[1]104-10226-10045) | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 |
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[5]4 May 1961
[7]; BABORANOUY FoR Tak RECORD
[8]SIBIECT: Briefing of mr. Mearice olgtielé, 1-8, by wa/4, “Clark. Binsons
[9]: an : : . we - van
[10]1. Ta viev of the request of Ur. Maurice olarie: é, wi- 6 .
[11]ropresentative, for identities and forther particclars Tegardicg the
[12]Rotert Hortca. Geddes: ‘cape B seuling wan neld on 2 way. 1961 witn WA/S/CP,
[13]Clark Steaons, etih Hr. Cleveland C. Cras and Jorn G. ‘Roberts ot 88/6
[15]iad present. ;
[16]‘B. At the outset Br, OLdfiois provided ee eee eee
[17]‘. a, Bodert Bortss Godden ts @ Britian sudsect born ip ,
[18]&iaa, Rera, oa 7 Asril 1932, Hae holds 3rittsB passport Ne, ¢-34850,
[19]tasved. at WAsagua oo 14 Jene 19456. . Re ves not recinfered at the
[20]British. Cossulate sa “Havaaa ‘and was regarded aB being Anarican or
[22]Canadian,
[24]ee Two saplcyess ot tke British Esbassy, Havens, hag visited
[25]"> Q@edSes in the Havana jail (stlitary G-2 sectiog) on Sunday sventog,
[26]. 90 Aprt? 1981, aod had a 1S-aiacte conversetioa with Geddas alone under
[27]ho. _etpounstinces Botich they Lai 2 were net Bonitcred, Geddes stated to
[28]t thea: (1) On 19 April ne wns arvested by the silitia (te civilian
[29]: °. glothes) at his hotel; (2) He had been interrogated three tiacs acd -
[30]Sb the tagresaion that te had not 44acloeed aastning of iuportance;
[31]an ts) Hs was accceed of beteg & CIA agect. and told that he could be
[32]. , Ot Because of the eatetence cf civil war: f4) urtug tas third
[33]> * interregatios Geddes wea snzyn Chit thor cero a geasdge to Speoisa
[34]" Biguod by Ged¢ea which was seat allegodiy oy aia by radio-transaitter
[36]askiag” nat CIA sead arae to Cuba.
[38]. ‘ e. The British ‘Rebassy in Bavaca learned’ on Saturday,
[39]$9 April 1961, that Geddes had regulariy tees "picked tp” at the
[40]Ravacs airport ea his tripe ta and frow Miaeat. (kr. Cidfield waa. aot
[42]" - -gertaig euat-emact- ibterpretatioa could be givea ts the ters
[43]“picked up").
[45]: ; 3. After relating the above, i. Old?teld stated that his eorvice
[46]{a taterested in chtalising an entimate of tYe sort of atory the Cubaas
[47]wight ose agaizat Ged¢ow or f# provocation agaiogt the British Braaasy,
[48]perisss to prove that tho Britian Sebasey naa beer tn collusion with
[50]° the . 8. Toferredéd to tne followisg specific quentioss gnich he
[51]bea submitted earlior on 4:‘Hsy and which tere relayed by WE/8 to WA/4j
[53]Bspaiee fer assvers io’ te given ib the efteras S83 eeesioo by Ciark
[57]3
[59]SECRET
[61].
[62]ee ae ON reer TOM eee en Ua a ee oe or
[65]14.90000
[67]' b.
[68]. Geddos' activities from WH/4 files:
[70]per
[72]er. _ tos
[74]if
[76]BG. What was the identity of the agent t2wige Cuba who gave GALORS
[78]the Bessage he brosght to the CIA coetact in m:
[79]pines qbtg, What. was the ideatity--or cass or
[80]officer in Miawi; 4 Oo . ;
[81]; -@. Was Geddes given any usses of clap
[82]d, What ware the teatructisas gtysa +t
[84]4. Be, Sivmoas replied ag follows:
[86]Bel on 31 earch 1adt;
[87]némas--caed by the CIA‘ cane
[90]o GEDSES by vie CBee officer.
