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[13]To : Chief, WHD [Mm DATE: November 1} i
[17]- FROM : Chief of Station, aban / :
[19]SUBJECT: centra.— Administrative
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[22]serene arthur G. VAIVADA
[25]“1, Attached herewith is a memorendun prepared by the Subject, dated
[26]29 October 1957, calling the attention of Headquarters to the fect that
[27]his assignnent in Habana terminates in June 1958 and setting out his wishes
[28]as to reassignzent thereafter.
[30]2. While Vaivada did not include it in his memcrandum, in recent
[31]conversations with the case officer he has exzressed considerable interest ;
[32]in the possibility of being assigned under unofficial cover to Spain, :
[33]saying that both he and his wife would welcome such an assignment, The
[34]Subject has also said in those conversations that he would not take it
[35]amiss if an opsortunity for reassignment outside of the Central America-
[36]Caribbean area were to becone open to him at any time ordor to June 1958.
[38]3. In the opinion of the Station, Vaivada has done a very good job.
[39]here, having been confronted with and overcome a number of difficult i
[41]problems and situations during his tour of over three years in Habana. i
[42]The Station is happy to reccmmend that his request for reassignment be i
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[45]given every consideration.
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[48]Attachments:
[49]Memorandum of Reassignment (h copies)
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[75]Havana, Cuba
[76]29 October 1957
[78]SUBJECT: Reassipgnment ~ arthur @. Vaivada-
[80]TO : Headquarters Desk
[81]THROUGH: Chief of Station, Havana, Cuba
[83]1. While at Headquarters in the early part of May 1957, it wae verbally
[84]agreed that I return to Cuba for about one year, security permitting,
[86]2. While ry oserational wrk in Cuba from August 195), until February
[87]1957 was concentrated on commnist targets in the University of Habana, it
[88]should Le pointed out that my dities during that period also involved many
[89]contacts with sutversive op-ositionist elements. Vhen goverrmental persecution
[90]increzsed during February 1957, two of my key agents were lost, one of then
[91]by governnental assassination, so that I was obliged to leave Cuba temporarily
[92]perding clarification of tig security factors involved, During my three
[93]months ’atsence in PEPRIME the local situation deteriorated; and after ny
[95]had lest assets tut had retained the cumlative security hazards of three years
[96]of cultivation and recruitrent efforts. The University was, ad still is,
[97]closed. Our commist penetration efforts are continuously harrassed by
[98]official persecuticn of the target group, | . ;
[100]begin to study the ocssibilities for reassignment about June 1958, or prior
[101]to that date if necessary. As to future assignments, I have no reservations
[102]or special recuests, I an willing and mepared to travel to any area
[103]consistent with my qualifications. Generally speaking, and for otvious
[104]security reasons, I am interested in getting out of the Central Azerica-
[105]Carittean area if >ossible. It may be recalled that I was denied an Argentine
[106]visa in 1953, for purely technical reasons, This situation: may be changed,
[107]and I wuld not be oadosed to a tour in argentina, Chile, or any of the South
[108]American republics. In this matter, the nature of the new m@oject or
[109]assignment would take precedence with me over personal preferences as to
[110]particular area of assignment, ; . oo
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[130]Reassignment - Arti G. Vaivada
[131]29 October 1957, Pare 2
[133]cover (Pan American Foundation Scholarship), and aa it becane increasingly
[134]more difficult to raintain owing to student disturbances, I completed a
[135]course in the writing of free-lance fiction and am thrice published. This
[136]writing has been used as a realistic, s ap cover, even after I was a :
[137]provided with a notional business cover (rebiic Surveys Institute) cy Head- i:
[138]Quarters, I understand that Journalism is considered a weak end time-vorn i;
[139]cover; yet 1f it is worled at, and financially managed through a PEPRIME . Le, ;
[140]. checking account, it not only satisfies local SS probes bat it does not have — ~ H
[141]| the inherent disadvantages involved in setting up a full-fledged business
[142]; cover, I set this out as a possible suggestion to Headcuarters, but have
[143]no insistence as to Journalistic over business cover. The notional fs
[144]business cover provided me has Proved satisfactory in a limited sense thus ; ae
[145]far, rnd even utilized as cover for action occasionally, mt I would be : :
[146]uncertain about introducing it in a less "Americanized country than Cuba, ;
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[149]he Regarding my cover status: I entered Cuba in 1954 under student : i
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