Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# RODRICHES Lopez, Kecelio.REPORT TO MEXICO: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICLE INTERVIEWED -- Havana, Hoy, 15 May 64Pedro Bacza, Cuban delegate to the Centenary celebration of the National Academy of Mexico, was interviewed upon his return το Havana. The most important event at the celebratión, he told reporters, was his meeting with US scientist Linus Pauling who wishes to visit Cuba.BOLIVIAN DELEGATE TO LABOR DAY CELEBRATION LAUDS REVOLUTION -- Havana, Hoy, 20 May 64Paulino Tito Calle, secretary for foreign affairs of the Agrarian Workers Union of Canton Coyara, Aroma Province of La Paz Departzent, Bolivia, praised the Cuban Revolution and brarded as false the propaganda against it. He is a member of the Bolivian delegation to the Cuban celebration of Labor Day which included Alejandro Silva and Mario Cortes.SECOND SECRETARY RETURNS TO MEXICO CITY POST -- Havana, Hoy, 17 May 64Rogelio Rodriguez Lopez, second secretary in the Cuban Embassy in Mexico, left Havana by plane for Mexico City to resume his post.AMBASSADOR TO UN DEPARTS FOR NEW YORK -- Havana, Revolucion, 19 May 64Ambassador to the UN Carlos M. Lechuga, accompanied by his wife Gladys Lauderman and daughter Miriam, left Eavana for New York City to resume his post on 18 May.SINGER TOURS COMMUNIST CHINA CITIES -- Havana, Revolucion, 19 May 64Cuban singer Viriam Acevedo, who sang in various cities in the Soviet Union, is currently appearing in various cities in Communist Chira such as Peiping, Norking, and Shanghai. While in the latter city, she was visited by Cuban students.
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# DISPATCHSECRETTo:ChiefInfo:Chief of Station, WH/MiamiFrom:Chief, Testern Hemisphere DivisionSubject:C TYPIC/DOMOPS/AMBEDEW Rogelio RODRIQUEZ Lopes1. Reference your telephone request of 24 June 1969 requesting a photograph of Dugelio RODRIGUEZ which is better than the one appearing in the Cuban Mugbook, it is believed that Subject of your request is Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, whose photograph is included in the Mugbook. There is no photograph of Eugelio RODRIGUEZ.2. Forvarded herewith for your retention is a photograph of Rogelio RODRIQUEZ Lopes, recently designated First Secretary, CHUN, who was scheduled to travel to New York via Mexico in early June 1969. Unfortunately, this photograph 18 little, if any, better than the one in the Cuban Mugbook. It is the only other photograph available at Headquarters.3. AMBEDEW-1 has been shown and has positively identified the attached photo as Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, a DGI officer in Section III who was known to AMBEDEW-1 as "Rogelio." A-1 last sav Rogelio in Paris on 21 November 1968, at which time Rogelio was enroute to Conakry on what A-l thought to be an important mission. It appeared that someone in Conakry could not leave until Rogelio arrived. A-1 understood that Rogelio had been in the UN Mission in New York, or in Canada, in 1964-65.4. The above information may be passed to LNERGO.Olive S. ECKHOLMDistribution:2- COB, New York, att. h/w1-COS, WH/Miami, w/o att.CS COPYCROSS PEFERENCE 10UNDW-29473 JUL 196919-6-139/4SECRET201-332665Distribution:- DO/I/B2- WH/COG/OPS (Betty)- Originator- RID| OFFICE        | ORIGINATING       |                              || ------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------- || WH/COG/OPS    | ch                |                              || OFFICE SYMBD. | DATE              | SUBORDINATING                || DC/WH/COG     | David A. Phillips |                              || DO/I/B2       |                   |                              || OFFICE SYMEOL | DATE              | RELEASING OFFICERS SIGNATURE || C/DO          |                   | Gordon Jorgensen             |DISPATCH
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Dept. of State27 June 6tA-1517Re: Charges in Soviet Bloc DiplomaticPersonnel in MexicoFBI doc. (X-ref)4 Jun '69Re: Rodriguez, RogelioFBI doc.27 May '69 (Wash)Re: Cuban Mission to the U.N.
