404-10195-10150 ' ~~ Pre erage meatal Se en A tatty . : ie a oe . : . ; . . . . . 1 a . ; : ' eee nn | Oo ss CENTRAL INTZLUGINCE AGENCY Ses et s60.38 @fc ata belorma tian atestias the Kational Defence of the United Gtates within the moaning of the te eanase Laws, Tite Ae Vewdk Sick 1d aad Toh the trmnemianon of revelation of which in any mignaer to am unauthorised pereca te peuntidted by law, a SECRET NQ FOREIGN DISSE! Countay Cuba ; ; REPOAT NO. CX ~316/00009~-64 cUsscct Tarle PUREZ Frinan ; DATE BISTR. 7 July 1964 yaoudonyn “GUALTERIO® . . NO. PAGES 5 RETURN TO aan : Background Use|Only REFERENCES Do Not Reprod luce cats oF «=: 1 9S -pracseg Washington, D.C. \ . FIELD REPORT NO. " . - DAT ACQ, June. ICS a . THIS TS b LUNSVALUATES INFOAMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPZAIZAL OF CONTENT 56 TEtATve. _ souscs: | A forner ‘Cuban 1s officer who served with the Cuban ; S, ° ; ' Tatellicence Service until April 1964, Hea dquarters Comment. The following report is one of aan a@ cériga costaining personality information provided by : . the ccurce and includes supplemental information from. the «sf ° records of this Agency. . l. Earle PEREZ Frimnan, pseudonym “GUALTERIO," was, until oo recently, the shief of the Dircccion General de Intelligencia f (GI = General Directorate of Intelligence) in Uruguay. On his roturn te Cuba, PEREZ was suspected by Cuban intelligence of haying been recruited by the United States or the vuguayans and while the investigation was being concucted DIREZ vocided at the Hotel Presiderte in Habana. Doubts concerning him were caused in part by the fact that he eppesroed to’ be living beyond his salary both in Uruguay and in -his previous post (unknown). This led to a discreet lavestigation on the part of the Cuban intelligence community - and after the files had been reviewed and a partial investigation conducted, the Cuban intelligence service daciced to interview PEREZ, It was discovered, however, that ha had alrendy left the hotel and had received asylum in the Uruguayan Embassy; this was about 11 April 1964. As a result of the discovery of PEREZ' asylum, all communications from the haadquartors of the Cuban intelligence service to field 3 S SECRET 5 3 NQ FOREIGN DISSEN — 4 a’ Gacaye ¥ . ” fastedud fraan suptectetint . eounyeding ood 1 Beaters ta etcut ween REP CHNCLANT RISB OHE YOVALS wi /s27,01), BPv = L232 4an nS it) OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS WE 1 (2), Cl 4, RID 1 201=726335 ee
14-00000 a eee on wm an. vse tee CS ee ee. ee ee a NO SORLIGN DISSE + a 0 np, eet = 2 ; mo, . aan eye .g4esa were cyapsnded in order that a cauaze assescment could “Ga uscea., It was concluded that PERIZ had srobably identified all “foe +3 tis e.onew, that be had becn sseviding fnforn 2253 rope} to. oe [Acns co.cermine all that he had bees ¢codncz.anc,/as a Yor the future. Cas recul @ll desk. efficers at the Cuban tatelligence service necdeusreera should be informed co that precaution’ cotld be taken On 17 April 1064 a meetiag of ali responsible ¢.:h officors iu the DGI was called to discuss the foregoing and other allied matters, 2.. At the aforencntioned meeting, the following topicae were discussed: The comzunication system and the security of every officer Be , assigned abroad, b. The noed for suspending shipment of ares and explosives until further notice (this was don4 at once). . Cc. Specifically, the sending of a shipment of cxplosives to Lexico was suspended. . ‘ds. Orders were issued that, aside fron messages, only funds necessary to conduct operations should be sent abread, ; . . Just prior to 21 April 1964 the suspension of operations, as 3. mentioned above, was lifted and connunications and operations continued din a normal fashion. to PEREZ‘ having left the country. Keadquarters Comments, In a document dated I5 February 1963 it was PEREZ continued to reamin in asylum and the DGI concluded that tae asylum had been authorized by £5 Yrusyayap povernment prior Be ® reported that one? i. Earl PERLZ Freicuan, presumably identical with Earle BEREZ Friman, a Cuban, arrived in Montevideo about 16 January 1963. Ea was working at the Cuban Esbassy and was reported to possibly be the replacement for Isaac ORRANTIA, chief of the G-2 section. . = : ee Re ee sae, * & report dated 7 May 19623 stated that Earle PEREZ Friman was an attache at the Cuban Esbassy in Montevideo. He reportedly “She SnD gee Ae Om GR
