404-1017510176 eyare metas oo Maes abe d . . a ; TO : Director 7 Federal Burese of Janveetigution 4 Attention: ‘Hr. 8. J. Papica . po 1 FRESH +: Deputy Pirector for Pisns i SUMECI@ Lyle STUART © Reference is made to your memorandum dated 1 June 1964, in which you provided this office tith several questions you wished to have pagsed to Liss Viola June COBB regarding Lyte STUART. There Zoliocrs the information provided by wenn Mey fon ame CH VOUT inquiry: i. Regarding Lyle STUART, Juan dJoge AMEVALO, and i Antixommisra em fgevica Latina: SF : : Early im the spring of iS6Z, in Mexico, AREVALO told ge that GTULAT was prodding hig about getting another of his pooks trangisted, to take acvyantage of the publicity around Toe Shark sui the Surdines. I was already far beyond BpCaking terms with ba-abY ond therefore declined to have aagthing further to do with bim. About turee months Later, AWeVALO told me that BYUART waa going to publiga Antikomunisno en Anerica Latins. and that & young Americaa 2, ¥ Student, married to a Rexiean, apgela delli SAsTE ARROCHA f (guo uad written Arevalo, pawsndor conbemporancas published | by Coeta Amic, 1964, ginanced by Als Gpdien, hevolucionario de EL Salvador) was doing the transglation into Engiish. Early in loos, ABREVALO told me thut the translation hadn't been gatiafactory and thecerorve STUAKT had obtained a re- trenslation, by Charleton BEALS. ; When STUART was here in Bexico ion dung, he told. Dr. OSDGUEDA that he was very happy sbout the way the beok wag selling. “ , Yrasmuch as STUART has paid ARSYALO oaly 10 per cent _ of moneys received by STUART on the Shark and the Sardiuen \ eran cera RCO Are et INET PA PEED gales (in contrast with some book contracts in whics the avthor i how receivea 10 per cent of the money represented by nunber of no copies goid euitiplied by the retail gales price) i would =, Go agsume Be 18 HO more Pencrous aith Ant lkominigse. as ea de atl
i coe cee mene I know of no affiliations of STUART with foreign political parties of government. Hie attempts to get cicse to Fidel CASTRO in 1960 were motivated by a desire to expioit the journalistic advantages of an interview. His original : interest im The Shark end the Sardines was apparently : gotivated by money-making intercats and by the hope that he might spark a sensation - exactly what be did mansye to do with hia outrageous advertising. He geened to calculate that there might be libel suits possible sgainst the firag and the newspapers he could provoke to attack hin. The original contract of AREVALO with STUART was superseded by another in November of 1961, granting STUART certain rights with regard to other foreign language editions ef The Sherk and the Sardines and, I believe, eatablighing She SRNL Stand howe Fleet nntian nem ather ARKVALD books translated into English. Information abut STUART's dealings with ABEVALG and whatever others, could be obtained (with guile) ircn a . Eileen BRANT, who was is eriitor at the time of the firg? ‘eontect with ABEVALO. She subsequently broke with bin because of deep and bitter resentment against him, then . returned not too long age to collaborate with him. She ig - 4 ‘ts wife's sister. She is certainly working with him now , 4 sniy because he finally offered her a little better pay. Por~ her to have changed her mind about him would be alnogt 4 timposzitie, I believe, im view of the jong history of iacideats that had brought her to have contempt for him, at the tine I knew her.ia 1961. She knows his operation inside-out. an : tg order te get information from her, it would be absolute.y . pecessary to approach her from gome angle that would give } no hint of govermeent investigation. She is very gregarious. * Ehe ig a fortyish mediumattractive, lonely, ‘ev York single ; woman (unless her status has chaaged since I knew Ber). Iz be , i contacted by eomebody she would assume to be a writer, and : : who would be a bit friendly with her and see her off-huure, <i : i she would probably talk freely about STUART. But ehe is oF . quite clever and rather worldly in some respects, Se that must be kept im mind in case ghe 16 contacted, SHE BAS & VERY i DEEP AND LONGTINE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD ALL GOVERNGENT : AGERCIES INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION. She wee active in ; i liberal activities in Chicago, and if Y remember correctly, . although ebe is certaialy not communist, she consi¢ered berae a little jeopardised by the Bc Carthy period. : i i - Angela Delli SARTEZ-ARROCHE could also be contacted, / of course. - a, i + 4 H i 3 i j a done ant teehee RM me, Oras — ; Sd Re oh tian ; : wha
