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[12]15 February 1965
[14]MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
[16]SUBJECT: Meeting with AMLASH-1 in Paria, |
[17]31 January to 3 February 1965 |
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[36]following subjects were discussed at the two meetings on 1 and
[37]2 February 1965:
[39]@. The primary reason for again meeting AMLASH~?
[40]before his planned return to Cuba was to brief him on the ‘
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[43]* ' 27th Street, between N & 0, Apartment 3, Vedado, Havana, |
[44]4, Orozco's capture, if he has been captured, presents an ‘
[45]3, indirect threat to the. eecurity of AMLASH-1 and a nore
[47]ay direct threat to the security of AMTRUNE~10 since Orozco
[49]i in Jan 1964 exfiltrated through the rat line established
[51]a by AMICE-14 (Miguelito). Upon his return to Cuba,
[53]Me AMLASH-1 will check the above with AMTR “10; and, if
[55]a Orozeo is under the control of the security service, will
[57]cH decide and Communicate with Miami whether AMLASH-1 an4
[59]still in hiding, If the letter to UNSNAFU-9 mentions a
[61]~~ si good and pleasant return trip, this will mean that Orozco
[62]ig not under the control of the security Service. If the
[63]letter talks abouth long, tiring trip, this will indicate
[64]that Orozco has been arrested. AMLASH-1 was also requested
[65]to send a report on the above and any complications which
[66]have developed or may develop from Orosco's infiltration,
[68]b. AMLASH-1 Suggested that his nom de guerre "Charles,"
[69]which we have been using for the. past three years, be
[70]changed to "Gerardo,"
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[85]| c. AMLASH-1} was given a resupply of S/W developer
[86]{ Pills and carbon, He Planned to take the S/W material
[88]| back with him to Havana, ANLASH-1 Again reviewed with
[90]i UNSNAYU-9 and reminded UNSNAFU-9 to turn over to his Paris
[92]| case officer all letters regardless of how received from
[94]| AMLABH-1 to either UNSNAFU-9 or lotters that may be addreasdg)
[95]| to his parents~-in-lavw, AHLASH-1 also agreed to send S/w
[97]} AMLABH-1 should be immediately air mailed to AMWHIP-}
[99]| in New York, Since AMLASH-1 Will probably find at
[101]| socessary some time not to sign tho letters to Ventura
[102]in his true name, AMWHIP~1 wag algo briefed to infora
[104]i Venturz to forward to New York any letter received from
[106]i Cuba addressed to him and Signed by a person unknown to
[108]| hin, 8/wW letters to AMLASH~1 should continue to be
[110]| addressed to Ernestina Acosta, Edf, No. 526, Apt. 8,
[112]{ Esquina Calles 25 y EH. In an emergency a letter can also
[113]be sent to AMLASH~1' g mother,
[115]4 ad. éMLASH~1 was again debriefed on the cache that had
[116]| been put down for him in Matanzas, He repeated what he
[117]3 had previously reported and attempted to answer most of
[118]H the questtons in the WAVE cable. A cable on thig subject
[119]‘ Was sent from Paris to Headquarters, info WAVE, on 2 Feb,
[120]e AMLASE~1) wag requested to send a message either through
[121]* hig channel or through AUTRUNK-10' s 8/W channel reporting
[122]how much of the radio equipment and other material had
[124]©. AMLASH-1 was asked if he knew of any individual in
[125]Cuba whom he could recruit and who could be inserted into
[127]the Cuban Intelligence Service with the idea of attempting
[129]: ; ' to get the pcGr to assign this man to Caracas, Venezuela,
[131]| AMLASH-1 could think of only one possibility, an individual
[133]Gonzalez, AMLASH-1 has full confidence
[135]: in Gustavo and Gusiavo has Previously been approached on
[137]| Several occasions by Pinero to work for him. Upon his
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[143]' 2. AMLASH-1 reported on the upcoming FEU 6lections
[144]on 10 February 1965, AMLASH~1 stated that Crombet, the
[145]i ; President of the Communist Youth, will become the new.
