404-1017510145 ve *, Baas) ee he ’ te wt Rte wate’? vat wt 2 April 1962 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD: SUBJECT: June C022 6201-279, 341) 1, Priday afternoon, March 30th, the undersigned received a call on a sterile phone from Subject, who advised that she was in washington to appear before the Senate Sul-ommittee on Internal Security. The hearing had been held that morning, I arranged to meet Subject at the Willard Hotel, A room had been arranged by Mr. Jerry NULANE, TFé/Security, in the name of Jean PRICE, Before meeting Subject, the undersigned inforred Lt.Col, DAVIES CATPUsINTS,, and discussed Subiect’s debriefing with Mr. C/oH/POA. Operational funds in the amount of $25 were obtained from TFH/FIN, 2. The meeting took place in Room 605, Willard Hotel at 1830 PHM, Sudject was in good spirits and expressed her pleasure at seeing the under- Signed again, saying she had carefully memorized the (sterile) phone number fin the hope that she could recontact me through it. She was not aware that the number was reactivated-when we heard of her pending arrival, Subject looked tired and colorless despite her animated conversational tone and usual rapidity of speech, She is staying at the Hotel Continental, Room 442 (MA 8-1672), until today at the expense of the Subcocmittee, BE ‘ 3. The Subcommittee hearings, according to Subject lasted approximately | & hours, The members appeared to be interested in four main points: a, AREVALO’S book, The Shark & The Sardines, and particularly in a re errs whether it was financed from Cuba; and, wot Subject knew about the _- publisher, Lyle STUART; b. fer connections with the Fair Play Por /..ba Committee; ee What Subp :¢ knows of any connection between the Cuban CP and ‘SECRET wol- 27 iy ne ee es ee ne fy oe eer tian aati 6 ee he 1 te GAME aver hom te
+e . ~ —— SECRET ~ -~2- * yecently publicized narcotics traffic {n Miami; 4, Subject*s general background and activities in Cuba, Subject stated that she had given the Subcomalttee certain papers she had concerning the book, and had given then what (nforzation she had concerning the author and the publisher. She inforned the Subcommittee that she was mot a ceanber of the Pair Play Committee, but was in contact with Richard 3 GI8SO0N and other menbers of the Committee. Subject told the Subcommittee that she she was not aware of any connection between the Cuban CP and the saoeee narcotics entering Miami, She gave then her general background and toid them of aur Work Am wuva = suc bude Cho ondersigns2 that ter wcptervent record apparently so confused the Subcocmittee that they did not press for additional details, and she was thus able to avoid any direct questions which might have proved embarrassing regarding her connections with us. &, C035 informed the undersigned that she has written letters to, Burbert: H, HUPHERY, Uelesseps MORRISGS, and Richard GOODWIN, concerning "ithe paragraphs about President KEXKMEDY nit w were deleted by Lyle STUART fron The Shirk & The Sardines (preface), Subject also said she had called Richard GOODSIN after the appearance of the White Paper on Cuba, and ‘called to his attention to the fact that the preface to CASTRO'S History Will Absolve Me, attributed to Luis CONTS Aguirre, did not appear in the original Spanish edition, but was written for the later English translation (apparently after CONTE changed his views). - § COBB stated that after the hearings, two reporters fiche’ the Journal . American, Don FRASCA and John MITCHELL, approached her for rreten ins o@ C.LTRO, the Cuban invasion, and the importation into Plorida of narec‘ ies ‘ pow cm enon enemmeceet martin oe Ae men ah tueenpenpe tees - oa ene eee eee -froa Cuba, They did refer to CIA in a rather oblique fashion in asking i RONAN OOM MN AE SII FO PRO EOD ea te RS cine Ae teat a “Nee A DOE Soph RMT Me mete com tos ane ommnmennaanassnere s 8 fy a ote wet eek het meeps ee ates mn ee
