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15 June 1964
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Per his request, 2nd Lt. Oliverio
Antonio TOMEU Vasallo was recontacted
8 June 64 at his place of resid–
ence. Be provided additional detaila.
en Carlos) and (Ana Gloria de VAROMA,
and identified Osiel GONZALEZ and one
"COCO" as possible leads to Jose
FLANGRA Gobel.
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15 June 1984
CONTACT REPORT
SUBJECT: Recontact of Oliverio A. TOMEW Vasallo. (201-283206)
1. At 1730 bours, & June 64, the undersigned was advised
at his residence that a Mr. TUMEU (Subject) had called the
security number given him (351-6161) and left the message that
he would like to talk again with Paul Stroud (the undersigned).
anytime after 1809 hours, 6 June,
2. Upon arriving at TOMU's apartment (Apt. 303, 1028
Vahler Place SB, 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.
TOMES apologized for not having recalled the name
ROMA" as that of Ang Gloria de VAROMA. He reiterated
while in hiding to escape capture by the Cuban Government
absequent to his infiltration, he know only the first namen of
persons with whom he came in contact, but then added he knew
Gloria de YARONA, in whose house he was hiding, because she
the sister of Carlos de VARONA, one of his infiltration team
rs. (This Carlos de VARONA may be identical with one
Ha de VARCHA Begura, 201-289983; or Carlos Arturo
Arjous, 201–283209.)~
On several oconrions, according to TOMEU, he was seated
the table in Ann's bouse with several other people. One of
se individuals, known to TOMEU only as "COCO," was described
the secretary to Jose LLANUZA Gobel. There was not, however,
may discussions in which TOMEU recalls LLAMA or his political
sympathies having been discussed. According to TOMEU's recol-
lection it was "COCO" who was associated with LLANUZA, and
was not aware of any relationship betrece &BG LANGA.
Although TOMEU had no information as to want finally happened
to Carlos 40 VAROMA, his infiltration town mate, he suggested
that if Carlos or and were available they may be able to
identify
contact.
and provide data on his accessability for
8. One Calel GONZALES, former Chief of the Havana Fire
Department, was identified by TONKU as another possible lead
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who would know LLANUZA. TOMKU affirmed Osiel was previously
with 
MENUTO Outierrez in the Second Front of Escambray. Osiel
was under asylum in the Brazilian Embassy (sic, Argentine
Embassy?), when TOMEU gained political asylum. When Osiel
finally received his safe conduct from the Embassy, he vent
to Puerto Rico and, TOMEU postulates that Osiel is now again
with MENOTO in either the United States or Puerto Rico.
6. Two snap shots (to be returned) were provided by
TOMEU of himself and six other individuals who were in asylum
at the same time. He identified these, in the photograph in
which Monsignor Eduardo DOZA Masvidal is seated, as, from
left to right: (Manuel VILLAMANAN, Oliverio TOMKU, Wils DIAZ
(believed to be in US), Publio RUIZ (US), Jorge Del VALLE
(Mex?), and Quiel 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 Cuba, 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
saked 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
idon. He then stated that he had been asked by Manuel ARTIME.
to take a job as an instructor. Without indicating any
association of even awareness of ARTIME's activities, or of
ARTIME's contact with TOMEU (as indicated in TOMEU's 201),
TOMEU 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 a man's ideals, outlook,
and objectives change with time. For example, the people of
Cuba followed Fidel because of the ideals he advocated. When
Fidel took over, his accomplishments gradually became quitoe
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. " When Baked for an example
of the type of organization he had in mind, TOMKU 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. See memo and attachment dated 23 July 1963 from John
Hugh Crimmins, Coordinator of Cuban Affairm, ARA, Departmens
at State in TOMEU's 201-283206.) _ il 1
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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,
Kre. VERSTER 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 were very wealthy in Cuba and he gave it all up to
into exile and fight the Castro Regins."
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