Memofendum for the Record . , 8 Nov 62 Subject: LITA TLH9 . | ‘ | . On the night of 7 Kov 62, LITA¥Ii~9 called 4nd a hig was hele at 2Quu at the corner of Melchor Veurpo and 7 Gutenberg. xo. SECURITY PROBLEXS NOTED. ” : 7 of bed repored as follows: ; ie m9 had just left the Soviet EnWassy celebration of the Anniv- ‘ - me eraayy of the Bolehevik Revolution. L-y attended the affair with puvedicXAZCUs Lopez, AZCUE'S wife, Ana aria BLANCO po ivariearzen *LOLaRARRT. ; Other Cubans who attended were: Raron*SINOBAS es Andres X.RMONA Ramon, Teresa X PROENZA Proeniae Le-9 said that he immediately noted a cool atmosphere as ferfas the Cubans rere cone <i RE th Ashe tiled on obit te Aen niles ebsBNcR ae --setellnepetitstfeon . . Thea 7 ve . ‘, 5 . why ds cerned. He said that compared with previous afgairs he the Sov Embassy this cool attitude on the part of the Doviets, in his tenon tthe bnseeptiese Yours ALEx Ante oy who opinion, was very noticeable. In9 cited KUM is usuably very friendly with him as an example of the Xariaouey change in attitude. I-9 said that ALEXANDROV merely caid gooa evening to him. ILI-y said that this attitude might have been dur to the HEE fact that there was no Cuban Ambassador but at any rate emphasized the-fact that in his Bee opinion there was & acm cided change in attitude. IY pointed outhhat_Oleg H=ECc was the exception to the rule. NECHIVOREDKO was very friendly with Eunebio AZUWs Lopez, Cuban Consul, and they had’a long talk. 1-9 3 said that Vaclav KURATA arproabhed him and introduced hin to the new Czech Amo. After greeting the Amb, KUPATA took ley aside anc i avked him what he thought of the Cuoan situation. leQ tola KUSATA that it was difficult to get a clear picture because the peorle arriving fron Cuba all have cifferent opinions, each one in acco ance with the way he is thinking (politically). KUBATA tole ley ane. arr tole en ctttebstectsaetrt Nbr ret, coven pee cates 6 crateem vee arte cere tat site tn A llrhnstentetttette wom stant an sncstt® sett lmentnctte ntiae . . os . . RE Ane, . t
14-00000 .3 4¢ $ that he was pessimistic about the situation beciuse ta hie opinion, the ' United. States “sigue Jmantado a a saballo® (2.8. continue to bevagressive}. L=9 believes that KUBATA 1s well informea and intell agent, un fact, ley I-m9 also mentioned that the Acb fros Ley talked with 2 i. Lo. respects KUBATA's opinion highly. Fe — ced - : Linaia avodded hin iast night and he usvally greets ham. at the affair and MONTES: complained to han about the Keay Bye i HonTas y-Bradley When Ley left, XCMTES was way he ia being treated at the Cuban “tba ay» | talking with Ramon SINOBAS. Cn the afternoon SIXEIXEUXT 7 Nov B2, SINOBAS gave L~-9 a note with | request to ascertain the political pasition of Mexico re"internaticnal On 7 Nov 62, LeY went to the Marina and to Corcn:e t26n ee a wateys and air space", caciones, where he received pampleta, flysheeta etc re Mexican legicia Ley took thie material to SINOBAS but SINOBAS complained saying that etc. Cuban “ov't mi interestea in that type of material, what they want to know is wnat is Mexioo's political position in regard to the jurisdiceicn of ULr L-9 tola SINOBAS that Ehis type of ting wae nov weters and air space. on paper. He said that the men at the Marina told him that the poaition of Mexico é@an be found in the discourses of Pres. LOFEZ Mateos ana ZERtENO le9 reported that Ange MARTINEZ Ovando's visa arraved and that Mane INEZ 18 enxious to leave for Cuba, MARTINEZ 18 scheduled to te at the Cuban Embassy on the morning of 8 Nov 62. 4. L-9 haa lunch with Eusebio AZCEK and Pulpencio “uz Foret on 7 Nov $2 1 i | i | ¢ i { i { } AZCUE said that there wau a great deal of activaty at the XAEELAM foreign Office because the Mexican Gov't is working out some program whercan they wil mediate between the ¥.5. and Cupa. le-9 said that AgcUs nlbo senticnea that CAStaiLs haa painted one of the pictures that he has at his house. I believe that AZCUE very much aware Cuban intel net com ,ocea { ! | i (COMKEN?T: | Roberto ROMNO Adazs, CASTELLS, XKGUAT Manued (possibly Manel SOUSA He) : H | & ‘RUZ Bonet and possible et) LITA! 1L-9 vo wllivemems -
14-00000 ey ee Seana ao se ee settee + ements ae mi . . * a ee “ .o _ 1A Matinee ers waxtien clit oe Seieelvenactietenitee ou . o * , was at the Sov Emb ‘Last nipht and that AZCUB dr At lunch ACCUS algo nentioned that ‘cuban “ov't will probably sena a vharce rather than an “nbassador to Mexica. ALC tola Azo LECKUSA ‘before he left for Havana ‘that he would ‘Like LECHUGA to “recruit” his and tele” him with ham to next post, re. New York. AZGUE waid he would alao Like to &0. to Jepan. wt 5. no) said that nt BALBUENA, fnu (previovely pentioned in L-9 eezo) ove him home, ‘along with Ana Maria BLANCO, OLABARRI etc. 6. ° Im9 said that Sra. ae LECHUGA told a group that ashe expected her to "decpedir" “exican vov't husband at any time to return to Mexico, 2@s PILE: LITAIL-9
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