL ORIENTATION. TO WHAT CLASSES, ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR UNIONS, PARTIES, OR SOCIETIES HAS HE BELONGED?
Republican. Never a member of any club, organization, union, party or society.
22. SOCIAL STANDING (Aristocracy, upper middle-class, lower middle-class, peasantry, etc.).
UPPER MIDDLE CLASS
23. RECORD OF TRAVEL - OUTSIDE OF COUNTRY OF PRESENT RESIDENCE. (Under Purpose, list pertinent firms and people visited.)
| Country | Purpose of trip | Dates |
|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| France | | |
| British Isles | | |
| Germany | As a member of the Raymond-Whitehead Cruise Operating Staff | 1932 - 1939 |
| Holland | While employed by that company | |
| Norway | (See Employment History) | |
| Sweden | | |
| Denmark | | |
| The West Indies| | |
| Brazil | | |
| Australia | With American Red Cross | 1942 - 1944 |
| New Guinea | (See Employment History) | |
| Philippine Islands | | |
All youth spent in Europe with family, Father being in the United States Foreign Service.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
24. EDUCATION.
| Name of School | Course | Degree | Notes |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|-------|
| St. Bernard's, New York, U.S.A. | | | |
| Harvey School, Paris, France | | | |
| Mclainst School, St. Cloud, s/e, France | | | No college education. |
25. LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS (Check proficiency).
(a) Language Read Speak Understand
French Good Good Good
(b) ARE HIS LANGUAGE ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS SUCH THAT HE COULD PASS HIMSELF OFF AS A NATIVE TO A COUNTRY OR REGION OTHER THAN HIS OWN?
Possibly. French is fluent, having been spoken since childhood, but accent might be noted and typical American appearance and mannerisms difficult to disguise.
26. MILITARY SERVICE: Country, Organization, Rank, nature of duty, where service was performed, when discharged, why?
U.S. Red Cross, Club Director, Service in Australia, New Guinea, Philippines. (See Employment History)
27. PRESENT OR PAST MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES:
None
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
28. LIST SPECIAL SKILLS, HOBBIES AND ABILITIES. (Radio, Photography, etc.).
No hobbies. Special ability lies in salesmanship and the establishment and maintenance of personal contacts necessary to career.
29. FINANCIAL STATUS: (Earnings, Bank Accounts, Securities, Property).
Paid approximately $66,000 monthly by Trans World Airline.
Bank account with Chemical Bank and Trust Company of New York.
No property or securities outside of Life Insurance Policies.
30. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY. (Include type of work done, dates, employers, and addresses.)
Business career began in Europe. Brought up in France and speaking French, was appointed, at the age of 19, General Sales Agent for numerous American products including Jantzen Bathing Suits, Three-In-One Oil, the Franklin Motor Car and the Le Baron Motor Car. Successful with these lines, later became General Sales Agent in France for Duesenberg Motor Cars and the Packard Motor Car Company. Almost immediately after taking on Packard sales he accepted a proposition to work exclusively for the Packard Motor Car Co. Remained with the company in Paris for two years, or until early in 1931. Was then sent to the United States by the company to handle Packard sales in Buffalo, New York where he remained until the autumn of 1932.
At that time he was approached by Raymond-Whitcomb Inc., a leading American travel company, specializing in deluxe tours and cruises, and asked to take over sales in the New York Office due to his knowledge of Europe and his contacts in Europe and the United States who were potential customers for high priced travel offerings. He went to work in the company's principal sales office at 670 Fifth Avenue and remained there until 1940. The travel business became so severely restricted after the outbreak of war in Europe that Raymond-Whitcomb Inc. was obliged to close most of its offices. Sales were at a standstill and, as he was working by his own choice on a commission basis, it was necessary for him to leave. During his eight-year tenure with Raymond-Whitcomb Inc. he wrote on an average of $500,000 worth of business yearly by himself.
After leaving Raymond-Whitcomb Inc., he took a position as Assistant General Manager of the St. Regis Hotel in New York and subsequently transferred to the Hotel Pierre in the same capacity. He remained at the Hotel Pierre until 1942.
(Continued on Page 7 a)
31. DESCRIPTION (Use American Standards of measurement).
| Age | 10 |
|-----|----|
| Apparent Age | 10 |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Weight | 133 lbs. |
| Eyes | Grey |
| Hair | Brown - thick |
| Face Shape | Round |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Sex | Male |
| Build | Thick set |
Prominent Features: None
Disfigurements: None
Personal Habits: Normal
Any traits which distinguish from others having same general description.
No
32. HAS SUBJECT DONE ANY WRITING? GIVE DETAILS.
None
33. WAS HE EVER A PRISONER OF WAR? GIVE DETAILS.
No
34. WITH WHAT PEOPLE OR GROUPS DOES HE MOST OFTEN ASSOCIATE? (List several).
Associates most often in France with the "international set", wealthy and prominent persons of all nationalities, many of whom are his customers for air transportation and most of whom are friends of long standing.
In the U.S., his contacts include persons of high social position and leaders in business and industry. This has been brought about partly by the nature of his work in selling deluxe transportation on two continents and partly by family background and early life in Europe.
(See Page 66 for a limited list of persons with whom subject associates)
SECRET
Authorized Staff Only
30. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY. (Continued)
Attempting to volunteer for service in the U.S. Armed Forces he was turned down as being overweight. He then approached the U.S. Red Cross, was accepted, and sent immediately to Sydney, Australia as manager of the U.S. Officers' Club in that city. Subsequently, he served in New Guinea, and in Leyte and Manila in the Philippines.
After two and a half years overseas he became eligible for discharge and made application to return to the United States. He went directly to Washington D.C., upon his arrival to operate there the War Service Bureau of the American Optical Company. The Bureau handled that company's business relations with foreign governments and aided implementation of U.S. Army, Navy and Air Corps contracts.
With the war over and the War Service Bureau about to close, he refused a position with the American Optical Company Sales Division, to re-enter the Transportation field. He joined a newly-formed airline called Transair Inc., at that time one of the leading charter companies.
Due to the uncertain position of charter lines within the aviation industry he decided to accept an offer made to him by American Airlines to go to Europe as District Traffic Manager for Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg with headquarters in Amsterdam. He remained with American Overseas Airlines until he had an opportunity to transfer to Trans World Airlines which made it possible for him to return to Paris as Special Sales Representative, covering large corporations, government accounts and the motion picture industry. He has now been with Trans World Airlines in Paris for fifteen months.
For verification of his employment history the following persons are offered as references. Both are familiar with his business career and have known him personally for years. As is indicated by the above he has been employed by both.
Henry S. WOGERIDE
Warsham Park Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Formerly General Manager of Raymond-Shitcomb Inc.
Warren Lee FISHER
Chairman of the Board
Trans World Airlines, New York, N.Y.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
SECRET
Potential List of Personal Contacts:
United States:
David Rockefeller
Alfred Jayne Vanderbilt
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tibbett (Metropolitan Opera)
Spyros Skouras (20th Century Fox)
Robert Topping
Daniel Topping
John Torrey
John Ringling North
Baron George Brauget
Dr. Herman Baruch (ex-U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands)
John Snyder (Secretary of the Treasury)
General Carlos Romulo (Philippines)
Serge Obolensky
Warren Lee Pierson (Chairman of Board - TWA)
James A. Farley (ex-Postmaster General)
George B. Wells (ex-President - American Optical)
Nancy Oakes Hariguy
Oscar Holcomb (Mayor of Houston, Texas)
Dorothy Spreckels (San Francisco sugar heiress)
Adolph Spreckels
Benjamin Eats (President - Gruen Watch Co.)
France:
Dean Frederick Beekman (American Pro, Cathedral, Paris)
Alberto Dodero (South American shipping magnate)
Baron and Baroness von Seidlitz
Andre Dubonnet
Pepe Herrera (Venezuelan Minister to Sweden)
Ralph B. Strassburger
A complete list, even of closest contacts, is difficult to compile. It includes well-known persons in the moving picture industry, newspaper people, hotel executives, transportation executives, persons high in government service and in the financial world. Few men have as wide a circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the world.
SECRET
Authorized Staff Only
35. IS HE IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH PERSONS OR FIRMS OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF PRESENT RESIDENCE? (If no, list).
Presumably with family only.
Subject is alleged to be a very poor correspondent.
36. HAS HE EVER BEEN SENTENCED BY A COURT? (Week, by what court, delinquency, punishment. Give record of arrests and acquittals.)
Never
37. IF APPLICABLE, GIVE INFORMATION ON DENAZIFICATION - WHETHER CONFIRMED, PROPOSED, OR REFUSED.
38. HOW WAS HE FIRST CONTACTED OR DEVELOPED?
Old friend of Sydney P. Graser
39. COULD SUBJECT BE TURNED OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR HANDLING QUICKLY AND IN A SECURE MANNER?
Yes
40. WHAT IS THE BEST ESTIMATE AS TO SUBJECT'S MOTIVATION?
Not yet approached.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
41. WITH WHAT AGENCIES AND FILES HAS SUBJECT'S NAME BEEN CHECKED? WHEN?
WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN DONE TO VERIFY BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FURNISHED
BY SUBJECT?
To be cleared by HQ.
Provisional clearance requested.
42. ARE THERE ANY FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CONTROL OF SUBJECT?
None - at present.
43. DOES SUBJECT KNOW FOR WHAT SERVICE HE IS WORKING OR DOES HE KNOW
THE DESTINATION OF HIS INFORMATION?
Not yet recruited.
44. IF POSSIBLE, ATTACH A SAMPLE OF SUBJECT'S HANDWRITING TOGETHER
WITH SIGNATURE.
Will be supplied later.
45. IS SUBJECT (for example) WELL-INFORMED AND INTELLIGENT X; ILL-
INFORMED BUT CREATIVE; NOT VERY BRIGHT; OR:
46. HOW DO YOU EVALUATE HIS CHARACTER, RELIABILITY, SECURITY?
To be supplied later.
Provided subject is approached.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
11.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
47. WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION HAS HE FURNISHED AND WHAT TYPE IS HE EXPECTED TO FURNISH IN THE FUTURE? GIVE AN EVALUATION OF INFORMATION RECEIVED.
SUBJECT IS IDEALLY SUITED AND LOCATED IN COVER JOB WHICH BRINGS HIM INTO CONTACT WITH MANY POTENTIAL AGENTS AND VALUABLE CONTACTS.
48. IF SUBJECT'S DUTIES ARE OTHER THAN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, SO INDICATE.
SUBJECT WOULD START AS "SPOTTING" AND PERHAPS RECRUITER.
49. HAS HE BEEN GIVEN SPECIAL TRAINING AS AGENT? IF SO, DESCRIBE THE TRAINING.
IF SECURITY CLEARED WILL BE TRAINED IN PARIS.
50. IS SUBJECT INTEGRATED WITH ANY OTHER OPERATIONS?
NOT YET RECRUITED.
51. DO WE KNOW GENERALLY HOW AND FROM WHOM HE OBTAINS INFORMATION?
NOT YET APPLICABLE.
52. IS HE PAID A REGULAR SALARY BY US? AMOUNT:
RECOMMEND BETWEEN $200 AND $300 MONTHLY.
RETRAINER FEE OF $100 RECOMMENDED DURING TRAINING AND BRIEFING PERIOD.
53. HAVE ANY UNFULFILLED PROMISES BEEN MADE TO HIM?
NOT YET APPLICABLE.
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
54. REMARKS. (IN ESSAY FORM, MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON FACTORS OMITTED WHICH ARE DEEMED BY THE CASE OFFICER TO BE PERTINENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PERSONAL RECORD. ADDENDA SHOULD BE MADE TO THIS FORM FROM TIME TO TIME.)
See covering letter.
SUBMITTED BY Sydney P. Graser
VIA [signature]
SECRET
Authorized Staff only
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: AIR
SPECIFY AIR OR SEA ROUTE
DISPATCH NO. RPP-3724
TO: Chief, FIM
DATE: 15 December 1949
FROM: Chief, Paris Station
SUBJECT: General John Augustus McVicker, Jr.
SPECIFIC: PARI-4211
1. We regret that circumstances beyond our control prompted us to dispatch PARI-4211 on the off chance that Subject might be of sufficient interest to you as a potential candidate for recruitment, thus bringing to a head a question which normally would have followed its course through the mill. In this case, however, due to Subject's alleged resignation from TWA, we felt that a cable such as the one we dispatched was justified, due to the fact that unless some quick action is taken, Subject will definitely leave his present job with TWA and seek employment elsewhere.
2. On 10 December, Subject had luncheon with HARE and unloaded all his financial troubles. In a casual way HARE asked him if by any chance he would be willing to stay on at TWA if his salary were supplemented. Subject took eagerly to this possibility, since it is well-known that Subject likes his job and desires very much to remain, but is resigning merely for financial reasons. In consultation with ENVEED and HARE, both of whom knew Subject well, it is apparent that probably $300 monthly would allow Subject to decide to stay with TWA, provided we are sufficiently interested in recruiting him for intelligence activities.
3. Attached hereto is ENVEED's latest report on Subject, dated 8 December, and prepared prior to HARE's luncheon with Subject. There seems to be some question as to whether Subject has actually submitted his resignation to TWA in writing. According to ENVEED, he has, whereas Subject denied this to HARE. In any event, it is well known in Paris that Subject is taking terminal leave at present, prior to leaving TWA.
4. We now await your reaction as to whether you feel that in principle McVicker is worth recruiting. It is too early, not having had specific and detailed talks with McVicker, to submit a project outline, but all here are agreed that the organization could benefit considerably by Subject's extensive contacts in all countries of Western Europe.
Encl: 1
Distribution:
File: 1
CS COPY
CLASSIFICATION
6 December, 1949
Subject: KEVIN, JOHN AUGUSTUS JR.
Address: 26 Avenue Fontaine Paris
Telephone: ELY 46-65
Subject is quitting his position as traffic representative with Trans World Airline as of 31 December, 1949. In August, 1949, subject advised his superiors, including WARREN LEE PIERSON, Chairman of the Board of TWA and a personal friend, that he could not continue unless a larger salary and a more liberal expense account were forthcoming. He was informed in due course by Vice President COX that it was impossible for the company to give him more money within the present wage structure. Subject therefore decided to seek other employment. On or about 15 November subject was advised by Overseas Manager THORNTON that he could proceed to make new arrangements as of the end of the year. Whether subject actually resigned or was asked to terminate his connection due to his repeated demands for more money is not completely clear to the writer.
Overseas Manager THORNTON was never sympathetic with the subject. According to STANLEY MARKUSEN, TWA Overseas Public Relations Director, THORNTON was jealous of subject's popularity. On the other hand, JOHN WITCHELL, Traffic Manager for Paris, and subject's immediate superior, was, and continues to be, his strong supporter. On the basis of business produced WITCHELL has told the writer that subject is the company's most valuable employee overseas. MARKUSEN concurs in that belief.
Subject is highly regarded by OTTO HOLZER and PAUL BRADLEY, directors of TWA. In addition he is a close friend of PIERSON, Chairman of the Board, who engaged him directly in the first place. None of these, however, seem willing to run counter to the economy drive now in progress within TWA sponsored by new President RALPH DANN. Unless there is a last minute change in policy subject's termination will stand.
Subject's future is uncertain. He has been in touch with a friend of his in New York named HARVEY DIGHT. DIGHT makes frequent business trips to Europe on behalf of his own company which deals in spare parts for airplanes. It has indicated that he might use subject in Europe for six to eight months and then bring him back to the U.S. for employment in Washington. As of the above date DIGHT has made subject no definite offer but has advised him in a letter seen by the writer not to worry about his future.
Ex-Postmaster General JAMES FAILEY, now with the Coca-Cola Company, was interested recently in hiring subject for work in France but that idea seems now to have been dropped.
CHARLES ROSE, Paris automobile-dealer, has asked subject to work for him but subject has refused.
Subject is hard pressed for money. He has outstanding debts and his salary from TWA, in the vicinity of $500 monthly, had never been sufficient for his needs. In October, 1949, TWA cut the living allowance paid to employees overseas. According to subject, that cost him about $150 monthly and forced him into debt. Subject was
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Subject: NAVIKA, JOHN AUDISTON JR. (continued)
married in June of 1952 and his expenses have risen sharply. Subject has told
the writer that he needs a "thousand dollars a month, salary and expense account
combined, in order to live in Paris and do a decent job.
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OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
To: PARIS
From: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Confirmation: FDR (1-2)
Information: ADO (3-4), STD (5), IID (6), STD (7)
ROUTINE
5 DEC 49
OUT 95459
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 60A AR-380-3
WASH 5570
TO: PARIS
CITE: WASHF
RE: PARI 4214 (11-15-58)
1. ALTHO SUBJECT SOUNDED GOOD IN PRINCIPLE WE UNABLE APPROVE REF PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME FOR FOLLOWING REASONS:
A. PRIOR COMPLETION PRELIM FOUR WAY CHECK PROVISIONAL CLEARANCE UNSTAINABLE.
B. EVEN IF CLEARED AND DEFINITE TARGET IN MIND, $300 CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE FOR UTRIED, UTRAINED (ALTHO WELL PLACED) INDIVIDUAL COMPARED OTHER STARTERS.
2. AS RESIGNATION APPEARS FAIT ACCOMPLI WE DO NOT CONSIDER IT ADVISABLE ATTEMPT PERSUADE SUBJECT RETAIN PRESENT POST THEREBY INCURRING HEAVY MORAL OBLIGATION SUPPORT HIM FOR INDEFINITE PERIOD IN FUTURE.
3. NEW COVER SHOULD STILL GIVE SUBJECT LATITUDE OUR WORK IF HE REMAINS IN EUROPE. WILL SUBMIT RESULTS CHECK AND REQUEST YOU FORMULATE NEW PROPOSAL ON BASIS NEW COVER WHEN WE WILL REEXAMINE AND ADVISE.
R. BOULTON
RELEASING OFFICER
S. H. LEIGHTON
ORIGINATING AND COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
TOD: 0255Z 16 DEC 46
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
From: PARIS
To: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Action: FDW (1-2)
INFORMATION: DSO (3-4), STA (5), STB (6), IID (7)
PARIS 214
TO: WASHF CITE: PARIS
1. UNMOVED REPORTS SUBJECT WFP 3489 RESIGNED FROM TWA EFFECTIVE 1 JAN.
2. SUBJECT APPEARS OPTIMISTIC RE POSSIBILITY SECURING WORK IN EUROPE, HQ PARIS, WITH HARVEY DWIGHT, IMPORTANT AIRPLANE SPARE PARTS DEALER. IF DWIGHT CONTACT MATERIALIZES SUBJECT WOULD REMAIN PARIS SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS, THEN RETURN STATES TO WORK FOR DWIGHT, POSSIBLY IN WASH.
3. AT LUNCHEON WITH HARE 10 DEC SUBJECT TOLD HARE ALL HIS FINANCIAL TROUBLES AND INDICATED WILLINGNESS REMAIN TWA IF INCOME COULD BE SUPPLEMENTED. UNMOVED CONCURS WITH THIS. SUBJECT STATED (RCVD DEHXED) TO HARE HE HAD ACTUALLY RESIGNED FROM TWA, STATING HE NOW TAKING TERMINAL LEAVE PRIOR TO RESIGNATION.
4. RE WFP 3032. IN VIEW DEVELOPMENTS ABOVE WE FEEL DECISION ONE WAY OR OTHER OUR PART MUST BE MADE SOONEST. THEREFORE REQUEST PROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE AND YOUR AUTHORITY APPROACH SUBJECT IN PRINCIPLE, OFFERING SALARY $300 MONTHLY, SUBJECT TO FINAL SECURITY CLEARANCE. THIS IN ORDER PERSUADE SUBJECT REMAIN WITH IDEAL TWA COVER JOB AT LEAST UNTIL WE MAKE FINAL DECISION.
5. THUS, IN THIS CASE, IS OF THE ESSENCE.
33608
TOR: 1211Z 11 DEC 47
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
Chief of Station, Paris
25 November 1949
Subject of NIPA-3409
1. On the basis of the information submitted in reference dispatch, we have initiated an investigation of subject, who appears to have, as you suggest, many facets worth exploiting. To expect this preliminary four-way check to take at least six weeks to complete and in the meantime would appreciate a further list of subject's contacts, sketched briefly at the bottom of page 8a of his personal record form. Since operational clearance is given only for a specific purpose, we also request UNMOVED's preliminary views on exploitation.
2. Subject personal record form (as well as that submitted with NIPA-3500) is unusually complete, which greatly facilitates checking at this end. UNMOVED should be congratulated on his painstaking reporting in this matter.
E. C. Rydell
33608
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| FDW 2016 | 26 Dec 21 | | | This is the letter - what do we do with it? Drop it? Cancel it? |
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McVickar, John Augustus Jr
ABSTRACT INDEX 201-33608 1072650
OSO Hockey
Feb 2016
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: 212
SPECIFIC AIR CR SEA ROUTE
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
TO: Chief, FBI
DATE: 10 February 1956
FROM: Chief, Paris Station
SUBJECT: GENERAL: UFPA-3724; WSH-5370
SPECIFIC:
1. UNKOWN has just informed me that Subject has definitely decided not to return to Paris and is now staying at the Hotel Stanhope on 5th Ave., New York. UNKOWN further assures me that Subject is definitely unemployed for the moment and is desperately looking for suitable employment.
2. Apparently Subject has been able to borrow a considerable amount of money, he having sent to his wife who remained behind in Paris a sufficient amount of dollars to cover local debts in French Francs which Subject had accrued at the various Paris hotels, bars, nightclubs, etc. Subject's wife is at present liquidating all these debts, closing up and returning to the owner the apartment in which they lived and plans to depart for New York to rejoin her husband within a few days.
3. UNKOWN has also assured me that Subject is very anxious to return to Europe and, if possible, Paris. UNKOWN has maintained his contacts with other high TWA officials in Paris, who have told him that they are "lost without Subject" and would be very glad to see his back in Paris. It also seems apparent that Subject left TWA under favorable circumstances and would be willing to return (and they would accept him) provided his financial situation were satisfactorily settled.
4. If Subject still interests you, I suggest you endeavor to contact him at his hotel in New York.
[Signature]
Dan O. Farmer
Distribution:
FBI 2
File 1
REGISTRY COPY
CS COPY
[Classification]
201-33608
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**OBO Registry**
**JUL 20 1956**
**11**
Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO: Staff Office, Mr. Donnet
FROM: Research Branch, 1st Staff
SUBJECT: Levicki, Jr., John Augustus
#40104
In accordance with your request, a covert name check was conducted on the above named Subject. The results are attached.
A review of the information furnished as a basis for this name check indicates that active covert inquiry and/or searches of other public and quasi-public records should be productive. However, in view of the limited nature of your request, no effort to develop such information has been made.
The attached data simply represents the results of inquiry at the designated U.S. Government agencies. Should independent domestic inquiries be required under the provisions of the Director's memorandum dated 14 February 1949, entitled "Security and Operational Clearances", we would be pleased to conduct them and furnish the results to you as promptly as possible.
FOR THE CHIEF OF INSPECTION AND SECURITY:
[Signature]
ROBERT H. CUNNINGHAM
Attachment
Name check data
Etc.
SECRET
Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Staff C/O OSO Att: Mr. Bonmat
TO: Research Branch, I&G Staff
FROM: McVicker, Jr., John Augustus
SUBJECT: 40104
DATE: 1-30-50
In accordance with your request, a covert name check was conducted on the above named Subject. The results are attached.
A review of the information furnished as a basis for this name check indicates that active covert inquiry and/or searches of other public and quasi-public records should be productive. However, in view of the limited nature of your request, no effort to develop such information has been made.
The attached data simply represents the results of inquiry at the designated J. S. Government agencies. Should independent domestic inquiries be required, under the provisions of the Director's memorandum dated 14 February 1949, entitled "Security and Operational Clearances", we would be pleased to conduct them and furnish the results to you as promptly as possible.
FOR THE CHIEF OF INSPECTION AND SECURITY:
ROBERT H. CUNNINGHAM
Attachment
SECRET
FORM NO. 39-104
MAR 1949
SECRET
No. 40104
On 27 December 1949, the files of Confidential Government Agency L-2 were searched in a case of subject with negative results.
On 28 December 1949, it was determined that there was no record of subject in the files of Confidential Government Agency L-3.
Confidential Government Agency L-1 reported no record of subject on 2 January 1950.
On 3 January 1950, a representative of Confidential Government Agency L-2 advised that no investigation of subject has been conducted by that Agency.
On 29 December 1949, it was determined that there was no record of subject in the files of Confidential Government Agency L-3(a).
The Master Index of the United States Civil Service Commission was checked on 29 December 1949 with negative results.
The files of the House Committee on Un-American Activities were checked on 1 January 1950 but revealed no record of subject.
On 29 December 1949, the records of the Passport Division, Department of State, were reviewed in the case of subject.
Passport No. 123456 was issued on 17 December 1949 for travel to England, Holland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and France for business for the American Overseas Airlines. Subject was employed as District Traffic Manager.
Subject was born on 12 February 1900 in London, England. He resided at 11 East 50th Street, New York, New York, and resided in France from 1920 to 1925. His occupation was that of Sales Executive.
Subject registered at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 January 1947. He had resided in Amsterdam since 1 January 1947 as a representative of American Overseas Airlines.
Passport was renewed for two years at Paris, France on 2 December 1948. Subject resided at 123 Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris, France. His legal residence was stated in a report of the American Embassy, 123 Liberty Street, New York, New York. At the time of registration, he represented American Overseas Airlines.
Subject was born in London, England on 12 January 1900, and resided in London, England at the time of registration.
SECRET
Subject: Mr. John Smith
Case No. 10134
Mr. Smith and his wife on 22 July 1949. It was stated that Subject married on 9 June 1949 at Alexandria, Virginia.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: GSO
FROM: FDS
SUBJECT: Request For Name Check
Name: McVICKAR, John Augustus, Jr.
Nickname: "Johnny"
Present Address: 28 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France
Date and Place of Birth: 12 February 1909, Long Island, New York
Citizenship: U. S.
Relatives:
Father - John Augustus McVikar (sic), U.S. citizen at birth; living at home of Theodore McVikar (sic) on Long Island, New York; former member of U. S. Foreign Service
Mother - U. S. citizen at birth; now deceased
Brothers - Theodore McVikar (sic), living U. S.
Ralph McVikar (sic), living U. S.
Sister - Dorothea Dawson, living U. S.
Wife - Ruth Maxwell Warner McVikar (sic) (nee Ruth Maxwell)
Born St. Louis, Missouri; U. S. citizen from birth
Daughter - Barbara McVikar (sic), 19 years of age (daughter by previous marriage); living in San Francisco, California, with remarried mother.
Educational Backgrounds:
St. Bernard's New York, U. S. A.
Harvey School, Paris, France
McJannet School, St. Cloud, s/o France
no college education
Present Employment:
Special Sales Representative for Trans World Airlines in Paris.
Previous Employment:
General Sales Agent in France for various American products, including Jantzen Bathing Suits, Three-in-One Oil, the Franklin Motor Car, the Le Baron Motor Car. (at age 18)
General Sales Agent in France for Duesenberg Motor Cars and Packard Motor Car Co.; later exclusively for Packard Motor Car Co. (until early 1931)
Packard Motor Car Co. in Buffalo, New York (until Autumn of 1932)
Raymond-Whitcomb Ind., 670 Fifth Avenue, New York (until 1940)
Assistant General Manager of St. Regis Hotel, New York
Assistant General Manager of Hotel Pierre, New York (until 1942)
American Red Cross (Australia, New Guinea, Philippines)
Operated War Service Bureau of American Optical Company, Washington, D.C.
Transair, Inc.
American Airlines as District Traffic Manager for Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with headquarters in Amsterdam
Special Sales Representative, Trans World Airlines where subject has been for past 16 months.
Organisations:
Never a member of any club, organization, union, party or society.
Financial:
Bank account with Chemical Bank and Trust Co. of New York
SECRET
References:
Henry J. Woodbridge (former General Manager of Raymond-Wardman Park Hotel, now Assistant to the President, American Optical Co.)
Warren Lee Pierson
Chairman of the Board
Trans World Airlines
New York, New York
Subject holds U.S. Passport No. 227 and Social Security No. 091-09-6739.
23 November 1949
MEMORANDUM
TO: CSO
FROM: FDR
SUBJECT: Request For Visa Creek
Name: McVicker, John Augustus, Jr.
Maiden Name: "Johnny"
Present Address: 28 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France
Date and Place of Birth: 12 February 1909, Long Island, New York
Citizenship: U. S.
Relatives:
Father - John Augustus McVicker (sic), U. S. citizen at birth; living at home of Theodore McVicker (sic) on Long Island, New York; former member of U. S. Foreign Service.
Mother - U. S. citizen at birth; now deceased.
Brothers - Theodore McVicker (sic), living U. S.; Ralph McVicker (sic), living U. S.
Sister - Dorothy Dawson, living U. S.
Wife - Ruth Maxwell Harper McVicker (sic) (nee Ruth Maxwell) born St. Louis, Missouri; U. S. citizen from birth.
Daughter - Barbara McVicker (sic), 19 years of age (daughter by previous marriage); living in San Francisco, California, with remarried mother.
Educational Background:
St. Bernard's New York, U. S. A.
Harvey School, Paris, France
Boisjoli School, St. Cloud, s/c France
No college education.
Present Employment:
Special Sales Representative for Trans World Airlines in Paris
Previous Employment:
General Sales Agent in France for various American products, including Jantzen Bathing Suits, Three-in-One Oil, the Franklin Motor Car, the Le Baron Motor Car. (at age 18)
General Sales Agent in France for Duesenberg Motor Cars and Packard Motor Car Co.; later exclusively for Packard Motor Car Co. (until early 1931)
Packard Motor Car Co., in Buffalo, New York (until Autumn of 1932)
Raymond-Whitcomb Inc., 670 Fifth Avenue, New York (until 1940)
Assistant General Manager of St. Regis Hotel, New York
Assistant General Manager of Hotel Pierre, New York (until 1942)
American Red Cross (Australia, New Guinea, Philippines)
Operated Car Service Bureau of American Optical Company, Washington, D.C.
Transair, Inc.
American Airlines as District Traffic Manager for Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with headquarters in Amsterdam
Special Sales Representative, Trans World Airlines where subject has been for past 10 months.
Organizations:
Never a member of any club, organization, union, party or society.
Financial:
Bank account with Chemical Bank and Trust Co. of New York
SECRET
References:
Henry S. Woodbridge (former General Manager of Raymond-Wardman Park Hotel Whitcomb Ins. - now Assistant to the President, American Optical Co.)
Warren Lee Pierson
Chairman of the Board
Trans World Airlines
New York, New York
Subject holds U. S. Passport No. 227 and Social Security No. 091-08-6737.
23 November 1949
REQUEST
FOR: GSO
FROM: FIS
SUBJECT: Request For Same Check
Name: McVicker, John Augustus, Jr.
Nickname: "Johnny"
Present Address: 28 Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France
Date and Place of Birth: 12 February 1932, Long Island, New York
Citizenship: U. S.
Relatives:
Father - John Augustus McVicker (sic), U. S. citizen at birth; living at home of Theodore McVicker (sic) on Long Island, New York; former member of U. S. Foreign Service
Mother - U. S. citizen at birth; now deceased
Brothers - Theodore McVicker (sic), living U. S.
Ralph McVicker (sic), living U. S.
Sister - Dorothy Dawson, living U. S.
Wife - Ruth Maxwell Warner McVicker (sic) (nee Ruth Maxwell) born St. Louis, Missouri; U. S. citizen from birth
Daughter - Barbara McVicker (sic), 19 years of age (daughter by previous marriage); living in San Francisco, California, with remarried mother.
Educational Background:
St. Bernard's New York, N. Y. A.
Harvey School, Paris, France
Molennet School, St. Cloud, a/o France
no college education
SECRET
Present Employment:
Special Sales Representative for Trans World Airlines in Paris
Previous Employment:
General Sales Agent in France for various American products, including Jantzen Bathing Suits, Three-in-One Oil, the Franklin Motor Car, the Le Baron Motor Car. (at age 18)
General Sales Agent in France for Duesenberg Motor Cars and Packard Motor Car Co.; later exclusively for Packard Motor Car Co. (until early 1931)
Packard Motor Car Co. in Buffalo, New York (until Autumn of 1932)
Raymond-Whitcomb Inc., 670 Fifth Avenue, New York (until 1940)
Assistant General Manager of St. Regis Hotel, New York
Assistant General Manager of Hotel Pierre, New York (until 1942)
American Red Cross (Australia, New Guinea, Philippines)
Operated War Service Bureau of American Optical Company, Washington, D.C.
Transair, Inc.
American Airlines as District Traffic Manager for Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with headquarters in Amsterdam
Special Sales Representative, Trans World Airlines where subject has been for past 15 months.
Organizations:
Never a member of any club, organization, union, party or society.
Financial:
Bank account with Chemical Bank and Trust Co. of New York
SECRET
References:
Henry S. Woodbridge (former General Manager of Raymond-Whitcomb Inc. - now Assistant to the President, American Optical Co.)
Warren Lee Pierson
Chairman of the Board
Trans World Airlines
New York, New York
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dfeedd84ae7de6013b29f21dcca96aa5445454ad | FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: C646 DAV, L. M. DAVY, E. C.
26L-729435
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| 15 AUG 1978 | | LOPES | Edward James Logy |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE.
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INFO: FILE
TO: LONDON-Y
FROM: SE/CI/X INFO SE/X/EU/E/BC Y
SUBJECT: UNINTEL CKTOP JAGUAR/IVAN DMITRIEVIICH OBYEDKOV (201-779495)
REF: LONDON 81224 IN 203361 Y
1. OBYEDKOV ACTED AS A GUARD AT THE SOVIET EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY, ALTHOUGH HE APPEARED TO BE BETTER EDUCATED THAN HIS DUTIES AS A GUARD WOULD DEMAND. AMONG HIS MAIN DUTIES, HE TENDED THE SOVIET EMBASSY TELEPHONE, STOOD GUARD DUTY AT THE GATE, TOOK MESSAGES FOR OTHER SOVIETS, NOTIFIED THEM OF MEETINGS, AND ARRANGED APPOINTMENTS. HE ALSO OCCASIONALLY DROVE ONE OF THE EMBASSY CARS ON ERRANDS. DURING HIS TEHRAN TOUR, HE WAS ALSO LISTED AS A GUARD AT THE SOVIET EMBASSY. HE WAS OBSERVED TO BE VERY SECURITY CONSCIOUS.
2. ON BOTH PRECEDING TOURS OBYEDKOV APPEARED TO FUNCTION AS A LEGITIMATE GUARD AND HAS NEVER OBSERVED IN THE ACT OF PERFORMING ANY INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. BECAUSE A SOVIET IS LISTED AS A GUARD AT A SOVIET EMBASSY, IT DOES NOT FOLLOW THAT HE IS NECESSARILY A KGB OFFICER. SINCE WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT AN INTELLIGENCE AFFILIATION WE WILL NO LONGER CARRY HIM AS SUSPECT RIS, PROBABLY KGB.
DATE: 12/11/77
ORIG: 201
UNIT: 779495
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FILE: 201-779495. E2, IMPDET-A
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E/B (S. BROWN), C/SE/CI/X (NOYES) REL: C/E/BC (A. STIMSON)
DATE: 9 MARCH 1977
ORIG: JONSSON/DTH
UNIT: SE/CI/X
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SECRET 2813592 FEB 77 DEFERRED TELEPOUCH
CITE LONDON 81224
TO WASHINGTON.
FOR 1 SE/BIO INFO SE/CI
SUBJ: WINTEL CKTOR JAGUAR
REF 1 DIRECTOR 719659, 17 JUL 1975
1. JAGUAR NOTES THAT IVAN OBYEDKOV (SUBJECT REF) IS NOW WORKING AS AN ELECTRICIAN AT SOVIET EMBASSY, LONDON. THEY INQUIRING REASONS WHY WE CONSIDERED HIM SUSPECT RIS, PROBABLY KGB AND ALSO ASKING, IF POSSIBLE, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTION HE PERFORMED AS GUARD AT SOVIET EMBASSIES IN TEHRAN AND MEXICO CITY.
2. FILE: 201-779495, E-2 IMPDET
SECRET 28 FEB 1977
361-779495
OUTGOING MESSAGE
CONF: SE 5 INFO: FILE PLAN EUR
201-0779495
TO: LONDON-Y
CKTOP JAGUAR TRACEY
REF: LONDON 63248 | IN 629248 | 141Y
FOR LIAISON LESS 2014 TRACE RORY
O B Y E D K O V (201-0779495) AND WIFE HAVE SON, VLADIMIR,
BORN CIRCA 53. IN 65 OBYEDKOV SPOKE POOR SPANISH. OBYEDKOV WAS A
GUARD FOR THE SOV EMBASSY IN MEXICO CITY FROM 28 AUG 62 TO 4 AUG 65;
AND A GUARD FOR THE SOV EMBASSY IN TEHRAN FROM 15 AUG 67 TO PRIOR
APR 71. DURING BOTH TOURS, OBYEDKOV'S WIFE SERVED AS PRINCIPAL
OF SOV SCHOOLS. OBYEDKOV IS CONSIDERED SUSPECT RIS, PROBABLY
KGB, BASED ON HIS POSITION. E-2 IMPDET-A
*REQUEST TRACES PCS SOV.
MD 641970
DATE: 15 JULY 1975
ORIG: CHARLIE WOODWARD/CF
UNIT: SE/BIO
EXT: 1079
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
SECRET 1009442 JUL 75 STAFF
CITE LONDON 63248
TO: DIRECTOR,
C K T O P JAGUAR TRACE
1. JAGUAR REQUESTS TRACES ON IVAN DMITRIEVICH
O B E D K O V, BORN 28 JUL 27, RYAZANSKAYA OBLAST,
WIFE: YELENA LVOVNA OBEDEKOVA NEE D M I T R I Y E V A,
BORN 24 MAR 26, MOSCOW, POSTING: TWO YEARS SOVIET
EMBASSY REPLACING ANATOLIY IVANOVICH S U K H O V
(201-905440), NO. 221776
2. FILE DEFER, E2, IMPDET.
RECORD COPY
SECRET
10 Jul 75
201-204495
1. For your information, we no longer carry Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDKOV (201-779495), guard at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, as PCS. He was not listed on ROGWEN's April 1971 Presence List nor their December 1971 list. We assume he has departed PCS.
2. During OBYEDKOV's tour in Tehran his wife, Yelena, served as principal at the Soviet school. His son was apparently in Moscow living with Yelena's mother. On 23 October 1969, ROARC reported the grandmother calling to check with OBYEDKOV regarding a tutor for the child. They discussed the possibility of the tutor coming for three times a week, at five rubles per hour, but OBYEDKOV, after checking with his wife, decided on two times a week. OBYEDKOV seemed to be very fond of his mother-in-law. According to our AESCREEN transcriber, she was the only one that could tell OBYEDKOV what to do.
3. The following are comments made by our AESCREEN transcriber on OBYEDKOV on 8 July 1970:
"He is very security conscious, especially in dealing with "official people" or superiors. He mentions his name to his friends freely, but refuses to say his name when he knows that one of the superiors is calling, "this is the duty officer" OBYEDKOV would say several times. He often lectures people when they violate security regulations when talking on the telephone. OBYEDKOV has to be persuaded several times or even (continued)"
ATTACHMENT:
Photo, h/w
DISTRIBUTION:
2-C/SB, w/att., a/s
2-C/NE, wo/att.
CS COPY
begged if someone needs help (getting a vehicle or when asking for a favor), but when he decides to help, OBYEDKOV will stay with the problem until he gets results. Although OBYEDKOVA seems to be more cultured and better educated than her husband, it is certain that only OBYEDKOV makes the final decisions. OBYEDKOV could be very pleasant, helpful and even kind, but it usually depended on his mood.
3. The only Soviet we noted as being friendly with OBYEDKOV during his tour here was Rafik Nazhaf-Ogly ABDULLAYEV (201-808524), Third Secretary, suspect RIS, probable KGB. When speaking to one another they used the familiar "ty". We do not know the extent of their relationship.
4. Forwarded herewith is a photograph, date unknown, received from ROGWEN. We have destroyed the Station file.
Marcia A. BURGOON
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**DOCUMENT DISPOSITION**
**PERTINENT INFORMATION**
OBYEDKOV, IVAN DMITRIYEVICH
201-779455
SEX M DOB 7
CIT 7
OCC 7
CHIEF GUARD, SUSPECT RIS. WIFE YELENA LVNOVNA IS DIRECTOR, DEPENDENTS SCHOOL.
R 6903190152
FILE IN 201-779498
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
1. Request traces on:
Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDKOV (201-779495)
born 27 August 1927, Ryazan, RSFSR
passport: S-10043 issued 26 May 1957
wife: Yelena born 1923, Moscow
passport: S-10043 issued 26 May 1957
occupation: guard, Soviet Embassy, Tehran
arrived: 15 August 1957.
Photocopies of the OBYEDKOV's passports are attached.
2. According to the 1963 and 1964 Checklists of Soviet Officials Abroad, one Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV (201-12131); born 14 July 1912; wife Yelena; A number 04377, was present in Mexico City since August 1952 as an employee of the Soviet Embassy. The Checklist for 1965 lists one Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDKOV (201-779495); born 14 July 1912; wife Yelena; A number 41970, as an employee of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico City since August 1952. Apparently these two OBYEDKOVs are one in the same and although Subject's birthdate is different we believe he is identical with the OBYEDKOV who served in Mexico City. Recently a conversation was recorded on ROARC during which Subject used several Spanish words and expressions. It is possible Subject acquired a knowledge of Spanish during a previous tour in a Spanish speaking country such as Mexico. Please compare the attached photo of Subject with that of the OBYEDKOV who was assigned to Mexico City to determine if they are identical.
Veronica L. ANIKLARKE
RIS INPUT No. 11
Attachment: As stated, b/w
Distribution:
2 - C/SE w/att
1 - C/NE w/o/att
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
1 ATT 1/4
NITA-21,826
7 September 1957
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
NO FILE NUMBER
201-
REFERENCE: NITA-21826, 7 September 1967
1. Forwarded herewith are Summary Traces in SFA format on Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYLNIKOV (201-773495) who is suspect KIS. Paragraph 20 of the Summary is for passage to liaison.
2. Subject is not identical to Ivan Ivanovich OBYLNIKOV (201-121531). When Subject first arrived in Mexico in August 1962, he was reported as Ivan Ivanovich and this error was not corrected until May 1965; therefore, two Checklists carried the wrong man PCS in Mexico. When the records were corrected, the Subject's birthdate was not, and the same date was listed for both parties. Headquarters records do not list a wife or other dependents for Ivan Ivanovich OBYLNIKOV and, as far as is known, he has not been assigned abroad PCS prior to the date of this dispatch.
ATTACHMENT:
"Soviet Personality Report" h/w
DISTRIBUTION:
3 - COS, Tehran w/att., a/s
CS COPY
28 NOV 1967
201-779495
1. NAME: Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDKOV
2. DPOB: 27 August 1927 or 19 July 1927 in Ryazan
3. CITIZENSHIP AND PASSPORT DATA:
a. USSR
b. Service passport S009260, used while Subject was in Mexico
c. Service passport S105042, issued 26 May 1967
6. CURRENT POSITION:
Guard in the Soviet Embassy, Tehran
7. RELATIVES:
c. spouse - Yelena Lvovna possibly nee DMITRIYEVA, born 1928
in Moscow. She traveled to Mexico on Service
passport S009270. She served as the director
of the Soviet Primary School in Mexico City
and ran the summer camp in Cuernavaca.
d. children - a son, Vladimir Ivanovich, born 1953.
e. Boris Lvovich DMITRIYEV and Mariya Borisovna DMITRIYEVA,
who are probably wife's brother and sister-in-law. During
Subject's stay in Mexico they occupied Subject's apartment
in Moscow, given as Moscow E-143, Metrogorodok, Otkrytoye
Shosse 26, Building 7, Apartment 69, telephone G3-72-34.
7. (cont'd)
In May 1964 Subject spoke to "Boris" in Moscow about certain purchases for the apartment, and Subject's wife also spoke to her mother, who apparently lived with Boris and his wife.
8. LANGUAGES:
Russian - native
Spanish - poor
9. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS:
Photo number: S010797
DPOB: CA 30
WIFE: HILDA HANNA F CA 30
SECRET
10. PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, AND HABITS:
Although Subject acted as a guard at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico, he appeared to be fairly well educated and was not subservient to any of the other Soviets, with the exception of Counselor Boris Aleksandrovich KAZANTSEV (201-028975). On one occasion Subject was reported to be helping the daughter of Commercial Counselor Georgiy Stepanovich VISKO with her arithmetic homework. On another, Subject was asked about methods of producing metal wire, a subject on which Subject was well informed as a result of his having once worked for a wire factory.
Subject had a tape recorder at home which he liked to listen to. He also occasionally went fishing with other Soviets.
Subject told "Boris" in Moscow to build a large garage, because he was bringing a big car back with him. He also asked whether Boris had bought a refrigerator and TV for the apartment. On another occasion he was negotiating for a can of paint to take back to Moscow with him to repaint "the Moskvich". Subject and his wife were both buying watches just before leaving Mexico. From the above it appears that Subject was fairly well-off financially, for a guard.
11. CURRICULUM VITAE:
Date unknown - Subject reportedly worked at the Serp i Molot (wire) factory in Leningrad.
28 August 1962 - Subject, accompanied by wife and son, arrived PCS in Mexico as an employee of the Soviet Embassy. Subject replaced Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich YEGOROV (201-273431), who is suspect GRU.
6-19 November 1962 - Subject was in the hospital in Mexico City. On the 11th of November he underwent a three hour operation of unspecified nature. The other Soviets had to guard him when he came out of the operating room.
17 August 1963 - Subject stated that he had just returned from a trip with Valentin Vasilyevich BAKULIN (201-261813), who is known GRU. There was no information on where or why the trip was taken.
4 August 1965 - Subject departed Mexico PCS, transiting Belgium on his return to the USSR. He was accompanied by Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (201-305052) who is known KGB. Subject was replaced by Ivan Petrovich KARCHIN (201-782164).
12. INTELLIGENCE AFFILIATION:
Mexico City Station considers Subject suspect RIS because he appears better educated that his duties as a guard would demand, because he seems financially better off than other Soviet guards and because of his apparent association on equal footing with Soviet RIS officers. DERYABIN in 1955 advised LNERGO that the surname OBYEDKOV was familiar to him as the name of a person who was in the Guards Directorate of the MVD in 1951.
In September 1967 DERYABIN and RASTVOROV said that they neither recognized the face nor the name of the Subject. (Both Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Dmitriyevich were seen by the defectors and they did not recognize either of them.)
13. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY:
There was no intelligence activity noted on the Subject's part while he was stationed in Mexico.
14. NON-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY:
Subject primarily handled the main Soviet telephone and took guard duty at the gate. Subject took messages for other Soviets, notified them of meetings, and contacted them for appointments with each other. He occasionally drove one of
14. (cont'd)
the Embassy cars on errands. He kept a ledger of the telegrams sent out by the Embassy and notified other Soviets when cables came in for them.
15. CONTACTS:
a. Soviet friends and associates.
1. Valeriy Aleksandrovich ANDRIANOV (201-293945), employee in the Soviet Trade Representation in Mexico from February 1961 to May 1964, suspect RIS. When the ANDRIANOVs left Mexico they were planning to get in touch with Subject's family in Moscow.
2. Aleksandr Mikhaylovich DENISOV (201-726491), Second Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico from August 1962 to April 1967, known GRU. Subject appeared not to like DENISOV. It also appeared that DENISOV was responsible for reimbursing Subject for the gas Subject used in KUKHARENKO's car.
3. Aleksey Nikolayevich GAVIN (201-757775), known GRU officer who visited Mexico 31 July - 14 August 1964.
Subject, along with other Soviets who were known GRU officers, met GAIN on his visit to Mexico.
4. Sergey Semenovich KUKHARENKO (201-260831), chief of the Soviet information Bulletin in Mexico from October 1962 to August 1964, suspect KGB. Subject and KUKHARENKO were the best of friends for a time, but then KUKHARENKO began drinking too much and getting into various scrapes. Subject frequently commiserated with KUKHARENKO's wife over her husband's drinking, automobile accidents, money problems. Subject occasionally used KUKHARENKO's car.
5. Oleg Pavlovich MOSKVICHEV (201-285090), employee in the Soviet Trade Representation in Mexico from March 1961 to July 1964, known KGB. Subject gave MOSKVICHEV his home address in Moscow.
6. Vladimir Nikolayevich RADVANSKIY (201-298171), code clerk at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico from September 1964 to March 1967, known KGB. Subject is not known to have associated with RADVANSKIY; however, Subject's wife and RADVANSKIY worked together in the school and children's camp, and
15. (cont'd)
RADVANSKAYA took over the camp after Subject's wife left Mexico. RADVANSKAYA asked Subject's wife to tell her (RADVANSKAYA's) daughter to enter the institute when she saw her in Moscow.
7. Vladimir Aleksandrovich ROMANCHENKO (201-727109), Second Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Mexico from August 1963 to July 1967, no known RIS affiliation. When ROMANCHENKO was in Moscow on leave in May 1964, Subject told "Boris" (believed to be Subject's brother-in-law) to send letters to him through ROMANCHENKO when he came back to Mexico.
8. Georgiy Stepanovich VISKO (201-243602), Commercial Counselor in Mexico from July 1962 to circa December 1966, suspect GRU. Subject's wife and Mrs. VISKO taught together in the school and seemed to be good friends. Subject also seemed to be friends with Mrs. VISKO, and he reportedly helped the VISKO's daughter with her arithmetic homework on at least one occasion.
20. TRACES FOR LIAISON:
Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDNOV, born 27 August 1927, accompanied by his wife Yelena Lvovna, and son, Vladimir Ivanovich, born 1953, were stationed in Mexico City from August 1962 to August 1965. Subject was a guard in the Soviet Embassy. Subject is suspect RIS.
I would like to have all the material pertaining to Ivan Dmitrievich Obyedkov (501-774495) removed from Ivan Ivanovich Obyedkov's file (501-121531) and reclassified into Ivan Dmitrievich's file.
This material to be removed has Ivan Ivanovich's name on it and refers to his being PCS in Mexico, which he was not, Ivan Dmitrievich was.
If this note is too confusing and you have further questions please call Betty Green, 5810/115.
Oct 10 43
Oct 30 1967
Forced hereewith for Headquarters retention are voice samples, taken from LIEVNOY, of the following Soviets previously stationed in Mexico:
Ivan Gavrilovich ALFERTEV (201-236701)
Yuriy Aleksandrovich ANDRIANOV (201-230429)
Ivan Afanasievich BEREZOV (201-754500)
Ira Nikolayevna BOLDOVA (201-245416)
Vasily Karpovich BUTSEV (201-273883)
Yuriy Aleksandrovich DOVRACHEV (201-297666)
Aleksandr Ivanovich GARMASH (2010277418)
Vladimir Petrovich GULIN (201-734985)
Viktor Petrovich KALININ (201-735049)
Nikolay Konstantinovich KILENKOY (201-227420)
Sergey Sergeyevich KONSTANTINOV (201-101794)
Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (201-305052)
Sergey Semenovich KUZMIN (201-260831)
Oleg Maksimovich KUCHIPOROZHO (201-305870)
Vladimir Petrovich OBRUHOV (201-731394)
Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYUKOV (201-779495)
Aleksandr Petrovich PAYLOV (201-761265)
Georgiy Aleksandrovich RUCHUKHIN (201-242728)
Vasily Vasiliyevich SIMONOV (201-735055)
Sergey Iosifovich SOKOLOVSKY (201-925485)
Georgiy Stepanovich STROGANOV (201-735056)
Georgiy Stepanovich VISKO (201-243802)
Attachment:
Voice samples
Distribution:
2 - CSB, w/att., H/W
1 - CWH, w/o att.
For/Willard C. CURTIS
[Signature]
201-779495
1. 15-60-55 Dec. 16, 64 L34-M8-T537 #51 to 490
In. 1532 hrs. IRA VISKO & ANDREY SOLOTOV talk to
OBYEDKOV in Russian.
2. 15-60-55 18 Dec. 64 L34-M8-T537 #943
Out. 1919 hrs. OBYEDKOV talks to New York in
Spanish.
15-60-55 18 Dec. 64 L34-M8-T594 #418
1939 hrs. MP talks to OBYEDKOV in Spanish.
1. 15-60-55 24 Dec. 64 L34-M8-T594 #328
In. OBYEDKOV talks to his wife in Russian.
OBYEDKOV
261-779495
REFERENCE: HBMA-26177, 28 May 1965
1. LIFIRE reported the departure on 7 July 1965 via Sabena flight 556 for Brussels (and the USSR) of Subject's wife and son. According to LIENVOY, Subject will follow in September. It is not known whether this travel is PCS or TDY.
2. Travelling on the same flight with Subject was Lyudmila Ivanovna ZHEVTUN (201-754502), who has gone on home leave to the USSR.
3. The Station would appreciate a reply to the Reference, which requested clarification of Subject's identity.
Distribution:
2 - CSR
1 - CWI
for
Willard G. CURTIS
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
HBMA - 26658
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
HBMA - 26658
DATE
22 JULY 1965
CLASSIFICATION
201-
NOS FILE NUMBER
P-8125
REFERENCE: A. HOMA-26824, 10 August 1965
B. MEXI-6485, 19 August 1965
1. Reference A reported the departure of Subject from Mexico on 4 August 1965. The Station now believes that Subject departed PCS, and that he has possibly been replaced by Ivan Petrovich KARCHIN, whose arrival on 14 August 1965 was reported in Reference B.
2. According to LIENVY, KARCHIN has been answering the telephone at the Soviet Embassy, a duty for which Subject was previously responsible. According to LICALLA, KARCHIN has also been taking guard duty at the entrance gate to the Soviet Embassy, which Subject also had as one of his duties.
3. In addition, LIENVY reported that on 17 August 1965 that "a new school director" had arrived at the Soviet Embassy. OBYEDKOVA had previously been the director of the Soviet school in Mexico, and the fact that she had been replaced indicates that she will not return to Mexico. The identity of the new school director has not been established, although it may be KARCHINA.
4. The attached Soviet Personality Report (SPR) on Subject represents a summary of Station information on him. It is noted that Subject is listed as suspect RIS, service unknown. His previous designation as suspect KGB was based primarily on his presumed identity with the subject of 201-121531, which has now been established as incorrect.
Attachment:
SPR
Distribution:
2 - CSR, w/att. (2 copies), H/W
1 - CMH, w/att. (1 copy), H/W
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
HOMA - 27030
DATE
26 AUGUST 1965
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
HOS FILE NUMBER
201-779495
FFN: F-8125
SECRET
ATTACHMENT TO KNOA-27030
DATED 26 August 1965
SPR PREPARED BY: Jonathan L. Weening
DATE: 26 August 1965
1. NAME: Ivan Dmitrievich OBYEDKO (4).
2. DPOB: ca. 1927-30 (3). Place unknown.
3. CITIZENSHIP AND PASSPORT DATA:
Soviet service passport no. 009260, used in 1965 (3).
4. ETHNIC ORIGIN: No information.
5. OTHER NAMES USED: No information
6. CURRENT POSITION: Unknown
7. RELATIVES:
a. Wife: Yelena Lvovna OBYEDKOVA (1). Probably nee DMITRIYEVA (3).
DOB: ca. 1928-31 (3).
Soviet service passport no. 009270, used in 1965 (3).
In Mexico 28 August 1962 - 22 July 1965 (2,5). Served as director of
the Soviet primary school in Mexico City and also ran the summer
camp in Guernavaca.
b. Son: Vladimir (1,2).
DOB: ca. 1953-56 (3).
In Mexico 28 August 1962 - 22 July 1965. Travelled on
mother's passport, (2,5).
c. Boris Lvovich DMITRIYEV and Mariya Borisovna DMITRIYEVA who are
probably wife's brother and sister-in-law. During Subject's tour
in Mexico, the DMITRIYEVS were staying in Subject's apartment
in Moscow, given as Moscow E-143, Metrogorodok, Oktybye Shosse 26,
Building 7, Apartment 69, telephone 03-72-34 (4). In May 1964
Subject spoke to "Boris" in Moscow about certain purchases for the
apartment, and Subject's wife also spoke to her mother, who apparently
lived with "Boris" and his wife (1).
8. LANGUAGES: Spanish - poor (1).
9. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS:
Photos of Subject and his wife are attached (7).
10. PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, HABITS:
Although Subject acted as a guard at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico, he appeared to be fairly well educated and was not subservient to any of the other Soviets, with the exception of Counselor Boris Aleksandrovich KAZANTSEV (201-028973). On one occasion Subject was reported to be helping the daughter of Commercial Counselor Georgiy Stepanovich VISKO with her arithmetic homework. On another, Subject was asked about methods of producing metal wire, a subject on which Subject was well informed as a result of his having once worked for a wire factory (1).
Subject had a tape recorder at home which he liked to listen to. He also occasionally went fishing with other Soviets (1).
Subject told "Boris" (paragraph 7c above) in Moscow to build a large garage, because he was bringing a big car back with him. He also asked whether "Boris" had bought a refrigerator and TV for the apartment. On another occasion he was negotiating for a can of paint to take back to Moscow with him to repaint "the Moskvich." Subject and his wife were both buying watches just before leaving Mexico. (1). (From the above it appears that Subject was fairly well-off financially, for a guard/.
11. CURRICULUM VITAE:
(date unknown) Subject reportedly had worked at the Serp i Molot wire factory in Leningrad (1).
28 August 1962 Subject, accompanied by his wife and son, arrived in Mexico as employee of the Soviet Embassy. Subject replaced Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich YEGOROV (201-273431, suspect GRU/). (2) In Mexico City Subject and his family lived at Tacambaro 4, reportedly in Apartment 5 in January 1963 and in Apartment 4 in July 1965. (1).
22 July 1965 Subject's wife and son departed Mexico for the USSR (5).
4 August 1965 Subject departed Mexico for the USSR (3). Subject is believed to have been replaced by Ivan Petrovich KARCHIN (no Station traces.)
12. INTELLIGENCE AFFILIATION: Suspect RIS.
The Station has no real evidence of Subject's intelligence affiliation; however, because Subject appears better educated than his duties as a guard would demand, because he seems financially better off than other Soviet guards, and because of his apparent association on an equal footing with Soviet officers, he is considered suspect RIS. It is further noted that Subject's predecessor was suspect GRU.
13. INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY: Unknown.
14. NON-INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY:
In Mexico City Subject primarily handled the main Soviet Embassy telephone (1) and also took guard duty at the gate (3). Subject took messages for other Soviets, notified them of meetings, and contacted them for appointments with each other. He also occasionally drove one of the Embassy cars on errands. He kept a ledger of the telegrams sent out by the Embassy and notified other Soviets when cables came in for them (1).
On 17 August 1963 Subject stated that he had just returned from a trip with Valentin Vasilyevich BAKULIN (201-261313) (1). BAKULIN is an identified GRU officer. The Station has no further information on the nature of this trip, nor any reports of other trips taken by Subject.
From 6 to 19 November 1962 Subject was in the hospital (Sanatorio Reforma) in Mexico City. On 11 November he underwent a three-hour operation of unspecified nature. The other Soviets had to take guard duty with him in the hospital, and it was stressed that one of the Soviet men should be with him after he came out of the operation. (1).
15. CONTACTS:
Subject is not known to have had any contact with non-Soviets during his tour in Mexico, with the exception of an occasional visit to one of the doctors regularly consulted by the Soviets. Subject's closest Soviet contacts appeared to be the following:
a. Valeriy Aleksandrovich ANDRIANOV (201-293945), employee in the Soviet Commercial Office in Mexico from February 1961 to May 1964, suspect RIS. When the ANDRIANOVs left Mexico they were planning to get in touch with Subject's family in Moscow (1).
b. Aleksandr Mikhailovich DENISOV (201-726491), Second Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico since August 1962, known GRU. Subject appeared not to like DENISOV. It also appeared that DENISOV was responsible for reimbursing Subject for the gas Subject used in KUKHARENKO's (see below) car (1).
c. Aleksey Nikolayevich GANIN (201-757775), known GRU officer who visited Mexico 31 July - 14 August 1964. Subject, along with other Soviets who were known GRU officers, met GANIN on his visit to Mexico (6).
d. Sergey Semenovich KUKHARENKO (201-260831), chief of the Soviet information Bulletin in Mexico from October 1962 to August 1964, suspect KGB. Subject and KUKHARENKO were the best of friends for a time, but then KUKHARENKO began drinking too much and getting into various scrapes. Subject frequently commiserated with KUKHARENKO's wife over her husband's drinking, automobile accidents, money problems. Subject occasionally used KUKHARENKO's car. (1).
e. Oleg Pavlovich MOSKVICHEV (201-285090), employee in the Soviet Commercial Office in Mexico from March 1961 to July 1964, known KGB. Subject gave MOSKVICHEV his home address in Moscow (1).
f. Vladimir Nikolayevich RADVANSKIY (201-298171), code clerk at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico since September 1964, known KGB. Subject is not known to have associated with RADVANSKIY; however, Subject's wife and RADVANSKIYA worked together in the school and children's camp, and RADVANSKIYA took over the camp after Subject's wife left Mexico. RADVANSKIYA asked Subject's wife to tell her (RADVANSKIYA's) daughter to enter the institute when she saw her in Moscow (1).
g. Vladimir Aleksandrovich ROMANCHENKO (201-727109), Second Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Mexico since August 1963, no known RIS affiliation. When ROMANCHENKO was in Moscow on leave in May 1964, Subject told "Boris" (believed to be Subject's brother-in-law) to send letters to him through ROMANCHENKO when he came back to Mexico. Subject said that ROMANCHENKO could be reached through (inu) MURAVLEV at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1).
b. Georgiy Stepanovich VISKO (201-243602), Commercial Counselor in Mexico since July 1962, suspect GRU. Subject's wife and Mrs. VISKO taught together in the school and seemed to be good friends. Subject also seemed to be friends with Mrs. VISKO, and he reportedly helped the VISKO daughter with her arithmetic homework on at least one occasion. Mrs. VISKO was planning to send some things to Moscow with Subject when he left (1).
16. PAST OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SUBJECT:
None, with the exception of technical surveillance.
17. OPERATIONAL PLANNING DATA:
Not applicable
18. OPERATIONAL STEPS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN NEXT YEAR:
Not applicable.
PHOTOS
SECRET
LIMITED
38 May 65
19. SOURCES:
1. LIENVOY, date as given if applicable.
2. MEXI-1850, 31 August 1962
3. HOMA-26824, 10 August 1965, LIFIRE travel report.
4. HOMA-26177, 28 May 1965, LIENVOY information on Subject.
5. HOMA-26658, 22 July 1965, LIFIRE travel report.
6. MEXI-0503, 7 August 1964, LIEMPTY report on GANIN's visit.
7. LIEMPTY photographs, taken in 1965.
8. LILYRIC surveillance reports, 1962-65.
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| 9. SOURCE CRYPTOGRAM | 10. DATE OF INFO. | 11. EVALUATION |
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| 12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 13. TRANSFERRED TO |
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| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
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OBYEKOY, IVAN DMITRIEYICH
201-779495
SEX M 008 ?
CIT 7
OCC 7
LEFT MEXICO PCS DURING 4 AUG 1965
R 6509151383
FILE IN 201-779495
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
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| 1. RS FILE NO. | 2. RS FILE NO. |
|----------------|----------------|
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| 3. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 4. DATE |
|--------------------------------------|--------|
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| 5. SOURCE CRYPTOGRAM | 6. DATE OF INFO. | 7. EVALUATION |
|----------------------|------------------|---------------|
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| 8. ANALYST | 9. DATE PROCESSED | 10. DISSEMINATED IN | 11. DATE |
|------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
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| 12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 13. TRANSFERRED TO RS FILE NO. |
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| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
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**ORYEDKOV, IVAN DMITRIEYICH**
201-779495
SEX M DOH ?
CIT ?
OCC ?
TRAVELLING ON SAME FLIGHT WITH KOSTIKOV WAS SUBJ. SUBJ ASSIGNED AS GUARD AT THE SOV EMB IN MEXICO CITY, RETURNING TO THE USSR.
R 6508251179
FILE IN 201-779495
1. LIFIRE reported the departure on 4 August 1965, Sabena flight 556 for Brussels (and Moscow) of Subject. (It is not known whether Subject's travel was PCS or TDY. Subject's wife and son had left Mexico on 7 July 1965).
2. LIFIRE reported that Subject was travelling on Soviet service passport no. 009260; his wife and daughter had travelled on no. 009270. Subject's age was given as 35, that of his wife as 34, and that of his son Vladimir as 9. (Comment: These ages may be as of 1962, when Subject originally entered Mexico.)
3. Travelling on the same flight with Subject were Valeriy Vladimirovich KOSTIKOV (201-305052) and his family. KOSTIKOV is an identified KGB officer who was returning to the USSR PCS.
Distribution:
CSR
ChI
CS COPY
201-779495
10 August 1965
LIMA - 26824
201-779495
P - 8125
REFERENCE: 1994-201-7, 26 May 1965
1. Headquarters agrees that Subject is probably not identical with Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV (201-121531) as was earlier believed, and has accordingly assigned Ivan Dmitriyevich 201-779995. A full Headquarters trace under that name turned up no information other than that originating from Mexico City Station, which has now been re-classified into the new file. We are puzzled by the fact that NEX-1850, dated 1 September 1962, the first piece of correspondence from Mexico City Station on Subject, reported him as Ivan Ivanovich.
2. A photo comparison of the two individuals in this case is not satisfactory proof that they are in fact two people because of the difference in years and exposure in the photographs. The pre-Mexico City traces on Ivan Ivanovich reflect only a date and place of birth as identifying data. It is hoped that Mexico City Station can obtain soon identifying biographic data on Ivan Dmitriyevich in order to firmly resolve the matter.
BRUCE H. GINTALAS
Distribution:
Orig & 2-COS, Mexico City
201-779995
1. Douglas J. FEINCLASS has reported that the OBYEDKOV who is in Mexico City is definitely Ivan Dmitriyevich, not Ivan Ivanovich as previously recorded. (Source: LIENVOY tapes.) It is impossible to check the original flight manifest listing OBYEDKOV's arrival in 1962, since this has been destroyed.
2. OBYEDKOV also appears to be much younger than the Ivan Ivanovich OBYEDKOV (201-121531) who was born 14 July 1912 and with whom Subject was assumed to be identical. No date of birth is available for the OBYEDKOV in Mexico City.
3. Subject's wife is Yelena Lvovna OBYEDKOVA. They have a son Vladimir, born roughly in 1953. LICALLA photographs of Subject and his wife are enclosed. According to LIENVOY, Subject's home address in Moscow is Moscow E-143, Metrogorodok, Oktroye Shosse 26, Building 7, Apt. 69, telephone C3-72-34. In 1964 the apartment was occupied by Boris Lvovich DMITRIYEV and Mariya Borisovna DMITRIYeva.
4. Headquarters is requested to retrace Ivan Dmitriyevich OBYEDKOV and assign a new 201 number if Headquarters agrees that he is not identical with the Subject of 201-121531.
Attachment:
3 photos
Distribution:
2 SRD w/att
1 WHD, w/o att
Willard C. Curtis
Attn To: HMMA-26177. 28 May 1965
TO: Chief, SR Division
From: Chief of Station, Mexico City
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
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| 9. DOCUMENT DISPOSITION | 10. TRANSFERRED TO HI FILE NO. |
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| 11. PERTINENT INFORMATION |
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**OBYEDKOV, I.**
**201-121531**
**SEX M DOB 777495**
**050-008-010**
**HMMA-26081**
**14 MAY 65**
**A01 P1**
**SUPPORT GROUP: GUARD SUSPECT KGB. MEMBER KGB REZIDENTURA, MEXICO CITY.**
**R 6505262121**
**FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.**
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**SECRET**
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|--------------------|-------------------------|
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| FILE NO. | 1. DISPATCH TO SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 2. DATE |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------|
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| SOURCE CRYPTOGRAM | 3. DATE OF INFO. | 4. EVALUATION |
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|
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| ANALYST | 5. DATE PROCESSED | 6. DISSEMINATED IN | 7. DATE |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
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| DOCUMENT DISPOSITION | 8. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 9. TRANSFERRED TO BY FILE NO. |
|----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
|-----------------------|
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**OBYEDKOV, IVAN IVANOVICH**
201-121531- 779475
SEX M DOB ?
074-126-060/01
HMMA-25843
16 APR 65
A01 P5
CIT ?
OCC ?
EMBASSY GUARD. SUSPECT KGB OFFICER.
R 6505032159
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO. 201-779475
**DOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE:**
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|---------------------|-------------------------|
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| RE FILE NO. | SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | DATE |
|-------------|------------------------|------|
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| SOURCE COPIER | DATE OF INFO. | EVALUATION |
|---------------|---------------|------------|
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| ANALYST | DATE PROCEEDED | DISSEMINATED IN |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|
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**DOCUMENT DISPOSITION**
| CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | TRANSFERRED TO RE FILE NO. |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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**PERTINENT INFORMATION**
**OBYEDKOV, IVAN DMITRIEVIICH**
- 201-121531 777495
- SEX M DOB 22 JAN 65
- CIT A01 P2
- OCC
In a conversation w/wife, subj implied Vladimir A. Romanchenko 201-727109 was unfit for job of negotiating for the re-roofing of Sov EMD cause he was indecisive and vacillating.
R 6508121590
FILE IN 201-
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: OBUKHEDOV, Ivan Ivanovich - Mexico 1964
Subject's photo was shown to Soviet Defectors RASTVOROV and DERYABIN on 13 August 1964 with negative results.
SECRET
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
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| 1. FILE NO. | 2. DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 3. DATE |
|-------------|--------------------------------------|---------|
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| 4. SOURCE CRYPTOLOGY | 5. DATE OF INFO. | 6. EVALUATION |
|----------------------|------------------|---------------|
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| 7. ANALYST | 8. DATE PROCESSED | 9. DISSEMINATED IN | 10. DATE |
|------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|
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| 11. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 12. TRANSFERRED TO | 13. FILE NO. |
|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
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**Pertinent Information**
ODYEDKOV, IVAN IVANOVICH
201-123456 777475
SEX M DOB ?
CIT ?
OCC ?
EMPL GUARD. SUSPECT KGB OFF.
R 6411241378
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
SECRET
**Photo of OBYEPOV was shown to ABOPOV. He did not recognize OBYEPOV.**
SECRET 0730342
DIRECT MEXI 0492
REDROUT
IMMEDIATE ACTION
REF: MEXI 0444 (41777)
1. ACCORDING 1 AUG LIENVOY SERGEY SEMYONOVICH KUKHARENKO
ARRANGED PACKING OF CERTAIN PERSONAL EFFECTS FOR SHIPMENT USSR.
(PER OTHER LIENVOY REPORTING AND INFO FROM SUBJ PARA 2 REF
DEPARTURE IS FOR HOME LEAVE.) SAME DAY MRS. K TOLD SUSPECT KGB
GUARD IVAN IVANOVICH OBYEDKOV THAT WHEN K TOOK HER HOME THAT
AFTERNOON HE PULLED FAST ONE ON HER, "STEPPED ON THE GAS AND
DISAPPEARED IN CLOUD OF SMOKE AND DUST. I DON'T KNOW THE PLACE
WHEN HE GOES, BUT I KNOW THE (UNINTELLIGIBLE) PERFECTLY."
AT 10PM SAME EVE MRS. K AGAIN CALLED OBYEDKOV, TOLD
HER THAT K RETURNED COMPLETELY DRUNK AND HAD WRECKED HIS CAR.
(MAYBE MRS. K PLEADED WITH 0 ON 12 JULY TO PREVENT K FROM DRIVING CAR
THAT DATE SINCE HE DRUNK AND MRS. K FEARED WOULD WRECK CAR.)
2. 5 AUG LIENVOY REPORTING CONNECTED ABOVE UNCLEAR, BUT
CONTENT SHORT, MRS. K-O CONVERSATION INDICATES POSSIBILITY K
MAY TO APPEAR AT A GOV OFFICE, AND THAT UNNAMED HIGHER LEVEL
SECRET OFFICER'S PATIENCE EXHAUSTED WITH K. WOULD ALSO APPEAR
21 779415
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
FROM 1 AND 3 AUG LIENVOY THAT INCIDENT OF DRUNKENNESS AND INCIDENT KNOWN THROUGHOUT EMB.
3. AS HOS AWARE FROM PREVIOUS MEXI TRAFFIC, KUKHARENKO
4. OF STATION'S PRIME TARGETS FOR DEVELOPMENT DUE ERRATIC
5. BEHAVIOR DRUNKENNESS. CONSISTENTLY UNUSUAL INDEPENDENT
6. SENIOR, AND HIS EXPRESSIONS DISRESPECT COLLEAGUES AND EVEN AMB.
7. MEXI DEVELOPING ONE-AGENT ACCESS AGAINST (SEE REF)
8. AND INTENDS INJECT LICOOKY-1 AFTER K'S RETURN.
9. GIVEN PARA 1 AND 2 INFO, APPEARS POSSIBLE THAT K MAY NOT
10. BE PERMITTED RETURN MEXI AFTER HOME LEAVE.
11. ACCORDING 5 AUG LIENVOY, K LEAVING 16 AUG. SARBAOV
12. FAMILY AND FEDOTOV ON SAME FLT.
13. ABOVE PRESENTED FOR HOS INFO, AND CONSIDERATION
14. POSSIBLE APPROACH K AT THIS TIME. MEXI RECOMMENDATION IS GAMBLE
15. THAT K RETURNS AFTER HOME LEAVE, DEVELOP MORE ASSETS AGAINST
16. K, AND EVENTUALLY MAKE APPROACH IF SUFFICIENT VULNERABILITY
17. INFO OBTAINED.
18. ADVISE.
SECRET
C/S COMMENT- APPROVED USE LICOOKY-1
AGAINST KUKHARENKO.
H/W Apartment
N/A-25520
Ob: Chief, SB
Mem: Chief of Section, J&J
SECRET
**PERSONALITY FILE ACTION REQUEST**
**TO:** RID/201 Section
**FROM:** NAME
**DATE:**
**ACTION:**
| CHECK | 5-6 FOR 201 | 2. EXCLUDE TRUE NAME FROM MACHINE LIST | 3. - RESTRICTED | 4. PERMANENT CHARGE | 5. 201 NO. | 6. SOURCE DOCUMENT | 7. NAME | 8. SEX | 9. PHOTO |
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**CITY/TOWN OF BIRTH**
**COUNTRY OF LOCATION**
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SECRET
Subject: Illicit Armament Traffic
Report No: TLP-1191
Date of Information: 29 August - 6 September 1950
Place Acquired: Bogotá
Date Acquired: 12 September 1950
Evaluation: B-Doc.
Date of Report: 18 September 1950
Source: Controlled American Source
On the basis of information communicated to his Government by the Colombian Ambassador in Costa Rica, the National Chief of Detectives, Carlos RODRIGUEZ, Teller, was sent to Costa Rica to investigate reported clandestine movements of armaments in Costa Rican territory which, according to vague reports, might be shipped to Colombia. Reportedly involved in this activity was one Arturo A. of Colombian nationality, in combination with various Communist elements. A copy of this investigator's report, dated 11 September 1950, is submitted herewith. The following are excerpts of possible interest.
The detective service in Costa Rica has knowledge of the visits to the Golfito region of the United States citizen Richard B. who at present is in Puerto Limon engaged in arms traffic. We were able to confirm that this man makes frequent trips probably connected with this business. There is another American citizen named Charles L. (LUPEROCH), who had a lumber business in this port and later engaged in fishing. He is being watched because he is also engaged in arms traffic. At present he is in Panama.
In the Customs house of the port we were able to inspect the records which are kept there on the movements of foreigners but found that they are very rudimentary and we obtained no exact data of interest.
The Costa Rican authorities have sent some of their best intelligence agents to Golfito to investigate the movements of Arturo B. alias "El Koko." An agent informed me that he had been unable to discover the presence of a person by that name among the banana loading workers. This agent stated he was investigating the activities of the American Charles E. (LUPEROCH), owner of the fishing launch "Yolanda Bantin" of United States or Honduran registry, reportedly engaged in arms traffic. It was also reported that in Golfito a Colombian by the name of Carlos V. (VALDES) Gonzalez, alias Arturo Gonzalez Molina, is working.
The region between Palmar and Piedras Blancas is completely infected with Communism. It is reported that at kilometer 44 between Palmar and Golfito a deposit of armament is hidden.
On some of the fincas around the estero of Sierpe it is reported that there are various deposits of armaments. In this region Communists are active.
Classification: SECRET
SECRET
Jose FIGUERES has 200 machine guns and 600,000 rounds of ammunition as well as other arms stored on his finca La Lucha.
Conclusion. In Costa Rica the existence of a permanent standing Army is prohibited. Thus the nation is a hot bed for political organizations of any kind which convert themselves into a menace to the stability of Costa Rica. Without the backing of a military organization the other institutions are extremely weak and detectiveism, police, civil guard, and so forth, are unprepared to carry out the administration of the Government.
Under these conditions and with the authorization of the Colombian Ambassador in Costa Rica, Dr. Fulgencio LEQUERICA Velez, I suggest that the Colombian Government grant five scholarships to young Costa Ricans to study detective work in Colombia for the purpose of aiding Costa Rica to form a technical corps of Police and set up the basis for an organization which will benefit greatly our country since if this became effective Colombia would have in that country an organization which little by little would reflect our own interests and desires in Central America.
FIELD COMMENT: This report adds very little to our knowledge of arms traffic in Costa Rica, but it is believed to be of interest.
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Columbia/Costa Rica
Colombian Police Report on Clandestine Arms Traffic in Costa Rica
Columbia, Bogota
25 August - 6 September 1950
THIS IS UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION
Commentary
Colombian with good contacts in the National Police.
1. Attached for your information is a copy of a report, dated 11 September 1950, which was prepared by the Colombian National Chief of Detectives following his return from a confidential mission to Costa Rica to investigate the reported clandestine movements of arms in Costa Rican territory, possibly destined for Colombia. The following are excerpts of possible interest.
2. The Colombian investigator reported that the Costa Rican detectives service had knowledge of the visits to the Golfito region of the United States citizen Alvaro Alvarado, who at the time of the report was in Costa Rica dealing in the traffic of arms. Another American citizen, Charles Barton Lurboz, who had a lumber business in Puerto Limon and later engaged in fishing, was being watched because he also was dealing in arms. At the time of the report, Lurboz was in Panama.
3. The Colombian investigator inspected the records kept in the Customs building at the port on the movements of foreigners, but found them to be very rudimentary and obtained no factual information of interest.
4. The Costa Rican authorities have sent some of their best intelligence agents to Golfito to investigate the movements of one Arturo Sotero, alias "El Vacho", allegedly a Colombian. A Costa Rican agent advised the Colombian investigator that he had been unable to discover the presence of anyone by that name among the banana loading workers. The agent said that he was investigating the activities of Lurboz, owner of the fishing vessel YALIKA, of United States or Honduran registry, reportedly engaged in arms traffic. It was also reported that another Colombian by the name of Carlos Valdes Gonzalez, alias Arturo Gonzalez Valles, was working in Golfito.
5. The Colombian investigator reported that he had learned that the region between Palmar and Ciudad Blanca is infected with Communism, and that various deposits of arms were known to be hidden.
6. The investigator concluded that because a permanent standing army is provided in Costa Rica, the country was not in need of military organizations of all kinds which menace its stability. Almost the entire of a military organization,
the law-enforcement agencies are extremely weak and the detectives, police, civil guard, and so forth, are unprepared to carry out the administration of the government. With the authorization of the Colombian ambassador to Costa Rica, Dr. Fulgencio Larrea Vela, the investigator suggests that the Colombian government grant five scholarships to young Costa Ricans to study detective methods in Colombia. This would be for the purpose of aiding Costa Rica to form a technical corps of police and set up the basis for an organization which would benefit Colombia greatly since if it becomes effective, Colombia would have in Costa Rica an organization which little by little would reflect Colombian interests and desires in Central America.
7. (STATE) It is requested that the attachment be returned within one month of the above date of distribution.
Attachment: 1 copy of report prepared by Colombian National Chief of Detectives, dated 11 September 1950.
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Returned herewith is the enclosure of CIA Report No. DB-29571 Colombia/Costa Rica entitled "Colombian Police Report on Clandestine Arms Traffic in Costa Rica" dated 29 August - 6 September 1950 as requested in Paragraph 7 of subject report.
**FDT**
**From:** Walter G. Malavich
Compliance Branch
Nations Division
**SECRET**
Septiembre 11 de 1.960
Señor
JEFE DEL DIPUTADO NACIONAL
DE INVESTIGACIÓN CRIMINAL
Ref.: Informe sobre comisión reservada a la
República de Costa Rica.
Atentamente se permite informar a sus superiores
sobre la comisión que debe de desarrollar en la República de Costa
Rica, recibida por su orden verbal al Señor Coronel Manuel Agudelo,
Jefe del Departamento, se dispone a viajar el día 29 de Agosto.
ANTECEDENTES: Por comunicación de nuestro Embajador en la
República de Costa Rica, se nos consignó de algunos negocios al-
destinados a ser que se efectuarán en territorio costarricense y en los
cuales participaba activamente un colombiano de nombre Arturo Dávila en
combinación con elementos de la red de infiltración comunista de ese país, co-
mo que constituiría un peligro para el orden público colombiano ya que
el mismo armamento y según vemos informaciones podría ser introducido clandestinamente a nuestro país.
DESEARROLLO DE LA COMISIÓN: A la 10 y 30 arribó el avión que se condujo
en San José de Costa Rica. Hizo mi presentación oficial al Señor Cónsul de Colombia en Costa Rica, Señor Geraldo Borja,
quien luego de conversar conmigo prometió colaborar en todas las gestiones
Encargó la citación telefónica con el Señor Embajador Dávila que se hizo a las 5 de la tarde de ese mismo día para comenzar el trabajo y la in-
vestigación oficial. Luego de conversar brevemente con el Señor Embajador se
ilustró rápidamente sobre la situación y el plan de trabajo a desarrollar
conjuntamente con la autoridad costarricense los que se prestan su va-
lor cooperación y sin reservas de ningún tipo le prometió colaborar en el tra-
bajo, quedó citado para el día 31 de Agosto de efectuar una entrevista con
el Señor Ministro del Interior, Señor Bentur y el Señor Mayor Pacheco, el
primer Jefe del Ministerio de Seguridad Pública y el segundo Jefe de De-
tectivismo de Costa Rica. Hemos convenido ya el primer viaje en la inves-
tigación, saldremos el día 10 de este mes en la ciudad de -
"Lacsa" hacia la Costa del Pacífico sitio denominado Golfito. Al efecto tomamos el avión en compañía del señor Pacas, quien se acompañaba en su viaje para el reconocimiento de aquellos sitios de la Costa del Pacífico y a los lugares que el Gobierno de Costa Rica considera, se guardan armas, se fomentan reuniones o depósitos clandestinos de elementos bélicos. Se tiene conocimiento en el Detective de Costa Rica, que esa región de Golfito, la visita con frecuencia un ciudadano norteamericano de nombre Richard Brown y quien actualmente se encuentra en Panamá dedicado al tráfico de armas. Confrontamos los datos y efectivamente resulta que este señor hace frecuentes viajes probablemente dedicándolos a ese negocio. Hay además otro ciudadano norteamericano no de nombre Charles Turbouy, quien tuvo negocios de madera en este puerto desde hace un negocio de pesquería y por medio de las embajadas de Costa Rica en Estados Unidos y Panamá respectivamente, se orientó su vigilancia, pues es comerciante en armas también; actualmente se encuentra en Panamá. Dicho señor es conocido con una dama costarricense de muy buena conducta y ella hace frecuentes viajes a Panamá y Centro América. En la Aduana de Puerto Pudimos revisar los libros que allí se llevan sobre movimientos de extranjeros siendo uno de ellos muy rudimentario y no pudiendo obtener datos exactos para nuestro interés. A las 9 de la mañana volamos sobre la Costa hacia el Norte, llegamos a un sitio denominado Parrita concesión bananera explotada por una poderosa compañía norteamericana donde trabajan más de quince mil obreros. La constitución de la Costa es selvática e inhabitable siendo la mayor parte costa balda. Todo este territorio pertenece a la Provincia de Puntarenas. A las 25 minutos de vuelo aterrizamos en el Palmar después de volar sobre grandes fincas bananeras; esta región es noventa por ciento comunista. Continuamos el vuelo de reconocimiento en la Costa, la constitución de esta zona es totalmente plana e inhabitable siendo puntos vulnerables para acciones subversivas ya que en cualquier sitio puede aterrizar un avión en el Gobierno actual de Costa Rica con armas que podrían ser suministradas a los obreros del banano. El control comercial de esta vasta y bella región, lo tiene la United Fruit Company. En las zonas bananeras de esta parte se han presentado movimientos huelguísticos, pero sin consecuencias de gravedad, pues todo este obrerismo no es sino del Gobierno Central de Costa Rica. A las 9 y 30 de la mañana aterrizamos en el aeropuerto de Golfito. En este sitio las Autoridades Costarricenses han destacado a uno de sus mejores agentes del servicio inteligencia, para localizar los posibles movimientos del Señor Arturo Betero alias "El Macho", colombiano, objeto de mi visita a ese sector. Dicho agente informa que entre el numeroso personal que trabaja dentro de la zona con los cargadores de banano y demás obreros, nunca ha faltado cinco personas de tal nombre. Dicho agente ha trabajado dentro de las cuadrillas como
e-regador de b-nano ya inquirido entre ellos con mucha habilidad por Arturo Beto
toro, sin resultados satisfactorios. Coincide la información de este agente y
nos dice que está sobre la pista de un norteamericano de nombre Charles Marín
Lafayette, dueño de una lancha pesquera llamada "Valentín Bautista" de matrícula -
norteamericana en Bonaparte, de quien se tiene noticias aludidas que es trafi
cante en armas y significa un peligro debido a la extensión de los Costas Con-
terrícolas. Además se ha informado que la Policía Secreta de la República de
Panamá está controlando sus viajes. Sería coherente que el Gobierno co-
lombiano diera órdenes pertinentes al Consul General en Panamá para que se in-
formen sobre sus actividades y su posible paso con su embarcación a aguas del
Pacífico por llegar a Puertos colombianos. Hay además y como dato adicional que
en Golfito trabajan un colombiano de nombre Carlos González (Armado), -
quien se hace pasar por Arturo González Molina, tipo de pescadores costeños, -
acuñado por la Policía de armas durante la revolución. La densa de Golfito -
tiene un vuelo por a re de buena suficiente para estos labores y en tiempo
de guerra internacional, los Estados Unidos han aprovechado este Golfo, para re-
guardar su Flota Submarina, sitio donde puede perfectamente recalar una escuadra de
submarinos. El día 2 de octubre continuó el viaje y tuvo oportunidad de
inspeccionar los Talleres de Mecánica de la Compañía Banamex Americana, admirable-
mente instalados, modernos y capaces para atender las necesidades del gran nú-
mero de los Ferrocarriles B nacionales que llegan hasta Puerto Armuelles en te-
rritorio panameño. Desde Golfito hasta la línea Línea (seis kilómetros) la vía
férrea de ancho 36 pulgadas y de Pino Línea - Puerto Armuelles, (seis kiló-
gros), hoy que hace un trecho, pero la línea solo tiene 36 pulgadas. Desde -
Golfito hasta el Noroeste hay también línea férrea de 36 pulgadas, llegando hasta
Pulser y atravesando toda esa región banamex. Los aeródromos de esa región son
Parrilla, Pulser, Golfito, La Cuesta, Cañas Gordas "campo particular de un millo-
nerio francés de apellido Chille en donde no pueden aterrizar sino aviones peque-
nos" y Armuelles en territorio panameño. A las tres de la tarde con el Mayor Pa-
checo y con el Licenciado Hector Guzmán, Jefe del Departamento Legal de la Co-
pañía Banamex, arreglamos el viaje hasta Pulser Sur en Motor Car "Línea Férrea" -
un tren de línea férrea de Golfito con el objeto de continuar nuestra -
visita a esa región, teniendo entendido, que de Pulser a Piedras Blancas (K.42)
está completamente infestada de corrientes. Los medios de comunicación a esta
región se efectúan por medio de las agencias de Radiocomunicaciones y operan -
también los servicios de millo que atienden a las Compañías Aéreas. El 3 de Sep-
tiembre salimos en avión a las 7 menos diez minutos de 1 a 100 por la vía
férrea que conduce a Pulser, hemos atravesado toda la extensa zona banamex. El
ferro que nos conduce con el Mayor Pacheco no lo ha puesto a nuestra disposición el señor Daniel Collejas, Jefe de la Oficina de Trabajo de todo lo que hacen con el Mayor Pacheco, recorrimos todas las fincas de bencos de la C, B, de C, R, (38 en total). Cada finca tiene su Club House, sus barraconas donde habitan los trabajadores, y casas para empleados, distribuidas en tal forma que no se acercan a pequeños pueblos. Llegamos hasta el estero de la Sierra, otro brazo de mar comunicando el territorio de la Costa por un pequeño río. Estos esteros están relativamente incontrolados, pues como son curiosos, salimos de sus cuentas, en la conversación sostuvimos con un guardia de este sitio, que hace más de seis meses habían llegado dos chinos, comerciantes, sin papeles ni documentos legales y vivían...
las horas del estero, en cultivos de banano, maíz, maicornerías, etc. Con el Coronel Collados nos informó ampliamente sobre la existencia de enmas y es de opinión que si las hay en algunos de esos fincas y por otra parte - se confirmó la idea ya antes expresada por varias personas, entre ellas, agentes del Gobierno, de que esta región es un nido de acusados, de acusados y de gentes peligrosas. Concluida la visita a los campamentos obreros, regresamos al alojamiento que se nos había alquilado en la casa de hospedaje de "Pamplona".
DÍA LUNES 4 DE SEPTIEMBRE. - Saliendo de la casa de la mañana, tomamos el avión, el Mayor Jorge Padilla y yo, con dirección a San José de Costa Rica para obtener más datos en esferas oficiales y particulares con el fin de investigar las actividades de la famosa Legión del Círculo. A más de todos los sucesos cívicos controversiados la Legión Caribe tuvo una gran actividad, pero ahora sus miembros se hallan casi todos recluidos en el Partido Comunista constituyéndose una fuerte y peligrosa organización contrarrevolucionaria de tendencias perfectamente claras.
Los principales miembros de la Legión Caribe son los siguientes:
JUAN RASCH, director, actual secretario general, del Presidente de Cuba; generales MIGUEL ANGEL y JUAN RODRÍGUEZ, directores, residentes en La Habana, Cuba.
JOSÉ RUIZ, ex-presidente de la Junta Revolucionaria de Costa Rica, costarricense de origen español, actualmente se encuentra en Israel.
En Guanacaste, donde tiene su cuartel la Legión Caribe y donde se encuentra el mayor parte de su personal, residen los mayores Francisco Gómez (el inmortal), Alfonso García, Carlos José Revarro, Adolfo Baez, Baez, Victor Godoy, Rolando Téllez, y el teniente Coronel Jorge Vargas Montes, doctor Willy Gómez Revuelta (Adolfo), mayor Francisco Correa, de quien se dice fue el oficial encargado por escoger al Coronel Francisco Arce, Ministro de Guerra de Guatemala y actualmente en el extranjero, que es el Coronel Arce, que, como presidente de la República, quien, cuenta con el apoyo oficial, todo este oficialismo se acelera militarmente.
En la semana última vinieron a San José, en un avión de la aerolínea "Pamplona", los generales (el inmortal) y Juan Revarro, y buscaron al coronel Edgar Gordon, ex-ministro de Seguridad Pública.
es de la ex-junta revolucionaria de este país y el Mayor Max Cortés, antiguos compañeros de armas en la pobre revolución que cerró el Gobierno del Lic. Teodoro Picado, y les expresaron que era necesario respetar y cuidar la vida del Jefe Álvaro del Comunismo en Costa Rica, el Lic. Manuel Haya Valverde, agregando que ellos luchan siempre la causa comunista. Esta conversación se refirió en distintos, Cortés y Cortés, quienes son de ideología anti-comunista. De lo anterior se deduce que estos miembros de la Legión Costarricense vinieron a Costa Rica con el pretender de pasar la Semana Santa, a una misión cerca de Figueres que aún se desconoce, pero que se cree tener la misma relación en pro del Comunismo, pues a su regreso a México, Haya Valverde perdió en Costa Rica el alrededor de dos meses, y siempre tuvo su regreso a Costa Rica. Figueres es de filiación izquierdista.
MANUEL HAYA VALVERDE
Es el Gilberto Viñal de Costa Rica. Es persona de 36 años de edad, licenciado en derecho, carlista, hablante político, ex-diputado comunista y Jefe del Comunismo en Costa Rica. Estuvo exiliado en México después de la caída del Gobierno de Picado y Cortés Guardia, a quienes ayudó durante sus respectivas administraciones y fue figura influyente y decisiva en dichos gobiernos. Recientemente regresó al país y procedió a reorganizar su partido "Vanguardia Popular" que por Ley No. 1191 de 10 de Agosto del año en curso ha quedado prescrito en Costa Rica. A pesar de lo anterior, el partido comunista ha organizado, en poco tiempo, 30 sindicatos "independientes" de filiación marxista y el partido está activísimo en todos los sectores del país. Publican sistemáticamente su órgano de publicidad "Trabajo" y son numerosas las reuniones que celebran presidiendo en casi todas las poblaciones. En ocasiones son descubiertas sus gabinetes en libertad en pocas horas. Actualmente existe, desde hace más de dos meses, orden de arresto contra los dirigentes comunistas Arno de Ferreto, Luis Moscos, Guillermo Arquero y otros más por haberse dictado su to de detención judicial contra ellos y sin embargo dicha orden no ha sido cumplida.
JOSE FIGUERES FERREIRA
Es hijo de padre y madre catalanes; pero nacido en Costa Rica. Fue educado en el Colegio Seminario de esta capital y luego en un Colegio de los Estados Unidos de América, sin haber terminado sus estudios. En ese país estuvo con uno de sus estadienses con lo que tiene dos años. Regresó a Costa Rica, y desde entonces se consagró a la agricultura y al comercio. Logró mediante su esfuerzo personal cultivar una gran finca de café y fique, al sur de San José, que denominó "La Lucha". De 1.943 para así figurar en la política.
costarricense, sin haber ocupado ninguna posición oficial hasta la caída del régimen del Lic. Picado, cuando asumió el mando como jefe de la revolución. Gobernó 13 años sin Congreso, nacionalizó la banca y creó un impuesto al capital del 10% y lo acuñó en sus emisarios de haber derrocado alrededor de 250,000,000 de colones, de los cuales tuvo parte entregó a la Legión Caribe que lo ayudó a derrocar al Gobierno del Lic. Picado.
Es socialista, de temperamento autoritario, de vida austera y de trabajo. Cultivó relaciones con el Gobierno del General Franco, pero a la vez permitió que funcionara en San José una Legión del Gobierno rojo, a la cual visitaba frecuentemente. Rechazó relaciones con el Perú, República Dominicana y actualmente revolucionarios de Venezuela, relaciones que finalmente rechazó con las últimas.
Se refiere al Mayor Figuera, ex-Inspector General de Hacienda y que fue hombre de la «baja confianza» de Figuera, estando hoy distanciados, difícilmente, que de los cinco que se dependencia retiró Figuera 200 controles y «reclutó» con la dotación de 600,000 tiros y se dice que con otros presentes regresó al norte de los otros almacenes de guerra las llevó a su fin: «La lucha», antes de abandonar el poder, en donde las tiene ocultas.
Se refiere al Coronel Don Edgar Cardona Quiroga, ex-ministro de Seguridad, ahora distanciado del señor Figuera, que cuando se produjo la invasión del Doctor Calderón Cuéllar al país en diciembre de 1,948, el Presidente de Cuba, doctor Prío Socarrás, obsequió al Gobierno de Costa Rica un armamento y valioso consistente en rifles, ametralladoras, cañones de montaña, morteros, botes para mar, etc., etc., y la suma de cien mil dólares, lo que Figuera, según se dice, entregó íntegro a la Legión Caribe. En esa ocasión el señor Figuera se expidió que los aviones que traían el armamento lo desembarcaron en el aeropuerto de San Isidro del General, al sur de San José y cerca de su finca y donde con anterioridad había enviado a varios miembros de la Legión Caribe para que lo recibieran. El Coronel Cardona, como Ministro de Seguridad, dio orden a los aviones que ya se encontraban volando hacia Costa Rica para que dichos armamentos fueran desembarcados en este capital, lo que produjo en el ánimo de su jefe, señor Figuera, seria contrariedad que fue el principio de su distanciamiento, pues el Coronel Cardona era opuesto de manera resuelta, a seguir prestando auxilios económicos y de armas, a los legionarios del Caribe.
Aprovecho la oportunidad para citar otro desagradec-
ble incidente que el Coronel Cardona se refirió. Al producirse la invasión del Dr. Calderón Guardia, que antes mencioné, llegaron a su despacho de Ministro, el General Miguel Ángel Pacheco, Jefe de los legionarios del Caribe, en compañía del Doctor Calderón Valdés, Embajador de Guatemala en Costa Rica, a ofrecerle sus servicios como veterano militar, ya que en Costa Rica no había Jefes militares de escuela. El señor Coromoto le expresó las gracias, pero el general Pacheco insistió y le manifestó que él tenía 800 hombres disciplinados y listos para repeler la agresión de Calderón Guardia, a quien apoyaba indirectamente el General Suazo de Hierregur, el embajador de Guatemala asignado en que se aceptara por parte de Costa Rica los servicios de Pacheco. El Coronel Cardona volvió a expresar que mucho agradaería el galante ofrecimiento de Pacheco, pero que él no podría aceptar que tropas o militares extranjeros tomaran parte en aquel conflicto nacional. Ante esta rotunda negativa, Calderón Valdés se excusó un tanto, al extremo de que el Coronel Cardona, según se lo manifestó, hubo de golpear su mesa y de expresar el inapropiado diplomático guatemalteco que en su despacho él se encontraba. La contienda que hace Cardona es que estas tropas extranjeras, una vez recibidas en suelo, se lanzarían contra Hierregur y atacarían a Costa Rica en un grave conflicto internacional. A muy reciente fecha de sus existencias ha referido el señor Coromoto estos graves sucesos que culminaron con su separación del Gobierno, ya que Hierregur era, y sigue siendo, rival político de un agresión contra Guatemala.
OTROS EVENTOS POLÍTICOS.
A la oficina de los Gobiernos de Calderón Guardia y Pacheco, tuvieron que exigir varios costarricenses de filiación comunista y extranjeros al servicio del Gobierno depuesto, quienes en su mayoría se encuentran en Guatemala, México y Venezuela. Entre ellos figuran los siguientes:
JUAN ISIDRO VARGAS, de Pacheco, y veneno, natural de David, Chiriquí, de vida imoral.
JULIO LÓPEZ VARGAS, ex-gobernador republicano español. Se dice asesinó y robó en secreto en estación durante la dictadura roja. Llegó a Costa Rica expulsado de Panamá. La oficina del Gobierno de doctor Ángel Suazo, de quien se dice es falso el asesinato. Quedó en este país civilmente con una rica herencia a quien ha dejado en México, de parte de sus hermanos, ha sido expulsado de México por actividades poco leales. Se notó polímero por sus ideas extralímites y su falta de moralidad.
JUAN JOSE TAVIO Y SILVA, de nación hispana, ex-director de policía de Batista, ambicioso, imorral, dictador, aquí existen, en los tribunales de justicia, numerosos procesos en algunos de los cuales se ha dictado sentencia condenatoria contra él por asesinatos, robos y estafas. Casó con una doncella a quien despojó de sus bienes. Recientemente fue exiliado de Venezuela y se ha radicado, según noticias, en la República Socialista.
FERNANDO CHAVES VELASCO, licenciado en farmacia, químico peligroso agitador comunista. Reside en Venezuela, costarricense.
JUAN CASTILLO O CASTILLO, obrero educado en Rusia, había correctamente el inglés, costarricense, peligroso agitador comunista. E híste en Venezuela.
JOSÉ PEREZ Y CARRASCO, costarricense, profesor de ciencias físicas químicas, peligroso agitador comunista.
CÉSAR LUIS SÁNCHEZ, costarricense, poeta, escritor, profesor de pedagogía, marxista, residente en la Escuela Normal de Femenía.
CÉSAR R. RODRÍGUEZ, costarricense, profesor, agitador comunista, residente en Guatemala.
EDUARDO GÓMEZ, costarricense, poeta, agitador, residente en Guatemala.
FERNANDO B. B. M. D., este sujeto de largo historial en Perú, Venezuela, Cuba y Panamá, llegó hace varios meses, en un barco de tránsito, al país. Señor Presidente de Colombia, sabe si en realidad dirigió al Fuego, Señor Presidente, algún mensaje de adhesión.
JOSÉ VÍCTOR DE LA H. M. D., natural de Simirot, se dice periodista y se propone editar un periódico, el "Unido", que edita a su vez en Bogotá, según no manifestó averse al actual orden de cosas en Colombia.
GÉNERO: No por lo informe que han sido adquiridos por firmas colombianas los siguientes nombres: "GÉNERO", "GÉNERO", "GÉNERO".
Colombiana Ltda., de Barranquilla y "TONY GILANI", por los señores Alfredo Rojas C. & Co., Ltda., de Cali, Colombia.
CONCLUSIONES.- La República de Costa Rica, por mandato constitucional de ese país, tiene prohibido el ejército como institución permanente. De tal suerte que faltando este fuerte, el pilar de una nación, es campo propicio para alif germinen todas las organizaciones políticas disciplinadas de cualquier índole, convirtiéndose en verdaderas amenazas para la estabilidad y el orden jurídico de la nación costarricense. Es así, como además y sin el respaldo de una organización militar, las demás instituciones, son extremadamente débiles, pues tiene que improvisar instituciones de la noche a la mañana, en cualquier caso de Gobierno, como sucede actualmente, que tanto detectives, como policía, guardia civil etc., son improvisados para la gestión administrativa y de Gobierno; únicamente son adictos al Presidente Célio Ulloa, y tras de su nombre trabajan y se desenvuelven y transitan por los complejos e intrincados caminos de la justicia, la investigación, la defensa nacional, la administración pública etc.
En estas condiciones y con autorización del Señor Embajador de Colombia en Costa Rica, Doctor Fulgencio Lequerica Vélez, trajo la gestión de solicitar ante el Gobierno Nacional, la consecución de becas para detectives, de jóvenes de Costa Rica, con el objeto de ayudar a esa nación hermana a la formación de un cuerpo técnico de policía que vaya sentando las bases de una organización, que beneficiaría muy grandemente a nuestro país, ya que si se llega a hacer efectiva esa gestión, Colombia tendrá en ese país una organización que poco a poco reflejaría nuestros propios deseos e intereses en América Central.
De esta gestión había necesidad de informar al Sr. Fulgencio Lequerica Vélez, para que él en su calidad de Embajador haga el ofrecimiento ante el Gobierno costarricense por su intermedio y abrir las vacantes correspondientes en la Escuela de Policía, General Santander.
AUTORIDADES COLOMBIANAS EN COSTA RICA.
Nuestro país está dignamente representado en Costa Rica. El Embajador Dr. Lequerica Vélez, es un gran caballero y magnífico diplomático. Mantiene grandes relaciones con el Gobierno del país y sus conceptos ve-
lea y pesen en las esferas diplomáticas. Es muy estimado por el público en general. El Cónsul General Sr. Gamalíel Barajas es una personalidad, trabajando por Colombia y vive alerta para dar oportunamente cualquier información que interese al Gobierno de Colombia. Con él personalmente estuve obteniendo datos e informaciones y acerco a su acuciosidad me suministró valiosas informaciones sobre la Legión Caribe, políticas costarricenses, temas que domine y conoce a la perfección.
Bajo constancia ante el Gobierno Nacional de que estos dos funcionarios diplomáticos, representan a nuestro país, con honor, dignidad y caballerosidad.
CONTRABANDO DE DROGAS.
Existe una poderosa red de contrabandistas en drogas cuya base principal es Cuba, red que necesariamente debe tener filiales en Colombia puesto que todo el tráfico de drogas ilícitas e ilícitas para Sur América se debe efectuar por nuestro país. Tuve oportunidad de conversar brevemente con el Sr. Jorge Barceló del Departamento de Investigación de la República de Cuba, quien se encontraba en misión oficial también en algunos trabajos encomendados por su Gobierno entre otros el de localizar la red internacional de traficantes ilícitos en drogas heroínicas, estupefacientes, etc. Además se alcanza a reflejar muy debilmente ante estas autoridades Centroamericanas la salida de oro, platino, esmeraldas de nuestro territorio, causando gran daño al Fisco Nacional. Sería conveniente que el Gobierno Nacional creara un cuerpo experto en estudio de estupefacientes y contrabandistas, localizados para efectuar sus trabajos no en Colombia, sino en Cuba, Panamá, Costa Rica y algunos otros países Centroamericanos, para desde esos sitios tener un mejor control sobre este turbio comercio que afecta hondamente nuestra economía.
VENTA DE ARMAS.
La venta de armas en Costa Rica es libre. En almacenes que pueda observar personalmente se venden revólveres, escopetas, pistolas, fusiles calibre U, munición de 7 milímetros y clandestinamente se consiguen armas italianas marca "Breda" y "Falcing". De tal suerte que el comercio de elementos bélicos no está bajo el control del Gobierno ni las autoridades tienen el menor interés en restringirlo ya que como dije anteriormente el precitado comercio es libre.
Dejo en este forma rendido el informe de la comisión que me fue encomendada.
Atentamente,
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ TELLEZ
Jefe Nacional del Detectiveismo.
(Continuación del Informe)
OBSERVACIONES DE CARÁCTER GENERAL
TÉCNICAS.- El país carece de una organización técnica en el Fondo de Turismo. Hay detalles que dejan ver muy claro la falta de propaganda turística que padece Colombia en los Hoteles, Aeropuertos, Casinos, Club Houses, etc. "Vamos a ver a observar que países pequeños hacen un gran esfuerzo de afiches y carteles propagandísticos, Colombia no hace esto - servicio. En los aeropuertos especialmente, hay que colocar leyendas en afiches de colores llamativos al turista que visite a Colombia, y litografiando muestras bellas a turistas como el Salto de Tequendama, las Salinas de Zitácuaro, Hoteles de Turismo, Laguna de Tota y mil más, que despertan en el turista el deseo de ver cosas nuevas. Se podrían organizar excursiones de turismo a esos lugares, en combinación con las empresas aéreas, con mayores facilidades al turista.
SERVICIO DE POLICÍA EN AEROPUERTOS
Puede observar como resulta a la vista la gran diferencia, en cuanto a asesoría y prestación personal de la Policía que presta servicios en el aeropuerto de la ciudad. Mientras en el aeropuerto de Tocancipá, en Bogotá, y en el de San José, Costa Rica, tanto el personal de Aduanas como la Policía, está muy bien vestido y limpio y cortés, en el aeroporto, se ven los agentes, sucios, barbudos, muy mal vestidos y en posturas más correctas, como sentados en los descansos para los pasajeros internacionales, o con una pierna sobre las barrandas que limitan el campo aéreo.
Estos detalles que al parecer son leves, serán convenientemente corregidos para impresionar a las personas que nos visitan y que llevan por lo menos mientras estén en los aeropuertos la sensación de sus aviones, un trato agradable y cortés y una presentación decente.
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GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION
SECRET/HIGHLY SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO
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FIRCI-312/03772-76
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE TRAVEL TO THE U.S. OF RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED BY CIA PURSUANT TO
ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE ON FOREIGN
ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTIVITY.
2. ACCORDING TO A SOURCE WHOSE RELIABILITY HAS NOT BEEN ESTAB
LISHED, RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE, A CUBAN EXILE LIVING IN
WHO HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CUBAN BOMBING
AND CARACAS, VENEZUELA, EMPLOYED BY THE VENEZUELAN DIRECTORATE FOR THE
SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION, IS LEAVING VENEZUELA ON
24 DECEMBER 1976 AND WILL RETURN ON 7 JANUARY 1977. THE SOURCE
BELIEVES THAT MORALES' DESTINATION IS THE UNITED STATES SINCE HE
HAS LEARNED THAT MORALES HAS RECENTLY BEEN IN TELEPHONE CONTACT
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WITH ONE PILAR, A L F O N Z O, WHO LIVES IN FLORIDA, AND WHOSE U.S. TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 305-446-6722. ON HIS RETURN, MORALES WILL MOVE FROM THE ANAUCO HILTON IN CARACAS, WHERE HE HAS BEEN LIVING, TO AN APARTMENT HE IS TRYING TO OBTAIN CLOSE TO THE HOTEL-Y.
3. THIS AGENCY HAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ALFONZO-Y.
4. THE ABOVE INFORMATION HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LEGAL ATTACHE IN CARACAS. NO FURTHER DISSEMINATION IS BEING MADE-Y.
5. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. XGDS-2-HA
BASED ON CARACAS 31720 (WIN-130856)
SOURCE: WKDIET-2
OBJ: L3
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UNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE MHSPIKE
REF: CARACAS 31679 [IN 130856] (NOT NEEDED BY LA/MIA)
1. FOR STATION INFO, REF REPORTED INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 15 DECEMBER 76 FROM UNILATERAL STATION ASSET UKDIET-2 THAT RICARDO MORALES IS HEADING FOR U.S. SINCE HE RECENTLY HAS BEEN IN TELEPHONE CONTACT WITH ONE PILAR A L F O N Z O, FLORIDA TELEPHONE 305-445-6722. THERE ARE NO CARACAS STATION OR HAS TRACES ON ALONZO. STATION HAS PASSED THIS INFORMATION TO LEGATT CARACAS, AND IT ALSO IS BEING FURNISHED TO FBI HAS.
2. FOLLOWING BACKGROUND IS PROVIDED IN CASE MIAMI STATION NO LONGER HOLDS FULL RECORDS ON MORALES. HE IS CUBAN-BORN, RECENTLY NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZEN WHO IS VERY CLOSE TO ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ, DE FACTO HEAD OF DISIP; SERVED UNDER GARCIA IN DISIP; AND IN EARLY NOVEMBER WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DISIP INVESTIGATION OF 6 OCTOBER BOMBING OF CUBANA AIRLINER, THOUGH BOTH HE AND
DATE: 21 FEB 77
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GARCIA HAD CONNECTIONS WITH ORLANDO B O S C H AND OTHER SUSPECTS IN BOMBING. MORALEZ WAS RECRUITED IN MIAMI IN FEBRUARY 84 FOR USE AS RADIO OPERATOR AND MEMBER OF PARAMILITARY INFILTRATION TEAM, TRAINED IN MIAMI AND AT ISOMETRIC, BUT TERMINATED AUGUST 84 WITHOUT BEING USED IN ANY AGENCY-SPONSORED MISSION AGAINST CUBA. HE VOLUNTEERED, SIGNED UP AND WAS TRAINED TOWARD END OF ACTION IN CONGO SEPTEMBER 84. ALTHOUGH THERE IS CONFLICTING INFO IN HIS FILE AS TO WHETHER HE DID IN FACT SERVE IN THE CONGO, HE WAS TERMINATED IN DECEMBER 84. (FOR FRIENDS IN CARACAS: PLEASE NOTE THIS CONTACT'S STATEMENT IN DIRECTOR 93353 THAT MORALEZ DID NOT SERVE IN CONGO.) HE WAS ARRESTED IN MIAMI IN FEBRUARY 88 FOR INVOLVEMENT IN BOMBINGS BY CUBAN POLAR GROUP. STATION PASSED PERTINENT INFO ON HIM TO FBI AT THAT TIME. HE HAS BEEN PAID FRE INFORMANT AND IN OCTOBER 88 WAS REGISTERED IN FBI TO BND. WAS NAMED AS CIA AGENT IN MANUEL DE A R M A S "PRESS CONFERENCE" APRIL 74, WHICH GIVEN CONSIDERABLE PUBLICITY IN CARACAS. DESCARLET-4, SENSITIVE PENE- TRATION OF LIAISON, HAS DESCRIBED MORALEZ AS OBSESSIVELY ANTI-CIA AND DISPOSED TO TURN ANY UNPLEASANT SITUATION OR EVENT (INCLUDING CUBAN AIRCRAFT BOMBING) INTO "CIA PLOT." MORALEZ HAS BEEN OF CONSIDERABLE
INTEREST TO U.S. JOURNALISTS, AND THERE IS POSSIBILITY OF HIS MAKING ANTI-CIA STATEMENTS TO PRESS CONTACTS IN MIAMI.
3. ALTHOUGH IT IS ASSUMED THAT FBI WILL COVER ACTIVITIES OF MORALES IF HE VISITS MIAMI, WILL APPRECIATE YOUR FORWARDING TO CARACAS STATION AND HAS ANY PASSIVELY ACQUIRED INFORMATION THAT COMES TO YOUR ATTENTION.
4. FILE: 201-0245423. BE IMPORTED
REF - INFO ON MORALES FROM UKDIE-2
SECRET 1322352 DEC 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31732
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
WKINTEL REPORT FROM W-K-SPIKE
REF: CARACAS 31679 (A) 12/6/74
1. RICARDO MORALES, CUBAN EXILE WORKING FOR DISIP, IS LEAVING VENEZUELA ON 24 DECEMBER AND RETURNING ON 7 JANUARY 1977. ON 16 JANUARY HE WILL MOVE FROM THE ANAUCO HILTON TO AN APARTMENT HE IS TRYING TO FIND CLOSE TO THE ANAUCO.
2. ABOVE REPORTED BY WKDIET-2 FROM MORALES ON 15 DECEMBER. WKDIET-2 BELIEVES THAT MORALES LEADING FOR THE U.S. SINCE MORALES RECENTLY HAS BEEN IN TELEPHONE CONTACT WITH ONE PILLAR A L F O N E O, FLORIDA, U.S. TEL. 305-446-4722. NO TRACES ON PILLAR.
3. STATION HAS PASSED PERTINENT INFO ABOVE TO LOCAL LNERGO REP, WHO ASKED IT ALSO BE GIVEN T LNERGO HQS.
4. FILE: 201-255923. E2 IMPORT.
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SECRET 1416122 DEC 76 INTEL
CITE CARACAS 31700
TO: DIRECTOR
INTEL
SUPDATA: ZRWAHOO FOR UPGRADING OF RELIABILITY STATEMENT.
(NOTE: STRONGLY RECOMMEND WKDIET-3'S RELIABILITY STATEMENT BE UPGRATED. W-3 HAS PROVIDED NUMEROUS REPORTS MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIATED BY SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND/OR REPORTING BY OTHER SOURCES.)
SOURCE: WKDIET/WKDIET-3 DIRECTLY. SOURCE FIELD COMMENT PARA 3 WKNEED/WKNOBLE-1 FROM WKSCARLET-9.
SOURCE FIELD COMMENT PARA 4 WKDIET/WKDIET-2.
OD OBJECTIVE: L.1. NO INDEX. FILE: 75-120-28.
CL. BY 235133.
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DIST 14 DECEMBER 1976
REPORT CLASS SECRET--WARNING NOTICE--SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS
COUNTRY: VENEZUELA/CUBA
DOI: EARLY-DECEMBER 1976
SUBJECT: CUBAN EXILE DENUNCIATION OF THREE VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS
ACQ: VENEZUELA, CARACAS (10 DECEMBER 1976) FIELD NO., HVC-7556
SOURCE: A VENEZUELAN WITH CLOSE CONTACTS AMONG VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS. HE IS A FAIRLY RELIABLE SOURCE.
1. IN EARLY DECEMBER 1976 HUMBERTO GIFFUNI, EX-DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP), SAID THAT CUBAN EXILE GROUPS BASED IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SUBMITTED INFORMATION TO OCTAVIO LEPAE, VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF INTERIOR, CLAIMING THAT HIGH-LEVEL VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS ARE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE AGENTS. THESE OFFICIALS ARE ORLANDO GARCIA, INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ADVISER TO PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES PACHECO AND DE FACTO CHIEF OF OPERATIONS OF DISIP; RAFAEL RIVAS VASQUEZ, THE CURRENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DISIP; AND RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE, UNTIL RECENTLY SECRET.
CHIEF OF DISIP'S FOREIGN ESPIONAGE DIVISION. ALL THREE OF THESE MEN WERE ORIGINALLY CUBAN CITIZENS. (SOURCE COMMENT: GIFFUNI DID NOT REVEAL THE EXACT NATURE OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE MEN.)
2. THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CUBAN EXILES ARE ATTEMPTING TO SKEWER THE THREE MEN, BECAUSE OF THEIR PART IN ARRESTING CUBAN EXILE LEADER ORLANDO BOSCH AND LUIS PÓSADA WHO HAVE BEEN IMPLICATED IN THE CUBANA CRASH.
NONETHELESS, ACCORDING TO GIFFUNI, LEPAGE HAS APPOINTED A SPECIAL COMMISSION HEADED BY GIFFUNI TO INVESTIGATE THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST THE OFFICIALS; GIFFUNI ALSO SAID THAT HE IS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF DISCREETLY INFORMING NORBERTO HERNÁNDEZ CURBelo, CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA, OF THE CUBAN EXILE CHARGES AGAINST THE MEN AND HIS INVESTIGATION OF THE CASE. (FIELD COMMENT: A CHANNEL BETWEEN GIFFUNI AND HERNÁNDEZ WAS INITIATED WHEN GIFFUNI WAS DISIP DEPUTY CHIEF. SEE HVC-7380, TDFIRDB-315/04976-76, OF MID MAY, FROM THE SAME SOURCE WHOSE RELIABILITY HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY UPGRADED. GIFFUNI HAS REASON TO HARBOR RESENTMENT SINCE HE AND RIVAS WERE BITTER RIVALS INSIDE DISIP AND SINCE GARCIA AND RIVAS REPLACED HIM AT DISIP. MORALES, IN TURN, IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH GARCIA.)
3. (FIELD COMMENT: A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE INDEPENDENTLY REPORTED THAT CUBAN EXILES BASED IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE DENOUNCED THE THREE VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS TO LEPAGE. THIS SOURCE ADDED THAT THERE IS SOME SPECULATION THAT THE DENUNCIATION HAD ACTUALLY BEEN MADE BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCES.)
4. IN COMMENTING ON MORALES, GIFFUNI SAID THAT MORALES HAD NOT LEFT VENEZUELA AS GENERALLY BELIEVED, BUT RATHER WAS WORKING FOR DISIP IN THE INTERIOR UNDER A FALSE NAME. (FIELD COMMENT: MORALES REPORTEDLY WAS ORDERED OUT OF VENEZUELA WHEN DISCLOSURES CONCERNING HIS ACTIVITIES BECAME EMBARRASSING TO THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT. A SOURCE OF UNDETERMINED RELIABILITY INDEPENDENTLY REPORTED THAT HE SPOKE WITH MORALES IN CARACAS IN EARLY-DECEMBER AND THAT MORALES ASKED HIM TO KEEP HIS PRESENCE IN CARACAS CONFIDENTIAL.)
FIELD DISSEMINATION: EMBASSY, DEA, FBI AT CARACAS.
REPORT CLASS SECRET--WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. XGDS-2.
SECRET
SECRET 1019252 DEC 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31679
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO LONDON
WINTEL RYBAT KNSTONE WHSPIKE
REF: CARACAS 31409 (IN C97618)
1. WKDIE-2 (D-2) REPORTED ON 10 DECEMBER THAT RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE (201-0285923) IS BACK IN VENEZUELA.
D-2, WHO KNOWS MORALES PERSONALLY, SAW AND TALKED TO HIM AROUND 2 DECEMBER AT THE ANAUCO HILTON HOTEL WHERE WKTANG-1 MAINTAINS QUARTERS. MORALES ASKED D-2 NOT TO SAY ANYTHING REGARDING HIS PRESENCE HERE.
2. ABOVE INFO WILL BE INCLUDED IN INTEL THAT FOLLOWS.
3. FILE: 201-0285923. E2. IMPDET.
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10 Dec 76
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TO: CARACAS
UNINTEL KNSTONE
REFS:
A. CARACAS 31525 [IN 109073]
B. CARACAS 31526 [IN 109075]
1. REGARDING PARA 3 REF B, ONE OF TWO CUBANS IS ANTONIO IGNACIO BUSTILLO PEREZ (201-0756656), LISTED IN CARACAS 30526 DATED 4 AUGUST 1976. HE WAS ALSO LISTED ON PAGE 19 OF "TRIBUNA PUPULAR" IN PARTIAL REPRODUCTION OF 25 JUNE 1976 "GACETA OFICIAL." SUMMARY TRACES ON BUSTILLO WERE FORWARDED IN HVCA-10616 DATED 30 AUGUST 1976. WE CANNOT IDENTIFY "ALVINS."
2. FILE: 201-0285923 AND 75-5-0. E2 IMPDET.
REF A: HVCA 7548, WHICH CONCERNED POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT TO GOV ON STATUS OF RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE.
REF B: OPS CABLE TO REF A, EXPLAINING CIRCUMSTANCES HOW TAINED HIS INFORMATION.
DATE: 24 NOV 1976
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WN INTEL INTEL KM STONE
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LIAISON. OD OBJECTIVE: K.1.A. FILE: 75-5-9, 201-
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DIST 23 NOVEMBER 1976
REPORT CLASS SECRET WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS--DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY ORIGINATOR
COUNTRY: VENEZUELA
DDI: MID NOVEMBER 1976
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE STATUS OF RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE
ACO: VENEZUELA, CARACAS (19 NOVEMBER 1976) FIELD NO. MVC-7548
SOURCE: A VENEZUELAN WITH CLOSE CONTACTS AMONG VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS. HIS RELIABILITY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
1. (FIELD COMMENT) INQUIRIES INTO THE STATUS OF RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE, A CUBAN-BORN, NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZEN, ARE BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED BY BOTH THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN PRESS.
THE MEANS BY WHICH MORALES, WHO ARRIVED IN VENEZUELA IN MARCH 1974, WAS ABLE TO SECURE VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP IN RECORD TIME ARE CURRENTLY BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE LOCAL PRESS AND THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. FOR AN EARLIER REPORT ON MORALES AND HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH CUBAN EXILES AND
SECRET
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 CUBANA AIRLINER CRASH
SEE MVC-7537, TDFIR-DB-315/11216-76, OF EARLY NOVEMBER. FROM THIS AND
ANOTHER SOURCE OF UNDETERMINED RELIABILITY, A USUALLY RELIABLE
SOURCE INDEPENDENTLY REPORTED THAT MORALES LEFT VENEZUELA FOR EUROPE
ON 10 NOVEMBER.
2. RAMON VELASQUEZ, CHIEF OF THE IMMIGRATION AND
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, HAS IN HIS
POSSESSION DOCUMENTS CLEARLY INDICATING THAT VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP
WAS GRANTED MORALES AT THE DIRECT ORDER OF PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES
PEREZ. FURTHERMORE, VELASQUEZ INTENDS TO USE THESE DOCUMENTS
TO HIS OWN ADVANTAGE.
3. THE COVERING DOCUMENTS TO MORALES' PETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP
CONTAINS A SHORT, HANDWRITTEN NOTE BY PRESIDENT PEREZ ORDERING THE
IMMIGRATION AND IDENTIFICATION DIVISION TO GRANT MORALES VENEZUELAN
CITIZENSHIP. THE ACTUAL ORDER GRANTING CITIZENSHIP BEARS THE
PRESIDENT'S INITIALS AND IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE
SECRETARY NELLY ARENA'S. (FIELD COMMENT: ONE PAGE OF MORALES'
PETITION FOR CITIZENSHIP WAS REPRINTED IN THE 19 NOVEMBER ISSUE
OF THE MAGAZINE "ELITE").
4. IN INVESTIGATING THE MORALES CITIZENSHIP CASE, OCTAVIO
SECRET
LE PAGE, MINISTER OF INTERIOR, ORDERED VELASQUEZ TO INVESTIGATE
MORALES' IMMIGRATION FILE. VELASQUEZ SENT LE PAGE COPIES OF THE
MORALES DOCUMENTS AND KEPT THE ORIGINALS. IN ADDITION, VELASQUEZ
MADE EXTRA COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS WHICH HE IS ALSO MAINTAINING.
IN THE EVENT THAT HE IS FORCED TO TURN OVER THE ORIGINALS, VELASQUEZ,
WHO HAS HAD CONTINUING DIFFICULTIES WITH LE PAGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC
ACTION PARTY, INTENDS TO USE THESE DOCUMENTS TO MAINTAIN HIS POSITION
AS HEAD OF THE IMMIGRATION AND IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
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MORALES, RICARDO NAVARRETE
201-0255522
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MORALES NAVARETE, RICARDO
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SEX M
CIT VENE
075-005-009
CARA-31373
08 NOV 76
HVC-07537
RES VENE, CUBAN-BORN, DESPITE VENE GOVM DENIALS
SUBJ IS A HIGH-OFFICIAL OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR
THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION
(DISIP), AND CURRENTLY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN IN-
VESTIGATION OF 6 OCT BOMAING OF CUBANA AIRLINER
SUSPECTS IN WHICH SUBJ HAS HAD PREVIOUS CON-
TACT.
DATE 15 NOV 76
09450984
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PISTOLEROS Y TERRORISTAS HAN SIDO NACIONALIZADOS
Junto con Ricardo Morales Navarrete, alto funcionario en la Oficina de Fronteras (incluso menos) se nacionalizó y trabaja Antonio Ignacio Bustillo Pérez, conocido pistolerio traído de Miami por el gang mercenario de Orlando García, "ministro consejero", según el pasaporte con el que hace frecuentes viajes al Caribe, México y Estados Unidos con pasajes y víveres oficiales.
Como ya se ha informado, Ricardo Morales Navarrete, asistente de Orlando García en la Oficina de Fronteras de nuestro país en Caracas (ed. "El Bando del Caribe"; Dr. Paul a Salvador de León, piso 11), fue nacionalizado venezolano el 25 de julio de este año. Morales Navarrete llegó a Venezuela como prófugo de la justicia norteamericana (según Orlando Bouch) desde Miami, según lo anunciaron entonces diarios de los Estados Unidos.
Con dos años de permanencia en el país ya es "ciudadano venezolano".
Lo curioso es que en la misma Gaceta Oficial de la República de Venezuela donde se concede la nacionalidad a Morales Navarrete, cubano contrarrevolucionario especializado en la colocación de bombas en Miami, donde estuvo arrestado en 1968 por esa causa, también se otorga idéntico beneficio al pistolerio Antonio Ignacio Bustillo Pérez, de igual origen y empleado como Morales Navarrete en la Oficina de Fronteras.
El nombre Bustillo aparece en la Gaceta justamente encima de Morales Navarrete.
Según resolución de la Dirección Nacional de Identificación y Extranjería y por órdenes del ministro de Relaciones Interiores (Dr. Octavio Lepeque), de acuerdo con la decisión suscrita por Ramón Ignacio Velásquez B., director del despacho mencionado arriba, se produjo este insólito hecho.
AGENTES DE LA CIA
No somos nosotros quienes hacemos la acusación de que importantes organismos de seguridad de Venezuela están infiltrados por la Agencia Central de Inteligencia de los Estados Unidos, entre ellos la DISIP y la Oficina de Fronteras, una entelequia esta última cuya función se ignora. Hilda Inclán, del diario "The Miami News", Taylor Branch, de la revista "Esquire" y John Rothchild, devueltos a los Estados Unidos por un incidente en Maiquetía, afirmaron que Morales Navarrete es agente de la CIA y segundo oficial al mando de la inteligencia venezolana.
Fueron insólitas las aclaratorias del NRI y otros despachos sobre estas acusaciones, puesto que Morales Navarrete continúa trabajando en la Oficina de Fronteras, con la salvedad de que desde la denuncia pública de su caso se evita acercarse al edificio del "Bando del Caribe", pero sabemos que está operando desde otra parte.
LA OFICINA DE FRONTERAS: PANTALLA DE NEGOCIOS SEGUIDOS
Un conocido personaje caraqueño fue llevado recientemente y quien trabajaba en la Oficina de Fronteras, expresaba su inquietud entre sus amistades sobre la presencia de Morales Navarrete y Bustillo en este despacho, pero no sólo por su condición de mercenarios extranjeros y agentes de la CIA, sino también por el diario diario de prostitutas y contrabandistas del área del Caribe conectados con ellos en extrañas operaciones mercantiles, según este personaje.
"Rangel Abogados" era la plaza que ostentaba la misteriosa Oficina de Fronteras. Hace poco quisieron esa plaza y pusieron otra con el nombre de "Compañía Arenera".
LOS VIAJES A BARBADOS Y OTRAS PARTES
El mencionado personaje venezolano fallecido solía referirse también a misteriosos y frecuentes viajes de Morales Navarrete durante 1975 y lo que va de 1976, con pasaporte diplomático y viajaba a Costa Rica, México, Miami y Tulsa (EE.UU.). Estaba entonces el rango de "Asistente al Ministro Consejero Orlando García Vásquez". ¡Asombroso! ¡Orlando García ministro consejero! ¡Consejero de quien?
Antes del sabotaje al avión comercial cubano en las cercanías de esa isla caribeña, Orlando García y su "curruña" viajaron a ella varias veces. ¡Tienen estos sujetos que ver con la preparación del monstruoso acto terrorista, amparados con pasaportes diplomáticos y pagados con dineros de la nación?
ZAMURO CUIDANDO CARNE
Los infiltrados de la CIA en los organismos de seguridad venezolanos ignoraron una pequeña victoria al decidir que el funcionario enviado a Barbados en busca de los recuerdos del avión sabotado por terroristas financiados por la CIA, fuera Orlando Jiménez, jefe de una sección de Extranjería, inmediatamente conectado a Orlando García y su ganga quintacolumna.
¿Fue a borrar o a destruir pruebas? La presencia del gang cubano en Extranjería podría ser lo que explique una serie de hechos irregulares en relación con nacionalizaciones prematuras e ilegales a individuos indeseables pero acuñados.
13 Información Caracas, 12 al 18 de noviembre de 1976 TRIBUNA POPULAR
BASE DE OPERACIONES EN CURAZAO
Por su cercanía a Venezuela y su condición de escuela de grandes operaciones comerciales y de otro género, Curazao parece ser un centro operativo del gano de la CIA infiltrado en los organismos de seguridad y otros cargos públicos venezolanos, por extranjeros nacionalizados o conectados con ellos.
Se dice que Orlando García estuvo recientemente o está en Curazao. ¿Qué hace allí? ¿Qué hizo? Sería interesante una explicación de los frecuentes viajes de este individuo violador de los derechos humanos en el pasado y trágico de presuntas y centrando hoy.
Su poder parece no haber caído después del escándalo donde están involucrados otros apátridas de origen cubano y mercenarios a su servicio, con motivo del criminal atentado contra la nave de "Cubana de Aviación" el 6 de octubre pasado.
Desde hace tiempo Orlando García es rey en los aparatos represivos y de seguridad, tal como lo fueron otros extranjeros fascistas y mercenarios como él.
Es el protector de Morales Navarrete, Bustillos Pérez y demás pistoleros y terroristas que ocupan puestos oficiales en Venezuela. Está en connivencia con Orlando Bosch, uno de los autores intelectuales de la masacre aérea de Barbados, donde 73 personas perdieron la vida.
¿Hasta cuándo lo será?
¿HASTA CUANDO SE TOLERARÁ LA DESCARADA INTERVENCIÓN DE LA CIA EN VENEZUELA?
INSOLENCIA FINANCIADA POR LA EMBAJADA YANQUI
(TITULAR DEL REMITIDO PUBLICADO EN PERIODICOS DEL 10-11-76)
TRIBUNA POPULAR
Caracas, 12 al 18 de noviembre de 1976
Información 19
MIAMI—The Chilean secret police had February attempted to recruit two alleged Cuban exile terrorists to assassinate the nephew of Chile's late-deposed Marxist President Salvador Allende, a ranking South American Intelligence official told U.S. authorities.
The intelligence official, Ricardo Morales of the Venezuela secret police, told FBI contacts that Chile's secret police (DINA) sought the assassination of both Andres Pascal Allende and his companion, Anne Marie Brussier, according to documents made available to The Miami Herald.
Morales, himself a Cuban exile, said the DINA plot, which was never carried out, was reported to him by Orlando Otero, who currently faces trial in Miami on 39 felony charges related to nine terrorist bombings here.
[Suspicions of Chilean secret police involvement in plots against political exiles have been widely expressed in emigre circles. This was the first reported instance of an allegation of the FBI by a high-ranking intelligence official suggesting complicity of the
At the time of Morales' report to the FBI, Otero was a fugitive from a Miami federal grand jury indictment related to the bombings. He was subsequently acquitted of that charge earlier this year at a federal trial in Jacksonville.
Morales quoted Otero as saying DINA had attempted to recruit both Otero and Orlando Bosch for the assassination. Bosch was charged in Venezuela last week with first-degree murder in the sabotage of a Cuban airliner that claimed 72 lives.
Morales quoted Otero as saying DINA offered arms and funds to Cuban exile groups.
Otero refused to do the "favor," left Chile and told the Latin American Intelligence official on Feb. 15, then returned to Santiago. He was arrested two weeks later and held until he was handed over to the United States in May.
Bosch was arrested entering Costa Rica with a false passport on Feb. 19. He was charged with plotting to kill U.S. Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, Andres Pascal Allende and Anne Marie Brussier.
No trial was held and Bosch was later deported. He returned to Santiago and apparently remained there until going to the Caribbean area to organize CORU, a militant anti-Castro group which claimed credit for the Cuban airliner bombing last month.
Morales made the report to the FBI in an exchange of intelligence with U.S. officials about exiled terrorists plots.
An FBI spokesman in Washington and Monday the bureau would have no comment on the reported DINA plot (FBI officials in Caracas had no comment on the case in response to independent inquiries by The Washington Post).
Information on alleged DINA Cuban exile conspiracy against the surviving Allende family and government members was suppressed during the federal bombing trial of Otero in Jacksonville in September, 1975.
Cubans to Kill Allende Kin
When Otero started to testify about his activities in Chile, government prosecutors objected that the information was immaterial to the bombing charges.
Otero was found innocent of federal charges that he placed bombs at Miami International Airport in October, and at the Miami FBI office, Social Security Office, State Unemployment Office, two post offices, a bank, the Dade State Attorney's Office and the Miami Police Department Headquarters on Dec. 14-22, 1972.
His trial on related state charges was to begin here Monday but was ordered postponed until after the beginning of the year and transferred to Pensacola.
Otero remained in Florida until late December, 1972, when he was told by an FBI informant that the FBI was preparing to have him indicted on the bombing charges.
Otero then went to the Dominican Republic, where he was arrested, then paroled to the custody of Admiral Caesar de Windt, father-in-law of Frank Castro, an Otero friend.
When a Miami federal grand jury returned indictment against Otero in the bombings, Otero flew to Caracas.
Otero had $100 in his pocket when he landed in Venezuela, according to information in FBI reports. He stayed with Morales, a former Cuban political police agent and anti-Castro exile then working with the Venezuelan secret police.
Information contained in the reports alleges that Otero was told that if Venezuelan authorities moved to arrest him, he could receive asylum with the new Chilean ambassador.
While in Caracas, Otero allegedly told Morales that he had committed the bombings in Miami, except for the Miami police department explosion.
He said he knew who placed the bomb. Morales sent the information to the FBI.
In early February, Otero flew to Santiago, according to the intelligence reports in the hands of investigators.
Otero told Morales, whom he believed would help him, to tell Castro later this year that after arriving in Santiago, he went to DNA's headquarters and identified himself and said he was a fugitive from the United States.
He was told the secret police supported the Cuban exiles' cause and would provide funds for them in return for a "favor." The DNA spokesman, Otero told the intelligence agent, wanted him to kill Andres Pascal Allende and Anne Marie Brusca, in Costa Rica before.
Allende is the nephew of Salvador Allende, who died when right-wing elements overthrew his Marxist government in September, 1973. The younger Allende is a member of MIR, a Chilean revolutionary group that opposes the junta.
Otero quoted DNA's spokesman as saying Bosch would be a "back-up" if he failed in the mission.
On Feb. 15, Otero relayed DNA's request to the intelligence agent and turned to Santiago where he remained until March 4, when he disappeared.
Chilean authorities later said they had taken him into custody on April 27 and charged Otero with being an undesirable alien. They ordered him deported following a hearing May 11.
SECRET 1122222 NOV 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31409 (CARROLL ACTING)
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, LONDON.
KNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE MHSPIKE PLMHLANKET
REFS: A. CARACAS 31403 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON) (IN 097588)
B. CARACAS 31373 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON) (IN 097588)
C. DIRECTOR 939719 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON)
D. DIRECTOR 932221 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON)
1. COURSE OF REF A 10 NOVEMBER 76 MEETING WITH WKSCARLET-9,
AGENT REVEALED THAT RICARDO MORALES NAVARETE (201-285923)
HAD LEFT VENEZUELA AND WAS SEEN OFF BY WKTANGO-1; WKSCARLET-9
DID NOT KNOW MORALES DESTINATION BUT UNDERSTOOD FROM WKTANGO-1
IT WAS EUROPE, PROBABLY LONDON.
2. WKSCARLET-9 SAID HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR MORALES
ANIMOSITY TOWARD BKHerald OTHER THAN HE THOUGHT MORALES
BELIEVED HE HAD SOMEHOW BEEN MALIGNED BY BKHerald WHICH
HAD RUINED HIS POTENTIAL FOR BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AND WEALTHY
IN VENEZUELA AND THAT MORALES WAS SUFFERING SOME KIND OF
EMOTIONAL CRISIS. MORALES TOLD WKSCARLET-9 AND WKTANGO-1
THAT MANUEL DE ARMAS EXPOSED WAS A BKHerald OPERATION DIRECTED
SECRET
SECRET 1122202 NOV 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31409 (CARROLL ACTING)
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, LONDON.
WINTEL RYBAT KSPSTONE MKSPIKE PLMHBANKET
REFS: A. CARACAS 31403 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON) (IN 097618)
B. CARACAS 31373 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON) (IN 097618)
C. DIRECTOR 939719 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON)
D. DIRECTOR 932221 (NOT SENT/NEEDED LONDON)
1. COURSE OF REF A 10 NOVEMBER 76 MEETING WITH WKSCARLET-9.
AGENT REVEALED THAT RICARDO MORALES NAVARETE (201-285923)
HAD LEFT VENEZUELA AND WAS SEEN OFF BY WKTANGO-1. WKSCARLET-9
DID NOT KNOW MORALES DESTINATION BUT UNDERSTOOD FROM WKTANGO-1
IT WAS EUROPE, PROBABLY LONDON.
2. WKSCARLET-9 SAID HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR MORALES
ANIMOSITY TOWARD EKHERALD OTHER THAN HE THOUGHT MORALES
RELIVED HE HAD SOMEHOW BEEN MALIGNED BY EKHERALD WHICH
HAD RUINED HIS POTENTIAL FOR BECOMING SUCCESSFUL AND WEALTHY
IN VENEZUELA AND THAT MORALES WAS SUFFERING SOME KIND OF
EMOTIONAL CRISIS. MORALES TOLD WKSCARLET-9 AND WKTANGO-1
THAT MANUEL DE ARVAS EXPOSED WAS A EKHERALD OPERATION DIRECTED
SECRET
FOR HIS FORCED DEPARTURE FROM VENEZUELA ON EMERALD.
4. FILE: 201-285923, E2, IMPDET.
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COUNTRY: VENEZUELA
DOI: EARLY NOVEMBER 1976
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DUE TO POSSIBLE EXPOSURE OF PROOF THAT RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE IS A VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIAL
ACQ: VENEZUELA, CARACAS (1-4 NOVEMBER 1976) FIELD NO. HVC-7537
SOURCE: SEE BELOW.
SUMMARY: DESPITE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DENIALS, CUBAN-BORN RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE IS A HIGH OFFICIAL OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP). FURTHERMORE, HE IS CURRENTLY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 6 OCTOBER BOMBING OF A CUBAN AIRLINER AND HE HAS HAD PREVIOUS CONTACTS WITH SOME OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE BOMBING. A VENEZUELAN NEWSPAPER HAS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF MORALES' DISIP ASSIGNMENT, WHICH HE IS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE REPRINTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS. VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS BELIEVE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF
SECRET
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD PROVE EMBARRASSING TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND...
IN AN EFFORT TO COUNTER THIS POTENTIAL DIFFICULTY, HAVE ISSUED A
BACK-DATED CIRCULAR OSTensibly RELIEVING MORALES OF HIS DISIP
ASSIGNMENT. END SUMMARY.
1. (FIELD COMMENT: THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE PRESS COVERAGE
CONCERNING RICARDO MORALES NAVARETE, A CUBAN-BORN,
NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZEN. MORALES' STATUS WITH THE VENEZUELAN
GOVERNMENT CAME INTO QUESTION WHEN THE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTED THAT
MORALES IS A HIGH-LEVEL VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIAL AS WELL AS
BEING CONNECTED WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT (USG). VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS HAVE ALTERNATELY DENIED
AND ADMITTED MORALES' ASSOCIATION WITH VENEZUELAN SECURITY
ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THIS INFORMATION SEE EMBASSY CARACAS TELEGRAM
12667 OF 26 OCTOBER 1976.)
2. SOURCE OF PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4: A VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE WHOSE POSITION GIVES HIM ACCESS TO OFFICIAL REPORTS ON
VARIOUS SUBJECTS. HIS RELIABILITY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY FOREIGN OFFICIALS,
INCLUDING THOSE OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT.
3. DESPITE DENIALS BY SOME OFFICIALS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVER-
SECRET
MENT, RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE IS CHIEF OF THE FOREIGN ESPIONAGE DIVISION OF THE VENEZUELAN DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP). THIS SECTION IS KNOWN AS DIVISION 54. FURTHERMORE, MORALES IS HEADING THE VENEZUELAN INVESTIGATION OF THE 6 OCTOBER 1975 BOMBING OF A CUBANA AIRLINER. IN THIS CAPACITY, MORALES RECEIVES AND MAINTAINS ALL INFORMATION ON THE CUBANA CASE, INCLUDING INFORMATION WHICH CONNECTS HIM, MORALES, WITH THE CUBAN EXILE MOVEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IMPLICATED IN THE CUBANA CASE. (FIELD COMMENT: FOR AN EARLIER REPORT ON MORALES' CONNECTIONS WITH CUBAN EXILE LEADER ORLANDO 805 CM, WHO IS CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION IN CARACAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CUBANA AFFAIR, SEE HVC-7514, TD/FIRDE-315/102656-76, OF 15 OCTOBER, FROM A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE.)
4. AS HEAD OF THE INVESTIGATING TEAM, MORALES ISSUES PRESS RELEASES ON THE CASE UNDER THE ALIAS "COMMISSIONER JIMENEZ." IN ORDER TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH NEWSMEN, MORALES IS NOT UTILIZING HIS USUAL DISIP OFFICES, BUT RATHER MAINTAINS SEPARATE FACILITIES.
5. SOURCE OF PARAGRAPHS 6-9: A VENEZUELAN WITH CLOSE CONTACTS AMONG VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS. HIS RELIABILITY SECRET
HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
6. DURING THE WEEK OF 1 NOVEMBER, DISIP DIRECTOR RETIRED
GENERAL RAUL GIMENEZ GAINZ SAID THAT MORALES IS STILL
WORKING AT DISIP AND IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CUBANA INVESTI-
GATION. IN AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE ANY FURTHER PUBLICITY CONCERN-
ING MORALES AND HIS CONNECTION WITH THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT,
GIMENEZ SAID HE HAS OFFICIALLY RELIEVED MORALES AS CHIEF OF
DIVISION 54. THE RECORDS ANNOUNCING MORALES' REMOVAL HAVE BEEN
BACK-DATED TO 1 OCTOBER.
7. GIMENEZ SAID THAT HE IS AWARE THAT CIRO MEDINA,
CHIEF EDITOR OF "BOHEMIA" MAGAZINE, HAS IN HIS POSSESSION A
DISIP CIRCULAR ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF MORALES AS CHIEF
OF DISIP'S DIVISION 54. MEDINA, GIMENEZ SAID, IS ATTEMPTING TO
HAVE THE CIRCULAR REPRINTED IN THE VENEZUELAN PRESS, BUT THUS
FAR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND AN OUTLET WILLING TO PUBLISH IT.
8. MORALES, GIMENEZ SAID, WAS APPOINTED TO DISIP ON
THE RECOMMENDATION OF ORLANDO GARCIA, A SECURITY ADVISER
TO PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ. THE CIRCULAR APPOINTING
MORALES IS SIGNED BY GIMENEZ AND ACCORDING TO GIMENEZ, HAS APPROVED
BY OCTAVIO LEPA GE, MINISTER OF INTERIOR, AND PRESIDENT PEREZ.
SECRET
WHEN INFORMATION ON MORALES APPEARED IN THE LOCAL PRESS, GIMENEZ SAID HE ORDERED THAT ALL COPIES OF THE CIRCULAR ON MORALES BE RECOVERED. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY COPIES COULD NOT BE LOCATED.
9. IF THIS CIRCULAR IS REPRINTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS, GIMENEZ SAID IT WOULD CREATE A HIGHLY EMBARRASSING SITUATION FOR THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY INTERIOR MINISTER LEPAGE, WHO HAS DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF CUBAN EXILES IN DISIP. THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM COMES AT A PARTICULARLY BAD TIME, GIMENEZ SAID; SINCE LEPAGE WILL BE THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA BEGINNING 15 NOVEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT PEREZ BEGINS A TRIP TO THE UNITED NATIONS, EUROPE AND THE SOVIET UNION.
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COUNTRY: VENEZUELA
DOI: EARLY NOVEMBER 1976
SUBJECT: POTENTIAL EMBARRASSMENT FOR THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DUE TO POSSIBLE EXPOSURE OF PROOF THAT RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE IS A VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIAL
ACQ: VENEZUELA, CARACAS (1-4 NOVEMBER 1976) FIELD NO. HVC-7537
SOURCE: SEE BELOW
SUMMARY: DESPITE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DENIALS, CUBAN-BORN RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE IS A HIGH-OFFICIAL OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP). FURTHERMORE, HE IS CURRENTLY ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 6 OCTOBER BOMBING OF A CUBANA AIRLINER, THE SUSPECTS IN WHICH HE, MORALES HAS HAD PREVIOUS CONTACT. A VENEZUELAN NEWSPAPER HAS A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF MORALES' DISIP ASSIGNMENT, WHICH HE IS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE REPRINTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS. VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS BELIEVE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF SECRET
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD PROVE EMBARRASSING TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND,
IN AN EFFORT TO COUNTER THIS POTENTIAL DIFFICULTY, HAVE ISSUED A
BACK-DATED CIRCULAR OSTensibly RELIEVING MORALES OF HIS DISIP
ASSIGNMENT. END SUMMARY.
1. (FIELD COMMENT) THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE PRESS COVERAGE
CONCERNING RICARDO MORALES NAVARETE, A CUBAN-BORN,
NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZEN. MORALES' STATUS WITH THE VENEZUELAN
GOVERNMENT CAME INTO QUESTION WHEN THE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTED THAT
MORALES IS A HIGH-LEVEL VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIAL AS WELL AS
BEING CONNECTED WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT (USG). VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS HAVE ALTERNATELY DENIED AND
ADMITTED MORALES' ASSOCIATION WITH VENEZUELAN SECURITY
ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THIS INFORMATION SEE EMBASSY CARACAS TELEGRAM
12667 OF 26 OCTOBER 1976.
2. SOURCE OF PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4: A VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE WHOSE POSITION GIVES HIM ACCESS TO OFFICIALS REPORTS ON
VARIOUS SUBJECTS. HIS RELIABILITY HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY FOREIGN OFFICIALS,
INCLUDING THOSE OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT.
3. DESPITE DENIALS BY SOME OFFICIALS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERN-
SECRET
MENT, RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE IS CHIEF OF THE FOREIGN ESPIONAGE DIVISION OF THE VENEZUELAN DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP). THIS SECTION IF KNOWN AS DIVISION 54. FURTHERMORE, MORALES IS HEADING THE VENEZUELAN INVESTIGATION OF THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 BOMBING OF A CUBANA AIRLINER. IN THIS CAPACITY, MORALES RECEIVES AND MAINTAINS ALL INFORMATION ON THE CUBANA CASE, INCLUDING INFORMATION WHICH CONNECTS HIM WITH THE CUBAN EXILE MOVEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IMPLICATED IN THE CUBANA CASE. (FIELD COMMENT: FOR AN EARLIER REPORT ON MORALES' CONNECTIONS WITH CUBAN EXILE LEADER ORLANDO BOSCH, WHO IS CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION IN CARACAS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CUBANA AFFAIR, SEE HVC-7514, TDFIRDS-315/102656-76, OF 15 OCTOBER, FROM A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE.)
