& : | - SECRET \ going to be unset -- I can alvays get a job here in “exico,* h, L-§ exhibited a book by Alejohei8rSuTiER (cho is in tom), This - : book, entitled Les Pases Perdidos, published in Mexico, had ine fide the cover tyo handwritten dedications to L-9 -- signed by we“ CARPENTIER, The first.was written when the two first met <= the ‘second was written after L-9 had CARPENTIER over to his studio and G got a lock at his paintings -= this dedication lauds L-9's ability . ag an artist, . ie Le9 showed B his address book -- in it he has a booloark which: consists of two-Fibbons « red and black -- with a ssall phote of Fidel CASTRO attached, L-9 likes to "casually" display this little iter when consulting his book in the presence of Exbassy officials. He says it has a nice effect on thea 7 LCakpatsletr je L-9 overheard Teresa PROENZA on the phone (we have the sand*dbne K ey . vwergation on LIENVCY) saying that_Ambassador“HEW'OlZ Armas! wife is corting to Mexico on Friday 8 Nov and that she would not be SS staying at the Enbassy, but would put up sonexhere outside, probably © with Dra, MACHADO, Teresa indicated that all. is not well with the a 9 - ARAS family and that this wae a serevhat seendalous situations = é (fe night be able to make sane capital with ltrs, Hdz. Armas by pe Wt tipping her off about the Amb's dalliances) gv ° ke <A tall, blond Anerican student has been in to soe about traveling to Cuba, He as studying at a University in Mexico City, (This sounds like the onc who came in to see Joe Montllor recently). Fe is suspected of being an American agent: -- "Licha"™ says that o he is an agent for sure, we-was there-on Thursday, 31 Oct. . gpuere 1.' 4222 told L-9 that he soon intends to marry a Hexican, pw Fez Vaud z. Me oti is not happy abont being a mere Press Attache, L-? thinks wis is a cover position and that ROA is probably CIS, Ne Teresa ROTNTA spent the weekend at CiNDENASt place in ifichoacan, She cane back hirhly incensed that Gustavo DIAZ Ordaz had been uncovered as the Presidential candidate of the PRI. Shs said that LOFEZ Mateos rade the choles himself, L-9 thinks this intellirence came directly from Lazaro CARDENAS, Teresa and the Anbassador were closeted for nest of Sunday 2 Nov -- presumably Twas “lling hin in on the political picture as a result of her visit with CARDENAS, 0, Saneons named (fon) SerRsvencel7ts, Reforma 7, Coyeacan, D.F, has recently received correspondence from the Casa de las Americas in Havana, . re / A Cailean artist (painter) naned HucotsRIN haa been hancing around cr for a visa and the authorization finally came fron Fava, This man f \ formerly lived in Cuba, is wealthy, Ho is considered as a probable agent. of the imperialists but the embassy feels he can be watched closely once he is in Cuba, 3, L-9 was in a pretty food noca, said that his sessions with the C/O , give him “animo™ and are a good antidote for the frelings he has in between meetings when he is sitting in his office, or beside the Ambassador, and wonder= SECRET , cae Ao ono og RRO PLEDGE fT eee terete tattennetteenalln EAA SURES = Oe NER ray ae em Yo 2 gee seer pe mae see apt sb cprettenanetoeny ssp + coe agen nee eet ee ae He tem tap . oor | é
* . hom ing how long he can: go on without being discovered and what the others in the shop think of him, This was-a good opportunity te inquire into the _ latter point, and B asked hin to explain just what his posture is vis a vis. . his associates and outsiders who know him only as a CASTRO official, Ee talked .° -for about 30 minutes of this point, exmlaining that ne tries te project the - image of a man who is "more artist than politician," who is not a revolutionary type but who believes that"there is a job to be done here, I have been chosen . ° to do It, and-Iintend to do it -- wanna make anything of it37" He says this . . ‘works very well -« he energes as a dedicated, nore-oreless apolitical worker, who is not going to take any foolishness fron anyone who gets in his way, and who, like many artists, may be just a bit wacky. He cleverly manages to lose his temper froa time to tine with good effect since no-one wants to ruffle hin too much lest his well-knam "pull" with Fidel might be employed, hk. He was paid 4,000 pesos for October 1963, §. L=9 is planning to do a painting of CamilolcIeyr1cos which will be raffled off so that the proceeds can be senf to Cuba to aid victims of the hurricane. 6. He furnished B with a copy of the 3 Nov issue of HOY which carried . she oe confessions, This wag airmailed to the PIEFER eddress a% WAVE on 5 Nov, . . To Next meeting «= Open, 8 Problea: It will be more difficult to get L-9 into 5's home in the ° future owing to the recent installation of mercury vanor lamps in Loras which i . light the area up almost to a daylight desree. In view of the necessity to -sit dam with L-9 fron tine to time to pour over papers and photographs — ag well as the desirability to have him relax with ea drink in hand -- 4 safehoure would seem to be more-than-ever in order, but L-3 is extrerely nervorvs about the prospect of mcetings in a safehouse., It is believed that a carefully= x , timed arrangenent, whereby 5's wife could swing open the gates of the 5B hone ‘ Hewsgaul” may do the trick and enable uz to continue to use the 8 residence for meetings wat “ fron tine to tine, y y ; arene Léuncuce F. [Salo wala, -Tethae To as'e of ; i ' # A geod example of L-9's skittishness {is his epproach to signing : receipts for his pay. He signs each time with a different scribble, ‘ | | SECRET Gite...
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