[tos-t0220-10376 . a = yes peng a oe eee feb bad wh he . or 13 January 1961 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD. | SUBJECT:. Cuban Delegation Planning to to Come to Washington +P, At 1730 hours 12 January. Mg, Barnes was. given-a. summary of our. present: Anformation concerning subject, which: consisted: of: the 7 following iteme: - A Tha: purgrer 6 “he Crete teh eee a. To thank President Eisenhower for the St, 006, 000. relief fund made available. for Cuban refugees: Ee FAY wknd net Rt eM NA ER Oe ALE A Te aso . ? b, To thank the Peruvian Ambasdador for the break ’ in relations between Peru and Guba. : c, Totry to get an audience with the OAS in order to influence other Latin American countries to break relationa with Cuba... 2. According to a Bender source (AMCLATTER-1) who talked with Tony Varona, Varona considers this a completely unilateras operation, ise., an Autentico Party operation. It was arranged hy Tony through one Ernesto Rojas who contacted White House officials Hopkins and White, Also involved are Manolo Brana, Jose Antonio. Mae stre and an MRR man-named: Jose Antonio Mendes, (AMCLATTER-1 _ also mentioned a (fnu) Manolin Hernandez, a wealthy sugar man ‘sonnected with the Reforma Central.) AMCLATTER-1 had no “information concerning the size of the group although estimates seem to run from a few hundred to about a thousand, 3. From Mr, Jacobs we hear that Rojas is an unofficial delegate | of AMBIDDY and lives at 671] Glencarlyn Drive, Lake Barcroft, Falis . Church, JEfferson 2-5598, A call to this number was anawered by Rojas! wife who gaid yes, he igs connected with the matter of 1, 000 signatures for presentation to Eisenhower.
14-0000 o : ay MEL PIER narks Spar pel easier TN Be ae ree, 2 we Meet ae unk { Seine aBe 4. Bill Kent reported from Miami that Rojas is working with Manuel. Brana and. in‘New York with. Jose. Antonio Mestre; alias Jose Agustine Mendez, Rojas talked to Mr. White and: Mr. Hopkins of the. White House Staff in, Pennoylvania recently, wo, . §. AMCLATTER-1 also: réported that Tony Varona said he was dealing with Eduardo Gonzales}. a Rescate: man: in New York, who was bringing down 300 people from Naw York in. addition to ‘the unspecified: nuribe?, of people coming {rom Miami, 6, AMGLATTER~1 commented. that when Rasco found out about "the: ‘proposed. trip he. called the. MDC representative, name unknown, nee es in. New York. and: ‘told: him-to see. that the movement wag stopped ¢ since it-wae not- FRD<sponsored, Eduardo Gonaales called Vairona to. try to,. get the MDC representative to lay off, which Tony did, assuring Rasco that thie was his own personal operation. 7..-Mr, Stanulie suggested that Mr. Barnes should make it quite clear in any conversations at the White House that we seriously doubt’ that at this etage Varona or anyone else can exert very much control if the delegation comes to Washington, Thia seems obvious, since by now not only does it avem that several groups in addition to Varona'a, were initially involved in the organization of the cavalcade but others may well try to get into the act. oo 8. We havé been promised through the, ‘Béndor channel more | precise information on when the cavalcade will arrive but given the somewhat confused picture. one cannot count on receiving advance word, Note: See memorandum to A/DDP/A, subject "Jose Manuel Brafla _ Duran.” con Irh (13 Jan 1961) wh Distribution: Original and 1 - €/WH/4/PA . WH4/Registry ts Bane Or iginator. Seto, seats tartan SD ab