Francesco/who-killed-jfk huggingface dataset:
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# SECRETDINDU11-890322 June 1970SUBJECT: Jules ChopinAt 2200 hrs on the evening of Saturday, 20 June, Jules Chopin entered the Embassy offices as instructed. His face showed the strain of the situation, yet he managed to force a grin. He was taken to a convenient office and for the next 2 ½ hours was debriefed. While sipping Scotch throughout the evening he managed to control some of his natural fears of the present and future.In all fairness, he must be commended for answering our questions in a straightforward, sincere manner. While not every question--from the various interested parties--was put to him, the majority were. In some cases, he was given requirements for the next meeting, and in addition, he offered several worthwhile reports.Apart from the business aspects of the meeting, there were two dominating themes running throughout: His passionate pleas for the personal safety of his family in the US and my stand that after his conduct on 12-13 February 1970, he had to prove his worth and good faith; not to me, but to the powers that be, who were highly distrustful of his intentions.Specifically, the following matters were discussed:1.  Asked if he knew what the DGI was, Chopin was confused, but understood when I said "DSE" or "G-2". In his circle, the intel people are known as "Seguridad del Estado" or "G-2". He denies that he has ever worked for them wittingly. He doubts that he has ever worked for them unwittingly, because he has never had more than a passing working relation with them. Chopin states that he has never known officially who the intel personnel are, "but after awhile, you can hear and see things that leave no doubt." Asked to identify those persons who he feels are intel and their hierarchy, Chopin stated:    A.  In early 1969, Amando Lopez, appeared to be Chief of Intel and Diaz Vigo, the number two man.    B.  When Orlando CASTRO defected in c. March 1969, LOPEZ was immediately recalled to Havana and has not been heard from since. DIAZ Vigo assumed head of intel, and Havana sent Emidio VALDES Martinez as a replacement. With VALDES, came his wife Magda (de los ESPOSA Viver) who went to work as DIAZ Vigo's secretary. Chopin considers her to be an intel agent as well.    C.  In c. late February or early March 1970, Diaz Vigo was recalledto Havana. He has not been heard from again and there ish/w Call To CFPA 92830SECRET201-815-35
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SECRETtalk that he will not return.Page 2D. Fegar has taken over the control of the Consular Section and appears to be directing the functions that DIAZ Vigo had. No one has been appointed to take DIAZ Vigo's post.E. The only other prominent suspect of being a full fledged intel type is *Hildo ALVAREZ Veldes*, who came to Paris about 2 years ago with the cover position of chauffeur. ALVAREZ's true role was made evident shortly after he arrived in Paris when an unwitting functionary of the Cuban Embassy gave ALVAREZ a routine chauffeur's assignment. Whereupon ALVAREZ turned to the individual and said, "I didn't come here to be a chauffeur." ALVAREZ has never functioned prominently as a chauffeur, and they had to change his status after a while, because he couldn't fool anyone in that role.F. Chopin denies that he knows anything of their manner of operations; who their contacts or agents are; and, in a word, the inner workings of the intel apparatus.G. Chopin acknowledges that many Latin Americans visit the Embassy, "but they go upstairs to the Consulate," and he does not know their identities, nor the exact purpose of their visits. His lone contact with Latin American types are when they enter his section asking for propaganda material. In those cases, Chopin directs them to help themselves from the racks of Cuban publications available.
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# SECRETChief, Western Hemisphere DivisionChief, European DivisionChief of Station, WII/MiamiChief of Station, Madrid## RYBAT TYPICGuillermo RUIZ Perez (201-735296) and Danilo MENDEZ Fernandez (201-788424)1. At Christmas 1969, after turning down other invitations, AMARTINI-1 and his wife accepted an invitation to dinner at the home of Guillermo RUIZ Perez (201-735296) and his wife Nilda. Another couple was present, Danilo MENDEZ Fernandez (201-788424) and his wife Lydia. Ruiz impressed the AMARTINI couple as intelligent and *muy fino*. He talked very favorably of the U.S., especially New York City for which he had great admiration. "Americans are very bad", he said, "but they have very good things." "Jose, let's go to New York", he said at one point, causing MENDEZ, a good revolutionary, some discomfort. He never had trouble in the five years he spent in the States, Ruiz said at another point in the conversation.2. Mendez is a "great apple polisher", according to the AMARTINI couple, and he was hard put to know what to say when the "Ambassador", his boss (indirectly) spoke so favorably of the U.S. AMMARTINI-1's wife, on the other hand, said that Lydia Mendez was having a somewhat similar problem with Nilda Ruiz. The latter was expecting again at the time and after five boys, Lydia suggested that she (Nilda) probably wished for a girl. "Not at all", said Nilda. "I don't want a daughter of mine to go into agricultural work at fourteen years of age", she exclaimed setting Lydia back. AMMARTINI-1 pointed out that the Ruiz couple has a 14 year-old son in Cuba -- a "hostage" while they are abroad. They might be willing to defect, according to AMARTINI-1, if it weren't for leaving the boy in Cuba.Distribution:2 - C/WHD2 - C/EUR2 - COS, WH/Miami...continued
