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Chief, Contact Division-2-22 December 1954A. (Gelill)decker pointed out that, although the criminal cases against Prio and Curti Lad been cided with pleas of nolo contendere and fires, cases vare still pendice against four other Cubea exiles who are allegedly engaged in the gun-running plot. He said that inasmuch as the cases were primarily the interest of the Customs Department, the FBI van not immediately interested. He voiced the opinion that Customs representatives were maintaining surveillance on the defendants in the various suits.5. Returning from the FBI office, I telephosed Jackson, an arrengod, at 3:00 p.m. and identified myself as directed in WA-9779. Jackson said that it would be impossible to arrange a meeting with the Cubans that afternoon, since the leader of the group would not be available. He said that a meeting could do erroagod for the following relog, Sunday, 19 September, at 11:00 a.m., and I accordingly arranged to meet the group in a room at the Columbus Hotel which I had reported for that purpose. I suggested a preliminary meeting with Jackson so ro to obtain information about the persons I was to see, but he said that that would not be feasible on saturday and that he would drop in on Sunday mersing a for minutes ahead of the root of the group.6. Jackson arrived at the decimated room on sunday morning at 10:45 a.m. He did not request the exhibition of credentials and i did not exhibit then. He said that the meeting with the Cubans would have to do postponed until 4:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Inasmuch as the leader of the group was at that time engaged in preparing a speech. He said he would bring two members of the group to the Columbus Hotel at 4:00 p.m., and I agreed to meet them at that time.7. Jackson said that the two men he wanted se to talk to were Banos Carlos Movie and a Captain Verson, whose full name Mr. Jackson Cid not know. Ca said that Carlos Havia is a leading Cuban consulting engineer and is a graduate of the US Military Academy of the class of 1919. For a short time he ves President of Coba and was subsequently Ambassador to the US. He is a member of Frio's Authentico Party, but belongs to the conservative wing which is highly critical of sous of Prio's actions. Havia vas exiled from Cuba when his nato ves found on an envelope ia the possession of Sanches Arcago. He is under indictment in the US District Court but has pleaded not guilty to charges of gun-running proving out of the same incident concerning which Prio pleaded "nolo contendara."8. Captain Verson, according to Jackson, is end has been for racy years the president of the Anti-Communist League of Cuba. During a part of the terms of Grau San Martis and Prio, Verson held the rank of Captain in the Cubea army and vas in charge of a counter-espionage section dealing with Cuban Communists. Verson, in his official capacity, was largely instrumental in having the Soviet Embassy in Havana closed. He was removed by Batista from Lis Army post in 1952 and, after spending some months in sanctuary in the Uruguayan Embassy in Havana, he came to Miami in June of 1954.9. Jackson also wished me to meet Prio, Dr. Pedro Martinez farega and ats Ortega. Prio vas currently in New York. Martinez was formerly Ambassador to as US and a delegate to the United Nations. He was described by Jackson as one of the most brilliant persons he had ever met and he said that I could obtain a