4. AS HEAD OF THE INVESTIGATING TEAM, MORALES ISSUES PRESS RELEASES ON THE CASE UNDER THE ALIAS "COMMISSIONER JIMENEZ." IN ORDER TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH NEWSMEN, MORALES IS NOT UTILIZING HIS USUAL DISIP OFFICES, BUT RATHER MAINTAINS SEPARATE FACILITIES.
5. SOURCE OF PARAGRAPHS 6-9: A VENEZUELAN WITH CLOSE CONTACTS AMONG VENEZUELAN SECURITY OFFICIALS. HIS RELIABILITY SECRET
HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.
6. DURING THE WEEK OF 1 NOVEMBER, DISIP DIRECTOR RETIRED GENERAL RAUL GIMENEZ GAINZA SAID THAT MORALES IS STILL WORKING AT DISIP AND IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE CUBAN INVESTIGATION. IN AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE ANY FURTHER PUBLICITY CONCERNING MORALES AND HIS CONNECTION WITH THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT, GIMENEZ SAID, HE HAS OFFICIALLY RELIEVED MORALES AS CHIEF OF DIVISION 54. THE RECORDS ANNOUNCING MORALES REMOVAL HAVE BEEN BACK-DATED TO 1 OCTOBER.
7. GIMENEZ SAID THAT HE IS AWARE THAT CIRO MEDINA, CHIEF EDITOR OF "GHOEMIA" MAGAZINE, HAS IN HIS POSSESSION A DISIP CIRCULAR ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF MORALES AS CHIEF OF DISIP'S DIVISION 54. MEDINA, GIMENEZ SAID, IS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE CIRCULAR REPRINTED IN THE VENEZUELAN PRESS, BUT THUS FAR, HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND AN OUTLET WILLING TO PUBLISH IT.
8. MORALES, GIMENEZ SAID, WAS APPOINTED TO DISIP ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ORLANDO GARCIA, A SECURITY ADVISER TO PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ. THE CIRCULAR APPOINTING MORALES IS SIGNED BY GIMENEZ AND, ACCORDING TO GIMENEZ, WAS APPROVED BY OCTAVIO LEPA GE, MINISTER OF INTERIOR, AND PRESIDENT PEREZ.
WHEN INFORMATION ON MORALES APPEARED IN THE LOCAL PRESS, GIMENEZ SAID, HE ORDERED THAT ALL COPIES OF THE CIRCULAR ON MORALES BE RECOVERED. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY COPIES COULD NOT BE LOCATED.
9. IF THIS CIRCULAR IS REPRINTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS, GIMENEZ SAID, IT WOULD CREATE A HIGHLY EMBARRASSING SITUATION FOR THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND PARTICULARLY INTERIOR MINISTER LEPAGE, WHO HAS DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF CUBAN EXILES IN DISIP. THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM COMES AT A PARTICULARLY BAD TIME, GIMENEZ SAID. SINCE LEPAGE WILL BE THE ACTING PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA BEGINNING 15 NOVEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT PEREZ BEGINS A TRIP TO THE UNITED NATIONS, EUROPE AND THE SOVIET UNION.
10. FIELD DISSEMINATION EMBASSY, FBI AT CARACAS.
REPORT CLASSIFIED--WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY ORIGINATOR. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER, XGDS-2.
SECRET 1922542 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31184
TO 1. PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
UNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE NHSPIKE
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 929165
B. WASHINGTON 920338
C. CARACAS 31137 (IN 874149)
1. WE SHARE HEADQUARTERS CONCERN RE ARREST OF
WKSCARLET-3 (W-3) AND POSSIBILITY OF SUSPICION/ADDITIONAL
CHARGES BKHERALD CONNECTION WITH BOMBING, IN ADDITION TO
INTEL REPORTING, STATION CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING EVENTS IN
RELATION TO MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND WE ARE IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH AMBASSADOR. WE ARE UNABLE TO REPORT ANY
FIRST-HAND INFORMATION FROM W-3 OR WKTANGO-1 (W-1) DUE TO
LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY AMBASSADOR. PRIOR TO BOMBING
INCIDENT BRADSPIES ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT W-3 REGARDING APPARENTLY
UNRELATED MATTER IN REF B1 AFTER INCIDENT AND INITIAL
REPORT FROM WKSCARLET-5 FROM WKSCARLET-3. ATTEMPTS TO
CONTACT W-3 WERE STOPPED AND LATER WERE PROHIBITED BY
AMBASSADOR. AS W-1 NAME BEGAN COMING UP WITH INCREASING
SECRET
FREQUENCY, AMBASSADOR REQUESTED STATION PULL BACK IN LIAISON CONTACT (THIS APPLIED ONLY TO W-1 PERSONAL CONTACT AND NOT TO W/K SCARLET LIAISON IN GENERAL).
2. AS YET STATION HAS NO HARD EVIDENCE WHICH DIRECTLY LINKS EITHER W-1 OR RICARDO MORALES NAVARETTE TO THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 BOMBING. HOWEVER, THEIR REPORTED ASSOCIATION WITH ORLANDO BOSCH, THEIR BACKGROUNDS, AND W-3'S PRIOR REPORTING ON TERRORIST ACTIONS SUGGEST THAT THEY WERE ALL AWARE TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER OF PLANS FOR THE 6 OCTOBER ACTION AND THAT NONE OF THEM ACTIVELY OPPOSED IT, OF THE THREE W-3 SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MOST LIKELY IMPLICATED THROUGH HIS POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO HERNAN RICARDO LÓPEZ AND/OR FREDDY LUGO. W-1 AND MORALES MAY HAVE BECOME ACCESSORIES-AFTER-THE-FACT DEPENDING UPON THE POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF ORLANDO BOSCH IN THE BOMBING AND ITS AFTERMATH.
3. IT MAY BE WISEFUL THINKING BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT W-3 IS IN POSITION REVEAL ANY TRUE INFORMATION WHICH COULD IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS. SINCE CONTACT WITH HIM IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN TO OUR KNOWLEDGE LIMITED ONLY TO VISA ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.
REPORTING, HE COULD AT MOST REVEAL NAMES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. WKSCARLET-9 EXPRESSED PERSONAL OPINION THAT W-3, FEARING POSSIBLE RETRIBUTION FROM ORLANDO BOSCH, WOULD NOT DARE FIX BLAME ON BOSCH AND MIGHT, UNDER INTERROGATION PRESSURE, ATTEMPT TO IMPLICATE WKHERALD AS HIS SPONSOR; WE FEEL THIS POSSIBILITY IS RATHER REMOTE.
4. WKSCARLET-9 APPEARS NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE ABOVE BUT HIS CUBAN BACKGROUND AND CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH W-1, ESPECIALLY IN RECENT WEEKS, UNDOUBTEDLY HAS BROUGHT HIM SOME NOTICE AND PROBABLY SUSPICION. WKSCARLET-9 HAS NOT BEEN MET SINCE HE MISSED A MEETING IN LATE SEPTEMBER; HE CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED HIS CASE OFFICER'S HOME ONCE. WHILE HE WAS OUT BUT HAS NOT CALLED BACK TO SPECIFY A TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING. HE ALSO HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THREE RECENT RS-708 SIGNALS TO CALL IN AND ONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE NIGHT OF 8 OCTOBER. STATION HAS DECIDED AGAINST CALLING HIM DURING THIS CURRENT TENSE PERIOD AT HIS ONLY REACHABLE NUMBER—HIS AND WKNOBLE-1'S HOME. WE WILL CONTINUE SIGNALLING AND AWAITING HIS CALL IN. FYI:
SECRET
WITH MKSCARLET-9'S NEW POST IN MKSCARLET GOES A ROUND-THE-CLOCK ARMED ESCORT WHICH HE HAS TO RIDE HIMSELF OR BEFORE MAKING A CLANDESTINE MEETING WITH HIS CASE OFFICER. MKSCARLET-9 HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SECURITY PROBLEMS OF MEETINGS IN HIS CURRENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAS MANY ENEMIES IN OR UNTIL RECENTLY IN. MKSCARLET WHO WOULD LOVE TO TAR HIM WITH THE BKHERALD BRUSH. SOMEONE WITH HIS CUBAN BACKGROUND, OF COURSE, IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THIS CHARGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CURRENT FUROR ABOUT EXILES IN VENEZUELA. WILL ADVISE AS SOON AS MKSCARLET-9 RECONTACT IS ESTABLISHED.
5. STATION FILES CONTAIN NO TRACES TO OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ OR CELSA TOLEDO. STATION HAS ONE TRACE TO FRANCISCO NUNEZ, A CUBAN EXILE AND FORMER NAVY OFFICER EMPLOYED BY ZULOAGA AND MACHADO GROUPS. INFO APPEARS IN CONTACT REPORTS DATED 6 AND 8 JUNE 1967, FILED IN AMEMBER-1 FILE WHICH NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN STATION. THERE IS ANOTHER TRACE THAT ONE FRANCISCO E. NUNEZ REPORTED A CASTRO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT TO A STATION ASSET: UFRA-4222, 7-APR-72, 102-009-014. PROBABLY THE SAME FRANCISCO E. NUNEZ WAS LISTED IN MVCA-8538.
23 AUGUST 1961, AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AISLA,
C.A. AND IDENTIFIED AS HAVING FURNISHED A LEAD
TO A CUBAN VICE CONSUL WHO WAS PLANNING TO DEFECT.
FILE: 201-6-464/31 201-23239851 201-02859231
201-88678681 E2 IMPDET.
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SECRET
STAFF
CONF: C/LAB INFO: FILE C/1P/AN, C/NEO, 0003
AGC/10007-1001764
TO: CARACAS, V
UNINTEL KNSTONE MHSPIKE V
1. LATE PRESS CLIPPINGS REPORT ARREST OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES.
ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ, CELSA TOLEDO AND
FRANCISCO NUNEZ. POSADA AND CARRILES KNOWN TO STATION. PRELIMINARY
TRACES ON NUNEZ SHOW HE HEALTHY CUBAN EXILE AND MEMBER OF CORU
RESIDENT IN CARACAS. V
2. WE ARE CONCERNED IN SO FAR AS ARREST OF UKSCARLET-3 MIGHT CAST
SUSPICION, AND BRING ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF BKHERALD CONNECTION
WITH BOMBING, ESPECIALLY SINCE UKSCARLET-3 HAS IN PAST BEEN PUBLICLY
ACCUSED OF BEING BKHERALD AGENT. WE ALSO NOTE HE HAS BEEN SOME-
TIME CONTACT OF CARACAS LEGATT, AND STATION SUSPICION THAT HE WAS
CONTACT OF DAO. V
3. OF INTEREST IS THAT MUCH OF THE CARACAS END OF INVESTIGATION
OF THE AIRLINER BOMBING AND REPORTING IS CONTROLLED BY UKTANGO-3
GROUP. RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE IS UKTANGO-3 DEPUTY AND HAS BEEN
SERVING AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR LEGATT. DISIP SUB-INSPECTOR
ORLANDO JIMENEZ WHO SENT TO PORT OF SPAIN IS ALSO INCLUDED IN GROUP.
DATE: 15 OCT 76
ORIG: 201-283-923
UNIT: 007255
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
CONF: INFO: FILE 027165
ACCORDING TO CARACAS 31117 UKTANGO-1 AND MORALES NAVARRETE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN ORLANDO BOSCH/UKSCARLET-3 GROUP. FBI REPORT QUOTING NUNEZ OF PARA 3 ABOVE STATED THAT UKTANGO-1 AND MORALES NAVARRETE ARE BOTH CONSIDERED TRUSTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE AND INSTRUMENTAL IN CORU SUCCESSES AND IN OTHER ACTIVITIES. INFORMATION IN CARACAS 31088 REPORTING TRUE NAME OF HERMAN RICARDO LOZANO, BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY REVEALED BY RICARDO IN PORT OF SPAIN ON 9 OCTOBER ALSO CAME FROM MORALES NAVARRETE, INDICATING THAT HE HAD FOREKNOWLEDGE, BUT WHETHER HE KNEW THIS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING OR INFORMATION HE RECEIVED FROM HIS OWN INFORMANT IS UNKNOWN. PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER, BASED ON INFORMATION OF CARACAS 31117 INFORMATION, WE CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THERE IS NOT MORE GOING ON THAN IS APPARENT. CARACAS 31088 ALSO SEEMED TO SUSPECT THIS AT AN EARLY STAGE.
4. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING:
A. LIKELIHOOD OF UKSCARLET-3 REVEALING INFORMATION WHICH COULD IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS.
B. POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF UKTANGO-1 AND/OR MORALES
NAVARRETTE: Y
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THOSE ARRESTED
ALONG WITH BOSCH AND POSADA, ON WHOM WE HAVE NO INFORMATION. Y
5. PLS ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN THROUGH LIAISON
CONTACTS WITH UKTANGO-1 AND UNILATERALLY FROM UKSCARLET-9. Y
6. FILE: 200-6-484/3; 201-0300985; 201-0265923; 201-0067860.
E2 IMPDET-A
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C/LA/CAR
DATE: 25 OCT 76
ORIG: ROBERT W. ANDREWS
UNIT: C/LA/PNC/V
EXT: 1715
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E2 IMPDET
CL BY: 007255
THE ABOVE DOCUMENT IS CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE 201 FILE CITED UNDER LEFT MARGIN.
CALL FILE SECTION LAY, LCN 4127.
SECRET 2520112 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31137
TO: DIRECTOR
WHINTEL RYBAT REAM
REF: DIRECTOR 917974
1. FOR STATION INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD PARA 4 REF, WOULD APPRECIATE HEADQUARTERS VIEWS ON "U.S. PERSON" STATUS OF ORLANDO 305 C 4 AVILA, WKTANGO-1, RICARDO MOPALES NAVARETE, AND WKSCARLET-3.
2. WKSCARLET-3 SURRENDERED EXPIRED ALIEN REENTRY PERMITS FOR SELF AND WIFE TO CARACAS CONSULAR OFFICER SOME WEEKS AGO. THEY HAVE VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS WITH U.S. VISITORS VISAS. THEY HAVE ONE CHILD, BORN IN U.S. WHO HAS U.S. PASSPORTS. WKSCARLET-3 IS ALSO BELIEVED CURRENT ON U.S. INCOME TAXES.
3. FILE: 221-02678621 221-2285923, 221-0329685, E2 IMOPET.
SECRET
TRANSMITTAL
OF
TDFIR INFORMATION REPORT
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
OOG
HARRIET WEILLER
UNIT
LA/PNC/V/R
FST
9-154
DATE
14 OCTOBER 1976
CONF.
LA 22
OPS/INT 5, IID, PS/EG 2, CI 2, SS 4, SS/SOG 4, OPS/ITG 5,
OSG IC 2, FR 5
DDO 3.
TDFIR DB-315/10256-76
DATE DISTRIBUTED
14 OCTOBER 1976
DISSEMINATION
C/LA 1
DG/LA 1
LA/OPS 1
LA/RR 1
LA/PNC/V 1
LA/PNC/P 1
LA/PNC/C 1
LA/CAR 1
LA/MCA 1
LA/SB 1
LA/COG 1
PRECEDENCE
X ROUTINE
BASED ON
HVC-7514
CARACAS 31117 (IN 069101)
WXMAJOR (WXSCARLET-5)
OBJ: J1
HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS - PLACE X IN APPROPRIATE SPACE
☐ TO IID: STATE, DIA, ARMY, NAVY, AIR, JCS, NSA,
☐ DISSEMA ELECTRICALLY TO: SHS, CIA/OPSCEN, TREASURY, SS/ID, FBI.
☐ CTD COMMENT: ADVANCE COPY TO SIG CENTER
☐ FOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION AT 2345 HRS LOCAL.
☐ ZERWAMOO LIFTER CABLE SENT
☐ EXCLUSIVE FOR
☐ NOT FOR LIAISON
PORT OF SPAIN, GEORGETOWN, KINGSTON, MEXICO
CITY, MANAGUA, GUATEMALA CITY, PANAMA CITY,
SANTO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO, BOGOTA
☐ RELAY CABLE PREPARED
☐ NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--
☐ NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS
☐ REPORT CLASSIFIED BY: 035133
CS INTERNAL USE ONLY
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
C/LA/PNC/R
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
COORDINATING OFFICER(S)
CL BY 007672
E 2 IMPACT
RELEASING OFFICER
C/LA/RR
COPY NO.
SECRET
REPORT CLASS S E C R E T -- WARNING NOTICE -- SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED -- NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS -- NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS.
COUNTRY: VENEZUELA/CUBA
DATE: LATE SEPTEMBER - 12 OCTOBER 1976
SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES OF CUBAN EXILE LEADER ORLANDO BOSCH DURING HIS STAY IN VENEZUELA (SUSPECTED TERRORIST ON WHOM US ATTEMPTING TO GAIN EXTRADITION)
ACQ: VENEZUELA; CARACAS; 13 OCTOBER 1976; FIELD NO. HVC-7914
SOURCE: A FORMER VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO STILL MAINTAINS CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. HE IS A USUALLY RELIABLE REPORTER. THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ANY FOREIGN OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT.
FIELD COMMENT: IN LATE SEPTEMBER 1976 A USUALLY RELIABLE SOURCE REPORTED THAT CUBAN EXILE LEADER ORLANDO BOSCH WAS IN VENEZUELA UNDER THE PROTECTION OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES PÉREZ. FURTHERMORE, PÉREZ HAD APPOINTED HIS SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ADVISER ORLANDO GARCÍA TO PROTECT AND ASSIST BOSCH DURING HIS STAY IN VENEZUELA. FOR THIS INFORMATION SEE HVC-7498, TDFIRDB-315/0934-76, IN HVC-7483, TDFIRDB-315/09430-76.
SECRET
OF MID-SEPTEMBER, A SOURCE OF UNDETERMINED RELIABILITY REPORTED THAT BOSCH ARRIVED IN VENEZUELA ON APPROXIMATELY 13 SEPTEMBER. UPON HIS ARRIVAL IN CARACAS, BOSCH WAS MET AT THE AIRPORT BY GARCIA AND LUIS CLEMENTE, P O S A D A, A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND ONE-TIME MEMBER OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP), WHO ESCORTED BOSCH TO HIS CARACAS HOTEL. (FIELD COMMENT: WHILE CURRENTLY NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZENS, BOTH GARCIA AND POSADA ARE NATIVE-BORN CUBANS.)
3. SOMETIME FOLLOWING BOSCH'S ARRIVAL IN CARACAS, A BS.
5,000 (APPROXIMATELY U.S. $1,118) A PLATE FUND-RAISING DINNER FOR BOSCH WAS HELD AT THE HOME OF HILDO F O L G A R, A PROMINENT SURGEON AND CUBAN EXILE. IN ADDITION TO BOSCH, AMONG THOSE ATTENDING THE DINNER WERE GARCIA; RICARDO M O R A L E S NAVARETE, GARCIA'S DEPUTY WHO IS ALSO A NATIVE-BORN CUBAN; POSADA; AND AN UNIDENTIFIED HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.
4. DURING THE EVENING BOSCH APPROACHED THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIAL THROUGH GARCIA PROPOSING THAT THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL CASH CONTRIBUTION TO HIS ORGANIZATION. IN RETURN, BOSCH AGREED TO GUARANTEE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CUBAN EXILE DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING PRESIDENT PEREZ'S PLANNED
NOVEMBER APPEARANCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS (UN). (SOURCE COMMENT: IT IS BELIEVED THAT BOSCH'S PROPOSITION WAS AT LEAST TENTATIVELY ACCEPTED BY THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIAL.)
5. ALSO DURING THE EVENING BOSCH MADE THE STATEMENT THAT, "NOW THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS COME OUT OF THE LETELIER JOB LOOKING GOOD, WE ARE GOING TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE." BOSCH DID NOT NAME THE ORGANIZATION NOR DID HE EXPAND ON HIS MEANING. (FIELD COMMENT: THE LETELIER MENTIONED ABOVE IS PROBABLY FORMER CHILEAN FOREIGN MINISTER ORLANDO LETELIER, WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN THE UNITED STATES ON 21 SEPTEMBER.)
6. A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE FUND-RAISING DINNER, POSADA WAS OVERHEARD TO SAY THAT, "WE ARE GOING TO HIT A CUBAN AIRPLANE," AND THAT "ORLANDO HAS THE DETAILS." (SOURCE COMMENT: THE IDENTITIES OF THE "WE" AND "ORLANDO" MENTIONED IN THE STATEMENT ARE NOT KNOWN.)
7. FOLLOWING THE 6 OCTOBER CUBANA AIRLINE CRASH OFF THE COAST OF BARBADOS, BOSCH, GARCIA AND POSADA AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE BEST FOR BOSCH TO LEAVE VENEZUELA. THEREFORE, ON 9 OCTOBER POSADA AND GARCIA ESCORTED BOSCH TO THE COLOMBIAN BORDER, WHERE THE LATTER CROSSED OVER INTO COLOMBIAN TERRITORY.
8. ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM TRINIDADIAN SECRET
AUTHORITIES IMPLICATING HIM, POSADA WAS ARRESTED BY DISIP AUTHORITIES ON 12 OCTOBER. HIS OFFICE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RAIDED AND ALL FILES AND EQUIPMENT CONFISCATED.
9. MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT PEREZ HAS ASSURED THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT, THROUGH CUBAN AMBASSADOR NORBERTO HERNANDEZ CURBelo, THAT THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT WILL ENERGETICALLY PURSUE THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CUBANA CRASH. IN RETURN, HOWEVER, CUBA WILL BE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT VENEZUELA'S ANTI-TERRORISM POSITION AT THE UN.
10. EMBASSY COMMENT: THE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS: "THE LEGATT HAS DIFFERENT INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER BOSCH WAS EXFILTRATED OR IS OR IS NOT IN VENEZUELA. GARCIA SPOKE TO LEGATT SUNDAY MORNING, 10 OCTOBER, AND ON THE AFTERNOON OF 12 OCTOBER TOLD HIM "INFORMALLY" THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD SHORTLY ADVISE ME THAT BOSCH WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO US. THIS WAS REPEATED TO LEGATT BY DISIP DIRECTOR RAUL GOMEZ GAINZA AND OTHER DISIP OFFICIALS (INCLUDING GARCIA) IN A MEETING THE MORNING OF 13 OCTOBER. CONCEIVABLY GARCIA CAN BE PLAYING A DARK GAME, BUT THE DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTEWORTHY. I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED ANY OFFICIAL WORD AS TO THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION."
11. FIELD DISSEM: EMBASSY, LEGATT AT CARACAS: SENT TO
PORT OF SPAIN, GEORGETOWN, KINGSTON, MEXICO CITY, MANAGUA,
GUATEMALA CITY, PANAMA CITY, SANTO DOMINGO, SANTIAGO, BOGOTA.
REPORT, CLASSIFIED--WARNING NOTICE--SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE
SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--
NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS.
CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER, XGDS-2.
ADVANCE COPY TRANSMITTED TO: STATE, DIA, ARMY, NAVY, AIR, JCS, NSA, SNS,
CIA/OPSCEN, SS/IP, FBI, TREASURY.
SECRET
CABLE SEC DISSEM BY P
TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS, DIRECTOR,
NIAC CARACAS,
WNINTEL MHSPIKE KMSTONE
REF CARACAS 31087 (U 064424)
1. INFO IN REF NOT YET RECEIVED BY EMBASSY FROM LEGATT.
PLEASE REQUEST LEGATT TO INFORM US THROUGH STATE CHANNELS VIA NIAC.
2. STATION HAS PREPARED STATE NIAC (EXDIS) FOR CARACAS
WITH INFO PROVIDED STATION MORNING 09 OCT THAT DURING INTERRO-
GATION EARLY MORNING HOURS 29 OCT JOSE V A Z O Y E R GOMEZ
ADMITTED HIS TRUE NAME WAS HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO.
3. REQUEST CARACAS STATION TRACES HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO
(OR RICARDO HERNAN LOZANO) AND INDICATION WHAT MAY BE
PASSED POLICE.
4. PLEASE SEND REPLY NIAC.
5. MORE DETAILS SEPARATE CABLE.
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RECORD COPY
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"...FALLS OF ATTENTION ON EMBASSY AS ALLEGED COVER FOR
...EXPLAINED WAS NOT WELCOME. ALSO, PRESS MANIPULATION OF
...PHILLIPS HAVE GRADUALLY, FROM DOUGLAS TO DOUGLAS
...PHILLIPS HAS GETTING CLOSE TO POSSIBLE INCIDENTAL
...USE OF DAVE PHILLIPS.
2: 2-12-1976. EX. IMPET.
"CABLE CON SIMILAR DISCERN TO OIC DAVE OIC
...INFORM 100% TO DAVE OIC. DDA DISCERN
...DISCERN"
CABLE SEC SUGGESTS DISEASE TO: DDB, 751602 BULGARIA
DIRECTOR INFO IMMEDIATE PANAMA CITY (FOI 1056).
CABLE TO SCHART KMSKORE KHYBYS
FROM A: CABLES 29461 (891535)
3 CABLES 29476 (812817)
22 APR 70 AFTERNOON EDITION DAILY
CABLE CARRIES RE-RUN OF PRENSA LATINA ITEM 1056.
REFERENCE AND FRONT-PAGE, ONE INCH HEADLINE STORY
DIP INVESTIGATING TWO FUNCTIONARIES OF U.S. EMBASSY
CLAIMED OF INJECTING PLOT TO PROVOKE RUPTURE OF VENEZUELAN-
CUBAN RELATIONS. STORY ACCOMPANIED BY PHOTOS OF RICARDO
FORCES, KNOCKED-OUT AND SALVADOR KNOCKED-OUT.
AUTHORS OF STORY ATTRIBUTED TO OMAR ELIAS P.
FOLLOWING POINTS MADE:
1. DIP RECEIVED SEC INSTRUCTIONS 3 WEEKS AGO
OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES OF NORTH
AMERICANS DOUGLAS (205) PHILLIPS AND FRED DUNNAN. (NO
ATTRIBUTION GIVEN BY REPORTER FOR THIS ITEM.)
2. REPORTER UNABLE TO OBTAIN OFFICIAL
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMENT ON THESE DEVELOPMENTS.
REPORTER WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM PRESENCE IN VENEZUELA OF PHILLIPS
AND DUNCAN.
C. AN UNIDENTIFIED SPOKESMAN OF THE INFORMATION
SECTION OF THE EMBASSY IS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT PHILLIPS AND
DUNCAN ARE FUNCTIONARIES OF THE EMBASSY IN THE DEPARTMENT
WORKING AGAINST DRUGS BUT THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONARIES OF THE
CIA AND DO NOT DO ANY WORK FOR THAT AGENCY. THE SPOKESMAN
DEPLORED TO 22 APRIL PRESS INFORMATION AS COMPLETELY FALSE.
DE ARMAS ALSO ACCUSED IN HIS REPORT SALVADOR
AND WOCTANE-9 OF HAVING CONDUCTED PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS
WITH THE SAME OBJECTIVE (DIP RELATIONS BREAK).
ROMANI RESPONDED TO THE ACCUSATION AS BEING A
STUPIDITY AND POSSIBLY PART OF A MANEUVER BY FIDEL CASTRO.
WOCTANE-9 RESPONDED TO THE ACCUSATION
LABELLING IT A VILE CALUMNY AND INDICATING A DISPOSITION TO
TAKE THE MATTER BEFORE A COURT.
NO STATION TRACES OMAR ELVARCE P. SATION HAS NOT
MADE CONTACT WITH WOCTANE-9 SINCE LATE 1973. WE ARE CHECKING
WITH LAVORTE PENETRATIONS RE ALLEGATIONS.
AND AKNORTH-15 HAS DENIED TO STATION THERE ANY TRUTH TO REPORT. PRENSA LATINA ARTICLE AS PRINTED IN MORNING PAPER AND AS RE-RUN IN AFTERNOON PAPER DOES NOT MENTION EITHER KIVANI OR KDOCTANE-9, BUT PRENSA LATINA TELTAP INDICATES NAMES WERE INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL MAYANA DISPATCH. STATION WATCHING DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENT CAREFULLY, AMONG OTHER REASONS, ON CHANCE PL RELEASE WAS INTENDED SERVE AS PER FOR LOCAL REVELATIONS REPORTER REF 6.
FILE: 200-120-152. E2 IMPDET
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TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR INFO IMMEDIATE PANAMA CITY (FOR LAMPS)
STATE: MIAMI
SUBJECT: KYSOR'S SGOMART ANALYSIS
FROM: DIRECTOR 614526
FYI, CARACAS DAILY NEWSPAPER ULTIMAS NOTICIAS, 26 APR
76 CARRIES PRENSA LATINA STORY CATEGORIZED HABANA 21 APR TITLED:
CIA ACCUSED OF MURDERING ANTI-Castro LEADERS, STORY CENTERS AROUND
ALLEGED PRESS CONFERENCE IN WHICH MANUEL DE ARMAS, CLAIMING
TO BE A FORMER CIA AGENT, "TELLS ALL" ABOUT "OPERATION ABADALI."
DE ARMAS CLAIMS THAT WHILE STATIONED IN NEW YORK IN 1971 HE
MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH TWO CIA OFFICIALS (FNU) BLACKENHOUSE WHO
HAD RECRUITED HIM TWO YEARS PREVIOUSLY, AND RICHARD TOMLEY OF
MOSCOW, VIRGINIA, WHO HAD TRAINED HIM AND WHO EVALUATED HIS PER-
FORMANCE INITIALLY IN OPERATION ABADALI. DE ARMAS ALSO CLAIMS THAT
TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST VENEZUELAN TOURIST OFFICIALS IN PUERTO
RICO WERE COORDINATED WITH THE CIA AND CARRIED OUT BY A PERSON
NAME NOT IN RECALL FOR THE DETENTION OF ORLANDO
CARACAS. FURTHER, DE ARMAS CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE
OF PREPARATIONS FOR ATTACKS AGAINST EXILES AND THAT THIS PLANNING
WAS BEGUN THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ASSASSINATION OF JOSE DE LA
TORRE. DE ARMAS SAYS BOB DYNES, A CIA OFFICER,
PARTICIPATED IN ABDALA FOR THE SUPPLY OF EXPLOSIVES IN CIA MISSIONS
RELATED TO CHILE. DE ARMAS SAID HE SERVED IN THE ABDALA OPERATION
ALSO AS AN INTERVENIENT BETWEEN ROBERT BUD MILES AND LAEARO ALVAREZ
FOR THE DELIVERY OF 2 PACKS OF C-4 EXPLOSIVE WHICH WERE USED IN
THE KILLING OF CLAUDO MASFERRER. DE ARMAS IDENTIFIES MILLS AS A
LIASON OFFICER BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF JUSTICE AND DEFENSE.
DE ARMAS REFERRED TO ATTACKS AGAINST CUBAN FISHERMEN AND SAID
ROBERTO VERA, A CIA INFORMANT LIVING IN 12TH AVENUE BETWEEN 8
AND 9 (SIC) IN SOUTHEAST MIAMI, HAS THE MISSION OF LOCATING THE
BOATS.
2. DE ARMAS CLAIMS THE CIA IS ENGAGED IN A PLAN TO BRING
ABOUT RUPTURE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN VENEZUELA AND CUBA, AND THAT
FRED DUNCAN DOUG PHILLIPS, UNDER DIPLOMATIC COVER, ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PLAN. DUNCAN AND PHILLIPS ARE ALLEGED TO
BE USING AN APARTMENT IN THE "MY FLOREN" BUILDING IN CARACAS IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PLAN.
3. AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS CONFERENCE, DE ARMAS IS REPORTED
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1. I have read a list of CIA officers which included John Valdavian, a CIA operator in the area of La Florida (section of Caracas of State of El-ida not clear) and Richard Tomely, an operations officer in Virginia specializing in Cuban operations.
2. It identified as being in Chile, Fred Duncan as an operator.
3. Caracas station, Dough Phillips as a liaison officer with Department of Justice, A. Mass, an officer of the Santo Domingo.
4. In the Miami area, a CIA operator in the Miami area.
5. No officer is identified as a CIA agent-informant in Miami.
6. To the left, Elieser Valles, another agent-informant in Miami.
7. In Caracas, Armando Morales Valente, a CIA operator in Caracas.
8. In Caracas and Antonio De Leon, an agent in Mexico.
9. As headquarters are Fred Duncan and Lee Phillips are the CIA-CIA district officers. DEA used safehouse in Mayflower building to meet de Arras. Ness is (or was) state security in Santo Domingo.
10. Ambassador has directed no comment embassy response to any inquiries.
11. This is classified, ex imperat.
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MORALES NAVARRETE, RICARDO
201-0205923
SEX M
056-005-071
HZPA-21247
21 APR 76
P2
RESIDES VENEZUELA
CUBAN EXILE-POSSIBLE TRAVEL TO PANAMA SEC SERVICE PANA TAKING HOSTILE POSITION AGAINST CUBAN EXILES TRAV TO PANA. ATTITUDE DIRECTED AGAINST CUBAN EXILES RES OF MIAMI. MAY BE ALLEGED-COOPERATION BETWEEN CUBAN EXILES AND PANA EXILES MIAMI WHO OPPOSED TO REGIME GEN TORRIJOS
DATE 17 MAY 76
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1. PARA 2 IS VERBATIM TEXT OF DEA HQS MSG TO THEIR REGIONAL AND DISTRICT OFFICES IN CARACAS, BOGOTA AND MIAMI WHICH THEY REQUESTED BE SENT BY HERALD CHANNELS, FYI: DEA CONCERNED THAT THE FIVE APPARENTLY UNRELATED CASES INVOLVING CUBAN EXILES MAY, IN SOME WAY, INDICATE THEY TARGET OF COORDINATED PROVOCATION OP-V
2. TEXT OF DEA MSG FOR PASSAGE FOLLOWS:
"ARD MACOLINI, CARACAS REGIONAL OFFICE, DEA
"SAIC GONZALEZ, BOGOTA DISTRICT OFFICE, DEA
"ARD COSTA, MIAMI REGIONAL OFFICE, DEA
"SUBJECT: CUBAN EXILES INVOLVED WITH DEA SEC-IGI-76-0062113
"NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
"DURING THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS DEA HAS BECOME INVOLVED IN FIVE SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING CUBAN EXILES WHO MAY HAVE RECORDS OF POLITICAL AND REVOLUTIONARY INTRIGUE. IN FOUR OF THE INCIDENTS CUBANS ARE APPARENTLY BEING RECRUITED AS CIS OR HAVE OFFICIAL LIAISON CONTACT WITH DEA. EOI AND IGI STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT DEA OFFICES
DATE: 20 FEB 76
ORIG: 0285723
DISCONTINUE ANY CONTACT WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS PENDING FURTHER DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EACH OF THESE CASES. DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THIS MATTER, THIS TOPIC WILL BE DISCUSSED IN GREATER DETAIL AT THE RDS CONFERENCE AT HOURS ON FEB 23, 1976. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FIVE CASES FOLLOWS:
1. ON JAN 31, 1976, THE CRO REQUESTED CHECKS ON 520-5-0001. MARIO ELOY JIMENEZ-ROJO. INITIAL RESULTS OF CHECKS WITH VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES REVEALED THAT JIMENEZ, A CUBAN BORN NATURALIZED AMERICAN RESIDING IN CARACAS, WAS IN 1949 KNOWN TO THE BATISTA GOVT. AS MEMBER OF REVOLUTIONARY INSURGENT UNION. JIMENEZ LATER TOLD U.S. OFFICIALS THAT HE WAS VETERAN OF APR 1961 BAY OF PIGS OPERATION. IN 1969, JIMENEZ WAS INVOLVED WITH THREE OTHER CUBANS IN PLAN TO ASSASSINATE FIDEL CASTRO. WHEN INFORMED THAT U.S. GOVT. WOULD NOT SANCTION PLAN AND THAT THE FOUR WOULD POSSIBLY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL PROSECUTION, JIMENEZ STATED THAT HE WANTED NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH THE PLAN. CHECKS ON JIMENEZ CONTINUE.
2. ON FEB 23, 1976, IN GFZB-75-8001 THE CRO REQUESTED CHECKS ON ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ, A CUBAN WHO HOLDS SENSITIVE POSITION WITH
GOVT. OF VENEZUELA AND HAS MADE LIAISON CONTACT WITH CRO. INITIAL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT GARCIA IS A CUBAN EXILE HOLDING A PROMINENT POSITION IN THE VENEZUELAN INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE AND MAY BE THE HEAD OF SPECIAL GROUP THAT USES FORCE TO REMOVE ENEMIES OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVT. IN OCT 1975, GARCIA REPORTEDLY WAS ACTIVELY RECRUITING CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI. GARCIA IS BELIEVED TO BE AN INFORMANT FOR ANOTHER U.S. AGENCY AND HAS ALSO HAD CONNECTIONS WITH COSTA RICAN GOVT. OFFICIALS AND ALLEGED TRAFFICKERS. CHECKS ON GARCIA CONTINUE.
3. ON FEB 12, 1976, IN GF28-76-6001, CRO REQUESTED BIO DATA FROM MIAMI ON RICARDO MORALES PRESENTLY WORKING FOR A SENSITIVE VENEZUELAN GOVT. AGENCY. MORALES HAD LIAISON CONTACT WITH CRO. INITIAL CHECKS INDICATE MORALES FORMER CI FOR DEA AS WELL AS OTHER U.S. AGENCY. MORALES PRIMARILY WORKING FOR GOV ON CUBANS RESIDING IN CARACAS. MORALES, BORN IN CUBA, WAS FORMERLY IN G-2 IN CUBA IN THE 1950'S.
4. ON FEB 11, 1976, IN GF61-8017, JUSTO LAZARO ALFONSO TOLD DEA/MIA OF ALLEGATIONS THAT AN UNNAMED COLOMBIAN ARMY GENERAL...
COULD PROVIDE INFO ON DRUG TRAFFICKING. THE GENERAL WAS ALSO ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN COUP PLOTTING AGAINST THE GOVT. OF COLOMBIA. CI IS CUBAN EXILE WORKING IN MIAMI. U.S. EMBASSY, BOGOTA, ON FEB 12, 1976, NOTED SERIOUS DOUBTS OF VALIDITY OF INFO PROVIDED BY MIAMI CI AND INSTRUCTED THAT CI NOT TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA. HATS. NOW HAS UNCONFIRMED INFO THAT CI HAS BEEN DETAINED IN COLOMBIA.
"5. IN GFGI-76-4015, S11-0051 IS IN CONTACT WITH MARIA A. BETANCOURT IN CARACAS. BBETANCOURT IS ALLEGEDLY THE DAUGHTER OF A FORMER VENEZUELAN AMBASSADOR TO CUBA. SHE ALSO IS ALLEGEDLY (BUT NOT CONFIRMED) THE WIFE OF THE CURRENT CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA. ACCORDING TO THE CI, BETANCOURT ASKED IF CI WOULD CARRY WHITE HEROIN FROM CARACAS TO U.S. ON FEB 12, 1976, BETANCOURT HAD CI INTRODUCED TO THREE SUBJECTS AT CUBAN EMBASSY, CARACAS. THREE SUBJECTS ATTEMPTED RECRUIT CI TO WORK FOR THEM IN THE U.S."
"ALL DEA OFFICES ARE REQUESTED TO CLOSELY COORDINATE ABOVE CASES AND ANY OTHERS IN WHICH THERE IS POLITICAL INFORMATION WITH SRF COUNTERPARTS. ALL OFFICES ARE TO INFORM HATRS. OF ANY OTHER CURRENT CASES INVOLVING CUBAN EXILES AS INFORMANTS AND/OR SUSPECTS."
DATE: 20 FEB 76
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3. HAS TRACES BEING RUN ON EACH CASE. ONE IMMEDIATE CONCERN TO BKHERALD IS THAT DEA NOT ALWAYS REGISTERING SOURCES OR COORDINATING THEIR OPS INVOLVING U.S.-BASED CIS WHO OPERATING IN LA COUNTRIES. THIS WILL BE SUBJECT FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AT HAS LEVEL BUT WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AS YOU DISCUSS CASES LOCALLY. HAS RECORDS INDICATE MARIO ELOY JIMENEZ-ROJO AND RICARDO MORALES (NAVARETES) ARE REGISTERED IN ISR. CARACAS AND BOGOTA WILL RECOGNIZE CURRENT CASES, NUMBERS 4 AND 5 IN ABOVE DEA MSG; OTHERS BEING SURFACED FOR FIRST TIME BY DEA.
DATE: 20 FEB 76
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HQS ATTN: PLS PASS TO REG 18 CARACAS R/O
MIAMI SEC-5-76-0-017(A)
SUBJ: VENEZUELA
FILE NO. GFZB-75-8881
1. REFERENCE IS MADE TO SECRET CARACAS 1678 DATED 12 FEBRUARY 1976, ABOVE FILE TITLE, WHICH REQUESTED BIO INFO ON RICARDO MORALES, PRESENTLY RESIDING IN CARACAS AND WORKING FOR A SENSITIVE GOV AGENCY.
2. MORALES WAS AN EXEMPT C.I. FOR MIAMI R/O, ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED AS SQ1-1-C663 BY S/A OCTAVIO GONZALEZ, PRESENTLY SATC DCGOTA D/O. C.I. WAS EXEMPTED DUE TO FACT HE WAS AN ACTIVE CI FOR MIAMI FBI WORKING ON CUBAN TERRORISTS, AND WAS PRIMARY WITNESS AGAINST ORLANDO BOSCH IN FAMOUS CUBAN POWER TRIAL IN 1965. C.I.'S MURDER LATER CHARGED TO SQ1-1-C637. C.I. PRESENTLY INACTIVE AT THE MIAMI R/O DUE TO PERMANENT MOVE TO CARACAS TO TAKE UP OFFICIAL POSITION WITHIN GOV WORKING FOR A SENSITIVE GOV COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. C.I. PRESENTLY IN CHARGE OF THE AIRPORT IN CARACAS AND PLANS TO ACQUIRE VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP. C.I. PRIMARILY WORKING FOR GOV ON CUBAN RESIDING IN CARACAS.
3. MORALES IS A WHITE CUBAN MALE, DOB 06/14/39, POB IN CUBA, IS 5 FT 8 INCHES TALL, 176 LBS., WITH DARK HAIR. MORALES FORMERLY IN G-2 IN CUBA DURING 1960'S. C.I. WAS I AND AS MURDER AT SQ1-1-C677. C.I. ACTIVATED ON 02/25/71 AT MIAMI R/O, PRIMARILY FOR INTELLIGENCE INFO ON AMOCOC2 VIOLATORS IN MIAMI. C.I. DIED INITIATE 01-71-0015.
MANUEL PENA BAZ ET AL WHICH LED TO PURCHASE/SEIZURE OF SIX KILOS COCAINE AND ARREST OF SEVEN DEFENDANTS DURING 1972. C.I. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SQ1-1-0166, ORLANDO LAMBRID ET AL. WHICH RESULTED IN SEIZURE OF SEVEN KILOS COCAINE AND ARREST OF FIVE DEFENDANTS DURING 1972. C.I. TESTIFIED FOR GOVERNMENT AT BOTH TRIALS.
4. REF: PARA. NUMBER 3 OF CARACAS 1678. NO PHOTOGRAPH OF MORALES AVAILABLE IN REGIONS 5. C.I. HAS SUPPLIED VOLUNTARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS TO MIAMI R/O ON AT LEAST 25 DIFFERENT INVESTIGATIONS. THEREFORE COPIES OF R.O.'S WILL ONLY BE FORWARD TO CARACAS R/O IF DEEMED NECESSARY BY CARACAS R/O.
5. FOR INFO CARACAS R/O, MORALES CONTACTED DEA MIAMI 12 FEBRUARY 1976 AND STATED THAT HE HAD HAD MEETING WITH R.O. BACKPACK IN CARACAS.
6. MORALES WAS EXTREMELY RELIABLE C.I. FOR MIAMI R/O AND ANY UTILIZATION BY CARACAS R/O SHOULD BE WITH CAUTION DUE TO C.I.'S PRESENT STATUS WITHIN GOVERNMENT.
JOHN A. LUND JR
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
SECRET 1318482 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29876.
TO: IMMEDIATE SANTIAGO, MANAGUA INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, LA/Miami, BUENO RES.
VWLOFTY MWSPIKE
REFS: A. CARACAS 29063 (u 424723)
B. SANTIAGO 33711 (u 425993)
1. USSS HEADQUARTERS HAS FORWARDED TO CARACAS ADVANCE TEAM NOTICE THAT USSS MIAMI REP RECEIVED REPORT ON 12 FEB 76 FROM "EXTREMELY RELIABLE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT" THAT ATTEMPT TO BE MADE ON DR. KISSINGER'S LIFE WHILE HE IN VENEZUELA. INFORMANT DESCRIBED AS "VERY CLOSE" TO ORLANDO B O S C H AVILA (USSS LATER IDENTIFIED SOURCE AS RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE). BOSCH ALLEGEDLY ARRIVED CARACAS FROM MANAGUA TWO DAYS AGO.
2. REQUEST ACTION ADDRESSEES CHECK OF TRAVEL CONTROL FOR POSSIBLE CONFIRMATION BOSCH TRAVEL. CONSIDER MORE LIKELY BOSCH WOULD BE TRAVELING WITH DOMINICAN PASSPORT 286768 IN NAME PEDRO ANTONIO PENA.
3. FYI: WSCARLET-3, WHO PLANNED CONTACT BOSCH IN SANTIAGO NEXT WEEK, SAID HE SENT TELEGRAM TO SANTIAGO ACCOMMODATION
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ADDRESS LAST WEEK ASKING CONFIRMATION BOSCH WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
NO REPLY YET RECEIVED. ADDRESS TO WHICH TELEGRAM SENT IS:
SRTA. ADRIANA DELGADO
CASILLA 477 CORREO CENTRAL
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
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to. He is a liaison capacity representing a sensitive gov
agency. He is advised that he is acquainted with CINCPAC.
2. He is likely to be a cooperating individual of the pro.
He is currently with current status, background and
security clearance. Detailed info is in
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3. He is likely to be a cooperating individual of the pro.
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201-0285923 200-011-011/17
SEX M DOB 14 JUN 39 UFPA-01730 AO1
29 OCT 74 P3
RES: USA, FLA, MIAMI. NARC FINANCIER NARC
POLICY MBR VENE SPECIAL FORCES GROUP LOS
CAZADORES /THE HUNTERS/ WHO WILL DEPART FOR
CARACAS VENE BUT 1ST WANTS TO ELIMINATE MANUEL
REBOSO VICE MAYOR OF MIAMI MOVING TO VENE
BECAUSE OF FRIENDLY ATTITUDE OF GOVM TOWARDS
NARC VIOLATORS SPECIFICALLY THOSE OF CUBAN
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MORALES, RICARDO
201-0285923
SEX M
100-009-004
DBD-87380
09 APR 75
FRI
P2
CUBAN EXILE ACTIVE IN CUBAN COMMUNITY. REQUESTED TO PROCEED TO DIST AT END OF NOV, 74 AND
SUBSEQUENTLY TO NEW YORK CITY TO CONTACT VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS
DATE 30 APR 75
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MORALES NAVARETE, RICARDO
201-0285923
SEX M
201-0299292
DOB-57769
02 JUL 73
FBI
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MADE AGAINST MORALES 25
MAY 73 BY MBR OF ALPHA 66
DATE 05 FEB 75
09239409
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MORALES, RICARDO
201-0285923
SEX M
LX-03891
20 JAN 74
P7
RES USA, FLA, MIAMI. 6-2 LT IN CUBA, CURRENTLY
IN MIAMI WHERE IS LACED INFORMER TO FBI BY
LOCAL CUBANS AND IS BEING HUNTED.
PERSONALITY IN IRVING RICHARD POYLE /201-
0733547/ DEBRIEFING JUL 73.
DATE 13 DEC 74
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201-285923
SEX M DOB 7
080-57769
02 JUL 73
CIT 7
FBI
OCC 7
P3
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT MADE AGAINST MORALES 25 MAY 73 BY MBR OF ALPHA 66
R 7307120287
Indicate The Subject, Project Or 201 File No. In Which This Form Is To Be Filed.
SUBJECT OR 201 (Last, First, Middle)
201-285923
REQUEST FOR REGISTRATION
NAME (Last, First, Middle)
MORALES Navarrete, Ricardo Anibal
DATE OF BIRTH
14 June 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH
Havana, Cuba
CITIZENSHIP
Cuban Paroled into U.S.
RESIDENCE
Miami, Florida
PRESENT EMPLOYER
GRAMCO
OCCUPATION
GRAMCO Representative
BNDD considers subject in category "Exempt," which is highly sensitive within their organization. His name is known only to the highest echelons.
STATION WOULD APPRECIATE A RUN-DOWN OF HQS INFO ON SUBJECT BECAUSE OF HIS "SPECIAL CATEGORY."
1. No information in addition to that already known to requestor.
2. ISR has no record of current operational interest in Subject who is hereby registered in ISR to BNDD, Miami.
EVB
21 JUN 1973
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Action Required: For your information
References:
a. UFAA-4533, 8 November 1972
b. UFAW-1590, 17 November 1972
1. COS met with a representative of LNERGO on 22 November 1972 in an attempt to clarify the confusing issue over AMDESK-1 as outlined in reference A. The substance of LNERGO's remarks are as follows: LNERGO ascertained from conversations with AMDESK-1 that the latter had been in Venezuela some time during the summer or early fall of 1972 on Gramco business. During his visit to Venezuela, AMDESK contacted his old friend CIRASH-6. In the course of this contact, CIRASH-6 evidenced an interest in re-establishing contact with BKHERALD in Washington. Subsequently, AMDESK-1, through the good offices of his superior in Gramco, arranged this contact which eventually took place. LNERGO has since been advised by AMDESK-1 that he (AMDESK-1) did not accompany CIRASH-6 to Washington.
2. The problem, therefore, appears to be that AMDESK-1, for reasons not clear to us, reported to LNAGON that he and an unidentified high ranking Venezuelan Government official had been in Washington together, and he (AMDESK-1) met with a BKHERALD officer. LNERGO mentioned that they have always found AMDESK-1 honest and objective, but there is always the possibility that he could have misrepresented the information he passed to LNAGON, perhaps to gain some advantage for himself with that service. In any event, LNERGO prefers not to pursue the matter further with AMDESK-1 as they are reluctant to become involved in
Distribution:
3 - C/WHD
/continued/
what could be a misunderstanding between the Station and LNAGON. The Station also prefers not to raise the issue again with LNAGON as the letter claims AMFEXK related the details of his contacts with BKHERALD in confidence, and to pressure him now for more facts would only tend to alienate him with LNAGON.
William P. McSweeney
SECRET TELEPOUCH
DISP/ACH NO - UFAW-1590
FILE NO - 200-11-11/7--201-285923
DATE - 17 NOVEMBER 1972
INDEX - NO
FILM - NO
TO - CHIEF OF STATION, WH/MIA
INFO - NONE
FROM - CHIEF, WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION
SUBJECT - RYBAT TYPIC PLMABYSS/ANDESK-1
ACTION - SEE PARA 4 BELOW
REFS - UFAA-4533
1. HGS UNABLE IDENTIFY ALLEGED BKCRWN INDIVIDUAL
WHJ INVITED AMDESK-1/A-1/ TO VISIT WASHINGTON CIRCA
10-11 OCT 72, NOR CAN WE IDENTIFY "HIGH RANKING
VEJZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL" A-1 CLAIMS HE ACCOMPANIED
TO WASHINGTON. STAFFER BEARING SOME RESEMBLANCES TO
IDENTITY B, REF, HAS STATED THAT HE HAS NOT BEEN IN
CONTACT WITH A-1 AND STAFFER'S OFFICIAL FILE INDICATES
HE NEVER SERVED IN CONGO. WITHOUT MORE EXPLICIT INFORMATION
IDENTITY B OF REF CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.
2. REVIEW OF A-1 FILE INDICATES NO BKCRWN CONTACT
WITH A-1 FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NO INFO RE NEW BKCRWN
CONTACT FOR A-1. IF LNAGON CAN PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS
ON ALLEGED CONTACTS AND CONTRACT WE WILL BE GLAD TO
CHECK IT OUT.
3. RE PARA 4, REF--SINCE LNERGO AWARE LNAGON HAS
REGISTERED A-1 AS SOURCE THIS IS MATTER FOR LNERGO AND
LNAGON TO RESOLVE.
4. RE PARA 5, REF--IN ORDER AVOID MISUNDERSTANDING
SUGGEST STATION DISCUSS SITUATION FRANKLY WITH LNERGO,
SECRET TELEPOUCH
SECRET TELEPOUCH PAGE TWO
POINTING OUT THAT WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT A-1 IS
CLAIMING THAT HE IS IN TOUCH WITH NACROWN, AND THAT
STATION WISHES TO MAKE CERTAIN NERGO UNDERSTANDS NO
SUCH CONTACT EXISTS.
5. E2, IMPDET.
OTIS C. VIGEANT
DISTRIBUTION
5-COS, WH/MIAM/BY TAPE
Distribution:
1 - C/WH/NARC
1 - WH/COG/Chrono
1 - WH/COG/OS
1 - Originator
ORIGINATED BY William Sturblitts
C/WH/COG/OS
COORDINATED BY E. Andersen (in draft)
C/WH/NARC
RELEASED BY Lawrence Sternfield
C/WH/COG
| FROM | TO | ROOM NO | DATE | OFFICER | FILE |
|------|----|---------|------|---------|------|
| IP/ | WH/106 | 1 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | c/1000 | 2 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | WH/104 | 3 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | DC/1000 | 4 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | Stubbis | 5 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | Chris | 6 | Nov | 73 | 15R |
| | WH/NARC | 7 | Dec | 73 | 15R |
| | FI/ISR BU-5 | 8 | 6 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
| | IP/AN3 GT-7 | 9 | 6 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
| | FI/ISR | 10 | 6 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
| | WH/NARC | 11 | 31 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
| | WH/NARC | 12 | 31 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
| | 201-285923 | 13 | 31 Jul 73 | LA | 15R |
**INSTRUCTIONS**
1. Fill in Sect. 2 on back. Detach back flap and forward to IP/ADB.
2. Destroy front cover sheet, unless it records significant action taken or comments requiring preservation.
**TO: ACTION BRANCH**
If file no. and title shown are not proper, insert proper file no. below and forward document to IP/AN.
**FROM:**
IP/
**TO:**
ISR
**ROOM NO:**
1. WH/106
2. c/1000
3. WH/104
4. DC/1000
5. Stubbis
6. Chris
7. WH/NARC
8. FI/ISR BU-5
9. IP/AN3 GT-7
10. FI/ISR
11. WH/NARC
12. WH/NARC
13. 201-285923
**DATE:**
6 Jul 73
**OFFICER:**
LA
**FILE:**
15R
**FILE TITLE:**
201-285923
**DOC. MICRO. SER.:**
NOV 10 1972
**MICROFILMED:**
11 to 12: Please reclassify this document to 201-285923 and return to FI/ISR.
**Dollars:**
201-285923
**SECRET:**
SA 72
**USA 04533**
SECRET
FILE NO. 220-11-11/7, 201-285923
DATE 8 NOVEMBER 1972
INDEXING NO
MICROFILM NO
TO CHIEF, WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION
FROM CHIEF OF STATION, WH/MIA
SUBJECT CRYBAT TYPIC PLMABYSS/AMDESK-1
1. ON 2 OCTOBER 1972 LNAGCN/MIA REGISTERED AMDESK-1 (A-1) (201-285923) (IDENTITY-A) IN THE NARCOTICS SOURCE REGISTRY AS ITS INFORMANT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY STATION REVEALED THAT A-1 HAS BEEN OF INTEREST TO LNAGCN SINCE 1968 WHEN STATION TURNED HIM OVER TO THEM. WHEN THIS FACT CALLED TO LNAGCN'S ATTENTION, LATTER COMMENTED THAT NOT ONLY DID THEY REALIZE A-1 WAS LNAGCN CONTACT BUT THEY ALSO WERE AWARE THAT A-1 WAS RECENTLY IN TOUCH WITH EXCROWN.
2. LNAGCN BASED THIS ASSUMPTION ON INFORMATION WHICH THEY CLAIM A-1 PROVIDED THEM, NAMELY: A-1 ADVISED LNAGCN HE WAS INVITED BY EXCROWN AT LATTER'S EXPENSE TO VISIT WASHINGTON ABOUT 10-11 OCTOBER 1972 TO SPEND FEW DAYS THERE. ACCORDING LNAGCN, A-1 TOLD THEM HE ACCOMPANIED HIGH RANKING VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL (UNIDENTIFIED) TO WASHINGTON. (COMMENT: IF TRUE, OFFICIAL POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN ORLANDO CAPRIO VASQUEZ.) WHILE IN WASHINGTON, A-1 CLAIMS HE SAW THE "CHIEF OF THE LATIN AMERICAN DESK" OF EXCROWN (IDENTITY-E). A-1 IS POSITIVE OF IDENTITY-E'S LAST NAME BECAUSE HE SAID HIS LAST NAME IS THE SAME AS HIS. A-1 MENTIONED HE IS SCHEDULED RETURN TO WASHINGTON TO SEE IDENTITY-E AGAIN IN JANUARY 1973. LNAGCN UNDERSTANDS A-1
BARGAINING WITH EXCROWN BECAUSE HE WANTS FOUR YEAR CONTRACT WITH
EXCROWN INSTEAD OF TWO YEARS AND WANTS EXCROWN'S ASSISTANCE
IN OBTAINING U.S. CITIZENSHIP. ACCORDING TO A-1, IDENTITY-E
WAS "THE C/O OF THE C/O OF A-1'S GROUP IN THE CONGO IN
1964 OR 1965." LNAGON STATED A-1 USED THE INITIALS
"C" AND "O" AND IS NOT SURE IF HE MEANT COMMANDING OFFICER
OR CASE OFFICER.
3. ALL ATTEMPTS BY STATION TO AMPLIFY ABOVE
HAVE PROVED NEGATIVE. LNAGON IS RELUCTANT TO
QUESTION A-1 AGAIN ON HIS ALLEGED CONTACTS WITH EXCROWN AS
THEY HAVE IMPORTANT NARCOTICS TRIAL COMMENCING WEEK 6 NOVEMBER
1972 IN WHICH A-1 IS COOPERATING WITH LNAGON AND THEY DO NOT
WANT TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS TIME THAT MIGHT UPSET HIM.
ACCORDING LNAGON, A-1 RELATED ABOVE DETAILS CONCERNING HIS
CONTACT WITH EXCROWN IN CONFIDENCE AND THEY BELIEVE THAT TO
PRESSURE HIM NOW FOR MORE DETAILS MIGHT ALIENATE HIM WITH
LNAGON.
4. AS FOR REGISTERING A-1 IN THE NARCOTICS SOURCE
REGISTRY, LNAGON STATED THEY DO NOT INTEND TO CONFER WITH
LNAGON AND NEGOTIATE WITH THEM NOW A-1 IS TO BE HANDLED.
LNAGON PLANS TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE A-1 AS THEY HAVE IN PAST.
LNAGON COMMENTED IT WAS THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN TWO
OR MORE U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE
SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT EXCROWN'S ROLE IN THE NARCOTICS SOURCE
REGISTRY WAS MERELY TO ADVISE THE INTERESTED PARTIES OF THE
SITUATION AND IT WOULD BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THOSE
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HOW THE MATTER SHOULD BE RESOLVED.
STATION LIAISON OFFICER ADVISED LNAGON THAT THEIR UNDERSTANDING
OF EXCROWN'S ROLE IN THE SOURCE REGISTRY WAS CORRECT BUT THEY
WERE ALSO REPEATED THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE SOURCE REGISTRY
WAS TO ELIMINATE INTER-AGENCY COMPETITION OVER INTELLIGENT AND
THAT IN ORDER FOR THE REGISTRY TO BE USEFUL IT WOULD TAKE THE FULLEST COOPERATION OF ALL PARTICIPATING AGENCIES, OTHERWISE THE REGISTRY WOULD BE WORTHLESS EXERCISE. LNAGON WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT LNERGO IS AWARE THAT LNAGON HAS REGISTERED A-1 IN THE SOURCE REGISTRY AND IS EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM LNAGON SO THAT NEGOTIATIONS COULD BE WORKED OUT HOW A-1 IS TO BE HANDLED. LNAGON CONSENTED THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION IN THEIR OWN WAY. COMMENT: LNAGON OFFICER ADVISED STATION LIAISON OFFICER THAT LNAGON HAS NO INTENTION TO CONTACT LNERGO.
5. SINCE A-1 IS SPREADING WORD TO LNAGON THAT HE IS IN TOUCH WITH EXCROWN, IT IS NATURALLY ASSUMED THAT HE HAS DONE SAME WITH LNERGO AND, IF THAT IS CASE, STATION MIGHT BE IN EIT OF A BIND WITH LATTER SERVICE AS STATION HAS NOT DISCUSSED SITUATION WITH THEM. IN ADDITION, SINCE STATION IS UNAWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE TALKS BETWEEN A-1 AND EXCROWN, STATION LIAISON OFFICER NATURALLY DENIED THE CHARGE WHEN LNAGON BROUGHT IT UP. IN ORDER PROTECT STATION LIAISON EQUITIES AND MAINTAIN OUR CREDIBILITY, WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS. HAS COULD PROVIDE WHICH MAY ASSIST STATION IN THIS MATTER.
WILLIAM P. MCSWEENEY
DISTRIBUTION
VIA TELEPHONE
3 - C/WHD
E2 IMPET UN-SISM
SECRET
SECRET TELEPOUCH
RYBAT
DISP NO - 3FAR-4533
SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENT TO:
CHIEF, WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION
IDENTITY-A: RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE
IDENTITY-B: (FNU) MORALES, DESCRIBED BY
ANDesk-1 AS MEXICAN/AMERICAN
E2 IMPDET
SECRET
DOC. MICRO. SER.
NOV 10 1972
MICROFILMED
References forwarded the names of LNYAPA and LNAOCH sources to Headquarters with a request for registration and traces. Although references were carded (as drug sources), there is some additional information from the SLICOS in the attached memo which was not included in references. Therefore, you may want to re-index this information to the memo.
Paula A. Hootnick
DUPLICATE COPY
FOR CROSS FILING IN
285923
Records Officer Stamp
The following action is authorized:
Signs:
R.O. 4518 - Halt
Note: If destruction, cite reasons and coordinate if appropriate.
Document gives list of names of 7 BNDD sources.
Ricardo MORALES Navarrete
aka "Don Juan"
DPOB 14 June 39, Havana, Cuba
Paroled into U.S.
OCC: Gramco rep.
Area of activity: not stated
"Subject is considered by BNDD in category "exempt" C.I." which is highly sensitive within their org. His name is known only to the highest echelons. MORALES 201 file indicates he has been known to have advertised FBI and CIA affiliation. We would appreciate a run-down of Hqs info on subj because of his "special" category."
MORALEZ NAVARRETE, RICARDO
201-285923
SLX M DOB JUN 39
CUBA, HAVANA
CIT USA
UCC GRAMCO REP
AKA DUN JUAN
AREA OF ACT-NOT STATED
INFO MUST NOT BE USED IN NAME TRACE W/ OUT
CONSULTING FILE
HOCZP872 CORR CARD R-7301301320
Indicate The Subject, Project Or
201 File No. In Which This
Form Is To Be Filed.
SUBJECT OR 201 (Last, First, Middle) 201- 285923
| DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION | |
|-------------------------|--|
| DOC. SYMBOL & NO. | |
| DATE OF DOC. | |
| FILE CLASSIFICATION OF RECORD COPY | |
| DOC. SUBJECT | |
|--------------|--|
| SOURCE INFORMATION | |
|-------------------|--|
| SOURCE CRYPTOKEY | |
| DATE OF INFO. | |
| EVALUATION | |
**TEXT OF EXTRACT (Also cite doc. distribution, Bkno. No., etc. - If applicable)**
M. J. HALE'S NAVARRETE, RICARDO
201-285923
SEX M CGB 7
CIT 7
OCC 7
< VENEZUELA
INFC MUST NOT BE USED IN NAME TRACE W/OUT CONSULTING FILE
UFA872H2P
R 7210C5C862
Indicate the Subject, Project or 201 File No. in which this Form Is To Be Filed.
SUBJECT OF 201 (Last, First, Middle)
201-285923
SECRET 211702Z JUN 72 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 19581
WH/MIAI INFO DIRECTOR.
REF: HVCA-18872
1. SUBJECT OF REF, RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE,
PRESENTLY IN CARACAS, AND CONTACTED CIFENCE-4. MORALES
REITERATED STORY HIS IMPORTANCE IN DRUG OPERATIONS,
INCLUDING FACT HIS SALARY RECENTLY DOUBLED.
2. MORALES BOASTING GETTING TO POINT WHERE IT
SUSPICIOUS. APPRECIATE WH/MIAI CONFIRMATION RE EMPLOYMENT
MORALES BY EITHER LNERGO OR LNAON. HE AGAIN TOLD CIFENCE-4
TRUE NAME OF CIGOAL-5 AS TRUST AGENT WITH SIFA CARACAS.
3. FILE: 201-284816 AND 201-300385. GP-1.
SECRET
CS COPY
SECRET
201-285923
21 JUN 72
| TO | ROOM NO | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS |
|----|---------|------|--------------------|
| 1 | O/W/10 | 28 Jul 1972 | A |
| 2 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 03 |
| 3 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | Cm |
| 4 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 5 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 6 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 7 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 8 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 9 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 10 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 11 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 12 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 13 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 14 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 15 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
| 16 | O/W/10 | 22 Jun 1972 | 6W |
See para 4 re McNeely. McNeely was CIGCAL-1
7 to 14: Please make copies for:
1) 201-285923 (CIGCAL-5)
2) 201-385985 (CIGCAL-4)
THANK YOU
1. On approximately 5 March 1972, a Station asset, CIFENCE-4, while acting in his cover capacity had occasion to detain and question one Ricardo MORALES Navarrete, a Cuban resident of Miami.
2. Morales N. told CIFENCE-4 that he, Morales, is employed by LNERCO from whom he receives a salary of US$700 per month. Morales said that he was en route to Colombia on a drug case at the time. During the conversation Morales admitted to CIFENCE-4 having been responsible for a killing in Florida.
3. CIFENCE-4 reported to the Station the above, as well as stating that Morales has an extremely poor reputation in the Cuban community, where he is prone to tell nearly anyone willing to listen of his affiliation with LNERCO, with the implication that his employer sanctions his activities.
4. Morales also told CIFENCE-4 that a Cuban (true name of CIGCAL-5) who works with SIFA in Caracas is an agent of EKTRUST.
5. Attached is a copy of the reentry permit of Morales, as well as a clipping from the Miami press relating to the killing which Morales allegedly confessed to having committed.
6. The above is for the information of Station WH/Miami and further action as deemed appropriate. No coordination with LNERCO in Caracas has been effected due to security considerations involving CIFENCE-4.
EDGAR B. MARTEGANI
Attachments: h/v
1. Newspaper clipping
2. Morales reentry permit (copy)
Distribution:
1. COS, WH/Miami w/ att.
2. C/WHD w/ att.
DATE: 9 June 1972
DISPATCH STAMP AND NUMBER: HVCA-18672
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
Cuarto 1309, Hospital Jackson Memorial, 110 P.M.
Miércoles Diciembre 4 de 1968.
"Yo, JULIO ATON CONSTANZO PALAU, del 32 S.W. Cuarta calle, Miami, Florida, casado con María Consuelo, la cual está aquí presente, declaro lo siguiente: Nací en Palma Soriano, Oriente, en Cuba, el 22 de mayo de 1934. Yo tengo 32 años de edad. Me casé el 10 de Marzo de 1963 en Miami, Florida.
Yo soy un ciudadano de Estados Unidos. Yo soy un residente, y tengo una hija, Elizabeth, la cual cumple cinco años de edad el 24 de diciembre, la cual no está aquí en este Hospital, Jackson Memorial.
Mi propósito de hacer estas declaraciones es debido al hecho que la policía ha permitido que pasara varios días, y la gente que intentó quitarme la vida está ahora en la calle, libres.
El 22 de noviembre, alrededor de las 8:30 de la noche, a unas tres cuadras de mi casa, yo estaba caminando y me bajé de la acera en la Avenida y la Segunda calle, en la sección del S.W., cuando de repente llamaron "Así", y miré para ver quién era, y entonces yo sentí que ellos me disparaban, y yo vi las armas con silenciadores.
Yo vi a Ricardo Morales Navarrete, y él estaba en un Chevrolet impresa 1965, de dos puertas, amarillo con dos luces de cola. Estaba situado en el medio de la calle.
Este hombre, Ricardo Morales Navarrete estaba en el asiento de atrás, en la lada izquierda. El tenía un fusil M-1, con un silenciador, el cual disparaba balas calibre 45.
Otro hombre estaba matando, y yo lo conocía de vista, pero no sé su nombre verdadero. Lo llamo con el apodo de "El Colgado". Este hombre, "El Colgado", tenía una pistola que parecía una Beretta, con un silenciador adaptado, ambos me dispararon. Yo recibí 15 heridas de bala y 2 perforaciones.
La tercera persona estaba en el carruaje, llamado Francisco Rodríguez al que llaman "El Mejicano", el cual disparó.
Yo fui a Ricardo Morales Navarrete como el mismo hombre que testificó para el Gobierno en el juicio de Orlando Bosch.
Días después, yo lo vi a él con otra persona, "El Colgado", observándome en frente de mi casa. Ellos estaban en otro carruaje, un Policia.
Yo conocí a este Morales Navarrete de La Habana, Cuba, en la Sección del 6 en el Aeropuerto de Rancho Boyeros, Habana, Cuba.
Yo no he hablado con él, pero otro hombre, Eddy Fernández Pia, hace casi dos meses, vino a mi casa a eso de la una de la madrugada para darme un mensaje de Ricardo Morales Navarrete y del Mejicano Francisco Rodríguez. Tenían los cuales no querían ser mis enemigos, que el enemigo era Batista, y que debíamos ser amigos porque las cosas iban a cambiar. Yo le dije que no quería tener ninguna amistad con gente que trabajaba para Fidel Castro.
La noche que Eddy Fernández Pia vino a mi casa, él estaba con otro hombre, Rogelio Fernández, el cual es un vendedor de la Firestone.
Yo tengo una bala alojada cerca de mi corazón y tiene que ser extraída con un aparato especial, según me dijo el médico.
En estos tres últimos días no me he sentido bien, y como tengo todos estos tiros en mi cuerpo 45 que estoy en una mala condición y me siento como que voy a morir, y si muero, no quiero morir sin que este país pase cambios a estos asesinos, a quienes son enemigos para toda la sociedad.
Hago estas declaraciones completamente consciente de mis condiciones, sin coerción, y sin mi propia y libre voluntad.
He tenido atención médica para aliviar el dolor, y no me siento bajo la influencia de ninguna droga, pero me siento muy normal y hago estas declaraciones por las razones antes expuestas".
(firmado) JULIO ATON CONSTANZO PALAU
Testigos: César Camacho, Felipe Álvarez
Sábado de la Florida
Condado de Dade
Jurado y suscribo ante mí este día a Diciembre de 1968 a las 11:30 P.M.
Gino Negretti, Notario Público.
WILLIAM D. STUART, JR., CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 1964-1969
[Text continues...]
[End of text]
SECRET 191542Z CITE JMWAVE 4987 (IMPHURST ACTING)
DIRECTOR INFO KINSHASA
CHAPPIE/WITHRUSH/PBUPUMEN
1. DURING DEBRIEFING, JORGE SILVA REVEALED THAT COL. (FNU) DENAP, CO 6TH COMMANDOS TALKED WITH REME GARCIA (FX WITHRUSH PILOT NOW FLYING WITH AIR COMSO) ABOUT RECRUITING PBUPUMEN COMMANDOS [SG ?? "/9"??] THOSE WHO WOFACT TRAINED. GRACIA PEPTEDLY WROTE RICHARD MORALES, (201-235923), ONCE CONSIDERED FOR WITHRUSH ADMIN/SURVIVAL, TO COMPILE A LIST OF RECRUITABLE PERSONNEL.
2. ABOVE PROBABLY KNOWN BY KINSHASA AND IS FYI.
SECRET 2TN GOLD 0900 10JUL 74855
BT
SECRET
SECRET
CANCELLATION TO DIVISION
DATE 5 January 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: CHIEF, SOD/AB/OPS/3
ATTENTION: R. W. Gambino
The file on ANDERSON is cancelled and closed in CI/QA for the following reason:
Failure to submit PRQ-II as required under CSI No. 10-5 or to indicate any further interest in obtaining approval for the operational use of Subject.
Please refer to CI/QA memorandum dated 18 November 1965.
Prior to any future use of Subject, it will be necessary to furnish a new approval request (Form #772) to CI/QA.
/s/ Edward P. Brown
CHIEF, CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: SOD/AP/OPS/3 -- R.Y. Gambino
FROM: CHIEF, CI/CA
/s/ Edward P. Brown
18 November 1965
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PRO I | REVIEW OF STAFF'S POSSIBLE |
|-------|---------------------------|
| PRO II | REVIEW OF STAFF'S COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION |
| FIXED TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CI/CA |
| HI TRACES | REVIEW OF SEC. OFF. CONCURRENCE MEMO AT CI/CA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES | REVIEW OF THE REPORT AT CI/CA |
| RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION | REVIEW OF ATTACHED REFERENCE |
| GREEN LIST | XX CINLUS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST SECOND THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
The POA reinstatement period expired 18 November 1965. Please submit PRQ Part II. If, within 30 days, no further interest in Subject has been indicated, POA will be automatically cancelled.
| ACTION TAKEN | CITE NUMBER | IN NUMBER | DATE |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
| NOMINATED FOR WITHRUSH | | | |
| FIELD TRACES REQUESTED | | | |
| FIELD TRACES RETURNED N.D. | WAVE 2901 | 88650 | 11 June 1965 |
| FIELD TRACES REQUESTED | | | |
| FIELD TRACES RETURNED N.D. | | | |
| FIELD TRACES REQUESTED | | | |
| FIELD TRACES RETURNED N.D. | | | |
| LOCAL I & N TRACES N.D. | WAVE 3062 | 92924 | 17 Jun 1965 |
| LOCAL POLICE AND CREDIT TRACES N.D. | | | |
| LOCAL FBI TRACES N.D. | WAVE 2901 | 88650 | 11 June 1965 |
| CONTRACT SIGNED | | | |
| NOTIFICATION OF POA GRANTED | | | |
| DEPART U.S. | | | |
| ARRIVED LEOPOLDVILLE | | | |
| CONTRACT TERMINATION | | | |
| RETURNED TO MIAMI | | | |
| BANKING INSTRUCTIONS | | | |
| LCFLUTTER | | | |
201-285923
A Provisional Operational Approval is granted for the use of this Subject as set forth below.
A Provisional Operational Approval issued by CI Staff grants the same authority, on a temporary basis, for the use of an individual as the authority granted in an Operational Approval unless otherwise specified by CI/QA. It is based, however, only on preliminary file checks and investigation and is subject to a further final review when all investigation is completed.
Your attention is referred to the request for cancellation memorandum submitted by SOD on 5 May 1965. Subject's amended QA was subsequently cancelled as requested.
A POA is being granted for the use of the Subject in the Congo under Project WITHRUSH for a period of 90 days. Upon receipt of an up-dated FRQ Part II an QA will be processed. The FRQ Part II of record pertains to prior WH/C/RU/QA intended use in CUBA and does not cover SOD utilization in the Congo under Project's WIPEGASUS or WITHRUSH.
POA is reinstated until 18 November 1965.
To process the Operational Approval, full information (completed FRQ Parts I and II) must be submitted as soon as possible and not later than six (6) months from this date. An Operational Approval will follow when all investigation is completed and upon the receipt of satisfactory FRQ Parts I and II. Cancellation must be requested if use of Subject by Interested Divisions ceases.
/s/ Edward P. Brown
18 August 1965
WAVE (FOR LORENTZ)
CHAPPIE WITHRUSH PBRUMEN
ALTHOUGH REALIZE MORALES ALREADY POSSESSES OA FOR FORMER T.83 T.3
KUBARK USE, HQS PREFERENCES DISCONTINUE RECRUITMENT ATTEMPTS FOR
WITHRUSH PROGRAM. PREFER MAKE GENERAL PRACTICE AVOID
RECRUITING PILOTS WHO HAVE HAD ANY FORMER INTELLIGENCE
CONNECTION OR WHOSE HISTORY REFLECTS DEROG INFORMATION EVEN
IF NOT SUBSTANTIATED AFTER LCFLUTTER EXAMINATION.
END OF MESSAGE
SOD/AB/OPS/3
WH/C/NO Joe Moughan (phone)
AF/S T. Baskett (phone)
DESPOND FITZGERALD
C/WH
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
F. Daly
BERNARD J. FINAN, JR.
C/SOD/AB
RELEASING OFFICER
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/CA
ATTENTION: Mr. George Ball
SUBJECT: Morales Nevarrate, Ricardo
1. The Subject, who is the Subject of 201-285923, possesses Operational Approval for use by SOD in the Congo for FM activities under Project WIPEGASUS.
2. It is requested that the existing Operational Approval be amended to include use by SOD in the Congo under Project WITHRUSH.
Robert W. Gambino
Security Officer
Special Operations Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 2 - Addressee
1 - C/SOD/AB
1 - SOD/SECUR
1 - SOD/AD/QPS/3
1 - 201-285923
1 - SOD/RI
1 - Chron
SOD/AB/QPS/3: L. Murphy: kas (9 June 1965)
Memorandum
TO: Col. Dietrick
FROM: CMS/REG/PRO/COV
DATE: 24 December 1964
SUBJECT: Ricardo Morales (t)
Subject has been evaluated by the CMS and found to be qualified for proposed assignment.
Joe W. Cline
Physical Requirements Officer
Mr. Ricardo MORALES Naravarrete.
Dear Mr. MORALES:
You hereby release and forever discharge the Sponsoring Organization and all its agents, officers, employees and representatives from any and all claims, demands and liabilities in any form or by any party what or whosoever arising from services performed by you for said Sponsoring Organization under your Memorandum of Agreement signed 12/15/64.
Ricardo Morales
15 December 1964
Sr. Ricardo MORALES Naravarrete
Estimado Señor MORALES:
Con este documento firmado por Usted la Organización Patrocinadora con todos sus agentes, oficiales, empleados y representantes queden relevados para siempre de todo y cualquier demandas suyas en cualquier forma o por cualquier partido o persona que surgerían de los servicios suyos hecho por dicha Organización Patrocinadora bajo su Nota de Acuerdo firmado 12/15/64.
Ricardo Morales
FITNESS REPORT: Ricardo Morales
SUBMITTED BY: William Robertson
Ricardo was selected for the group because of Case Officer recommendation and personal observation and his training record plus the ability to speak French and English as well as Spanish.
He is particularly bright, and during the preparatory and holding phase, as well as during the phase in which he has been left behind to accompany Alberto Perez home, he performed as required of a good commando.
During the action he showed a surprising leadership capability, taking over effectively a team which needed it at the moment and continuing until he got hit.
During a portion of the action he served as Major Hoare's comms link with aviators whose English was not good.
Ricardo is definitely recommended for special ops in a leadership capacity, but it is mentioned here that his use to KUBARK may be in a broader field and that use as a commando may be wasting his talents.
Ricardo is not now employed at JMWAVE. He is not felt in any way to have after-action security concern.
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SUBJECTS:
AMDESK/1 201-285923
AMDESK/2 201-744305
Please disregard the previous cancellations forwarded to your office on Subjects. Both individuals are currently being utilized by Special Operations Division.
Bruce B. Cheever
DC/WH/SA
Distribution:
Orig. & 2 - Addressee
1 - WH/SA/IOS
1 - 201-285923
1 - 201-744305
MEMORANDUM DE ACUERDO
PARA: Ricardo Aníbal MORALES Navarrete.
I. Propósito del Acuerdo
Este memorándum establece un mutuo entendimiento entre usted, quien se ofreció voluntariamente para una tarea peligrosa y arriesgada en el Congo, y la Organización Patrocinadora. Este acuerdo especifica las obligaciones y responsabilidades mutuas entre usted, a quien se hará referencia más adelante como el Voluntario, y la Organización Patrocinadora, referida más adelante como el Patrocinador.
II. Terminos del Acuerdo
A. Seguridad. El Voluntario entiende que sus servicios al Patrocinador pueden cubrir actividad de una naturaleza peligrosa y arriesgada, la cual requerirá instrucción clasificada y orientación para preparar al Voluntario para llevar a cabo su tarea. El Voluntario acuerda no hablar o escribir nunca de esta actividad a nadie y proteger la seguridad y las actividades del Patrocinador en todo momento. El Voluntario acuerda conducirse de una manera respetuosa, discreta y profesional siempre.
B. Ubicación de la Tarea. El Voluntario entiende que el permanecerá en los Estados Unidos por durante todo el tiempo que el Patrocinador considere necesario para prepararlo para su tarea en el exterior. El Voluntario entiende además que el será transportado al y del Congo por los medios proporcionados por el Patrocinador y que el Patrocinador determinará la duración de su estadía en el Congo dependiendo del tiempo necesario para el cumplimiento de la misión. En adición, el Voluntario entiende que este acuerdo no le confiere derechos como un empleado del Patrocinador y que este acuerdo invalida cualquier
otro contrato con el Patrocinador durante el periodo de su asignación cubierto por este acuerdo.
C. Misión. La misión del personal Voluntario en el Congo será proveer seguridad y equipo que incluya aviones al personal designado; participar en misiones de investigación y rescate y llevar a cabo otras misiones que el Patrocinador le asigne.
D. Paga y Soporte.
1. El Patrocinador le pagará al Voluntario lo siguiente:
(a) Mientras esté en los Estados Unidos $270.00
(b) Mientras esté en el Congo (desde la fecha de salida a fecha de regreso) $370.00
2. En adición a los pagos mencionados arriba, aquellos Voluntarios seleccionados para y participar con éxito en otras misiones que el Patrocinador señale como especiales, tanto antes como después de la misión, se le otorgará un bono a discreción del Patrocinador por las cantidades desde $100 a $1,000 por misión, dependiendo del riesgo envuelto y el éxito obtenido.
En caso de muerte del Voluntario como resultado de su participación en estas misiones especiales, el bono se pagará a su beneficiario que se haya designado.
3. En caso de fallecer el Voluntario en el cumplimiento de su obligación en el Congo, los beneficios especificados adelante se pagarán si el individuo tiene por lo menos un dependiente. Si no tiene dependientes, el beneficio será el 50% del especificado.
(a) Dos años de salario básico, aplicables a ese tiempo, si la muerte es de causas naturales; cuatro años de salario básico, aplicables a ese tiempo, si la muerte fue causada por accidente.
(b) En caso de que el Voluntario se lesionara, hiriera o se enfermara en el desempeño de su tarea, el Patrocinador proveerá beneficios médicos, quirúrgicos y facilidades de hospital y transporte. Se pagará compensación por una cantidad a la sola discreción del Patrocinador, con tal de que no exceda los límites máximos señalados arriba por muerte.
(a) El Voluntario puede, si así lo desea, comprar un seguro opcional por el tiempo en que este acuerdo esté en efecto, a un valor reducido como sigue: Seguro de vida (durante su estadía en el Congo) en aumento de $1,000 hasta un máximo de $15,000 con la muerte por accidente al doble del seguro por vida.
4. En caso de que el Voluntario sea aprehendido o declarado desaparecido, el Patrocinador continuará su compensación al valor especificado en el subparágrafo 1, arriba, por un periodo de tiempo que no exceda de 12 meses desde la fecha de su aprehensión. El Patrocinador pagará este dinero a un beneficiario designado o será asegurado para el (Voluntario), según haya dispuesto el Voluntario.
5. El Patrocinador proveerá comida, alojamiento, ropa apropiada para su trabajo, equipo y necesidades básicas personales, durante su estadía en los Estados Unidos, en caso y mientras esté en el Congo.
XIII. Fin del Acuerdo
A. Durante el periodo en que este acuerdo esté en vigor, si el Voluntario no cumple con los términos del acuerdo, este acuerdo será terminado por el Patrocinador, al tiempo y a la manera y en el sitio determinados por el Patrocinador.
B. Si el Voluntario escoge terminar este acuerdo, muy bien puede, pero
la finalización final será después que el Voluntario haya sido regresado a los Estados Unidos y se haya convenido una acción mutua y aceptable.
C. La terminación general de este acuerdo entre todo el personal Voluntario y el Patrocinador se efectuará a su regreso a los Estados Unidos, luego de haberse completado la misión del Patrocinador en el Congo.
D. El arreglo final de la terminación entre el Patrocinador y el Voluntario consistirá solamente de las disposiciones especificadas arriba, i.e., pago final, bonos, si se aplican, asuntos médicos y transporte al punto de origen.
Ricardo Aníbal MORALES Navarrete
Voluntario
9/24/64
Fecha
Wm. A. Robertson
Representante del Patrocinador
24 Sept. 1964
Fecha
Santiago Arquillos
Testigo
5 de Septiembre 1964
Fecha
DECLARACION DE BENEFICIARIO
Yo, RICARDO ANIBAL MORALES NAVARRETE, nombré a la persona abajo inscrita mi beneficiario legal para recibir del Patrocinador todo pago y beneficios a que tengo derecho en virtud de los términos del Memorándum de Acuerdo firmado por mí en esta fecha.
BENEFICIARIO
Nombre: MAGDA MORALES
Dirección: 535 S.W. 7th Ave, Miami, FLA.
Relación: ESPOSA
[Signature]
Firmado
Yo, Ricardo A. Morales Navarrete, solicito seguro por la cantidad de $15,000 dólares según se especifica en el Memorándum de Acuerdo firmado por mí en 9/24/64.
Nombre: Ricardo Anibal Morales Navarrete
Fecha de Nacimiento: 6/14/39
Beneficiario para el Seguro: Magda Morales
Dirección: 535 S.W. 7th Ave, Miami, Fl.
Relación: Wife
Solicitante
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
TO: Ricardo Anibal MORALES Navarrete
I. Purpose of Agreement
This memorandum establishes a mutual understanding between you who have volunteered for a potentially dangerous and hazardous assignment in the Congo and the Sponsoring Organization. This agreement specifies mutual obligations and responsibilities between you, hereinafter referred to as the Volunteer, and the Sponsoring Organization, hereinafter referred to as the Sponsor.
II. Terms of Agreement
A. Security. The Volunteer understands that his services to the Sponsor may involve activity of a dangerous and hazardous nature, which will require classified instruction and orientation to prepare the Volunteer to carry out his assignment. The Volunteer agrees not to speak to or write about this activity to anyone forever and to protect the security of the Sponsor and its activities at all times. The Volunteer agrees to conduct himself in a respectful, discreet and professional manner at all times.
B. Location of Assignment. The Volunteer understands that he will remain in the United States for such time as the Sponsor regards as necessary to prepare him for his foreign assignment. The Volunteer further understands that he will be transported to and from the Congo by means provided by the Sponsor and that the duration of his stay in the Congo will
SECRET
be as long as the Sponsor deems necessary to accomplish the below stated mission. Furthermore, the Volunteer understands that this agreement confers upon him no rights as an employee of the Sponsor and that this agreement supersedes any other contract with the Sponsor during the period of the assignment covered by this agreement.
C. Mission. The mission of Volunteer personnel in the Congo will be to provide security for designated personnel and equipment to include aircraft; to participate in search and rescue missions and to perform such other missions as the Sponsor may direct.
D. Pay and Support.
1. The Sponsor will pay the Volunteer the following:
(a) While in the United States $270.00
(b) While in the Congo (date of departure to date of return) $370.00
2. In addition to payments indicated above, those Volunteers selected for and participating successfully in such other missions as the Sponsor may designate as special, either before or after the mission, will be awarded a bonus at the discretion of the Sponsor in amounts from $100 to $1,000 per mission dependent on the hazards encountered and success attained. In the event the Volunteer expires as a result of participating in such special missions, the bonus will be paid to his designated beneficiary.
3. In the event the Volunteer expires in the
performance of duty in the Congo, the benefits specified below will be paid if the individual has at least one dependent. If he has no dependents, the benefit will be 50% of that specified.
(a) Two years base salary, applicable at the time, if death is from natural causes; four years base salary, applicable at the time, if death is from accidental causes.
(b) In the event the Volunteer is injured, wounded or becomes ill in the performance of duty, the Sponsor will provide medical, surgical, hospital and transportation benefits. Compensation will be paid in an amount at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, provided it does not exceed the maximum limits as set forth above for death.
(c) The Volunteer may, if he elects, purchase optional insurance coverage for the time this agreement is in effect at a reduced rate as follows: Straight life insurance in increments of $1,000 to a maximum of $15,000 with accidental death being twice straight life coverage.
4. In the event the Volunteer is captured or declared by the Sponsor as missing in action, the Sponsor will continue his compensation at the rate specified in subparagraph 1, above for a period not to exceed twelve months from date
of capture. The Sponsor will pay this money either to a designated beneficiary or to an escrow account, as directed in advance by the Volunteer.
5. The Sponsor will provide food, housing, operational clothing, equipment and basic personal necessities during the U.S. based phase, enroute, and while in the Congo.
III. Termination of Agreement
A. During the period this agreement is in effect, if the Volunteer fails to abide by the terms of the agreement, this agreement will be terminated by the Sponsor at a time and in a manner and place at the discretion of the Sponsor.
B. If the Volunteer chooses to terminate this agreement, he may so elect, but final termination will be after the Volunteer has been returned to the States and mutually acceptable disposal action is arranged for the Volunteer.
C. General termination of this agreement between all Volunteer personnel and the Sponsor will be effected on return to the U.S. upon completion of the Sponsor's mission in the Congo.
D. Final termination settlement between the Sponsor and
the Volunteer will consist only of the arrangements specified above, i.e., final pay, bonus', if applicable, medical clearance and transportation to point of origin.
[Signatures and dates]
DATE 9/24/64
DATE 24 Sept 1964
DATE 24 September 1964
SECRET
Date 9/24/60
Declaration of Beneficiary
Ricardo Anibal
I, MORALES Navarrete, designate the person listed
below as my legal beneficiary to receive all pay and benefits
due me by the Sponsor under terms of the Separation
agreement signed by me this date.
Beneficiary
Name: MAGDA MORALES
Address: 535 S.W. 7th St. #2 Miami, Fl.
Relationship: WIFE
[Signature]
SECRET
REQUEST FOR INSURANCE
I, Ricardo A. Morales Navarrete, request insurance in the amount of $15,000 dollars as specified in the Memorandum of Agreement signed by me on 9/24/64.
Name: Ricardo Anibal Morales Navarrete
Date of Birth: 6/14/39
Beneficiary for Insurance: Magda Morales
Name:
Address: 5355 W. 72nd Ave #2 Miami, FL
Relationship: Wife
Ricardo Morales
Applicant
RICHARD M. HERRERA
Name of employee in full: Richard M. Herrera
Person to be notified in case of emergency:
Name: Maria Morales
Relationship: Wife
Address: 555 South 2nd St., Apt. 2
City: Miami, Florida
Telephone: 371-5111
Designation of Beneficiary:
Name: Maria Morales
Relationship: Wife
Address:
Telephone:
Life Insurance policies:
| Company | Policy No. | Coverage | Beneficiary | Claimant |
|---------|------------|----------|-------------|----------|
| | | | | |
Have you completed Last Will & Testament? Yes
Date of Will: Location of original: Copy on file with:
Date and address of person holding Power of Attorney:
Subject states wife Maria has access to his bank account
Date: On file 503
Signature of employee
FIN DEL CONVENIO
Yo, [nombre], entiendo que mediante la ejecución de mis deberes he recibido información y material de inteligencia y datos concernientes a la seguridad de los Estados Unidos. Esta información e inteligencia, junto con los métodos de adquisición, manejo y diseminación son clasificados de acuerdo a las normas de seguridad establecidas por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Se que la revelación de esta información sin la debida autorización está prohibida por las Leyes de Espionaje (18 USC Secs. 793 y 794), y por el Acta de Seguridad Nacional de 1947, que específicamente exigen la protección de las fuentes de inteligencia y métodos contra la revelación sin autorización.
Estoy de acuerdo que ni ahora ni nunca tendrá ningún derecho, interés, título o reclamación alguna sobre ninguna de la información o inteligencia o sobre los métodos empleados para adquirirla o manejarla que han sido de mi conocimiento, pero reconozco siempre el pleno derecho de propiedad de los Estados Unidos sobre estos asuntos.
Juro solemnemente o afirmo que nunca divulgare, publicare o revelare por medio de la palabra, conducta o por cualquier otro método esta información, inteligencia o conocimiento, excepto cuando sea necesario hacerlo en el cumplimiento oficial de mis deberes y de acuerdo con las leyes de los Estados Unidos, a menos que específicamente sea autorizado por escrito en todos y cada uno de los casos por un representante del gobierno de los Estados Unidos debidamente autorizado.
Entiendo que las disposiciones de este juramento permanecerán en efecto sobre mí, a pesar de que mi relación está siendo terminada.
Estoy de acuerdo de que en caso de ser llamado a testificar en corte, procedimientos administrativos u otra clase de tribunal en relación a información o inteligencia dentro del alcance de este juramento, notificare a un representante de los Estados Unidos debidamente autorizado inmediatamente; también dejo saber a la corte o al tribunal de mi juramento al gobierno de los Estados Unidos y presentare una petición de que la necesidad para testificar sea establecida antes de que se me pida hacerlo.
Entiendo que este juramento será retenido por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos para su uso futuro en cualquier asunto que este dentro del alcance de este juramento. Acepto esta obligación libremente, sin ninguna reserva mental o proposito de evasión y en ausencia de presión o coerción.
[Nombre]
(Firma)
[Organización]
[Título]
[Fecha]
Testigo: [Firma]
[Fecha]
I, understand that by virtue of my duties I have been the recipient of information and intelligence material and data which concerns the security of the United States. This information and intelligence, together with the methods of collecting, handling and dissemination are classified according to security standards set by the United States Government. I am aware that the unauthorized disclosure of such information is prohibited by the Espionage Laws, (18 USC §§ 793 and 794), and the National Security Act of 1947 which specifically requires the protection of intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure.
I agree that I do not now, nor will I ever, possess any right, interest, title or claim whatsoever in or to any of the information or intelligence or the methods of collecting or handling it which has come to my attention, but shall always recognize the full and vested property right of the United States in and to such matters.
I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will never divulge, publish or reveal by word, conduct or by any other means such information, intelligence or knowledge except when necessary to do so in the performance of my official duties and in accordance with the laws of the United States, unless specifically authorized in writing in each and every case by a duly authorized representative of the United States Government.
I understand that the provisions of this oath will remain binding upon me, even though my relationship is being terminated.
I agree that in the event I am ever called upon to testify in a court of law, administrative proceedings or other tribunal regarding information or intelligence within the scope of this oath, I will notify a duly authorized representative of the United States immediately; I will also advise the court or tribunal of my oath to the United States Government and request that my need to testify be established before I am required to do so.
I understand that this oath will be retained by the United States Government for its future use in any matter within the scope of this oath. I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and in absence of duress.
__________________________ __________________________
(Signature) (Organization)
__________________________ __________________________
(title) (Date)
Witnessed by:__________________________
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH/SA/HOR/PM
cc to: SCR/SG
Cal Hicks
J.B. Scanlon
Operational Approval is hereby granted in the case of AMDES/2
for the purpose specified in your request dated 18 September 1964.
1. The current CA for Subject is amended to include use by SCR in
the Congo for FM activities under Project WIPESUS.
2. Subject of 201-74305 has a CA pending receipt of a
favorable investigation. His CA has been extended and amended accordingly.
3. This will confirm oral amendment of Subject's clearance on behalf
of WH/SA/HOR/PM.
This Approval is based upon evaluation of information available to this
Office, and is granted under authority contained in CSI and CSI-F 10-5.
Ltr Edward P. Brown
CT/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
Date: 21 September 1964
Distribution:
Orig. to Addressee
1 to Files
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, CI/MA
ATTENTION: Mr. George Ball
SUBJECT: Operational Approvals
1. The following individuals listed by CI members have current Operational Approvals for use by WE/MA:
C-Number 201's
80077 237438
86789 321661
103110 827975
64493 882574
SAME 265933
88485 291724
109705 827379
SAME 735496
SAME 737176
SAME 737177
SAME 744503
SAME 744503
84333 801974
103963 837098
2. It is requested that the existing Operational Approvals be amended to include use by the Special Operations Division in the Congo for FM activities under Project HIPHABUS.
ROBERT V. SAMBRO
Security Officer
Special Operations Division
CONCUR:
Cal Hicks
WE/SA/MOB/PM
SO/SOD/JBS:sh (18 Sep 64)
Distribution:
Orig 4 1 - Addee
1 - WE/SA/MOB/PM
1 - SO/SOD
1 - RI/SOD
SECRET
DO DOCUMENT EXTRACT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201
DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL DO FILE.
PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCUMENT
FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM IP/FILES.
MOELAES NAVARETE, RICARDO
201-0235923
SEX M
075-035-000
CARA-30526
04 AUG 76
COORDINATOR, VEN 10-81-237-158
MER OFFICE OF INFORMATION, PROCESSING AND
ANALYSIS DISIP CREDENTIALS APPLIED FOR 27 FEB
76 BY SUBJ 201-0057360
DATE 11 AUG 76
09426487
901-285923
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8b3a59a74de6d5de1f398471e4bacfd389535f1a | MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John Warner
Chief, International Intelligence Division
Office of Intelligence
Drug Enforcement Administration
ATTENTION: Mr. Robert Goe
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
REFERENCES:
A. SEC-IGI-76-0048(2), 06 February 1976
B. SEC-IGI-76-0062(1), 20 February 1976
C. SEC-IGI-76-0065(1), 25 February 1976
1. This Agency was requested by DEA to check the backgrounds of five Cuban exiles who have come to the attention of DEA either as potential informants or as liaison contacts. According to preliminary checks conducted by DEA, there were indications that these individuals had past records of "political and revolutionary intrigue." DEA, concerned that it may be the target of a provocation operation by another government, requested this Agency's assessment of the situation. This memorandum contains the results of a check of our Headquarters records on these individuals, followed by a summary of our findings and conclusions. The order of this response is keyed to Reference B.
2. Mario Eloy JIMENEZ-Rojo. DPOB: 03 March 1927, Lajas, Las Villas, Cuba. JIMENEZ was of interest to this Agency in 1960 but according to our records he
THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT TO BE DISSEMINATED ABROAD OR OUTSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE RECEIVING AGENCY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE ORIGINATOR
EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E.O. 11652, EXEMPTION CATEGORY: 5 (L) 2
DECLASSIFICATION DATE IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
CLASSIFIED BY 061 66 Dunc. 0003
101-28522
16 Nov 76
as verified
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
was at no time used operationally. Our files contain no additional information on JIMENEZ since 1960 except for a 1969 FBI report dealing with his involvement in a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro. (DEA already has a copy of this report.) Although information obtained from a Report of Investigation (ROI) by Alfredo Duncan (DEA/Caracas) dated 01 December 1975 indicates that JIMENEZ is a U.S. citizen, resides in Caracas and has contacts with various GOV officials, we have no information in our Headquarters files to substantiate this information. In November 1975 the Caracas Regional Office (CRO) requested traces from our field representative on JIMENEZ, who was reportedly in contact with the CRO. The following traces were forwarded to our representative in Caracas on 03 December 1975 for passage to DEA: "Following data on Mario Eloy JIMENEZ Rojo taken from his own undated handwritten bio summary which apparently submitted to the anti-Castro Frente Revolucionario Democratico (FRD) in Miami about 1960, and from an FRD Personnel Form. JIMENEZ was born 03 March 1927 in Lajas, Las Villas, Cuba. He attended the University of Havana and majored in business administration. From 1948 until 1952 (sic) he was 'elected mayor for four years' (of Havana?) JIMENEZ was secretary to the President of Congress in Havana from 1947 (sic) until 1958. He came to the U.S. (Miami) as an immigrant in April 1959. JIMENEZ stated his purpose in coming to the U.S. was to assist in the eradication of the Cuban system. JIMENEZ is married to Dyalma Balaquide. At the time his bio summary was written, he stated he was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. (As it highly unlikely that JIMENEZ was secretary to the President of the Cuban Congress at age fourteen and only a little less unlikely that he was a mayor at age twenty-one, as the dates given by JIMENEZ show; suggest DEA ask the Department of Army for further information.) We also note that a statement on his processing papers for the FRD indicated that JIMENEZ was a former member of the Revolutionary Insurrectional Union (UIR) in Cuba, a Cuban-style mafia which was prominent during the 1940's and 1950's and was under the patronage of anti-Batista political figures." On 12 December 1975 we received a request from the CRO that JIMENEZ be registered in the ISR as a DEA source. (He was formally registered on 29 December 1975.)
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
3. Orlando GARCIA Vasquez. DPOB: 16 June 1927, Havana, Cuba. GARCIA (at one time a naturalized U.S. citizen/18 May 1945 in South Carolina) became a Venezuelan citizen ca 1962. GARCIA has a long history as a political thug since pre-Batista days in Cuba. He was a member of the Union Insurrectional Revolucionaria (UIR) in Cuba along with Fidel Castro and other persons who were involved in political assassinations. He claims to have served with the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division from 1945-47 and to have returned to Cuba thereafter to attend the University of Havana on the GI Bill. About mid-52 Subject left Cuba for Miami because of a scandal in Cuba over a crime allegedly committed by GARCIA. In 1953 he became a bodyguard for Costa Rican President FIGUERES, who introduced him to Romulo BETANCOURT, who was then in exile in Costa Rica. It is believed that GARCIA's fast rise in the Venezuelan government is based on his earlier service to Accion Democratica (AD) exiles in Costa Rica, where he reportedly eliminated several gunmen sent to kill BETANCOURT. When BETANCOURT became president of Venezuela (1959-64), GARCIA was appointed a division chief in the Directorate General of Police (DIGEPO), now the Directorate for the Services of Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP). GARCIA left Venezuela for Miami in 1964 for health reasons (ulcers) and during this stay in Miami worked at the Venezuelan Consulate. He returned to Venezuela in 1966 and reportedly held positions within the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior (exact positions not known). In August 1969 GARCIA was assigned as First Secretary to the Venezuelan Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. He returned to Venezuela sometime during 1970 or 1971 and was assigned as Special Assessor (Advisor), Ministry of Foreign Relations, where he was mainly concerned with Venezuelan national border incidents and violations. According to information dated July 1974, GARCIA was appointed to head a special foreign intelligence service within the Ministry of Interior.
In November 1973 our representative in Caracas was queried by DEA Caracas concerning a report which was prepared on 06 September 1973 in Miami by S.A./Michael D. Brom, which accused GARCIA of being involved in narcotics trafficking and of being a CIA.
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
Informant. DEA Caracas was advised that GARCIA was a former Agency asset and that we have maintained contact with him over the years. Although it is known that GARCIA has associated with known traffickers, no hard facts concerning his direct involvement in narcotics have been uncovered. GARCIA has been described over the years as a political thug, a murderer, a con-man, a pathological liar, and a "bright, aggressive rogue who is ruthless when necessary." GARCIA has apparently always sided with the men in power and seems to have gained the confidence of many leaders in the countries around the Caribbean. A DEA ROI, dated 10 October 1974, written by S.A. Brom at Miami reported that GARCIA was in the United States and was in contact with Ricardo MORALES (see paragraph 4). GARCIA made several trips to the U.S. on behalf of the GOV during 1974-75. Your Agency is referred to the FBI for information concerning GARCIA's activities in the U.S.
4. Ricardo MORALES Navarette. DPOB: 14 June 1939, Havana, Cuba. MORALES took refuge in the Brazilian Embassy in Havana in October 1960 and entered the United States as a Cuban refugee at Miami, Florida, on 29 November 1960. He was a self-admitted former G-2 agent. Although MORALES was of interest to this Agency in 1964, he was not used operationally. Information in 1968 indicated that MORALES was a member of "Cuban Power," an anti-Castro terrorist organization, whose policy was to liquidate foreign support for the Castro regime. MORALES was arrested on 14 February 1968 in Miami and questioned regarding a recent bombing incident. On 02 October 1972 DEA Miami registered MORALES in the ISR as a DEA informant. According to a DEA cable from Miami R/O to Caracas R/O, dated 17 February 1976, MORALES was reported to be an active DEA informant since 25 February 1971 and to have recently left the Miami area to go to Caracas to take up an official position with a sensitive GOV agency. (This Agency has no updated information on MORALES to substantiate this information.) The Miami R/O rated MORALES as being an extremely reliable source and suggested Caracas R/O use caution in utilizing MORALES due to his present status within the GOV. A DEA ROI (dated 10 October 1974) written by S.A. Michael D. Brom at Miami reported that MORALES was
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
5. Justo LARAZO Alfonso. A check of our records turned up one Justo Alfonso (no DPOB), a Cuban-exile, who was active in anti-Castro organizations in the late 1960's. Your Agency is referred to the FBI for information concerning the activities of these individuals in the United States.
6. Manuel De ARMAS. DPOB: 06 November 1947, Havana, Cuba; naturalized U.S. citizen living in Miami. On 17 October 1975 one Manuel De ARMAS contacted our overt Domestic Contact Division (DCD) office in Miami offering his services as a double agent. Following are excerpts from two DCD Reports dated 20 October 1975 and 19 January 1976 based on debriefings of De ARMAS: While in Cuba De ARMAS claimed to have been the neighbor of Raul BETANCOURT, the brother of the former Venezuelan President Raulo BETANCOURT, and his two daughters, Antonieta and Mariela, who was De ARMAS' girl friend. De ARMAS' mother decided in 1962 that Subject should leave Cuba, which he did. In 1975, De ARMAS found out that his two young cousins had been placed in an orphanage in Cuba. He made contact with Mariela BETANCOURT, telling her that he was fed up with the U.S. system of government in order to gain her attention on the matter of taking his cousins out of Cuba. Mariela asked him if he would be willing to work for the Cuban Government and he replied he would if it would help the youngsters. Mariela then told De ARMAS to go to Caracas and meet with her sister Antonieta. De ARMAS went to Caracas on 02 October 1975 and met with Antonieta, but no proposals were made on the possibility of his working for the Cuban Government. On 17 October 1975 De ARMAS again called Mariela and was told that he should return to Venezuela to hold more talks with Antonieta and "other people." After talking with Mariela on 17 October 1975, De ARMAS called our DCD/Miami Office because as a U.S. citizen he claimed that he did not want to get involved with the Cuban Government unless he had this Agency's approval. De ARMAS graciously offered his services as a double agent. He called DCD/Miami on 20 October 1975
and again on 07 January 1976 to resubmit his offer and insisted on a response. He was told that his offer would be forwarded through the appropriate channels. (Note: Our records show that there was no CIA interest in De ARMAS, past or present.) On 13 January 1976 our representative in Miami was told that the FBI Miami office had been in contact with Subject and wished to verify De ARMAS' claim that he was in contact with our DCD Miami office. The FBI also asked whether this Agency had any objection for further FBI contact with Subject on the "same basis they had previously." (Note: The type or length of FBI contact with De ARMAS is not known. Your office is referred to the FBI for additional information.)
On 04 February 1976 DEA Caracas received a DEA message (# 02406) which requested permission for Miami CI Manuel Leonardo De ARMAS to travel to Caracas for a one kilo heroin buy from a Colombian whom De ARMAS had previously met through a Maria A. BETANCOURT. Permission was given and De ARMAS arrived in Caracas on 11 February 1976. No mention of drugs was made on this trip but according to De ARMAS he was taken to the Cuban Embassy in Caracas on 12 February 1976, where he was allegedly approached to work for the Cuban Government in an intelligence capacity. De ARMAS reported these events to DEA Caracas on 12 February 1976; he was advised to return to the U.S. Our representative in Caracas was briefed on the De ARMAS case by SAIC Duncan on 13 February 1976. Caracas Station was very interested in having De ARMAS return to Caracas for use as a possible source on Cuban intelligence activities, and steps were taken to request that DEA turn De ARMAS over to this Agency. A background check was conducted on De ARMAS at that time and on 20 February 1976 the FBI representative in Miami reported the following information: "The FBI has been avoiding contact with De ARMAS for the past couple of months since he was assessed as a 'mentally unbalanced fabricator'. De ARMAS gave a press interview in Miami in early February 1976 in which he claimed an affiliation with virtually every U.S. intelligence agency. He said that he had worked for CIA and had attended a CIA training school. The press interview has thus far not been published, presumably because it is too far fetched. De ARMAS
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
received a bank loan of $1,500 in Miami and has defaulted on some $800 of the amount. The final note on De ARMAS is that he received a general discharge from the U.S. Army with a notation that he had psychological and behavioral problems." The gist of the aforementioned FBI information has been passed to DEA Caracas. All agencies concerned agree that contact with De ARMAS should cease. De ARMAS again contacted S.A. Duncan in Caracas on 26 February 1976 and requested a meeting; he said that the request was not drug related, but concerned the "Cuban matter." S.A. Duncan advised De ARMAS that he was on his own and that DEA would not get involved. As DEA Headquarters is aware, De ARMAS reportedly left for Mexico o/a 26 February 1976. We have no subsequent reporting on his movements.
7. Three of the five aforementioned individuals are known to have had past connections: GARCIA Vazquez and VILENTE-ROJO were both former members of the UIR in Cuba at one time and MORALES Navarette, a former Cuban C-2 agent, was in contact with GARCIA in the United States during 1974-75. Although there have been allegations aimed at MORALES and GARCIA over the years accusing them of being Cuban agents and/or of narcotics involvement, these claims have not been substantiated and for the most part are based on circumstantial evidence or guilt by association, which happens frequently among Cubans. As MORALES has been a DEA informant since 1971 and, in fact, was rated as an "extremely reliable" source by the Miami R/O; a desire on his part to continue this relationship in Caracas, we feel, cannot be construed as part of a provocation operation. A check of our records reflected no past intelligence backgrounds for LAZARO Alfonso and De ARMAS. While there is a paucity of background information in our files on Justo LAZARO, in our opinion he is attempting to extort money from the U.S. Government based on a poorly conceived idea of his own. The De ARMAS case appears to have been resolved satisfactorily for all concerned. All Agencies concerned agree he is unstable and contact should be either severed, or if unavoidable, it should be made with extreme caution.
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
8. Following a review of all information on the foregoing Subjects available at DEA Headquarters and at this Agency's Headquarters, we are of the opinion that there is no data or other evidence to suggest an outside organization is attempting to manipulate these individuals in an operation aimed at discrediting the U.S. Government and DEA. We believe there may be collusion among the three Subjects located in Caracas, probably to assist one another in nefarious schemes to one degree or another; however, the information on hand does not suggest their motivation would go beyond personal, financial or influence objectives. While one cannot absolutely rule out the possibility, for example, that the Cuban Service has run one or more of the aforementioned Subjects at DEA for the purpose of harassing the U.S. Government, there is no conclusive information in our files to connect them with Cuban intelligence or a Venezuelan entity whose interests are inimical to the U.S.
[Signature]
John P. Kennedy
Special Assistant for Coordination of Foreign Narcotics Information
DONC-00038/76
SUBJECT: Cuban Exiles Involved with DEA
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - NARCOG CHRONO
1 - IP/AN*
*File in 201-0067860
X 201-0285923
X 201-0286570
Index: Justo LAZARO Alfonso, aka Justo Alfonso
Index: Manuel Leonardo De ARMAS
Coordination:
(in draft) 17 March 1976
LA/COG
(in draft) 17 March 1976
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9b63e8355359da016a6db062730187071473d498 | MATERIAL REVIEWED AT CIA HEADQUARTERS BY
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS STAFF MEMBERS
FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: POSADA, LUIS CLEMIERTE
261- 807 975
VOL. III
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
ROOM:
DELETIONS, IF ANY: THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS
| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 8/16/78 | | | Pilon |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
This volume is closed. See in Vol IV.
SECRET
THIS SHEET TO BE KEPT ON THE AGENT FILE. IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THERE.
AGENT CHECK LIST
AGENT PSEUDO OR CRYPT
PHOTO
POA 17 January 1972
PRO I 25 March 1972
PRO II 25 March 1972
OA 17 July 1972
MOC 1 February 1973
(CURRENT)
BRIEF PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF AGENT:
5'11", 175 pounds, black hair, green eyes. Front posture.
ADDRESS: HOME Quinta Jinet, Ave. Los Caribes, El Limonito, Cienfuegos (Sent)
OFFICE
TELEPHONE: HOME 38 52 37
REGULAR CONTACT PROCEDURE:
Agent contacts the C/O by phone either at the office or at the C/O's home and the meeting is set up by the hour agreed upon at the Safe House.
RE-CONTACT PLAN:
The agent will recontract the C/O through the above procedure. The C/O can call the agent between 1:00 and 2:00 daily by radio. Tel 66 03 41/5 no. 657. The agent will then call the C/O at home.
EMERGENCY CONTACT PLAN: (To include meeting site, if possible a double-talk description which agent will immediately recognize. Please include all aliases used and circumstances under which each used.)
The agent will call the Embassy and request "Eduardo", the new C/O will state that he is a friend of Eduardo and that they can meet at the usual place at hours.
This means the SH. The agent will call in response to the radio signal. The agent should not be contacted at home unless the C/O is fluent in Spanish. If so the story again is that the C/O is a friend of "Eduardo" and that a meeting at the usual place is requested.
SECRET
THIS GREEN SHEET INVALID AFTER 30 JUNE 1973
(FORWARDED BY SIS TRANSMISSION)
NO FIELD DISSEMINATION
SECRET C413432 MAY 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21864
TO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
RYGAT MCRALE WSCARLET
REF DIRECTOR 423768
1. STEHMAN HAS RESERVATIONS HOTEL CONTINENTAL
ALTAMIRA - LA CASTELLANA,
2. FILE 75-2-16/3, 281-384985; E2 IMPOET
STEHMAN'S SECRETARY NOTIFIED
ON 4 MAY 1973
SECRET
4 MAY 73
301 300985
SECRET
TO: CARACAS.
RYBAT PL: BABYSS WERALLY WSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21722 (IN 891871*)
1. NO HQS TRACKS DOMINGO OBRERO OR "GUAIRO" TORRES.
2. RONALD CONDON PROBABLY IDENTICAL RONALD GIL, BROTHER FRANCISCO CONDON, AKA FRANK CONDON. WAS MEMBER BRIGADE 2506. ARRIVED MIAMI WITH RANSOMED BRIGADE MEMBERS DECEMBER 1962. NO CURRENT INFO ON FILE.
3. SYLA CUERVO POSSIBLY IDENTICAL SYLA ROQUE CUERVO CASTILLO, CUBAN EXILE NOW LIVING MIAMI. SUBJECT BORN 29 OCTOBER 1920 SAN LUIS, PINAR DEL RIO, CUBA. ATTORNEY IN MINISTRY OF LABOR AND MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION 1945-57. WAS ANTI-BATISTA ACTIVIST. LATER JOINED VARIOUS EXILE GROUPS TO FIGHT CASTRO. CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN MEMBER BRIGADE 2506, ALTHOUGH NAME NOT ON LIST THOSE CAPTURED AT PLAYA GIRON. CUERVO WAS ACCUSED OF BEING LEADER OF GROUP MAKING "ANTI-U.S., PRO-NAZI, PRO-SOCIALIST, PRO-COMMUNIST" STATEMENTS WHILE SECOND LIEUTENANT IN U.S. ARMY.
CONTINUED....
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
DIRECTOR
CONF. INFO. FILE
DISSENY: 397839 PER
CUBAN OFFICERS' TRAINING PROGRAM AT FORT BENNING DURING 1963-64. WAS LATER DESCRIBED AS ANTI-COMMUNIST BUT NOT PRO-U.S., AND AS "OPPORTUNIST". NO MENTION IN HIS FILE OF GAS STATION ON NARCOTICS INVOLVEMENT.
4. INDEX OBRERO, TORRES, CONDON. FILE 75-2-16/3, 201-6200943, 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
END OF MESSAGE.
* Requested traces on subjects whom suspected narcotics trafficker WKSCARLET-3 may have contacted in Miami 9-10 March 1973.
DATE: 18 April 1973
ORIG: Robert J. Austin
UNIT: WH/3/W
EXT: 7271
SECRET
REPRODUCTION OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY: 06-1566
1. Forwarded herewith is a copy of BADD Report of Investigation written by Jose A. MARIN, S/A assigned to the Miami Regional Office, on 5 February 1973. The report concerns Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles, aka "Babi," and Humberto TRUJILLO, C/1: 1686 of 26 February 1973 concerning POSADA; BADD has telegram 1534 of 12 March 1973 concerning the implication of POSADA as a narcotics trafficker and his recent travel from Caracas; and BADD has telegram 1666 of 26 March 1973 which summarizes the surveillance of POSADA and Camilo Vicente CUSATI Cusati while the latter two were in Miami.
Gerald R. GIZZI
Attachment:
1. BADD Report of Investigation, hw
2. Three (3) Telegrams, hw
Distribution:
3 - C, NID w atts
2 - COS, buenos Aires, w atts
2 - COS, MI/Miami w atts
2 - COS, Bogota w atts
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
D 75-120-26
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
HVCA - 19286
DATE
15 March 1973
CLASSIFICATION
RYBAT
SECRET
RED OLD NUMBER
201-300085
ATT 1
DEA
14 MARCH 73
limited official use only
LUIS POSADA AKA BAMBI
BNDD 1622
ATT 2
DEA
12 MARCH 73
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE ONLY
LUIS POSADA AKA BAMBI ZB-73-0001
BNDD1554
ATT 3
STATE
26 FEB 73
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE ONLY
ZB-73-0001-LUIS POSADA-CROSS FILE GFT HUMBERTO TRUEVA
CARACAS 1686
ATT 4
DEA
5 FEB 73
UNCLASSIFIED
GENERAL FILE - HUMBERTO TRUEVA- DEBRIEFING OF SG1-9-0006
NO FILE #
ATTS TO HVCA-19286
SECRET 151507Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE: PARIS 37271
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, ROME, CARACAS INFO MADRID, WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
REF CARACAS 21422 (859671)
1. DISCUSSED REF REQUEST WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR PANELLA MORNING OF 15 MARCH. PANELLA HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MADRID AND ROME SAIC'S AND PROMISED TO KEEP US INFORMED.
2. WKSCARLET-3 AND CUSATI LEFT MADRID ON 13 MARCH AND ARE PRESENTLY IN ROME WHERE BNDD ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE THEM. BNDD LIAISON IN ROME HAS ALREADY FOUND TRACE OF THEIR ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT BUT WHEN CHECKING HOTEL THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD STAY IN POLICE LEARNED THEY DID NOT CHECK IN. AS THERE SEVERAL OTHER VENEZUELAN DIPLOMATS IN SAME HOTEL, ITALIAN POLICE AND BNDD CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL FIND THEIR TARGETS.
3. PANELLA VERY UNHAPPY WITH HIS MIAMI OFFICE WHICH, INSTEAD OF TELEPHONING REGION 17 OF WKSCARLET-3 DEPARTURE FOR MADRID, INSTEAD SENT CABLE THREE DAYS LATER, SO THAT SPANISH POLICE FOUND TRACE OF THEM ONLY AFTER THEY HAD
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
15 MAR 73
PAGE 2: PARIS 37271 SECRET
DEPARTED FOR ROME. REGION 17 EXTREMELY INTERESTED AND WILL FOLLOW UP CLOSELY. AT STATION SUGGESTION, PANELLA WILL QUERY FRENCH CNQ TO CHECK UP IF THERE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUS TRIPS TO FRANCE BY WKSCARLET-3 AND CUSATI. WILL ADVISE.
4. FILE: 201-300985. CROSS INDEX CUSATI. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
SECRET 151706Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE MADRID 18643
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR, PARIS, ROME, WH/MIAMI, BUENOS AIRES,
BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMNABYSS
REF: A. PARIS 37222 (W 859406)
B. CARACAS 21422 (W 859671)
1. PLS SEE BNDD MADRID 1339 FOR DETAILS W/KSCARLET/3'S MOVEMENTS
MADRID. NO UNUSUAL ACTIONS NOTED.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
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CITE CARACAS (21429)
TO: PRIORITY ROME, DIRECTOR INFO MADRID, WH/MIAI,
BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS WSCREX
REF CARACAS 21422 (IN 859671)
1. BNDD APPARENTLY DROPPED THE BALL IN SURVEILLANCE
OF LUIS CLEMENTE POSADA CARRILES AND CAMILO VICENTE
CUSATI CUSATI IN MADRID AS THEIR COVERAGE BASED ON SECOND
HAND INFO AND RECORDS. FOLLOWING SUMMARY BNDD MADRID TELEGRAM
1339 OF 15 MAR 73: SUBJECTS ARRIVED MADRID 11 MAR VIA PAN AM 254.
SUBSEQUENT CHECKS ON 14 MAR REVEALED THAT CUSATI
REGISTERED AT HOTEL MINDANO, MADRID. POSADA NOT REGISTERED.
BNDD AGENTS THEN WENT HOTEL BUT LEARNED THAT CUSATI AND
OTHER UNIDENTIFIED MALE (PRESUMABLY POSADA) HAD JUST LEFT HOTEL.
AIRPORT CHECK REVEALED THAT SUBJECTS DEPARTED 1145 HRS 14 MAR
VIA TWA 900 FOR ROME. POSADA HELD TICKET NO. 164401364874
AND CUSATI TICKET NO. 164401364875.
2. SUBSEQUENT CHECKS AT HOTEL REVEALED THAT CUSATI HAD
REGISTERED BY HIMSELF IN DOUBLE ROOM, WHICH OCCUPIED BY
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OTHER UNIDENTIFIED MALE (PRESUMABLY POSADA). ONE PHONE CALL OF SHORT DURATION MADE, NUMBER UNKNOWN.
3. MADRID BNDD ADVISED ROME BNDD AT 1800 HRS 14 MAR DEPARTURE SUBJECTS FROM MADRID. DELAY DUE DIFFICULTY MAKING PHONE CONNECTIONS.
4. COMMENT: BNDD SHOULD HAVE LITTLE TROUBLE SPOTTING SUBJECTS AS THEY WILL BE IN ROME EXTENDED PERIOD ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS. WOULD APPRECIATE ROME STATION KEEPING US ADVISED DEVELOPMENTS THIS CASE.
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CITE CARACAS 21427
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR ROUTINE WH/MIAI, INR BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REFS A. DIRECTOR 382099
B. CARACAS 21221 (ONLY SENT DIRECTOR, WH/MIAI)
C. CARACAS 21298 (ONLY SENT DIRECTOR, WH/MIAI)
D. CARACAS 21408 (IN 838116)
1. IN REPLY PARA 3 REF A REQUEST, CAN ADD LITTLE
THAT NOT ALREADY REPORTED. RECAPITULATE AS FOLLOWS:
A. PER PARA 4 REF B, WKSCARLET-3 ORIGINALLY
FINGERED AS NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER BY BNDD SOURCE JOSE GOMEZ.
B. PER PARA 3D REF B, BNDD SPECIAL AGENT PERSONALLY
SAW WKSCARLET-3 MEETING WITH HUMBERTO TRUEVA AND JOSE
GOMEZ ON 20 FEB 73 IN CARACAS WITH OTHER UNIDENTIFIED
POLICE OFFICIAL. IDENTIFICATION BY BNDD SPECIAL AGENT MADE
BASIS NEWSPAPER PHOTO OF WKSCARLET-3 SUPPLIED BY STATION.
C. PER PARA 1 REF C, CAR IN WHICH WKSCARLET-3
DROVE TRUEVA, GOMEZ, AND UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICIAL
IS A CAR REGISTERED TO WKSCARLET-3.
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D. ACCORDING BNDD REPORT OF INVESTIGATION BY SPECIAL AGENT JOSE A. MARIN, DATED 5 FEB 73, WRITTEN IN MIAMI, WKSCARLET-3 WAS LUIS PORFIRIO HERNANDEZ' PARTNER IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING AND FOLLOWING HERNANDEZ' INCARCERATION, WKSCARLET-3 HAD TAKEN OVER HERNANDEZ' OPERATION. (POUCHING COPY THIS ROI.)
E. REGARDING ALLEGATION THAT WKSCARLET-3 ALSO TAKING OVER EUGENIO LEAL POZO NETWORK, THIS RECEIVED ORALLY FROM S/A MARIN WHILE HE IN CARACAS ON TDY. REQUEST WH/MIAI CHECK WITH BNDD MIAMI TO RECEIVE FURTHER DETAILS.
F. PER REF D, BNDD SURVEILLANCE IN MIAMI SAW WKSCARLET-3 IN COMPANY OF ANDRES PURRINOS, DOCUMENTED TRAFFICKER, AND RONALD CONDON, BROTHER OF FRANK CONDON.
G. PER BNDD HQS TELEGRAM 1554 OF 12 MAR 73, DEBRIEFING OF BNDD CI (IDENTITY UNKNOWN) REVEALED ONLY THAT WKSCARLET-3 IS CONNECTION IN CARACAS...
2. WILL ANSWER PARA 2 REF A QUERY RE OUR ASSESSMENT OF WKSCARLET-3'S EXPECTED REACTION TO CONFRONTATION BY SEPARATE CABLE.
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CITE WH/MIAI-17858
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
RYBAT PLMNABYSS
REFS:
A. CARACAS 21298 (in 848386)
B. DIRECTOR 379434
C. CARACAS 21408 (in 858116)
1. LNAGON TELEGRAM CITED REF C CONTAINS ALL MNABYSS INFO LNAGON/MIAI HAS ON WKSARLET-3.
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SECRET 1415582 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21418
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 382423
1. WKSCARLET-3 ORIGINALLY STATED TRAVEL PLAN WOULD
BE ROME VIA NEW YORK, MADRID, WITH SHORT STOP OVER LATTER
CITY PRIOR HIS FINAL DESTINATION WHICH WILL BE ROME. HE
MUST HAVE CHANGED ITINERARY ENROUTE ROME, WHERE HE WILL
HEAD SECURITY TEAM FOR VENEZUELAN DELEGATION GULF OF MARACAIBO
TALKS.
2. CAMILO CUSATI IS WKSCARLET OFFICER
WHO PART ABOVE SECURITY TEAM. WE INVESTIGATING POSSIBILITY
HE MAY BE DRIVER OF 1966 BLUE FORD AND IS THE UNIDENTIFIED
POLICE OFFICIAL WHO INVOLVED WITH TRUEVA AND GOMEZ DURING
THEIR STAY CARACAS.
3. FRANK CONDOM PRESUMABLY IDENTICAL WITH FRANCISCO
MANUEL CONDOM GIL. PLS SEE DIRECTOR 303867 AND
WH/MIAI 15582 FOR DETAILS. ACCORDING MEXICO CITY 20812 (W689982)
FRANK CONDOM ("H" AS IN NOVEMBER) IN MEXICO CITY
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CIRCA AUGUST 72 TO ARRANGE FOR DELIVERY OF NARCOTICS.
THIS SUBJECT PERHAPS IDENTICAL WITH FRANK CONDOM SEEN WITH
WKSCARLET-3, NO STATION TRACES CONDOM'S BROTHER NOR PURRINOS.
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CITE CARACAS 21488
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, MADRID INFO WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES,
OFF WLB OR
PARIS, BOGOTA, ROME.
NYBAT PLM/HABYSS.
REF: CARACAS 21396 0857839 (4/7300)
1. ACCORDING BNDD HQS TELEGRAM 1585, OF 13 MAR 73,
WHICH REPEAT OF MESSAGE ORIGINATING BNDD MIAMI, LUIS
POSADA, SUBJECT REF, AND CAMILO CUSATI ARRIVED
MIAMI ON 9 MAR VIA PAN AM 552. PAIR WALKED AROUND DOWNTOWN
MIAMI FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THEY WERE PICKED UP BY
ANDRES PURRINOS, DOCUMENTED MULTI-KILO TRAFFICKER.
AFTER BNDD SURVEILLANCE LOST TRIO FOR SEVERAL HOURS,
POSADA AND CUSATI SEEN CHECKING OUT OF ARROWHEAD MOTEL (WHERE
THEY CHECKED IN UPON ARRIVING MIAMI) AND CHECKED INTO
SHERATON-FOUR AMBASSADORS ACCOMPANIED BY PURRINOS, WHO
REMAINED WITH PAIR UNTIL 0230 HOURS 10 MAR. AT 1230
HOURS 10 MAR POSADA AND CUSATI WERE PICKED UP BY RONALD
CONDON, BROTHER OF FRANK CONDON, WHO ASSOCIATED
WITH NOW ARRESTED MAJOR VIOLATOR FRANK MATTHEWS.
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CONDOM TOOK PAIR TO AIRPORT WHERE THEY BOARDED PAN AM 254 FOR MADRID.
2. COMMENT: GIVEN ABOVE CONTACTS KNOWN VIOLATORS, THERE LITTLE DOUBT NOW THAT POSADA IS TRAFFICKER. APPARENTLY CUSATI IS ALSO AN ASSOCIATE OF POSADA'S IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.
BNDD CARACAS CONTINUES FEEL WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO LET POSADA RUN AND SEE WHERE HE LEADS US. BNDD CARACAS NOT AWARE OF ANY IMMEDIATE ENFORCEMENT ACTION BEING PLANNED AGAINST POSADA BUT HQS MAY WISH DOUBLECHECK THIS POINT WITH BNDD HQS.
3. INDEX CUSATI, PURRINOS, RONALD CONDOM.
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PRIORITY CARACAS
RYBAT PLYABYSS WKALLY WKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21349 (IN 854093) *
1. PLEASE SEE BNDD MESSAGE 1585 SENT 12 MAR 73 FROM
BNDD HQS WASHINGTON TO BNDD CARACAS. DID WKSCARLET-3 GIVE
STATION ANY REASON FOR CHANGING REF TRAVEL PLAN?
2. WE CHECKING NAMES GIVEN IN BNDD MESSAGE AND WILL ADVISE
RESULTS. PLEASE PROVIDE STATION TRACES.
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* Advises travel plan of WKSCARLET-3. BNDD Msg says W-3 going
Madrid via Puerto Rico rather than to Rome via New York.
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FJUDEST SGSWIRL
REFS: A. CARACAS 21363 (IN 855917) (NOT SENT QUITO, GUAYAQUIL)
B. LIMA 24126 (IN 848857) (NOT SENT QUITO, GUAYAQUIL)
1. SUGGEST SGSWIRL OF ASSETS LISTED/REF A BE CONDUCTED AT
SAME TIME AS SGSWIRL OF WNSCARLET-3 WHICH WILL PROBABLY TAKE
PLACE IN APRIL. HQS WILL SEND SGSWIRL EXAMINER TO CARACAS AT
THAT TIME, IF THERE ARE NO ROAD WHO CAN BE DIVERTED.
2. QUITO, GUAYAQUIL: DUE HEAVY TDY LOAD AT HQS, REQUEST
SGSWIRL EXAMINERS CURRENTLY ON TDY COMPLETE SCHEDULED ITINERARY
INCLUDING RETURN MEXICO, BUT NOT BE DIRECTED TO OTHER STOPS.
3. FILE 201-300985.
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DC/WI/1
WILSON
C/WI/FI
OS/IRD
H. KIRBY
14 MAR 1973
THEODORE G. SEHACKLEY
C/WI
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C/WI/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
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TO PRIORITY CARACAS INFO WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMABYSS UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 373942 (NOT SENT BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA)
B. CARACAS 21369 (IN 55389)
1. AS YOU AWARE, UKSCARLET-3 REPRESENTS SERIOUS POTENTIAL LIABILITY TO BHERALD AND WE ANXIOUS GET HIM WRONG OUT AND, IF ALLEGATIONS PROVE TRUE, OUR ASSOCIATION WITH HIM PROMPTLY TERMINATED.
WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO MOVE ALONG ORIGINAL GAME PLAN SUGGESTED IN R2Y A BUT UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ACQUIESCE TO LNAGON REQUEST AND DELAY CONFRONTATION UNTIL UKSCARLET-3 RETURNS FROM ROME.
2. FULLY UNDERSTAND LNAGON DESIRE FOLLOW UP UKSCARLET-3 LEAD. NEVERTHELESS, POINT MUST BE MADE THAT WE HAVE SENSITIVE OPERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM TOTALLY UNCONNECTED WITH PRESENT PROBLEM AND FOR OUR OWN SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS WE MUST RESOLVE MATTER OF HIS PARTICIPATION IN NARCOTICS ACTIVITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU MIGHT POINT OUT TO LNAGON THAT WHILE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ANYTHING, IT OUR ESTIMATE THAT UKSCARLET-3, BASED UPON HIS TENURE WITH US,
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1. ON CONFRONTATION, WILL LIKELY AGREE TO COOPERATE AND, IF THIS THE CASE, LNAGON INVESTIGATION WOULD BE ENHANCED RATHER THAN HINDERED.
2. REQUEST ASSESSMENT IF TRUE.
3. PARA 2 REF 8 IS FIRST WE HAVE HEARD OF UKSCARLET-3 APPARENT CONNECTION WITH HERNANDEZ AND LEAL POZO. PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION LNAGON MAY HAVE PASSED ON THIS SUBJECT.
4. YOU'D ALSO LIKE BRIEF REVIEW OF EVIDENCE TO DATE THAT UKSCARLET-3 HIMSELF, RATHER THAN JUST HIS CAR, SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS ACTIVITY.
5. TO RECAPITULATE: APPROVE YOUR AGREEMENT TO DELAY CONFRONTATION UNTIL UKSCARLET-3 RETURNS TO CARACAS AND CONCUR THAT THIS MATTER SHOULD BE FURTHER CONSIDERED JOINTLY WITH LNAGON BUT AS THINGS NOW STAND, PREFER TO GET THIS CASE RESOLVED AND, IF NECESSARY, BKHERALD ASSOCIATION WITH UKSCARLET-3 ENDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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GIVES GUIDANCE ABOUT HANDLING OF CASE OF UKSCARLET-3, UNILATERAL CARACAS STATION PENETRATION OF LIAISON WHO IS SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF NARCOTICS.
SAYS THAT LNAGON IN CARACAS HAS ASKED THE STATION TO POSTPONE ITS CONFRONTATION WITH UKSCARLET-3 BECAUSE OF CONCERN THAT EARLY CONFRONTATION MAY HINDER THE LNAGON INVESTIGATION OF UKSCARLET-3. REQUESTS COMMENTS AND GUIDANCE FROM HEADQUARTERS.
C/WH/4/AR
C/WH/4
DC/WH/COG
C/WH/NARC
DDP/NARC
DDS/105
OGC JOHN GREANEY (TELECOORD)
C/WH/FI
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WHD
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
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CITE CARACAS 21397
TO: DIRECTOR, MADRID, ROME, WH/Miami INFO BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA, PARIS.
RYBAI, PLM/HABYSS
REF: CARACAS 21396 (W857839)
IDEN WKS/SCARLET-3, A UNILATERAL BKHERALD AGENT WHO HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING, ACCORDING TO LNAGON SOURCES. E2 IMPDET.
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References:
A. CARACAS-21369 (Not sent Rome)
B. CARACAS-21349 (Not sent Bogota)
Forwarded herewith is a copy of BNDD Caracas telegram 1981, 8 March 1973, and BNDD HQS telegram 1554, 12 March 1973, both of which concern Subject of References.
Gerald R. GIZZI
Attachment:
Two (2) telegrams, hw
Distribution:
C - C, WH w att
1 - COS, WH/Miami w att
1 - COS, Buenos Aires w att
1 - COS, Bogota w att
1 - COS, Rome w att
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CROSS REFERENCE TO
D 75-120-26
HVCA - 19281
13 March 1973
SECRET RYBAI
ATT 1
STATE
8 MAR 73
SECRET
X
29-73-0001 LUIS POSADA CROSS FILE WITH HUMBERTO TRUEVA, GF
CARACAS 1981
ATT 2
DEAR
X
12 MARCH 73
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
LUIS POSADA AKA BAMBI 28-73-0001
ATTs TO HVCA-19281
DEA
12 MARCH 73
CONFIDENTIAL
LUIS POSADA AKA BAMBI ZB-73-0001
BNDD 1505 (MIAMI)
SECRET 092010Z MCR 3 INTEL
CITE CARACAS 21374
TO: DIRECTOR INFO BOGOTA, ROME.
INTEL ZRWAHOO
SUPDATA: ZRWAHOO FOR HEADQUARTERS LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
SIMILAR TO THAT OF MVC-6539. SOURCE: WKRALLY/WKSCARLET-3 WHO IS HEADING THE TEAM. KNOWN TO LIMITED NUMBER OF LIAISON OFFICIALS. NO INDEX.
THIS REPORT NOT COORDINATED WITH EMBASSY. CL BY MICHAEL C. CHOADEN.
FILED: 092010Z
IW COMMENT: WHEN DISSEMINATED ADD CA, CI, CI/PS, CI/OPS, CI/IC AND SOD.
CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE
DATE 10 MARCH 1973
IN 855811
PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES
The following intelligence information, transmitted from a CIA Field Station, requires review within the Clandestine Service before being released outside the Agency. Pending results of this review, a copy is being provided for your advance information.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR PUBLICATION.
DISTRIBUTION TO: EDO
COUNTRY VENEZUELA/COLOMBIA
DOI EARLY MARCH 1973
SUBJECT VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DECISION TO CONDUCT
PROTECTIVE RATHER THAN INTELLIGENCE-GATHERING
OPERATIONS AT THE NEXT ROUND OF BORDER TALKS
BETWEEN COLOMBIAN AND VENEZUELA
ACQ VENEZUELA, CARACAS FIELD NO. HVC-6597
(9 MARCH)
SOURCE AN EXPERIENCED POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHOSE POSITION
GIVES HIM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS AFFECTING
THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF VENEZUELA. HE REPORTS
WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SUPERIORS. HIS
INFORMATION HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED BY
INDEPENDENT SOURCES.
1. THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED NOT TO
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IMPLEMENT ITS PREVIOUS PLAN TO MONITOR THROUGH A SENSITIVE TECHNICAL OPERATION THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION TO THE BORDER NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN ROME, ITALY, ON 19 MARCH 1973. THE VENEZUELAN 14-MAN GROUP FROM THE DIRECTORATE OF THE SERVICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP), WHICH WILL ACCOMPANY THE VENEZUELAN DELEGATION TO THE TALKS, WILL LIMIT ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC SECURITY OF THE VENEZUELAN CONTINGENT. SHOULD THE OPPORTUNITY ARISE TO USE SECURELY A TECHNICAL OPERATION TO MONITOR THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION, ANOTHER DISIP TEAM OF FROM FOUR TO SEVEN VENEZUELAN WILL BE SENT TO HANDLE THIS.
(SOURCE COMMENT: BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT A VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CODE OFFICER PASSED INFORMATION TO THE COLOMBIANS BASED ON THE VENEZUELAN TECHNICAL OPERATION TARGETED AGAINST THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION AT THE LAST ROUND OF TALKS, THE VENEZUELAN FEAR THAT THE COLOMBIANS WILL BE EXPECTING A SIMILAR OPERATION AND MAY TRY TO RECIPROCATE BY MONITORING THE VENEZUELAN DELEGATION. FOR THIS REASON, THE VENEZUELAN HAVE DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT COUNTER-ESPIONAGE RATHER THAN ESPIONAGE OPERATIONS DURING THIS SERIES OF TALKS. ALSO,
DISIP IS NO LONGER WELL EQUIPPED TO CONDUCT TECHNICAL OPERATIONS BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR OF DISIP IN A FIT OF PIQUE RECENTLY REPLACED THE MOST QUALIFIED DISIP TECHNICIAN, THEREBY SERIOUSLY DAMAGING DISIP'S CAPABILITIES IN THIS FIELD.) (FIELD COMMENT: HVC-6506, CSCI-316/00162-73, FROM THIS SOURCE, GIVES BACKGROUND ON THE CODE OFFICER CASE. HVC-6439, CSCI-316/00333-73, FROM THIS SOURCE, REPORTS THE PREVIOUS VENEZUELAN PLAN TO MONITOR THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION.)
2. FIELD DISSEM: EMBASSY AT CARACAS. SENT TO BOGOTA, ROME.
REPORT CLASS SECRET/WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD
CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E.O. 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5B (2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.
SECRET 092120Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS (21369)
TO: DIRECTOR INFO WH/Miami, Buenos Aires, Bogota.
FROM: FMHABYSS WKRAIL WKSCARLET
REFS A. DIRECTOR 379434 KNOT SENT BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA
B. CARACAS 21349 KNOT SENT BOGOTA (\$ 954093)
C. CARACAS 21298 (NOT SENT BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA) (\$ 849396)
1. SUBSEQUENT REF C LNAON CARACAS REQUESTED WE POSTPONE CONFRONTATION OF WKSCARLET-3 AS LNAON CARACAS CONCERNED POSSIBILITY THAT EXPOSURE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF ACTIVITIES WKSCARLET-3 AND HIS NARCOTICS ASSOCIATED COULD PREJUDICE ONGOING INVESTIGATION, POSSIBLY COMPROMISE THEIR SOURCES, AND PRECLUDE FULLER DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT COULD BE EVEN MORE REWARDING INVESTIGATION. ALL FOREGOING BASED ON ASSUMPTION THAT WKSCARLET-3 COULD REACT NEGATIVELY TO CONFRONTATION, REFUSE TO COOPERATE, OR, PRETEND TO BE COOPERATIVE BUT CONTINUE HIS ILLICIT NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES. SUCH FOREWARNING COULD CAUSE HE AND HIS ASSOCIATES TO GO UNDERGROUND, OR AT LEAST BE MORE CIRCUMSPECT IN THEIR ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS, THUS MAKING INVESTIGATION MORE DIFFICULT.
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2. WKSCARLET-3, ACCORDING LNAGON, SLATED TAKE OVER NARCOTICS NETWORK FORMERLY HANDLED BY LUIS PORFIRIO HERNANDEZ, NOW INCARCERATED AND EUGENIO LEAL POZO, NOW IN A MIAMI JAIL. BY NOT ALERTING WKSCARLET-3 THAT WE AWARE HIS ACTIVITIES AND LETTING HIM CONTINUE HIS ACTIVITIES UNSUSPECTING WE ARE ON TO HIM, LNAGON HOPES THIS WOULD LEAD US TO EVEN BIGGER FISH, SUCH AS A SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
3. STATION WELL AWARE DANGERS TO BKHERALD IN CONTINUING RUN AGENT SUCH AS WKSCARLET-3, HOWEVER, TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION CURRENT DRUG CASE WOULD LIKE ACCOMMODATE LNAGON CARACAS AND THUS PLAN HOLD OFF CONFRONTING WKSCARLET-3 UNTIL LATTER'S RETURN FROM ROME. AT THAT TIME WILL REVIEW STATUS OF CASE WITH LNAGON CARACAS AND MAKE DETERMINATION THEN REGARDING TIMING CONFRONTATION. THIS CONNECTION REQUEST HEADQUARTERS COMMENTS AND GUIDANCE REGARDING BALANCE OF EQUITIES INVOLVED FOR LNAGON, BKHERALD, AND OVERALL ANTI-NARCOTICS EFFORT. STERILIZED SUBSTANCE OF ABOVE PARAGRAPHS COORDINATED IN DRAFT WITH LNAGON.
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CITE CARACAS 21349
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO PRIORITY WH/MIA MI ROUTINE BUENOS AIRES, ROME.
REFS A. CARACAS 21295 (NOT SENT BUENOS AIRES, ROME)
B. CARACAS 21242 (NOT SENT BUENOS AIRES, WH/MIA)
1. WKSCARLET-3 DEPARTING FOR ROME 6 MARCH VIA PUERTO RICO AND MIAMI, THEN CATCHING FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO ROME.
L'AGON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF HIS TRAVEL AND INSTITUTING SURVEILLANCE ENROUTE. L'AGON HAS NOT BEEN TOLD REASON HIS TRAVEL OTHER THAN THAT IT ON OFFICIAL VENEZUELAN GOVT BUSINESS.
2. ASSUME POSSIBILITY THAT WKSCARLET-3 MAY BE MAKING NARCOTICS CONTACTS PUERTO RICO, WHERE HE OVERNIGHTING, AND MIAMI, WHERE HE WILL SPEND AT LEAST A FEW HOURS.
L'AGON NOT PLANNING ANY ENFORCEMENT ACTION AS LACK SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE PLUS FACT WKSCARLET-3 TRAVELING DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT.
3. FOR ROME, BUENOS AIRES: WKSCARLET-3 IS UNILATERAL STATION PENETRATION OF LIAISON WHOM WE STRONGLY
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SUSPECT IMPLICATED IN ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF NARCOTICS.
IF ALLEGATIONS CORRECT, HE WILL BE IMPLICATED FORTHWITH
BUT GIVEN OPPORTUNITY AT SAME TO BE LNAGON AGENT.
LNAGON IS INVESTIGATING ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS OF WKSCARLET-3
AND IS AWARE BKHERALD HAS "OPERATIONAL INTEREST" IN
WKSCARLET-3.
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RYBAT PLM/HABYSS UKRALLY BEUKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 23298 [IN 84836L]*
1. CONCUR WITH PARA 4 REF REQUEST.
2. RECENT INFLUENCE TRAFFIC FROM BOGOTA SAYS COLOMBIAN-VENEZUELAN BORDER TALKS WILL RESUME IN ROME 12 MARCH 73. DOES UKSCARLET-3 STILL PLAN TO GO TO ROME? IF SO, WHAT IS TIMING HIS TRIP AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT STATION PLAN TO CONFRONT HIM?
3. FILE 201-300985. EZ IMPDET.
*REQUESTS AUTHORITY FROM HEADQUARTERS FOR W/H/MIA TO TELL BND OF OUR INTEREST IN UKSCARLET-3 AND REQUEST ALL THE INFORMATION THAT BND HAS ON HIM. IN THE PLANNED CONFRONTATION WITH UKSCARLET-3, CARACAS STATION WOULD APPRECIATE ALL POSSIBLE AMMUNITION AVAILABLE.
C/UH/NARC EDWARD ANDERSON (TELECOORD)
DDP/NARCOG STAN ARCHENHOLD (TELECOORD)
C/UH/COG LAWRENCE STERNFIELD (Telecoord)
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/UHD
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
C/UH/3
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CITE CARACAS (21298)
TO: DIRECTOR, WH/MIA
RYBAT PLANABYSS W/RALLY W/KSCARLET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 373942
B. CARACAS 21221 (839442)
1. NIGHT 28 FEBRUARY STATION VERIFIED CAR DRIVEN BY W/KSCARLET-3 SAME CAR SEEN PER REF B PARA 3D.
2. PER REF A HAVE INFORMED LOCAL LNAGON CHIEF OUR OPERATIONAL INTEREST W/KSCARLET-3 AND STATION PLAN CONFRONT LATTER. SHOULD W/KSCARLET-3 BE UNABLE REFUTE ALLEGATIONS, WILL TRY CONVINCE HIM HIS BEST COURSE WOULD BE COOPERATE WITH LNAGON. IF HE AGREES, WILL ARRANGE INTRODUCTION CHIEF LOCAL LNAGON WHO HAS ALREADY AGREED TAKE HIM OVER.
3. TENTATIVELY PLAN CONFRONT W/KSCARLET-3 AFTER RECEIPT LNAGON W/REPORT THEIR DEBRIEFING JOSE GOMEZ. UNFORTUNATELY, GOMEZ IS UNRELIABLE INFORMANT AND WILL PROBABLY WITHHOLD BITAL DETAILS, ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVING W/KSCARLET-3. HOWEVER, REPORT WILL HELP TIE THINGS TOGETHER.
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4. IN LIGHT WSCARLET-3'S INVOLVEMENT MABYSS SURFACED MIAMI AREA, REQUEST STATION WH/MIA, WITH HAS CONCURRENCE, BRING TO MIAMI LNAON ATTENTION OUR OPERATIONAL INTEREST WSCARLET-3 AND REQUEST ALL INFORMATION THEY HAVE ON HIM. IN CONFRONTATION, STATION WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING ALL POSSIBLE AMMUNITION AVAILABLE.
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CARACAS INFO WH/MIA 73 C) 142
RYBAT PLM HABYSS UKANLILY UKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 3734428
1. PLEASE ADVISE STATUS UKSCARLET-3 CASE.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
*SETS FORTH HQS' VIEWS ON HANDLING UKSCARLET-3 CASE.*
C/WH/COG LAURENCE STEPHENFELD (TELECOORD)
C/WH/NARC EDWARD ANDERSON (TELECOORD)
DDP/NARCOG STAN ARCHERHOLD (TELECOORD)
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WHD
CS COPY.
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
C/WH/3
RELEASING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
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COPY NO.
STATE
28 FEB 73
UNCLASSIFIED
DIFFICULTIES IN SALE OF VOTING MACHINES TO VENEZUELA
MEMO OF CONVERSATION (EMBASSY-CARACAS)
SECRET 222015Z FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21240 CARA
TO: DIRECTOR.
