™ 15 Septeater 1940 “ . MEMORANDUM FOR: The Record SUBJECT s Meeting with Mr. Faylise Marning and Mr. Horeeia Hi Godoy i. Mr. Jacot Esterline and the uncersijimed net with “tr. Marning end kr. Godoy from 10 to 1720 at the Shorehzm hotel (Roos 315 ¥) cn 14 Septester 19. Mr. Manning ic e professor at Yale Lew Scteol. i'r. Godoy, an Argen- tinien citizen, is a studext at the sane scrool. according to tr. Vanning, Mr. Codey is cevoting hie life to the struggie against toteliterianiaa, ineluding Peronisa and Comsznism. At Tele te Les set up the “inter Amerie ean Legal Study Croup" to interest stucents in this fight. dr. Yanning became Lotetestcl {his father war in Lah in Arerice Gor lore neriods in, the 1926's) ard with Mr. Godey teok a grour of atx or seven American lew atue dents to the recent meeting in davana of the International acacezy of Law. Mr. Manning has bed numsercus contacts with the Aceccy. He snows Mr. Eissell and Mr. Treey barnes end has wet “yr. Senzafer, Colonel ¢. 2. King, and a Mr. Mervin O'Comnel (ne was not sure of this last name). foth b:: and Mr, Godoy plan extensive travels in Letis America cezinning next year. Mr. on an Merning is concerned at tre mumber of persons from Cid who have cebriefed him end requested that in the future he heve ons constant contact. de seys / ke has given the saze report to five ciffe ent pecpie. Mr. Esteriine told bin that we would try te cee te it that the sane cerson woule see his in the future. Near the end of the aeeting Mr. Mennirg said he wishec to make it elear that although he ani Mr. Gocoy vill gladly ecoperete witn the agency neither of thes has ary intention of Lecoming a CIA acent. 2. Intersation exd coments from Mr. Manning anc 4r. cocoy included the ; Bo ternetionsl jcsceny of lew Meeting. The meeting was almost "hermetically sealed," sessions were held in a room that would accommodate only thirty, and the lesier of ths 2eeting, Sccreme Court Justice Ernesto! Diligo (7) gave evidence of Leing "as ceaten, defeatec sam" wro bas given : up the fickt. Mario Less vas invited tut sace mexy excuses and did not attend. The Cuben delezatds reply to questicns cn acuees of press freedom, illegal seizures of prorerty, and Comm-niet influence too the stend that these things just dic act exist. ‘The cuten Jucges are eeexing refuge in. technicalities, If certain surface coapliarce vith legal requireaents are met they do rot look teceath that surface to find the realities. ‘shus jus- tice is teing subvertec uncer a lersi. frasewora or facade, ‘Shey are cut: ae of touch with political processes, | b. Aererisn Reform end Frocerty Eelzures. Cn the surfecs, again, ; 4 the ordinary processes of law ottein. dawana is surprisicgly orderly and . disciplined. Ordinary criminal cases go torcugh the courts zuch as before. Py 7 eb 2764 | 4 | i / ' H i
14-00000 The missirg piece is that where the Governsent is « party the courts wear blinders. All they agx ‘# cro forma ctservance. The INRA people know this and take care to fsliow legal or quasi-lesei procedures in thei> seizures. They file 6 carer that such and sucn a property ie *urder eval- mation." Then if a court case is troaght the Jucre rules it out as sub judice since the matter is still in acmindatrative process, dose LrA evaluations have teen litizated, levever, and in a few cases the Supress Court Chief Justice cexexces has rafsec the IhhA set price, coowing that euch action is political suicide. elass professional peorcle any lonrer keve any use for Cestro re retains eonsiderstle et:dent espcort. This is ceartly the recicalisa zaturel to youth and pertly the erpeai that « certralizec sirusture wrich can act ewiftly kes in a country where the free demceratic systen hes failed to work. ke (the U.S.) Lave an opportunity to win soe of the youth and athere §f wa will aat fe eneh a vere oe udi] imenive ennfidanea ther with our cooperetion things will be better for the comgon man. we nee the sort of cenflcense that Presicent Franelin Rousevelt was able to convey. 