(ro4-t0216-0353) =. So € 7 we . ‘ 3 March 1965 2 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: AMYRIP<] Meeting, New York City, 19 February 1965 lL. Meeting/Time/Place and Purpose: This meeting was held in the offices o [P-I frou 50 te 1610 hours. Purpose of the meeting was to attempt to satisfy requirenenta levied by Nestor Sanchez, WH/SA/SO, on events which too< Place during ANMVAIP-l'g gost recent sojourn in Europe (Januarye february 1965) in company with AMLASH-1, Meeting wae also used to determine AMWHIP-1'g willingness to Participate in the “discord program" using UNSNAFU~19 ag the unwitting recipient of certain rumors, the detaila, of which are covered in Subsequent paragraphs. 4. It might be noted for the record that this meeting vas echeduled fer the morning of 18 February, but due te . AMVHIP-1 sissing the acheduled flight frog Hiami, the meeting was posfponed until the above time. ; Detaile of the Heoting i lo eh ean tidh Aa tat: f 3. The following information on the various topics as indicated coscerm begically those requirements which have been intended fer, and levied on, AMLASH-1, However, due to the fact that ANWHIP-) wag together in Europe with AMLASH-1, AMVHIP@] was debriefed on the requirements @n the @utside Chance that he might have ome complimentary information on then. . @. Orlando Blanco, Cuban Diplomat in Bern, Switzerland. AMTEHIP~1 was unable to G4ve any additional information on : Blanco as he had act Bet the man in Europe and dees not remember having met him in Havana. (AMSHIP-1 Stated that AMLASH-} Claized that he (AMWHIP-1) had in fact met Blanco a number @f years ago in Havana, but AMWHIP Says he truly does not remember the man.) He stated that any additional information @a Blanco would have to come from either AMLASH-1 er AMLASH <3, Is approaching Blanco for cooperation, AMWHIP strongly . - “x? Suggested that it would be best to use AMLASH-3 fer. the initial coatact. AMWHIP stated that BLANCO knew AMLASH-3 well and that he was a. trusted representative (and therefore anti- Castro) of AMLASE-1, AMWHIP-1 was told we were loosing into Blanco and algo into QUHOPS-1, Attache Cuban Embassy, Madrid. be ae OO Mh ye etn a ¢ bate Riedie We tee wacbante AARP y DANE et Saeed we agape 2A RED Srey GY Anite Mat gers et Fe le oes eo is peta ate rabene : RGN OFK ket play see. ui ny on SOMETT g pe Ake ee te Re ee ke a dea sun SENS eta ax L § ame -
14-00000 * » setts od b. In discussing CUHOPS‘ desire to cooperate, AMWHIP stated that QUHOPS would do what he could to help but that in exchange for this he wanted to get his wife, two children, and his mother~in-iaw to the United States along with himself. | AMWHIP~1 stated that QUHOPS’ plan in brief was to accept the guard duty on Sunday thus maxing probably only hiaself and@ the wife of code clerx present in the embassy. Ve thanzed AMWHIP for hig information and suggestions and stated that they would be conveyed to the appropriate parties mepeSncerned. | i 6. Gustavo GONZALES. (AMLASH-1's “cousin") AMWHIP-1 stated that he had no Information on Gonzales, in whom Nestor Sanchez has an |with regard to his (Sanchez') pending to Caracas, Venezuela. d. “Weneguelan" Returning from Moscow. Regarding the Venezuelan who has reportedly to ve just come from Yoscow and returning to Cuba, AM@HIP-1 stated that be had no information to contribute about the man. He did say, however, that one time during his recent trip to the Cuban Fmbassy Paris talking with UNSNAFU-19, the Ambassador had interrupted their conversation in order to tal«x to two men (about 30-35 years old). AMWHIP-1 met them briefly and was told by one ef thea that they were from Oriente Province. AMWHIP-1 Stated that he could tell immediately by their accents that they were not Cuban. in order to confirm this he asked thes where in Oriente they were from because one of the Cubae officials in Paris was from Oriente and always wanted to chat with any people from Oriente who passed through Paris. After a brief stumbling exercise, groping for a name of a — city in Oriente, the “Cuban” confessed that they were not Cubans but Venezuelans. AMWHIP did not have suffident time to learn more about them. The two VYenezuelans apent about thirty ginutes talxing with UNSNAFU-19 while AMWHIP was there. He did not know how much longer previous to this thirty minutes that the Venezuelang had been in the Embassy or to whom else they talked. AMIHIP-1 suggested that UNSRAFU~-9 might be able to obtain the names of the two Venezuelans in question. rreriminen mar eae in wien or Saat enc ore oe enter oe ot =o eer emus nearer, 1 gible Soe sa sess, fst tate someones eh OL A sonatane ie wheegen 1) MO APL Bufo TRS Sd ey yt Sasa bate fe meno ears j @. UNSNAFU-19's Membership in the “Gaslight Club". | _ ~ As a support service for a Paris Station operation to get UNSHAFU-19 membership in the Gaslight Club where it would be ; attempted te run a highly desirable female agent against him. | 44LASH-1 stated that he had been unable, due to UNSNAFU~19's a | j 4 & | ' Ss SSL FE Re? Rea gan So asrtee yy busy schedule, to get the latter down to the Gaslight Club and enrolled as & member. AMWHIP stated, however, that he could do the job just as well by taxing out a gift membership for UNSNAFU-19 through the Gaslight Club in New Yor« City, ‘ and gending UNSNAFU-19's memberghip card and «ey to hia in Paris. We encouraged AMWHIP-1 te de this and te seep us advised of his progress. 2 ts Sg Se rtm fe oeuyhir: = Nene eS ete Te eS ee ee ee a a Se 1 we i fo 4B