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ORIG: DARYL GEISLER:akUNIT: WH/COG/OPSEXT: 5061 R. 1457DATE: 24 APRIL 1969CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONMESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIESSECRETROUTING AND INITIALSINDERNO INDEXRETURN OPRANCHFILE RID6BYPERCONF:WH 8FILE, VR,SECRET25 14 57Z APR 69TO DO BASE NEW YORK INFO: WH/MIAMI CITE DIRECTORTYPIC DOMOPS AMROSE 96045REF: DO BASE NEW YORK 6232 (IN 37470)1. FOLLOWING TRACES ON ROGELIO RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ SUBSEQUENT SEPT   67:A. DOCUMENT REPORTED HE SON OF LONG TIME MEMBER OF PARTIDO SOCIALISTA POPULAR. MARRIED TO ESTER GAVILAN NOGALES (DBC 2003, 30 NOVEMBER 67).B. QUTIMID 15 SEPTEMBER 68 SAID RODRIGUEZ ARRIVING MADRID FOLLOWING DAY IN TRANSIT TO GUINEA AND THAT HE TRAVELING WITHOUT VISA BECAUSE HAD TO LEAVE HAVANA IN HURRY.C. AMBEDEW/1 REPORTED THAT RODRIGUEZ WAS DGI OFFICER IN SECTION III (NORTH AMERICA AND SOVIET BLOC). SAW HIM ON 21 NOVEMBER 68 WAS GOING TO CONAKRY ON IMPORTANT MISSION. APPEARED THAT SOMEONE COULD NOT LEAVE CONAKRY UNTIL HE ARRIVED.D. FOLLOWING TRAVEL AVAILABLE RODRIGUEZ FROM 67 TO PRESENT:12 JUNE 67 CUBA-MEXICO; MEXICO - CUBA 19 JUNE 67; CUBA- MEXICO 19 SEPT67 (I); MEXICO - UNNY 18 SEPTEMBER 67 (I); CUBA - BWIN 18 SEPTEMBERSECRETREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.
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ORG:UNIT:EXT:DATE: APR 29 12 46 PM '69CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONRIDEDICONF:FILE. VB.MESSAGE FORMTOTAL COPIES:SECRETINDEXNO INDEXRETURN TOBRANCHFILE RIDFILE IN CB FILE NO.(classification)(date and time filed)(other)(place)(reference number)SECRETCITE DIRECTORPAGE TWO1967; BWIN - UNNY APRIL 68 (I); CUBA - SPAIN 19 SEPTEMBER 68; FRANCE -CSR 4 OCTOBER 68.END OF MESSAGE![signature of Gordon Jorgensen]GORDON JORGENSENC/DO![signature] C/WH/COGDO/I/B2![signature]WILLIAM V. BROEC/WIDRELEASING OFFICERCOORDINATING OFFICERSSECRETGROUP 1Excluded from automaticdegrading anddeclassificationAUTHENTICATINGOFFICERREPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.COPY NO..
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CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANCE COPYISSUEDSLOTTEDCLASSIFIED MESSAGETOTAL COPIESROUTING AND/OR NITIA S-SE'N RYSECRETREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDINDEXYESNOCLASSIFY TO FILE NO.X-REF TO FILE NO.FILE RIDBRANCHDESTROYINFO FILE. VR. RYAN, CI/OPS, F12, DO4SECRET 22155 Z APR 69 CITE WH/MIAMI 3630 22 APR 69 IN 41615DO BASE NEW YORK INFO DIRECTORTYPIC: DOMOPS AMROSEREF: DO BASE NEW YORK 6232 (IN 3747)1. NO STATION OR AMOT TRACES ROGILIO RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ SUBSEQUENT TO SEPTEMBER 1967.2. FILE 201-332665.SECRETCS COPYSECRET![illegible text and markings]
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CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONPERSON/UNIT NOTIFIEDADVANCE COPY ISSUEDCLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOTAL COPIES 18  FILING AND/ORSECRETSLOTTED REPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDDISSEM DY 24ACTION UNIT UH-8 FILE, VR, DO-4, RI/AN CE/OPS, FE-2ACTION16 APR 69 IN 37470SECRET 162059Z APR 69 CITE DO BASE NEW YORK 6232DIRECTOR INFO WH/MIAMINYDUTYPIC DOMOPS AMROSEREF DO BASE NEW YORK 43221. CUBAN UN MISSION HAS REQUESTED VISA BE AUTHORIZED   MEXICO CITY FOR ROGELIO RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ (201-332665), DESIGNATED   FIRST SECRETARY NEW YORK. RODRIGUEZ IS WELL KNOWN DGI OFFICER.   AS ADDEES WILL RECALL FROM REF, RODRIGUEZ WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED   FOR ASSIGNMENT HERE APRIL 68 BUT NEVER CAME.2. REQUEST ADDEES UPDATED TRACES (INCLUDING AMOT) SUBSEQUENT   JMWAVE 9521 AND UNDW 1832, BOTH DATED SEPTEMBER 67.3. FILE 201-332665.SECRETCS COPYSECRET![illegible annotation]![illegible annotation]201-33266516 April 1969