[92]a. Tro eoly moacea of Codeunteatioa Given to Gedtes!) pesidan his
[94]Oped code phone contast vita his wife ta Boca Rabon
[95]Systen, Gedéca was not @tven any aeans for claae
[97]*, WES & vary atnple Ss
[98]tsiice fA619--trapaniesios,
[100]‘Bilagonan then 73235 sad related the tollorteg chronology; of
[102]1] Hered: Gedtes case to viant O@ the atygaht ar
[103]Sith Caboaga/4, a Coban te Biagit onc waa ie ecat
[104]Geddos had 8 apssage froa Cabdage/l a CIA csutes
[105]Geddon in contuct gith a CIA casa officer ‘fa wie
[106]Claimed to bs an active Roster of the Unitad Hey
[107]Gtoup inside Cuba of watca C-~l was a aarsgr. “AT
[108]Cuban Navy has a pian to attack al] pro-castro f
[110]Cuba on or absut 22 Birch, Cectfes Jig est Bek for an
[112]vay oct keoea. Tha case officer JEatrocttois t3
[114]to Geddea' report that the Copa Ravy 621d) sefect,
[116]Havana,
[118]16 Harsh: Geddaa departed fer avaca,
[120]J) Berce ang nade contact
[121]act aith the CIA office, -
[122]t fostde Cuba, Cu4 put
[123]alou-i2 Basch, Gedées —
[124]olueloraria, a reetaiance
[126]ia TaTee? Gedies said the
[128]J Bosay. Ris sotivatics
[129]Gadtes were related Boiely
[130]Geddes taturned te
[132]20 Farch: Wo beard dedirectly - Geddas had paeced his vila aed tedicated
[133]3a 6 isdividual (C-D wits vaon te mad bean “vcllaboratizg in Catrad
[135]Boveluctonsria gaa tn trcable, no fact tenind ted Bas that oc€ of our
[137]agsute (Useaher of the TR) dsetde -Cubs aac ABASPOU dnatructions visited 4ts
[139]tife ta Cuba. Asa revolt = UP set of FP POD Gere
[140]C-1, Besides C-1, ecas of tke others of tale net
[141]‘21 Baron:  Gedéen returned to Hiaai. :
[143]26 March: Gsddea 0430 to Havana, fe vas given ao
[144]Beglastng about 26 Sarch wy had Foaecn to Siscect
[146]PFOVOCatour since tke defection aod pot cozy orf and posatbitit
[147]the defection of the Navy ascret tp itself: vas teplazstole,
[149]is 98s aeriented ALcluding
[150]‘kres of Gedden' activitien,
[152]Siasle 87 syutan,
[153]Goccea Bs a prssible
[154]y Gf keseping
[156]87 March: Gsddeg Seet & S¥ assaage to HIABi vogarding the peaatdle Cuban
[158]WAI Gefeotion,
[160]28 March: Through ops ccd telecon vits vite Said defection of Savy ast
[162]r 4 April
[164]89 Maree: Godden called wife og telepboas,
[166]Soar
[168]an
[170]ee ee ne Ee
[172]i ERPS on ehh
[174]' 28 April:
[175]outs be on 17 or 18 April.
[177]- 0  sennet
[179]- 3 «-
[181]1A; We Geddes sent on SF aosatge “GHIA wae daad—carried to
[182]y a | courier. _ Gedéea alao bad 8 telecos vite his vife oa
[184]this day,
[186]2 April: Osdées anid 4s “taleces to wife that saval eonspiraters
[187]Would weet on 3 April asd Geddsa sosid ative ca ca 5 April a final
[189]date for tha defectica, |
[191]a-Agril: Ga¢des indigated in telecsa ts vite that the Baral
[192]Serecion sould take place “say ¢ay” 2£u7. .
[193]Ge received a nsésage frog Geédoa Selivered by.a tairé—
[195]: 7 Aprai:
[196]pir ges. Be re that the Havy plana to defect os 3 or T April...