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CONTINLATION OF DISPATCHSECRETOSA - 263433. Incidentally, ANIARTINI-1 said that he was surprised to learn that Ruiz had been Vice-minister of Foreign Trade before coming to Spain. Ruiz himself mentioned it casually one day.Reginald N. FLOREGARYBAT/SECRET201-735296
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# CABLE SECRETARIAT DISSEMINATIONCLASSIFIED MESSAGESECRETREPRODUCTION OF THIS COPY PROHIBITEDACTION CHANGEDTO NICARAGUANDESK PER ENNISSECRET 131132 JUN 72 CITE MADRID 1389DIRECTOR INFO MANAGUA, SAN JOSE, WH/MIAMI, MEXICO CITY1. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ MAIRENA, NICARAGUAN,   CALLED CUBAN EMBASSY ON 25 OR 26 APRIL REQUESTING PERSONAL interview with subject INTERVIEW WITH AMAUTO-1 FOR WHOM HE BROUGHT TWO LETTERS.SAID HAD BEEN DEPORTED FROM COSTA RICA WHERE JAILED FOR 201-735296"POLITICAL REASONS". WAS REFUSED ASYLUM BY MEXICO AND trace requestLEFT SAN JOSE FOR MADRID ON 24 OR 25 APRIL. IDENTIFIEDSELF AS MEMBER OF "FRENTE DE LIBERACION NACIONAL SANDINISTA"WHO SPENT 14 MONTHS IN CUBA, DEPARTING CUBA ON 9 JANUARY1969. ATTACHE (AND DGI OFFICER) JOSE DIAZ PUGAWHO ANSWERED PHONE TOLD RODRIGUEZ TO CALL EMBASSYFOLLOWING MORNING FOR INTERVIEW WITH AMAUTO-1.2. NO STATION TRACES. LIAISON BEING QUERIED. PLEASE   SEND TRACES.3. FILE DEFER. GP-1SECRET
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2554. Report No.344 1 June 1970Ruiz dictates to. Nilda: "The Cuban Embassy greets, the Ministerof Foreign Affairs and has the pleasure to request the corres-ponding permission to carry a pistol, "Star" 9 m.m.short, No.50.234, wich at the present time is being held in the officesof the "Star" factory, in the Plaza de España, for_, whose photograph is attached."Ruiz is talking with a Cuban who is in Madrid on a scholarship.They are talking of bringing a teacher from Cuba and Ruizsays that this would be very difficult. He says that instructionis given by professors, but education is given by the parents,and what the children will be demends on this education.Ruiz says that his father made him a communist. Of all thechildren, he was the only one that studied, but it was hisfather that formed them all. From the time he was a sma11child his father gave him books of Lenin to read. These booksarrived clandestinely to Cuba. He remarks about problems hisown children have given him. He refers to an incident whereone of the children was invited to a First Cormunton, andspeaks of the freedom he gave the child to make his FirstCormunion also, if he wanted to.Then Ruiz says that his other son "ALEJANDRO, is inclined toremain in Spain, and he is willing to let him if this is whatthe boy wants. He says that these things have to come fromone's own self, and if they are opposed in these actions itcan leave marks on them for the rest of their lives. Ruizsays he gives them the liberty to choose.Ruiz tolk this student with whom he is conversing that Alejan-dro DE LA INEZ has gone to the United States, and adds thatDe La Nuez wife never came to meetings or reunions thatwere held at the embassy. She always gavo as an excuse thather nerves were bad. Ruiz says that De La Nuez took the moneywith him.This comrade (F) left at 12:15. He said goodbye to her verycordialiy. Apparently around the 29th of the month she isgoing to Paris.Later Ruiz entered the office again and put the radio on veryloud. He didn't leave the office all morning, but the radiocontinued to play very loud; so much so that you can hardlytell when anyone goes in or out of the of ice.Report 345 18 June 1970Apparently they have received a document in which all the Chiefsof Mission have been called to Cuba for the third week of July,as some of them can make it coincide with their leave. He tellsCurbelo that he intends to send Nilda either before or after heleaves.
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-2-Report No.345(continued) 18 June 1970Ruiz and Nilda are alone and are talkin: about when they can leave Spain. Ruiz wants here to go on Theria, but Milda says she doesn't want to go seperately. If he goes on Cubana she will go with him. Hilda speaks of the 18th of July fiesta, and says that the Minister has been so nice to him that he shouldn't miss this Spanish holiday. They then discuss leaving for Havana on the 20th or 21st of July.