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# DEPARTMENT OF STATE## REQUEST FOR BIOGRAPHIC DATATO:FROM:![Check mark] CIAFULL NAME (Married woman, include maiden name)Rogelio RIGUEZ LopezALIASES, NICKNAMESDATE AND PLACE OF BIRTHMay 3, 1942HavanaHOME ADDRESSprevious check 1/23/63SEXmCITIZENSHIPCubanMARITALSTATUSSPOUSE'S NAMEOCCUPATIONNAME AND ADDRESS OF PRESENT EMPLOYERPREVIOUS EMPLOYERS AND FORMER ADDRESSES (Approximately last ten years)‘ill apply Anembassy Mexico for visa as First Secretary of the Cuban Mission to the !!!FOR USE OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE ONLYOFFICEVisa OfficeTYPE OF DEPARTMENT PROGRAMDATE4/16/69NAME OF SUBMITTING OFFICERSCA:VBTuncanCONSC: , Rogelio (Lopez)FOR USE OF OTHER OFFICE(S) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE![Handwritten notes]17 APR 1969FORM DS-9399-65
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FBI doc.28 Oct. 68 (NY)Re: Rogelio Rodriguez LopezBufile: 105-130905NY - 105-91642
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# DISPATCHTO: Chief, WIH/CubaINFO: Chief, DOFROM: Chief of Base, New YorkINFIC7DOMOPS/AKCLOCKSUBJECT: Transmittal of Information on Official Cuban Community in New YorkACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES:ACTION REQ: Index, if necessary; extract information to appropriate 201 filesREF: DO BASE/NEW YORK 51741. As indicated in the reference, the undersigned met with Subject on 19 October 1963 for the purpose of debriefing him on items of local interest to the Base and LNERGO.2. Attached herewith is the information obtained at that meeting, broken down on separate sheets by major topics:A) Cuban UN Mission (CMUN) personnel;B) Cuban personalities of local interest (but who are not now in New York);C) Physical lay-out of the CMUN;D) Miscellaneous information on the official Cuban community;E) Cuban Delegation to the 23rd UNGA.3. Perhaps the most interesting items are the following:A) Orlando PRENDES Gutierrez (201-?)appears to be the new chief of the DGI contingent within the CMUN, with Alberto BOZA Hidalgo-Gato (201-331832) probably serving as the deputy; Jose Raul VIERA Linares (201-325953) and Jesus JIMENEZ Escobar (201-749244) follow as the third and fourth ranking DGI officers;ATTACHMENT:1-3 copies per para 2 above, att. h/wDISTRIBUTION:2-C/DO, w/o attice 2-C/DO3-C/WH/C, w/3 cc of att.DATE:OCT 25 196822 October 1968CROSS REFERENCE TO:1-19-5-tDISPATCH SYMBOL AND NUMBER:UNDA-4161CLASSIFICATION:HQS FILE NUMBER:19-500SECRET
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# CONTINUATION OF DISPATCHSECRETUNDA-4161B) There are apparently now two code clerks in the CHUN;C) The physical lay-out of the CMUN;D) The proportion of intelligence/security personnel within the CHUN (this information updates that given in UNDA-4116, 23 September 1968).4. It is suggested that Headquarters extract appropriate items for the respective 201 files, particularly the intelligence/ security personnel. To facilitate this process, the following Individuals are mentioned in the attachments (201 numbers shown where known):Jesus JIMENEZ Escobar (201-749244)Jose Raul VIERA Linares (201-328953)Jorge BOLANOS Suarez (201-787157)Alberto BOZA Hidaigo-Gato (201-331832)Carlos MORALES Quevedo (201-777568)Orlando PRENDES Gutierrez (201- ?)Pedro Luis PINERO Eirin (201-824376)Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez (201-332665)Cecilia ANDRE Sardain (201 - ?)Miguel Manuel SANTANA Fraiz (201-816439)Justo Cesar GELABERT Martinez (201- ?)Rafael AGUILERA Batista (201-351449)Rolando PEREZ Alfonso (201-?)Jorge REYES Vega (201-816437)Nicolas RODRIGUEZ Astiazarain (201-804011)Marta JIMENEZ Martinez (201-784065)Alfonso VILLACORTA (201- ?)Jose FERNANDEZ COSSIO Rodriguez (201-766981)Fernando ALVAREZ Tabio (201-357128)Jose Antonio RABAZA Vasquez (201-333971)5. Copies of the attachment were passed to the local LNERGO office by the undersigned. ELGIN is the code name for Source in dealings with local. LNERCO.Howard G. FIGALAN