[198]Geddes roturned to Hiasi aad paid the date was so7 ast for & er 9
[200]| April.
[202]10 April: Geddes returned to Ravana, . L,
[204]1] Asrii: Gatien telephoned hia vife that the detection | esuld take
[205]place oa iS or 14 April. .
[207]Geddes in telecea | with vite  Fepertve thet the ‘eotectien”
[209]6 During the acesudt of ths abcre ceraesiogy, Biwaces
[211]“Eade the folloving comments.
[213](1) ‘tee ‘CIA agent taatde (C-1) vouched for Seéée0 bat we here ia
[215]' Beadgnarters do not keoy to waat extent C-2b2¢ prosed iz the back=
[217]grousd ef Coddes and his coatacts. We kere €14 advise Hlssit act to
[218]taka any Bution until wo nad-abtaised Brit:as concerrascs Yat ty
[219]that tise Gacdas had alroady Preturagd ts Havara, He reiterated teat
[220]Geddes wag 5 valk-~ia and vas Gaver troatsd es an agest.
[222](3). Geddae and his forecaat: Yosardirg tho ¢efection of the Cakzan |
[223]Ravy worg ocepect froa the ‘oatsat. Eo élained t> be & Britisa .
[224]éttigen ‘tut vas already perforuing fer the E.B.
[226]. (3) Yo Br. Oldfield’w questisa 20 ta wasther tod4es bd say access
[227]- to 8 B/P asa, Stasoas replied that to dis ussvlecge Geddes aly bag *
[229]Phose coatact with bia wife, SY and ese of ecartier.
[231]. 44) ws ares: Galiverios wore favolwed in tte contact with Geddes.
[233]ae (8) Siezoas e2id kg would lesk into wrea Gsétes epald oor tamizate
[234]or put.the fi1ager oa. .
[235](6) “go &. Olde: ata’ 2. WaeBSAan repeated veqzsst tor séoatitios of
[237]C4. C-1, the Misael case officer, aad the cei tRat wee arrests! on
[238]16 Bafoh, Siusona replied that ealy ths GCr ass tae aatherity we
[240]‘relesaa Sock laforeation.- °
[241]- (n . Tho Wiemi case officer never esrved tastée Cuba.
[244]Ee
[246]Se Serer
[247]. ae - 4 -
[249]“8. after Br. _Oldtista ‘had. pat &® auubter of. questions te ‘Glanoas
[250]the latter asked Cléefisiad whether Cettes is eerie ®& British egeat
[251]which Oldfield ‘eapdetically Anavered. Lo the cegative
[253]on aS Oléfield seid that ha v
[254]te hie garvice fudicatiag that Geddes sign
[255]Hpyover, be asked that bs bo brovided Pith the fellowiag::
[257]“.&. CIA. ‘Qppreciation of the Uatted Bovolasicnarta,
[259]SESS ae we - Idantitisa- er C-1, c-4 sud weutors of the net with whos
[260]: C- 7 was. arrostes on Barca 18 (B3ta . Bimaors ackasaladged. that boatdes
[261]C-) coneetrvably soveral ‘ptbar aveters (Of this net awigat bare koowa of
[262]@ston Bad hio activitios, ? oo . a
[264] @.. SGvatities of the: (Couriers wo had contsct with Coddow
[266]roy : “a8, ‘Tie t¢estity of the Cm caas off icor—-the nase or  RaRes.
[267]Raed by hia’ in eoatacts vith Gedées; ;
[269]re
[271]_ .. “w, Chrosologteal Guusary of the vistte og. Geddes te Mieat
[272]vas Peturnes to Bavana; also a Liat of the natere cf: nis | cOmmuaiesticng. |
[273]Oo Rinas asd telecoa, (‘Sourter, ote.) aad ceamunications seat to his’ AB
[275]oo. “¢
[277]_ Joka: 6; Roberts
[278]pc/93/6
[280]oad: nowesond eff a ooarigieation oa
[281]t be a piosay——a provocateur,
[283]LUGAR Mas cre tT Unetremanet apa GOT ah Rak CMM CEC et ile
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