a en ener mh 1 RAO my AUN HH PPL MSO a ay hy *~. . . ° 2 Atma Ee EET OITA he SNE, ORD IG US VARNOe ys me 8 pet ee | ~~ SECRET a om 3 am any other Governzent agencies such as the FBI, Narcotics Bureau or CIA, had ’ been im touch with her concerning these catters. , . (orto repeat) 6, Tad SZULC of the New York Times/and Grew PEARSON'S assistant, ANDERS, also contacted her. (She had dinner on Saturday night with SZULC et Trader Vic's, and on Sunday, ANDERSON ‘provided her ceal, Both were interested in her personal views on CAST20 = SZULC particularly discussed an interpretation he had done of CASTRO’s latest harangue, in which he expressed the opinion that CASTRO is changing his position. ANDZRSON was interested in persuading Subject to write an article fer Parade, bashington Post Sunday supplement, based on her personal experiences, He had a photographer take pictures to be used if she subcitted such an article. (allt esi gart sfeeteed hee that if she did in fact prepare such an article, we would want to review it befere she subnitted it.). Subject also stated that SZULC was not in favor of the planned visit ) of Guatemalan president, YDIGCRAS. 7. Subject discussed at some length her association with Carlos Manuel PELLECER, She feels.that basically be is uct a devout Communist. but that a his walue to tke Party is such that many of his indiscreticas, are overlooked, She named as friends of PELLECER, a Carlos POLAKCO (roomate), 2 (fnu) VITERRI; she also referred to his sister Augusta HOLLINEDO, woo resides in Guatenala, and whoa Subject contacted on her trip. COBB mentioned one Neftali MURCLA, @ Raul Nestor FUENTES, a Salvadorian, as a friend of PELLECER, I inquired whether there had been any mentioa of Cuban subversive activities in Mexico, and she replied that Carlos PAZ Tejada, Guatemalan Minister of Defense, had reportedly recieved soce funds from Cuba. “a believe the Neftali MURCIA _ mentioned above was the source of this.) 108 Berk 8, COBB showed the undors/ raed snapshots and Life articles with pictures of PELLECER, She also «; plained that PELLECER didn't want her to carry the . SECRET ee ilidetesstiendiiieatiaitomenees tannin tet wecedy asst" 8s we etntn wm ke
14-00000 Lo tate » 17 HebPedenee ASTER x A BL A ESDP COS TID, EE ICA ESAS ch PA PO EOI CPE TOTEM URES OO BARERED GRIMES EAS RIES Gorin ei Medinet Gin ABAON OCTET ER ant t i ~ SECRET - ~4. | Soviet propaganda which she was carrying when she was arrested in Guatemala, and suggested thet she clear hersel€ with the press, He apparently sugzested that she write to Tine in reply to the article which appeared about her, 9 Other individuals aentioned by CO3B included an Argentine, Dr. VORTHEIR, who, sccording to PELLECER, is still in the hills of CRIENTE with a sobile health unit despite sore dizferences with the CASTRO regime, and who night be of possible interest to us, She also mentioned Edelberto TORRES, whon ; she hes et, and his son Humberto TORRES Pinero, presently a guerrilla in ; the Guateralan hills, ‘ 1G, Subject requested that the undersigned return certain letters which she hed previously given me from AREVALO, Cesar RODRIGUEZ, and Sara GUASH. She also requested that a copy of Comeunism in Lat 1 America by Schneider, written under State Department grant, The meeting ended at approximately : 10:30 PH, I arranged i» meet her on Saturday morning with the letters. I” was to call her at her hotel at 32 hoon, however, I was unable to rake contact with her until 3:30 since she had gone to see Ambassador De Lessups at MORRISON, Wer mission with him, as with S2UIc, was to get before the press 4 rf . . . AREVALO'S desire to clarify the deletions made fron his book and #ts preface. Be “hed 4 urged CO83 te contact as many individuals as possible and ‘express his real views on the book, a1, Contact with Subject was finally made at 4:00 on Saturday and the letters Subject requested werereturned to her. Subject returned to her hotel at 4:40 to reet S2ue for the dinner wentioned in paragraph 6. She" had been invited to meet Amb, MORRISON after a reception which he was te {Edw IS EPS oe Jean T, Pierson SEORET. «tates we ee me rarer tele meree ee eee wm “een mercial wba cottrei oath ewe attend, I told Subject I would contact her on Sunday. | . _ } rier oe eg tS : octenestimtttindttad testmemiBahas uke oe 6 abn Altai om