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[154]president and that his man, Lagéro Mora, would be one of
[155]the vice-presidents. (A cable on this subject was sent
[156]to Headquarters from Paris.)
[158]g. AMLASH-1 was requested to check with Fizzolo
[159]regarding the precautions being taken to prevent sabotage
[160]of the lockotives being shipped from France to Cuba;
[161]Bpecifically, how carefully do they check the placement
[162]of the seals, are they special seals or regular lead
[163]seals, are there going to be any additional checks once
[164]the locomotives reach Cuba, will they drain the of] and
[165]lubricants from the factory to the port, and do they run
[166]the locomotives under their own power or are they towed.
[167]AMLASH-1 agreed to attempt to develop answers to the above
[168]requirements and pass the information to his contact in
[169]the Paris Btation, AMLASH-1 also agreed to attempt to find
[170]out and pass to tho Paris Station through UNSNAFU-9 the
[171]names of the Cuban techs training at La Rochelle.
[173]h. Ina general discussion regarding the pergons with
[174]whom AHMLASH-1 had been in contact either personally or
[175]through letters, AMLASH-1 mentioned Alfredo Portela,
[176]AHLASH-1 stated he had received a letter from Portela and
[177]had in turn written to Portela. He considers Portela a
[178]friend which was the only reason for writing to hin.
[180]: i. AMLASH~-1 was debriefed on Cuban Intelligence
[181]Service personnel. A cable on this subject was sent fron
[183]Paris to Headquarters.
[185]j. A cable was sont from Paris to Headquarters
[186]suggesting WAVE send a S/W letter to AMTRUNK-10 stating:
[187]"Este tranquilo. Carlos regreza pronto,"
[189]ace LE ce tere ates
[191]xk. ANMLASH-1 was asked for information on the fol-
[192]lowing persons:
[194](1) Samuel Gonzalez Rodriguez-Planes. AMLASH-1
[195]reports he is a member of the Ameijeiras group and
[196]is a good and brave man,
[198](2) Antonio Lugson y Batlle, Chief of Operations
[199]of the General Staff of the Occidental Army.
[200]AMLASH-1 reports Lisson if an indapendent and rare
[201]type individual who keeps to himself and doesn't
[202]involve himself in political matters. AMLASH-1 has
[203]heard nothing bad about Lusson,
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[243](3) Cadte, Rawl Diaz Arguelles, Chief of
[244]Artillery of the Occidental Army.
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[250]; (4) Elpidio Baes Bigo. According to AMLASH~1,
[251]Baez if a trusted Fidelman.
[254](5) Luis Manue? Centillo Tofrac. Assigned to
[255]the Cuban Embassy in Madrid and one of the security
[256]people. He was formerly assigned to Brazil, is young
[257]and has for several years been with Pinero and the
[258]Cuban 18,
[260](6) Enrique Oltuski Osacki. Oltuski is a close
[261]friend of Faustino Perez and his stock eith the regine
[262]Fises or falls as does that of Faustino. .
[264]Paris. TolyYon is staying in Paris at the request of
[265]Ambassador Carrillo,
[267]1. Gastro enteritis, water pollution and unsanitary
[268]conditions. AMLASH-1 states there are no real problems,
[269]elthough the scarcity and lack of a braianced diet do
[271]j cause some problems. The purification of water has been
[272]A . & problex which probably has been the cause of some of the
[273]| sickness in the country. —"
[275]iH m. AMLASH-1 did not believe that Aragones had invited
[276]J hin to fly back to Havana with him in order to get hin
[278]i back because of any serious security matter. AMLASH-1
[280]i aid state that Aragones was concerned that AMLASH-1 may not
[281]| return to Cuba. Since Aragones cleared AMLASH-1 for his
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[286](7) Sergio Tolfon. Code clerk in the Embassy in
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[290]trip abroad, he is in a way responsible that AMLASH-1 does
[291]not defect and returns to Cuba. AMLASH-1 feels Aragones
[292]does not want any problemas with Fidel in case AMLASH~1l
[293]decides to stay out,
[295]nm. AMLASH-1 was unable to provide any information on
[296]the political developments in Cuba in mid-November and
[297]¥ since he had been out of the country since early
[298]November. ANMLASH-1 was asked to check on the probleas
[299]between the opposing factions in the Cuban leadership and
[300]explained the issues, the background and personalities
[301]involved. -
[303]©. Soviet advi or influence in political and econonic
[304]matters creates re tment among the middle and higher level
[305]Caban officials. Basically, the Soviets are: not respected.
