oe oe, _ SEMORANDUN FOR. HE RECORD : ae a “FROM ¥ Laurence ¥. ‘Barker: Fe “ 8S . ‘ SUBJECT Neoting with LIMN=9, ih August - ‘de Le9 did not rake. his ‘scheduled meeting on 13 Aug «- “had: to attead a reception at thé Soviet Embassy, He showed up the next night (alternate) and a meeting was held from 2030 vatil 0025 hours 15 Aug w= ‘neld at ats homes 2. The first hour was devoted to a general discussion -= usual amenities and a review of 1-9'a- postura visetevis his colleagucs, He wes “piven.a few pointers on effective elicitation techniques but has very little more to learn as he is quite accomplished within the limitations of his manner of dealing with people, 3e Le9 reported as follows: @, .Furnishel address for Mauricio de la Selva =<. this was turned over to Pellen next day. b, Zuphoria resulting from Yexican position in the OAS was wiped away completely by Chile's break witn Cuba, [Go L§.. fecls that Mexico may break with Cuba after DIAZ Crdaz takés “Over - has no factual data to back this fe) ing up. Asa good soldier, he would be willing te go back to Cuba “hoping for a transfer elsewhere if that is what FUS\RK wishes,- ' (fis is the tirst time he has faced up to this possioility | - squarely -~ his attitude is pronising). de Ons Ave Lw-9 attended an affair at the Sovimb at which the nes: Military Attache, Col, SOMCLOV was presented, The Folish Anu, — was quite friendly witn Le? and chatted aniably until the lov, Am) hove into view at which time the Pole clarmed up, The furo- ~ <"gJavian Ambassador showed up & few minutes ister and pave 1-9 - @ weak handshake «= usually gives him a hearty one and grads hin by the other arn, Le9 ascribes all this to the fact that big Satellite amb's are scared by the Sevimb and are afraid to ba "human" in his presance, A% this seme affair an American Colonel, Military Attache 1G, Was given VIP treataent by the Sovs, “hen the suests were sho:m to the theater to see a film on Stalinsgrad's defense, the American was brovzht a tray full of nors douvres and was broucht a drink, After the Stalinsrad Nim the Sovs showed one of the USSR and Fidel C4STRO appeared several times, At this point the lishts wert owt oo apparently an edlectrical failure «= and the amorican Colts ivay, giasses and all, went crashing to the fleor, The American ani Dis companions then departed, L=9 thought that the American had tix} posely dropped the tray and he thought it was a zood idea. 7 “ee (On 6 Anz, about 10C0 hours, an American named_Harold’ SLAYTON, from “* +" - Washington, D.C., appeared at the Exbassy, Short stature, rad
“SECRET. ee ee hairy about 3b years 614,” CLAYTON said that he “ts, a composes. | woe and. davited Led to Join: ‘hia and seme friends’ ‘at his: Local adaress,y in “Galie: DEL 57 No. (sie), on il Aug ab 19CO"hourss (Z-9 did not go) . “eee Leo tested Manon by revaricing that hey. L=9s. knows Frederick FALL, | an orchestra director in Nashington, - wiiot ong’ one.of L9ts pastings, - - having bought 40 ‘sthe. 10 years azo. ee iomedi ately recognized — the name, said hey to9y knows "Fritz" Fa - f, on: 7 Aug Dra. MACHADO was: again : muttering about HESXSS epez 4rais a what a lousy Anbassador he is, etc, She has no respect whatever for. hin and is increasingly open about her feelings, . Co re, Be A state recting vas, held on 8 Aug, The Amb again spoke of security ‘measures, saying “each one of us must avoid as mich ae possible trying to find out whet the others do here,” Ne callei for more discretion, spoke of nidden microphones, said that imbassy personnel should not try to find out whe eccuples which reens upstairs in the living quarters, he On 8 Avg Ing, (fnu) GUTIERREZ, expelled member of the Newspaver Editors Union, was at the Embassy trying to see about sel Hing Johnson brand scales to the Cuban governnent. He was referred to - Camilo DOMENECH of the Comercial office. i. During the afternoon of 8 Aug L~9 dined as a guest at the hone of Le Ing. (fu) VITERI, a former nartner at the Sociedad Nekxicana ds Planificacion of Cuauhtenoc CARDENAS, VITERT!s address: Chicaso 156, Esqe con Indianapolis, Apt. L, Colenia Napoles, Gthers present were (fnu) DONCSO, Ecusdoran refuges in Mexico with | political asylee status Otto Raul GONZALEZ Carios YLLESCAS Fedro GUILLEN, delieved to be a svateraian The conversation was general, ail very