14-00000 = em eemtinbteees i i H roy i i ! 2. Regarding Lyle. STUART, Dr. Baul CULCURDS, Bartolome COSTA Amic, and Hario HONPEVORTE Toledo: De. CSEGUEDA apparently hag hed a secret longing to get something of his ows printed in English. He eeized upon the opportunity of comenting BEALS’ introduction ta Ant ixoauniszs in order to write to STUART this spring. , SERN wrote very cordially pack to OSEGUEDA, boping to mest kim op a trip to Mexico 1p dune. When CSEGUEDS confeased to ne hia corres poudsacs with STUART, he gought to make me #ee it as am attenpt to epesk with STUART about the royalties STUART hag pever paid me. ~ When Dr. OGEGUEDA finally did see ETUART here in Hexico daring the pook congress 1B dune, he only vers timidly amd very, very brietly touched upon the royxilt? weehles, and indeed went to a great deal of troubie to Gerve ot ae ED & Baskin, amome Pow Bagic ; STUART by introqucamg san ev were Oe HOUTEFORTE Toledo. (STUART had expressed interest ia getting in touch with some publishers and writers.) CS2GUEDA huntied about, taking OBEGUEDA and BMONTEPORTE Toleds tu lusch . with STUART, even managed to get the KoNTEFORTE Foledea to . -aneite STUART to dinner at their apartaent. Tacre were : tentative atiecuassiona of collaborating in the distribution of COSTA Amic books in the United States and of publisaing . gone book of NONTEFORTE Foledo'a. ; a a '* Bowever, both COSTA Amie and the BOVFEFORTS To Ledos cold s@ that they gound STUART offensively vulgar ond gere not at ali enthusiastic abcut having anything to Go with his. vf eo wreks: ago; OSEGUEDA sketched the outline of & : Wook (contenporary history of U.S. and Letin Americha reistior } ; he hopes STUART will weat to publigh, and gent the outlize — a fae ; : : w ao Z ERCI-316/007E9-04 oS Sb : q WH/1/C. Bustos:chk 18 August 1964 Distribution: . ~~ paste: EMMA 24092 Grig. & i - Addressee . “yA — RI (201-278841) PROJECT:; NONE - 1 - CI/LIA . oe : 1 - CI/RE&A - LIAISON: NONE 1 - WH/1 i Ee cat ciate wewek 3 f i. t 4 é ©
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July 6,.19& LYLE STUART AREVALS . < “,YTIKOSMUEISMO EN AMZSICA LATINA” ‘ Barly in the spring of 1962, here in Mexico, Arévale told me that Stuart was prodding him about getting another of his books translated, to take ad- vantege of the publicity around “Tne Thark and ‘he Sardines". I was already far beyond speaking terms with Srusrt end therefore declined to have anything further to do with hin. About three months ister, Arévalo told me that Start was going to publiés “Antikomicisso en Americe Latina” and that a young Acerican student, married to 4 Mexican, Angele delli Sente Arrocha (who had written "Arevalo, Fensador Contemporaneo";* was doing the transistion into English. Barly in 1363, Arévelo told me that the translation nadn't been satiefactory end therefore Stuart had obtaines a re-translation, by Cherleton Beals. _ When Stuart wes here in Mexico in June, be told Dr. Osegueda thet he was very happy about the wey the pock was selling. : Ynsemch as Stuert has paid Arévalo only 10 percent of moneys received by Stuart on “The Snerz and the Sartcaes” sales (in contrast with some book con- tracts im which tbe suthor receives 10 percent of the money represented by — munber ef copies sold multiplied by the retail sales price) I would aseume he is no more generous with "antikommiamo”, 1 can ask Dr. Oseguede the exact terms,. but I haven't been able to see Osegueda this veek. ‘T know of no affiliations of Stuart with foreign political parties of goverment. His attempts to get close to Fidel Castro in 1960 were motivated by a desire to expicit the journalistic advantages of an interview. His: original interest in ‘the Shark end the Sardines” was. apparently. motivated by. money-maxing inierts~ ana by the hope thet he sight spark a seusation - exactly’ what he diz manage to do with his outrageous edvertiaing. Be