14-00000 a Guo” -3- {, arr ok b Diecles £. Cuban Air Force Comandante BTCLeis~ Regarding DICLOIS who had allegedly arrived in Varta from Algeria during the time that Sanchez and AMWHIP-1 were there, ANWHIP-1 said that he did aot know the san or did he have any information on & Comandante with that name or a name that sounded lice that, He said that he had heard something about a Comandante with a Strange name but he could not contribute more than that. He Suggested that AMLASH~1 might be able to identify the man. @- Security man with Che Guevara. AMVEIP-1 was . asked if he had any Information on a man called "Bernis" Feportediy one of the men who accompanied Che Guevara on his African trip, and probably also the one to China as & member of sjphts gecurity force. AMWVHIP said that the name did not recister © with him and he had no other information to give. He again a Suggested that AMLASH-l might be able to help. One thing more [9 AMMEIP. gaid.wad that he did not thinx that any of Che's security | DNS men were named Bernis, and he thought thie was not a correct iy? name. He did say, however, that while he was in Paris there had . Pa been two security types there who were guarding two or three “ dark green trunzg about the size of foot locxers and four or 4 five suitcases. AMWHIP said that they both had Pistols, one a ; Soviet machine pistol and the other a 32 calibre. AMWHIP does not remember the exact date that they left Paris for Madrid but he remembers that the flight left at 4:50 im the afternoon and too place about two weexs ago (ca. 5 February). AMWHIP Says that UNSNAFU-9 xnows both of these wea and could be contacted for their names and a better description. : bh. Carlos Franijui. AMWHIP~1 had no additional —iafermetic;a on Franqui except to Say that he «new he was not happy. He also believed that AMLASH-1 had additional information raiathantet i. B& L Locomotives. With regard to the requirements concerning secuFity measures on the shipment of locomotives to Cuba, AMWHIP said that he had no additional information to “~" GOntribute. AMWHIP also stated that he had obtained no additional information frou FISSOLA, the engineer concerned with the shipuent,, to, and the use of, these locomotives. AMWHIP stated that he thought AMLASH-1 might have Some additional information. AMVHIP also stated that he thought “Americo" talis too much and that maybe "Mario" would be best to assist in the operation. (Comment: See Ronis for further edification of the subject.) EAB Heme RSE eg vf pete bow Bede apa ™ mt tee eat RAR FeRAM Cush VB wwe ea a ne tas Fahy rage SRE Me Pec Re pO as he le rene wath Se eo"
14-00000 onl ew J- AMLASH-1's Accommodation Address Arrangeaants. AWTHIP@-1 stated that be had reviewed accommodation ‘addresses with AMLASH-1 and had given appropriate instructions to AMVHIP-2 in the event of the receipt of letters fron Havana signed by AMLASH-l or signed by a "Cuban" whoa AMMHIP@3 did not know. (Comment: it was a goed thing we reviewed accommodation address with AMWHIP-1, see below.) For the record AMLASH~1 will address his letters to AM@HIP-2 either in care of his business address in Home which is: Roma or to ANYHIPs2's business address in Geneva (which incidentally “ 4&8 identical with his home address. as AMWHIP=2 operates in Geneva from his apartment): Geneva, Switzerland, (it should be noted that A 2 intends to open a proper office in Geneva in the near future. However, this is ne particular reason for changing the accommodation address in Geneva.) AMVHIP-% stated that he had given the undersigned's postoffice box in Washington (William A. Thompson, P.0. Bou 7224 Apox Station, Washington, D.C. to AMMHTP«-2, believing that this would’ expedite our receipt of letters froa AMLASH-1. AMMHIP-] was told that his concern for rapid transaittal of ' the letters was certainly appreciated, but that for security gake, it was much better that they be forwarded in a cover envelope to AMFHIP's address in New Yorx City, preferably, hia business address. AMWHIP': was also told to remind AMTHIP-2 that he ghovld handle the letters he received from - Havana ag little ag poasible and put thea in cover envelopes ' -" and send them as quiczly ag possible to AMWHIP-1 in New Yorx : City. In this connection it remains the problem of obtaining these letters on a expeditious basis when AMWHIP~1 is, for 6xample, out of town for a prolonged absence. It. ig - ; ; suggested that William Thompson's accommodation business ” in Washington be given to AMWHIP's father so that he any forward AMWHIP-2's letters to Washington without undue delay. (This is an excellent example of a brea<down in coupartmentation in Cuban operations.) : k. Paris Embassy Personnel, According to a telephone eall on 18 February from AMCASH-I in Paris, AMWHIP-1 stated r that AMLASB-1 had said that UNSNAFU-8 and, perhaps, UNS NAFU-8 would be out of jobs im the near future in accordance with the present economy drive by the Cubans. AMLASH stated that UNSNAFU-S sost certainly would be ousted, while UNSNAFU-9's ease wag more uncertain. A eee ES wo ete cuore DAHLSTROM es 9 iN Fo schasertaine 2 setantt1.h an Senne hee Dn 2 rE Rtn eens i ern aries art fear eusnehineriee, merges ee ~ 4 2 NI Ae ae mw Ome ADIOS cafe alte eee ned s By, Pe bre 87 gb ire RR af ote x oad ogy eos bbe ht bree’ 82-¢ guts ciergyy eR yews eer awe creme w r t 4 4 ¥ eo ney eal ay Sam moe a een . cs - se nal g tag tmellie edet tee “ee a aati then eat tar RO SER Bone mem me on feet eo gee, ap ct dd ng 00 SIE reat eaten oe Sad frst aA on Seek a — net eteab hf Rall UD bate no . i rari