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-3-# Development of 3/3 by Howton:6.  Rowton met Subject in April 1966 by cold approach in the art studio where Subject at the time was presenting his latest worker scholarship of Fellas Artes. Rowton posed as a Creek businesman interested in Subject's style and his immediate objective at the time was to ascertain the address in New York City of Subject's wife's father (a Cuban of Chinese origin who had left Cuba as a refugee). Rowton, feeling that he had to present an above-average prospect to Subject to earn his future meetings, alleged that he was anxious to arrange for the painting of a rural scene to be installed in a New York nightclub owned by a Green friend of his (Nina Dimitri, owner and performer at the "Mia Shan-    sone" nightclub" would have in New York City and in a bourgeois environment.7.  Subject reacted very favorably to Howton's initial approach and received Howton's invitation to dinner in the company of Howton and Subject's wife; the latter seemed cautious in revealing specific information. Rowton realized that after careful consideration of their mutual approval of Rowton's cuisine and dislike for the communist regime, Rowton realized that any effort to either meet Subject or his wife, who was then employed part-time at the Cuban Consulate, would be counterproductive and that strong personal relationship developed with Subject would be productive and could eventually lead to useful information on Subject's part.8.  When, therefore, on 2 March 1966, Subject X expressed gratification at having met Rowton and indicated that he wished to continue his friendly contacts, regardless of whether Howton purchased his painting or arranged for the rural scene, Rowton moved in with an offer to "hire" Subject as his business associate on an unofficial basis, so that Subject could acquire a degree of independence financially and perhaps do some traveling for Howton. In order to develop as much clandestinity as possible in his future contacts with Subject, Howton explained that he was simply a tourist in Mexico and as such not permitted to engage in lucrative business activities. He would therefore have to depend on Subject's discretion in any dealings he might have with him. Subject accepted this as quite normal but pointed out to Howton his limitations as far as business training and experience went. In reply to Howton's query, he did confess, however, that he had excellent contacts in Havana that could be exploited for business dealings with Cuba. He volunteered to make an exploratory trip to Havana to renew his friendship with the persons concerned. Howton accepted this offer, not only to test Subject's story but also to seize the occasion to be in a position to provide Subject with money to make the trip and thus compromise him somewhat at the outset.9.  Rowton's next move was to explain to Subject that he had a long-term interest in Cuba and hoped to do a great deal of business in the future but first felt it was essential that both he and Subject develop proper contacts inside to ensure success. Subject readily agreed to this and felt relieved that Howton did not expect him to produce concrete results overnight. When Howton, therefore, stressed that Subject find and rent a safehouse for entertainment and development of prospective contacts, Subject reacted immediately without question. (Although Rowton's public objective was first made on 17 June, Subject did not succeed in finding a suitable location until the end of July.) This project, however, gave Subject something specific and relatively clandestine to do for Howton without seriously compromising any of his principles. Subject, as it developed later, was interested in such a clandestine union even to his wife, for his own purposes.