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[16]able personal Courage, gocd security and common sense, In ry wind be
[17]fe the ideal sype of Latin American agent. It wili-be 2 real logs. to
[18]the “Agency if ve lose Bight cr contact with adolfo, I fave cet few men
[19]more dedicated and more loyal.
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[22]5. ffanon GaTEal?t Lesana.| sMFAN-3, Recruited by 2: PAN.2 and sa
[23]close each cther that we referred to thet as the eld “ust Twins,*
[25]Ramon wie tn the snippicg business in ifavana ind erent, 3 ‘ad to
[26]leave. He lost his hore, cars, furaishings, ete. Bly tiem ds now
[27]Planning to send nin “ Nicaragua, and i rave recomeniead him to the
[28]Nicaragua desk fir. Xenta Fe has all the quaiittes s:eribed to
[29]Adolfo SAN FELAYS (see above) except that he bes rever teen an Seericas
[30]Citizen. He speeks excelleat English. He 1 ceadizated, courageous and
[32]£ west anxious to raintain contact with the Agency. It wiil be our loss
[33]&f thie te not done, :
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[36]6. Berpert 1) Serker. AMCLATTER}1. Wife: Clara. Sarker is a
[37]2 . Gutau-Acerican. fx-Captain in the U.5.4.F, See PYG ani 261i for fall
[38]vy. De date. I recruited barker in 3959, and he served feithfully until
[39]we had to exfiltrate hir eometizne in 1960. He recruited «a nuzber of
[40]weluable agents for the Staticn (including AMCLATTineS, weich see) and
[41]bed an amsing encyclopedic mowledge of cuban Persons, evants and con-
[42]‘tacts in all walks of itfe, Be was a boxing nanager and caae tin tely.
[43]. abl Cuban personalities engaged in the sporting incustry, He hed a swppy-
[44]Gog ivyslty te nia case officers and to the Agency. Zis bigrest weakness
[45]. was his lack of discretion. He was such loys. american (actually if -
[46]pot technically) that he would fight at the drop of o tat tf anyone enot
[47]<<" gepersions on the United States or its leaders. In the atacephere of
[48]. Castro's Cuba I might say chat thst vas Quite often. +e are ‘a ths
[49]". process of heloing him recover his lost American citizenehis. When the
[50]’. Stetics reopens { would certainly re-ormend that we esntinus to saintain
[51]‘+, Contact with Barker. If nothing else he vould mace ¢ woncerfs) iegeman
[52]* for the Chief of Station. His wife is an attractive Cucen vel whe te bi-
[53]~ Uingual and as balligerentiy “amer(:cn® as he is. larze:, ty lavas aud
[54]' \ +) By langunve, could sass either as an Aperican or a ‘ums - 4 gevuire -
[55]‘7 @eeet 12 be could be taught to submerge hie americaaian, ;
[57]sean ee q eras
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[63]1 [¥enolo VECA Abril] I ret Manolo thrcugn Jorse 2Ui56 TEs0b
[64]{now ® pFiconer in Cuba aaa result of the W7th of Acca? invastan).
[65]Manolo is working for us now in Viemi, and I oregume we save 225 ote
[66]‘date on him, Manclo's farily owned, along with Resurhts wel, the cur
[67]steel plant in Havana which was national izes by the ceatre ragias (Cia.
[68]“ Antillaoa de Acero, 3.4.). Fanolo ras 4 brother, bestgnay wie’ would
[69]aleo be verth Cultivating, Through his tusinesa e:;! farsly covsections
[70]Wanole knev 2 great Maly veopie of gnerational laverart. Cne of bis
[71]fricads was David SALVADOR, although Manolo aia Oo. ware ZALVADOR' @
[72]polatical thinking (extrene left and Qnti-d-erican}, $arele wo
[73]objective a reporter as I have ever encountered atone Lat!
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