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SECRETINFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" ON 10 OCTOBER 68CUBAN UNTTED NATIONS MISSION (CMUN) PERSONNEL,1.  Jesus JIMENEZ Escobay. Comsellor. JIMENEZ was promoted to Counsellor in July 1968 because, according to Source's opinion, this rank would give him more status in his overt responsibility for economic and UN: Development Programme matters. Source believes that JIMENEZ is now the fourth ranking DCI officer in the CMUN behind PRENDES, BOZA, and VIERA. Source considers JIMENEZ to be the most sophisticated officer in the CMUN.2.  Jose Raul SERA Linares. Counsellor. Source believes that VIERA is now the third ranking DGT officer in the CHUN behind PRENDES and BOZA. Sousse thinks that VIERA Will be transferred back to Cuba soon, probably in December 1968.3.  Jorge ESLANOS Sucrez, Comsellor-designate. Source stated that the Foreign Ministry lias cancelled the assigment of BOLANOS. He definitely will not be coming to New York.4.  Alberto BOZA Hidalgo-Gato, First Secretary. Source believes (but does not have positive proof) that BOZA is now the Deputy Chief of the DGI contingent in the CMUN, behind PRENDES. BOZA specializes in "Black Power" matters. Source said that BOZA is now occupying the apartment formerly lived in by Carlos MORALES Quevedo, First Secretary, and his family. The wife of BOZA, Adamina VASQUEZ Caparo, currently is working in the CMUN as secretary to Ambassader ALARCON. Source believes that the assignment here of BOZA means greater emphasis is to be placed on "Black Power" matters.5.  Carlos MORALES Quevedo. First Secretary. Source stated that MORALES has reservations to leave New York enroute to Cuba 18 December 1.968. Since the departure in early October of his family, MORALES has been living in the CMUN.6.  Orlando PRENDES Gutierrez, First Secretary. Source is positive that PRENDES is now the Chief of the DGI contingent within the CMUN. Source also stated that in such capacity, PRENDES also would be responsible for DGI activities in Canada.7.  Pedro Luis PINCRO Eirin. Third Secretary. Source believes, based on stories that he had heard in Cuba, that PINERO is a DCI officer.CS COPYSECRET
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SECRET8. Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez, First Scerotary-desimate. Source does not know RODRIGUEZ or anything boat him. RODRIGUEZ was scheduled to come to_w_York_soze months ago; it would seem that he is not coming at this point. RODRIGUEZ amply has been documented as a DGI officer through other sources.9. CeciLiANDRE Sandaia, Second Secretary-designate。Source does not know. ANDRE, who was scheduled to come at the same time as Rogelio RODRIGUEZ Lopez. Source thought ANDRE might be the wife of Jorge BOLANOS Suarez (paragraph 3 above); as he thought BOLANOS' wife was named Cecilia, whom Source know to be employed as a staff officer in the Cuban Embassy in London during BOLANOS' assignment there.10. Miguel Manuel SANTANA Fraiz, Attiche. Source, who had identified SANTANA as a DGI officer in November 1967, now states that he is not sure whether he is with the DGI or with the DSE. Source thinks that he is probably with the DGI. Source said that the wife of SANTANA will return here late October.11. Justo Cesar CLABERT Martinez, Attacic. Source stated that GELABERT is with the DSE. He replaced Ramon MARTINEZ Suarez as the "Portero" of Line CMUN.12. Rafael ANJILERA Batista, Attache. Source confirmed that AGUILERA replaceų Roberto GUERRA Gonzalez as a code clerk.13. Rolando PEREZ Alfonso, Attache. Source stated that there are now two code clerks in the CMUN, by process of elimination, it would appear that PEREZ might well be the second one (Source did not know the name of the other code clerk).14. CLERICAL EMPLOYEES. In addition to Adamina VASQUEZ Caparo (wife of Alberto BOZA Hidalgo-Cato, First Secretary) who works as secretary to Ambassador ALARCON, and Mercedes SALGADO Hernandez (wife of Jorge REYES Vega, Second Secretary) who is the Telex operator, Source believes that two other wives of CMUN officers also work part-time in the CMUN. One of these females is preg- nant, and may be married to one of the code clerks. Source thinks that the other might be the wife of Pedro Luis PINERO Eirin, Third Secretary (her name is Juana CKUZ Fernandez), but was not at all sure of this identification.SECRET
