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# INFORMATION REPORTOFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.CLASSIFICATION# CONFIDENTIAL10-21 JULY 1960FROM:U.S. NAVAL ATTACHE, CARACASPolitics...VENEZPersonal ContactSERIAL NO.142-60DATE OF REPORT30 JULY 1960EVALUATIONF-3REQUEST NO.SUBJECT:VENEZUELA/CUBA - Request for assistance by former Cuban army officerBRIEF (FOR REPORTS OF MORE THAN ONE PAGE, ENTER CAREFUL SUMMARY)This report covers the visit of two Cuban nationals to the office of the NavalAttache.1. Background. On 18 July, The Chief of the U.S. Naval Mission to Venezuela called the Naval Attache and said that two Cubans had approached him in an effort to obtain assistance in getting visas to the U.S. He stated that he had directed them to the office of the Naval Attache.2. Interview. Shortly thereafter the two men arrived at the CA. The identified themselves as:Sergio VasiliNosithCuba YENEZAvenida Urdaneta #11, esquina La Pelota NY.Telephone 32 07 92SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIREDNOT/RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALSHe possessed a valid Cuban passport and stated that he was married to a Spanish subject who had a valid Spanish passport. Claims his grandfather was an Iberian and that he is a graduate of Columbia University. Stated he had been in the Cuban diplomatic service briefly and that he presently represented several U.S. firms in Venezuela, primarily in textiles. He was acquainted with CHHAVIIS from business calls he had made at Venezuelan Naval Headquarters selling uniform equipment. In showing his papers he exposed a police type shield. When queried stated that it was an honorary police badge of the New York Police, given to him by Paul Taylor, whom he said was Deputy Police Commissioner, NYC.and RolandOL BIZARRETA RESTHIS REPORT CONTAINS UNPROCESSED INFORMATION. PLANS AND/OR POLICIES SHOULD NOT BE EVOLVED OR ACTING RECORDED ON THIS INFORMATIONSPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED. NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALSCONFIDENTIALDISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATORCINCLANTFLT - CSL - CCl 15 - CCSPDISTRIBUTION BY CMI (only to those addresses proceeded by copy number)|            |                  |      |       |                   || ---------- | ---------------- | ---- | ----- | ----------------- || 5 STATE    | CombatDivLant    | OP25 | OP32  | ENCLOSURE         || 4 CCI      | ComSubLant       | OP28 | S2IIE | 45                || 3 USCG     | ComSTS           | OP31 | FIC   | 51                ||            | ComalSeaFront    | OP31 | TIE   | 63                ||            | ComCartaSeafron  | OP33 | FIE   |                   ||            | ComCoastSeafron  | OP34 | FIS   |                   ||            | ComTestSeafron   | OP41 | 657   |                   || FBI        |                  |      |       |                   || OCA        | ComChevJapan     | OP42 | 676   | 1N3W              || LEC        | ComCaribSeaFront | OP54 | 64    | CC each ref       || FSCG       | ComXarMarianas   | OP55 | 65    | cc each rpt.      || Secretary  | ComMidEastfor    | OP56 | A1    |                   || Secret     | ComNorLant       | OP58 | KR    | 1 Justice (LiANS) ||            | ComSTRE          | CP61 | CREs  | ART:0129.1        || 62 USMC    | ComSTFE          | CP62 | E34   | 5099408           ||            | ComTYDFB         | CP62 | EJT   | 37-3              || INA HAVANA | ComTHFB          | OP   | R1W   |                   || ICGEMFLANT | ComCoastGuard    | OP   | S4    |                   ||            | ComSubAdm        | OP   | E1    |                   ||            | CIC              | OP   | 10    |                   ||            | PIC              | OP   | 14    |                   |50 AUG-25-1960Declassified/Auth.: DIRNISDate: 05-09-18. Unit: O2F![signature]XEROXES ORIGINAL WITHINNW-88326 DocId:32260796 Page 17