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# Report No.34518 June 1970Nilda speaks to Ruiz about someone that spoke to her that wants to stay in Madrid for a few days, but they don't have any money, (Possibly it is ALPARA) and they have asked her if they can stay at her house. It seems that the people she is talking about are on their way to Cuba, and they say, if they don't have the money to stay in Madrid, then let them go directly to Cuba. Nilda says that CHAIN's son-in-law is going to Morocco as Cuban ambassador. The one that he had as his secretary. When Alfara was in Madrid he said that the son-in-law had neither the personality nor the qualifications for the position. Ruiz says that if they are referring to the head of Chain's office, that he is going to Poland as ambassador, but Nilda insists that it is the husband of Chain's daughter..Two comrades arrive, a man and a woman. They are going to Holland, where they will spend a week, and they want a visa. They will go to other European countries also, and will be a month and a half al together. (It seems that it is only the woman that is going to Holland and the other countries). Ruiz asks her if it is her first trip to Purope. She says it is her first trip to Western Europe, but that she has already been in the socialist countries of Europe. Ruiz asks them what Havana thought about De la Nuez. Ruiz says it isn't worth having an argument or quarrel with the "gallero" because of De la Nuez. Ruiz believes that the whole affair was handled by "he C.Ι. Α.Ruiz asks them who has been named ambassador to Morocco, and they confirm the fact that the husband of his daughter (CHAIN-?) has been appointed.They return to the top of De la Nuez. Ruiz says the only thing they know is that he has gone, but they don't know where. In any case, most likely they had family or friends among the refugees in MamiRuiz asks the girl if there are new people in the Ministry there (Havana-?), if new ones are coming in. She says that her enterprise has 71 employees, and that 55 of them are outside of the enterprise, that the personnel situation is very bad. Two days ago they started giving language classes in French and German, and they talked with RAUL and he believes it is very necessary, because it is very difficult to find people. In addition to their being of trust, what is difficult is their lack of culture.Again they discuss De la Nuez' case and his wife. They tell Ruiz not to be too discouraged because it is the first time that anything; like this happened to him here. Ruiz tells them about the illness of the woman, and that she never wanted to come to the meetings, but on the other hand went to meetings and gatherings of commercial people and others. He was never suspicious of him. Two days before he had been in the study Center with all of them. Ruiz says that it had been six months since they
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Report No.345(continued)proposed petting; a substitute for De La Nuez, but only becauseof his administrative inefficiency, and for no other reason.If Ruiz had suspected anything he would have put him on aplane and sent him back there.A person from the Feria in Barcelona comes into the office.He has some business to do with Horacio here in Madrid.They hope that Raul LEON will arrive on Thursday, as theyhave many things to wor!: out together regarding theChamber of Commerce in Madrid. He speaks about "Cubaexport"Jand a problem that they have with the brand name. He says itwould be better to postpone the process and continue exportingmeanwhilo to the Canary Islands, until it is all settled.He has visited. The Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona. He hasJeaten and had supper with some of the people from there. Hementions GUERRERO y Garabon, to whom he and ROVIRA have givenan explanation: First, the problem that exists with the CanChamber of Commerce can be resolved by a simple diploma icgesture, Second, the Individual that has an interest in it,it isup to him Third, the problem can be solved by establishinganother Chamber of Commerce in Madrid. This however, wouldinvolve spending and would not be worth it to them economically.ROVIRA told him that he wanted to go to California. He wants tobe close to Cuba and learn the future development of theCuban production.Nilda says that they have received a call from Paris tellingthem that VAIDES VIVO left there and will arrive in Madrid at2:45 PM. Ruiz asks if they sent the cable to Moscow. Nildasays that they have, but that no one answered the cable. Theyhave received only one cable from Moscow saring that he wascoming. Then they sont another cable back askin on whatFlight, and on what day, but they have had no answer.Report No.346Two people enter Ruiz' office. One of them is called "PORRILIA"(ph).They are discussing: De La Nuez. Zorrilla says he has been veryhurt by it all, not only politically, but personally also. Hesays that he always felt that De La Nuez was a person one couldtrust, and that he has failed them. Ruiz says that hero everyonetrusted him.