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INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" ON 19 OCTOBER 68CURAN PERSONALITIES OF LOCAL INTEREST, BUT NOT NOW IN NEW YORK,1.  Nicolas RODRIGUEZ Astiazzrain, Former CUN Counsellor. Source stated that RODRIGUEZ is now the head of the Czech (and possibly the Hungarian) Desk, Directorate of "Socialist Countries", Foreign Ministry. He is now divorced from his wife, Magaly MESTRE Pintado, and reportedly will marry Lohania Josefina ARUCA Alonso, who was a member of the Cuban Delegation to the 22nd UN General Assembly in the Fall of 1967. RODRIGUEZ was not in any known difficulties or trouble when he returned to Cuba in early March 1968; he did do a short stint of "voluntary" cane-cutting after his return, but this is particularly required of members of the Cuban CP (of which he has been a member for some years).2.  Marta JIMENEZ Martinez, Member of Cuban 22nd UNGA Delegation. Source does not believe that JIMENEZ will attend any portion of the 23rd UNGA this year. She is the Deputy Chief of the Directorate of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry; since the Chief of that Directorate is in New York for the 23rd UNCA, Jose FERNANDEZ COSSIO Rodriguez, Source believes that JIMENEZ could not be absent from Cuba at the same time. Source stated that JIMENEZ is very close to Fidel CASTRO, and at times has by-passed Foreign Minister Raul ROA to go directly to Fidel on certain questions.SECRET
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# SECRETINFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" ON 19 OCTOBER 68PHYSICAL LAY-OUT OF THE CURAN UN MISSION (CARIN)1. BASEMENT -- contains a kitchen and storage rooms.2. GROUND FLOOR -- reception area; archives of unclassified UN (mostly) documents and papers; telex machine room; offices of Justo Cesar CELABERT Martinez, Attache, and Mercedes SALGADO Hernandez (wife of Jorge REYES Vega, Second Secretary). GELABERT, a member of DSE, replaced Ramon MARTINEZ Suarez as "Portero" of the CMON. SALGADO (reported last year by the same Source as a member of the DSE) is the Telex operator.3. SECOND ELCOR-- office of Ambassador Ricardo ALARCON Quesada (runs along the front side of the CMUN on East 67th Street); reception salon for visitors; large office occupied by Antonio DE SOUZA Carvajal, Advisor; smaller office occupied by Gustavo Adolfo PLAZA Peterssen, Attache, and Adamina VASQUEZ Caparo (wife of Alberto BOZA Hidalgo-Gato, First Secretary). VASQUEZ is acting as secretary to Ambassador ALARCON.4. THIRD FLOOR -- mostly living quarters; large common room; library; Rolando CONDE Figueredo, Attache (who is the chauffeur), lives on this floor; there are also several offices, occupants unknown.5. FOURTH FLOOR -- entire floor is occupied by DGI personnel. (Last year, the Source reported that the DGI occupied the third floor; what Source actually meant was that the DGI had the third floor per European style of reference, which is the American fourth floor).6. FIFTH FLOOR -- more living quarters (presumably the residential occupants of the CMUN, other than CONDE, live on this floor).# SECRET
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INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" ON 19 OCTOBER GSMISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ON OFFICIAL CUBAN COMMUNITY1.  Alfonso VILLACORTA, Prensa Latina. Source stated that VILLACORTA is disgusted with the cuban regime, but has stayed on with Prensa Latina here because his brother is in prison in Cuba. Source believes that VILLACORTA would defect were his brother ever able to get out of Cuba. VILLACORTA cordially dislikes the CMUN and its personnel. VILLACORTA, who has been reportedly pro-Chinese in the past, has no deep political convictions, according to Source. Jose Antonio RARAZA Vasquez, a member of the Cuban Delegation to the 23rd UN General Assembly this year, has spent quite a bit of time with VILLACORTA in the past month. Source thinks that VILLACORTA may be homosexual.2.  Relations between the CMUN and the local Prensa Latina Office. Source said that relations between the two offices continue to be marked with ill-feeling on both sides. The CMUN personnel look down on the two Prensa Latina employees, and the latter are well aware of this condescending attitude.3.  CMUN Morale. Source claimed that morale is high within the CMUN regarding Cuba's current status in the world. In response to a question as to whether VIERA and JIMENEZ resented the arrival of PRENDES and BOZA, and the consequent "demotion" of the first two within the DGI hierarchy here, Source indicated that he had seen no manifestations of resentment on the part of either VIERA or JIMENEZ. Source believed that this was mainly because both PRENDES and FOZA have long been senior to VIERA and JIMENEZ.4.  