RYBAT
1. CWS CARLET-3 PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON
17 FEBRUARY. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY TWO U.S.
LAWYERS FROM MIAMI, SENT TO HIM BY A CUBAN FRIEND IN MIAMI,
WHO REQUESTED HIS HELP AS A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
2. THE LAWYERS, HEADELEY (FNU) AND SUDDUH (FNU), WHOSE ADDRESS IS 1703 FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK BUILDING
IN MIAMI, WORK FOR VARON, STAHL AND KAY, P.A., ATTORNEYS AND
COUNSELLORS, LOCATED AT 2432 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, HOLLYWOOD,
FLORIDA. THEY ARE REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF LLOYD A.
DIXON, JR., AN EMPLOYEE OF THE AVM CORPORATION OF
JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, WHICH RECENTLY GOT THE US. $20,000,000
CONTRACT FOR THE VOTING MACHINES TO BE USED IN THE DECEMBER
ELECTION. DIXON IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, MIAMI DIVISION,
BECAUSE OF CHARGES BY EDUARDO BLANCO URIBE AND HANS J.
MAGNIN, APPARENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ELECTIONS
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SYSTEMS CORPORATION, A GRAND CAYMAN CORPORATION, WHO ARE ACCUSING DIXON OF FAILURE TO PAY THEM THEIR FULL COMMISSIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRACT.
3. ACCORDING TO COPIES OF THE FIRST PAGES OF SEVERAL DOCUMENTS BROUGHT BY THE LAWYERS, THE CHARGES AGAINST DIXON INCLUDE VIOLATION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAWS AND BRIBERY OF VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS WHO ALLEGEDLY AGREED TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS FROM DIXON FOR THEIR HELP IN SECURING THE CONTRACT.
4. THE FIRST PAGE OF AN AFFIDAVIT FILED BY FERNANDO ZOYA Y A ITURBE, THE AVM CORPORATION LAWYER IN VENEZUELA, STATES THAT ON 4 MAY 1972, ZOZAYA WAS PRESENT WHEN DIXON TENDERED RELEASES TO BLANCO AND MAGNIN WHICH HAD THE EFFECT OF FORFEITING ALL THE COMMISSIONS DUE THEM FOR THE SALE OF THE VOTING MACHINES TO VENEZUELA. BLANCO AND MAGNIN REFUSED TO SIGN THE RELEASES. DIXON TOLD THEM IT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE AVM CORPORATION WAS UNDERGOING A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
5. THE PURPOSE OF LAWYERS HEADLEY AND SUDDUTH IN CONTACTING WASCARLET-3 WAS TO OFFER $14,000 TO PRESSURE
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VENEZUELAN LAWYER ZOZAYA INTO SIGNING A DEPOSITION STATING THAT HE NEVER HEARD DIXON OFFER THE COMMISSION TO BLANCO AND MAGNIN. WKSCARLET-3 REFUSED THE OFFER.
6. LAWYERS GAVE WKSCARLET-3 COPIES OF PERTINENT DOCUMENTS WHICH HE GAVE TO WKSCARLET-1 AFTER COPYING FIRST PAGE OF EACH FOR PASSAGE TO STATION. WKSCARLET-1 NOW STUDYING DOCUMENTS WHICH WKSCARLET-3 IS SURE WILL BE PASSED TO PRESIDENT CALDERA.
7. ONE OF DOCUMENTS TURNED OVER CONTAINS DIXON'S CODE AS TO WHOM HE HAD OFFERED WHAT. WKSCARLET-3 WAS TOLD THAT MONEY HAD BEEN PAID WITH EXCEPTION OF MAGNIN AND BLANCO. CODE LISTS FOLLOWING:
A. PEOPLES ELECTORAL MOVEMENT (MEP) - US$400,000
B. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN UNION (URD) - US$400,000
C. OMAR RUMBO, URD LEADER - US$100,000
D. ANTONIO ESPINOZA PRIETO, MEP LEADER - US$100,000
E. DEMOCRATIC ACTION (AD) PARTY - US$470,000
F. MARIO LEONI (STATION UNABLE IDENTIFY BUT
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POSSIBLY RELATION OF LATE RAUL LEONI OF AD) A
US$40,000
G. MANGIN - US$760,000
H. ELANCO - US$760,000
8. DEFER TO HEADQUARTERS FOR APPROPRIATE DISSEM OF
ABOVE. AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN BRIEFED AND REQUESTS THAT
INFORMATION BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF ED LITTLE IN
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
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SECRET 222023Z FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21242
TO: ROME INFO DIRECTOR.
WRKALLY WKSCARLET
REFS A. DIRECTOR 368236
B. DIRECTOR 367030
C. CARACAS 21122 (IN 826524)
D. HVC 6540, 29 JANUARY 1973
1. DUE UNCERTAINTY NEXT ROUND GULF MARACAIBO TALKS
LOCATION, WKSCARLET-3 HAS NOT YET DEPARTED CARACAS AS
REPORTED REFS. WHEN CITY CHOSEN, POSSIBLY AROUND 1 MARCH,
HE WILL LEAD AUDIO TEAM TO SITE. HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED
NOT CONTACT ROME STATION SHOULD THAT CITY BE PICKED.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
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CITE CARACAS 21221 CARA
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAI.
RYBAT PLMHABYSS WKRALLY WKSCARLET-3
REF: DIRECTOR 372698
1. WKSCARLET-3 CONTACTED STATION EVENING OF 15 FEB 73 WHICH FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT HE DID NOT DEPART FOR ROME AS SCHEDULED. AT MEETING FOLLOWING SATURDAY (WHICH CAME AFTER TWO POSTPONEMENTS) WKSCARLET-3 STATED TRIP DELAYED DUE TO UNCERTAINTY LOCATION OF FUTURE GULF OF MARACAIBO TALKS. TENTATIVELY WKSCARLET-3 AND AUDIO TEAM SCHEDULED DEPART 1 MARCH IF TALK CITY DESIGNATED THAT TIME. IF ROME, WKSCARLET-3 INSTRUCTED NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH ROME STATION. HE MADE NO MENTION MHABYSS MATTERS.
2. HAVE INITIATED INVESTIGATION WKSCARLET-3 AS RECOMMENDED REF. NO INFORMATION THAT HE PRESENTLY ON WKSCARLET ASSIGNMENT INVESTIGATE MHABYSS MATTERS.
3. STATUS PRESENT MHABYSS CASE IN WHICH WKSCARLET-3 ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED AS FOLLOWS
A. HUMBERTO TRUEVA AND JOSE GOMEZ
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ARRIVED CARACAS 1630, 14 FEB 73 AND MET AT AIRPORT BY UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL AND CARLOS CONTRERAS CASIRO. UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL DROVE TRUEVA AND GOMEZ TO CARACAS HOTEL WHERE THEY PRESENTLY UNDER SURVEILLANCE BY CITRAILS AND FIXED SURVEILLANCE BY IDY LNAON TEAM. CAR DRIVEN BY UNKNOWN TRACED THROUGH LICENSE PLATES AND REGISTERED FEDERAL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
B. 15 FEBRUARY SAME UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL WITH SAME CAR WENT HOTEL AND PARKED CAR ILLEGALLY. SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED AWAY. UNKNOWN AND GOMEZ RETRIEVED AUTO. UNKNOWN SHOWED IDENTIFICATION TO POLICE OFFICIAL WHO RETURNED CAR WITHOUT QUESTION. ON RETURN TO HOTEL UNKNOWN USED CAR'S SIREN TO PASS THROUGH RED LIGHTS, AND WAS STOPPED LATER BY METROPOLITAN POLICE FOR DRIVING WRONG WAY ON ONE WAY STREET. CITRAILS OBSERVED POLICE EFFUSIVELY SALUTING OUR UNKNOWN WHO THEN DROVE TO HOTEL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FROM THIS IT OBVIOUS OUR UNKNOWN IS HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL METROPOLITAN POLICE. SAME DAY CITRAILS PHOTOGRAPHED GOMEZ AND UNKNOWN. FROM EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPH IT POSITIVELY DETERMINED THAT UNKNOWN NOT REPEAT NOT WKSARLET-3. NOW
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CHECKING THROUGH CITRAIL CONTACTS IDENTITY UNKNOWN.
C. SATURDAY THREE ABOVE MENTIONED INDIVIDUALS MET THREE OTHER UNKNOWN. FROM NEWSPAPER FOTO WKSCARLET-3 PASSED LNAGON TEAM, THEY DETERMINED THREE NEW UNKNOWNS NOT WKSCARLET-3.
D. AROUND NOON 20 FEB LNAGON POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED WKSCARLET-3 FROM PRESS FOTO MEETING TRUEVA, GOMEZ AND UNKNOWN POLICE OFFICIAL. ALL FOUR MET AT HOTEL UNDER SURVEILLANCE AND DEPARTED IN WKSCARLET-3'S UNMARKED OFFICIAL CAR. LNAGON NOTED LICENSE NUMBER AND STATION VERIFYING.
E. LOCAL AND TDY LNAGON HAVE NOW CONCLUDED FIRST PART OF OPERATION, E.G., IDENTIFYING PRINCIPAL SUSPECTS AS HAVING MET CARACAS. UNABLE DETERMINE AT THIS TIME WHETHER OR NOT MHABYSS MATERIAL HAS PASSED FROM SELLER TO BUYER. HOWEVER, CURRENT TRIP TRUEVA AND GOMEZ SUPPOSEDLY FOR PURPOSE SETTING UP LARGE BUY NEXT TRIP. DURING NEXT TRIP LNAGON PROPOSES ALL OUT EFFORT IDENTIFY MHABYSS PRINCIPALS IN ACT PASSING GOODS.
4. WKSCARLET-3 ORIGINALLY IMPLICATED THIS CASE FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED LNAGON BY INFORMANT GONE BAD.
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JOSÉ GÓMEZ (MENTIONED ABOVE). L'NAGON WILL REQUEST BIO INFO FROM THEIR OFFICE MIAMI IN ORDER INITIATE BKHERALD TRACES THIS INDIVIDUAL. GÓMEZ ALLEGEDLY WH/MIA MI ASSET DURING EARLY SIXTIES. THIS ABOUT SAME TIME WKSCARLET-3 ASSOCIATED WH/MIA MI AND IT POSSIBLE THEY BECAME ACQUAINTED FROM THAT TIME.
5. QUESTION NOW ARISES AS TO HOW SALVAGE OUR ASSET AS HE NOW DEFINITELY IMPLICATED. SHOULD TRUEVA AND GÓMEZ BE ARRESTED MIAMI OR CARACAS IT ALMOST ASSURED THEY WILL IMPLICATE WKSCARLET-3. STATION THINKING IS NOW THE TIME CONFRONT WKSCARLET-3 WITH EVIDENCE, POINT OUT HIS POSSIBLE LOSS CHANCE BECOME WODUAL CITIZEN, LOS OF POSITION WITHIN WKSCARLET, POSSIBLE ARREST AND LONG JAIL SENTENCE IN VENEZUELA AMONG CONVICTS HE HELPED CAPTURE AND CONVICT. THEN STRONGLY SUGGEST HE TURN INFORMANT. AT THIS TIME IT STILL POSSIBLE COVER UP HIS MHABYSS CONNECTION AS BEING A LEGITIMATE WKSCARLET CASE IN WHICH HE ACTING ON HIS OWN BECAUSE HE PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH GÓMEZ AND HIS KNOWLEDGE WKSCARLET ORGANIZATION NOT INTERESTED MHABYSS MATTERS. CONFRONTATION NOW MIGHT ALSO ENLIST HIS AID ARRESTING TRUEVA, GÓMEZ AND UNKNOWN OTHER POLICE OFFICIAL AT TIME OF
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6. ANOTHER COMPLICATION PRESENT. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WKSCARLET-3 ON TAP TRAVEL GULF OF MARACAIBO CONFERENCE CITY. HE WILL TRAVEL WITH VENEZUELAN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT AND WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH MIAMI. THIS WOULD BE EXCELLENT TIME CARRY MHABYSS MATERIAL TO TRUEVA AND GOMEZ. IF WKSCARLET-3 AGREES COOPERATE, HE COULD BE USED TO CARRY THIS MATERIAL TO MIAMI AND AT TIME OF TURNOVER TO TRUEVA AND GOMEZ, LNAGON COULD MAKE POSITIVE ARREST.
7. AS STATED, STATION FEELS, DESPITE ABOVE INFO INDICATING WKSCARLET-3 INVOLVED THIS CASE, AGENT WORTH SALVAGING AND WE SHOULD MAKE EFFORT DO SO. IF HQS AGREES REQUEST YOUR COMMENTS AS TO HOW GO ABOUT THIS. STATION COULD SOUND OUT LOCAL CHIEF LNAGON AND FEEL CERTAIN HE WOULD AGREE. HOWEVER, CUSTOMS FEEL LNAGON AND LNYAPA AT HQS LEVEL WOULD HAVE TO BE BROUGHT IN ON ACT. PLS ADVISE.
8. FILE 201-300-985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 201-300985
SECRET 2114557 FEB 73 STAFF
CITE WH/MIAMI 175-83 (VEAUSELL ACTING)
TO: DIRECTOR INFO CARACAS.
REF: DIRECTOR 373201
1. ACTION REQUESTED REF TAKEN WITH LNYUMA 20 FEBRUARY 1973.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2, IMPDET.
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21 Feb 73
201-300985
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PRIORITY CARACAS INFO [REDACTED] 392
RYBAY PLMABYSS UKFALLY UKSCARLET
REF: A. CARACAS 21153 [IN 635218]
B. CARACAS 21261 [IN 639442]
1. WHILE SYMPATHIZING WITH STATION'S DESIRE SALVAGE UKSCARLET-3, WE CANNOT APPROVE REF B SUGGESTION FOR BAILING HIM OUT.
2. WE HAVE INFORMED LNAQON HAS THAT WE HAVE "OPERATIONAL INTEREST" IN UKSCARLET-3 AND THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN CARACAS WILL DISCUSS CASE WITH CHIEF LNAQON CARACAS.
3. STATION SHOULD DO FOLLOWING:
A. TELL CHIEF LNAQON CARACAS THAT STATION HAS "OPERATIONAL INTEREST" IN UKSCARLET-3, THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING REF A ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM TO DETERMINE IF HE IN FACT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING OR IF THESE ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH UKSCARLET OPERATION.
B. CONFRONT UKSCARLET-3 DIRECTLY WITH ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CITED REF B.
DEBRIEF HIM THOROUGHLY IN ATTEMPT GET ALL THE FACTS.
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AUTHORIZING OFFICER
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ING ON RESULTS OF DEBRIEFING, WE WILL PROBABLY WANT TO
SGSWIRL HIM IN ATTEMPT TO VERIFY HIS STORY. WILL AVOID
WORD FROM STATION, HOWEVER, BEFORE SENDING SGSWIRL OPERATOR
TO CARACAS.
C. IF IT TURNS OUT THAT UKSCARLET-3 IS INDEED
INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, STATION SHOULD TERMINATE HIM
IMMEDIATELY. IF LHAGON WANTS PICK UP UKSCARLET-3 AFTERWARDS,
THIS THEY CAN DO ON OWN INITIATIVE.
4. PLEASE KEEP US FULLY ADVISED OF ALL DEVELOPMENTS
THIS SENSITIVE CASE.
5. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET. A
* SAYS UKSCARLET-3 MAY BE INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL TRAFFIC OF COCAINE,
SALE OF STOLEN AND SMUGGLED WRISTWATCHES AND DISTRIBUTION OF
COUNTERFEIT U.S. DOLLARS. INFO BASED ON LHAGON REPORT TO STATION.
**GIVES RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION INDICATING THAT UKSCARLET-3
IS INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF NARCOTICS.
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CARACAS INFO WH/MIA
RYBAT WHADYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: CARACAS 21193 (IN 835218) *
1. WE INTEND WORK ON BASIC PREMISE THAT WKSARLET-3 IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. WE MUST THEREFORE, WITHOUT REVEALING THIS INFO TO WKSARLET-3, IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT OUR OWN INVESTIGATION USING ALL INVESTIGATIVE MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL. RECOMMEND THAT TELTAP, SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER INFO-GATHERING OPS BE INITIATED JUST AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. REALIZE THAT WKSARLET-3 NOW IN ITALY BUT PERHAPS CERTAIN ASPECTS THIS INVESTIGATION COULD BE MOUNTED PRIOR TO HIS RETURN.
2. ULTIMATELY WE WILL WANT SGSWIRL WKSARLET-3 AGAIN WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO ALLEGED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING, SMUGGLING AND DISTRIBUTION COUNTERFEIT U.S. DOLLARS REPORTED REF.
3. WISH EMPHASIZE NEED ACT QUICKLY IN THIS CASE AND GET ALL THE ANSWERS BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE PRESENTS THEM TO US. PLEASE REPORT ALL INFO AS IT DEVELOPS.
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4. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY WKSCARLET-3 COULD BE INVOLVED
THESE ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH WKSCARLET OPERATIONS?
5. FOR WH/MIA: WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEASIBLE UNILATERAL
INVESTIGATIVE HELP YOU COULD GIVE.
6. FILE 201-300985.
E2 IMPDET.
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* Reported that BNDD has information to the effect that WKSCARLET-3
is involved in smuggling, drug-running and counterfeit operations
involving Venezuela and the U. S.
WH/NARC
DDP/NARCOG
CI/LSN
C/WH/COG
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WH/3
PHILIP L. CONOLLY
C/WH/3
WH/Miami INFO CARACAS
C. WH/Miami 17390 (IN 833052) ***
1. On 15 Feb 73, an officer telephoned WH/Miami security officer to request him to ask Miami LNYUMA to inform LNAGON MIAMI that WKSCARLET-3 is of interest to "another agency" and that LNAGON OFFICE MIAMI should therefore conduct all-agency traces. WH/Miami should take no other action at this time.
2. For Caracas: wish again caution that you do not report not indicate any LNAGON interest to WKSCARLET-3.
3. File 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
END OF MESSAGE
* Informed Miami and Caracas of LNAGON inquiry to LNYUMA/Miami re WKSCARLET-3. Asked Caracas not to convey info re inquiry to WKSCARLET-3.
CONTINUED...
** Said that Caracas has no idea why LNAGON is interested in NKSCARLET-3. Added that they unable query NKSCARLET-3 who presently in Italy.
*** Reported that WH/NAMI had heard nothing about LNAGON's interest in NKSCARLET-3. Offered to initiate LNAGON traces if Headquarters so desires.
SECRET 151705Z FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21193 CARA
TO: DIRECTOR, WH/MIA.
RYBAI WHABYSS WKRALLY WKS CARLET
REF: WH/MIAI 17398
1. ON 14 FEBRUARY LOCAL CHIEF LNAGON INFORMED STATION
HIS OFFICE HAS INFORMATION THAT LUIS CLEMITE POSADA
CARRILES, AKA "BAMBY" (201-300955), MAY BE INVOLVED SMUGGLING
COCAINE FROM COLOMBIA THROUGH VENEZUELA TO MIAMI. THIS
INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH LNAGON TELTAPS AND INFORMERS
LOCATED MIAMI. ALLEGEDLY POSADA ALSO INVOLVED IN LOCAL SALE
STOLEN WRISTWATCHES SMUGGLED INTO VENEZUELA FROM MIAMI AND
POSADA ALLEGEDLY MAY BECOME VENEZUELAN DISTRIBUTOR ONE
MILLION COUNTERFEIT U.S. DOLLARS.
2. ABOVE ALLEGATIONS PASSED VERBALLY TO LOCAL LNAGON
CHIEF BY MIAMI LNAGON TIDYER. LATTER'S WRITTEN REPORT SHOULD
ARRIVE CARACAS BY POUCH NEXT FEW DAYS. STATION WILL CABLE
FULL DETAILS ALLEGATIONS WHEN PASSED WRITTEN REPORT.
3. AFTER RECEIPT COPY LNAGON REPORT STATION WILL ALSO
CABLE ITS COMMENTS. TENTATIVELY, STATION FEELS STRONG EFFORT
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SHOULD BE MADE SALVAGE POSADA IF ABOVE INFO CORRECT AND IN FACT HE HAS NOT ALREADY GONE TOO FAR TO MAKE SALVAGE POSSIBLE. FNAgon NOT AWARE POSADA'S CURRENT CONNECTION WITH STATION.
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SECRET 131941 FEB 73 STAFF
CITE WH/MIAI 17390 833052
TO: DIRECTOR INFO CARACAS.
WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 368616
1. STATION HAS RECEIVED NO INFO FROM LNAGON RE INTEREST IN
WKSCARLET-3. ALTHOUGH SUBJECT NOT A MBR OF UNION INSURRECCIONAL
REVOLUCIONARIA (UIR) GROUP, HIS NAME WAS RECENTLY MENTIONED IN
UNSPECIFIED CONNECTION WITH SEVERAL OF THEM, ALL OF WHOM INVOLVED
NARCOTICS.
2. PLS ADVISE IF HQS WISHES STATION TO INITIATE LNAGON TRACES ON
SUBJECT TO DETERMINE REASON FOR CURRENT INTEREST.
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SECRET 1220357 FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 11169
TO: DIRECTOR, WH/Miami.
WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 368616
1. STATION HAS NO IDEA LNAGON INTEREST IN WKSCARLET-3.
UNABLE QUERY WKSCARLET-3 AS HE IS IN ITALY FOR FOUR WEEKS.
DO NOT BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE QUESTION LOCAL LNAGON.
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TO CARACAS INFO WH/MIA.
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
1. ON 6 FEB 73 LNYUMA WAS ADVISED THAT LNAGON IN MIAMI
ATTEMPTED TO REVIEW UKSCARLET-3 FILE FOR MIAMI OFFICIAL LNYUMA,
BUT WAS TOLD THAT FILE AT GENERAL LNYUMA HQS OFFICE.
LNYUMA HAS ADVISED ITS MIAMI OFFICE THAT LNAGON CAN REVIEW
FILE IN WASHINGTON.
2. WE DO NOT KNOW WHY LNAGON WANTS TO REVIEW FILE NOR ARE
WE OBJECTING, SINCE WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT ANY MATERIAL
CONNECTING BKHERALD WITH UKSCARLET-3 WOULD BE REMOVED AND LNAGON
WOULD SEE ONLY NORMAL LNYUMA FILE. LNYUMA STATED LNAGON WOULD
NOT BE SUSPICIOUS BECAUSE UKSCARLET-3 LNYUMA FILE HELD WASHINGTON
AND NOT MIAMI, SINCE LNYUMA MAINTAINS MANY FILES IN RESTRICTED
STATUS WASHINGTON.
3. WILL APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION CARACAS AND WH/MIA MAY
RECEIVE WHICH WOULD THROW LIGHT ON LNAGON INTEREST IN UKSCARLET-3.
4. CARACAS: PLS DO NOT CONVEY THIS INFORMATION TO UKSCARLET-3.
5. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPERF.
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/O/AS, LOU HENKONSH (TELEDORD) C/O/WH
RELEASING OFFICER
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AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
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TO WH/MIA.
OVRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 368616
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1. IDEN/IS CIFENCE-4
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THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WHD
LAURENCE STERNFIELD
C/WH/COG
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TO
EPRIORITY ROME INFO CARACAS
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 367030*
B. CARACAS 21322 IN 626541*
1. NOTE THAT CONTACT WITH UKSCARLET-3 SHOULD BE KEPT TO
ABSOLUTE MINIMUM FOR REASONS GIVEN REF A.
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*REQUESTED THAT THERE BE NO CONTACT BETWEEN UKSCARLET-3 AND
ROME STATION IN VIEW OF FLAP POTENTIAL.
**REPORTED THAT UKSCARLET-3 HAD ALREADY DEPARTED CARACAS AND
STATION UNABLE TO GIVE HIM THE INSTRUCTIONS.
C/WH/3
E/I
D 75-2-16/3
C/EUR
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WHD
7 FEB 73
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
16. WSCARLET-3
During this reporting period WSCARLET-3 produced eleven disseminations and contributed to four others. As a chief of one of the operations sections of his service, it appeared that he would continue to have excellent access. However, in December WSCARLET-1 reorganized his service and ostensibly reduced our agent's area of responsibility and access. WSCARLET-3 was slightly depressed at this occurrence as he believed, and rightly so, that he had not merited this reduction. After the holidays, however, it became apparent that WSCARLET-1 would continue to use WSCARLET-3 in special operations and that the reduction in responsibility was solely to take WSCARLET-3 out of the limelight. Thus, our agent is still able to report on the sensitive operations of his service. As a result of this and his past performance, WSCARLET-3 was given a salary increase beginning January 1973.
7. WSCARLET-3
Although WSCARLET-3 continued his fine production during this time period, it was SHABYSS activity which produced the real interest. Through other cables and dispatches we have reported his involvement in this irregular activity, which if proved true will end in his termination as a BIGHERALD asset. At the present time WSCARLET-3 is the security team leader for the Venezuelan delegation to the Gulf of Maracaibo talks presently being held in Rome. It is planned that soon after he returns, and if we have sufficient hard facts, we will confront our agent in an attempt to clarify his SHABYSS connection.
18. **WKSCARLET-3**
During this reporting period WKSCARLET-3 produced eleven disseminations and contributed to four others. As a chief of one of the operations sections of his service, it appeared that he would continue to have excellent access. However, in December WKSCARLET-1 reorganized his service and ostensibly reduced our agent's area of responsibility and access. WKSCARLET-3 was slightly depressed at this occurrence as he believed, and rightly so, that he had not merited this reduction. After the holidays, however, it became apparent that WKSCARLET-1 would continue to use WKSCARLET-3 in special operations and that the reduction in responsibility was solely to take WKSCARLET-3 out of the limelight. Thus, our agent is still able to report on the sensitive operations of his service. As a result of this and his past performance, WKSCARLET-3 was given a salary increase beginning January 1973.
SECRET 3612247 FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21122
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, ROME.
WKSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 367230
1. WKSCARLET-3 DEPARTED VENEZUELA MONDAY 5 FEB.
STATION RECEIVED REF TOO LATE FOR CONTACT. BELIEVE IN
INITIAL CONTACT WKSCARLET-3 AND ROME OFFICER, LATTER STILL
MIGHT GRACEFULLY BOW OUT. IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT,
HOWEVER, WKSCARLET-3 BELIEVES HE MEETS CARACAS CO AT ROME
RISK TO HIMSELF AND CITING RISK FACTOR IN NOT MAINTAINING
CONTACT WITH HIM ROME WOULD BE SEVERAL POINTS LOST FOR OUR
SIDE. SUGGEST, INSTEAD, THAT CONTACT BE KEPT AT ABSOLUTE
MINIMUM AND ONLY WHEN WKSCARLET-3 HAS WRITTEN INFORMATION
OF VALUE TO "BRUSH" PASS. CONCEIVABLE THIS WOULD ONLY
OCUR ABOUT TWO TIMES AFTER INITIAL MEETING.
2. FILE: 201-300985, 75-2-16/3. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
D 75-2-16/3
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
6 74 73
SECRET
PRIORITY CARACAS INFO ROME.
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21092 (IN 0236471)
1. AFTER CAREFUL RECONSIDERATION, BELIEVE IN VIEW CONSIDERABLE FLAP POTENTIAL THAT UKSCARLET-3 SHOULD NOT BE MET IN ROME. DO REALIZE THAT HE COULD PRODUCE SOME INTERESTING INTEL FROM THIS TIMELINES OF OP BUT DO NOT FEEL IN THIS INSTANCE THAT REPORTING WORTH RISK INVOLVED.
2. SUGGEST YOU TELL UKSCARLET-3 CONTACT CANCELLED BECAUSE ROME CASE OFFICER RICHARD COHOLLY WHO COULD HAVE MET HIM EXPECTS BE OUT OF TOWN AT TIME OF UKSCARLET-3'S VISIT AND NO OTHER APPROPRIATE CONTACT AVAILABLE.
3. FILE 201-300985, 75-2-16/3. EZ IMPET H
*REPORTED ON UKSCARLET-3 TRIP TO ROME TO BUG COLOMBIAN DELEGATION TO COLOMBIAN-VENEZUELAN BORDER TALKS.
E/I MR. PEAKE (TEL-COORD) 5 47 93
WH/1 WH/1 WH/1
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WH
RICHARD L. COHOLLY
C/WH/3
75-2-16/3
CS COPY
COORDINATING OFFICER
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
SIGNED: 0236471
COPY NO.
SECRET MISICZ FEB 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21090
TO: DIRECTOR, ROME.
WKRALLY WKSARLET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 365470
B. ROME 27869 (\ 820226)\n
1. EVENING 1 FEBRUARY WKSARLET-3 REPORTED HE AND KEY AUDIO
TECHNICIANS TRAVELLING ROME IN TRUE NAME USING VENEZUELAN DIPLO-
MATIC PASSPORTS. SITUATION WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT HE
ACTUALLY INVOLVED INSTALLING AUDIO AND TELTAPS. WKSARLET-3
TRAVELLING AS VENEZUELAN DIPLOMAT AND IF FLAP OCCURS FULLY EXPECTS
USE DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND BE PNG'ED. WAS TOLD THAT "OUR" PEOPLE
WOULD STATE IN CASE OF FLAP THAT WE NEVER HEARD OF HIM. HE ACCEPTED
OUR POSITION.
2. DURING SAME MEETING PASSED CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS PER REF
WKSARLET-3 WILL USE NAME "EDUARDO" WHEN CONTACTING ROME STATION
HE ENGLISH VERY GOOD. CONTACT REQUESTED ENABLE WKSARLET-3 PASS
INFO TO CARACAS ON PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF VENEZUELAN SENS-
ITIVE OPERATION AGAINST COLOMBIAN DELEGATION TO ROME TALKS. AGENT
TENTATIVELY PLANS ARRIVE ROME 0/A 8 FEBRUARY.
D - 75-2-16/3
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300-785
2 Feb 73
PAGE 2 CARACAS 21092 SECRET
3. FILE: 201-300985, 75-2-16/3. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
SECRET
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS INFO PRIORITY ROME
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: ROME 27869 1IN 8202261*
1. RE UKSCARLET-3 TRIP ROME, PLS ADVISE:
A. WHAT SORT DOCUMENTATION HE WILL USE.
B. WILL HE BE PART OF ACTION TEAM? WILL HE BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN BUGGING?
C. ANY OTHER ASPECTS HIS INVOLVEMENT THIS EFFORT WHICH MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT USG INTERESTS IF OP WERE TO FLAP.
ANSWERS TO FOREGOING WILL BE USEFUL IN ASSESSING RISKS INVOLVED, EVEN THOUGH WE REALIZE THERE LITTLE YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT Y-3 PARTICIPATION.
2. ASSUME CARACAS WILL ANSWER REF QUESTIONS RE Y-3.
3. FILE 201-0300985, 75-2-16/3, E2 IMPDET-H
*SET UP CONTACT PLAN FOR UKSCARLET-3 IN ROME. ASKED IF HE U.S. CITIZEN AND WHETHER HE SPEAKS ENGLISH. NOTE: HE IS CUBAN-BORN AND HAS VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS U.S. RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS. HE SPEAKS ENGLISH.
CS COPY
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WH
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
COUNTRY: Venezuela
DATE DISTR: 31 January 1973
SUBJECT: Reorganization of the Directorate of the Service of Intelligence and Prevention
SOURCE: An experienced police investigator whose position gives him access to information on matters affecting the internal security of Venezuela. He reports without the knowledge of his superiors. His information has been frequently confirmed by independent sources. He provided a copy of the reorganization document.
1. On 8 December 1972 the Directorate of the Service of Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP) was reorganized by its Director, Dr. Remberto Uzcategui Bruzual.
(Source Comment: Uzcategui believes DISIP will be in line for criticism during the election year of 1973 and he wants to remove positions of responsibility any of his controversial section heads.) The gist of the document issued by Uzcategui reorganizing DISIP follows.
2. The Director of DISIP sets the general policy based on instructions from the Ministry of the Interior and has ultimate control of the Services. The Deputy Director assists him in carrying out these responsibilities and substitutes for the Director during his absence. As its supervisory and fiscal units, DISIP has an Inspector General of Services who has the responsibility of disciplining personnel and investigating employees, and an internal comptroller who verifies the administration of the Services.
3. The following are the DISIP executive positions:
a. Secretary General of Services, which has been assigned to Dr. Osvaldo Dominguez.
b. Chief of the General Information Division, which has been assigned to Lic. Joaquin Caffardet.
c. Chief of the General Operations Division, which has been assigned to Commissioner Rodrigo Nieves Zarco.
4. The Chiefs of the Zones and other branches in the Interior are under the jurisdiction of the Secretary General of Services. They will handle administrative matters, intelligence and operations directly with the corresponding divisions and will receive from them the general requirements to be fulfilled.
5. The General Operations Division has nationwide responsibility for all police and operational matters. It will be formed by as many operating divisions as there are specific activities to be fulfilled. The current operating divisions are:
a. First Division (Prevention), headed by Commissioner Adolfo Romero Gomez.
b. Second Division (Agent Control), headed by sub-commissioner Arpad Banigo.
c. Third Division (Patrol), headed by Sub-Commissioner Julio Cesar Lanza.
d. Fourth Division (Explosives and Armaments), headed by Commissioner Luis Posada.
e. Fifth Division (Protection), headed by Commissioner Luis Martinez Guerra.
6. The General Information Division has nationwide responsibility for all intelligence and counter-intelligence matters, with the exception of subversion which is wholly the responsibility of the General Operations Division. The General Information Division will be formed by as many divisions as there are specific activities to be fulfilled. Currently these are:
a. Eleventh Division, headed by Commissioner Jose Vasquez Blanco.
b. Twelfth Division (Archives and Analysis), headed by Dr. Rafael Rivas Vasquez.
c. Thirteenth Division (USSR and Bloc Embassies), headed by sub-commissioner Alejandro Wystor.
7. The Secretary General of Services has responsibility for all administrative matters, including personnel and requests for services, equipment and finances. He also has responsibility for all matters not falling under the jurisdiction of the two general divisions, and in particular for those related to the Divisions of Personnel and Administration.
8. Field Bases: Embassy at Caracas.
SECRET 301730Z JAN 73 STAFF
CITE ROME 27869
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
WKALLY WKSCARLET
REF. CARACAS 21049 (8917)
1. WKSCARLET/3 SHOULD TELEPHONE IDEN. MEETING SITE
WILL BE BAR OF HOTEL PACIFIC, 51 VIALE MEDAGLIE D'ORO.
MEETING TIME WILL BE ONE HOUR LATER THAN TIME AGREED TO
ON PHONE. CASE OFFICER WILL BE READING NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE.
WKSCARLET/3 SHOULD ASK IDEN "WHAT BUS WILL TAKE ME TO
ST PETERS", CASE OFFICER WILL REPLY, "NUMBER 47 IS BEST
BET."
2. DCOS, RUTHERFORD J. LYNER, SEEMS TO REMEMBER
WKSCARLET/3 AS WODUAL CITIZEN, SO ASSUME HE SPEAKS ENGLISH.
PLEASE CONFIRM. DOES STATION ENVISION THAT WKSCARLET/3
WILL BE PASSING INFO FOR FORWARDING TO CARACAS STATION OR 15
PURPOSE CONTACT SO STATION WILL BE ABLE CONTACT HIM IF
NECESSARY?
3. FILE: 75-2-16/3, 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
CS COPY FILED IN 75-2-16/3
SECRET
SECRET 3017302 JAN 73 STAFF
CITE ROME 27870
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
WKALLY WKSCARLET
REF ROME 27869 820226
IDENT: ROBERT RUTH
TELEPHONE: OFFICE - 4674 EXT 456
HOME - 345-2656.
SECRET
DUPLICATE COPY
FOR CROSS FILING IN
201-300-945
CS COPY FILED IN 75-2-16/3
SECRET
SECRET 291600Z JAN 73 INTEL
CITE CARACAS 21048
TO: DIRECTOR INFO BOGOTA, ROME.
INTEL ZRWAHO
SUPDATA: ZRWAHO FOR POSSIBLE HEADQUARTERS LIMITED DISTRIBUTION
SIMILAR TO THAT OF MVC-6508. SOURCE WKRALLY/WKSCARLET-3 WHO WILL HEAD THE TEAM. KNOWN TO LIMITED NUMBER OF LIAISON OFFICIALS. NO INDEX.
PLEASE ADVISE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION TO BE GIVEN MVC-6508 WHICH FORWARDED IN MEMO FORM VIA DIRECTOR 363601. THIS REPORT NOT COORDINATED WITH EMBASSY.
CL BY MICHAEL C. CHOADEN.
FILED: 29/1600Z
IW COMMENT: WHEN DISSEMINATED ADD CA, CI, CI/OPS, CI/TC.
FILE: WKSCARLET-3
SECRET
CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION CABLE
DATE 29 JANUARY 1973
DI 818958
PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES
The following intelligence information, transmitted from a CIA Field Station, requires review within the Clandestine Service before being released outside the Agency. Pending results of this review, a copy is being provided for your advance information.
THIS INFORMATION IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY OTHER DOCUMENT OR PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTION TO: EDO
COUNTRY: VENEZUELA / COLOMBIA
DOI: LATE JANUARY 1973
SUBJECT: PLANS OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT A SENSITIVE TECHNICAL OPERATION AGAINST THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION TO THE NEXT ROUND OF BORDER NEGOTIATIONS
ACQ: VENEZUELA, CARACAS VIELD NO. HVC-6539 (26 JANUARY 1973)
SOURCE: AN EXPERIENCED POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHOSE POSITION GIVES HIM ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF VENEZUELA. HE REPORTS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SUPERIORS. HIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES.
1. IN EARLY FEBRUARY 1973 THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SEND TO ROME, ITALY, A TEAM OF 16 OFFICIALS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF THE SERVICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP) TO MOUNT A SENSITIVE TECHNICAL OPERATION AGAINST THE COLOMBIAN DELEGATION TO THE NEXT ROUND OF BORDER NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
SECRET
SECRET
VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA. THE TEAM WILL CONSIST OF COMMUNICATIONS, AUDIO TECHNICIANS, SECURITY, AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WHO WILL REMAIN IN ROME FOR AN ESTIMATED SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS.
(FIELD COMMENT: THE NEXT SERIES OF NEGOTIATIONS IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN ROME SOME TIME AFTER THE EARLY FEBRUARY VISIT OF VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT RAFAEL CALDERA TO COLOMBIA, ACCORDING TO A PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY FOREIGN MINISTER ARISTIDES CALVANI ON 15 JANUARY. HVC-6588, CSCI-316/80162-73, FROM THIS SOURCE, AND HVC-6523, CSCI-316/73, FROM A DIFFERENT USUALLY RELIABLE SECURITY SERVICE SOURCE, ARE REPORTS MENTIONING THE SAME TYPE OF OPERATION CARRIED OUT BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT DURING THE LAST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS IN ROME WHICH ENDED IN LATE 1972.)
2. FIELD DISSEMINATION: EMBASSY AT CARACAS. SENT TO BOGOTA, ROME.
REPORT CLASS SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEMINATION
CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E.O. 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5B(2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.
SECRET
POSADAS, LUIS
201-300-955
SIA 4 000
CIT 2
SIC 2
HEAD OF 4TH DIVISION / EXPLOSIVES AND ARMAMENTS / OF DISIP
075-005-000
HVC -06525
16 JAN 73
7302053477
Indicate the subject, project or 201 file no. in which this form is to be filed.
SUBJECT OF 201 (Last, First, Middle)
201- 6058601-3
300 955
SECRET
Intelligence Information Cable
WARNING NOTICE--SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES IN 803024
AND METHODS INVOLVED
STATE DEPT. WASH. DC (DIA) CIA/INTELL MC NSA TREAS 500 ONE CRS
EXO, DDI
NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM
THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE
SECRET
CITE TDCSDD-315/00238-73
DIST 10 JANUARY 1973
COUNTRY VENEZUELA/CHILE
DOI EARLY JANUARY 1973
SUBJECT SCHEDULED ARRIVAL IN VENEZUELA OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE CHILEAN
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR CLANDESTINE EXPLOSIVES AND
COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT
ACQ VENEZUELA, CARACAS (27 DECEMBER 1972-8 JANUARY 1973)
SOURCE AN EXPERIENCED POLICE INVESTIGATOR WHOSE POSITION GIVES HIM
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE INTERNAL SECURITY
OF VENEZUELA. HE REPORTS WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS
SUPERIORS. HIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY CONFIRMED BY
INDEPENDENT SOURCES.
1. THREE MEMBERS OF THE CHILEAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(PDC) ARE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN VENEZUELA ON 9 JANUARY 1973
FOR SECRET TRAINING BY THE VENEZUELAN DIRECTORATE OF THE
SERVICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP) OF THE MINISTRY
OF INTERIOR. THE CHILEANS ARE TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTION IN
CLANDESTINE EXPLOSIVES AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES. DISIP
SECRET/NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED DISSEM
PLANS FOR THE CHILEANS TO ENTER VENEZUELA SECRETLY AT CUCUTA, COLOMBIA, AFTER FLYING TO BOGOTA AND TRAVELLING OVERLAND TO THE VENEZUELAN BORDER. THEY WILL THEN BE TAKEN TO A DISIP FARM IN APURE STATE TO RECEIVE THEIR TRAINING.
2. (FIELD COMMENT: HVC-6485; TDCSDB-315/10481-72, FROM ANOTHER SECURITY SERVICE SOURCE WHO IS USUALLY RELIABLE, REPORTED THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT TO A CHILEAN PDC REQUEST FOR THE SECRET TRAINING OF SELECTED PDC MEMBERS TO PREPARE A SPECIAL CADRE OF ACTIVISTS WHO WOULD PROTECT PDC MEMBERS IN THE EVENT OF A LEFTIST COUP D'ETAT IN CHILE PRIOR TO THE MARCH 1973 CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. AT THAT TIME FIVE TRAINEES HAD BEEN SELECTED. THE NAMES OF THE THREE CHILEANS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.)
3. FIELD DISSEM: EMBASSY AT CARACAS; SENT TO SANTIAGO, BOGOTA.
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**FILE TITLE:**
**IP/FP:**
**TRACK REQUEST:**
**DATE MICROFILMED:**
**DOCUMENT DATE:**
**DOCUMENT NUMBER:**
**SECRET**
**DISPATCH**
**SECRET**
**TO**
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
**FROM**
Chief of Station, Caracas
**SUBJECT**
WKSCARLET-3: New Memorandum of Oral Commitments
**ACTION REQUIRED - REFERENCES**
Forwarded herewith are three copies of the new MOC for WKSCARLET-3, effective 1 January 1973.
Nora W. Cobraca
**ATTACHMENT**
MOC, 3 copies
**DISTRIBUTION**
3 - CPWHD w/ att. h/w
**CROSS REFERENCE TO**
| DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER | DATE | CLASSIFICATION |
|----------------------------|------|----------------|
| HVCA-19182 | 3 January 1973 | SECRET |
**SECRET**
201-300985
SECRET
MEMORANDUM
DATE: 3 January 1973
TO: Chief, Finance Division
FROM: Contract Approving Officer
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Civil Commitments: WSCARLET-3 (Agent)
201-300985
Subject Memorandum, dated 20 August 1969, has been amended or terminated as indicated below:
1. Extension. Effective 1 January 1973, Subject will be paid $2000.00 per month (equivalent to $456.62 at exchange rate of 4.39/1.00). No other changes with respect to compensation or other emoluments or benefits as detailed in the original Memorandum have been made.
2. Termination. Subject contract was terminated effective
Appropriate secrecy agreements and acknowledgments that no further claims against contracting entity are outstanding have been obtained insofar as operationally possible and feasible.
3. Other Changes.
SIGNED: Michael C. Holden
Field Contracting Officer
(Chief of Station)
REVIEWED:
Contract Approving Officer
Special Contracting Officer
201-300985
SECRET
TO
RH/MIAMI HANAGUA
DESENSITIZED
1. REQUEST INFORMATION REGARDING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OF
ENEL ARTIME FOR PAST FEW YEARS.
2. DO NOT MAKE SPECIFIC INQUIRIES ON SUBJECT BUT ONLY
PROVIDE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU AT THIS TIME.
3. NO FILE. E2 IMPDET.
RECORDS OFFICER STAMP
The following action is
authorized:
Signed: [Signature]
R.O. (C/O) - Unit: [Unit]
Note: If contact is
requested, not
appropriate.
20 NOV 1972
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/MID
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
COORDINATING OFFICERS
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET
PRIORITY CARACAS
REDTOP
REF: CARACAS 20277 [IN 733406]
325322
1. PLS KEEP US UP TO DATE ON THIS CASE. FYI ONLY. APPARENT SIMILAR CASE IN ANOTHER AREA OCCURRED LAST WEEK.
2. REALIZE THIS UKSCARLET CASE AND STATION NOT CALLING SHOTS; HOWEVER, IF STATION CAN FIGURE WAY DISCUSS CASE (WITHOUT BLOWING UKSCARLET-3), SUGGEST YOU DO SO BEFORE UKSCARLET DECIDES ARREST AND EXPEL 201-0731434. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE WOULD PREFER HAVE UKSCARLET COOPTEE ACCEPT RECRUITMENT (AT LEAST INITIALLY) WHILE WE TAKE HARD LOOK AT 201-0731434 AS A KICK CASE OFFICER AND AT SAME TIME, EXAMINE POSSIBILITIES OF POSSIBLE RECRUITMENT APPROACH OPERATION.
3. FILE 201-0731434, 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET. A
CS COPY FILED IN 201-731434
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICER
GARDNER R. HATHAWAY
C/WH/3
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
STATUS OF PROJECT AGENTS:
13. This period showed that while WSCARLET-3 does have a highly responsible position within his organization, he still is being ordered to do special assignments by the chief of the service. These assignments usually involve out-of-town travel and/or long and unusual working hours. This precludes regular-scheduled meetings; however, the agent is contacted on the average of once a week. WSCARLET-3, along with his normal routine duties, was involved in a number of varied activities during the reporting period which he duly reported to the Station. He continues to investigate all possible leads in the kidnapping case of Carlos Dominguez. In August he led a small team to Cucuta, Colombia where they uncovered and destroyed a small printing shop which was engaged in the fabrication of false Venezuelan identity cards. He continues the investigation of the activities of Sergio Pineda Ruiz, the Prensa Latina chief in Caracas. The problem of agent/case officer communications has been somewhat alleviated. The agent now contacts the case officer at the latter's home during the evening hours. This doesn't obviate the need for an RS-708 system, but until the details for a concealment device that will be appropriate for WSCARLET-3's rather spartan office are worked out, phone contact is necessary. During the reporting period WSCARLET-3 produced three disseminations and contributed to one other.
SECRET 1319452 OCT 72 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 20277
DIRECTOR.
RETOP
1. WKSCARLET-3 (UNILATERAL) REPORTED 13 OCTOBER
-073/434
SUBJECT OF 201-0732434 HAS ARRANGED MEETING 0900 14
OCTOBER WITH WKSCARLET COOPTEE EMPLOYED MAIQUETIA AIRPORT.
COOPTEE REPORTED ARRANGEMENTS WKSCARLET AND LATTER WILL
ATTEMPT PHOTOGRAPH MEETING. REASON MEETING UNKNOWN.
HOWEVER, WKSCARLET THINKS MAY BE RECRUITMENT ATTEMPT. IF
IN FACT IT IS, PHOTOGRAPHY WILL SUPPORT EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPTED
RECRUITMENT AND RESULTANT ARREST SUBJECT 201-0732434.
ACCORDING WKSCARLET-3 ARREST PROBABLY WILL NOT TAKE PLACE
14 OCTOBER.
2. WILL ADVISE DEVELOPMENTS.
3. FILE: 201-0731434, 201-0309985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
CS COPY FILED IN 201-731434
SECRET
Ref: HVCA-18757, dated 31 March 1972
CIFENCE-4 has been granted full Operational Approval, effective 17 July 1972, for use as a unilateral penetration of CIRASH.
Karen T. Gerke
Distribution:
CS COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
3 - COS, CARACAS
SECRET
HVCA-9808
DATE
31 JUL 1972
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
NO. FOR NUMBER
201-300985
1 - IP
1 - Chrono
OFFICE SYMBOL
WH/3/V
Nancy Davis
(27 July 72)
9494
COORDINATING
C/WH/3/V
27 July
Philip F. Snare
Gardner R. Hathaway
SECRET
No. 201-300985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WR/3/V - Nancy L. Davis
Operational Approval is hereby granted in the case of CIPREN/A
_____________________, for the purpose specified in your request
dated as follows:
Unilateral penetration of CIRASIL.
[Signature]
5 Jul 72
This Approval is based upon evaluation of information available to this
Office, and is granted under authority contained in CSI and CSI-F 10-5.
Lee E. P. Stone
Acting C.I.
CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
Date: 17 July 1972
SECRET
11. In mid-April CIFENCE-4 was placed in charge of yet another of the CIRACH divisions, with added responsibility and importance. This change has allowed him more time in Caracas, and reflects a continually improving position vis-a-vis CIFENCE-1, the CIRACH Director. This coupled with what now appears the likelihood that CIFENCE-1 will retain this present position until the government changes in early 1974, makes the longevity of CIFENCE-4 with CIRACH somewhat more certain. As part of his new responsibilities, CIFENCE-4 has initiated an extensive investigation of Premsa Latina and its Caracas Director, Sergio Pineda Puis. This operation was interrupted in early June by the kidnapping of Venezuelan industrialist Carlos Dominguez, with CIFENCE-4 being placed in charge of the CIRACH investigation of the as yet unresolved case. As of this writing, CIFENCE-4 has been devoting all of his time to this kidnapping case, to the detriment of other operations. Because of the unpredictable work schedule of CIFENCE-4 and the security precautions observed by the Station in contacting him, operational communication has been less efficient than desirable during the reporting period, while security has been maintained. The arrangements have been reviewed and improved, but the Station is looking for a more satisfactory system. The Station tentatively plans to request an RS-708 system for this agent in the near future. CIFENCE-4 contributed to two reports during the April through June quarter.
SECRET 1114372 JUL 72 STAFF
CITE WH/MIAI 15163
CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
REFS: A. CARACAS 19663 (65519.5)
B. HVCA-18872
1. SUBJECT REFS, ACCORDING LNERGO/MIAI, WORKS FOR GRAMCO, AN
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CO., AND WAS SENT BY GRAMCO TO CARACAS.
LNERGO DOES NOT KNOW PURPOSE TRIP. FYI ONLY: SUBJECT OF INTEREST TO
LNERGO/MIAI AND PAID BY LNERGO; HE IS NOT TARGETED AGAINST TARGETS
OUTSIDE OF U.S. AND NOT SENT CARACAS BY LNERGO. CONSIDERED BY LNERGO
AS SPECIAL CATEGORY DUE FACT WAS LNERGO'S BEST WITNESS IN ORLANDO
BOSCH TRIAL. LNERGO REP SAID SUBJECT RETURNED MIAMI 10 JULY. LNERGO
MIAMI AWARE SUBJECT ALSO USED BY LNAGON/MIAI.
2. LNAGON/MIAI USES SUBJECT AS CASUAL INFORMANT BUT DOES NOT PAY
HIM OR GIVE HIM SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AS SUCH. LNAGON COMMENTS
CAUTIONS: ADMITTED ACCEPT INFO AND TELL HIM REPORT ANYTHING ELSE
HEARS ON SUBJECT DRUGS BUT INSISTS HE NOT PAID BY LNAGON AND NOT
CONSIDERED CONTROLLED ASSET. FYI: LNAGON/MIAI AWARE SUBJECT OF
INTEREST TO LNERGO.
3. BOTH LNERGO AND LNAGON INFORMED BY STATION THAT SUBJECT TALKING
CS COPY FILED IN 201-254876
SECRET
300985
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TOO FREELY IN CARACAS ABOUT HIS IMPORTANCE IN DRUG OPS. WHILE LNERGO
ADMITTED SUBJECT PAID BY THAT OFFICE, DENIED KNOWLEDGE SALARY DOUBLED
BUT DID NOT RULE OUT POSSIBILITY GRANCO MAY HAVE RAISED PAY.
4. NEITHER CIFENCE/4 NOR CIGOAL/5 MENTIONED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
ABOVE OFFICES; REFERRED ONLY TO NKTRUST SOURCES CARACAS REPORTING
SUBJECT TALKING AND BOASTING TOO MUCH FOR GOOD SECURITY.
5. FILE: 201-284816; 201-300985. EX-2 APDIR, WN-SISM.
SECRET
SECRET 081618Z JUL 72 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 19663.
WH/Miami Info Director.
REP: CARACAS 19581 (1642/28)
1. Request reply to ref. Embassy Lhagon Rep
Has now asked station if subject ref bktrust connected
Due his recent boasting of ops. Lhagon rep at same
time said subject ref is informani of Lhagon/Miami.
2. File: 201-264616; 201-300985. EX-2,
APDIR, WH-SISM.
SECRET
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: C/WI/3/V - N. Davis
FROM: CHIEF, CI/CA
SUBJECT: CIFENCE/4
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PRO 1 | RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION |
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| PRO 2 | U.S. COMM TRACES |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CI/CA |
| HI. TRACES (EXC. COMM) | REVIEW OF FBI REPORT AT CI/CA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES (EXC. COMM) | DODCI & DFI |
| OTHERS (SEE REMARKS) | |
NOTICE: FIRST SECOND THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
Please review the FBI, DODCI and DFI reports contained in Subject's CI/CA file. Also comment on their significance.
1. On approximately 5 March 1972, a Station asset, CIFENCE-4, while acting in his cover capacity had occasion to detain and question one Ricardo MORALES Navarrete, a Cuban resident of Miami.
2. Morales N. told CIFENCE-4 that he, Morales, is employed by LNERGO from whom he receives a salary of US$700 per month. Morales said that he was on route to Colombia on a drug case at the time. During the conversation Morales admitted to CIFENCE-4 having been responsible for a killing in Florida.
3. CIFENCE-4 reported to the Station the above, as well as stating that Morales has an extremely poor reputation in the Cuban community, where he is prone to tell nearly anyone willing to listen of his affiliation with LNERGO, with the implication that his employer sanctions his activities.
4. Morales also told CIFENCE-4 that a Cuban (true name of CIGOL-5) who works with SIFA in Caracas is an agent of EKTRUST.
5. Attached is a copy of the reentry permit of Morales, as well as a clipping from the Miami press relating to the killing which Morales allegedly confessed to having committed.
6. The above is for the information of Station WI/Miami and further action as deemed appropriate. No coordination with LNERGO in Caracas has been effected due to security considerations involving CIFENCE-4.
EDGAR B. MARTEGANI
Attachments: h/w
1. Newspaper clipping
2. Morales reentry permit (copy)
Distribution:
3. COS, WI/Miami w/ att. - T - C - W - C - W - C - W
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
DATE
9 June 1972
DISPATCH STAMP AND NUMBER
HVCA-18872
NO. FILE NUMBER
DEPTER
CIFENCE-4
Cuarto 1309, Hospital Jackson Memorial, 7:10 P.M.
Miércoles Diciembre 4 de 1963.
Señor JULIO ATON CONSTANTO PALAU, del 32 S.W., Cuarta calle, Miami, Florida, casado con María Consuelo, la cual está aquí presente, declara lo siguiente: Nací en Palma Soriano, Oriente, en Cuba, el 22 de Noviembre de 1913. Yo tengo 50 años de edad. Me casé el 10 de Marzo de 1933 en Miami, Florida.
Yo no soy un ciudadano de Estados Unidos. Soy un residente, y tengo una hija, Elizabeth, la cual cumplió cinco años el 24 de diciembre, la cual nació aquí, en este Hospital, Jackson Memorial.
Mi propósito de hacer estas declaraciones se debe al hecho que la policía ha permitido que pase varios días, y la gente que intentó quitarme la vida está afuera en la calle, libres.
El 24 de noviembre, alrededor de las 8:30 de la noche, a unas tres cuadras de mi casa, yo estaba caminando y me bajé de la acera en la Tavén y la Segunda calle, en la sección del S.W., cuando oí a alguien llamarme "Aton", y miré para ver quién era, y entonces yo sé que ellos me disparaban, y yo vi las armas con silenciadores.
Yo vi a Ricardo Morales Navarrete, y él estaba en un Chevrolet impala 1965, de dos puertas, amarrado a unas luces de cola. Estaba situado en el medio de la calle.
Este hombre, Ricardo Morales Navarrete estaba en el estacionamiento, en la lada izquierda. El tenía un fusil M1, con un silenciador, el cual disparaba balas calibre 45.
Otro hombre estaba manejando, y yo lo conocía de vista, pero no sé su nombre verdadero. Le llamamos con el apodo de "El Gallego". Este hombre, el Gallego, tenía un pistola que parecía una Beretta, con un silenciador adaptado.
Ambos me dispararon. Yo recibí 15 heridas de balas y 21 perforaciones.
La tercera persona estaba en el carro, llamado Francisco Rodríguez al que apodan "El Mijicano", el cual disparó.
Yo identifico a Ricardo Morales Navarrete como el mismo hombre que testificó para el Gobierno en el juicio de Orlando Bosch.
Dos días antes yo lo vi a él con esta otra persona, el Gallego, observándolo en frente de mi casa. Ellos estaban en otro carro, un Policia.
Yo conozco a este Morales Navarrete de La Habana, él era Jefe Asistente de la Sección del G-2 en el Aeropuerto de Rancho Boyeros, Habana, Cuba.
Yo no he hablado con él, pero otro hombre, Eddy Fernández Pla, hace casi dos meses, vino a mi casa, a eso de la una de la madrugada para derrocar la mesa de Ricardo Morales Navarrete y del Mejicano Francisco Rodríguez Tamayo los cuales no querían ser mis enemigos, que el enemigo era Fidel, y que debíamos ser amigos porque las cosas iban a cambiar.
Yo le dije que no quería tener ninguna amistad con gente que trabajaba para Fidel Castro.
La noche que Eddy Fernández Pla vino a mi casa, él estaba con otro hombre, Angelito Fernández, el cual es un confidente de la Policía.
Yo tengo una casa alojada cerca de mi corazón y tiene que ser extraña con un aparato especial, según me dijo el médico.
En estos tres últimos días no me he sentido bien y como tengo todos estos tiros en mi cuerpo sé que estoy en una mala condición y me siento como que voy a morir, y si muero, no quiero morir sin que esta gran para castigar a estos asesinos, los cuales son asesinos para toda la sociedad.
Hago estas declaraciones completamente consistente de sus hechos, sin conocimiento de mi propia y libre voluntad.
He tenido atención médica para aliviar el dolor, y no me siento bajo la influencia de ninguna droga, pero me siento muy normal y hago estas declaraciones por las razones antes expuestas.
(Firmado) Julio Aton Constante Palau
Testigos: César Camacho, Felipe Rivero.
Estado de la Florida
Condado de Dade
Juzgado y suscrito ante mí este día 5 de Diciembre de 1963 a las 7:30 P.M.
Gino Negretti, Notario Público.
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Copy detached and logged
Please return to Vom desk for file.
**Dispatch**
**To:** Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
**From:** Chief of Station, Caracas
**Subject:** Venezuelan Security Service Study on the Diamond Fields in the Venezuelan Guyana Territory
**Action Required - References:**
**Action:** FYI
Attached is a study in Spanish language prepared by the Venezuelan Directorate of the Service of Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP) in the Ministry of Interior on a diamond field in the Venezuelan Guyana region which may be of interest to the Venezuelan and Guyana Desks. It was provided by CIFENCE-4, a unilateral security source, on 26 April 1972. According to CIFENCE-4, President Rafael Caldera was very interested in the study and excerpted large portions verbatim for one of his weekly press conferences.
_Signed_
Frances M. Barghahn
**Attachment:**
As Stated
**Distribution:**
S - C/AHD w/att
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Informe que presentan los funcionarios LUIS POSADA CARRILES, JULIO CESAR LANZA CARVAJAL y FREN CASTILLO, en relación a las averiguaciones practicadas en el Campo Diamantífero "La Salvación", situado en el sur-este de la Guayana Venezolana.
INFORME:
1. Ubicación y descripción geográfica de la región. Su acceso.
2. Condiciones de vida y de trabajo de la población minga.
3. Actuación de las autoridades.
1. Ubicación y descripción geográfica de la región. Su acceso:
1.1. El lugar donde se encuentra establecido el Campo minero "La Salvación" está ubicado al Sur-Oeste del Estado Bolívar, en pleno corazón de la selva, cercano a las riberas del Río Guaniamo, unas dos horas aproximadamente por vía aérea desde Ciudad Bolívar. El mencionado poblado está enclavado en una superficie plana cuyos contornos están sembrados de innumerables elevaciones de tierras que forman parte del macizo Guayanés.
1.2. La única vía de acceso es aérea, ya que por la naturaleza de la región y su gran distancia de los centros poblados, es prácticamente imposible que se haga por otros medios. A tal fin se
han construido pequeñas a improvisados aero-
puertos en los cercanías de la región del Guan-
niaco y más pequeños aún en cada uno de los mi-
nos que van apareciendo y donde se agrupan tem-
poralmente gran número de personas.
Puntualizando lo antes dicho existe un aeropu-
to que sirve como Base de Operaciones en la región, iden-
tificado como Aeropuerto de "La Cantolla", con una longi-
tud de ochocientos (800) metros de pista de tierra, alian-
do este el de mayor tamaño y donde se hacen los —
trasbordos en avionetas más pequeñas que salen a los pro-
pios campos mineros, situados en un área no mayor de quin-
ce (15) minutos de vuelo.
En el caso de "La Salvación", este campamento-
minero se encuentra exactamente a unos siete minutos de —
vuelo saliendo del Aeropuerto "La Cantolla". La pista de
aterrizaje es igualmente de tierra con apenas trescientos
ochenta (380) metros de longitud, lo que hace sumamente —
peligroso su utilización, más aún cuando observamos que —
se encuentra rodeada de árboles gigantescos que alcanzan
40 y 50 metros de altura. Por las características descrit-
tas, en esta pista han ocurrido varios accidentes aéreos—
causando muertos, heridos y varios aparatos destruidos de
los cuales actualmente se pueden apreciar en el sitio cín-
co totalmente inservibles; igualmente no se utilizan los
equipos de radio entre las avionetas y los aeropuertos, a
xistiendo el peligro latente de un accidente por el cho-
que de aparatos tanto en el aire como en la propia pista,
ya que generalmente existen nubes muy bajas que apenas —
permiten ver la pista como un pequeño claro en medio de —
la selva; esta situación empeora aún más por la irrespon-
sabilidad de las líneas aéreas y los propios pilotos, —
quienes buscando mayor beneficio sobrecargan los aviones—
a veces hasta con el doble del peso permitido, sin que ex-
ista ningún control de Comunicaciones para regular tal g
normalidad. Un ejemplo claro lo constituye la Línea "A—
SERCA", que en un año registró trece accidentes en la re-
gión.
2. **Condiciones de vida y de trabajo de la población minera**
2.1. Las condiciones de vida de la población que al cance aproximadamente a unas 6,000 personas — (para que llega a tener el año pasado unas — 15,000), dejan mucho que desear en el aspecto sanitario, habitacional y moral. Las aguas que corren por el lugar están contaminadas por el espermatozo indiscimino de excrementos en las margenes de las quebradas y pequeños ríos, así como en el interior del propio poblado. Las enfermedades, como el paludismo y amebiasis, se observan con bastante frecuencia — por falta de asistencia y control sanitario — las enfermedades venéreas abundan por no existir un riguroso control sobre el gran número de prostitutas que existen en la población. La totalidad de las viviendas están construidas con cartones, tablas y láminas de zinc, que en caso de protegen a sus moradores de las inclemencias del tiempo, siendo más grave la situación por la gran cantidad de niños que son llevados por sus padres al lugar, por demás peligrosa e inapropiada para ellos, sin que tampoco exista ninguna regulación o control al respecto.
La prostitución cobró marcado incremento en estas zonas, atrayendo mujeres de diferentes lugares de la República y de países vecinos como Colombia y Brasil, que se agrupan en improvisados bares situados dentro de la población, provocando hechos reñidos con la moral que se llevan a cabo en presencia de niños y de honradas familias de mineros.
Prolifera en sus diferentes manifestaciones el juego, siendo los más comunes la bareja y los dados, bingo, etc., estos últimos son transmitidos por altavoces dándole un aspecto de fe—
2.2. Generalmente los mineros forman grupos de trabajo constituyendo pequeñas sociedades entre los que se repartirá la ganancia que logren obtener, pero como carecen de recursos indispensables se ven obligados a incluir como socios a personas que les prestan los implementos de trabajo o que financian su alimentación, constituyendo esta forma una especie de explotación si se toma en cuenta que generalmente exageran las cantidades consumidas por los mineros. Los compradores de diamantes aprovechan la necesidad de vender los diamantes encontrados por los mineros, para pagarlos a precios muy por debajo de su valor real y los especuladores aprovechan para elevar los precios de los alimentos, medicinas, etc., llegando en oportunidades de escasez a vender hasta en Bs 40 un kilogramo de arroz. Actualmente desde la competencia y los constantes viajes que efectúan al lugar las diferentes líneas aéreas, entre ellas: "ASERCA", "AEROVEN", "GATIZSA", "LA TINCARGA", "AEROTECHICA" y "COMERAVIA", los precios han dejado de ser tan exagerados.
3. Actuación de las autoridades:
3.1. La primera autoridad civil del lugar está representada por un Comisario General de nombre JOSE TOMAS GAONA ESPINOZA, pero el verdadero control sobre la población es ejercido por la Guardia Nacional y para el momento de la presente averiguación estaba constituida por un grupo de cuatro Guardias, comandados por un Cabo de apellido CARPIO; este grupo es completamente nuevo en el lugar, a raíz de la salida del Teniente LUIS PRIA y de su segundo, un Cabo de apellido PINATE, quienes fueron sometidos a investigación por su propio Comando a causa de frecuentes denuncias de presuntas irregularidades cometidas en ejercicio de sus
funciona. Entrevistados algunos comerciantes y mineros del lugar, pudimos obtener información coincidente entre los mismos informantes de las actividades desagradables para ellos desarrolladas por los efectivos de la Guardia Nacional, citando atropellos cometidos por el Teniente LUIS PRIN y el Cabo PIÑATE, destacando entre ellos los siguientes:
Que cuando el Teniente LUIS PRIN VILLEGAS era el Jefe de la Guardia Nacional en "La Salvaición", existía el Bar "Bajquero", cuya dueña aparentemente era la ciudadana PETRA GUAPÉ, quien era públicamente amante del Teniente PRIN, ya que eran vistos caminar tomados de la mano por el pueblo y el Tte. dormía junto con ella en el local del mismo Bar, lo grave de los hechos, según revelan los informantes, está en que a las nueve de la noche el Teniente ordenaba el cierre de todos los demás bares notificándole a los mineros por intermedio de los propios Guardias que si querían seguir tomando podían continuar en el Bar "Bajquero", donde en varias oportunidades se vio a los Guardias uniformados despedando cervezas a los clientes en el interior de ese Bar, por lo que se generalizó entre los pobladores la idea de que el Tte. PRIN tenía parte en el negocio. Igualmente informan los entrevistados que los Guardias Nacionales que comandaba el Tte. PRIN VILLEGAS, especialmente el Cabo PIÑATE, se daban a la tarea de pedir a los mineros parte de la tierra que acababan y donde podía haber un diamente; igualmente cobraban una especie de impuesto a las personas que administraban las casas de juegos. Harían las personas entrevistadas que en una oportunidad los mineros, y no de ellos menor de edad, se jugaban de manos en el pueblo, resultando golpeado el menor y -
que su amigo, quien lo golpeó, sin mal intención, no opuso ninguna resistencia y voluntariamente manifestó a la Guardia Nacional que estaba dispuesto a enviar al médico por su cuenta a su amigo y a pagar un arresto si era necesario, cosa que no sucedió pues el Teniente ordenó esposarlo y propinarle cinco planazos en presencia del pueblo para así sentar un precedente de respeto, según expresó.
Se pudo conocer que el año pasado, por el mes de Noviembre, por orden de la Guardia Nacional se llevó a cabo una reunión en el Bar del Señor ZABALA, y donde asistieron además el Coronel VALDERRAMA y el Tte. Cnel BECERRA, procedentes del Destacamento acantonado en San Fernando de Apure. En esta reunión se planteó la necesidad de que colaboraran los comerciantes de la localidad para la construcción del Comando de la Guardia Nacional en esa mina; los comerciantes aceptaron hacerlo y negoció a negocio fueron visitados dando en 100 y 200 bolívares cada uno; esta colaboración no fue del agrado de los comerciantes, pero por temor a que presalián prefirieron colaborar no pudiendo determinar la cantidad recogida, pero se estimaban varios miles de bolívares; con la suma de dinero donada se construyó un galpón de zinc, cercado con alambres de púas que en la actualidad hace las veces de Comando de la Guardia Nacional en "La Salvación".
Un Mayor de las Fuerzas Aéreas Venezolanas desapellidado SEGUIA, se ha hecho en las minas hombre importante en su condición de comerciante. Adquirió junto con otros socios la Línea aérea "ASERCA", pilotando personalmente uno de sus aviones, específicamente el identificado con las siglas: YV-CASI, donde transporta personas y carga, especialmente corveza traída des-
de Valencia y Maracay, constituyéndose así en el mayor distribuidor de corveza en la mina; a demás poseía la fábrica fábrica de hielo que existe en el lugar y una planta para tratamiento del agua, la que igualmente vende en la mina. Estos negocios están administrados por un hermano suyo, y que las maquinarias de la compañía que fabrica hielo y potabiliza el agua, distinguida con el nombre de SAFER, fueron transportadas a la mina en un avión de carga de las Fuerzas Aéreas.
Esta comisión pudo ver personalmente al Mayor SEGUA en su función de piloto comercial co-brando a los mineros que transportaba; igualmente la comisión le observó en traje civil, pero según informaron las personas interrogadas, este militar frecuentemente ha sido visto con su uniforme de las Fuerzas Aéreas, por lo que se puede deducir de que actualmente se encuentra activo en nuestras Fuerzas Aéreas.
De la actuación de los Guardias Nacionales que actualmente se encuentran en "La Salvación" al mando del Cabo CARPIO, no hay acusaciones por atropellos, solamente y eso se pudo notar, toleran el juego y protegen algunos bares que permanecen abiertos hasta pasada la hora normal. Entre estos bares figura uno donde se practica la prostitución y cuya dueña, de nombre ROSA, se jacta públicamente de ser "la primera dama de La Salvación" por el hecho de ser la amante del Cabo CARPIO.
En conversación sostenida en un plano amistoso con el Cabo CARPIO, éste manifestó a la comisión que ellos aceptaban regalos en dinero de parte de los mineros por el poca sueldo que de vengaban en un lugar como ese donde el costo de la vida es tan elevado.
Esta comisión, luego de hablar con las perso--
que han suministrado algunas de estas informaciones, puedo adelantar que las mismas estarán en condiciones de rendir declaraciones escritas si se les exige, para hacerse la recomendación de que en ese caso habrá que hacerlo con suma discreción por temor a futuras represalias.
Es todo cuanto tenemos que informar al respetado.
LUIS POSADA CARRILLES.
Comisario
JULIO CESAR LANZA C.
Sub - Comisario
EFREN CASTILLO.
-Sub-Inspector
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A.-DIAMANTES.- Primera Parte
1 SITUACIÓN EXISTENTE EN VENEZUELA
11 Generalidades
En 1970 la producción diamantífera Venezolana alcanzó 508.661 quilates, siendo esta producción la más alta en la historia de esta actividad en el país. Con relación a 1969 la producción ha triplicado según se desprende de los cuadros anexos de producción.
Esta producción ha sido lograda en su casi totalidad bajo el sistema de libre aprovechamiento, sinónimo de sub-desarrollo en los aspectos técnico, social y económico. En el aspecto técnico el sub-desarrollo se manifiesta en los sistemas rudimentarios de explotación que no permiten el cabal aprovechamiento del yacimiento.
En el aspecto social son de todos conocidas las condiciones infrahumanas en que se desenvuelve la vida del minero, con la falta de servicios elementales, vías de comunicación, falta de seguridad personal imposibilidad de lograr una superación personal a través de una comunidad y familia estables.
En el aspecto económico los circuitos de mercados existentes hacen que el minero se encuentre a merced de los compradores organizados a quienes venden su producción en las condiciones que le van fijadas.
Por otra parte hay que señalar que el libre aprovechamiento solo puede ser utilizado donde concurren ciertas condiciones físicas como alta concentración del diamante y agua suficiente para las técnicas primitivas de lavado.
Con el nivel de producción actual y la riqueza potencial existente se hace necesario efectuar modificaciones en la forma de aprovechamiento, introduciendo técnicas industriales de trabajo.
Igualmente es de señalar que la ley y reglamento actuales de Minas datan del año 1944, cuando la producción diamantífera no alcanzaba ni siquiera el 10% de los niveles actuales. Su modificación es imperativa a efectos de introducir nuevas regulaciones cónsonas con las técnicas existentes inclusive en países menos desarrollados que Venezuela.
No se pretende recomendar la eliminación de la explotación del diamante bajo el sistema de libre aprovechamiento por las implicaciones socio-políticas que esta medida tendría, pero sí complementarla con la utilización de métodos industriales de aprovechamiento enmarcada dentro de una legislación actualizada.
El Ministerio de Minas conoce los parámetros de la explotación bajo el libre aprovechamiento desde hace tiempo, recalca por los Inge. Francisco Izquierdo y Oleg Andreiev, expertos del MMH, en varias oportunidades.
La actividad diamantífera en Venezuela reviste enorme importancia según puede apreciarse en las cifras siguientes, (sobre datos de 1970):
- Representa el 1,5% de la producción mundial, estimada oficialmente en 46 millones de quilates.
- Utiliza una fuerza de trabajo entre 10,000 y 15,000 mineros. De la cifra anterior es difícil determinar el porcentaje de venezolanos y de Extranjeros indocumentados que trabajan en esta actividad.
- Aporta a la Nación ingresos fiscalizados de 30 millones de bolívares de los cuales el Gobierno percibe en calidad de impuesto de explotación un 3%.
- El minera Manuel-Fairbank cifra un valor de 1.200.000.000 para la producción en 1970.
Por información bancaria obtenida extraoficialmente, hemos podido saber que procedentes del exterior fue girada a Ciudad Bolívar una suma cercana a los 70 millones de bolívares destinada a compra de diamantes durante 1970.
Adoptando una cifra conservadora de 50 millones de bolívares como valor de la producción de diamantes, esto representaría un 10% del aporte que hace el Producto Territorial Bruto al Sector Minero.
La explotación del diamante determina una serie de inversiones en actividades conexas, altamente remuneradoras por lo general, como por ejemplo las líneas de aviación locales para transporte de mineros como Aerotáctica, Comeravia, Gatic S.A., Tanca, etc.
Fuente de ingresos para las Municipalidades. El Comercio en el Guaniamo cancela $ 15.000 mensuales a la Municipalidad del Distrito Cedeño del Estado Bolívar (sin prestación de servicio alguno hasta la fecha).
12.- Características del Diamante venezolano
- Origen
El diamante venezolano proviene de Guayana (Provincia de Roraima y Guayana). Es un diamante de aluvión o sea que se encuentra en el cauce de los ríos, o forma en terrazas aluviales depósitos ubicados a poca profundidad; 3 a 15 metros de acuerdo a la topografía.
En algunas regiones del mundo, los diamantes se encuentran en "chimeneas" o "pipes"; únicas fuentes primarias de diamantes conocidas - ejemplo: Kimberley (Africa del Sur) - en otras en depósitos aluvionales como en Venezuela o en las playas del Sur Oeste de África; o en una combinación de ambos - ejemplo: Yakutia, Rusia.
No todas las "chimeneas" son productivas y 75% de la producción mundial proviene de aluvión.
La riqueza de los depósitos depende:
- del tenor en diamantes del material extraído
- de la proporción entre los tipos, talle-industrial-bort
- de las características de las piedras (morfológicas y de color)
- Tenor
En Venezuela la cantidad de quilates por tonelada métrica es satisfactoria; para el Guaniamo se puede evaluar en 0,4 - 0,5 quilates por tonelada métrica - cantidad que justifica la permanencia en el sitio del Minero de Libre Aprovechamiento. (1 quilate = 0,24 gramos)
Los valores promedio de los tenores de los yacimientos del grupo De Beers en África del Sur son de 0,2 a 0,3 - según se desprende del Informe Anual 1969 de De Beers Consolidated Mines LTD.
COMPARACIÓN ENTRE VENEZUELA Y EL GRUPO DE BEERS EN RELACIÓN CON LA PRESENCIA DE DIAMANTE ENCONTRADO
ACTIVIDAD DIAMANTIFERA DEL GRUPO DE BEERS EN 1969
Toneladas de material diamantífero extraídas y tratadas = 39 millones
Quilates obtenidos = 9 millones
Costo global = 232 millones de Bs.
Costo por quilate = 26, Bolívares
Tenor del material = 0,23 Qt./Ton.
(Fuente: Informe Anual 1969. DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LTD.)
ACTIVIDAD DIAMANTIFERA DE VENEZUELA EN 1970
(Libre Aprovechamiento)
Toneladas extraídas
\[
\frac{5,000 \text{ mineros} \times 2 \text{ Ton.} \times 300 \text{ días}}{\text{minero-día}} = 2 \text{ a } 3 \text{ millones ton. (max)}
\]
Quilates obtenidos = 500,000
Costo global = Indeterminado
Costo por quilate = Indeterminado
Tenor del material = 0,4 - 0,5 Quilates/Ton. (max)
Proporción Talla - Industrial - Bort
La línea divisoria entre talla e industrial es a veces arbitraria y no absoluta. Generalmente el diamante propio para la talla se caracteriza así:
- está bien conformado
- es blanco o ligeramente coloreado
- pesa más de 1/20 quilates (10 mg.)
Son comunes en nuestros yacimientos unos diamantes triangulares (equiláteras de 2 a 3 mm de lado) llamados "paneles" clasificados como industriales pero que pueden aprovecharse para talla.
El bort, oscuro, sirve para hacer polvo de diamante.
De acuerdo a las estadísticas suministradas por el Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos tenemos que la producción venezolana se distribuye en:
| | 1969 | 1970 |
|-------|------|------|
| Talla | 61% | 25% |
| Industrial | 30% | 35% |
| Bort | 9% | 40% |
Comparado con resultados estadísticos - muy escasos por cierto - de otras partes tenemos la siguiente comparación porcentual del diamante de Talla con respecto a la producción total.
Proporción del tipo Talla
- Venezuela: 25% (aluvión)
- Sierra Leone: 60% (aluvión)
- Jagersfontein-Kimberley: 30% (pípa)
- Mir-Rusia: 21% (pípa)
- Udachnaya-Rusia: 12% (pípa)
(Cifras de MWH; Cotty y Wilks, Ingleses; Gnavushev, Bartoshinsky, Zinkov y Sobolev, Rusos).
Forma
Característica morfológica que define al diamante de talla como un:
- octaedro
- rombo dodecaedro
- cubo.
- formas intermedias entre las 3 anteriores
La forma cúbica es la más rara; generalmente en Venezuela hallamos octaedros; muy semejantes a los de Sierra Leone y que aparecen en la hoja. - DIAMANTE DE TALLA - DIFERENCIAS MORFOLÓGICAS -
Siendo de origen aluvionario se puede apreciar que presentan aristas redondeadas y no nítidas, significativo de un posible arrastre hasta su lugar de extracción.
Los octaedros de "chimeneas" tienen aristas nítidas y perfectas (foto). En la operación de talla, el octaedro es el más apropiado para la talla americana ó full cut ó corte clásico del brillante.
Estructura
Característica morfológica que corresponde al modo de cristalización de la piedra, observándose una de las dos particularidades siguientes:
- estrías en las facetas ó
- estratos en el cuerpo de la piedra
Generalmente nuestras piedras presentan estas capas ó estratos, perfectamente observables al microscopio binocular, lo cual puede marcar un cuidado especial en la operación talla.
Tamaño
Hasta donde sabemos, los diamantes de Venezuela son mayormente pequeños. Examinando un lote de acero en operación de fiscalización Guía No. 00112, observamos la distribución siguiente:
| Más de un quilate | 24 piedras |
| Menos de un quilate | 1951 piedras |
| **Total** | **1975 piedras** |
Las piedras grandes son raras - En 1970 fue descubierta en el Guanisco una piedra de 57,63 quilates, (adquirida en el sitio por Bs. 85,000 evaluado en 104,000 $, por el M.M.H. a los efectos del Impuesto de explotación.)
En este aspecto el comercio ilícito hace errática toda investigación y solo se dispone tanto en Venezuela como en gran parte de las áreas de producción de datos indicativos relativos al tamaño; por ejemplo en Ghana es frecuente la piedra de más de 2 quilates; en Dutúitapan - Sur Africa, el ritmo de aparición de piedras de 50 a 200 quilates es más frecuente que en cualquier otro sitio (minas controladas por De Beers).
En los placeres aluvionales de playas del sur oeste africano las piedras grandes se encuentran en la desembocadura del río Orange, disminuyendo el tamaño a medida que se aleja uno de la desembocadura (20 piedras/quilate a 200 millas de la desembocadura; explotación en el mar).
Color
El color es otra característica que se toma en cuenta en la evaluación de la piedra bruta. En la piedra tallada su importancia es menor ya que el valor lo determinan en orden: las proporciones de las facetas, inclusiones, color y peso.
La mayoría de los diamantes son colorados
Venezuela Blanco amarillento
Ghana marrón verde oscuro muy atractivo
Sur Africa generalmente verde oscuro
Premier Mine marrón ligeramente aceitoso
Mir-Rusia Blanco
Sierra Leone blanco verde oscuro
Conclusión.
El diamante de talla venezolano en términos generales, es un diamante de aluvión de buen tenor; octaedro bien conformado con estratos; pequeño; blanco amarillento.
¿Cómo se sitúa nuestro diamante con relación a los demás?
(pregunta formulada a negociantes y talladores de New York, Londres, Amberes e Israel)
La respuesta ha sido que no compiten con: Rusia, Africa del Sur, Sierra Leone, Africa Central.
Compiten con: Brasil, Guyana, Costa de Marfil y otros.
13. Comercio del diamante en Venezuela
131. Legislación:
De acuerdo al artículo 137 del Reglamento de la Ley de Minas, el comercio de oro, diamantes y otras piedras preciosas está permitido solamente a aquellas personas debidamente inscritas en el Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos.
Los comerciantes que tienen formalizada su inscripción ante el Ministerio están en la obligación de suministrar el informe mensual de sus actividades, según lo pactado en el mencionado artículo 137, ordenes 5, 6 y 7.
Al presentar este aspecto legal del comercio estamos repitiendo las frases consagradas que se utilizan para recordar que en Venezuela muchos son los que no cumplen con la Ley.
En el caso del diamante están registrados en el MMH 433 compradores con licencias y como se verá más adelante las 2/3 partes no cumplen con lo pactado por la Ley.
132.- **Circuitos Nacionales y nexos con el Exterior**
**Compradores**
En base a un fichero de compradores preparado a los efectos de este Estudio se desprende que:
De los 430 compradores con licencia, registrados en el Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos:
* 104 cumplen con la Ley de los cuales:
* 41 tienen una actividad permanente en el negocio, dentro del país y
* 63 tienen una actividad esporádica
* 326 no cumplen con las disposiciones legales vigentes (Artículo 137 del Reglamento de la Ley de Minas)
**Grupos**
La población activa (104) de compradores está distribuida en 4 grupos.
- **Grupo I** TIMOTEO OCHOA
- **Grupo II** ROTH & EDER-MARIANO ALVAREZ
- **Grupo III** BARRADAS - DA SILVA - RODRIGUEZ
- **Grupo IV** INDEPENDIENTES (Gutwein, Onn, Gryla etc.)
**Circuitos dentro de los grupos**
**GRUPO I**
Minero ▶ Comprador de Campo ▶ Mayorista Ciudad Bolívar (Ochoa) ▶ Diamond Distributors, New York
**GRUPO II**
Minero ▶ Comprador de Campo ▶ Mayorista Ciudad Bolívar (Alvarez) ▶ Exportador Caracas (Roth & Eder) ▶ Exterior
Superior Diamond Cutter
42 West 48 Street - NY 10107
Los manifiestos de exportación expedidos por la Administración de Aduanas en Malquita, Ciudad Ecliver y Santa Elena de Guairón señalan los destinatarios siguientes:
| Destinatario | Expedidor | Licencia |
|--------------|-----------|----------|
| NEW YORK | | |
| - Diamond Distributors INC. 539 Fifth Av. N.Y. 10017 | T. Ochoa | 54-N |
| - Halpering Shipping Co. INC. 1 Maipán Lane N.Y. | Ludovico Lante | |
| - Superior Diamond Cutter 48 West 48 Street N.Y. | Elisa Roth | 122-N |
| - Leon Tempolsman & Son 529 Fifth Av. N.Y. | Isaac Gutwein | 78-N |
| - Henry Hudson Hotel 58 Street West c/o Gyula David | Gyula David | 318-N |
| - Hotel Pierre 5th. Avenue c/o José Orlando Luxora | José Orlando Luxora | |
| - Handersen 745 Athol Estado Nevada | Erwin A. Gombo S. | 13-N |
| CANADA | | |
| - Antonio Rossi Yudcon Street 102 Toronto 18 | Antonio Rossi | 185-M |
| BELGICA | | |
| - C. H. Brachfeld & Sons 62 Pelicanstraat Amberes | Sicha Onn | 2-N |
| - Theo Bloom 70 Pelicanstraat Amberes | Gilbert Davos en representación de Gyula David | 318-M |
| | | |
| | | |
| Expendedor | Licencia |
|------------|----------|
| Rubén Da Silva | 58-M |
| Danilo Rodríguez | 67-M |
| Arturo Barradas | 258-M |
| Elias Roth | 122-M |
| Isaac Gutwein | 78-M |
| Hugo Di Benedetto | 166-M |
| Elías Roth | 122-M |
| Isaac Gutwein | 78-M |
| A. Barradas | 258-M |
| Elías Roth | 122-M |
**Distribución del mercado**
Los circuitos señalados han sido establecidos a partir del fichero de compradores preparado en la encuesta de PLANESA, el cual nos ha servido para conocer -dentro de lo posible- cómo distribuyen el mercado los distintos grupos.
| GRUPOS | Principales | 1970 (porciones) | 1969 | 1968 | % Promedio del mercado | Destino |
|--------|-------------|------------------|------|------|------------------------|---------|
| I | TIMOTEO OCHOA | 7.206.120,00 (hasta Julio) | 5.697.118,00 | 3.689.690,00 | 35-40 | Diamond Distributors INC 539 Fifth Av. NY 10017 |
| II | ROTH & EDER MARIANO ALVAREZ | 4.469.900,00 (hasta Sept.) | 3.362.095,00 | 1.117.186,45 | 25 | Superior Diamond Cutter 42 Wew 48 Sr. NY 10017 Theo Bloom-70 Pelikanstr. Amberea Pitusch - Romm-son - Diamond-ach. Bldg. Israel |
| III | ARTURO DARRADAS RUBEN DA SILVA DANILO RODRIGUEZ | 2.439.400,00 | 3.284.006,00 | 1.279.000,15 | 20-25 | Jacques SCHLEZINGER Amsterdam Shobank Saphartistroat - Holanda Brasil (a.a.) |
| IV | INDEPENDIENTES | 282.610,00 | - | - | - | USA |
| | GUA. - ENVID | 500.999,50 | - | - | 20 | Bélgica |
| | SINCHA ONN | 646.444,55 | 2.192.727,00 | 1.463.293,00 | Israel |
| Total | 15.553.554,05 | 14.536.026,00 | 7.550.143,60 | | | |
(Fuente: Manifiestos de exportación - Ministerio de Hacienda)
133.- Precios
1331.- Precio del diamante en la cima
Durante nuestra visita a las minas del Guaniamo en Octubre de 1970 hemos presenciando numerosas transacciones comerciales entre mineros y compradores instalados éstos en el caserío El Candado, lugar surgido en medio de la selva a 200 kilómetros al sur-este de Ciudad Bolívar con motivo de la "bulla" del Guaniamo.
Los precios practicados por los compradores, que por regla general actúan por cuenta de terceros, son variables y dependen de los factores siguientes:
- Del tipo de diamante
Generalmente se distinguen las categorías siguientes:
- Talla de primera $300/qt
- Media talla $180 - 200/qt
- Industrial $80 - 100/qt
- "reyes" - reject $50/qt
- Sort $10/qt
El número de clasificaciones puede alcanzar 8 y se observa que la finalidad que persigue el comprador es de devaluar el lote, mientras que a nivel de fiscalización por el M.M.H. en Ciudad Bolívar el aumento del número de clasificaciones -11 (once)- tiene por objeto valorizar el lote. No existen pues criterios unificados y sería muy difícil adoptar la misma clasificación ya que al Ministerio llegan lotes reclasificados.
- De las condiciones del mercado
Bajo este concepto podemos enumerar la afluencia de piedras, la experiencia del minero, las instrucciones impartidas desde Ciudad Bolívar, Caracas o el exterior a los compradores.
De las condiciones de vida del minero
El minero organizado en grupo de trabajo, tiene ingresos provenientes de:
- una actividad diaria que rinde Bs 100 a Bs 500 semanales por persona.
- una actividad de envergadura consistente en una explotación a mayor escala donde intervienen la extracción de "grunas" o bloques de varias toneladas en una quebrada; la apertura de un "telín" o canal de desvío o corte de manzana; actividad que ocupa generalmente a cuatro o cinco mineros y que rinde por ejemplo Bs 20,000,00 en un mes al grupo de trabajo.
Los gastos de existencia del minero son por otro lado muy elevados debido a las condiciones mismas del sistema de Libre Aprovechamiento o sea aislamiento, hostilidad del medio, etc.
Podemos ilustrar lo costoso de la vida con los precios siguientes:
- un almuerzo (presa de pollo + arepa) Bs 10,00
- un fresco Bs 3,00
- una cerveza Bs 5,00
- un kilo de cambures Bs 6,00
- periódico Bs 2,00
- pasaje en helicóptero para un vuelo de 5 minutos aproximadamente (equivalentes a trayecto caminado en 6 horas) Bs 100,00
Por lo expuesto podemos ver que el minero necesita un nivel aceptable de ingresos para hacer frente al alto costo de la vida que impone el medio, viéndose obligado en esas condiciones a aceptar los precios que se ofrecen por la producción encontrada.
En conclusión la explotación bajo el sistema de libre aprovechamiento hace difícil la determinación de los costos unitarios de producción, los márgenes de utilidad entre intermediarios y en general de evaluación racional de tipo económico, incluyendo la producción misma.
1332.- Precios a los efectos de liquidación del Impuesto de Explotación.
La Ley de Minas admite que el impuesto de explotación de 3% en el caso del libre aprovechamiento, sea cancelado por el comprador en caso de que el minero no pudiera hacerlo. La liquidación de ese impuesto tiene lugar en Ciudad Bolívar y es generalmente un mayorista que controliza los diamantes provenientes de varios concesionarios el que presenta una solicitud de liquidación según el modelo anexo.
Es de hacer notar que el mayorista selecciona las piedras en base a una clasificación impuesta por la fiscalía y que en ninguna manera corresponde a la clasificación adoptada en el momento de la compra en el sitio de explotación.
En base a la solicitud de liquidación el M.M.H. comprueba el valor declarado y generalmente aumenta dicho valor en un porcentaje muy razonable sobre el lote total: 2 a 5% según su composición - La planilla de liquidación es la que sirve a los efectos de la cancelación en las oficinas del Banco de Venezuela que actúa como receptor de fondos nacionales.
En base a las planillas señaladas apuntamos los precios siguientes en bolívares:
| Clasificación M.M.H | Tipo de diamante | Bolívares |
|---------------------|------------------|-----------|
| | | A | S | G |
| 1. | Talla 1 más de 1 quilate | (300) | 320 | 20 |
| 2. | Talla 2 más de 1 quilate | (180) | 190 | 10 |
| 3. | Talla 3 más de 1 quilate | (220) | 245 | 25 |
| 4. | Talla 4 más de 1 quilate | (110) | 115 | 5 |
| 5. | Talla 5 más de 1 quilate | (140) | 150 | 0 |
| 6. | Talla 6 más de 1 quilate | (50) | 100 | 10 |
| 7. | Talla 7 más de 1 quilate | (100) | 100 | 0 |
| 8. | Talla 8 más de 1 quilate | (75) | 75 | |
| 9. | Industrial 1 | (50) | 50 | 0 |
| 10. | Industrial 2 | (30) | 30 | 0 |
| 11. | Sort | (10) | 10 | 0 |
A) Valores a los cuales el comprador dice haber adquirido las piedras de los mineros.
B) Valor fiscalizado.
C) Diferencia imposible a los efectos del Impuesto Sobre La Renta (Utilidad teórica)
1333.- Progresión del nivel de precios.
Es difícil establecer la ganancia de los intermediarios.
Se puede aceptar una utilidad de 5% por participante - es decir - que desde el minero hasta el mayorista exportador (dos o tres intermediarios) el precio de una piedra aumentaría en un 10 ó 15%, lo que no parece excesivo.
Son excepcionales las variaciones mayores: del estudio del registro de ventas de los compradores que tienen actualizada su situación en la fiscalía del Ministerio de Minas en Ciudad Bolívar, se pudo ver, por ejemplo que en Mayo de 1970 el Sr. Ramón Peña vendió al Sr. Víctor Alvarez en Bs. 9.000,00 un lote adquirido en Bs. 6.800,00 ó sea realizando una ganancia de 30%. Normalmente este margen oscila entre 4 y 7%.
En verdad, a través del circuito se opera una selección de las piedras que tras como consecuencia un aumento en el valor de los lotes.
Esto lo apreciamos en el ejemplo del IVIC - Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas - al cual adquiere diamante industrial destinado a la fabricación de las cuchillas de diamante, siendo piedras escogidas.
De cualquier manera, puede apreciarse que los exportadores de diamantes aún haciendo una ligera utilidad de 5% en cada operación, dado que ésta se repite muchas veces a lo largo del año, hacen un alto beneficio, proporcional a la rotación de su capital durante el período.
14. Aprovechamiento del Diamante en Venezuela.
Del total de diamantes producido en Venezuela (en 1970 538,000,00 quilates) es ínfima la parte aprovechada en el País.
En lo que se refiere al diamante de talla existen unos pocos talleres que en pequeña escala trabajan la talla del diamante. Tengamos el ejemplo en Ciudad Bolívar del Taller Coroní, con 3 personas donde se talla aproximadamente 400 quilates por año, según información recabada en el Taller mismo. Existen otros talleres en Puerto Ordaz, Caracas y la Colonia Tovar.
Se ha estimado que actualmente no excede de 2,000,00 quilates por año la talla del diamante en Venezuela.
El Gobierno Regional en el Estado Bolívar está impulsando el establecimiento de una escuela de talla en Ciudad Bolívar, habiendo ordenado ya los equipos necesarios. Esta actividad merece todo el apoyo gubernamental con miras a desarrollar en Venezuela los equipos humanos para que estos puedan competir en el Mercado Internacional al cabo de unos años, una vez adquirida la experiencia necesaria, lograda en otros países en varias generaciones.
Hay que estar conscientes que la talla del diamante es una actividad altamente especializada y competida en Estados Unidos, Europa e Israel. Por ejemplo en este último país existen 12,000 talladores que devengan en promedio sueldos mensuales de 900,00 S$. determinando esto un costo reducido de talla.
En Israel tuvimos la oportunidad de visitar los Talleres Sarik que producen mensualmente 5,000 quilates tallados, variando los costos de la talla entre 15,50 $ y 27,60 $ por quilate.
Con respecto al diamante industrial, con excepción del Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, prácticamente no existe el aprovechamiento de este tipo de diamante. El IVIC aprovecha aproximadamente 200 quilates al año, como se detalla en ficha anexa.
Ejemplo.- Aprovechamiento del Diamante Industrial.
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas.
El IVIC utiliza el diamante industrial nacional para la fabricación de la cuchillas de diamantes, para cortes ultrafinos, según técnica desarrollada por el Científico Venezolano Dr. Humberto Fernández M.
Precio de compra del diamante y circuito del mismo.
El IVIC aprovecha anualmente 200 quilates de diamantes reseleccionados de tipo industrial, por el cual paga a razón de 80,00 Bs/quilate.
El circuito de adquisición de estos diamantes es:
Minero → Comprador de Campo (empleado del mayorista)
→ Mayorista de Ciudad Bolívar → Mayorista Exportador de Caracas → IVIC
Mercado Externo.
Con diamantes de buenas dimensiones y peso inferior a 1 quilate el IVIC fabrica las cuchillas para microtomo de primera calidad las cuales factura así:
- Cuchilla de 2 mm. de ancho, más soporte 120,00 dólares
- Cada 0,1 mm. adicionales 20,00 dólares
El quilate de diamante de este tipo ha sido pagado al minero a razón de 50,00 Bs/quilate. (diamante de primera, peneles), según se desprende de las planillas de declaración del mayorista de Ciudad Bolívar, valor aceptado por el Ministerio de Minas.
Adquiriendo el diamante a 80,00 Bs/Qt. observamos que hay una diferencia de 30,00 Bs/Qt. que viene siendo la utilidad de los intermediarios esta ganancia no puede considerarse excesiva, máxima tomando en cuenta la selección de la piedra, para el cabo de un año de negocio de esta naturaleza el intermediario puede llegar a un rendimiento de 200% sobre su capital dependiendo de la frecuencia con la cual su capital sea rotado.
Ejemplo.- Valorización de la piedra al taller.
Durante el transcurso del estudio se pudieron observar varias operaciones de avalúo efectuadas en el laboratorio de gemología del MSH - Ciudad Bolívar, a petición de compradores interesados en conocer el valor de una sortija personal.
El 15/10/70 se efectuó la experticia de una piedra presentada por el Sr. Splendidio de color amarillento, con un peso de 6,27 quilates (peso estimado con tabla "Weight Calculator" ya que la piedra estaba montada en sortija).
En la operación de avalúo se tomaron en cuenta por orden de importancia:
1.- Las proporciones de la piedra tallada (lupa y microscopio)
2.- La existencia de inclusiones, carbonas y accidentes dentro de la piedra (microscopio)
3.- El color
4.- El peso
La piedra en cuestión fue evaluada en 24.000,00 Bs. (de haber tenido mejor color hubiera podido alcanzar 80.000,00 Bs.)
En la operación de talla el rendimiento es de 50% aproximadamente, o sea que la piedra bruta debió pesar 13 quilates aproximadamente.
El costo de la talla es 80.100,00 Bs. el quilate o sea que en este caso costó 80.130,00 Bs.
Tomando en cuenta el tamaño y calidad de esta piedra, el valor en el sitio de explotación es de 80.160,00 Bs., como máximo, haciendo notar que según la especificación del MSH en la fiscalización habría sido evaluada en un mínimo de 80.4.140,00 Bs.
Puede apreciarse en consecuencia la valorización habida por la piedra en el proceso de talla pasando desde aproximadamente 80.12.000,00 Bs. revendida por los intermediarios hasta 80.24.000,00 Bs. evaluación del gemólogo.
CITAS RECOMENDACIONES
Las recomendaciones que a continuación hacemos guardan relación directa, aunque no aparente, con el objeto mismo de nuestro estudio y están destinadas a corregir, completar o reconsiderar algunos aspectos de la actividad diamantífera en Venezuela.
Algunas de las recomendaciones no conciernen directamente al Ministerio de Minas e Hidrocarburos.
Liquidación Impuesto Explotación
Sería recomendable estudiar fórmulas que permitan agilizar los trámites y la propia operación de fiscalización sin restarle su debida importancia.
Se ha pensado que se podría contemplar a partir de un estudio estadístico amplio una liquidación en base al peso de los lotes o sea, bolívares por quilates sin entrar a considerar calidades.
En efecto si existen 2,500 calidades de piedras, ¿porque entrar a considerar 8 clasificaciones dentro del diamente de talla?, ademas no es raro que la talla malogre la piedra por cambio de color, rotura etc. quedando el concepto de calidad sin fundamento.
El estudio estadístico sobre un gran número de lotes con distinción de Talla - Industrial - Sort, permitiría establecer 3 valores que equilibrarían actual 3% percibido sobre el valor del lote ó posiblemente superior al 3%.
Concretamente, suponiendo que el cuadro de producción para el año 1970 sea un cuadro standard, observamos lo siguiente (Libre Aprovechamiento).
| Talla | 131.106,42 | qts |
|-----------|------------|-----|
| Industrial| 172.650,77 | qts |
| Sort | 234.963,65 | qts |
| Total | 538.661,04 | qts |
Valor para el impuesto 25.217.073,60 Bs.
Impuesto pagado 800.592,42 Bs.
Si se adoptan valores de referencia tales que permitan gravar el producto en la forma siguiente:
| Talla | 5 | Bs/qt. |
|---------|---|--------|
| Industrial | 1 | Bs/qt. |
| Sort | 0,25 | Bs/qt. |
Obtenemos el cuadro de liquidación siguiente:
| Talla | 131.106,42 x 5 = Bs. 655.532,10 |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| Industrial | 172.650,77 x 1 = Bs. 172.650,77 |
| Sort | 204.983,80 x 0,25 = Bs. 51.246,00 |
| Total Impuesto liquidado | Bs. 879.423,87 |
**Licencias de Compradores**
En vista de que las 2/3 partes de los compradores con licencia no cumplen con la Ley, sería conveniente reconsiderar el modo de otorgamiento de dichas licencias.
**Ministerio de Hacienda**
De acuerdo a la Ley, Artículo 144, las Administraciones de Aduanas deben enviar copia de los Manifiestos de Exportación de Diamantes al MMH. Esto no se cumple. El 5 de Junio de 1954 mediante oficio No. 5903 MMH pidió al Ministerio de Hacienda el cumplimiento de dicho artículo. Sería conveniente reiterar la solicitud.
**Control de Lotes de Diamantes en las Aduanas**
Parece irrisorio que en las Aduanas de la República no se controle el contenido de las cajitas con diamantes en bruto que se exportan, y cuando se hace como es el caso en Ciudad Bolívar, se coloca el paquete que puede pesar bruto 100 gramos o menos sobre una balanza TOLEDO, que sirve para pesar bultos de hasta 250 kilos.
Se recomienda utilizar una balanza adecuada, y lacrar los paquetes para evitar el cambio de su composición.
**Disposiciones Apenascolares**
Las cifras de importación relativas a piedras preciosas o semi preciosas, recopiladas por la Dirección General de Estadísticas del Minis-
teria de fomento son prácticamente inutilizables.
Se debería precisar en el Arancel de Aduanas las preciosas y las semi preciosas; y dentro de las primeras si se trata de brillantes, esmeraldas, rubíes, zafiros u otros. El actual Arancel mezcla los varios conceptos.
Recomendaciones de interés industrial
A.- Se recomienda evaluar la riqueza de los materiales ya explotados en los placeres de San Salvador de Pául, con miras al aprovechamiento industrial del diamante eventualmente mediante licitación pública—ya que ensayos privados han demostrado la posibilidad de recuperar aproximadamente cien dólares en diamantes por metro cúbico.
B.- Se recomienda considerar la posibilidad de aprovechar a mayor escala, la experiencia del IVIC en materia de fabricación de cuchillas de diamante para microtomo; experiencia que a través de doce años le ha valido al IVIC en el exterior un gran prestigio.
SECRET
TO: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
ATTENTION: Chris Frederick/ WH/3
FROM: Director of Security
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (A 12 419 708)
Nieves Elina Gonzalez de POSADA (A 12 443 942)
REFERENCE: Your request for Reentry Permit dated 19
were
Reentry Permits issued for subject on 21 April 1972, and are
valid to 20 April 1973. The Permit may be used for unlimited entries
into the United States during validity. Validity of Permit may be extended for
a maximum period of twelve (12) months only. Extension of Validity of Permit
must be made on the attached, "Application for Extension of Permit to Reenter
the United States," (I&NS Form I-143). In certain foreign areas U.S. Consuls
and U.S. Immigration Officers are authorized to extend the validity date. However,
where security or cover considerations warrant, the Permit and Application
should be forwarded to Alien Affairs Staff in order to have the validity date
extended through cleared Liaison with Immigration and Naturalization Service.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
[Signature]
Louis Wienckowski
Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Attachment.
Receipt acknowledged for Permits 0375384 and 0375385:
[Signature] 25 April 1972
OS/AAS/ESkark 25 April 1972
(GROUP I - Excluded from
SECRET
declassification.)
15. CIFENCE-1 is currently assigned to the section of CIRASE with basic responsibility for guerrilla activity. As a result he is required to spend between 50 and 75 percent of his time outside of Caracas. While this has made him somewhat less accessible to the Station, he is well placed to obtain advance information with regard to possible plans for urban violence or kidnappings, high on the list of Station priorities. He has contributed to two reports during the period. A change in the Minister of Interior has recently been announced, which could result in changes down to the level of CIFENCE-1, especially should CIFENCE-1 leave his position. In the meantime, CIFENCE-1 continues as a valuable Station penetration of CIRASE.
13 April 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OA
SUBJECT: CIFENCE-4 (201-300985)
Please process Subject for Operational Approval for his use as a penetration of the Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention in Venezuela (DISIP). Attached herewith are updated PRQ Parts I and II.
Nancy L. Davis
WII/3/V
Attachments:
As stated above.
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - Memo Chrono
1 - 201-300985
SECRET 051758Z APR 72 CITE CARACAS 19040 (MYLECHRAINE ACTING)
DIRECTOR INFO WH/Miami
CIFLUTE
REF: DIRECTOR 248804
1. RE-ENTRY PERMITS CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE SENT HQS
PER REF REQUEST VIA TM NO. 256903 ON 5 APRIL.
2. CIFENCE-4 RETURNED FROM 1 DEC 71 TRIP MIAMI
ON VIASA 741 MIAMI TO CARACAS ON 9 DEC 71.
3. FILE: 201-300985, GP-1.
SECRET
CS CP
SECRET
5 APR 72
201-300985
CARACAS INFO WH/MIAI
CIFLUTE
REF: CARACAS 18369 (IN 481013)*
1. PLEASE SEND RE-ENTRY PERMITS FOR CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE PLUS TWO CURRENT PHOTOS OF EACH TO ARRIVE HOS BY 10 APRIL 72 SO THAT NEW RE-ENTRY PERMITS CAN BE OBTAINED.
2. WE ASSUME CIFENCE-4 HAS RETURNED TO CARACAS AFTER REF TRIP, HOWEVER PLEASE CABLE FOLLOWING INFO FOR PASSAGE TO LNYUNIA: NAME OF CARRIER USED ON DEPARTURE, FLIGHT NUMBER, APPROXIMATE TIME OF DEPARTURE, PORT OF DEPARTURE AND DATE OF ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION, WHICH PRESUMABLY CARACAS.
3. FILE 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
*Provided specifics of CIFENCE-4 departure for Miami 1 Dec 71 on CIRASH business. Because of the urgency and the nature of his travel to the U.S., CIFENCE-4 had to travel on a Venezuelan passport. Caracas Station was anxious that INS in Miami not learn of CIFENCE-4's US resident alien status and requested WH/MIAI monitor his arrival—which accomplished without incident.
REFERENCE: HVCN-9636, 24 January 1972
Forwarded herewith and under separate cover are PRQ Parts I and II for CIFENCE-4 as requested in reference. Please process for full operational approval.
Elgin B. Martegani
EDGAR B. MARTEGANI
Attachments:
1. PRQ I, 3 copies, u/s/c
2. PRQ II, 3 copies, H/W
Distribution:
C/WHD w/ att. 2 h/w, and att. 1 u/s/c
25 March 1972
PERSONAL RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE
PART II - OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CASE OFFICER
1. This form must be filled in by the case officer or appropriate authority on the basis of the best available information. It is not to be shown to the subject.
2. Normally, headquarters will be unable to issue an approval unless the requestor furnishes answers to all questions in PRQ parts I and II. However, in an emergency provisional approval may be obtained by complying with the applicable provisions of PR 20-215, paragraphs 2a, 12b and 12c. Thereafter the usual method to document or complete the case must be followed as set forth in PR 20-215.
3. Three (3) completed copies of PRQ part I, including copy in subject's handwriting, if possible, and two (2) completed copies of this form must be sent to headquarters as soon as possible.
4. Data acquired later must be sent to headquarters in PRQ format in two (2) copies.
5. Fill in all items. If information obtainable, if item not applicable write "NA." If additional space required for item, use reverse side of page keyed to appropriate item number.
1. CRYPTOGRAM
CIFENCE-4 (AMCLEVE-15)
2. PSYCHONYM
SECTION 4
CONTACT AND DEVELOPMENT
1. INDICATE HOW, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, AND BY WHOM SUBJECT HAS FIRST CONTACTED OR DEVELOPED.
See previous PRQ Part II, UFGA-23189, dated 20 September 1965.
Subject could be turned over to any responsible case officer.
2. INDICATE WHETHER SUBJECT COULD BE TURNED OVER QUICKLY AND IN A SECURE MANNER TO ANY RESPONSIBLE CASE OFFICER FOR HANDLING. IF SO, INDICATE TO WHOM.
3. LIST OTHER CASE OFFICERS WHO HAVE HANDLED SUBJECT OR WHO HE KNOWS OR HAS KNOWN. GIVE NAMES BY WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN.
Austin G. DETLOFF - Station copy of previous report not legible
Grover T. LYTHCOTT - Walt Abeln
Oscar C. KALBING - true name
Gordon K. RIJOCK - true name
Edgar B. MARTEGANI - true name
SECRET
SECTION II
MOTIVATION AND CONTROL
1. ESTIMATE SUBJECT'S MOTIVATION. (Be detailed, if possible cite evidence. Do not use stock comments such as "anti-communist").
See previous PRQ-II. While not now targeted directly against Cuban affairs, Subject undoubtedly continues in the intelligence field as a result of his former experience and the continued communist/totalitarian domination of Cuba. His opposition to such regimes and individuals associated makes for identity of interest and scale with EXTRUST.
2. INDICATE WHAT CONTROL, IF ANY, EXISTS OVER THE SUBJECT. (If no control, or if there is a lack of real control explain.)
Subject's present position and physical presence in Venezuela would be untenable if his cooperation with EXTRUST became known to the Venezuelan government.
SECTION III
COVER
1. COVER USED BY SUBJECT AND CASE OFFICER IN THEIR MEETINGS.
Meetings are clandestine. Plausible denial is based on contact with CO in his official cover capacity.
2. COVER USED BY SUBJECT IN OBTAINING HIS INFORMATION AND IN CONTACTING HIS INFORMANTS.
Subject accomplishes this in the course of his actual employment.
3. INDICATE SERVICE FOR WHICH SUBJECT THINKS HE (EXTRUST) IS WORKING.
EXTRUST
SECTION IV
INTELLIGENCE CONNECTIONS AND TRAINING
1. EXPLAIN SUBJECT'S KNOWN PAST OR PRESENT CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. INDICATE THE EXTENT SUCH CONNECTION IS KNOWN OVERLY.
Same as in previous PRQ-II. In addition, Subject has been employed in Venezuelan DIGEPOL, and CIRASH.
2. LIST OTHER INDIVIDUALS (AGENTS, RELATIVES, FRIENDS) WHO KNOW OF SUBJECT'S PRESENT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
Wife of CIFENCE-4; AMOTEX-54 (former AMIFF-1)
3. EXPLAIN ANY TRAINING SUBJECT HAS HAD IN CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS.
Subject has had no formal training since being in Venezuela (1967). Records not available here for period when Subject worked for Station WH/MIAI.
SECTION V
COLLABORATION POTENTIAL
1. INDICATE OTHER FOREIGN POWER SUBJECT WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO COLLABORATE WITH BECAUSE OF HIS IDEOLOGY OR PAST ASSOCIATIONS. EXPLAIN.
Subject would not likely collaborate with any foreign power without permission from LNHARP.
**SECTION VI**
**OPERATIONAL USE - CONTACT**
1. IF SUBJECT HAS BEEN USED OR CONTACTED BEFORE, INDICATE ACTIVITY IN WHICH HE WAS ENGAGED AND THE TYPE OF INFORMATION HE HAS FURNISHED.
See previous PRQ II for prior use by EKTRUST in Miami. Subject is known to and cooperated with LNERGO at EKTRUST direction while in the Miami area. Subject has also had contact with LNERGO Venezuela in the course of his official duties as a member of CIRASH.
2. INDICATE HOW AND FROM WHOM SUBJECT OBTAINS INFORMATION.
Subject obtains information from CIRASH and its files and informants in the course of his normal work as an official of CIRASH.
3. INDICATE WHAT HAS BEEN TOLD SUBJECT AS TO THE DISPOSITION OF INFORMATION HE FURNISHED.
Subject knows from experience that information is disseminated throughout LNHARP.
4. DETAIL SUBJECT'S PROPOSED FI OR CI TYPE USE OR DUTIES.
Subject is a unilateral penetration (FI) of CIRASH.
5. DETAIL SUBJECT'S PROPOSED PP-PN TYPE USE OR DUTIES.
None
**SECTION VII**
**PROPOSED LIAISON OR OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY**
1. DETAIL SUBJECT'S PROPOSED LIAISON TYPE CONTACT OR OPERATIONAL USE.
A. WHERE SUBJECT IS AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT:
Subject is an official of CIRASH. He is not repeat not involved in liaison with EKTRUST.
B. WHERE SUBJECT IS AN OFFICIAL OF ANOTHER AGENCY OF THIS GOVERNMENT:
N/A
**SECTION VIII**
**AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUBJECT**
1. EXPLAIN NATURE OF AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUBJECT, I.E. TRAINEE, OPPOSITE NUMBER, REMUNERATION, IF ANY, AGENCY PERSONNEL KNOWN TO SUBJECT.
Subject is a paid agent. See page 1 for Agency personnel known to Subject.
SECTION II
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OTHER OPERATIONS
1. Indicate special abilities, talents, or qualifications possessed by subject which could conceivably be of value for other operations.
Subject is well trained in FM activities including maritime. He is an expert in weapons, and knows demolitions. He is skilled in police and intelligence ops.
SECTION III
COMMITMENTS
1. If it is proposed to pay subject a regular salary, indicate the hourly amount of payment to be made in exchange commodities, subject or other method, specify and give details.
Subject is paid a regular monthly salary of approximately US$ 335.
2. Explain any promises, otherwise not covered herein, made to subject. (Example: Commission regarding evacuation of subject and family.)
None; subject has been assisted in retaining his permanent resident status.
SECTION IV
CE AND SECURITY
1. Indicate the field agencies and field files with which subject's name has been checked and the results.
Station files. Derogatory info resolved.
2. Indicate other investigative measures taken to verify biographical information furnished by subject.
SGSWRL 3 November 1971. See IRD No. 72501 dated 29 November 1971.
3. Indicate whether or not provisional operational approval or operational approval for subject's use has been previously obtained.
OA 18 October 1965
4. Date approval obtained
POA 17 January 1972
5. Evaluate subject's character, reliability and security, citing evidence where possible.
See previous FRQ-II. Subject continues to demonstrate reliability and use of good security precautions. He appears to be of excellent character.
6. Explain any situation or indication in which subject may have been involved which must be evaluated from a counterintelligence security viewpoint.
All known cases have been previously resolved.
SECTION V
SUBJECT'S PERSONAL HABITS
1. Use of liquor, drugs, gambling, firearms.
Subject moderate in use of liquor; others not known.
Hunting, fishing
Subject is increasingly able to disguise his PERUVIAN accent and pass as a Venezuelan. Among other latins, the accent would be detected in prolonged contact.
PRQ-I obtained from Subject. PRQ-II from files and personal observation.
N/A
Subject could be contacted by any of former case officers, or in name used by former CO's.
See previous PRQ-II.
28 March 1972
SECRET
PERSONAL RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE
PART I - BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Write clearly. 2. Answer all questions. If question is not applicable, write "NA". 3. Attach blank pages if additional space is needed.
SECTION I - GENERAL PERSONAL AND PHYSICAL DATA
1. NAME (First) (Middle) (Last) (Note)
Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles
2. NAME IN NATIVE LANGUAGE OR SCRIPT
Name
3. ALIASES, NICKNAMES, TELEPHONE, LEGAL CHANGE IN NAME (State time, reason for and place of use)
(a) Bamby (nickname), Basilio
4. DATE OF BIRTH
15 February 1928
5. PLACE OF BIRTH
Cienfuegos, Las Villas, CUBA
6. PERSONAL HABITS (Smoker, drinker, gambler, paramour)
7. COURT RECORD (Court, date, arrests, charges, punishments, sentences, acquittals)
No court record
8. DESCRIPTION (Use American standards of measurements, if possible)
a. SEX
b. AGE
c. APPARENT AGE
d. HEIGHT
e. WEIGHT
f. COMPLEXION
g. FACE (Shape)
h. COLOR OF HAIR
i. COLOR OF EYES
j. TEETH
k. BUILD
l. POSTURE
9. SCARS AND MARKS OR OTHER DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
Scar, palm of right hand
10. GENERAL APPEARANCE
Neat
11. PROMINENT FEATURES
12. OTHER IDENTIFYING FEATURES
ATTACH SAMPLES OF SIGNATURE AND HANDWRITING ALONG WITH PHOTOCOPY AND FINGERPRINTS, IF OBTAINABLE.
SECTION I
CITIZENSHIP
10. PRESENT CITIZENSHIP
Venezuelan
11. NATIONALITY OF BIRTH AND ANY SUBSEQUENT CITIZENSHIPS (IF DIFFERENT THAN ITEM 10.)
Cuban
12. PRESENT RESIDENCE (INDICATE CITY, STATE OR SUB-LOCATION)
Venezuela: Qta. Janot, Ave. Los Caribes, El Llanito, Caracas (rent)
13. PERMANENT ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT THAN ITEM 12.)
Miami, U.S.A.
14. IF U.S. NATURALIZED CITIZEN, GIVE NAME, DATE, CITY AND NUMBER OF CERTIFICATE GRANTED
15. TRAVEL OUTSIDE COUNTRY OF PRESENT RESIDENCE (COUNTRIES, DATES AND PURPOSES)
See attached list.
SECTION II
OCCUPATIONAL AND FINANCIAL DATA
16. PRESENT OCCUPATION
Venezuelan Police (MDI)
17. TITLE
Comisario
18. SALARY (PER ANNUM)
$1,135/month
19. FINANCIAL STATUS (Savings, bank deposits, securities and property)
$4,000
SECTION III
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
20. MEMBERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
None
21. PRESENT AND PAST MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS
None (See previous PRQ I)
SECTION IV
EDUCATIONAL DATA
22. SCHOOLS
| NAME AND LOCATION OF SCHOOL | NAME OF COURSE | DATES ATTENDED | DEGREE RECEIVED |
|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
| Monserrate; Cuba | Elementary | 1936-1942 | yes |
| Instituto; Cuba | High School | 1942-1947 | yes |
| Padres Dominicos | Chemistry | 1947-1950 | yes |
| Havana University | Medicine | 1950-1953 | --- |
23. LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS
| LANGUAGE | READ | WRITE | SPEAK | UNDERSTAND |
|----------------|------|-------|-------|------------|
| Spanish (native)| X | X | X | X |
| English | X | X | X | X |
| DATE | PLACE | PURPOSE |
|------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1956 | Miami, Florida | Tourist |
| 1961 | Mexico | Political exile |
| Feb 1961 | Miami, Florida | Political exile |
| April 1961 | Guatemala | Invasion (Cuba) |
| May 1961 | Miami, Florida | Invasion (Cuba) |
| 1964 | Dominican Republic | Cuban Affairs |
| 1964 | Puerto Rico | Cuban Affairs |
| 1964 | Dominican Republic | Cuban Affairs |
| Oct 1967 | Miami, Florida | Work |
| Oct 1967 | Venezuela | Work |
| 1968 | Miami, Florida | Tourist |
| 1969 | Miami, Florida | Tourist |
| Mar 1970 | Miami, Florida | Reentry Permit |
| 1970 | Trinidad, Tobago | Revolution—business |
| Jun 1970 | Bogota | Business |
| 1970 | Bogota | Business |
| May 1971 | Aruba | Business |
| April 1971 | Lima, Peru | Business |
| April 1971 | Argentina | Business |
| April 1971 | Brazil | Business |
| Oct 1971 | Portugal | Business |
| Oct 1971 | Rome | Business |
| Nov 1971 | Vienna | Business |
| Nov 1971 | Rome | Business |
| Dec 1971 | Miami, Florida | Business |
| Dec 1971 | Puerto Rico | Tourist |
good marksman with small arms
SECTION VII
MILITARY SERVICE
| COUNTRY | FROM | TO | UNIT | RANK | DUTY |
|---------|------|----|------|------|------|
| USA | March 1963 | March 1964 | 197 Brgd. | 1st Bn. | 2nd Lt. | Ft. Benning, Ga. |
*IDENTIFYING COUNTRY. INDICATE WHERE SERVICE PERFORMED, DECORATIONS, WHEN AND WHY DISCHARGED. GIVE DETAILS IF WAR PRISONER.
USA
SECTION VIII
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
| NOTE: INDICATE CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT LISTING LAST POSITION FIRST. INCLUDE ANY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 26. INCLUSIVE DATES (From-To) | 27. EMPLOYER | 28. ADDRESS |
| 1944-1946 | Pastora Sugar Mill | San José de las Lajas, Cuba |
| Sugar chemist | $210 | $110 | month | transfer |
| 1946-1954 | San Agustin Sugar Mill | Cruces, Las Villas, Cuba |
| Sugar chemist | $210 | $110 | month | |
| 1955-1960 | Firestone (Cuba) | Havana, Cuba |
| Compounds Sec. | $325 | $110 | month | Political exile |
| 1961-1963 | Firestone | Akron, Ohio USA |
| Training program | $500 | $110 | month | enlisted in army |
| 1964-1965 | USA Army | Ft. Benning, Ga. |
| 2nd Lt. | $335 | $110 | month | Cuban affairs |
1967-present | Venezuelan Govt. |
**SECTION XI**
**FATHER**
| Full Name | Year of Birth | Place of Birth | Nationality at Birth |
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Luis Posada | Unknown | Cienfuegos, Cuba | Cuban |
**SECTION XII**
**MOTHER**
| Full Name | Year of Birth | Place of Birth | Nationality at Birth |
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Reina Posada | Unknown | Cienfuegos, Cuba | Cuban |
### SECTION XIII
**BROTHERS AND SISTERS**
| FULL NAME | SEX | YEAR OF BIRTH | PLACE OF BIRTH | NATIONALITY AT BIRTH |
|--------------------|-----|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Roberto Posada | X | 1931 | Cienfuegos, Cuba | Cuban |
| Raul Posada | X | 1934 | Cienfuegos, Cuba | Cuban |
| Maria Concepción Posada | X | 1939 | Cienfuegos, Cuba | Cuban |
**SUBSEQUENT CITIZENSHIPS HELD BY ANY BROTHER OR SISTER (IDENTIFY BROTHER OR SISTER AND GIVE HIS OR HER PRESENT ADDRESS):**
### SECTION XIV
**RELATIVES, ACQUAINTANCES AND CONTACTS**
25. NAMES OF RELATIVES IN ANY GOVERNMENT SERVICE: INDICATE NAME OF GOVERNMENTS AND POSITIONS HELD.
Unknown (See previous FRQ-I)
26. RELATIVES, FRIENDS, CORRESPONDENTS IN U.S. (EXPLAIN RELATIONSHIP)
27. NATURALIZATION OF CLOSE RELATIVES IN U.S. (GIVE NAME, DATE, CITY AND NUMBER OF CERTIFICATE GRANTED)
Concha Marina Posada (aunt)
Margot Carriles (aunt)
Address unknown
28. NAMES, ALIASES, TELECODES AND RELATIONSHIP OF ALL PERSONS KNOWN TO BE CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH ANY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
### SECTION XV
**PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS**
29. LIST CLOSE ASSOCIATES, INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS
### SECTION XVI
**MISCELLANEOUS**
**DATE**
27 March 1972
**EDGAR B. MARTEGANI**
**201-300-755**
See paragraph 2 below.
1. CIFENCE-4 has been granted a POA effective 17 January 1972 for use as a penetration of CIRASH.
2. Please submit updated PRQ Parts I and II in order for Headquarters to process OA.
Karen T. Gehrig
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas
HVCA-18640, 19 January 1972
CIFLUTE
July
Operational Report for Period XXXX through December 1971
5. CIFENCE-4 has been handled since August 1971 by Edgar B. MARTIN. It was decided for security reasons to take this agent out of the group of agents handled by the Station Officer conducting liaison, and CIFENCE-4 is thus handled as a truly unilateral penetration of CIRASH. During the reporting period allegations arose as to affiliation of CIFENCE-4 with JKLANCE. (See WH/Miami 12203 and Caracas 17730). The Station is aware of this situation and the agent is handled accordingly. CIFENCE-4 successfully passed his ump-teenth BSWIRL examination on 3 October 1971 and the Station's opinion of this individual continues to be favorable. (See HVCA-9612 for BSWIRL results). As an indication of the continuing high esteem enjoyed by CIFENCE-4 within the GOV, he was chosen by CIFENCE-1 to accompany the present Venezuelan Minister of the Interior on a month long European vacation in September 1971. It is widely acknowledged that the Minister of the Interior is the leading candidate for the COPRI presidential nomination; should this occur and he be elected the next president of Venezuela, CIFENCE-4 should have a valuable friend. In summation, the Station continues to regard CIFENCE-4 as a valuable Station asset who has an excellent reputation within CIRASH and the GOV. He contributed to two intelligence reports during the reporting period, but his value to the Station lies primarily in operational reporting and his status as a unilateral penetration not known to be in contact with JKLANCE in any way.
CIFENCE-4
SECRET
A Provisional Operational Approval is granted for the use of this Subject as set forth below.
A Provisional Operational Approval issued by CI Staff grants the same authority, on a temporary basis, for the use of an individual as the authority granted in an Operational Approval unless otherwise specified by CI/OA. It is based, however, only on preliminary file checks and investigation and is subject to a further final review when all investigation is completed.
Penetration of the Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention in Venezuela.
Part I & II
To process the Operational Approval, full information (completed FRQ Parts I and II) must be submitted as soon as possible and not later than six (6) months from this date. An Operational Approval will follow when all investigation is completed and upon the receipt of satisfactory FRQ Parts I and II. Cancellation must be requested if use of Subject by interested Divisions ceases.
CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
17 January 1972
**UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**
**Immigration and Naturalization Service**
Instructions: Any handwritten entries shall be in block capital letters. All Spanish names shall be hyphenated with the father's name first and the mother's name following.
**Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation**
Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20535
---
The alien listed below has been admitted to the United States under the provisions of Section 101(a)(15)(A) or Section 101(a)(15)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
| FAMILY NAME (Capital Letters) | First Name | Middle Initial |
|------------------------------|------------|----------------|
| POSADA | Leda | C |
**COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP**
Venezuela
**UNITED STATES ADDRESS (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)**
Hotel Savoy
**AIRLINE AND FLIGHT NO. OR VESSEL OF ARRIVAL**
VIAA 746
**Number, Street, City, Province (State) and Country of PERMANENT RESIDENCE**
Ave 56 #137 Caracas, Venezuela
**BIRTH DATE**
Feb 15, 1926
**DATE AND PLACE OF ADMISSION**
Miami 12/01-71
**PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF ADMISSION**
A-2 D/S
**DESTINATION**
Same As Above
**NAI - 5 JAN 72 - 120**
Other agencies are requested to furnish any derogatory subversive information regarding this alien to the F.B.I.
cc: CIA
Deputy Associate Commissioner
Travel Control
201-300985
| POSADA Carriles, Luis Clemente | 201-300985 |
|-------------------------------|------------|
| WH/3/V | |
| There is a restricted CI/CI FOLDER on the subject | |
| On this file. | |
**ABSTRACT FILE SLIP**
Indicate the subject, project or 201 file no. in which this form is to be filed.
**SUBJECT OF 201 (Last, First, Middle)**
201-300985
28 December 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OA
SUBJECT: CIFENCE/4 (201-300985)
1. It is requested that a FOA be granted for Subject's use as a penetration of the Directorate for Intelligence and Prevention (DIEIP), a Venezuelan Security Service. Since Subject holds a key position in this organization, he will be able to monitor its intelligence operations as well as Venezuelan political matters.
2. All current traces on Subject are non-derogatory. (See attachment to Form 772 for additional information).
3. Request for Approval, COMINT Name Check and PRQ Part I (dated 28 May 68) are attached. Updated PRQ Part I and Part II will be requested from Station.
Nancy L. Davis
WH/3/V
Attachments:
As Stated Above
WH/3/V: Nancy L. Davis:jev (28 December 1971)
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - CI/OA w/atts.
(1 - 201-300985) CIFENCE-4
1 - WH/3/V Komo Chrono w/o atts.
COMMENTS RE DEROGATORY TRACES
ATTACHMENT TO FORM 772
1. A POA was requested on Subject in January 1968 for his use as a penetration of Venezuelan General Directorate of Police. Cancellation was requested in February 1968 because of indications that Subject was involved in "clandestine sabotage activity and suspicions that Subject failed to report his activities to CIA. Thereafter, Subject was treated as a "hostile". In the ensuing months Subject was described as "an extremely valuable penetration" because of his important and accurate intelligence information and operational reports. Subject was given a polygraph examination to clear-up questions about possible affiliation with Cuban intelligence, unreported association with gangster elements, etc. His responses showed no information which would prevent CIA using him for ops purposes. Request for POA was again requested on 7 September 1968. This POA request was turned down on 13 October due to Subject being an "agent of a foreign power."
2. Since that time Subject has continued to provide verbal and written information reports concerning Communist and subversive elements, guerrilla activities, Soviet activities, sabotage, etc. Subject continues to report accurately and often and has a very pro-U.S. attitude. Subject was again polygraphed on 29 November 1971 (a copy of which is contained in Subject's CI/OA folder). His responses indicated no deception concerning truthfulness of reporting to CIA, no compromise of his U.S. Government connections, non-involvement in illegal arms dealings, etc.
Attached, for your information, are the SWIRL reports on CIFENCE-4 and CIURBAN-1. The identity sheets to these reports are being sent under separate cover.
John T. Bachhuber
Attachments:
As Stated Above h/w
Identity Sheets u/s/c
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas
SECRET 01/3461 DEPT 71 CITE WH/Miami 1105
CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR
REF: CARACAS 18369 (IN 491013)
1. CONFENCE-4'S ARRIVAL MIAMI MONITORED AS
REQUESTED IN REF. NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED.
2. FILE: 201-300985, CF-1
SECRET
1 DEC 71
201-300985
SECRET
TO
PRIORITY CARACAS INFO WH/MIAI
REF: CARACAS 18369 (IN 481013)*
1. ARE TRAVEL CIFENCE-4 TO MIAMI? CAN YOU PROVIDE
DATE HE EXPECTS RETURN CARACAS AS WELL AS AIRLINE AND FLT NUM-
BER? THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USEFUL IN PICKING UP HIS IM-
MIGRATION FORM WHEN HE LEAVES MIAMI.
2. FILE 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
*Informed us that CIFENCE-4 traveled to Miami on 1 December
using Official Venezuelan passport. Since he is a registered
resident alien of the U.S., we must arrange to have his en-
trance and exit documents retrieved from Immigration and
Naturalization Service.
AAS/OS Mr. Wiencekowki (telecord)
C/WH/COG
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WH/3
CS COPY
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
AC/WH/3
RELEASING OFFICER
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET
PRIORITY WH/Miami Info Director
30 Dec 1971
Ref: Director 237472
1. Cifence-4 anticipated only two or three days
Miami may therefore return 3 or 4 December.
While not certain he likely will use Viasa flt departing
Miami daily at 1430 hrs. Suggest check Viasa reservations.
2. File: 201-303985. GP-1.
SECRET
CS Copy
3 Dec 71
201-303985
SECRET 302120Z NOV 71 CITE CARACAS 18369
PRIORITY WH/MIA MI INFO DIRECTOR
1. CIFENCE-4 WILL TRAVEL MIAMI 1 DEC VIA VIASA
FLT 740 ARRIVING 1200 LOCAL. TRAVELING IN TRUE NAME WITH
VENEZUELAN OFFICIAL PASSPORT WHICH SHOWS HIS DPOB AS
CARACAS 17 FEB 1928. CIFENCE-4 SENT BY HIS EMPLOYER
TO PURCHASE TWENTY-FIVE NINE MILIMETER PISTOLS FOR
USE OF GOV. HE WAS UNABLE TO REFUSE OR EVADE THE AS-
SIGNMENT.
2. CIFENCE-4 IS A REGISTERED RESIDENT ALIEN OF
WOCORK. STATION DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY DIFFICULTY
EXCEPT IN THE REMOTE POSSIBILITY IMMIGRATION LEARNS
OF HIS RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS. HE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY
STATION TO SAY NOTHING OF THIS AND STICK TO STORY THAT
HE GOV OFFICIAL AS INDICATED IN PASSPORT.
3. IF MIAMI HAS LIAISON CAPABILITY WOULD AP-
PRECIATE MONITOR OF ARRIVAL CIFENCE-4 WITH CAPABILITY
TO INTERVENE IF NECESSARY. SENDING IDENTITY CABLE TO
MIAMI.
4. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1
SECRET
CS CORY
30 NOV 71
201-300985
SECRET 302130Z NOV 71 CITE CARACAS 18370
1. PRIORITY WH/MIAMI INFO DIRECTOR
REF: CARACAS 18369 (IN 481018)
30 Nov IN 481018
1. IDENTITY: LUIS P O S A D A CARRILES
DPOB: 15 FEB 28, CIENFUEGOS, CUBA
2. FILE: 201-300985, GP-1
SECRET
TO : WH/3
FROM : Interrogation Research Division
SUBJECT: CIFENCE/4
BACKGROUND:
Subject, CIFENCE/4, is a 43-year-old, male, citizen of IDEN A who has been of continuing interest to JKLANCE since initial contact. He has permanent resident alien status in WOCORK as does his wife. He was last SGSWIRLed on 23 May 1968 with favorable results. Subject claimed that during service with IDEN E and previous service with JKLANCE, he had been SGSWIRLed and estimated the total number of SGSWIRLs he has had at twelve to fifteen.
PROCEDURE:
On 3 November 1971, CIFENCE/4 was given a SGSWIRL at a covert site in IDEN C. Both the English and Spanish languages were utilized in discussing the SGSWIRL and the Case Officer, Edgar E. MARTEGANI, served as interpreter. During the SGSWIRL, the English language was used. The undersigned was introduced as Mr. Bob MOUNT from WOCORK.
PURPOSE:
The SGSWIRL was requested by Edgar E. MARTEGANI to determine whether Subject knows if any member of IDEN D and specifically if IDEN E is aware or suspects his current JKLANCE connections; if he has been requested to work against LNLUTE; if since May 1968 he has been in contact with or heard about IDEN F or IDEN G; if since May 1968 Subject has been involved in illegal arms smuggling. Specific questions utilized during the SGSWIRL are given later in this report.
CONCLUSION:
There were no unresolved reactions indicative of deception. It is the opinion of the undersigned that Subject answered all questions truth-
fully. Apparently Subject is unaware of any compromise of his LNLUTE connections; has been truthful in his reports to JKLANCE; has not been involved in any illegal arms dealings other than smuggling weapons into IDEN A for his personal use and the personal use of other members of IDEN D and related organizations; has not been asked to work against LNLUTE and has received no information from or about IDEN F or IDEN G.
DETAILS:
Subject was co-operative throughout the SGSWIRL and did not hesitate to assist in rephrasing questions and explaining his responses. He seemed open and frank in response to all queries. Subject exhibited a response to the question concerning IDEN F and IDEN G. Discussion of the issue elicited the information that Subject had received some information concerning a son of one of these individuals. He also mentioned that on a trip to IDEN H a few years ago he had spoken by telephone to IDEN I but no mention had been made of IDEN F or IDEN G. Subject also showed a response to the question concerning illegal arms dealing. He explained that when he travelled outside of the country he brought back pistols, rifles, and on one occasion a shotgun. These weapons were for his personal use or were purchased for friends such as IDEN E or members of IDEN D. He stated that the weapons were brought in illegally and that even possession of the rifles (which were for his own use) was illegal. Specific questions concerning these arms dealings were asked. Based on the sessions results, it appears that while Subject has smuggled arms into IDEN A and possesses illegal arms, he has not been involved in smuggling large amounts of arms for personal profit or engaged since May 1968 in smuggling weapons of war into IDEN A.
Specific questions utilized during the SGSWIRL were as follows:
Were you born in IDEN J? Yes
Did you reside in WOCORK? Yes.
Are you concealing the identity of anyone who knows you work for JKLANCE? No
Does IDEN E know or suspect your present relationship with JKLANCE in IDEN A? No
Does your wife know you work for JKLANCE? Yes
Have you told IDEN K that you worked for JKLANCE? No
Have you ever been to IDEN L? Yes
Do you suspect that the IDEN M is deliberately giving you information to give to JKLANCE? No
Do you live in IDEN C? Yes
Are you employed by the IDEN M? Yes
Since May 1968, have you been involved in illegal arms smuggling? No
Since May 1968, have you had any information about or contact with IDEN F or IDEN G that you are concealing from us? No
Do you have permanent resident alien status in WOCORK? Yes
Has anyone asked you to work against LNLUTE? No
Would you like to go back to IDEN J to live? No
H. Maxwell Padon II
Distribution:
Orig. - True, Lawrence, Gaynor
1 - Lawrence
1 - CI/OA
1 - WH/3
1 - Field
1 - File
OS/IRD/HMP:lhs
IDENTITY SHEET
IRD# 72501
29 November 1971
IDEN A. ................. Venezuela
IDEN B. ................. U.S. Army
IDEN C. ................. Caracas, Venezuela
IDEN D. ................. DISIP, a Venezuelan security service
IDEN E. ................. Dr. UZCATEGUL, CIFENCE/1
IDEN F. ................. Subject's brother, Raul
IDEN G. ................. Subject's brother, Roberto
IDEN H. ................. Columbia
IDEN I. ................. Subject's mother
IDEN J. ................. Cuba
IDEN K. ................. Orlando GARCIA
IDEN L. ................. Miami, Florida
IDEN M. ................. Venezuelan government
IDEN N. ................. police
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: C/WII/3LV
FROM: CHIEF, CT/0A
Approval Officer
X-1688 or X-9252
SUBJECT: CIFENCE/4
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PROG | RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION |
|------|-----------------------------------|
| PROG II | U.S. CONSENT TRACES |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CT/0A |
| RE TRACES (EMPL. CONINT) | REVIEW OF FBI REPORT AT CT/0A |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES (EMPL. CONINT) | OTHERS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST | SECOND | THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
Is Subject currently being used as an operational asset? If so, it is without a proper covert approval. Please advise agent status.
SECRET 131335Z OCT 71 CITE BARAPAS 18079
DIRECTOR
SGSWIRL
REF BOOK DISPATCH 8084, 1 OCTOBER 1971
1. STATION PROPOSES SGSWIRL CIFENCE-4 AND CIURBAN-1.
2. FILE: 201-300985, 201-771746 GP-1
SECRET
DOC. MICRO. SER.
JAN 06 1972
MICROFILMED
B201-771746
CS COPY
SECRET
130CT71
201-300985
DIRECTOR
REF: DIRECTOR 169864
1. MINISTER OF INTERIOR LORENZO FERNANDEZ DEPARTED VENEZUELA EVENING 1 SEPTEMBER FOR EUROPEAN VACATION. REPORTED "EL UNIVERSAL" 27 AUGUST.
2. CIFENCE-4 NOTIFIED 30 AUGUST HE TO ACCOMPANY INTERIOR MINISTER. TRIP ESTIMATED ONE MONTH TO SIX WEEKS, AND CIFENCE-4 MENTIONED SWEDEN, ENGLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND ITALY AS ON ITINERARY. WHILE TRIP OSTEINSIBLY VACATION, IT WIDELY SPECULATED THAT FERNANDEZ TOUCHING BASE FOR POLITICAL REASONS PRIOR TO ANNOUNCING HIS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY UPON RETURN. HE KNOWN TO BE FAVORED CANDIDATE OF PRESIDENT CALDERA.
3. CIFENCE-4 INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ITINERARY, PERSONS CONTACTED, AND TO EXTENT POSSIBLE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.
4. RE REF, THIS ANOTHER STRONG INDICATION CIFENCE-4 NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED BY GOV OF JKLANCE AFFILIATION.
5. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1.
SECRET
CIFENCE-4 continued to be a reliable, steady Station asset who continues to be one of CIFENCE-1's closest and most trusted associates. CIFENCE-1 has a great deal of confidence in CIFENCE-4 and always assigns him the most difficult jobs which he feels none of his other employees can handle. During a great deal of this reporting period, CIFENCE-4 was out of Venezuela on special missions for CIFENCE-1. He travelled to Lima, Peru to send a bomb which would not explode to the home of Perez Jimenez, went to Caracas to conduct a special investigation and spent considerable time on the Colombian border. He contributed to two disseminated intelligence reports dealing with military intelligence about Colombian activities collected by a Venezuelan security service and the reported presence of eleven Venezuelan fishing boats and one warship in Colombian territorial waters. CIFENCE-1 has appointed CIFENCE-4 chief of the division of CIRASH which is responsible for coordinating all of the activities of the CIRASH offices located outside Caracas. Such a position should offer CIFENCE-4 access to various types of information and targets of interest to JELANCE. As was said in the last CIPLUTE operational report, the Station continues to think very highly of CIFENCE-4 and looks forward to a continuing productive relationship with him.
30 July 1971
SECRET
CARACAS
REF WH/MIANI-12203 (IN-395041)*
1. REQUEST STATION COMMENTS ON PARA 1 B REF.
2. FILE 201-300985 AND 201-067860.
END OF MESSAGE
*Paragraph 1 B of reference indicated that official Venezuelan services know that Station agent CIFENCE-4 works for JKLANCE and are feeding him false information.
WH/FI
WILLIAM V. BROK
C/WHD
B201-067860
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
AC/WH/3
CS COPY
COORDINATING OFFICERS
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 052052Z AUG 71 CITE WH/MIA 12203 (SHOQUIST ACTING)
CARASAS INFO DIRECTOR
1. LOCAL LMERGO PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM RELIABLE LMERGO SOURCE (WHICH THEY REQUEST THAT WE PROTECT):
A. ORLANDO GARCIA IS PRESENTLY IN MIAMI AND PLANS TO RETURN TO VENEZUELA VERY SOON, POSSIBLY ON 4 AUGUST. GARCIA WAS DESCRIBED BY SOURCE AS BEING A CUBAN IN THE EMPLOY OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND WHO IS FRIENDLY WITH SEVERAL PROMINENT LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL LEADERS.
B. GARCIA SAID THAT LUIS POSADA, A CUBAN WHO HEADS A VENEZUELAN INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY, WORKS FOR JKLANCE.
GARCIA SAID THAT OFFICIAL VENEZUELAN SERVICES (UNIDENTIFIED) KNOW THAT POSADA WORKS FOR JKLANCE AND THAT, KNOWING THIS, ARE FEEDING HIM FALSE INFORMATION.
2. WE PRESUME THAT GARCIA AND POSADA ARE RESPECTIVELY IDENTICAL TO ORLANDO GARCIA VASQUEZ (201-867860) AND LUIS POSADA CARRILES (201-300985).
3. FILE: 201-867860 AND 201-300985. GP-1
SECRET
SECRET
Chief of Station, Caracas
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Transmittal of CIFENC3-4 U.S. Reentry Permits
REFERENCE: HVCT-5177, 27 March 1971
Transmitted by separate cover attachment are revalidated
U.S. Reentry Permits for CIFENC3-4 and his wife.
Clement P. DOZDIS
Attachment: U/S/C
Two Reentry Permits
Distribution:
Orig. & 2 - COS, Caracas, w/att.
28 APR 1971
HVCS-3466
SECRET
1 - WH/3/V Chrono
WH/3/V: William H. Walker: jev (23 April 71) 1535
w/o att.
1 - 201-300985
w/o att.
1 - WH/Registry
C/WH/3/V
w/o att.
A. D. Wedemeyer
AC/WH/3
Richard Conolly
TO: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
ATTENTION: Chief, WH/3/V - Henry Applebaum
FROM: Director of Security
SUBJECTS: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (A 12 415, 708)
Nieves Elina Gonzales de POSADA (A 12 443 942)
REFERENCE: Your request for Reentry Permit dated 6 April 1971.
were
Reentry Permit was issued for subject on 16 April 1970, and it has been extended
valid to 15 April 1972. The Permit may be used for unlimited entries
into the United States during validity. Validity of Permit may be extended for
a maximum period of twelve (12) months only. Extension of Validity of Permit
must be made on the attached, "Application for Extension of Permit to Reenter
the United States," (I&NS Form I-143). In certain foreign areas U.S. Consuls
and U.S. Immigration Officers are authorized to extend the validity date. How-
ever, where security or cover considerations warrant, the Permit and Applica-
tion should be forwarded to Alien Affairs Staff in order to have the validity date
extended through cleared liaison with Immigration and Naturalization Service.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
[Signature]
Louis Wienckowski
Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Attachment.
Receipt acknowledged for Permit #0235566 and 0235567: (Nieves)
[Signature] 22 April 1971
Date
OS/AAS/ESkark 16 April 1971
(GROUP I - Excluded from
SECRET automatic downgrading and
declassification.)
SECRET 14154EZ APR 71 CITE CARACAS 16913
SECRET
IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, LIMA
RYBAT
1. ON 13 APRIL 1971, UNILATERAL AGENT CIFENCE-4 (IDENTITY FOR LIMA) SAID HE AND ANOTHER OFFICIAL OF SERVICIOS ESPECIALES (SE) INTELLIGENCE SECURITY AGENCY OF THE VENEZUELAN MILITARY OF INTERIOR, WOULD LEAVE CARACAS MORNING 14 APRIL FOR LIMA. THEIR MISSION TO OBTAIN THE HOME ADDRESSES OF MARCOS PEREZ JIMENEZ AND PEDRO ESTRADA. AFTER OBTAINING THE ADDRESS OF PEREZ JIMENEZ, CIFENCE-4 IS TO SEND A LETTER TO HIM POINTING OUT IN GENERAL TERMS POSSIBLE DANGERS IF HE RETURNS TO VENEZUELA.
2. LETTER SIGNED WITH NAME CARLOS FOSSI A, WHO DESCRIBES SELF AS LOW LEVEL PEREZ JIMENEZ FOLLOWER WHOSE NAME JIMENEZ PROBABLY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE. NO STATION TRACES FOSSI, AND BELIEVE HE PROBABLY FICTITIOUS CHARACTER. LETTER ACCUSES POLITICIANS WHO URGING PEREZ JIMENEZ RETURN OF THINKING ONLY OF PERSONAL AGGRANDIZEMENT AND IGNORING HAZARDS INVOLVED. IT ACCUSES LT. HUGO EASILLAS OF BEING GOV' PENETRATION OF CRUZADA CIVICA
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NACIONALISTA. STATION FILES SHOW RETIRED LT HUGO
EARILLAS HERRERA, AKA JORGE HUGO BARRILLAS HERRERA,
DCE: 1 APRIL 1936, HAD LONG RECORD OF CONSPIRATORIAL
ACTIVITIES AGAINST AD GOVERNMENTS. HE WAS HIRED 1959
BY GOV ORGANIZATION COSERI OPERATED BY MINIT UNDER
COMMERCIAL COVE. TO CONDUCT INTEL AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES. PRESUMABLY BARRILLAS NOW OUT OF FAVOR WITH
INTERIOR MINISTRY AND BEING FINGERED TO PEREZ JIMENEZ.
LETTER SAYS IT TO BE DELIVERED BY MUTUAL FRIEND
"DR. RAMITO SANDOVAL." NO TRACES ON SANDOVAL.
3. AFTER SENDING THE LETTER CIFENCE-4 IS TO
SEND A PACKAGE CONTAINING AN AUTHENTIC BOMB THAT IS
TO BE ADJUSTED SO AS NOT TO EXPLODE. CIFENCE-4 SAID
THE ORDER FOR THIS MISSION WAS GIVEN BY DR. REMBERTO
UZCATEGUI, THE DIRECTOR OF SE AND FEELS THE OPERATION
IS DESIGNED TO FRIGHTEN PEREZ JIMENEZ. CIFENCE-4
WILL CARRY ALL THE MATERIAL NECESSARY TO ASSEMBLE
BOMB IN LIMA. UPON COMPLETION OF MISSION IN LIMA,
CIFENCE-4 AND COMPANION TO TRAVEL TO BUENOS AIRES
FOR ONE OR TWO DAYS AND THEN TO BRAZIL FOR ANOTHER
SECRET
ONE OR TWO DAYS AND THEN RETURN TO CARACAS. CIFENCE-4 SAID
ESTRADA ADDRESS FOR FUTURE OPERATIONAL USE AGAINST HIM.