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-5-Report No.316(continued)They continue to talk about De La Nuez, particularly the visitors. Ruiz says that after this they are going to have to strengthen the cadros, that it is important for everyone. He says he has spokon to. MAINEIL CASTROSATA (phon), and they have agreed to form new very strict--cadres.-The visitors leave and on saying goodbye Ruiz says not to discuss the De La Nuez affair too much so that it won't spread any further. Besides, they are all very impressed by it.VALDES VIVO CALIS RUTZ on the telephone. Ruiz asks him if he has arrived at the hotel and if he has seen MARISI (phon). (MARISI is staying at the same hotel as Valdes). Ruiz says that Zorrilla has just been there, and he has given him the telephone number of the hotel for him to call. He says they have had no word on the Cubana flight, only that it is to arrive today and will leave tonight. But, Ruiz says if it arrives at 3 o'clock that this will not give them time to inspect it and all to leave, even though they will do it all at night. Both Valdes and Marisi are leaving this evening on Cubana.Ruiz then speaks with Marisi, and says that he had heard of his appointmont as ambassador. Apparently this is the one that is to be in Morocco. They say that this ambassador, in all the capitals that he is going; to, is visited by the best doctors. Ruiz tells them that he has a luncheon onpagement but that he will keep in touch rogarding the flight.Report No.34.8Tho ambassador that has just arrived from Beirut onter the office. He was at the movies last nicht and they comment on it. Then two other persons come in, one of them is Zorrilla. They speak of various things; that by diplomatic mail they should only send things of a confidential nature, everything else should go by diplomatic pouch.MERCEDES enters and sars that Corrade Armando VELAZOUZ, whom Ruiz does not know, is here. He is the father of the Cuban consul in Janaica. He says he has been here 15 days waiting for something to be resolved. He adds that a Rosa Maria of the Ministry was supposed to resolve this problem, but she hasn't done so. He doesn't want to borrow money here, and BARREDA has already given him 1000 pesetas. Ho wants then to send a cable to Havana to resolve his situation. Mercedes says that this consul studied in the University with Barreda and that he is a very ine person.
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Report No. 348 (continued)They tell Ruiz that the person that is here is ALARCON; he hasn't seen him, nor has he received any cable about his arrival.Then the ambassador asks Ruiz if they carry pistols here. Ruiz shows him one with five chambers, with which he can shoot without taking it out of his-pocket. He says they won't kidnap him, and that one has to be prepared for there are 10,000 rusaros here.Ruiz tells the ambassador to consult with ROA and tell him that he has received a cable telling him to be in Havana the second week of July, but that the National Day in Spain is on the 18th. He says that he doesn't want to miss this celebration, because the Minister of Foreign Affairs came to their fiesta, and he would have to explain about the reunion in Havana and all that, and they could think something else. So that he is thinking of staying even if he has to leave the very next day on the 19th.Report No. 349Some comrades arrive. It appears to be the Alfaras. Mercedes calls Iberia and confirms reservations for the afternoon flight to Havana, 941, in the names of Carlos Alfara and Berta Fernandez. She asks what time they should be in the airport in order to leave on the six o'clock flight. They tell her they should be there an hour before flight time.Ruiz begins to dictate the following to Nilda, in a very low voice: "To enlarge further on the report dated 7 of the current month regarding my meeting with the Minister of Labor, Sr.LICINIO DE LA FUENTE, in relation to the request of theNational Institute of Fishing and the Ministry of Basic Industries for contracting Spanish technicians, we wish to inform you that today we received a telephone call from the Executive Officer to the Ministry of Labor. He informed us that cur request for Spanish technicians is still being considered, but that the Minister of Labor and the Spanish government wishes to communicate official-ly to my Government, their official displeasure with the position adopted by the Cuban representation in the last meeting of the 0.I.T. (I.L.O.) regarding a proposition that interferes in the internal affairs of Spain. Unfortunately the Minister of Labor had confirmed, the request of our representative in Geneva contradicted the efforts that were being made at high levels of our countries for the betterment of our relations, and the cooperation, and for the brotherhood, that should exist between two peoples of the same blood."My total lack of knowledge of wat took place in the I.L.O. with regard to Spain, and the position takon by our delegation, precludes e from answering with accuracy, limiting myself only, to saying that I would pass on the words of the Minister and that an explanation of the problem would be given.
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-7-Report No.349 (continued)On the other hand, on this same date I received word from our Consul in Barcelona advising that he has observed a minimum of interost in the industrial circles with which we trade. This would make it appear that a problem exists at a high level between the Government of Cuba and the Government of Spain, which is holding back trade with our country. Specifically, some industrialists have advised our representative that the Ministry of Commerce has spread the word that until certain talks are held between the two governments authorization of permission of import with estination Cuba have been suspended.We are attempting to confirm this today and learn if there exists some relation with what we have been advised by the Ministry of Labor.We would appreciate it greatly if you would, as soon as possible, inform us what the position of our Covernment was in the meeting of the I.L.O. in Geneva.Dear ROA: I beg you to see that this confidential (note/gets to our President, to the Minister of Basic Industries and to the President of the Fishing Institute.Ruiz tells Horacio that ho should tell MARIÑAS that "we are willing to chanzo our passports, and to give us blank models of both the diplomatic and regular passports in order to study them and compare them with those used by other countries.