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15 June 1964
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his request, 2nd Lt. Oliverio
Antonio TOMEU Vasallo vas recontacted
8 June 64 at¨his place of resid-
eace. He provided additional detaile
on Carlos and Ana Gloria de VARONA,
and identified Osiel GONZALEZ and one
"COCO" as possible leads to Jose
LLANSA Gobel.
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15. Am 1964
CONTACT RE
SUBJECT: Recontact of Oliverio A. TOMEY Tasallo. (201-283306)
1. At 1730 bours, & June 64, the undersigned vas advised
at his residence that a Mr. TUMRU (Subject) had called the
security number given him (351-6161) and left the message that
be would like to talk again with Paul Stroud (the undersigned) .
anytime after 1800 hours, 8 June.
8. Upon arriving at TOMNU's apartment (Apt. 303, 1028
Vahler Place &R, High Point Apartment House, Washington, D. C.),
1830 hours, 8 June, TUMEU indicated to his two daughters he would
like to have some privacy and they and his wife, Caridad, left
the apartment.
3. TOMEU apologized for not having recalled the name
VAROMA" as that of Ans Gloria de VARONA. He reiterated
bat, while in hiding to escape capture by the Cuban Government
beoquent to his infiltration, he know only the first namen
persons vith whom he came in contact, but then added he kne
Gloria de VARONA, in whose house he was hiding, because
the sister of Carlos de VARONA, one of his infiltration team
pers. (This Carles de YARONA may be identical with one
Carlos Manual de VARCNA Segura, 201–289988; or one Carlos Arturo
JONA Arjona, 201-283209.)
On several occasions, according to TONEW, he was seated
the table in Ann's house with several other people. One of
so individuals, known to TOMEU only as "Coco," was described
the secretary to Jose LLANUZA Gobel. There was not, howeTOT,
discussions in which TOMKU recalls LLANUZA or his political
pathies having been discussed. According to TOMEU's recol-
lestion it was "COCO" who vas associated with LLANUZA, and he
vec not aware of any relationship betweez Ana anG LLANUMA,
Although TOWED had no information as to vint finally happened
to Carlos de VAROMA, his infiltration toen mate, he suggested
that if Carlog er Ann were available they may be able to
identify "COCO" end provide data on his accessability for
ccctact.
8. One Calel GONZALEZ, former Chief of the Ravnan Fire
Department, was identified by TUNKU as another possible lead
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who would know LLAHUKA. TOMKU affirmed Osiel was previously
with MENUTO Gutierrez in the Second Front of Escambray. Osiel
was under asylum in the Brazilian Embassy (sic, Argentine
Embassy?), when TUMEU gained political asylum. When Osiel
finally received his safe conduct from the Embassy, he vent
to Puerto Rico and, TOMEU postulates that Owiel is now again
with KENOYO in either the United States or Puerto Rico.
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Two snap shots (to be returned) were provided by
TOMU of himself and six other individuals who were in asyluín
at the same time. He identified these, in the photograph in
which Monsignor Eduardo BOZA Masvidal is seated, as, from
left to right: Manuel VILLAMANAN, Oliverio TOMEU, Nils DIAZ
(believed to be in US), Publio RUÍZ (US), Jórge Del VALLE
(Nex?), and Owiel GONZÁLEZ (US or Puerto Rico?).
7. Upon completing the debriefing, Stroud and TOMKU
"exchanged small talk" for a while until TOMEU finally stated
that he still wished there was something more he could do to
help free Cube, and asked "What do you think I should do?”
Stroud replied that no person could really make that type of
decision for another individual, and countered by asking TOMEU
what alternatives he had in mind, other than remaining in the
63 Army as a career military officer.
8. TOMEU replied that, of course, he was once an
agriculturalist, but that there were few job opportunities in
which he could apply his past experience. His sister had also
asked him if he felt he and his family would want to live with
her in Spain or Mexico, but he didn't think too much of this
idea. He then stated that he had been asked by Manuel ARTINK
to take a job as an instructor. Without indicating any
sssociation of even awareness of ARTIME's activities, or of
ARTIME's contact with TOMEU (an incicated in TOMEU's 201),
TORKU was asked what he thought of ARTIME's proposition.
TOMEU stated that he would no longer follow any man as “a
individual or as a leader, because à man's ideals, outlosk,
and objectiven change with time. For example, the people of
Cuba followed Fidel because of the ideals he advocated. When
Fidel took over, his accomplishments gradually beormO QU¿PO
different from the ideals he had espoused. TOMEU continued
by saying he would “no longer follow a man, One could only
trust his ideals or an organization which followed those
ideals, since a good organization would be less likely of
being controlled by a single man. 10. When saked for an example
of the type of organization he had in mind, TOMEU replied he
vas most favorably inclined towards the ideals and goals of
the JURE. (The JURE or JRC is an organization created by
Manolo RAY. Rivero around a nucleus of former 26 July Movement
leaders,¨· Nee memo and attachment dated 23 July 1963 from John
Hugh Crimmins, Coordinator of Cuban Affair, ARA, Department
af State in TOMEU's 201-283206.)
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It should, perhaps, be noted here that in an informal
exchange vith Mrs. Donald WEBSTER, TOMEU's supervisor at the
Defense Language Institute, Anacostia Naval Annex, 4 June. 64,
Hra. VÆRSTER volunteered the information that "all of the other
'Brigade students here' have told me they think very highly
of TOMEU, and that he is a very brave man; because he and his
family vere very wealthy in Cuba and he gave it all up to go
into exile and fight the Castro Regins."
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C. PAUL PLUMB, JR.
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