4. CIFENCE-4 SAID HE WILL BE TRAVELLING AS
GILBERTO OTERO VILORIA AND WILL USE A REGULAR
VENEZUELAN PASSPORT. THE TRUE NAME OF THE MAN
TRAVELLING WITH HIM IS RAFAEL SUZMAN. CIFENCE-4
SAID HE WISHES TO PERFORM HIS MISSION IN LIMA AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FOR THIS REASON ASKS OF JKLANCE
IN LIMA COULD POSSIBLY PROVIDE HIM THE ADDRESSES OF
BOTH PEREZ JIMENEZ AND ESTRADA. HE SAID UPON HIS
ARRIVAL IN LIMA ON 14 APRIL, HE WILL IMMEDIATELY
SEEK OUT CONTACTS WHO POSSIBLY CAN PROVIDE HIM WITH
THE ADDRESSES HE WISHES. IF JKLANCE IN LIMA CAN PROVIDE
THE ADDRESSES HE SAID HE COULD TELL HIS ASSOCIATE THAT
THE ADDRESSES WERE PROVIDED BY ONE OF THE CONTACTS
HE MADE ON 14 APRIL. IF JKLANCE CAN PROVIDE THIS
ASSISTANCE, CONTACT WITH CIFENCE-4 SHOULD BE MADE
BEFORE 9 A.M. ON 15 APRIL. THE PERSON MAKING THE
CONTACT SHOULD TELEPHONE THE HOTEL CARRILLON ASK FOR
GILBERTO OTERO VILORIA, AND SAY THIS IS NUMBER EIGHT
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(3) CALLING. CIFENCE-4 WILL REPLY THAT HE IS NUMBER NINE (9). THESE TWO NUMBERS TOTALLING 17 (SEVENTEEN) WILL INDICATE TO THE CALLER THAT HE ACTUALLY IS TALKING TO CIFENCE-4. CONTACT WITH CIFENCE-4 SHOULD BE MADE FROM A PUBLIC TELEPHONE BOOTH. THE ADDRESSES CAN BE GIVEN TO CIFENCE-4 OVER THE TELEPHONE. IN CASE, HOWEVER, PERSONAL CONTACT IS DESIRED WITH CIFENCE-4, ARRANGEMENT FOR A MEETING CAN BE MADE BY TELEPHONE.
3. THE MATERIALS CIFENCE-4 WILL CARRY TO ASSEMBLE BOMB ARE: ABOUT ONE QUARTER POUND OF PENTOLITE EXPLOSIVE, TWO DETONATORS AND M-1 DELAYING DEVICE. CIFENCE-4 SAID HE WILL PERFORM THIS OPERATION IN LIMA WITH OR WITHOUT THE HELP OF JKLANCE. IF JKLANCE CAN HELP HIM, HE FEELS THIS WILL LESSEN HIS CHANCES OF POSSIBLY BEING ARRESTED IN LIMA FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES.
6. CARACAS STATION RECOMMENDS THAT ADDRESSES NOT BE PROVIDED TO CIFENCE-4 AND CONTACT NOT BE MADE, BUT DEFERS TO HEADQUARTERS IF IT SEES SOME OVERRIDING REASON FOR DOING SO.
SECRET
7. STATION DISSEMINATING GIST OF ABOVE TO AMBASSADOR ONLY. DISSENM WILL NOT INDICATE ONE OF OUR AGENTS INVOLVED, NOT THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED ASSIST. RECOMMEND HEADQUARTERS DISSENM, IF ANY, BE RESTRICTED AS TIGHTLY AS POSSIBLE.
8. FILE: DEFER. GP-1.
SECRET
SECRET
IMMEDIATE CARACAS PRIORITY LIMA
RYBAT
REF CARACAS-16913 (IN-311053)*
1. FULLY CONCUR IN YOUR RECOMMENDATION PARA 6 REF. WE SHOULD NOT ASSIST OR BECOME INVOLVED IN ANY WAY WITH THIS SCHEME.
2. FILE 201-003243.
END OF MESSAGE
*Station liaison penetration CIFENCE-4 being sent by CIFENCE service to Lima to assemble bomb to be sent to former Venezuelan dictator Perbz Jimenez. Bomb will be authentic but designed not to explode. CIFENCE-4 has requested that Lima Station help him in his mission but Caracas Station recommends no help be given.
MEMORANDUM FOR: ALL/OS
ATTENTION: Mr. John Rooney
SUBJECT: Revalidation of U.S. Reentry Permits of CIFENCS-4 and Wife
REFERENCE: DIRECTOR-120632
1. Attached herewith are Form I-143's and reentry permits for CIFENCS-4 and his wife. CIFENCS-4 is presently employed as an asset of Caracas Station.
2. We would appreciate your having the reentry permits revalidated. A U.S. Postal Money Order for $20 is attached herewith to cover payment of the necessary fees.
3. Please return the revalidated permits to us for forwarding to Caracas Station.
Henry Appelbaum
WH/3/V
Attachments: H/W
1. Form I-143's (2 sets)
2. Reentry Permits (2)
3. Money Order (1)
WH/3/V: Henry Appelbaum:jev (6 April 1971)
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee w/atts.
1 - 201-300685 (CIFENCS-4) w/o atts.
1 - WH/Registry w/o atts.
1 - WH/3/V Memo Chrono w/o atts.
Extension of Permits
DIRECTOR 120632
Per reference, transmitted under separate cover are the Permits to Re-enter the United States for CIFENCE-4 and his wife and completed and signed applications for extension of these permits. It will be appreciated if Headquarters can complete item 7 on both of these applications. It also will be appreciated if Headquarters can pay the fees which must accompany these applications and TA the cost to the Caracas Station.
Gordon K. RIJOCK
ATTACHMENT: Under Separate Cover
Reentry Permits
DISTRIBUTION:
3-C/WHD w/att u/s/c
c. CIFENCE-4 The same method for emergency recontact as described for CIHURON-1, but with entirely different locations, will be used for emergency recontact with CIFENCE-4. If all personal contact between CIFENCE-4 and RIJOCK is deemed unwise, another Case Officer or an outside agent handler with proper bona fides and recognition signals will be used to contact CIFENCE-4.
c. CIFENCE-4 CIFENCE-4 is met clandestinely in a Safehouse or the automobile of either CIFENCE-4 or RIJOCK. Meetings are scheduled at previous meetings or by use of the system described in Attachment 2 of HVCA-17565, dated 21 April 1970. The only change in the system described in Attachment 2 of HVCA-17565 is that the word "peluqueria" has been substituted for "the usual place" (which means the Safehouse) and "costurera" has been substituted for "the location near my home".
HVCA-184
19 May 1
CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
1. U.S. REENTRY PERMITS OF CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE MUST BE REVALIDATED PRIOR TO 15 APRIL EXPIRATION DATE. IF U.S. CONSUL IN CARACAS CANNOT REVALIDATE, BOTH PERMITS SHOULD BE FORWARDED SOONEST TO HQS. EACH PERMIT SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY COMPLETED AND SIGNED FORM I-143. POUCHING ADDITIONAL FORM I-143'S 19 MARCH.
2. FILE 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
201-300985
Alien Affairs Staff Mr. L. Wiencekowksi (Teleboard)
16 Mar 71
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
RICHARD CONOLLY
AC/WH/3
CS COPY
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
Reference: HVCS-3405, 27 January 1971
In compliance with reference request, attached is the photograph of Subject of 201-300985.
Teresa G. PRIGONA
Attachment:
Photograph, Info.
Distribution:
3 - C/MIB, w/att, Info.
MAR 12 1971
SECRET
HERewith ATTACHMENT TO: HVCA-18115
TO: CHIEF, WESTERN HEMISPHERE DIVISION
FROM: CHIEF OF STATION, CARACAS
SECRET
Photographs of C/H and wife
Taken in 1970
3. CIFENCE-4
CIFENCE-4 continued to be a reliable, steady Station asset who enjoys the confidence of and has a very close working relationship with CIFENCE-1. During most of the reporting period, he was in charge of the surveillance of the newly arrived Soviet diplomats and was quick to pass to the Station any information coming into his possession which he felt would be of value to JXLANCH. Because most of his time was devoted to coverage of the Soviets, he was unable to give the Station the large variety and number of reports which in the past has been his custom. The Station continues to think very highly of CIFENCE-4 and looks forward to a continuing productive relationship with him.
CIFENCE-4 continues to be a reliable and steady Station asset who enjoys the confidence of and has a very close working relationship with CIFENCE-1. His recent acquisition of Venezuelan citizenship has increased his stature with CIFENCE-1 and among the Venezuelans with whom he works. He continues on his own to provide information coming into his possession which he feels will be of interest to JKLANCE and also continues to pass to the Station numerous reports from CIFENCE and other security-intelligence agencies. His most valuable contribution during this reporting period was the information indicating that a CIFENCE officer had information which could have led to the discovery by CIFENCE of the Station's CIGRAPE operation.
CIFENCE-4 was able to convince this officer in a very discreet, innocuous manner that the information was of no value and should not be brought to the attention of CIFENCE-1. The officer was convinced, and no investigation was conducted. In the meantime, the Station completely disband the CIGRAPE operation. At each meeting with his Case Officer, CIFENCE-4 is asked if there is anything new in regard to this case and he has replied there are no new developments and feels the issue is a dead one. The Station feels the original information from CIFENCE-4 is the type that really proves the value of a good asset. Interesting documents provided by CIFENCE-4 during this reporting period include a list of all personnel working in Venezuelan diplomatic missions abroad, a CIFENCE report about the investigation of the purchase of arms in Miami by unknown elements in the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense, a package containing several documents from CIFENCE and other sources about Communist activities in Venezuela, a report dealing with possible conspiring against the GOV by Venezuelan military officers, a list of various subversive organizations located in several different countries, a report about the possible presence in Venezuela of Colonel Camano Deno.
CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH
CIFENCE-4 is chief of the operations section of CIFENCE and, as such, has responsibility for surveillance of Soviet and Bloc personnel in Venezuela. Through him, the Station has the means of monitoring quite closely the movements and activities of these persons. Also, we are able to direct CIFENCE-4 to conduct special surveillances of Soviet and Bloc person who may not be under surveillance by CIFENCE as a routine procedure. The current position of CIFENCE-4 within CIFENCE is very good and should remain so as long as CIFENCE-1 remains as head of CIFENCE. CIFENCE-4 feels there is a good possibility that if CIFENCE-1 leaves his present position he (CIFENCE-4) will be removed from CIFENCE. Should this happen, the Station will lose access to an important position within CIFENCE and CIFENCE-4 will lose his principal source of income. CIFENCE-4 has said several times he would like to have a career with JKLANCE and would be willing to work in any country of the world for us. If CIFENCE-4 eventually loses his position within CIFENCE and is unable to obtain another position in Venezuela that would provide access of interest to JKLANCE, Headquarters may wish to consider using him in some other country.
See HVCA 17828, 26 October 70, re CIFENCE belief that CIGRAPE/2 is working was told to for CIA. CIFENCE/4 advised the station of this, and will do what he can to initiate a full-scale CIFENCE investigation of CIGRAPE/2, under his own direction, in order to remove the suspicions. He said it would be hard to do this without attracting undue interest, but he will remain alert to the problem and try to take charge of any investigation that may get under way.
REF: HVCA-17611, 14 May 1970
A.R.: Paragraphs 2 and 3 below
1. I appreciate Caracas' offer for possible future contact with CIFENCE-4 in the event of another emergency situation in Trinidad, a possibility which should not be totally ruled out. I was aware that four or five Venezuelan officials had arrived in Port of Spain shortly after the declaration of a state of emergency, but I had no contact with any of these individuals during their stay here.
2. I agree with CIFENCE-4 that it would have been to the station's advantage to have had contact with him during the period of the Regiment mutiny. To this end, I propose the following contact arrangements. When CIFENCE-4 has arrived in Port of Spain and has gotten himself set up, he should call Identity A on Identity B during normal office hours (0800-1700). One hour after telephonic contact has been made with Identity A, CIFENCE-4 will be picked up in Identity C at Identity D. In order to establish bona fides, the case officer will ask of CIFENCE-4 "Are you a friend of Pedro's?". CIFENCE-4 should respond "Yes, and of Tomas also.". Recognition signals having been exchanged and authenticated, I would feel free to ask CIFENCE-4 to keep me informed of developments from his side as they occurred.
3. Please provide a physical description of CIFENCE-4.
PHILIP K. ARNAYER
Attachment: u/s/c
Identities A,B,C,D
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addresses w/att u/s/c
HVSA-1473
JUN 1 1970
Typed: 10 June 1970
SECRET
S/C Attachment to HWSA-1473
TO: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
FROM: Chief of Station, Port of Spain
IDENTITY A: Mr. Steve Allen
IDENTITY B: 62-25832
IDENTITY C: White Valiant sedan, License #PL 7602
IDENTITY D: N.W. corner of Tragarete Road and French Street in western Port of Spain
Action Required: As Stated Herein
1. CIFECE-4 (IDENTITY under separate cover for Port of Spain), an agent of the Caracas Station, was in Port of Spain during the periods 21 - 22 April 1970 and 24 April - 3 May 1970. CIFECE-4 said the purpose of his trip was to protect Venezuelans in Trinidad and to collect information about the situation in Trinidad for the Government of Venezuela. He gave the Caracas Station a copy of the report he prepared for the Venezuelan Government about his activities in Trinidad. A copy of this report is being sent under separate cover to Port of Spain for the information of the Station only.
2. CIFECE-4 said it was too bad he had no contact with JXIANE while in Trinidad, as he feels he could have provided timely on-the-spot information. If a situation in Trinidad similar to the previous one again arises, CIFECE-4 feels he may have to return to Trinidad. If this happens, he is willing to have contact with JXIANE if so desired. The Port of Spain Station is requested to advise the Caracas Station if this contact would be desired and, if so, to send Caracas a contact plan. Upon receipt of this plan, Caracas will advise the name and recognition signal CIFECE-4 will use. CIFECE-4 speaks fairly good English, so there should be no language barrier in communicating with him.
GORDON K. KJOCK
ATTACHMENTS: Under Separate Cover
1. IDENTIFY
2. CIFECE-4 Report
DISTRIBUTION:
S-COS, Port of Spain, v/atts 1 & 2 v/s/q
S-C/WD v/o atts
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
SECRET
DATE
MAY 17 1970
SECRET
201-300585
Reference: DIRECTOR-028144
Transmitted under separate cover are new Re-Entry Permits for CIFENCE/4 and his wife.
Oliver H. LAFKO
Attachment: as stated above
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas, w/att u/s/c
TO: Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attention: Mr. D. J. Brennan
FROM: Deputy Director for Plans
SUBJECT: James Melville HART
Orlando GARCIA
Luis POSADA
1. Reference is made to the Bureau's memorandum of 13 March 1970 entitled JAMES MELVILLE HART - REGISTRATION ACT - VENEZUELA.
2. Neither James Melville HART nor Orlando GARCIA has any operational relationship with this Agency, although their activities are of interest to us. We are not aware of any contact between them and Luis POSADA, and our Caracas station will attempt, through discreet soundings, to ascertain whether such contact did or does exist.
3. This Agency would appreciate receiving any information which the Bureau may develop concerning HART and GARCIA and the arms traffic in which they are reported to be involved.
CSCI-316/01029-70
DDP/WH/3/V/N.Perkins:1jo (8 April 1970)
Based on: CARACAS 4838, 6 April 1970
Distribution:
Original and 1 - Addresssee
1 - CI/LIAISON
1 - CI/BA
1 - WH/FI
1 - WH/3/V
1 - Chrono
3 - RIBAN
201-300985
201-327674
201-067860
SECRET
SECRET
CARACAS INFO W/H/NAMI
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 018266*
1. PLS ADVISE CIFENCE-4 HIS APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE APPROVED 10 APRIL 1970.
2. POUCHING NEW RE-ENTRY PERMITS FOR CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE.
3. FILE: 201-300083
END OF MESSAGE
*Requested CIFENCE-4 and wife complete application forms for new U.S. Re-Entry Permits and Preservation of Residence (CIFENCE-4 only).
C/OS/AAS L. Winkowski (telecord)
C/WH/COG James E. Spera
WILLIAM V. BROK
C/WHD
ALFONSO A. SPERA
C/WII/3
CS COPY
COORDINATING OFFICERS
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
operations smoother. Unfortunately, CINUNCH-1's men are already planning a rearguard action to make CIFENCE-3's job as difficult as possible. The net result of this switch, however, has been to somewhat increase efficiency of the two services and to materially increase JXLANCE unilateral access to such. For awhile, this reorganization will be beneficial, but—because of the personalities of CINASH-17 and CIFENCE-1—we do not expect either CINUNCH-1 or CIFENCE-3 to indefinitely have smooth sailing.
2. CIFENCE-4
CIFENCE-4 provided verbal and written information reports about various subjects of interest such as activities of Communist and other subversive elements, guerrilla activities, counterfeiting of money and documents, sabotage, information about and activities of Soviets visiting Venezuela, kidnappings of well-known persons in Venezuela, CIFENCE operations and internal problems of CIFENCE. His position in CIFENCE as Chief of Operations provides him access to practically all written reports and documents prepared and received by CIFENCE. His daring as a dedicated agent for JXLANCE has enabled him to provide the Station with copies of several of these reports and documents. During this reporting period he has provided 119 copies of such reports and documents.
Some of the more significant requests levied on CIFENCE-4 during this reporting period include the following: 1) assessment for the Station's SD Section of an employee of the Venezuelan Government's Oficina Central de Informaciones (OCI), 2) for the SD and CP Sections of the Station, collection of information about and assessment of a former employee of the local TASS office in Caracas, 3) provision for the SD Section of a list of the names and license plate numbers of the users of all diplomatic automobile license plates in Venezuela, 4) investigation for the Station's CP Section of the robbery of a large sum of money reportedly destined for financing the clandestine manufacture of arms, and 5) for the Station's Case Officer in charge of student operations, collection of information about and assessment of a former Station asset in whom there is a renewed operational interest.
CIFENCE-4's current Case Officer is Gordon K. RIJOCK who meets with CIFENCE-4 in safehouse number 45 which was obtained during this reporting period. When RIJOCK wants to schedule a meeting with CIFENCE-4, RIJOCK's wife who speaks native Spanish with no American accent, telephones CIFENCE-4's home, identifies herself as "Maria" and asks to speak with the true first name of CIFENCE-4. If CIFENCE-4 is at home, RIJOCK's wife tells him she wants to meet with him at a certain time on a certain date at the usual place (which means the safehouse) and asks if the time and date are acceptable to him. If CIFENCE-4 says yes, RIJOCK meets with him at the safehouse. If he says no, RIJOCK's wife asks him to set a time and date. If these are acceptable to RIJOCK, the meeting is thereby scheduled and held. If RIJOCK wants CIFENCE-4 to pick him up in his automobile, "Maria" says she wants to meet him at a certain time on a certain date "at the location near my home". If the time and date are acceptable to CIFENCE-4, RIJOCK then walks to a site a few blocks from his home where CIFENCE-4 picks him up in his private automobile. If the time and date are not acceptable to CIFENCE-4, then "Maria" asks CIFENCE-4 to set a new time and date which, if acceptable to RIJOCK, serve as the schedule for the car pickup meeting. If CIFENCE-4 is not home, "Maria" requests that CIFENCE-4 telephone "Maria" as soon as possible. Upon returning to his home and receiving the message, CIFENCE-4 telephones RIJOCK's home from a public telephone, identifies himself as "Paul" and asks to speak to "Roberto". If RIJOCK is home, he and CIFENCE-4 talk directly and arrange a meeting. If RIJOCK is not home, CIFENCE-4 says "Paul" is calling and either he wants "Roberto" to contact him or he will call "Roberto" later. If the message is for "Roberto" to call him, then "Maria" telephones CIFENCE-4's home and follows the procedure described above. (NOTE: RIJOCK's wife makes all telephonic contact with CIFENCE-4's home, to give the impression to anyone monitoring CIFENCE-4's telephone that a native Spanish speaking "girlfriend" of CIFENCE-4 wants to talk with him.
In the event RIJOCK wishes to contact CIFENCE-4 while he is in his office, "Maria" telephones CIFENCE-4's wife, identifies herself as "Maria", says she wishes to speak with the true name of CIFENCE-4 and asks his wife to tell him to call her at a certain time. CIFENCE-4's wife then telephones him in his office and gives him the message from "Maria". If the time is acceptable to CIFENCE-4, he telephones RIJOCK's home from a public telephone and either arranges a meeting schedule with "Maria" (per prior instructions from RIJOCK) or speaks directly with RIJOCK to
CIFENCE-4
arrange a meeting. If the time is not acceptable to CIFENCE-4, he gives a new time to his wife who immediately thereafter conveys the new time via telephone to "Maria" who in turn conveys it to RIJOCK. If CIFENCE-4 is not in his office, his wife leaves a message for him to call her as soon as possible. In such a case, his wife advises "Maria" that he is not in his office but when he calls her, she will tell him to call "Maria" as soon as possible. A meeting is scheduled when CIFENCE-4 calls and talks to either "Maria" or RIJOCK. If it is urgent for RIJOCK to talk to CIFENCE-4 as soon as possible, CIFENCE-4's wife tells CIFENCE-4 that "Maria" wants to speak to him as soon as possible. If an emergency situation necessitated immediate contact with CIFENCE-4 in his office and his wife was not available to telephone him, "Maria" would telephone him in his office.
In the event RIJOCK and/or CIFENCE-4 do not want to meet in the safehouse and do not want a car pickup at the site agreed upon, a new site is agreed upon during the course of the telephonic contacts described above. For future use, CIFENCE-4 and RIJOCK will make a list of primary and alternate meeting sites and assign numbers to each site selected. During telephonic contacts to establish meetings, only numbers will be used to designate the location of the meetings.
CIFENCE-4 and RIJOCK will discuss and prepare plans for contact under emergency/contingency conditions and for emergency re-contact. These plans will be forwarded to Headquarters as soon as they have been prepared.
SAC is not used or contemplated for contacts with CIFENCE-4.
ATTN: Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
FROM: Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (A 12 419 708)
1. Reference is made to previous correspondence concerning this case.
2. The Immigration and Naturalization Service, by letter dated 16 April 1970, has granted the benefits of Section 316(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to cover the subject's absence from the United States from 20 March 1970, to an indefinite period, thereafter, and so long as he remains absent on behalf of the United States Government, with the understanding that he will prove to the satisfaction of the Naturalization Court when he files a Petition for United States Citizenship, five years after entry for permanent residence, that he has been absent during this period for that purpose. The benefits of this Section of the Act also permit subject to count the period of his absence toward both the residence and physical presence requirements for naturalization, provided that, since becoming a permanent resident of the United States and before applying for naturalization, he has completed an uninterrupted period of one year of physical presence in the United States.
3. The letter is being retained in the files of this Office and it is requested you so advise Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles.
Louis Wienckowski
Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
SECRET
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan
SECRET
TO: Chief, WH/3
ATTN: Mike Burger
FROM: Director of Security
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (A 12 419 708) and Nieves Elina Gonzalez de POSADA (A 12 443 942)
REFERENCE: Your request for Reentry Permit dated 6 April 1970
Reentry Permit was issued for subject on 16 April 1970 and is valid to 15 April 1971. The Permit may be used for unlimited entries into the United States during validity. Validity of Permit may be extended for a maximum period of twelve (12) months only. Extension of Validity of Permit must be made on the attached "Application for Extension of Permit to Reenter the United States" (I&NS Form I-143). In certain foreign areas U. S. Consuls and U. S. Immigration Officers are authorized to extend the validity date, however, where security or cover considerations warrant, the Permit and Application should be forwarded to Alien Affairs Staff in order to have the validity date extended through cleared liaison with Immigration and Naturalization Service.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
[Signature]
Acting Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Receipt for above Permit acknowledged:
#0235566 and 0235567
Signature
OS/AAS/ESkark 21 April 1970
Date
SECRET (GROUP I - Excluded from automatic downgrading & declassification)
SECRET 082215Z APR 70 CITE CARACAS 4838
DIRECTOR INFO GEORGETOWN, WH/Miami
REFS A. CARACAS 4838 (JUN 70)
B. DIRECTOR 022665
1. CIFENCE-4 DENIES ANY INVOLVEMENT WITH HART AND GARCIA IN SHIPMENTS OF ARMS TO VENEZUELA. SAYS HE HAS NEVER MET HART. DURING OCT 69 HE WENT TO MIAMI AT REQUEST OF CIFENCE-1 TO INVESTIGATE STORY THAT HART TRAVELLING TO MIAMI TO PURCHASE $300,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WEAPONS. PRIOR TO TRIP HE TOLD CC HIS SEVERAL CONTACTS AMONG CLANDESTINE ARMS DEALERS IN MIAMI WOULD FACILITATE INVESTIGATION. RE GARCIA, CIFENCE-4 SAID HE WAS INTRODUCED TO GARCIA CIRCA MAY 69 AND LAST TALKED TO HIM IN JUNE 69.
2. PERHAPS FBI MIAMI SOURCE IS ONE OF ARMS DEALERS CIFENCE-4 KNOWS AND TALKED TO DURING OCT INVESTIGATION OF HART. IF THIS TRUE, POSSIBILITY EXISTS SOURCE CONNECTED CIFENCE-4 WITH HART. GARCIA 201 FILE SHOWS HE DEALT WITH MIAMI ARMS DEALER IN OCT 63 ON BEHALF OF GOV. CANNOT DISCOUNT POSSIBILITY THAT GARCIA HAS HAD SUBSEQUENT DEALINGS.
3. FILE 201-300985. GP-1.
SECRET
WILL SVC UPON REQUEST.
SECRET
201-300985
05 Apr 70
SECRET 061954Z APR 78 CITE CARACAS 4838 06APR70 IN 057022
DIRECTOR INFO GEORGETOWN, WH/MIA
FILE 201
REF DIRECTOR 022665
1. FELL LNERGO WE INTERESTED IN HART AND GARCIA ACTIVITIES. HOPE LNERGO WILL DO ALL POSSIBLE MONITOR THEM. THEY IN NO WAY WORK FOR US.
2. CARACAS CHECKING FOR ANY POSSIBLE CIFECE-A CONNECTION WITH HART AND GARCIA. WILL ADVISE. GP-1.
SECRET
SECRET
03 23 50 z 11a70
CITE DIRECTO 2 2 5 6 5
TO
CARACAS
W/29 GEORGETOWN, W/2/MIAMI
REF: CARACAS 3891, 28 OCTOBER 69 (w74856)
1. FBI INVESTIGATING JAMES HART AND HAS BEEN TOLD THAT IN 1969, HART, ORLANDO GARCIA AND CIFENCE/4 WERE INVOLVED IN SHIPMENTS OF ARMS TO VENEZUELA FOR GUYANESE INSURGENTS. FBI MIAMI SOURCE ALLEGED THAT JKLANCE WAS AWARE OF FACTS, THAT CIFENCE/4 WAS OF OPERATIONAL INTEREST TO JKLANCE, AND THAT THE WEAPONS ACTIVITY IS CONTINUING. FBI DISCUSSED FOREGOING WITH W/2/MIAMI REPRESENTATIVE WHO CONFIRMED THAT CIFENCE/4 OF OPERATIONAL INTEREST TO JKLANCE.
2. FBI ASKS IF WE HAVE OPERATIONAL INTEREST IN HART OR GARCIA.
RE HART, HOW SHALL WE ANSWER?
3. FILE: 201-327674.
END OF MESSAGE
*WH comment: While Station sees no immediate objections to LNERGO interviewing HART if he enters U.S. further developments might make us change our position. Recruitment might be feasible.
WH/COG
C/WH/7
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WH/7
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Office of Security
SUBJECT: Request for Double Re-Entry Permits for Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles and Wife and Preservation of Residence for POSADA
1. It is requested that the double Re-Entry Permit arrangement be obtained for Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (hereafter referred to as the Principal Subject) and his wife, Nieves Elina GONZALEZ de POSADA, and that Preservation of Residence also be obtained for the Principal Subject.
2. The Principal Subject was born on 15 February 1928 in Cuba. His spouse was born on 12 December 1935 in Cuba.
3. The Principal Subject was initially employed by this Agency in 1961 and is still employed by the Agency as of the present time. In addition to the salary he receives from his organization, the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, he also is paid by this Agency.
4. The Principal Subject will be regularly stationed abroad engaged in activities in furtherance of the national intelligence effort. He will be accompanied by his wife and his son, the latter being a U.S. citizen who travels on a U.S. passport.
5. Attached are the following documents:
a. Two original I-131 forms completed by the Principal Subject.
b. Two original I-131 forms completed by the Principal Subject's spouse
c. One H-470 form completed by the Principal Subject.
d. Two signed photos each of the Principal Subject and his spouse.
e. U.S. Postal Money Order for $30 made out to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Alfonso A. Spera
C/WH/3
SECRET 201726Z MAR 70 CITE WH/MIAI 5887 (NEBECKER ACTING)
CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR
CIFLUCE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 018266
1. CIFENCE-4 AND DEPENDENTS DEPART MIAMI FOR
CARACAS 20 MARCH ETA 2200 HRS FLT 741 VIASA. INS FORMS
COMPLETED AS PER REF AND SENT AIR MAIL REGISTERED TO
DIRECTOR 010144 ADDRESS MORNING 20 MARCH.
2. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1
SECRET
SECRET
WH/Miami INFO CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS:
A. WH/Miami 6754 (IN 040853)*
B. DIRECTOR 010144**
C. DIRECTOR 009340***
1. REF A ENVELOPE RECEIVED 17 MARCH. REF C REQUESTED.
COUPLE EACH FILL OUT TWO ORIGINAL I-131 FORMS AND EACH PROVIDE
TWO PHOTOS SIGNED ON LEFT HAND MARGIN. ENVELOPE CONTAINED ONLY
ONE ORIGINAL I-131 FORM FOR EACH PERSON AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE
UNSIGNED.
2. PLS ASK CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE TO EACH COMPLETE TWO MORE
ORIGINAL I-131 FORMS. WIFE'S I-131 FORM CORRECTLY FILLED OUT.
CIFENCE/4 SHOULD INCLUDE HIS MATRONYM ON NEW FORMS AND SPELL
OUT MIDDLE NAME. ALSO REQUEST CIFENCE/4 FILL OUT ANOTHER N-470
FORM CONTAINING SAME INFO AS N-470 FORWARDED IN REF A ENVELOPE
EXCEPT FOR QUESTION FOUR WHICH SHOULD NOT BE ANSWERED. ALSO
FORWARD TWO SIGNED PHOTOS FOR EACH.
3. AFTER CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE COMPLETE ACTION REQUESTED
PARA TWO, THEY MAY RETURN TO CARACAS. ENVELOPE CONTAINING
CS COPY
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET
TO PAGE TWO
COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE SENT TO REF B ADDRESS.
4. FILE: 201-300985
END OF MESSAGE
OS/AAS JOHN ROONEY (TELECORD)
C/WH/03/2 Specra
*Reported that INS forms completed by CIFENCE/4 and wife sent by registered air mail 11 March to Ref B address.
**Provided accommodation address in Headquarters area where completed INS forms should be sent.
***Requested WH/Miami meet with CIFENCE/4 and wife, provided INS forms and gave instructions on how the forms were to be completed.
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
JAMES E. FLANNERY
C/WH/COG
COORDINATING OFFICERS
RELEASING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
FBI
13 MARCH 70
SECRET
JAMES MELVILLE HART - REGISTRATION ACT-VENEZUELA
(NI) 105-193849 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
SECRET 111652 MAR 70 CITE WH/MIAI 6754
DIRECTOR, CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: CARACAS 4665 (W39385)
1. CIFENCE-4 MET 10 MARCH. INS FORMS COMPLETED
AND SENT AIR MAIL REGISTERED TO DIRECTOR 010144
ADDRESS MORNING OF 11 MARCH. AWAITING CABLE NOTIFICATION
THAT FORMS IN ORDER SO THAT CIFENCE-4 CAN RETURN CARACAS.
2. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1
SECRET
SECRET 292255Z MAR 70 CITE CARACAS
PRIORITY HW/MIA INFO DIRECTOR
CIF:UTE CIFENCE
REF: CARACAS 4652 (10038628)
1. CIFENCE-4, JIFE, SON DEPARTING CARACAS
0900 HOURS 10 MARCH 70 VIA VIASA FLIGHT 740 WHICH
SCHEDULED ARRIVE MIAMI 1100 HOURS, GP MARCH.
2. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1.
SECRET
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
09 MAR 70
SECRET 681445Z MAR 70 CITE CARACAS 4650
IMMEDIATE WH/Miami Info Director
CIPLUTE CIFENCE
1. CIFENCE-4 DEPARTURE DELAYED UNTIL 10 MAR 70. WILL ADVISE TRAVEL ITINERARY.
2. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1.
SECRET
SECRET
06 23 1970
CITE DIRECTOR 15164
TO
IMMEDIATE WH/MIAI INFO IMMEDIATE CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. WH/MIAI 6708 (IN 038146)*
B. DIRECTOR 015088**
1. INS CENTRAL OFFICE ASKED INS/MIAI (MR. TILLMAN) 6 MARCH TO SMOOTH ENTRY CIFENCE-4 AND FAMILY INTO U.S.
2. CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE SHOULD ENTER U.S. USING ALIEN REGISTRATION CARDS (FORM 151) AND NOT "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS." IF ASKED BY INS ABOUT LATTER, COUPLE SHOULD REPLY THEY HAVE NEVER USED THESE PASSPORTS TO ENTER U.S. NOR HAVE THEY EVER OBTAINED U.S. VISAS IN THESE PASSPORTS. THIS REPLY IMPORTANT IN ORDER THAT PERMANENT ALIEN RESIDENT STATUS NOT BE JEOPARDIZED.
3. FYI: LAST TIME CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE WERE IN U.S. WAS IN OCT 1969.
4. FILE: 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
OS/AAS - JOHN ROONEY (TELECOORD)
C/WH/COG - ALFONSO G. SPERA
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
* Advised INS/Miami not familiar with "Emergency Venezuelan Passport" and would not consider it acceptable in any event without U.S. visa. Mentioned that it presumed that CIFENCE-4 and family have been out of U.S. longer than one year and therefore will be probably questioned by INS/Miami. WH/Miami has contacted INS Inspector in Miami who will handle case discreetly if complications arise after couple enters U.S.
**Reported no problems foreseen when CIFENCE-4 and family enter U.S. and replied to questions from WH/Miami on how couple is to fill out their requests for U.S. reentry permits and CIFENCE-4's request for Preservation of Resident Alien Status.
SECRET
06 27 0321 1270
CITE DIRECT 15088
PRIORITY WH/MIAI
INFO: PRIORITY CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. WH/MIAI-6698 (IN 037842)*
B. CARACAS-4636 (IN 037359)**
1. HQS DOES NOT FORSEE ANY DIFFICULTY RE ENTRY CIFENCE-4 AND FAMILY INTO U.S.
2. FOLLOWING REPLIES KEYED TO QUESTIONS REF A PARA TWO:
A. CIFENCE-4 SHOULD LIST CIFENCE AS HIS CURRENT EMPLOYER. RVROCK SHOULD NOT BE MENTIONED.
B. CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE SHOULD SIGN THEIR I-131 FORMS BUT NOT NECESSARY FOR THEM TO SWEAR FORM BEFORE ANYONE. THIS WILL BE HANDLED BY HQS.
C. CIFENCE-4 SHOULD SIGN HIS N-470 FORM.
D. DO NOT FORWARD I-151 FORMS (WHICH ALIEN REGISTRATION CARDS) TO HQS. WE WILL HANDLE THIS REQUIREMENT HERE.
CONTINUED . . .
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
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*Reported WH/Miami checking with local INS re re-entry of CIFENCE-4 and family. Also requested priority reply re how CIFENCE-4 should answer certain questions on applications for re-entry permits and form for preservation of residence.
**Advised that CIFENCE-4, wife, and son will arrive Miami 8 March to begin processing for re-entry permits and preservation of residence (CIFENCE-4 only) and that CIFENCE-4 will contact WH/Miami per previous instructions 9 March. Mentioned CIFENCE-4 slightly concerned about possible problem with INS due to family's long absence from U.S.
OS/AAS - L. Winkowski (Telecord)
C/WH/COG
John R. Horton
AC/WHD
Alfonso Spera
C/WH/3
SECRET 662016Z MAR 70 CITE WH/MIA (6708)
IMMEDIATE CARACAS INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
TYPIC CIRLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. CARACAS 4636 (IN 037359)
B. WH/MIA 6507 (IN 024557)
C. WH/MIA 6698 (IN 037842)
1. INS/MIA NOT FAMILIAR WITH "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORT" AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER IT ACCEPTABLE IN ANY EVENT WITHOUT U.S. VISA. ALIEN REGISTRATION CARDS (FORM I-151) NORMALLY WOULD BE ONLY DOCUMENT REQUIRED BY INS IF HOLDERS HAD BEEN BACK TO STATES WITHIN PAST YEAR. SINCE CIFENCE-4 AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN OUT LONGER THAN ONE YEAR (WE PRESUME) WITHOUT RETURN TO STATES, PROBABLY WILL BE QUESTIONED BY INS ON ARRIVAL MIAMI AND, SINCE PAPERS NOT CONSIDERED IN ORDER, CASE WILL BE DEFERRED AND CIFENCE-4 GROUP ALLOWED TO LEAVE AIRPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS REPORT INS HQS MIAMI 9 MARCH TO CLEAR UP PROBLEM.
POSSIBLE THAT INS INSPECTOR AT AIRPORT MIGHT NEGLECT TO ASK WHEN LAST IN STATES AND GROUP WILL BE ADMITTED WITH NO DEFERRAL.
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2. IF CASE DEFERRED AT AIRPORT, STATION HAS ARRANGED FOR DEFERRAL TO BE HANDLED BY MR. JAMES TILLMAN, SUPERVISORY IMMIGRATION INSPECTOR FOR TRAVEL CONTROL, AT INS/MIA HQS OFFICE. TILLMAN WILL HANDLE PROMPTLY AND DISCREETLY. NO STATION OFFICER WILL BE AT AIRPORT SINCE TILLMAN PREFERS NOT TO ALERT INS INSPECTORS AT AIRPORT IN ADVANCE AND HAS ASSURED STATION LIAISON THAT DEFERRAL IS THE WORST THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THIS CASE.
3. WILL EXPECT CIFENCE-4 CONTACT 9 MARCH PER REF.B.
4. FILE: 201-300985. GP-1
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SECRET 061415Z MAR 70 CITE WH/MIA 6698
IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, CARACAS
TYPIC CIFENCE
REF: CARACAS 4636 (W 037379)
1. CARACAS: CHECKING WITH LOCAL INS ON REENTRY
OF CIFENCE-4 AND FAMILY PER REF. WILL ADVISE SHORTLY.
2. DIRECTOR: PLS PROVIDE PRIORITY ANSWERS TO
FOLLOWING:
A. ON INS FORMS N-470 AND I-131 CIFENCE-4
MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS AS TO EMPLOYMENT OVERSEAS.
SINCE HE OSTEINSBLY WORKS FOR CIFENCE, BUT
ACTUALLY WORKS FOR RVROCK, HOW SHOULD HE ANSWER,
IF AT ALL?
B. FORM I-131 SHOULD BE (1) SWORN BEFORE INS
OFFICER (2) SWORN BEFORE NOTARY, OR (3) SIGNED BY
PERSON OTHER THAN APPLICANT. HOW DO WE HANDLE?
C. FORM N-470 CAN BE SIGNED BY APPLICANT OR
OTHER PERSON ON BEHALF OF APPLICANT. WHO SIGNS,
CIFENCE-4 OR HQS?
D. WHEN SUBMITTING FORM I-131, APPLICANT MUST
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SUBMIT FORM I-151. SHOULD FORMS I-151 BE FORWARDED TO HQS WITH I-131 APPLICATIONS?
3. WH/MIA WILL COLLECT COMPLETED FORMS N-470 AND I-131 AND FORWARD WITH CHECK FOR $30 AND PHOTOS TO ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS OF DIRECTOR 010144 BY REGISTERED LETTER. WILL ADVISE WHEN MAILED.
4. FILE: 201-300983. GP-1
SECRET
SECRET 051925Z MAR 70 CITE CARACAS 4636
PRIORITY WH/MIA INFO PRIORITY DIRECTOR
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 010472
B. WH/MIA 6533 (L055705)
C. CARACAS 4472 (L054395)
D. WH/MIA 6501 (L054557)
1. CIFENCE-4, WIFE AND SON HAVE RESERVATIONS
VIASA FLIGHT 744 LEAVING CARACAS 0900 HOURS AND
ARRIVING MIAMI 1305 HOURS 8 MARCH 70. CIFENCE-4 WILL
CONTACT WH/MIA MORNING 9 MARCH AS INSTRUCTED IN
REFERENCE D.
2. CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE WILL ENTER U.S. (MIAMI)
USING "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS" AND ALIEN
REGISTRATION CARDS (I-151). PASSPORTS WILL HAVE NO
RPT NO U.S. VISAS. SON IS U.S. CITIZEN AND WILL ENTER
WITH U.S. PASSPORT.
3. ALTHOUGH CIFENCE-4 FEELS HE AND WIFE SHOULD
NOT ENCOUNTER PROBLEM ENTERING U.S. WITH "EMERGENCY
VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS" AND ALIEN REGISTRATION CARDS,
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HE LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH U.S. IMMIGRATION DUE THEIR LONG ABSENCES FROM US. REQUEST WH/MIA VIEWS RE SUCH A PROBLEM OCCURRING. IF WH/MIA FEELS POSSIBLE PROBLEM MAY ARISE, REQUEST SOMEONE BE AT MIAMI AIRPORT TO ASSIST CIFENCE-4 IF NEED ARISES. IN THIS EVENT, REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTACT AT AIRPORT. PLEASE REPLY BY COB 6 MARCH.
4. AFTER ARRANGING IN MIAMI TO PRESERVE HIS RIGHT TO EVENTUALLY BECOME U.S. CITIZEN, CIFENCE-4 WILL RETURN TO CARACAS WHERE HE WILL APPLY FOR VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP. CARACAS EMPHASIZES IT VITALLY IMPORTANT THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA NOT BECOME AWARE OF TRUE REASON FOR PRESENCE IN MIAMI OF CIFENCE-4 AND WIFE.
5. CARACAS STATION PAYING FOR ROUND TRIP TICKETS FOR CIFENCE-4, WIFE, AND SON AND PROVIDING THEM TOTAL PER DIEM OF FIFTY DOLLARS PER DAY TO COVER THEIR LIVING EXPENSES IN MIAMI.
6. FILE: 201-302985. GP-1.
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SECRET
TO
CARACAS WH/MIAI
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. WH/MIAI (IN 025705)*
B. CARACAS 4472 (IN 025395)**
C. DIRECTOR 010144***
1. CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE PRESENCE IN U.S. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS. ALTHOUGH SEE NO OBJECTION COUPLE USING "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS" FOR TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND RETURN CARACAS, THEY SHOULD NOT RPT NOT OBTAIN U.S. VISAS IN THESE PASSPORTS AND SHOULD USE ALIEN REGISTRATION RECEIPT CARDS (I-151) TO ENTER U.S.
2. APPRECIATE WH/MIAI OFFER MENTIONED REF A; HOWEVER, COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT HQS FOR PROCESSING.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
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OS/AAS - JOHN ROONEY (TELECORD)
DC/WH/COG
CONT'D
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*Advised WH/Miami can meet with CIFENCE/4 week of 8 March and offered to handle papers thru INS in Miami.
**Requested reply if CIFENCE/4 and wife presence in U.S. absolutely necessary. If affirmative, couple can travel to Miami 8 March 1970 if it convenient for WH/Miami.
***Forwarded P.O. Box in Hqs area where couples' completed applications for re-entry permits can be sent.
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
RELEASING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCED BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 141529Z FEB 70 CITE WH/MIAI (6533) (NEBECKER ACTING)
CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: CARACAS 4472 (1NO25395)
1. NO PROBLEM IN MEETING CIFENCE/4 WEEK OF 1FEB IN 025705
8 MARCH. IF PAPERS CAN BE HANDLED IN MIAMI,
NOTE THAT WH/MIAI HAS GOOD LIAISON WITH LOCAL INS.
2. FILE: 201-300985.
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SECRET
WH/Miami
INFO: CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. WH/Miami-6507 (IN 024557)*
B. DIRECTOR-9340**
1. MAIL COMPLETED FORMS AND CHECK TO:
STANLEY V. ESSMEIR
P. O. BOX 11
SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA 22150
2. FILE: 201 300985.
END OF MESSAGE
*Advised WH/Miami officer available to meet with CIFENCE/4, forwarded contact plan, and requested address where CIFENCE/4's complete immigration forms and check can be sent.
**Requested WH/Miami officer meet with CIFENCE/4, provide him with immigration forms, and forward completed forms and check to Hqs.
C/WH/COG
C/WH/SEC
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 132132Z FEB 70 CITE CARACAS
DIRECTOR INFO WH/Miami
CIFLUCE CIFENCE
REFS: A. WH/Miami 6507 (13 Feb 1970)
B. DIRECTOR 009340
1. FOR SECURITY REASONS, CARACAS STATION WOULD
PREFER THAT CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE BE ALLOWED TO FILL OUT
APPLICATIONS FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND CIFENCE/4 BE
ALLOWED TO FILL OUT APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION OF
RESIDENCE IN CARACAS. IF THEIR PRESENCE IN U.S. ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY REPEAT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, HOWEVER, THEY CAN
TRAVEL TO MIAMI AFTER 4 MAR 70. AFTER THIS DATE, CIFENCE/4
WILL BE ON LEAVE FROM CIFENCE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE
WEEKS. HE SAID HE CAN TELL CIFENCE/1 PURPOSE OF TRIP TO
MIAMI TO ALLOW WIFE SEE HER BROTHER WHO RECENTLY CAME OUT
OF CUBA. HE FEELS THE MAXIMUM PERIOD HE CAN REMAIN IN
MIAMI IS ONE WEEK. AT PRESENT TIME, STATION FEELS CIFENCE/4
AND WIFE COULD TRAVEL TO MIAMI 8 MAR 70 WHICH WOULD GIVE
THEM ENTIRE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR NECESSARY PAPER WORK. IF
THIS WEEK ACCEPTABLE TO WH/Miami, FIRM TRAVEL PLANS WILL BE
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FORWARDED. REQUEST WH/MIAI ADVISE.
2. RE PARA 2 REF B, CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE WILL HAVE TO USE "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS" FOR THEIR TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND RETURN TO CARACAS. WE WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO USE NEWLY ISSUED "PERMITS TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" IN ENTERING VENEZUELA WHEN IT IS THE INTENT OF CIFENCE/4 TO APPLY FOR VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER HIS RETURN TO CARACAS.
3. RE PARA 3 REF B, FOR SECURITY WE AGREE IT BEST CIFENCE/4 AND HIS WIFE REMAIN IN MIAMI DURING THEIR STAY IN U.S. SINCE CIFENCE/4 HAS MANY FRIENDS IN MIAMI AREA, WE TRUST WH/MIAI WILL TAKE MAXIMUM PRECAUTIONS TO ASSURE THAT TRUE REASON FOR PRESENCE IN MIAMI OF CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE IS KNOWN ONLY BY THOSE PERSONS WITH ABSOLUTE NEED TO KNOW. WE WISH TO PREVENT WORD GETTING BACK TO VENEZUELA THAT CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR EVENTUAL U.S. CITIZENSHIP.
4. FILE: 201-300985.
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SECRET 122029Z FEB 70 CITE WH/MIAI 6507
DIRECTOR, CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 009340
1. KERSCHEN AVAILABLE TO MEET CIFENCE/4. HAVE HIM CALL AMANSWER (IDEN A) AND IDENTIFY HIMSELF AS IDEN B. HE SHOULD ASK FOR IDEN C AND LEAVE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE HE CAN BE REACHED. KERSCHEN WILL RETURN CALL AND ARRANGE MEETING.
2. DIRECTOR: TO AVOID POUCH TIME LAG, PLS FORWARD ADDRESS WHERE WE CAN MAIL REGISTERED LETTER CONTAINING CIFENCE/R'S FORMS AND CHECK.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
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SECRET 122029Z FEB 72 CITE WH/MIA/6508 12FEB IN 024558
DIRECTOR, CARACAS
CIFLUITE CIFENCE
REF: WH/MIA/6507 (IN-024557)
1. IDEN A: ANSWERING SERVICE AVAILABLE 0900 THRU 1600 HOURS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. NUMBER 379-9624 REPEAT 379-9624.
IDEN B: MR. CUIS CLEMENTE
IDEN C: MR. GRADY
2. FILE: 201-300985.
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TO
CARACAS WH/MIA
CIPLUTS CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 3365 (NOT SENT WH/MIA)*
1. HQS HAS LEARNED CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE HAVE PRESERVED THEIR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS.
2. IT NOW NECESSARY, AS MENTIONED REF FOR COUPLE COME TO U.S. TO FILL OUT APPLICATIONS FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND WHERE CIFENCE/4 WILL FILL OUT APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE. HQS MUST REVIEW COMPLETED APPLICATIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING THEM TO INS. AFTER APPLICATIONS REVIEWED BY HQS, COUPLE MAY RETURN CARACAS IF THEY HAVE SOME DOCUMENT WHICH WILL PERMIT THEM ENTER VENEZUELA. IF NOT, THEY MUST REMAIN IN U.S. THE TWO OR THREE WEEKS IT WILL TAKE HQS TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS AND OBTAIN NEW RE-ENTRY PERMITS.
3. ALTHOUGH THIS CASE MIGHT BE HANDLED MORE RAPIDLY IF COUPLE CAME TO HQS AREA FOR PROCESSING, TRIP TO HQS AREA COULD POSE SECURITY HAZARD FOR CIFENCE/4 AS COUPLE WOULD NORMALLY TRAVEL TO MIAMI FOR THIS PROCESSING. ANY INDICATION COUPLE TRAVELLED
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AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
TO HQS AREA MIGHT CAUSE CIFENCE/4'S SUPERIORS IN CIFENCE TO SUSPECT HE MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH RVROCK; THEREFORE REQUEST WH/MIAI NEST WITH CIFENCE/4 AND PROVIDE INS FORMS N-470 (CIFENCE/4 ONLY) AND TWO ORIGINAL I-131 FOR EACH TO FILL OUT. COUPLE MUST PROVIDE TWO PHOTOS EACH SIGNED ON LEFT HAND MARGIN AND ONE CHECK TO INS FOR THIRTY DOLLARS. WHEN FORMS COMPLETED THEY SHOULD BE POUCHED TO HQS. AFTER REVIEW HERE, HQS WILL CABLE WH/MIAI AND THEN COUPLE CAN EITHER RETURN CARACAS OR WAIT MIAMI FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS.
4. FOR WH/MIAI, PLS ADVISE IF YOU HAVE CASE OFFICER AVAILABLE NEAR FUTURE WHO COULD MEET WITH CIFENCE/4. IF AFFIRMATIVE, PLS FORWARD CONTACT PLAN TO CARACAS. FYI. CIFENCE/4 (IDEN A) WAS WH/MIAI ASSET FROM LATE MARCH 1965 TO SEPT 1967 WHEN HE MOVED TO CARACAS WHERE HE HAS BEEN SERVING STATION AS PENETRATION OF CIFENCE (IDEN B).
5. FOR CARACAS, IF WH/NM/MI ABLE HANDLE CIFENCE/4, PLS
FORWARD COUPLES' ETA.
6. FILE: 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
OS/AAS - JOHN ROONEY (TELECORD)
C/WH/COG
*Advised steps necessary to preserve permanent alien resident status of CIFENCE/4 and wife and obtain new re-entry permits for them.
JOHN R. HORTON
AC/WHD
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
RELEASING OFFICER
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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CARACAS WH/MIAI 11 23 24z Feb 70
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 009340
IDEN A - LUIS CLEMENTE POSADA CARRILES (201-300985)
IDEN B - CENTRAL DOCUMENTATION SERVICE (SCD), A NEWLY
ESTABLISHED VENEZUELAN SECURITY SERVICE
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JOHN R. HORTON
AC/WH/3
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
201-300985
11 FEB 70
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 120297 FEB 70 CITE WH/MIA 6507
DIRECTOR, CARACAS.
CIFLUCE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 009340 (CIFENCE)
1. KERSCHEN AVAILABLE TO MEET CIFENCE/4. HAVE HIM CALL ANANSER (IDEN A) AND IDENTIFY HIMSELF AS IDEN B. HE SHOULD ASK FOR IDEN C AND LEAVE TELEPHONE NUMBER WHERE HE CAN BE REACHED. KERSCHEN WILL RETURN CALL AND ARRANGE MEETING.
2. DIRECTOR: TO AVOID POUCH TIME LAG, PLS FORWARD ADDRESS WHERE WE CAN MAIL REGISTERED LETTER CONTAINING CIFENCE/4'S FORMS AND CHECK.
3. FILEX 281-380985.
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SECRET
SECRET 122029Z FEB 70 CITE WH/MIA 6508 12FEB IN 024558
DIRECTOR, CARACAS
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: WH/MIA 6507 (IN-024557)
1. IDEN A: ANSWERING SERVICE AVAILABLE 0900 THRU 1600 HOURS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. NUMBER 379-9624 REPEAT 379-9624.
IDEN B: MR. LOUIS CLEMENTE
IDEN C: MR. GRADY (VICK-3-5)
2. FILE: 201-300983.
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SECRET 231325Z JAN 70 CITE CARACAS 23 Jan 70 012086
DIRECTOR
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 003365
1. RE-ENTRY PERMITS REQUESTED PARA TWO
REF FORWARDED HEADQUARTERS 23 JANUARY VIA TM 658733 IN
POUCH NUMBER 3407.
2. FILE: 201-300985
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MEMORANDUM IN THE RECORD
FROM: M. Berger, WH/3/V
SUBJECT: Naturalization of CIFENCE/L's Wife
1. John Rooney of OS/AAS informed the Desk on 19 January 1940 that he had been mistaken when he said that CIFENCE/L's wife could be naturalized two years after C/L receives his naturalization. C/L's wife will have to wait three years. It is planned to inform C/L of this change when he comes to the U.S. to process his application.
SECRET
CARACAS
1700 01Z Jun 70
CIFLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. CARACAS 4248 (IN 003688)*
B. DIRECTOR 62906**
1. FOLLOWING STEPS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE PERMANENT ALIEN RESIDENT STATUS OF CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE AND OBTAIN NEW RE-ENTRY PERMITS FOR THEM:
A. HQS WILL VERIFY THAT REF A PARA TWO INFO IS IN SUBJECTS' IMMIGRATION FILES. THIS ACTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN ONE MONTH.
B. AFTER ABOVE ACTION COMPLETED, SUBJECTS MUST COME HQS OR MIAMI FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK WHERE THEY WILL FILL OUT APPLICATIONS FOR RE-ENTRY PERMITS AND WHERE CIFENCE/4 WILL FILL OUT APPLICATION FOR PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE. PROCESSING PROCEDURE NECESSITATES SUBJECTS' PRESENCE IN U.S. AT THAT TIME. FYI. IN WIFE'S CASE ONLY,
IN ORDER FOR PERIOD SPENT OUTSIDE U.S. TO COUNT TOWARD THE STATUTORY PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IN THE U.S. WHICH SHE MUST ACCRUE PRIOR TO PETITIONING FOR NATURALIZATION, WIFE WOULD HAVE TO BE EMPLOYED BY OR UNDER CONTRACT WITH RVROCK. IF THIS CLAIM CANNOT BE LEGITIMATELY MADE, WIFE WILL HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS AND ONE DAY AFTER HUSBAND RECEIVES HIS NATURALIZATION BEFORE SHE CAN RECEIVE HERS. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS WAITING PERIOD WOULD BE IF HUSBAND RECEIVED CITIZENSHIP, CONTINUED TO BE EMPLOYED BY RVROCK, AND RECEIVED ASSIGNMENT ABROAD TO WHICH WIFE WOULD ACCOMPANY HIM.
C. HQS WILL THEN PROCESS APPLICATIONS THRU INS AND RE-ENTRY PERMITS WILL BE FORWARD TO SUBJECTS IN CARACAS. THESE PERMITS VALID FOR ONE YEAR AND RENEWABLE FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. PRIOR TO END OF THIS TWO-YEAR PERIOD, HQS CAN OBTAIN NEW ONE-YEAR RE-ENTRY PERMITS WHICH ALSO
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RENEWABLE FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR. AS THIS ACTION NECESSITATES SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM INS, SUBJECTS SHOULD NOT DISCUSS DETAILS WITH ANYONE.
2. WILL ADVISE WHEN PARA ONE (A) ACTION COMPLETED AND WHETHER SUBJECTS SHOULD COME TO HQS OR MIAMI. PLS ADVISE IF EXPIRED RE-ENTRY PERMITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SURRENDERED BY SUBJECTS AND IF SO, WHEN AND TO WHOM. IF NOT, PLS FORWARD THEM TO HQS.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
OS/AAS: JOHN ROONEY (telecord)
WH Comments *Provided data previously requested concerning names of carriers and flight numbers used by CIFENCE/4 and wife for their travels to and from the U.S. **Requested travel and passport information pertaining to CIFENCE/4 and wife in connection with preserving their U.S. resident alien status and obtaining new re-entry permits.
WILLIAM V. BROE
C/WHD
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
COORDINATING OFFICERS
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 082235Z JAN 70 CITE CARACAS
DIRECTOR
CIPLUTE CIFENCE
REF: DIRECTOR 02906
1. RE QUESTION PARA 1A REF, CIFENCE-4 DID NOT OBTAIN U.S. VISA FROM CONSULATE CARACAS FOR USE WITH "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORT" BUT ENTERED U.S. IN OCT 69 USING HIS I-151.
2. RE PARA 1B REF, FOLLOWING ARE NAMES OF CARRIERS AND FLT NUMBERS FOR DEPARTURES FROM AND RETURNS TO MIAMI OF CIFENCE-4:
DEPART FROM MIAMI RETURN TO MIAMI
A. 14 AUG 67 - PAA 440 27 AUG 67 - PAA 441
B. 23 OCT 67 - VARIG 801 24 NOV 67 - PAA 441
C. 5 DEC 67 - PAA 441 23 JAN 68 - PAA 448
D. 30 JAN 68 - PAA 441 6 JUL 68 - VIASA 740
E. 9 JUL 68 - VIASA 741 9 JAN 69 - VIASA 740
F. 15 JAN 69 - VIASA 741 19 OCT 69 - VIASA 740
G. 24 OCT 69 - VIASA 741
3. ALSO RE PARA 1B REF, WIFE CIFENCE-4
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DEPARTED MIAMI 26 DEC 67 ON VIASA 740.
RETURNED TO MIAMI 19 OCT 69 ON VIASA 740 AND
DEPARTED FROM MIAMI 24 OCT 69 ON VIASA 741.
4. FILE: 201-300985.
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TO CARACAS
CIPLUTE CIFENCE
REFS: A. CARACAS 4167 (IN 01987)*
B. DIRECTOR 58935**
C. CARACAS 4018 (IN 87480)***
1. APPROPRIATE HQS COMPONENT STATES IT POSSIBLE FOR CIFENCE/4 TO BECOME VENEZUELAN CITIZEN AND STILL RETAIN STATUS AS U.S. PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN. IN ORDER ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, HQS MUST FIRST DETERMINE WHETHER CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE HAVE LOST THEIR STATUS AS PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS IN VIEW OF CIFENCE/4'S USE OF "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORT" CITED REF A PARA ONE AND WIFE'S FAILURE TO RENEW STATUS AS MENTIONED REF A PARA FOUR. PLS REPLY TO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WHICH WILL HELP DETERMINE COUPLE'S STATUS.
A. DID CIFENCE/4 OBTAIN U.S. VISA FROM CONSULATE IN CARACAS FOR USE WITH "EMERGENCY VENEZUELAN PASSPORT"? IF SO, WHAT TYPE RECEIVED? FYI. IF CIFENCE/4 DID RECEIVE VISA, HE MUST HAVE FILLED OUT FORM I-94 (ARRIVAL-DEPARTURE RECORD) UPON ARRIVAL.
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GROUP 1
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
MIAMI AND INS WOULD HAVE INTERPRETED THIS ACT AS POSSIBLE
RENUNCIATION OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS. IN ORDER NEGATE
THIS INTERPRETATION, HQS MAY HAVE TO ASK INS TO AMEND RECORD OF
ENTRY. HQS BELIEVES CIFENCE/4 SHOULD HAVE ENTERED U.S. IN
OCT 1969 USING HIS I-151 (ALIEN REGISTRATION RECEIPT CARD).
B. WHAT WAS NAME OF CARRIER AND FLT NUMBER FOR EACH
DEPARTURE AND RETURN MIAMI FOR CIFENCE/4 AND WIFE WHICH CITED
REF A PARAS ONE AND TWO?
2. IN ORDER FOR COUPLE TO PRESERVE PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN
STATUS, OBTAIN DOUBLE RE-ENTRY PERMITS, AND PRESERVE CIFENCE/4
RESIDENCE, COUPLE PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO COME TO U.S. FOR ABOUT
ONE WEEK.
3. CIFENCE/4 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT UNDER SECTION 329 OF U.S.
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT HE CAN PETITION FOR IMMEDIATE
U.S. CITIZENSHIP ON BASIS OF HONORABLE SERVICE AND DISCHARGE FROM
U.S. ARMED FORCES IF HE JOINED ARMED FORCES WHILE IN U.S. TERRITORY
CONTINUED.....
AND IF HE CURRENTLY PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN, WIFE COULD OBTAIN U.S. CITIZENSHIP AFTERWARDS ON BASIS CIFENCE/4 STATIONED REGULARLY ABROAD IN FURTHERANCE OF U.S. NATIONAL INTEL EFFORT AND IT DESIRED THAT SHE ACCOMPANY AS U.S. CITIZEN. WIFE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN AT TIME OF APPLICATION. WISH TO POINT OUT THAT IF STATION AND CIFENCE/4 ELECT THIS COURSE, HQS ESTIMATES IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND LENGTHY PROCESS TO OBTAIN NECESSARY SPECIAL PERMISSION WHICH WOULD PERMIT CIFENCE/4 TO HOLD OSTEINSIBLE VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP AND U.S. CITIZENSHIP FOR DURATION PRESENT ASSIGNMENT. THEREFORE RECOMMEND COURSE OF ACTION DESCRIBED PARA ONE. WHEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED, HQS WILL FORWARD INSTRUCTIONS FOR COUPLE.
4. FILE: 201-300985
END OF MESSAGE
WH Comment: *Requested Hqs determine status of alien residency of CIFENCE/4 and wife and make arrangements whereby they can become citizens of Venezuela and by so doing not annul their U.S. alien residency status and/or wreck their chances of becoming U.S. citizens.
Continued....
**Requested information concerning travel to and from U.S. of CIFENCE/4 and wife.**
***CIFENCE/4 may have to accept Venezuelan citizenship for ops reasons and is concerned over how this might jeopardize his future application for U.S. citizenship.
OS/AAS: John Rooney (telecord).
SECRET 121810Z DEC 69 CITE CARACAS 4167
DIRECTOR
CIFLUTE AMCLEVE
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 58935
B. CARACAS 4918 (12 87490)
1. IN ANSWER TO PARA ONE REF A, AMCLEVE-15 USED "PERMIT TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" NUMBER 0123265, ISSUED 25 JULY 67 BY INS MIAMI AND WHICH EXPIRED 25 JULY 69, FOR FOLLOWING DEPARTURES FROM AND RETURN TO MIAMI, FLORIDA IN TRAVELLING TO AND FROM VENEZUELA:
| DEPART FROM MIAMI | RETURN TO MIAMI |
|-------------------|-----------------|
| A. 14 AUG 67 | 27 AUG 67 |
| B. 23 OCT 67 | 24 NOV 67 |
| C. 5 DEC 67 | 23 JAN 68 |
| D. 30 JAN 68 | 6 JULY 68 |
| E. 9 JULY 68 | 9 JAN 69 |
| F. 15 JAN 69 | |
AFTER DEPARTING FROM MIAMI 15 JAN 69, A-15 DID NOT RETURN MIAMI UNTIL 19 OCT 69 WHICH WAS AFTER DATE EXPIRATION HIS "PERMIT TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES". FOR RETURN MIAMI 19 OCT 69, A-15 USED "EMERGENCY"
PAGE 2: CARACAS 4167 SECRET
VENEZUELAN PASSPORT* WHICH TYPE PASSPORT ISSUED TO CUBANS AND OTHERS IN VENEZUELA WHO NOT CITIZENS VENEZUELA AND WHOSE COUNTRIES HAVE NO DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIONS IN VENEZUELA. A-15 USED SAME PASSPORT FOR DEPARTURE FROM MIAMI AND RETURN TO VENEZUELA ON 24 OCT 69.
2. ALSO IN ANSWER TO PARA ONE REF A, WIFE OF A-15 USED "PERMIT TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" NUMBER 0125892, ISSUED 13 NOV BY INS MIAMI AND WHICH EXPIRED 13 NOV 69, IN DEPARTING FROM MIAMI FOR VENEZUELA 26 DEC 67, IN RETURNING TO MIAMI 19 OCT 69 AND AGAIN IN DEPARTING FROM MIAMI FOR VENEZUELA 24 OCT 69.
3. BELIEVE QUESTION IN PARA TWO REF A ABOUT NEED FOR A-15 HAVING VALID REENTRY PERMIT ALREADY ANSWERED IN PARA ONE OF THIS CABLE.
4. A-15 MAINTAINS BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FIVE YEARS REQUIREMENT FOR NATURALIZATION AS CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES. ALSO SAYS HE RETURNED TO STATES ONCE A YEAR TO REGISTER WHICH HE SAYS NECESSARY MAINTAIN NATURALIZATION RESIDENCE. HIS TRAVEL RECORD SHOWS THIS TO BE TRUE BUT THAT OF HIS WIFE SHOWS SHE DID NOT RETURN TO STATES BEFORE END OF FIRST YEAR HERE. IF NATURALIZATION RESIDENT STATUS OF A-15 AND WIFE LAPPED, AS HQS INDICATES, REQUEST ACTION BE TAKEN TO REINSTATE STATUS. ALSO
REQUEST EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BE DONE TO FULFILL PARA THREE REF B REQUEST, THAT IS, MAKE ARRANGEMENT WHEREBY A-15 AND WIFE BECOMING CITIZENS VENEZUELA WILL NOT ANNUL UNITED STATES NATURALIZATION RESIDENCY STATUS AND WRECK CHANCES THEIR BECOMING UNITED STATES CITIZENS.
5. A-15 STARTED WORKING FOR US ON 22 JAN 68 WHICH WAS LONG BEFORE HIS "PERMIT TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" EXPIRED. IF NOT ALREADY DONE, HQS MAY WISH POINT THIS OUT TO INS AS EVIDENCE HE HAS BEEN WORKING FOR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WHICH COULD BE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING CURRENT STATUS HIS AND HIS WIFE'S NATURALIZATION RESIDENCE. ALSO HQS MAY WISH ADVISE INS OF HIGHLY IMPORTANT ROLE HE WILL PLAY IN RVROCK OPERATIONS AGAINST THE SOVIETS IN VENEZUELA. IN SUMMARY, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE HQS TO DO IS RESOLVE SITUATION OF A-15 AND HIS WIFE IN WAY THAT WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR BOTH HIM AND THE CARACAS STATION.
6. FILE: 201-308983.
SECRET
CARACAS
CIFLUTE ANCLEVE
REF: A) CARACAS 4018 (IK 87480)*
B) DIRECTOR 55078**
1. INS FILE ON ANCLEVE-15 AND WIFE INCOMPLETE AND THERE
NO INDICATION EITHER HAVE PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE. IT
POSSIBLE BOTH MAY HAVE TO RETURN TO U.S. FOR PURPOSE OF FILING
PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE. BEFORE INS WILL MAKE DETERMINATION
WE NEED TO KNOW DATES HE AND WIFE HAVE DEPARTED AND RETURNED
TO U.S. FROM 1967 TO PRESENT, PORTS OF EXIT AND ENTRY AND
DOCUMENT USED IN EACH CASE.
2. PLS TRY CLARIFY PARA 3 REF A WITH MORE DETAILS SINCE
INS STATES VALID REENTRY PERMIT IS REQUIRED ON BASIS INFO WE
HAVE.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
CONT.
WH Comment: ASCLIVE-15 may have to accept Venezuelan citizenship for ops reasons and is concerned over how this might jeopardize his future application for U.S. citizenship. IRS Miami refused to renew his reentry permit stating he did not need same. "Cleared IRS official was not available until week of 24 November.
OS/AAS John Rooney (in draft)
KILLIAN V. BROE
C/MD
ALFONSO SPERA
C/MH/3
SECRET
COS, Caracas
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
CIFLUTE
FYI
1. CIVISTA-5's organization (IDENTITY) has been encrypted CIFENCE, and cryptonym of the following personnel have been changed to reflect their membership in the CIFENCE organization.
201-740849 (formerly CIVISTA-5) - CIFENCE-1
201-857163 (formerly CIVISTA-9) - CIFENCE-2
201-773827 (formerly CIVISTA-7) - CIFENCE-3
201-300985 (formerly AMCLIVE-15) - CIFENCE-4
201-287019 (formerly CIVISTA-8) - CIFENCE-5
201-801643 (formerly CIVISTA-10) - CIFENCE-6
Hilton A. Caccam
Attachment:
Identity Sheet USC
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas
201-740849 4200985
-857163 -287019
-773827 -801643
SECRET
NVCE-8886
Typed: 26 November 1969
SECRET
WH/3/V R. Gullo PR 7371
Distribution:
1 - Chrono
1 - RID
C/WH/3/V A. D. Vodnayev
C/WH/3
Alfonso Moren
Attachment to HVCH-9996
IDENTITY - CENTRAL DOCUMENTATION SERVICE (BCD)
21 November 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: Allen Affairs Staff, Office of Security
ATTENTION: Mr. John Rooney
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (201-300985)
REFERENCE: Caracas 4018 (IN 87480) copy attached
1. Caracas Station has requested Headquarters assistance in resolving as quickly as possible a citizenship question concerning Subject. In view of Subject's operational importance to the Station we would appreciate any effort your office could make to obtain a favorable decision in this matter.
2. Subject is an employee of the Directorate for Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP) which is the successor organization to the Directorate General of Police (DIGEPOLO). As the Station Caracas penetration of this organization, Subject holds a key position and is able to monitor intelligence operations conducted by DISIP as well as internal Venezuelan political matters. In this position, Subject is a highly valued asset of the Station. For this reason, the Station desires that his operational position be protected and, at the same time, his future as a U.S. Citizen not be jeopardized.
3. Since Subject actually obtained his own job through a friend in DISIP and made his own travel arrangements, the file does not reflect what type of documentation he has other than an expired reentry permit mentioned in the reference. A biographic data sheet is attached which gives the main points in Subject's background including his U.S. military service.
4. The primary concern at this point is whether accepting Venezuelan citizenship for operational reasons will destroy or jeopardize in any way, Subject's plans to become a U.S.
citizen? It will be appreciated if your office could make a determination on this question as soon as possible, emphasizing to the appropriate authorities our concern for Subject and his operational importance to the U.S. intelligence effort.
Harry J. Archer
WH/3/V
Attachment: H/W as stated above
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - Memo Chrono
\- 201-300985
CARACAS
CIIFLUTE ANCLEVE
REF: CARACAS 4018 (IN 87480)
1. CLEARED INS OFFICIALS QUALIFIED TO GIVE READING ON ANCLEVE-15 SITUATION NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL WEEK OF 24 NOV. WILL ATTEMPT TO GET DEFINITIVE ANSWER AT THAT TIME.
2. FILE: 201-300985.
END OF MESSAGE
WH Comment: Queried whether taking Venezuelan citizenship would destroy chances for ANCLEVE-15 and wife to become U.S. citizens? Note: Senior I&NS officer in liaison with AAS unexpectedly retired and his deputy is on a hunting trip in a remote area and cannot be reached for comment.
JOHN R. HORTON
AC/WID
ALFONSO SPERA
C/WH/3
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
SECRET 172125Z NOV 69 CITE CARACAS
PRIORITY DIRECTOR
CIFLUTE AMCLEVE
1. AMCLEVE-15 CURRENT IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE POSITION IN GOV OF GREAT OPERATIONAL AND INTELLIGENCE VALUE TO CARACAS STATION. ANTICIPATE VALUE A-15 WILL INCREASE WITH ARRIVAL OF SOVIETS, AS HE IN CHARGE OPERATIONS AGAINST BLOC COUNTRIES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS. BOTH A-15 AND STATION CONCERNED, HOWEVER, WITH FACT HE NOT VENEZUELAN CITIZEN AND POSSIBILITY SOMEBODY IN GOV WILL ASK WHY FOREIGNER (CUBAN) IN SUCH HIGH AND SENSITIVE POSITION WITHIN GOV. IF THIS HAPPENS, THERE GOOD CHANCE A-15 WOULD BE REMOVED FROM PRESENT JOB. A-15 SAYS CIVISTA-5 PERIODICALLY ASKS IN JOOKING MANNER WHEN HE GOING TO BECOME CITIZEN VENEZUELA. A-15 REPLIES HE HAS READY ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPLYING FOR VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP AND WILL BECOME CITIZEN IN DUE TIME. STATION FEELS PERHAPS GOOD JOB A-15 DOING FOR C-5 REASON C-5 DOES NOT PRESSURE A-15 INTO BECOMING CITIZEN.
2. BOTH STATION AND A-15 FEEL HIS POSITION WILL BE
CS CIVY
SECRET
PAGE 2 CARACAS 4018 SECRET
STRENGTHENED CONSIDERABLY IF HE BECOMES CITIZEN VENEZUELA.
A-15 PERFECTLY WILLING BECOME VENEZUELAN CITIZEN IF RECEIVES
ASSURANCE DOING SO WILL NOT ANNUL HIS AND WIFE'S
STATUS AS RESIDENTS UNITED STATES (BOTH HE AND WIFE
HAVE FULFILLED REQUIREMENT OF FIVE YEARS CONTINUOUS
RESIDENCE IN UNITED STATES) AND DESTROY THEIR CHANCES
BECOMING UNITED STATES CITIZENS. HE SAYS FIRST LOVE CUBA
AND SECOND LOVE UNITED STATES. SINCE HE CANNOT RETURN
CUBA, PREFERENCES BECOME CITIZEN UNITED STATES. WIFE FEELS
SAME WAY.
3. REQUEST HQS ADVISE PRIORITY IF ARRANGEMENT
CAN BE MADE WHEREBY A-15 AND WIFE BECOMING CITIZENS
VENEZUELA WILL NOT ANNUL UNITED STATES RESIDENCY STATUS
AND WRECK CHANCES BECOMING CITIZENS. DURING RECENT TRIP
MIAMI THEY APPLIED FOR BUT WERE REFUSED NEW PERMITS TO
REENTER UNITED STATES BECAUSE (ACCORDING TO A-15) A-15
IS RESIDING AND WORKING OUTSIDE UNITED STATES AND HAS NO NEED
FOR SUCH PERMIT. PERMIT A-15 EXPIRED 25 JULY 1969 AND PERMIT
WIFE EXPIRED 13 NOV 1969.
4. STATION STRONGLY URGES HQS DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE
SECRET
PAGE 3 CARACAS 4218 SECRET
RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM SOONEST IN FAVOR OF BOTH A-15 AND STATION.
5. FILE: 201-300985.
SECRET
**DISPATCH**
**SECRET**
| TO | Chief, Western Hemisphere Division; Chief, WH/Miami; Chief of Station, Georgetown |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FROM | Chief of Station, Caracas |
| SUBJECT | Forwarding of AMCLEVE-15 Trip Report |
**ACTION REQUIRED:** None. FYI.
**REFERENCE:** CARACAS 3954
Forwarded herewith are copies (one for each addressee) of AMCLEVE-15's report on his trip to Miami to check on the Hart arms purchase.
Richard H. LAPALUS
**ATTACHMENT:**
Report, h/w
**DISTRIBUTION:**
- CH/WHD (w/att, h/w)
- CH/WH/Miami (w/att, h/w)
- COS/Georgetown (w/att, h/w)
**CROSS REFERENCE TO**
| DISPATCH NUMBER | DATE |
|-----------------|------|
| INCA-17126 | 6 November 1969 |
**SECRET**
261-300985
27 10 69
COD. - CO4
James S. Hart
Investigaciones realizadas.
En entrevistas realizadas con el Sr. CONSUL DE VENEZUELA EN Nueva York, Sr. ANTONIO PEDRO RUMBO, se dio a conocer lo siguiente:
a- Que había recibido una comunicación por escrito del Sr. CONSUL DE VENEZUELA, Enviado de la Dirección General de Carguera del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, con fecha 15 de Octubre del corriente, donde se comunicaba que el próximo día 20 viajaría a Nueva York el Sr. JAMES S. HARR, con el objeto de buscar su licencia de piloto comercial que se le había otorgado.
Adjunto copia de la carta.
b- Que según noticias recibidas del antiguo CONSUL, un americano llamado HARRY HARRISON, le había informado que JAMES S. HARR viajaría inmediatamente a Nueva York con el objeto de comprar aviones a los fabricantes clandestinos.
Ese mismo día 20 de Octubre, solicitó la cooperación de las Autoridades Federales de la Aduana de Nueva York para que se chequen los aeroportos, esperando la llegada de HARR.
La solicitud se la hizo al Sr. SHERMAN S. COHEN, Agente Especial y Enviado de la Oficina de la Aduana en Nueva York, el cual se prestó a cooperación, pidiendo a sus agentes a vigilar los vuelos de líneas aéreas que venían de VENEZUELA, así mismo sus agentes chequen los vuelos de aviones privados y los vuelos de aviones de carga. El chequeo permanecerá activo en los meses de recibir este informe.
Fue chequeada la NIA (Federal Aviation Agency), Lu-
por donde HAN tenía que recorrer en licencia de piloto. Posteriormente se entrevistó con el Sr. HAN en un hotel cuya dirección es 7211 S. Miami Ave, Miami Beach, FL, en el 502155. La entrevista se realizó en el Hotel Columbus en Miami el 21-10-69 a las 11:45.
El Sr. HAN manifestó que el Sr. VENUS tenía una conversación con HAN y había quedado en proyecto la compra de un número indeterminado de armas de guerra.
Según el Sr. HAN, la compra de dichas armas la realizaría VENUS a través de la segunda empresa de Miami, por lo cual el Sr. HAN (SUNNY y el Sr. VENUS) lo estaban esperando.
El Sr. HAN manifestó que HAN, compañía armas y equipos de guerra por una suma superior a $1000000 (un millón de dólares) y que el en representación de HAN, SUNNY estaría dispuesto a vender la información de toda la transacción en un millón de dólares. La información según HAN, consiste en dar los nombres de las personas involucradas en la transacción (algunos viviendo en Miami) y entregar toda la información concerniente a la compra y traslado de las armas.
Como se pareció absurda la solicitud de un millón de dólares por una información lo hizo observar a HAN, yendo que no había ningún tráfico clandestino de armas capaz de suministrar esa cantidad y seguido que el Gobierno de VENEZUELA, no le interesaba pagar una cantidad excesiva por esa información. Queremos en que en caso que HAN volviera por HAN o hiciera contactos con él, no avisaría, incluso el Gobierno de VENEZUELA en HAN y trataríamos de nuevo sobre este asunto.
CONCLUSIÓN
Es indiscutible que HAN haya estado en comunicación con HAN y SUNNY para la compra de armas.
Para la compra de cantidades de armas en el mercado clandestino es necesario ver a varios traficantes.
Los grandes traficantes de armas en los Estados Unidos se encuentran en New Jersey, N.J.
SECRET 221420Z OCT 69 CITE CARACAS 3859
PRIORITY WH/Miami, Routine Georgetown, Director
REFS: A. CARACAS 3784 (164664)
B. CARACAS 3815 (167036)
1. AMCLEVE-15 LEFT CARACAS FOR MIAMI 19 OCTOBER TO INVESTIGATE STORY THAT RICHARD HART, BROTHER OF JAMES, TRAVELLING MIAMI TO PURCHASE $300,000 WORTH OF WEAPONS. AMCLEVE-15 HAD NO OTHER DETAILS, STORY CAME FROM MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.
2. AMCLEVE-15 PLANNED CONTACT CLANDESTINE ARMS DEALERS IN MIAMI AND SEE HIS FRIEND ALAN YARBROUGH, U.S. CUSTOMS AGENT FOR ASSISTANCE. HE HAD NO INFO RE WHEN HART TO BE IN MIAMI.
3. USDAO CABLE 8653 OF 22 OCT QUOTES ARMA SOURCE AS SAYING JAMES HART LEFT CARACAS FOR MIAMI 20 OCT WITH $300,000 TO PURCHASE ARMS FROM AMERICAN RIGHISTS. SOURCE ALSO CLAIMED THAT HART HAS ALREADY BROUGHT IN ARMS FOR RUPUNUNI REFUGEES.
4. FOR GEORGETOWN: ARMA SOURCE OF PARA 3 ABOVE ALSO CLAIMED VEN MILITARY RECEIVED RUMOR THAT GUYANA TO SEND TWO SMALL AIRCRAFT WITH ONE PLATOON GDF TO TAKE ANACOCO
CS: *Not received c/o
As of 1445 220069
SECRET 220069
PAGE 2 CARACAS 3859 SECRET
ISLAND AIRSTRIP, TIMING UNKNOWN. REF B INFO MAY BE RELATED.
5. DIFFICULT TO JUDGE WHETHER ABOVE STORIES
BASED ON FACT AND HARTS HAVE FUNDS FOR ARMS PURCHASES
OR IF THEY FLASE AND BASED ON GOV INFORMATION RE HOLNESS
AND STANLEY HARRIS CLAIMS. STATION INCLINED TOWARD LATTER.
WE ATTEMPTING MONITOR ANY HART TRAVEL TO U.S. BUT THEY
USUALLY FLY IN PRIVATE PLANES WHICH DIFFICULT TRACE. WOULD
APPRECIATE ALL POSSIBLE MIAMI EFFORTS TO MONITOR ANY ATTEMPTS
TO PURCHASE ARMS, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO HOLNESS AND
COMPANY.
6. FILE: DEFER.
SECRET
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| | |
| RI FILE NO. | 2. | 3. DISPATCH ON SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 4. DATE |
|-------------|----|--------------------------------------|--------|
| | | | |
| SOURCE CRYPTO | 5. DATE OF INFO. | 6. EVALUATION |
|---------------|------------------|---------------|
| | | |
| 7. ANALYSIS | 8. DATE PROCESSED | 9. DISSEMINATED IN | 10. DATE |
|-------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------|
| | | | |
| 11. DOCUMENT DISPOSITION |
|--------------------------|
| |
| 12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 13. TRANSFERRED TO RI FILE NO. |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| | |
| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
|-----------------------|
| |
PCSADA CARRILES, LUIS
201-300965
SEX M DOB 2
CIT 2
OCC 2
HEAD OF OPERATIONS DIV OF /SCD/ VENEZUELAN SERVICIO CENTRAL DE DOCUMENTACION, ATT NO 1
PAGE 2 PARA 5
R 6910093804
FILE IN 201-366285
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO.
SECRET 021358Z SEP 69 CITE GEORGETOWN 6568
CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR
REF CARACAS 3448 (W: 33758)
1. STATION FILES CONTAIN CARDED NOTATION (SMOTH FROM SLO, TRINIDAD, 31 OCTOBER 1967) THAT MEGAN BETANCOURT (SIC), DOB 1939, CHINESE PASSPORT 26672 ARRIVED TRINIDAD SAME FLIGHT PPP LEADER CHEDDI JAGAN 17 OCTOBER 1967. ACCORDING SPECIAL BRANCH THEY SEEN TOGETHER. SHE ALSO SEEN CONVERSING WITH RONALD HOOLASIE AND BELIEVED BE GIRLFRIEND TAYLHARDAT. LEFT THAT EVENING FOR CARACAS.
2. HOOLASIE TRINIDAD LEFTIST WHO SOLICITED FUNDS IN TRINIDAD FROM EAST INDIAN COMMUNITY TO ASSIST JAGAN IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
3. FILES ALSO CONTAIN TWO CARDS ON BETTENCOURT (FNU) WHO ELECTED COMMITTEE MEMBER WOMEN'S PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION, WOMEN'S ARM OF PPP.
4. BELIEVE NAME PARA 2 REF SHOULD BE RAMLOGAN, NOT RANLOGAN.
5. FILE 201-300985.
SECRET
CS COPY
201-300985
C2 8P 69
SECRET 291930Z AUG 69 CITE CARACAS 3447
GEORGETOWN INFO DIRECTOR
AMCLEVE
1. AMCLEVE-15, UNILATERAL PENETRATION OF CIVISTA, A
GOV SECURITY SERVICE, HAS REPORTED THAT HE AND THREE OTHER
CIVISTA AGENTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY CIVISTA TO MAKE SURREPTI-
TIOUS ENTRY OF GUYANA EMBASSY IN CARACAS SOMETIME WITHIN
WEEK FOLLOWING 27 AUGUST. PURPOSE OF ENTRY IS QUOTE "ANY
INFORMATION OF INTEREST."
2. RESULTS OF CIVISTA SEARCH WILL BE CABLED SOONEST.
3. FILE: 201-300985.
SECRET
MICROFILMED
SEP 18 1963
DOC. MICRO. SER.
CS COPY.
SECRET
201-300985
27 AUG 69
AMCLEVE-15
$335.00
Subject provided information on the following subjects: (a) the GOV "pacification program" and the MIR's reactions to same, (b) the investigative activities and the inner workings of the CIVISTA group, (c) the GOV security plans for the Rockefeller visit and the GOV reasons for cancelling the visit, (d) GOV military coup plans, (e) student riots in Merida and the GOV activities to counter same. All of this information became part of Station intelligence disseminations.
HVN-16777 111 18 July 1969 F-160 25-6-4313
AMCLEVE-15
Subject provided detailed information on the GOV guerrilla "pacification" program which became the basis of an intelligence dissemination on the subject. He continues to keep the Station abreast of all CIVISTA activities together with CIVISTA-S's personal feelings regarding his liaison with the Station. AMCLEVE-15 is now chief of CIVISTA's investigative group; as such, it is expected that he will provide an excellent source of information on coup planning within the military.
HICA-16743 DATED OCTOBER 1967. FILED: 73-6-V3/3
CLOSING OF RPT FOR APRIL 1969
AMCLEVE-15
During the month AMCLEVE-15 reported on the visit of MIR leader Carlos Betancourt to the office of CIVISTA-5; the recent RECF-sponsored infiltration of Cuba; internal activities of the CIVISTA group; and numerous other matters of interest to the Station. He continues to be an extremely valuable Station asset.
HVA-16620 11 JUN 1969 - REC'D: 75-6-41/3
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| | |
| DOCUMENT DISPOSITION |
|----------------------|
| |
| PERTINENT INFORMATION |
|-----------------------|
| POSADA CARRILES, LUIS |
| 201-300985 |
| SEX M DOB ? |
| 201-261211 |
| UFIA-00895A02 |
| 22 MAY 69 |
| CIT ? |
| OCC ? |
| SURJ OF 201-320217 HAS A PHOTOSTATIC COPY |
| OF A LTR SENT FROM VENEZUELA BY SURJ |
| TO THE RECIP LDR, AUGUSTIN VALDES MIRANDA |
| AKA POLO MIRANDA |
| R 6906040399 |
FILE IN 201-300985
REF: HVCA 15939
1. After a number of false starts, the attachment to reference was determined to be in code rather than Turkish language as suspected. Returned for your information is the original attachment and the resulting document after the code had been broken. We are advised that this is a fairly unsophisticated system.
Victor Y. CRAPULLI
ATTACHMENT:
As stated above
DISTRIBUTION:
3 COS Caracas
AMCLEVE-15
AMCLEVE-15 continues to provide information generally leading to intelligence disseminations of the following subject and/or areas: CIVISTA-5 and his organization; Erasto Fernandez and the DIGETOL; Venezuelan guerrilla activities; Haitian exile movements in Venezuela; and miscellaneous GOV political matters.
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| ARBITRARY NO. | 201-30075 |
| SURNAME | POSADA |
| FIRST NAME | CAROLINE |
| MIDDLE NAME | LOUIS |
| LAST NAME | CLEMENTS |
| COUNTRY OF BIRTH | CUBA |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15-FEB-1924 |
| CITIZENSHIP | CUBAN |
| COUNTRY CURRENTLY RESIDES | VENEZUELA |
| CITY CURRENTLY RESIDES | CARACAS |
| MARITAL STATUS | MARRIED |
| SEX | M |
| LANGUAGE | SPANISH |
| MILITARY SERVICE | U.S. |
| BRANCH OF SERVICE | NAVY |
| INCLUSIVE DATES | JAN-1942-JUN-1945 |
| COUNTRY AREA KNOWLEDGE | CUBA |
| FUNCTION(S) PERFORMED FOR AGENCY | PRINCIPAL POINT INTO DIGIPOL |
| CONTRACT EMPLOYEE | TYPE A OR B |
| TYPE EMPLOYEE | CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WIFE |
| CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WIFE | FULL TIME |
| MAINTENANCE/SERVICE | CONSULTANT |
| FIELD AGENT | PROPRIETARY OR SUBSIDY |
| FIELD AGENT | CAREER AGENT |
| OPERATIONAL APPROVAL | N/A |
| N/A | SUB-EMPLOYED |
| N/A | GOV |
| N/A | STATUS |
| N/A | STAFF CLEARANCE |
| N/A | CYA PIA |
| N/A | HOS COMPONENT RESPONSIBLE |
| N/A | FIELD STATION RESPONSIBLE |
| N/A | PROJECT |
| N/A | COVER |
| N/A | ENTRY ON DUTY DATE |
| N/A | YEARLY SALARY |
| N/A | DATE LAST PAY CHANGE |
| N/A | JAN-1969 |
| N/A | PART OF A RETIREMENT PLAN |
| N/A | SPECIFY |
| N/A | DATE TERMINATED |
| N/A | REEMPLOYABLE |
| N/A | STAFF CEILING SPACE |
| N/A | ATTITUDE |
**Signature:**
**Date:**
**Form:**
**Secret**
AMCLEVE-15
Subject furnished valuable information leading to disseminations and operational cables on the murder of Sosa Borregales and the subsequent arrest of numerous Bravo guerrillas; the implication of Orlando GARCIA Vasquez, a Venezuelan Government official, in the support of the Guyana rebels; the movements of Haitian exiles in Venezuela, and the interrogation of the two Cuban defectors from the Cuban trawler "Alecrin."
SECRET 171923Z JAN 69 CITE CAFACAS 1618
DIRECTOR, WH/Miami
REF: CAFACAS 1592 (67146)
1. AMCLEVE-15 RETURNED CAFACAS 15 JAN. HE REPORTED
THAT IN MIAMI TELEPHONE CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH EDGAR
PUTTARI PEPOZO, A RICH CUBAN WHO FORMERLY MINISTER WITH
PEPIC SOCARRAS GOV'T, PUTTARI TOLD HIM THAT HE PUTTARI IS
CLOSE FRIEND OF VALIANT AND THAT VALIANT TOLD HIM THAT
ALTHOUGH HE COULDN'T SAY HOW OR WHEN HE WAS GOING TO FIND
A WAY TO GET RID OF CASTRO. PUTTARI PEPOZO ESTIMATED THAT
WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS AFTER VALIANT TAKES OFFICE THERE
WOULD BE ACTION AGAINST CASTRO.
2. AMCLEVE-15 ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE ARE NOW THREE
ANTI-CASTRO GROUPS IN MIAMI SEEKING US ASSISTANCE: THE
HUNEZ PORTOINDO GROUP, THE PENARAZ GROUP AND THE PUTTARI
GROUP. AMCLEVE-15 ADDED THAT MANUEL ARTINE WAS ASSOCIATED
WITH PUTTARI IN HIS MOVEMENT AND THAT THIS GROUP HAS THE
INSIDE TRACK DUE TO PUTTARI'S CLOSE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH VALIANT.
3. INDEX BUTTARI, HUNEZ, PENARAZ AND ARTINE.
FILE: 201-300985.
SECRET
17 Jan 69
SECRET
201-300985
| TO | ROOM NO. | DATE RECEIVED | OFFICER'S INITIALS |
|----|----------|---------------|--------------------|
| 1. | C/WH/3 | | |
| 2. | NP | 16 JAN 1969 | NP |
| 3. | WH/Control | 17 JAN 1969 | |
| 4. | WH/BF | 12 FEB 1969 | |
| 5. | WH/HEADSET | 14 FEB 1969 | |
| 6. | CPD | 5E 69 | |
| 7. | | | |
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| 16.| WH/3 V | 26 FEB 1969 | |
| 17.| | | |
**TRACE REQUEST**
**ABSTRACT**
**FILE NUMBER (PRIMARY COPY)**
**DATE MICROFILMED**
**DOCUMENT DATE**
**SECRET**
**DOCUMENT NUMBER**
**201-300785**
**3 JAN 69**
**MVCA 16130**
Attached are four copies of an amendment to Subject's MOC reflecting a raise in salary from Bs. 1,000 to Bs. 1,500 per month. Station feels that AMCLEVE-15's operational activities and intelligence disseminations over the past six months more than justify this modest raise in salary.
Perry G. Drapkin
ATTACHMENT:
MOC, h/w
DISTRIBUTION:
2 - C/WHD, w/att (1 cy), h/w
1 - C/Contracts Br., w/att (2 cys), h/w
1 - C/WH/WSHSADSET, w/att (1 cy), h/w
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL COMMITMENTS
DATE: 2 January 1969
TO: Chief, Finance Division
VIA: Contract Approving Officer
FROM: Chief of Station, Caracas
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Oral Commitments: AMCLEVE-15 (Agent)
201 - 300985
Subject Memorandum, dated 20 August 1968, has been amended or terminated as indicated below:
1. Compensation. Effective 1 February 1969 Subject will be paid £1,500 per month (equivalent to $335.00 at exchange rate $4.47/$1.00). No other changes with respect to compensation or other emoluments or benefits as detailed in the original Memorandum have been made.
2. Termination. Subject contract was terminated effective
Appropriate secrecy agreements and acknowledgement that no further claims against contracting entity are outstanding have been obtained insofar as operationally possible and feasible.
3. Other Changes.
SIGNED: [Signature]
Field Contracting Officer
(Chief of Station)
REVIEWED: [Signature]
Contract Approving Officer
Feb 11, 1968
SECRET
NYCA 16123
31 Dec 68
CIGUSTY NOV PROGRESS REPORT
The following is a summary of developmental activities and estimated expenditures for Project CIGUSTY during November 1968.
| AGENT | EXPENDITURE |
|-----------|-------------|
| ANCLEVE-15| $ 450.00 |
Provided information on Erasto Fernandez, Chief of DIGEPOL; DIGEPOL; Chief of CIVISTA-5 and general info on the internal security situation which led to numerous disseminations.
From: HVCA 15934, 25 October 1968 File: 75-6-41/3
Subject: CIGUSTY Operational Reporting for September 1968
AMCLEVE-15
Subject attended the International Students Meeting at Merida and provided information which resulted in a dissemination. He continues to provide information on the activities of CINASH and CIVISTA-5's group. Emphasis during September was placed on information relative to the arrest and interrogation of top-level MIR leaders.
1. The attached outline was taken from a confessed guerrilla, recently arrested by CIRASU in the city of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. When interrogated by AMCLEVE-15 and others, the arrestee said he did not know where the outline came from; what language it was in; and, in fact, said it did not belong to him.
2. Various Station officers and assets have studied the outline, and the consensus of opinion is that it is probably Turkish or a middle-eastern language.
3. It is requested that Headquarters contact the appropriate offices in an attempt to ascertain what language the outline is written in, together with a translation of its contents. Although Station personnel contacted felt it unlikely, the possibility exists that the outline is in code.
Perry G. DRAPKIN
ATTACHMENT:
Copy Outline, h/w
DISTRIBUTION:
3 - C/WHD, w/att, h/w
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND REVIEW
TO: J. Gower
FROM: CHIEF, CI/OA
/s/ Edward P. Brown
IN ORDER THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN YOUR REQUEST FOR APPROVAL IN THIS CASE, IT IS REQUESTED THAT YOU FURNISH THIS OFFICE THE INFORMATION CHECKED BELOW, OR REVIEW INFORMATION AS INDICATED.
| PROJ 1 | REVIEW OF STAFF'S DOSSIER |
|--------|---------------------------|
| PROJ 2 | REVIEW OF STAFF'S COLLATERAL INFORMATION |
| FIELD TRACES | REVIEW OF SECURITY OFF. REPORT AT CI/OA |
| HY TRACES | REVIEW OF SEC. OFF. CONCURRENCE MEMO AT CI/OA |
| OPERATIONAL AND DIVISION TRACES | REVIEW OF FBI REPORT AT CI/OA |
| RESULTS OF TECHNICAL INTERROGATION | REVIEW OF ATTACHED REFERENCE |
| GREEN LIST | OTHERS (See Remarks) |
NOTICE: FIRST SECOND THIRD AND FINAL
REMARKS:
Per our conversation, please refer to CSI-7-10-5, Section #19 relative to the meaninglessness of the issuance of a Provisional Operational Approval on the agent of a foreign power. We shall, therefore, be unable to process your PQA request.
However, we should be glad to conduct a Covert Name Check since it is assumed that the authorization in DIR 71540 still obtains.
1 Apr 65
Oct 65 OA
11 Jul 47 terminated
Action: FYI
The attached report is forwarded for your information.
It would be interesting to learn the identities of
Subject's contacts in Miami.
Hume W. TROXELL
Attachment:
DODIR # 2 753 0028 68, 2 Aug 68
Distribution:
3 - Caracas
201-300985
16 SEP 68
WH/3/V/C.W.Cox:chd
4521
AC/WH/3/V 10/4/68
J.K. J.K.
16 SEP
C/WH/3
DISPATCH
From: HVCA-13811, 18 Sept 68 75-6-41/3
Subject: CIRUSTY Operational Reporting for Aug 68
AMC/VE-15
Subject continues to provide information of value on the CIRASE-4 and CIVISTA-5 organizations.
13 September 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OPS
SUBJECT: ANCLEVE-15 (201-300985)
1. Subject, a Cuban now living in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Station Caracas penetration of the Venezuelan General Directorate of Police and of the Special Group, a smaller, somewhat autonomous unit within DIGEPOL. A POA was requested on Subject on 25 January 1968, to use Subject as stated above. On 1 February 1967, WH/3/V requested cancellation of the POA request because of indications that Subject was involved in clandestine sabotage activity and there were suspicions that he had failed to report his activities to CIA or DIGEPOL. Station Caracas was directed to handle Subject as a "hostile." The Station was advised that they could maintain contact with Subject as a source of information on activities of DIGEPOL and the Special Group but that no requirements were to be levied on him. The Station was advised that they could make spot payments for information received from Subject. CI/OPS co-ordinated on these directions to Station Caracas.
2. The Station acknowledged their instructions but demurred on Headquarters' interpretation of ANCLEVE-15's activities. The Station stated, in effect, that assets are often unsavory individuals, who are never under complete control and who seldom disclose the complete range of their activities to their supervisors. The Station added that they were interested in Subject because of his position as a "trusted confidant" of certain highly placed Venezuelan security officials.
3. In the ensuing months the Station came to describe Subject as "an extremely valuable penetration" because of the intelligence information and operational reports he furnished. For example, he reported on the involvement of the Venezuelan military in a Cuban exile plan to attack Cuba. And, he also reported on a plan of Cuban exiles to ship arms from Venezuela.
as part of an infiltration scheme. He has reported such operational information as a description of the capabilities, layout and equipment of DIGEPOL telephone tap operations. Included in this information was his report that at least on paper, the U.S. Embassy was a target for tap operations. He has also reported on the personalities and workings of the organizations with which he is associated. At the same time the Station had an independent report that Subject was involved in a scheme to obtain "curare poison for approximately forty hypodermic needles." To avoid exposing the source of their information the Station did not query AMCLEVE-15 about the matter. The Station said that they disapproved of his involvement in wild Cuban exile schemes but that Headquarters restrictions in February 1968 prevented the Station from discussing this involvement with him.
4. In May 1968, the Station informed Headquarters that they believed that Subject was collaborating fully with CIA and, further, they believed that he would not expose, inform, or work against CIA. They added that Subject was still capable of engaging in independent Cuban exile activity without informing his Case Officer. The Station also requested a polygraph examination for Subject.
5. Subject was given a polygraph examination to resolve specifically his bona fides, possible affiliation with Cuban Intelligence through relatives, unreported association with gangster elements, thefts from CIA and other questions involving possible derogatory information on Subject. Subject's responses, described as substantially truthful by the examiners, appear to contain no information which would prevent CIA's operational use of Subject. On only one question, involving Subject's association with an alleged racketeer, Lefty Rosenthal, did sensitivity persist. The examiner commented, "...In fairness to Subject this sensitivity is believed generated by genuine uncertainty over the amount of Para military items which he had been instrumental in getting for Rosenthal from Cuban exile arms supplies."
6. Station Caracas has requested that they be allowed to cease treating AMCLEVE-15 as a "hostile" and that the restrictions cited in Paragraph one, above, be lifted to permit more effective utilization of this well-placed penetration agent. WH Division concurs in this request. CI/OPS concurrence is requested in authorizing full operational use of AMCLEVE-15 as a penetration agent into the Venezuelan General Directorate of Police (DIGEPOL) and as a penetration of Roberto UZCATEGUI's Special Group within DIGEPOL.
Jack Gower
WH/3/V
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL ON INVESTIGATIVE ACTION
TO: CI/OPERATIONAL APPROVAL AND SUPPORT DIVISION
CHIEF, INVESTIGATION AND SUPPORT DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
CHIEF, PERSONNEL SECURITY DIVISION, OFFICE OF SECURITY
FROM: JP Owen
WH/3/Venezuela
3 26311/521b/9494
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente Paezino FGADA Carriles
CRYPTONYM, PSEUDONYM, AKA OR ALIASES
ANCLEVE-15
PROJECT
FILE NO.
1. TYPE ACTION REQUESTED
| Provisional Operational Approval | Provisional Proprietary Approval |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Operational Approval | Proprietary Approval |
| Provisional Covert Security Approval | Covert Name Check |
| Covert Security Approval | Special Inquiry (50 field investigation) |
| Contract Type A | Contract Type B |
2. SPECIFIC AREA OF USE
Caraes, Venezuela
3. FULL DETAILS OF USE
As a penetration agent into the Venezuelan General Directorate of Police (DIGEPOL) and as a penetration of the Remberto UZCATEGUI Brusel special group.
4. INVESTIGATION AND COVER
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
| A. U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION? | X |
| B. CIA INTEREST MAY BE SHOWN DURING INVESTIGATION? | X |
| C. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST IN HIM? | X |
| D. IS SUBJECT AWARE OF CIA INTEREST IN HIM? | X |
5. INDICATE ANY LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
6. SUGGEST "COVER PRETEXT" TO BE USED IN CONDUCTING PERSONAL INVESTIGATION OF SUBJECT.
7. DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE SUBJECT SITTING OF AGENCY OR GOVERNMENT INTEREST? YES NO
IF NO INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE CIA, EXPLAIN FULLY
8. PRO AND GREEN LIST STATUS
| YES | NO |
|-----|----|
| PRO I. OR EQUIVALENT, 122 COPIES ATTACHED | PRO II WILL BE FORWARDED |
| PAY II, OR EQUIVALENT, 122 COPY ATTACHED | GREEN LIST ATTACHED, NO |
9. DIVISION TRACES
| NO RECORD | WILL FORWARD |
|-----------|--------------|
| NO-DEROGATORY | DEROGATORY ATTACHED |
10. FIELD TRACES
| NO RECORD | WILL FORWARD |
|-----------|--------------|
| NO-DEROGATORY | DEROGATORY ATTACHED |
SIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICER
EXTENSION
SIGNATURE OF BRANCH CHIEF
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR: CI/OA
SUBJECT: ANCLEVE-15 (201-300985)
1. Subject, a Cuban now living in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Station Caracas penetration of the Venezuelan General Directorate of Police and of the Special Group, a smaller, somewhat autonomous unit within DIGEPOL. A FOA was requested on Subject on 25 January 1968, to use Subject as stated above. On 1 February 1967, MI/3/V requested cancellation of the FOA request because of indications that Subject was involved in clandestine sabotage activity and there were suspicions that he had failed to report his activities to CIA or DIGEPOL. Station Caracas was directed to handle Subject as a "hostile". The Station was advised that they could maintain contact with Subject as a source of information on activities of DIGEPOL and the Special Group but that no requirements were to be levied on him. The Station was advised that they could make spot payments for information received from Subject. CI/OPS co-ordinated on these directions to Station Caracas.
2. The Station acknowledged their instructions but demurred on Headquarters' interpretation of ANCLEVE-15's activities. The Station stated, in effect, that assets are often unsavory individuals, who are never under complete control and who seldom disclose the complete range of their activities to their supervisors. The Station added that they were interested in Subject because of his position as a "trusted confidant" of certain highly placed Venezuelan security officials.
3. In the ensuing months the Station came to describe Subject as "an extremely valuable penetration" because of the intelligence information and operational reports he furnished. For example, he reported on the involvement of the Venezuelan military in a Cuban exile plan to attack Cuba. And, he also reported on a plan of Cuban exiles to ship arms from Venezuela.
as part of an infiltration scheme. He has reported such operational information as a description of the capabilities, layout and equipment of DUGEPOL telephone tap operations. Included in this information was his report that at least on paper, the U.S. Embassy was a target for tap operations. He has also reported on the personalities and workings of the organizations with which he is associated. At the same time the Station had an independent report that Subject was involved in a scheme to obtain "curare poison for approximately forty hypodermic needles". To avoid exposing the source of their information the Station did not query ANCLEVE-15 about the matter. The Station said that they disapproved of his involvement in wild Cuban exile schemes but that Headquarters restrictions in February 1968 prevented the Station from discussing this involvement with him.
4. In May 1968, the Station informed Headquarters that they believed that Subject was collaborating fully with CIA and, further, they believed that he would not expose, inform, or work against CIA. They added that Subject was still capable of engaging in independent Cuban exile activity without informing his Case Officer. The Station also requested a polygraph examination for Subject.
5. Subject was given a polygraph examination to resolve specifically his bona fides, possible affiliation with Cuban Intelligence through relatives, unreported association with gangster elements, thefts from WOFIRM and other questions involving possible derogatory information on Subject. Subject's responses, described as substantially truthful by the examiners, appear to contain no information which would prevent CIA's operational use of Subject. On only one question, that involving Subject's association with an alleged racketeer, Lefty Rosenthal, did sensitivity persist. The examiner commented, "...In fairness to Subject this sensitivity is believed generated by genuine uncertainty over the amount of Para military items which he had been instrumental in getting for Rosenthal from Cuban exile arms supplies."
6. Station Caracas has requested that they be allowed to cease treating ANCLEVE-15 as a "hostile" and that he be processed for POL/DA to permit more effective utilization of this well placed penetration agent.
John P. Gower
K1/3/V
SECRET
1. Attached are four copies of Subject's MOC.
2. As the Desk is aware, the last word from Headquarters was that ANCLEVE-15 was to be treated as a "hostile" and that full clearance was being withheld pending his SGSWIRL. He has now been SGSWIRL'd, and to the Station's knowledge, the test was favorable although an official Headquarters report has not been received. A PRQ Part I was submitted on Subject on 29 May 1968. Therefore, it would be appreciated if the Desk would contact the appropriate Headquarters officials and advise the Station of ANCLEVE-15's official status. We assume that he will be fully cleared and that a POA will be issued followed by an OA after the Station submits PRQ Part II.
3. Headquarters recently inquired as to Station thoughts on including ANCLEVE-15 in the CIFLUTE Project rather than making ANCLEVE a separate project. The Station is completely in accord with this idea although it will probably necessitate funds being shifted from CIGUSTY to CIFLUTE. However, a separate dispatch will be prepared on this subject.
4. The Station realizes that ANCLEVE-15's clearance has been a thorny problem to the Desk and hopes that we can now clear it up once and for all.
Perry G. DRAPER
ATTACHMENT
MOC, h/w
DISTRIBUTION:
3 - C/WHD, w/att, h/w
AUG 21 1968
CS COPY
201 - 300985
CROSS REFERENCE TO
EVCA - 15734
DATE
20 August 1968
CLASSIFICATION
S-E-C-R-E-T
NO. FILE NUMBER
201 - 300985
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL COMMITMENTS
TO: CHIEF, Finance Division
SUBJECT: Engagement of ENGLEY-15 as Independent Contractor (201-300985)
FROM: Chief of Station, Caracas
Dated: 20 August 1968
1. Term and Project Charge. The subject individual has been engaged under oral contract for up to 2 February 1968. The effective date of the oral contract is 2 February 1968, and shall continue thereafter for an indefinite period subject to termination by ODYNE upon 30 days' actual notice.
2. Security Approval. The appropriate security approval for subject's use of equipment is pending. Type: No.
3. Citizenship. Subject is a foreign national.
4. Compensation. Subject will be paid a salary of $1,000 per month (equivalent to approximately $250.00 at exchange rate of 4.47/1.00). No raise in this salary is contemplated at this time, nor has any been promised. In accordance with local custom, subject may be given a bonus payment or gift (not to exceed one month's salary) at Christmas time, although no specific commitment has been made to this effect. No other bonuses have been promised, although such a payment may be made at some time during the effective period of this oral contract in recognition of a specific task performed or as an inducement payment. Subject may occasionally be given a gift (whiskey, cigarettes or other similar item) for operational purposes.
5. Taxes. Not applicable.
6. Quarters and/or Subsistence. Not applicable.
7. Operational Expenses. When incurred upon direction and approval of Station,
(a) Subject may be reimbursed for operational travel either on an actual cost basis, or by appropriate per diem payments;
(b) Subject may be reimbursed for operational expenses, which will include any approved expenses subject incurs while acting on assignment by the Station, such as costs of entertainment, transportation to and from meetings or places of assignments, purchase of special supplies, etc.
8. Other Commitments. None
9. Contingent Obligations. Although no other obligations have been incurred with subject, if implied or promised, it is possible that a bonus may be granted upon termination of satisfactory service, which payment would be in accordance with local custom.
No commitments other than those expressly stated herein or in attached annexes have been made or implied to subject.
SIGNED: [Signature]
Field Contracting Officer
(Chief of Station)
[Stamp: CS COPY]
[Stamp: SECRET]
SECRET 192148Z AUG 68 CITE CARACAS 0384
DIRECTOR
REF DIRECTOR 25496
CIRASH
FERNANDEZ TOLD AMCLEVE-15 HIS TRIP TO NEW YORK AND MIAMI WAS FOR PURPOSE SEEING GIRLFRIEND. FERNANDEZ DID NOT MENTION TRAVELLING TO PUERTO RICO. ANY FURTHER INFO OBTAINED THRU LIAISON OR AMCELVE-15 WILL BE FORWARDED SOONEST.
SECRET
BT
ACK 15201
AMC-15
Subject continues to provide valuable information on the CRASH and CIVISTA-5 organizations.
SECRET 122113Z AUG 68 CITE CARACAS 0324
DIRECTOR
REF: A. DIRECTOR 22253
B. CARACAS 0286 (IN65406)
1. AT STATION DIRECTION CIHITCH-1, AMCLEVE-15 AND THREE MEMBERS CIVISTA-5 GROUP ATTENDED LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULED 7 THRU 12 AUG AT MERIDA. FACT THAT CONFERENCE WAS POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED FOR LATER DATE TOGETHER WITH OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION BEING DISSEMINATED IN SEPARATE CABLE.
2. IN MERIDA CIHITCH-1 POSED AS JOURNALIST USING NUMEROUS LEGITIMATE CARDS HE HAS COLLECTED OVER YEARS. AMCLEVE-15 AND CIVISTA GROUP DEVELOPED ON-THE-SPOT COVER AS REPORTERS FOR IDEN A AND WERE SUCCESSFUL IN INTERVIEWING AND PHOTOGRAPHING TWO MIR DIRECTORS. AMCLEVE-15 EXPECTS IDEN B TO PUBLISH SOME OF THEIR INTERVIEWS AND PICTURES AND TO FURNISH THEM IDENTIFICATION CARDS AS IDEN A REPORTERS FOR THE SEPT LASC MEETING. IF AMCLEVE-15 SUCCESSFUL, STATION WILL DUPLICATE CARD FOR FUTURE INTERNAL AND THIRD COUNTRY USE.
[Signature]
Latin American Student Conference
3. IN ANY CASE CIHITCH-1 AND AMCLEVE-15 WILL COVER LAST SEPTEMBER MEETING.
SECRET 071942 AUG 63 CITE CARACAS 0292
JMCobra INFO DIRECTOR
REF JMCobra 8497 (IN 64651) 7Aug63 IN66189
STATION HAS HAD COVERAGE FROM AMCLEVE-15 OF HELP GIVEN CUBAN EXILES BY VEN MILITARY. AMPAK-2 UNDOUBTEDLY IN TOUCH WITH SAME GROUP. HE MAY BE ABLE PROVIDE BETTER INFO, HOWEVER, AND STATION PLANS CONTACT HIM. REQUEST ALL PERTINENT PARTS HIS 201 BE FORWARDED CARACAS.
SECRET
BT.
A clew -15
201
AMCLEVE-15
Subject continues to be a productive source of information on CIRASH and CIVISTA-5 activities. As soon as the results of his successful SGSWIRL are processed and he is removed from the hostile list, a project will be written.
**DOCUMENT TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE**
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| 1. RI FILE NO. | |
| 2. DISPATCH CR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | 3. DATE |
| 4. SOURCE CRYPTOKEY | 5. DATE OF INFO. | 6. EVALUATION |
| 7. ANALYST | 8. DATE PROCESSED | 9. DISSEMINATED IN |
| 10. DATE | |
**DOCUMENT DISPOSITION**
| 12. CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | 13. TRANSFERRED TO RI FILE NO. |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
**PERTINENT INFORMATION**
- July 68
---
**FOGADA Cartles, Inte Clemente**
201-300985
**WE/3/V**
**THERE IS A RESTRICTED CI/CA FOLDER ON THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201**
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c67bbf71fb6277253b6df740ef4d329a0dc419c5 | MATERIAL REVIEWED AT CIA HEADQUARTERS BY
HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS STAFF MEMBERS
FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: POSADA, LUIS CLEMENTE
201-312985
VOL. IV
INCLUSIVE DATES:
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| DATE RECEIVED | DATE RETURNED | REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME) | SIGNATURE OF REVIEWING OFFICIAL |
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| 9/16/72 | | | |
NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
terminated, inform Fred Bucci and check with him on showing W-3's file at 14 NS taken out of current restricted status. Memo to Bucci may be needed on this.
Dorothy
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CONF: 11/19/76 INFO: FILE
TO: CARACAS V
FROM: LAPNC/V
UNINTEL V
1. FOLLOWING IS DCD/MIAI REPORT 00A (S) 322-26439-76 ON
MEETING BETWEEN SERGIO DIEGUEZ AND LUIS POSADA
CARRILES V
A. ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1976, U.S. CITIZEN SERGIO DIEGUEZ CALLED THE MIAMI FIELD OFFICE AND REQUESTED TO MEET WITH A SPANISH-SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVE. WE MET WITH DIEGUEZ ON 9 SEPTEMBER 1976. HE TOLD US THAT RECENTLY, WHILE IN VENEZUELA, HE MET WITH LUIS POSADA CARRILES, A VENEZUELAN CITIZEN OF CUBAN ORIGIN. HE TOLD US THAT POSADA, ALLEGEDLY A FORMER AGENCY ASSET, HAD REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN OFFERING FOR A PRICE POSADA'S SERVICES TO BKHERALD. DIEGUEZ SAID THAT POSADA HAS CLOSE CONTACT WITH HIGH RANKING VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COULD PROVIDE BKHERALD WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION.
B. DIEGUEZ SHOWED US A COPY OF A LENGTHY DOCUMENT GIVEN TO HIM BY POSADA SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR PERUSAL AS EVIDENCE OF THE TYPE
DATE:
ORG:
UNIT:
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
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29 SEP 76
OF INFORMATION TO WHICH HE HAS ACCESS. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTED OF A
LIST OF CUBAN EMBASSY OFFICIALS IN CARACAS, BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND
ADDRESSES FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, AND VARIOUS SUNDRY INFORMATION ON
JAMAICA, GUYANA, PANAMA, AND ANGOLA. WE DID NOT ACCEPT THE
DOCUMENT FOR TRANSMITTAL TO HEADQUARTERS BECAUSE IN OUR JUDGEMENT,
TO HAVE DONE SO MIGHT HAVE IMPLIED AN AGREEMENT ON OUR PART TO
PROVIDE FINANCIAL REMUNERATION AT SOME FUTURE DATE. BY
C. DIEGUEZ ALSO SAID THAT DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF
FORMER PRESIDENT RAFAEL (CALDERA), POSADA WAS A FAIRLY HIGH RANKING
OFFICER IN THE DIRECTORATE OF SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP). HE WAS DISMISSED FROM THIS POSITION WHEN CARLOS
ANDRES (PEREZ) BECAME PRESIDENT. DIEGUEZ SAID THAT AS A DISIP
OFFICIAL POSADA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE ELIMINATION OF GUERRILLA
OPERATIONS AND STRONGHOLDS. AT THAT TIME, POSADA WAS KNOWN AS
"COMISARIO BASILIO".
D. DIEGUEZ SAID THAT POSADA, CURRENTLY A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
IN VENEZUELA, LIVES AT CALLE VALENCIA, QUINTA MARIANINA, LAS PALMAS,
CARACAS. HIS OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE 743232 AND 742057. DIEGUEZ
DATE:
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ALSO SAID THAT IF BKHERALD IS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING POSADA'S SERVICES, CONTACT SHOULD BE INITIATED THROUGH HIM (DIEGUEZ) AND NOT DIRECTLY TO POSADA FOR "SECURITY REASONS". HOWEVER, IF NECESSARY POSADA CAN TRAVEL TO THE U.S. Y
E. DIEGUEZ WAS TOLD THAT HIS REQUEST IN BEHALF OF POSADA WOULD BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHANNELS AND THAT WE COULD NOT PROMISE ANY POSITIVE RESULTS. Y
2. DIEGUEZ WAS BORN 23 OCTOBER 1937, HOLGUIN, ORIENTE PROVINCE, CUBA. NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN (INS NO. 7832636) ON 24 JUNE 1959 IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI. DIEGUEZ CURRENTLY RESIDES IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA WORKING AS A CONTRACTOR IN EXPORTING U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE 6 YEARS, 1956-62. HE ARRIVED IN THE U.S. IN SEPTEMBER 1955 TO JOIN ERNESTO DIEGUEZ. RELATIONSHIP UNKNOWN. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. Y
3. REQUEST STATION COMMENTS. Y
4. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET. Y
DATE: 28 SEPTEMBER 1978
ORIG: CATHY LEE WARD
UNIT: LAPNC/V
EXT: 1715
CLASSIFICATION
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E 2 IMPDET
CL BY:
SE ACABÓ LA VIDA PRIVADA
O es nada nuevo hoy en día que una comuna pueda estar vigilada totalmente. Desde el control de sus hijos telefónicos, hasta microfones escondidos en las salas de conferencias, o en las oficinas de sus principales ejecutivos. También es raro que un señor tome fotos allí mismo con una cámara escondida en un maletín, o que esa empresa le grabe conversaciones desde una distancia de 25 metros. Tal es el caso de un espionaje industrial o contraespionaje de empresas privadas. En una compañía, con el fin de obtener datos secretos e ilegales a la competencia, puede ser que los investigadores penetren a la empresa con el fin de obtener datos que salgan de un sistema de seguridad interno.
Y cuando nos referimos a estos hechos no estamos hablando de países capitalistas, sino de países socialistas. En Venezuela, por ejemplo, los pequeños microfones utilizados para espionaje y contraespionaje.
Otra de las facetas de la investigación y seguridad, es el espionaje y contraespionaje de empresas y compañías, o bien para instalar sistemas internos o para llevar los secretos a la competencia.
Conservamos el secreto de su tierra de origen. Cuba, hablada conversa con MOMENTO.
—Nosotros no trabajamos en investigaciones de aduana, ni cosas por el estilo. Nuestra función no es para los abogados que son los que se encargan de ello. La compañía se dedica a las empresas de seguros, comercios e industrias. El 90% de los empleados de estas empresas también se investigan. Hombres y mujeres.
—Y qué hacen para casos de espionaje industrial?
—Tenemos dos tipos de operaciones: Ofensiva y defensiva. En las primeras, se hace un seguimiento, en la otra, se trata de protegerse. Si se detecta un sospechoso, el espía puede ser fotografiado cuando hace una entrevista con alguien de la competencia. Puede ser presionado y neutralizado un director que se haya hecho de la empresa y se está llevando al personal. Podemos también hacer vigilancia a las empresas, desde las personas con quienes han estado almorzando hasta que han pasado la noche.
Refiere que uno de los más modernos equipos que tienen es un detector de microfones, a base de un test, que permite determinar si el examinado tiene un detector de microfones. Si el examinado dice la verdad, no
ESTE MODERNO detector de microfones, permite saber si se ha usado en una grabación, si el examinado dice la verdad o no.
| TO: | LA/NW/V 384406 | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS |
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| | 17 SEP 1976 | | | |
1. LA/NW/V 384406 17 SEP 1976
2. LA/C/LA 3D3325
3. File: WSCARLET-3/20
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Attached for your information.
E-2 IMPDET CL BY 06875
TP SAW 05 76
1. On 3 September 1976, US citizen Sergio Dieguez called the Miami Field Office and requested to meet with a Spanish-speaking representative. We met with Dieguez on 9 September 1976. He told us that recently, while in Venezuela, he met with Luis (Posada) Carriles, a Venezuelan citizen of Cuban origin. He told us that Posada, allegedly a former agency asset, had requested assistance in offering for a price Posada's services to Bkherald. Dieguez said that Posada has close contact with high-ranking Venezuelan government officials and could provide Bkherald with valuable information.
2. Dieguez showed us a copy of a lengthy document given to him by Posada specifically for our perusal as evidence of the type of information to which he has access. This document consisted of a list of Cuban embassy officials in Caracas, biographical data and addresses for these individuals, and various sundry information on Jamaica, Guyana, Panama, and Angola. We did not accept the document for transmittal to headquarters because in our judgement, to have done so might have implied an agreement on our part to provide financial remuneration at some future date.
3. Dieguez also said that during the administration of former President Rafael (Caldera), Posada was a fairly high-ranking officer in the Directorate of Services of Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP). He was dismissed from this position when Carlos Andres (Perez) became President. Dieguez said that as a DISIP official Posada was instrumental in the elimination of guerrilla operations and strongholds. At that time, Posada was known as "Comisario Basilio".
4. Dieguez said that Posada, currently a private investigator, in Venezuela, lives at Calle Valencia, Quinta Marianina, Las Palmas, Caracas. His office telephone numbers are 743232 and 742057. Dieguez also said that if Bkherald is interested in obtaining Posada's services contact should be initiated through him (Dieguez) and not directly to Posada for "security reasons". However, if necessary Posada can travel to the US.
5. Dieguez was told that his request in behalf of Posada would be forwarded through the appropriate channels and that we could not promise any positive results. - END -
E2 IMPDET CL BY 011668
CONFIDENTIAL/MI/INTEL/CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
1. Trace's Diecut
2. Any indication he member of WETANGE-1 group?
3. Posada needs no assistance; he is highly trained and has several means of contacting ORASPIEZ directly with minimal effort.
4. Posada does not need money - he making mint out of private investigations business.
5. "High ranking" gov officials not accurate - he is rogue who not on good terms with AECOS except for WETANGE-1. We know KINNORTH has Posada on CUKELTAN.
6. Posada was medium level official of DISIP.
7. Para 4 business of no direct contact is fishy. This could be gov op to discredit Posada may throw him out of country.
SUNDAY 1000- Recon (tracking device) demonstration by Mr. Ron Bostick of commercial Co.
MONDAY 0700- 0900- US Secret Service: 1900 20th St., 9th floor; ask for Mr. Lou McLean. To on time, as there is meeting with Chief at 1000 hrs. Beltzville range included.
TUESDAY 0700-1130 Dulles (AA); ask for Security Officer.
1330- Chalk Point (PEPCo.) for tour of nuclear site.
THURSDAY 0900-2030 HQS Bldg; enter thru tunnel & park.
0930-1200 Computer briefing, LD 41-05.
1200-1400 Lunch, Evans Arms Inn.
1400-1430 Return to HQS, thru tunnel & park.
1430-1445 Meet DCCI in his office.
1500-1630 Tech briefing, 2D 03.
FRIDAY 0800-1100 Briefings at Hotel on PRC, Soys & Cubans.
1200-1245 Travel to Pentagon & park.
1245-1300 Meet Chief, DVA.
1300-1530 Caribbean briefing; tour NMIC.
SATURDAY Shopping.
SUNDAY Return to Caracas.
PY cards
SHOTGUN/RIFLE CONTACTS?
1. On 3 September 1976, US citizen Sergio Dieguez called the Miami Field Office and requested to meet with a Spanish-speaking representative. He met with Dieguez on 9 September 1976. He told us that recently, while in Venezuela, he met with Luis (Posada) Carriles, a Venezuelan citizen of Cuban origin. He told us that Posada, allegedly a former agency asset, had requested assistance in offering for a price Posada's services to Bkherald. Dieguez said that Posada has close contact with high-ranking Venezuelan government officials and could provide Bkherald with valuable information.
2. Dieguez showed us a copy of a lengthy document given to him by Posada specifically for our perusal as evidence of the type of information to which he has access. This document consisted of a list of Cuban embassy officials in Caracas, biographical data and addresses for these individuals, and various sundry information on Jamaica, Guyana, Panama, and Angola. We did not accept the document for transmittal to headquarters because in our judgement, to have done so might have implied an agreement on our part to provide financial remuneration at some future date.
3. Dieguez also said that during the administration of former President Rafael (Calderon), Posada was a fairly high-ranking officer in the Directorate of Services of Intelligence and Prevention (DISIP). He was dismissed from this position when Carlos Andres (Perez) became President. Dieguez said that as a DISIP official Posada was instrumental in the elimination of guerrilla operations and strongholds. At that time, Posada was known as "Comisario Basilio".
4. Dieguez said that Posada, currently a private investigator, in Venezuela, lives at Calle Valencia, Quinta Marianina, Las Palmas, Caracas. His office telephone numbers are 743232 and 742357. Dieguez also said that if Bkherald is interested in obtaining Posada's service contact should be initiated through him (Dieguez) and not directly to Posada for "security reasons". However, if necessary Posada can travel to the US.
5. Dieguez was told that his request in behalf of Posada would be forwarded through the appropriate channels and that we could not promise any positive results. - End -
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A. G. G. Co., Inc.
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C. 7; 0-11 (Oct 32/13/16/76)
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Ave. St. 55 to 59
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J. A. C. Co., NYC
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STAFF 2423242 DIRECTOR 875121
CONF. LAB INFO. FILE SECUR. 3
TO: CARACAS
ADMIN. SECUR
REF: CARACAS 30169 [IN 759929] Y
1. SUGGEST YOU COUNSEL WKSCARLET-3 THAT IF NEITHER HE NOR HIS WIFE HAVE ENTERED THE U.S. WITHIN THE PERIOD WHEN THEIR ALIEN RE-ENTRY PERMITS WERE VALID, AND IF THEY DESIRE TO RETAIN THEIR STATUS AS PERMANENT-RESIDENT ALIENS (PRA), THEY MUST MAKE APPLICATIONS FOR RETURNING RESIDENT VISAS WITH THE CARACAS CONSULATE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE VISAS WILL BE ISSUED, SINCE ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO QUOTA NUMBER INVOLVED, THE PROCESSING IS THE SAME AS ANY OTHER IMMIGRANT VISA, WITH THE CONSULAR OFFICER HAVING THE SOLE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO ELIGIBILITY. IF THEY APPLY SOLELY FOR A TOURIST VISA IN THEIR VENEZUELAN PASSPORT, THEY COULD LOSE THEIR PRA STATUS, SINCE APPLYING FOR A TOURIST VISA IS PRIMA FACIA EVIDENCE OF ABANDONMENT OF PRA STATUS. IF THEY OBTAIN RETURNING RESIDENT VISAS, THEY SHOULD BE ADVISED TO OBTAIN NEW RE-ENTRY PERMITS WHILE IN U.S. Y
2. NO HQS OBJECTION TO ASSIST WKSCARLET-3 OBTAIN VISAS LOCALLY.
DATE:
ORIG:
UNIT:
EXT:
WKSCARLET-3
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CONF: INFO: FILE
875121
IF YOU FORESEE NO SECURITY PROBLEMS, WKSCARLET-3 IS NOT WATCH-LISTED BY INS. V
FILE: 8201-300985. E2 IMPD ET A
COMMENT: WKSCARLET-3 DESIRES VISIT US FOR VACATION. ALIEN RE-ENTRY PERMIT HAS EXPIRED, BUT HE HAS VALID VENEZUELAN PASSPORT. STATION ASKED IF COULD ASSIST LOCALLY IN OBTAINING VISA. WHEN RECRUITED AGENT, HAS WOULD HANDLE HIS RE-ENTRY PERMITS, BUT AFTER TERMINATION IT WAS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF WKSCARLET-3
COORD:
DEF/AA - FRED BUCCI (DRAFT)
LA/SS/SEC
DATE: 24 JUNE 76
ORIG: ROBERT W. ANDREUS
UNIT: C/LA/PNC/V
EXT: 1715
CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTION OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
SECRET
CL BY: 007255
SECRET 2320412 JUN 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 30169
TO: DIRECTOR,
ADMIN SECUR
REF: DIRECTOR 538768
1. WKSCARLET-3 PLANS FAMILY VACATION TRAVEL TO CONUS DURING JULY 1976 AND HAS REQUESTED STATION ASSISTANCE OBTAINING VISAS FOR SELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
2. WKSCARLET-3 HAS SURRENDERED FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS TO STATION:
A. HIS OWN ALIEN RE-ENTRY PERMIT A12 419 768 WHICH EXPIRED 30 MAY 1975.
B. HIS AND HIS WIFE'S (A12 443 942) ALIEN REGISTRATION RECEIPT CARDS FORM 1-191.
C. VENEZUELAN PASSPORT V5304069 WHICH INCORRECTLY REFLECTS POB AS CARACAS AND CONTAINS U.S. B-2 NIV VISA.
3. WKSCARLET-3 HAS PRESENTED VALID VENEZUELAN PASSPORTS REFLECTING CORRECT POB FOR SELF, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. REQUEST HEADQUARTERS ASCERTAIN W-3 NOT WATCHLISTED BY INS, AND YOUR CONCURRENCE TO LOCALLY ASSIST SUBJECT
SECRET
4. FILE: 201-030985, E2, IMPDET.
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SECRET
STAFF
CONF LAS INFO: FILE PLAN
TO: CARACAS-Y
KISTONE TRACE Y.
REF: CARACAS 29953 (IN 939164) Y
1. NO IDENTIFIABLE HAS TRACES ON SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED REF. REVIEW OF THE ZZ TRAVEL LISTINGS SHOW SEVERAL PERSONS WITH SAME NAME, OR SLIGHT VARIATIONS, AS TRAVELLING ON OFFICIAL PASSPORTS. NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN TRAVEL IS AVAILABLE.
2. THE OFFICIAL 201 ON SANTIAGO DIAZ PAZ (201-0801134) DOES NOT SHOW SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ AS AN ALIAS USED BY HIM.
3. FILE: 201-0801134; 201-08326945; 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
LA COMMENT: STATION REQUESTED TRACES ON SUBJECT WHO CAME TO CARACAS TO INVESTIGATE DISCLOSURES OF CUBANS IN LOCAL CARACAS PRESS.
COORD:
LA/COG
DATE: 8 JUNE 76
CROSS FILE: 00985
CL BY: 007255
SECRET
SECRET 0220512 JUN 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29953
TO: DIRECTOR,
RE: AM TRACE
REF: HVCA 20587, 27 MAY 1976
1. DAO COLONEL ROACH TOLD COS ON 1 JUNE THAT AN UNIDENTIFIED DAO CONTACT CLAIMS TO HAVE BUG (NOW INACTIVE DUE BATTERY FAILURE) IN APARTMENT OF SLFAT-1. ROACH TOLD THAT, BEFORE FAILING, BUG REVEALED THAT ONE SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ HAD COME TO CARACAS TO INVESTIGATE DISCLOSURES OF CUBANS IN LOCAL CARACAS PRESS.
2. CARACAS HAS NO SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ LISTED IN CUBAN MACHINE RUNS BUT: REF: PARA 2A NOTES ONE SANTIAGO DIAZ ARRIVED CARACAS 13 MAY 1976 FROM MEXICO TO SEE CUBAN AMBASSADOR HERNANDEZ. CUBAN MACHINE RUNS ON A SANTIAGO DIAZ PAZ (201-3801134) LIST HIM AS DGI OFFICER WHO HAS SERVED IN LONDON, LIMA AND GENEVA. REQUEST HOS TRACES SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ.
3. STATION SUSPECTS ROACH'S SOURCE IS WKS CARLET-3 WHO HAS LATELY BEEN ACTIVE IN PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS.
SECRET
COMPANY WITH SUBSTANTIAL MONETARY BACKING. STATION PLANS
REACTIVATE CONTACT WITH MKSCARLET-3, WHICH PREVIOUSLY DROPPED
DUE SECURITY REASONS, AND INVESTIGATE HIS KNOWLEDGE OF ANTI-
CUBAN OPERATIONS IN VENEZUELA.
4. FILE: 201-08011341 201-03289451 201-0300989.
E 2. IMPDET.
SECRET T 2213362 MAY 76 STAFF
TO: DIRECTOR
RE: CKTOP SSCHART
REF: CARACAS 29794 (IN 916831)
1. 19 MAY "EL UNIVERSAL" ARTICLE WITH "NUEVA PRENSA LATINOAMERICANA" AND FELIX MARTINEZ SUAREZ SYLNE "KQV DGI OPERAN EN UN EDIFICIO CERCAN A LA EMBAJADA CASTRISTA" LISTS SLFAT-1 AS THE DGI HEAD IN CUBAN EMBASSY IN CARACAS. ARTICLE CLAIMS SAME UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE AS REF ARTICLE AND SAYS SLFAT-1 IS INTERNATIONAL "KEY MAN". ARTICLE CONTAINS PASSPORT PICTURE OF SLFAT-1 AND PURPORTED CLANDESTINE PHOTOGRAPH OF SOVIET AMBASSADOR KASMIROV, CUBAN AMBASSADOR HERNANDEZ, CUBAN PRESS ATTACHE GOMEZ, FORMER SOVIET MINISTER COUNSELOR KAZANTSBY, SLTAVITI AND LUIS LAZO OF "PRENSA LATINA" MEETING IN SLFAT-1'S APARTMENT NEAR THE CUBAN EMBASSY.
2. PHOTOGRAPH NOTED ABOVE IS COPY OF PHOTO THAT DAO COLONEL ROACH OBTAINED LAST WEEK FROM UNIDENTIFIED MEMBER OF NKSCARLET-3'S INVESTIGATIONS GROUP. APPARENTLY NKSCARLET-3 OR, MORE LIKELY, ONE OF HIS SUBORDINATES, IS MARTINEZ'S SOURCE.
FOR CUBAN INFORMATION.
3. ARTICLE GOES ON TO CALL THE LETTER BOMBS THAT THE CUBAN EMBASSY AND "EROTUR" RECEIVED RECENTLY AS A DISINFORMATION PLOY BY CUBANS. ALSO LISTS AN "OPERATION CANAL" (PANAMA) AS A PLAN TO MOVE VENEZUELA AWAY FROM THE US IN WHICH SOVIET UNION IS ALSO INVOLVED. ARTICLE SAYS THAT CUBANS ARE MOBILIZING "PRENSA LATINA" NOW TO INFLUENCE VENEZUELAN ELECTIONS ON 1978 AND AGAIN NAMES SOVIET AMBASSADOR AS KGB HEAD IN VENEZUELA.
4. STATION POUCHING COPY OF ARTICLE TO MOS.
5. FILE: 75-120-281 201-0294757. E2, IMPDET.
SECRET 2800202 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19265
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR INFO IMMEDIATE CARACAS.
RYBAT WILLOFFY
REF: DIRECTOR 814328
1. FOLLOWING ARE PERTINENT QUOTES FROM EXCELSIOR ARTICLE
RE PASCAL:
SIXTH PARAGRAPH: "BOSCH, ACCORDING TO INFORMED SOURCES ARRIVED HERE WITH A PASSPORT, PRESUMED TO BE CHILEAN, TO PREPARE A PLOT AGAINST THE LEADER OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY LEFT (MIR), PASCAL ALLENDE".
ELEVENTH (AND FINAL) PARAGRAPH: "THE REVELATION THAT BOSCH HAD ENTERED THE COUNTRY WITH A CHILEAN PASSPORT, APPARENTLY CONFIRMED BY THE RESPONSE OF THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY TO THE SUPREME COURT, WOULD CONFIRM THE THESIS THAT HE CAME HERE WITH INTENTION OF PARTICIPATING IN A PLOT AGAINST PASCAL ALLENDE; POLITICAL SOURCES SAID YESTERDAY".
2. STATION UNAWARE ORIGIN EXCELSIOR CONNECTION OF BOSCH WITH PLOT AGAINST PASCAL. SPECULATE THAT SOURCE WAS PROBABLY SOMEONE IN LOCAL SECURITY STRUCTURE, CAN EXPLORE WITH HUFABRIC IF THIS
SECRET
[Signature]
3. Based station knowledge that Hufabric aware Bosch background of bombings and possible threat to Secretary Kissinger during visit, plus Hufabric knowledge that Pascal life might be threatened, Hufabric or others could have put two and two together. Hufabric concerned from arrival Pascal here on 2 February that someone might wish to eliminate him, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 3022372 APR 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19491
TOI SANTO DOMINGO INFO DIRECTOR, CARACAS, SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES.
REF: SANTO DOMINGO 17347 (906569)
1. ON 28 APRIL HUGALLY-1 INFORMED COS THAT COSTA RICAN AMBASSADOR IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CALLEJAS WHO HUGALLY-1 LABELED AS FIGUERES MAN) ARRANGED FOR ENTRY OF DR. ORLANDO BOSCH INTO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. NO DATES MENTIONED AND NO OTHER DETAILS.
2. FYI WE KNOW FROM LOCAL HUFA BRIC LIAISON THAT BOSCH WAS ESCORTED/DEPORTED TO NICARAGUA BY OVERLAND ROUTE ON 26 MARCH 1976. LOCAL PRESS 27 MARCH SPECULATED THAT BOSCH DEPORTED TO OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
3. FILE: 201-300985, E2 IMPDET
RECORD COPY
SECRET
30 Apr 76
201-300985
D 201-249292
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SECRET
STAFF
CONF: LA 5 INFO: FILE
TO: LA/MIA, BOGOTA, CARACAS
MHABYSS TRACE
REF: LA/MIA 24521 [IN 869006*] (NOT NEEDED CARACAS)
1. DEA/MIA MAY BE INFORMED THAT OUR RECORDS SHOW NIEVES
ELINA GONZALEZ DE POSADA TO BE THE WIFE OF LUIS POSADA
CARRILES [IDEN], SUBJECT OF 201-0300985, WHO IS KNOWN TO DEA/MIA.
THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GONZALEZ.
2. NO HQS TRACES GABRIEL CORREA ECHAVARRIA
3. FOR CARACAS: DEA REQUESTED TRACES ON GONZALEZ AND CORREA
WHO ARE SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN COCAINE SMUGGLING FROM
COLOMBIA.
4. FILE: 201-0300985; 200-11-11/14. E2 IMPDET
*DEA/MIA REQUESTED TRACES ON GONZALEZ AND CORREA, WHO ARE
SUSPECTED OF BEING INVOLVED IN COCAINE SMUGGLING FROM COLOMBIA.
DATE: 29 MAR 76
ORIG: P. BELLAMY
UNIT: LA/CAR/CARI
EXT: 1956
DDO/NARCOC L.H. PIPER (TELECOORD)
RECORD COPY
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY:
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SECRET
STAFF
CONF: LA 5
INFO: FILE 1974
TO: LA/MIA, BOGOTA, CARACAS
INFO
MHABYSS TRACE Y
REMEM: DIRECTOR 830740
1. IDENTITY IS UKSCARLET-3, FORMER CARACAS STATION AGENT WITH WHOM STATION STILL MAINTAINS OCCASIONAL CONTACT. PER WH/MIA 20657, 10 JANUARY 74, AND EARLIER TRAFFIC, DEA/MIA IS AWARE OF AGENCY ASSOCIATION WITH UKSCARLET-3.
2. FILE: 201-0300985; 200-11-11/00014. E2 IMPDET.
C/LA/NW
DDO/NARCOG L.H. PIPER (TELECOORD)
DATE: 29 MAR 76
ORIG: PAT BELLAMY
UNIT: LA/CAR/CARI
EXT: 1956
RECORD COPY
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E2 IMPDET
CL BY: 012413
SECRET 2515352 MAR 76 STAFF
CITE LA/MIAI 24521
TO: DIRECTOR, BOGOTA.
MHABYSS TRACE
1. DEA/MIAI REQUESTS TRACES ON FOLLOWING TWO PERSONS:
INCLUDING ANY PAST BKHERALD AFFILIATION. BOTH ARE SUSPECTED
OF BEING INVOLVED IN COCAINE SMUGGLING FROM COLOMBIA.
NO STATION TRACES.
A. GABRIEL CORREA ECHAVARRIA, BORN 28 OCTOBER
1943, PROBABLY IN COLOMBIA.
B. NIEVES ELINA GONZALEZ DE POSADA, BORN
12 DECEMBER 1935 IN CUBA.
2. FILE: 200-11-11/14, E2, IMPORT.
NO TRACES PER BOGO-27937 25 MAR 76
RECORD COPY
SECRET
201-300 985
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SECRET
STAFF
CONF: INFO: FILE: 815256
TO: SAN JOSE INFO CARACAS-V
RYBATY
REFS:
A. DIRECTOR 814328
B. SAN JOSE 19265 IN 8411601V
1. PREFER THAT STATION NOT REPEAT NOT EXPLORE REF MATTER WITH HUFABRIC. HEADQUARTERS AND CARACAS REMAIN INTERESTED, HOWEVER, IN ANY INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER WHICH OTHERWISE COMES TO YOUR ATTENTION.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET-A
LA/COMMENT: REF A. IS STATION AWARE ORIGIN GOCR/"EXCELSIOR" KNOWLEDGE OR PRESUMPTION THAT BOSCH INVOLVED IN PLOT AGAINST CHILEAN ANDRES P A S CB A L ALLENDE?
REF B. UNAWARE ORIGIN. SPECULATE SOURCE PROBABLY A COSTA RICAN SECURITY OFFICIAL. CAN EXPLORE WITH HUFABRIC IF DESIRED.
DATE: 1 MAR 1976
ORIG: ROBERT GULLO: PDL
UNIT: LA/2AM/CH
EXT: 1946
RECORD COPY
DC/LA/NU Y. DEVINE (TELECORD)
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
CL BY: 054524
SECRET 0121982 MAR 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19272
TO: DIRECTOR INFO CAMACAS
FROM: WMLOFTY
REF: SAN JOSE 19265 (W 84/160)
1. UPON RECEIPT OF DIRECTOR 810629 STATION CONTACTED MUFABRIC (MUGLIB-8) TO ADVISE OF A POSSIBLE THREAT AGAINST THE LIFE OF PASCAL ALLENDE. AS INSTRUCTED BY HEADQUARTERS, MUGLIB-8 SAID THE SAME INFORMATION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED BY FOREIGN MINISTER GONZALO FACIO FROM THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT. FACIO HAD ALREADY PASSED THE INFORMATION TO THE MUFABRICS. PRIOR TO MUGLIB-8'S RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE STATION HE HAD ALREADY PERSONALLY VISITED ALLENDE TO WARN HIM OF THE THREAT.
2. NO FILE. EZ IMPDET
WKSCARLET 3/01
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
CONF: CLA15 INFO: FILE
TO: IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE CARACAS
RYBAT WULOFTY Y
REF: SAN JOSE 19260 [IN 839453] (RELAYED TO CARACAS)
1. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER REF "EXCELSIOR" ARTICLE CONTAINS
ATTRIBUTION FOR ALLEGATION THAT BOSCH INVOLVED IN PLOT AGAINST
ANDRES PASCAL ALLENDE. IS STATION AWARE OF ORIGIN OF
"EXCELSIOR" OR GOCR KNOWLEDGE/PRESUMPTION THAT BOSCH PRESENCE IN
COSTA RICA POSSIBLY CONNECTED WITH PLOT AGAINST PASCAL?
2. HAS HAS ADVISED SAIC MASTROVITO OF SUBSTANCE REF
MASTROVITO REPORTS THAT SUBJECT OF PASCAL NEVER BROUGHT UP EITHER
BY HIM, BY BOSCH OR BY HUFABRICS.
3. PLEASE KEEP CARACAS ADVISED OF ALL FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN
THIS MATTER. EZ IMPDET.
LA COMMENT: SAN JOSE DAILY "EXCELSIOR" CARRIES 26 FEB ARTICLE THAT ORLANDO BOSCH
AVILA, IN JAIL IN COSTA RICA, WAS INTERROGATED BY NORTH AMERICAN
SECURITY AGENT. ARTICLE ALSO REPORTS ALLEGATION BOSCH CONNECTED WITH
PLOT AGAINST CHILEAN ANDRES PASCAL ALLENDE, CURRENTLY IN COSTA RICA.
NOTE: U.S. OFFICIAL WHO INTERVIEWED BOSCH WAS SECRET SERVICE OFFICIAL.
DC/LA/MI - WILLIAM DEVINE (DRAFT)
{FOR} C/TFX - LEHMAN SMITH (TELECOORD)
OPS/LSH/ID - CURTIS GLENN (TELECOORD)
DATE: 27 FEB 76
ORIG: ROBERT GILLOME
UNIT: CLA/CAP/COM
EXT: 1946
CLA/ACAM
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY: 085424
SECRET 2617242 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19260
TO: DIRECTOR,
RYBAT WLOFFY
REF: SAN JOSE 19240 <31824
1. Police and Judicial Page of Local Daily "Excelsior" on 26 February 1976 carried article entitled "Bosch Was Interrogated by a U.S. Agent Who Arrived in the Country with Kissinger." Article states that Bosch was very displeased that a North American Security Agent who arrived with a delegation that accompanied Kissinger had interrogated him in a Costa Rican jail. Article further states that Bosch said that he accepted the fact that any Costa Rican police or security agent would interview him but could not accept the fact that an American agent would introduce himself into the Costa Rican police system to interrogate him.
2. Please pass above to SAIC Mastrovito of the SECRET
SECRET SERVICE:
3. ACCORDING TO HUFABRIC-14 ON 26 FEBRUARY, NO DECISION YET BEEN MADE CONCERNING BOSCH. ON POSSIBILITY IS THAT HE WILL BE RELEASED AND REMAIN IN COSTA RICA AND THE OTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT HE WILL BE DEPORTED.
4. FILET 201 "BOSCH" 62-IMPOET
SECRET 2413082 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE BUENOS AIRES 35669
TO: IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, CARACAS.
R Y B A T VNLOFTY
REFS: A. CARACAS 29162 (U 834939)
B. SAN JOSE 19250 (U 434109)
C. BUENOS AIRES 25629 (U 831978)
1. ON 23 FEBRUARY WE ADVISED WKSCARLET-3 OF CIRCUMSTANCES
BOSCH'S ARREST PER REF B, WKSCARLET-3 SOMewhat RELIEVED BUT
CONSIDERS IT ESSENTIAL FOR HIS PERSONAL SECURITY TO CONTINUE VISIT
SAN JOSE AND ATTEMPT CONTACT BOSCH AT JARDINES DE CASCATAL AS IF
HE UNAWARE BOSCH ARREST. ALSO FOR COVER PURPOSES, BEFORE LEAVING
BUENOS AIRES, WKSCARLET-3 WILL ATTEMPT ADVISE BOSCH OF HIS
(WKSCARLET-3'S) ARRIVAL IN SAN JOSE BY TELEPHONE CALL AND WILL
FOLLOW UP WITH TELEGRAM. WKSCARLET-3 CONSIDERS POTENTIAL RISK
TO HIM FROM CUBAN EXILES SUFFICIENTLY HIGH THAT WE MUST VISIT
BOSCH IN JAIL, IF LATTER HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED WHEN WKSCARLET-3
ARRIVES SAN JOSE ON 27 FEBRUARY.
