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383SECRETMEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 6 September 1969FROM :CUBA/PBELEMENTSUBJECT: Recent and Proposed Contact Between LIREALM-1 and AEDIEHARD1. At the 5 September 1969 meeting between LIREALM-1 and Andrew E. PELLEMENT, the following information was received from and discussed with LAREALM-1:a. LIREALM-1, following Station advice after the recent incident where AEDIEHARD approached LIREALM-1 with an offer to pay LIREALM-1 for any information he could obtain from the U.S. Embassy, has avoided contact with AEDIEHARD at the French Club. LIREALM-1's wife, an almost daily visitor to the Club, has been asked by LIREALM-1 to note AEDIEHARD's activities and associates and report anything interesting to LIREALM-1.b. Mrs. LIREALM recently told LIREALM-1 that for a number of consecutive Saturdays, AEDIEHARD had brought a young lady, whom MRS LIREALM thinks to be German, to the Club as his guest. Mrs. LIREALM did not attempt to determine the identity of the female, but reported the information to her husband. She has noted no other items of interest in AEDIEHARD's pattern of activities at the Club. He has not seemed to single out any individual as a tennis partner, nor is he frequently seen socializing with anyone in particular while at the Club.2. LIREALM-1 was advised that the Station had learned that AEDIEHARD will not return to MHHARSH immediately as originally thought, but he will probably remain in Mexico for another five months. LIREALM-1 was told that this information was not yet public knowledge, but the Station would like LIREALM-1 to confirm this if possible. This led to a general discussion of LIREALM-1's association with AEDIEHARD since the recent incident. LIREALM-1 was instructed that it was not the Station's wish that he avoid contact with AEDIEHARD, but rather that he not single out AEDIEHARD for special attention or closely court his friendship. It is the writer's opinion that a sufficient time has elapsed since the last incident for LIREALM-1 to again renew some association with AEDIEHARD, and a particularly opportune chance to do so is available: LIREALM-1 and AEDIEHARD both belong (as has previously been reported) to a group of tennis enthusiasts at the Club who take turns entertaining each other in their homes. To date, all the members of this group have given parties except LIREALM-1. Mrs. LIREALM, following theincident and thinking that AEDIEHARD was soon to depart, has stated that she did not want to have ADIERARD in her home since he represents a government so opposed to the principles of her govern- ment, etc. Based on ADIERARD's extension in Mexico and the fact that the LIREALM's owe their friends a party, LIREALM was instructed to plan a party for the group and to include AEDIEHARD and his wife in the group invited. At the party, LIREALM-1 should not focus an undue amount of attention on AEDIEHARD, but should take advantage of the opportunity to renew their general friendship and let the matter, more or less, take its own head from there. As a first step in this general direction, LIREALM-l plans to go to the Club over the weekend of 6-7 September at times when EDIEHARD usually playa tennis to at least say hollo.File: P-11, 712