r te aa ws ‘ s vin ~ r c . yy ‘ > c Noe c . ee Memorandum to Mr. Brennan RE: LOUIS BALBUENA CALZADILLA at Uvero Beach, Guantanamo. As of December 20, 1960, he was assistant to the Special Services Officer at the Guantanamo Naval Base. This was described as one of the most responsible positions held by any Cuban on the base. He was responsible for hiring and firing and the administration of Cuban nationals employed by Special Services. ONI discontinued his employment and its contact with him after they found out that he had been receiving money from Cuban ’ refugees; had used his position to force female refugees to have sexual relations with him; and because he was suspected of smuggling marijuana onto the base for peddling to refugees and Navy personnel. It was alleged that many Cubans wanted by the Cuban Government had been expelled from the base on his recommendation and had been arrested aS soon as they were brought to the base gate. The ONT files reflected that among the. latter were persons named Elbo Torres and Manuel Dapena. () u) | According to ONI fil subject had worked on the base since he was a teenager. He received a high school education in Cuba and had been active in the July 26th Movement during Castro's fight against Batista. Subsequently, he was an official of the Revolutionary Democratic Front described as a.clandestine anti- communist and anti-Castro group. He was also active in church circles, including the Knights of Columbus, politics and was said to be ambitious to be mayor of Guantanamo City. The ONI files show that he was an intelligence officer in the Castro forces as late as 1960 and was said to be in charge of Intelligence Section, Oriente. Province. () u) Cuber. As of 1960, subject was married and had two children. DeMille of ONI believes the wife gnd—children still may be in Cuba. Subject also had a brother, Ranom{Balbuena employed at the Navy Exchange on the base; a brother Felix who is manager of the Navy Exchange; and a cousin Victor_who was Peel. as an official of the Union of Base Workers. My ARG Lb sce Al Coe Subject is further described in ONI files as 6' 2" tall, weighing 266 pounds, obese, stocky build with tan complexion ‘and a black heavy mustache. His hair is described as dark brown, short - and wavy; eyes, brown (wears glasses occasionally); good teeth; and a small mole on his left cheek and a one-half inch scar on left mo forehead near the hairline. Subject is said to be a friendly, capable individual who has leadership qualities. He is also said to be fluent in English, as well as in Spanish. He ig right-handed and likes sports. () (u) HW 53025 DoclId: 32306397 Page 6
Noe r ” -. vee ” . a'. 5 poo © , a \ {f° b . i . fo o Memorandum to Mr. Brennan RE: LOUIS BALBUENA CALZADILLA , DeMille of ONI said that while Navy has not maintained contact with subject, it has received wordthat.he is engaged in some sort of activities conne with RheyCabad situation. A base worker named Miss AliciaMruanes haS’toidéNavy that she is connected with a group which fas been involved in uprisings against Castro. She has also advised Navy that she had in her possession U. S. postal money orders worth $195 issued in Miami. These orders were made out to her and showed the purchaser as Higini@Diaz, 119. N.W. 48th Place, Miami. DeMille said that these money orders have been traced back to subjéct. At the time Miss Cruanes contacted the Navy she requested U. pe support for uprisings to take place last February. (; U) / Ela Culote Subsequent to receiving the above inforriation about Cruanes, DeMille said CIA advised ONI that it was learped that. Miss Cruanes receives the money orders from a Charles ‘Leach who, is also employed on the base. Miss Cruanes then endorses thé money orders and gives the money to another base worker, -Charle otman.__Trotman then sends the. money . to various accounts jm the U. S. for Cuban citizens and in return receives Cuban pes 6m those persons. Trotman then _ turns these pesos over to Maria egalado, a_resident,of Santiago,-. Cuba, who gives the money to various groups of the LMRR (Movement —— or the Revolutionary Recovery in the Escambray, Boniaco and Pinar del Rio areas). (8) lu) DeMille said that ONI does not know exactly what is behind this manipulation of funds but is sure that subject is behind it. DeMille reiterated his caution in any contacts with subject.;—He also pointed out that some of the information furnished by him is actually that me) and should not be disseminated without checking with that a ” 7) ACTION: This. memorandum is being directed to the attention of the Nationalities Intelligence Section. HW 53025 Docld:32306397 Page 7