2. WKSCARLET-3 REPORTED HE WAS CALLED FROM MANAGUA EARLY
MORNING 23 FEBRUARY BUT WAS NOT AT HOTEL TO RECEIVE CALL WHICH HE
SECRET
BELIEVES COULD ONLY HAVE COME FROM FRANK CASTRO. IF SAN JOSE WANTS CONTACT WITH WKSCARLET-3, PLS PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE 26 FEBRUARY. WKSCARLET-3 WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WKSCARLET-1 AND WILL STAY AT WHATEVER IS "BEST" HOTEL IN SAN JOSE.
3. FILE: 201-0931810, E2 IMPDET.
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
CONF: 4/1A/15 INFO: FILE D/OPS/INT, D/SECURITY, C/LENO
DIRECTOR
DISSEM BY: 45
811488
PER LA
DDD/DD, C/OPS/INT, C/LENO
TO: IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES, CARACAS
RYBAT VULOFTY
REFS: A. SAN JOSE 17250 [IN 834109]
B. BUENOS AIRES 35654 [IN 834057]
1. WKSCARLET-1 AND WKSCARLET-3 ARE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS WORKING FOR PROMINENT VENEZUELAN WHOSE NAME WAS USED IN RETURN ADDRESS ON LETTER BOMB SENT TO CUBAN AMBASSADOR IN VENEZUELA IN LATE 1975. U-1 AND U-3 COMMISSIONED TO DETERMINE AUTHORSHIP OF LETTER BOMB AND WHETHER IT WAS CUBAN EXILE EFFORT. U-1 AND U-3 TRAVELS ARE RELATED TO INVESTIGATION. INCLUSION OF SAN JOSE ON ITINERARY DUE TO PRESENCE THERE OF ORLANDO B O S C H AVILA, WHOM THEY PLAN "INTERVIEW" IN CONNECTION WITH LETTER BOMB.
2. IN ORDER TO APPEAR UNWITTING OF BOSCH ARREST IN COSTA RICA, PER REF B. U-3 STILL PLANNING DEPART BUENOS AIRES FOR SAN JOSE ON ABOUT 26 FEBRUARY.
3. FILE: 201-0931810; 200-6-495. E2 IMPDET-A
LA COMMENT: A. ASKS PURPOSE OF U-3 VISIT TO COSTA RICA.
B. U-3 ADVISED OF BOSCH ARREST; STILL PLANNING TO TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA
DATE: 23 FEBRUARY 1976
ROBERT GULLO: SA
C/LENO/CNH
UNIT: 1946
EXT: 221-300985
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
SECRET
RECORD COPY
CL BY: 054524
SECRET 2314082 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29162
TO: IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE INFO DIRECTOR, BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT
REFS: A. SAN JOSE 19250 (A 834107) (A 824723)
B. CARACAS 29063 (BEING RETRANSMITTED SAN JOSE)
1. PURPOSE WKSCARLET-3 TRAVEL SAN JOSE REPORTED REF B1
WKSCARLET-3 THOUGHT BOSCH WAS IN SANTIAGO BUT LATER DETERMINED
HE WAS IN SAN JOSE. SINCE BOSCH NOW UNDER ARREST, WKSCARLET-3
MOST LIKELY CONTINUING TRAVEL PLANS FOR COVER PURPOSES WITH
WKSCARLET-1 AND TO TRY DETERMINE WHETHER HE HAS NOW BECOME TARGET
OF CUBAN EXILE EXTREMISTS.
2. FILE: 201-300985, E2, IMPDET.
RECORD COPY
SECRET
23 Feb 76
201-300985
SECRET 2121232 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19250
TO: IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, CARACAS.
RYBAT VLOFTY
REF: BUENOS AIRES 35654 (834057)
1. TELL WKSARLET-3 THAT, BASED ON INFO PASSED TO LIAISON
BY FBI, BOSCH HAS BEEN TARGET OF INTEREST TO LOCAL LIAISON FOR
ABOUT ONE YEAR. LIAISON AWARE OF BOSCH BOMBING BACKGROUND AND
THEIR INTEREST IN HIM INCREASED AS RESULT SERIES LOCAL BOMBINGS AND
IMMINENT VISIT OF SECRETARY KISSINGER. THROUGH THEIR INFORMANTS
THEY LEARNED THAT BOSCH GETTING SUPPORT LOCALLY (HOUSING, ETC.)
THAT HE USING NAME CONRADO CORTEZ OR CORTEZ, HRND. IN EARLY FEBRUARY,
THAT HE KNOWN TO BE USING A CHILEAN PASSPORT IN ANOTHER NAME.
IN LATE JANUARY THEY PINPOINTED NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH HE WAS LIVING
AND BEGAN INTENSIVE SEARCH (THEY ALSO HAD REPORTS OF HIS PRESENCE
IN DOWNTOWN AREA), THROUGH POSTAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LOCAL
SOURCES THEY PINPOINTED THE EXACT LOCATION OF HIS HOUSE IN
JARDINES DE CASCAJAL AND ARRESTED HIM (THIS DONE BEFORE
SAN JOSE STATION WAS ADVISED BY W-3 VIA BUENOS AIRES AS TO HIS EXACT
LOCATION). ALL ABOVE CAN BE PASSED TO W-3 AND HE SHOULD
SECRET WKSARLET-3
ALSO BE CLEARLY TOLD HIS INFO DID NOT RESULT IN BOSCH ARREST.
2. RE CONTACT WITH CASTRO IN SAN JOSE, WE CAN ONLY SAY THE FOLLOWING:
A. WE HAVE NEVER DISCUSSED OR MENTIONED CASTRO WITH LIAISON, SO WE DO NOT KNOW IF THEY EVEN AWARE HIS EXISTANCE, HIS BACKGROUND, HIS INTENTIONS, OR THAT HE IN COSTA RICA.
B. IF THEY ARE AWARE OF CASTRO'S PRESENCE HERE, IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT THEY MIGHT PICK HIM UP TOO. THAT BEING CASE, W-3 COULD ALSO BE PICKED UP (WHICH AGAIN RAISES QUESTION OF PURPOSE WKSCARLET-1 AND 3 VISIT TO COSTA RICA).
3. FILEI 201- BOSCH AVILA, ORLANDO, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 2116152 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE BUENOS AIRES 35654
TO: IMMEDIATE SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, CARACAS.
RYBAT V=LOFTY
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 812306
B. SAN JOSE 19243 (w 832155)
C. SAN JOSE 19241 (w 831949)
1. ON 20 FEBRUARY WE INFORMED WKSCARLET-3 OF BOSCH'S ARREST
EMPHASIZING THAT ARREST NOT BASED ANY INFO FROM WKSCARLET-3.
REGARDLESS, LATTER WAS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT BOSCH MOST
LIKELY CONSIDERS HE HAS BEEN BETRAYED BY WKSCARLET-3 (NOTE PER
PARA 1.C OF REF C, BOSCH WAS APPREHENDED AT SAME ADDRESS HE HAD
GIVEN TO WKSCARLET-3 FOR CONTACT IN SAN JOSE). TO BETTER ASSESS
EXTENT HIS RISK AND PLAN HIS FUTURE MOVES WITH BOSCH, WKSCARLET-3
MAY REQUESTED WE EXPLAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND EVENT SURROUNDING BOSCH'S
ARREST. BELIEVE ESSENCE OF REF C WOULD SUFFICE AND ALSO HELP
CONVINCE WKSCARLET-3 THAT WE DID NOT PASS HIS INFO TO LIAISON
FOR BOSCH ARREST. REQUEST SAN JOSE GUIDELINES ON PORTIONS REF
C WE CAN PASS WKSCARLET-3.
2. WKSCARLET-3 HAS ALSO ASKED FOR OUR ASSESSMENT OF RISK.
SECRET
TO HIM IN CONTACT WITH FRANK CASTRO IN SAN JOSE. WKSCARLET-3 FEARS CASTRO MAY BE UNDER SURVEILLANCE BY AUTHORITIES IN WHICH CASE WKSCARLET-3 WILL ATTEMPT AVOID CONTACT WITH HIM IN SAN JOSE.
WKSCARLET-3 STILL PLANNING DEPART BUENOS AIRES FOR SAN JOSE ON/ABOUT 26 FEBRUARY.
3. FILE: 221-2931810. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 2002092 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19243
TO: IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES, DIRECTOR, CARACAS.
RYBAT VHLOFTY
REF: CARACAS 35629
1. WE BELIEVE HKSCARLET-3 SHOULD BE INFORMED OF BOSCH DETENTION SOONEST. W-3 SHOULD ALSO BE ADVISED THAT HOUSE WHERE BOSCH ARRESTED HERE IS SAME ADDRESS AS THAT PROVIDED BY W-3 PER REF PARA ONE.
2. PLS ADVISE IF W-3 STILL INTENDS COME SAN JOSE DESPITE ARREST OF BOSCH. BOSCH MAY ALSO BE EXPELLED FROM COSTA RICA PRIOR ARRIVAL W-3 ON 26 FEBRUARY. IF YES, REASON FOR VISIT WILL ENABLE SAN JOSE DECIDE IF CONTACT WITH W-3 HERE DESIRABLE.
3. FILE: 200-6-495, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
RECORD COPY
B-201-299292
20 FEB 76
201-300375
SECRET
TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS, SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES, ROUTINE SANTIAGO
RYBAT VELOFTY
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 808822
B. CARACAS 29129 [IN 830506]
C. SAN JOSE 19235 [IN 830494]
D. CARACAS 29135 [IN 830540]
E. SAN JOSE 19237 [IN 830647]
1. SHARE CARACAS CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF UKSCARLET-3 IF INFO RECEIVED FROM CUBAN EXILE SOURCES AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED TO BHERALD IS REVEALED TO LIAISON SERVICES IN CARACAS AND SAN JOSE, AND THEY TAKE ACTION TO FRUSTRATE PLANNED ASSASSINATION. CUBAN EXILES INVOLVED IN REPORTED ATTEMPT WILL NOT ASK CHERE SERVICES OBTAINED THEIR INFORMATION, BUT LOOK FOR LEAKS IN THEIR MIDST. HOWEVER, BELIEVE DANGER OF COMPROMISE TO UKSCARLET-3 LESSENS WITH PASSAGE OF TIME BECAUSE OF PROBABLE REVELATION OF PLANS TO ADDITIONAL PERSONS. THEREFORE, SUBJECT CARACAS CONCURRENCE SUGGEST THAT SAN JOSE ADVISE HUFABRIC THAT STATION HAS RECEIVED TIP THAT THERE MAY BE ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF ANDRES PASCAL ALLENDE. PLACE OF ACQUISITION SHOULD
DATE:
ORIG:
UNIT:
EXT:
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
CL BY: 019453
SECRET
CONF: INFO: FILE
810006
NOT BE REVEALED
2. ALTHOUGH ARREST OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA NOT RESULT OF UKSCARLET-3 INFORMATION, WE HAVE CONSIDERED WHETHER OR NOT HE SHOULD BE INFORMED OF BOSCH ARREST IN SAN JOSE. WE REFER TO CARACAS, HOWEVER, TO ADVISE BEST COURSE. IF AFFIRMATIVE REQUEST BUENOS AIRES ATTEMPT CONTACT UKSCARLET-3 AND ADVISE HIM BOSCH ARRESTED, BUT THAT ARREST WAS NOT BASED ON ANY INFORMATION OR ACTION ON OUR PART. HE SHOULD ALSO BE ADVISED TO CONTINUE TRIP TO SAN JOSE AS THOUGH HE HAD NO FOREKNOWLEDGE OF ARREST.
3. FILE: 201-0931810; 200-4-495. E2 IMPDET-A
LA COMMENT: REF A - ADVISES AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE POSSIBILITY USE AGENCY INFO TO PREVENT HIGHLY IMPROPER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PLANNED ASSASSINATIONS.
REF B - ALLENDE WIDOW IN CARACAS. BELIEVE BEST WE COULD DO AND STILL PROTECT UKSCARLET-3 IS ADVISE THERE MAY BE ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF MEMBER ALLENDE FAMILY IN CARACAS.
REF C - PASCAL STILL IN SAN JOSE. REQUEST PERMISSION ADVISE HUFABRIC OF MURDER THREAT.
REF D - PLEASE ADVISE IF ORLANDO BOSCH ARREST IN COSTA RICA DUE TO PASSAGE OF U-3 INFO. IF SO, SUGGEST NO FURTHER DISSEN OF U-3 INFO OUTSIDE LNBuzz SINCE RISK OF
COMPROMISE TO V-3 RUNNING TOO HIGH.
REF E HUFABRIC HAD ALREADY WATCHED FOR AND LOCATED BOSCH DUE TO PREVIOUS TIPS (UNRELATED PASCAL) FROM DEA AND FBI. PASSED ONLY INFO THAT BOSCH HAD BEEN SEEN IN CARACAS 7 FEB AND MIGHT TRAVEL COSTA RICA USING DOCS IN NAME "COTTEZ".
COORD: [Signature]
C/LA/CAN
A C/LA/SB [Signature]
C/LA/TFR
DATE: 19 FEBRUARY 1976
ORIG: ROBERT U. ANDREWS
UNIT: LA/NU/V
EXT: 3535
C/LAD
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2. IMPDET
SECRET 1823422 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19237
TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS, DIRECTOR INFO IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT VVLOFTY
REF: CARACAS 27135 (830540)
1. ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA WAS SUBJECT OF INTEREST TO FBI IN EARLY 1975. ITINERANT FBI REP FROM MEXICO CITY (CAMAROTA) MENTIONED NAME TO STATION AND IT IS BELIEVED HE DID SAME TO LOCAL SERVICE (HUFABRIC), AND MAY HAVE LEFT SOMETHING IN WRITING WITH THEM. BOSCH NAME ALSO MENTIONED TO STATION BY LOCAL DEA REP BUT IT NOW DETERMINED THIS WAS BASICALLY ON FBI BEHALF.
2. ON OCCASION OF COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT DANIEL ODUBER'S MEETING AT HIS RANCH WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS ON 10 JULY 1979, ITINERANT FBI REP MEXICO CITY CALLED STATION TO WARN COSTA RICANS OF AN UNLEGED CLANDESTINE INFILTRATION OF BOSCH ON PACIFIC COAST TO DISRUPT THAT MEETING. HUGLIB-3, WHO HAD SECURITY FOR THAT MEETING, CHECKED OUT INFO TO NO AVAL. THIS INFO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED TO STATION BY MOS AND EMBASSY (WHICH RECEIVED IT VIA COSTA RICAN EMBASSY, WASHINGTON).
3. AT MEETING WITH CHIEF, HUFABRIC-14 ON 12 FEBRUARY HE
REPORTED THAT HIS SERVICE HAD DEFINITELY SPOTTED BOSCH ON TWO OCCASIONS ON OR ABOUT 10 FEBRUARY, HAD LOCATED THE AREA WHERE HE WAS BELIEVED TO BE LOCATED AND HOPED TO GRAB HIM SOON.
4. ON 17 FEBRUARY STATION INFORMED HUFABRIC-14 OF THE FOLLOWING INFO FROM PARA 3 OF CARACAS 29109:
A. BOSCH WAS KNOWN TO BE IN CARACAS ON 7 FEBRUARY.
B. BUSCH MIGHT HAVE LEFT CARACAS SOME TIME AFTER 6 FEBRUARY FOR CENTRAL AMERICA.
C. BUSCH MIGHT BE USING CHILEAN PASSPORT (WHICH THEY ALREADY KNEW) AND MIGHT BE TRAVELLING UNDER NAME CORTEZ.
HUFABRIC-14 HOWEVER STATED THAT BOSCH TRAVELLING UNDER NAME NECTOR E. D'AVANZO CINTILESI, USING CHILEAN PASSPORT NUMBER 26583.
NO OTHER PORTIONS OF CARACAS 29109 OR ANY OF PART OF CARACAS 29110 PASSED TO ANYONE.
5. WE CHECKING WITH HUFABRIC-14 ON DETAILS OF EVENTS LEADING TO ARREST AND WILL ADVISE SOONEST.
6. NO FILE, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
SECRET 182135 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29135
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES;
NIACT DIRECTOR, SAN JOSE.
RBAT VVLOFTY
REFS:
A. SAN JOSE 19236 (830508)
B. CARACAS 29110 (828721)
C. CARACAS 29109 (828704)
D. CARACAS 29129 (830506)
E. SAN JOSE 19235 830494
1. PLEASE ADVISE IF REF A ARREST OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA
RESULTED FROM REFS B AND C INFORMATION, IF SO, SUGGEST NO
FURTHER DISSENY OF PARA TWO REF C PLOT INFORMATION OUTSIDE LNBuzz
CHANNELS AS RISK COMPROMISE WKSCARLET-3 TO EXILE EXTREMISTS
RUNNING TO HIGH.
2. FILE 200-6-495, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
SECRET 1828392 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29129
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR INFO SAN JOSÉ, SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES.
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 808822
B. CARACAS 29894 (82736)
1. IN CONTEXT OF ARRIVAL CARACAS HORTENSIA BUSSI DE ALLENDE PER REF B, STATION BELIEVES WE COULD ADVISE LOCAL LIAISON UNILATERALLY THAT WE HAVE TIP THERE MAY BE ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF MEMBER ALLENDE FAMILY HERE IN CARACAS. FEEL THIS AS SPECIFIC AS WE COULD GET AND STILL REASONABLY PROTECT SOURCE. EVEN THEN THERE IS RISK TO WKSCARLET-3 WHO OBTAINED INFO DIRECTLY FROM SELF-DECLARED PRINCIPAL IN PLOT; WKSCARLET-3 IS ONLY PERSON WE SURE FRANK CASTRO HAS TOLD. POSSIBLY ROLANDO OTERO HERNANDEZ IS NOT YET AWARE VICTIM IDENTITY. IF WKSCARLET-3 COMPROMISED TO EXILE EXTREMISTS, STATION FEELS HIS LIFE WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY.
2. FILE: 201-0300985, E2, IMPDET.
SECRET 1822302 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19236
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR INFO IMMEDIATE CARAS, BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT VMLOFTY
1. HUFABRIC INFORMED STATION OF ARREST OF ORLANDO
BOSCH AVILA IN SAN JOSE MIDDAY 18 FEBRUARY 1976.
CHARGED WITH ENTERING COSTA RICA WITH ILLEGAL DOCUMENTS
AND CAN HOLD FOR MINIMUM TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. STATION
ENCOURAGING HUFABRIC THAT HE BE HELD UNTIL AFTER SECRETARY
KISSINGER DEPARTS.
2. BECAUSE OF SECRET SERVICE, DEA, AND FBI INTEREST
IN BOSCH, WOULD APPRECIATE HEADQUARTERS GUIDANCE ON HOW
WE SHOULD PROCEED OR ACTION WE SHOULD TAKE. WE UNDERSTAND
BOSCH MAY BE INDICTED, FUGITIVE FROM U.S. JUSTICE.
3. NO FILE, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
SECRET 182202 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 19235
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR INFO CARACAS, SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES.
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 808822
B. SAN JOSE 19195 (NOT NEEDED CARACAS OR BUENOS AIRES) 812972
C. SAN JOSE 19215 (NOT NEEDED CARACAS OR BUENOS AIRES) 818963
D. SAN JOSE 19227 PARA 2 (NOT NEEDED CARACAS OR BUENOS AIRES) 82680
E. DIRECTOR 808856
1. RE PARA 3 REF A AND REF E: REF S B,C, AND D REPORTED
ARRIVAL ON 2 FEBRUARY AND PRESENCE OF ANDRES PASCAL
ALLENDE REPEAT ANDRES PASCAL ALLENDE, NEPHEW OF SALVADOR
ALLENDE, IN COSTA RICA. AFTER SPENDING DAY IN LOCAL HOTEL HE
MOVED TO HOME OF MARXIST DANIEL CAMACHO MONGE, POLITICAL
SCIENCE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FACULTY OF UNIVERSITY OF
COSTA RICA. CAMACHO HOME LOCATED IN SUBURBAN TOWN OF CURRIDABAT
25 METERS NORTH OF HOME OF FORMER PRESIDENT PEPE FIGUERES. PASCAL
KNOWN TO BE AT ABOVE LOCATION AS OF 18 FEBRUARY.
2. PASCAL AND GIRLFRIEND MUST REMAIN COSTA RICA FOR SIXTY
DAYS AFTER ARRIVAL TO GIVE COSTA RICAN COURTS OPPORTUNITY TO
DETERMINE VALIDITY OF CHILEAN GOVERNMENT REQUEST TO EXTRADITE THEM.
SECRET
3. SOURCE SAN JOSE 19215 WAS HUCOD-1.
4. IN VIEW KISSINGER VISIT, ADVISE IMMEDIATE PERMISSION DISCUSS MURDER THREAT WITH LOCAL LIAISON (HUFABRIC).
5. FILE: 201-931810. E2 IMPDEY
OUTGOING MESSAGE
TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS, SAN JOSE, SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES
REF: CARACAS 29109 [IN 8287041]
1. IN ORDER AVOID CRITICISM OR ALLEGATIONS THAT AGENCY FAILED IN SOME RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING HIGHLY IMPROPER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS PLANNED ASSASSINATIONS, THE AGENCY MUST EXAMINE SUCH ACTIVITIES TO DETERMINE IF IT IS POSSIBLE OR PROPER TO USE AGENCY INFORMATION TO DIVERT OR ARREST THE ACTIVITY. IN SOME SITUATIONS NOTHING CAN BE DONE EITHER BECAUSE NO CHANNEL EXISTS TO AFFECT THE SITUATION OR THE SOURCE CANNOT BE PROTECTED.
2. REF PARA TWO REPORT FROM UKSCARLET-3 ON ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL ALLENDE'S NEPHEW IN EXCHANGE FOR UNSPECIFIED HELP FROM CHILEAN GOVERNMENT. IS THE TYPE OF ACTIVITY WHICH MUST BE EXAMINED PER ABOVE TO SEE IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY OF USING UKSCARLET-3'S REPORT TO MITIGATE THE PLANNED ACTIVITY. THEREFORE, PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER YOU BELIEVE UKSCARLET-3'S REPORT CAN BE PASSED TO APPROPRIATE VENEZUELAN LIAISON, OR OTHER LIAISON SERVICES, WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING UKSCARLET-3'S IDENTITY AND SAFETY.
3. SAN JOSE: LATEST HQS INFO IS THAT ALLENDE RESIDES IN
DATE: 18 Feb 76
ORIG: 300985
UNIT: 201
EXT: 019453
OUTGOING MESSAGE
CONF: INFO: FILE
SAN JOSE. PLEASE CONFIRM-Y
FILE: 201-0300785. EZ IMPDET-A
DATE: 17 FEBRUARY 1976
ORIG: WILLIAM J. DEVINE
UNIT: LA/NU
EXT: 1128
C/LAD
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
REPRODUCED BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
C/O: A/49
SECRET
C/O: 019453
SECRET 1717222 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29189
TO: IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES, SAN JOSE INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR; SANTIAGO, BRASILIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, LIMA, BOGOTA, GUATEMALA CITY.
VWLOFTY WHSPIKE
REFS: A. CARACAS 29029 (BEING RELAYED ALL ADDRESSEES LESS AN JOSE, BUENOS AIRES) 818997
B. CARACAS 29076 (BEING RELAYED ALL ADDRESSEES LESS SAN JOSE) 826512
C. CARACAS 29110 (HVC-7327)
1. WKSCARLET-3 LOCATED ORLANDO 80 S C M AVILA IN SAN JOSE 16 FEBRUARY AND SPOKE BRIEFLY BY TELEPHONE WITH HIM TO ARRANGE INTERVIEW IN SAN JOSE FOUR OR FIVE DAYS HENCE. WKSCARLET-3 LEAVING CARACAS WITH WKSCARLET-1 FOR BUENOS AIRES AFTERNOON 17 FEB AND ANTICIPATES STAYING BUENOS AIRES FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS BEFORE GOING SAN JOSE. WKSCARLET-3 CAN BE CONTACTED IN EITHER BUENOS AIRES OR SAN JOSE BY TELEPHONE CALL FROM NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS "RAMIREZ." HE WILL BE STAYING SHERATON HOTEL IN BUENOS AIRES BUT DOES NOT YET KNOW NAME OF HOTEL IN SAN JOSE. AT BOTH LOCATIONS HE WILL BE ALERT FOR CALL.
SECRET
FROM "RAMIREZ" BETWEEN 2800 AND 0900 DAILY. CAUTION NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKER MUST MAKE CALL IN ORDER AVOID AROUSING EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS NATURE WKSARLET-1 WHO MAY ANSWER TELEPHONE AND IS UN- MITTING WKSARLET-3 CONTACT WITH BKNERALD. IN ORDER VERIFY BOSCH EXACT MOVEMENTS DURING VVLOFTY, SUGGEST SAN JOSE MAY WISH FORWARD CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS TO BUENOS AIRES FOR PASSING TO WKSARLET-3.
2. WKSARLET-3 HAS NO INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE REPORT OF BOSCH'S INTENTIONS ON LIFE OF CUBAN AMBASSADOR OR SECRETARY KISSINGER IN CARACAS. WKSARLET-3 DID SEE FRANK CASTRO AT VENEZUELA'S MAIQUETIA AIRPORT ON 16 FEB. CASTRO TOLD WKSARLET-3 THAT HE WAS HERE TO KILL LUIS ANDRES PASCAL ALLENDE, A RELATIVE OF FORMER PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE, AND THAT HIS SPONSOR WAS THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT. CASTRO SAID ROLANDO OTERO HERNANDEZ WOULD BE HELPING HIM AND INDICATED HE EXPECTED OTERO TO ARRIVE IN VENEZUELA WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. WKSARLET-3 INTERPRETS CASTRO'S CLAIM OF CHILEAN GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP TO MEAN QUASI-GOC SPONSORSHIP; POSSIBLY MILITARY. CASTRO SAID THIS ACTION WAS BEING PERFORMED IN EXCHANGE FOR UNSPECIFIED HELP THAT BOSCH, CASTOR OR CALATAYUD (FAU), ANOTHER ANTI-FIDEL CASTRO CUBAN, HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM THE GOC.
3. USSS SECRET SERVICE REP CARACAS ADVISES THAT CARACAS LEGATT HAS INFORMATION FROM RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE (ALLEGEDLY FROM TELTAP) THAT BOSCH WAS IN CARACAS ON 7 FEBRUARY 1976 AND LEFT FOR CENTRAL AMERICA USING CHILEAN PASSPORT. SINCE WSCARLET-3 HAD INSTRUCTIONS TO ASK FOR "CORTEZ" WHEN HE TELEPHONED BOSCH IN SAN JOSE ON 16 FEB, SUGGEST BOSCH MAY HAVE ENTERED COSTA RICA SOMETIME AFTER 6 FEBRUARY USING CHILEAN PASSPORT IN NAME OF CORTEZ.
4. ABOVE INFO ON WHEREABOUTS BOSCH, OTERO AND CASTRO PASSED SECRET SERVICE AND LEGATT AT CARACAS.
5. FILE: 200-6-495; 75-2-20/4, 62 IMPDET.
SECRET 1723482 FEB 76 STAFF
CITÉ SAN JOSE 19233
TO: IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES INFO CARACAS, DIRECTOR SANTIAGO
BRASILIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, LIMA, BOGOTA, GUATEMALA CITY.
VLDGTY HH SPIKE
REF: CARACAS 29189 (1P 829704).
1. PER PARA ONE OF REF, REQUEST STATION QUESTION WKS CARLET-3
FOR TELEPHONE NUMBER SAN JOSE OR OTHER DETAILS HIS PHONE
CONVERSATION WITH BOSCH ON 16 FEBRUARY.
2. PLS ADVISE WKS CARLET-3 TRAVEL PLANS TO SAN JOSE AND
HOTEL IF KNOWN, WILL FORWARD CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS UPON RECEIPT.
3. FILE: 282-6-4951 75-2-2274, E2 IMPDET
SECRET 1722182 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29120
TO: IMMEDIATE BUENOS AIRES INFG IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, SAN JOSE,
SANTIAGO, BRASILIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, LIMA, BOGOTA, GUATEMALA CITY,
NIACI BUENOS AIRES
VWLOFTY HNSPIKE
REF: BUENOS AIRES 35612 (6W28971)
1. IDENTITY OF REF REQUEST IS: LUIS CLEMENTE P O S A D A.
2. FILE: 200-6-4951 75-2-22/4, E2 IMPDET
RECORD COPY
SECRET
17 FEB 76
201-300985
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
CONF: CCS INFO: FILE LA 6
TO: CARACAS
JBCENT
REF: CARACAS 29065 [IN 824942] V
UKSCARLET/3 CHECKS TOTALING $743.00 RECEIVED AT HQS
ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS. TAX MATTERS ARE FINALIZED AND STATION CAN CONCLUDE TERMINATION. E2 IMPDET-A
CTC 2956T
DATE: 17 FEBRUARY 1976
ORIG: S. E. GROFT: LCP
UNIT: CCS/CSB
EXT: 9059R/3140X66
C/C/CS/CSB
CLASSIFICATION: REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
SECRET
CL BY: 063853
SECRET 1318184 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29076
TO: IMMEDIATE SANTIAGO, MANAGUA INFO IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, LA/MIA, BUENOS AIRES.
VWLOFTY MHSPIKE
REFS: A. CARACAS 29063 (U 924723)
B. SANTIAGO 33711 (U 825993)
1. USSS HEADQUARTERS HAS FORWARD TO CARACAS ADVANCE TEAM NOTICE THAT USSS MIAMI REP RECEIVED REPORT ON 12 FEB 76 FROM "EXTREMELY RELIABLE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT" THAT ATTEMPT TO BE MADE ON DR. KISSINGER'S LIFE WHILE HE IN VENEZUELA. INFORMANT DESCRIBED AS "VERY CLOSE" TO ORLANDO B O S C H AVILA (USSS LATER IDENTIFIED SOURCE AS RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE). BOSCH ALLEGEDLY ARRIVED CARACAS FROM MANAGUA TWO DAYS AGO.
2. REQUEST ACTION ADDRESSEES CHECK OF TRAVEL CONTROL FOR POSSIBLE CONFIRMATION BOSCH TRAVEL. CONSIDER MORE LIKELY BOSCH WOULD BE TRAVELING WITH DOMINICAN PASSPORT 286768 IN NAME PEDRO ANTONIO PENA.
3. FYI WASCARLET-3, WHO PLANNED CONTACT BOSCH IN SANTIAGO NEXT WEEK, SAID HE SENT TELEGRAM TO SANTIAGO ACCOMMODATION
SECRET
ADDRESS LAST WEEK ASKING CONFIRMATION BOSCH WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
NO REPLY YET RECEIVED. ADDRESS TO WHICH TELEGRAM SENT IS:
SRTA. ADRIANA DE LAGADO
CASILLA 477 CORREO CENTRAL
SANTIAGO DE CHILE
FILE: 280-6-4951 75-2-22/4, E2 IMPDET
SECRET 1217592 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29065
TO: DIRECTOR,
JBCENT WKBXER
REF: CARACAS 28295(709274)
1. WKSARLET-3 HAS PROVIDED STATION WITH COPIES OF HANDWRITTEN NOTES DATED 20 OCTOBER 1975 AND 12 NOVEMBER 1975 SENT TO ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS ALONG WITH COPIES OF DOLLAR CHECKS TOTALLING 743 DOLLARS. HE CLAIMS HAVE RECEIVED LETTER OF RELEASE FROM IRS. PLEASE CONFIRM SATISFACTION TAX LIABILITY SO STATION CAN CONCLUDE TERMINATION OF AGENT PROCEDURES.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2, IMPDET.
SECRET
SECRET 1216052 FEB 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 29863
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES, LA/MIA MIAMI INFO PANAMA CITY.
WKBOXER SECURE MHSPIKE
REF: HVC-7280, 4 DEC 75
1. WKSCARLET-3 (FORMER UNILATERAL ASSET) CONTACTED STATION 11 FEB 76 TO ADVISE HE AND WKSCARLET-1 PLAN TRAVEL SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES AND POSSIBLY MIAMI DURING WEEK 15 FEB. PURPOSE IS INVESTIGATION OF ATTEMPTED LETTER BOMBING CUBAN AMBASSADOR CARACAS.
2. BOMBING INCIDENT SURFACED WHEN CUBAN AMBASSADOR NORBERTO HERNANDEZ CURBELO REPORTED TO WKSCARLET ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO ALLEGED RECEIPT OF BOMB. WKSCARLET-10 DEACTIVATED DEVICE WHICH CONTAINED IN LARGE MANILA ENVELOPE BEARING RETURN ADDRESS DR. GUSTAVO A. VOLLNER. WKSCARLET-1, FORMER WKSCARLET CHIEF IS SECURITY CONSULTANT TO VOLLNER AND HE HAS RETAINED WKSCARLET-3, A FORMER WKSCARLET OFFICER NOW OPERATING COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS SERVICE, TO DETERMINE WHO USED VOLLNER'S NAME. WKSCARLET-3, CUBAN EXILE, RETAINS SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS WITH EXTREMIST EXILES AND HAS REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE WITH ORLANDO
SECRET
WKSCARLET-3/601
BOSCH AVILA IN SANTIAGO.
3. IN A LETTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO BOSCH TOLD WKSCARLET-3 HE HAS MADE AGREEMENT WITH EXTREMIST GROUP IN ARGENTINA (WKSCARLET-3 THINKS GROUP CONNECTED WITH OR IS ERP) FOR MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE ACTION; I.E., (ACCORDING WKSCARLET-3) IF BOSCH GROUPS WANTS SOMEONE KILLED WHERE IT DOES NOT HAVE ASSETS, THE ARGENTINE GROUP WILL TAKE ACTION IF IT HAS THE ASSETS, AND IF THE ARGENTINE GROUP WANTS THE SAME THING ANY WHERE ELSE INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, HIS GROUP WILL TAKE ACTION. WKSCARLET-3 SAID IT WAS ON BASIS THIS AGREEMENT A PAST ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ASSASSINATE CUBAN AMBASSADOR IN BUENOS AIRES.
4. WKSCARLET-3 PLANS INTERVIEW BOSCH AND OTHERS IN SANTIAGO, BUENOS AIRES AND POSSIBLY MIAMI IN ATTEMPT LEARN WHETHER CARACAS LETTER BOMB WAS EXILE EFFORT OR POSSIBLY DGI COVERT ACTION OPERATION.
5. PLEASE ADVISE ANY ADDRESSEE STATIONS INTEREST CONTACT WITH WKSCARLET-3.
6. FOR DIRECTOR: STATION HAS OBTAINED LETTER BOMB VIA WKSCARLET LIAISON. EXPLOSIVE CONSISTS OF COILED PRIMA CORD. DETONATOR HAS BEEN REMOVED AND OBTAINED SEPARATELY. WOULD LIKE SECRET
EXPERT OPINION RE ORIGIN OF MATERIALS USED; PLEASE ADVISE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS.
7. FILE: 75-2-20/3, E2, IMPDET.
806385
SECRET
REFERENCE: CARACAS 28293
At the meeting cited in Reference, NKSCARLET-3 turned in a copy of correspondence he has received from IRS, which is being forwarded under separate cover.
Frederick C. BRADSPIES
Distribution:
2. C/KOGANE W/ATT U/S/C T/N
1. C/LAD W/O ATT
Attachment:
Correspondence, as described herein, U/S/C T/N
SECRET 0821132 OCT 75 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 28295
TO: DIRECTOR,
JBCENT
REFS: A. CARACAS 28188 (IN 695713)
B. DIRECTOR 283069
1. WKSCARLET-3 CONTACTED 8 OCTOBER AND ASKED INTENTIONS RE PAYMENT TAX OUTSTANDING $743.78.
WKSCARLET-3 SAID HE INTENDS PAY BUT WILL HAVE TO DO SO IN TWO INSTALLMENTS-- ONE HALF AT END OCTOBER, OTHER AT END OF NOVEMBER. SAID WOULD MAIL CHECKS TO REF B ADDRESS.
2. FILE: 2X1-300985, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
201-300985
08 OCT 75
SECRET 2421202 SEP 75 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 28188
TO: DIRECTOR,
JOBCENT
REF: DIRECTOR 746473
1. STATION ADVISED WKSARLET-3 PER HVCS-4308 OF HIS OUTSTANDING TAX PAYMENT $743.78. SUBJECT WAS SHAKEN AS HE HAD ANTICIPATED RESOLUTION OF TAX SITUATION WITH SOME BALANCE OF UNPAID COMPENSATION IN HIS FAVOR OR AT VERY LEAST TO BREAK EVEN. HE ASKED FOR TIME TO GIVE MATTER CONSIDERATION, HE IS PRESENTLY AWAY FROM CARACAS AND HAD PLANNED TO RECONTACT STATION 29 SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING HIS RETURN. WILL ADVISE.
2. FILE: 201-030985, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
201-300985
24 SEP 75
SECRET
Chief of Station, Caracas
Chief, WSCARLET/3 - Tax Administration
REFERENCES:
A. HVCS-4263 dated 1 April 1975
B. HVCT-6682 dated 17 June 1975
C. CARACAS 25040
D. DIRECTOR 583069
1. Based on a reconciliation of WSCARLET/3's 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974 Federal income tax returns, it has been determined that he has an excessive tolerance (underpayment of tax) in the amount of $512.00 for 1971, $549.00 for 1972, $769.00 for 1973 and $425.00 for 1974. Attached, under separate cover, is a sealed envelope containing copies of each reconciliation which have not been classified so that they may be handcarried to him for review. If security permits, this envelope should be opened only by WSCARLET/3. The Station is requested to treat these documents as classified and they should be destroyed or retained in a sealed envelope by the Station.
2. The $1,860.47 due WSCARLET/3 per Paragraph 2 of Reference C should have been reduced by $349.25 (per Paragraph 1 of Reference A) representing underpayment of 1969 and 1970 taxes. Attached is Headquarters T/A # CC-0140 in the amount of $1,511.22, representing the 1971 tax due of $512.00, 1972 tax due of $549.00 and a portion of the 1973 tax due of $425.22. The collection of these taxes will liquidate the final payment due WSCARLET/3. The balance of tax due must be paid by WSCARLET/3.
3. Please advise WSCARLET/3 to mail his personal check in the amount of $743.78 to the accommodation address forwarded by Reference D. This amount represents the remaining portion of the 1973 taxes due of $318.78 that were not liquidated by his final payment and the 1974 taxes due of $425.00. The check should be made payable to himself without endorsement on the reverse. Also, please advise WSCARLET/3 that the cashier's check for $147.00 and his original 1971 through 1974 tax returns were mailed to the IRS Philadelphia Office on 30 June 1975.
Attachments:
1. Reconciliations (4), u/s/c
2. T/A # CC-0140, b/w
Distribution:
Orig. & 2 - COS, Caracas w/atts
VICTOR D. USITSKY
E2 INTEP
HVCS-4308 9 July 1975
SECRET
A - LA/SH/V (wo/atts) CCS/CSB CJAustin: Icp 9039
1 - CTG 2956Y
LA/SH/V
LA/BV
BY 063051 C/LA/SS
REFERENCES: A. HVCH 10351, 1 May 1975
B. HVCH 4263, 1 April 1975
C. HVCH 16293, 31 January 1975
1. Forwarded under separate cover are 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974 Federal Tax Returns prepared by WSCARLET-3. Subject avers that he prepared these to the best of his ability and recollection with few, if any, retained records to work from.
2. Also forwarded under separate cover is a cashier's check in the amount of $147.00 toward payment of balance of taxes due.
3. Termination documents for WSCARLET-3 will be forwarded as soon as the matter of his tax liabilities has been settled.
Frederick C. CRADSPIES
Distribution:
2 - C/LOGUE W/ATTs U/S/C T/N
1 - C/LAG W/O ATTs
Attachments:
Federal Tax Returns, U/S/C T/N
Cashiers Check, U/S/C T/N
17 June 1975
SUBJECT: R/AT/MA/00/00/Status of Station Liaison Relationships
RESP: 2/84 dated 18 May 76
The following information on WSCARLS-3 was contained in the above referenced telepouch:
CONFIRMED BY EVIDENCE THAT ALL PERSONNEL WERE IN AC BEING FOLLOWED, WANG-1 SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHO WOULD BE CONDUCTING HIS SURVEILLANCE BUT SUSPECTED IT MIGHT BE THE PRIVAT'S SECURITY SERVICE BEING OPERATED BY WSCARLS-3. HE COULD OFFER NO MORE INFO ALLEGED THAT WSCARLS-3 WAS RECEIVING HUGES SUMS OF MONEY FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE TO FINANCE AN ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OPERATION ON THE BULGARIAN EMBASSY, SURVEYING EMBASSY PERSONNEL AND THAT WSCARLS-3 WAS ALSO ACQUIRING DATA ON INDIAN EMBASSY PERSONNEL.
(IN FEBRUARY 1976 STATION ASKED WSCARLS-3 FOR ALL WSCARLS' MATERIAL ON INDIAN EMBASSY, RESULTING "STUD" PREPARED BY WSCARLS" WAS PASSED UNILATERALLY TO STATION AND O'CALLY TO MINOR M. WE SUSPECT THAT EXCEPT WSCARLS-3 ACQUISITION OF DATA ON INDIANS LIMITED TO HIS POSSESSION OF HIS STUDY.) WANG-1 WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR SUCH A WIDE RANGE OF INTELLIGENCE ON THE PART OF WSCARLS-3 SPONSOR. HE DID SEEM SINCERE IN HIS DENIAL THAT WANG-1 WAS RUNNING AN SURVEILLANCE ON ALL PERSONNEL, AND ON 12 MAY CONTACTED HE STATION TO ADVISE THAT HE HAD REPORTED HIS SURVEILLANCE TO "IS PRESIDENT" WHO HAD ORDERED AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION. PROOF OF GOV INTELLIGENCE WAS OBTAINED BY THE STATION COINCIDENTLY WITH THESE DEVELOPMENTS; AMONG THE WSCARLS' APPEARS ONE TAPED FROM MINOR M DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL WAS ONE MISLABELED TAP WHICH THE STATION WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AS THE PRODUCT OF A TAP ON WSCARLS-3'S INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.
SECRET 0922092 MAY 75 STAFF
CITE PANAMA CITY 32430
TO DIRECTOR, SAN JOSE INFO CARACAS.
KSTONE HYPOCH
REFS: A. PANAMA CITY 32235 (NOT SENT OR NEEDED SAN JOSE AND CARACAS)
B. DIRECTOR 689285 (NOT SENT OR NEEDED SAN JOSE AND CARACAS)
1. FYI FOR SAN JOSE/CARACAS CASE INVOLVES ARREST IN PANAMA BY GN/G-2 OF JORGE R. O. G. R. E. N. O. MARIEGES, CUBAN EXILE, PROBABLY AT INSTIGATION OF CUBAN EMBASSY PANAMA. REF CITED ABOVE CONCERN REPORT FROM DAVID P. E. R. E. PANAMERICAN AMBASSADOR IN SAN JOSE, TO HYGRUFF-1 REPORTING ON ROBRENO. INFO IN PERE'S REPORT SOURCED TO MIGUEL M. E. R. I. N. O. MARQUEZ WHO WALKED INTO PANAMERICAN EMBASSY IN SAN JOSE RECENTLY. STATION OFFICER MET HYGRUFF-1 ON 6 MAY 75 AND USING INFO REF B, BURNED HERING AS INTELLIGENCE PEDDLER POSSIBLY OPERATING UNDER CUBAN DGI CONTROL.
2. ON 8 MAY 75, HYGRUFF-1 PASSED TO STATION COPY OF ANOTHER REPORT, SAME SUBJECT, ALSO RECEIVED FROM COSTA RICA. THIS REPORT DATED 5 MAY 75 WAS PREPARED BY ONE LUIS S. I. M. O. N.
FOR LUIS S. I. M. O. N., HYGRUFF-1 REFUSED TO DIVULGE HOW HE
RECORD COPY
May 75
201-751639
ACQUIRED COPY SIMON REPORT BUT IT LIKELY IT ALSO FORWARD
BY PERE FROM COSTA RICA. SIMON POSSIBLY IDENTIFIABLE WITH
LUIS ANGEL ANTONIO SIMON GARCIA GONZALEZ PERE
STATION RECORDS SIMON'S STATION 281 WAS FORWARD TO HOS
13 DECEMBER 1968.
3. SIMON REPORT, PREPARED ON "EXCELSIOR DE COSTA RICA"
LETTERHEAD PAPER, STATES THAT MERINO AND FERNANDO MELLO
ARE CUBAN EXILES AND CIA AGENTS. SIMON ALLEGES THAT MERINO
IS ROBREDO'S FRIEND AND THJL LATTER UNDER DETENTION IN
PANAMA CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AGAINST LIFE OF TORRIJOS. PER
SIMON, ROBREDO'S MOTHER IS NOW IN SAN JOSE ATTEMPTING TO
CONTACT JOSE FIGUERES AND PRESIDENT ODUBER.
SHE INTENDS REQUEST THEIR INTERCESSION WITH TORRIJOS TO
SECURE ROBREDO'S RELEASE. MRS. ROBREDO THREATENS TO CREATE
PUBLIC SCANDAL FOR TORRIJOS IF FIGUERES AND ODUBER REFUSE TO
HELP HER. SHE THREATENS PUBLIC DENUNCIATION OF ILLEGAL
DETENTION OF ROBREDO BY PANAMAANS AT INSTIGATION OF CUBAN
EMBASSY IN PANAMA. SHE CONFIDENT "LA NACION" AND OTHER COSTA
RICAN NEWSPAPERS WILL ASSIST AS WELL AS URBINA PINITO (SIC)
OF MOVIMIENTO COSTA RICA LIBRE, NO STATION TRACES MELLO OR
URBINA PINTO,
4. IT STATION OPINION POSSIBILITY EXISTS SIMON REPORT COULD BE CUBAN PLANT BECAUSE ITS CONCLUSIONS COINCIDE WITH CUBAN THEREUS USED ON HYGRUFF-1 TO INDUCE HIM TO MOVE AGAINST ROBREDO. SIMON'S CONCLUSIONS ARE:
A. CIA WILL INCREASE USE OF CUBAN EXILES AS KEY FACTOR TO PERPETUATE STATUS OF CANAL ZONE AND ZONITES BY RESORTING TO TERRORISM (AGAINST PANAMANIANS);
B. THE UNITED STATES WILL BE RELUCTANT TO "CEDE" JURISDICTION OVER CANAL ZONAKAFTER THEIR DEFEAT IN VIETNAM;
C. AN ATTEMPT AGAINST TORRIJOS' LIFE WOULD CHANGE ENTIRE PIORAMA;
D. ATTEMPT ON TORRIJOS LIFE COULD BE MADE BY CUBAN EXILES BECAUSE MANY ARE AVAILABLE, WILLING AND ABLE TO TRY IT. REPORT MENTIONS BY NAME MERINO, MELO, ROBREDO, LUIS CLEMENTE POSADA, RICARDO PEDRAZA AND FNU MERUELOS AS LIKELY CANDIDATES. REPORT IDENTIFIES POSADA AS CIA AGENT IN VENEZUELA AND PEDRAZA IN HONDURAS.
FYI, NO IDENTIFIABLE STATION TRACES POSADA, PEDRAZA, MERUELOS.
5. HANDWRITTEN ADDENDUM TO REPORT STATES SIMON IDENTIFIED SECRET
GUSTAVO LORA, OWNER OF CONANSA (COMPANIA DE CONCRETO ASPALTICO) ON CALLE BLANCO (SAN JOSE?) AS CIA AGENT, HELD FURTHER DESCRIBED AS CUBAN EXILE AND CLOSE FRIEND OF "DANIEL" VELAY DIAS, "TALENTED AND WELL FINANCED" (SIC). ADDENDUM ALLEGES CONTACTS EXIST BETWEEN CUBAN EXILES AND "ZONITES" TO CREATE PROBLEMS IN PANAMA AND THAT ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO FORCE FIGUERES AND ODUBER TO INTERCEDE IN BEHALF OF ROBREDO'S RELEASE, FYI, LORA MENTIONED ABOVE POSSIBLY IDENTIFIABLE, PER STATION FILES, WITH GUSTAVO SATURNINO LORA HERNANDEZ, CUBAN CITIZEN BORN 1925 RESIDING IN SAN JOSE WHERE HE OPERATES BROUCA RESTAURANT, DEA INFO INDICATES HE SUSPECTED OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.
6. REQUEST ADDRESSEE TRACES ON INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED ABOVE EXCEPT MERINO AND ROBREDO WHO WELL KNOWN TO STATION. IN REPLIES PLEASE INDICATE PORTIONS RELEASABLE TO HYGRUFF-1 (LIAISON) SHOULD STATION OPT TO REFUTE SUBSTANCE REPORT DESCRIBED ABOVE.
7. FILE: 221-0751639, EZ IMPDET
SECRET 1521232 MAY 75 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 27286
TO: PANAMA CITY INFO SAN JOSE, DIRECTOR.
RYBAT KMSTONE HYPOCH
REF: PANAMA CITY 32439 (516351)
1. SUBJECT PARA 4D REF IDENTIFIED AS BKHERALD AGENT IN VENEZUELA
IN FACT, WKSCARLET-3, WHO IN CONTACT CARACAS STATION SINCE
FEBRUARY 1968, HE WAS OF INTEREST TO STATION AS PENETRATION LOCAL
SECURITY SERVICES AND HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH JMWAVE FROM MID-60'S
ODDS INTEREST IN WKSCARLET-3 WANE WHEN HE LOST ACCESS LAST YEAR AND
STATION ONLY MAINTAINING INFREQUENT CONTACT WITH HIM FOR PURPOSE
RESOLVING ADMINISTRATIVE TAX PROBLEMS, FINAL TERMINATION SESSION
EXPECTED OCCUR NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS.
2. YOU CAN TELL HYGRUFF-1, IF YOU OPT DO SO, THAT SUBJECT IS
CUBAN EXILE FORMERLY ACTIVE IN MIAMI AREA WHO WORKED WITH VENEZUELAN
SECURITY SERVICES FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND IN 1974 FOUNDED PRIVATE
SECURITY AGENCY IN CARACAS WHICH SERVES COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
CLIENTS. NOT KNOWN BE CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN EXILE ACTIVITIES.
3. FILE: 281-300985, 281-8751639. E2 IMPDET
B 281-751639
RECORD COPY
281-300985
15 MAY 75
281-751639
SECRET
Chief of Station, Caracas
Chief, WSCM/3
JIC/3
WSCM/3 - Tax Administration
REFERENCES: A. INCS-6601 dated 3 March 1975
B. Caracas 25049 (17 July 1974)
1. Based on a reconciliation of WSCM/3's 1969 and 1970 Federal income tax returns, it has been determined that he has an excessive tolerance (underpayment of tax) in the amount of $151.25 for 1969 and $126.30 for 1970. Attached in headquarters 7/A 600-0057 for the total amount of $277.55 that should be collected from the final payment due WSCM/3 per Paragraph 3 of Reference B. Attached in a sealed envelope are copies of each reconciliation which have not been classified so that they may be hand-carried to him for review. If security permits, this envelope should be opened only by WSCM/3. The Station is requested to treat these documents as classified and they should be destroyed or retained in a sealed envelope by the Station.
2. Please advise headquarters when we may expect to receive copies of WSCM/3's Federal tax returns for tax years 1971 through 1974. (A copy of his 1970 tax return is not required, since his 1970 income for tax year was under $1,650, which qualifies him to be administered under the provisions of 10.23-10.) To ensure confidential and timely handling of an individual's tax returns and related correspondence, an administrative (T) dispatch should be directed to Chief, WSCM/3, for all JIC/3 tax material. Please see book dispatch 9711 dated 5 October 1974 for detailed instructions.
VICTOR D. HINTZ
Attachments - H/W
1. Reconciliations (2)
2. 7/A 600-0057
Distribution:
Only 1 & 2 - COS, Caracas
INCS-4263 1 April 1975
SECRET
A - LA/AV
1 - COS/CSB 42956 T
LA/AV
LA/DF
INCS/3
9059
Our records show that WKSCARLET-3 was terminated 30 June 1974. We realize that at this time there is a pending tax problem with WKSCARLET-3 but would appreciate at your earliest convenience a termination record i.e., ASR, Secrecy Agreement.
Norris Z. Gervenot
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas
30 January 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Alien Affairs Officer,
OPS/LSN
SUBJECT : Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles
1. On 30 June 1974 Luis Clemente POSADA's employment with the Agency was terminated by mutual consent. At that time he was establishing a private investigative agency from which he expected to earn his livelihood. The Immigration and Naturalization Service file on POSADA, therefore, may now be decontrolled. As of 27 January 1975, POSADA is still located in Caracas, Venezuela.
2. On 12 June 1974 Caracas Station advised that POSADA had been informed of and fully understands the effect that termination of his Agency employment will have upon his resident alien status and eligibility for U.S. citizenship. We have not yet received termination records on POSADA, probably because the Station is still meeting with him regarding settlement of his outstanding U.S. tax liabilities.
Ramon E. Gonzalez
LA/NW/V
E2 IMPDET
CL BY 013978
SECRET 2721492 JAN 75 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 26471
TO: DIRECTOR,
JBDENT
REFS:
A. DIRECTOR 621463
B. HVCT 65555, 7 JAN 75
1. HKSCAPLET-3 HAS RECEIVED FORM 10-601 FROM IRS
ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF REF B CORRESPONDENCE DATED 16 DECEMBER 1974.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
201-0300985
27 Jan 75
REFERENCE: DIRECTOR 621463
Forwarded under separate cover true name is a copy of a letter dated 16 December 1974 from WKSCARLET-3 which was sent via registered mail to the Internal Revenue Service. WKSCARLET-3 has received no response from the IRS.
Frederick C. BRADSPIES
Distribution: 2 S
1 - C/OF W/ATT U/S/C T/N
2 - C/LAD W/ATT U/S/C T/N
Attachment:
One letter, as described herein, U/S/C T/N
E21H-PDET
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
HVCT 6555
DATE
7 January 1975
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
POSTAGE NUMBER
201-300985
SECRET 2517482 NOV 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 25907
TO: DIRECTOR,
JBCENT WKRALLY
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 684241
B. DIRECTOR 583868
1. WKSCARLET-3 SAID HE WROTE IN AUGUST, PER REF B, TO THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS OF IRS REQUESTING COPIES OF HIS FEDERAL TAX RETURNS. AS YET, HE HAS HAD NO RESPONSE FROM IRS. HE IS ANXIOUS GET MATTER SETTLED, AS HE HAS URGENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANY MONIES DUE HIM. STATION WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CONCLUDE THIS MATTER FOR SECURITY REASONS. CAN HEADQUARTERS TAKE ANY ACTION TO HAVE IRS EXPEDITE REPLY TO WKSCARLET-3 REQUEST FOR COPIES?
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
RECORD COPY
201-300985
5 NOV 74
TO: CARACAS-Y
REFERENCES: A. DIRECTOR 565631
B. DIRECTOR 563068
PLEASE FURNISH ME A COPY OF WKSCARLET-95
1. 1973 FEDERAL TAX RETURN AND INFORMATION OUTLINED FR 20-18 ATTACHMENT 2. Y.
2. REP B ADVISED WKSCARLET/3 CORRESPOND IRS AND OBTAIN COPIES U.S. TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 1968 THROUGH 1973. HAS HE COMPLIED? IS STATION MAINTAINING CONTACT UNTIL TAX MATTERS FINALIZED? PLEASE ADVISE. E2 IMPDET.
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
TO: CARACAS-V
ADMIN JBCENTY
REFERENCE: CARACAS 25040 [IN 309514]
1. IF UKSCARLET/3 (U/3) CANNOT LOCATE COPIES HIS FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 1968 THROUGH 1973, REQUEST HE CORRESPOND WITH INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER WHERE HE FILED ORIGINAL TAX RETURNS AND OBTAIN NECESSARY COPIES. WITHOUT THESE TAX RETURNS HEADQUARTERS CANNOT ACCURATELY COMPUTE U/3'S TRUE TAX LIABILITY FOR THOSE YEARS.
2. HEADQUARTERS WOULD APPRECIATE STATION MAINTAINING CONTACT U/3 UNTIL TAX MATTERS FINALIZED. DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE U/3 REGARDING THIS MATTER WOULD BE CUMBERSOME, SINCE HE HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF HERALD COVERT TAX PROCEDURE. SHOULD STATION HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TERMINATE CONTACT, IDENTITY ADDRESS IS PROVIDED FOR HIS USE CORRESPONDING WITH HEADQUARTERS.
3. COPIES VENEZUELAN TAX FORMS ARE NOT REQUIRED. E2ZIMPDDET-A
DATE: 1 AUGUST 1974
ORIG: CHARLES E. BRISKEY/EG
UNIT: CCS/CSB
EXT: 667779059
UH/3
UH/BD
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY: 053351
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
CONF: CCS
INFO: FILE
TO: CARACAS-V
ADMIN JBCENTY
REFERENCE: DIRECTOR 583068
IDENTITY ADDRESS: SAMUEL G. PETERSON
P.O. BOX 634
FALLS CHURCH, VA. 22046
E2 IMPDET-A
CTC 2956 T
DATE: 3 AUGUST 1974
ORIG: CHARLES E. BRISKEY/EG
UNIT: CCS/CSB
EXT: 6677R9059
C/WH/SS
WH/3
C/WH/SS
WH/3
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY: 01.3351
SECRET 1621132 JUL 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 25033
TO: DIRECTOR,
WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 574544
1. WKSARLET-3'S REENTRY PERMITS WILL BE POUCHED
17 JULY AS SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENT TO HVCA-19935
WHICH POUCHED 12 JULY.
2. FILE 221-2300985, E2 IMPDET
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RECORD COPY
SECRET
201-300985
16 JUL 74
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**FILE TITLE:** Scarlet - 3
**FILE NUMBER (PRIMARY CODE):** 201-300755
**DATE MICROFILMED:** 11 JUL 74
**SECRET**
Reference: HVCN-10177
Forwarded under separate cover via true name pouch are WKSCARLET-3's old reentry permits, which were received from him in exchange for his new ones.
John T. RACHHUBER
Attachment:
Reentry permits u/s/c via T/N pouch
Distribution:
3 - C/NHD w/att u/s/c via T/N pouch
RECORD COPY
E2 IMPDRT
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
HVCN-19935
11 July 1974
SECRET
201-300985
SECRET 1221582 JUN 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 24700
TO: DIRECTOR,
WKSCARLET JBCENT
REFS:
A. DIRECTOR 553713
B. DIRECTOR 556718
1. IN LIGHT REF A THAT REENTRY PERMIT WOULD NOT BE RECEIVED UNTIL SOMETIME JUNE, STATION DECIDED NOT TERMINATE WKSCARLET-3 UNTIL 30 JUNE. STATION SEES NO PARTICULAR SECURITY PROBLEM IN THIS SINCE WKSCARLET-3 "CASE" HAS NOT COME UP SINCE LAST "ELITE" ARTICLE WHICH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED STATION TAKING NECESSARY SECURITY MEASURES IN SEEING HIM ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE WEEKS.
2. REENTRY PERMIT AND NATURALIZATION PER REF B HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED TO WKSCARLET-3 AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AGAIN AT NEXT MEETING, WHEN WE HOPE TO BE IN POSITION TO GIVE HIM NEW REENTRY PERMITS, AND AT TERMINATION MEETING.
3. IN DISCUSSING HIS TERMINATION, WKSCARLET-3 SAID THAT HE HAD EXPECTED TO BE TERMINATED DUE TO HIS LACK OF ACCESS. HE ASKED IF HE WOULD BE CALLED UPON ON PART-TIME
Basis to do investigations through his private investigation company. He was told that no such arrangement would or could be made. He asked if he would be given a recontact plan in the event he obtained job in new national police, which yet to be established, and was told that if he were to get job in drug squad, we would consider reestablishing relationship. (Both station and WKSCARLET-3 consider it highly unlikely that he will be offered job once national police established.)
4. On the whole, WKSCARLET-3 took news of termination well. Stated that his company now has enough contracts to pay for overhead and that any further contracts would be "gravy."
5. WKSCARLET-3 mentioned that he had been paying U.S. taxes on his WKSCARLET salary but has not done so for 1972 and 1973. He has never paid U.S. taxes on his BKHERALD salary, and not filed Form 10-40 in past two years. Station would appreciate reading on WKSCARLET-3's tax situation. Assume he must file back taxes on BKHERALD salary in order to adhere to tax law. Given planned 30 June termination please advise ASAP.
6. FILE 221-0322985, E2 IMPOET
(4) WKSCARLET-3. WKSCARLET-3 was granted a POA effective 17 January 1972 and an OA effective 17 July 1972. He was first brought to the attention of the Station by WH/Miami. It is difficult to tell from our files exactly when contact was initiated, but as early as 1965, Subject was being used by BKHERALD. WKSCARLET-3 is currently in the process of establishing a private investigative company in Caracas. From January through March 1974, when the new government took over and WKSCARLET-3 was asked to leave his job, he was the Chief of Security of WKSCARLET, and reported on all aspects, operations, etc. of that unit. He is now in the process of being terminated, effective 30 June 1974, by his case officer, BACHHUBER, due to his lack of access and high profile. WKSCARLET-3 currently receives compensation in the amount of Rs2,000 per month. Subject was last successfully given an SCSWIRL on 8 May 1973. Since March 1974, his profile has been relatively high. There have been two articles in the local press naming him as a BKHERALD agent. Since those two articles, none have appeared; however, he has several high powered personal enemies in the current government and could come under political attack at any time. The Station does not feel that WKSCARLET-3 presents or will present a security threat. He has been well treated during his long relationship with BKHERALD which he realizes and is thankful for. Meetings to carry out the termination are being conducted with strict regard for security. A safehouse used for part of the period (S/H 45) and costing about $950, was terminated in March 1974. The only special commitment with WKSCARLET-3 is a termination payment of Rs6,000.
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF.
CONF: CCS2 INFO: FILE CMA/LOCY, UNB.
TO: CARACAS-V
ADMIN JUDENY
REF: CARACAS 24700 IN 279251
1. REF STATES UKSCARLET/3 (U/3) NEVER PAID U.S. TAXES ON BKHERALD COMPENSATION. AS A RESIDENT ALIEN, U/3'S ENTIRE BKHERALD COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT U.S. TAX RETROACTIVE INITIAL NOC EFFECTIVE 2 FEBRUARY 1968.
2. U/3 SHOULD CONTINUE FILING TAX RETURN DIRECTLY I.R.S. REPORTING HIS UKSCARLET SALARY. HE IS NOT TO REPORT ANY BKHERALD COMPENSATION ON HIS OVERT TAX RETURN. ANY TAXES OWED ON BKHERALD COMPENSATION WILL BE HANDLED THROUGH BKHERALD TAX SYSTEM. U/3 MUST PROVIDE HAND COPY TAX RETURNS FOR TAX YEARS 1969 THROUGH 1973 AND TAX YEAR 1974 WHEN DUE AND FILED SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH AMOUNT BACK TAXES DUE THOSE YEARS. HAS MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED BREAKDOWN GROSS TAXABLE COMPENSATION, BY MONTH AND IN U.S. DOLLARS, PAID U/3 WHILE UNDER NOC AT YOUR STATION.
3. SINCE U/3 1974 OVERT TAX RETURN NOT DUE UNTIL NEXT YEAR, REQUEST HE FURNISH 1974 ESTIMATE NON-BKHERALD TAXABLE EARNINGS
DATE: 18 JUNE 1974
OOG: C.E. BRISKY: LSS
UNIT: CCS/CSB
EXT: 6647/4059
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
DIRECTOR
CONF: INFO: FILE
S65632
(UKSCARLET EARNINGS, INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, RENTAL, ETC.) FILING
STATUS AND NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS, SO HAS CAN ESTABLISH COVERT TAX
LIABILITY THROUGH DATE TERMINATION. ONCE HE PROVIDE HAS COPY 1974
TAX RETURN, WE WILL RECONCILE TRUE TAX POSITION AND DETERMINE
WHETHER SUFFICIENT TAX WITHHELD OR WHETHER HE DUE REFUND PORTION
TAX COLLECTED BASED ON ESTIMATE.
4. IF STATION PLANS DISCONTINUE CONTACT WITH DD U/S AFTER
TERMINATION, HAS CAN PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS WHERE HE CAN
CORRESPOND WITH HAS TO RESOLVE ANY OUTSTANDING TAX MATTERS.
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DATE: 18 JUNE 1974
ORIG: C.E.BRISKEY: LSS
UNIT: CCS/CSB
EXT: 6697/9059
WH/3/D
WH/OF
Stanley S. Smith
C/CCS/CSB
AUTHORISING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
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CL BY:
Chief of Station, Caracas
Chief, WH Division
SUBJ: WKSCARLET
Transmittal of Reentry Permits for WKSCARLET-3 and his Wife
ACTION REQUIRED: REFERENCES
References: A. DIRECTOR 556718
B. DIRECTOR 553713
1. Transmitted under separate cover are the new reentry permits for WKSCARLET-3 and his wife, both valid to 30 May 1975.
2. Please inform WKSCARLET-3 that he must surrender his and his wife's expired reentry permits, which must be pouch to Headquarters for delivery to Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Ronald L. JUNQUIST
Attachments:
2 Reentry permits u/s/c
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas w/atts
RECORD COPY
CROSS REFERENCE TO
DISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER
DATE
SECRET
11 June 1974
WH/3/Venezuela: Felipe Acevedo: 1m
7271
OFFICE
OFFICER
TYPE
EXT
1 - IP
1 - Chron
C/WH/3/V
11 June 74
Lloyd C. Burnett
C/WH/3
Richard L. Donohue
DISPATCH
TO: WH/3/Venezuela
ATTENTION: Laura Cooley
FROM: Alien Affairs Office, OS
SUBJECT: Luis POSADA-Carriles (A 12 419 708)
Nieves Elina GONZALEZ De POSADA (A 12 443 942)
REFERENCE: Your memorandum of request dated 17 May 1974.
Reentry Permit(s) issued for subject(s) on 31 May 1974.
valid to 30 May 1975, may be used for unlimited entries
into the United States during validity. Validity of Permit may be extended
for a maximum period of twelve (12) months only. In certain foreign areas
U. S. Consuls and U. S. Immigration Officers are authorized to extend the
validity date. However, where security or cover considerations warrant, the
Permit and Application for Extension of Permit to Reenter the United States,
Form I-131, should be forwarded to Alien Affairs Officer in order to have the
validity date extended through cleared liaison with Immigration and Naturali-
zation Service.
Frederick F. Bucci
Alien Affairs Officer
Receipt acknowledged for Permit(s) #0459040 and 0459041
Signature
Date
The subject scheduled for termination on June 74, Agency will not be involved
060904
TO: CARACAS-Y
URALLY UKSCARLET Y
REFS: A. CARACAS 24468 [IN 2558106]
B. DIRECTOR 552723
C. CARACAS 24203 [IN 225142]
D. DIRECTOR 538766 Y
1. IN CONNECTION PROPOSED TERMINATION UKSCARLET-3 BY 31 MAY 74
REFS A AND B, WISH ADVISE STATION THAT WE DO NOT EXPECT RECEIVE
NEW REENTRY PERMITS FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE BEFORE 30 MAY AT
EARLIEST, SO STATION SHOULD PLAN TO MEET UKSCARLET-3 AT LEAST ONCE
DURING JUNE TO DELIVER NEW PERMITS. IF VENEZUELAN RESIDENCE VISAS
OF UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE ARE STAMPED IN EXPIRED REENTRY PERMITS (WHICH
WE ASSUME WAS REASON FOR REF C REQUEST THAT THEY BE ALLOWED RETAIN
EXPIRING PERMITS AT TIME OF APRIL VISIT MIAMI), UKSCARLET-3 WILL
NEED TO HAVE VISAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW PERMITS AND THEN MEET STATION
C/O AGAIN TO SURRENDER EXPIRED PERMITS, WHICH MUST BE POUCHED HOS
FOR DELIVERY TO I&NS. Y
2. WITH REGARD TO POSSIBILITY OF UKSCARLET-3 NEED TO LEAVE
SECRET
RECORD COPY
201-300785
20 MAY 74
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SECRET
CONF: INFO: FILE
5537/3
VENEZUELA HASTILY FOR COOLING OFF PERIOD. PLEASE NOTE THAT HE
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO VISIT U.S. BEFORE RECEIPT OF NEW REENTRY
PERMITS. AS INDICATED REF D, IT WOULD NOT BE ADVISABLE FOR HIM TO
ENTER U.S. ON HIS VENEZUELAN PASSPORT WITH U.S. TOURIST VISA.
THEREFORE, IF HE MUST LEAVE VENEZUELA DURING NEXT FEW WEEKS, RECOMMEND
HE GO TO OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY UNTIL ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE
MADE TO DELIVER NEW PERMITS TO HIM.
3. FURTHER COMMENTS FOLLOW RE UKSCARLET-3'S U.S. RESIDENT
ALIEN STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP ELIGIBILITY AS RELATED TO HIS PENDING
TERMINATION AND FUTURE PLANS.
4. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
REF A - EVALUATION OF SECURITY RISKS IN CASE OF UKSCARLET-3. STATION
CONSIDERING TERMINATION 31 MAY INSTEAD OF 30 JUNE. LAYING
GROUNDWORK FOR POSSIBLE HASTY DEPARTURE FROM VENEZUELA FOR
COOLING OFF PERIOD.
REF B - CONCURRED IN STATION CONSIDERATION OF EARLY TERMINATION.
REF C - RE VISIT MIAMI TO APPLY FOR NEW REENTRY PERMITS. ASKED THEY BE
ALLOWED RETAIN OLD PERMITS. MENTIONED POSSESSION VENEZUELAN
PPT WITH VALID U.S. TOURIST VISA.
REF D - RECOMMENDED UKSCARLET-3 NOT USE VENEZUELAN PPT ON ENTRY MIAMI.
DATE: 22 MAY 74
ORIG: L. COOLEY
UNIT: WH/3/V
EXT: 1635
OS/AAS ERVAN E. KUHNKE (IN DRAFT)
C/WH/3
SECRET
REPRODUCE OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
E 2 IMPDET
CL BY:
TO: UPRORITY CARACAS-Y
UKKALLY UKSCARLET Y
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 553713
B. CARACAS 24489 IN 2586001Y
1. IN COURSE OF TERMINATING UKSCARLET-3 STATION SHOULD MAKE CERTAIN THAT HE UNDERSTANDS EFFECT TERMINATION MAY HAVE ON HIS RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION AS U.S. CITIZEN. PLS ADVISE UKSCARLET-3 THAT UPON TERMINATION OF HIS EMPLOYMENT BY AGENCY, HIS PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE WHILE ABROAD IS SIMULTANEOUSLY TERMINATED. IN ORDER TO RETAIN HIS CURRENT ELIGIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION, HE MUST RETURN TO U.S. BEFORE ELAPSE OF ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION TO AVOID A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF HIS RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT. SHOULD BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF RESIDENCE OCCUR, SUBJECT WILL START A NEW PERIOD WITH 364 DAYS, AND HE WOULD THEN BE ELIGIBLE FOR NATURALIZATION FOUR YEARS AND ONE DAY FROM DATE OF RETURN TO U.S., PROVIDED ALL OTHER BASIC REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. HE SHOULD CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT REENTRY PERMIT DOES NOT PROTECT CONTINUITY OF HIS RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT-Y
DATE:
ORIG:
UNIT:
EXT:
RECORD COPY
201-360985
30174771
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
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CL BY: 013978
2. WITH RESPECT TO UKSCARLET-3'S WIFE, IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO GIVE A FIRM POSITION AS TO WHEN SHE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR NATURALIZATION. SHE DID NOT HAVE A PRESERVATION OF RESIDENCE WHILE ABROAD, SINCE SHE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BENEFIT, AND OUR FILES DO NOT REFLECT ANY VISITS TO U.S. BETWEEN MAY 70 AND APRIL 74. COUNTING FROM HER LAST VISIT TO U.S. IN APRIL 74, SHE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR NATURALIZATION IN APRIL 78 IF SHE RETURNS TO U.S. BEFORE ONE YEAR HAS ELAPSED. THIS COULD BE SOONER IF HER HUSBAND WERE TO BE NATURALIZED IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR RETURN, AS SHE WOULD ONLY HAVE TO WAIT THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF FOUR.
3. SUBJECTS SHOULD ALSO BE ADVISED THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR KEEPING THEIR REENTRY PERMITS CURRENT. IMPRESS UPON THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT TO MENTION TO ANYONE FACT THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET REENTRY PERMITS IN 72 WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE U.S. IN THAT INSTANCE THEY WERE BENEFICIARIES OF "DOUBLE DEAL" ARRANGEMENT WHICH HAS WORKED OUT WITH I&NS HEADQUARTERS.
4. NEW REENTRY PERMITS OF UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE SHOULD BE READY WITHIN FEW DAYS. CONTRARY TO STATEMENT PARA 2 REF A, IF SUBJECTS
SHOULD HAVE REASON VISIT U.S. BEFORE RECEIPT NEW PERMITS. THEY CAN ENTER ON ALIEN REGISTRATION RECEIPT CARDS (FORM I-151). Y
REF A - NEW REENTRY PERMITS CANNOT BE OBTAINED BEFORE PROPOSED DATE UKSCARLET-3 TERMINATION. U-3 SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT VISIT U.S. BEFORE RECEIPT NEW PERMITS. COMMENTS TO FOLLOW RE EFFECT TERMINATION ON CITIZENSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND FUTURE PLANS.
REF B - RE PROPOSED TERMINATION OF UKSCARLET-3 AND HIS TENTATIVE FUTURE EMPLOYMENT PLANS, INCLUDING POSSIBLE RETURN TO U.S.
OS/AAS FRED BUCCI (DRAFT)
SECRET 2119232 MAY 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 24489
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
RE: BAT WKRALLY WSCARLET
REFS: A. CARACAS 24489 (1-25-58/6)
B. DIRECTOR 552369
C. DIRECTOR 552723
D. CARACAS 24461 (1-25-75/73)
1. WSCARLET-3 DOES NOT INTEND LOOK FOR NEW JOB. HE IS
ESTABLISHING PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY FROM WHICH HE EXPECTS
EARN LIVELIHOOD. HE HAS RECEIVED A FEW SMALL CONTRACTS AND THINKS
THAT HE CAN DO WELL IN THAT FIELD. IF ERASTO FERNANDEZ WILL LEAVE
WELL ENOUGH ALONE, SHOULD ERASTO CONTINUE CAUSE HIM PROBLEMS.
WSCARLET-3 WILL TAKE ACTION AS INDICATED REF A. WSCARLET-3 HAS
COPIES OF RECEIPTS WHICH ERASTO SIGNED DURING FIVE YEAR COPEI GOVERN-
MENT PROVING THAT ERASTO WAS PAID BS. 10,000 MONTHLY FROM WSCARLET'S
SECRET BUDGET (HE OBTAINED THE RECEIPTS FROM WSCARLET-1 WHO PAID
ERASTO.) HE INTENDS TO WARN ERASTO FIRST IN ATTEMPT REACH SOME
AGREEMENT WITH HIM. IF HE UNSUCCESSFUL, HE WILL HAVE THE STORY AND
RECEIPTS PUBLISHED IN ONE OF THE MAJOR DAILY NEWSPAPERS.
SECRET
RECORD COPY FILED IN 75-2-16/3
2. AS REPORTED REF D, 24 MAY EDITION OF "ELITE" WHICH HIT STREET'S 20 MAY, CARRIED TWO PAGE STORY REGARDING "WATERGATE CRIOLO" STATING THAT ERASO FERNANDEZ IS IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION BEING CARRIED OUT TO DETERMINE LEVEL OF POLITICAL ESPIONAGE CARRIED OUT DURING CAMPAIGN AGAINST WKNOBLE-11. WKSARLET-3 WAS NOT MENTIONED IN STORY.
3. MORNING OF 21 MAY, WKNOBLE-8 TOLD COS THAT ERASO IS OUT TO GET WKSARLET-3 AND WKTANGO-1 FOR REASONS STATED REF A.
4. WKSARLET-3 HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR TERMINATION SINCE ELECTION WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT HE WOULD LOSE JOB IN WKSARLET AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET JOB IN AREA WHERE STATION HAD INTEREST. STATION HAS KEPT RELATIONSHIP GOING IN ORDER GIVE HIM CHANCE TO GET JOB AND IT BEGAN TO APPEAR, AFTER HIS TRIP TO MIAMI, THAT HE MIGHT GET JOB WITH WKNOBLE-8, OR NATIONAL POLICE WHEN IT FORMED. STATION THINKS IT UNLIKELY THAT WKSARLET-3 WOULD TURN OUT TO BE SECURITY PROBLEM. OTHER THAN GETTING PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY OFF THE GROUND, HE CLAIMS TO HAVE OTHER IRONS IN THE FIRE; RETURNING TO MIAMI WHERE HE HAS FRIENDS (NOT DRUG RELATED) AND A JOB OFFER IN SPAIN. THIS WILL NOT BE WKSARLET-3'S FIRST TERMINATION AND HE IS FIRST TO RECOGNIZE THAT HE MUST HAVE ACCESS TO CONTINUE
WITH BKHERALD.
5. STATION'S PLANS WERE TO GIVE HKSCARLET-3 UNTIL 30 JUNE "TO GET JOB WITH HKNOBLE-6 OR IN OTHER AREA OF INTEREST. FAILING THAT, TERMINATE HIM, GIVING HIM BS. 6,000 (THREE MONTHS SALARY) AS TERMINATION PAYMENT. COMMENT REGARDING EXTRA MONTHS PAY IN REF A MADE SINCE HE WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN PAID JUNE SALARY. SINCE HE WILL PROBABLY BE TERMINATED 31 MAY, WOULD ADD JUNE SALARY TO BS. 6,000, THUS BRING TOTAL TERMINATION PAYMENT UP TO BS. 8,000. HKSCARLET-3 NOT PROMISED ANY TERMINATION PAYMENT, NOR HAS HE RAISED SUBJECT. STATION FULLY EXPECTS TERMINATION TO BE AMICABLE AND DOESN'T ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS.
6. FILE: 75-2-16/3; 231-0300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET 2116182 MAY 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 24483
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR,
RYBAT WKNUGGET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 552895
B. CARACAS 24457 (IN 254992)
1. AS OF THIS TIME STATION HAS MADE NO MENTION OF SUBJECT REFERENCES TO AMBASSADOR AND UNLESS THERE CHANGE IN SITUATION AND ACTUAL COMPROMISE TAKES PLACE OR IS SERIOUSLY THREATENED, WOULD MUCH PREFER NOT TO DO SO. HOWEVER, SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY STATION WILL LEVEL WITH HIM, TELLING HIM ALL FACTS HE NEEDS TO KNOW AS WELL AS COVER STORY STATION USES OR PLANS USE WITH LIAISON, AS OF THIS TIME THERE NO FURTHER INDICATION GOV PURSUING INVESTIGATION.
2. COS HAD MEETING WITH WKNOBLE-8 MARCH 21 MAY. LATTER, WHO NOW CLAIMS HE HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR TELTAP OP BUT ADMITS THAT GOV (UNDER RESPONSIBILITY MINISTRY OF INTERIOR) NOW TAPPING ABOUT 30 TELEPHONES (WKSARLET-9 SAYS 38 LINES). WKNOBLE-8 SAYS THAT RECENT PRESS CHARGES ON WIRETAPPING—WHICH REPORTED OUR RECENT CABLES ON SUBJECT OF WKNUGGET OP WERE INSTIGATED BY ERASO FERNANDEZ AND THAT THERE CURRENTLY BATTLE OF SORTS GOING ON BETWEEN FERNANDEZ
SECRET
AND MINISTER OF INTERIOR WHO FEELS FERNANDEZ IRRESPONSIBLE AND SIMPLY TRYING GET BACK AT HIS COPEI AND OTHER ENEMIES. ACCORDING WKNOBLE-8, FERNANDEZ BROUGHT WKSCARLET-3 AND WKTANGO-1 TO VENEZUELA FROM EXILE AND GAVE BOTH EMPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, BOTH STAYED WITH COPEI AFTER 1968 ELECTION AND FERNANDEZ HAS NEVER FORGIVEN THEM. HE SAYS FERNANDEZ' REAL OBJECTIVE IS TO KICK BOTH OUT OF VENEZUELA AND HE FEARS FERNANDEZ MAY SUCCEED.
3. WKNOBLE-8 MADE NO MENTION OF MINISTRY DISCOVERY OF WKNUGGET TELTAP BUT DID SAY THAT THEY HAD UNCOVERED ONE BELONGING TO WKSCARLET-2, WHICH HE ALLOWED WKSCARLET-2 MAY HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR COPEI BUT HE, PERSONALLY, THINKS WKSCARLET-2 JUST TRYING MAKE SOME MONEY IN PRIVATE BUSINESS OF HIS OWN. WKNOBLE-8 DID NOT LET ON EVEN THAT THEY HAVE DISCOVERED TAPS WHICH MAY BELONG TO STATION BUT DID SAY THAT BY CAREFUL CHECK OF FRAMES IN CENTRALS IT NOT DIFFICULT DISCOVER TELTAPS.
4. STATION AGAIN URGED HIM DISCUSS NEED FOR EARLY RESUMPTION TAPS ON SOVIETS WITH MINISTER AND HE AGAIN PROMISED HE WOULD DO SO. STATION SUGGESTED POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING JOINT TELTAP OP AGAINST SOVIETS-LIBYANS AND OTHER TARGETS OF MUTUAL INTEREST AND WKBLE-8 APPEARED GENUINELY INTERESTED. SAID HE THOUGHT SUCH A
PROPOSITION WOULD BE APPROVED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MINISTER. COS
COMMENTED THAT IF IDEA APPEALS TO THEM THEN WE WOULD EXPLORE
FURTHER AT A LATER DATE.
5. FILE: 75-6-55/3. E2 IMPDET
# OF SUCCESS ADDITIONAL DISSEN TO 0/SECUR
# REALED TO DIR 53198
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS-Y
RYBAT UKRALLY UKSCARLET Y
REFS: A. CARACAS 24468 [IN 255836]
B. DIRECTOR 552369 Y
1. APPRECIATE REF A EVALUATION UKSCARLET-3'S SITUATION. CONCUR
STATION CONSIDERATION OF EARLY TERMINATION. ASSUME COMMENT PARA 4
REF A RE POSSIBLY PAYING FOR EXTRA MONTH, IF NECESSARY, REFERS TO
EXTRA PAY IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TERMINATION BENEFITS DUE
UKSCARLET-3. IN THIS CONNECTION, WOULD APPRECIATE DETAILS RE
STATION PLANS FOR HIS TERMINATION AND BENEFITS CONTEMPLATED-Y
2. WOULD APPEAR TO US THAT UKSCARLET-3 MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY
LOCATING NEW JOB AND COULD FIND HIMSELF IN SITUATION WITH LIMITED
OVER FOUR PERIOD OF TIME. HERE
RESOURCES. THIS BEING CASE, HE COULD TURN OUT TO BE SECURITY PROBLEM,
ESPECIALLY IF HE REMAINS IN VENEZUELA. THUS, BELIEVE IT BEHOEVES
US TO ENSURE THAT TERMINATION AMICABLE EVEN IF THIS NECESSITATES
TERMINATION BENEFITS BEYOND THOSE ACTUALLY PROMISED OR DESERVED.
YOUR COMMENTS REQUESTED-Y
RECORD COPY FILED IN 75-2-1412
3. FILE 75-2-1412 201-0700985. F2 INPRT-A
REF A - EVALUATION OF SECURITY RISKS IN CASE OF UKSCARLET-3. CONSIDERING
CASE 20 MAY 74 TERMINATING 11 MAY INSTEAD OF 30 JUNE.
REF B - "GATEWAY CHILLO" STORY IS ONGOING. ASKED
L.C. BURNETT IF STATION COULD ARRANGE FOR HIS QUICK DEPARTURE FROM
VENEZUELA FOR COOLING OFF PERIOD.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Office of Security
SUBJECT: Request for New Reentry Permits for Luis C. Posada Carriles and Nieves Elina Gonzalez de Posada
1. It is requested that new reentry permits be obtained for Luis C. Posada Carriles and his wife, Nieves Elina de Posada, whose previous reentry permits expired on 20 April 1974. Attached are completed Forms I-131, "Application for Issuance or Extension of Permit to Reenter the United States," for Mr. Posada and his wife, together with two photographs of each and a check for $20.00 payable to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
2. As you know, when Mr. and Mrs. Posada visited Miami in April 1974, just prior to the expiration date of their old permits, they were permitted to retain the expiring permits for use in reentering Venezuela. It is understood that the expired permits are to be pouches to Headquarters for delivery to IANS as soon as the new permits have been delivered to Mr. and Mrs. Posada.
Laura Cooley
WH/3/Venezuela
Attachments:
See above
SECRET 1822122 MAY 74 STAFF
SITE CARACAS 24468
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR.
FROM: WKSARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 552369
1. STATION CAREFULLY CONSIDERED RISK IN MEETING WKSARLET/3 TODAY BUT IN VIEW OF GOV DISCOVERY OF WANGUGGET TELTAP OR FELT IF NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN (AND THEY WERE) IN ARRANGING MEETING, WKSARLET/3 MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHETHER OR NOT STORY ON HIM RELATED IN ANYWAY TO GOV "SPY SEARCH EFFORT". WKSARLET/3 NOT CONCERNED ABOUT STORY AND ON 15 MAY DISCUSSED IT WITH FRIENDS IN WKSARLET/3. ACCORDING TO WKSARLET/3, WKSARLET NOT CONCERNED AND HE NOTES NO SURVEILLANCE AND NO APPARENT INTEREST IN HIS ACTIVITIES AND MOVEMENTS. HE CLAIMS THAT STORY WAS PLANTED BY ERASO FERNANDEZ.
2. FERNANDEZ ORIGINALLY HIRED HIM BUT SINCE 1969 HAS BEEN UNFRIENDLY TOWARD WKSARLET/3. THIS UNFRIENDLINESS APPARENTLY CAUSED BY WKSARLET/3'S EXPECTATION TO COPEYANDS (WORKING FOR WKSARLET FOR LAST FIVE YEARS) AND IN 1973 FAILED LEAVE COPEYANDS AND WORK FOR AECO VICTORY. WKSARLET/2 SAID RIGHT 16 MAY HE FELT CERTAIN STORY IS PURE PRESS SENSATIONALISM AND WKSARLET/3 SAYS THAT IF FURTHER
RECORD COPY FILED IN 75-2-16/3 SECRET
APPEARS OF A SIMILAR NATURE HE PLANS TO GO DIRECTLY TO FERNANDEZ, ACCUSE
HIM AND DEMAND PERSECUTION BE STOPPED. HE SAYS NAME "COMISARIO BAS-
ILIO" USED BY WRITER (FERNANDEZ) FOR FERNANDEZ LACKS PROOF OF HIS
CHARGES AND IF HE HAD USED TRUE NAME OR PICTURE OF WSCARLET-3.
FERNANDEZ WOULD BE OPEN FOR LISB. WSCARLET-3 CLAIMED THAT A FRIEND
AND REPORTER ON STAFF OF "EL MUNDO" WAS INVITED TO MIRAFLORES
PLACE (13 MAY) ALONG WITH REPORTERS FROM OTHER NEWS PAPERS TO
"BE GIVEN THE STORY". "ULTIMAS NOTICIAS" WAS ONLY NEWSPAPER WHICH
CARRIED STORY.
2. GRADSPIES HAD REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT NOON TODAY WITH
DEPUTY CHIEF WSCARLET AND SUBJECT OF "BASILIO" ARTICLE CAME UP.
DEPUTY SAID WSCARLET ATTACHES NO IMPORTANCE TO ARTICLE, CONSIDERS IT
PERSONAL ATTACK ON WSCARLET/3 OR JUST PRESS SENSATIONALISM, AND THAT
HE PERSONALLY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT WSCARLET/3 WORKING FOR EITHER
FREELANCE OR UNOFFICIAL DEPUTY SAID HE BELIEVES IT UNLIKELY THAT GOV WILL
PUSH "BASILIO" CASE FOR GOV INTENDS USE TELFAPS EXTENSIVELY AND
WISHES AVOID ANY PUBLICITY WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN EMBARRASSMENT TO IT.
3. APART FROM ABOVE, WSCARLET/3 HAS REPORTED SEVERAL RECENT
MEETINGS WITH ARAGONES IN EFFORT ARRANGE JOB OR ONE OR MORE
PROJECTS W/ARAGONES TAKING GET LIBRARY, AMUSE ARAGONES, AND
S CLEAVE T. 24468
MENTIONED WKSCARLET/3 TO COS ONE ONE RECENT OCCASION (ASKING WHAT STATION'S OPINION OF WKSCARLET/3 WAS), COMMITTED HIMSELF TO JOB FOR WKSCARLET/3, THE LATTER BELIEVES THAT SINCE PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE IT MOST UNLIKELY WKNOBLE/8 WILL HIRE HIM.
4. RELIEE THAT ALL THE FACTS NOT YET IN BUT ON BALANCE WE BELIEVE "BASILIO" ARTICLE OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE AND POSSIBLY NOT RELATED TO GOV DISCOVERY OF WKNUGGET TELTAP OR OF DISCOVERY OF WKSCARLET/2'S TAP. HOWEVER, WE WILL LAY GROUNDWORK SO THAT WKSCARLET/3 CAN MAKE HASTY DEPARTURE FOR COOLING OFF PERIOD SHOULD THAT BECOME NECESSARY. AT SAME TIME WE WISH AVOID CONTACT WITH HIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FOR DEVIOUS REASONS FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. IN FACT, STATION HAD PLANNED TERMINATE HIM EFFECTIVE 32 JUNE AS THUS FAR HE HAS BEEN UNABLE LAND JOB WITH ACCESS OF INTEREST. IN VIEW OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, WE WILL CONSIDER POSSIBLE TERMINATION AS OF 31 MAY 74 AND PAY FOR SATHA NOT IN VIEW OF SHORT NOTICE IF NECESSARY.
5. FILE 73-2-16/3 AND 221-300935. 22 IMPDET
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF 3723272 DIRECTOR 552359
CONF: W178 INFO: FILE 19/12, c/1020, c/1020, c/1020, 555
TO: IMMEDIATE NIACI CARACAS-V
UKRALLY UKSCARLET-V
REF: CARACAS 24453 IN 255337-V
1. REF STORY RE BKHERALD AND LNERGO IS MOST OMINOUS, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW RECENT UKNUGGET DEVELOPMENT-V
2. WE CONCERNED THAT IF ARRESTED UKSCARLET-3 LIKELY TO REVEAL DETAILS OF RECENT BKHERALD RELATIONSHIP AND EVEN EMBELLISH HIS ACTIVITIES IN OUR BEHALF. WE BELIEVE CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO POSSIBILITY OF HEADING OFF HIS BEING PICKED UP BY GOV AUTHORITY OR EXPOSURE TO PRESS. TO THIS END, COULD STATION ARRANGE FOR QUICK DEPARTURE FROM COUNTRY FOR COOLING OFF PERIOD? PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS REQUESTED-V
3. WE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT STATION MEETING WITH UKSCARLET-3 DURING CURRENT SITUATION. PLEASE CONTINUE USE EXTREME CAUTION.
4. FILE 75-2-34/3 AND COMMUNICATE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET-V
REF - ULTIMAS NOTICIAS PUBLISHED STORY REGARDING "WATERGATE CRITIC" ON 11/4 MAY. BOTH IN HEADLINE AND IN STORY UKSCARLET-3 MENTIONED USING ONLY HIS UKSCARLET ALIAS.
RECORD COPY FILED IN 75-2-1443
DATE: 17 MAY 74
CONF: L.C. BURNETT
UNIT: WH/3/V
EXT: 2535
DUPLICATE COPY FOR CROSS FILING IN 201-300985
SECRET 182222 APR 74 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 24235
TO: DIRECTOR,
WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REF: A. DIRECTOR 502819
B. CARACAS 24106 (205/47)
1. STATION INTENDS TERMINATE WKSCARLET-3 EFFECTIVE
1 MAY IF HE HAS NO JOB IN WKSCARLET, PTJ NARC SQUAD, OR
WITH WKNOBLE-8 IN TELTAP OP BY THAT DATE. STATION EXPECTS
NO PROBLEMS WITH TERMINATION AS WKSCARLET-3 AWARE THAT
WITHOUT ONE OF ABOVE JOBS HE OF LITTLE USE TO US;
2. AFTER 1 MAY TERMINATION, STATION WILL OFFER PUT
WKSCARLET-3 IN CONTACT WITH DEA PER REF A.
3. WKSCARLET-3 TERMINATION PAYMENT WILL BE THREE
MONTHS SALARY, BY6,000 (US$1,402). FUNDS FOR TERMINATION
INCLUDED IN REF.
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TO: DIRECTOR
WKRALY/WKSCARLET
1. ULTIMAS NOTICIAS PUBLISHED STORY REGARDING "WATERGATE CRIOLO." (PAGE 44) ON 14 MAY. BOTH IN HEADLINE AND IN STORY WKSCARLET-3 MENTIONED USING ONLY HIS WKSCARLET ALIAS.
2. ACCORDING TO STORY, WKSCARLET-3, A CUBAN WHO WORKED FOR SAMERALD AND LNARGO IN PAST AND HAS VAST INTELLIGENCE BACKGROUND, BROUGHT VARIOUS SPYING DEVICES INTO VENEZUELA: BINGULARS WITH WHICH ONE CAN READ LICENSE PLATES AT 1020 METERS, A MECHANISM TO LOCATE ROUTES OF CARS, AND OTHER OBJECTS TO TAP TELEPHONES.
3. SUPPOSED PURPOSE OF EQUIPMENT WAS TO OBTAIN PRE-ELECTION INFORMATION FROM TORRE DE LAS DELICIAS WHERE OFFICES OF CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ WERE LOCATED WHILE HE CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT.
4. STORY ATTRIBUTED TO "A SOURCE" AND ACCORDING TO "THE AUTHORITIES" THE CASE WOULD BE TAKEN TO COURT WITH
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PROOF WHICH WILL CONFIRM ACTS OF POLITICAL ESPIONAGE.
5. STATION HAS NO FURTHER DETAILS. CASE OFFICER HAS
MEETING SCHEDULED WITH WKSCARLET-3 TODAY AND WILL TAKE
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO AND DURING MEETING TO DETECT
SURVEILLANCE. ACCORDING WKSCARLET-9 ON 16 MAY, WKSCARLETS
KNOW NOTHING OF THIS BUT WE WILL CHECK AND ADVISE. THERE
HAVE BEEN NO FOLLOW-UP STORIES TO THIS DATE. WILL KEEP
YOU ADVISED ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief RH
ATTENTION: Edward A. Cahill
SUBJECT: LETTER ADDRESS ACTIONS
# 590 966
17 April 1974
1. With reference to your verbal request of 15 Apr 74
the following action was taken concerning facility
- Cancelled
- Added as co-addressee
Reinaldo J. FIALLO
- Deleted as co-addressee
Edmond A. SAKIN
P.O. Box 4540
Brookland Station
Washington, D.C. 20017
"This is a Catch-all box used by several components of this Agency"
2. Any inquiries concerning the above action should be
directed to the Office of Security, Special Facilities Desk.
Robert V. Gambino
Deputy Director of Security
Personnel Security & Investigations
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DIRECTOR
MESSAGE REFERENCES INCLUDED
TO: IMMEDIATE NIACT CARACAS INFO PRIORITY WH/MIAMIV
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21203 IN
1. RE PARA 2 REF. STRONGLY RECOMMEND UKSCARLET-3 NOT MAKE REFERENCE TO OR SHOW HIS VENEZUELAN PASSPORT TO U.S. IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. SHOULD EXHIBIT ONLY U.S. REENTRY PERMIT.
2. FYI: IMMIGRATION SERVICE WILL BE ALERTED.
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REF - REQUESTS HAS HAVE INS ALLOW UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE RETAIN EXPIRING REENTRY PERMITS. POSSIBLE PROBLEM IF INS ASKS TO SEE SUBJECTS VENEZUELAN PASSPORT, WHICH CONTAINS U.S. TOURIST VISA.
OS/AAS FRED BUCCI (DRAFT)
APC/WH/COG
DATE: 16 APRIL 74
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TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, WH/Miami.
WKRALLY WKSCARLET
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 530655 (NOT SENT WH/Miami)
B. DIRECTOR 538452
1. WKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE WILL TRAVEL VIA SA FLT 750 ON 17 APRIL DEPARTING CARACAS 0930 AND ARRIVING MIAMI 1300. PLS HAVE I&NS MIAMI ALLOW THEM RETAIN THEIR REENTRY PERMITS.
2. ONLY PROBLEM WHICH STATION CAN SEE MIGHT ARISE IS IF I&NS REQUESTS TO SEE WKSCARLET-3'S PASSPORT AND REENTRY PERMIT. WKSCARLET-3 TRAVELS ON VENEZUELAN PASSPORT WHICH STATES HE BORN IN VENEZUELA RATHER THAN CUBA AND PASSPORT CONTAINS VALID U.S. TOURIST VISA.
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DIRECTOR: 538452
DISSEMINATED BY:
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS INFO ROUTINE WH/MIAI-Y
UKRALLY UKSCARLET Y
REFS: A. CARACAS 24186 [IN 222753] -
B. WH/MIAI 21528 [IN 222896] Y
1. UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE WILL NOT BE ABLE OBTAIN NEW REENTRY PERMITS IN MIAMI AS THEIR FILE HELD IN WASHINGTON. INS MIAMI NOT AWARE SUBJECT AND WIFE SPECIAL CASES. NECESSITY FOR VISIT MIAMI IS THAT OLD PERMITS MUST SHOW SUBJECTS REENTERED U.S. BEFORE PERMITS EXPIRED AND ALSO THAT APPLICATION FOR NEW PERMITS MUST BE INITIATED IN PERSON IN U.S. UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE SHOULD OBTAIN AND FILL OUT FORMS I-131 AND MAIL THESE FROM MIAMI, TOGETHER WITH TWO PHOTOS OF EACH AND DOLLAR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FOR TOTAL OF $20, TO FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
REINALDO J. FIALLO
POST OFFICE BOX 4540 (FOUR FIVE FOUR ZERO)
BROOKLYN STATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20017
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WE WILL FILE APPLICATIONS WITH I&NS HERE AS SOON AS RECEIVED. REF B NAME AND PHONE NUMBER SHOULD BE GIVEN UKSCARLET-3 FOR USE ONLY IF SOME PROBLEM ARISES.
2. AS OLD REENTRY PERMITS ARE SO CLOSE TO EXPIRATION, IT NORMAL FOR I&NS TO PICK THEM UP WHEN UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE ENTER U.S. ARE VENEZUELAN VISAS IMPRINTED IN REENTRY PERMITS, AND IF SO WILL SUBJECTS HAVE ANY PROBLEM REENTERING VENEZUELA WITHOUT THEM? IF PROBLEM EXISTS, WE CAN HAVE I&NS MIAMI ALERTED IN ADVANCE OF SUBJECTS' ARRIVAL AND REQUEST I&NS ALLOW THEM RETAIN PERMITS. IF THIS NECESSARY, PLS ADVISE SOONEST AND PROVIDE SUBJECTS' FLIGHT NUMBER AND TIME OF ARRIVAL MIAMI.
3. FILE 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
REF A - UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE TRAVELLING MIAMI 17 APRIL TO RENEW REENTRY PERMITS. STATION ASSUMES I&NS AWARE THEY SPECIAL CASES SO WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH RENEWALS, BUT REQUESTS MIAMI STATION PROVIDE EMERGENCY PHONE CONTACT.
REF B - NAME AND PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BBY WH/MIAMI.
C/WH/SEC E. CAHILL (DRAFT)
OS/AAS FRED BUCCI (DRAFT)
DATE 15 APRIL 74
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15 April 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: GS/Special Facilities
SUBJECT: Request of P.O. Box
1. This will confirm telephonic request to your office on 15 April 1974 for a Washington, D.C. P.O. Box to receive one letter from Luis Clemente Carriles Posada. The box should be serviced daily commencing 23 April 1974 until that one letter is received.
2. This will also confirm you provided the following for the request contained in paragraph one:
Reinaldo J. Fajllo
P.O. Box 4540
Brooklyn Station
Washington, D.C. 20017
3. The letter should be sent to WH/Registry for Laura Cooley, WH/3/V, 3 B 2627 on extension R1535. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Edward A. Cahill
C/WH/SECURITY
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - WH/3/V/L. Cooley
1 - WH/Chrono
1 - WH/File
DOD/WH/SEC/EACahill:rv (15 Apr 74)
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CITE CARACAS 24186
TO: DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAI.
WKRALLY WKSARLET,
REF: DIRECTOR 530655 (NOT SENT WH/MIAI)
1. WKSARLET-3 AND WIFE PLAN TRAVEL MIAMI AT OWN
EXPENSE TO RENEW UNITED STATES REENTRY PERMITS ON 17
APRIL.
2. STATION ASSUMES THAT INS AWARE THAT WKSARLET-3
AND WIFE SPECIAL CASES AND THEREFORE THEY WILL HAVE NO
TROUBLE RENEWING REENTRY PERMITS. HOWEVER, IN EVENT THERE
SHOULD BE SOME PROBLEM, REQUEST WH/MIAI PROVIDE TELEPHONE
NUMBER AND NAME OF CASE OFFICER FOR WKSARLET-3 TO CONTACT.
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UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS: A. CARACAS 23508 [IN 13674]
B. DIRECTOR 393224
1. WISH TO ADVISE STATION THAT UNITED STATES REENTRY PERMITS FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE WILL EXPIRE 20 APRIL 74. SINCE THIS REPRESENTS END OF SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH I&NS ON THIS CASE (TOTAL OF 4 YEARS), NEXT APPLICATION MUST BE MADE IN PERSON IN U.S. WHILE APPLICANTS NEED NOT WAIT IN U.S. FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE PROCESSED, THERE IS NO WAY AVOID MINIMUM ONE DAY TRIP TO U.S. (CAN BE DONE IN MIAMI) IF NEW REENTRY PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED.
2. WE REALIZE UKSCARLET-3'S FUTURE UNCERTAIN FOR REASONS EXPLAINED REF A AND THAT EXPIRATION REENTRY PERMITS IN APRIL MIGHT FURTHER COMPLICATE MATTER. WISH POINT OUT, HOWEVER, THAT IF PERMITS EXPIRE, SUBJECTS WILL HAVE TO MAKE APPLICATIONS FOR RETURNING RESIDENT VISAS WITH NO ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE THAT VISAS WILL BE ISSUED BY CONSULAR OFFICER. ALTHOUGH NO QUOTA NUMBER INVOLVED, PROCESSING IS SAME AS ANY OTHER IMMIGRANT VISA WITH CONSULAR OFFICER HAVING THE SOL;
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3. EMBASSY MAY ALREADY HAVE THIS TIME FACTOR IN MIND IN CONSIDERING ITS FUTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH UKSCARLET-3. IF, HOWEVER, DECISION CONCERNING HIS DISPOSITION NOT REACHED BY MID-APRIL, WOULD SUGGEST UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE BE PERMITTED TRAVEL MIAMI TO APPLY FOR NEW REENTRY PERMITS IN ORDER AVOID PROBLEMS OUTLINED PARA TWO ABOVE. PLS ADVISE.
4. FILE 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
REF A - STATION PLANNING TO OFFER UKSCARLET-3 TO DEA AS SOURCE ON NARCOTICS IF HE DOES NOT OBTAIN JOB IN NEW NARCOTICS OFFICE BEING ESTABLISHED BY GOV. IF DEA NOT INTERESTED, STATION WOULD TERMINATE U-3.
REF B - NOTIFICATION OF EXPIRATION OF REENTRY PERMITS IN APRIL 1973.
OFFICE OF ALIEN AFFAIRS F. BUCCI (DRAFT)
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CARA 23718
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TO: DIA
WKSCARLET REDLEG AELEO
1. 30 JANUARY AT MEETING BETWEEN CORRO AND AELEO,
CORRO INFORMED AELEO WITH DOCUMENT CONCERNING WKSCARLET-3'S
BACKGROUNDS (PASSED WITH WKSCARLET ACQUISITION). AELEO HAD ASKED
CORRO TO DETERMINE WHO "BASILIO" IS AND PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND
ON HIM. "BASILIO" IS WKSCARLET-3'S WKSCARLET ALIAS. AELEO
ALSO ASKED IF WKSCARLET-3 HAS ANY BROTHERS. CORRO ANSWERED
"NO". WKSCARLET-3 DOES HAVE BROTHER IN CUBA AND ONE IN WEST
GERMANY.
2. ACCORDING WKSCARLET-3 (ON 7 FEB), THE DOCUMENT
PROVIDED TO AELEO INCLUDED HIS DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH,
CURRENT FUNCTION IN WKSCARLET, FACT THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN
BAY OF PIGS OPERATION AND USUAL SCHOOLING INFORMATION.
3. IT IS NOT CLEAR AT THIS POINT WHAT EXACTLY AELEO
AFFIRMED. HOWEVER, POSSIBILITY THAT HE CONSIDERING WKSCARLET-3
AS GOVERNMENT TARGET NOT OUTSIDE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.
4. STATION WILL MONITOR THIS CASE AND KEEP YOU ADVISED
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5. 201-881289, 221-380985, E2 IMPDET
TO: CARACAS INFO WH/MIA-
RYBAT MHABYSS
REF: CARACAS 23508 1IN 1367431
1. CONCUR STATION PLANS PARA 3 REF CONCERNING FUTURE USE
UKSCARLET-3.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET. A
REF - ACCORDING TO UKNOBLE-8, NEW VENEZUELAN GOVT INTENDS SET UP NATIONAL POLICE FORCE WHICH WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE NARCOTICS SECTION WITH NATIONWIDE RESPONSIBILITIES. STATION BELIEVES UKSCARLET-3 HAS CHANCE OBTAINING JOB IN THIS SECTION. HOWEVER, IF HE DOES NOT GET JOB BY 31 MARCH 74, STATION PLANS OFFER W-3 TO DEA.
WH/NARC HOWARD ORR (DRAFT)
C/WH/COBG J. SKURA (TELECOORD)
DDO/NARCOG STAN ARCHENHOLD (TELECOORD)
DATE: 15 JAN 74
ORIG: L.C. BURNETT
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TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAI.
RYBAT MHABYSS
REF: DIRECTOR 499853
1. WKSCARLET-3 WILL NOT MAKE TRIP TO MIAMI AT THIS TIME. HE WILL TRAVEL PUERTO RICO ON PERSONAL BUSINESS ON 14 JANUARY ON VIASA FLT 792 DEPARTING CARACAS AT 1715.
2. RE PARA 2 REF, WKSCARLET-3 HAS ALMOST NO CHANCE OF REMAINING IN WKSCARLET. WHILE STATION HAS NO INFORMATION AS TO WHO WILL REPLACE WKSCARLET-1, RUMORS HAVE IT THAT ERASITO FERNANDEZ MAY GET JOB FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF NEW ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER "CLEAN" OUT WKSCARLET. WKSCARLET-3 AND FERNANDEZ ARE, TO SAY LEAST, NOT BEST OF FRIENDS AND FERNANDEZ HAS TOLD WKSCARLET-9 THAT WKSCARLET-3 MUST LEAVE WKSCARLET. WKSCARLET-3 HAS ALSO TOLD STATION THAT HE DOES NOT THINK HE CAN STAY IN WKSCARLET.
3. ACCORDING TO WKNOBLE-8, NEW GOVERNMENT INTENDS SET UP NATIONAL POLICE FORCE WHICH WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE A NARCOTICS SECTION WITH NATIONWIDE RESPONSIBILITIES. STATION
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HAS URGED ASCARLET-3 TO TALK TO HIS FRIENDS AND CONTACTS IN ORDER OBTAIN MEDIUM OR HIGH LEVEL JOB IN THAT SECTION AND HE HAS AGREED. STATION FEELS HE HAS AT LEAST EVEN CHANCE OF OBTAINING SUCH A JOB. IF HE DOES NOT GET JOB BY ABOUT 31 MARCH 74, STATION PLANS OFFER HIM TO DEA AS SOURCE OR TERMINATE HIM IF THEY HAVE NO USE FOR HIM.
4. REQUEST YOUR COMMENTS, IF ANY.
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CONF/WHG INFO: FILE 230, 2300, 01/01/74
TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS (NIAC) INFO: IMMEDIATE WH/HIA
ROUTINE BUENOS AIRES
RYBAT NHABYSS
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 499379
B. CARACAS 23476 [IN 133902]
1. MUST ADVISE THAT UNDER PRESENT GROUND RULES WE SIMPLY CANNOT PERMIT OUR CONTROLLED AGENTS TO BECOME DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ILLICIT NARCOTIC ACTIVITIES IN U.S. WHICH COULD RESULT IN DOMESTIC LEGAL ACTION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, THEREFORE, SHOULD UKSCARLET-3 PROVIDE FALSE PASSPORT FOR AGREU OR CONTACT WH/HIA STATION FOR PURPOSE OUTLINED REF B WHILE HE UNDER BKHERALD DIRECTION.
2. IN VIEW OF SERIOUS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS FOR AGENT INHERENT IN USE PROPOSED REF B, WE PREFER THAT U-W-3 WITHDRAW FROM CASE COMPLETELY. THIS BASED ON ASSUMPTION THAT U-3 CONTINUES AS VALUABLE, LONG RANGE ASSET TO STATION. IF, HOWEVER, STATION OF OPINION THAT U-3 DOES NOT HAVE MUCH FUTURE WITH UKSCARLET AND THAT HIS USEFULNESS TO STATION IS LIMITED, YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO OFFER TO
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MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER
197853
TURN HIM OVER TO DEA TO WORK FULL TIME ON NARCOTIC MATTERS.
HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT ONCE TURNOVER MADE, IT
WOULD BE PERMANENT AND THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER BKHERALD
ASSOCIATION.
3. PLEASE ADVISE YOUR DECISION IN THIS MATTER.
4. FILE: 201-300985. E2. IMPDET-A
REFS: A. SITUATION PRESENTS KNOTTY PROBLEM OF POSSIBLE LEGAL
INVOLVEMENT. HOPE TO HAVE DEFINITE ANSWER LATER TODAY.
B. REPORTED THAT WKSARLET-3 (UNILATERAL PENETRATION OF
DISIP) RECEIVED TELEPHONE CALL FROM DOMINGO ABREU (WELL DOCUMENTED
CUBAN VIOLATOR IN MIAMI AREA) ASKING IF U-3 COULD PROVIDE HIM
EQUIPMENT WITH VENEZUELAN PASSPORT.
OCG MR. GREANEY (TELECOORD)
DDO/NARCOG S. ARCHENHOLD (TELECOORD)
DC/UH/NARC H. ORR (DRAFT)
C/UH/COG J. SMITH (DRAFT)
C/UH/K. SCALFORD (DRAFT)
DATE: 11 JANUARY 1974
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TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS INFO IMMEDIATE WH/MIA INFO BOOROUTINE
BUENOS AIRES
RYBAT NHABYSS
REF: CARACAS 23476 [IN 133902] [BEING RELAYED BUENOS AIRES]
1. REF SITUATION PRESENTS KNOTTY PROBLEM OF POSSIBLE LEGAL
ININVOLVEMENT UKSCARLET-3 IN NARCOTICS CASE, IMPLICATIONS OF WHICH WE
STILL TRYING TO CLARIFY. HOPE TO HAVE DEFINITE ANSWER FOR YOU
LATER TODAY. IF TIME RUNS OUT ON US, YOU SHOULD ADVISE UKSCARLET-3
NOT TO PROVIDE BLANK VENEZUELAN PASSPORT AND NOT TO CONTACT ARCHEN
MIAI AT THIS TIME.
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WH/NARC - HOWARD ORR [IN DRAFT]
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CITE WH/Miami 20657
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, CARACAS, FR/New York.
RYBAT MHABYSS
REF: CARACAS 23476 (IN/133902)
1. DEA/Miami advises:
A. DOMINGO A B R E V is under continuing investigation
by DEA. Warrant for his arrest was issued late 1972. Efforts
locate and arrest him at that time proved futile. On 29 March
1973 pursuant to agreement reached between BND and U.S. Attorney's
Office in Miami, arrest warrant cancelled. Reason not indicated in
DEA file.
B. ANDRES MARIANO P U R R I N O is also under continuing
investigation by DEA. His address is 401 N.W. 49th Avenue,
MIAMI. Station records show ref telephone number is registered to
A-1 Automotive Parts, 6625 W. Flagler St., MIAMI.
2. As alternative to ref contact plan, station suggests
that consideration be given to cutting in DEA/Miami on ref op
since DEA is aware of Bkherald association with WSCARLET+3
and station WH/Miami does not have surveillance capability.
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NOR CHARTER TO CONDUCT LOCAL NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS.
WKSCARLET-3 COULD THEREFORE BE PLACED IN CONTACT WITH
DEA/Miami IF AND WHEN HE ARRIVES HERE. STATION OFFICER WOULD
CASE OFFICER OP. IF MCS AND STATION CARACAS CONCUR, STATION
COULD BRIEF DEA/Miami HIGHLIGHTS OF REF AND WORK OUT CONTACT
ARRANGEMENTS LOCALLY WITH THEM. ALSO REMIND ADDRESSEES
THAT WKSCARLET-3 IS WELL-KNOWN TO DEA/Miami AND UNDOUBTEDLY
WOULD COME UNDER IMMEDIATE SURVEILLANCE BY THEM SHOULD HE
ENTER AREA. WKSCARLET-3 HAS BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE DURING
PREVIOUS TRIP MIAMI AREA.
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TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, WH/MIAI INFO FR/NEW YORK,
NIACT WH/MIAI
RYBAT MABYSS
REF: WH/MIAI 20657 (W 134114)
1. CONCUR REF PARA 2 PLAN
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TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR, WH/Miami, FR NEW YORK.
RYBAT MHAQYSS
1. DURING MEETING LATE 9 JANUARY, WKSCARLET-3 SAID HE RECEIVED LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALL FROM NEW YORK FROM DOMINGO A B R E U. ABREU ASKED IF WKSCARLET-3 COULD PROVIDE HIM WITH VENEZUELAN PASSPORT. WKSCARLET-3 TOLD ABREU THAT HE COULD PROBABLY DO SO. ABREU TOLD WKSCARLET-3 THAT HE COULD NOT BE REACHED IN NEW YORK BUT PROVIDED WKSCARLET-3 WITH NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IN MIAMI THROUGH WHICH HE COULD BE CONTACTED: ANDRES PURRINO, TEL: 261-4581.
2. FOLLOWING ARE STATION TRACES ON ABREU AND PURRINO:
A. ABREU, DOMINGO AKA CHINO; WELL DOCUMENTED CUBAN VIOLATOR IN MIAMI AREA. (HVCA-1894349).
B. PURRINO, ANDRES; DOCUMENTED MULTI-KILO TRAFFICKER (CARACAS 21408, 14 MARCH 74).
3. NO ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR TRANSFER OF PASSPORT. HOWEVER, WKSCARLET-3 WILLING TRAVEL MIAMI WITH BLANK, VALID PASSPORT. CALL PURRINO, AND DELIVER IT. WKSCARLET-3 SAID HE
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IS GOING TO MAKE TRIP TO PUERTO RICO 12 JANUARY BUT
COULD POSTPONE TRIP UNTIL 14 OR 15 JANUARY, STATION WILL
PHOTOGRAPH PASSPORT AND FORWARD COPIES TO ADDRESSEES.
4. UPON ARRIVAL MIAMI, WKSCARLET-3 WOULD CONTACT STATION
AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NAME TO BE USED IN PASSPORT.
HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ILLICIT ANY INFO REGARDING PURRINO/ABREU
DEALINGS.
5. PITFALLS IN ABOVE PLAN ARE MANY, PARTICULARLY IF
PURRINO AND/OR ABREU DEA SOURCES; OR UNDER INVESTIGATION,
OR UNDER INDICTMENT, AND PASSPORT AT ANY TIME USED AS
EVIDENCE; SINCE ABREU AND PURRINO COULD TIE WKSCARLET-3 TO
VENEZUELAN PASSPORT.
6. ALTERNATIVE (WHICH STATION DOES NOT RECOMMEND) WOULD
BE TO HAVE WKSCARLET-3 CALL PURRINO FROM PUERTO RICO OR
MIAMI AND TELL HIM THAT HE COULD NOT OBTAIN PASSPORT BUT OFFER
TO BRIEF PURRINO ON CURRENT SITUATION IN VENEZUELA, WKSCARLET-3
WOULD ATTEMPT THROUGH TALKS WITH PURRINO TO FIND OUT WHAT
PURRINO AND ABREU UP TO.
7. FOR WK/MIAMII PLEASE CHECK WITH DEA TO DETERMINE STATUS
PER PARA 5 OF PURRINO AND ABREU. DEA CARACAS AWARE ABOVE AND
THAT WH/MIAI WILL CONTACT DEA MIAMI BUT DOES NOT PLAN TO
INITIATE ANY CORRESPONDENCE RE WKSCARLET-3 TRAVEL.
8. IN ANY EVENT, WKSCARLET-3 PLANS TRAVEL PUERTO RICO
AND IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE WILL HAVE TO BE
ADvised SINCE HE TRAVELING ON OFFICIAL VENEZUELAN PASSPORT WITH
U.S. VISA AND HE IS U.S. RESIDENT.
9. STATION WILL PROVIDE FLT NUMBER, DATE OF TRAVEL, ETC.,
AS SOON AS KNOWN. WKSCARLET-3 ALWAYS TRAVELS VIA SA WHICH
FLIES CARACAS, PUERTO RICO, MIAMI.
10. SUBJECT DIRECTOR CONCURRENCE, WOULD WH/MIAI PROVIDE
CONTACT PLAN FOR WKSCARLET-3, AND ARRANGE SURVEILLANCE TO
FOLLOW UP ANY LEADS OBTAINED BY HIM.
11. PLEASE ADVISE BY NOON 11 JAN.
12. FILE: 201-300985, E2 IMPDET
* APPARENTLY MARCH 73, IN NO. WILL
BE FURNISHED ON REQUEST.
7. WKSCARLET-3 -- WKSCARLET-3 is being met on a weekly basis in a safehouse. While his access remains unchanged, his reporting has dropped off during this reporting period due mostly to the fact that his energies are being directed against guerrillas and since the capture of Gabriel Puertas and Carlos Betancourt, the WKSCARLETs have had little success in this field. WKSCARLET-3's division is currently working against Gordo Mansania, Solo Suarez, Tito Herrera, and Elias Eljury. During the period he produced no disseminations, however, information reported by him was used for one field comment.
Forwarded herewith is a copy of the report on the SGSWIRL examination given WSCARLET-3 on 8 May 1973.
Christine T. Rathwick
Distribution:
3 - COS, Caracas
Attachments:
a. SGSWIRL Report h/w
b. Idens for Att. a. u/s/c
E2 IMPRT
CL BY 058903
RECORD COPY
HVCW-10041
1 AUG 1973
SECRET
201-300985
Distribution:
1 - IP
1 - Chrono
AC/WH/3/Va
Thomas Doolittle
RELEASING
Richard J. Connelly
DISPATCH
3. From a negative point of view, WKNUGGET coverage of the home phone of WKSCARLET-3 was useful in that it did not reveal any indications that he was involved in narcotics trafficking. Since he also successfully passed his SGSWIRL, and satisfied the Station in a debriefing that he was not trafficking in narcotics, the WKNUGGET coverage of WKSCARLET-3 was discontinued.
7. **WYSCARLIT-3**
WYSCARLIT-3 continued his normal rate of production during this period. The questions regarding his "irregular KGB activities and contacts" were resolved through confrontation and a successful **DEMIURG**.
14. As Headquarters is already aware, WKSARLET-3 passed his SISWIRL with flying colors on 9 May. Based on the SISWIRL and his earlier debriefing concerning his alleged involvement in narcotics, it seems that WKSARLET-3 was only guilty of having the wrong kind of friends. LMAON Caracas was advised on 15 May regarding our conclusions based upon the debriefing and SISWIRL of WKSARLET-3. LMAON Caracas agreed with our conclusions and now regards the case as being closed. WKSARLET-3 agreed, and we so advised LMAON, that WKSARLET-3 would help out with narcotics leads he might come across. We told LMAON that such assistance would only be on an ad hoc basis subject to our other priorities as well as WKSARLET-3's security.
SECRET
TO: WH/3/V
FROM: Interrogation Research Division
SUBJECT: WSCARLET/3 - IDENTITY A
201-30098
29 June 1973
IRD# 72501
BACKGROUND:
Subject of this report is a KOSTONE born citizen of IDEN B who has permanent resident alien status in WODUAL. Subject was granted a renewed OA on 17 July 1972 and he was last SGSWIRLed on 3 November 1971 with favorable results. Subject estimated that he has been SGSWIRLed approximately ten times by BIGHERALD and two or three additional times by the WODUAL Army.
PURPOSE AND PROCEDURE:
On 8 May 1973, in IDEN C, Subject was again SGSWIRLed at the request of his Case Officer, Gabriel J. LABRENZ. The session was conducted in order to determine if Subject has ever been involved in the illegal drug traffic as alleged by a LNAGON source and also whether Subject knows anyone involved in the illegal drug business. Subject has a good command of the English language and the entire session was conducted in English. All of the test questions were coordinated with LABRENZ in advance and he remained in an adjoining room within hearing range. This examiner was introduced to Subject as Bill JOHNSON from WODUAL.
RESULTS:
No indications of deception.
SGSWIRL results supported Subject in his contentions as follows:
1. that, excluding what he told us (See DETAILS), he has not used drugs for non-medicinal reasons.
2. that, excluding IDEN D, he is not acquainted with anyone who he knows is involved in the illegal drug traffic. (See DETAILS for those he "suspects.")
3. that, excluding what he told us (See DETAILS), he has never received money or been involved in the sale, purchase, or smuggling of drugs.
4. that, excluding what he told us (See DETAILS), he has never been asked to participate in the illegal drug traffic.
DETAILS:
During the pre-test discussion, Subject stated that he personally has smoked marijuana on three or four occasions and he has sniffed cocaine on approximately five occasions in the past ten years. Subject asserted that on each occasion, he was attending social gatherings with KNSTONE friends and he felt socially coerced to indulge in order to please the other participants. He estimated that he knows approximately thirty-five people who use cocaine or marijuana. Subject asserted that his last use of cocaine was last month when he visited MODUAL. SGSWIRL supported Subject's claim that his personal use of drugs has not been more extensive.
During the pre-test discussion, Subject asserted that he was not acquainted with anyone who he knew for certain was involved in drug trafficking. Subject did list the following IDENS whom asked if he knew anyone who he "suspected" was involved in trafficking drugs: IDENS D, E, F, G, H and I. Subject asserted that his suspicions were based on rumor and these people have never talked to him about illegal drugs. After recording reactions to the test question, "Are you concealing the identity of anyone who you know is involved in the sale or smuggling of drugs?" (Ans. No), Subject acknowledged that his concern for the question was due to the fact that he more than merely "suspected" IDEN D was involved and he was "90% certain."
During the pre-test discussion, Subject stated that in 1954 or 1955, while in KNSTONE, he and a friend sold a non-dangerous drug to a buyer who believed it to be cocaine. Subject asserted that he made $25.00 from this transaction. Also, while in KNSTONE at the same
time, Subject stated that a friend, IDEN J, asked him if he wished to participate in the smuggling of cocaine out of Peru. Subject advised that he declined the offer. As previously noted, SGSHIRL results supported Subject's contentions that his involvement with dangerous drugs has not been more extensive.
John M. Sandals
Distribution:
Orig. - Jones, Dempsey, Gaynor
1 - Dempsey
1 - CI/OA
1 - WH/3/V
1 - Field
1 - File
OS/IRD/JMS:1ht
SECRET 2421452 MAY 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 22054
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR, OTTAWA INFO WH/MIAI.
RE: AM SLALARM W/KSCARLET W/KRALLY
REF: A. 000A-17700
B. CARACAS 21985 (w 920777)
C. DIRECTOR 413995
1. REGRET W/KSCARLET-9 TRIP TREC A SEMINAR CANCELED
BY W/KSCARLET-1 DUE LACK W/KSCARLET INTEREST.
2. IDEA FOR TRIP GENERATED BY IDEN REF B WHO,
ACCORDING W/KSCARLET-9, EITHER WANTED FREE TRIP NORTH OR WAS
REQUESTED BY GOVERNMENT PARTY, COPEI, TO ATTEND. IF LATTER THE
CASE, W/KSCARLET-9 SPECULATES THAT COPEI WANTED REPRESENTATIVE
AT SEMINAR BUT DID NOT WANT EXPEND PARTY FUNDS FOR TRIP.
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CITE CARACAS 22821
TO: DIRECTOR INFO WMIAMI.
RYBAT PLMABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET.
REF: DIRECTOR 418692.
1. LNAON CARACAS ACCEPTED RESULTS OUR
DEBRIEFING AND SSWIRL. LNAON SAIC STATED
WOULD CABLE HIS WGS AND MIAMI OFFICE THAT AS
FAR AS CARACAS CONCERNED CASE AGAINST WKSARLET-3
NOW CLOSED.
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RYBAT MHABYSS UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS:
A. CARACAS 21685 [IN 909807]
B. CARACAS 21919 [IN 913409]
C. DIRECTOR 407370
1. IN 17 MAY MEETING WE GAVE LNAgon HGS OFFICERS GIST REFs A AND B. THEY APPEARED ON SURFACE ACCEPT OUR REASONING FOR BELIEVING UKSCARLET-3 NOT INVOLVED NARCOTICS ACTIVITY AND REQUESTED WE SEND GIST REFs A AND B TO THEM OFFICIALLY, WHICH WE DOING.
2. PLEASE ADVISE REACTION OF LNAgon CARACAS TO RESULTS OF UKSCARLET-3 DEBRIEFING AND SGSWIRL.
3. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET-H
REFA- RESULTS OF DEBRIEFING OF UKSCARLET-3 ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN ILLEGAL NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.
REF B- UKSCARLET-3 UNDERWENT SGSWIRL 8 MAY 73 WITH NO INDICATIONS OF DECEPTION.
REF C- AGREEMENT OF HGS FOR CONTINUED USE OF UKSCARLET-3 AS A UNILATERAL PENETRATION OF UKSCARLET. LNAgon SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE RESULTS OF HIS DEBRIEFING AND SGSWIRL AND BE CONVINCED OF HIS NON-INVOLVEMENT IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING.
DATE: 18 MAY 1973
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
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CITE W/H/Miami 18937
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
W/HSTONE
REF: CARACAS 21985 (IN 920774) NA
1. NEITHER STATION NOR SLIGOS HAVE ANY INFO ON INSTITUTO DE
ESTUDIOS CUBANOS. DEFER TO HOS FOR ANY RQNS.
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TO: CARACAS
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21938 IN 9161111
1. REVALIDATED PERMITS FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE BEING
POUCHED 18 MAY 73.
2. FILE 201-300985. EZ IMPDET #
REF - ASKS FOR STATUS REPORT ON REVALIDATION OF "PERMITS TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND HIS WIFE.
DATE: 16 MAY 73
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
UNIT: WH/3/V
EXT: 1535
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SECRET
TO: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
ATTEN: Bob Weatherwax, WH/3/V
FROM: Director of Security
SUBJECT: Luis Clemente POSADA Carriles (A 12 419 708)
Nieves Elina Gonzalez de POSADA (A 12 443 942)
REFERENCE: Your request for Reentry Permit dated 19
were
Reentry Permits issued for subject on 21 April 1972, and it
have been extended
valid to 20 April 1974. The Permit may be used for unlimited entries
into the United States during validity. Validity of Permit may be extended for
a maximum period of twelve (12) months only. Extension of validity of Permit
must be made on the attached, "Application for Extension of Permit to Enter
the United States," (I&NS Form 1-45). In certain foreign areas U.S. Consuls
and U.S. Immigration Officers are authorized to extend the validity date
extended through cleared liaison with Immigration and Naturalization Service.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY
Louis Weatherwax
Chief, Alien Affairs Staff
Attachment.
Receipt acknowledged for Permits 0375384 and 0375385.
Signature
Date
OS/AAS/ESkark 11 May 1973
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TO: CARACAS INFO WH/MIA
RYBAT NHABYSS UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS:
A. CARACAS 21685 [IN 904807]
B. CARACAS 21939 [IN 913409]
1. AGREE THAT STATION SHOULD CONTINUE USE UKSCARLET-3 AS
UNILATERAL PENETRATION OF UKSCARLET ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, IT
IMPERATIVE TO PROTECT UKHERALD POSITION IN THIS MATTER THAT LNAGON
BE ADVISED OF RESULTS DEBRIEFING AND SGSWIRL AND BE CONVINCED
W-35 OF HIS PERSONAL NON-INVOLVEMENT IN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING. ADDI-
TIONALLY, REMAIN THAT STATION ALERT TO ANY FUTURE INDICATIONS
THAT UKSCARLET-3 IS IN ANY WAY PARTICIPATING IN THIS TYPE OF
ACTIVITY.
2. FILE 2001-300985. E2 IMPDET-A
REF A REPORTS THE RESULTS OF THE DEBRIEFING OF UKSCARLET-3 ABOUT
INDICATIONS THAT HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF
NARCOTICS.
REF B SAYS THAT UKSCARLET-3 UNDERWENT AN SGSWIRL ON 8 MAY 1973 WITH
NO INDICATIONS OF DECEPTION. HE WAS EXAMINED IN REGARD TO HIS
KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG TRAFFICKERS, HIS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE
NARCOTICS TRADE AND HIS ASSOCIATION WITH NARCOTICS PERSONALITIES
MENTIONED IN UKHERALD AND LNAGON INVESTIGATIONS OF HIS RECENT ACTI-
VITIES.
DATE: 10 MAY 1973
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
UNIT: AC/WH/3/V
EXT: 1535/5126
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SECRET 0913258 MAY 73 STAFF
CITÉ CARACAS 21919
TO: DIRECTOR INFO W/H/MIA;
RYBAY PLM/HABYSS WKRALLY WKS/SCARLET
REFS A. CARACAS 21885 (IN 509807)
B. DIRECTOR 399617
C. CARACAS 21753 (IN 895/07)
1. WKS/SCARLET-3 UNDERWENT SG/SHIRL 8 MAY 73 WITH NO
INDICATIONS DECEPTION, EXAMINED HIS KNOWLEDGE OF DRUG
TRAFFICKERS; POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT NARCOTICS TRADE AND
ASSOCIATION NARCOTICS PERSONALITIES MENTIONED OUR AND LNAGON
INVESTIGATION HIS RECENT ACTIVITIES, EXAMINATION FACILITATED
THROUGH WKS/SCARLET-3'S OWN WRITTEN REPORTS ON NARCOTICS-
LINKED PERSONALITIES AND HIS OBVIOUS EFFORT BE FRANK AND
FORTHCOMING ON ALL SUBJECTS RAISED.
2. GIVEN RESULTS SG/SHIRL AND DEBRIEFINGS, STATION
REASONABLY CONVINCED WKS/SCARLET-3 INNOCENT NARCOTICS INVOLV-
MENT, BELIEVE ALSO CAN CONVINCE LNAGON HIS INNOCENCE. PEND-
ING ANY NEW EVIDENCE HE IS IN FACT INVOLVED NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKING, DESIRE CONTINUE WKS/SCARLET-3 AS UNILATERAL PENE-
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TORI 051426Z MAY 73
CARA 21885
S G R E T 051338Z MAY 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21885
TO DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIA;
RYBAT NHABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET INF RS A. DIRECTOR 399617
B. CARACAS 21753 (IN 895109)
1. AS SUGGESTED REFERENCE A. GABRIEL J. LABREZ
AND WILFRED O. CLOVER MET WKSARLET-3 NIGHT OF 2 MAY IN
TWO HOUR CONFRONTATION WHICH IN REALITY WAS DEBRIEFING
HIS ASSOCIATION WITH ALLEGED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS.
DURING MEETING WKSARLET-3 VERY FORTHCOMING, FRANK AND
CONVINCING IN HIS DENIAL OF BEING INVOLVED NARCOTICS
TRAFFIC. AT END DEBRIEFING AGREED TO BE SOWIRLED
DURING WEEK BEGINNING 6 MAY.
2. BEGIN DEBRIEFING HIS ASSOCIATION WITH HEMBERTO
T R U E V A. WKSARLET-3 STATED HE INTRODUCED TRUEVA
THROUGH HIS CASUAL ASSOCIATION WITH JOSE GOMEZ.
(GOMEZ IS LNAON MIAMI SOURCE WHO CONSIDERED BY THEM
TO BE LESS THAN RELIABLE). GOMEZ ORIGINALLY MET
WKSARLET-3 THROUGH THEIR MUTUAL FRIEND RAMON
S G A R D A RUBIO AKA MONGO. ESCARDA IS PETTY
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CROOK WHO ALWAYS TRYING MAKE A "DEAL" WHICH USUALLY TURNS OUT TO BE SHADY). WKSCARLET-3 STATED HE MET TRUEVA ONE TIME AT HOTEL CLUB AMERICANA AND HAS NOT SEEN OR HEARD FROM HIS SINCE. NO BUSINESS OF ANY KIND DISCUSSED.
THEY SIMPLY HAD A FEW DRINKS AND SPOKE OF MUTUAL CUBAN FRIENDS. (IT AT CLUB AMERICANA WHERE LNAGON SURVEILLANCE TEAM SPOTTED WKSCARLET-3 MEETING TRUEVA, GOMEZ AND FREDDI MANUAL B A L B O A SOLIDES.)
4. BALBOA WAS UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICIAL WHO LATER IDENTIFIED BY WKSCARLET-2 FROM PHOTOGRAPH. BALBOA WORKS AS CHIEF, RETEN DE LA VEGA PRISON. DURING 2 MAY MEETING WKSCARLET-3 ADMITTED MEETING BALBOA BUT COULDN'T REMEMBER NAME ONLY THAT HE WORKED FOR DR. LUGO. CHIEF OF THE PREFECTURA, WHOSE COMMAND INCLUDES THE RETEN DE LA VEGA PRISON.
5. WKSCARLET-3 WAS THEN ASKED RETELL HIS TRIP TO MIAMI VIA PUERTO RICO. THIS HE DID AND WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS MIRRORED THE TWO LNAGON SURVEILLANCE REPORTS IN STATION HANDS. EXCEPTIONS WERE THE MEETING OF ANDRES PURRINOS IN MIAMI AND JOAQUIN CASANOVA IN
PUERTO RICO: WKSCARLET-3 KNOWS PURRINGS BY THE NAME OF DOMINGO A B.R.E.U., WHO HE MET IN VENEZUELA ONE YEAR AGO AND WHO IS CASUAL FRIEND SHARING MUTUAL INTEREST IN HUNTING AND FISHING. CASONA HE MET AS "EL GALLO". ON ONE BRIEF OCCASION, (STATION COMMENT: WKSCARLET-3 BELIEVES IT WAS EL GALLO WHO ALERTED MIAMI AS TO ARRIVAL DATE AND TIME OF OUR AGENT.) WKSCARLET-3 CONSIDERS EL GALLO AS PETTY CROOK WHO WOULD SELL OWN MOTHER IF PRICE RIGHT.
6. IN MIAMI WKSCARLET-3 MET DOMINGO ABREU, RONALD CONDON GIL, SILA CUEVOS AND RAIMONDO TORRES. HE CATEGORICALLY DENIES SUBJECT OF NARCOTICS EVER DISCUSSED WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. DID HOWEVER, DISCUSS WITH ABREU AND CONDON-GIL FACT HE BEING SURVEILLED. BOTH EXPRESSED LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
7. STATION NOW LEANING TOWARD BELIEF WKSCARLET-3 VICTIM OF HAVING WRONG KIND OF FRIENDS. IF SGSWIRL SUPPORTS HIS DENIALS, STATION TENTATIVELY BELIEVES EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE CONTINUE HIS USE AS BKHERALD ASSET UNTIL AND UNLESS THERE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE HE INVOLVED IN DRUGS. IF
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CARA 21885
SGSWIRL NEGATIVE AND HEADQUARTERS AGREES BELIEVE WE
COULD SATISFY LNAQON WITH THIS RATIONALE.
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REF: DIRECTOR 403768
1. SGSWIRL EXAMINER MARK D. STEMERMAN PLANS ARRIVE CARACAS
7 MAY 73 AT 2000 HOURS ON PAA 217. NO NEED TO MEET. PLEASE
ARRANGE
MAKE MODERATE ACCOMMODATIONS AT HOTEL NEAR LNFALL AND ADVISE.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET-A
* SAYS SGSWIRL EXAMINER PLANS ARRIVE CARACAS 7 MAY 73 FOR PERIOD
OF TEN DAYS TO TWO WEEKS. ALSO SAYS HEADQUARTERS WILL ADVISE
TRAVEL DATA IN SEPARATE CABLE.
DATE: 2 MAY 1973
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
UNIT: UH/3/V
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CITE CARACAS 21810
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
RYBAT WKRALLY WKSARLET
REFS A. DIRECTOR 400956
B. CARACAS 21803 (N401669)
1. WKSARLET-3 CONFRONTATION SCHEDULED FOR WEEK BEGINNING 29 APRIL. DEPENDING ON OUTCOME, SGSWIRL EXAMINER MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEEDED. IN ADDITION, MEETING WITH WKSARLET-3 PROBABLY DELAYED UNTIL AFTER 7 MAY AND SGSWIRL NOT NEEDED FOR HIM UNTIL AFTER THAT DATE. IF EXAMINER SCHEDULE PERMITS, REQUEST DELAY HIS ARRIVAL CARACAS UNTIL 7 MAY.
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RYGAT UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: CARACAS 21810 [IN 902476]
1. SGSWIRL EXAMINER PLANS ARRIVE CARACAS 7 MAY 73 FOR PERIOD
TEN DAYS TO TWO WEEKS. WILL ADVISE TRAVEL THERAPY IN
SEPARATE CABLE.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET. A.
REF - REQUESTS SGSWIRL EXAMINER WHO WILL HANDLE UKSCARLET-3 AND
UKSCALE-3 CASES TO DELAY HIS ARRIVAL IN CARACAS UNTIL 7 MAY 73.
OS/IRD HARRY A. KINNEY (TELECOORD)
DATE: 27 APRIL 73
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
UNIT: UH/3/V
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REFS: A. DIRECTOR 397603
B. DIRECTOR 399617
1. UNLESS ADVISED TO CONTRARY, SGSWIRL EXAMINER MARK D.
STEINERMAN PLANS ARRIVE CARACAS 30 APRIL 73 AT 000 0005 HOURS ON
PAA 217. PLEASE ARRANGE MODERATE ACCOMMODATIONS AT HOTEL NEAR
LNFALL AND ADVISE PRIOR COB 27 APRIL.
2. FILE 66201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
REF A - ASKS WHEN A SGWIRL EXAMINER SHOULD ARRIVE IN CARACAS TO
HANDLE THE EXAMINATION OF UKSCARLET-3 AND ANY OTHER STATION
SGWIRL REQUIREMENTS THAT TIME WILL PERMIT.
REF B - ASKS AGAIN WHEN THE SGWIRL EXAMINER SHOULD ARRIVE IN CARACAS.
OS/IRD HARRY A. KINNEY (TELECOORD)
w/Sec Mr. Sullivan Telecoord
DATE: 25 APR 73
ORIG: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
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**TRANSMIT OF TDCS INFORMATION REPORT**
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**OHIO**
**UNIT** WH/3/V/R
**EST.** 7221/1335
**DATE** 20 APRIL 1973
**CONT.** WH-14, SA 3, SA/PEG, SA/PROP, DDO/DO, FI 5, IN, CI/OPS.
**CI/IC 2, SOD, FR 4.**
**DATE DISTRIBUTED** 20 APRIL 1973
**PRECEDENCE**
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**DISSEMINATION**
- HVC-6680 CARACAS 21745 (IN 893854)
- WKONEGA (WKONEGA-7)
- (F.C. PARA 1 WKNOBLE/ LIAISON: WKNOBLE8-12)
**HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS**
- RECOMMEND EXO
- BASIC DOCUMENT NOT MADE AVAILABLE DCI
- RELAY CABLE ATTACHED
- SHOW IN
- DISSEMIN ELECTRICALLY
- EXCLUSIVE FOR USIB
- USIB PERSONAL ATTN
- ZWAAHO CABLE SENT
- NOT FOR LIASON
**CL BY:** MICHAEL C. CHOADEN
**C S INTERNAL USE ONLY**
**AUTHENTICATING OFFICER**
**CLASSIFICATION**
**SECRET**
**COORDINATING OFFICER(S)**
**RELEASING OFFICER**
**COPY NO.** 2/2
**FORM 5-69 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS**
**TDFIR-314/03534-73**
SECRET
COUNTRY VENEZUELA
DATE MID-APRIL 1973
SUBJECT VENEZUELAN MILITARY REACTION TO THE VOTING MACHINE SCANDAL
ACQ VENEZUELA, CARACAS (16 APRIL 1973)
FIELD NO. HVC-6680
SOURCE
A SENIOR VENEZUELAN MILITARY OFFICER WHO IS A LEADING ARMY COMMANDING OFFICER. HE IS A FAIRLY RELIABLE SOURCE. THE FOLLOWING IS HIS PERSONAL ASSESSMENT:
1. ALTHOUGH THE VENEZUELAN MILITARY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CURRENT WIDELY PUBLICIZED SCANDAL OVER ALLEGED Bribing OF VENEZUELAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND PARTY LEADERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTRACT FOR VOTING MACHINES FOR THE DECEMBER 1973 ELECTION, NO ACTION OF ANY KIND IS CONTEMPLATED IN THIS CONNECTION. THE EXPOSE IS LOOKED UPON BY THE MILITARY AS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THE POLITICIANS HAVE FAILED THE PEOPLE. WHILE
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MOST MILITARY OFFICERS DO NOT DOUBT THAT Bribes WERE INVOLVED, AND POSSIBLY TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN AS YET ANNOUNCED, FEW THINK THAT THE GOVERNING SOCIAL CHRISTIAN (COPEI) PARTY IS IMPLICATED BECAUSE IT OPPOSED THE PURCHASE OF THE MACHINES. THERE IS EXTENSIVE MILITARY COMPLAINING ABOUT AND DISCUSSION OF THE SCANDAL BUT THIS IS CONFINED TO CONVERSATIONS WITH FELLOW OFFICERS, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. IN GENERAL, THE MILITARY BELIEVES THE VOTING MACHINE CONTROVERSY IS OUTSIDE ITS PROVINCE AND CONCERN, AND THERE IS NO INCLINATION TOWARD MILITARY INTERFERENCE. (FIELD COMMENT: CARACAS EMBASSY TELEGRAM 3155 OF 12 APRIL GIVES FULL BACKGROUND ON THE VOTING MACHINE CONTROVERSY. INDEPENDENT SOURCES OF UNDETERMINED RELIABILITY HAVE REPORTED THAT BOTH COPEI AND THE MAJOR OPPOSITION DEMOCRATIC ACTION (AD) PARTY ARE WORRIED ABOUT MILITARY REACTION TO THE SCANDAL.)
2. (FIELD COMMENT: THE EMBASSY COMMENTS AS FOLLOWS: FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER MARTIN GARCIA VILLASIL AND SOME NON-AD/COPEI POLITICIANS HAVE CLAIMED THERE IS SERIOUS PREOCCUPATION AMONG THE MILITARY OVER THE VOTING MACHINE SCANDAL, BUT INFORMATION FROM MILITARY SOURCES LEADS...
THE EMBASSY TO AGREE WITH THIS REPORT THAT THE ARMED FORCES ARE NOT PARTICULARLY UPSET BY THE MATTER.
3. FIELD DISSEMINATION EMBASSY, DEFATT AT CARACAS.
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RYBAT PLMABYSS UKSCARLET REPLY TO
REF: CARACAS 21753 [IN 695109]
1. CONCUR WITH REF PLAN FOR CONFRONTATION OF UKSCARLET-3 WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS. RE PARA 2C, FEEL ONE OF OUR STRONGEST CARDS IN SECURING UKSCARLET-3'S COOPERATION ON THIS MATTER IS IMPLIED THREAT OF OUR REPORTING HIS NARCOTICS INVOLVEMENT TO GOV AND POSSIBLE RESULTANT LOSS HIS UKSCARLET JOB. RECOGNIZE PROBLEM OF PERHAPS PROVOKING VIOLENT REACTION BY APPLYING TOO MUCH PRESSURE BUT IF WE DON'T USE THIS THREAT, BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE WEAK HAND INDEED. ALSO, SUGGEST THAT W-3'S CASE OFFICER BE ACCOMPANIED TO MEETING BY SECOND OFFICER. FEEL THAT PRESENCE OF SECOND OFFICER AS WITNESS WILL INDICATE TO UKSCARLET-3 SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH WE VIEW ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM AND ALSO WILL SERVE AS INHIBITION. SHOULD HE BE TEMPTED RESORT TO PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THIS ROLE WOULD BE YOUR FORTHCOMING VISITOR, ROBERT F. STONTWIST. IF FOR SOME REASON STATION PREFERENCES NOT USE STONTWIST, SUGGEST WILFRED O. CLOVER, WHO DUE TO LEAVE CARACAS PCS THIS SUMMER.
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PLEASE ADVISE WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO.
2. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, URGENT STATION CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF UKSCARLET-3, AS NATURALIZED VENEZUELAN CITIZEN, GOING TO UKSCARLET-1, OR OTHER INFLUENTIAL GOV OFFICIAL AFTER CONFRONTATION, SAYING BKHERALD "BELIEVES" HE HAS BEEN WORKING AS PENETRATION OF UKSCARLET BUT HE REALLY HAS NOT FOR SOME VARIATION THIS THEME; AND TELLING UKSCARLET-1 THAT NOW BKHERALD ACCUSING HIM OF BEING INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES TO COERC HIM INTO GREATER COLLABORATION. ALTHOUGH ADMITTEDLY THIS MAY BE REMOTE POSSIBILITY, STATION TO THINK ABOUT IT AND MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR POSSIBLE BLOWBACK OF THIS TYPE. KNOW THAT UKSCARLET-3 HOLDS UKSCARLET-1 IN HIGH REGARD BUT ALL THIS POINT CAN ONLY SPECULATE ON HIS REACTION TO SUCH A STORY BY UKSCARLET-3.
3. PLEASE ADVISE WHEN SGSWIRL EXAMINER SHOULD ARRIVE CARACAS.
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THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
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RICHARD L. CONOLLY
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TO CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR, BUENOS AIRES
RYBAT PLMBAYSS MKRALLY WKSARLET
REF CARACAS 21722 (5/89/871)
1. FOLLOWING ARE STATION AND SLIGO TRACES SUBJECTS REF
A. DOMINGO O B R E R QI NO STATION TRACES.
B. SYLA C U E R V OI PROBABLY IDEN WITH SYLA ROQUE
C. U E R V O CASTILLO, DPOB 29 OCT 1928, SAN LUIS, PINAR
DEL RIO, CUBA, HE IS LAWYER AND WORKED FOR CUBAN MINISTRY
OF LABOR 1945-571 AT NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPS 1959-60.
HE WAS MEMBER OF 26 JULY MOVEMENT IN CUBA AND IN NOV 59 WAS
DESCRIBED BY CUBAN PRESS AS INTERVENTOR OF HAVANA METROPOLITAN
BUSES, SUBJ ARRIVED IN U.S. APRIL 61. IN MIAMI HE BECAME
MEMBER OF BAY OF PIGS FORCE, AND HAS BELONGED TO OTHER ANTI-
CASTRO EXILE ORGANIZATIONS, HOWEVER, LARGO REPORTED IN OCT 64
THAT HE POSSIBLY A LEADER OF GROUP ACCUSED OF ANTI-U.S., PRO-
NAZI, PRO-SOCIALIST AND PRO-COMMUNIST STATEMENTS.
C. "GUAIJON" T O R R E S REYMON, DPOB 6 OCT 21, CAMAJUANI, LAS
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VILLAS PROVINCE, CUBA. HE WAS SELF-EMPLOYED AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN IN HAVANA UNTIL AUGUST 64. ARRIVED U.S. NOV. 64. AND WAS DEBRIEFED BY STATION AT THREE MEETINGS FOR INFO ON PERSONALITIES OF INTEREST. HE WAS ACTIVE IN ANTI-CASTRO EXILE ORGANIZATION, MOVEMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY RECUPERATION (MRR), HEADED BY MANUEL A R'T I M E. PER REFUGEE SOURCE, TORRES WAS LIVING IN MIAMI 1965, BUT RESIDED CARACAS MAY 70, AS OF MAY 72, HE WORKED IN MASSAGE ROOM OF FOUR AMBASSADORS HOTEL. INFO FROM 1969 INDICATED HE KNOWN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER. HE WAS ON IRS LIST FROM MID-72 OF PERSONS TO BE INDICTED FOR NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING. RONALD CONDON-GIL, WITH HIS BROTHER FRANCISCO, WAS ARRESTED EARLY MARCH 73 FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING. THEY RECEIVED COCAINE FROM PERUVIAN CONTACT, HILDA L A N D E D, WHO SERVING 10 YEAR SENTENCE ON SAME CHARGE. RONALD WAS BORN 3 APRIL 40, HAVANA. IN 1962, HE BELONGED TO RESCATE, ANTI-CASTRO GROUP OPERATING WITHIN CUBA. HE WAS ARRESTED 1961 AND SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS BY CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, CHARGED WITH ESPIONAGE AND POSSESSION EXPLOSIVES. ENTERED U.S. AT MIAMI ON 24 DEC 62 (ALTHOUGH NOT A MEMBER OF DAY OF PIGS INVASION FORCE, HE WAS RELEASED ALONG WITH ITS MEMBERS). FRANCISCO WAS TAKEN PRISONER.