seened to calcu-~ Jate that there might be libel exits possible egainst the firms and the news- papers he could provoke to attack him. . ¥ am sare you Lave it on file, but Iwill enclose a copy of Arevals’ original contract with Stuart. Tt was superceded by another in November of 1961, granting Stuert certain risnts with regard to other foreign language editions of “The Shark and the Sardines" and, I believe, establishing that Stuart ebould have cirst option of other Arévalo books translated into Engilsh. . Information ebout Stuart's dealings with Arévalo md whatever others could - be obtained WITH GUILE from Eileen Brant, who vas his editor at the time of the ae er oe # Published by Costa Amic, 1962. Financed by Als Radical Revoluctonario de El Salvedor. so : SECRET any ly Pam Ager la abba Ca eda oe ;
14-00000 2. first contact with Arevalo, subsbquently broke with him because of ceep and bitter resentment against him, then returned not too long ago to collaborate with him. She is his wife's sister. She ta certainly working with him now only. because he finally offered her @ little bette: pay. For her to have ghanged. her mind about him would be almost dmpossible, I believe, in view of the long history ef 4neidents that had brought her to bave contemp: for hin, at the time I knev her in 1961. She knows bis operation inside-out. In order to get information from her, it would be absolutely necessary to approach her from some angle that would give no hint of government. investigaticos. She is very gregarious. She 1s a fortyish mediumeattractive, lonely, New York single wonan (unless ber stetus has chenged since I knew her). By somebody she would assume to be a writer, and who would be e bit friendly with her and see her off-hours, she would probably talk freely about Stuart. But she is quite elever and rather wortly in some respects, so that mist be kept in mind in case ghe ig contacted, SHS HAS A VERY DEEP AND LONGTIME NEGATIVE ATTIVUES TOWARD ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED Ts INVESTIGATION, She was active in liberal activities in valcago, aud a. + emer cirrietip, sithovch cee f« rortainiv not comminist, she considered herself a little jeopardized by the Mec Carthy period. Angela Delzi Sante-Arroche could be eontacted, too, of course. I will iook for her eddresa at Costa Anic's office and pass it along. SECRET ind akbar, wet tate oh 4 i } 4 1 4 : : ate ath aMamy at De nas as
June 6, 19604 Lyle Stuart Dr, Faul Osegueda Bertolome Costa Amic Mario Monteforte Toledo . Dr. Osegueda apparently has hed @ secret lonzing to get something of bis own printed in English. He seized upon the opporzunity of commenting feals' introduction to "Antikomuniemo” in order to write to Stuart thie spring. Stuart wrote very cordially back to Osegueda, hoping to meet him on a trip to Mexico in June. When Osegueda confessed to se his correspondence with Stuart, he sought to make me see it ag an attexpt to speak with Stuart about the royalties Stuert has never paid me. . ; ; When Osegueda finally did see Stuart here during the book congress in Jume, AF * he only very timidly and very, very triefly touched upon the royalty problem, end , ‘andeed went to a great deal of trouble to serve Stuart by introducing aim to Costa Amic and to Mario Fonteforte Toledo. (Stuart had expressed interest in getting in touch with some publisters and writers.) Oseguede bustled ebaut, 3 taxing Osegueda and Monateforte Toledo to lunch vith Stuart, even mancged to get | the Monteforte Toledos to invite Stuert to dinner et their epartzent. There were tentetive discussions of collaborating in the distribution of Costa Amic ¢ books. in. the United. States and. of publishing some book of Monteforte Toleco's. - However, both Costa Amica end the Monteforte Toledos tola me that they found Stuart offensively vulgar and vere not at all enthusiastic about having anything to do with him, i ‘vo weeks ago, Csegueda sketched the gutiine of e book (contemporary history of U.S. and Latin American relations) he hopes Stuart will want to publish, and sent the outline up to him, : easy nether nat tie ae et eke NH baer ° Exchesd 33 etn. foerteroe gop Soria? ace i j SECRET poeta RE on aH Ham Aryoyr 201-2485 9)
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