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14-00000 > SECRET 6 duly 1960 Cap: MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, WHD SUBJECT: Alexander I. Roarke, Jr. 1. Pursuant to a request at the end of last week from * - General Goodpasture of the White House, a representative of 00/C in New York City interviewed the Subject on 5 July, 2. Following a rambling narrative of hia experiences over the years in Central America and the Caribbean, Mr. Roarke came to hie wajor point which waa that the most capable Cuban exiled military leader, and the one whe is most deserving of U. S.- support is Pedro DIAZ Lans. Mr. Roarke knows DIAZ Lane and was planning te appear with DIAZ Lang on @ televiaion program in New York City on the night of 5 July. Mr. Roarke considers DIAZ Lanz superior to General PEDRAZA, Francisco CAJIGAS and Antonio VARONA, all of whom he claims to know. 3. Mr. Roarke said that the SOMOZAs have agreed to give DIAZ Lans a military base in Nicafagua. Hr. Roarke himself plans to organise an American committee to back DIAZ Lahz. He will call it the Comittee to Rescue Latin America from Comanism or something similar. Mr. Roarke Claims that Spruille Braden-has tentatively agreed to support thia committee. - 4. At the present time, Mr. Roarke is preparing a documentary television film dealing with a mmber of Cuban opposition groups. The money for thia project has been put up by Channel S in New York City. 5. Mr. Elmore Haring, the -00/C officer who interviewed Mr. Roarke, will submit a more detailed report through his own channels to us in the next day or 50. \. > “a Js D. Esterline Chief, Wi/h SEGRET Wik oe ee
14-00000 i / jy Chief, Contact If--trtue 6 fuly 1960 Support aad LA Breach Chief, Bew York Office Conversation sith Alexander'I. Rorke, 51 Chanbers Street, Bev York, Be Yo naan! « oF bo Haring called on Rorke the parnine of 5 July 6) as a reat of a telephone cell fron fiobert Reynoldg,Pxi Division, vio atated that Rorke sight heve information of value concerning Cuba. 2. Rorke is a tall, elender, personable nen, adout 34 years ‘ela, vho by Bis ow edulsaion le somewiat garrulous. He iid-not appear te be @ aherp operator. Rorke described himself as a free lance reporter end photogrepher who has worked nostly for the National Broadcasting Company on ssaign-ent. He says he ie also trying to make a living by producing doc.nentary filma for television station KNEW in Hew York. Be clains that be will shortly finioh for them a documentary concerning the various groups wiich are im opposition to Castro. Rorke's business eddvess is the office of his father, on attomey. Blogrephic date concerning Rorke ie being forwarded 6 July 6. . 3. Rorke explained that he ‘mows nany people in Cuba and other Caribbean countries ag a regult of hig reportorial work ia N.caragua, Panaca, Costa Rica, Cuba eud other arees, and he says that because of - a keen interest in the problem of what can be done about Castro and Cormumian in Cuba, and hie work on the current documentary filo, he has been keeping in close touch with various Cuban opposition groups. Re inaisted on going into his Carlbbean background at great length and described in detail his visite to BMicaregua, Panesa, Cuba etc. ‘The events he mentioned are. all past history nov.howevar, ead we will not attexpt to recount them here. he Rorke gave all this background werely to try to prove that he is well ecquainted with the aituation in Cuba and understands the various opposition groups. He then case to hig real point which ise that he regexds Dias Lanz, whom he has seen a great deal of recently, as the most solid of all thoee vio want to take ection against Castro. He feele that Lune is completely able, and is in contact with the right people in the Cuban amy end other Cuben orgenizations who can lend the. gupport vhen the right time comes. According to Rorke, Lang believes that the job should be done by Cubens fron a base outside the US, end thot Langs is brave and resourceful enough to lead a successful ection if he fe furnished the necessary arms and ewrunition. Rorke believes, further, that Langs is politically in the riddle of the road, thet he ia not motiveted by hatred end would not bring about @ blood bath in ‘Cuba. In short, he feels that Lang would be with the U5 all the way. HH EL7Y
14-00000 SUBJECT «Ze t Conversation With Alexander I. Rorke, 51 Chanbers Street, dew York, He ¥. On the matter of a base fron viiich to operate, fore aye that be hes ‘talked. with ogstite of Nicaragua und they eay that the Somozas will furnish one. 5. In copering Lene vith other figures vho are sag ee ea tion to “Castro; -Rorse mentioned Cajigas, Pedraze and Verona, none of whom feels: Souperes favorably vita Lang. Verona, ‘for instante, is too 4 +. According to.Rorke, Lanz has net with 5 different: groups dave in:New-Yrk, all of which promised to join Lang if _ be can gat the ‘right backing. Horke says that he does not ‘know the.’ nates of théze. gxoups but cen get thes if ve are interested. bs Fore seid that he was going to appoor vith Lenz et 11 IN 5 July GO om Barry Gray’ redlo shov for. period of about 2 hours. A- chief topic of discussion according to Rorke will be the anti-senities . of the Castro goverment. At the end of the week Lenz expects to return to Mien. 7. Rorke stated that he hopes to form an Anerican front comittes wileli Spruille Braden has agreed to head 1f the right people can be brought into. it. The group would have gone such nme as "“Camittee to Rescue Latin America from Comsunlan” end Rorke belleves that @hie organization might furnish excellent cover for CIA participation. 8. while we were in Rorke's office he received a telephone call fro Dienea Aélexzandria ehout 1:30 Pi. the wanted to report that a varrent hed just been Lasued ‘mn Cuva for the arrust of her boy friend Yanes Pelletier. Rorke described Pelletier as a personul aid to Castro whose real job had been to procure wonen for Caatro and his asaistanta. Pelletier had fallen into disfavor as a reeult of the story of Castro's affair with the Lorens girl having eppeared in Confidential Haganine. Qe ‘At the end of our Interview, Rourke hended us ‘the attached. list of 65 nases of Pedrezats mon wis had been held by Trujillo. ALL 65 were in jail 2 weeks ago but accormiing to a telegrea which Rorke claice vas received 4 July, from @ brother of one of the men, only 2) are in custody BOW e . 40, te-there is any interest in the details of Rorke's current Guben contacts, he will be avallable for questioning. ~~ ~ JAY 3B. LL. REEVES Attachment: as stated above ‘ EFilaring:ad ‘
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