(tog-orea-to0fg]. | 7 10 Septenber 196) a , - 95 eA 1. About 1500 hours, 10 September 1963, (CASAS Rodriguea|was called at his plece of work (Encinesring firm: (Gannett, Fl » Corddry and “74 . o Inc., 600 B, 2nd St, {Gene Pa. Tels (238-0451) by @ Meo DY i 4nd sbvieed tha would like te visit hig and would 0% ve Ct(CaSsS! ease bet’ and 2100 hours that evenings (CASAS| o. hs’ previously Visited (CASAS \in Kay 1963. is ee with elephone convereation ccompanied ty @ Hr rrived av icusast house shortly afte Be . Se During the initial gree 3, in response to the general query _ ! “how's the work getting aiengt®. (eas replied that he was very busy now 05 : i because of 9 epectal assignment in Gh he was dealing with a Cesta .. Rican engineer viaiting Zarristu-g in connection with an engineering i . Project in whieh(Casas' \firm was involved with the.Costa Rican government, O05 ; @ geatgreent was to continus until the engineer left at the end of ; the month, (CASAS pede im fact, just returned from having a few social ood beers with Coota Rican, : t of oa | a ' & Pollowing the conclusic: amenities ani’: aiirareal : | _- ,-@ various of the etx offspring, tined to[CASAS |the purpose : : Sef our visit. [CASAS lsonceded tha A2ZCUE well t he would 3 | - Gike to help beth a7 and ourselves, but that ko was not the men for - t this sort of activity. It was clearly and repeatedly explained to (Casas) 0° hg that hie task was simple and without danger. He would be watched by our ! ef - people at all times, then surveillance determined that AZCUE was physically i © approachable, (CASAS si=ply greet him ae an old friend, and gost : Adkely a normal friendly conversation would ensus, During the course of 4 Oogeneral talk, [CASAS oould perheps resell] AZGUR's former statements in _ i which ho praised Americans, although, perhaps because of his official i ‘Posethons custoguied the Peniagene [CacaS)oould then perhaps ask s2cUa az 0S ae ‘ wae really aware of the masse awaiting him in Cuba, If was _ interested in helping both the Cuban people and himself, (CASAS ould help 0S MQUE by arranging a» introduction with an American who could Ki) eres’. _ 4 assistance, Lf s2GUS suid no, that would be the end of it. (asaSleould OO; Play it by ear. Very simple end no risk to(CASAS, The only er would oS i f be to AZCUB shold the Cutan lvarn ef (C4SA3"Tapproach: therefore aa « t VS tection ta, ALCL, sbsciute secrecy must be maintained by (Cag kithough )S agit =) AT jedmitted the simplicity of his-part.of the job, he atated that Cubans ; i were sot capsble of kesping their trapa ehut,-and that unfortunately he 4 |. WAS hoe exceptices, sven though be realiced that the safety of hie friend : } : depended én his kesping stlenv, . . ‘ sa i ep ete phi sete # a , ,  -pbie334082 | oO Pe | , RETURN TO CIA cr | -Badkground Use Only oa | Ne, de
14-2000 ” seat nares ease se er? ~—e dona ‘ f | Ds : 56 Tt was clearly explained to| CASAS t we would pay his travel @xpenses and compensate bia well for and effort. Although he ‘ 3 . pPrefessed little interest in the payment, we was evident that the idea ; ; ‘. i of some extra money, as well as a trip to Hexice City (where he hea : relatives) appealed greatly to him. He lef€ ue for a few mimtea te i ; consult with hiv wife, She apparently left the decision entirely te 4 6. As vo (C1543"\ employers, b he felt that he could probebly got : ‘ @ few days off, He Was instructed to give seme excuse such as family 3 aliness, rather than teli hie ef that he wae te dea job for the 6 i 0-8, Government. (In reply query, (CASAS ed that 05 O ; tds chief was a retired colone x), “dedoribed (HALLOcK 06 Ob 4 thuas "a businessman @ you imow ~ he Likes to make money.*) 4 on the outcome of his request for a couple days’ leave of absence, CASAS] OS =: . finally agreed to go to Mexico, although he again said that. he did not . 4 : | feel that he was fit for this sort of Job. J | : . aie At our reayorts Easus prec to try to get off the following a } aw day, Wednesday, 1 %, and fly to Washington in order to go : my through the the necesrary stepa with IANS, If be could not leave nis job } ae cn tap would try for Thursday. ee the sterile HOS 4 - ~ Ob niumbe cae panmtruetad ee for (This had of 03 ‘ b ¢ . arranged at EQS.) call before 05 4 :* 7 1150 b teore e on a Welnesday, advising us of the t: of hie arrivel in Z- ve Washington and his flight, so that he could be mst. If fer same reseon q — he vas unable to get through to us, we would call him after 1130 hours at his Place of work. 05 4 8. and departed Cans [CASAS about 2200 hours, 3 Kr Pore33doee ce | RTE Rreedenreinmte dens ot TRA A eet ARAN NOIRE AR ot ee ote aay ean tnes Tate