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[340]p. Rank of Cuban officials under Fidel in teras of
[341]their {influence in making national policy. Reul is still
[342]the heir apparent to Fidel. Next to Raul ie Che Guevara.
[343]After that, no other official, according to AHLASH-1, has
[344]any great influence in the making of Cuban national policy.
[345]President Dorticos' relationship with Fidel is gvod since
[346]be is a hard and serious worker, has good administrative
[347]ability and is able to work within the general outline laid
[348]down by Fidel. Raul Castro has sone political influence |
[349]and control in Oriente where he has placed his men in '
[350]positions of influence, but only Fidel personally bas any
[351]poBtical influence in the rest of Cuba. Even within the
[352]military Fidel selects and appoints high army officers.
[354]Che Guevara is still strong in the economic field and
[356]has not suffered a decline in his influence and authority
[357]because of his eurlier policy of industrialization.
[359]Guevara restricts himself to the econonie field and plays
[361]a@ very s7a11 role in the political field. He is serious
[362]and very hard worker, one of the few, according to AHLASH-1,
[363]who has worked seven days a week without leave since the
[364]revolution, Emilio Aragones holds an important postion
[366]as the organizational secretary of the PURS. He is the
[367]official who was always at the office of the National
[368]Directorate of the Party and has contact with all the
[369]officials in the regime, He plays an important coordinating
[370]role, Faure Chomon has been accused of organizing former
[371]13th of Harch Revolutionary Directorate people, but,
[372]according to AMLASH-1, this probably based on the fact that
[373]Chomon always gives jobs tn the ministry he heads to DR
[374]people, Because of this Chomon today controls to 3 large
[375]degree the Ministry of Transportation. Of all the ainistries,
[376]the DR's stronghold is in the Ministry of Transportation,
[377]Other DR people who continue to hold important positions
[379]in the regime are Alberto Mora, Ambassador Carrillo and
[380]Jose Naranjo, er
[382]q. AMLASH~1 and AMWHIP-1 were unable to develop any
[383]specifics, but from their conversations with Ambassador
[384]Carrillo got the impression that Carrillo would prefer and
[385]welcome a transfer from the Embassy in Paris to the
[386]Enbassy.in Madrid,
[388]- ©. According to Emilio Aragones, Anibal Escalante
[389]is being considered for a job outside Cuba. The job will
[390]probably be in the commercial/economic field, but a
[391]decision had not been made as of November 1964 as to
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[411]8. AMLASH-1 sgain reported that he feels Orlando
[412]Blanco, Consul of the Cuban Embassy in Bern, is
[413]approachable since he is unhappy with the Cuban regime,
[414]AMLASH-1 also feels that Enrique Rodriguez Loeches,
[416]Cuben Ambassador in Pabat, is approachable if approached
[417]and developed by the right person. Marina Garcia Gonzalez
[418]assigned to the commercial section of the Cuban Embassy
[420]in Rabat, AMLASH-1 feels is also approachable and feels
[421]money can be used as an inducement. Ambassador Carrillo,
[422]AMLASH-1 feels, if the proper person developed him, could
[423]robably be compromised with Fidel, He is a charact
[425]could easil
[426]& compromising situation, Ambassador Carrillo is a close
[427]friend of Lucy Echevarria. oo
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[431]3. AMLASH-1 was also asked information on a long list
[432]of other requirements on Cuba. On uanhy he was unable to pro-
[433]vide information and cables were sent to Headquarters on the
[434]requirements on which he did provide information.
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