(foato7e2-0064] * * > ene y Cn cn ers e ee og, “— re fo Vy ~e@ a « ~- + * ~ ‘ ; Re woisoina d i Loe pePe ar betas He armmtet H: Chief, Wa/h 1 February 1961 ? Manuel LRTIME Buega - . i Heview of File Initiated on xeceipt of ; ‘ Derogatory Information on Subfect from Pedro DIAZ Lanz H MEMCRAIOCH 1. Eeceuse of the coments rade by Pedro Luis DIAZ Lanz on 13 Jamary 3961 to the effect that Meruel ARTIVE Press may be « Cormemist agent, LETIvS's - Ziie was reviewed for the turpese of uncovering any information which migst support DIAZ’ allegation. 2. Areas cpen to question are the followings a, UCormonist Party £ffitt Suifectis Father: As noted by Martha -SCG StASC Ciring Bis poirgranh examination that hig ; ; had gone to Spain caring the war, tut had not been a mexber of tae ‘ Commnist Party since 1939. ‘his subfect was not persned ty the rely- : gresh cperater. Scblfect gere semewhat varying accornts-for ihe reasons for Eis father's quitting the Parc: ecring the calygranh evenination, he explained thet the Party has ir-ended te send his father 20 Exssiza for training, anc aiso had ordered his father to informe on his 2riendes: ‘when his father refused, the Partr expelled hiz. Later, in an snto- —— biogreshy, Subject stated that hfe father had left the Party becmse of the "treason whick they comitted against his intinate friend, ; FERLLIDEZ Martinez, This "treason* wes not further cetailed. Scblect i Stated that his father's expulsien (or resignation) was reporzed in ; _Eoy at the time. b. Berert on the Octsher I9¢9 reps Mesting: Subject reported thet the |; OPER SCELSSLOLS Cl LOTILTISS “sy sicel et ai during a closed-door | IMRA meeting in Getcber 1559 preciniated his defection. Scbect ceukd rol, however, remesber the dates a” «the meeting. At first he resorted : * that it took place curing the last week in Octcber 1959. {His letter : -  . .” to Fidel stating his reasons Zor cacection, «hich was widely cirecclated ' after his exfiltration, was dated 2 Oetoner.) Re jater corrected this to 7-3 October. During the volygrash @xamination, he stated he cowid : oo _ - HOt remember the dates, but that it was a two-day meeting, on a Saturday ; _ and Sunday, some tine in mid-Cetober. . . ‘ ; 3. The following actions were taxen in an attempt to resolve doubts raised +98 ; ‘we Commaist Affiliation of Father. ' (1) Manes of parents were traced in RID, with negative results. . eet adie Slee alos bepateree Se Mb otis 3 No Nf Sk “\) nh I taeda a ee ee re ? | DO-NOT REPRODUCE - RETURR TO Cue
AES ERE SE ROOM ES ine ete tinh Tee met oF ware oe (2) Names and blographic data on Subject's carents Were ectmitted -o the Burean for tras in their 7iles. The Bureau reported that these rcivicasis were not identivied in Burean files. (3) Green Lists on Sublect's carents were scbxitted to Fi/D. Hesnl+s were negative. (i) An attempt wes rade to procure copies of the news- paper (Boy, i937) shich might cave carried the story cl Szbiect's father's exsulsion from the Yarcvy. It was cevernmined that no Cuban newspapers are xept cn Tile in the Agency. (Library dsqzisi. tion Eranch, CCl/Ccba, FBID, axd n3/1/?rop were queries.) Becazse of tize limitations, no attexst was mace to procare the vapers from another Agency or from the Library of Conzress. Actual Dates cf the illesed Secret "NES Meeting. cetera oi tr a (1) As indicated above, * issoes of Cuban newsgapers are no” available within the agency. It was there- fare impzesiblie to check Subject's story about the Meeving against news stories in contesporary issnes of Zevalusion, wiich he said was given a news release On iné secona cay of the meeting. (2) & review of Y3ID laily Summaries for October 1959 wes reqgues7e¢ of FED Zor the purpose of unearthing any overt troaccast resorting on the neeting. Fm, Latin lmerican branch, Mr. Bodney Levins, acyised that it was not sessible fo> that office to csnduct such 2 reries az this tine. These sumuaries are available for review at 1717 H Street, and will te screened it the tine and effort involved are cor- sidered «ortmwhile. 7 (3) wH/L/rz (Garbara Bimunds)advised that ne reporting on <his Octcber IGA meeting had been received other than that fron ARTO, (k) It is noted that Saturdays and Sundays in October 1959 fell on 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, and 21-25 October, and 31 October ~ 1 HOrember. Therefore at least one of Sabject's accounts of the dates involved is false. 5 eB Amee eet be sree fe 1 teeed Bitch bee eniiabe! “eevemewi’ + PEAT abt tage ptta atin one -iiietahi nar bdlal neath bat stdin 3
ely ft en Bette a te 6 NMR AIG PLN OD hy et he _ a j ; Crr~-. ; 5 Tae | 4 h. Conelusicns.. “4 Results of this review of Subfect's file do rot support the i allegations made by DIAZ Lanz. Although the two mator areas of Gorst . rezain scuewhat unresolved, the weight of evidence would seen to te ; in the Subject's favor. : a. Agency and Burean files contain no identifiable resard of Scbject's father, ; ; 5 bo. ANTIMZ hirsel? volunteered in’ormation corserning bots the cited areas open to poss‘ble question. The Srbfecs had every reason to believe that the information te volunteered (i.e. that his father's exsulsicn from tka Party was reported in Eoy, and that the IV22 meeting was covered by a reporter from Pevalycion) could be easily verified, c. The rece:d of ARTIMS's polygraph examination stated wat strong polyerarh evidence had peen chtained that Subject was a tona fide acti-Castro and anti-Commnis: Gefector; that IVEA had held a meeting around the middle of Gctober at ubich Subject was oresent; and that the letter o2 resigation addressed to Fidel was written ty hin and that it was generally accurate in reporting the INGA meeting, ; d. ‘There has been no evidence in FI/D that A2TOR is ; other than what he clains to be, : i Dave Morales, UMARYE/CI, hes additionally commented that kere is no love lest between AXTIMS ard DIAZ Lanz and that the latter's allegations against the former are probably false. In view of Diaz Lanz! feelings against ARTINE, it is not unlisely that he is encearcr-. ; ing to build himself up in the eyes of his case officer by discreci ting : aA } i d . 9 cr ; Distribution: i Orig & 1 Addressee i 1 - H/i/PA : 1 - w/l/rn a net