Date: 12/08/04 JEK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM . IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY INFORMATION Peleased under the John “AGENCY : CIA Kennedy RECORD NUMBER : 104-10072-10234 Assassination Records RECORD SERIES : JFK ollection Act of 1992 AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 80T01357A ; (44 50 2107 Note!. aaa ase#: NW 53199 Date: DOCUMENT INFORMATION 6-08-2017 AGENCY ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : COS, MEXICO CITY _ TO : CHIEF, WH DIVISION TITLE : OPERATIONAL-INITIATION OF CONTACT. DATE : 09/30/1964 PAGES : 10 SUBJECTS : CONTACT DOCUMENT TYPE : PAPER CLASSIFICATION : SECRET RESTRICTIONS : 1B ; CURRENT STATUS : RELEASED IN PART PUBLIC - RELEASED WITH DELETIONS DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 08/03/93 : COMMENTS : JFK15 : F45 : 1993.08.03.20:16:03:530033 [R] - ITEM IS RESTRICTED 104-10072-10234 HW 53199 DBocld:32349730 Page 1
™, Ate ae oer nay or 3 Be “es a van ay Fi a ee Wiereataags enetcon te 1 eg tana thn es sian ares ows vee easieabeetne se se teeennie \ aesinben ice nn wibia nianseers wes eedteewntar eee Lad ain lat he Qa the afternocn of ah Septenbor 1984, when guryotilancé by the I ‘geam showed that AMBESS=1 was at hio home, AMNIP@] entered AMsEsS' cpertacat whore bo was wolecsed with a warm embrace by AMGESS, Goon afterward AMSESS and AMBIP épeve to & restaurent on the Cuernavaca Foed whore conversed, for about one . ‘beur, The results @ thio meeting wore reported in 1014, a4 September, Be “Za Fesponso to AMMIP'o suggestion that AMEESS agree to moot with a IVBARK offiesal who had eem? from ZRMETAL to. talk to AMBESS about cooperating in the fight to rid Cuba of Communiam, , AMBESS agreed to meet the next day with the offiedal | “(Resmenso P, BARKER (P); hereinafter C/o) with ¢wo reeorvationai (a) ANSBZ88 would | ' pet make a yes or no doeision on sooperation without time to thinks things over “Hl @&ter the eeoting, and (b) AMBESS would moet only with AMNIP and the C/O; hé would not moet with afy other KUBARKERS now or later, “AMSESS* principal preosoupation we “ wecaed to be in the realm of Compartmentation, a 3 anaes : guagosted that the eseting take place at sons outlying xeétaurant - but AWOMP cuggested that it might be ‘more seeure to meet in a hotel rood whore. ' Lugieh eould bs eorved. AMSESS agreed to this suggestion and said ho would pick: ap ARIEP dn front: of the Diana theater at 1350 houre @ Septonber Fras woenve the ‘sh¥o would proseod to the hotel An @ tart; ; . h, Tho Station obtained two’ adjacent hotel ‘rooms. and, “Joep He RESCEGHO (F) installed three tranamitters in the roca goledted for the interview, Station ; porconnsl, eugzented ‘by John Ro SANDAMANTE (P), curveilled both the pick-up poisit end the hotel, ‘AMSESS arrived at the piek-up point at 1555 hours and explained that koe had deoided not to proceed to a hotel, Ho oxplained to AMNEP that he did not | teh to be recorded, ag, could oasily be donc in a hotel room, since he 41a not at. thio | Size wich to be foreed:into making a decision, Again roiterating his ‘gotermination - not to give a yoo or no enewer to the C/0, AKIESE augsectos that the aeoting bo held hl” a ©  eontanued 4. $5 ‘DocId:32349780 P
aan im o moarty rosteurant, the Chalet Guiao,”- AERP aequiceced, anid he would ese Se ¥. Ss AHERES ab 1830, and prosesded to tho hotel whore ho inforaed tho C/O of theas devolopnents. * ear ae tr vera Zr ane “4 Pod. ¥ 33, 7 £ z eT Se : §, Gtatden personnel wers. quickly alerted and eransfered tho curvedilanse to tho violaity of the Chalet Guise where AKSEGS and AINIP mot at tho dear at 1865 hours, At 1450 the 6/o showed up and found AMIRSS and AMITP seated at a table for two in the upstairs portion of the restaurant, No tables for threo : |. were availablo, After a quick handshake with tho C/O AMSESS suggedted that the tFoup repair to the nearby rostaurant Manu Kal where tables would surely be availe able, As a security. measure AMSESS proceeded to the restaurant alons followed by AMHZP and the C/O, Only two othartables were ocoupied, oné by a Mexican family, ene by two Amoriean tourists, AMSESS: was seated at a tablo in the rear, The C/O wat down opposite AMSE8S and AMNIP sat at the e/o's side, 4 oe “ Be: . bad iat eget ote vo aac] wo ' 6, AMNIP introduced the C/O as Bob 2,” and “ORoberto.* AMSESS was vory friendly, He appoared to be somewhat nervous for the first hour of the two hours forty five minutos that the meeting lasted, looking down at the table and generally avoiding sye eontact, After this he was complotoly relaxed and maintained eyo | eentest with the C/O, He spoke in rapid, rathor sloppy Spanish heavily larded with | . Cuban slang, A musak loudspeaker over the table effectively blanked cut the oanver~ gation for othor sustomers and the waiters. a 7, AMBESS quickly reminded the b/0 that he did’ not intend to make any ocmmite ments. at this session and that he wished thig to bo understood before the meeting ‘prosecded, The C/O said that he was interested primarily in exchanging opinions with AMSESS, had plenty of time at hia disposal, and did not wish to mush into enything, A round of drinks was ordered and the C/0 proposed a toast for Cuba, ‘Bensing that there was nothing to be gained by further delay or attention to the amenities the C/O leunched into hie pitoh, i wish 8, In essence the piten to AMSESS was as follows: ye need facts. in order to build a sound Cuban ‘poliey, In too many cases those coming out of Cuba ag exiles toll us what they think we want to hear, rather than the truth, For examlo, ‘. we constantly hear that people are starving in Cuba yet one hos only to look at those stepping off tho Cubana planes here to know that thia is not the case, We need facts, good news or bad, but facta, In turning to you, we have no intention of asking you to take action == to plant bomba, to moet with other people, All we are after 1a occasional meetings to talk over the situation and we will not expose you to any cther people,” "you would be surprised to know how many of your companions inside Cuba and in the Cuban diplomatic missions are working with us for the liberation of Cuba, We feel that the future of Cuba will be decided pxinsipally by people who are now offielally tied to the Cubeh government o= people who are cooperating in place «=» rather than by those who charge around in speedboats shooting up suger mills, We have been studying all Cuban officials abroad, Among those I havo studied, you look like the sort of man who oan. be counted on to help build “anew Cuba, Some poople in exile think you are o real rat but * in atudying you I saw something golid which our friend here (AMNIP) confirmed, I om not trying to butter you up, I am porfeotly capable of. calling a man a. "eabron" or "hijo de puta® ; if the words fit, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of ~, character,” , * "our sole interest is in a free Cuba = free fo As a mattor of possible interest to you, I WES onOe rabid Fidelista myself, My government has no desire to gee another Batista in Cuba, or a corrupt "autontioo,” We are well . as aware of tho reasons for the Cuban revolution and sympathise ye with ita legitimate aims, We haven't forgotten the Platt Amendment or other dark pages of US<Cuban relations, We are . net fighting the people of Cubae We a fighting Cosmunian in L594 8s DecFd: 732: 49780 Page a. Tat * TT paGt NO