DURING DAY OF PIGS, LATER RELEASED.
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RYBAT PLHABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 397601
1. HAVE CONSULTED WITH SAIC HERRING AND HE CONCURS
CONFRONTATION.
2. STATION NOW PLANNING MEET WITH WKSARLET-3
AFTER EASTER AS HE SPENDING SEMANA SANTA AT THE BEACH
WITH FAMILY. SCENARIO FOR DISCUSSION AS FOLLOWS:
A. WILL STATE HAVE RECEIVED SOME VERY
DAMAGING ALLEGATIONS FROM LNAON IN MIAMI.
ALLEGATIONS CONCERN HIS CONTACTS WITH KNOWN
DRUG TRAFFICKERS BOTH MIAMI AND CARACAS. NAMES
OF TRAFFICKERS WILL BE GIVEN WKSARLET-3. STATION
OFFICER WILL THEN STATE THAT IF WKSARLET-3 WILLING
DISCUSS FULLY HIS ACQUAINTANCE THESE INDIVIDUALS,
WE READY TO LISTEN. IF HE UNWILLING, HE WILL BE
TOLD THAT BKMERALD CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH
SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKER AND THAT THIS NOW
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HAS BECOME TERMINATION MEETING:
B. STATION WILL ONLY REVEAL NAMES HIS DRUG CONTACTS IN ORDER NOT INFORM WKSCARLET-3 EXTENT OUR KNOWLEDGE HIS ACTIVITIES. THIS WILL PRECLUDE HIS PUMPING STATION OFFICER OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HIM AND HIS CONTACTS. THUS, WKSCARLET-3 MUST TELL US WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW, AND PERHAPS, SOMETHING OF WHICH WE DO NOT KNOW.
C. IN ADDITION, STATION OFFICER WILL PREFACE DISCUSSION WITH OUTLINE STATION POSITION CONCERNING WKSCARLET-3'S ALLEGED ACTIVITIES. BRIEFLY, THIS WILL BE A STATEMENT THAT BKHERALD NOT IN ENFORCEMENT BUSINESS AND THAT WE IN NO POSITION INFORM WKSCARLET-3 THAT HIS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN BKHERALD AGENT. THUS, IF WKSCARLET-3 UNWILLING TO TALK, HE CAN WALK OUT OF SAFE HOUSE A RELATIVELY FREE MAN, HE MUST, OF COURSE, REALIZE THAT THIS POSITION DOESN'T PRECLUDE POSSIBILITY THAT ANOTHER POLICE SERVICE MAY HAVE SUFFICIENT INFO TO ARREST HIM. THIS STATEMENT AND THE FRIENDSHIP WHICH HAS EVOLVED BETWEEN THE...
CASE OFFICER AND W/K SCARLET #3, SHOULD KEEP THE LATTER FROM USING HIS ALWAYS PRESENT .45 ON THE FORMER.
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TO: DIRECTOR,
FROM: RALLY WSCARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 395224
1. POUCHING 10 APRIL BY TM 275565 FORMS FILLED OUT BY WSCARLET-3 AND WIFE; ALSO MONEY PAY REVALIDATION FEE. AS AGENT DID NOT RETURN CARACAS UNTIL 14 APRIL, WE UNABLE POUCH COMPLETED FORMS EARLIER.
2. ALTHOUGH STATION ASSISTING RENEWAL, WE PLAN RETAIN REVALIDATED PERMITS PENDING OUTCOME INVESTIGATION INTO AGENT'S ALLEGED ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.
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RYBAT PLMHBYSS UKRALLY UKSCARLET
REF: A. CARACAS 21703 [IN 890115**]
B. CARACAS 21722 [IN 891671**]
1. CONCUR WITH REF B PLAN FOR CONFRONTATION OF UKSCARLET-3.
HOWEVER, AFTER CONSULTING WITH SAIC HERRING AND PRIOR TO CONFRONTATION, PLEASE CABLE OUTLINE OF INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED IN CONFRONTATION. WE WILL REVIEW AND FORWARD ANY COMMENTS WE FEEL WILL ASSIST THE STATION IN THIS DELICATE OPERATION.
2. SGSWIRL EXAMINER MARK D. STEINERMAN [IDEN FOR CARACAS] WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING PERIOD 30 APRIL - 13 MAY 73 TO HANDLE UKSCARLET-3 AND ANY OTHER STATION SGSWIRL REQUIREMENTS THAT TIME WILL PERMIT.
PLEASE ADVISE SOONEST DATE EXAMINER SHOULD ARRIVE.
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*PROPOSES CARACAS STATION TERMINATE UKSCARLET-3 WITHOUT CONFRONTATION OVER HIS NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES.*
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SAYS UKSCARLET-3 RETURNED TO CARACAS ON 13 APRIL 73 AND TOLD HIS CASE OFFICER ON 14 APRIL 73 THAT HE HAD BEEN UNDER SURVEILLANCE IN MIAMI. ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THIS "INVESTIGATION" (SURVEILLANCE) OF UKSCARLET-3 CAN BE USED AS A PEG TO CONFRONT HIM WITH THE ALLEGATIONS THAT HE IS INVOLVED IN NARCOTICS.
C/WH/NARC F. ANDERSON (IN DRAFT)
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THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
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TO DIRECTOR, WH/Miami INFO BUENOS AIRES,
RYBAT PLMAMBYSS WKALLY WKSCARLET-3 SURVEILLED
REF: CARACAS 21703 (IN 890/15)
1. WKSCARLET-3 RETURNED CARACAS FRIDAY 13 APRIL AND CONTACTED CASE OFFICER SAME DAY. SAFEHOUSE MEETING ARRANGED FOR FOLLOWING DAY. DURING MEETING WKSCARLET-3 MOST ANXIOUS DESCRIBE HIS LAYOVER MIAMI (9 TO 10 MARCH) DURING WHICH HE WAS TAILED FROM AIRPORT CUSTOMS BAGGAGE INSPECTION TO HIS DEPARTURE TWENTY HOURS LATER. ACCORDING WKSCARLET-3, SURVEILLANCE DONE BY ONE PERSON WHO VERY OBVIOUS, SO MUCH SO THAT WKSCARLET-3 BELIEVES IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PROVOCATION.
2. WKSCARLET-3 DISCUSSED HIS SURVEILLANCE WITH RONALD CONDON, MIAMI BAIL BONDSMAN AND BROTHER OF FRANK CONDON WHO CONNECTED WITH FRANK M A T H E W S (SEE CARACAS 21420). IT ALSO POSSIBLE HE DISCUSSED "TAIL" WITH DOMINGO O B R E R O (RUNS A NUMBERS BANK), SYLA C U E R V O (GAS STATION OWNER), AND "GUAIJIRIO" T O R R E S (RUNS GYM AT FOUR AMBASSADORS HOTEL). WKSCARLET-3 MENTIONED NO OTHER
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NAMES (ACCORDING LNAGON REPORT OUTLINED CARACAS 21408
WKSCARLET-3 MET ANDRES PURRI NOS, DOCUMENTED TRAFFICER).
3. WKSCARLET-3 STATED HE STILL AT LOSS EXPLAIN WHY HE
TAILED IN MIAMI. FOR A TIME THOUGHT IT WAS C.I.A. SURVEILLANCE,
BUT NOW BELIEVES THAT IT TOO UNPROFESSIONAL FOR THEIR WORK;
HE SPECULATED DURING MEETING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORK OF
A MIAMI DETECTIVE AGENCY, BUT FOR WHAT PURPOSE HE DOES NOT
KNOW. HE ONLY KNOWS THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE KNEW HE ARRIVING
MIAMI 9 MARCH, AND HE HAD TO CALL MIAMI FRIENDS TO LET THEM
KNOW HE IN TOWN.
4. CASE OFFICER FEIGNED SURPRISE DURING RECOUNTING OF
EVENTS THEN STATED HE WOULD CABLE MIAMI AND REQUEST THEIR
ASSISTANCE IN DISCOVERING WHY WKSCARLET-3 SURVEILLED. BELIEVE
WE CAN USE THIS "INVESTIGATION" AS PEG TO CONFRONT WKSCARLET-3
WITH ALLEGATIONS HE INVOLVED NARCOTICS. CONFRONTATION COULD
TAKE PLACE AS EARLY AS WEEK 22 APRIL.
5. REF THINKING WAS STATION DID NOT HIGH PREJUDICE
LNAGON INVESTIGATION BY CONFRONTING WKSCARLET-3 PREMATURELY
AND THEREFORE WE RECOMMENDED AN "AMICABLE" TERMINATION
HOWEVER, FAULTY SURVEILLANCE MAY HAVE BLOWN WKSCARLET-3'S
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PREJUDICED ENTIRE LNAGON CASE. THEREFORE, NOW BELIEVE HAVE
NOTHING TO LOSE BY CONFRONTING WKSCARLET AND CLEARING AIR
OVER ALLEGATIONS. DEPENDING WKSCARLET-3 REACTION DURING
CONFRONTATION, WOULD APPRECIATE SGSWIRL TOYER STANDING BY
WEEK BEGINNING 29 APRIL.
6. HQS COMMENTS REQUESTED.
7. FOR WH/MIAMII HAVE ONLY INFORMED LOCAL LNAGON
WKSCARLET-3'S RETURN CARACAS; NOTHING PASSED CONCERNING
MIAMI EVENTS, HOWEVER, PLAN CONSULT WITH SAIC HERRING PRIOR
CONFRONTATION, WOULD APPRECIATE STATION AND SLIGO TRACES,
OBREDO, CUERVO, TORRES AND CONDON.
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TO: DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT PLMABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: DIRECTOR 380299
1. TO RESOLVE WKSARLET#3 SITUATION QUICKLY
AND WITH LEAST RISK PREJUDICE LNAGON INVESTIGATION,
STATION PROPOSES WE TERMINATE HIM WITHOUT CONFRONTATION
OVER HIS NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES. SUGGEST WE TERMINATE
HIM ON SOME PRETEXT WHICH WE WOULD TELL HIM WAS
MATTER OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH DOES NOT REFLECT
ADVERSELY ON HIM, E.G. BKHERALD BUDGETARY/MANPOWER CUTS?
IN THIS TERMINATION SCENARIO, WE WOULD MAKE TERMINATION
AMICABLE, SAYING IT REGRETTABLE BUT UNAVOIDABLE,
AND THEN TRY STEER CONVERSATION TOWARDS INDUCING
HIM TO QUERY US AS TO POSSIBILITY HE WORKING
FOR ANOTHER LNBUZZ AGENCY. WE WOULD BE RESPONSIVE
SUCH A QUERY; AND SUGGEST FACT SINCE HE CUBAN,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE DEVELOP INFO ON CUBANS WHO WELL
KNOWN BE INVOLVED TRAFFICKING, IF HE BITES.
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COULD SUGGEST REFEREING HIM TO LNAON. IF WE
DOESN'T BITE, NOTHING HAS BEEN LOST, AS WE WOULD
NOT HAVE REVEALED OUR KNOWLEDGE HIS NARCOTICS
ACTIVITIES. THIS HAS ADVANTAGE OF SECURING OUR
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIP, NOT PREJUDICING
LNAON INVESTIGATION, AND GIVING HIM OPPORTUNITY
VOLUNTEER BECOME LNAON SOURCE.
2. IN MEANTIME, WOULD OF COURSE CONTINUE OUR
INVESTIGATION HIS ACTIVITIES. ABSENCE WKSCARLET-3
FROM CARACAS WAS TEMPORARILY DRIED UP POTENTIAL
LEADS BUT EXPECT THAT UPON HIS RETURN AND
PRESUMED RESUMPTION NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES THAT
MORE LEADS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE.
3. ASSUMING HIS AGREEABLE ABOVE, QUESTION
CONFRONTATION BECOMES ACADEMIC, WE DO NOT HAVE
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE NOT TO CONVINCE WKSCARLET-3 THAT
WE REALLY HAVE GOODS ON HIM, NOR DOES LNAON
HAVE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR INDICTMENT. DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT HIS TENURE WITH US WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT IN ITSELF TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ASSURANCE
AS TO HIS COOPERATION IN ANY CONFRONTATION,
HIS REACTION WOULD BE ONE IN TERMS SELF-INTEREST
AND WHAT WOULD BE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO HIM;
CONTINUED BKHERALD SALARY OR MORE LUCRATIVE
EARNINGS FROM NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING. WHAT WOULD
PROVIDE REASONABLE ASSURANCE HIS COOPERATION
IS PROBABILITY ARREST AND LOSS WKSCARLET JOB.
WITHOUT MORE SPECIFICS THAN WE HAVE NOW,
WKSCARLET-3 WOULD NOT NECESSARILY FEEL THREATENED IN
CONFRONTATION, KNOWING WKSCARLET-3, ONLY IF
HE FELT WE WERE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
WOULD HE AGREE COOPERATE,
4. THEREFORE, SINCE OUR INTERESTS LIE
IN TERMINATING HIM AND NOT NECESSARILY IN CONFRONTING
HIM, REQUEST HQS VIEWS TERMINATING WKSCARLET-3 ON
CONTRIVED PRETEXT AND WITHOUT CONFRONTATION,
PLAN TO DO SO SHORTLY AFTER HIS RETURN, AS HIS
PRESENT CASE OFFICER DEPARTING END MAY AND WE
DO NOT DESIRE INTRODUCE NEW CASE OFFICER TO HIM
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Caracas Radio Continental Network in Spanish 0400 GMT 11 Apr 73 P
[Text] The president of the Supreme Electoral Council, Luis A. Pietri, has denied the charges made regarding the collection of commissions on the sale of voting machines. Just as this station has reported, Pietri has ordered a thorough investigation in order to establish responsibilities. The announcement was made by Pietri during a press conference held tonight at the headquarters of the Supreme Council. Speaking for himself, Pietri said that he would have filed suit against those implicated in the commissions deal. He said that he would have started the suit if he had known which persons were involved in the affair.
The statement made by Antonio Espinosa Prieto regarding a supposed reduction in the contract for the purchase of the voting machines is completely false, said the comptroller general, Manuel Vicente Ledesma. The report was published in local newspapers. According to the papers Antonio Espinosa Prieto said that Mr. Dixon, former president of the Automatic Voting Machines (AVM) Company, had come to Venezuela to negotiate a reduction in the price of the contract. [Words indistinct] Prieto said that the reduction was in the nature of $3,050,000, but the comptroller general of the republic denied the information because his office never had any knowledge of Prieto's assertion.
The affairs of the collection of commissions on the purchase of voting machines has turned into a real scandal. It will be recalled that the proposal to purchase the voting machines in the first place was a sensation. On that occasion the representatives of the various parties represented in the Supreme Electoral Council were divided. The opposition insisted that machines had to be used in the next elections because the law specified this. The Social Christian Party (COPEI), the Democratic National Front (FND) and an independent party were opposed to the purchase because it meant a disbursement of millions of bolivars. Subsequently the matter was submitted to a vote and the opposition parties won.
Contacts were begun with the machine supplier and more disagreements arose. The opposition wanted to purchase the machines from AVM, while COPEI and FND wanted to purchase them from another company. The opposition won again because it was in the majority and it was decided that AVM would supply the machines. The U.S. representatives arrived: the owners, the salesmen, and the commission agents of the company. The contract was drafted and it specified that Venezuela would not pay more than 1 percent of the total transaction in commissions. The transaction was for 180 million bolivars.
At this stage a ghost appeared to pursue the AVM in the United States in the form of the Election Systems Company, which sued the AVM, alleging that the AVM negotiated directly in Venezuela without going through the Election Systems Company. The latter demanded its commission and last week won the suit. This is how the scandal broke: The AVM said that it could not pay commissions to the Election Systems Company because these commissions had been paid directly to Venezuelan politicians. The AVM defended itself and its representatives said at the trial what they had to say, which is precisely what Pedro Segolini La Cruz told the papers today. The People's Electoral Movement (MPE) was accused of having received $40 per machine which, multiplied by 10,000, amounts to $400,000, or 1.8 million bolivars.
J.C. WNSCARLET-3
MILITARY COURT QUESTIONS BLANCO PARTY LEADER
Paris AFP in Spanish 1953 GMT 11 Apr 73 C--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
[Excerpts] Montevideo, 11 Apr--Reliable sources today reported that the military court has asked Blanco Party national leader Omar Murdoch for information about a declaration issued 2 weeks ago in which the Blanco Party strongly criticized President Bordaberry and the military authorities.
The military court is trying to establish whether the Blanco Party leader committed a violation of military regulations. It also asked Murdoch whether he concurred with the terms of the Blanco Party declaration.
It was reported that the alleged violation concerned the military regulation which prevents retired officers from participating in or formulating political declarations during the 6 years following their retirement.
According to reliable sources, Murdoch--a retired navy captain--will be brought before the military tribunal if the violation is confirmed.
The military court's action agitated the political atmosphere and the Blanco Party leaders will meet this evening to discuss the situation. A Blanco Party member expressed the opinion that instead of looking into the political attitudes of retired officers, the military court should try those military men on active duty who have in effect formed a political party.
It was revealed in parliamentary circles that opposition legislators will demand in parliament that the defense minister explain the true motives which led to the proceedings initiated by the military court.
ARGENTINE AUTHOR RELEASED FROM URUGUAYAN PRISON
Paris AFP in Spanish 1445 GMT 11 Apr 73 C--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
[Text] Montevideo, 11 Apr--Argentine writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano was released yesterday by a military court after a 1-week detention. Galeano himself confirmed his release today and said that he was in perfect health and that he had been well-treated during his detention.
He was arrested at Carrasco Airport on his return from a visit to several Latin American countries. Galeano, who has been living in Uruguay for a long time, is a journalist of the leftist weekly MARCHA and was recently appointed director of the Argentine review CRISIS.
The reason for his arrest is unknown. Several circles not only in Uruguay and Argentina but also in several Latin American countries protested the arrest of the author of the book "The Opened Veins of Latin America."
In addition, the representative of the MNP, Antonio Espinosa Prieto, received 450,000 bolivares. The same arrangement was made for the Democratic Republican Union (URD) and Omar Ramos, another one of the representatives of the opposition on the Supreme Electoral Council. Ramos and his party received similar amounts to those received by the MNP and Espinosa Prieto. Democratic Action (AD), which was also accused, was supposed to receive more than the others, that is, 7,115,000 bolivares. The distribution also included several lawyers, one Mr. (name), and others named Eduardo Blanco and Leonid.
According to the same document released by Segnini La Cruz today, the AVM representative said that he unknowingly signed a commission invoice for $305 per machine. This means there is a $2 commission per machine, the recipient of which the AVM representative said he did not know. As spokesmen for public opinion, we are obliged to inform the Venezuelan people about the content of Segnini La Cruz' document. In the meantime, it is up to those involved to explain the scandal of the collection of commissions for the purchase of the voting machines.
The controller's office has never had any information to the effect that the former president of the AVM came to Venezuela to negotiate a reduction in price. Manuel Vicente Ledesma made the explanation in connection with a report published in the local newspapers and attributed to Antonio Espinosa Prieto. Prieto said that Mr. Dixon had come to Venezuela to reduce the selling price of the voting machines by $3,050,000.
From another quarter, Ledesma said that the tools and supplies which will be used to manufacture the machines will remain in Venezuela. In addition, the country will take possession of the voting machines in a domestic port and not abroad.
BRIEFS
FNTA POSTS--The Social Christian Party has obtained seven posts and the Democratic Action Party has won two on the executive board of the National Federation of Agricultural and Livestock Workers (FNTA). FNTA held its convention in Barquisimeto with the participation of 135 delegates from approximately 19 labor unions. [Caracas EL NACIONAL in Spanish 5 Apr 73 p C-14]
VI. 12 Apr 73
MEXICO
GUERRILLA LEADER CABANAS CLAIMS KIDNAPPING ROLE
Paris AFP in Spanish 0445 GMT 11 Apr 73 C--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
[Text] Acapulco, 10 Apr--Lucio Cabanas, top guerrilla leader of the country, appears as signatory of a press communiqué in which he claims responsibility for kidnapping a rich cattle breeder, Francisco Sanchez Lopez, on 7 March in Texpan, Guerrero State.
The document was published today, Tuesday, by the newspapers LA VERDAD and EL GRÁFICO issued in Acapulco with a picture of five masked men in uniforms and with Mexican Army guns surrounding someone who seems to be Sanchez Lopez.
Lucio Cabanas added to his alleged signature the title of head of the executing peasant brigade of the Poor People's Party, in the name of which he accused Mexican society of being capitalist and of exploiting the people and said, that for this reason, this society must be eliminated.
He added that the kidnapped cattle breeder, of whom nobody has heard since his disappearance, is a bourgeois who exploits the people whose land he has seized by means of usury and unlawful maneuvers.
He called the government a bloody murderer of peasants and stated that, for this reason, the executing brigade applies the law of retaliation in kind and justly retaliates by means of executions and kidnappings as well as bank and company holdups. After urging peasants and students to join the movement, Lucio Cabanas said, in conclusion: Our basic method is that of arms.
OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER CHARGES POLICE PERSECUTION
Paris AFP in Spanish 1055 GMT 11 Apr 73 C--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
[Text] Mexico City, 11 Apr--Jose de Jesus Martinez Gil, head of the local branch of the National Action Party (PAN--catholic opposition party), said Tuesday that PAN propaganda distributors are being persecuted by the police. According to Martinez Gil, the police in one electoral district removed and destroyed the propaganda printed by the opposition party and threatened to arrest those who were distributing the propaganda.
Martinez Gil added that in other areas of the city the police arrested several PAN militants when they--using loudspeakers--were asking the people to vote for the PAN. Elections will be held in the country in July to choose all members of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress.
BRIEFS
NEW NAVAL COMMANDER--Mexico City, 5 Apr--The Navy Department's recently promulgated organic law has designated Cmdr Enrique Baltanas Hope chief of the four naval zones on the Pacific Coast. The new official will be in charge of the Guayas, Mazatlan, Salina Cruz and Acapulco naval commands with headquarters in the port of Acapulco. A similar command has been established for the Gulf of Mexico with headquarters in the port of Veracruz but its commander has not been named. Baltanas, who was commander of the Tampico naval zone on the Atlantic Coast, has stated that with the establishment of the new post it will be possible for the first time to provide real protection for the country's maritime resources. [Havana PRENDA in Spanish 1351 GMT 5 Apr 73 C--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY]
SECRET 1020452 APR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21667 HAB UFA HAB
TO DIRECTOR, BOGOTA, WH/MIA INFO BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS
REFS
A. CARACAS 21427 (in 860502)
B. BOGOTA 21841 (in 876212)
C. BOGOTA 21863 (in 880076)
D. BNDH MOS 2310, 19 APR 73 NO RECORD IN CABLE SEC.
E. CARACAS 21462, HVC 6613 (in 865032)
1. FOLLOWING SUMMARY REF DI
A. MARIA CHRISTINA, FL A L, WIFE
EUGENIO L E A L, PO20, ADVISED S/A SHORT THAT SERRANO WAS AT BARRANQUILLA
RALPH SERRANO WAS AT BARRANQUILLA PHONE NUMBER 44-910
B. FROM ABOVE NUMBER SERRANO CALLED
MIAMI NUMBER 634-9532, THIS LISTED TO TONI J.
E W E T TN 3955 NW 13TH ST, SHE WIFE OF
HUMBERTO T R E V A, WHOSE 1971 OLDSMOBILE,
LICENSE 1W-40758, SEEN AT THIS ADDRESS, 755 NW 13TH ST, MIAMI
2. STATION COMMENTS
SECRET
CS COPY
201-0300985
10 APR 73
A. ABOVE FURTHER REENFORCES SUSPICIONS
LINKS BETWEEN TRUEVA AND SERRANO. BY EXTENSION,
THIS MIGHT ALSO LINK WKSCARLET-3 TO SERRANO.
B. WE SPECULATE ABOUT POSSIBLE LINK
OF LUIS ENRIQUE JARAMILLO, SUBJECT REF E,
TO SERRANO AND WKSCARLET-3. THIS BASED FACT
JARAMILLO RESIDENT IN BARRANQUILLA, WHERE SERRANO
WAS AT LEAST TEMPORARILY LOCATED, AND JARAMILLO'S
SUSPICIOUS CONTACT WITH UNIDENTIFIED POLICE
OFFICIAL IN CARACAS. HYPOTHESIZE
THAT UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICIAL MAY BE IDENTICAL
WITH UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICIAL WHO MET WITH
TRUEVA, MOSE GOMEZ, AND WKSCARLET-3.
JARAMILLO MET WITH POLICE OFFICIAL LATE FEBRUARY,
WHICH ABOUT TIME GOVEZ AND TRUEVA LEFT CARACAS.
C. ALL ABOVE DISCUSSED WITH BNDD.
WHO CONCURS.
3. FOR BOGOTA? MAY WE PASS REF C TO BNDD?
4. INDEX LEAL, SERRANO, JENETTE TRUEVA, JARAMILLO,
FILE 201-302985, 75-102-26, E2 IMPDET
OUTGOING MESSAGE
SECRET
STAFF
CONF
INFO: FILE
TO:
CARACAS
UKRALLY UKSCARLET
1. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT "PERMITS TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES" FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE EXPIRE 20 APRIL 73. IF UKSCARLET-3 CLEARED OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM, FOLLOWING WOULD HAVE TO BE POUCHEO TO HQS TO EXTEND PERMITS FOR ADDITIONAL YEAR:
A. PERMITS UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE CURRENTLY HAVE.
B. "APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF PERMIT TO REENTER THE UNITED STATES"
(CAN BE OBTAINED FROM U.S. CONSULATE IN CARACAS)
C. CHECK FOR 20 DOLLARS (10 DOLLARS EACH FOR UKSCARLET-3 AND WIFE).
2. SUGGEST RENEWAL OF ABOVE PERMITS COULD BE USED AS ONE MEANS OF ENSURING UKSCARLET-3 TO COOPERATE IN FORTHCOMING CONFRONTATION. IN EVENT HE BULKS AND REQUIRES PROMPTING.
3. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
DATE: 6 APRIL 703
OPIS: ROBERT J. WEATHERWAX
UNIT: UN/3/V
EXT: 135
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
OS/AAS FRED BUCCELLI (TELECOORD)
RICHARD L. CONOLLY
CS COPY
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED
CL BY: 064566
SECRET 0513452 APR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21610
TO: ROME, MADRID, DIRECTOR INFO PARIS, BUENOS AIRES, WH/Miami.
RYBAT PLMKABYSS WKALLY WKSARLET
REF: CARACAS 21460 (w 865173)
1. ACCORDING UNILATERAL WKNUGGET TAP HOME
PHONE LUIS P. S. A. D. A. MRS POSADA PHONED HER HUSBAND
AT HOTEL CLUB, ROME, PHONE NUMBERS 480878 OR 479292
CIRCA 28 MAR, POSADA TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD BE
TRAVELING TO MADRID AFTER LEAVING ROME. POSADA ALSO
SAID HE WOULD BE ARRIVING VENEZUELA EARLY APRIL.
(COMMENT: POSADA LAST KNOWN TO REGISTERED HOTEL KING,
ROME.) IN ANOTHER CONVERSATION, MRS. POSADA TOLD
ANOTHER PERSON THAT POSADA WOULD BE TRAVELING
TO MADRID WITH ANOTHER PERSON, NAME UNKNOWN.
2. ABOVE PASSED TO BND CARACAS. ADDEES MAY
DO LIKewise.
3. ANY NEWS ROME RE POSADA?
4. FILE 201-300985, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
201-300985
05 APR 1973
SECRET 0521483 APR 73 STAFF
CITE BOGOTA 21883
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR
RYBAT PLANABYSS
REF: BOGOTA 21941 (876212)
1. BOGOTA PHONE NO 358-461, CITED PARA 2 REF, INSTALLED IN APT 902, CALLE 64, NO 7-10, IN NAME OF ISMAEL ACEVEDO CERON, OWNER OF APT BUILDING. PRETEXT CALL REVEALED THAT FAMILY SURNAME LEAL ACTUALLY RESIDES IN APT 902. IT UNKNOWN WHETHER LEAL FAMILY RELATED TO EUGENIO ANTONIO LEAL POZO (201-890278), NO STATION TRACES ACEVEDO.
2. FILE 201-300985, E2 IMPDET
SECRET
CS COPY
201-300985
05 APR 1973
Reference: CARACAS-21539
1. Forwarded herewith are two BNDD ROIs and one telegram regarding Luis POSADA. The first ROI prepared by S/A Jose Marin and dated 6 February 1973 is based on a debriefing of a BNDD source who identifies POSADA aka "Bambi" as being a source of supply for narcotics in Venezuela. The CI also claims that POSADA, along with Jose Gomez and Humberto TRUEVA, have been involved in other illegal activity such as dealing in stolen merchandise, counterfeit money, and contraband.
2. The other ROI, prepared by S/A Charles R. Schaming and dated 13 March 1973, concerns a debriefing of a source who does not believe that POSADA is involved in narcotics.
3. The third document is BNDD Headquarters telegram 1846 of 23 March 1973 (repeated from Miami BNDD) concerning the debriefing of Jose GOMEZ, the BNDD CI who went sour. GOMEZ' debriefing adds little and in the opinion of the Station and BNDD Caracas, GOMEZ is either lying and/or not telling the whole truth. GOMEZ lists a number of names of persons he claims to have met while in Caracas which we do not consider worth a follow up except that of Colonel Freddie BALBOA. BALBOA may possibly be the unidentified police/security official so frequently seen with GOMEZ et al.
Gerald R. GIZZI
Attachments:
1. Two (2) ROIs, hw
2. One (1) Telegram, hw
Distribution: E2IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
3 - C, H/M, w atts
2 - COS, H/M, Miami watts
2 - COS, Buenos Aires, no atts
STATE DEPT DOCUMENT
STATE CABLE FROM AMBASSADOR CARACAS (CARACAS 2866)
DATE: 4 APRIL 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: LETTERS ROGATORY IN CASE OF ELECTIONS SYSTEMS CORP. VS. AVM CORP.
SECRET 0215302 APR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21584
TO: BOGOTA INFO DIRECTOR.
RYBAT PLMABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: BOGOTA 21841 (574212)
1. IF BNDD BOGOTA TRAFFIC SENT BNDD CARACAS,
WE CAN OBTAIN SAME LOCALLY; HOWEVER, PLS RELAY
ANY BNDD BOGOTA INFO THAT IS NOT SENT TO BNDD
CARACAS.
2. FILE 201-300985, E2 IMPDET.
CS COPY
SECRET
201-0300985
02 APR 73
SECRET 3022072 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE BOGOTA 21841
TOI CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR,
RYBAT PLMMABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET ATTEMPT TO LOCATE
REFS:
A. CARACAS 21534 (C82297)
B. BOGOTA BNDD 2397/26 MAR 73
C. BOGOTA BNDD 2479, 28 MAR 73 (NOT SENT CARACAS)
1. ON 12 MAR 73, BOGOTA BNDD REP SENT INVESTIGATOR TO BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, TO LOCATE RALPH SERRANO, AS STATED IN REF B. INVESTIGATOR TOLD BOGOTA BNDD REP THAT SERRANO HAD RESIDED IN APARTOTEL ESLAIT FURNISHED APARTMENTS, CARRERA 53, NO. 72-27, FROM APPROX 15-27 FEB 73. TELEPHONE 44910 IS SWITCHBOARD NUMBER OF ESLAIT BUILDING.
2. FYI ONLY, NOT FOR CARACAS BNDD: INVESTIGATOR, AN OFFICIAL OF COLOMBIAN ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY (DAS), IS ALSO IN CONTACT WITH BOGOTA STATION. HE GAVE STATION OFFICER FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFO: SERRANO HAD BEEN RESIDING IN APARTMENT NO 3-C, APARTOTEL ESLAIT, UNDER NAME "LAURO SERRANO". HE HAD DOMINICAN PPT NO. 202640 AND CALLED BE DOMINICAN CITIZEN RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM CARACAS. SERRANO'S ALLEGED WIFE, LOURDES SERRANO,
CS COPY SECRET 201-300985
30 MAR 1973
DPDI APPROX 1950, HAD DOMINICAN PPT 238441 AND WAS STAYING IN
ROOM 27, DEL PRADO HOTEL, BARRANQUILLA. IT UNCLEAR WHETHER SERRANOS
MOVED TO DEL PRADO AFTER LEAVING ESLAIT OR WHETHER THEY NOT LIVING
TOGETHER. IN ANY EVENT, RALPH SERRANO'S CURRENT WHEREABOUTS
UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION PHONE NOS CITED REF A. SERRANO ALSO CALLED
BOGOTA 358-461. STATION ATTEMPTING DETERMINE SUBSCRIBER AND
LOCATION. INVESTIGATOR ALSO DETERMINED THAT SERRANO'S LAWYER IN
COLOMBIA IS "GUILLERMO L A N K", STATION BELIEVES THIS LAWYER
IDENTIFIABLE WITH MIGUEL GUILLERMO L A N K VALENCIA
RPT LAMK VALENCIA, LAWYER OF ARABIC ORIGIN WITH OFFICE AT CALLE
9, NO 4-25, CUCUTA, COLOMBIA. PHONE 7948 RPT 7948, ACCORDING
STATION ASSET GIDARK-1, LAMK USES GUILLERMO AS FIRST NAME AND IS
LAWYER FOR FERNAND B E R T A G N I N I, SUSPECTED COCAINE
TRAFFICKER.
3. REF C STATED THAT MEDELLIN PHONE NO 774-872 (CITED REF A)
REGISTERED TO GUSTAVO G I L SALGADO, CARRERA 50-1 NO. 33-61,
ITAGUI, ANTIOQUIA, DEPT., COLOMBIA. REF C FURTHER ADVISED
UNAVAILABILITY OF INFO ON SUBSCRIBER OF MEDELLIN PHONE NO 422-622,
FYI: NO STATION TRACES GIL. ITAGUI IS SMALL TOWN NEAR MEDELLIN.
4. BNDD IS RUNNING SERRANO CASE FROM BOGOTA END. IF CARACAS
DEEMS IT NECESSARY, STATION BOGOTA CAN RELAY BNDD INFO DEVELOPED THIS CASE, ADVISE:
5. INDEX SERRANO AND LAMK, FILE:1201-300985. E2, IMPDET
SECRET 2910192 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE PARIS 37717
TO: ROME INFO CARACAS, DIRECTOR, WH/MIAI, MADRID, BUENOS AIRES.
RYBA/PLANABYSS
REF CARACAS 21536 (872353)
1. FROM DISCUSSION WITH REGION 17 DEPUTY DIRECTOR PANELLA STATION LEARNED THAT SOME DAYS AGO ITALIAN SURVEILLANCE TEAM REPORTED THAT LUIS POSADA HAD TAKEN COUNTER SURVEILLANCE PRECAUTIONS AND HAD BECOME AWARE OF HIS ITALIAN POLICE SURVEILLANTS. ITALIANS APPARENTLY PUT NEW TEAM ON HIM.
2. ROME WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF STATION COULD ARRANGE GET ORAL RUN DOWN APPROX ONCE A WEEK FROM SAIC IN ROME ON THIS INVESTIGATION BECAUSE BND CABLES AND ROI'S OFTEN FAIL TO REPORT DETAILS OF INTEREST.
3. FILE: 201-300985, E2, IMPDET.
SECRET
CS COPY
201-300985
29 MAR 73
SECRET 2720482 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21536
TO: DIRECTOR, ROME INFO PARIS,
RYBAT PLMMABYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET CUSATI PHONE CALLS
REF CARACAS 21468 (85/73)
IN ITALY
1. FOLLOWING SUMMARY BNDD ROME TELEGRAM
2364 OF 27 MAR 73
A. S LAERNO NUMBER CALLED BY CUSATI
LISTED TO ALFONSO GREICO, BORN SALERNO 23
OCT 32, RESIDING VIA LUNGOARE COLOMBO 39,
SALERNO. INP REPORTS GREICO COFFEE IMPORTER
WITH NO CRIMINAL RECORD. NO TRACES ROME BNDD.
B. ON 26 MAR 73 CUSATI CALLED
CARACAS NUMBER 45-24-70, ON 27 MAR HE
DEPARTED ROME FOR NAPLES WITH PROPOSED STAY
OF THREE DAYS,
2. CARACAS NUMBER LISTED TO GENARO
C A T A L D O SATURNO, PUERTO HIERRO,
AYDA. 3. LAS FLORES, CHECKING DETERMINE
PRESENT USER THIS NUMBER AND WILL ADVISE. NO
SECRET
CS COPY
201-300985
27 MAR 1973
PERTINENT IDENTIFIABLE STATION TRACES
CATALDO NOR GREICO,
3. FILE 201-308985, E2 IMPDET
SECRET 2728402 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21539
TO: DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES,
RYBAT PLYMBYSS WKRALLY WKSARLET
REF: CARACAS 21298 (NOT SENT BUENOS AIRES) (848386)
1. STATION HAS COPY BNDD MIAMI DEBRIEFING
OF JOSE GOMEZ AS SUMMARIZED IN BNDD
HRS TELEGRAM 1846 OF 23 MAR 73, GOMEZ ADMITTED
MEETING LUIS POSADA IN CARACAS ON SEVERAL
OCCASIONS BUT DENIES DISCUSSING NARCOTICS WITH
POSADA OR ANYONE ELSE, SAID POSADA DISCUSSED
IMPORTING RAWHIDE SKING TO US FOR LEATHER PRODUCTS,
BOTH STATION AND BNDD CARACAS OF OPINION THAT
GOMEZ NOT TELLING TRUTH, THEREFORE
GOMEZ DEBRIEFING ADDS LITTLE FOR OUR PLANNED
CONFRONTATION. POUCHING TELEGRAM.
2. FILE 201-300985, E2 IMPDET.
CS ULYSSE CRET
201-300985
27 MAR 73
SECRET 2720422 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21534
TO: BOGOTA, DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIA, BUENOS AIRES, OTTAWA,
RYBAT, PLMABYSS, WKRALLY, WKSARLET
REF: CARACAS 21369 (NOT SENT OTTAWA) (855389)
1. LEAD FROM BOGOTA BNDD SUGGESTS POSSIBLE IDENTIFICATION ANOTHER MEMBER TO TRUEVA.
JOSE GOMEZ, LUIS POSADA GROUP.
ACCORDING BNDD BOGOTA TELEGRAM 2397 OF 26 MARCH,
US FUGITIVE RALPH SERRANO TELEPHONED HOTEL CLUB AMERICANA (71-44-11) IN CARACAS FROM BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, DURING APPROXIMATE PERIOD 15FEB-27 FEB 73. SERRANO WAS IN BARRANQUILLA DURING AFOREMENTIONED PERIOD AT RESIDENCE WHOSE PHONE NUMBER IS 44919.
SERRANO ALSO CALLED 32-24-50 IN CARACAS; 634-9532 IN MIAMI, AND 42-20-22 AND 77-48-72 IN MEDELLIN.
2. COMMENT: INTERESTING ASPECT HOTEL CLUB AMERICANA CALL IS THAT TRUEVA AND GOMEZ WERE STAYING AT HOTEL AT TIME CALL MADE. CAN
SECRET
CS COPY
27 MAR 1973
THEREFORE SPECULATE SERRANO WAS CALLING TRUEVA/GOMEZ.
SERRANO IS DOCUMENTED TRAFFICER WHO WAS LAST
KNOWN BY STATION TO BE DEALING FROM
MONTREAL; SERRANO KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH ROLANDO LUCAS, GONZALEZ, NUNEZ AND
EUGENIO, AL POZO, ALTHOUGH LATTER
THO DISLIKE SERRANO. IN MAY 72 BND SPECULATED
THAT PHONE CALLS BY SERRANO FROM MONTREAL TO
CARACAS INDICATED MARIJUANA DEAL WITH GONZALEZ.
WE ALSO AWARE TRUEVA TRAVELED TO COLOMBIA AFTER
DEPARTING CARACAS, WHICH LEADS FURTHER WEIGHT
HYPOTHESIS OF LINK TO SERRANO.
3. 32-24-53 LISTED TO JUAN VICENTE
HERNANDEZ, AVENIDA 4 BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH
TRANSVERSALS, ALTAMIRA, QUINTA HERLAND, CARACAS,
NO IDENTIFIABLE TRACES. ATTEMPTING DETERMINE
ACTUAL RESIDENT THIS ADDRESS. ALSO ATTEMPTING
DETERMINE PHONE CALLS MADE BY TRUEVA/GOMEZ
FROM HOTEL. WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING BOGOTA
STATION MIGHT ADD RE SERRANO, SUCH AS CONFIRMATION
HIS PRESENCE COLOMBIA, DATES ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE, ITINERARY, ETC.
4. ALL ABOVE MAY BE DISCUSSED WITH BND.
5. INDEX SERRANO, FILE 201-308985, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 2316567 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE WH/MIAI 17977
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
RYBAT PLMNABYSS
REF: CARACAS 21427 IN 860502
1. BNDD/MIAI STATES INFO RE ALLEGATION THAT
WNSCARLET-3 TAXING OVER EUGENIO LEAL POZO'S NETWORK
RECENTLY SENT BNDD/CARACAS. IN ORDER AVOID DUPLICATION,
THEY REQUEST STATION CARACAS CONSULT BNDD REP TO OBTAIN
DETAILS.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
CS COPY
201-300985
23 MAR 1973
BNDD DOCUMENT
BNDD HQS TELEGRAM 1846
DATE: 23 MARCH 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: LUIS POSADA ZB-71-0001
BNDD FILE NO: NUNS GIVEN
BNDD DOCUMENT
BNDD CABLE FROM BNDD HQS WASHDC (BNDD 1847)
DATE: 23 MARCH 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: LUIS POSADA ZB-73-0001
SECRET 21 MAR 73 STAFF
CITE WH/Miami (17994)
TO: CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR, PARIS, ROME, MADRID, BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS
REFS: A. CARACAS 21468 (IN 865/73)
B. PARIS 37356 (IN 863/06)
1. STATION HAS CONTINUING INTEREST REF INVESTIGATION
HOWEVER NO NEED SUMMARIZE BNDT TRAFFIC AS THEIR REPORTS
AVAILABLE LOCALLY.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E-2 IMPDET
SECRET
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
21 MAR 73
SECRET 211544Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE (ROME 28631)
TO: CARCAS, DIRECTOR INFO PARIS, WH/MIAI, MADRID,
BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMABYSS
REF: CARACAS 21468 (865173)
1. ROME STATION HAS CONTINUING INTEREST REF TRAFFIC.
2. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
201-300985
21 Mar 1973
SECRET 211610Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE MADRID 15687
TO: PARIS, CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR.
RYBAT PLMABYSS
REF: A. PARIS 37356 (IN 863866)
B. CARACAS 21468 (IN 8645173)
1. LOCAL BNDD AWARE POSSIBILITY SUBJECTS REFS MAY RETURN CARACAS VIA MADRID.
2. STATION RECEIVING ALL BNDD TRAFFIC. NO NEED CONTINUE RECEIVING SUMMARIES.
3. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
CS COPY
SECRET
21 MAR 73
201-300985
SECRET 201325Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21468
TO: DIRECTOR, ROME, PARIS INFO WH/MIAI, MADRID,
BUENOS AIRES.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS
REFS: A. CARACAS 21429 (IN 860750)
B. DIRECTOR 383866
C. ROME 28609 (IN 863762)
D. PARIS 37356 (IN 863806)
1. ASSUME ALL ADDRESSES (EXCEPT WH/MIAI)
HAVE SEEN BND ROME 2088 OF 16 MAR 73 WHICH REPORTS
ARRIVAL LUIS POSADA AND CAMILO CUSATI
ROME ON 14 MAR. FOLLOWING SUMMARY THIS TELEGRAM:
PAIR STATED THEY WOULD BE STAYING CLARIDGE
HOTEL, VIA LIEGI 62, ROME, BUT DID NOT DO SO.
PAIR RESIDING HOTEL KING, VIA SISTINA, ROME,
IN COMPANY VEN DIPLOMAT ADOLFO EMILIO REYES-MEJIAS,
DOB 6 OCT 43 CARACAS. PAIR HAVE STAYED KING
HOTEL PREVIOUS OCCASION. CUSATI MADE PHONE CALL
TO 53-52-20 LISTED TO MONSIGNORE CAMILO FORTE,
SECRET
201-300985
20 MAR 1973
PAGE 2 CARACAS 21465 SECRET
VIA FALCONIERE 52, ROME, SINCE CHECKING IN HOTEL.
2. ACCORDING BMDD-ROME TELEGRAM 2141, 10 MAR 73, REYES CALLED CARACAS PHONE NUMBER 69-21-41.
OUR RECORDS REVEAL THIS NUMBER IS BEING USED BY PEREZ PEROZO, SAN JUANITO, LOS ALIOS, LOS CASTOR, AVDA FRATER IDAD, QUINTA LIBEA, NO IDENTIFIABLE STATION TRACES. PEREZ, FOREGOING SUBSCRIBER INFO PASSED TO BMDD CARACAS, WHICH WILL REPORT SAME INFO THROUGH ITS CHANNELS.
CUSATI ALSO CALLED SALERNO, ITALY NUMBER 089-354359 WHICH BEING CHECKED OUT BY BMDD ROME.
3. COMMENT: REYES IS SUBJECT OF 201-635921.
NO INDICATION SO FAR THAT HE INVOLVED IN ANY ILLICIT ACTIVITIES AND PRESUME UNTIL EVIDENCE TO CONTRARY THAT REYES CONNECTION WITH POSADA-CUSATI HAS NO NARCOTICS SIGNIFICANCE.
4. PER REF D QUERIES, STATION PUT BOGOTA ON DISTRIBUTION BECAUSE POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH NETWORKS ONCE HANDLED BY EUGENIO L E A L POZO AND LUIS PORFIRIO HERNANDEZ. BELIEVE ALL...
PAGE 3 CARACAS 21468 SECRET
ADDEES SHOULD CONTINUE HAVE INTEREST THIS CASE
AS SUBJECTS MAY RETURN CARACAS BY SAME ROUTE:
I.E. MADRID, MIAMI, SAN JUAN. WOULD APPRECIATE
ADDEES COMMENTS HOWEVER, WHETHER THEY WISH CONTINUING
RECEIVE SUMMARIES BNDD TRAFFIC OR WHETHER ADDEES
ARE ASSURED BNDD WILL PASS TRAFFIC THIS CASE
TO ADDEES.
5. FILE 281-330985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
SECRET 191730Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE ROME 28689
TO: PRIORITY CARACAS INFO DIRECTOR, WH/MIAI, MADRID, PARIS.
RYBAT PLMABYSS
REF: CARACAS 21429 (\w 960750)
1. LOCAL BNDD HAVE ARRANGED FOR THEIR LOCAL LIAISON
(GUARDIA DI FINANZA) COVER POSADA AND CUSATI WHO ARE
LIVING AT HOTEL KING, VIA SISTINA. OTHER FIVE VENEZUELAN
(ANDRES PEREZ; JOSE RODRIGUEZ; HECTOR
GONZALEZ; VICTOR BIANCO VASANEL AND BIANCO ARPAD)
ALL LIVING AT HOTEL CLARIDGE.
2. LOCAL BNDD WILL KEEP PARIS RDO AND BNDD CARACAS
INFORMED.
3. FILE: 201-300985, E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
SECRET
201-300985
19 MAR 1973
SECRET 191640Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE PARIS 37356
TO: CARACAS, DIRECTOR INFO ROME, MADRID, WH/MIA, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS
REF: CARACAS 21329 (W850513)
1. ROME EMBTEL 2088 DATED 16 MARCH IS FIRST BNDD REPORT FROM ROME ON POSADA MOVEMENTS, AND SHOWS THEY ON TOP OF SITUATION. BNDD FOUL UP RE MADRID COVERAGE EXPLAINED IN PARIS 37271. NOTE THAT BNDD NOT PUTTING BOGOTA ON DISTRIBUTION. PLS ADVISE IF HQ WISHES US SUMMARIZE BNDD ROME CABLES OR IF WE CAN MERELY CONTINUE TO FLAG BNDD TRAFFIC ON THIS CASE OR IF HQ CAN ARRANGE TO RECEIVE TRAFFIC ON THIS CASE AUTOMATICALLY THRU BNDD HQ. ALSO PLS ADVISE IF ALL ADDRESSES CONTINUE TO HAVE INTEREST THIS INVESTIGATION.
2. FILE: 221-300985. E2, IMPDET.
SECRET
NO RECORD IN CABLE SECRETARIAT
201-300985
SECRET
19 MAR 1973
BNDD DOCUMENT
CABLE FROM BNDD HQS WASHDC (BNDD 1688)
DATE: 16 MARCH 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: NONE GIVEN (PE INFORMATION ON POSADA AND TRUEVO)
SECRET
TO: PRIORITY PARIS, MADRID, CARACAS INFO ROUTINE, ROME, WH/MIA
GUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA
RYBAT PLM/HABYSS EUKRALLY UKSCARLET
REFS: A. PARIS 37222 [IN 859406]*
B. CARACAS 21422 [IN 85967L]**
1. CONCUR WITH REF B THAT YOU SHOULD TRY OBTAIN FULL REPORT REGARDING UKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN AND NOT RP. NOT QUERY UKTALENT-1 ON THIS SUBJECT. ALSO INTERESTED ANY INFO ACTIVITIES AND CONTACTS IN ROME.
2. FILE 201-300985. EZ IMPDET. A
*ASKS IF HQS WANTS THE STATIONS IN MADRID OR PARIS TO ASSURE THAT A FULL REPORT IS OBTAINED FROM ENDD ON UKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN AND ASKS IF UKTALENT-1 SHOULD BE QUERIED ABOUT THIS CASE.
**SAYS THE CARACAS STATION WOULD APPRECIATE WHATEVER PARIS AND/OR MADRID COULD DO TO ENSURE THAT WE OBTAIN A FULL REPORT REGARDING UKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN AND PREFERS THAT UKTALENT-1 NOT BE QUERIED ABOUT THIS CASE.
C/WH/NARC
C/WH/3
THEODORE G. SHACKLEY
C/WH/3
RELEASING OFFICER
SECRET
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
201-300985
16 MAR 1973
RICHARD L. COHOLLY
C/WH/3
CABLE FROM HNDD HGS WASHDC (HNDD 1657)
DATE: 15 MARCH 1973
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: LUIS POSADA AKA B/MBI - ZB-73-0001
| TO | ROOM NO | DATE RECEIVED | OFFICER'S INITIALS |
|----|---------|---------------|--------------------|
| 1 | WH/3/V | 1973 | |
| 2 | BV | | |
| 3 | ND | | |
| 4 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
| 6 | | | |
| 7 | | | |
| 8 | | | |
| 9 | | | |
| 10 | IP/AN | 6/29/73 | |
| 11 | | | |
| 12 | WH/3/V | 3B-26-27 | |
| 13 | | | |
| 14 | | | |
| 15 | | | |
| 16 | | | |
**FILE TITLE:** WKSCARET-3
**DATE MICROFILMED:** 201-300985
**DOCUMENT DATE:** 15 March 73
**DOCUMENT NUMBER:** DND 00683
**SECRET**
SECRET 141517Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE PARIS 3722Z
TO: CARACAS, DIRECTOR INFO MADRID, ROME, WH MIAMI, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMHBAYSS
REF: CARACAS 21396 (IN 897839)
1. NOTE BNDD HQ CABLE 1622 DATED 13 MARCH WHICH PROVIDES DETAILS ON WKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN MIAMI AND WHICH ADVISES REGION 17 THAT HE DEPARTED FOR MADRID ON 10 MARCH. WITH CARMILIO VINCENT CUSATI VEN DIP PP-686.
2. ASSUME MADRID REGIONAL OFFICE WILL GET SPANISH POLICE TO PUT WKSCARLET-3 UNDER SURVEILLANCE. PLS ADVISE IF WISH STATION MADRID OR PARIS TO ASSURE THAT FULL REPORT IS OBTAINED FROM BNDD ON WKSCARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN.
3. UNLESS THERE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT WKSCARLET-3 AND CUSATI PLAN CONTINUE TO ROME SUGGEST FUTURE TRAFFIC NOT BE SENT TO ROME AS NOTE THAT BNDD MESSAGE DID NOT GO TO ROME EITHER.
4. HQ AND CARACAS: PLS ADVISE IF WISH STATION TO
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
17 MAR 73
PAGE 2 PARIS 37222 SECRET
QUERY CITIZEN I RE HIS EVENTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF WSCARLET-3
AND HIS TRAVEL COMPANION.
5. FILE: 201-383985. E2, IMPDEI.
SECRET
SECRET 142135Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 21422
TO: PARIS, DIRECTOR, MADRID INFO ROME, WH/MIAI, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA.
RYBAT PLMABYSS
REF PARIS 37222 (IN 859406)
1. WOULD APPRECIATE WHATEVER STATIONS PARIS AND/OR MADRID COULD DO TO ENSURE WE OBTAIN FULL REPORT REGARDING WKS CARLET-3'S CONTACTS IN SPAIN.
2. BELIEVE FURTHER TRAFFIC THIS CASE SHOULD BE SENT ROME AS ROME ULTIMATE DESTINATION AND PURPOSE HIS TRAVEL.
3. RE PARA 4 REF REQUEST, PREFER WKTALENT-1 NOT BE QUERIED RE THIS CASE.
4. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET
SECRET
CS COPY
SECRET
201-300985
14 MAR 73
SECRET 131350Z MAR 73 STAFF
CITE (CARACAS 21396)
TO: DIRECTOR, MADRID, ROME, WH/MIA INFO BUENOS AIRES,
BOGOTA, PARIS.
RYBAT PMLHABYSS POSADA TRAVEL PLANS
REFS A. CARACAS 21349 (NOT SENT BOGOTA, MADRID, PARIS) (854093)
B. CARACAS 21369 (NOT SENT ROME, PARIS, MADRID) (855389)
1. ACCORDING BNDD HQS TELEGRAM 1554, WHICH ORIGINATED
MIAMI BNDD, LUIS POSADA (IDENT), SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE
MIAMI 9 MAR VIA PAN AM 552 FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. FROM
MIAMI HE TICKETED TO NEW YORK THEN MADRID. (NO MENTION
MADE ROME.) POSADA CARRYING VENEZUELAN DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT
NO. 65 AND TRAVELING WITH CAMILO POLALI OR POLALI.
BNDD MIAMI PLANNING SURVEILL POSADA WHILE IN MIAMI.
2. FILE 201-300985. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET
CS CULI
SECRET
201-300985
13 MAR 1973
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION, FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA
DATE: 13 MARCH 1973
CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLY
SUBJECT: INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RE FOSADA
BNDD FILE NO: XB-73-0001
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION, FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA
DATE: 6 FEBRUARY 1973
CLASSIFICATION: OFFICIAL USE ONLY
SUBJECT: DF BRIEFING OF SQI-9-0006
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201-1367 985
VOL. 5
INCLUSIVE DATES:
CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION:
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NO DOCUMENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REMOVED FROM THIS FILE
STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS
DATE: 25 AUGUST 1977
FROM AMBASSADOR CARACAS (CARACAS 6438)
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT: GOV CHARGES "CUBANA AIRLINER: DEFENDANTS WITH MILITARY CRIMES"
FROM AMBASSADOR CARACAS
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
DATE: 9 MARCH 1977
SUBJECT: ORLANDO FOSCH AND THE LETELIER ASSASSINATION
CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL/NOFORN
FBI DOCUMENT
CABLE FROM DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: 8 JUNE 1977
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
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NEUTRALITY MATTERS - CUBA (ANTI-CASTRO).
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CARACAS 0680
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PERSONS PERFORMING SAME TASKS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCU-
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FROM 101st FILE.
POSADA CARRILES, LUIS
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23 DEC 76
P4
SUMMARY OF INFO TO FBI AND ARMY
INTELL-TELEPHONE PLANNING BY CUBAN EXILES.
DATE 20 JUL 77
05526970
SECRET
E2 INFJET CL BY 054979
SECRET
TO: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
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CIOL-0493-74
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MAINTAINED BY CERTAIN DOMINICAN MILITARY OFFICERS AND ANTI-CASTRO
CUBAN EXILES."
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED BY CIA PURSUANT TO
ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLECTION OF INTELLIGENCE ON FOREIGN
ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTIVITY. ACCORDING TO A
USUALLY RELIABLE DOMINICAN SOURCE WHO RECEIVED THE INFORMATION
FROM A DOMINICAN AIR FORCE COLONEL, U.S. ARMY MAJOR JUAN ARMAND
[Signature]
[Date]
MONTEZ ATTENDED A MEETING OF ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN EXILES IN SANTO DOMINGO IN EARLY NOVEMBER 1976 AT THE HOME OF A FORMER SENATOR OF THE BATISTA GOVERNMENT. MONTEZ CAME TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO ACQUIRE DOMINICAN SUPPORT FOR THE "CRUSADE AGAINST CASTRO" AND NOTED THAT CUBAN EXILES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND DOMINICAN MILITARY AND CIVILIANS WERE WILLING TO COOPERATE. THE LIAISON MAN BETWEEN THE VARIOUS ANTI-CASTRO CUBAN EXILES IS JUAN (OR JOSE) ANTONIO P R A T WHO APPARENTLY RESIDES IN MIAMI.
HEADQUARTERS COMMENT: MAY BE POSSIBLY BE ANTONIO P R A T BARROSO, A VETERAN OF THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION.
2. ACCORDING TO THE DOMINICAN AIR FORCE COLONEL, A MEETING TOOK PLACE WHEN ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, CUBAN EXILE TERRORIST LEADER, STILL LIVED IN SANTO DOMINGO TO DISCUSS VARIOUS TERRORIST PLANS. THE LATTER INCLUDED PLACING BOMBS ON CUBAN AIRCRAFT AND AT CUBAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS; SABOTAGING CUBAN AND SOVIET SHIPS; KIDNAPPING THE CUBAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND KILLING HIGH-LEVEL CUBAN OFFICIAL CARLOS RODRIGUEZ IN LISBON (SIC). PARTICIPANTS AT THIS MEETING INCLUDED BOSCH AVILA.
JUAN EDUARDO PEREZ FRANCO, A CUBAN EXILE, EX-GRIGADIER
GENERAL SALVADOR LLUBERES MONTAS, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF
OF THE DOMINICAN AIR FORCE; COLONEL A. B. E. U. (FRAU) OF THE
DOMINICAN AIR FORCE; JOSE EDUARDO DURRIE (PHONETIC: FERNANDO
MUNIZ, A DOMINICAN; RAUL (OR RUBEN) SLINDER (PHONETIC)
A DOMINICAN; AND LUIS POSADA CORPEZA OR POSADA.
PETER (OR PEDRO) MARTINEZ WAS MENTIONED AS A COORDINATOR
OF ONE OF THE PLANNED TERRORIST ACTS.
FIELD COMMENT: AIR FORCE COLONEL ABREU MAY BE EITHER
COLONEL JUAN D. S. L. A. ABREU, COMMANDER OF THE NORTHERN ZONE,
OR GENERAL ELADIO MARQUEZ ABREU, COMMANDER OF THE
SAN ISIDRO AIR FORCE BASE WHO IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF FORMER GENERAL
LLUBERES MONTAS. FERNANDO MUNIZ IS POSSIBLY IDENTICAL WITH THE
RIGHTIST DOMINICAN LABOR LEADER OF THIS NAME. HEADQUARTERS
COMMENT: JUAN D. S. L. A. ABREU IS POSSIBLY IDENTICAL WITH JUAN JOSE
BUTTARI CRESPO, BORN 22 NOVEMBER 1925, HAVANA, A VETERAN
OF THE BAY OF PIGS INVASION. PETER MARTINEZ MAY BE IDENTICAL
WITH PEDRO CELESTINA MARTINEZ GARCIA, BORN 19 MAY 1924.
DATAGANO, CUBA, CAPTURED DURING THE DAY OF PIGS INVASION AND
SUBSEQUENTLY LIBERATED. LUIS POSA MAY BE IDENTICAL WITH LUIS
POSADA CARRILES WHO WAS ARRESTED BY THE VENEZUELAN
AUTHORITIES WITH BOSCH AVILA FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CUBANA CRASH OFF BARBADOS AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED.
4. THIS AGENCY CONTINUES WILLING TO ASSIST IN WHATEVER
ACTION ADDRESSEES MAY WISH TO TAKE. PLEASE ADVISE US OF THE
RESULTS OF YOUR INVESTIGATIONS.
5. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER: XGFS-2-A
BASED ON: SANTO DOMINGO 17432 [IN 13325]
SANTO DOMINGO 17438 [IN 13336]
SOURCE: EMKAGO: EMFIST-1 FROM COLONEL USINO GUZMAN LIRIANO
FILE: 22-9-28 AND 203-742345.
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TO: CARACAS, SANTO DOMINGO
UNINTEL RYBAT MHSPIKE
REFS: A. CARACAS 31765 [IN 136339]
B. SANTO DOMINGO 17938 [IN 133384]
1. WE HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED IF LUIS POSADA CARRILES (201-0300985) IS A U.S. PERSON. THIS IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT HQS. OUR LATEST INFO FROM I&NS IS THAT HIS RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS WAS TERMINATED AT OUR REQUEST BECAUSE OF HIS 30 JUNE 1974 DECISION TO STAY IN VENEZUELA.
2. DUE TO COMPLEXITY OF SITUATION INVOLVING POSADA AND CUBAN EXILE MATTERS IN VENEZUELA, HAS FEELS INVESTIGATION OF POSADA (UNILATERAL OR LIAISON) MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR CARACAS STATION. THEREFORE REQUEST CARACAS TAKE NO ACTION AT THIS TIME ON REF B REQUEST.
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LA COMMENT: POSADA IS FORMER UKSCARLET-3, CUBAN AGENT WITH VENEZUELAN CITIZENSHIP, WHO WAS A HIGH-LEVEL DISIP (CIVILIAN INTEL) OFFICIAL. HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONS IMPLICATED IN CUBANA BOMBING OF 6 OCTOBER.
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WINTEL RYBAT MNSPIKE
REF: SANTO DOMINGO 17938 (IN 123384)
1. WE CAN TASK WKNORTH-6, LIAISON PENETRATION, WITH REF 21-300985 REQUIREMENT. HOWEVER, SINCE LUIS POSADA CARRILES MAY BE U.S. PERSON, WOULD LIKE TO REFER TO HCS FOR READING UNDER E.O. 11905.
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TOI DIRECTOR, CARACAS
WHINTEL RYER M-HSPIKE
REF: SANTO DOMINGO 17932 (NOT NEEDED CARACAS)
1. RE PARA 1 E. REF. STATION UNILATERAL ASSET ENCLIPPER-1
REPORTS THAT VENEZUELAN CITIZEN LUIS P O S A D A ARRIVED
SANTO DOMINGO FROM CARACAS ON VIASA FLIGHT 4 JUNE AND DEPARTED
7 JUNE 1976. POSADA TRAVELLED ON A TOURIST CARD. POSADA
MATRONYMIC UNCLEAR. ENCLIPPER-1'S BEST GUESS IS "GARRIDO"
OR "CARRIDO" BUT HE THINKS THIS COULD BE WAY OFF.
2. CARACAS: REF REPORTED ON PARTICIPANTS IN MEETING
(DATE UNKNOWN) OF CUBAN EXILE TERRORISTS IN SANTO DOMINGO.
NAME OF ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS WAS REPORTED AS "LUIS P O S A D A"
OR "P O S A D A CARRILES. IF POSSIBLE, WILL APPRECIATE CARACAS
CHECK TRAVEL OF POSADA ON 4 JUNE. NO OBJECTION CHECKING WITH
LIASON.
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17 December 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
As a result of the request in CARACAS 31137, a check of I&NS records revealed the following regarding U.S. person, status of
1. Orlando Garcia
Became U.S. citizen on 11 October 1954.
Lost U.S. citizenship when he became a citizen of Venezuela on 31 August 1962
2. Luis Posada Carriles
I&NS files contain a letter from CIA terminating his resident alien status because of his 30 June 1974 decision to stay in Venezuela
3. Ricardo Morales Navarrete
Last admitted to US August 1, 1976 with a visitor's visa. (Address to be visited given as 8100 SW 4th St., Miami, Fla.)
Does not have resident alien status.
Was never naturalized.
FBI DOCUMENT
DATE: 4 NOVEMBER 1976
CABLE
CLASSIFICATION: SECRET
SUBJECT: UNSUBS: BOMBING OF CUBANA AIRLINES DC-8 NEAR BARBADOS, WEST INDIES, OCTOBER 6, 1976, NEUTRALITY MATTERS - CUBA - WEST INDIES
FBI FILE NO: NONE GIVEN
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FROM: Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT: Information Regarding Anti-Castro Figures Possibly Involved in Neutrality Or Other Violations of Federal Law
REFERENCE: Memorandum from Director, FBI, to Director, CIA, Dated 26 November 1976, Same Subject.
The referenced memorandum requested complete CIA information on some 92 principal anti-Castro figures who are of investigative interest to the FBI. Attached herewith are CIA traces on seven individuals mentioned in the FBI listing. Data on the remaining 85 will follow separately and incrementally as traces are completed.
CIR-316/04381-76
Classified by 09560. Except from General Declassification Schedule of 11-62. Protection Category 5B (2). Impossible to determine date of automatic declassification.
WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
DDO/LA/OPS/M.Carley:1ch (7 Dec 76) (1173)
Distribution:
1. NOVO Sampal, Guillermo. There is no information available on him beyond that provided this Agency by the FBI. There is no current or previous operational interest in this individual.
2. NOVO Sampal, Ignacio. There is no information available on him beyond that provided this Agency by the FBI. There is no current or previous operational interest in this individual.
3. LUCIO Alejandrino, Freddy. There is no information available on him. There is no current or previous operational interest in this individual.
4. RICARDO Lozano, Herman. There is no information available on him. There is no current or previous operational interest in this individual.
5. BOSCH Avila, Orlando. This Agency was in contact with BOSCH in Miami from approximately January to November 1962. He was under consideration as an "external coordinator" in the Exilio Duque exile group. BOSCH was to assist the Agency and Duque in formulating operational plans for infiltration (into Cuba) teams. BOSCH did obtain safehouses and procured food supplies for the teams. Available information does not indicate any Agency contact with BOSCH for this purpose subsequent to November 1962. Later, on 31 October and 1 November 1963, a representative of this Agency met in New York City with BOSCH twice. These two meetings were in connection with efforts by BOSCH to secure financial backing for air strikes (mounted from Central America) against Cuba. BOSCH at this time was the General Coordinator of the International Movement of Revolutionary Recovery (MIR). BOSCH was informed through an intermediary on either 2 or 3 November 1963 that no financial backing would be forthcoming. There is no available information to indicate any Agency contact with BOSCH subsequent to 1 November 1963.
6. POSADA Carriles, Luis. POSADA arrived in the U.S. in February 1961 as a political refugee. Shortly after his arrival, he joined the 550th Brigade and received paramilitary training in Guatemala under Agency auspices in preparation for the Bay of Pigs invasion. POSADA received at least rudimentary familiarization training in demolitions, and was trained in usage of various hand-held weapons, in Guatemala. From March 1963 until March 1964 POSADA was in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, finishing up as a Second Lieutenant.
and Captain, the officer of a weapons platoon in a Ranger Battalion. In the latter function, POSADA would very likely have received demolitions training. In March 1965 POSADA was recruited by the Agency to serve as a Maritime Training Branch instructor in Florida. Information at that time indicated that he already was reported to be a "demolitions expert." POSADA also was used as a source of information on Cuban exile activities. In 1965 POSADA was involved with Luis SERRA Lopez, who was working with Roberto ALVAREZ Arzu, a Guatemalan who was attempting to overthrow the Guatemalan Government. POSADA was of interest to the SERRA/ALVAREZ group because of his knowledge of demolitions and weapons. POSADA reported to the Agency and later to the FBI, on his involvement in and the activities of this group (and subsequent other Cuban exile activist organizations with which he became affiliated). As of August 1966 he was used solely as an informant on the activities of the Cuban Representation in Exile (RECE), a Miami-based exile group. POSADA was formally terminated in July 1967. In August 1967 he was mentioned in a Havana Radio broadcast as a liaison man between the Agency and RECE. In August 1967 POSADA moved to Caracas and secured a position with DISIPOL, the Venezuelan security service (now known as DISIP). The Agency's Caracas Station hired POSADA as an informant on DISIPOL/DISIP activities, with secondary use as a source on Cuban exile activities in Venezuela. He functioned in this capacity until 1974 when a change in Venezuelan Government administration resulted in the loss of his job with DISIP. He was formally terminated by Caracas Station on 30 June 1974; however, occasional contact was maintained with him at his initiative because of certain outstanding U.S. Federal Income Tax problems POSADA had because of his (then) status as a Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S. In mid-February 1975, POSADA recontacted Caracas Station to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BUSTIN AVILA, Frank CASTRO FAX, and on a threat to the life of Salvador ALLENDE's nephew in Costa Rica. The final contact between the Agency and POSADA occurred on 22 June 1975 when he contacted the Caracas Station to request visa assistance for his wife and himself; the assistance was denied.
7. CARRALLO Díaz, Roberto. CARRALLO received Agency paramilitary training as a member of the 2506 Brigade in preparation for the Bay of Pigs invasion. He was captured at the Bay of Pigs, and subsequently was released by the Cuban Government. Apart from the 2506 Brigade service, there is no available information to indicate any subsequent contact between the Agency and CARRALLO.
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S. Agency traces on additional persons mentioned in the 26 November 1976 FBI memorandum to the Agency will follow separately.
WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES & METHODS INVOLVED
1. We understand from press accounts that Orlando Bosch, WKSCARLET-3 and several other Cuban exiles were recently arrested and charged with the sabotage of a Cubana Airlines airliner on 6 October. After having read these accounts NOC Byron W. GUTRADT reported, for the record, that he once knew Bosch and WKSCARLET-3 in the early 1960's. GUTRADT met WKSCARLET-3 in 1964 when both were enrolled in OCS at Fort Benning, Georgia. GUTRADT at that time had already terminated his relationship with BKHERALD. While at OCS GUTRADT was not particularly close to WKSCARLET-3 but WKSCARLET-3 was generally knowledgeable of GUTRADT's background and past BKHERALD activities. GUTRADT has not seen WKSCARLET-3 since 1964 after completion of the OCS course and doubts seriously that WKSCARLET-3 would remember him.
2. GUTRADT met Bosch circa 1963 in Miami when GUTRADT was training Bosch in a BKHERALD-sponsored program. Bosch only knew GUTRADT in alias. GUTRADT has not seen Bosch since completion of this training.
3. Given the length of time that has elapsed plus the lack of closeness to either WKSCARLET-3 or Bosch, GUTRADT and the Station do not believe that their knowledge of his past BKHERALD activities presents any security problems today. GUTRADT, of course, was unwitting of their alleged current activities and was surprised to hear of the bombing of the Cubana airliner.
Gerald R. GISSI
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CITE CARACAS 31380
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR,
WHINTEL RYBAT WKBOXER
REF: DIRECTOR 939719
1. EVENING 6 NOVEMBER 1976 WKSCARLET-1 (W-1) MADE SURPRISE VISIT TO CONSULATE REQUESTING SEE BRADSPIES. IN TYPICALLY DEMANDING FASHION, WKSCARLET-1 SAID HE WANTED TO BE PUT IN CONTACT WITH MICHAEL C. CHOADEN AND WANTED BRADSPIES HELP IN OBTAINING BUSINESS VISA FROM CONSULATE. W-1 PREFACED HIS FIRST REQUEST WITH STATEMENT HE HAD BEEN PROMISED BY CHOADEN WHEN HE LAST VISITED THE HEADQUARTERS AREA THAT A BKHERALD REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO CARACAS, AND THAT NO ONE HAD CONTACTED HIM. (FACT OF MATTER IS W-1 HAD EARLIER TOLD US THAT FOR SECURITY REASONS HE SHOULD ONLY BE CONTACTED AT HIS OFFICE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM VISIT, HE CLOSED THE OFFICE AND DID NOT RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HIM.) W-1 ALSO SAID HE HAD TRIED TO GET HELP FROM LEGATT IN OBTAINING VISA BUT HAD BEEN TOLD "LEGATT NOT AVAILABLE".
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2. W-1 was told that he did not know the present location of Choaden as he had retired but would look into the matter. W-1 indicated he wanted the visa immediately (consulate was obviously closed with char force in full swing) and was asked the nature of his business visit. He seemed to resent this inquiry and said never mind, he would visit the consulate himself on 9 November and make his own application. Bradspies asked if W-1 would indicate a time for his proposed visit and volunteered to be available to personally receive him. This seemed to annoy W-1 even further. He then arose and walked out of the consulate without another word.
3. As headquarters aware, W-1 has in past retained private investigations firm of Luis Posada to conduct investigations for W-1 as security advisor to the Gustavo Volmer industrialist group. We have seen other agency info that W-1 is actually a shareholder in Posada's investigations firm, but Posada never listed W-1 as among partners he identified to us during our last few contacts with him. WKNorth-17 believes W-1 is a business partner of Posada and has
ALLEGED TO US THAT W-1 IS IN PART RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CUBANA AIRLINES BOMBING ON 6 OCTOBER. WE THINK THIS ALLEGATION WAS PART OF THE GOV INTENT TO TIE THE COPEI PARTY INTO THE BOMBING, BUT DO NOT KNOW WHAT EVIDENCE GOV MAY HAVE.
4. AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN BRIEFED ON PARA 1 AND 2 ABOVE. HAS STATED HE DOES NOT WANT STATION INVOLVED VISA MATTER AND IS INSTRUCTING CONSULATE ON HOW TO HANDLE.
5. ONLY EXPLANATION FOR W-1 CONDUCT WHICH IMMEDIATELY OCCURS TO US IS THAT HE WAS STILL SMARTING FROM IMAGINED SNUB BY LEGATT (LATTER IS NO DOUBT GUN-SHY ABOUT GIVING VISA ASSISTANCE AFTER THE HERMAN RICARDO LOGAN EPISODE). WHEN HE CONTACTED STATION, HE MAY BE IN A HURRY TO LEAVE VENEZUELA DUE FEAR IMMINENT ARREST (SEE REF) AND WAS COUNTING ON IMMEDIATE GRANT OF BUSINESS VISA WHICH WOULD FACILITATE PROLONGED STAY IN U.S.
6. ABOVE IS FYI AS W-1 MAY ATTEMPT HIGH LEVEL AGENCY CONTACT NEXT TIME HE IS IN HEADQUARTERS AREA.
7. FILE: 201-0740849, E2, IMPDET.
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CITE CARACAS 31326
TO: DIRECTOR,
WNI TEL MHSPIKE KMSTONE
REF: CARACAS 31255 (14 09/11)
1. FYI, CARACAS NEWSPAPERS MORNING 3 NOVEMBER 1976 REPORT FOLLOWING RESULTS 2 NOVEMBER JUDICIAL HEARING ON INVESTIGATION OF CUBANA AIRCRAFT CRASHING:
A. JUDGE ORDERED CONTINUED DETENTION OF HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, FREDDY LUGO, LUIS POSADA CARRILES AND ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA.
B. HERMES RODRIGUEZ PERALTA, GUETON OLEG RODRIGUEZ DE LA SERRA TRETIAKOFF, WILLIAM WOLF FIGUEREDO AND FRANCISCO NUNEZ VALLEJO WERE SET FREE BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECTED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
C. ALFREDO RAFAEL MAZINI (MASSINI) PEREZ AND CELSA MARY TOLEDO ALEMAN WERE ABSOLVED OF ANY TIES TO THE CASE.
2. IN COMMENTING ON DECISION, JUDGE SAID ALL FOUR DETAINES HAD VIOLATED ARTICLES 428 AND 275 OF THE CRIMINAL
CODE AND WERE ALLEGEDLY GUILTY OF "QUALIFIED HOMICIDE" AND MANUFACTURE AND USE OF WEAPONS OF WAR. BOSCH AND POSADA WERE ACCUSED AS AUTHORS OF THE BOMBING. BOSCH WAS ALSO CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLES 320, 323 AND 327 OF CRIMINAL CODE FOR USE AND FABRICATION OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION. JUDGE COMMENTED THAT COURT HAD SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO PROSECUTE.
3. FILE: 201-0300985. E2 IMPDET.
TO: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
CIOL - 0367-76
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SUBJECT: REPORT RECEIVED BY PANAMANIAN NATIONAL GUARD ON ACTIVITIES OF CUBAN EXILES POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN TERRORISM
1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM AN OFFICIAL OF A PANAMANIAN SERVICE WHO IS A USUALLY RELIABLE REPORTER. HE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS SERVICE OR GOVERNMENT. THE INFORMATION IS VERY SENSITIVE, AND NO ACTION BASED UPON IT SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THIS AGENCY.
2. ON 22 OCTOBER 1976, THE G-2 SECTION OF THE PANAMANIAN NATIONAL GUARD (GN) RECEIVED A HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT WHICH APPARENTLY WAS OBTAINED FROM A NEW GN G-2 SOURCE IN MIAMI. ALTHOUGH THIS SOURCE IS NOT IDENTIFIED BY NAME IN THE DOCUMENT, THE WRITER APPEARS TO BE THE PROPRIETOR OF "PASCO'S SEA FOOD," 1030 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET, HIALEAH, WITH TELEPHONES 885-7344 (OFFICE), 988-6267 (HOME). THE
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PHONE NUMBER 854-4031 FOLLOWED BY NOTATION "MY HOUSE." ALSO APPEARS ON DOCUMENT. THE WRITER IS ASKING US $10,000 FOR HIS SERVICES.
3. PRESUMABLY TO ESTABLISH HIS BONA FIDES AND SUBSTANTIATE HIS ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE PANAMANIAN GOVERNMENT, THE WRITER SUBMITTED A LENGTHY REPORT ON ALLEGED RECENT CUBAN EXILE ACTIVITIES ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG LIST OF CUBAN EXILE ACTIVISTS. THE DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ALLEGATION OF CIA INVOLVEMENT IN THIS ACTIVITY. THE DOCUMENT STATES THAT ORLANDO BOSCH IS UNDER ARREST IN VENEZUELA TOGETHER WITH LUIS P O S A D A CARRILES ALIAS "EL BAMBÌ." BOSCH WAS TRAVELING ON A COSTA RICAN PASSPORT AND ALSO HAD NICARAGUAN, DOMINICAN, AND CHILEAN PASSPORTS.
4. THE REPORT LISTED BOSCH'S CONTACTS AS MANUEL P O R R O IN NICARAGUA, DESCRIBED AS BEING CLOSE TO GENERAL ANASTASIO S O N O Z A; ORLANDO N U N E Z IN COSTA RICA; AND MARIO R I V A D I L L A IN SANTO DOMINGO. POSADA IS DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT AS A FORMER U.S. ARMY RANGER, WHO WORKED FOR THE VENEZUELAN GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF POLICE (DIGEPOL) FOR EIGHT YEARS AND THEN ORGANIZED A PRIVATE DETECTIVE AGENCY WHICH EMPLOYS OVER 1,000 MEN. POSADA, ACCORDING
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TO THE REPORT, DIRECTED ALL VIOLENT ACTIONS IN VENEZUELA AGAINST THE COMMUNISTS. HIS ALIASES WERE "INSPECTOR BASILIO" AND "EL CALICHE." THE RECENT OPERATION AGAINST THE CUBANA PLANE WAS MOUNTED BY POSADA, ASSISTED BY ALDO VERA. THE WRITER OF THE REPORT CONTINUES THAT BOSCH'S RECENT TRIP TO VENEZUELA WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN "ALDO'S GROUP" AND THE "COORDINATION OF UNITED REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATIONS" (CORU). BOSCH'S MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL AS IT APPEARS CORU AND ALDO'S GROUP WILL UNITE. ALDO VERA IS REPORTEDLY IN PUERTO RICO. THE WRITER ADDS THAT ALDO'S GROUP WILL ENTER VENEZUELA IN NOVEMBER 1976 TO MOUNT A SERIES OF ATTACKS AGAINST CUBAN EMBASSIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
5. IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR FROM THE REPORT, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE WRITER IS REQUESTING THAT VIVIAN FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO, POSSIBLY JAILED IN CUBA, BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO PANAMA SINCE SHE HAS ALREADY SERVED HER SENTENCE. FERNANDEZ WOULD THEN TRAVEL FROM PANAMA TO MIAMI WHERE SHE WOULD BE OF SERVICE TO THE WRITER.
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ON LUIS POSADA VIA CIR-294-76 ON 12 OCT 1976. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON MANUEL PORRO. ORLANDO NUNEZ MAY BE IDENTICAL TO ORLANDO NUNEZ PEREZ, WHO ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF THIS AGENCY, IS A CUBAN EXILE RESIDING IN COSTA RICA AND SERVING AS PRESS SECRETARY OF COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT JOSE FIGUERES AS OF MARCH 1971. MARIO RIVADILLA MAY BE IDENTICAL WITH MARIO RIVADILLA CARCEDO, DPOB: CIRCA 1930, CUBA. IN 1952 A FAIRLY RELIABLE SOURCE SAID THAT HE WAS A COMMUNIST MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE ORTHODOX CUBAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (PPC) AND CHIEF OF THE PROPAGANDA BUREAU OF THE ORTHODOX YOUTH, AN ARM OF THE PPC. IN A 1970 PRESS ARTICLE BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH RIVADILLA, HE CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED IN CUBA FROM 1961 TO 1967 FOR ANTI-CASTRO ACTIVITIES. HE LEFT CUBA IN 1970. IN A 1972 NEWSPAPER INTERVIEW, RIVADILLA CLAIMED TO BE A JOURNALIST LIVING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SINCE 1970 AND A MEMBER OF THE INTER-AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION WORKING FOR THE FREEDOM OF NEWSPERSONS IMPRISONED IN CUBA. IN ANOTHER INTERVIEW IN 1972 HE CLAIMED TO HAVE ACTIVELY OPPOSED THE FULGENCIO BATAISTA REGIME AND BACKED FIDEL CASTRO, BUT BECAME
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DISTILLUSSIONED WITH THE CASTRO REGIME. IN 1974 HE WAS REPORTED TO BE A RADIO AND TELEVISION COMMENTATOR IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
IN NOVEMBER 1975, A WOMAN LIVING IN MIAMI WHOSE SON IS CURRENTLY A PRISONER IN CUBA ADVISED A CONTACT OF THIS AGENCY THAT RIVADULLA HAD BEEN IN PRISON WITH HER SON. THEY HAD PROMISED EACH OTHER THAT THE FIRST ONE TO BE RELEASED WOULD DO ALL IN HIS POWER TO OBTAIN THE FREEDOM OF THE OTHER. IN THIS CONNECTION, RIVADULLA FURNISHED TO THE MOTHER OF THE PRISONER THE NAME OF A WOMAN IN NEW YORK CITY WHO PROMISED TO GET THE SON OUT OF JAIL IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT OF U.S. $25,000. THE WOMAN IS MARTA JIMENEZ MARTINEZ, WHO IS DESCRIBED IN AGENCY RECORDS AS VERY CLOSE TO FIDEL CASTRO, AN OPPORTUNIST, IRRATIONAL, AND UNPREDICTABLE. HER Estranged husband, BERNAL JAMES FAYAD, IS REPORTEDLY A CUBAN GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE (DGI) OFFICER. JIMENEZ IS ATTACHED TO THE CUBAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND IS FREQUENTLY A DELEGATE TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FBI REPORT SJ-105-14608, DATED 27 JUNE 1974, CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RIVADULLA. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON VIVIAN FERNANDEZ.
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17. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652. EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5B (2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION. CLASSIFIED BY 01/255-18
FILE: 56-8-114 56-2-9/3 201-281694 201-281197 201-876630 201-784065 201-720333 201-299292
AC/LA/PNC
AC/LA/COC
AC/LA/MBCA
C/LA/CAR
C/LA/OPS
PSCS/ITG
AGC/DDO
CI/OG
CI/R&A
DATE: 3 NOVEMBER 1976
ORIG: DAVID F. THOMPSON: MCH
UNIT: LA/PNC/PA/R
EXT: 1454
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NO DOCUMENT EXTRACT
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SUBJECT OF THIS 201
DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL "V" FILE.
PERSONS PERFORMING NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCU-
MENT FROM WHICH THIS EXTRACT WAS PREPARED CONTAINS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM IP/FILES.
POSADA CARILES, LUIS
201-0300985
SEX: M
CIT. VENE
075-308-015
CARA-31189
20 OCT 76
HVC-07522
RES VENE. NATIVE BORN CUBAN, GOVM HILDS SUBJ.
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 6 OCT 76 BOMBING OF A
CUBANA AIRPLANE. WILL REQUEST VENE GOVT REVOKE
HIS VENE CITIZENSHIP AND TURN HIM OVER TO THEM.
FOR PROSECUTION. CUBAN GOVM INTENDS TO LIQUI-
DATE SUBJ EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF
LAW.
DATE 01 NOV 76
09446975
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E2 INSET CL BY 054979
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TO: CARACAS-Y
UNINTEL MHSPK KSTONE Y
REFS: A. CARACAS 31178 [IN 076710]
B. DIRECTOR 93359
C. CARACAS EMTEL 12805, 28 OCTOBER 1976 Y
1. DIEGO ARGUELLES OF REFS A AND B RETRACTED UNDER LAST NAME ARGUELLO AS RECEIVED REF C. ONE CARD REF FOUND TO A DIEGO LAZARO ARGUELLO LASTRES, DOB CA. 36, MEMBER OF CUBAN NATIONAL POLICE IN EXILE, ADDRESS 1785 N.W. 29 STREET, MIAMI. SPECIAL SEARCH HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR SOURCE DOCUMENT UFGA-8043, DATED 12 MARCH 63. WILL ADVISE IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LOCATED.
2. NO IDENTIFIABLE TRACES ON MARIA INES VEGA OR PAULA VALLADARES OF REF C-Y
3. FILE: 201-300985. E2 IMPDET-A
LA COMMENT: A. DIEGO ARGUELLES BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATE IN INVESTIGATION FIRM OF LUIS POSADA.
B. NO HGS TRACES ARGUELLES
C. PRESS REPORTED ARREST OF ARGUELLO, VEGA AND VALLADARES.
DATE: 29 OCTOBER 1976
ORIG: L. COOLEY: MEH
UNIT: LA/PNC/V
EXT: 3315
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SECRET 2815822 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE SAN JOSE 20051
TO: DIRECTOR INFO SANTIAGO, CARACAS,
FROM: RYBAT FUDWELL
REFS:
A. SANTIAGO 35352 (W 08/609)
B. SAN JOSE 19715 (NOT SENT CARACAS) (W 978488)
1. FOLLOWING COMMENTS RE PARA 2 OF REF A ARE BEING
REPEATED FOR CLARIFICATION.
2. PER PARA 1 OF REF B, IT WAS COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT DANIEL
ODUBER QUIROS WHO APPARENTLY CONJURED UP INVOLVEMENT OF
ORLANDO BOSCH IN THE ARMS MOVEMENT STORY DISCUSSED BETWEEN
COSTA RICAN FOREIGN MINISTER GONZALO FACIO AND CHILEAN
AMBASSADOR TO COSTA RICA JORGE ARANDA PARRA. "CONFIDENTIAL
FUNCTIONARIES OF THE U.S. EMBASSY" (ACTUALLY U.S. AMBASSADOR USING
STATION INFO) WHO ADVISED THE COSTA RICAN GOVERNMENT OF AN ULTRA-
RIGHTIST PLOT DID NOT REPEAT NOT MENTION THAT BOSCH WAS INVOLVED IN
ANY WAY WITH THIS PLOT, AND STATION HAS NO INFORMATION INDICATING
THAT BOSCH WAS INVOLVED.
3. ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT OF BOSCH WAS APPARENTLY PURE INVENTION
BY PRESIDENT ODUBER AND FOREIGN MINISTER FACIO AND THEY TOLD INVENTION
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DO NOT DESTROY
TO ARANDA POSSIBLY TO STRENGTHEN THEIR CASE SINCE BOSCH TRAVELLED ON CHILEAN PASSPORT.
4. FILE: 201-300985, 200-12-200/1. E2 IMPDET.
SECRET 2720202 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31254
TO: DIRECTOR,
WINTEL RYBAT MHSPIKE
REF: CARACAS 31216 (07924)
1. FYI, ACCORDING TO SCARLET-5 WHO OBTAINED FROM DISIP OFFICER, EVIDENCE WHICH IMPLICATES SUBJECT 201-300985 IN 6 OCTOBER 1976 CUBANA AIRCRAFT BOMBING INCLUDES AIRLINE BILLING INVOICE SIEZED IN RAID ON ICICA OFFICES IN CARACAS. BILLING IS TO ICICA FOR AIRLINE TICKETS USED BY HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO DURING BOMBING OPERATION.
2. FILE: 201-0300985, E2, IMPDET.
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DOSSIER HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM ANOTHER OFFICIAL 201 FILE.
PERSONS RECORDED NAME TRACES ARE CAUTIONED THAT THE DOCU-
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INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT AND SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM 201 FILES.
PONSADA, LUIS
201-03-03435
SEX M
CIT CUBA
076-005-009
CARA-31174
19 OCT 76
4VC-07521
P2
SEE VENEZUELAN OFFICER OF DIRECTORATE FOR
SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP)
CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION IN CONNECTION WITH
THE MURDER OF CUBANA AIRLINES 6 OCT 76.
TRAVELED TO COSTA RICA IN SEPTEMBER TO MEET WITH
FELIX J. RUSCH /201-3294297/.
DATE 27 OCT 76
09446116
201-300985
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F2 IMPORT CL BY 054979
OUTGOING MESSAGE
TO: CARACAS
UNINTEL MHSPIKE KMSTONE
REF: CARACAS 31198 [IN 076730]
1. NO HGS TRACES ON DIEGO ARGUELLES
2. HGS FILE ON CIVISTA-6 INDICATE HE BORN 6 OCTOBER 1943 IN CARACAS. HE ATTENDED COLEGIO CARMELITANO DEL NORTE IN SAN ANTONIO PAMPLONA, COLOMBIA, 1959-1961. HE WAS A PLASTIC WORKER 1962-1965 AND IN 1966 WAS ACCEPTED AS AGENT/INVESTIGATOR WITH THE JUDICIAL POLICE (PTJ). UKSCARLET-1 REQUESTED TRAINING FOR CIVISTA-6 IN JUNE 1968 IN FLAPS AND SEALS. HOWEVER, FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, UKSCARLET-1 LOST INTEREST IN TRAINING CIVISTA-6 AND HIS POA WAS CANCELLED. LATEST DOCUMENT IN HGS FILE, 6 MARCH 1969, HVCA-16340, STATED THAT CIVISTA-6 HAS NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY STATION PERSONNEL NOR HAS HE BEEN GIVEN BKHERALD TRAINING.
3. FILE: 201-0300986; 201-0835021. E2 IMPDET
REFERENCE ADVISED THAT THERE NO STATION TRACES ON ALFREDO GUTIERREZ OR OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ DE LA SERRA TRETISCOFF. IN ADDITION STATION ADVISED THAT DIEGO ARGUELLES AND CIVISTA-6 ARE BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATES IN INVESTIGATION FIRM OF LUIS POSADA CARRILLES.
DATE: 26 OCT 76
ORIG: CATHY LEE WARD
UNIT: LA/PNC/V
EXT: 1719
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SECRET 2612242 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31229
TO: DIRECTOR,
WNINTEL RYBAT H-SPIKE KMSTONE
REFS: A. WASHINGTON 920330
B. CARACAS 31186 (074978)
C. CARACAS 31224 (078286)
1. WE HAD HOPED RESOLVE QUESTIONS RAISED BY APPROACH OF SERGIO DIEGUEZ, OSTEINSBY ON BEHALF LUIS POSADA, THROUGH DISCUSSION WITH POSADA. POSADA IS NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE.
2. WKNORTH-17 RECENTLY SHOWED STATION OFFICER A CATALOG OF INTELLIGENCE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCED BY AUDIO INTERNATIONAL DEVICES (AID) OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. INSIDE THE CATALOG COVER WAS A SMALL POCKET CONTAINING THE BUSINESS CARD OF SERGIO DIEGUEZ, REPRESENTING AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, INC., MIAMI. WKNORTH-17 SAID WE HAD GOTTEN THE CATALOG INDIRECTLY AND THROUGH THE VENEZUELAN NATIONAL GUARDI THAT WE DOES NOT KNOW DIEGUEZ PERSONALLY.
3. THE THOUGHT OCCURS THAT DIEGUEZ MAY HAVE BEEN WE
SUPPLIER OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR ICICA. POSADA'S PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY IN CARACAS AND MAY HAVE HAD A SUSTAINED CONTACT WITH POSADA FROM WHICH HE OBTAINED INFORMATION WHICH HE RECOGNIZED AS OF PROBABLE INTEREST TO BKHERALD. SINCE POSADA HAD PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED BKHERALD WITH INFORMATION ON EXILE PLANS FOR ASSASSINATION AND BOMBING, ONE WONDERS IF PERHAPS DIEGUEZ MAY HAVE HAD INFORMATION OF THIS TYPE FROM POSADA WHICH, IN ADDITION TO THAT MENTIONED REF A, HE WAS TRYING TO PEDdle. DIEGUEZ' APPROACH WAS PRIOR THE 21 SEPTEMBER ASSASSINATION OF ORLANDO LETELIER AND THE 6 OCTOBER DESTRUCTION OF A CUBANA AIRLINER. SUGGEST HEADQUARTERS MAY WISH TO RECONTACT AND DEBRIEF DIEGUEZ OR SUGGEST SAME TO LNERGO.
4. FILE: 220-6-484/31 201-0307985. E2. IMPDET.
SECRET 21399 OCT 76 STAFF
SITE GEORGETOWN 21399
TO: DIRECTOR INFO LONDON
FROM: INTEL RYSAT
REF: A. GEORGETOWN 21396 (W071334)
B. GEORGETOWN EMTEL 2276 (W30242)
1. FOR PAST TEN DAYS ATMOSPHERE SURROUNDING OUR EMBASSY HAS BEEN ONE OF APPREHENSION. REVIEWING EVENTS:
A. ON 11 OCTOBER FORMIN FRED WILLS ISSUED STATEMENT WHICH REFERRED TO DESTABILIZATION IN CONTEXT OF GUYANA CRASH. EMBASSY WAS PEACEFULLY PICKETED 13 OCTOBER BY TWO GROUPS, ONE (YSM) WITH GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. THERE FOLLOWED TWO TELEPHONE THREATS TO EMBASSY 14 OCTOBER.
B. ON 15 OCTOBER STATE DEPT MADE DEMARCHE TO GUYANESE CHARGE HADER OF WHICH KEY PHRASE FOCUSED UPON BY GOG WAS THAT GOG WAS "STRAINING US PATIENCE." EMBASSY DID NOT RECEIVE ACTUAL TEXT OF DEMARCHE, BUT SECRETARY LEURS, IN TELECON WITH CHARGE BLACKEN, DENIED THAT PHRASE WAS USED. NEVERTHELESS, THIS HEIGHTENED BURNHAM'S EMOTIONAL BROODING OVER CRASH AND THERE FOLLOWED BURNHAM'S SPEECH (SEE TEXT REF 6).
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C. On 19 October Barbadian cricket team left Guyana prematurely, reportedly after receiving bomb threat. On 19 October bomb searches were conducted at Bank of Guyana and local auto/electronics dealer, Geddes Grant.
D. On heels of Burnham speech Dept advised Charge he to be recalled for consultation after delivering US protest. Coincidentally, we received GOG letter requesting cessation of ongoing aid project due aid alleged failure to follow approved procedure; and Embassy's unclassified pouch was detained at airport.
E. Charge delivered oral protest to Mills evening 19 October and was later called to meet with Burnham.
2. Prior his departure morning 22 October Charge told Cos Burnham was unapologetic over speech and did not react to our protest (which was milder than Mills and we expected). Burnham was particularly angry at Barbadian position on crash, blaming us for that position as well as for support of Cuban exiles who perpetrated crash. Burnham now seeks vengeance through death of suspects. He seemed to imply that USG assistance in bringing them to "justice" would reestablish our credibility. RASALT/3 confirmed.
THIS AS BURNHAM'S VIEW.
2. AFTER BURNHAM'S SUNDAY SPEECH NEITHER RASALT/3 (R/3) NOR RATROJAN/3 (T/3) WERE AVAILABLE, APPARENTLY DUE TO HEIGHTENED GOG MEETING ACTIVITY. AFTER MISSING 16 OCTOBER CONTACT, R/3 CHECKED IN MORNING 26 OCTOBER, MEETING SET FOR SAME NIGHT. ON VOICE LINK R/3 COMMENTED THAT CRASH GAVE RISE TO GREAT DEAL OF EMOTION WHICH FOR BURNHAM WAS VERY STRONGLY REINFORCED BY DISCOVERY OF JOE LEON'S NAME IN SUSPECT'S DIARY. FOR BURNHAM THIS INDICATED A PRESENT USG ASSOCIATION WITH SUSPECTS EVEN IF WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AIR CRASH. R/3 SAID THAT IN MEETINGS PRIOR TO BURNHAM'S SPEECH FORMIN WILLS WAS NOT ANXIOUS FOR CONFRONTATION WITH US. HOWEVER, IN HIS AND WILLS' ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS BURNHAM'S SPEECH APPROACH, BURNHAM WOULD NOT COMMIT HIMSELF AS TO HOW FAR HE WOULD GO. R/3 THINKS THAT BURNHAM WENT JUST AS FAR AS HE INTENDED AND WAS EVEN SOMEWHAT RESTRAINED EMOTIONALLY. EXPECT MORE DETAIL IN DEBRIEFING R/3; PARTICULARLY ON WILLS' ROLE DURING THIS CRISIS, AND CUBAN OR OTHER ROLES IF ANY. GNCIN ALSO ATTEMPTING CONTACT T/3 FOR READING ON SITUATION.
4. WE HAVE SEEN NO MEASURABLE CHANGE IN OPERATIONAL CLIMATE AS YET. WILLS TOLD CHARGE THAT PARA 1 POUCH AND AID-LETTER INCIDENTS
HERE DUE TO COINCIDENCE, AS THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT PLANS TO HARASS US. HE ALSO PROMISED INCREASED "VIGILANCE" ON BEHALF US MISSION PERSONNEL, ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT SPECIFIC. R/3 REQUESTED FACE-TO-FACE MEETING SAYING THAT HE SEES NO CHANGE IN SECURITY SITUATION. STATION WILL CONTINUE WITH SCHEDULED MEETING ARRANGEMENTS, Barring CHANGE FOR NOW. IN THIS CONTEXT OP'S CLIMATE COULD DETERIORATE IF ANY PLAUSIBLE EVIDENCE IS DIVULGED LINKING USG OR SMHERALD DIRECTLY TO CUBANA BOMB SUSPECTS, RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY THIS WOULD PROBABLY SERVE AS CONFIRMATION OF SURKHAN'S PARANOID SUSPICIONS OF US. CANNOT PREDICT NATURE OF HIS REACTION. HOWEVER, HIS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ONE OF ARRESTEES IN CARACAS, LUIS P O S A D A CARRILES, WAS FORMERLY HANDLED BY GABRIEL J. LABRENE CIRCA 1972.
5. FILE: DEFER. EZ IMPORT.
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TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR
WNIKTEL WMSTONE WMSPIKE
REF: CARACAS 31208 (W069408)
1. DURING 22 OCTOBER MEETING WITH WKNORTH-17, HE PLACED TELEPHONE CALL TO OFFICE OF WKNOBLE-24 AND PERSONALLY VERIFIED THAT ORLANDO GARCIA HAD NOT BEEN ARRESTED. IT OPINION OF WKNORTH-17 THAT PRESS ALLEGATION IS RESULT OF CONFUSION NAME ORLANDO GARCIA WITH ORLANDO BOSCH. WKNORTH-17 ALSO SAID HE HAS NO INFORMATION THAT FRANCISCO NUÑEZ WAS OR HAS HAD IN THE PAST ANY CONNECTION WITH VENEZUELAN "SECRET POLICE".
2. WKNORTH-17 HAD TIME ONLY BRIEFLY TO DISCUSS BOMBING CASE; INFO BEING FORWARDED BY HVC. CONCERNING THE PRESS ALLEGATION THAT POSADA'S "FORTIFIED RESIDENCE" HAD BEEN SEARCHED, WKNORTH-17 SAID THIS WAS UNTRUE AND ONLY THE ICICA OFFICE HAD BEEN RAIDED. WKNORTH-17 ADDED THAT SOME ITEMS OF BOMB PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN THE ICICA OFFICES WERE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE IMPLICATING POSADA IN THE OCTOBER
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CROSS FILE COPY FOR 201-302-214
DO NOT DESTROY
DOWING OF THE CUBANA AIRCRAFT.
3. FILE: 201-067660; 201-C360965. E2, IMPDET.
SECRET 2117182 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31198
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
REF: WINTEL REAM WNSPIKE
REF: DIRECTOR 930282
1. NO STATION TRACES ALFREDO GUTIERREZ OR OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ DE LA SERRA TRETISCOFF.
2. POSADA ASSOCIATES IN INVESTIGATIVE FIRM ARE BELIEVED BE DIEGO ARGUELLES (NO STATION TRACES) AND CIVISTA-6. THE LATTER MAY HAVE HAD HIS INTEREST IN THE FIRM PURCHASED BY POSADA AND ARGUELLES A FEW MONTHS AGO. WNSCARLET-1 HAS BEEN ALLEGED BY WKNORTH TO BE A PARTNER OF POSADA IN THE FIRM BUT WE HAVE NO INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THIS. POSADA DID TELL STATION THAT HIS FIRM HAD DONE WORK FOR WNSCARLET-1 AS A CLIENT. THE ALLEGED PARTNERSHIP CONNECTION WOULD BE VALUABLE FACT IN ANY GOV EFFORT SHOW CONNECTION OF POSADA ACTIVITIES WITH COPEI. STATION HAS NO RECENT INFORMATION ON CIVISTA-6. WE ARE AS YET UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE 11 OTHER PERSONS CONNECTED WITH ICICA BUT, IF THIS FIGURE CORRECT, SUSPECT THAT FREDDY LUGO AND RICARDO HERNAN LOZANO MAY FIGURE AMONG THE ELEVEN.
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281-300 985
3. FILE: 281-8388985, E2, IMPDET.
SECRET 2213222 OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31186
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR,
WNINTEL RYBAT MKSPIKE KMSTONE
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 930248
B. DIRECTOR 675121
C. WASHINGTON 920338
1. THE AGENCY HAS HAD NO, REPEAT NO, RELATIONSHIP WITH
LUIS P O S A D A'S INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY OR ANY OTHER
BUSINESS VENTURE HE MAY HAVE HAD IN CARACAS.
2. DECISION TO TERMINATE RELATIONSHIP WITH POSADA WAS
TAKEN IN EARLY 1974, ALMOST TWO YEARS PRIOR TO HIS FORMAL
TERMINATION ON 13 FEBRUARY 1976. OUR ONLY REASON FOR CONTINUING THE CONTACT BEYOND DATE OF THAT DECISION IN 1974
WAS TO RESOLVE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING FEDERAL COVERT INCOME
TAX MATTERS, AND WE TRIED TO KEEP THESE SESSIONS AS
INFREQUENT AS POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS TAX SITUATION WAS
SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED, WE PRECEDED WITH FORMAL TERMINATION
SESSION IN FEBRUARY 1976, BECAUSE POSADA HAD HIGH LOCAL
PROFILE, WE HAD NO REALLY COVERT MEANS TO CONTACT HIM AND
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WE WAITED FOR HIS PERIODIC, NON-SCHEDULED CALL-INS TO RECEIVE AND CONVEY ANY NEWS CONCERNING TAX MATTERS.
3. CONTACTS WITH STATION SUBSEQUENT TO FORMAL TERMINATION SESSION WERE AT POSADA OWN INITIATIVE AND WERE FOR PURPOSE VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANT EXILE EXTREMIST PLANS, TO SOLICIT AID FOR RETENTION OF HIS RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS AND FOR HELP IN OBTAINING U.S. VISITORS VISAS FOR SELF AND FAMILY. POSADA WAS NOT TASKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION BEYOND SPECIFICS OF EXTREMIST PLANNING WHICH HE HAD REPORTED ON OWN INITIATIVE.
4. POSADA RECONTACTED THE CARACAS STATION ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS FORMAL TERMINATION TO VOLUNTEER REPORT ON WHEREABOUTS OF ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, FRANK CASTRO AND THE THREAT TO LIFE OF SALVADOR ALLENDE'S NEPHEW. HE WAS CONTACTED A DAY OR SO LATER (19 FEBRUARY 1976) BY STATION BUENOS AIRES TO DEBRIEF FOR ANY POSSIBLE INFORMATION CONCERNING SECURITY OF SECRETARY KISSINGER VISIT; AT THIS TIME POSADA WAS TRAVELLING WITH FORMER DISIP CHIEF REMBERTO UZCA TEGUI (HIS CLIENT) AND INVESTIGATING THE AUTHORSHIP OF A LETTER BOMB SENT TO CUBAN AMBASSADOR IN
CARACAS: THE BOMB ENVELOPE BORE RETURN ADDRESS OF WEALTHY VENEZUELAN INDUSTRIALIST GUSTAVO V O L M E R WHO EMPLOYS UZCATEGUI AS SECURITY ADVISOR, FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO CARACAS FROM THIS TRIP POSADA CONTACTED THE STATION AND SAID SOMewhat ACCUSINGLY THAT WE HAD VERY NEARLY BEEN IRREDEEMABLY COMPROMISED WITH THE EXILE EXTREMISTS WHEN BOSCH WAS ARRESTED IN SAN JOSE AND THE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE THREAT TO ALLENDE'S NEPHEW WAS LEAKED.
3. ON 22 JUNE 1976 POSADA AGAIN CONTACTED THE STATION, REPORTED INFO TDFIRDB-315/06286/76 CONCERNING POSSIBLE EXILE PLANS TO BLOW UP A CUBANA AIRLINER LEAVING PANAMA, AND REQUESTED VISA ASSISTANCE REPORTED CARACAS 30169. THE LAST CARACAS STATION CONTACT WITH POSADA WAS A FEW DAYS LATER TO COUNSEL HIM PER REF B. AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT POSADA ON 7 OCTOBER 1976 IN CONNECTION REF C.
6. THE STATION HAS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE SOURCE OF TDFIRDB-315/0256 DELIBERATELY DELAYED PASSING ON BOSCH'S AND POSADA'S REMARKS ABOUT HITTING A CUBAN PLAN UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. WHEN POSADA MADE THE STATEMENTS TO THE SUBSOURCE HE WAS NOT SPECIFIC AS TO ANY TIME OR PLACE FOR THE INCIDENT. WHEN
THE SUBSOURCE REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO THE SOURCE. THE SUBSOURCE HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE INFORMATION WOULD BE PASSED ON BY THE SOURCE TO AGENCY AS HE IS UNWITTING OF THE SOURCE'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AGENCY.
7. FILE: 201-0300985, E2, IMPDET.
1. THE AGENCY HAS HAD NO REPEAT NO RELATIONSHIP WITH
LUIZ E. O. R. H. INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY OR ANY OTHER
BUSINESS VENTURE HE MAY HAVE HAD IN CARACAS.
2. DECISION TO TERMINATE RELATIONSHIP WITH POSADA WAS
TAKEN IN EARLY 1974, ALMOST TWO YEARS PRIOR TO HIS
TERMINATION ON 12 FEBRUARY 1976. OUR ONLY REASON FOR
CONTINUING THE CONTACT BEYOND DATE OF THAT DECISION IN 1974
WAS TO RESOLVE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING FEDERAL COVERT INCOME
TAX MATTERS. WE TRIED TO KEEP THESE SESSIONS AS
INFORMAL AS POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS TAX SITUATION WAS
SATISFACTORYLY RESOLVED, WE PROCEEDED WITH FORMAL TERMINATION
SESSION IN FEBRUARY 1976. BECAUSE POSADA HAD HIGH LOCAL
PROFILE, WE HAD NO REALLY COVERT MEANS TO CONTACT HIM AND
WE HAD TO USE HIS PERIODIC NON-SCHEDULED CALL-INS TO
RECEIVE AND CONVEY ANY NEWS CONCERNING TAX MATTERS.
3. CONTACTS WITH STATION SUBSEQUENT TO FORMAL
TERMINATION SESSION WERE AT POSADA OWN INITIATIVE AND WERE
FOR PURPOSE VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANT EXILE
EXTREMIST PLANS TO SOLICIT HELP FOR RETENTION OF HIS RESIDENT
ALIEN STATUS AND FOR HELP IN OBTAINING U.S. VISITORS VISAS
FOR SELF AND FAMILY. POSADA WAS NOT TASKED TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION BEYOND SPECIFIC OF EXTREMIST PLANNING WHICH HE
HAD REPORTED ON OWN INITIATIVE.
4. POSADA RECONTACTED THE CARACAS STATION ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HIS FORMAL TERMINATION TO VOLUNTEER
5. On 28 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station, reported info TIPRA-315/06286-76 concerning possible exile plans to blow up a Cuban airliner leaving Panama, and requested visa assistance reported on 28 June. The last contact with Posada was 10 days later. An unsuccessful attempt was made to contact Posada on 7 October 1976 in connection Ref C.
6. The station has no reason to believe that the source of TIPRA-315/06286 deliberately delayed passing on Posada's report about hitting a Cuban airliner until after the incident. When Posada made the statements to the subordinate he was not specific as to any time or place for the incident. When the subordinate reported this information to the source, the source had no reason to believe the information would be passed on by the source to agency as he is uninvolved in the source's relationship with the agency.
7. File: 201-0300985, E2, IMPDET.
Data for Inclusion in Draft Memorandum to Secretary of State
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REMARKS
WKSCARLET-3
20 October 1976
SUBJECT: Data for Inclusion in Draft Memorandum
To Secretary of State
REFERENCE: LIX-0714, 19 October 1976
1. In response to the queries posed in the Reference, there follows below amplification of information concerning Luis Posada.
2. The Agency has had no relationship with Luis POSADA's Investigative Agency or any other business venture he may have had in Caracas.
3. The decision to terminate the relationship with Posada was taken in early 1974. Our only reason for continuing the contact beyond date of that decision in 1974 was to resolve certain outstanding federal income tax matters, and we tried to keep those sessions as infrequent as possible. Because Posada had a high local profile, we waited for his periodic non-scheduled call-ins to receive and convey any news concerning tax matters.
4. Contacts with him subsequent to February 1976 were at Posada's own initiative (except as indicated below) and were for the purpose of volunteering information on significant exile extremist plans, to solicit aid for retention of his resident alien status, and for help in obtaining U.S. visitors visas for self and family. Posada was not tasked to provide information beyond specifics of extremist planning which he had reported on own initiative.
5. Posada recontacted the Caracas Station in mid-February 1976 to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BOSCH Avila, Frank CASTRO, and the threat to the life of Salvador ALLENDE's nephew. He was contacted a day or so later by Station Buenos Aires to debrief him on any possible information concerning the security of Secretary Kissinger's visit. At this time Posada was travelling with former DISIP Chief Remberto UICATEGUI (his client) and investigating the authorship of a letter bomb sent to Cuban Ambassador in Caracas.
WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCE
AND RECIPIENTS INVOLVED
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6. On 22 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station and requested visa assistance, for his wife and himself.
7. The Caracas station has no reason to believe that the source of TDFIRDB-315/10256 deliberately delayed passing on Bosch's and Posada's remarks about hitting a Cuban plane until after the incident. When Posada made the statements to the subsourse he was not specific as to any time or place for the incident. When the subsourse reported this information to the source, the subsourse had no reason to believe the information would be passed on by the source to this Agency as he is unwitting of the source's relationship with the Agency.
SUBJECT: Data for Inclusion in Draft Memorandum
To Secretary of State
REFERENCE: LDX-0714, 19 October 1976
1. In response to the queries posed in the Reference, there follows below amplification of information concerning Luis Posada.
2. The Agency has had no relationship with Luis POSADA's Investigative Agency or any other business venture he may have had in Caracas.
3. The decision to terminate the relationship with Posada was taken in early 1974. Our only reason for continuing the contact beyond date of that decision in 1974 was to resolve certain outstanding federal income tax matters, and we tried to keep these sessions as infrequent as possible. Because Posada had a high local profile, we waited for his periodic non-scheduled call-ins to receive and convey any news concerning tax matters.
4. Contacts with him subsequent to February 1976 were at Posada's own initiative (except as indicated below) and were for the purpose of volunteering information on significant exile extremist plans, to solicit aid for retention of his resident alien status, and for help in obtaining U.S. visitors visas for self and family. Posada was not tasked to provide information beyond specifics of extremist planning which he had reported on own initiative.
5. Posada recontacted the Caracas Station in mid-February 1976 to volunteer a report on the whereabouts of Orlando BOSCH Avila, Frank CASTRO, and the threat to the life of Salvador ALLENDE's nephew. He was contacted a day or so later by Station Buenos Aires to debrief him on any possible information concerning the security of Secretary Kissinger's visit. At this time Posada was travelling with former DISIP Chief Remberto UZCATEGUI (his client) and investigating the authorship of a letter bomb sent to Cuban Ambassador in Caracas.
6. On 22 June 1976 Posada again contacted the station and requested visa assistance for his wife and himself.
7. The Caracas station has no reason to believe that the source of TDFIRPB-315/10256 deliberately delayed passing on Besch's and Posada's remarks about hitting a Cuban plane until after the incident. When Posada made the statements to the subsourse he was not specific as to any time or place for the incident. When the subsourse reported this information to the source, the subsourse had no reason to believe the information would be passed on by the source to this Agency as he is unwitting of the source's relationship with the Agency.
State Department Cable
Date: 20 October 1976
Classification: Confidential
SUBJECT: OMANG QUERY ABOUT POSADA
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TO: IMMEDIATE CARACAS
NIACT RYBAT UNINTEL KMSTONE NHSPKKE Y
1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS LEVIED BELOW REQUIREMENTS ON US FOR USE IN BRIEFING OF DR. KISSINGER. WOULD APPRECIATE STATION RESPONSE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE MORNING 20 OCTOBER. WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF INFO ALREADY AVAILABLE HERE, BUT WOULD LIKE DEFINITIVE STATEMENTS BY STATION ON BELOW QUESTIONS. Y
2. HAS THE AGENCY HAD ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH LUIS POSADA'S INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS HE MAY HAVE HAD? Y
3. WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THE CONTACTS THE AGENCY HAD WITH POSADA AFTER HE WAS TERMINATED? WHAT DID THE CONTACTS HAVE TO DO WITH CUBA? Y
4. WHO WAS THE VISA FOR THAT POSADA APPROACHED THE AGENCY AND THE DEFENSE ATTACHE ABOUT IN JUNE 1976? Y
5. DOES THE AGENCY BELIEVE THAT THE SOURCE OF TDFIRDB-315/10256 DELIBERATELY DELAYED PASSING ON BOSCH'S AND POSADA'S REMARKS ABOUT HITTING A CUBAN PLANE UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT? Y
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LA/COMMENT: CONCERNING CUBANA PLANE CRASH NEAR BARBADOS OCTOBER
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CITE CARACAS 31184
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR,
WINTEL RYBAT KHSTONE WHSPIKE
REFS: A. DIRECTOR 929165
B. WASHINGTON 920330
C. CARACAS 31137 (IN 670061)
1. WE SHARE HEADQUARTERS CONCERN RE ARREST OF
WKSCARLET-3 (W-3) AND POSSIBILITY OF SUSPICION/ADDITIONAL
CHARGES BKHERALD CONNECTION WITH BOMBING. IN ADDITION TO
INFL REPORTING, STATION CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING EVENTS IN
RELATION TO MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND WE ARE IN CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH AMBASSADOR. WE ARE UNABLE TO REPORT ANY
FIRST-HAND INFORMATION FROM W-3 OR WXTANGO-1 (W-1) DUE TO
LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED BY AMBASSADOR. PRIOR TO BOMBING
INCIDENT BRADSPIES ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT W-3 REGARDING APPARENTLY
UNRELATED MATTER IN REF B1 AFTER INCIDENT AND INITIAL
REPORT FROM WKSCARLET-5 FROM WKSCARLET-3. ATTEMPTS TO
CONTACT W-3 WERE STOPPED AND LATER WERE PROHIBITED BY
AMBASSADOR. AS W-1 NAME BEGAN COMING UP WITH INCREASING
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FREQUENCY: AMBASSADOR REQUESTED STATION PULL BACK IN LIAISON CONTACT (THIS APPLIED ONLY TO W-1 PERSONAL CONTACT AND NOT TO W-3 SCARLET LIAISON IN GENERAL).
2. AS YET STATION HAS NO HARD EVIDENCE WHICH DIRECTLY LINKS EITHER W-1, OR RICARDO MORALES NAVARETE TO THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 BOMBING. HOWEVER, THEIR REPORTED ASSOCIATION WITH ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, THEIR BACKGROUNDS, AND W-3'S PRIOR REPORTING ON TERRORIST ACTIONS SUGGEST THAT THEY WERE ALL AWARE TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER OF PLANS FOR THE 6 OCTOBER ACTION AND THAT NONE OF THEM ACTIVELY OPPOSED IT. OF THE THREE W-3 SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MOST LIKELY IMPLICATED THROUGH HIS POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE TO HERMAN RICARDO LOZANO AND/OR FREDDY LUGO. W-1 AND MORALES MAY HAVE BECOME ACCESSORIES AFTER-THE-FACT DEPENDING UPON THE POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF ORLANDO BOSCH IN THE BOMBING AND ITS AFTERMATH.
3. IT MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING BUT DO NOT FEEL THAT W-3 IS IN POSITION REVEAL ANY TRUE INFORMATION WHICH COULD IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS. SINCE CONTACT WITH HIM IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN TO OUR KNOWLEDGE LIMITED ONLY TO VISA ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.
REPORTING: WE COULD AT MOST REVEAL NAMES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. WKSCARLET-5 EXPRESSED PERSONAL OPINION THAT W-3, FEARING POSSIBLE RETRIBUTION FROM ORLANDO BOSCH, WOULD NOT DARE FIX BLAME ON BOSCH AND MIGHT, UNDER INTERROGATION PRESSURE, ATTEMPT TO IMPLICATE BKHERALD AS HIS SPONSOR; WE FEEL THIS POSSIBILITY IS RATHER REMOTE.
4. WKSCARLET-9 APPEARS NOT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE ABOVE BUT HIS CUBAN BACKGROUND AND CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH W-1, ESPECIALLY IN RECENT WEEKS, UNDOUBTEDLY HAS BROUGHT HIM SOME NOTICE AND PROBABLY SUSPICION. WKSCARLET-9 HAS NOT BEEN MET SINCE HE MISSED A MEETING IN LATE SEPTEMBER; HE CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED HIS CASE OFFICER'S HOME ONCE WHILE HE WAS OUT BUT HAS NOT CALLED BACK TO SPECIFY A TIME FOR THE NEXT MEETING. HE ALSO HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THREE RECENT RS-708 SIGNALS TO CALL IN AND ONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MEETING ON THE NIGHT OF 8 OCTOBER. STATION HAS DECIDED AGAINST CALLING HIM DURING THIS CURRENT TENSE PERIOD AT HIS ONLY REACHABLE NUMBER—HIS AND WKNOBLE-1'S HOME. WE WILL CONTINUE SIGNALLING AND AWAITING HIS CALL IN, FYI.
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WITH WKSCARLET-9'S NEW POST IN WKSCARLET GOES A ROUND-THE-CLOCK ARMED ESCORT WHICH HE HAS TO RIDE HIMSELF OF BEFORE MAKING A CLANDESTINE MEETING WITH HIS CASE OFFICER. WKSCARLET-9 HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SECURITY PROBLEMS OF MEETINGS IN HIS CURRENT SITUATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE HAS MANY ENEMIES IN, OR UNTIL RECENTLY IN, WKSCARLET WHO WOULD LOVE TO TAR HIM WITH THE BKHERALD BRUSH. SOMEONE WITH HIS CUBAN BACKGROUND, OF COURSE, IS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THIS CHARGE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE CURRENT FUROR ABOUT EXILES IN VENEZUELA. WILL ADVISE AS SOON AS WKSCARLET-9 RECONTACT IS ESTABLISHED.
5. STATION FILES CONTAIN NO TRACES TO OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ OR CELSA TOLEDO. STATION HAS ONE TRACE TO FRANCISCO NUNEZ, A CUBAN EXILE AND FORMER NAVY OFFICER EMPLOYED BY ZULOAGA AND MACHADO GROUPS. INFO APPEARS IN CONTACT REPORTS DATED 6 AND 8 JUNE 1967, FILED IN MEMBER-1 FILE WHICH NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN STATION. THERE IS ANOTHER TRACE THAT ONE FRANCISCO E. NUNEZ REPORTED A CASTRO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT TO A STATION ASSET; UFSA-4222, 7 APR 72, 100-009-014. PROBABLY THE SAME FRANCISCO E. NUNEZ WAS LISTED IN HVCA-8538.
23 AUGUST 1961, AS GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AISLA,
C.A. AND IDENTIFIED AS HAVING FURNISHED A LEAD
TO A CUBAN VICE CONSUL WHO WAS PLANNING TO DEFECT;
6. FILE: 201-6-484/31 221-03239851 201-02859231
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1. State Department Cable
Date: 19 October 1976
Classification: Confidential
CARACAS 12401
SUBJECT: Press Queries re Bosch/Cubana Case
2. State Department LDX
Date: 19 October 1976
Classification: Secret
SUBJECT: Additional Questions
LDX MESSAGE NO. 0714
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AGC/DOO T/108/174
TO: CARACAS
UNINTEL KMSTONE NHSPK
1. LATE PRESS CLIPPINGS REPORT ARREST OF LUIS POSADA CARRILES, ORLANDO BOSCH AVILA, OLEG GUETON RODRIGUEZ, CELSA TOLEDO AND FRANCISCO NUNEZ. POSADA AND CARRILES KNOWN TO STATION. PRELIMINARY TRACES ON NUNEZ SHOW HE IS HEALTHY CUBAN EXILE AND MEMBER OF CORU RESIDENT IN CARACAS.
2. WE ARE CONCERNED IN SO FAR AS ARREST OF UKSCARLET-3 MIGHT CAST SUSPICION, AND BRING ON ADDITIONAL CHARGES OF BKHERALD CONNECTION WITH BOMBING, ESPECIALLY SINCE UKSCARLET-3 HAS IN PAST BEEN PUBLICLY ACCUSED OF BEING BKHERALD AGENT. WE ALSO NOTE HE HAS BEEN SOME-TIME CONTACT OF CARACAS LEGATT, AND STATION SUSPICION THAT HE WAS CONTACT OF DAO.
3. OF INTEREST IS THAT MUCH OF THE CARACAS END OF INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRLINER BOMBING AND REPORTING IS CONTROLLED BY UKTANGO-81 GROUP. RICARDO MORALES NAVARRETE IS UKTANGO-3 DEPUTY AND HAS BEEN SERVING AS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT FOR LEGATT. DISIP SUB-INSPECTOR ORLANDO JIMENEZ WHO SENT TO PORT OF SPAIN IS ALSO INCLUDED IN GROUP.
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ACCORDING TO CARACAS 31117 [REDACTED] UKTANGO-3 AND MORALES NAVARRETE HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN ORLANDO BOSCH/UKSCARLET-3 GROUP. FBI REPORT QUOTING NUNEZ OF PARA 1 ABOVE STATED THAT UKTANGO-3 AND MORALES NAVARRETE ARE BOTH CONSIDERED TRUSTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE AND INSTRUMENTAL IN CORU SUCCESSES AND IN OTHER ACTIVITIES. INFORMATION IN CARACAS 31087 [REDACTED] REPORTING TRUE NAME OF HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY REVEALED BY RICARDO IN PORT OF SPAIN ON 9 OCTOBER ALSO CAME FROM MORALES NAVARRETE, INDICATING THAT HE HAD FOREKNOWLEDGE, BUT WHETHER HE KNEW THIS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING OR INFORMATION HE RECEIVED FROM HIS OWN INFORMANT IS UNKNOWN. PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER, AND IN LIGHT OF CARACAS 31117 [REDACTED] INFORMATION, WE CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF THERE IS NOT MORE GOING ON THAN IS APPARENT. CARACAS 31088 [REDACTED] ALSO SEEMED TO SUSPECT THIS AT AN EARLY STAGE.
4. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR VIEWS ON THE FOLLOWING:
A. LIKELIHOOD OF UKSCARLET-3 REVEALING INFORMATION WHICH COULD IMPLICATE ANY OF HIS SEVERAL EMBASSY CONTACTS.
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B. POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF UKTANGO-3 AND/OR MORALES NAVARRETTE. Y
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THOSE ARRESTED ALONG WITH BOSCH AND POSADA, ON WHOM WE HAVE NO INFORMATION. Y
5. PLS ADVISE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN THROUGH LIAISON CONTACTS WITH UKTANGO-3 AND UNILATERALLY FROM UKSCARLET-9. Y
6. FILE: 200-6-484/3; 201-0300985; 201-0265923; 201-0067860.
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WARNING NOTICE--SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED
Forwarded herewith is an agent service record for WKSCARLET-3 who was amicably terminated on 13 February 1976. Forwarded as a separate cover attachment is the termination secrecy oath executed by WKSCARLET-3 at the time of termination.
Attachment:
Agent Service Record, h/w
Termination Secrecy Oath, usc/tnp
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AGENT SERVICE RECORD
1. AGENT: WKSCARLET-3
2. PROJECT: WKHAYBR
3. AGENT RECRUITED BY: Perry G. DRAPKIN DATE: 2 February 1968
4. CAPACITY IN WHICH AGENT SERVED: Penetration of WKSCARLET
5. RATE OF PAY: Bs 2,000.00 or U.S.$466.62 at recruitment.
6. OTHER COMMITMENTS: None
7. AGENT DISMISSED BY: Frederick C. BRADSPIES DATE: 13 February 1976
8. REASON FOR DISMISSAL: Loss of access of interest.
9. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS: On 13 October 1976 Subject was arrested by Venezuelan security agents on suspicion of involvement with others in the destruction of a Cubana aircraft near Barbados on 6 October 1976. Chief, NVIDIA Caracas has prohibited any station contact with Subject until further notice.
10. IS AGENT RECOMMENDED FOR REUSE? Depending upon resolution of question as to involvement in above cited incident. Suggest no further use of Subject.
11. MANNER OF DISMISSSAL AND ATTITUDE AT DISMISSAL: Subject was amicably terminated by Caracas Station officer.
12. LETTER OF TERMINATION OBTAINED? Yes SECRECY AGREEMENT: 13 Feb 76
13. OTHER COMMENTS: None
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TERMINATION SECRECY OATH
I, Luis Clemente Rosado C., am about to terminate my association with the Organization. I realize that, by virtue of my duties with the Organization, I have been the recipient of information and intelligence which concerns the present and future security of our country. I am aware that the unauthorized disclosure of such information is prohibited by the espionage laws of our government which specifically requires the protection of intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure. Accordingly, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR, WITHOUT MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND IN THE ABSENCE OF DURESS, AS FOLLOWS:
1. I will never divulge, publish, or reveal by writing, word, conduct, or otherwise, any information relating to the national defense and security and particularly information of this nature relating to intelligence sources, methods, personnel, fiscal data, or security measures to anyone, including, but not limited to, any future governmental or private employer, private citizen, or government employee or official without the express written consent of the Chief of the Organization or his authorized representative.
2. I have been invited to submit in writing any monetary claims I may have against the Organization or our government which may in any way necessitate the disclosure of information described herein. I have been advised that any such claims will receive full legal consideration. In the event, however, that I am not satisfied with the decisions of the Organization concerning any present or future claims I may submit, I will not take any other action to obtain satisfaction without prior written notice to the Organization, and then only in accordance with such legal and security advice as the Organization will promptly furnish me.
3. I do not have any documents or materials in my possession, classified or unclassified, which are the property of, or in custodial responsibility of the Organization, having come into my possession as a result of my duties with the Organization or otherwise.
4. During my exit processing and during my period of employment with the Organization I have been given an opportunity to report all information about the Organization, its personnel, and its operations which I consider should receive official cognizance. Hence, I am not aware of any information which it is my duty, in the national interest, to disclose to the Organization, nor am I aware of any violations or breaches of security which I have not officially reported, except as set forth on the reverse side of this sheet or on other attachments.
5. I have been advised that, in the event I am called upon by the properly constituted authorities to testify or provide information which I am pledged hereby not to disclose, I will notify the Organization immediately; I will also advise said authorities of my secrecy commitments to our government and will request that my right or need to testify be established before I am required to do so.
6. I am aware of the provisions and penalties of the espionage laws of our government and am fully aware that any violation on my part of certain matters sworn to by me under this oath may subject me to prosecution under the terms of these laws, and that violation of other portions of this oath are subject to appropriate action, including such dissemination of the violation as the circumstances warrant.
I have read and understand the contents of this oath and voluntarily affix my signature hereon with the full knowledge that this oath was executed for the mutual benefit of myself and our government, and that
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it will be retained in the files of the Organization for its future use or for reference by me at any time in the future that I may be requested or ordered to testify or disclose any of the matters included within the scope of this oath.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal this 13th day of February 1976.
(SEAL)
Witnessed by
at Caracas, Venezuela
Lucio Peralta
Signature
Witnessed by me this 13th day of February, 1976
at Caracas, Venezuela.
Signature
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: Raymond A. Warren
Chief, Latin America Division
VIA: Deputy Director for Operations
SUBJECT: Previous Agency Association With Persons Allegedly Responsible for Bombing of Cubana Airlines Flight
1. On 6 October a Cubana Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Seawell airport at Barbados. Seventy-eight persons aboard were killed in the crash. The passengers were mostly Cuban, but also included a North Korean delegation and the wife of the Guatemalan BCM in Havana.
2. Following the incident the Trinidad and Tobago police detained two Venezuelan citizens who they believe are connected with the bombing. The suspects are Jose VAZQUEZ Garcia and Freddy LUGO, both holders of Venezuelan passports. On subsequent interrogation by the Trinidadian police it was learned that Vazquez is an alias used by Hernan Ricardo Lozano.
3. There are no Headquarters traces on Lugo, Lozano, or the alias Vazquez. According to the Legal Attaché in Caracas, however, both Lugo and Lozano are employed as investigators by an industrial security firm operated by Luis POSADA Carriiles. Posada is a former salaried agent of the Agency. He is a Cuban exile, naturalized Venezuelan, who was formerly head of the counter-intelligence division of the Venezuelan civilian security service. Posada lost his job with the security service in March of 1974 and was amicably terminated by the Caracas Station in June of 1974. The Station continued in occasional contact with Posada pending resolution of problems concerning his U.S. income taxes. His last reported contact with the Station was in June 1976 when he unsuccessfully sought Station assistance with a visa problem.
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1. Salvador ROMANI ORBE Garcia, a Cuban exile who is a journalist in Caracas, has been reported by an untested Caracas Station source to be suspected by Cuban Embassy officials as involved in the plane crash. Their suspicion is based on the fact Romani was seen surveilling a Caracas hotel occupied by members of a Cuban fencing team, who subsequently were killed in the crash. Romani was employed by Caracas Station from September 1960 until December 1966 as a writer and press placement asset in the Station's anti-Castro propaganda campaign. His termination was somewhat less than amicable, but in March of 1967 Romani was paid a termination bonus and signed a quit claim.
5. Caracas Station and Headquarters have no further information of Agency association of any of the other individuals thus far mentioned in connection with the Cubana crash.
Signed
Raymond A. Warren
Raymond A. Warren
cc: DDCI
CONCUR:
Deputy Director for Operations
15 OCT 1976
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SUBJECT: Previous Agency Association with Persons Allegedly Responsible for Bombing of Cubana Airlines Flight
DDO/DC/IA/OPS/N/D, Wintersch (13 October 1976) (x1173)
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SECRET 132216Z OCT 76 STAFF
CITE CARACAS 31119
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR
WINTEL AXULE
1. FYI, STATION HAS RECEIVED REPORTS FROM SEVERAL SOURCES WHICH INDICATE ALMOST CERTAINLY THAT WKSCARLET-3 WAS ARRESTED BY DISIP 12 OCTOBER AND IS BEING DETAINED UNDER SUSPICION OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE 6 OCTOBER DESTRUCTION OF CUBANA AIRCRAFT NEAR BARBADOS. ALSO, THAT WKSCARLET-3'S OFFICE WAS RAIDED AND ALL FILES CONFISCATED MORNING 13 OCTOBER.
2. FILE: 201-0300985, E2 IMPDET.
TO: IMMEDIATE FBI/INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
SECRET WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED--NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS--NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS
SUBJECT: TRACES ON PERSONS INVOLVED IN 6 OCT 1976 CUBANA CRASH
CIR-294-76
1. THIS AGENCY HAS CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS SUSPECTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE 6 OCTOBER 1976 CRASH OF THE CUBANA AIRLINES FLIGHT OFF THE COAST OF BARBADOS. WE HAVE NO CIA TRACES ON HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, AKA HERNAN RICARDO LOZANO, ALIAS JOSE VAZQUEZ GARCIA; FREDDY LUGO OR E. SEALY.
2. WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS AGENCY HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE PERSON WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPORTED BOMBING: LUGO'S EMPLOYER IN CARACAS IS LUIS POSADA CARRILES, FORMER HEAD OF THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE DIVISION OF THE DIRECTORATE FOR THE SERVICES OF INTELLIGENCE AND PREVENTION (DISIP), THE
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VENEZUELAN CIVILIAN SECURITY SERVICE. POSADA IS A FORMER AGENT OF CIA. HE WAS AMICABLY TERMINATED IN JULY 1967 BUT CONTACT WAS RE-ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 1967. HE LOST HIS POSITION WITH DISIP IN MARCH 1974 AS A RESULT OF A CHANGE IN THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND WAS AMICABLY TERMINATED. WE CONTINUED OCCASIONAL CONTACT WITH HIM. HIS LAST REPORTED CONTACT WITH US WAS IN JUNE 1976 WHEN HE UNSUCCESSFULLY SOUGHT ASSISTANCE REGARDING A VISA PROBLEM.
3. CLASSIFIED BY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE OF E.O. 11652 EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5B(2). IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE DATE OF AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.
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CITE CARACAS 31102 (HACKELING ACTING)
TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR,
NIACT DIRECTOR
WNINTEL RYBAT KHSTONE.
REF: DIRECTOR 926898
1. REF CORRECT THAT CRYPTONYM IS WKSCARLET-3 WHICH RECEIVED INCORRECTLY DUE TO ERROR IN TRANSMISSION (FIGURE AFTER NUMBER 3 WAS OPEN PAREN). AMBASSADOR BRIEFED ON FORMER STATION RELATIONSHIP WITH WKSCARLET-3 WHO TERMINATED ON 13 FEBRUARY 1976.
2. STATION HAS NO FIRM INFORMATION INDICATING WKSCARLET-3 INVOLVEMENT EXCEPT FOR SPECULATIONS OF LEGAL ATTACHE. CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IS BASED ON APPARENT ASSOCIATION OF TWO SUSPECTS DETAINED IN TRINIDAD WITH WKSCARLET-3 AND ITEM FROM RICARDO MORALES TO LEGAL ATTACHE (WHOSE ACCURACY WE CANNOT JUDGE) TO EFFECT THAT WKSCARLET-3 ALSO LEAVING VENEZUELA.
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NIACY CARACAS
UNINTEL RYBAT KMSTONE
REFS: A. CARACAS 31088 [IN 064447]
B. CARACAS 31087 [IN 064424]
1. REF A INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE BRIEFED AMBASSADOR ON SALVADOR ROMANI'S FORMER EMPLOYMENT BY AGENCY. IT APPEARS FROM REF B AND OTHER INFO REPORTED BY LEGATT CARACAS THAT UKSCARLET-3 ALSO PROBABLY IMPLICATED IN BOMBING OF CUBANA AIRLINER. THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, YOU BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON UKSCARLET-3'S PAST CONNECTION WITH AGENCY AND RECENT RELATIONSHIP WITH HEM.
2. CRYPTONYM IN PARA 2 REF B RECEIVED AS UKSCARLET-3L. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER WE CORRECT IN ASSUMING UKSCARLET-3 WAS MEANT.
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REF A - PLUWCADET/MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR TO ASST SECY SHLAUDERMAN
REF B - INFO RE CUBAN AIRLINES BOMBING RECEIVED BY LEGATT.
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NIACT CARACAS
UNINTEL RYBAT KSTONE
REFS: A. CARACAS 31088 [IN 064447]
B. CARACAS 31087 [IN 064424]
1. REF A INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE BRIEFED AMBASSADOR ON SALVADOR ROMANI'S FORMER EMPLOYMENT BY AGENCY. IT APPEARS FROM REF B AND OTHER INFO REPORTED BY LEGATT CARACAS THAT UKSCARLET-3 ALSO PROBABLY IMPLICATED IN BOMBING OF CUBANA AIRLINER. THEREFORE RECOMMEND THAT, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, YOU BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON UKSCARLET-3'S PAST CONNECTION WITH AGENCY AND CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH AGENCY AND RECENT BRIEFING CONTACTS WITH HIM. IF ANY, PLEASE ADVISE.
2. CRYPTONYM IN PARA 2 REF B RECEIVED AS UKSCARLET-36. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER WE CORRECT IN ASSUMING UKSCARLET-3 WAS MEANT.
3. FILE: 201-300985. E2. IMPDET-A
REF A - PLUWCADET/MESSAGE FROM AMBASSADOR TO ASST SECY SHLAUDERMAN
REF B - INFO RE CUBAN AIRLINES BOMBING RECEIVED BY LEGATT.
DATE: 9 OCT 76
ORIG: L. COOLEY/FR
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Luis Clemente Pena, Caracas (201-304-87)
NSC/11-3 (formerly NSC/11-3, CINCO-4)
DFCS 15 February 1961, Caracas, Cuba
U.S. Permanent Resident Alien (PRA) at least until 30 May 72. Possibly has lost status as result of allowing his reentry permit to expire, but this not clear. We protected his PRA status while he worked for us in Caracas until termination June 72.
Also holds Venezuelan passport.
Entered U.S. as exile 26 February 1961.
Served U.S. Army as 2nd Lt. Fort Benning March 63 - March 64.
Member of JCS to early 65.
April 65 - granted PRA and recruited by JMWAVE as instructor working for Training Branch and as source of info on exile activities in Miami area. OA Oct 65.
Aug 65 - being used by JMWAVE CI Branch to report on activities of "Central Junta" being organized to govern activities of RECE, Comandos L, MNT, and AVBC. Subject associated with RECE.
June 67 - Subject known to FBI and Department of Justice as CIA employee. Cooperating with FBI/Miami in investigation of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
July 67 - Assembly terminated by JMWAVE. Continuing to cooperate with FBI.
Aug 67 - Mentioned as CIA agent in broadcasts from Luso conference.
Oct 67 - Having obtained job in DIGEPO, Caracas, Subject picked up by Caracas Station as unilateral penetration of DIGEPO. Held several responsible positions - Chief of 4th Division, Explosives & Armaments, and Chief of CI section. Continued working for DIGEPO, successor to DIGEPO, during COPEI administration and was used by DIGEPO Chief, Dr. Humberto Uzcategui, on various sensitive operations.
March 73 - Suspected by DEA of involvement in narcotics trafficking. (He was in Europe on DIGEPO business at the time.) May 73 "passed" polygraph on this subject.
March 74 - Dismissed from DIGEPO, along with many others, when AD administration inaugurated. Terminated 30 June 74 due to loss of access. Salary at time of termination $4500 per month.
Contact with Subject continued because of outstanding problem re U.S. taxes, which was finally settled February 76. At that time Subject was informing Station re movements and activities of Orlando Bosch. Occasional contact continued at least through June 76.
Agency protected Subject's PRA status from March 1970 until his termination June 1974. In January 1973, memo was sent to Alien Affairs Officer telling him that ICS file could be "decentralized."
WKSCARLET-3
October 1961 Employed at Firestone International Div. in Akron, Ohio.
1963 U.S. Army Platoon leader (2nd Lt) Fort Benning, Ga.
19 Aug 63 Polygraphed in connection with investigation for attendance at intelligence course. Passed.
March 64 Released from active duty
May 64 Subject in charge of group setting up training camp in Polk County, Fla. Was also an instructor.
June 64 Resided in Miami, was member of JURE
Jan 65 Subject assigned to M/V Venus and one of the plotters to take command of the M/V Venus, a 110-ft Panamanian vessel belonging to Manuel Ray Rivero, leader of JURE. Subject dispatched to Miami by Jose Ricardo Rabel Nunez, one of the chief plotters.
14 Apr 23 March 65 Subject approached by 281386 re using subject as weapons instructor in Mexico, connection with planned coup. Station advised subject accept offer and report findings to WAVE.
26 Mar 65 Recruited by JMWAVER/training instructor and reporter on exile activities in the Miami area.
April 65 POA granted
20 Apr 65 Team leader of Cuban exile recruits for operational teams to participate in an attempt to overthrow the Guatemalan government.
15 Apr 65 Polygraphed on 1) whether he had withheld anything re his knowledge of Roberto Alejos Arug (Subject had withheld
info on a U.S. military uniform mentioned in a conversation related to the plan to overthrow Guatemala.
2) fact that Subj in contact with the group planning a revolution in Guatemala; that Subject had/recruited to transport arms for the group from N.Y. (place of purchase) to Miami, that Subj had told no one of his connection with CIA; that he was not reporting to anyone other than CIA.
3) Fact that he never took part in any communist party activity; never worked for any Castro intel or security service and that apart from Cuba, he had no connection or agreement with the government of any other country.
21 Apr 66 Polygraphed to verify that Subject was not cooperating in any way with the govt of any country other than U.S. and was not obligated to any Cuban exile group. He never did anything on purpose to cause an operation to fail and never took CIA equipment or cargo without authorization.
3. Did not assist in the training of any unauthorized persons since working for CIA.
4. Did not recall having discussed the details of his operational activities with any unauthorized person.
20 July 66 Subject requested permission to accept a position (military leader) as part of a collective Junta set up to govern the activities of joint forces working collectively in activities against Cuba.
26 Jun 67 In U.S. Dept of Justice investigation of Lefty Rosenthal, Subject was revealed as "attached to CIA" and as supplier of 240 lbs of C-4 explosives. The Dept had a report from its Security Squad which stated that Subject was CIA agent in a Wx GS status.
6 July 67 Justice Dept requested have Subject recontact Rosenthal for meetings for purpose of arresting Rosenthal for possession of goods passed to him by Subject. amicably
11 July 67 Subject terminated by JMWAVE at Hqs instructions for loss of access (resigned from his position as a military coordinator/member of RECE) and security reasons (involved with Miami gambler Frank Rosenthal).
1 Aug 67 Subject informed KICOBALT-1 that he had offered his services to Bolivian Consul in Miami as interrogator/guerrilla fighter in Bolivia, offered $800 (Hqs in no way involved) Proposed to organize a group of Cuban guerrilla training officers. He left the impression that he departing soon
10 Aug 67 Traveled Caracas seek employment through an old friend who resided there.
17 Aug JMWAVE advised that no contact with subject be made because he mentioned as CIA agent on radio & TV LASSO conference and also involved shaby deals in Miami.
28 Aug 67 Returned to Miami obtain proper visa enable him work in Venezuela. Said he obtained job with DIGEPOL through Rafael Tremolst Gustavo Ortiz Faez
11 Sept 67 Subject's contract held in abeyance until he in place. Subject to be re-contacted by Station when he returns Caracas and starts new job.
28 Oct 67 Subject picked up as unilateral penetration of CIRASH and CIRASH-4.
1 Nov 67 Subject began working with DIEGPOL.
28 Jan 68 PDA requested on Subject for use as DIEGPOI penetration but cancelled because of his involvement in clandestine sabotage activities and failure to report complete stories of his activities. Subject handled as hostile until his motives completely ascertained.
22 May 68 Polygraphed for Purpose: To determine conclusively that he broke off completely with Lefty Rosenthal group and that he not currently involved in any illegal activity which could cause embarrassment to US Gov. and 1) Status of his relationship with his brothers 2) degree of his involvement with in theft and disposal of demolition and other sabotage devices. 3) past illegal activities or association with gangster elements make him vulnerable to blackmail. 4) that he not engaged in activities hostile to U.S. government. Subject was willing and eager to take SWIRL. passed SWIRL exam 23 May with satisfactory clarification on all points of concern.
7-12 Aug 68: Attended Latin American student conference at Merida
17 Jan 69 Subject returned to Caracas (from Miami? - not clear in 201)
29 Aug 69 Subject ordered by CIVISTA to make surreptitious entry of Guayana Embassy in Caracas to get "any info of interest".
19 Oct 69 Left Caracas for Miami to investigate purchase of $300,000 worth of weapons by Richard Hart.
17 Nov 69 Subject making efforts preserve rights to become U.S. citizen while becoming citizen of Venezuela (which might be necessary for ops reasons i.e., to maintain his high position in GOV). Sought Station's help who, through Hqs was able solve problem.
18 Mar 70 Subject & family in Miami to process application for U.S. re-entry permits. Returned Caracas 20 March.
14 Apr 71 Subject sent by CIFENCE service to Lima to assemble bomb to be sent to former Venezuelan dictator Perez Jimenez. Subject requested Lima Station's help in mission. Station recommended against it.
1 Sept 71 Subj notified that he to accompany Venezuelan Minister of Interior (Lorenzo Fernandez) on a 4 to 6 week trip to Europe. Trip speculated to be Fernandez' touching base for political reasons prior announcing his presidential candidacy upon return.
28 Nov 71 OA requested for use as penetration of DISIP.
29 Nov 71 Subject polygraphed to determine if DISIP and/or CIFENCE-1 had knowledge of Subject's connections with Station; if he ever requested to work against U.S.; if he contacted either of his brothers since May 68; if he involved with illegal arms smuggling. Result: answered truthfully, no indication of deception.
1 Dec 71 Travelled to Miami by his employer to purchase 25 nine millimeter pistols for GOV use. (unable to refuse or evade assignment).
17 July 72 OA granted.
Apr 72 Subject placed in charge of another CIRASH division with more responsibility and importance. Initiated extensive investigation of Prensa Latina and its Caracas Director and the kidnapping of Venezuelan industrialist Carlos Dominguez.
5 Feb 73 To Rome to aid in audâo operation
12 Feb 73 Name mentioned in unspecified connection with several members of the UIR who involved with narcotics.
22 Feb 73 Subject refused a $30,000 bribe (from 2 U.S. attorneys) to influence Venezuelan government officials to drop charges against a representative of a New Jersey corporation. The New Jersey Corporation (AVN) was instrumental in getting a $20,000 contract for the U.S. for the voting machines to be used in the December 1973 elections. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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17d838d20cd694b4c9f79a0bf1efb97386d4389e | On 1 August 1966 Luis POSADA began employment with RECK, a Cuban exile organization located in Miami. He is a salaried employee of RECK (and is also being paid by 24 HEC to report on the activities of RECK.) For security reasons, POSADA can no longer claim (Tri-State Engineering 24 Service) as his place of employment. Therefore, it is requested that his resignation from (Tri-State Engineering 24 Service) be recorded and made effective 31 July 1966. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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0c49ef7443b604bcecf5536308ea64923cdc33bb | I am an application for buy a house at 6246 S.W. and 29 St. I have to pay $100 down by the VA plan or $300 down by FHA plan and a monthly payment of $75.00. I have to use my cover of (Tri-State) for my credit references. I fill my application and put in there that I was working for this Company for two years, that my salary was $120 a week, and that my position in this Company is like an electronic technician. Would you please advise them of all this matter in order that when they will receive the papers from VA or FHA fill them the right way?
I am not use FICO for the application of this credit because an exil group corporation is no good for this kind of credit references. As I told you I am not going to use (Tri-State) any more but it is an exception.