4t Bogota we have rezninec the initiative-=the protles will be to xeep it. d. Comients on Fersorelities. 1) Fernando de le Riva: iewyer and owner of sugar fielce, refineries, ets. A very wealthy man who sterted with nothing. fow fight! ug hard to keen weat he can. Hot suiteble for high political office but verhaps cood prospect for surpert of exti-Castro forces. Able to travel lezeliy anc to aset, outsice of Cuka, anyone interested in battling Fidel. Foreed ty Tie Guevara to turn over to the Gcvern=. ment 51% of hie etoce in certeiz of bis interests. Hes son at Taie and contact can te arrangec wis “Mr. Manning. : 2) Paul Roa: Have the feeling he is not long for his job. : Very nervous, twitchy, voluatle, exeitable—« nervous wreck, Els aomy, Raulite®, may be useful if father ig kicked out. The son is sharp, able, aubitious, totally untrustworthy. Attended Columbia University, ig serried to Italian girl. Mr. Manning will keep in contact Zor i whatever can Le gleaned. 3 3) Supreme Court Chief Justize Mecendes: With a change of governsent might te useful. Has sown some guts on the TARA Cases. pee AE alee he aa 4) Che Guévere: Che mede a ulatake when he put his name on new ter-peso notes sizply se che. ‘There is much criticism of this , "lack of dignity* in Guba. Che bas an attractive perscusiity anda j good mind. Has teer in revoluticnary activities since he was fifteen. @uite frank in telling people wast he intends to do—trouble bes been, no one telieved hin. } * ! qt I ~. wempennee e ene eR te Hee Re Bens ete
e CUTTS . “ «-.] -3- ee §) (FEU) Cordcts: attorney of the Foreign Ministry. Getting fei uo with the revolution, is obviously in trouble. May heve sone future cee. 6) érsando Cherciet: Cuban teaching at Yale Lav Sclool, Rot very trizrt Lut has e11 the gossip atout Cuan personalities. Attended iartmouth. 7) Foris Kovalacy (7): CGuben on exchange professorship at EM), teaching law. Professes te te violently anti-Cestro. <Assinted Americens at the corference. Gave the iupreesion of cCeing a secret agent. 8) Luis Conte jecero: Conte made the mistaxe of underestimating Castro. Ha thaucht the revolution coulé Le atoppec at a certain stage, not realizing that waile he lives Castro must keep driving straight ahead. 3. June Cotte. AS We Were BCOUL UO 2et.°e ru. cmiiseg oa Mowae won ID otker person we enculd kmow atout—-June Cotte. Mies Cobte is en inerican working for the Curan Goverrment, at tines with INRA ane at other tines with the office promoting touriez. They wet her on the advices of [octers Fla, Wouan culture] celscate in USERRA. ‘She was staying at the Caribe “ilton end was very helpfal to them while they were in Havana. They gstherec that she served at one tize es one of Castro's secreteries, working with or uncer Calia Sanckez, a Comxuntst.. She is 24 or 33, reportedly once had a love affair with a Yager in tne revolutionary aray wro either got killed or left her. She also is reportedly « rood frienc of Luis Conte Aguero. Mise Cotte returned to the U.S. on the sase plane with 4r. Goooy. Yermaps Lecause she fsi% anc could *alk sore freely to an Argentinian, anc perkaps because she felt attracted to Mr. Gocoy, ene told his that ake vas very worriec tecause there are Comsuniste emong the Americans at the U.S. intassy in Cuba and these Communists are giving dabassacor Boneal aivice whien leacs him to make mistaces in his cealings with Cuba. She ales said something to the effect that she has been warned Ly CLA (or the FEI?) about her activities in Cura. . 4 ur. Manning can be reached ty aail addressed to him et the Yale law School, as can Hr. Godoy, Hr. Manning is leaving today for Yale anc Mr. Godoy toworrow, While kere Mr. Godoy is at the YNCA. 3 i Do TT 8m. Bat 4 wes nt et . ° ca t + cmt vemee pete aenanemebreiepenttne . : ‘ <P 8 a tt Leacrnadinab ISH 0. 6 tare septs seen neee had tie heres ho Ct hanes Hos Ce