(404-10110-10280 ~ ery Oras. FORD MO. 10 . ' spipcton ween TO ATT FROM MAY 1962 EDITION GBA GEN. REG. NO. 27 aS : any = ‘ Vee ae FR meme oer: /EaEF fos bee ate UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum es oe Chief, Personnel Security Division, 0S Mr. Leland Bunn Director, Domestic Contact Service (Chief, Services Division) ra SUBJECT: | - Possible Opportunity |to Recruit Agent in Place in Cuba|-- NO-380-66 2)VIGL DATE: }11 January 1967 RETURN TO GiA _ 24 Background Use Only Do Not Reproduce 1. The enclosed copy of memorandum ,from our_New Orleans Office concerning Subject's cousin | Cuba, and who. he believes would be willing to ho is living in elp the United States, if approached in the proper manner, is forwarded as of possible interest. 2. A copy of the enclosure has also been 3. Any questions pertaining to this memor to Mrs. Virginia Thorne, Ext. 2738. forwarded to WH/C/CA. andum should be directed \ .f Peo. . ° cee VO ae WALB I" ~ » B. FRANK YOUNG Enclosure: As stated above GROW Excluded tray ! frre
14-00000 ey Ab Director, Domestic Contact Service 28 December 1966 Attn.’ Operational Support Staff Chief, New Orieans office a possible opportuni ty (to Recrult Agent In Place in cuba_|- < ra 1, On Tues on Nec 66.4 received acall from Kr. L ~] former ee s an allen but we have #81 approval to contact dated Wh fpr oT. (Rr. a s the source of five reports on Cuba and we, as well as the FBt, have been In frequent contact with hia. 2, We called on as primartly to tel] me that his mother had arrived from Cuba and would be willing to talk to Bad ¢ 3. in the course of our conversation Hr, 1d me that hee? had a cousin still Uv In Cubs named | who Is sociated wit Cuba and also @ welle Communist. $ t a Communist and he and his: family la contact with Wer. aah 4, ts abou ears of age, was ons of the group of Cuban Ich recently made @ tour of Europe. A group of these Cubans defected wirte t paris, and this recelved wide publicity In our newspapers. is , did not defect and he r and retu h the According to “ coe Iniuzed-he Is not now is working as secretary “ aif 5. Mr. id me that he had planned to meet In Parts and that reed to meet him In paris, but Melis not have the money to make the trip nor did he think that he able to obtain the necessary visa for the trip to Paris because of his status as @ Cuban refugee. _ 6. A that /Hiss as traveled all over the world with the Cubar has vis most of the Commun! st countries Including ne. s quite certain that the Cuban group will make another tour and that he will be advised In advance of the date and itinera quite certain that he will be able to arrange & meeting with His rovided the group wisits 3 country. He claims t lways been very close to Ml he considers almost as a siste7. He feels quite certain that she wou wilting to help the US tf she were approached In the proper manner, and he feels that the approach should be made through him because of his relationship and former closeness to her. J. We says that he believes usd ee not at
14-00000 Director, Bomestic Contect Service HO 380-66 Attn.: Operational Support staff o2= 28 Dec 66 Jeave Cubs because of the fact that her faally is there and that she wuld not leave unless she could also gst har family out. He belleves that, despite the risk Involved, she would be willing to act as an agent In place. 8 OMy relations with we pu been very good, and i am Inclined to belleve what he says. this whole matter, of course, would have to be evaluated by the Clandestine Services. 9. one other matter | would Hike to mention in connece tion with Mr, that {s that he served for two and a half months with a group of Cuban filers In the Congo, 85 he holds a pllet’s license. He did not tell ae and | did not ask who the sponsors of ¢ were or what_thejr duties were. He did, howaver, mention a Colons a air strongly suspect, of course, that this was an agency op ;Af so, the Cl ervices will already have & good deal of information about Mr 10, 1 pass this on for whatever It Is worth and, If there Is any further information which | can provide, ! shall be glad to do so. Lioyd A. Ray LARay 399