COVER notified, they will handle. 20 September 1966
4. (Tri-State Engineering Service, Inc.) is located at 600 First National Bank Bldg., Miami 33, Fla. The local mailing address is P.O. Box 2727, Miami 1, Fla. The telephone number is 377-6663 (cover phone located in Cover Branch). (Mr. Peter T. Fay) is President of the firm. The firm is engaged in the general practice of engineering in all its branches with particular emphasis in the fields of marine engineering, including marine salvage, underwater research, underwater communications, underwater demolition, and off-shore petroleum and mineral exploration and development. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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0fa6c36611b9d5e9c80211ab79140f61682c7e1d | MEMORANDUM
25 October 1965
TO: Chief, Training Br
FROM: Chief, Cover Br
SUBJECT: Cover for Luis POSADA Carriles and Alberto de Jesus ALCAZAR Garcia
REFERENCE: Memo from C/Tn to C/Cov dated 17 Sept 1965, Subj: Action & Status Cover for Subjects
1. In accordance with the request contained in Reference, action and status cover with Tri-State Engineering Service, Inc., has been arranged for subjects.
2. Luis POSADA will be acknowledged as a Technical Supervisor at a salary of $600 per month. This employment will be acknowledged as of 1 September 1965.
3. Alberto ALCAZAR will be acknowledged as a Technician/Instructor at a salary of $550 per month. This employment will be effective 10 September 1965. Mr. Alberto's previous employment with Radio & Electronics Equipment Company is terminated as of 10 September 1965.
4. Tri-State Engineering Service, Inc., is located at 200 First National Bank Bldg., Miami 32, Fla. The local mailing address is P.O. Box 3727, Miami 1, Fla. The telephone number is 377-0038 (cover phone located in Cover Branch). Mr. Peter T. Fay is President of the firm. The firm is engaged in the general practice of engineering in all its branches with particular emphasis in the fields of marine engineering, including marine salvage, underwater research, underwater communications, underwater demolition, and off-shore petroleum and mineral exploration and development.
5. It is requested that the Case Officer brief Memos to Alberto and Posada on the cover story as outlined in paragraph 4 above. A copy of this memorandum is attached for inclusion in the individual's 201A file. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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2b6b54ae39773540f1f4e0d606cdc001a640d826 | TO: Chief, Cover Branch
FROM: TIG/REPRESS
SUBJECT: Action and Status Cover for Luis F. Carriles and Alberto de Jesus ALBREY Garcia
ACTION REQUIRED: Provide cover
1. Request that action and status cover of TIG-State Engineering be given to Luis F. Carriles and Alberto de Jesus ALBREY Garcia. Both subjects have recently been assigned to the Maritime Training Unit. TIG-State is presently under no cover arrangement. ALBREY was given cover of Radio & Electronics Equipment Company, Inc. as of 11 June 1963.
2. Biographic data on each subject is attached. Please advise effective date of cover.
| **BIOMETRIC DATA** |
|-------------------|
| **NAME** | Luis Clemente FOSADA Carriles |
| **DOB** | 15 February 1923 - Cuba |
| **EMPLOYER** | (Tri-State Engineering) |
| **DATE EMPLOYED** | 1 September 1965 |
| **POSITION** | Technical Supervisor |
| **SALARY** | $300.00 net per month ACTUAL |
| | $300.00 net per month COVER |
| **PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT** | Jersey Salesman |
| **ADDRESS** | 750 N. W. 15th Street; Miami, Fla. |
| **TELEPHONE** | 337-0971 |
| **MARRITAL STATUS** | Married | | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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91c2cf31af1b56143f3d401ea5ae04d61c1c9799 | CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
DATE: 4 MAY 1959
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: [LUXEMBOURG] 15-A
ACTION: WE 6
INFO: COP, CI, CI/OPS, CI/IC, FI, FE 4, S/C 2
ROUTING
IN 12839
REF: [LUXE] 0897 (IN 10377), DIR 24181 (OUT 9829)
1. HAD ALREADY ASKED [SUBJECT] TO GET DESCRIPTION, DETAILS, ETC.
BUT SINCE HE UNABLE TO DO WITH CLARITY RABNEY UNDER [HDFINCH COVER] QUESTIONED SUBJ 4 MAY. SUBJ STATES FOLLOWING IS ALL HE KNOWS BUT CONSIDER PROBABLE HE KNOWS MORE THAN TELLING OR INVOLVED SOME DEAL
FOR WHICH HOPES PROTECT SELF AGAINST LEGAL ACTION BY STATING WORKING
FOR AMERICANS.
2. ARMAND DELACOUR, RESIDENT 28 RUE ERARD (ALSO RCVD EMARD),
PARIS AND THREE TIME CONVICT, APPROACHED SUBJ MID-APRIL WITH OFFER
FIRST REF. STATED TWO SICILIANS LIVING PARIS ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY
ENGAGED THIS TRAFFIC, ONE OF WHOM RECEIVED 50 KILOS OPIUM HONG KONG
AND DELIVERED PERSONALLY IN STATES, ENTERING VIA CANADA. DELACOUR
GAVE NO DETAILS OTHER THAN THAT CHICOMS PROVIDE OPIUM GRATIS ON
CONDITION DELIVERY STATES. WHEN SUBJ ASKED RE ENTRY STATES DELACOUR
REPLIED CAN FOR U.S. $200 GET FULL FRENCH DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR
AMERICAN VISA.
3. DELACOUR ALSO USES NAME DELAMARE, AGE 47, HEIGHT 175CMS,
WEIGHT 75 TO 72 KILOS, BROWN HAIR BALDING, OVAL FACE, BROWN EYES,
CROOKED NOSE, THICK LIPS, HEAVY CIGARETTE SMOKER. BORN BASQUE
SECRET 5 MAY 1959
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
COUNTRY. SMUGGLED NARCOTICS BEFORE AND AFTER WAR FROM NORTH AFRICA.
LAST RELEASED FROM JAIL DEC 58, THEFT CHARGES.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: *SUBJECT SAID INVITED BY DELACOURT TO JOIN RING WHICH RECEIVING
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c321ba5d4f7eeeb7f981002371ec93df4a3d9824 | GROZDEA, Ion (Dr.) - (qv) - 201-168880
"Health Unions Federation" pres.; was elected to the RPR Standing Committee for the Defense of Peace accd. to "Scanteia".
CIA-P-99946
Am. Leg. Press Review #1515
Brit. Leg. Press Review #2424
9 Dec., '52
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| HAVA 16 (in 48005) | 10 Sept. 57 |
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA AIR
SECRET
TO: Chief of Station, Mexico City
FROM: Chief, WHD
DATE: 24 MAY 1958
SUBJECT: Operational
SPECIFIC: Harold P. KROHMER (ps)
Reference: DTM 1/152 dated 25 April 1958
Action Required: None.
Attached herewith for your information and records is a copy of the Letter of Cover Instructions signed by KROHMER on 16 May 1958.
19 May 1958
Attachment:
1, (4 pages)
Distribution:
3 - Mexico City
1 - WH/Mailroom
1 - WH/III/Engrs
2 - RL
WH/III/Mexico/Engrs
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
FORM NO. 51-29
201-168881
201-32723
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA ADR
CLASSIFICATION
TO Chief of Station, Mexico City
FROM Chief, VHD
SUBJECT GENERAL Operational
SPECIFIC Ross Lester CROZIER
REF: HSM-5826 (KAPOK)
1. Personal data on Subject is forwarded for station's information in connection with the proposal contained in reference, which is being processed separately.
2. Ross Lester CROZIER was born on 20 June 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, the oldest of five children in a middle class family which now resides in Sterling, Illinois. In December 1945 he married Argentina de los Angeles CORDOVA Calderon, a Costa Rican citizen born in San Juan, P.R., on 15 March 1918. They have two children: Ross Armando, 31, and Lillian Caridad, 6. Subject and his family currently reside in Havana, Cuba.
3. Subject received primary and high school education in DeKalb and worked at odd jobs until 1942 when he entered the Armed Forces, serving first in the Army, then in the Air Corps. Between 1941 and 1945 he served as an Intelligence Specialist in the Panama Canal Zone and in the India-Burma Theater. Discharged at the end of the war, he worked briefly in Illinois, then returned to the Canal Zone at the end of 1945 and obtained civilian employment with the U.S. Navy. In April 1946 he re-enlisted in the Air Force and again served as an Intelligence Specialist until the expiration of his term of service in April 1949, at which time he was discharged with the rank of Technical Sergeant.
4. Upon discharge he went from the Panama Canal Zone to Costa Rica, where his wife's family resides, and from April 1949 to March 1953 he worked as a freelance radiographer in San Juan. During this period he resumed his studies attending economics courses at the University of Costa Rica. He returned to the United States during the latter part of 1953, resided in Washington, then for a few months attended the University of San Carlos in Guatemala City, until May 1954. Shortly after he transferred to the School of Economic Sciences of the University of Havana which he attended until 1957. Subject financed the first few years of his advanced education under the G.I. program. During his stay in Havana, subject began...
working on polling studies for the Public Surveys Institute of Dallas, Texas which employs him at present.
5. Subject is 6'1" tall, slender built, athletic (1954 Guatemala national record in discus, track, high and broad jump, etc.); is a pistol expert; has some experience as a radio operator; is an accomplished photographer and has designed and directed a photographic laboratory in Costa Rica.
6. Subject speaks and reads Spanish fluently and except for his height and Anglo Saxon appearance could pass as a native of Latin American countries. Subject became a Catholic convert shortly after his marriage.
7. Subject's wife was educated at the Liceo de Sororitas in San Juan, C.R., and has travelled extensively. Her father was born in Cuba, attended the Spanish Military Academy and served in Spanish Morocco. In 1933/34 he was involved in Cuban politics and was forced to take refuge in Costa Rica, where he resided until his death in 1939. Her mother, who resides with Subject's family, retains an interest in Costa Rican and Cuban political affairs but takes no active part in politics.
8. A copy of a 1943 photograph of Subject is attached. Further information is contained in reference, forwarded under separate pouch.
9. The information given above is based on a PRC and a RIS compiled by Subject respectively in 1948 and 1956 and on observations made by KUBARK officers who have been acquainted with him.
6 January 1958
Distribution:
3 - Mexico City
1 - W/III/Chrono
1 - RI
1 - Subject
WH/III/Mexico/ASperajck
SECRET
COORDINATE WITH:
R. N. DAHLORIEN, CAR/III
201-168881
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
SEP 4 1956
TO: Chief of Station, Havana
FROM: Chief, WHD
SUBJECT: General - Operational/Escape
Specific: Arthur C. Valada
Reference: ERH-A-2697, dated 9 August 1956 201-32723
Action Required: None
Headquarters feels that in the situation outlined in reference and within the limitations set forth in reference, no additional operational clearance for Subject is necessary.
J. C. King
Chief, WHD
28 August 1956
Distribution:
3 - Havana
1 - RI/DEP
1 - WH/III/Cuba
1 - WH/Mailroom
WH/III/Cuba/Whent
201-168881
J. C. King, C/WHD
W. Calbraith, C/WH/III
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
FORM NO. 51-29
GS COPY
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA AIR
TO: Chief of Station, Havana
FROM: Chief, WHD
SUBJECT: Operational/RECRUIT
Action Requested: None
1. During his recent visit to Headquarters, Subject was asked by one of the staff members if he would be interested in, and available for, recruitment approaches in various Latin American countries. Since Subject has a fine record in CP penetration work (i.e., his outstanding job in handling HUAC/CPD-3 operation in Costa Rica and his efforts in the CP penetration program in Cuba), it is believed that he would be an effective recruiter of possible CP defectors.
2. Subject stated that he was highly interested in, and would like to engage in, such operations and would welcome the opportunity of being asked to hit a well-chosen target in any Spanish-speaking Latin American country.
3. The foregoing discussion with Subject was informal and without commitment on either side. However, the Station is being alerted to the possibility that Subject may be requested to perform such approaches at such time when worthwhile recruitment de-placed CP targets are developed, or otherwise assigned to other stations. Nevertheless, any such action originating at Headquarters or at any other Station, will of course be subject to Station Chief's consideration and approval beforehand, depending on his availability in reference to his work in Project AMBASSADOR, etc.
28 May 1957
Distribution: 1-WH/Cuba/Chrono
3 - Havana
1 - RI
1 - WH/MI
SECRET
FORM NO. 51-29
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA AIR
DISPATCH NO. HEL-H-2282
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
TO Chief of Station, Havana
FROM Chief, WHD
SUBJECT GENERAL Operational/OUTLINES
Specific O Arthur G. VALIVARA
Action Requested: None
1. During his recent visit to Headquarters, Subject was asked by one of the Staff members if he would be interested in, and available for, recruitment approaches in various Latin American countries. Since Subject has a fine record in CP penetration work (i.e., his outstanding job in handling HUMINT-3 operation in Costa Rica and his efforts in the CP penetration program in Cuba), it is believed that he would be an effective recruiter of possible CP defectors.
2. Subject stated that he was highly interested in, and would like to engage in, such operations and would welcome the opportunity of being asked to hit a well-chosen target in any Spanish-speaking Latin American country.
3. The foregoing discussion with Subject was informal and without commitment on either side. However, the Station is being alerted to the possibility that Subject may be requested to perform such approaches at such time when worthwhile recruitment in-place CP targets are developed, or otherwise arises in other countries. Nevertheless, any such action originating at Headquarters or at any other Station, will of course be subject to Station Commander's consideration and approval beforehand, depending on his availability in reference to his work in Project AMPHORAX, etc.
28 May 1957
Distribution: 1-WH/Cuba/Chrono
3 - Havana
1 - RI
1 - WH/Mailroom
John T. Hyman
J. C. KING
Chief, WHD
201-168881
M. B. GALLAGHER, C/3/III
(Receiving officer)
(Receiving officer)
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
FORM NO. 51-29
15-0000
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA ATR
DISPATCH NO. 11065-5826
201-32723
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
RAVOK 599
DESENSITIZED
TO: Chief of Station, Mexico City
DATE: 16 JAN
FROM: Chief, WHD
SUBJECT: GENERAL - Operational
SPECIFIC - Proposed assignment of Arthur C. VAIVADA (P)
REF: HH66-5825
ACTION REQUIRED: Station comments and/or concurrence
per LCN 43-23
1. Subject is identified in reference which also gives his personal data and is forwarded in a separate pouch. Paragraph 4 of that dispatch outlines the cover activities of Subject for the period 1949 to the present, during which he has been actually employed by KUBARK, first as a contract agent then, since May 1967, as a career agent. He currently receives a salary approximately equivalent to that of a GS-11.
2. Subject's current, extended tour with the Havana station comes to an end in May 1958; due to his operational experience and performance with KUBARK in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Havana, Subject appears to be a good prospect as a replacement for Floyd PONTIARY in CP operations.
3. Originally scheduled to be used by KUBARK in Panama, Subject was instead assigned to Costa Rica in 1957 under the KUBARK project. While the operational files of this project have not yet been reviewed by this desk, entries in his personal file show that while in Costa Rica he handled a successful high level penetration of the local party. At the end of 1953, after a period of training at Headquarters, he was assigned to PERSUCCESS where he apparently also performed creditably. In July 1954 he was re-assigned to the Havana station as the principal agent of project AMPHOARCH which involved the recruitment and handling of CP penetrations in that country. The AMPHOARCH and Subject's personal files have been reviewed by this desk together with the training and the assessments of the case officers for whom he has worked, the files show that Subject is eminently qualified as a recruiter and agent handler in CP operations. The records show that Subject possesses a great deal of integrity, resourcefulness and intelligence; he was highly rated both by Headquarters training officers and throughout his operational work in the field. He is particularly evaluated highly as to judgment and common sense.
(Releasing officer) (Coordinating officer) (Authorizing officer)
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
FORM NO. 51-29
CS COPY
201-148881
VAIVADA
4. Should his assignment to Mexico Station be agreed upon, cover possibilities can be considered in the fields of photography and athletic training which are among Subject's specialties. He lists himself as a "pistol expert" and a clarification of this term will be requested if, in the Station's opinion, it may enlarge cover possibilities, perhaps under LIMEST. Subject's wife is still a Costa Rican citizen at present, while his two children are U.S. citizens.
5. Station's comments on this proposed assignment and possible cover suggestions will be welcome.
7 January 1958
Distribution:
3 - Mexico City
1 - KAPOK/Chrono
1 - Subject
WH/III/Mexico/ASperajck
COORDINATE WITH:
WH/Carib
WH/Personnel
R. N. DEHLGEN, CASH/III
DESENSITIZED
201-168881
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
DATE: 22 MAY 1958
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: MEXICO CITY
ACTION: MH 5
INFO: OP 2, S/C 2
RE: MEXI 1468 (IN 22383)
DIR 11212 (OUT 51534)
PLEASE ADVISE ETA HAROLD R NOEMAYR.
END OF MESSAGE
Office Memorandum
TO: SCO (Mr. Lustocher)
FROM: Operations Division, Medical Staff
SUBJECT: Harold R. Hughey (p)
Subject has been evaluated by the Medical Staff and found qualified for proposed overseas assignment.
James R. Pearson
Administrative Officer
Distribution:
Orig.- Addresses
1 - MS/3 (Fuchott)
1 - MS
SECRET
SECRET
C-1243 (Biladeau)
13 May 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH Division
ATTENTION: WH/III/Mexico/Puckett
SUBJECT: Cover Story for Harold R. Noemayr (P)
1. Transmitted herewith is a copy of the cover story prepared for Harold R. Noemayr.
2. You are requested to review the cover story, as well as Noemayr's contract, to insure that the cover arrangements satisfy the requirements involved. If the cover story meets with your approval, please sign the copy of this memorandum in the space provided and return it to this office.
3. The copy of the cover story should be forwarded to the appropriate Chief of Station for retention in his files where it can be reviewed by Noemayr whenever necessary.
[Signature]
JOHN G. SOUTHARD
CHIEF, CCB/NC
Attachment
Mr. Harold B. Hoemayr (P)
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Hoemayr:
Your Cover
1. Cover has been contrived for you with two notional organizations, Public Surveys Institute and Betwins Travel Folders.
2. Public Surveys Institute is a notional organization which is ostensibly engaged in conducting all types of polls to determine public reactions on matters of interest to its many clients. This organization is located at Suite 532 Fidelity Union Life Building, 1511 Bryan Street, Dallas, Texas, telephone: Riverside 1-3674. The Institute is directed by Albert H. Johnson, a fictitious individual.
3. The above address is in actuality that of a telephone answering service where all normal calls of inquiry are handled by unsitting personnel during the course of their regular duties. However, any call which requires special attention is referred to a cleared and sitting individual who has contact with headquarters. This person is adequately prepared to acknowledge your relationship with your cover firm and also answer any inquiries concerning you or your cover organization.
4. In addition to the above arrangement, you also have a contract with another notional firm to submit photographs and reports which are to be utilized in the preparation of travel brochures. This firm is Betwins Travel Folders which is located at Room 2101, 50 East 42nd Street, New York, New York, Telephone: Murray Hill 7-4473. Betwins is directed by Charles H. Betwin, a fictitious individual, and is engaged in the preparation of material for travel folders, brochures, package tours, etc.
5. The above address for Betwins is in actuality located in the office of a cleared attorney who is prepared to backstop both the cover firm and your association with Betwins Travel Folders. This person also has contact with headquarters.
6. You are engaged on a contract basis to provide photographs and reports relating to possible tours, places of interest, eating establishments, hotels, etc. This information is then edited by Betwins and sold to various clients who desire travel folders.
7. You also have legitimate cover in the form of your free lance photography and short story writing. The past publication of this work can be used as a supplement to your Betwins cover.
8. Your cover story for having been engaged by the Public Surveys Institute is as follows:
During a visit to the United States in May 1957, you became acquainted with Albert Z. Johnson, the Director of Public Surveys Institute. Johnson indicated that he was interested in engaging the services of several people to organize and conduct polls in various Latin American areas.
Since you were already located in Cuba and had a knowledge of the language and customs, he expressed an interest in employing you in Cuba. As you felt this type of work would not conflict with your photographic efforts, you accepted the position effective May 1, 1957, in order to have an extra source of income.
Early in 1958, Johnson advised you that he had acquired several promising accounts who were interested in Mexico and he desired to transfer you to Mexico City since you had both experience and the necessary language qualification. You readily agreed to the transfer and planned to leave for Mexico during the latter part of May after a short vacation in the United States.
9. Your cover story for having been engaged by Betwins Travel Folders is as follows:
While visiting in the United States during April 1958 prior to your departure for Mexico, you became acquainted with Charles H. Betwin through Albert Johnson in New York. Betwin had seen some of your published work and expressed an interest in engaging your services on a part-time basis in Mexico. Since it meant an additional source of income as well as an opportunity to utilize your photographic talents, you readily accepted his offer. You were to photograph various places which were of interest to Betwin's clients and also forward information relating to prices, possible package tours, historical points of interest, etc.
Documentation
10. Correspondence reflecting your progress or difficulties encountered should be carried on between you and your cover firms. Such correspondence should be at intervals which would make your association with your cover firms appear to be the normal relationship of employer and employee.
Financial Arrangements
11. It is understood that there actually will be no disbursement of funds for salary or other purposes to you through your cover firm, and therefore, arrangements for salary payments are a matter of concern between you and your division case officer. However, precautions must be taken to insure that the arrangements made will not conflict with your cover story.
Taxes
12. Your income tax returns will be filed with the Internal Revenue Tax Unit stationed at headquarters in accordance with Agency PH 20-660-4.
Restrictions
13. Should you at any time feel the necessity for a modification of this cover arrangement, or supplementing the cover outside of the present arrangement, or if any problems arise affecting your cover, direct a routine communication to your cover firms outlining the need or situation and concurrently notify your case officer of the conditions so that he may check with headquarters. Subsequently, you will receive advice from your cover concerns as would be normal and also be provided with official compatible instructions from your case officer.
14. With regard to any persons desiring to apply for a position with either cover firm, you are instructed to state that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the firms are adequately staffed. However, in order the the matter may be treated casually, the inquirer may be told to submit his application to the New York or Texas address, which ever applies, where it will receive due consideration.
15. You understand that these cover facilities have been established through cleared cooperative individuals who are sitting, but not actually a part of the Agency. These persons know that you are actually an employee of the Agency and, as such, an extremely high standard of conduct will be expected of you.
16. A copy of this cover story will be retained in the station files. You may refer to it when necessary.
DATE
SECRET
I certify that I have read and understand the above Letter of Cover Instructions regarding my cover and agree to comply with it in every respect.
DATE
Distribution:
Orig.
CC: WH/III/Mexico/Puckett - 2114 B.H.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
VIA: FI/OPS (Miss Paxton)
SUBJECT: Arthur C. VATYARA
Amendment of Contract
1. It is requested that Subject's contract effective 1 June 1957 be amended to include under Paragraph 4, Allowances, that Subject be entitled to the Educational Allowance for his children, effective from the initial date of the contract.
2. The above provision was inadvertently omitted from Subject's contract by the Area Desk, and since the Station notified Subject he was entitled to this allowance, it would be appreciated if this matter be corrected and the contract amended accordingly. The error came to the attention of the Area Desk when Subject's claim for educational allowance dated 18 April 1958, was turned down by Finance Division because of the aforementioned omission from the contract.
J. C. King
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addressee
& Files
SECRET
201-168881
RE: DIR 19152 (OUT 70226)
1. CONCUR PARAS 2 AND 3 REF.
2. RECOMMEND USE JEREMY A TOLKING.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: * CONCERNED COVER SET UP BY HQS FOR THE TRAVEL OF NOEMAYR.
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WM 5
INFO: CI, CI/DFS, CI/IC, FI/DFS 2, 5/5 2
RE: A. DIR 16715 (OUT 64381)
B. MEXI 1146 (IN 20477)*
C. HYMN-5826
1. SUB REF C ASSIGNED NEW PSEUDO HAROLD R. NOEMAYR.
2. APPRECIATE REF B SUGGESTION. HOWEVER, HQS ARRANGING NOEMAYR BACKSTOPPED COVER AS REPRESENTATIVE NOTIONAL PUBLIC POLLING SERVICES FIRM IN DALLAS, WHICH NOEMAYR USED IN CUBA, AND PHOTOGRAPHER AND COLLECTOR OF TRAVEL DATA FOR NOTIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE FIRM IN NEW YORK WHICH SUPPLIES TRAVEL INFO FOR PACKAGE TOURS. ALSO, HE WILL CONTINUE SUBMIT ARTICLES TO BOTH LIFE MAGAZINE. BELIEVE ABOVE COVER WILL GIVE NOEMAYR GOOD FLEXIBILITY AND MOBILITY AND WILL ELIMINATE NEXT NEED ARRANGE LOCAL COVER.
3. NOEMAYR PLANS ETA MEXI END MAY AS TOURIST. WILL ARRANGE WORKING PAPERS THRU STATION RECOMMENDED MEXI LAW FIRM.
4. REQUEST MEXI CONCURRENCE PARAS 2, AND 3 ABOVE.
END OF MESSAGE
CS COMMENT: *STATION CONCURS JOURNALISTIC COVER.
COORDINATED IN DRAFT WITH: CI/ICD/WH/WR. ANDERSON
COORDINATED BY PHONE WITH: ORB/ACR/PHILADELPHIA
J. C. KING, C/WH
RELEASING OFFICER
R. P. DAHLGREN, C/WH/III
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No. 301-168881
RE: DIR 16715 (OUT 64381)
1. MR JOSEPH RAVOTTO, DEPUTY PAO, WHO KNOWS BENJAMIN AS WELL AS ANY ONE IN EMBASSY STATES HE SOUND, RESPECTED NEWS PAPER MAN WITH GOOD MEXI SOCIAL AND OFFICIAL CONTACTS. OUR FILES, ODENVY AND BIOG SECTION EMB TRACES NEGATIVE.
2. STATION CONCURS JOURNALISTIC COVER.
3. IF HQS APPROVES STATION WILL HAVE TALK BENJAMIN IN ORDER FURNISH DETAILS RE REIMBURSEMENT, FLEXIBILITY, DURABILITY AND OTHER ASPECTS GOOD COVER. WOULD NOT MENTION ANY NAME OR TARGET.
4. IF BENJAMIN UNDER CONSIDERATION URGE VAIVADA BE PERMITTED MEET, EVALUATE AND AGREE COVER ACCEPTABLE. ADVISE.
END OF MESSAGE
C/S COMMENT: * CONCERNED VAIVADA COVER.
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
24 April 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
SUBJECT: Commendation for Arthur G. VAIVADA
1. Arthur G. VAIVADA, a Career Agent, is hereby commended for his outstanding performance and devotion to duty in carrying out the assignment described below.
2. During the period 12 - 26 March 1958, VAIVADA, by working his way into the mountain stronghold of the Cuban rebel forces and winning their friendship, procured timely and valuable intelligence and operational information. While on this assignment, he worked under conditions of personal risk and hardship.
3. This memorandum is written to be included as a permanent record in Subject's personal file.
J. C. King
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
17 April 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Office of Security
VIA: Chief, CI/TA
FROM: C/ADD
SUBJECT: Harold R. NOEMAYR (ps)
C-25207
612569
It is requested that the CIA granted Harold R. NOEMAYR (ps), formerly called Arthur O. VALVADA (ps), on 3 July 1957 for use in Cuba under Project AMPHORAS, be amended to permit his use in Mexico City. NOEMAYR will be transferred PCS to Mexico City in May 1958 where he will be carried under Project LINKGE which is being prepared for submission to FI/Projects for approval. Attached is a new PRQ Part II which covers our proposed use of NOEMAYR in Mexico.
J. C. KING
Chief, WED
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addresses
1 - C/CI/TA
1 - WH/III/Chrono
1 - Mexico Chrono
4 - Subject
WH/III/Mexico/CZehrmng:jck
201.168.851
16 April 1953
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief of Operations, DD/P
VIA: Chief, Central Cover Branch
SUBJECT: Journalistic Cover for Harold R. KENYON (ps)
1. Attached are the pertinent data pertaining to Subject's background as required by CSL 210-6.
2. It is requested that approval be granted for Subject's use of journalistic cover and that CCD/IC undertake the necessary arrangements to facilitate Subject's affiliation with appropriate news media.
J. C. KING
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
CONCUR:
Chief, Central Cover Branch
APPROVED:
Chief of Operations, DD/P
SECRET
201-16881
(5) Outside interests, hobbies, etc.: Athletics in general, outdoor life, photography, writing, jungle lore and chase.
(6) Objective personality evaluation: Subject is an estate, experienced and highly competent career agent. He possesses an attitude and a personality which are quite suitable for prolonged existence as a deep-cover asset. His personality is well suited for the many agent handling and management responsibilities that he will have in Mexico City.
(7) Agent's personal financial status: Solvent. He depends entirely on his salary.
(8) Previous foreign residence: Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Cuba since 1940. Military service in the Far East from 1944-45.
(9) Area experience: Area experience as reflected in the foregoing information is extensive.
(10) Language qualifications: Subject has fluent Spanish and English.
C. Security Considerations:
(1) Period of employment with CIA: June 1949 - present.
(2) Frequency of visits to CIA installations: Not applicable, since CIA contacts made in safehouses.
(3) Extent of knowledge of others of subject's CIA affiliation: His wife is aware that subject is engaged in intelligence activities, however, not necessarily for CIA. No other non-agency personnel are believed to be aware of subject's CIA status.
(4) Past intelligence connections: With U.S. Army and Air Force as indicated above.
(5) Use of CIA as credit reference: None
(6) Future plans for agent: Contemplate continuation in non-official cover status upon completion of current assignment.
(7) Emergency contact: Mrs. Lester E. Crozier, mother
1745 S. 26th St.
Omaha, Neb.
(8) Personal insurance held and beneficiaries: None, except as provided for in his contract. His wife is his beneficiary.
(9) Incidents involving security in NEMATR's past employment with this Agency:
While there is no reason to believe that NORFAT has been exposed or compromised during his years of operating in Costa Rica, Guatemala or Cuba for CIA, the following incidents involving his security are set forth for your information:
a. NORFAT was forced to leave Guatemala prior to his scheduled departure when a Costa Rican source informed us that she had heard from a high-level party source that a "U.S. agent, specialist in Communist matters, had departed San Jose for Guatemala." This vague reference unfortunately coincided with subject's arrival in Guatemala.
b. In 1951 when subject was leaving Costa Rica, he made two cold approaches, one to a woman communist who was a leader in the Union de Mujeres. As subject left her home, the lady went immediately to party headquarters and reported the incident. However, she was unable to describe NORFAT and so confused the approach story that it was useless to the party and absolutely nothing ever came of the incident.
c. While in Cuba, NORFAT was working with a municipal committee youth communist who was a translator and did a story for NORFAT in Spanish. They met in each other's homes and NORFAT gave the communist his business card (PS1). Sometime later, the Cuban military intelligence officer (MIO) picked up the communist and searched his premises. Among other things, they found NORFAT's business card. When queried about this, the communist simply told the officials he did translating for NORFAT. Nothing came of this incident and NORFAT could detect no surveillance of his person or his premises.
d. While the Cuban police will probably have NORFAT's name registered as having visited the Sierra Maestra region, the publication of his photographs and perhaps an article at a later date, should cover subject as a writer thereby minimizing any security hazard in this connection.
D. Operational Information
(1) Type of operations: FT. Subject will be an outside case officer for several station operations directed at the Mexican Communist and Marxist parties.
(2) Location: Mexico City and Guadalajara.
(3) Degree of mobility desired: Subject will spend most of his time in Mexico City but he should be free to travel to Guadalajara and other towns in Mexico.
(4) Special groups to be contacted: While subject will be concerned principally with the local communist party, it is not necessary for him to have personal access to any special group.
(5) Approximate annual income to be attributed to covers: $10,000 (including allowances).
(6) Hours which must be devoted to operational duties: Subject should be able to devote at least 80% of his time to operational activity. His proposed cover will allow him a maximum of flexibility in arranging his cover and operational activity.
(7) Physical security requirements: No problems anticipated in this respect.
(8) Communications: Subject will utilize station communications facilities and will have regular contact with station personnel.
(9) Cover suggestions: In view of subject's previous journalistic experience, listed below, it is believed that it would be most appropriate for him to utilize cover connected with journalism. Probably the most advantageous arrangement would be for subject to become affiliated with one or two relatively small U.S. newspapers who do not currently have representatives in Mexico City. His contributions to such news media should be in the field of feature and human-interest stories, rather than of current events. His salary could, and probably should, be based on a stringer or placement basis, rather than having a fixed income. Since subject is also a competent and experienced photographer, he could be expected to make photographic contributions to the newspapers or magazines he represents.
In addition to the above arrangements, it is suggested further that the national cover (Public Surveys Institute, General Polling Service, Dallas, Texas) previously utilized by subject be continued. Subject maintains that he has developed a very sound and detailed cover based on this national arrangement and that it would be very logical for him to use it in Mexico. Also, this additional cover arrangement would give subject another means of income together with added social flexibility and geographic mobility.
(10) Previous journalistic and writing experience:
HOGARTH's formal journalistic training consists of a two-year correspondence course in fiction writing with the Pelmar Institute of Authorship.
HOGARTH has had three short stories published: "Old Saber Nose" in Boys Life, September 1956; "The Golden Lasso," in
Born Life, June 1958; and "Pura a 300 Euros," in Colombia, a Spanish magazine, on 9 September 1957. ROBERT has done quite a bit of photographic work. While working as a photographer and setting up a small studio in San Jose, Costa Rica, in 1957, he did some contract work for the Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture. They were so pleased with his work that they hired him to set up their photographic laboratory in the Ministry. During this period he had some photographs published, mostly portrait work. Within the last month, ROBERT has had one photograph of Fidel CASTRO published under his by-line, in the New York Times, and four similar photographs have appeared in the New York Times. He expects that several more of his photographs on CASTRO and his revolutionaries will be published, if the news value of the movement continues.
ROBERT has several personal friends in the newspaper and journalistic fields. Among them are: Francis Smith, Fiction Editor of Born Life; C. Gordon Penny, Fiction Instructor, Palmer Institute of Authorship, Hollywood, California; and Francis Williams, technical writer, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio; Andrew St. George, freelance writer and photographer who also works for Time-Life; Charles Schuman, staff writer and photographer for LIFE; and Arthur Gregory, scientific writer, MIT and Nuclear Metals, Inc., Easton, Mass (married to his wife's sister).
Date: 16 April 1958
To: Honor Award Board
Through:
From: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Name: CROZIER, Ross L.
Position: Career Agent
Grade: GS-11
Office assigned to: WH/III
Station: Havana, Cuba
Legal Residence: Washington, D.C.
Citizenship: American, by birth
If any of the above items:
Recommended award: Intelligence Star and Certificate of Merit
Posthumous: No.
Name of next of kin: # # # # Argentina de los Angeles Cordaro de Crozier
Relationship: Wife
Address: Washington, D.C.
If previous recommendation were submitted: Not applicable
Were you an eyewitness to the act? No
Personnel in immediate vicinity or: Not applicable
List any of the above persons: Not applicable
Condition under which act was performed: 20-1-58
Location: Sierra Maestra mountains, 12-26 March 1958 Not applicable
San Jose, Costa Rica, 1-2 May 1958 0400 AM.
Prevailing geographic conditions and obstacles encountered:
The area in which Mr. Crozier undertook his mission is the Sierra Maestra mountains located in the Oriente Province, Cuba, where the Cuban rebel leader, Fidel Castro has been able to hide-out and evade the efforts of the Cuban Army to exterminate him for over a year. The mountainous area is extremely rough and wild terrain, primarily thickly vegetated with jungle growth. It is sparsely populated, and the only means of access are foot paths and mountain trails. The approaches to the area are heavily patrolled by Cuban Government troops who are on the alert to stop all persons attempting to enter or leave the area.
Office, component, or station: Station, Habana, Cuba
Inclusive dates for which recommended: 12-26 March 1958
Assignment completed: Yes
Now in same or related assignment: No.
Achievement performed: X
Towards the latter part of 1957, as a result of an increasing number of alarming reports concerning alleged Communist penetration and support of Fidel Castro's 26 of July Movement operating in the Sierra Maestra mountains, the Western Hemisphere Division became aware of the urgent need to mount an operation to acquire first-hand and reliable information and data on the Cuban rebel forces. In early January 1958, Mr. Crozier volunteered to undertake the precarious mission to contact Fidel Castro in his mountain retreat in the Sierra Maestras. He arranged for his free
passage into the Sierras through contacts within the 26 of July Movement which the Station developed earlier. After the necessary arrangements, Mr. Crozier left La Habana on 5 April 1953 for Santiago de Cuba, from where he left for the Sierras under the escort of a rebel guide who conducted him safely through the Cuban Army lines. During the course of approximately twenty days' stay at the headquarters of Castro's headquarters, Mr. Crozier was exposed to many hardships and great personal risks. On 26 March 1953, Mr. Crozier accompanied Fidel Castro and a force of 200 men on a dawn attack on the town of Mantanillo, where he broke off contact with the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana. Mr. Crozier successfully accomplished his mission by reporting considerable intelligence and operational information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic coverage of his trip.
These exploits, together with the achievements set forth below, clearly demonstrate Mr. Crozier's adaptability in precarious situations, as well as a deep devotion to his work and to CIA.
On 1 May 1953, Mr. Crozier...........
(Copy attached report)
On 1 May 1953, Mr. CROZIER was in charge of an attempt to physically penetrate the home of Manuel NGRA Valverde, President of the Costa Rican Communist Party for the purpose of obtaining documents which could be used to prove the Communist party's control over the Partido Progresista Independiente, a front which had been organized to participate in the 1953 elections. The sub-agent who was to actually perform the penetration failed to appear and realizing the urgency of the operation, CROZIER voluntarily made the penetration. At the time mister (6:00) he entered the NGRA house, the entire family was known to be sleeping in the rear part of the house.
Working quietly and quickly under conditions of considerable personal risk, Mr. CROZIER succeeded in carrying away approximately 85 percent of the legal PPI documentation and other records as well as a large amount of Communist Party documents such as minutes to meetings, code works, etc. A few days later a high level party penetration reported that the PPI may have been eliminated from the electoral scene due to the almost impossible task of reconstructing the legally required records. However, the PPI was mister able to reconstruct the records and registered by the deadline of 26 May. According to the Station, "this operation provided the station with a bulk of compromising documents, seriously hampered PPI-activities because of missing records, almost eliminated them from the scene, spread distrust, suspicion, and confusion among the political Commission, and, because it was finally attributed to Figuerista elements, enraged the Communists against FIGUERES and destroyed any
possibility of an agreement with or support for FIGUEROSA. (HRA-212). On
29 May a careful selection of the more compromising documents obtained by
CROZIER's penetration was mailed to the head of the Legislative Commission
investigating the Communist affiliations of the PPI. On 5 June an additional
batch of the documents were mailed. These papers were selected for their authenticity,
i.e., carbon copies of letters previously sent to the Assembly by the PPI,
in order to establish the validity of the documents. On 24 July 1953 the
president of Costa Rica signed a bill outlawing the PPI. The participation
of Mr. CROZIER in the campaign to prevent the PPI from becoming a legal party
is considered to have been instrumental in its success.
increase report concerning communist influence and penetration
As a result of the WHD's need to acquire first-hand and reliable information and data on Fidel Castro and his rebel forces operating in the Cuban Maestra.
As a result of an increasing influx of alarming reports concerning possible criminal influence and support of Fidel Castro's 26 July movement operating in the Cuban Maestra, WHD became aware of the need to acquire first-hand and reliable information on the rebel forces.
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**CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LIST**
| CASE OFFICE | 1. NAME | 2. PROJECT | 3. ALLOTMENT NO. | 4. SLOT NO. |
|-------------|---------|------------|------------------|-------------|
| | Harold E. Valdiva | LIEGE | | |
**GENERAL**
5. PREVIOUS CIA PSEUDONYM OR ALIASES
6. INDIVIDUAL IS PATIENTLY ENGAGED, OR HAS BEEN ENGAGED BY CIA OR ITS ALLIED ACTIVITIES IN SUCH CAPACITY
7. SECURITY CLEARANCE (Type and date)
8. CONTRACT IS TO BE WRITTEN IN STELLE FORM I.E., "U.S. GOVERNMENT"
9. INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK HOURS AWAY FROM SUBJECT CODE AND PERFORMED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A STAFF EMPLOYEE OR STAFF AGENT
10. PROPOSED CATEGORY (Contract agent, contract employee, etc.)
**CAREER AGENT**
| 11. CITIZENSHIP | 12. IF NOT U.S. CITIZEN, INDIVIDUAL IS PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN | 13. AGE | 14. DATE OF BIRTH (Month, day, year) |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|
| | | 35 | 20 June 1922 |
15. LAST RESIDENCE (City and state or country)
16. CURRENT RESIDENCE (City and state or country)
Alexandria, Virginia
17. MARITAL STATUS (Mark as appropriate)
18. NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS (Not including individual)
19. INDIVIDUAL IS RELATED TO A STAFF EMPLOYEE, STAFF AGENT OR AN INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE AGENCY IN SOME CAPACITY
**RELATIONSHIP**
Three, wife and two children
**U.S. MILITARY STATUS**
20. RESERVE
21. VETERAN
22. IF RETIRED, INDICATE CATEGORY (Longevity, combat disability, service disability, non-combat)
23. BRANCH OF SERVICE
24. RANK OR GRADE
25. DRAFT ELIGIBLE
26. DRAFT DEPENDENT OBTAINED BY CIA
**COMPENSATION**
27. BASIC SALARY
28. POST DIFFERENTIAL
29. COVER (Breakdown, if any)
30. TAXES TO BE WITHHELD BY COVER
31. ALLOCANCES (NORMALLY GRANTED ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
32. POST
33. OTHER Temporary living allowance, if required, not to exceed additional $150.00
34. Educational (2 children) $50.00
**TRAVEL**
35. TYPES
36. WITH DEPENDENTS
37. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO BE SHIPPED
38. PERSONAL VEHICLE
39. TRANSPORTED VEHICLE TO BE USED FOR
40. OPERATIONAL TRAVEL
41. PAYMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH
42. PURCHASE OF INFORMATION
43. ENTERTAINMENT
44. OTHER
**Wife, Costa Rican citizen, born 15 March 1918**
**Son, born 1 September 1949 - US citizen**
**Daughter, born 24 June 1951 - US citizen**
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CONTINUED
NOTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON FIRST SHEET.
SECTION VIII
OTHER BENEFITS
48. BENEFITS (See Part A of Confidential Fund Regulations or successor regulations for benefits applicable to various categories of contract personnel. If medical benefits are requested, see 2-15-230 or successor regulations.)
Annual Leave
Sick Leave
Leaves and disability benefits equal to those authorized under Federal Employees Compensation Act.
Missing Persons Act.
Civil Service Retirement
Regular Staff employees medical benefits for employees and dependents as stated in 2-15-230 (Subject will meet requirements when completes covert medical on 21 April 1958)
SECTION IX
COVER ACTIVITY
49. IF COVER PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT, THEY WILL BE EFFECTED ON REIMBURSABLE BASIS
SECTION X
OFFSET OF INCOME
50. OFFSET OF INCOME AND OTHER EARNINGS DERIVED FROM COVER ACTIVITIES (If less than total, justify in separate memo attached hereto.)
SECTION XI
TERM
51. DURATION
52. EFFECTIVE DATE
53. RENEWABLE
SECTION XII
FUNCTION
54. PRIMARY FUNCTION (FI, PP, other)
FI
SECTION XIII
DUTIES
Case officer for Communist Party operations in Mexico.
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QUALIFICATIONS
55. EXPERIENCE
Contract and career agent since June 1949.
Intelligence assignments in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Cuba.
56. EDUCATION
(Check Highest Level Attained)
Graduate School
High School Graduate
Trade School Graduate
Business School Graduate
Commercial School Graduate
College Degree
Post Graduate
57. LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
(Check Appropriate Degree Competency)
English
Spanish
58. AREA KNOWLEDGE
Extensive area knowledge of Central America and Caribbean areas. Has resided in Latin America since 1946.
SECTION XV
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
59. JOB AND SALARY PRIOR TO SPENDING FUND
1946
1947
1948
1949
Jan 1946
Apr 1946
SECTION XVI
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
60. ADDITIONAL OR UNUSUAL REQUIREMENTS, JUSTIFICATIONS OR EXPLANATIONS (Use other side if necessary)
APPROVAL
[Signature]
[Date]
[Position]
[Agency]
[Division]
[Telephone Extension]
[Date]
[Signature]
[Date]
17 April 1953
REFERENCE FOR: S.O./Investigations and Support
SUBJECT: Mr. Charles Rice
SUBJECT: Harold E. HAYES (P), formerly Arthur G. HAYES (P), S.O. FILE 259, 1-2557
1. Reference is made to the telephone conversation between Mr. Rice of S.O. and Mr. Hayes of MI/III/Mexico (S.O. 2557) concerning an interview examination of subject. The time agreed upon for this examination was 0930 hours on 21 April 1953.
2. A conference will be held at 2011 I Building at 1500 hours 21 April between the task case officer and Mr. Rice.
R. H. Bellmon,
Chief, MI/III
MI/III/Mexico/Intelligence
Distribution:
Orig & 1 - Addresses
1 - MI/III/Chrono
1 - MI/Mexico/Chrono
1 - Subject
301-16 8881
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, S/C 2
REQUEST HAROLD R. NORMAYR REPORT TO HIS IMMEDIATELY FOR CONSULTATION PRIOR TO APPROX TWO WEEKS TDI CUBA TO REESTABLISH CONTACT FIDEL CASTRO. ABOVE MISSION RELATED TO KIDNAPPING OF U.S. CITIZENS. CALL MR. ROBERT REYNOLDS ON ARRIVAL.
ADVISE ETA.
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Mr. Arthur G. Vaivada
Dear Mr. Vaivada:
Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 June 1957.
Effective 15 April 1958, said contract is amended by revising the first sentence of paragraph two (2) entitled "Compensation" to read as follows:
"In full consideration for your services as a Career Agent, you will be compensated at the rate of $7570 per annum, GS-12."
All other terms and conditions of the contract, as amended, remain in full force and effect.
You will please indicate your approval by signing in the space provided below.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BY
Contracting Officer
ACCEPTED:
Arthur G. Vaivada
WITNESS: Brantley W. Clark
APPROVED:
15 April 58
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15 April 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
THROUGH: FI/CPS/Projects
Attention: Miss Paxton
SUBJECT: Arthur G. Vaiveda - Amendment of Contract
1. It is requested that Arthur G. Vaiveda's contract, effective 1 June 1957, be amended by deleting the first sentence of Paragraph 2 (Compensation) and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"2. Compensation. In full consideration for your services as a Career Agent, you will be compensated at the rate of $7570 per annum, GS-12."
2. All other terms and conditions of the original contract remain in full force and effect.
J. C. King
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, FI/Staff
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA - Request for Promotion
1. It is requested that Arthur G. Vaivada, a Career Agent, be promoted from GS-11 to grade GS-12 for his outstanding performance in carrying out a precarious mission in line with the objectives of Project AMPHODARCH, in which he is the Principal Agent.
2. In early January 1958, Vaivada volunteered to undertake a mission to contact Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro Ruz in the Sierra Maestra mountains in south-eastern Cuba. He arranged for his free passage into the Sierras through contacts within the 26 July Movement which he and the Station developed earlier. After the necessary arrangements, Vaivada left La Habana on 5 April 1958 for Santiago de Cuba, from where he left for the Sierras under the escort of rebel guides. In the course of approximately twenty days' stay at the mountain hideout of Castro's headquarters, during which time he was exposed to many hardships and great personal risks, he accompanied Castro and a force of about 200 rebels on their dawn attack on the town of Manzanillo on 26 March 1958. At Manzanillo, Vaivada broke off contact with the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana.
3. During his relatively short stay in the Sierra Maestra mountains, Vaivada was able to gather considerable intelligence and operational information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic coverage of his trip.
4. This exploit is another achievement to be added to the impressive past performances of Arthur G. Vaivada, who has always shown a deep devotion to his work and to the Agency.
5. Vaivada was born on 20 June 1922, and has been with CIA since 1949. He has been a career agent since 1 June 1957, and was promoted to the grade of GS-11 on 1 June 1957. His tour of duty in Cuba was from August 1954 until 31 March 1958.
[Signature]
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Journalistic Background - ASV
14 April 1956.
1) Employment with dates: None (Free lance).
2) Three short stories: "Old Seabur Nose" pub 3073 LIFE, Sept 1956
"The Golden Discus" pub 3073 LIFE, June 56.
"Duelo a 300 Brazas" pub 3073 TA, Havana, Sept 9, 1957.
3) Contributions - Photos: While working as photographer and setting up a small studio in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1952, I did some contract work for the Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture. They were pleased enough with the results to employ me for purposes of setting their photo laboratory within the ministry. During this time I also had some photos published - but cannot recall where and when - mostly portrait work.
Currently, I have had one photo (CASTRO Rev) come out in NY Mirror and about four come out in New York Times. About five more will be published if the news value of this movement holds up.
4) Connections - persons known: Francis Smith, Fiction Editor 3073 LIFE.
(Correspondence only for about three years now.)
G. Gordon Pewey, Fiction Instruction, Palmer Institute of Authorship, Hollywood 28, California.
CWO Francis Williams, Technical Writer, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Andrew St. George, Time-Life & Freelance writer and photographer.
Charles Schuman, staff writer and cameraman for UP, currently working out of Havana, Cba.
Arthur Gregor, Scientific writer, MIT and Nuclear Metals, Inc., Boston, Mass.
(Married to wife's sister.)
Prepared by [Signature]
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[Redacted]
Journalistic - AGV p.2
14 April 1958.
5) Societies - memberships: Completed a two year correspondence course in fiction writing - Palmer Institute of Authorship.
Member of the American Legion - Havana.
Assessment (sec)
a) Last assignment: Arrived Havana in August 1954 with a one-year scholarship at the University of Habana (Pan American Foundation, University of Florida at Gainesville). This cover adequately set up and well back stopped. I travelled to Gainesville, met the men (Curt Wilke) on that end of the line and the only documentation necessary was a series of letters from the Foundation that indicated my efforts to obtain the scholarship and finally their grant. After arriving, however, and matriculating at the U of H, it became immediately obvious that the nature of my target was such that my presence within the university was more a handicap than an asset. After a few months at the university, I abandoned studies (it was becoming increasingly difficult anyway due to political disturbances) and turned to freelance photography and writing for my cover. For several months I had the photography on just enough of a paying basis that would satisfy any security surveillance.
Photography and writing was definitely superior to university as cover, since it then gave me the opportunity to work inconspicuously on penetrations within the university.
Concerning general security aspects of that assignment, there was that one incident with the threat to exposure coming out of the death of an ex-podarch kept at and my proximity throughout the entire incident. However, there has never been any indication that I was exposed or compromised. The station in Cuba felt that if I could return and operate as free from surveillance as I did, that certainly Cuban security people did not have anything compromising on me.
b) Previous assignments: To the best of my knowledge, I have never been exposed or compromised during the years of operation in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Cuba. There was an incident which prompted an early departure from Guatemala for personal and operational security reasons - but again, there was never any further indication as to the validity of the warning. What occurred - the Costa Rican source MARY - apparently learned from high level party sources that "a US agent, specialist in communist matters, had departed San Jose for Guatemala" and of course, this vagary unfortunately coincided with my arrival at Guatemala. At any rate, I was doing very little at Guatemala and would have departed anyway in view of the deteriorating situation of June 1954.
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Naturally, there are many intangibles involved with operating over long periods (almost years in Cuba) in one place, and then travelling back and forth between areas of previous assignment (Costa Rica), and last but not least, cultivating contacts in all these places. The question becomes, how thorough are these people? Does a Cuban CP character communicate with a Guatemalan or Costa Rican along lines of security, of movement of Americans in these areas, and actual approaches made? Probably not, at their best, the administration is haphazard. A typical example: Once, in 1952, when I was leaving Costa Rica, I came a couple of cold approaches - one was with a woman communist, a leader in the Union de Mujeres Carmen Llana. I walked away from her house - she evidently got a taxi right behind me - and she went straight to the headquarters and reported to Manuel Mora. But she couldn't describe me - had the story so confused (the approach story) as to render it useless to them, and absolutely nothing ever came of the incident. (By the same token, it would have been a different story in Cuba.)
Although, even in Cuba, there is not persistence or perseverance in investigations. I was working with a municipal committee youth communist - he is a translator and did a story for me in Spanish - and he was visiting my house (twice) while I went to his apartment about four times. I gave him my business card (Dellas Corporation) and some time later a JIM met him - searched his premises - and among other things, turned up my business card. He was queried on it and stated that he was simply translating for me. Now this boy is a known communist, although they could get nothing on him at this time - but such an incident have provoked at least a casual surveillance of me or my premises. Nothing came of this incident either - and the station down there would known.
Lastly, the mission up to the Sierra Maestra has security implications. Not as much concerning communists, but its reasonable to assume that Cuban security people will come up with my name as having been up there. However, with the pictures published, perhaps an article later, there should be enough cover as a writer to neutralize any hazard there.
Past employment (with us)
a) Company or foundations: Scholarship from Panamerican Foundation at University of Florida at Gainesville, from July 1954 to June 1955.
Then the national cover set up last year (May 1957) was the Public Surveys Institute, general Polling Service, 532 Fidelity Union Life Bldg., 1511 Bryan street, Dallas, Texas. This arranged so that any mail or telephone to the above corporation would confirm my company connections and could even be used as a credit reference if necessary. This arrangement was quite satisfactory.
b) The security aspects of the Dallas corporation were very good I believe. Since freelance writing at best is considered a weak cover, this corporation connection gave me a more solid standing with more serious creditors such as landlords, banks and the larger merchandising houses. In addition to the above, this cover was utilized very conveniently in operational instances where a realistic approach story was needed. Communists were approached on the basis of a political polling - this could be narrowed right down to soliciting information on the communists party as a political party. Again, it was always nice to have a business card with addresses and telephone numbers that could be given as immediate reference to any type of security interrogation.
Estimate of Journalistic capability:
While my contributions in fiction have been principally juvenile, my writing training has been largely over a period of years at reportorial writing. Since I have some experience as a photographer also, it is convenient to relate the two, and possibly my best field would be feature and article writing. However, while on the mission with the Castro revolutionary movement, I associated with various members of the press and had no difficulty whatsoever in casing as one of them. Given an adequate period for familiarization, I feel that I could just about move into any press or writing slot that did not require a great deal of copy or tight deadlines.
TO: Chief, HABANA
FROM: Chief of Station, Habana
SUBJECT: General—Operational/Arthur G. VAIVADA
Specific—Commendation for Successful Completion of Mission to Sierra Maestra
Action Required: At Headquarters' Discretion
1. The writer wishes to commend Station and Base personnel whose work contributed to the successful preparation, mounting, and execution of the clandestine operation that recently placed a HUBAK Career Agent, Arthur G. VAIVADA, in the Sierra Maestra headquarters of Dr. Fidel CASTRO for sixteen days in March 1958. This mission resulted in acquisition by HUBAK of considerable important and timely information regarding the CASTRO revolutionary movement that was being urgently requested by customer agencies. In the writer's opinion the operation was a team effort. Giving credit to the staff personnel will in no way detract from the praiseworthy performance of VAIVADA himself.
2. With regard to VAIVADA the personal courage and professional ability as an intelligence officer demonstrated on this mission were of the highest order and should be highly commended. Headquarters is aware, as is the Station, that VAIVADA is desirous of acquiring staff agent status with HUBAK. The writer believes that his desires in this respect should be given consideration as part of any action taken in recognition of VAIVADA's services in the subject operation.
3. Station and Base personnel directly concerned with laying on this operation, arranging for proper briefing and support of VAIVADA, and recovering him securely when he left the Sierra Maestras, were Humphrey I. ESSEX, James E. PALINGER, and Nelson L. HAYCOCK.
Sherwood P. Rochon
Distribution:
Washington
1 - Santiago de Cuba
2 - Files
9 April 1958
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, CI/IC, F1/OPS 2, S/C 2
TO: MEXI
INFO: MEXI 1017 (IN 263/0)
1. DISCUSSIONS WITH ARTHUR G. VAIVADA INDICATE JOURNALISTIC COVER
SUITABLE FOR MEXI ASSIGNMENT. THIS BASED ON PUBLISHED FICTIONAL AND NEWS
STORIES DURING PAST FEW YEARS AND PUBLISHED NEWS PHOTOS TAKEN DURING RECENT
VISIT FIDEL CASTRO CAMP.
2. HQS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING U.S. COVER ARRANGEMENTS. HOWEVER, TO
INSURE CONSIDERATION ALL POSSIBILITIES, REQUEST STATION OPINION USE ROBERT
SPIERS BENJAMIN (REQUEST CURRENT TRACKS), WHO KNOWN TO HUMAN.
3. REQUEST STATION CONCURRENCE VAIVADA USE JOURNALISTIC COVER.
END OF MESSAGE.
C/S COMMENT: *VAIVADA ACCEPTABLE, SUGGESTED ARRIVE MEXI ON 1 MAY FOR ORIENTATION.
COORDINATION WITH:
WH/III/CARIBBEAN
DC/CI/ICD
CCB/NC/Mr. LuHuskie by phone
COORDINATING OFFICERS
S-3-C-R-E-T
RELEASING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
201-16 8 81
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8 April 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: General: Training/Briefing of DDP Personnel
Specific: Briefing of Ross L. Crozier, who is scheduled to be the new undercover CP Officer for Station Mexico City.
1. In Havana, Cuba on 5 March 1958, I briefed Ross L. Crozier concerning:
a) his proposed new assignment in Mexico; and
b) Headquarters desire that he receive special briefings from CI/ICD prior to going to Mexico.
2. Crozier stated that he was very glad to receive the briefing because he had not had a clear picture of what the proposed assignment in Mexico involved. He was pleased to find out that it was a pure penetration assignment. He also responded enthusiastically to the idea of receiving Headquarters briefings prior to going to the Field. He stated that he would like to have a short leave in Costa Rica prior to receiving the Headquarters briefing.
3. On 2 April 1958 in Washington, D.C., the undersigned and Mr. E. L. Anderson, Chief, CI/ICD-WH, briefed Crozier further concerning the matter discussed above, reaffirming our keen interest in the assignment. Mr. Anderson pointed out to him that his (Crozier's) "partner" in Mexico City (the inside CP officer), was in Costa Rica.
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and that if securely feasible it would be a good idea for the two men to meet there. Mr. Crosier stated that he thought that it could be done readily and securely as he will contact the Embassy normally as an American citizen and he is well acquainted with COS, San Jose. One of the elements in our plan for intensification of the CPPP in Mexico is that these two very capable officers should get to know one another well in order to function smoothly and efficiently as a team.
4. Mr. Crosier stated that he plans to return to Washington, D.C., from his leave in Costa Rica during the approximate period 20-25 April 1958. Chief, CI/ICD-TH is handling arrangements for the briefing of Mr. Crosier.
Paul J. Burke
Deputy Chief, CI/ICD
cc: WH/Mexi
Activities of Fidel Castro's Rebel Forces in Cuba
The rebel leader's men set up a printing shop in upper Sierra Maestra in Oriente Province. They have three typewriters, a small press and mimeograph machine for pamphlets.
Mule train carries tanks of oxygen and acetylene for welding bombs, grenades and armor.
CONFLICT IN CUBA
GAINS IN VIOLENCE
Army Reports Widespread
Clashes—Thirty Rebels
Listed as Captured.
HAVANA, April 7—Fighting
between Government troops and
rebels under the command of
Fidel Castro has intensified
in Oriente Province in the
last forty-eight hours, official
sources said today.
A Cuban Army communiqué
said seven rebels under
the command of Raul Castro,
a younger brother of the rebel
chief, were killed in a clash in
northern Oriente Province. The
communiqué said thirty of the
insurgent band were captured
and the others were scattered
and cut off from the main body
of rebels in the Sierra Maestra.
This was the first announce-
ment by the army of the cap-
ture of any rebel. It is be-
lieved here that the army has
been following a policy of tak-
ing no prisoners.
Army Reports Plane Downed
Army headquarters also
reported that troops had shot
down a C-46 plane carrying
arms and ammunition to the
rebels. The announcement said
the plane crashed and burned,
hitting the pilot and crewmen.
Some unburned arms were
found in the wreckage, the
army said.
A rebel announcement said
insurgent forces had burned
a disabled plane Friday near
Manzanillo after it had landed
with reinforcements and arms
for Señor Castro's men. The
Associated Press reported
the announcement did not say
where the plane had come from.
Another clash between Gov-
ernment troops and rebels oc-
curred Sunday at Dos Palmas
near Santiago de Cuba. The
army asserted that a number
of rebels had been killed or
wounded and that seven jeeps
were captured.
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CONFLICT IN CUBA
GAINS IN VIOLENCE
Army Reports Widespread Clashes—Thirty Rebels Listed as Captured
Special to The New York Times
HAVANA, April 7—Fighting between Government troops and rebels under the command of Fidel Castro has intensified in Oriente Province in the last forty-eight hours, official sources said today.
A communiqué issued by the rebels said seven rebels under the command of Raúl Castro, a younger brother of the rebel chief, were killed in a clash in northern Oriente Province. The communiqué said thirty of the insurgent band were captured and the others were scattered and cut off from the main body of rebels in the Sierra Maestra.
This was the first announcement by the army of the capture of any rebels. It is believed here that the army has been following a policy of taking no prisoners.
Army Reports Plane Downed
Army headquarters also reported that troops had shot down a C-46 plane carrying arms and ammunition to the rebels. The announcement said the plane crashed and burned, killing the pilot and crewmen. Some unburned arms were found in the wreckage, the army said.
A rebel announcement said insurgent forces had burned a disabled plane Friday near Mantanillo after it had landed with reinforcements and arms for Señor Castro's men. The Associated Press reported the announcement did not say where the plane had come from.
Another clash between Government troops and rebels occurred Sunday at Dos Palmas near Santiago de Cuba. The army announced that a number of rebels had been killed or wounded and that seven jeeps and trucks, eleven rifles and some ammunition had been seized.
Skirmish in Majagua
Government forces also reported a skirmish in the Majagua district near San Luis, near Santiago de Cuba. The army said the troops killed two rebels and seized three jeeps and some arms and ammunition. One soldier was wounded.
Señor Castro declared "total war" on the Government of President Fulgencio Batista early April 1. The rebel chief has said he would call a general revolutionary strike at the "opportunity" moment. So far no strike has occurred.
President Batista told newsmen yesterday he was confident his forces would defeat the rebels, but he conceded it could be a long struggle.
Meanwhile, rebel sources in Havana said an announcement by army headquarters Saturday that a rebel band led by Señor Castro had been cut off from the Sierra Maestra was without foundation. These sources said that Señor Castro's officers had decided more than three months ago that he should not lead any guerrilla expedition but should remain in his headquarters in the Sierra Maestra.
An official of the Consolidated Railway Company of Camagüey, which serves the eastern half of the island, also denied reports that the railroad's employees had gone out on strike. The official said the rebels had burned so many railway bridges in the eastern part of Camagüey Province that it was impossible to maintain rail service.
In Havana, the police announced the arrest of eighteen youths accused of terrorism and attempts to provide a general strike. Authorities said some of the youths were Communists and others were members of the authentic organization headed by former President Carlos Prío Socarras.
Michigan Students Freed
Havana, April 7—Two University of Michigan student newspaper men arrested because they were suspected of making contact with Cuban rebels were released today in Santiago de Cuba.
James Elman and Barton Hathaway, who had been picked up at their hotel yesterday by army intelligence officers, were freed when Park Fields Wollam, United States consul in Santiago, intervened.
The two youths, correspondents of The Michigan Daily, a student publication, had arrived in Santiago from Havana a few hours before their arrest.
Miami Newsman Arrested
MIAMI, April 7 (AP)—Television station WCKT reported today that Ben Silver, one of its newsmen, missing in Cuba since Saturday, had been reported under arrest at Santiago de Cuba.
Gene Strul, news director of the station, said the United States Embassy had declared an announcement by army headquarters Saturday that a rebel band led by Señor Castro had been cut off from the Sierra Maestra was without foundation. These sources said that Señor Castro's officers had decided more than three months ago that he should not lead any guerrilla expedition but should remain in his headquarters in the Sierra Maestra.
An official of the Consolidated Railway Company of Camagüey, which serves the eastern half of the island, also denied reports that the railroad's employees had gone out on strike. The official said the rebels had burned so many railway bridges in the eastern part of Camagüey Province that it was impossible to maintain rail service.
In Havana, the police announced the arrest of eighteen youths accused of terrorism and attempts to provide a general strike. Authorities said some of the youths were Communists and others were members of the authentic organization headed by former President Carlos Prío Socarras.
SECLUDED REBELS SHOP: In this enclosure in Cuba's Sierra Maestra, so remote that even mules cannot reach it, weapons are repaired for forces of Fidel Castro.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief of Operations, DD/P
VIA: CCB/NC
SUBJECT: Sale of News Photographs by Arthur G. VATVADA (ns)
4 April 1958
1. It is requested that Arthur G. VATVADA be granted permission to sell news photographs of Fidel CASTRO's Cuban Revolutionary Group to an appropriate United States news agency.
2. VATVADA is a Career Agent who has very recently returned from a PCS assignment in Cuba. At the direction of the Western Hemisphere Division, VATVADA spent the last three weeks of his Cuba assignment in the Sierra Maestra camp of Fidel CASTRO for the purpose of collecting current intelligence information on CASTRO's activities. As a result of his national cover as a representative of a U.S. public opinion polling service, VATVADA was able to take numerous photographs of current news interest. This Division considers the sale of these photographs as an integral part of the cover backstopping necessary to protect the identity of VATVADA's actual sponsor (CIA) from three U.S. news media correspondents who were with VATVADA during his visit with CASTRO. Also, the sale of these photographs would supplement a future news media cover for VATVADA in his forthcoming PCS assignment in Mexico City.
3. All money resulting from the sale of these photographs will be retained by the Agency.
J. C. King
Chief
Western Hemisphere Division
CONCUR:
J. R. Young
Chief, CCB/NC
APPROVED:
W. C. H. 4 April 1958
201-168881
1. VAIVADA ARRIVING HQS EVENING 31 MARCH. WILL CONTACT CHAPRON.
2. ADVISING AMB PER DIR 12286 (OUT 54133) APRIL 1 UNLESS ADVISED TO CONTRARY. RELEASED 211703Z.
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C/S COMMENT: VIEW SENSITIVITY AND POSSIBILITY LEAK TO PRESS BY EMBASSY, HQS PERFER NO MENTION VAIVADA MISSION UNTIL ITS COMPLETION.
RAYNOCK RECEIVED NOTE FROM VAIVADA 26 MAR. WILL LEAVE SIERRAS VIA MANZANILLO 28-31 MAR AND CALL RAYNOCK FROM THERE. COMMENT. REBEL ACTIVITY MANZANILLO AREA MAY DELAY CONTACT.
271638Z.
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TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: G215
INFO: COP, CI, CI/OPS, S/C 2
TO: SACU
INFO: DIR
CITE: HAVA 189
ADVISE IMMEDIATELY WHEN YOU CAN CONFIRM VAIVADA HAS REACHED DESTINATION.
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TO: HAVANA
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: FI/OPS 2, OP 2, S/C 2
TO: HAVANA
INFO: MEXI
RE: HAVANA 179 (IN 38161) (NOT SENT MEXI)
MEXI 1017 (IN 26340) (NOT SENT HAVANA)
1. FOR HAVANA: LEAVE APPROVED.
2. FOR MEXI: VAIVADA ETA MEXI IS 20 MAY.
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C/S COMMENT: VAIVADA REQUESTED 15-20 DAYS LEAVE COSTA RICA PRIOR ARRIVAL MEXI.
PAPATE INTERVIEWED HIM 3 MARCH.
Photos taken by Arthur G. Valvada at Hqs. of Fidel CASTRO's forces in Sierra Maestra, March 1958.
For 201 file.
RE DIR 06765 (OUT 91241)
REQUEST REPLY
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C/S COMMENT: "HCS DESIRED TO ASSIGN VALADA PCS TO MEXI AS CP PENETRATION OFFICER UNDER UNOFFICIAL COVER AFTER COMPLETION CASTRO MISSION AND APPROX ONE MONTH ORIENTATION AT HQS. QUERIED IF HE COULD COMPLETE MISSION AND MEET SCHEDULE."
TO: HABANA
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: COP, CI, CI/OPS, CI/IC, F1, F1/OPS 2, PP 2, PP/OPS, S/C 2
TO: HAVA
INFO: CITE DIR 07287
REF: A. DIR 2117 (OUT 80587)
B. DIR 4551 (OUT 86187)
1. PROJECT AMPHODARCH AMENDED TO INCLUDE OBJECTIVES VAIVADA MISSION:
A. NAMES, BIOG AND BACKGROUND DATA AND POLITICAL ALIGNMENT TOP OFFICERS CASTRO STAFF.
B. STRENGTH, DEPLOYMENT, EQUIPMENT CASTRO ARMY.
C. EXTENT COMRADE PENETRATION CASTRO FORCES.
D. EXTENT COORDINATION AND SUPPORT FROM OTHER POLITICAL GROUPS, PARTICULARLY PSP.
E. GATHER OPS DATA FOR PLANTING FUTURE LONGTERM POLITICAL ACTION AGENT WITHIN CASTRO MOVEMENT TO DETECT AND COUNTERACT COMMIE PENETRATION.
2. PROJECT ALLOTMENT INCREASED $1000. APPROX COST MISSION ESTIMATED AS FOLLOWS: TRANSFER VAIVADA FAMILY SAWJ $200; TRAVEL VAIVADA $200; STORAGE HHE AND CAR $600; MISC EMERGENCY OPS EXPENSES $1000. VAIVADA TO CONVERT SINGLE STATUS ALLOWANCE AND RECEIVE SEPARATION ALLOWANCE WHILE ON MISSION.
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
3. VAIVADA TO USE COVER REF B. POLLING COVER TO BE REVEALED ONLY IF QUESTIONED REGARDING PAST ACTIVITY. STATION TO PROVIDE ESCAPE AND EVASION PLAN USE EVENT NEED.
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CS COMMENT: *HQs suggested BUCH be advised VAIVADA is free lance writer with good Odyoke contacts.
REF DIR 2147 (OUT 80587).
1. HQS DESIRES ASSIGN VAIVADA PCS MEXI AS CP PENETRATION OPS CASE OFFICER UNDER UNOFFICIAL COVER AFTER COMPLETION CASTRO MISSION AND APPROX ONE MONTH ORIENTATION HQS.
2. MEXI REQUESTS VAIVADA'S ARRIVAL MEXI ONE MAY FOR FURTHER ORIENTATION AND OVERLAP PRIOR DEPARTURE PREDECESSOR FLOYD H. POSTANT.
3. APPROVAL REQUESTED PAR 2 REF EXPECTED SHORTLY. ADVISE WHETHER HE CAN COMPLETE MISSION AND MEET ABOVE SCHEDULE.
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C/S COMMENT: *DIR C2147 HQS AGREED VAIVADA WELL QUALIFIED TO UNDERTAKE MISSION PROVIDED MORE SUITABLE COVER COULD BE ARRANGED.
Coordinated by phone with:
ED ANDERSON, CI/ICD
1H/III/MEXI
J. G. KINZ, C/HD
RELEASING OFFICER
S-E-C-R-E-T
COORDINATING OFFICERS
R. H. D. HILDEBRAND, C/II/III
AUTHENTICATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
RE: DIR Ø2146 (OUT 80586*)
1. VAIVADA ACCEPTABLE.
2. SUGGEST ARRIVE MEXI ON 1 MAY FOR ORIENTATION PRIOR TO POSTANY DEPARTURE.
3. POUCHING SUGGESTIONS RE COVER.
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S/C COMMENT: *REQUESTED COMMENTS RE ARTHUR G. VAIVADA AS REPLACEMENT FOR POSTANY.
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief of Station, Havana
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operational/AVIATION
SPECIFIC—Arthur G. VALVADA
Reference: HKS-W-2528, 6 January 1958
In reply to the query made in the referenced dispatch, VALVADA has no objection to taking the LOFLUTTER test in June or as soon as he returns to Headquarters, and the Station sees no problem of morale or other nature for VALVADA in the delay.
James R. Palinger
Distribution:
1 - Washington
2 - Files
24 January 1958
JRP/mfn
RE: HAVA-133 (IN-18923)*
HQs concurs but suggest FUCHS be advised VALVADA is freelance writer
with "good odyssean contacts".
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C/S COMMENT: EBERWEIN through close contact LUIS BUCH, key figure in 26 July
movement, can establish bona fides for VALVADA mission.
31 Jan. 58
30-168881
COORDINATING OFFICER
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Subject of our letter number 1025; Interest in Assignment in U. S.
1. In recent conversations with both JHP and KDS, Subject has broached the prospect of a possible assignment within the U. S. following completion of his Habana assignment. He says he would not want his statements re reassignment which were recently forwarded to Headquarters to be interpreted to mean that he is not interested in a U. S. tour. He says that he has been giving much thought to his future career, as well as to the needs of his family. He points out that he personally has now spent approximately 10 years, excepting vacations and short training periods, living and working outside the U. S., that his two children have never lived there, and that both he and his wife are concerned that too much time will elapse before they can provide their children with a period in the U. S. during their formative years.
2. It is the opinion of both KDS and JHP that Subject is at a point in his career development where a tour at Headquarters would be extremely beneficial. The Station lacks knowledge concerning the specific Headquarters jobs to which a person of Subject's status might be assigned; but it is our understanding that OTR sometimes employs these persons as instructors. We believe that a tour with OTR would not only remedy in great measure deficiencies in Subject's background caused by lack of Headquarters experience, but would at the same time afford OTR excellent instructor material.
3. In view of Subject's own interest in such an assignment, and our estimate of the potential value to him and to the Organization that would accrue from it, we recommend that Headquarters arrange such an assignment if at all possible.
4. In view of the likelihood of Subject's transfer in the near future, a prompt decision is requested.
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: S/C 2
TO: DIR
INFO: 02147
CITE: HAVA 133
RE: DIR 01847
1. EBERWEIN THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT LUIS BUCH, KEY FIGURE IN 26 JULY MOVEMENT, CAN ESTABLISH BONA FIDES FOR VAIVADA MISSION. VAIVADA THINKS CHANCES SUCCESS WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF CASTRO BELIEVES HE IS UNOFFICIAL U.S. OBSERVER. STATION CONCURS AND SUGGESTS BUCH BE DISCREETLY INFORMED ANYTHING CASTRO TELLS VAIVADA WILL FIND ITS WAY TO U.S. GOVT CHANNELS. LIGHT FREELANCE WRITER COVER WILL THEN BE ADEQUATE.
2. REQUEST HQS APPROVAL PROCEED THIS BASIS UNLESS EVENTS ORIENTE FORCE DELAY.
1614452
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C/S COMMENT: * APPARENTLY WRONG REFERENCE.
TO: HABANA
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: V/5
INFO: C/5, C1, C1/CFS, F1, F1/CFS C, PP 2, PP/CFS, S/C C
TO: HAVA
INFO: CITE DIR 02147
REF: HAVA-119 (IN 13410)
1. HCS ADDRESSES VAIVADA WELL QUALIFIED TO UNDERTAKE MISSION PROVIDED MORE
SUITABLE COVER CAN BE ARRANGED. BELIEVE HIS FORMER COVER AS FREE LANCE WRITER
WOULD BE MORE ADEQUATE FOR CONTACTING CASTRO. PROPOSED COVER REF COULD BE USED
ONLY EVENT CAPTURE BY AUTHORITIES. DESIRE HE LEAVE ON MISSION NOT LATER END FEB.
MEANWHILE VAIVADA CAN ARRANGE INTERVIEW FAUSTINO PÉREZ.
2. PROJECT AMPHODARCH AMENDMENT UNDER PROCESS TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVES AND COVERAGE TRANSFER FAMILY COSTA RICA AND DISPOSITION HHS AND AUTO.
HCS WILL ADVISE APPROVAL.
3. VAIVADA'S NEXT ASSIGNMENT UNDER STUDY AND EXPECT DECISION PRIOR END
FEB.
4. PREPARE PCS HAVA UNLIKELY BEFORE ONE APRIL.
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C/S COMMENT: REQUESTED HCS CONSIDER ON ASSIGNING ARTHUR G. VAIVADA TO VISIT
CASTRO.
COORDINATING OFFICER
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA A I R
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
TO Chief of Station, Havana
FROM Chief, WHD
SUBJECT Operational/ERUDE
Specific Arthur G. VAYADA
Reference: HCH-1-330, 16 October 1957
HCH-1-3990, 21 October 1957
Action Required: As indicated in paragraph 1.
1. With reference to EUSODA's request that VAYADA be given an LCPFLUTTER test as soon as possible, we have taken the position that, inasmuch as he is to return to Headquarters in June, there is little point in incurring the added expense for a trip now. However, he should understand that his continued employment under his new contract is contingent upon satisfactory completion of such a test. This, of course, is no different from the requirements made of any employee; there merely is a time lag in his case because of distance. EUSODA has agreed to the delay pending VAYADA's test.
2. Although we do not expect any problem if VAYADA is disturbed over having something like this hanging over him, and you feel there is a real morale problem involved, we will proceed with it now. Our action will be entirely dependent upon EUSODA's evaluation of the degree of importance this has for VAYADA.
18 December 1957
Distribution:
3 - Havana
2 - RT
1 - WH/Mailroom
1 - OS
1 - Chrono Carib.
1 - Subject.
J. C. KING
CHIEF, WHD
SECRET
FORM NO. 51-29
R. N. DAVIES, C/WH/III
WH/III/Caribbean/HOMacAuley/js
J. C. KING
C/WH/III
SECRET
DATE 6 JAN 58
TO: MEXICO CITY
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: 4115
INFO: CI, CI/CS, CI/IC, CI/C, CI/C, CI/C
TO: MEXICO CITY
INFO: CI, CI/CS, CI/IC, CI/C, CI/C, CI/C
10261 5825 AND 10261 5826 FORWARDED RIO AND OPS DATA RE ARTHUR G. VAIVADA CAREER AGENT WITH EXCELLENT COMMUNIST OPS RECORD IN COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA AND HAVANA STATIONS SINCE 1949. BEING CONSIDERED AS REPLACEMENT AT LIDO FOR POSTARY. NOW IN HAVANA COULD TRANSFER MEXI AROUND JUNE 58. PLEASE CABLE COMMENTS UPON RECEIPT DISPATCHES.
END OF MESSAGE.
COORDINATE WITH:
WH/CARIB
WH/PER
J. C. KING, CHIEF, WHD
R. H. DAHLGRN, CAR/III
RECLASSIFIED
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
RE: DIR 0452 (OUT 76181)
1. ARTHUR G. VAIVADA BELIEVES CAN ARRANGE VISIT CASTRO THROUGH CASUAL CONTACT PROVINCIAL 26 JULY LEADER HE MET THROUGH AMORETTE-9. COVER WOULD BE AS AMERICAN REP SURVEY CORP INTERESTED PENETRATING CENSORSHIP BARRIER TO LEARN EXTENT COMMIE PENETRATION OF MOV'T. PROVINCIAL LEADER VOLUNTARILY ARRANGING VAIVADA INTERVIEW WITH FAUSTINO PEREZ (HKH 1535) HAVA NEXT TEN DAYS.
2. VAIVADA EAGER UNDERTAKE MISSION AND WELL QUALIFIED VIEW WARTIME TRAINING JUNGLE TECHNIQUES, KNOWLEDGE CUBA, LANGUAGE CAPABILITY AND CLANDESTINE EXPERIENCE. WOULD WANT SEND FAMILY COSTA RICA AND JOIN THEM AFTER COMPLETION TASK. THIS WOULD NECESSITATE FINDING NEW AMORETTE-B CUT-OUT, BUT STATION CAN FIND TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT PENDING ARRIVAL FREAPANE.
3. VAIVADA WOULD NEED TWO-THREE WEEKS LAY ON CAREFUL ARRANGEMENTS AND PROBABLY COULD LEAVE FOR SIERRA END JAN. REQUEST HQS COMMENTS. RELEASED 0221052.
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SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Acting Chief of Station, Habana
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operational
SPECIFIC—Arthur G. VAIVADA
Reference: H3H-W-2380, dated 16 October 1957.
1. The Subject has no objection to submitting to an LOFLUTTER test at the convenience of Headquarters. This could be easily arranged here in the event an LOFLUTTER team is passing, or could pass, through Habana; on the other hand, VAIVADA could just as easily go to any designated place in Florida in order to take this test. It is understood that LOFLUTTER teams from time to time visit that state.
2. The Station will take such measures as are feasible to cover the activities of Subject and his wife while in Habana.
3. While the matter was not referred to in the reference, Subject's projected one-year tour of duty will end in June, 1958, at which time it is VAIVADA's desire to leave Cuba for a reassignment in another area in his present line of operational work and under similar unofficial cover conditions. A detailed dispatch on this subject will shortly be transmitted to Headquarters; it is referred to here so that the Headquarters desk may be alerted to the need for considering what assignments would be open to VAIVADA during the Spring or Summer of 1958.
James R. Palinger
Distribution:
3 - Washington
2 - Files
23 October 1957
JRP/mfn
| TO: (Officer designation, room number, and building) | DATE | OFFICER'S INITIALS | COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment) |
|---------------------------------------------------|------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1. WH/Pers Offer | Dec 6 | Pers | 6 Dec 6 Pers |
| 2. WH/Admin | Dec 5 | WH | Dec 5 WH |
| 3. WH/Personnel | Dec 4 | WH | Dec 4 WH |
| 4. DI/CSP, 2050 "L" ELDG | Dec 3 | WH | Dec 3 WH |
| 5. Contract Pers Day | Dec 2 | WH | Dec 2 WH |
| 6. ZSOP 2 | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 7. C/S/CSP | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 8. ZSOP 1 | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 9. ZSOP 1 | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 10. WH/Personnel | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 11. WH/Personnel | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 12. WH/Personnel | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 13. WH/Personnel | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 14. | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
| 15. | Dec 1 | WH | Dec 1 WH |
7th Apr 11 - Chief F1 Ops believes this man should be considered for Career Agent not Staff Agent Status. He has already discussed with Mr. Black at the F1 paper as internal transfer.
**REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION**
**REQUESTING OFFICE:** Fill in items 1 through 12 and A through D except 6B and 7 unless otherwise instructed. If applicable, obtain resignation and fill in separation data on reverse.
| 1. NAME (MR) — Miss — Mrs — One given name, initial(s), and surname | 2. DATE OF BIRTH | 3. REQUEST NO. | 4. DATE OF REQUEST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur G. WAIWADA (Pseudo) | 20 June 1922 | | 5 Dec 56 |
**A. NATURE OF ACTION REQUESTED:**
- Exempted Appointment (Staff Agent)
**B. POSITION:**
- Position Title and Number: I.O. (FT) BAP- *
- Service, Grade, and Salary: GS-0136.51-11 $6390.00 p.a.
- Organizational Designation: DDP/SH
- Headquarters: Havana, Cuba Station
- Project: APRODARCH
- Havana, Cuba
**C. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL (Name and telephone extension):**
- J. KORLAVICH X-6212
**D. REQUEST APPROVED BY:**
- Signature:
- Date:
**E. VETERAN PREFERENCE:**
- None
- Other: 3 PT
- 10-POINT DISAB. OTHER
**F. POSITION CLASSIFICATION ACTION:**
- NEW: VICE
- A. A. R.:
**G. APPROPRIATION:**
- FROM: M
- TO: W
**H. SUBJECT TO C. S. RETIREMENT ACT:**
- Yes
**I. DATE OF APPOINTMENT:**
- Yes
- Accessions Only
**J. LEGAL RESIDENCE:**
- Claimed
- Proved
- State:
**K. STANDARD FORM 50 REMARKS**
**L. CLEARANCES:**
- INITIAL OR SIGNATURE
- DATE
- REMARKS:
- A.
- B. CIV. OR POS. CONTROL
- C. CLASSIFICATION
- D. PLACEMENT OR EMPL.
- E.
- F. APPROVED BY
---
* A memorandum has been forwarded to the Director of Personnel requesting that position BAP-409, San Jose, Costa Rica, be transferred to Havana, Cuba and upgraded to GS-12.
REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION
REQUESTING OFFICE: Fill in items 1 through 12 and A through D except 6B and 7 unless otherwise instructed. If applicable, obtain resignation and fill in separation data on reverse.
1. NAME (Mr., Miss, Mrs., One given name, initial(s), and surname)
Arthur G. Valverde (Pseudo)
2. DATE OF BIRTH
30 June 1922
3. DATE OF REQUEST
5 Dec 55
4. NATURE OF ACTION REQUESTED:
A. PERSONNEL (Specify whether appointment, promotion, separation, etc.)
Exceptional Appointment (Staff Agent)
5. POSITION (Specify whether establish, change grade or title, etc.)
6. FIELD
7. FIELD OR DEPARTMENTAL
8. REMARKS (If necessary)
A memorandum has been forwarded to the Director of Personnel requesting that position 240-09, San Jose, Costa Rica, be transferred to Havana, Cuba and approved to 240-12.
9. REQUESTED BY (Name and title)
10. REQUEST APPROVED BY
11. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL (Name and telephone extension)
12. VETERAN PREFERENCE
13. POSITION CLASSIFICATION ACTION
14. CLEARANCES
15. LEGAL RESIDENCE
16. APPROPRIATION
17. SUBJECT TO C.S. RETIREMENT ACT
18. DATE OF APPOINTMENT
19. ACCESSIONS ONLY
20. REMARKS:
21. STANDARD FORM 50 REMARKS
22. CLEARANCES
INITIAL OR SIGNATURE
DATE
REMARKS:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F. APPROVED BY
201-168877
SECRET
CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LIST (CONTINUED)
NOTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON FIRST SHEET.
CASE OFFICER: James B. Nolan
DIVISION: WH/III
TELEPHONE EXTENSION: 2971
DATE: 4 December 1956
SECTION VIII
46. BENEFITS (See Part XII of Confidential Fund Regulations or successor regulations for benefits applicable to various categories of contract personnel. If medical benefits are requested, see R 13-220 or successor regulations.)
All benefits normally given to a CIA staff employee.
SECTION IX
COVER ACTIVITY
47. STATUS (Check) ESTABLISHED
48. TYPE (Check) CULTURAL
49. IF COVER PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT, THEY WILL BE EFFECTED ON REIMBURSABLE BASIS
SECTION X
OFFSET OF INCOME
50. OFFSET OF INCOME AND OTHER EMBLEMS DERIVED FROM COVER ACTIVITIES (If less than total, justify in separate memo attached hereto.)
SECTION XI
TERM
51. DURATION
52. EFFECTIVE DATE
53. TERMINATION NOTICE (Number of days)
54. FORFEITURE OF RETURN TRAVEL FOR DESIGNATION PRIOR TO CONTRACT TERMINATION
SECTION XII
FUNCTION
FI Operations
SECTION XIII
DUTIES
Spotting and recruiting agents. Obtaining information as principal agent for comprehensive youth-student net, with emphasis on Communist and revolutionary matters.
SECTION XIV
QUALIFICATIONS
58. EXPERIENCE
Army and Air Force intelligence. CIA Training. Other as indicated in Number 6, above.
59. EDUCATION
(Check highest level attained)
60. LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
(Check appropriate degree competency)
61. INDIVIDUAL'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Spanish
USA
62. AREA KNOWLEDGE
Very good.
SECTION XV
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
63. JOB AND SALARY PRIOR TO SERVICE FOR CIA
1945 - 1946: T/Sgt USAF, Intelligence NCO
Jan 1945 - April 1946: Leading man labor, $12.85 per day, US Naval Air Station, Coco Solo, Canal Zone
April 1946 - April 1949: T/Sgt USAF, Intelligence NCO, Albrook Field, Canal Zone
SECTION XVI
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Performance of Subject has been outstanding. He has proved particularly adept at spotting and recruiting of agents and his work has been highly praised by the COS, Havana. FI/Plans/Projects has stated of Subject that he "has obviously been a valuable, deep cover
APPROVAL
DATE
SIGNED NAME OF DIVISION OFFICER
DATE
SIGNED NAME OF SENIOR STAFF OFFICER
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, FI
SUBJECT: Request for Conversion of Arthur G. VAIYADA from Contract to Staff Status
REFERENCE: HSH-A-2577
1. Referenced dispatch from the field recommends the conversion of contract agent Arthur G. VAIYADA to staff status, and presents a strong case for such conversion. VAIYADA has served CIA in a contract capacity since 1949, with a continuous high level of performance; first in Costa Rica, later in Guatemala and Cuba. He is currently assigned to Cuba and is expected to remain there indefinitely. VAIYADA is 34 years old and was promoted recently to the equivalent of a GS-10 rating. His expressed career interests lie in continued employment by CIA, more especially in the area of unofficial cover assignments, for which he is highly suited.
2. Unfortunately Subject's spouse (since 1945) is a Costa Rican citizen, a situation which complicates his proposed conversion somewhat. She has expressed a desire to acquire U.S. citizenship, however, and it has been determined that this can be arranged within the next several months, barring unforeseen developments. She will be required to spend most of this period in the U.S. and is currently making plans to do so.
3. In view of VAIYADA's outstanding record as a contract agent, his strong overall qualifications, and his expressed desire for a career with CIA, it is recommended that he be granted staff status at grade GS-11, contingent upon his wife's first becoming a U.S. citizen, and providing he can meet Security and other requirements. There is available in WH Division a staff position (BAF-409) to which VAIYADA can be assigned.
4. WH Division contemplates bringing VAIYADA to the U.S. for covert training in the near future.
5. Approval for the conversion of VAIYADA from contract to staff status, as indicated above, is hereby requested.
J. C. KING
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA; Staff Status
1. The undersigned discussed case this date with Mr. Myers (2709 "I"; telephone extension 2551-2552) and with Mr. Pennington (20th "I") both of Security Division. Mr. Myers was shown the content of HRH-A- (recommendation for staff status for VAIVADA) and apprised of the problem of Mrs. VAIVADA not being a U.S. citizen. Myers stated that, while cases like this were usually very difficult, he felt this particular one might be justified in view of VAIVADA's long and excellent record with the Agency and the relatively long time during which he has been married. Myers indicated that the procedure would be as follows:
Presentation of a formal request for waiver on citizenship requirements for spouse and granting of staff status to Subject. The memorandum would be prepared for Personnel, would then go to Security, and subsequently, with recommendations of both, to Deputy Director, who would have the final decision in this case.
Myers was to discuss the matter further with other elements of Security and advise within the next several days as to what the next step should be.
2. Considering the possibility that such a request might be turned down, the undersigned discussed with Pennington the procedures for acquisition of citizenship for Mrs. VAIVADA, and determined that this should be relatively simple. The requirements were: presence in the U.S. (vicinity of Washington) for approximately forty-five days with some additional time to acquire passport. So long as we have nothing that would make her inadmissible to the U.S., the basic requirements would be: ability to speak English and to pass a relatively simple test based on pamphlet which would be given to her for study. Security would presumably handle her case when she arrives in the States.
3. It has occurred to the undersigned that perhaps, if it is necessary for Mrs. VAIVADA to acquire citizenship, VAIVADA himself could be brought to the Washington vicinity for training purposes in order to facilitate the visit of his wife, expenses, etc. This would at the same time afford an opportunity to provide VAIVADA with formal Headquarters or PBPRD training of which he has had none to date.
SECRET
J. B. NOLAND 501-168771
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
SUBJECT: Proposed Staff Status for Arthur G. VAIVADA
REFERENCE: HEN-A-2577, 17 April 1956
1. Referenced dispatch from the field recommends the conversion of contract agent Arthur G. VAIVADA to staff status, and presents a good case for such conversion. VAIVADA has served CIA in a contract capacity since 1949 with a continuous high level of performance; first in Costa Rica, later in Guatemala and Cuba. He is 34 years old and was promoted recently to the equivalent of a grade GS-10. His expressed career interests lie in continued employment by CIA, more especially in the area of unofficial cover assignments, for which he is highly suited.
2. Unfortunately Subject's spouse (since 1945) is a Costa Rican citizen. Preliminary investigation at Headquarters has revealed that Subject's conversion to staff status is virtually out of the question so long as his wife remains an alien. It has also been determined, however, that the wife can acquire U.S. citizenship within a span of 65 days if she so desires and is willing to come to the U.S. for that period of time. This would remove the major stumbling block to acquisition of staff status for VAIVADA.
3. In view of VAIVADA's outstanding record as a contract agent, his strong overall qualifications and his expressed desire for a career with CIA, it is recommended that (a) VAIVADA's wife be encouraged to seek U.S. citizenship under the terms outlined above (b) VAIVADA be granted staff status, contingent upon his wife's first becoming a U.S. citizen, and providing he can meet all other requirements. C/WH/III has endorsed the recommendation for staff status and a suggestion by C/WH/Admin that BAF-409, a new position currently allotted to San Jose, be transferred to Havana to be filled by VAIVADA.
4. It is further recommended that WH Division consider bringing VAIVADA to the U.S. for covert training to coincide with his wife's stay (at Headquarters' convenience). This would facilitate acquisition of citizenship for the wife and at the same time afford VAIVADA a chance for additional Headquarters training. Subject previously received covert training at Headquarters from 5 October through 25 November 1953.
SECRET
J. B. NOLAND, C/WH/III/Cuba
AIR
17 SEP 1956
Chief of Station, Habana
Chief, WHD
- Administrative
- Arthur G. VAIWALA
REFERENCE: HAB-4-1819, 17 August 1956
Attached for your information and retention in Station files is a copy of the latest contract extension for Arthur G. VAIWALA.
J. C. KING
Chief, WHD
Attachment:
1 - as above
12 September 1956
Distribution:
3 - Habana, w/att.
1 - WH/III/Cuba/Chrono
1 - WH/III/Cuba/Subject
1 - WH/Hallroom
WH/III/Cuba/JSNolani/ccc
J. C. KING, CHIEF, WHD
SECRET
W. CABLE/FAITH, C/WH/III
21-10-56
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA A.I.I. (Speedy Air or Sea Freight)
SECRET
TO Chief of Station, Havana
FROM Chief, H.Q.
DATE 16 Oct 57
SUBJECT GENERAL Operational
Arthur C. Valvoda
References: HRS-1326 (not sent to Havana)
HRS-A, 3 September 1957
1. At the time the request was submitted to convert Subject from Contract Agent to Career Agent status, a provisional covert security clearance was granted for that purpose. KUSODA recently advised that a full covert security clearance had been granted for the wife of Subject as Principal Agent, under-official cover, in Project HRS-2936, in accordance with the provisions set forth in the memorandum of the Chief, KUSODA, dated 14 February 1959, entitled "Security and Operational Clearances."
2. At the same time, KUSODA requested the following action to be taken:
a. That full overseas travel and such actual overseas investigation as is possible be taken by Subject and his wife and her family; and,
b. That arrangements be made to have Subject affronted with a LCLUTTER test as soon as possible.
3. Headquarters has already initiated the action set forth in Para 2 (a) requesting full travel and investigation of Subject and his wife and her family in Panama City and San Jose. To date only San Jose has replied with HRS-2936, copy of which was sent to Havana. Station Havana is requested to take appropriate action to cover Subject's and his wife's activities during their residence in Havana, and inform Headquarters of the results.
4. With reference to KUSODA's request for a LCLUTTER test on Subject, they have expressed their desire to have Subject tested in the field as soon as possible, or as soon as the appropriate arrangements can be made. KUSODA has indicated that they will be happy to assist in arranging this test.
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
SECRET
FORM NO. 51-29
US CIVIL
DATE 16 Oct 57
However, Headquarters would appreciate receiving the Station's views and comments on the matter as quickly as possible so that KUSGDA may be advised and can make the necessary planning.
5. The station is reminded that subjects of covert security clearances are not to represent themselves as, nor are they to be represented as, employees of KUBARK. Your attention is also called to the fact that a covert security clearance does not constitute complete compliance with the provisions KUBARK Regulation 10-210. Therefore, if the station should desire at a later date to change the status or use of subject, a request for clearance to cover any proposed change should be submitted to Headquarters.
11 October 1957
J. C. KING
CHIEF, WHD
Distribution:
3 - Habana
2 - RI
1 - WH/Mailroom
1 - WH/III/Cuba/Chrono
1 - Subject
Hugh O. MacAuley
WH/III/Cuba/KH/MacAULEY/je
J. C. KING, C/WH
(Releasing officer)
R. H. Dahlen, C/WH/III
(Coordinating officer)
SECRET
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL
TO: CI/Operational Approval and Support Division
FROM: WH/BR-3/Cuba
SUBJECT: CI/0A FILE NO. 25507
USE OF AGENT OR EMPLOYEE (Full details)
It is requested that Subject's OA be amended to allow the Station to use him as a contact between the Case Officer and Project AMORETTE-B, and other PP assets at the Station's discretion, on a temporary basis until a permanent PP staff agent can be assigned to these duties. This temporary assignment will not interfere with Subject's regular PP duties.
Basis of the request: HAVA-016 (TH48405)
| TYPE ACTION REQUESTED | PROVISIONAL APPROVAL | PROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL |
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| OPERATIONAL APPROVAL | | |
| GOVERNMENT NAME CHECK | | |
| SPECIAL INQUIRY (SO FIELD INVESTIGATION) | X | OTHER: amendment of OA |
PRO AND GREEN LIST STATUS
PRO I: OR EQUIVALENT IS ATTACHED IN TWO COPIES
PRO II IS ATTACHED, IF OBTAINABLE
GREEN LIST CHECK HAS BEEN INITIATED
FIELD TRACES
REVEAL NO INFORMATION OF VALUE
REVEAL INFORMATION AS ATTACHED
WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN RECEIVED
NOT INITIATED, NOT EXPECTED TO POSSESS RELEVANT INFO.
SUGGESTED INVESTIGATIVE COVER
GOVERNMENT
COMMERCIAL
RI TRACES
RECORD
NO RECORD
DIVISION TRACES
RECORD
NO RECORD
INDICATE SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ON INVESTIGATION OR SPECIAL COVERAGE DESIRED
SUBJECT IS
X UNAWARE OF CIA INTEREST
X UNAWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST
X UNAWARE OF SUSPECTED INVESTIGATION
HAS BEEN
X NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR A "CAREER STAY"
SIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICER
Hugh D. MacAuley, WH/3/Cuba 2056
SIGNATURE OF APPROACH OFFICER
J. Brady, AC/FR/BR-3
SECRET
FORM NO. 772
1 SEP 55
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: VH'S
INFO: F1/OPS 2, F1/RI 2, S/C 2
RE: DIR 31788 (OUT 82423)
ADDRESS IS CALLE 6 NUMBER 311 ALTOS, ENTRE 15Y17,
VEDADO, HAVANA, CUBA. GROWERY ACTING.
END OF MESSAGE
SUBJ: Action G. VIVADA -
Info passed to cover Div.
1211 Alcot Hall WINE B -
27 Aug 1957
SECRET
REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
REQUEST VAIVADA'S HOME AND OR MAILING ADDRESS FOR COVER: PURPOSE.
END OF MESSAGE
MEMORANDUM FOR: WH/III - Willard Galbraith, Chief
FROM: CI/Operational Approval and Support Division
SUBJECT: CROZIER, Ross Lester
1. Your request dated 26 Feb 56 for approval to use the Subject has been processed by the Office of Security.
2. The results of this action are transmitted herewith.
Attachment:
so memo 3 Jul 57. ac
Distribution:
1 Addressee
1 File
SECRET
SECRET
3 JUL 1957
Chief, CI/CA
Deputy Director of Security (Investigations and Support)
C-25507
#112569
1. Reference is made to your memorandum dated 23 February 1957 wherein a covert security approval was requested to enable the Subject's conversion from contract agent to career agent status for use as principal agent for Project ANPHOSA in Cuba under non-official cover. Reference is also made to our memorandum of 2 April 1957 in which a provisional covert security clearance was granted for the above use.
2. In accordance with the provisions set forth in the Director's Memorandum of 14 February 1949 entitled, "Security and Operational Clearances," a covert security clearance is granted for the use of the Subject, as described in your request as set forth in paragraph 1, above.
3. This clearance is contingent upon the following:
a. The receipt by this office of full overseas traces and such actual overseas investigation as is possible on Subject and on his wife and her family.
b. That Subject be afforded a polygraph interrogation as soon as possible and that the verbatim results be promptly furnished to this office. The Office of Security will be happy to assist in arranging this interrogation.
4. Subjects of covert security clearances are not to represent themselves as, nor are they to be represented as, employees of CIA.
5. Your attention is called to the fact that a covert security clearance does not constitute complete compliance with the provisions of CIA Regulation 10-21. Therefore, if you should desire at a later date to change the status or use of this individual, a request for clearance to cover any proposed change should be submitted to this office.
SECRET
6. This clearance becomes invalid in the event the Subject's services are not utilized within 60 days of the date of this memorandum.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
Robert H. Cunningham
SECRET
3 JUL 1957
Chief, CI/CA
Deputy Director of Security (Investigations and Support)
C-25507
#112569
1. Concurrent with this memorandum a covert security clearance is being issued to enable the Subject's conversion from contract agent to career agent for use as principal agent for Project AMBERLICH in Cuba under non-official cover.
2. This is to advise that information has been received from a confidential source of the Office of Security concerning Argentina GONZALEZ Calderon and her sister, Consuelo, who are believed to be the Subject's wife and sister-in-law respectively. According to a December 1956 report, the above individuals were described as Costa Rican citizens then in Panama under suspicion and members of the Russian Ballet team of Pedro and Lidia GONZALEZ. Argentina is known to speak and understand German. She was formerly married to Pedro MARZAL, reportedly a German national and formerly on both British and U.S. Proclaimed Lists. She is reliably reported to have made pro-German remarks and is pro-German in her sympathies. It was further reported that both of the above individuals have at times attempted to secure information from members of the American Armed Forces.
3. In view of the above information, it is requested that current overseas traces and investigation be conducted on the Subject as well as on his wife and sister-in-law, Consuelo, and other members of his wife's immediate family and that the results thereof be furnished this office.
4. The covert security clearance which is being issued in this case is made contingent upon the favorable results of the requested overseas traces and investigation.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
Robert H. Cunningham
This document is the property of the Security Office and should be returned to the Security Office for disposal. Its existence or contents must not be disclosed except to CIA and Office personnel directly concerned. This material shall not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior approval of the Security Office.
| SUBJECT OF DOCUMENT | DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| KURIOT TRAINING OF HUSKANAW-AND HUMANOID-3 | RI FILE NO. 415 006 0001 |
| DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL NO. | DATE | SOURCE CRYPTOGRAM | DATE OF INFO. | EVALUATION |
|-----------------------------------|------|-------------------|---------------|------------|
| | 11/11/64 | 01984 | | |
| ANALYST | DATE PROCESSED | DISSEMINATED IN | DOCUMENT DISPOSITION | CROSS REFERRED TO THIS FILE | TRANSFERRED TO RI FILE NO. | PERTINENT INFORMATION |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| | | | | | | |
KURIOT TRAINING FOR THE SUBJECT
FILE THIS FORM IN FILE NO. 201-168881
SECRET
FILE NO. 867 REPLACES FORM 867. 1 PER 50. 1 MAY 56 AND FORM 177 WHICH ARE OBSOLETE.
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAYADA (Ps.)
1. Subject's contract dated 1 August 1954 was amended to provide him with an additional compensation to cover quarters allowance for his family in Costa Rica from 21 February 1957, when he and his family were ordered to leave Havana for operational security reasons; and to cover the period Subject was on TDU for training purposes at Headquarters.
2. Subject returned to Havana with his wife on 12 May 1957, to resume his duties as Principal Agent of Project AMERICAN. His children joined him in Havana from Costa Rica on 21 May 1957.
3. It is requested that Subject's Havana allowances, as set forth in his contract dated 1 August 1954, and subsequently amended, be reinstated for the period 12 to 31 May 1957. His new contract converting him to Career Agent status was effective on 1 June 1957.
J. C. KING
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
SECRET
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief of Station, Habana
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operational
SPECIFIC—Arthur G. VAIVADA
DATE: 13 June 1957
Reference: HHI-W-2268, 22 May 1957
1. Forwarded under separate cover is a copy of a Memo on Cover Status prepared by Subject as requested by Headquarters, outlining his estimate of the situation and including a draft statement for Headquarters' use in preparing the directive his cover firm will transmit to him.
2. Subject's Memo and outline appear adequate in the opinion of the Station; therefore Headquarters can proceed to prepare appropriate business letterheads and cards (described in paragraph 2 of the reference) and mail them to Subject.
James R. Palinger
Attachment:
1 - Memo on Cover Status (single copy) U/S/C
Distribution:
3 - Washington w/att
2 - Files w/att
JRP/mfm
10 June 1957
La Habana, Cuba
June 10, 1957
Memo on Cover Status - Arthur G. Vaivada
1. Enclosed herewith is the outline of an idea in keeping with the nature of this notional cover plan of a temporary nature. Careful consideration has been given to a number of ideas, all of which were rejected because possible local conflicts. This idea is still general enough (and I hope convincing) to leave opportunity for changes and/or improvement at Headquarters. The idea, and the terminology, was gleaned from the pages of "Investment in Cuba", a July 1956 study published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
2. As I understand this cover arrangement, the FSI should mail me a directive somewhat along the lines of the enclosed information. This should "hold us" for a couple of months, with possibly some queries from me occasionally. Then when our operational picture requires investigation in some particular field, FSI can be notified through the Station to request a survey or poll in that field.
3. On the basis of the enclosed "directive" (plus stationary and allied materials) I can consult a local lawyer as to the registration of this "Agency" and then advise FSI as to the legal requirement.
Arthur G. Vaivada
1. Public Surveys Institute of Dallas, Texas, has placed a US representative in Cuba for the purpose of conducting public surveys, by polling, which will provide the home office with the requisite data for periodic market analyses. These periodic reports will be made available upon subscription to US investment and/or distribution agencies, and will contain comprehensive studies of market potentials and limitations, including the role of government as affected by current political developments.
2. PSI of Dallas will first compile reports of broad scope, from which subscribers may select their fields of special interest and place their orders accordingly. These initial reports will cover such factors as:
a) The three P's - Population and Purchasing Power.
b) Productive Opportunities.
c) Improved Distribution Patterns.
d) Factors Affecting Demand.
e) A Study of Marketing Areas.
f) General Estimate of the Economic Situation.
3. The PSI representative will not require an office installation or local employees during the initial studies, but will prepare these at his residence until special requests are forthcoming from subscribers. At that time, all materials and installations as well as employment will be of temporary contractual nature, entirely dependent upon the scope of the survey.
Arthur G. Vaivada
TO: Chief, WH/3/FT
ATTN: Mr. James E. Noland
FROM: AC/GS/TR
DATE: 10 June 1957
SUBJECT: Training Report on Arthur G. VAIVADA, (F)
Training Alias: "VICHES"
1. Arthur G. VAIVADA was trained covertly by instructors of this office in Washington, D.C. from 25 March 1957 through 7 May 1957. The original Training Request form dated 4 December 1956 reveals the following information concerning his background, experience and proposed assignment:
"VAIVADA is thirty-four years of age, married and a U.S. citizen by birth. He attended high school in DeKalb, Illinois and entered the U.S. Army in 1940, later transferring to the U.S. Air Force. The trainee served as an operations and intelligence specialist, first in the China/Burma theatre and later in Panama. He was discharged from the service in 1945. Following his discharge, VAIVADA worked for a short period as a laboratory technician in the Sterling Silica-Gel Corporation, Illinois and then returned to the Panama Canal Zone to work as a stevedore and a labor foreman. He reenlisted in the U.S. Air Force in April 1946 and was honorably discharged in 1949. On 1 June 1949, VAIVADA became a contract agent for this Agency. He served in this capacity in Costa Rica, handling a high level penetration of the Communist Party until 1953. In July 1954, the trainee became principal agent of Project AMPHORARCH. He has been operating under a student cover, working for his A.B. degree at the University of Havana. It is planned that VAIVADA will return to Havana, Cuba under cover of a representative of a well known U.S. polling agency. He will perform the duties of principal agent, handling a large net of sub-agent informants in Cuban university youth circles to provide coverage of Communist, leftist, revolutionary and other political activities among these groups."
2. The instructors who participated in VAIVADA's training indicate that his overall performance was above average. He is a highly intelligent, practical and realistic young man possessing excellent judgment and common sense. His motivation is strong and his interest in clandestine activity as a profession appears to be genuine. VAIVADA should continue to develop as a skilled and competent agent.
The official to whom this report is entrusted is personally responsible for it. Although he may, within his discretion, show it to other members of his staff, the report should never be shown to the student whom it concerns.
3. For the purposes of the record, it should be noted that VAIWADA received prior Covert Training during October and November 1953. The present training was more in the nature of a refresher.
4. VAIWADA received instruction in the subjects set forth on the attached Training Evaluation Reports. In addition, certain supplementary reading, discussion material, case histories, books, films and "live" problems were also covered.
5. His training was conducted by Mr. Pisanko known as "Hank" and Mr. Toth known as "Frank." Their Training Evaluation Reports are attached.
A. F. Schumacher
Augustus F. Schumacher
Attachments: 2
The official to whom this report is entrusted is personally responsible for it. Although he may, within his discretion, show it to other members of his staff, the report should never be shown to the student whom it concerns.
# TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT
**NAME OF STUDENT (Pseudonym):**
VAIVADA, Arthur G.
**TRAINING ALIAS:**
"VICKS"
**PERIOD COVERED:**
25 March to 10 April 57
and
26 April to 7 May 1957
**RATING DEFINITIONS:**
- **SUPERIOR**
- An extremely outstanding performance.
- **EXEMPLARY**
- An outstanding performance, above average.
- **SATISFACTORY**
- Requirements met without distinction.
- **POOR**
- A deficient performance, below average.
- **FAILURE**
- An extremely deficient performance.
## TRAINING SUBJECTS
| Subject | SUPERIOR | EXEMPLARY | SATISFACTORY | POOR | FAILURE |
|----------------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------------|------|---------|
| 1. Security | | | | | |
| 2. Cover | | | | | |
| 3. Observation & Description | | | | | |
| 4. Interviewing | | | | | |
| 5. Interrogation | | | | | |
| 6. Surveillance | | | | | |
| 7. Telephones & Mikes (Theory) | | | | | |
| 8. General CI Methods | | | | | |
| 9. Contacting | | | | | |
| 10. Intrafield Communications | | | | | |
| 11. Recruiting of Agents | | | | | |
| 12. Training of Agents | | | | | |
| 13. Agent Management & Control | | | | | |
| 14. Double Agent Management & Control | | | | | |
| 15. Reporting | | | | | |
| 16. CE Operations | | | | | |
| 17. Communist Theory | | | | | |
| 18. Soviet IS | | | | | |
| 19. Psychological Warfare | | | | | |
| 20. Political Warfare | | | | | |
| 21. Economic Warfare | | | | | |
| 22. Sabotage | | | | | |
| 23. Counter-sabotage | | | | | |
| 24. Resistance Force Activities | | | | | |
| 25. Guerrilla Warfare | | | | | |
| 26. Evasion & Escape | | | | | |
| 27. Weapons | | | | | |
| 28. Demolitions | | | | | |
| 29. Special Devices (R&D) | | | | | |
| 30. Air Reception | | | | | |
| 31. Sea Reception | | | | | |
| 32. Map Reading | | | | | |
| 33. | | | | | |
| 34. | | | | | |
| 35. | | | | | |
The official to whom this report is submitted is personally responsible for its accuracy and completeness.
The report should never be shown to the student whom it concerns.
### STUDENT EVALUATION
| | RATING |
|---|--------|
| 1. Security consciousness | X |
| 2. Ability to work with and get along with others | X |
| 3. Ability to follow instructions | X |
| 4. Maturity of judgment and common sense | X |
| 5. Initiative | X |
| 6. Resourcefulness and independence of judgment | X |
| 7. Tactfulness and sense of discretion | X |
| 8. Cooperativeness | X |
| 9. Sense of discipline | X |
| 10. Imagination and creativeness | X |
| 11. Amenability to constructive criticism | X |
| 12. Attention to necessary details | X |
| 13. Observant and careful in the collection of facts | X |
| 14. Political sophistication and awareness | X |
| 15. Interest and enthusiasm for proposed assignment | X |
| 16. Motivation for clandestine activities | X |
| 17. Ability to relate theory to practice | X |
| 18. | |
| 19. | |
| 20. | |
### STUDENT'S COMPARATIVE EVALUATION TO OTHERS TRAINED FOR IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ASSIGNMENT
| ABOVE | AVERAGE | BELOW |
|-------|---------|-------|
| X | | |
### INSTRUCTOR'S COMMENTS
VAIVADA is a reliable, stable individual possessing a quick, alert mind. He was mature, serious and purposeful in his approach to training. His interest and attention remained at a high level throughout the instruction. In general, VAIVADA has the background and the desire to perform in a professional manner. The trainee possesses the ability to apply himself completely. He recognizes his shortcomings and was completely amenable to constructive criticism. VAIVADA zealously tries to find solutions to pertinent questions and problems. He analyzes facts and details thoroughly. He wants to know his job and, in any given situation, tries to learn as much as possible.
During the training, VAIVADA showed no signs of restlessness with the more routine aspects of clandestine activity. He is practical minded, adept, serious, willing to "dig in and do the grubbing." The trainee learns quickly and shows excellent promise for progressive improvement within the field of covert work. He carries out instructions and assignments in an efficient manner. VAIVADA possesses a calm, tenacious attitude. It is felt that he will develop steadily as a skilled and competent operator. He should become an increasingly valuable asset to this organization. His overall performance was above average.
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/s/ HENRY J. PISARRO
SECRET
# TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT
**NAME OF STUDENT (Pseudonym):** VAIVADA, Arthur G.
**TRAINING ALIAS:** "VICKS"
**DATE (Day, month, year):** 25 April 1957
**PERIOD COVERED:** 11 April 1957 through 25 April 1957
## RATING DEFINITIONS
- **SUPERIOR** ................. An extremely outstanding performance.
- **EXCELLENT** ............... An outstanding performance, above average.
- **SATISFACTORY** .......... Requirements met without distinction.
- **POOR** ...................... A deficient performance, below average.
- **FAILURE** ................. An extremely deficient performance.
## TRAINING SUBJECTS
| Subject | RATING |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|
| 1. Security | |
| 2. Cover | |
| 3. Observation & Description | |
| 4. Interviewing | X |
| 5. Interrogation | X |
| 6. Surveillance | |
| 7. Telephones & Mikes (Theory) | |
| 8. General CI Methods | |
| 9. Contacting | |
| 10. Intrafield Communications | X |
| 11. Recruiting of Agents | X |
| 12. Training of Agents | X |
| 13. Agent Management & Control | X |
| 14. Double Agent Management & Control | |
| 15. Reporting | |
| 16. CE Operations | |
| 17. Communist Theory | |
| 18. Soviet IS | |
| 19. Psychological Warfare | |
| 20. Political Warfare | |
| 21. Economic Warfare | |
| 22. Sabotage | |
| 23. Counter-sabotage | |
| 24. Resistance Force Activities | |
| 25. Guerrilla Warfare | |
| 26. Evasion & Escape | |
| 27. Weapons | |
| 28. Demolitions | |
| 29. Special Devices (R&D) | |
| 30. Air Reception | |
| 31. Sea Reception | |
| 32. Map Reading | |
| 33. Map Reading | |
| 34. Map Reading | |
| 35. Map Reading | |
**FORM NO. 581 USE PREVIOUS EDITION.**
SECRET
### STUDENT EVALUATION
| Rating | Above Average | Average | Below Average | Not Observed |
|--------|---------------|---------|---------------|--------------|
| 1. Security consciousness | X | | | |
| 2. Ability to work with and get along with others | X | | | |
| 3. Ability to follow instructions | X | | | |
| 4. Maturity of judgment and common sense | X | | | |
| 5. Initiative | X | | | |
| 6. Resourcefulness and independence of judgment | X | | | |
| 7. Tactfulness and sense of discretion | X | | | |
| 8. Cooperativeness | X | | | |
| 9. Sense of discipline | X | | | |
| 10. Imagination and creativeness | X | | | |
| 11. Amenability to constructive criticism | X | | | |
| 12. Attention to necessary details | X | | | |
| 13. Observant and careful in the collection of facts | X | | | |
| 14. Political sophistication and awareness | X | | | |
| 15. Interest and enthusiasm for proposed assignment | X | | | |
| 16. Motivation for clandestine activities | X | | | |
| 17. Ability to relate theory to practice | X | | | |
| 18. | | | | |
| 19. | | | | |
| 20. | | | | |
### STUDENT'S COMPARATIVE EVALUATION TO OTHERS TRAINED FOR IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR ASSIGNMENT
| Above Average | Average | Below Average |
|---------------|---------|---------------|
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### INSTRUCTOR'S COMMENTS
Arthur G. VAIVADA impressed this instructor most favorably. The trainee is highly intelligent, practical and realistic. He possesses excellent judgment and common sense. VAIVADA is mature, well-balanced, resourceful and positive. He appears to be open-minded and objective, possessing a questioning mind and a strong sense of curiosity. VAIVADA approached training with a strong desire to add to his knowledge and to refine his own methods and techniques. He was highly receptive and amenable to constructive criticism. The trainee has a feeling for detail and is observant and careful in the collection of facts. It was necessary for VAIVADA to spend considerable time on administrative matters during the training. However, he completed all outside assignments punctually and completely.
VAIVADA's performance was excellent. He is above average in every aspect. His motivation is strong and his interest in clandestine activity as a profession appears to be genuine. If properly supervised, he should be a valuable asset to this organization. The trainee appears to be industrious, possessing initiative with leadership qualities.
/ / FRAUN A. TOOTH
Mr. Arthur G. Valvada
Dear Mr. Valvada:
Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 June 1957.
Effective 1 June 1957, said contract is amended by adding after sub-paragraph (b) of Paragraph four (d), entitled "Allowances," the following:
"(c) You will be entitled to an educational allowance in conformance with and at the rates prescribed in applicable Government regulations."
All other terms and conditions of the contract remain in full force and effect.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BY /s/ Contracting Officer
APPROVED:
/s/
Field informed,
HMMW 6448
301-168551
Chief, WMD
Chief of Station, Habana
Operational
Arthur O. VAITADA
Reference: HHH-W-2268, dated 22 May 1957
29 May 1957
1. Subject and his wife arrived in Habana on 14 May 1957 and have taken permanent quarters here; their children rejoined them the following weekend.
2. As outlined in the reference, and after conversation with VAITADA himself, the national polling cover arrangement set up for the approximate three-month trial period appears adequate. At present Subject and the case officer are engaged in working out a suitable area or areas for his polling activities and will shortly notify Headquarters of the results.
3. There is being forwarded as a separate cover attachment an administrative memorandum from Subject, informing Headquarters that he established a bank account in Miami, Florida, and his wishes respecting amounts of his salary and allowances to be deposited there following 1 June 1957. Subject's initial opening deposit in the Miami bank account was in the amount of $20.00; the "copy of check with true name and present balance" mentioned in the attached memorandum is being retained in Station files. It is requested that the Station be notified by cable of the amount of total salary and allowances to be paid direct to Subject each month in the field after 1 June.
James R. Palingur
Attachment:
1 - Administrative memorandum (single copy under separate cover)
3 - Self addressed bank envelopes U/S/C
Distribution:
+3 - Washington W/att U/S/C
2 - Files W/O Att
28 May 1957
JRP/afn
SECRET
COPY
301-168851
22 May 1957
TO: Colonel J. Caldwell King,
Chief, WH Division
Attention: WH/Cuba
FROM: Chief, CI/ICD
SUBJECT: General: CP Penetration Program
Specific: Informal discussion with Ross Laster Crozier, 9 May 1957, re his interest in, and availability for recruitment approaches in various Latin American countries.
1. On 9 May 1957, Mr. Paul J. Burke, Deputy Chief, CI/ICD, held Subject discussion with Mr. Crozier, whom he met outside of official quarters through the cooperation of Mr. Hugh MacAuley, WH/Cuba.
2. Mr. Crozier has a fine record in CP penetration work. He did an outstanding job in handling the HUMANOID-3 operation in Costa Rica over an extended period, and he has worked hard in the CP penetration program in Cuba since his arrival there.
3. It is believed that he would be an effective recruiter in various countries in Latin America.
4. He stated that he was keenly interested in, and would like to engage in, such operations, and would welcome being asked to hit a well-chosen target in any (Spanish-speaking) Latin American country.
5. Mr. Crozier stated that he expects to return to Cuba shortly. If, after three months, there is no indication that his security has been adversely affected by the recent assassination of one of his agents, he expects to be there about a year.
6. It is recommended that WH Division give consideration to employing Mr. Crozier as a recruiter when worthwhile recruitment-in-place CP targets are developed, or otherwise arise, in various Latin American countries. It is again made clear for the record that the foregoing discussion was informal and without commitment on either side.
cc: WH/CP (L. Sloan)
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA
Diplomatic Air or Sea Postal
DISPATCH NO. HRA-42268
TO
Chief of Station, Havana
FROM
Chief, HHD
DATE 22 May 57
SUBJECT
GENERAL
Operational
SPECIFIC
Arthur G. VAIWADA
References:
HAVA-671, 25 April 1957
HAVA-911, 7 May 1957
DIR-16822, 10 May 1957
1. Attached for your retention is a copy of Subject's new contract converting his status from that of Contract Agent - 02-10 to Career Agent - 02-11, to become effective 1 June 1957. Also attached is a copy of an amendment to his current contract, providing for the payment of storage of his household effects in Havana and quarters allowances for his family in San Jose, Costa Rica, for the period Subject was absent from his post. Subject read and signed the originals of both the amendment and new contract while at Headquarters.
2. Before Subject departed for the field, he was interviewed three times by one of the Headquarters staff concerning his cover, and arrangements were made to fulfill the station's requirement for his return. However, since the polling cover originally planned for Subject could not be arranged at this time, a "national" polling cover, adequately backed up by a business mailing address and telephone number (being submitted under separate cover as identity-1) was arranged as the alternative. Since Subject is returning to his post on a test basis, Headquarters feels that this national cover is better than a more permanent arrangement would be; at least until it is more certain that Subject's stay will be permanent, thus avoiding any possible embarrassment via-a-via the employer company in the event Subject is forced to leave the country shortly after arrival. Furthermore, this national cover will allow Subject almost complete freedom to pursue his other activity with very little time and effort necessary to maintain his cover. Appropriate business letterheads and cards to implement Subject's cover will be passed to the Station as soon as Subject is able to survey the area and notify Headquarters of the type of polling activity he plans to use. He was instructed to select a polling activity not
presently covered by another agency, so as to minimize the possibility of instigating inquiries about his employer by the competitors in the area. Should Subject remain at his post, and it is hoped he will, the cover originally planned can be arranged later if Subject or the Station feels that the present cover is not adequate enough; or, on the other hand, he can continue to use the present arrangement.
3. With respect to the payment of his salary and allowances, Subject was instructed to open a bank account here before he returned to the field. Headquarters requests he submit the name of the bank and the amount of his salary and allowances (preferably in round figures) he wishes to be paid by the Station. The balance will be paid monthly to his bank by Headquarters. Headquarters requires that this arrangement be set up to simplify and expedite his payments in the event of any changes in salary or allowances. Subject said he would give the information to the Station for transmission to Headquarters.
4. It is regretted that Subject's wife was not able to become naturalized at this time, since she entered this country on a temporary visitor's visa, and it would have taken too long to change her status to that of a permanent resident and become naturalized. Since the conversion of Subject's status to that of a Career Agent was not affected by his wife's citizenship, it was suggested to Subject that he plan to have his wife become a citizen when he returns to this country in two years upon becoming eligible for statutory home leave.
5. Subject still has an outstanding travel voucher being processed at Headquarters, and the Station will be notified as soon as it is completed. Subject has been paid in full for his salary and allowances for the month of April 1957.
16 May 1957
Attachments:
- Copy of Contract
- Copy of Contract Amendment
- Identity A under Sep. Cover Attach.
Distribution:
- 3 - Havana w/attach.
- 1 - RI w/o attach.
- 1 - WH/Whilroom w/o attach.
- 1 - WH/III/Cuba/Chrono w/o attach.
- 1 - Subject w/attach.
J. C. King, C/HD
(Releasing Officer)
W. Galbraith, C/HD/III
(Authenticating Officer)
Coordinating Officer)
IDENTITY A:
Public Surveys Institute
532 Union Fidelity Life Building
1511 Bryan Street
Dallas, Texas
Telephone: Riverside 1-3674
Contact: Mr. Albert E. Johnson
Distribution:
1 - Habana
1 - RI
1 - Cuba/Chrono
Mr. Arthur O. Valvada
Dear Mr. Valvada:
Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 August 1954, as amended.
Effective 14 May 1957, said contract, as amended, is further amended by deleting in its entirety Paragraph 1(b) and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"1(b) Additional compensation calculated at the rate of $5135 per annum."
All other terms and conditions of the original contract, as amended, remain in full force and effect.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BY
Contracting Officer
APPROVED:
Mr. Arthur G. Vaivada
Dear Mr. Vaivada:
Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 August 1954, as amended. Effective 1 January 1957, said contract, as amended, is hereby terminated by mutual consent of the parties thereto and in lieu thereof the following agreement is substituted:
The United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, hereby contracts with you for your services as a Career Agent under the following terms and conditions:
1. Status. By virtue of your relationship with the United States Government in the performance of services under this agreement your legal status is that of a Government employee under contract. As such, you are entitled only to the rights, privileges and benefits stipulated herein. It is understood that you will act under cover suitable to disguise your relationship to the Government, but you will be subject to administrative and operational directions and control by the Government at all times.
2. Compensation. In full consideration for your services as a Career Agent, you will be compensated at the rate of $6390 per annum, GS-11. In addition, you will be entitled to within-grade promotions in a manner similar to the procedures prescribed for Government staff employees. In the event that the salary level of your indicated grade is altered by Federal legislation and adopted by the Government, the compensation authorized under this contract shall be altered accordingly. Payments will be made hereunder as directed by you in writing in a manner acceptable to the Government.
3. Taxes. (a) In the event taxes are not withheld by your cover facility or in the event your cover facility withholds taxes on only part of the compensation due you hereunder, the Government, in view of security considerations involved, will withhold Federal income taxes from all or the remainder of taxable monies due you under this contract in an amount equivalent to the United States income tax withholding schedule based upon your taxable income under this agreement and present exemption(s). Sums so withheld by the Government will be paid over to the Internal Revenue Service. No Form W-2 will be issued you by the Government and you will be instructed as to the method to be followed in making timely filing of returns, estimates and payments in order to preserve security.
(b) If for cover considerations your tax payments exceed your true tax liability under this agreement, the Government will make appropriate reimbursements in conformance with applicable policies and procedures.
4. Allowances. (a) You will be entitled to living quarters allowances in conformance with and at the rates prescribed in the Standardized Regulations, (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).
(b) In addition to the above payments, you will be entitled to an equalization allowance calculated at the rate of $2180 per annum. This allowance is in lieu of any present or future standardized post allowance established for your present permanent post of duty overseas, but is subject to the entitlement provisions applicable to standardized post allowances. It is understood and agreed that this allowance is predicated upon the comparative cost of living between Washington, D.C., and your overseas post, your official cover, family status and basic compensation. Consequently, this allowance may be unilaterally adjusted or discontinued by the Government whenever warranted by a change in any of these factors. No accounting will be required for this allowance.
5. Travel. You will be advanced or reimbursed funds for the following travel and transportation expenses:
(a) For you alone for authorized operational travel. In addition, you will be entitled to reimbursement in accordance with standardized Government rates for the authorized official use of your private automobile.
(b) Upon the satisfactory completion of each two (2) years of successful overseas service under this contract, you will be entitled to home leave travel expenses for you and your dependents from your permanent post of duty overseas to your place of recorded residence in the United States and return travel expenses to your permanent post of duty overseas; provided, however, that you have fulfilled any other requirements relating to home leave which are applicable to Government staff employees.
(c) Upon the successful completion of your services under this agreement, for you, your dependents, your household effects and your private automobile from your permanent post of assignment overseas to your place of residence in the United States.
You will be entitled to per diem in lieu of subsistence in the course of all travel performed hereunder and, when authorized, for you alone while on temporary duty away from your permanent post of assignment. All travel, transportation and per diem provided for under this paragraph must be properly authorized and expenses incurred hereunder are subject to payment and accounting in compliance with applicable Government regulations.
6. Operational Expenses. You will be advanced or reimbursed funds for necessary operational expenses including, but not limited to, entertainment and the purchase of information, as specifically approved by the Government. Such funds will be subject to accounting in compliance with Government regulations.
7. Repayment. It is recognized that your failure to account for or refund any monies advanced you hereunder shall entitle the Government to withhold the total amount of such indebtedness or any portion thereof from any monies due you under the terms of this contract in such manner as it deems appropriate.
8. Benefits. (a) You will be entitled to death and disability benefits equal to those authorized under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended. Claims by you, your heirs, or legal representatives under this paragraph will be processed by the Government in accordance with its procedures in such manner as not to impair security.
(b) You will be entitled to continuation of pay and allowances in a manner similar to that set forth in the Missing Persons Act (50 U.S.C.A., App. 1001-1015).
(c) You will be entitled to sick and annual leave equal to and subject to the same rules and regulations applicable to Government staff employees. Such annual leave may only be taken at times and places approved in advance by appropriate representatives of the Government. All accrued but unused leave earned under your contract with the United States Government effective 1 August 1954, as amended, will be transferred to your leave account under this agreement in conformance with established crediting procedures.
(d) From the compensation paid you pursuant to this contract, there shall be deducted the appropriate rate percentage (presently 6 1/2%) for deposit and eventual crediting to the Civil Service Retirement Fund. If the conditions of your cover warrant or require that you make contributions to the Social Security fund, such contributions shall be at your expense.
9. Cover. It is anticipated that you will undertake certain cover employment in the course of your performance under this agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that any and all documents which you may execute in the course of such cover employment are subordinate to this agreement and any contradiction in terms which may in any way amplify, extend or restrict your rights and/or obligations hereunder shall be resolved by this agreement which shall always be dominant.
10. Offset. Any and all compensation, allowances or other benefits (including benefits in kind) received from or through your cover activities will be used to offset amounts due you under this contract and will reduce accordingly the Government's direct payment obligation hereunder. Sums so offset are payment by the Government under this contract and for purposes of Federal income taxation. You will report every six (6) months during the term of this agreement all benefits received from or through your cover activities and, if such benefits exceed those due you under this contract, the report will be accompanied by said excess amount, which you hereby agree is the sole property of the Government. Failure to submit timely reports and, as appropriate, excess payments, may result in suspension of any payments due you hereunder. As an alternative to the above, the Government may at any time exercise its basic right to require payment over to it of the emoluments received by you from or through your cover activities which would otherwise be offset as described above. In such cases the Government will pay directly to you the emoluments called for by this contract.
11. Execution of Documents. If, in the performance of services under this contract, you assume the custody of Government funds or take title of record to property of any nature whatsoever and wherever situate, which property has in fact been purchased with monies of the U. S. Government, you hereby recognize and acknowledge the existence of a trust relationship, either express or constructive, and you agree to execute whatever documents may be required by the Government to evidence this relationship.
12. Secrecy. You will be required to keep forever secret this contract and all information which you may obtain by reason hereof (unless released in writing by the Government from such obligation), with full knowledge that violation of such secrecy may subject you to criminal prosecution under the Espionage Laws, dated 25 June 1943, as amended, and other applicable laws and regulations.
13. Instructions. Instructions received by you from the Government in briefing, training or otherwise are a part of this contract and are incorporated herein, provided that such instructions are not inconsistent with the terms hereof.
14. Unauthorized Commitments. No promises or commitments pertaining to rights, privileges or benefits other than those expressly stipulated in writing in this agreement or any amendment thereto shall be binding on the Government.
15. Term. This contract is effective as of 1st July 1957, and shall continue thereafter for an indefinite period unless sooner terminated either:
(a) By ninety (90) days' actual notice by either party hereto, or
(b) Without prior notice by the Government, in the event of a breach of this contract by your violation of the security provisions hereof or by your otherwise rendering yourself unavailable for acceptable service.
In the event of voluntary termination on your part or termination for cause by the Government you will not be entitled to the travel expenses set forth in paragraph five (5)(c) supra. Termination of this agreement will not release you from the obligations of any security oath you may be required to take.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BY ____________________________
Contracting Officer
ACCEPTED:
Arthur G. Valvada
WITNESS: ____________________________
APPROVED: ____________________________
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILE
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA
1. On this date the undersigned had a final meeting with Subject, at which time Subject was given a copy of his new contract to read and to acknowledge by signature the original copy. Subject had no questions concerning this document.
2. Mr. Biladou of Cover Division, was also present during the first part of this meeting, to advise Subject of the correct address of the cover firm he was to use as reference:
Public Surveys Institute
532 Union Fidelity Life Bldg.,
1511 Bryan Street,
Dallas, Texas
Phone: Riverside-1-3674
Mr. Albert E. JOHNSON
3. The address will give Subject the necessary backstopping in the event of any inquiries that might arise in the field concerning his employment. Subject was asked to survey the field upon his arrival in Habana and submit his views on the best type of activity for him, so that the proper business letterheads could be printed and sent down to him. He was also promised that he will receive business cards. These items will be pouches to him through the Station channels.
4. Mr. Biladou also stated that he was preparing a memorandum concerning Subject's cover to be sent down to the station for Subject's acknowledgement and signature. This document will be coordinated with the Cuba Desk.
5. Subject was also paid his salary and allowances for the month of April 1957 in the amount of $639.72, for which he signed a receipt. 201-168 681
Subject was also instructed to open a bank account in Miami, Fla., so the Finance Division will be in a position to make payment adjustments without delay. Subject was instructed to advise Hqs as to the amount of allotment to be paid him by the station - preferably in a round figure.
TO: HAVA
FROM: DIRECTOR
CONF: WH 5
INFO: F1/OPS 2, F1/RI 2, OP 2, S/C 2
TO: HAVA
INFO: REP: HAVA-891 (IN 35508)
HAVA-911 (IN 40651)
VAIVADA ETA 15 MAY. POLLING COVER PROVIDED.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: F1/RI 2, OP 2, /SC 2
RE: HKHA 3583
CUTOUT, AMANTELOPE BEGINS MONTHS LEAVE PBPRIME 24 MAY.
DESIABLE VAIVADA RETURN PRIOR THAT DATE. Ø719452.
END OF MESSAGE
Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO: SCO (Mr. Lustocher)
FROM: Special Support Staff, Medical Staff
DATE: 1 May 1957
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA (p)
Subject has been evaluated by the Medical Staff and found qualified for proposed PCS overseas assignment.
Vincent J. Ford
Administrative Officer
MS/WJFelp
Distribution:
Orig. - Addresses
1 = WH/3 (Columd)
1 = MS
SECRET
201-168 851
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Vaivada
1. During the morning of 30 April Mr. Millard of Cover telephoned regarding Subject, citing IN 35508. Mr. Millard said that he would be meeting with Vaivada at 1600 hours today and proposed providing him with a temporary rather than permanent cover with the new cover company which was being contemplated for long-range development. Mr. Millard's reasoning was that he did not wish to place Vaivada under the new company with the chance that the trial period approved for the Station might cause Vaivada to be pulled out from that cover in short order. Mr. Millard said that the temporary cover he intended offering Vaivada would be adequate.
2. I concurred with the above proposal.
W. GIBBATH
C/WH/III.
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Each comment should be numbered to correspond with number in To column.
A line should be drawn across sheet under each comment.
Officer designations should be used in To column.
Each officer should initial (check mark insufficient) before further routing.
Action desired or action taken should be indicated in Comments column.
Routing sheet should always be returned to registry.
For officer designations see separate sheet.
SECRET
25 April 57
201.1681 F1
RE: DIR 13777 (OUT 98246)
1. STATION CONSIDERS VAIVADA CONTINUED ASSIGNMENT HAVA VERY DESIRABLE BUT DEPENDENT SECURE COVER ARRANGEMENT. SUGGEST HQS SET UP ADEQUATE COVER THEN HAVE VAIVADA COME HAVA TRIAL PERIOD TO DETERMINE ADVISABILITY CONTINUED ASSIGNMENT. RECOMMEND INDEPENDENT POLL TYPE COVER, ALREADY DISCUSSED.
2. STUDENT ACTIVITIES NOW MINIMAL OWING UNIVERSITY CLOSURE WITH NO PROBABLE OPENING PRIOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER FEEL VAIVADA, WITH FIRM COVER, COULD PERFORM VALUABLE SERVICE FOR STATION IN SUBVERSIVE AND COMMIE PENETRATIONS. 2425552.
END OF MESSAGE
REF HAVA 824 (IN 14694)
HQS CONTemplates RETURN VAIVADA CUBA EARLY MAY FOR TRIAL PERIOD SEVERAL MONTHS
TO DETERMINE ADAPTABLE CONTINUING ASSIGNMENT THERE. CABLE STATION VIEWS.
END OF MESSAGE
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Contract Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIWADA
1. Arthur G. VAIWADA, Contract Agent, CS-10, assigned to Project AMORCH in Havana, Cuba, was ordered by the station to leave Cuba for reasons of operational security following the killing of an indigenous member (AMORCH-1) of his agent net by the Cuban authorities. Subject departed from Havana on 13 February 1957, and arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on or about 21 February 1957. He discontinued his residence in Havana, stored his household effects, and set up new quarters in San Jose for his family. He will maintain these quarters until about 6 May 1957, when he will be reassigned to Havana or FCS to another area. Subject, himself, is currently receiving training at Headquarters.
2. It is requested that authorization be granted to pay Subject quarters allowance to enable him to maintain residence for his family in Costa Rica for the time necessary to complete his training at Headquarters and be reassigned to the field.
J. C. KIEG
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - Cuba Chrono
1 - VAIWADA File
WH/III/Cuba/HOMacAuley/fs
SECRET 501-168771
12 April 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Cover Division
Attention: Mr. Raymond Millard
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA; Cover Data
Attached, in accordance with the requirements of your division, are certain data concerning Arthur G. VAIVADA, a WH contract agent, for whom cover as a pollster is being sought.
J. C. KING
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Address
1 - Cuba Chrono
1 - VAIVADA File
Attachment:
As mentioned above
WH/III/Cuba/Chrono/JENoland/1s
A. General Information on Agent
(1) Pseudonym and Previous Requests for Cover
Arthur O. VAYADA. No previous request, although cover suggested herein has been under consideration for some time and has been discussed with representatives of Cover Division.
(2) Employment Status
Contract Agent, in process of conversion to career agent at GS-11; salary $6,390; quarters allowance $2,400; equalization allowance $2,100; and following benefits:
- Retirement
- Sick and annual leave
- Home leave
- Travel
- Federal Employees Compensation and
- Missing Persons Acts.
(3) Clearance Status
Subject has regular Operational Approval and a Provisional Covert Security Approval pending receipt of full Covert Security Approval. No clearances on wife, who is only adult accompanying agent overseas.
(4) Medical Status
Check-up pending; believed to be in excellent physical condition, however.
(5) Assessment
As Contract Agent, has not been subjected to assessment.
(6) Current and Previous Covers
Cover since June 1949—Employment by Agency has been primarily that of University Student with part time photography work, and employment during one period with Costa Rican Ministry of Agriculture, as supplementary. In all instances Subject has lived cover, thus acquiring no particular backstopping.
(7) Availability for Assumption New Cover
15 May 1957
(8) Proposed Date of Departure for Overseas Post
Subject expects to return to overseas duty on or about 10 May 1957.
(9) Project Guantanamo
AIP/ODARCH
B. Biographic Information on Agent
(1) Age, 34; Sex, Male; Religion, Catholic; Subject is married and has two small children.
(2) Vida—Argentina de los Angeles Corleto de Corleto—Born 15 March 1919, San Jose, Costa Rica; Married to Subject since 1945; Costa Rican citizen in process of obtaining U.S. citizenship. Additional biographic information available at country desk.
(3) Education
High School, DeKalb, Illinois
University—5 years undergraduate study at universities in San Jose, Costa Rica, Guatemala City, and Havana, Cuba.
(4) Past Employment
1940-1945 Intelligence NCO (Technical Sergeant U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force)
Jan. 1945-Apr. 46 Labor Foreman, U.S. Naval Air Station, Coco Solo, Canal Zone, Panama.
April 1946-Apr. 49 Intelligence NCO (Technical Sergeant USAF) Chief of Section, Political Analysis, Caribbean Air Command.
1949
April 1950-Mar. 53 Freelance photography and University studies, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Mar. 1953-June 53 Photographer Ministry of Agriculture, San Jose, Costa Rica.
(5) Outside Interests, Hobbies, etc.
Athletics (general), outdoor life, photography, jungle lore, chess.
(6) **Personality Evaluation**
Subject is both energetic and forceful and seems to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to any venture which he undertakes. At the same time, he has a pleasing personality, is versatile, and adapts easily to most situations. He presents a good appearance, has somewhat of a "soldier of fortune" background (such of which acquired while working for CIA), and is a good conversationalist. It should be pointed out that in spite of the "soldier of fortune" tag, subject is essentially a stable individual and devoted to his family. His work ethics and his relations with those in CIA with whom he has come in contact, have been excellent.
(7) **Personal Financial Status**
Solvent; Owns home.
(8) **Previous Foreign Residence**
Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Cuba since 1943 as indicated above. Military Service in Far East 1944-1945.
(9) **Area Experience**
Area experience, as reflected in foregoing information, is extensive.
(10) **Language Qualifications**
Subject is fluent in Spanish language, which is indigenous to area in which he is and will be operating.
C. **Security Considerations**
(1) **Period of Employment with CIA**
June 1949 to present
(2) **Frequency of Visits to CIA Installations**
Not applicable. No visits other than to safehouses.
(3) **Extent Knowledge of CIA Affiliation**
It must be presumed that wife is aware of intelligence nature of subject's work, though not necessarily the CIA connection. No other non-Agency personnel believed to be aware of CIA status.
(4) Past Intelligence Connections
With U.S. Army and Air Force as indicated above.
(5) Use of CIA Credit References
Not applicable
(6) Future plans for Agent
Contemplate continuation in non-official cover status upon completion of current assignment.
(7) Emergency Contact
In the process of being arranged.
(8) Agency-sponsored Insurance
No Agency-sponsored Insurance as of this writing. Extent of others not known, but believed adequate.
D. Operational Information
(1) Type of Information—Expected Duration of Assignment
FI: Duration of assignment indefinite, but at least two years. Operations from average to high. Sensitivity—no persons, other than Agency personnel and cover facility officials, will be made aware of CIA affiliation while under non-official cover.
(2) Location
Havana, Cuba
(3) Degree of Mobility Desired
Will spend most of time in capital (Havana). Should be free to travel at will throughout country, however.
(4) Special groups to be contacted
From the operational standpoint, access to political circles is most desirable.
(5) **Approximate Annual Income to Be Attributed to Cover Organization**
$10,000 (including allowances)
(6) **Hours Which Must Be Devoted to Operational Duties**
Subject should be able to devote at least 50% of time to operational activity, although duties entailed in proposed cover will fit in very nicely with operational requirements.
(7) **Physical Security Requirements**
No particular problems anticipated in this respect.
(8) **Communications**
No special arrangements required, as Subject will be in more or less regular contact with Station personnel.
(9) **Cover Suggestions**
A polling cover (employment as of representative of a large U.S. polling firm) has been suggested and seems highly appropriate in this case, as it would afford excellent mobility in addition to job backstopping. Mr. Ray Millard of Cover Division has been attempting for some time to arrange such a cover for Subject.
MEMORANDUM FOR: WH/111/Cuba/McAuley
FROM: CI/Operational-Approval-and-Support-Division
SUBJECT: CFOZIER, Ross Lester
1. Your request dated 26 February 1956 for approval to use the Subject has been processed by the Office of Security.
2. The results of this action are transmitted herewith.
Attachment:
so memo 2 April 1957/par
Distribution:
1 Addressee
1 File
SECRET
TO: PRITY DIR
INFO: HAVA
CITE: SANJ 2531
RE: A. DIR 03998 (OUT 79438)
B. HAVA 866 (IN 27345)
1. DOSSIER HAS NOT ARRIVED. VAIVADA AND WIFE HAVE DECIDED SHE WILL JOIN HIM ZRMETAL NOW USING TOURIST VISA. CHILDREN WILL REMAIN SANJ WITH RELATIVES.
2. PARA 2 REF A STATES NO CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT WIFE.
3. SHE ARRIVING ZRMETAL EAL FLIGHT 534 MORNING 8 APRIL. REQUESTS VAIVADA MEET. HAVE ADVANCED HER NO FUNDS.
END OF MESSAGE.
Hugh Macaulay
CL 6-2547
Hugh Macaulay was called to contact and notify Vaivada.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
Subject: Arthur G. VAIVADA
Naturalization of Subject's wife
1. Mr. Jerry HANSETT, Alien Affairs Officer, Office of Security, Room 2503, I Bldg., L-2111, stated that the following requirements and procedure are necessary to submit Subject's wife's application for naturalization:
a. Memorandum from C/WHD to the Director of Security, Attention: Alien Affairs Officer, requesting that the application for naturalization be expedited so that Subject's wife may accompany him overseas on or about
b. Application for Naturalization forms to be filled out in duplicate. They are NOT to be signed by the applicant.
c. 3 passport-size photographs.
d. 1 fingerprint card (Obtained at the Immigration Office in Room 313, Old Post Office Bldg., 12th and Penn. N.W.)
2. The above memo and documents are to be submitted to the Office of Security (OS). After a security check an appointment will be made for Subject's wife to appear for questioning and signing of application. Once this formality is done, the application is placed in the District Court for the final swearing in by the Judge (The swearings take place each 2nd Tuesday of the month).
3. There will be a fee of $10.00.
b. VAIVADA can be one of the two witnesses required.
[Signature]
301-168851
CONSULATE ADVISES DOSSIER MRS ANGELA ARGENTINA IRIS CORDERO Y CALDERONA DE CROZIER FORWARD SANJ VIA POUCH 21 MARCH.
END OF MESSAGE
CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
DATE: 02 APRIL 1957
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: SAN JOSE
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, S/C 2
TO: DIR
INFO: HAVA
REF SANJ 2495 (IN 18323)
HAVA 841 (IN 19663)
VISA FILE VAIVADA'S WIFE STILL NOT RECEIVED SANJ. LOCAL CONSUL CAN DO NOTHING PENDING RECEIPT FILE. CAN HQS ASSIST?
END OF MESSAGE
SECRET
2 APR 1957
Chief, CI/QA
Acting Deputy Director of Security (Investigations and Support)
C-25507
#112569
1. Reference is made to your memorandum dated 28 February 1957, wherein a provisional covert security approval and a covert security approval were requested to enable the Subject's conversion to career agent status for use as Principal Agent for Project AMPHIBARCH in Cuba, under non-official cover.
2. In accordance with the provisions set forth in Clandestine Services Instruction No. 10-5 and Field Regulation 10-215, a provisional covert security approval is granted for the use of the Subject, as described in your request as set forth in paragraph 1, above.
3. It should be noted that the provisional covert security approval herein granted is based on limited investigative coverage and should not be in any way construed as a final security determination relative to a full covert security approval. Upon completion of additional investigation now pending, you will be appropriately advised as to our decision with regard to the issuance of a full covert security approval.
4. Subjects of provisional covert security approvals are not to represent themselves as, nor are they to be represented as, employees of CIA.
5. Your attention is called to the fact that a provisional covert security approval does not constitute complete compliance with the provisions of CIA Regulation 10-210. Therefore, if you should desire at a later date to change the status or use of this individual, a request for approval to cover any proposed change should be submitted to this office.
6. This approval becomes invalid in the event the Subject's services are not utilized within 60 days of the date of this memorandum.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY:
Fred H. Hall
SECRET
TRAVEL ORDER
NAME: Arthur V. Fairall (Mr)
TITLE: Contract Agent
YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TRAVEL AND INCUR NECESSARY EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGENCY REGULATIONS.
ITINERARY:
Beijing, China to Washington, D.C. and return.
PURPOSE:
Training for up to 6 weeks.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDE APPROPRIATE JUSTIFICATION)
AUTHORIZED PER DIEM
COMMISSION, AS REQUIRED (TO BE EFFECTED BY ORIGINATING OFFICE)
TRAVEL TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT
TERMINATING APPROXIMATELY
CERTIFICATION (AFFIDAVIT)
I CERTIFY FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
SIGNATURE
DATE
SIGNATURE OF OFFICIAL AUTHORIZING TRAVEL
FORM NO. 540 OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
NAME: CROZIER, Ross Lester
BIRTH: 20 June 1922, DeKalb, Illinois
ADDRESS: P.O. 5th St., 655, Havana (Vedado) Cuba
Perm: San Juan Tibas, San Jose, Costa Rica
CITIZENSHIP: U.S.A.
