404-10113-10274 » e . fr e* ee STANDARD FORM NO, 64 a Ss { “sh ’ : 7 ' Hi wendy + Free “ cyt i os 3) ‘Office Memorandum + onitTEp STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM SUBJECT: 2fev File DATE: =] duly 1959 Chief, Alien Affairs Staff LANZ, Pedro Diaz 1. Reference is made to the attached memorandum dated 6 July 1959, from the Chief, Personnel Security Division, pertaining to certain activity which occurred over the past weekend concerning the subject's detention by the INS. 4] 2. On this date inquiry was made of Mr.| WH Division, with regard to this matter. He declared that everyone on a working level in the IANS was most cooperative with the Agency with regard to the subject. He indicated, however, that it appeared that General Swing was taking a pherd nosed" approach in view of an interest in the subject @ the Committ ternal Security, headed by Senator Fastland. Mr? indicated he felt it would not be desirable to attempt to have the subject released from detention until General Swing decides that such action is propitious. 3. On this same date inquiry was made of Mr. H. D. Nice, IRNS, with regard to this matter. He declared that there was "nothing you or I could have done" to have precluded the situation that arose over the past weekend. He declared that _ someone in this Agency had misinformed General Cabell to the - effect that the Immigration Service was holding the subject . in detention and would not ‘permit CIA representatives to talk to him. The fact of the matter according to Mr. Nice, was that General Swing had ordered that the subject's parole be revoked and he be placed in detention for three reasons. The first being it was the subject's om@ desire to be afforded protection; secondly, ae ie a suggestion of the CIA representative in Miami, Bernard Reichardt, (who had the opportunity to interview the. subject); and thirdly, because General Swing became aware of the fact that several different components of the U.S. Government were evidencing a primary interest in the subject. It was made clear to Mr. Nice that certainly General Cabell did not wilfully attempt to decelve the Commissioner of Immigration and Natural- ization Service, and if in fact he did give the impression that fio
14-00000 oe SERRET he believed that the Service would not permit CIA to interview the subject, such an impression was merely due to the fact that he did not have complete information at his disposal. 4, ur. [mentioned above, indicated this date that complete coordination has been effected with the various Government Agencies interested in the subject, and now there is a complete meeting of the midds with regard to the fact that the CIA has primary interest in the subject for intelli- gence purposes. Mrvj{[___ mentioned that when Mr. Reichardt contacted the Immigration people in Miami on Tuesday, 2 July 1959, the Immigration people were just about ready to release subject from custody. It was pointed out by Mr. Reichardt, however, that to publicize the fact that the subject had been afforded asylum in the U.S. could possibly have had disastrous results with regard to our relationship with Cuba. When this fact was called to the attention of the Service, it was at that point undoubtedly that General Swing was contacted, and he in turn undoubtedly was in contact with the Internal Security Com- mittee, which resulted in his decision to revoke the parole of LANZ and place him in detention for the time being. 5. This matter was effectively handled by the Chief, Personnel Security Division, over the past weekend efter efforts to contact Messrs. Cotter and Pennington were unsuc- cessful. Unfortunately, Mr. Massett, who was available at home during the period in question, was not contacted. A memorandum will be directed to the Physical Security Division Ant to assure that the identity of all professional members of this on NL Steff, along with their home phone numbers, are available to the Kok ‘ Night Security Officer. . an @ Let ‘am J. Cotter [ HLL | OS/AAS/WIC:es 8 July 1959 e /