[to t0te3-10054 cs B RETURN TG CIA Do Rground Use Gay fa Sig Reprod MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD . SUBJECT: AMWHIP/1 Meeting, New York City, 23 October 1962 1, Meeting Time/Place. Subject was contacted by letter (see file) requesting a mee ing. He answered in the affirmative by letter to the assigned accommodation address. The under= signed subsequently went to New York on 23 October, contacted Subject by telephone at his office, and arranged for a meeting -at 1330 at Tke Forum restaurant, on 48th between 5th and 6th _ Avenues. The contact took place without difficulty. After . tuach, Subject and the undersigned went to the former's office in order to verify some information related by Subject at lunch. The undersigned left Subject's office (see file) at 1610 and returned by air-directly to Washington. ; 26 Purpose of Meeting. To maintain contact with Subject, pay him the sum of §200.00 to cover the remainder of expenses incurred by Subject in the AMLASH recruitment last summer in Furope, and to determine additional information as described below in this report, . 3. Travel and Financial Arrangements. eon nad AV rangements. A. Travel, Subject stated that he was willing to seet with the undersigned or another representative in New York, Washington or any other city...whichever would prove most convenient for us, He stated that business was a little Slow just now, and as a result, did not mind any reasonable travel to effect meetings. We thanked him for this consideration, and stated that perhaps in the future, this might preve most helpful to us. B, Finances, Subject was paid the sum of $400.00, which be accepted in [lew of some $409.00 as stated above. A receipt was obtained. This amount represents $299.20 for hotel bills and inci- dental expenseg in Paris for Subject and AMWHIP/1, and the balance for a plane ticket for AMLASH Prague-Paris and return, 4. Contact Arrangements, Subject waa instructed to continus ’ using the accommodation address he has been provided (see Subj's file) in the event he wishes to communicate with the underaigaed or his office, He has been informed that it may not be possible for the undersigned to be in contact with hin for weveral months, but that he would be contacted by another menber of my office. This person would continue to write to Subject signing the letters “Oil. Thompson", and will identify himself fa the event of any telephone callin aw a “friend of Bill Thompyon's', Arrangements for seetings can be made by Iecttor, telephone, or a combination thereof,
wn > Personal Meetings. Subject is willing to meet anyplace. or time (within reason) with the undersigned or a representa~. tive from this office... The case officer should introduce wo Sonat himself as a “friend of Bill Thompson's" and be prepared to produce his half of the physical bona fide (attached herewith) upon request from Subject. The bona fide is one-half of a ‘ yellow typewriter delivery ticket, upon which have been drawn two approximately parallel lines made in Subject's presence. It is noted that Subject probably will not ask for this, judging from past experience with him. Please, also note that Subject does know the undersigned by his true name, so that after initial use of the name “Bill Thosipson" as the recognition phrase, use the true naue of the undersigned in discussions. e In order to aid the case officer in spotting him (although pictures of Subject are available in his file) Subject has been instructed to make the meeting carryin folded in half with the cover outward. 5. Items of Interest. us the fu name o e French-born é x g a copy of TIME magazine fe ; ¢ | 5 Gove en tT stewardess who is, according to Subject, a very good friend of AHLASH, and the one whom AMLASH was trying to get to come over to Paris last August. Subject did know, however, that her first name was Loretta,t and promised to call Miami to determine her family name.’ This, he will mail to us at the accommodation address, _ The party in Miami that Subject will contact for this purpose is Sylvia Vilarello, of 3502 SW 15th 8 Subject with this girl (Sylvia) is B. Alternate AMLASH/1 Commo Channel. in answer to his question, at we 2-\ Db A. _AMLASH/1's PAA Girl Friend. Auwitrp was not able to give jami-based Pan-American t. Miami. The relationship of not clear to us, but he made it obvious that discretion would “be appreciated in the matter. We advised Subject, a eard from AXLASH, but that his reply had not been very satisfactory and more important, he had not provided an address at which he was to receive mail from "Jaime" | that he TEHFHCTH (Prom Several sources that AMLASH had visited a z y Sola Stos § explicitly, and haa used them before to get lettera handc to AMLASH. The “courter" from the nd {Ion in thie case ia Leer” old frtend of Subject'a and [long-time caployce 6 talian Rabaxwy tn Havana Wier trusted friend of Subject, from Sublect Aisself or Tro co cC :: a~ r) e, the second, his homme} | Upon hearing this, Subject volunteered i atrada Pala OG uare2" He asked the former three times, the latter, once. Subject sys he truats both aen ete the letera in Yiasi either oa (telephones TU 3-1324 and TU 7-507), the first being them on four occasions asking if they bad any word from Subject . 0 These were Subject's cousin by ‘“Fomento 608 Palatino Cerro = Fa i (603- or 605 Subj forgets which) rricd V moi at LAR } \O