+ Bee ny a S Spomeonbent cn no [oo Pirrere mann ane se ee eee ae . se © ettetincaptD vee ne ~ emp ae Meee aw te 6p @ mage ome wee me ee ,88 Be + OR 8 & Bee BED mee pheno © Sy we 3. SECRET ° . NO FOREIGN DISSE ~3e- arrived in Monteyideo in January 1963 and carried Cuban diplomatic passport number 63/4; he was described as being single and residing at Boulevard Artigas 1591,, apartment 602. In a docusent dated 15 May 1963 Earle PEREZ fFrimzan was reported to be either the chief or deputy chief of the Cuban intelligence service section of the Cuban Embassy in Montevideo. The following biographic information on Earle PEREZ Friman, dated: 3 June 1962, was given to a representative of this Agency by a - Cuban defector: Earle PEREZ Friman, Cuban intelligence service chief at _ the Cuban Embassy in Montevideo, was born approximately 1940 in Oriente, Cuba. He is single, imrature, full of Comsunist theory, does not drink, likes girls and goes with an unknown’ Uruguayan -bionde, He is jovial and very popular. “PEREZ is short, chubby, young looking and has ‘a nediun-: complexion, He has a limited education and is not cultured, but is smooth. FEREZ is the only officer * at.the Embassy. who deals directly with the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry. Tue following information, dated 27 June 1963, was received by a y t representative of this Agency from a group of Cuban emigre's . trained in the techniques of information collection and who have i ’ provided useful reports for two years: | In 1960, Earle PEREZ Friman was employed delivering milk for a dairy which was owned by his father, (fnu) PEREZ cartinez, in Gibara, Oriente Province, Cuba. PEREZ was a great supporter of the Castro regime, a member of the militia, and a Communist indoctrinator (sic). SREZ* mother, Josefa FRIMAN Exposite, aka "Pepa," was a staunch supporter of Marxist theories, a Communist indoctrinator (sic), a member of the militia and the chief of a defense committee. She resides in Gibara. . She was born about 1923, is five feet five inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds, has light brown hair‘and is attractive. Other members of PEREZ’ family include the following: his maternal grandfather, Ruperto FRIMAN Sarayaldi, an individual SECRET NO. FOREIGN DISSEM
fy cha enjoys denefits fron the Conmznunist vegine. A waternal uscle, Rurerto FRiUAN Exposito, who was.1cministrator of the Glosra custons house in 1959 and since tz2a has operated his own printing shop in Gibara. A materzal uncle, Jose PRIUAN Exyosiito, wno worked as an accountant for the Gibara municipal government nrior to the advent of the Castro regine. The following information was received from the same group which reported the information in paragraph 5 above, they received the inzornation from two untested Cuban sources wie arrived in the United States in 1962. . . The first source said that PEREZ Friman used to live on J, Aguero St. corner of Carlos HM. de Cespedes St., Gibara, Oriente Province. His parents are Regiza PEREZ (mat. unk.) . “and Josefa FRIMAN Exposito, both of whor were born in approximately 1918. Josefa FRIHAN Exposice was the President of a Defense Committee and a mititiawoman. Re PSREZ Frinan was born in approximately 1541, is white, has ‘@ rosy complexion, is approximately five feet five inches tall, with light brown hair and eyes, a Strong, athletic build, and his movements are fast. He went to grammar school in the “Jose Uarti” private school, and up to 4th year of high school in the Eolguin Institute of Secondary Education, Ordente province. In April 1962 he was given a schclarship to study the diplomatic career in Habana (source acquired this information is a letter from Cuba from one of his daughters who is now in Cuba). To the best of source's recollection, PEREZ Frinan's best friends vho share his political ideas are: Captain Luis PINSDA Perez, now a Rebel Army Major assizzed to the DTI in. Eabana; Enilio GONZALEZ Sablon, a G-2 member, teacher, and. leader of the 26th of July House: Pablo Juans ” FERNANDEZ (mat. uh::.), who made a trip to the USSR together with a few Cuban artists, including Odalis FUENTES Geet. unk.). PEREZ Friman is the person who used to sigz the I.5. Cards of militiamen from Gibara until 14 April 62 (information SECRET Ws NO FOREIGN DISSEM Crary toe ~