Proportion of Intel/Security Personnel within the CMUN. Of the 16 officers of the CMUN, 12 are believed to be affiliated with either the DGI, DSE, or DIER (the affiliation now thought for the code clerks). PRENDES, BOZA, VIERA, JIMENEZ, MORALES, and REYES are known to be DGI officers. PINERO is a presumed DGI officer. SANTANA is either DCI or DSE. ESPINOSA and GELABERT are known DSE. AGUILERA is known to be either DSE or DIER (Investigations Department of the Rebel ...). PEREZ is suspect DSE or DIER. Only four CMUN personnel are without any intelligence or security affiliation: Ambassador ALARCON, DE SOUZA, PLAZA, and CONDE.SECRET
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# INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOURCE "ELGIN" ON 10 OCTOBER 68CUBAN PERSONALITIES, 23rd UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION1. Jose FERNANDEZ COSSIO Rodriguez. Director of International Organizations, Cuban Foreign Ministry. Now gets along well with Foreign Minister Raul ROA, but at one time he led the "anti-ROA Mafia" within the Ministry. Major ambition at this time is to become an Ambassador in one of the more prestigious posts abroad. Interestingly, he is a distant relative of Raul RCA. Has been a member of the Cuban CP for 4/5 years. Source said that FERNANDEZ COSSIO is "making a career of Cormanism", meaning that he makes the system work for him but is not ideologically oriented. He is a "loner", and his only real friend is the head of Directorate of Socialist Countries of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, who once saved the life of FERNANDEZ COSSIO during BATISTA days. Source terms FERNANDEZ COSSIO a superficial person, not an intellectual type, and interested in living comforteply and having money to spend.2. Fernando ALVAREZ Tabio. Not pro-Communist and not really pro- CASTRO. A political rationalizer who is happy with the regime that allows him to lead his own life. Would not consider defection unless the regime changed its attitude toward him, which is not likely, according to Source.3. Jose Antonio RABAZA Vassuez. RABAZA is, in Source's belief, a homosexual (consistent with other reporting on RABAZA). He works in International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry under Marta JIMENEZ Martinez, Deputy Chief. While in New York, RABAZA has been very friendly with Alfonso VILLACORTA of the local Prensa Latina office. Source believes that VILLACORTA at least has tendencies toward homosexuality himself. (RABAZA is very close to Osmani CIENFUEGOS in Cuba, and the latter has protected him in the Foreign Ministry (other reporting has indicated that RABAZA found himself in difficulties with the regime after an assignment în Rome; he spent close to a year in prison). According to Source, CIENFUEGOS spoke up for RABAZA and this is why he still is in tre Foreign Ministry. RABAZA does not associate with others in the Delegation or in the CMUN; he spends little time in the UN Delegates Lounge, contrary to others in the Delegation. Source characterized his behavior as "mysterious", and suspects that RABAZA may be practicing his sexual proclivities here. He is well-educated and speaks several languages. He considers himself to be a good poet.SECRET
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SECRET4. Technical Assistants of the Delegation. Source stated that all of the Technical Assistants of the Delegation are members of the DGI, the external intelligence service. All have now departed New York. During their stay, Source observed that all spent their time with DGI officers assigned to the CMUN. The only Technical Assistants personally known by Source are Ramon SANCHEZ-PARODI Montoto, Alvaro TAMAYO Fonseca, Rene VALENZUELA Acebal, and Eduardo ARAOZ Agero. Source did not know of any specific duties or missions of any of the Technical Assistants. He commented that TAMAYO was a close friend of Alberto BOZA Hidalgo-Gato, First Secretary of the CMUN, who specializes in "Black Power" matters in New York. Source does not know if any more Technical Assistants will come to New York. during the 23rd UNGA.SECRET