MARITAL STATUS: Argentine de los Angeles Cordero de Crozier, b. 15/3/18, San
Jose, Costa Rica, m. 17-Dec 1945, Cristobal, Canal Zone
Address: Same as subject
CHILDREN: Ross Arnulfo Crozier, b.c. 1949; Add: same as subject
Lillian Caridad Crozier, b.c. 1951 Add: Same as subject
PARENTS: Father: Lester Earl Crozier, b. 15 Mar 1900, Palestine, Ill.
Mother: Elizabeth Lorene McIlben, b. Sept 1903, La Hille, Ill.
Address: RR No. 1, Tampico, Ill.
BROTHERS & SISTERS: James Earl Crozier, b.c. 1929, Add: Tampico, Ill.
Irma Lilly Crozier, b.c. 1922, Add: RR 1, Tampico, Ill.
Blanche Elaine Crozier, b.c. 1926, Add: 1900 Canal St., Rock
Falls, Illinois
Norris Edwin Crozier, b.c. 1932, Add: 804 1st Ave., Sterling,
Illinois
IN LAWS: Father: Alberto Cordero Lezica, b. 1894, San Jose, Costa Rica,
Deceased
Mother: Dora Cordero Calderon, b. 7 Sept 1893, San Jose, Costa
Rica, Add: San Juan Tibas, San Jose, Costa Rica
Sister: Norma Cordero de Gregor b.c. 1932, Add: Box 2655, Cristobal,
C.Z.
Isabel Cordero de Kranjo, b.c. 1929, Add: Plaza
Viquez, San Jose, Costa Rica
Consuelo Cordero Calderon, b.c. 1927, Add: San Juan
Tibas, San Jose, Costa Rica
EDUCATION: 1926-34: Elwood, DeKalb, Illinois
1935-39: DeKalb Township, DeKalb, Ill. (Grad)
1942-53: Univ. of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
1-5/54: Univ. of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1954-55: Pres.Univ. of Habana, Habana, Cuba
MILITARY: 1940-49: U.S. Air Force T/Sgt. Serial 16001300
CONFIDENTIAL
Previously Checked
Please bring this check to
3/8 March 57 (O.W. H.)
20-168771
15-57
NAME: CROZIER, Ross Lester
EMPLOYMENT: 1940-45: U.S. Air Force
1945-46: U.S. Naval Station, Coco Solo, Canal Zone
1946-49: U.S. Air Force
1949-53: Free lance photography and student, San Jose, Costa Rica
3-6/53: Section of Geology, Ministry Agriculture, Costa Rican Government, San Jose, Costa Rica (Dr. Cesar Dondoli)
TRAVEL: 1949-53: San Jose, Costa Rica
Jan-May 1954: Guatemala City, Guatemala
1954-Pres: Habana, Cuba
RESIDENCES: 4-11/55: Calle 11 No. 1013 Vedado, Habana, Cuba
1954-55: Calle 16, No. 511 Vedado, Habana, Cuba
8-11/54: Calle 3, No 64, Miramar, Habana, Cuba
5-8/54: San Juan Ticas, San Jose, Costa Rica
1-5/54: 7th Ave., N. 9-04, Jocotanango, Guat. City
1953-54: 5008 7th St., NW., Wash. 11, D.C.
1949-53: San Juan Ticas, San Jose, Costa Rica
All prior residences was military service back to 1941
RECHECK
Previously Checked Aug 1954
Please bring it up to date
CONFIDENTIAL
201-168881
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA
Training and contact procedure for Subject was discussed with Mr. Schermahorn (Room 201-T-30, X-2778) on this date:
a) The training of Subject will last six weeks from 25 March through 6 May 1957.
b) Subject will use the code name "Mr. Vicks" throughout the training.
c) Contact procedure: Subject will call "Jim" on JA-7-9117 at 1:40 PM on 25 March 1957 (Monday). He will identify himself as "Mr. Vicks." He will be given instructions as to the place and time of pick-up to be taken to safe house. Subject will have identification card to be presented to instructor upon arrival at safe house.
d) In the event Subject has to be contacted during training period (i.e. wife's naturalization matters, etc.) the desk will contact Mr. Schermahorn's office (X-2778) the day before so arrangements may be made. Training Division will not release the phone numbers of their safe houses.
e) Subject will be in training full time during the six weeks' period and will be given assignments for homework to be done at night and over some week ends.
H. O. MACAULEY
FT/OPS-Cuban Desk
22 March 1957
TO: OPIM HAVA
INFO: DIR
CITE: SANJ 2506
RE: DIR Ø7482 (OUT 86223)
1. REF ARRIVED 18 MARCH.
2. VAIVADA ARRIVING HAVA PANAM 506 MARCH 19. MEET.
3. HAVE ADVANCED HIM $400. ACCOUNTING TO BE MADE HAVA.
END OF MESSAGE
NO OBJECTION PARA TWO. SUGGEST LENGTH STAY HAVA MIGHT BE CUT AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES MINIMIZED.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: HAVA
INFO: DIR
REF: HAVA 833 (IN 17296)
SANJ 2474 (IN 11647)
1. VISA FILE ON VAIVADA'S WIFE NOT YET RECEIVED HERE ALTHOUGH LOCAL CONSUL HAS MADE TWO OFFICIAL REQUESTS OF CONSULATE HAVA. VAIVADA DOES NOT WANT LEAVE WITHOUT HER AND WANTS HER ACQUIRE CITIZENSHIP FOR OWN PROTECTION IN FUTURE. STATION UNABLE PRESSURE LOCAL CONSULATE UNTIL FILE RECEIVED HERE.
2. VIEW ABOVE NOT FEASIBLE FOR VAIVADA LEAVE ON 18 MARCH. STATION HOPES WIVES VISA CASE WILL BE SETTLED BY 24 MARCH.
END OF MESSAGE
15 March
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: FI/RI 2, S/C 2
TO: PRITY SANJ
INFO: DIR
CITE: HAVA 841
RE: DIR 07482 (OUT 86223)
1. CONSULATE ADVISES VAIVADA AS WIFE'S DOSSIER AIR POUCHED SANJ VIA WASH 8 MARCH. SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED BY NOW.
2. REQUEST SANJ ADVISE FLIGHT AND TIME ARRIVAL VAIVADA HAVA.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: HAVA
INFO: DIR
RE: HAVA 826 (IN 15237)
1. VAIVADA ADVISES SO FAR HE KNOWS NO OTHER CONTACT KNOWS TELEPHONE NUMBER. HAS NEVER REVEALED NUMBER TO ANY ONE AND HAS NEVER WRITTEN IT.
2. RE GARAGE ADDRESS, ONLY KNOWS IT IS A "DIAMOND-T AGENCY GARAGE" LOCATED SOMEWHERE ON CALLE 20 DE OCTUBRE. SUGGESTS PR DUE BE REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE PINPOINTING ADDRESS AND PHOTO.
END OF MESSAGE
8 March 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Office of Security
VIA: Chief, CI/CA
SUBJECT: Arthur G. VARVALA (op.)
C-25597
1. Reference is made to CS's verbal request of 7 March 1957, for additional information on Subject in connection with our request for a Provisional Covert Security Approval dated 26 February 1957.
2. Subject was born in De Kalb, Illinois, on 20 June 1922. He received his primary and high school education in De Kalb and entered the U. S. Army in 1940, later transferring to the U. S. Air Force. He served as an operations and intelligence specialist, first in the China-Burma theater and later in Panama. He was discharged from the service in 1945 with the grade of Technical Sergeant. After his discharge, he worked for a brief period as a laboratory technician in the Sterling (Illinois) Stilson-Cel Corporation and then returned to the Panama Canal Zone to marry a Costa Rican girl in December 1945. For about four months he worked as a stevedore and labor foreman in the Canal Zone. In April 1946 he re-enlisted in the Air Force in the Canal Zone and was discharged three years later, in 1949.
3. Late in 1943 he was recruited by the Agency, and on 1 June 1949 became a CIA contract agent. Since that date, he has served as a contract agent with continuing high level performance, first in Costa Rica, later in Guatemala and Cuba. He is currently assigned to Cuba where he is utilized as Principal Agent of Project AMBASSADOR. Subject has worked principally and successfully so, on Communist Party penetration operations since his engagement with CIA, and his current work involves the handling of a net of agents providing coverage of Communist, leftist, revolutionary and other political activities at the University of Havana, and the student-youth circles in general in Cuba.
4. Subject has always proven to be loyal and trustworthy. In view of his outstanding record and strong overall qualifications, and his expressed desire for a career with CIA, it has been recommended he be converted from contract to career agent status. He was promoted recently to the equivalent of a GS-10 rating.
5. Subject's spouse, a Costa Rican citizen, has expressed desire to acquire U. S. citizenship, and has now made the necessary arrangements to accompany her husband to the U. S. for this purpose, when Subject returns for Covert training at Headquarters in the very near future.
6. Covert Security Approval, with an expedite Provisional Covert Security Approval, has been requested in connection with the recommendation to convert Subject from contract to staff status.
J. C. KING
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - Addressee
1 - Cuba Chrono
1 - VAIVADA File
TO: SAN JOSE
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, S/C 2
REQUEST SANJ CABLE VALVADA REPLIES TO FOLLOWING: WHO AMOHQ HQS HAVA CONTA CTS COULD ALSO KNOW TELEPHONE F-5019? GIVE DETAILED ADDRESS GARAGE WHERE JOAQUIN MARTINEZ VELASQUEZ, JS CONTACT, WORKS AND CAN BE REACHED.
END OF MESSAGE.
REF DIR 03998 (OUT 79438)
1. VAIVADA PREFERS CAREER STATUS ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT CONCERNED FUTURE JOB SECURITY. WANTS WIFE ACQUIRE CITIZENSHIP AND HAS ALREADY DISCUSSED IMMIGRATION VISA WITH LOCAL CONSUL WHO HAS CABLED HAVA CONSULATE FOR DOSSIER ON WIFE.
2. WILL TAKE WIFE WITH HIM TO ZRMETAL BUT WILL LEAVE TWO CHILDREN HERE WITH WIFE'S FAMILY. TENTATIVE ETD 23 MARCH.
3. TIME ELEMENT IN OBTAINING WIFE'S VISA ONLY PROBLEM PRESENT TIME. HHHW 2092 NOT YET RECEIVED.
4. FOR HAVA, REQUEST AUTHORIZATION PAY VAIVADA SALARY FOR FEB. ADVISE AMOUNT DUE HIM. ALSO REQUEST YOU ATTEMPT EXPEDITE FORWARDING DOSSIER ON WIFE.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: HAVA
INFO: DIR
RE: HAVA 811 (IN 49266 )
DIR 03998 (OUT 75438 )
SANJ 2474 (IN 11647 )
OPERATIONAL MEMO DATED 26 FEBRUARY, PREPARED BY VAIVADA BEING
POUCHED HAVA AS SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENT TO HRSA-2602.
END OF MESSAGE
REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL
TO: CI/Operational Approval and Support Division
FROM: WH/III/CUBA
SUBJECT: CI/OA FILE NO. C-25507
USE OF AGENT OR EMPLOYEE (Full details)
Subject has served CIA in a contract capacity since 1949, with a continuous high level of performance. He is currently assigned to Cuba, where he is being utilized as the Principal Agent for Project AMPHOMARCH. Project AMPHOMARCH is an FI operation designed to provide information on political activities (including Communist) in university circles in Havana, Cuba. In view of his outstanding record and strong overall qualifications, and his expressed desire for a career with CIA, it has been recommended he be converted from contract to career agent status.
TYPE ACTION REQUESTED
PROVISIONAL APPROVAL
OPERATIONAL APPROVAL
GOVERNMENT NAME CHECK
SPECIAL INQUIRY (SO field investigation)
PROVISIONAL COVER SECURITY APPROVAL
COVER SECURITY APPROVAL
PROPRIETARY APPROVAL
OTHER:
PRO AND GREEN LIST STATUS
PRO I, OR EQUIVALENT, IS ATTACHED IN TWO COPIES
PRO II IS ATTACHED, IF OBTAINABLE
GREEN LIST CHECK HAS BEEN INITIATED
FIELD TRACES
REVEAL NO INFORMATION OF VALUE
REVEAL INFORMATION AS ATTACHED
WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN RECEIVED
NOT INITIATED, NOT EXPECTED TO POSSESS RELEVANT INFO
SUGGESTED INVESTIGATIVE COVER
GOVERNMENT
ACADEMIC
COMMERCIAL
OTHER:
RI TRACES
RECORD (Not derogatory)
NO RECORD
RECORD (Not derogatory)
NO RECORD
DIVISION TRACES
INDICATE SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ON INVESTIGATION OR SPECIAL COVERAGE DESIRED
SUBJECT
X AWARE UNAWARE OF CIA INTEREST
X AWARE UNAWARE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT INTEREST
X AWARE UNAWARE OF INTELLIGENCE INTEREST
X AWARE NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON A "COVER STORY"
SIGNATURE OF CASE OFFICER
Hugh O. MacAuley
SIGNATURE OF BRANCH CHIEF
W. Calbraith
DATE 26 February 1957
SECRET
FORM NO. 772
SECRET
TO: HAVA
INFO: DIR
RE: HAVA 803 (IN 48050)
22 FEB VAIVADA CONTACTED BURNETTE FOR WHO HE WORKED IN WSBURNT.
END OF MESSAGE
Mr. Arthur G. Vaivada
Dear Mr. Vaivada:
Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government, as represented by the Contracting Officer, effective 1 August 1956, as amended.
Effective ________________, said contract, as amended, is further amended by the addition of sub-paragraph (e) to paragraph three (3) entitled "Travel" which reads as follows:
"(e) For temporary storage of your household effects while you are temporarily absent from your initial permanent post of duty hereunder."
Effective 19 February 1957, said contract is further amended by deleting paragraph one (1) entitled "Compensation" in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"1. Compensation. In full consideration for the purchase of certain information and services, you will receive from the Government, payable in such an approved manner as you may direct in writing, the following:
(a) Compensation calculated at the rate of $5915 per annum; and
(b) Additional compensation for quarters procurement at San Jose, effective upon your arrival thereat in an amount calculated at the rate of $3000 per annum. As this additional compensation is based upon quarters costs at said post, it is subject to unilateral adjustment by the Government whenever warranted by a change in the factors affecting its initial establishment. Quarters will not be furnished you by the Government nor will you accept quarters provided by your cover facility without prior amendment of this agreement."
All other terms and conditions of the contract, as amended, remain in full force and effect.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
BY ____________________________
Contracting Officer
APPROVED:
______________________________
19 FEB 57
SECRET
20 FEB 57
REF HAVA 801 (IN 47267)
VAIVADA SHOULD CONTACT MR WILLIAM CLYONS IN SANJ.
FYI FUTURE PLANS, VAIVADA TRAINING HQS COULD START
25 MARCH. INDICATE AT ONCE IF DESIRABLE
END OF MESSAGE
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, CI/IC, CI/OA, FI/RI 2, S/C 2
TO: SANJ
INFO: DIR
REF HAVA 801 (IN 47267)
VAIVADA AND FAMILY ARRIVING SANJ 16 FEB. WILL CONTACT COS THEREAFTER.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: CI, CI/OPS, CI/IC, CI/OA, FI/RI 2, S/C 2
TO: DIR
RE: HAVA 799 (IN 46908 )
1. PRESS 15 FEB IDENTIFIES MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH AS AMPHODARCH 1.
2. AGENT KNEW ARTHUR G VAIVADA TRUE NAME AND RESIDENCE. DUE THIS AND AS PRECAUTION STATION ADVANCING VAIVADA AND FAMILY FUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY TRAVEL THEIR HOME SANJ WHERE WILL STAY AT LEAST UNTIL CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES RESTORED CUBA. WILL ADVISE DEVELOPMENTS.
END OF MESSAGE
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA AIR
DISPATCH NO. H71-5-2722
CLASSIFICATION
201-32723
TO Chief of Station, Havana
FROM Chief, WID
DATE 8FEB57 15 00Z
SUBJECT GENERAL Administrative
Specific Arthur G. VATADA
References: a. H71-A-3314
b. H71-A-1905
c. H71-A-2577
Action Required: Notify Headquarters if Any Objection to Action Para. 3
1. Headquarters has no objection to the reinstatement of VATADA's training until the end of the current contract year (15 August 1957), and has cancelled immediate training arrangements accordingly. The Station should submit a new request several months prior to the desired new training dates.
2. There has been a change, meanwhile, in Headquarters thinking on the proposed conversion of VATADA to Staff status. Upon reviewing the case, the responsible Headquarters staff suggested that career agent status would be more appropriate and recommended that the requested personal action be changed accordingly. The Staff pointed out that virtually all benefits which would accrue to VATADA under Staff status are also obtainable as a career agent. These include Civil Service Retirement, Sick and Annual Leave, Leave Travel, Periodic Step Increases, and coverage under the Federal Employment Compensation and Missing Persons Acts. He would also be eligible for certain KUBARK insurance plans, subject to security and other special considerations. The one exception is that VATADA would remain on a contract basis, meaning that his job security would be somewhat less than that of staff personnel. His contract would be for an indefinite period, however, and his job security would closely approximate that of a staff agent.
3. In discussing VATADA's conversion, the reviewing staff also noted that VATADA would not necessarily be granted staff status, even though his wife were to become a U.S. citizen, and would definitely not qualify for same at this time. In view of this development and the generally favorable benefits accruing to a career agent, the Division has reconsidered its conversion request to provide for career rather than
staff status, at Grade GS-11. It is felt that the career status provides most, if not all, of the benefits sought for VAYADA in HED-4-2377. It will now be unnecessary, moreover, for Mr. VAYADA to acquire U.S. citizenship, although Headquarters stands ready to facilitate acquisition of same if the VAYADA so desire.
4. Should there be any objection, on the part of the Station or VAYADA, to this latest proposal, Headquarters would appreciate an early indication to that effect, in order that other arrangements might be made. It would appear at this time, however, that the proposed career status is the most favorable that VAYADA could expect.
5 February 1957
Distribution:
3 - Havana
1 - HI
1 - WH/Mailroom
1 - WH/III/Cuba/Chrono
1 - Subject
J. C. KING
Chief, WHD
John T. Flynn
W. GALEBAITH, C/III
(Authenticating Officer)
SECRET
"CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK-LIST"
SECTION I
1. NAME [ ] FALSE [ ] TRUE
Arthur G. Valdada
2. PROJECT
AMPHIBIAN
3. ALLOTMENT NO.
3517-014
4. SLOT NO.
5. PREVIOUS CIA PSEUDONYM OR ALIASES
NA
6. INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENTLY ENGAGED OR HAS BEEN ENGAGED BY CIA OR ITS ALLIED ACTIVITIES IN THE CAPACITY OF [ ] YES [ ] NO. IF YES, DESCRIBE AND INCLUDE SALARY.
Subject first recruited in Panama as HUMINT in November 1963; transferred to Costa Rica in HUMINT Project. Subsequently was transferred to HUMINT Project and PERIOD.
7. SECURITY CLEARANCE (Type and date)
Operational Clearance - 19 July 1954
8. INDIVIDUAL WILL WORK UNDER "CONTROLLED CONDITIONS" I.E., REGULAR OFFICE HOURS AWAY FROM SUBJECT'S HOME AND PERFORMED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A STAFF EMPLOYEE OR STAFF AGENT [ ] YES [ ] NO
9. PROPOSED CATEGORY (Contract agent, contract employee, etc.)
Career Agent
SECTION II
10. CITIZENSHIP
U.S.
11. LEGAL RESIDENCE (City and state or country)
Sterling, Illinois
12. IF NOT U.S. CITIZEN, INDIVIDUAL IS PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIEN [ ] YES [ ] NO
13. AGE
34
14. DATE OF BIRTH (Month, day, year)
20 June 1922
15. MARITAL STATUS (Check as appropriate)
[ ] SINGLE [ ] MARRIED [ ] DIVORCED
16. CURRENT RESIDENCE (City and state or country)
Havana, Cuba
17. NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS (Not including individual relationship)
Three dependents: wife and two children
18. RELATIONSHIP:
SECTION III
19. INDIVIDUAL IS RELATED TO A STAFF EMPLOYEE, STAFF AGENT OR AN INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE AGENCY IN SOME CAPACITY [ ] YES [ ] NO
SECTION IV
20. RESERVE
World War II
21. VETERAN
[ ] YES [ ] NO
22. IF RETIRED, INDICATE CATEGORY (Longevity, combat disability, service disability, non-combat)
23. BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
24. RANK OR GRADE
2/Cargo
25. DRAFT ELIGIBLE
[ ] YES [ ] NO
26. DRAFT DEFERMENT OBTAINED
[ ] YES [ ] NO
SECTION V
27. BASIC SALARY
$6,390.00
28. POST DIFFERENTIAL
CS-11
29. COVER (Breakdown, if any)
30. TAXES TO BE WITHHELD BY COVER
[ ] YES [ ] NO
31. ALLOCATIONS (NORMALLY GRANTED ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
Equilization Allowance - $2,620.00 (non-taxable)
32. COVER (Breakdown, if any)
SECTION VI
33. TYPE
[ ] YES [ ] NO
34. DOMESTIC OPERATIONAL
[ ] YES [ ] NO
35. FOREIGN OPERATIONAL
[ ] YES [ ] NO
36. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS TO BE SHIPPED
[ ] YES [ ] NO
37. PERSONAL VEHICLE TO BE SHIPPED
[ ] YES [ ] NO
38. TRANSPORTED VEHICLE TO BE USED FOR OPERATIONAL TRAVEL
[ ] YES [ ] NO
39. IF WITH DEPENDENTS STATE RELATIONSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH
Wife - Costa Rican (expects obtain U.S. citizenship in near future)
Born 15 March 1918 - 38 years of age. Married to Subject since 1945
Son - U.S. Citizen, 7 years of age.
Daughter - U.S. Citizen, 5 years of age.
SECTION VII
41. PAYMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH CIA REGULATIONS
42. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
43. ENTERTAINMENT
44. OTHER
45. NORMAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF FIELD
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, FI
SUBJECT: Request for Conversion of Arthur G. VAIVADA from Contract to Career Agent Status
REFERENCE: HKH-A-2577
1. Referenced dispatch from the field recommends the conversion of contract agent Arthur G. VAIVADA to staff status and presents a strong case for such conversion. Upon receiving a formal WHD request for such action, however, your Plans Staff suggested that career agent status would be more appropriate in this case, and further indicated that staff status for VAIVADA is virtually out of the question at this time. The request is being re-submitted, therefore, in revised form to provide for conversion to career rather than staff status.
2. VAIVADA has served CIA in a contract capacity since 1949, with a continuous high level of performance; first in Costa Rica, later in Guatemala and Cuba. He is currently assigned to Cuba and is expected to remain there indefinitely. VAIVADA is 34 years old and was promoted recently to the equivalent of a GS-10 rating. His expressed career interests lie in continued employment by CIA, more especially in the area of unofficial cover assignments, for which he is highly suited.
3. In view of VAIVADA's outstanding record as a contract agent, his strong overall qualifications, and his expressed desire for a career with CIA, it is recommended that he be granted career agent status. A PHS and a new contract check list (in duplicate) are attached.
4. WH Division contemplates bringing VAIVADA to the U.S. for covert training during the latter part of 1957.
5. Approval for the conversion of VAIVADA from contract to career agent status, as indicated above, is hereby requested.
J. C. KING
Chief, Western Hemisphere Division
Attachments
PHS (2)
Contract Check List (2)
SECRET
CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LIST
(CONTINUED)
NOTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON FIRST SHEET.
SECTION VIII
OTHER BENEFITS
46. BENEFITS: See Part XII of Confidential Fund Regulations or separate regulations for benefits applicable to various categories of contract personnel. If medical benefits are requested, see 6.12.30 or equivalent regulations.
PTA
Home Leave Travel
Pension Step Increases
Vacation
CIA Sick and Annual Leave
SECTION IX
COVER ACTIVITY
47. STATUS
Proposed
48. TYPE
Proprietor
49. IF COVER PAYMENTS ARE CONTINGENT, THEY WILL BE EFFECTED ON REIMBURSABLE BASIS
Yes
50. OFFSET OF INCOME
51. DURATION
Infinite
52. EFFECTIVE DATE
53. RENEWABLE
Yes
54. TERMINATION NOTICE (Number of days)
55. FORFEITURE OF RETURN TRAVEL FOR RELOCATION PRIOR TO CONTRACT TERMINATION
56. PRIMARY FUNCTION (FI, PP, other)
FI Operations
SECTION XIII
DUTIES
57. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED
Principal agent engaged in collection of positive intelligence and CIA information.
SECTION XIV
QUALIFICATIONS
58. EXPERIENCE
Army and Air Force Intelligence. CIA Training. Other as indicated in Number 6, above.
59. EDUCATION
Check Highest Level Attained
Grade School
High School Graduate
Trade School Graduate
Business School Graduate
Commercial School Graduate
College (No degree)
College Degree
Post Graduate
MA
PhD
60. LANGUAGE COMPETENCY
Check Appropriate Degree Competency
Spanish
Fluent
Average
Poor
Fluent
Average
Poor
Fluent
Average
Poor
U.S.A.
61. INDIVIDUAL'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
62. AREA KNOWLEDGE
Very good.
SECTION XV
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT
63. JOB AND SALARY PRIOR TO SERVICE FOR CIA
1940-1945: 1/Sgt USAF, Intelligence ECO.
Jan 1945 - April 1946: Leading man labor, $12.88 per day, US Naval Air Station, Coco Solo, Canal Zone
April 1946 - April 1949: 1/Sgt USAF, Intelligence ECO, Albrook Field, Canal Zone
April 1949 - Present: Contact agent.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
14. ADDITIONAL OR UNUSUAL REQUIREMENTS, JUSTIFICATIONS OR EXPLANATIONS (See other side if necessary)
APPROVAL
DATE
TYPED NAME & SIGNATURE OF DIVISION OFFICER
E. CALEB, CAM/III
REQUEST TRAINING BE POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. EXPLANATORY DISPATCH FOLLOWS.
END OF MESSAGE
TO: DIRECTOR
FROM: HAVANA
ACTION: WH 5
INFO: FI/RI 2, OP 2, S/C 2
TO: DIR
RE: MKHW 1984
DUE DELAY FINAL PROCESSING WIFES VISA VAIVADA UNABLE
DEPART HAVA PRIOR 16 JAN. WILL ADVISE ETA. GROVERY ACTING.
END OF MESSAGE
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WH
ATTENTION: Chief, WH/III
SUBJECT: Covert Training Request for Arthur G. VAIVADA
REFERENCE: Project AMPHODARCE
1. Reference is made to your memorandum dated 4 December 1956 requesting covert training for Arthur G. VAIVADA.
2. The CI Staff approves the training request subject to the comments and recommendations set forth in the attached memorandum prepared by CI/ICD under date of 20 December 1956.
James Angleton
Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff
Attachment:
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31a78f9cf80c2e5c7c3502097a7d4823af0059d0 | Mrs. Argentina C. Crozier
Admitted to the U.S. as an immigrant: March 12, 1960
Type: O-1 Port: SNA (San Antonio, Tex.)
Date of Birth: March 15, 1915
Received FOREIGN ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION INDEX CARD (Budget Bureau No. 43-R390) and Dept of Justice ID card Form No. 1-151 - thru my home address at Longmont Colorado about MAP 12 April 1960.
Index Card filled and mailed on 19 April 1960.
Nº 050
31 de January de 1951
RECIBI de Cash
la suma de Seven hundred fifty and no/100 colones
por Services rendered, month of January
(750.00)
Ras L. Carrión
27-14
27-14
27-14
27-14
27-14
301-168881
RECIBO POR DINERO
N° 009 30 de April de 1955
RECIBI de ...Cash
la suma de ...Eight hundred colones 00/100
por ...Services rendered, 16-30 April
(6 300.00)
[Signature]
201-16 851
**BIOGRAPHICAL:** Consuelo Felicia CORDERO Calderon
| From | To | Place | Employment | Employer | Address |
|------------|------------|------------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1 Jan 57 | 20 May 57 | San Jose, C.R. | Manicurist | Juan BORDALLO | 62 entre Av 3 - 5 |
| 20 May | 1 July 57 | Havana, Cuba | Unemployed | | |
| 2 July | 13 April 58| San Jose, C.R. | Salon BORDALLO | Juan BORDALLO | 62 entre Av 3 - 5 |
| 14 Apr 58 | July 58 | 160 Main St., Quincy 69, Mass. | Unemployed. | | |
| July 58 | 27 Dec 58 | Mexico City | Salon Moderno | Esperanza HERRERA | Av Alvaro Oregon No 174 |
| 27 Dec 58 | Mar 59 | 180 Main St., Quincy 69, Mass. | Unemployed. | | |
| Mar 59 | 17 Mar 60 | 550 Riverside Dr. Student at Wilfred Academy - 1657 Broadway 51st New York 27, N.Y. | also employed at Glamour Cut, 353 E. 204 St., Bronx, N.Y. | | |
| | | | also employed at Ciro's Coiffure, Lexington Av 91st and 92nd. | | |
| | | | also employed at Jacques Beauty Salon, Inc. 160 West 55th Street, N.Y. | | |
| 21 Mar 60 | to date | 226 Burgess Ave | Temporarily unemployed. | | |
| | | Alexandria, Va. | | | |
*Dates were taken from passport travel.*
201168251
RECIBI de Cash
la suma de four hundred and no/100 colones
por services rendered, month of June
27-19-11
27-19-13
27-19-16
27-19-18
27-19-20
27-19-23
FILE IN 201-168581
See Subject's cover file in Operations folder.
201-168 881
SECRET
Security Information
MEMORANDUM TO: PLANS
FROM: WID
SUBJECT: Project HUMANOID
Project HUMANOID is the most important single project of the San Jose Station, and the basis for all existing and contemplated OSS activities in the area. It is requested that the restrictions imposed upon project HUMANOID, as contained in TRS-4-635, copy attached, be lifted at this time, and the Chief of Station be authorized to direct the activities of HUMANOID into the following channels.
(a) Direct and close supervision of HUMANOID-3, the Station's penetration of the Vanguardia Popular, Costa Rican Communist Party, in order to utilize fully the agents' potentialities. HUMANOID-3 is intelligent, has a wide knowledge of Communist activities, plans and personalities and is desirous of cooperating to the extent of his ability. After a thorough de-briefing of HUMANOID-3 by HUMANOID, in order to acquaint him, HUMANOID-3 with the Station's specific interests and requirements, plus the subsequent close supervision which will be exercised by HUMANOID, and the continuing close supervision of HUMANOID-3 by HUMANOID, it is felt that the station will then be in a position to provide intensive and adequate coverage of the objectives assigned to it in the San Jose SOI.
(b) Direct and close supervision of HUMANOID-4, the Station's penetration of the Women's Fronts affiliated with the Vanguardia Popular. It is felt that the former cut-out HUCKLEBONE, who handled HUMANOID-4 until 1 June 1949, was somewhat inept in his operational dealings, which possibly may account for what seems to be a lack of productivity in the HUMANOID-4 project. HUMANOID-4 has an intimate relationship with active CP members in Costa Rica, both on a low and high level, and possesses a definite potential for both independent reporting, and for spotting a likely individual to be used as a parallel to the HUMANOID-3 project. HUMANOID, who will now handle HUMANOID-4, is capable of directing this agent's efforts into the proper channels, and capitalizing fully on the talents possessed by the individual. It is felt that this is another instance whereby HUMANOID, by working closely and directly with the individual can make a substantial contribution to the efforts of the San Jose Station.
(c) Direct and close supervision of HUMANOID-1 and HUMANOID-2, the mail intercept operations presently covering the General Post Office in San Jose. The information that HUMANOID-1 has access to is important and is of documentary reliability. His position is important to the operational structure of the station. HUMANOID-2 is
a very satisfactory type of agent. He displays a certain amount of initiative in voluntarily performing tasks not specifically requested by the Chief of Station through the cut-out HUMANOID. HUMANOID-2 has demonstrated the qualities of willingness, discretion, and cooperation.
(d) As to the principal agent of Project HUMANOID, the following observations are submitted, which will indicate unmistakably the value of this project, and its contribution to the successful activities of the San Jose Station.
Evaluation of services - As the principal agent and station cut-out, HUMANOID is charged with the direction and guidance of HUMANOID-1; HUMANOID-2; HUMANOID-3; HUMANOID-4. His handling of these agents is carried out in a professional and efficient manner, and his personal comments and corrections on their reports, based on his long acquaintance with local personalities and conditions, are of considerable value. His attitude remains enthusiastic and willing.
Evaluation of information - The information produced by the agents being handled by HUMANOID is of great value to the station. In addition to his own production, this agent's operations are well suited to checking on information received from other sources.
CONCEPTS - Despite the fact that HUMANOID has been working under certain operational restrictions for a number of months, his value to the station continues to be of major importance. In addition to the tangible and measurable information produced by and through him, HUMANOID has proved to be the single most valuable source of background and orientation data for the Chief of Station. His knowledge of the history of Costa Rican communist activities and personalities, and his grasp of the various revolutionary movements and figures has been freely shared with the Chief of Station. These "briefing meetings" represent an intangible contribution to the over-all performance of the Station. HUMANOID is eager to expand his operations and upon the removal of present operational restrictions it is believed that he can be given further responsibilities, particularly in the recruiting of additional sub-agents. The station is presently interested in accomplishing a parallel penetration of the Communist Party of Costa Rica, in expanding routine investigative coverage and in developing additional sources on political movements. It is believed that HUMANOID can insure the success of these new ventures.
1. HUMANOID
A. Identifying data:
(a) Nationality: U.S. citizen, born 22 June 1922
(b) Education: High school and attending college in Costa Rica
(c) Occupation: Sergeant in U.S. Air Force during World War II, and an agent of the Havana Station until early 1949
(d) Marital status: Married
(e) Time devoted to our work: Approximately 40%
(f) How contacted: By Chief of Station
B. Humanoid is a contact for projects Hugger, Humanoid 1 and 3, and Humanist-2. See attachments.
2. Production:
(a) Description of info produced: Communist penetration of labor groups and student groups.
(b) Statistics on reports received and discarded:
July thru December: 3 received, 3 discarded
(c) Headquarters evaluation of info received: 8-2
3. Cost of project: $89,005 per month. Table shows following payments:
| Month | Amount |
|----------|--------|
| July | $34,42 |
| August | $34,42 |
| September| $34,42 |
| October | $56,39 |
| November | $51,63 |
| December | $51,63 |
4. Administration by headquarters:
(a) Operational clearance granted.
(b) Allotment sheet up to date.
5. General Evaluation:
Humanoid is considered an excellent agent in all respects. His value is more than commensurate with his salary.
SECRET
SECRET
PERSONAL RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE
PART II - OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CASE OFFICER:
1. If feasible, subject should fill in Part I of PRO in his own hand.
2. Part II of PRO is classified, must be filled in by the Case Officer and is not to be shown to subject.
3. Headquarters will not be able to provide an Operational Clearance unless it receives answers to all questions on page 1 of Part I (Items 1 to 121), and to all questions of Part II (Items 122 to 351).
4. In emergency these answers, keyed to Items 1 to 12 by number, and with summary of Part II, may be cabled to Headquarters, followed promptly by pouch with complete data.
5. Fully completed PRO must be sent to Headquarters as soon as possible, two copies of Part I (including copy in subject's handwriting, if possible) and one copy of Part II.
6. Data acquired later must be sent to Headquarters in PRO format on a continuing basis.
7. All pages of both parts will bear the PRO number, composed of (a) Station symbol (b) PRO (c) number assigned consecutively by the field station; e.g. P34/PRO/10.
Cryptonym: Arthur G. VAIVADA
36. How, when and where was subject first contacted or developed?
Subject was first recruited in Panama as HYDROPATHIC in November 1948 and transferred to Costa Rica in approved HUMANOID project. Subsequently was transferred to BIRADIAL project, PERSUCCESS and in 1954 to AMPHORCH project (Cuba) with which he is currently identified.
38. Could subject be turned over quickly and in a secure manner to someone else for handling? Yes To whom? Record over the past nine years shows that subject has easily been turned over to different projects and case officers.
39. Best estimate of subject's motivation
Subject is motivated by his interest in intelligence work, desire to advance in the organization as a career, its remuneration and as loyal U.S. citizen.
40. With what agencies and files has subject's name been checked? When?
Result: What else has been done to verify biographical information furnished by subject?
Checked upon recruitment in Panama in 1949 and subsequently upon transfer to other projects.
41. What control exists over subject at present? How can it be increased?
Subject is controlled through dependence on salary, loyalty because of American heritage, past Army and Agency service, and a desire for a career in intelligence work.
42. For what service does he think he is working? What does he think becomes of his information?
Subject is cognizant of the identity of this organization.
43. Explain fully subject's past or present connection with any intelligence service.
Subject previously in U. S. Army and Air Force Intelligence.
44. What type of information has subject furnished? What type is he best qualified by education and experience to furnish? Give evaluation of information received.
Subject has furnished information received from sub-agents on Communist and revolutionary activities throughout the Central American-Caribbean area. Is now P/A in Cuban project with those primary objectives. Work to date has been outstanding. Has been particularly valuable in development and recruitment of new agents.
45. If subject's duties are to be other than intelligence gathering, explain.
Only those functions (Administrative-Operational) normally exercised by P/A.
46. Has he been given special training as an agent? Explain.
U. S. Army Intelligence Training and Agency covert training from 5 October through 25 November 1953. Additional covert training at Headquarters planned for April-May 1957.
47. How and from whom does he obtain information?
From indigenous student—youth elements, with whom he maintains contact and who in turn have entree to Cuban Communist and revolutionary circles.
48. Is it proposed to pay subject a regular salary? If so, amount per week, month, etc. Explain any other methods of payment, such as exchange commodities.
Subject is to receive $6,390 annually, plus allowances, with provisions for normal step increases, and promotion when justified.
49. Have any promises or commitments whatsoever (not covered elsewhere in this form) been made to subject? Explain.
No.
50. Are subject's language abilities and other characteristics such that he could pass as a native of a country or region other than his own? Explain.
Has native fluency in language and would at least pass as long-time resident and possibly even national of certain Central American-Caribbean countries, although has obviously foreign physical characteristics.
51. What is subject's social standing? Aristocracy, upper middle class, lower middle class, peasantry, etc.?
Upper Middle Class
52. What are subject's personal habits? Liquor, drugs, gambling, mistresses or lovers?
Believed to be normal in all respects.
53. Evaluation of subject's character, reliability, security.
All noted excellent.
54. With what other foreign power would subject be most likely to collaborate because of his ideology, obligation, etc.? Explain.
None
55. What special abilities, talents, or qualifications are possessed by subject which would conceivably be of value for other operations in the future?
Subject can send and receive Morse Code.
56. Attach samples of subject's signature and handwriting in all languages known to him, also a recent, dated photograph, and fingerprints.
Previously submitted.
57. How was information in Part I obtained?
From Subject personally.
58. Other miscellaneous operational data and comments.
Outstanding record led first to recommendation that subject be converted to staff status; following which it was determined that a career agent designation would be more appropriate in his case.
Ross L. CROZIER was born on 20 June 1922 in De Kalb, Illinois and is the eldest of five children of a respectable middle-class family. His parents and his two brothers and two sisters now reside in Sterling, Illinois. Crozier received his primary and high school education in De Kalb and entered the U.S. Army in 1940, later transferring to the Army Air Corps. He served as an operations and intelligence specialist, first in the China-India-Burma Theatre and later in Panama. Crozier was discharged from the service in August 1945, leaving with the grade of Technical Sergeant. After his discharge, Crozier worked about three months as a laboratory technician in the Sterling (Illinois) Silica-Gel Corporation and then returned to the Canal Zone to marry Argentine GONZALEZ C., a Costa Rican girl in December 1945. He then worked about four months as a stevedore and labor foreman in the Canal Zone. In April 1946 he re-enlisted in the Air Force in the Canal Zone, from which he was discharged three years later in 1949 at his previous grade of Technical Sergeant.
Crozier became an Agency contract agent on 1 June 1949. He was originally scheduled to be used in Panama but was assigned to the HUMARID Project in Costa Rica instead. While there he successfully handled a high level penetration of the Costa Rican Communist Party. In 1953 he was sent to Headquarters for training, and in 1954 he was assigned to PERSUASION for a brief period. In July 1954 he signed a new contract in Washington whereby he became the new principal.
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agent of Project AMPHODARCH. He is under student cover and is actually working for his BA degree at the University of Habana, for which he has approximately 1 more year of academic work to complete.
Crozier has a healthy appearance and appears to be about 23 instead of 32 years of age. He is athletically inclined and has been, and is at present, interested in organizing and participating in intra-mural athletics. He is happily married and the father of two children. He possesses a great deal of integrity, honesty, intelligence, and resourcefulness. His chief hobby, aside from sports, is photography. He has made quite a study of picture-taking and has developed a portrait photo technique which he has found useful in his work and as an aid to obtaining extra spending money while going to school. The Chief of Habana Mission and WAD have a strong feeling that this man will perform his duties in a superior manner and will make AMPHODARCH a valuable and worthwhile project.
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Chief of Station, San Jose
Acting Chief, WJ
HUMANOID
RIFS: 8, TPS-6-1951
D. TPS-6-685
1. Headquarters files have just been admirably augmented through the receipt of reference a., which to say the least, sheds considerable, much-needed light on this operation. This was a most welcome clarification of many of our questions concerning HUMANOID.
2. Upon his return to Headquarters, Dennis E. COPeland reported your desire to have HUMANOID sign a new contract. It is suggested in this regard that you furnish as soon as possible any provisions which you wish to recommend for inclusion in the contract. Such recommendations will of course be in conformity with Sec. 5-3 of the regulations governing contract agents, not career agents. It would be most advantageous to submit such a contract for consideration simultaneously with a request for renewal of the operation at the end of February 1952.
3. Relative to your question in paragraph 2 of reference a., at the present time, TPS-6-685 is the current approved version of the extent of HUMANOID's operational activities. It is firmly believed that these restrictions will be removed when, in February 1952, this operation will be considered for renewal by the Staff which increased the curtailment. It is urged that in your quarterly review for the period ending 31 December 1951 you give Headquarters the benefit of another specific detailed report. At that time, we will also submit a request for increased salary for HUMANOID.
W. H. WHEELER, JR.
By J. C. Bonnet
R. W. RASTISTER
JCB106
5 December 1951
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TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operational
SPECIFIC—HUMANOID Project
Ref: TRSW-685, TSA-1056, WASH 14671
1. TRSW-685, which advises that the expiration date of this project has been determined to be 29 February 1952, was received several days after the forwarding of TSA-1056, which recommended that subject be considered for career agent status. Although TSA-1056 furnished certain of the data requested by headquarters, the following additional information, queries and comments are set forth with a view to facilitating a final evaluation of the project.
2. Pursuant to the approval contained in TRSW-685, dated June 29, 1951, HUMANOID has been and is currently acting as cutout for HUMANIST-2, as well as for HUMANKIND-1 and HUMANKIND-3. It is therefore not clear whether paragraph 2.b. of TRSA-685 is to be interpreted as a new restriction on his activities which is to be placed into effect at this time. In other words, is headquarters' approval of the suggestions contained in TRSA-950 now withdrawn?
3. As discussed in TRSA-950, assistance was extended HUMANOID in setting up a photography and photocopy shop on the fringe of the downtown area. Funds formerly used for rental of a safehouse were applied instead as rental for his photo shop, with the purpose of providing a safe meeting place between HUMANOID and HUMANIST-2 and to provide a more accessible spot for the processing of HUMANKIND material. Early in July 1951, after two or three weeks experience with photo-stating HUMANKIND material at the studio demonstrated the unsuitability of the arrangement, HUMANOID resumed his photostatic work in his own home. The studio has continued to serve as a meeting place for HUMANIST-2. The following considerations entered into the decision to discontinue processing HUMANKIND-1 and 3 material at the photo studio: 1) The conspicuous nature of the equipment in a small shop; 2) the security risks caused by the presence in the studio of HUMANOID's local employee; and 3) the lack of any secure storage space for compromising material.
4. Since the dispatch of TRSA-1056, HUMANOID has been notified by his photographic assistant that the latter is resigning.
to seek more remunerative employment at the end of this month. HUMANOID states that he is unable to devote sufficient time to the business to keep it going without an assistant and that it would be quite difficult to locate a competent workman at the salary level he can afford to pay. The above facts, plus unfavorable findings of a recent financial analysis of his business, have convinced HUMANOID to close the photograph shop at the end of November.
5. In connection with paragraph 2.d. of TRSW-685, which states that HUMANOID must discontinue using his home to reproduce the material obtained from HUMANKIND-1 and HUMANKIND-3, the following brief history of safehouse experience at this station is set forth. A review of the files and discussion with HUMANOID reveals that seven safehouses have been utilized to date:
a. An office room in the Panama Company building in San José from June, 1949, to November, 1949, used to process HUMANKIND material. Abandoned when it was learned the room was called the "FBI office upstairs" by other residents of the building.
b. An apartment in Bella Vista from November, 1949, to January, 1950, used to process HUMANKIND material. Abandoned because landlord lived next door and used common entrance.
c. One-half of a house in San Pedro, which had private entrance. Abandoned because the notorious Frank MARSHALL was neighbor. MARSHALL is enemy of the Communist Party and knew HUMANIST-2 by sight.
d. An apartment in Parque Forazán. After two months this was abandoned as neighbors began making inquiries concerning infrequency of visits to the house.
e. Apartment in Barrio Luján, for four months. This was abandoned as many Party members lived nearby and knew HUMANIST-2 by sight.
f. A house near the Sabana airport for seven months, used to process HUMANKIND material. Frequent vacancy of the premises caused speculation by neighbors and landlord.
g. Photographic studio as discussed above. In addition to stated reasons for closing above safehouses, two house breakings were suffered, and it was frequently feared that the reproduction equipment might be stolen when it became apparent that persons were seldom in the houses.
6. In view of headquarters intention to terminate this project, it is not deemed advisable at this time to install HUMANOID in a new warehouse to process HUMANOID material. Accordingly, headquarters advice is requested as to whether HUMANOID may continue using his house for the next few months, or whether this operation should be suspended immediately, inasmuch as no suitable alternate cutout has been located to date.
7. In reply to your request for comment on the salary increase for HUMANOID recommended by the former Chief of Station, please be advised that the writer concurs in the recommendation. As indicated in TRSA-1056 and TRSA-999, this agent has been living on a very close financial margin and has been aware of the recommended raise for some months. It is conceivable that he has taken the raise possibility into consideration in his personal financial arrangements. In any event, should headquarters decide to terminate subject, it is recommended that several months salary be authorized as a termination bonus in order that there will be no likelihood of security considerations arising from subject's possibly over-extended financial position. This bonus payment is believed justified by subject's long tenure of service.
8. With regard to paragraph 3 of TRSA-685, there have been no changes in subject's cover and current codes of contact and communication from those set out in TRSA-999. HUMANIST-2 makes a weekly door-slot drop at night at the photographic studio, and a live meeting takes place at the studio approximately three nights a month, with safety-danger signals being utilized. In addition, HUMANOID meets once or so a month with HUGGER, either at her home or at the studio. HUMANOID contacts remain the same. My contacts with HUMANOID have taken place at his home, in a bar, in a local pension, at my home, and in coffee bars on a staggered schedule of about once a week.
9. With reference to WASH 14671, please be advised that absolutely no commitments have been made to subject, and, on the contrary, hints have been dropped to him of a possible curtailment of funds which might require discontinuing certain operations here. No difficulty is anticipated in terminating subject upon receipt of final instructions from headquarters.
10. With further reference to WASH 14671, your attention is respectfully invited to the following headquarters files which reflect opinions and evaluations of subject by other staff personnel:
TZPA-365 Part II "Subject's superiors regard this man as highly dependable."
TZPA-365 Part I "Subject's immediate superior is Lt. Col. Wm. R. FORBES, Director of Intelligence, CAIRG, who recommends subject highly."
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TRSA-403 "Subject is considered to be extremely reliable and intelligent, which, combined with his past experience, qualify him for a wide range of assignments."
TRSA-582 "...services have been of considerable value to operations. The agents which he handles are the most productive of those now being used by this station, and his management of these informants has been excellent from both an information and security viewpoint."
TRSA-546 "...his integrity, discretion, and industry cannot be too highly commended, and we feel that he is eminently suited for staff or cover employment in any capacity deemed commensurate with his intellectual and other abilities."
TRSA-860 "...the services of this agent are extremely valuable to this station."
TRSA-999 "...the services of this agent continue to be extremely valuable.... In view of his importance to this station, his ability and his willingness to devote time to the work when needed, it is recommended that he be considered for a raise in pay..."
TRSA-661 "...his experience and ability is such that he could probably be of use to the organization anywhere in Latin America."
11. The above file history, plus approximately three months observation and direction of HUMANOID served as the basis for my recommendation of career agent status.
12. At the risk of laboring the point, and solely on the basis of information available here, it appears that HUMANOID has provided valuable service in the past, that he is currently an important factor in the operational structure of this station, and that he possesses certain potential for future use by the organization. In this connection, it is noted that headquarters inquired some time ago (TRSW-641) whether subject would be interested in working for the organization in another country. Although it is realized your interest in this possibility may no longer exist, for your information HUMANOID has stated that he would go to any other Latin American country, in any capacity, on short notice.
13. The instant dispatch is respectfully submitted for your information and in response to your queries. It is to be emphasized that headquarters desires with regard to modifying or terminating this project will be followed implicitly.
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James K. Russo
261-16-8881
WASH 14671
TO: SANJFG
RE: TRSA-1056
MAKE NO COMMITMENTS RE FUTURE STATUS SUBJECT AT PRESENT HAVE NO PLANS CONTACT HIM HERE. HCS FILES DO NOT REFLECT BASIS YOUR ENTHUSIASM SUBJECT'S USEFULNESS THIS AGENCY. HCS FAVORS CONTINUING PRESENT STATUS.
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. RASTETTER AND MR. BONNET
FROM: Paul P. Paxton
SUBJECT: HUMANOID; Career Status
1. I do not feel that this man's position in the political and social life in Costa Rica lends itself to our need for a career agent in that area. His financial position negates his accessibility to high-level information, and our requirements for Costa Rica should not be satisfied through outright subsidization of an agent in order to place him in a position of influence. His wife's knowledge of his work for us is lamentable and her Costa Rican background with substantial local political ties should be sufficient reason to delay any further consideration on our part for increasing his knowledge of our operations. Admittedly, he has performed a satisfactory service for the San Jose station, but his efforts are not so vital that his termination, in the event he decides to sever connections with us because of his failure to achieve more prominent status, would be a permanent blow to our effectiveness there. With respect to his knowledge of future possibilities with us, we cannot be held responsible for unauthorized commitments that may have been made by the previous Chief of Station.
2. The current status of HUMANOID should be established in line with TRS - 685.
WH/PFP/1e
2 November 1951
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
DATE: 22 October 1951
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operational
SPECIFIC—Humanoid
Ref: Field Memo 218
1. Serious consideration has been given to the suitability of Humanoid for career agent status, and in this connection, it is to be noted subject is partially aware of the possibilities of career agent status by virtue of a discussion with the former Chief of Station.
2. It appears that Humanoid fills the requirements set out in reference memorandum, as follows:
a. Humanoid.
b. His existing cover is well established and believed to be durable. He has been attending the local university for over two years; he built and owns his own home in Costa Rica; he is married to a Costa Rican and has two children born here; and he has a going business in the form of a photographic shop which provides an excuse for additional income.
c. SOI objectives assigned to Humanoid include supervised direction of Communist Party penetration (Humanist-2); supervised direction of Postal Intercept Project (Humankind); direct provision of information emanating from local university and intellectual circles of which subject is a member. Also, subject formerly directed attempted penetration of the Communist Party women's "Front" group (Hugger).
d. It has been noted that subject's efficiency and productivity have been hampered by financial considerations in the past. He has had unusually heavy medical bills, and the rising cost of living in Costa Rica has presented economic problems in view of his modest income. It is felt that subject has valuable potential for expanding his operations under the status of career agent. With the removal or partial removal of economic pressure, subject would be able to devote additional time to the exploitation of numerous personal contacts in labor, government, religious, and political circles. He is
unusually adept at investigative technique, has the ability to balance risks involved against value of information to be obtained, and is thoroughly familiar with the geography and political trends in Costa Rica. To date, subject has confined his activities mostly to cutout and direction; however, it is believed that with additional freedom he could successfully engage in spotting, recruitment, general investigation, and independent reporting.
e. Subject has discussed his desire to send his wife and two children to his family in the United States late in October for a 60-day visit. He would then like to travel to the United States himself in late December for a brief visit with his parents in Illinois. This would be his first visit home in several years and would provide an excellent opportunity and cover for headquarters contact, either in Illinois or Washington, at which time formalities and necessary training could be accomplished. (NOTE: This planned trip of subject may temporarily interrupt contact with Humanist-2 and Humankind, as a stable interlocut has not yet been developed; but experience has shown that production from both sources practically dies out over the Christmas and New Year holidays in this country.
3. In connection with Paragraph e. above, it is to be noted that the travel plans of subject's wife have been complicated by advice from the Embassy Consular Section that the Immigration authorities at the port of entry into the United States may demand a $500.00 U.S. bond in substantiation of her intent to return to Costa Rica after the 60 days. This station is therefore considering advancing subject U.S. $500.00 in order to enable him to present the bond if it is demanded and to obviate the possibility of his spending several hundred dollars in travel money for his wife to a port of entry and return to Costa Rica if entry were denied. This money would not be used by subject for any other purpose and would be returned to station funds after successful entry of his wife into the United States.
4. In view of the fact that this Station has no basis for comparison with regard to possible salary figures which might be offered subject if career agent status is approved, no recommendation in this regard is being made. However, it is pointed out that subject has worked for the organization for almost four years, that his efficiency has been excellent, his grasp of intelligence requirements above average, his potential attractive, and that his present position in the operational structure of this Station is of major importance.
5. It is requested that this Station be advised if you are interested in considering subject for career agent status. If so, please advise whether contact will be had with subject while
he is in the United States. Also, will the government reimburse subject for travel expenditures for his trip. In view of the relatively short time remaining before his trip, it is requested that I be advised as soon as possible of pertinent details, such as length of time required for training, etc., in order that humanoid may be briefed and in order that interim operational arrangements may be worked out.
6. It would be appreciated if a reply to the recommended salary increase of subject could be made available. (See TRSA-999 of July 1 and TRSA-1037 dated September 28, 1951.)
James K. Russo
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18-6-3-74
TO: Chief, WHD
FROM: Chief-of-Station, San José
DATE: 28 September 1951
SUBJECT: GENERAL— Operational
SPECIFIC— Humanoid Project
1. In connection with a re-examination of the security factors of this Project, a pre-arranged visit to the home of Humanoid was made by the writer. As previously reported, subject has constructed a secret dark room under the floor of his house and processes the production from the Humankind Project in this work room. It is therefore necessary that certain compromising material is retained overnight by Humanoid, and, at present, this material is kept in a wooden desk with a cheap lock. Although Humanoid's personal security appears good at this time, the possibility of an unexpected house search or a pure case of house-breaking with theft as a motive cannot be overlooked, with resultant serious security considerations.
2. It is therefore requested that headquarters consider furnishing a small wall safe with a combination lock for installation in the above-mentioned dark room. It would be possible to sink the safe into the concrete wall, and even if complete concealment were not possible, the safety of the material would be greatly enhanced. Suitable safes are not available locally, but it is known that Remington Rand markets a small strong box with a combination lock (price about $20.00) which would be ideal.
3. I would appreciate receiving your opinion in this matter inasmuch as other measures must be taken in the event a safe cannot be made available.
4. Inasmuch as Humanoid is aware of the proposed salary raise recommended by the former Chief of Station in the Quarterly Report dated August 17, 1951, information as to the status of this recommendation is requested.
James K. Russo
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CLASSIFICATION
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
DATE: 31 July 1951
TO: Chief, WHD
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operations
SPECIFIC—Humanoid
Ref: Memorandum given writer by Zachary T. Cady in Panama
1. Humanoid advised that his mother-in-law, Sra. Dora Calderon de CORDERO, has no relationship with the family of former President Rafael Angel CALDERON Guardia. Humanoid advised that his mother-in-law was friendly with the CALDERON family years ago, but has had no contact with any of the family or the Calderonista Party since the revolution. This woman immigrated to Costa Rica as Dora INIKEN from Europe, and as it is customary for immigrants and illegitimate children to take upon themselves the name of the President, Dora INIKEN changed her name to CALDERON. Humanoid stated that she has no political connections whatsoever and is sympathetic to whatever administration is in power at the time. The information in the referenced memorandum was originally written by Humanoid three years ago and has no application to the present.
2. Regarding Humanoid's associates, Sr. and Sra. Miguel CORRALES, Humanoid stated that he has not seen CORRALES for over a year since CORRALES is in Guanacaste Province. It is true that CORRALES was a Figuerista during the revolution, but he is no longer sympathetic with FIGUERES.
3. Humanoid's intelligence activities are known to his wife, who has been of assistance to him in said activities on various occasions. However, Humanoid stated that his mother-in-law has no knowledge of these activities.
Eugene T. Roddy
IR COPY
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CLASSIFICATION
31 July 51
201-168881
18-6-3-70
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. THARP:
SUBJECT: a. HUMANOID
b. Technical Surveillance in Costa Rica
HUMANOID is an American agent used as a cut-out in several San Jose operations. He was employed in the technical surveillance on the home of Juan Bosch, as one of the two monitors. He also handles the photography incident to the HUMANKIND project, which work he performs in his own quarters. (This may now be performed away from his home, but until very recently it was done at home.)
HUMANOID's PHS shows the following points which Dave Wright may be able to clarify:
(see TZP-A-365, Part I)
1. His wife is related, through her mother, to the family of CALDERON. This might be a connection with the "Calederonistas" who are alleged to be the group of Costa Ricans responsible for mysterious bombings early this year.
2. Subject's mother-in-law, who resides with him, is described as follows: "strongly inclined to Sr. Calderon GUARDIA and Leo CORTES during their respective regimes in Costa Rica, and she is now (Oct 1948) enthusiastic about the Junta Government of Jose FIGUERES. However, she takes no active part in politics."
3. Other friends and associates of his wife are: Sr. and Sra. Miguel Corrales (San Juan Tibas Costa Rica). Miguel Corrales was a radio operator and intelligence operative for Jose FIGUERES during the Costa Rican Civil War in the spring of 1948.
Jose FIGUERES and Juan BOSCH were the target personalities of the technical surveillance. FIGUERES made the statement that "one of his boys told him all about the surveillance."
From the above circumstances, it appears possible that HUMANOID's intelligence activities are probably known to either his wife, his mother-in-law, or his friend, CORRALES, and that one of the three could have been the source through which the surveillance was blown. Would you discuss this informally with Dave Wright, please?
J. C. BONNET
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201-168781
TO: Chief, Foreign Division T
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operations
SPECIFIC—Project Humanoid
Ref: TRSA-925
Enclosed herewith is Part II—Operational Information—of the Personal Record Questionnaire for Project Humanoid.
Encl: 1 in dupl
Eugene T. Roddy
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PERSONAL RECORD QUESTIONNAIRE
Part II - OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CASE OFFICER:
1. If feasible, subject should fill in Part I of PRQ in his own hand.
2. Part II of PRQ is classified, must be filled in by the Case Officer and is not to be shown to subject.
3. Headquarters will not be able to provide an operational clearance unless it receives answers to all questions on page 1 of Part I (Items 1 to 12), and to all questions of Part II (Items 36 to 58).
4. In emergency these answers, keyed to Items 1 to 12 by number, and with summary of Part II, may be cabled to headquarters; followed promptly by pouch with complete data.
5. Fully completed PRQ must be sent to headquarters as soon as possible, two copies of Part I (including copy in subject's handwriting, if possible) and one copy of Part II.
6. Data acquired later must be sent to headquarters in PRQ format on a continuing basis.
7. All pages of both parts will bear the PRQ number, composed of (a) station symbol (b) PRQ (c) number assigned consecutively by the field station; e.g. PGA/PRQ/12.
36. Cryptonym: Humanoid
37. How, when and where was subject first contacted or developed?
Subject was first recruited in Panama as Hydropathic in November 1948 and transferred to San José as approved Humanoid project, July 1949.
38. Could subject be turned over quickly and in a secure manner to someone else for handling? To whom?
Subject could be turned over quickly to any approved cutout, though at present he is himself acting as a cutout between Chief of Station and subject's motivation.
Subject motivated by his interest in intelligence work, desire to advance in the organization as a career, and its remuneration.
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40. With what agencies and files has subject's name been checked? When?
Result? What else has been done to verify biographical information furnished by subject?
Recruited and checked in Panama (see TZPA-365).
41. What control exists over subject at present? How can it be increased?
Subject can be controlled through dependence on salary, loyalty due to American heritage, past U.S. Army service, and desire for a career in this work—all are controlling factors, as well as his receipt of G.I. school benefits.
42. For what service does he think he is working? What does he think becomes of his information?
Subject is cognizant of identity of this organization.
43. Explain fully subject's past or present connection with any intelligence service.
Subject previously in U.S. Army Intelligence (see Part I, PRQ 26, No. 25)
44. What type of information has subject furnished? What type is he best qualified by education and experience to furnish? Give evaluation of information received.
Subject furnishes only information received as a cutout from subagents, Communist Party activities and Caribbean revolutionary matters.
45. If subject's duties are to be other than intelligence gathering, explain.
None
46. Has he been given special training as an agent? Explain.
U.S. Army Intelligence training.
47. How and from whom does he obtain information?
Subject acts as cutout for Humanist-2, Humankind-1, Humankind-3, and Hugger.
48. Is it proposed to pay subject a regular salary? If so, amount per week, month, etc. Explain any other methods of payment, such as exchange commodities.
Subject receives $1,000 per month (approved TRSW-627)
49. Have any promises or commitments whatsoever (not covered elsewhere in this form) been made to subject? Explain.
No.
50. Are subject's language abilities and other characteristics such that he could pass as a native of a country or region other than his own? Explain.
No.
51. What is subject's social standing? Aristocracy, upper-middle class, lower middle class, peasantry, etc.? Upper middle class.
52. What are subject's personal habits? Liquor, drugs, gambling, mistresses or lovers?
Social-drinker, very moderately. No gambling or mistresses.
53. Evaluation of subject's character, reliability, security.
All noted excellent.
54. With what other foreign power would subject be most likely to collaborate because of his ideology, obligation, etc.? Explain.
None.
55. What special abilities, talents, or qualifications are possessed by subject which would conceivably be of value for other operations in the future?
Subject knows Morse code and can send and receive 16 words per minute at present, which rate can be quickly increased.
56. Attach samples of subject's signature and handwriting in all languages known to him, also a recent, dated photograph, and fingerprints.
Photos forwarded with Part I. Handwriting and fingerprints being pouches separately.
57. How was information in Part I obtained?
Subject submitted information personally.
38. Other miscellaneous operational data and comments.
None.
SECRET
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 31 March-1 July 1951.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS: No change.
SALARY: Subject was raised from 750 colones per month to 1,000 colones per month, effective 1 March 1951.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES: Services of this agent continue to be extremely valuable as the principal cutout for three subagents. Subject also processes the information received, adding to it his own comments drawn from long personal acquaintance with local conditions. Subject maintains a good working relationship with subagents necessary for their continued trusted and unworried cooperation.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: The information procured by subject is valuable though very little is his own, but rather that of his subagents.
OTHER FACTORS: Reference is made to TRSA950 and TRSW-655 wherein subject's operations, as planned by this station and approved by headquarters, were set out. These operations have continued as outlined without incident or danger to the security of this agent or this station.
COMMENTS: Subject is devoting increasingly more time to the coverage of mail intercepts, their photostating, and enlarging coverage of same. The intelligence consciousness as well as the trust he has built up in Humanist-2 in reporting on top level Communist activities has taken time and has produced good results in effective coverage. In view of his importance to this station, his ability and his willingness to devote time to the work when needed, it is recommended that subject be considered for a raise in pay from 1,000 colones to 1,500.
Subject is living frugally on his present salary and his G.I. subsistence. His wife has recently had another child which was followed by complications necessitating considerable hospital-
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July 51
20/168831
ization. This raise is recommended since it will enable subject to devote a sufficient amount of time to this work without being harried over expenses which force him to look for additional outside work. At the present exchange rate $1,500 amounts to $200 per month.
Chief of Station, San Juan
Chief, Foreign Division 7
Operational
REPs: 720-4-220, 720-4-213
1. A careful study has been made by the interested offices in headquarters of the referenced documents and other correspondence pertaining to the recent expansion of the technical surveillance. The course of action suggested and discussed by you under paragraph 2 of 720-4-220 is considered in by headquarters.
2. The recommendations contained in 720-4-213, under paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 are hereby withdrawn.
3. Your headquarters has a continuing interest in this entire matter and would be pleased to receive any information as it is developed which would affect either adversely or otherwise the implementation of your suggested plan.
Mr. H. Wheeler, Jr.
By T. J. Barrett
SECRET
Mr. H. Wheeler, Jr.
20-1-61 871
TO: Chief, Foreign Division T
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
SUBJECT: GENERAL—Operations
SPECIFIC—Humanoid—Humanist
Ref: TRSW-643
DATE: 7 June 1951
1. Inquiry made of Humanist regarding the statements he made before the police during his interrogation reflects that he reportedly refused to testify before the police but made his deposition before the Procurador as to his part in the technical installation which implicated only the writer, and this only after he was told that Roddy had been identified. Humanist's testimony, as well as the line of questioning to which he was submitted, revealed the authorities' concern and their efforts to ascertain whether he had been engaged in or knew of any other similar installations on any other people. This he denied and maintained that the only installation was on Juan BOSCH. Humanist claims he made no mention of Humanoid, and he believes the police know nothing about him.
2. Humanist's claims also tally with the account of his confession as given writer by Manuel VENTURA, Presidential aide. Humanoid has been on the alert and has noted nothing of a suspicious nature which would indicate his activities being under observation or investigation. This matter of suspending his operations, as suggested by headquarters, was discussed by writer with Elmo R. Langtry during his recent visit in San José and the following suggestions are made for headquarters' consideration:
a. Humanoid at the present time is acting as cutout and chief agent for Humanist-2, Humankind-1, and Humankind-3. There is no other agent at the present time to whom these contacts can be given. It is believed that if these subagents are allowed a 6-months vacation, they will become practically worthless when picked up again and have to work for the money they have been receiving, aside from losing interim information and developments.
b. In an effort to establish a more secure, as well as a commercial, cover for Humanoid, this office has acceded to Humanoid's desire to set up a photography and photocopy shop in the downtown area, and has encouraged him in it by allowing funds paid for rental of a safehouse to be applied instead as rental for his photo shop. This provides Humanoid with a good cover in
a business which he is enthusiastic about and is a more natural place for Humanist-2 to make unobserved contacts. It also supplies Humanoid with a more accessible spot and efficient means to photostat mail intercepts and return them to the post office in time instead of commuting back and forth from his home in the suburbs of San José.
c. Therefore, it is suggested that Humanoid's semi-weekly contacts with Humanist-2, instead of being cancelled, be changed to a weekly letterdrop, and a live contact once a month to take care of salary payments and briefing. This letterdrop can be effected by Humanist-2 passing by the photo shop at night and dropping his messages through the slot in the door usually used for after-hours delivery of films to be developed. The film drop will be into a padlocked box, accessible only to Humanoid.
d. Regarding Humanoid's contacts with Humankind-1 and Humankind-3, these are conducted in a thoroughly safe manner. Mail extracted from postal channels by them is deposited in an envelope and placed in a post office box. It is checked daily by Humanoid, and if anything is there, it is removed, photostated, and returned by him the same day. If anyone is noticed hanging around the post office boxes, Humanoid does not go near the box and returns later when the way is clear.
e. Another factor has arisen since the last dispatch which has made this post office operation more secure in that the Director of the Post Office is now beholden to Humanoid. In a recent legal squabble noted in the press which was raised by a local Communist complaining about the government confiscating his mail from abroad, the government desired to prove that this mail was Communist propaganda which they had a right to confiscate, and the President therefore requested the Director of the Post Office to furnish samples to prove this point. With this "heat" on him, the Director made a frantic appeal to Humanoid, who was able to procure these samples for him, which satisfied the President, and for which the Director was truly grateful. Therefore, no trouble is expected from this intercept operation as long as the present personnel are being used, and ample warning will be given Humanoid in advance of any change in the present attitude.
3. Since it is believed that there is more to be lost than gained by dropping contact with these agents, the above modifications of these contacts are respectfully submitted for headquarters' consideration and decision.
Eugene T. Roddy
Chief, STB
Chief, FDT
HUMANOID Project
1. In accordance with conversations held between Chief, STC and FDT and with Mr. Johnston of your office, the following modifications and additional data concerning this project are set forth:
2. On 3 March 1951 a technical surveillance was installed on the residence of Juan BOSCH, a Caribbean revolutionary leader, utilizing the services of a telephone company employee, Marcus Aurelius Salazar, through HUMANIST. HUMANOID and HUMANIST carried on the monitorin; in shifts, but at separated intervals. Shortly thereafter, it was noticed that some natives living nearby were unduly interested in the activities of the monitorin; house, and, at the same time, mysterious bomb explosions were occurring in San Jose. HUMANIST learned that the police had received a report that unknown persons were spying on the airfield, which adjoined the monitorin; post, and perhaps were manufacturing the bombs. The surveillance was discontinued and the equipment moved on 20 March.
3. It was deemed necessary to brief Salazar on a possible investigation and provide him with a suitable cover story. It is believed that Salazar became frightened, went to the police, and implicated HUMANIST, who was subsequently arrested. After three days, HUMANIST confessed and implicated the chief of station.
4. The chief of station, through his strong personal connections with the Vice President and other high officials, was able to convince the President this activity was not detrimental to the interests of Costa Rica and the whole affair was quashed. HUMANIST was released from jail and the chief of station continues to enjoy cordial and amicable relations with the Costa Rican officials concerned.
5. It is planned that the chief of station will be transferred in the near future, at which time HUMANIST will be terminated on the pretext that all operations are being discontinued. The only other current operation which HUMANIST knows anything about is HUMANIST-2, whom he was instrumental in recruiting in July 1949. He has had nothing to do with HUMANIST-2 since then and has never known who handles him or even if he is in contact with our station at the present time. It is believed that HUMANOID's true identity is unknown to him, and so far as he knows, HUMANOID was only helping on the one job, the technical surveillance.
6. Although no evidence has been received from any source which would indicate REMAIND has been compromised, the chief of station has been instructed, as a precautionary measure, to place REMAIND on an inactive status for approximately six months. REMAIND's salary will continue during this period, which is designed to permit further study and observation of all ramifications of this compromise as well as additional strengthening of REMAIND's local cover. REMAIND's responsibilities with regard to REMAIND, REMAIND-2, and REMAIND will be transferred to another American cutout (possibly REMAIND) or temporarily suspended, at the discretion of the station chief.
7. For discussion with the Chief, STC and Mr. Johnston, it is recommended that the REMAIND project be approved as attached hereto, with the understanding that its reactivation will be dependent upon favorable results of the six-month period of observation.
The following answers are keyed to your questionnaire dated 5 February 1951 concerning HUMANOID:
a. Subject is an active agent.
b. He is used substantially the same as when clearance was issued.
c. Subject has not been used in connection with projects other than originally contemplated.
d. All information on subject's personal and operational security has been submitted.
e. The operation has been considered excellent. The only test of HUMANOID's security has been the test of evaluating his information, and the evaluation of his reliability by the Chief of Station.
f. There have been no operational or other changes in the status of this agent which have affected our evaluation of this agent.
WILLIAM H. SHELDON, JR.
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 October-31 December 1950.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS: No Change.
SALARY: $750 per month.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES: Services of this agent are extremely valuable to this station. Aside from cutout services in contacting subagents, he has been used on other miscellaneous investigations suitable to his capacity and has given freely of his time and effort.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: The information furnished continues to be of great value to this station.
OTHER FACTORS: No change.
COMMENTS: As previously reported subject's plans to transfer to Panama have changed, and he is staying in Costa Rica to finish his schooling. Due to subject's services and the time he devotes in performing them, as well as plans at this station for making greater demands on his time, it is planned to recommend that subject's salary be increased from $750 to $1,000 per month.
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23 Feb. 51
201-161881
CHIEF, STAFF "B"
CHIEF, FUT
Project Outline—HUMANOID
1. To complete the attached field project outline, the following biographical information is submitted as required by paragraph 4:
HUMANOID was born in 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA, where he attended high school from which he graduated in 1940. Subject joined the United States Air Force in which he had five years' experience in general Air Force intelligence work. Subject is presently living in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he has been attending school.
2. This project dates from June 1942 in Costa Rica but subject was an agent of our Panama station for about six months prior to his departure for Costa Rica.
3. Subject's reliability is considered excellent and his operational services are also considered excellent. The value of this project, including the sub-agents, is considered to be of great value to our Costa Rican mission.
4. HUMANOID, in addition to being a principal agent, is employed as a cut-out for HUMANIST-2, HUGGER, and HUMANOID. Attached are field project outlines for HUMANIST-2 and HUMANOID, which includes HUMANIST-1 and -3. Technically, HUMANIST-2, HUMANIST-1 and -3 are sub-agents and therefore not required to have field project outlines submitted. The original development, however, of these agents was on an individual project basis, and the cut-out HUMANOID was later developed.
5. In lieu of a field project outline for HUGGER, the following is submitted:
HUGGER is a Costa Rican by birth. She is private secretary in the main office of the United Fruit Company in San Jose, and is a secret agent of Guardia Civil of Costa Rica.
HUGGER has the objective and task of developing contacts among Vanguardia Popular members, particularly in the women's front.
While HUGGER's production is not great, it is valuable. Her pay is approximately $11.00 a month.
6. Since the Chief of Station has only direct contact with HUMANOID and not with the sub-agents, the project is considered as one project, the HUMANOID Project. For accounting purposes, however, the sub-agents are being handled as individual agents although under the control of the cut-out HUMANOID.
7. HUMANOID's salary is $28.00 a month and operating expenses are about $66.00 a month.
Dr. H. Miller, Jr.
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TO: Chief, FDT
FSCN: STC/CCO
SUBJECT: HUMANOID
5 February 1951
1. STC records reflect that subject was approved for operational use under Operational Clearance # 63 dated 19 July 1949.
2. The clearance was based upon information available at that time. It is desired to maintain a continuing or periodic review of the security status of this person and the projects with which he has been or may be associated.
3. Your comments on the following points would be appreciated. In the event field correspondence is necessary to obtain this information please coordinate with STC/CCO.
a. Is subject still in an operational status? If not please indicate disposition.
b. Is subject being used in substantially the same manner as when clearance was issued? If not please explain.
c. Has subject been used in connection with projects other than originally contemplated?
d. Has any information been reported affecting subject's personal or operational security status?
e. Has the operation, including security tests of the agent, been satisfactory?
f. Has any information been developed in connection with this or other operations or have changes in existing conditions occurred which would affect your original evaluation of this agent?
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
SECRET
FROM: SAN JOSE
TO: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
ACTION: FDT (1-2-3)
INFORMATION: ADSO (4-5), STA (6), STB (7), STC (8), IID (9), S/C (10-11-12)
Paraphrase Not Required. Handle as SECRET Correspondence per Para. 51 (1) 604 AR-380-5
SANJ 678
TO: WASHF
CITE: SANJ
RE: TRSA 756
HUMANOID PLANNING PERMANENT TRANSFER TO PANAMA 1 FEBRUARY
REQUEST HQS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF HUMANOID BY 1 JANUARY 1951 TO PERMIT
SUFFICIENT OVERLAP FOR ORIENTATION IN DUTIES AND CONTACTS.
TO: 1611Z 7 DEC 50
SECRET
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE
SECRET
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 July to 30 Sept 1950.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS: As set forth in TRSA-564.
SALARY: $750 per month.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES: No change.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: No change.
OTHER FACTORS: Subject is contact personally by Station Chief.
COMMENT: Subject is contemplating moving to Panama approximately in April 1951, where he hopes to continue his schooling and work for this organization. He has had previous experience and contacts in Panama and can be highly recommended for similar work there. A substitution for subject has been considered and is being processed.
30 Sept 50
201-16 5871
SECRET
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 April to 30 June 1950.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS: Objectives, tasks, and targets are set forth in detail in TRSA-564.
SALARY: $750 per month.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES: Services have been of considerable value to operations. The agents which he handles are the most productive of those now being used by this station, and his management of these informants has been excellent, from both an information and a security standpoint.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: The information provided by the agents which subject handles, a great part of which is owing to his own industry and devotion in their development, is easily the most valuable produced by this station.
OTHER FACTORS: No comment.
COMMENTS: No changes are contemplated in subject's status. He is contemplating a move to Argentina some time within the next two years and hopes to continue his present employment in that country, and if possible to make a career of this business in any capacity he can obtain. His integrity, discretion, and industry cannot be too highly commended and we feel that he is eminently suited for staff or cover employment in any capacity deemed commensurate with his intellectual and other abilities.
SECRET
30 June 50
301-168871
1. A review of the financial records on Hamadid shows that salary and expenses in the amount of $50,000 were charged to this allotment during the first six months of the current fiscal year. This reflects a rate of disbursements slightly in excess of that anticipated in the annual allotment of $150,000.
2. Ordinarily it would not be necessary to change the allotment at this time but the pay increase for Hamadid, effective 1 April 1950, will definitely increase the total disbursements for the fiscal year to a figure in excess of the $150,000.
3. In view of this situation the allotment for Hamadid for the 1949-1950 fiscal year is being increased by the sum of $50,000. The total allotment previously set at $150,000 is therefore increased to $200,000.
4. Taking this action at this time will obviate the necessity of making a last minute adjustment at the end of the fiscal year.
Mr. H. Wheeler, Jr.
By E.L. Dean
VLD: Jr
21 April 50
STB
Mr. H. Wheeler
SECRET
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humancoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 January to 31 March 1950.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS: Objectives, tasks, and targets are set forth in detail in TRSA-564.
SALARY: $500 per month during the quarter under consideration. $750 per month effective 1 April 1950.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES: Services have been of considerable value to operations. The agents which he handles are the most productive of those now being used by this station, and his management of these informants has been excellent, from both an information and a security standpoint.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION: The information provided by the agents whom subject handles, a great part of which is owing to his own industry and devotion in their development, is easily the most valuable produced by this station.
OTHER FACTORS: No comment.
COMMENTS: No changes are contemplated in subject's status.
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31 March 50
201-168851
SECRET
TO: Chief, Foreign Division
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
DATE: 31 March 1950
SUBJECT: General—Operations
SPECIFIC—Project Humanoid
Ref: TRSW-447
1. In accordance with verbal agreement made by the Chief of Station in Washington and formalized in referenced memorandum, the monthly salary paid to Humanoid will be increased from the present $500 to $750.00 effective 1 April 1950.
2. A revised "Field Project Outline" applicable to Project Humanoid is submitted herewith, in accordance with GOI No. 2.
3. Possible existing confusion with regard to our charging of expenses of Project Humanoid and allied projects for which Humanoid supplies cutout services will be clarified in the near future as revised "Field Project Outlines" applicable to these latter projects are prepared and forwarded.
4. The attached "Field Project Outline" supercedes TRSW-447.
Encl: 1
Elmer C. Mercer
Project running over allotted by 750.00
Income in Humanoid for 1949 = 120.00
Income allotted 300.00
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31 March 50.
201-169881
SECRET
CLASSIFICATION
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 October to 31 December 1949.
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
This agent provides cutout services in connection with the penetrations of Vanguardie Populaire and also for the postal intercept project. In connection with the latter he does all of the technical reproduction work required. He also reports miscellaneous information which he obtains from his school and business contacts. Project dates from June 1949.
SALARY
$500 per month. Increased from $400 November 1949.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES
Services have been of considerable value to operations. The agents which he handles are the most productive of those now being used by this station, and his management of these informants has been good, from both an information and a security standpoint.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION
The information provided by the informants of the subject has been valuable operationally and is considered generally reliable.
OTHER FACTORS
Contacts with the subject are made directly. He is now attempting to obtain a secure place in which to meet HUMANIST-2. Other informants handled by this agent are HUGGER, HUMANIND-1, and HUMANIND-3.
COMMENTS
No changes are contemplated in the manner of handling this agent.
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301-16 1771
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: Air
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION
TO: Chief, Foreign Branch T
DATE: 1 November 1949
FROM: Chief of Station, San José
SUBJECT: GENERAL: Project Humanoid
SPECIFIC: Amendment to Contract
1. Effective 1 November 1949 the salary of the individual designated as Humanoid was increased $100.00 to a total of $500 per month. This action was taken in consideration of excellent services, not in time, but in quality, in the management and direction of Projects Humankind, Humanist-2, and Hugger.
Elmer C. Mercer
REGISTRY COPY
14 Nov. 49
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humancoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 July to 30 September 1949
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS:
(1) Cutout services.
(2) Communist penetration of local labor organizations and/or student groups.
(3) Discretionary reporting and operational pursuit of any and all intelligence information coming his way by reason of his normal daily activities.
SALARY:
$400 per month.
EVALUATION OF SERVICES:
(1) As Humancoid cutout: Subject has continued to handle this delicate and time-consuming assignment in a completely satisfactory manner.
As Hugger cutout: Although Hugger still does not produce as we would like, it is not the fault of subject, who has devoted time and effort to his education and direction.
(2) Rather than employment or investigation of prospective informants developed by subject with regard to these objectives, we have assigned subject the handling and direction of Humancist-2. We have every reason to believe that he will do this satisfactorily, and based on the high-level information which we receive through this source, subject will be able to proceed more intelligently to the coverage of the topics assigned.
(3) Subject is proceeding slowly as directed by us, and attempting first of all to integrate the three projects with which he is charged.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION:
Directly, subject has yet provided little information. That stemming from his projects, however, is among the most useful and valuable which we obtain.
OTHER FACTORS:
None.
COMMENTS:
Subject is considered to be the most valuable employee we have at the present time from the point of view of actual present usefulness, as well as that of interest, industry, and comprehension of objectives.
4 Oct. 49
29 September 1949
Communist Organisers
REFERENCE: TIS-655, WASH 5590, TIS-4-377
1. Every effort is being made to confirm with details - or deny - the information contained in TIS-655. The source of that report, as well as Hubub, who is a personal friend of the original informant, have both been attempting for some time to extract more information from him. In addition, transfer of Hamanist-2 to the management of Hamanoid, which occurred this week, has provided us with an additional avenue of confirmation and Hamanoid is making the matter his No. 1 priority job.
2. We expect to be able to cable our opinion of the truth or falsity of the original information within two weeks time, and if the story then appears to have some basis in fact, all our resources will be exploited for further details.
Original in Can. Opera
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: Air Pouch
SPECIFY AIR OR SEA POUCH
CLASSIFICATION
TO: Chief, Foreign Branch T
DATE: 13 September 1949
FROM: Chief of Station, San José, Costa Rica
SUBJECT: GENERAL- Operations
SPECIFIC- Specific Operational Changes
REFERENCE: TRS-A-396, TRS-A-385
1. Certain rearrangements involving three current projects of this office are being made in order to produce greater effectiveness and security. The projects involved are Humancoid, Humanist and Humankind.
2. The owner of the separate office used by Humancoid to process the material received through Project Humankind has requested that the space be vacated by 15 September 1949. His reasons are purely business and have nothing to do with our operations. On that date, therefore, our effects will be moved to a new locale, which is incidentally more desirable from the point of view of convenience and security. The new "safe-house" will cost $400.00 per month, an increase of $275.00 over that paid for the former office, and is to be charged to Project Humankind effective 15 September 1949.
3. To offset this increased cost but principally to provide adequate exploitation of Humanist-2, that individual will be turned over to Humancoid for direct handling prior to 1 October 1949. Humanist-1, whose sole function has been to contact Humanist-2 and who has received a salary of $250.00 per month, will be eliminated on 1 October 1949. This arrangement has been carefully planned and discussed with all concerned and can be made without security risk. It will provide intelligent, American control of our potentially most valuable agent, and eliminate the present cumbersome communication and contact arrangement.
4. No change will be made in present symbol designations.
Elmer C. Mercer
DECLASSIFIED AS COPY
per ASH 43-25
CLASSIFICATION
201-168771
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: Air Pouch
DISPATCH NO. TRS-A-403
TO: Chief, Foreign Branch T
DATE: 9 August 1949
FROM: Chief of Station, San José, Costa Rica
SUBJECT: General Operations
SPECIFIC: Operational Data, Project Humanoid
REFERENCE: TRS-A-347
The following operational data is forwarded in accordance with Field Memorandum No. 6 of September, 1947:
1. Humanoid.
2. Cutout services with a large amount of personal discretion permitted.
3. Subject is considered to be extremely reliable and intelligent, which, combined with his past experience, qualify him for a wide range of assignments.
4. San José, Costa Rica.
5. No.
6. He would, but at present is prevented from travelling by personal arrangements which it would be inconvenient for him to change.
7. All personnel are paid by us: Humankind-1, $100.00; Humankind-3, $100.00; Hugger, $100.00 (monthly).
8. No.
9. Yes.
10. Yes. Subject is charged with principal direction of Project Humankind and Project Hugger. Aside from this, he is charged with investigation and recruiting of information personnel as suggested by himself in accordance with his opportunities, but only after consultation with us.
11. By direct contact in a "safe house".
12. Material emanating from Project Humankind through Subject is photographic. Material from Project Hugger and from Subject himself is written.
13. Approximately 40%.
14. Written. Copy was forwarded as TRS-A-364.
15. The subject matter with which Subject is concerned under the arrangements noted under No. 10 above is that of communist activity in student and labor groups.
16. He works only as directed by us, but frequently suggests matters for his own consideration.
17. Subject is paid in colones at the rate of $400 per month.
18. After six months employment, approximately December, 1949, we expect to raise his salary to $500 per month.
19. Contact expenses in connection with Projects Hugger and Humankind are paid subject, and average $200 per month. Maintenance expenses and rent in connection with the "safe house" where he does his work average $125.00 per month.
20. We would, were such a contingency to occur. To date it has not.
21. (a) Superior (b) Superior
22. Semi-covert because of his nationality.
23. (A) High level.
Elmer C. Mercer
SECRET
OPERATIONAL CLEARANCE
TO: Chief, FBI (Attn: Mr. Henry)
Operational Clearance is hereby granted for the use of HUNAKOID.
Limitations: As defined in TRS-A-376.
[Signature]
John C. Hornet
Acting Operational Clearance Officer
for Assistant Director, Special Operations
Date 7/19/49
Copy 1 of 2 copies.
SECRET
[Handwritten note: Field verified 7/21/49]
SECRET
Operational Clearance Officer, GSO
Chief, FBI
14 July 1949
Hammond
1. It is requested that provisional operational clearance be granted for the use of Hammond.
2. It is further requested that a covert investigation be made on subject.
SECRET
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
CRYPTONYM: Humanoid
COUNTRY: Costa Rica
PERIOD: 1 - 30 June 1949
OBJECTIVES AND TASKS:
(1). Cutout services.
(2). Communist penetration of local labor organizations and/or student groups.
(3). Discretionary reporting on operational pursuit of any and all intelligence information coming his way by reason of his normal daily activities.
SALARY:
($) 400 per month. (approx. $40 per day.)
EVALUATION OF SERVICES:
(1). As Humanoid cutout: Subject has proven exceptionally successful in the face of some unusual difficulties. He has, however, developed the contacts necessary under this heading on a personal friendly basis to the point where all are lending their enthusiastic cooperation.
As Hugger cutout: For the first time in the history of his employment with us, Hugger is submitting well-organized reports and beginning to appreciate our needs. His progress is directly attributable to the time and effort devoted to direction by Humanoid.
(2). Subject has been fully occupied during the short period covered herein and has made no progress with respect to this assignment.
(3). Subject has cultivated three potential sources in fields of probable interest to us. After further local investigation of their possibilities, headquarters will be consulted.
EVALUATION OF INFORMATION:
Directly, subject has provided no information. That stemming from the projects he is now supervising, however, is accurate and always valuable.
OTHER FACTORS:
None.
COMMENTS:
In the immediate future, subject's cutout activities should settle into more or less of a routine, releasing his energies for development of other assignments.
30 June 49
301-168251
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: Air Pouch
DISPATCH NO. TR3-A-364
CLASSIFICATION
TO: Chief, Foreign Branch T
DATE: 13 June 1949
FROM: Chief of Station, San José, Costa Rica
SUBJECT: General Operations
SPECIFIC: Project Humanoid
Reference: TR3-A-347
1. A copy of the contract signed by the individual principally concerned in subject project is attached. The signed original is retained in our files.
2. Pertinent operational data in accordance with Field Memorandum No. 6 dated 22 September 1947 will be forwarded when the operational routine has been established in more or less its final form and we are better able to judge the efficiency and value of the project.
Elmer C. Mercer
Encl:
Copy of contract
2. Informant Hugger, formerly reporting through subject, has been transferred to the control of Humanoid (see TRS-A-347)
THIRD AGENCY DOCUMENTS
USAF Personal History and security checks.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: AIR
TO: Chief, Foreign Branch T
DATE: 5 January 1949
FROM: Chief of Station, San José, Costa Rica
SUBJECT: GENERAL: Operations
SPECIFIC: Project Hydropathic
Reference: TLP-A-365; TLP-W-411
1. This station intends to make the fullest possible use of Hydropathic, but it is not considered feasible to proceed with a formal request for project authorization until he has established himself in this area and we have made his acquaintance. Tentatively it is planned to use him in a cut-out capacity, meeting informants which we will provide, for an orientation period of indefinite duration. In this period it will be possible to evaluate Subject's capacity to play an integrated part in our operational set-up, and approval for our plans in this respect will then be requested.
2. Hydropathic will be contacted upon arrival and initial arrangements for his cut-out services forwarded to headquarters.
Elmer C. Mercer
23-23
CS - Panama City
DESENSITIZED
CS COPY
SECRET - RESTRICTED
CLASSIFICATION
DATE 5 JAN 49
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: Air
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION
TO: Chief of Station,
Panama City
FROM: Chief of Station,
San José
DATE: 5 January 1949
SUBJECT: GENERAL - Operations
SPECIFIC - Project Hydropathic
Reference: TEP-365, Part I
The attached document, having served its purpose, is returned to your station.
Your cooperation in the matter is greatly appreciated.
23-23
1 Encl. - TEP-365
Elder C. Mercer
cc - Washington
REGISTRY COPY
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION
5 Jan. 49
201-16888
OFFICIAL DISPATCH
VIA: ATR
DISPATCH NO. T2P-1-402
TO: Acting Chief, FST
DATE: 31 December 1948
FROM: Chief of Station, Panama City, Panama.
SUBJECT: GENERAL - Operations
SPECIFIC - HYDROPATHIC
Ref: T2P-W-411
1. HYDROPATHIC is not a project (Memo to all Latin American Stations, dtd. 9 June 1947). It is a single recruitment of an individual agent to be controlled exclusively by the San José Station. T2P-A-555 Part II suggested a manner in which he might establish contact with HYDROCYST I. Since HYDROCYST I is leaving Costa Rica temporarily, this is no longer a consideration.
2. All documents in our files have been forwarded to San José. This station has only contacted Subject twice and has told him nothing about our organization or any possibilities of any full time positions. If we can assist by arranging a contact between HYDROPATHIC and San José or in any other manner, we will be glad to do so. In the meantime, we will take no further action unless instructed to do so by the Home Office.
Grover J. Haring
Distribution:
Wash (2)
Sanj (1)
Files (1)
DESENSITIZED
FORM NO: 91-20
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12d8572a8d6d7e90896a562b740f819a473b6b24 | SECRET
STAFF 0420522 DIRECTOR 627924
TO: PRIORITY MADRID.
REF: MADRID 48679 3918232
1. DEPT OF STATE HAS SENT MESSAGE TO CONSULATE AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF VISAS TO AMLASH FAMILY, BUT HAS APPARENTLY ATTACHED A PROVISO - SO LONG AS CONSULAR OFFICER SATISFIED THAT THEY ARE GONAL FIDE VISITORS AND NOT IMMIGRANTS.
2. OFFICER WHO DEBRIEFED AMLASH-1 IN MADRID ON 11 JANUARY IS EXPERIENCED AND SAVVY PROFESSIONAL. HE HAS BEEN INTERVIEWING REFUGEES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAS CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED ACCURATE ASSESSMENTS OF REFUGEE INTENTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS. AMLASH-1 TOLD THE DEBRIEFER THAT HE ONLY WANTED TO VISIT THE US AND THAT HE INTENDS TO SETTLE IN SPAIN, WHERE HE CAN MORE READILY SET UP A MEDICAL PRACTICE AND BE LESS NEWSPAPERS THAN WOULD BE THE CASE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE DEBRIEFER BELIEVES AMLASH-1 MEANT WHAT HE SAID.
FILE: 201-252234, RVN 4 MAR 00, DRV D9C.1, ALL SECRET.
ORIG: ADC/LA/OPS (PALMER X-9011); AUTH: ADC/LA/OPS (PALMER); COORD: PCS/LGG/ID (CANTRELL); C/E/18/S(STOVER); REL: C/E/18 (BERGER); CL BY 037029.
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a15b155311b3a531687a9526f8ff95a0c1c8f3fa | SECRET
ADV C/LA & C/EUR 1814Z
ACTION: C/LA-8 (078) INFO: ODPO-D, VR, FILE, DORECORD, C/C1-4,
C/EPS/EG-2, C/EUR-6, (23/m)
80 3918225
PAGE 001
TOR: 271804Z FEB 80
IN 3918225
MADR 48680
SECRET 271748Z FEB 80 STAFF
CITE MADRID 48680
TO: PRIORITY DIRECTOR.
WNINTEL RYBAT AKULE AMLASH
REF: MADRID 48679 3918232
1. IDENS:
WIFE: HIRTA NOVOA DELGADO, DPDB: 9 AUG 1938, MATANZAS,
CUBA.
SON: ROLANDO CUBELA NOVOA, DPDB: 26 JUNE 1960, HAVANA,
CUBA.
MOTHER: VIRGINIA SANCHEZ ZELAYA, DPDB: 30 APRIL 1908,
LAS VILLAS, CUBA.
2. ABOVE IDENS ARRIVED MADRID FROM CUBA ON SAME DAY AS SUBJECT
REF, 11 DECEMBER 1979.
3. FILE: 201-252234, RVW 27 FEB 00; DRV D9C.1.
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0b81576e056114ce9385a3e719e36b8d9ffeb27d | SECRET
STAFF 0222112 DIRECTOR 583488
TO: IMMEDIATE MADRID
1. LNERGO HAS ADVISED THAT AMLASH/1 (A/1) (IDEN A), CUBAN ASSET 1963-1965, ARRIVED MADRID 11 DEC 79 AND CONTACTED LNERGO SOURCE IN U.S. REQUESTING MEETING WITH RATION REPRESENTATIVE. ACCORDING LNERGO SOURCE A/1 HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY NUMEROUS MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SINCE ARRIVAL MADRID BUT HAS REFUSED GRANT INTERVIEW.
2. IDEN B TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED DEPART 7 JAN 80 FOR MADRID TO MEET AND GATHER A/1 AND DETERMINE HIS FUTURE PLANS. LNERGO HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO PROVIDE BONA-FIDES AND CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS, WILL ADVISE WHEN RECEIVED.
3. PLS PROVIDE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IDEN B CAN USE TO CONTACT STATION ON ARRIVAL MADRID. REQUEST REPLY IMMEDIATE.
4. FILE: 201-252234, CADL RVN 2 JAN 2000 DRY D9C.3. ALL SECRET.
ORIG: SA/C/LAD (STURBUTTS, X-9127, GREEN-3215); COORD: DC/LACO; DC/LA/OPS; C/LAC/16; AUTH: DC/LA; C/LA; REL: DC/EUR/S THOMPSON, CL BY 12180.
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dc9a05e8b73857901ff8002807b935e3700b3d6d | CUBA
DO: Late April 1968
SUBJECT: Prison Break at El Principe Prison in Havana
ACQ: Canada, Ottawa (25 June 1968)
SOURCE: An official Canadian service from officials in Havana.
1. In late April 1968 there was a successful prison break at the El Principe Prison in Havana. A group of prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel to the courtyard of a neighboring hospital. After the escape, ex-Major Rolando Cubela Secades, who was convicted in March 1966 for plotting to assassinate Fidel Castro, was transferred from El Principe to a prison in Oriente Province.
2. It was rumored that Huber Matos, imprisoned since October 1959, was one of the escapees. However, according to the wife of a prisoner in La Cabana Prison in Havana, Matos and 20 other political prisoners were still in Gallery 23 of that prison. Although none of them wore prison uniforms, it is said that the authorities stopped being severe with them on this count.
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0e5eae33d34fc6ef9978877f83f1b24421bcc0e7 | SECRET
Dispatch
Acting Chief of Station, Jakarta
Chief, Far East Division
Subject: Visit of Identities
Action Required: FYI
Reference: DIA-12821 (25 June 62)
1. OCMNY reports that they were advised by Identity A that his associate, Identity B would be visiting Djakarta in mid-July and that probably he (Identity A) would be summoned by General Jemi in the near future to assist in procurement activities for the military.
2. Identity A expressed himself as being willing at the same time to serve OCMNY without remuneration, on a confidential basis or otherwise, if his services can be of assistance.
3. Identity A has done some dickering with the local attaché regarding aeronautical spare parts for which export permits have been difficult to obtain, claiming that he would have no difficulty in obtaining permits if the parts were purchased through his organization.
4. Identity A has also been in contact with another OCMNY component since January 62 and therefore cannot be approached by KURAK.
John W. Hillery
Chester D. Daley
Attachments:
Items U.S.C. True Name Pouch
Distribution:
2 — Djakarta
23 July 1962
RI Files 201-41581
201-41581
23 July 62
27 JUL 1962
SECRET
FE/PIA
Dexter E. Kelpe
Jdk
5503
OFFICE SYMBOL
DATE
OFFICER'S NAME
RELEASED
26/1/62
DESTRUCTION
26/1/62
DISPATCH
201-41581
ACQUISITIONS FILE NUMBER
CLASSIFICATION
SECRET
PROPOSED
ACTION
ACCORDING
PLANNED
MASKED FOR INDECENT
NO MODIFICATION
ONLY QUALIFIED
HEADQUARTERS USE
CAN ACCESS MODIFICATION
ABSTRACT
BIOGRAPHY
FORM 540
USE PREVIOUS EDITION REPLACES FORM 540 WHICH MAY BE USED
(409)
IDENTITIES U.S.C.
TRUE NAME POUCH Att. to
PHW-5498
IDENTITY A I Irving Davidson, Public Relations, 1612 K St., N.W.
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b0c8a4b2b839b7c1295b099e9ef1465034bd20f7 | Please comment on Subject and his statements
1. The following paragraphs are quoted from an ODENY report resulting from an interview with Identity. The addresses are requested to comment on the Subject's statements and to send to Headquarters information concerning the Subject's activities in Ecuador bearing on his statements.
A. On August 29, 1960, Identity was interviewed by ODENY at his request. Identity related that he had just returned from a trip to Ecuador where he had been offered a job to represent that country as an agent in PEBRIME and he was seriously considering this offer. While in Ecuador, he had conferred with four individuals who he believed would run the new government which was to be sworn into office on August 31, 1960. These persons were identified as follows: Jaime Nebot Velasco, Minister of Development; Pedro J. Menendez Gilbert, Mayor of Guayaquil, Ecuador; Luis Noboa, an Ecuadorian businessman; and Enrique Ponce Luque, a Senator and partner of Noboa.
B. According to Identity, the new president of Ecuador, Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, has been elected to that office for the fourth time and is an aged person. The above-listed individuals will control and operate the Government of Ecuador with the approval of Ibarra. As a result of his conferring with the above persons, Identity expressed the belief that Nebot will be the strong in the government. He described these individuals as patriotic with a sincere desire to better the plight of the common man in Ecuador. Identity stated that all of them are definitely pro-PEBRIME and Nebot said that all Identity has to do is tell him what PEBRIME
UNDER SEPARATE COVER
Distributions:
2 - Quito
1 - Guayaquil
CONTINUED
desires and the Ecuadorian Government will do its best to cooperate with FBRINE.
C. Identity was also told that the Government of Ecuador has commenced negotiations with an electronics firm in Dallas, Texas, believed by Identity to be the Continental Electronics Company, for the construction of a 50,000 kilowatt radio station in Guayaquil. This station will be used to combat antigovernment propaganda beamed into Ecuador from Cuba. Nebot felt that FBRINE could make use of this radio station. Identity told Nebot that he believed this could be arranged.
D. It is the opinion of Identity that this is a golden opportunity for FBRINE to commence cooperation with a new government in a pro-FBRINE country. He stated that the Ecuadorian Government would be most willing for KURARK to utilize the above radio station; however, it would necessitate KURARK's paying half of the expenses for its construction. Identity was advised that the information he had given ODENVI would be furnished to KURARK pursuant to his request. He desired to be contacted within a period of ten days if KURARK is interested in the information he had to offer. No further action concerning this matter will be undertaken by ODENVI.
2. ODENVI has previously reported at length on the Identity, a public relations counsel. Identity registered as a purchasing agent for various bureaus of the Republic of Nicaragua on 15 April 1955; on 22 July 1958, he registered as an agent of the Israeli Military Industries, which was controlled by the government of Israel.
3. The Identity appears to be an international businessman with special interest in Latin American Countries. He has previously frequently contacted FBRINE agencies on subjects he thought appropriate to bring to their attention. A cursory check of his 201 file revealed no derogatory information. Further information can be supplied if the field so requests.
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8769d87362b9fb0b13a1f1f82726c7c136eb52fc | 1. The information obtained in the name check of DAVIDSON reveals that Subject is an aggressive international businessman who would possibly participate in any business proposition for a commission; however, when negotiating with representatives of other countries, Subject usually protects himself by reporting the business proposition to a U.S. Government agency or official. The name check reveals that the relationship between Drew Pearson and MIRAVELIN may have resulted from Subject's personal contact with both men. The information re MIRAVELIN may have reached Pearson through Subject's office associates.
2. The following are the details of the check on Subject:
a. Subject, a U.S. citizen, born 19 January 1921, is married and maintains his residence and office in Washington, D.C. As reported by KUWUP, 8 November 1955, Subject shared his office suite in the Hyatt Building with James Farriss, a former OAGID employee, and Jack Northam Anderson and Frederick G. Blumenthal, Washington representatives of PARADE magazine. Frederick G. Blumenthal is a former Drew Pearson legman while Anderson continues to work for Pearson.
b. An OENNY report dated 6 November 1957, stated that Subject filed a registration statement, No. 836, 18 April 1955, with the Foreign Agents Registration Section, Department of Justice. Subject listed as his foreign principal President A. Somoza, Republic of Nicaragua. The nature and purpose of his representing the foreign principal was given as purchasing agent for various bureaus of the Republic of Nicaragua, including the military forces. He also stated that he dealt in general public relations and was self-employed. Another OENNY report of 18 June 1957 stated that Subject listed his occupation as a Public Relations Counsel and Business Consultant in a report to a local credit bureau. The report indicated that Subject previously spent some time in Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic and is well acquainted with various business and government officials in the above-mentioned locations.
c. On several occasions in the past Subject volunteered information to various government agencies and offered his assistance to the U.S. Government. In an OENNY report dated 15 September 1950, Subject advised that through a friend, Max Henriquez, who Subject claimed to be a representative for the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, Subject had become acquainted with Vincente Toledo, and was sufficiently close to him to obtain important information concerning activities of the Communist Party in Mexico. Subject offered his assistance to the U.S. Government in this matter. According to a KUWUP report, submitted by the Office of International Trade, dated 1953, Subject furnished information regarding travel in 1950 between Mexico and the USSR and information on trans-shipments through Mexico.
A Memorandum of 8 November 1955, reported that Subject had approached a KGB representative on 30 September 1955, at which time he requested guidance and possible financial assistance for a proposed business arrangement with Peter JUHANOVIC, former Yugoslav Assistant Military Attaché in Washington, and now Chief of the Foreign Division of PUTHK, a travel and tourist agency. The proposed business partnership was for the purpose of opening a PUTHK travel agency in New York City. Subject had not been interested in participating in the travel and tourist agency in New York City but had suggested to the Yugoslavs that he would act as their public relations expert and publicize Yugoslavia's tourist attractions throughout the U.S. Subject stated he had initially contacted KUBARK for the purpose of obtaining financial backing in exchange for any information that he might be able to obtain through his contacts with the Yugoslavs. Subject was informed by KUBARK representative that KUBARK would neither give him financial assistance nor influence in any way his personal decision in the matter.
d. Also the files reflect that Subject has had contacts with other purchasing agents for foreign countries. In HANA 2217, 19 March 1957, Subject and Isaac Cohen, Israeli purchasing agent in New York, visited Nicaragua ostensibly to discuss the purchase of Israeli corvettes by the Nicaraguan Government. An OGBY report dated 31 March 1958, from a confidential source, stated one Sam Cummings, an international arms dealer, presently has a quantity of guns in bond in the "free trade zone", New York City, and Subject and James Farriss had been attempting to locate buyers for these guns. An OGBY report dated 31 March 1953, stated that Abdul Rehman SULIKUSUM, Jakarta, Indonesia, connected with the Indonesian Police Force, had been in the U.S. in the early part of 1956 seeking arms for Indonesia. Due to U.S. regulations, he was unable to obtain arms. At this time Subject interested SULIKUSUM in purchasing arms from the Dominican Republic. According to source, Subject and SULIKUSUM made a trip to the Dominican Republic in June 1956 accompanied by a U.S. arms export and Enrique Garcia, Jr., who had claimed to be a personal friend of Gen. Rafael L. Trujillo of the Dominican Republic and who is registered with the Foreign Agents Registration Section, listing his foreign principal as the Dominican Republic. It was reported in HANA 0923, 6 August 1956, that Subject had written a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua in which he stated the purpose of his recent trip and informed the Ambassador that "other reds" were attempting to undercut the arms price as quoted by the Dominican Republic. As reported in OACID on 6 May 1958, Subject, as representative of the Government of Nicaragua, last year purchased 73 Staghound armored cars from Israel for the GON and also negotiated the subsequent sale of 30 of these vehicles to Cuba. Recently Subject approached U.S. officials in Nicaragua re disposal of 20 of these vehicles to the Guatemalan Government.
e. The only reference to MIRAVELIN reflected in this name check was a KUBUMP report dated 22 April 1957 which stated that a letter, found by a law enforcement officer in February 1957 among MIRAVELIN's personal effects, seemed to imply that a joint effort was being made by MIRAVELIN and the late Nicaraguan president SOMOZA to open a casino in Nicaragua. This letter dated 27 August 1956 was written on the letterhead of the Nicaraguan Government Agency, Suite 1221, Watt Building, Washington, D.C., L. Irving Davidson, U.S. representative, and stated: "Enclosed are 20-10 bank particulars you asked for. Sam Vaugh will cooperate with us 100%. Be sure that Pres. Somosa and only Pres. Somosa designates you 50% partner in the casino. You don't need any partner for the hotel end of the deal at all. You don't want one either. I am sure Pres. Somosa won't care about this. Don't hesitate to ask Somosa anything about anything. I already talked with him and told him that I hope that you would take over this project.
with your group and experience. I will then know that Nicaragua will have the nicest, best operated facility in the hemisphere. Give my best regards to Pres. Somosa when you see him. If you don't see him for any reason, you don't have a deal regardless what papers you see or whoever else you may meet. Somosa is a regular guy and our kind of people. He has also been helpful to our people on the other side. Your boy, Irv Davidson."
3. This information has not been cleared for passage to our liaison services.
6 October 1958
Distribution:
3 - COS, Manila
1 - RI
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871774d4539bbd2571f1cb416db4a663d888cf1c | MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
31 July 1974
SUBJECT: I. Irving Davidson
1. At 1000 hours on 31 July 1974, in compliance with instructions from Mr. Halpern, I met with Nial Ainsley, Chief, Covert Procurement/OL, relative to the Davidson matter. Ainsley read the Washington FO memo regarding the subject and then called Billy Morgan and asked him to join us. Morgan as Chief, Operations Support Branch, Supply Division/OL, has the direct responsibility of funding for, receiving, and storing items of the type that Davidson is seeking to peddle. After Morgan read the Washington memo, a long discussion ensued from which the following points emerged:
a. Per instructions from Mr. Colby, the CIA is currently engaged in a dialogue with the DoD to determine the mutual responsibilities of the CIA and the DoD in future paramilitary operations. One of the most important aspects of this matter is logistical support. Although this has not yet been settled, the assumption is that the CIA will continue to bear the major responsibility for procuring Soviet, Bloc, and PRC arms and ammo to support paramilitary ops. This has never been a mission of the three military services and they have no capability for this type of acquisition. (The principal CIA rep in these discussions with the DoD is James Cigrum, Deputy Chief, SOC.)
b. The CIA inventory of 7.62 Soviet ammo has been seriously depleted in the past year and, for several months, Ainsley has been seeking to procure up to 4 million rounds through different sources without success. Each attempt to secure ammo involves some security risk.
SUBJECT: I. Irving Davidson
c. In view of this fact, Morgan offered the opinion that from a logistical point of view it would be advantageous to purchase the entire 25 million rounds from Davidson (at a cost he estimated to be in the range of $3,125,000.00). This would provide the Agency with a five-year supply and eliminate the necessity for Ainsley running the security gauntlet every few months to replenish the inventory.
d. Nevertheless, because of Davidson's unsavory reputation and his close connection with columnist Jack Anderson, it was generally agreed that his utilization would be risky in the extreme.
2. Ainsley suggested that we run the problem by his boss, Michael Kalanick, Chief, Office of Logistics. Accordingly we met with Kalanick and his Deputy, James McDonald. After a thorough rehash of the matter, it was agreed that:
a. Morgan will confer with SOG and determine the feasibility of taking the entire 25 million rounds.
b. Ainsley and Morgan will check with their legitimate arms dealers and see if any of them have ever heard of Davidson. If so, one of them will approach him and ask (innocently) if he knows of any 7.62 ammo available.
c. There is also a possibility that one of Ainsley's regular contacts might have some idea as to who Davidson's source is. In that case the source will be approached directly and Davidson will be cut out of the pattern.
d. DCD will instruct the Washington Field Office to tell Davidson that there is no CIA interest in this acquisition and bow out of this affair.
WILLIAM D. MATHER
Chief, Format Section
WD/Mather/pk
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34fe2acd83f45d46f398abcf238627c59af5b37b | TRANSMITTAL OF OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR ANTRUM VII
Action Required: Request Approval
References:
A. UFCA-9312, ANTRUM Op Plan, 1 June 1963
B. UFCA-10436, Amendment of ANTRUM Op Plan, 31 July 1963
C. UFCA-10523, Op Plan ANTRUM V, 31 Aug 1963
D. UFCA-12725, Op Plan ANTRUM VI, 27 Nov 1963
E. UFCA-15129, Amendment to ANTRUM VI Op Plan, 18 December 1963
Transmitted for approval herewith is the operational plan for ANTRUM VII. The ANTRUM team is scheduled for infiltration on 7 February and for exfiltration on 17 February. A five-man team with intermediate craft will be infiltrated into northern Katmandu Province from which point the team leader, AMICE-14, and ANTRUM-13 will proceed into Havana to accomplish the ENAPROM objectives of this operation. Approval is requested at the earliest possible time.
END OF DISPATCH
Attachment:
Op Plan (3 cys) - H/V
Distribution:
3 - C/345 w/atta.
CRYPTONYM
AMTRUNK VII
2. REFERENCES
A. UFGA-9312, AMTRUNK Operational Plan, 1 June 1963
B. UFGA-10436, Amendment of AMTRUNK Operational Plan, 31 July 1963
C. UFGA-10933, Operational Plan - AMTRUNK V, 31 August 1963
D. UFGA-12725, Operational Plan - AMTRUNK VI, 27 November 1963
E. UFGA-13138, Amendment to AMTRUNK VI Operational Plan, 18 December 1963
3. BACKGROUND
Operation AMTRUNK III/IV which was mounted in August 1963 was successful in that the two principals of the team, AMICE-27 and AMICE-14, were able to contact and to recruit two principal agents and several other action agents to lay the groundwork for the WHAPRON objectives of the AMTRUNK operation. One of the two internal P/A's, AMTRUNK-9, was exfiltrated with the four-man AMTRUNK infiltration team for training and operational discussions in the JMWAVE area. In early September, AMTRUNK-9 was re-infiltrated into PBRUMEN in Operation AMTRUNK V, the same operation which exfiltrated AMFAUNAS -1, -3, -13 and -34. In late October AMICE-27 was separated from the clandestine part of the AMTRUNK operation. The original objectives of Operation AMTRUNK VI, postponed from December 1963 to January 1964, were to revitalize and re-direct the efforts of the two internal P/A's toward their primary task, i.e. to spot and recruit among high level figures who are dissatisfied with the Castro regime. In late December, the scope of this mission was altered by the receipt of a commercial telegram in open code from AMTRUNK-9 indicating that he was in grave danger and wished to be exfiltrated. The twin objectives of Operation AMTRUNK VI then became: first, to exfiltrate AMTRUNK-9 and, this accomplished, for AMICE-14 to proceed to Havana for his task of re-channelling AMTRUNK-10's responsibilities. The exfiltration of AMTRUNK-9, who brought with him his entire family consisting of wife, brother-in-law, and three small children, was accomplished on 9 January 1964. The unexpected presence of AMTRUNK-9's family, coupled with reports of increased vigilance in the infiltration area, forced AMICE-14 to exfiltrate the same night without attempting to accomplish the second part of his mission.
4. OBJECTIVES
A. To re-establish personal contact with AMTRUNK-10 and to secure his full cooperation in spotting dissidents within the higher levels of the military for the purpose of organizing a conspiracy against Fidel Castro.
B. To obtain from AMTRUNK-10 operational information on other WHAPRON recruitment targets.
C. To attempt the recruitment of FAR Captain and Cubana pilot Jose Alberto SEMIDEY Isalgue, a frequent personal pilot for Fidel and Raul Castro and an influential figure in civilian and military aviation.
D. Through the AMTRUNK ratline, to transport to Havana and cache a clandestine radio set for the future use of an infiltrated AMTRUNK radio operator. At the same time, to explore with AMTRUNK-10 and other internal contacts the possibility of safehousing and supporting a radio operator in Havana.
5. TASKS
A. The AMTRUNK Intermediate Craft will be towed by the KUBARK mother craft to the DRP at coordinates 221668, AMS Sheet 4085 IV (23° 14' 00" N and 80° 47' 00" W, H. O. 2624).
B. The AMTRUNK IC will then proceed to the vicinity of coordinates 133511, AMS 4085 III. At this point, AMICE-14 and/or AMTRUNK-7 will make contact with either Oscar DIAZ Jabiela-Garcia or his son Antonio DIAZ Torres in Casualidad (17654795, AMS 4085 III). These two individuals are knowledgeable of the fact that the AMTRUNKs may return to the infiltration area although they do not know even the approximate date. Oscar DIAZ and his son Antonio are prepared to activate the ratline consisting of three different taxis, to move AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-13 into the Havana area. AMTRUNK-7 and -16, the team guides, and AMAGREE-1, the radio operator, will remain with the IC in the mangroves in the vicinity of the infiltration area until the return of AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-13.
C. Once in Havana, AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-13 intend to split up and seek refuge in different safehouses. They will maintain contact with each other, however.
D. AMICE-14's primary task vis-a-vis AMTRUNK-10 is to cement the recruitment of AMTRUNK-10 and to obtain his full cooperation to work toward WHAPRON objectives. In addition, AMICE-14 will teach AMTRUNK-10 an OWVL system and leave a receiver with AMTRUNK-10. AMICE-14 also intends to give AMTRUNK-10 a review
in the principles of secret writing.
E. Secondary tasks to be accomplished with AMTRUNK-10 are:
(1) To debrief him on his activities since AMICE-14 recruited him in August 1963.
(2) To collect operational information on other possible recruitment targets.
(3) To explore the possibilities of accommodating and supporting an infiltrated radio operator.
F. AMTRUNK-13 will attempt the recruitment of Jose Alberto SEMIDEY Isalgué, a close friend of AMTRUNK-13's for 18 years and a first cousin of AMICE-14. The following is a short biographical sketch of SEMIDEY:
Age 37-38 years old. Born in Estanzas, the son of Brig. Gen. Jose SEMIDEY, ex-Comptroller of the National Army and veteran of the Spanish-American War. SEMIDEY studied for one year at Purdue University, Indiana. He and AMTRUNK-13 graduated from the second class of ANACRA Pilot Training School in 1942. SEMIDEY flew for Expreso Aereo Inter-Americano and Cuba Aeropostal for about 11 years before he became Interventor or Administrator for the latter company after the Revolution. After Cuba Aeropostal was absorbed into Cubana, SEMIDEY held various positions of importance in Cubana. He also holds the rank of Captain in the Rebel Air Force and reportedly has made reconnaissance flights and black flights carrying arms and/or agents to and from other Latin American countries. SEMIDEY has a close friendship with Victor PIMA Cardoso, the Director of Civil Aviation, and is reportedly close to Haul CASTRO for whom he is a frequent personal pilot. Because of the close former friendship between AMTRUNK-13 and SEMIDEY and because of reports from AMICE-14's family which indicate that SEMIDEY has become disenchanted with the Castro regime, both AMTRUNK-13 and AMICE-14 consider SEMIDEY a prime candidate for recruitment.
G. If SEMIDEY should be out of the country on a flying trip at the time of infiltration, AMTRUNK-13 will attempt to set up contact with Commandante Rene de los SANTOS Ponce, who is reportedly stationed in Las Villas Province with a unit of "Lucha Contra Bandidos", an anti-counterrevolutionary force. AMTRUNK-13 and de los SANTOS are friends from boyhood and, for a period of 6 or 7 years, de los SANTOS worked as an apprentice plumber for AMTRUNK-13's
father and lived in their home. AMTRUNK-13 and de los SANTOS also worked together in the 26th of July underground in Havana.
H. To return through the ratline to the infil/exfil area. Recognition signals will be established with AMTRUNK-7 and -16 and AMAGREE-1 who will be waiting with the IC in the mangroves in the vicinity of the lagoon at coordinates 129498, AMS 4085 III.
6. TIMETABLE
The scheduled date for the infiltration of the AMTRUNK team at the DRP is 2200 hours, 7 February 1964. The exfiltration of the five team members with the AMTRUNK IC and rendezvous with the mother craft at the DRP is 2355 hours, 17 February, with an alternate on 18 February. If exfiltration is not successful on either of these dates, the radio operator will be in contact with the base and contingent plans for exfiltration can be set up through this medium.
7. AMTRUNK PERSONNEL
A. See references for biographical information on AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-7.
B. AMTRUNK-13
AMTRUNK-13 is a 42-year-old Cuban citizen who has been a commercial airline pilot for most of his life. He is a high school graduate. In early 1959, AMTRUNK-13 was named Interventor of "Aerovias Q", one of the major Cuban airlines. He defected in December 1960 while still in that post. He is a native of Havana who was active in the 26th of July underground in that city from early 1957. While later in exile in the United States, AMTRUNK-13 made two clandestine flights into the Sierra Maestras during the war against Batista, the last bringing Provisional President Manuel URRUTIA Lleo from Venezuela for his first meeting with Fidel Castro in December 1958.
C. AMAGREE-1, Radio Operator
AMAGREE-1 is a 33-year-old Cuban citizen who has two college degrees, in education and in journalism. He is native to the province in which the infil/exfil area is located. Until his departure from Cuba in August 1961, AMAGREE-1 was a municipal official in Matanzas Province and was active in the propaganda section of the 30th of November Movement. AMAGREE-1 began his association with KUBARK in April 1963 as a radio operator trainee. As in the case of AMTRUNK-13, this is his first operational mission.
D. AMTRUNK-16, Guide
AMTRUNK-16 is a 41-year-old single Cuban citizen who, as a commercial fisherman, lived and worked in the infil/exfil area all of his life. He participated in Operation AMTRUNK VI in December 1963 and his up-to-date knowledge of the infil/exfil area from which he fled in late October 1963, proved invaluable on this mission. While he was still in Cuba, AMTRUNK-16 was a trusted contact for the AMTRUNKs on both Operation III/IV and V.
8. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Primary.
RS-501 with special signal plan with continuous guard channel. This equipment will remain with the AMTRUNK IC and will not be carried into Havana.
B. Alternates.
(1) OWL
AMICE-14 will carry a RS-44 receiver with appropriate signal plan on the trip into Havana.
(2) AMICE-14, AMTRUNK-13 and AMAGREE-1 will all have in their possession a S/W system with indicators, materials and accommodation addresses in the JMWAVE area.
C. Case Officer Challenge
To be used to determine whether or not the radio operator, AMAGREE-1, is being controlled by a hostile force. C/O: "Diganos si los barcos de patrulla estan equipados con radar y armas pesadas". ("Tell us if the patrol boats are equipped with radar and heavy armament"). Radio Operator, if free from hostile control, will reply: "En Cuba no hay culebras venenosas". (In Cuba there are no poisonous snakes). Any other response to this question which the radio operator might give would indicate hostile control.
9. COVER
The entire infil/exfiltration using the IC will be black. During the trip to Havana, AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-13 will devise their own cover stories to fit the individual situation. All five agents will be provided with false documentation.
10. FINANCES
The team will carry $5,500.00 of which $1,500.00 will remain with the personnel in the IC. AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-13 will each take $2,000.00 into Havana.
11. CONTROL
Control over the five members of the AMTRUNK team takes the form of providing or denying them the wherewithal, both financial and material, to engage in clandestine operations against the Castro regime.
12. COMMITMENTS
No commitments have been made to any member of the team other than a broad commitment to continue to pay their salaries in the event they are captured and to continue to provide support to their families for a reasonable period of time in the event of their death.
13. SECURITY
Both AMICE-14 and AMAGREE-1 have been granted CIA's. The other three team members, AMTRUNK-7, -13 and -16, have been granted POA's. All five have been LCFLUTTERed.
14. TRAINING
A. AMICE-14
The earlier training of AMICE-14 has been supplemented with three additional weeks of tradecraft training and he has since received review training in weapons firing, maritime, OWL and S/W.
B. AMTRUNK-13
Prior to dispatch of Operation AMTRUNK VII, AMTRUNK-13 will have received the following training:
1. Three weeks of tradecraft training
2. One week of maritime training
3. One week of survival training
4. One week of PM training accenting map and compass and weapons firing
5. Three half-day sessions in S/W
C. AMAGREE-1
AMAGREE-1 has received the same training as AMTRUNK-13 above plus basic radio operator training which included the use of medium speed communications gear. AMAGREE-1, prior to dispatch time, will have received training in a special signal plan with continuous guard channel.
D. AMTRUNK-7
Since AMTRUNK-7's primary function on the AMTRUNK team is as a coastal guide, his formal training has been necessarily limited. He has received extensive maritime and weapons training and three days of instruction in basic tradecraft principles.
E. AMTRUNK-16
This agent's function on the AMTRUNK team is similar to that of AMTRUNK-7. He will have received PM and maritime training prior to dispatch.
15. DAMAGE REPORT
See Attachment A
16. EQUIPMENT LIST
See Attachment B
A. The damage report for AMICE-14 and AMTRUNK-7 remains the same as was transmitted in Attachment A to Reference D with the addition of Rudolph W. SOSPINE as "Jack".
B. Safehouses and Training Areas Exposed to AMTRUNK-13:
Safehouse #216
Maritime Training Site
Firing Range
Survival Training Site
C. KUBARK Personnel Exposed to AMTRUNK-13:
Irving W. PEGGINS as "Joe Webster"
Reuben A. HANNULA as "Fred Folsom"
Rudolph W. SOSPINE as "Jack"
Andrew S. PARMERS as "Angel Martin", training instructor
Stuart V. KAPRINO as "Dewey"
Alton T. PIRNACK as "Larry"
Fletcher K. TREN as "Harry"
Paul V. MENDECINO as "Ted"
Wilfred R. KNEAFSY as "Pete"
Floyd H. RUSANO-SKI as "Jack"
Keith D. WINEIT as "Jim"
Paul I. NAPOLILLI as "Paul"
D. Agent Personnel Exposed to AMTRUNK-13:
AMICE-27 by true name
AMICE-14 by true name
AMAGREE-1 as "Mario Ramirez"
AMAKA-1 as "Antonio Garcia"
AMTRUNK-7 as "Carlos Manendez"
AMTRUNK-8 as "Tomas Rodriguez"
AMTRUNK-9 as "Jose Lopez"
AMTRUNK-16 as "Juan Gonzalez"
AMPAL-1 as "Joe"
AMSKILL-1 by training alias
AMSWING-2 by training alias
Captain and Crew of "NEPTUNE"
E. Safehouses and Training Areas Exposed to AMAGREE-1:
Safehouse #174
Safehouse #216
Maritime training site
Survival training site
Firing range
F. KUBARK Personnel Exposed to AMAGREE-1:
Irving N. PEGGINS as "Joe Webster"
Reuben A. HANNULA as "Fred"
Rudolph W. SOSPINE as "Jack"
Andrew S. PARMERS as "Angel Martin", training instructor
Daniel V. GUSSOW as "Bill"
Humphrey O. EDDERY as "Ski"
Stuart V. KAPRIDNO as "Dewey"
Alton T. PIRNACK as "Larry"
Fletcher K. THENE as "Harry"
Paul V. MENDECINO as "Ted"
Wilfred R. KNEAFSY as "Pete"
Floyd H. RUSANOWSKI as "Jack"
Paul I. NAPOLILLI as "Paul", LCFLUTTER operator
G. Agent Personnel Exposed to AMAGREE-1:
AMPANIC-14 as "Enrique", training instructor
AMPAL-1 as "Joe"
AMSKILL-1 by training alias "Joe"
AMESWING-2 " " "
AMLABEL-1 as "Terry"
AMTRUNK-7 as "Carlos Menendez"
AMTRUNK-8 as "Tomas Rodriguez"
AMTRUNK-9 as "Jose Lopez"
AMTRUNK-16 as "Juan Gonzalez"
AMSHIC-1 as "Juan Sanchez"
AMHINT-48 as "Paco Gonzalez"
AMLITAINT-1 by true name
AMICE-14 " " "
AMAKA-1 " " "
Captain and Crew of "NEPTUNE"
H. Safehouses and Training Areas Exposed to AMTRUNK-16:
Safehouse #104
Safehouse #216
Maritime Training Site
Firing Range
I. KUBARK Personnel Exposed to AMTRUNK-16:
Irving N. PEGGINS as "Joe"
Reuben A. HANNULA as "Fred"
Stuart V. KAPRIDNO as "Dewey", training instructor
Alton T. PIRNACK as "Larry"
Wilfred R. KNEAFSY as "Pete"
Keith D. WINEITT as "Bill", LCFLUTTER operator
J. Agent Personnel Exposed to AMTRUNK-16:
AMICE-14 by true first name and training alias
AMTRUNK-7 by true name
AMTRUNK-8 by true name
AMTRUNK-9 as "Jose Lopez"
AMTRUNK-13 as "Maximo"
AMAGREE-1 as "Mario"
AMAKA-1 as "Antonio"
AMLABEL-1 as "Terry"
Captain and Crew of "NEPTUNE"
Five-man infiltration team (2 infiltrers, 2 guides and radop)
A. Material to be Cashed:
1. RT-48 Medium Speed Communications Gear
B. Personal Weapons and Equipment
1. 5 Belgian Browning 9 mm. Pistols
2. 2 M-3 SMGs
3. 2 FAL 7.62 Automatic Rifles
4. 200 Rounds 9 mm. Ammo
5. 400 Rounds 45 Cal Ammo
6. 300 Rounds 7.62 Ammo
7. 12 Magazines for 9 mm. Ammo
8. 10 Magazines for 45 Cal Ammo
9. 15 Magazines for 7.62 Ammo
10. 2 Sten Ammo Carriers
11. 2 BAR Ammo Carriers
12. 5 Pistol Belts
13. 5 Belt Holsters for 9 mm. Pistols
14. 5 Pr. Suspenders
15. 4 Canteens w/cup and cover
16. 1 Entrenching Tool
17. 1 Machete w/scabbard
18. 3 Trench or Bowie Knives w/scabbards
19. 1 Pr. Binoculars
20. 5 Silva Compasses
21. 5 UDT-type Watches
22. 5 Plastic Waterproof Flashlights
23. 5 Backpacks
24. 20 Waterproof Bags
25. 5 Swiss Pocket Knives
26. 5 Zippo Lighters
27. 2 Metascopes
28. 5 Penlights
29. 10 Plastic or Rubber End Caps for 45 Cal SMG Magazines
30. 6 Hand Grenades
C. Rations
1. 12 Black Concentrated Rations
2. 20 C-Rations (1 box = 3 meals)
3. Assorted Cans Fruit, Meat, Beans, etc.
4. Assorted Packages Rice, Dry Beans, Coffee, etc.
5. 100 Bouillon Cubes
6. 6 Packages Tropical Chocolate Bars
D. Medical Supplies
1. 1 Corpsman's First Aid Kit with Morphine Syrettes and Codeine (in metal container)
2. 5 Individual First Aid Kits
3. 100 Coricidin Pills
4. 100 APC Tablets
5. 100 Water Purification Tablets
6. 100 Vitamin Tablets
7. 100 Acromycin Tablets
E. Clothing
1. 5 Sets Fatigue Uniforms, HBT Shirts and Trousers
2. 5 Fatigue Caps
3. 5 Civilian Sport Shirts
4. 5 Prs Civilian Trousers
5. 5 Pr. Civilian Shoes
6. 5 Pr. Jump Boots
7. 5 Leather Belts
8. 15 T-Shirts
9. 15 Pr. Undershorts
10. 15 Pr. Socks
11. 5 Pr. Light Gloves
12. 5 Sets Foul Weather Rubber Uniforms
13. 5 Berets
14. 5 Green Ponchos
15. 5 Pr. Insulated Underwear
16. 5 Field Jackets
F. Communications Gear
1. 1 RR-44 Receiver (for OWVL)
2. 1 RS-501 w/Signal Plan (continuous guard channel)
G. Secret Writing Materials
1. 3 Sets S/W Materials with Extra Carbons and Extra Vials of Developer Pills
H. Intermediate Craft
1. 16' 7" Boston Whaler, "Currituck" Model, Painted Dark Green, Outfitted with Wide-Angle Towing Rig.
2. 2 75 hp Commercial Outboards w/Tool Kit
3. 7 Fiberglass Outboard Fuel Tanks, Capacity 13 Gal. Each
6 Horizontal Tanks, Size 11\(\frac{1}{2}\) x 26\(\frac{1}{2}\) x 12\(\frac{1}{2}\)"
1 Vertical Tank, Size 13\(\frac{1}{2}\) x 26\(\frac{1}{2}\) x 10\(\frac{1}{2}\)"
4. 5 Flotation Cushions
5. 2 Air Mattresses
6. Extra Propellers and Drive, Shear and Cotter Pins for both Commercial Outboards
7. 5 Black UDT-type Life Preservers
8. 1 Fire Extinguisher (for Gasoline Fires)
9. 1 12-lb. Anchor
10. 2 Hoses for Transferring Fuel from One Tank to Another (or 3 feet of 3/4 inch Plastic Tubing)
11. 2 Oars, Length 10 feet
12. 2 Wooden Push Poles, Length 12 feet, Diameter 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)"
13. 1 Plastic Bailing Bucket, 1 foot deep
14. 2 5-Gallon Plastic Jerry cans (for water)
15. 8 Extra Spark Plugs (4 for each Commercial Outboard)
16. 3 Rolls, Non-Shiny Plastic Tape
17. 50 ft. \(\frac{1}{2}\) inch Nylon Rope
18. 200 ft. Parachute Cord
19. 1 Small Hammer
20. 1 Pr. Pliers
21. 1 Screwdriver
22. 1 Spark Plug Wrench
23. 2 Upright Poles, 3\(\frac{1}{2}\) feet in Length, w/Carlocks
24. 1 Ritchie Compass
25. 1 Sheet Camouflage Material, 20' x 10'
26. 1 RB 9.6
27. 1 HRT-7 Beacon
I. Maps
Maritime Charts
2 H.O. 1002
2 H.O. 2624
2 H.O. 0944
Series E723, 3-AMS, 1:50,000
2 ea. Sheets 4085 I 4085 IV
4085 II 4085 III
4084 I 4084 IV
J. Miscellaneous
1. Cleaning Gear for 9 mm Pistol, M-3 SMG and PAL including RIG Gun Grease
2. 200 ft. Parachute Cord
3. Box of Matches and Waterproof Containers for same
4. 12 Polyethylene Bags
4—Large Enough to Contain PAL
4—Large Enough to Contain Assembled M-3
4 18" Size for Personal Documents, etc.
5. 2 Sheets Infra-Red Paper, 18" x 24"
6. 1 Dynalite
7. 14 Extra Flashlight Batteries
8. 4 Flashlight Bulbs
9. 8 Extra Penlight Batteries
10. 4 Packs Lighter Flints
11. 4 Cans Lighter Fluid
12. 1 Set Parallel Rulers
13. 1 Set Dividers
14. 2 Protractors, Metal
15. 2 Pocket Rulers, Metal
16. 1 Flat Mill File
17. 1 Pocket Carborundum Stone
18. 1 One-Burner Gas Stove—Butane Gas or Similar Type—with Extra Cylinders of Gas
19. 1 Cooking Pot (at least 8" in Diameter)
20. 5 Knife-Fork-Spoon Sets
21. 2 Messkites
22. Box of Insect Repellent, 48 Small Plastic Bottles
23. 6 Cans Spray Paint, Black
24. 1 Can Saddle Scip
25. 1 Package of Sponges
26. Toilet Paper
27. Hand Soap and Detergent
28. Paper Plates
29. Plastic Spoons
30. Assorted Fishhooks and Line
31. 8 Burlap Bags
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f01d196018fb9873581f589edb7850f3444a61d7 | | FROM: C/TSD/EB | TO: C/WH/SA/NOB/PM GH4408 Hqrs. | DATE: 24 June 1964 |
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**COMMENTS:**
- Bushnell 1.3 x
- Phantom scopes are made in Japan.
- W/ W distribution aid how English reading.
- 172: I lost.
- 172: I lost.
- Egg this for your attention.
- Free samples seem like a tough job.
MEMORANDUM FOR: C/WH/SA/MOB/PM
SUBJECT: Improved Sight for 7.62 Belgium (FAL) Rifle
REFERENCE: a) Memo for the Rcd. dated 25 May 64, Subject: "FAL Silencer/Sights", from C/WH/SA/MOB/PM
1. In accordance with reference a) the following material is provided:
a) Three open rear sight hoods for the subject rifle.
b) Three copies of instructions for installing the sight and zeroing the rifle.
c) Three tool kits containing an adjustment screw driver and two files.
d) 400 rounds of improved underloaded ammunition with cream of wheat filler. (Boxes marked with red strip. These should be substituted for the rounds already delivered).
2. It must be understood that the limited time available would not permit more that cursory acceptance testing and the superiority of this sight over the standard unit has not been definitely established.
3. The scope and mount requested in reference a) proved to be an unfeasible development in the time available. A mount could not be devised which was interchangeable with any FAL without extensive modification to the weapon.
4. For additional information regarding this matter contact D. J. Hogan or D. R. Dunn on extension 3319.
WALTER L. ERHARDT
Chief
TSD/Engineering Branch
Attachments: As Stated
Distribution:
1 - Addressee
1 - TSD/SDB
1 - C/TSD
1 - EB-81J
SNAP-ON SIGHT HOOD FOR
THE 7.62 BELGIUM (FAL) RIFLE
1. The sight hood snaps over the existing rear sight on the 7.62 Belgium (FAL) rifle. It is designed to raise the rear sight to compensate for the more curving trajectory of the underloaded ammunition and is an open sight for increased night sighting capability.
2. The sight hood is oriented with the three screws facing the muzzle end of the rifle (See attached drawings). Press down on the hood until the ball detent snaps into the peep hole.
3. The slot for the existing rear sight is made tight so that the hood will fit firmly in place. If it fails to fit, file the existing rear sight as necessary. If the sight fits the slot but is difficult to snap on and off, or is too loose, adjust the ball detent by turning the center set screw on the sight hood.
4. The weapon must be zeroed on a known distance firing range to determine the sight settings and proper sight picture for standard and underloaded ammunition when using the hood. The only adjustments possible are those already on the rifle. (That is, elevation control using the graduated ramp and windage control by adjustment of the two locking screws at the base of the existing rear sight dovetail.)
NOTE: It is very important to hold the rifle the same way each time so that the relation of the eye to the rear sight remains constant. The user must determine his own zero for each rifle and hood combination and maximum effective range for each ammunition type.
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9351c1850d3ca890ba917ab203a5f27388f72fb5 | 10 June 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Tests of Modified Sights for 7.62 Belgium (FAL) Rifle
REFERENCE: Memo for Rec. dated 23 May 64, Subject FAL Silencers/Sights, from C/AV/SA/1CD/PM
1. On 2 June 1964, Mr. Donald R. Dunn, TSD/ED and the undersigned went to Isolation to test a modified sight and a telescopic sight developed for the 7.62 Belgium (FAL) Rifle in answer to reference a). The tests were performed with the assistance of Mr. James Earle and Mr. Glen Winstead, Isolation.
2. The first tests were conducted with a Williams Peep sight modified to fit an aluminum block which was mounted in place of the standard FAL rear sight. The Williams sight has a larger diameter peep than the FAL sight and has a wider range of elevation settings as well as more positive control over both elevation and windage. The main purpose of the test was to establish a point of reference on the aluminum block to match the graduations on the Williams sight and allow the sight to be set visually for the desired range once the weapon was zeroed.
3. Firing commenced from 100 yards at a silhouette target using the hood of a jeep as a rest. Both underloaded and full load rounds were used. Light rain which gradually increased in intensity during the day served to complicate the procedure. The test results at ranges from 25 yds. to 130 yds. using the Williams sight are summarized in Attachment I. Exceedingly erratic results were obtained throughout the tests and one attempt to duplicate the 100 yd. zero resulted in a different setting later in the day.
4. A 2X scope of Japanese manufacture equipped with aluminum mounting rings front and rear to fit the rear gas port and rear sight mount respectively then tested. The scope was attached to the rifle with difficulty and attempts to zero it were frustrated by the inability to determine where the rifle was shooting. The mounting moved while attempting to adjust the elevation knob and it was determined that the mount could not be attached firmly enough to insure in retaining a proper zero. The test with the scope was aborted.
SECRET
3. It is recommended that the scope and mount be discarded as unfeasible. The Williams sight is acceptable although the number of clicks per revolution of the knob should be reduced. Further testing of the underloaded ammunition should be conducted to determine the reasons for the erratic performance.
DANIEL J. HOGAN
cc: C/TSD
C/WH/SA/ME/AM (Col. Hulse)
Attachment: As Stated
DDP/TSD/EB/DJH/EC
C/TSD/508
ATTACHMENT I
2 June 1964
Williams Peep Sight
At 25 yds., reduced loads
Raise sight 60 clicks from bottom
Match ref. line to 4th line from top
At 50 yds., reduced loads
Raise sight 80 clicks from bottom
Match ref. line to 5th line from top
At 75 yds., reduced loads
Raise sight 80 to 110 clicks from bottom
Ammunition performance very erratic, wide variance on target
At 100 yds., reduced loads
Raise sight 120 to 160 clicks
1st trial, 160 clicks, little variance
Match ref. line to 9th line from top
2nd trial 3 hrs. later, 120 clicks
Match ref. line to 7th line from top
At 150 yds., reduced loads
Raise sight 250 clicks (1 trial)
Match ref. line to 12.5 line from top
Could not mount telescopic sight properly. Began process of
shooting in scope, found it moved.
At 100 yds., full loads
Raise sight 4 clicks from bottom
At 150 yds., full loads
Raise sight 8 clicks from bottom.
1. Intermittent rain throughout tests.
2. Cases with reduced loads were noted to be blackened at neck
after firing. Suspected to be low pressures not causing
sufficient case expansion to obtain proper seal. This can
contribute to erratic performance. Recommend gas port be turned
to off position to prevent action from opening and allowing
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94b08bd6285d5e6fa08c09d4b251d7aa5ed33ecc | SECRET
Rolando CUBELA Secades
Medical Doctor, Codte. Cuban Army
The Cardiovascular Department of Codte. Fajardo Hospital
Havana.
S/W system, agent sending - #15136 carbon
agent receiving - #56638 pills
ACC Address: agent sending
Srta. Maria Dolores Gomez
Apartado 12318, Madrid, Espana
Mr. Humphrey R. Boncavil (this address is to be used only for rapid
P.O. Box 892
General Post Office, New York 1, New York
In Nov 1963 Paris Station agreed to following address with Subject: Parents-In-law of
UNSNAPU/9 Paris, France. (When letter is received, UNSNAPU/9 will deliver letter to
the Station via UNSNAPU/5)
20 Rue De La Glaciere, Paris 13
Agent signs letters "Ramon"
ACC Addresses, agent receiving:
Ernestina ACOSTA Gonzales (Ene" Subjects former
#526, Apartment 8 secretary)
Esquina Calle 25 y H.
(top floor Apt, Tel: 303865)
(Emergency)
Virginia Secades (Subject's mother)
Calle 38 #122
Esquina Avenida Zoologico
Alturas de Vedado
Havana.
Letters to the ACOSTA address signed "Pepe"
will contain S/W. Letters to the ACOSTA
address signed "Luis" will be written on S/W
carbon and indicate resupply of S/W material.
NOTE: Subject can receive or send S/W messages out through the AMTRUNK/10 S/W system.
Emergency Commo: If contact cannot be made through above systems, Carlos TEPEDINO in N.Y.C. can probably arrange a means of contacting Subject.
C/O: Wainwright. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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04597fb4f6341174c7145c8165c87339c239facb | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10159
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGE 403
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM :
TO :
TITLE : [ RESTRICTED ]
DATE : 00/00/00
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : FROMER, DAVID REED
VIOLATION(S)
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
Charge: stop sign violation, no current operator's license
Disposition: $10.00 + $5.00, $30.00 | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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96b8250e4e2f8512bd4f56022b10f82415b04f88 | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10160
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGE 404
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM : [ RESTRICTED ]
TO :
TITLE : [ RESTRICTED ]
DATE : 02/14/67
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : FROMER, DAVID REED
LOCAL AGENCY CHECK
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS : EXHIBIT I INDEXED SEPARATELY. RECORD REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM CLASSIFIED INCLOSURES.
| 1. NAME OF SUBJECT OR TITLE OF INCIDENT | 2. DATE SUBMITTED |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| FROMER, David Reed | 14 February 1967 |
DPOB: 21 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois
3. CONTROL SYMBOL OR FILE NUMBER
6353-6004 564-58-8137
4. REPORT OF FINDINGS
(LOCAL AGENCY) On 26 January 1967, this office requested a file check from the FBI, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, regarding David Reed FROMER. Results received on 2 February 1967 are contained in letter attached as (EXHIBIT______).
5. TYPED NAME AND ORGANIZATION OF SPECIAL AGENT
ROBERT E. LITTLE, 113th MI GP (I)
6. SIGNATURE OF SPECIAL AGENT
[Signature]
Regraded UNCLASSIFIED when separated from classified inclosures | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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1ec619eee2eabf0d4c03954f4854758975ea5345 | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10161
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 564588137S-PAGE 405
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM : HQS, 113TH INTELL CORPS GRP
TO :
TITLE : EXHIBIT COVER SHEET
DATE : 00/00/00
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : FROMER, DAVID REED
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : CONFIDENTIAL
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS : COVER SHEET ONLY. EXHIBIT INDEXED SEPARATELY. RECORD REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED ON 2 SEP 94.
HEADQUARTERS
113TH INTELLIGENCE CORPS GROUP
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
EXHIBIT
COVER SHEET
FROMER, David Reed
DPOB: 21 July 1942; Chicago, Illinois
SUBJECT:
FILE NUMBER: 6353-6004 564-58-8137
EXHIBIT TO:
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT: Letter, dated 1 February 1967, from Federal Bureau of Investigation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regraded UNCLASSIFIED when separated from classified inclusions
HQ 113TH INTG GP FORM 8
12 MAY 1968
ARMY, HQ 505A, CHICAGO, ILL. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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9ac2165d9a74d614f67a3ffc93a97b1d3908dac5 | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10162
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGE 460
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM : [ RESTRICTED ]
TO :
TITLE : [ RESTRICTED ]
DATE : 11/29/66
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : FROMER, DAVID REED
SUBJECT INTERVIEW
SECURITY FORMS
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
(SUBJECT INTERVIEW) On 21 November 1966, David Reed FROMER, Student University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, with residence at 140 Langdon Street, Madison, and with permanent mailing address at Khonda Way, Mill Valley, California, was contacted at the Armed Forces Entrance and Examination Station, 1509 Clay Street, Oakland, California. It was explained to FROMER that it is the policy of the Department of the Army to interview all persons who refuse to fill out their DU Form 98, Personnel Security Questionnaire, and qualify their DU Form 398, Statement of Personal History, at the time they are called upon for processing under the conscription laws of the United States. SUBJECT was informed that the purpose of the interview was to give HIM the opportunity to furnish an explanation concerning HIS reasons for refusing to fill out and qualify the above mentioned forms and to furnish any additional information which might be useful in making a determination of HIS case. FROMER was advised of HIS rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article 31, Uniform Code of Military Justice. HE was further advised of HIS right to legal counsel concerning the interview. FROMER refused to be interviewed under oath or make any statement concerning the above mentioned forms based upon HIS rights under the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. SUBJECT only stated that HE had formerly made application for conscientious objection, that HIS right of appeal had been denied by the United States District Court on 13 October 1966, and that HIS lawyers had initiated action to have the appeal heard by a higher court. SUBJECT further indicated that HE did not wish to make a statement because HIS personal attorney, Peter Franck, a family attorney, Vincent Hallinan, were not available at this time to speak in HIS behalf.
AGENT'S NOTES: SUBJECT is presently enrolled at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and will not be available for further contact in this area. FROMER declined to sign a statement in verification of the opportunity given HIM to be interviewed concerning HIS qualification of DU Form 398 and refusal to fill out DU Form 98. | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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1b356f36f728396f9b9ecb157ba39873bf8cb80a | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10353
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGE 2
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM : PHILLIPS, WILLIAM R
TO : ASST COS, G2
TITLE : [ RESTRICTED ]
DATE : 09/22/69
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : MARTI, MANUEL
RECOMMENDATION FOR CASE CLOSURE
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
SUBJECT: NARTI, Manuel MII, US 52 773 870, SSN: 093 36 4601
DROB: 17 May 1946, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Assistant Chief of Staff, G2
H2, U. S. Army, Pacific
ATTN: Scty Div
AFO San Francisco 96558
1. Reference your 1st endorsement, file CPIN-SP (3Apr69), dated 2 July 1969, concerning SUBJECT.
2. Department of the Army concurs with your recommendation for favorable closure of SUBJECT's case under the provisions of AR 604-10. This favorable closure has been made a part of SUBJECT's intelligence dossier and forwarded to USAIRR for file.
3. If additional adverse information is disclosed subsequent to this action, this case should be processed as a new action under the provisions of AR 604-10.
4. Closure of SUBJECT's case under the provisions of AR 604-10 does not automatically qualify HIM for a security clearance. In the event HE is considered for a clearance under the provisions of AR 604-5, recommend a review of HIS USAIRR file be conducted prior to taking such action.
FOR THE CHIEF:
WILLIAM R. PHILLIES
LTC MI
Chief, Mil & Civ Loy Div
TO BE REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM CLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE OR MATERIAL.
This document will then be marked:
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.
PSG FL 35
17Sep69 | olmocr | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | 2025-03-20T00:00:00 | {
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1cc614562d0385956fb8cfe724805467e7d1ae6f | JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY INFORMATION
AGENCY : INSCOM/CSF
RECORD NUMBER : 194-10004-10354
RECORDS SERIES : DOD-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL INCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
AGENCY FILE NUMBER : PAGE 3
DOCUMENT INFORMATION
ORIGINATOR : USA
FROM : PHILLIPS, WILLIAM R
TO :
TITLE : [ RESTRICTED ]
DATE : 09/22/69
PAGES : 1
SUBJECTS : MARTI, MANUEL
CASE CLOSURE
DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : UNCLASSIFIED
RESTRICTIONS : 3
CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED WITH DELETIONS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 03/07/95
OPENING CRITERIA :
COMMENTS :
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD:
SUBJECT: MARTI, Manuel RMN, US 52 773 870, SSAN: 093 36 4601
DPOB: 17 May 1946, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BACKGROUND: Letter recommends favorable closure UP para 27a, AR 604-10
(rec'd 8 July 69).
BASIS & RATIONALE: The derog info in SUBJECT's case has been adequately
summarized in the attached letter of USARV. In view of the info disclosed
in the investigation a further review of the dossier should be made prior
to the granting of a clearance. Concur with command. Case closed favorably.
COORD: None
AUTH: AR 604-10
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