< a a a ne Considering the need now to maintain contact with “asgets" in Cuba, we asKed Subject to write a letter immediately to AMLASH/1 and including in it the fact ‘that his girl friend in Madrid wants to write to him but does not have his address and to please provide it as soon &s possible. By this message, . AMLASH should send an accommodation address to his Madrid drop ‘qliickly, that is, if he intends to keep in touch with us. Judging by the above actions of AMLASH, we are inclined to give hin the benefit of. the doubt, and feels that perhaps he did actually forget to provide a return address in his SW letter to Madrid. In any case this will give us an opportunity t a inclinations, It is noted that the “cdurier", b Was supposed to come to Miami on the 20th of 3 OU not +. The next time he could be expected was, according te ce, about the end of this month. Travel restrictions imposed OE t e Crisia’: nt defeat this plan. It is noted that[ si ‘usually cables before he comes to Miami, BS tidnh Lead. Subject stated that he, had discussed. wit [Seifst Rasat’ tno’ possibile) that one | ae OG nf ght be recriiitable. He stated that he Personally Idid not Tike Ls @S @ person, but felt that he & good action asset __ : elt our side, He bad no BI of deter than the fact ()/ \« that he was, or ig, a captain in the is a lawyer-by “ va, training ther is a journalist. Subject stated that he YY 0 believed| [ras at one time involved in a bar-room brawl with _\ a0 amert en, whom he shot to deat t stated that aad AMLASH/1 also did not personally care forl bL wa a ‘A dD, Subject's Recent Visit to Miami. Subject said he was in Miami recently for some me (about a week) on business, and also saw and talked to AMCONCERT/1 and Lucia Echevarria. He said he told them the story he was told to tell, f.e., that he had seen AMLASH/1 for some days ia Europe, but had not succeeded in convince ing AMLASH to leave Cuba, fe said that ho told them that AMLASH felt that he was uncertain about a future away from Cuba and that, although he didn't necessarily approve of the way the regime was handling things in Cuba, he felt that he had best remain there, and attompt to help Cuba to a better future io Bia own way and not to fight, per Be, gaint the regime, but rather try to live with it, Subject. wag told about the atatcement by AMLASH in his letter that “",..bis intimate friend had made a very indincrete phone call to Havana...". Subject said he wan not sure whether LASH meant by thia Lucia Echevarria or Sylvia VILARELILO. He aatd he would look into thin and attesgpt to find out eho tt wan and what was aaid, EK. Subject Volunteers Services, Subject offered to return to Havana for us UY neod Ves Tf we could bug #uarantes hie safe exit, Wo thanked him and sald tha€, although eo felt he could do the mont good oul of Cuba Just sow, we would tecp tha offer tn aind. le Boosad pleaded by thin, . in/SR
aay ae F. Roberto ECHEVARRIA, Commercial Secretary, Ottaw:. Subject said he hadmef EL only once an at was in Cangda during his trip there last sumer just before he went to: Helsinki and Paris for the AMLASH operation. He said he didn‘t know Where E: was just now, — but thought he was jot in Canada. We asked him td discreetly ask ~ his business partner, who was making a trip to northern New York State and/or Canada this weekend, to make a phone call to the \ Commercial Mission in Ottawa, and to inquire for £., and/or when he would be back, etc., if in fact he was not there. He can use Subject's name or an alleged business matter as the pretext for calling. He will advise us on the outcome, G. Pending Trip to Colombia, Subject stated that he planned . $o make a trip in the sear future to Columbia to buy some emeralds. ‘He will arrange the-trip in order to avoid being away from home en 7 November, the anniversary of his brother's death, and which day he understandably wishes to be with his mother and father., The undersigned is not absolutely sure of this date, but if it is not correct, it is not far off. A check of our files might clarify this point. H. Passports for Sale. Subject said he had recently bought two Cuban passports In ami for two friends in Switzerland, whose passports had run out of pages. Subject is concerned over this market in passports and stressed the point to us. He said he paid $50.00 apiece for them. The wholesale price is $25.00, Subject informed us. He said he would be glad te get some for us if we desired. We said we would acvise him. He did not know whether he could get any diplomatic passports or not, but he would discreetly check on this. Passports are availed used or blank. He thinks the blanks are the real McCoy and not poor imitations. . 6. SECURITY Considerations. There were no incidents of a security nature to report, The undersigned had coffee in Subject's offices 5 while the latter made a call to Miami re BORDO} s expected visit to Ob Miemi. We chatted briefly with Subject's fatWer and one of the Partners. No questions were asked of the undersigned whatsoever, and the conversation was polite only.