ieftist. YITERT said that he hag lived and worked in the U.S, ’ . Surin bos @ 1935 oO . ° . a RF oT we fo, r - ye. Je Cn 7 Avg Mercy’ SHRIDZs Copan woman avout 25 years cia Suse “ at © « director of the Secretariat _of Soules, Left for cuca, Sne iad been So a n Kexito on vacation = a rest ox Staying Abt the hone of Ox. _Pernange MARL IE wig Lochicalce 20, Core harxartet- eySne is a close riend of Ata wife. Is also a friend of Norma CASTAC who anted up money” at the airport to pay Mercy's excess tancage charges, Mercy was very unset at the airport, had been crving because Cubana charged her about 60 dollars for excess weight, She was furious with hogelio RODRIGUEZ and mad at the Embassy in genersl for now treating her properly, She told Le9 he was the only civilizei versca in the Brbassy b a Mer 6 and said she hoped he would visit her in Guba, He saw ber to ths plane, got her a good seat, and succeeded in calming her coum, (L-9 now has MER EY MARTIN RZ @ well placed, and well stacked, friend in SEEREX) MIREX Sr, PY ED AT Suaske On 10 Aug, about 1630 hours, L=9 saw a Negro couple Leaving the wrlae in mea, “* Consulate with two Jerze suitcases, They weit out thrown the Bbassy gate, The man wore glasses, the woman was @ Dit lish in skin ; / color, VAGA was with thea in front of the Sutbassy, Le? * pays thet . it is most unusual to see people carrying suitcases around the mb, SECREI 2
TT ee egies arate NRO ANCA AAR AL HEA SOWIE ana) RSAC TS eases 14-00000 1w wii t a oo cn “the roving of 12 Aug ‘when, Led. ‘arrived. at ‘the Emb siost: of ve Sor . the staff was congrecated around the porteria: talkikz about 209-0 , : the tefrible mis of Chile's break with Ciba, Le9 came dangerotsly . otf > @esé@ to bréeskinc out in a wide erin; he managed , ¥0, stifle it and oe went qidekly ip te his office, To ~ os ce - Re On 12 Aug. Le9 went’ to the “Sovinb-to celebrate the. anniversary of ee ‘ ae Ms . Soviet Relations with .Fexico, - Dra. MACHADO. also attended and, as eS ; “ae ris - ; “pe gruntled about the “Amb, “In the Ambassador's ear on the aay” tPA, ; RL >) Le? was ‘surprised to learn froa the Amb that both JORRIN and ‘2 rn roar’ PERZIRA are expected to return to Mexico as "mdintenanes , eployees 4" The aro-remarked, "a lot of people just to serve @ little cup of coffee now and then," . ~ L-9 and the Ard sneaked away for a while to visit the Italian Book Exhibition, taen returned to the Sov reception, then hone. - nme Cn 13 August the imb asked L-9 to be at work early -» 9 sharps SL He and Le9 the drove to a fimeral varlor where they nounted muard : over the body of Isidro FAEELA for a few minites. i bk, Le9 reports that his relations with the Amb are excellent -- recent de= : velovrents bear this out, Le? is obelng leaned on more and more by the Anb now ms - that APARICIO is sick (Le9 ascribes the iliness prinarily to the Station's press cacpaign against A), ‘when A wis unable to go to Merida, the Arb immediately chose Le9 fox the job, saying that if L-9 could not so, he would go Kimscif o« mo thought of using other staff officers, To be chosen to stand guard over FAILAts boiy was also a singular honor of sorts, L-9 feels that the Ano may . interpret the recent substitution of a mom non-Communist for a known Communist as head of the Cuban National Cultural Institute the same way L=9 does == Fidelis way of toning the Communists down. (L<9!'9 views on this change sre cabled to Urguhart at HIS on 14 Aug as he had left a query with the c/o for L=9). 5. INTE sasvING ROTE: Le volunteered, without any prompting, his belie? wae MSESSAL. is not a Communist’and that "down inside he is on our side," This iz encouragine -since ANSESS is the Station's next target for recruitment and the target stuiies are well under way, A cable, containing this info, was sent to HgS on Ih ang 7» & Les ws in an excellent mood at this neeting -- quite relaxed, The usual nonebusiness topics == azt, furniture, archaeolosy, etce, that appeal to Le} o- were discussed at some lencth, 7e NEXT MEETING: 25 Aug (Tuesday) at 2035 hours, Polanco. 8, As usual, Le9 turned over a nunber of publications which will be fore ‘ warded te > PN AVES . : mt haee! fo eet NAL Fe aC oe ° Add: Also turned over a cony of tae Enbassy resort on nis Merida trip, newspaper .clippinz, several photos taken at recent social functions, SECRET ~3e