+04-10465-10000] i eter ae a aoc C0 me, : wper cel ey Hoan Ed a ation he “ 2 18 September 1961 “MEMORANDUM FoR: a/DDP/A hr. 1 Leo Cherne end his ‘Implied Offer to Construct a Solid AntieCastro Revolutionary Front ‘within Binety bays 1. This memorandum is provided the aA/DDP/A for bis infor= metion. 2. Reference is ‘nade to Mr, Carey's memorandua of 23 August = (Attachnent A). which reports on a recent meeting of Mr..Cherne : : ‘the New. York representative of 00 Centact Division, during Mr.. Cherne stated that he felt certain that within a period | ' of* ty..daya he could construct a solid revolutionary front out - . Of: the-several. Cuban exile groups and movenenta. Additionally, : he indicated a. fotmer working xelationship with the Agency and specifically with Mr. Rudy Gomez, former Deputy Chief, western ‘. Henisphere Division, the DCI, and “the Db/P people", The Contact §- .piviaion. renresentativee believe that even though Mr, Cherna's .  Terarks concerning the unification of Cuban exile elements were . ‘probably intended to provoke a reaction, be has, no doubt, given ‘the matter considerable thought and he way approach the Deputy Birector (flens) or the DCI in the near future regarding this ' 3. Available information indicates that Mr. Cherne is ‘reputed to be an outstanding American liberal, As Executive Secretary of the Research Institute of America, Analyst and Coa ‘-@entator for Mutual Broadcasting and former Chairman of the _» International Rescue Committee, he has considerable stature and — reputation for expertmess in a ownber of fields. These fields include. governmental, social and economic reform, tax legislation, : ‘and refugee problems. After world War II he revised the Japanese . ‘tax and fiscal structure and sudsequently he worked on political | @nd econouic problems involved in the industrial development of | “Poerto Rico, West Berlin and South Vietnam, He is a strong advo- 4 ‘\. Cate of the use of tax legislation as a major instrument in , . ‘bringing about econonic.snd:social change. Wey) th
14-00000 Stott ~ a ne ete 2 adage life ec Be 4& Im the spring. of 1959, Mr. Cherne was granted a POA for use by the western, Hemisphere Division in high level core : oh y tacts with Coban: government officials for political action } purposes. ..Alchough @ contract for his services had been drew- up, it was never-executed, In early 1959, Mr. Cherne pre ided beckground information on a uusber of prominent Cubm political figures and_at.one point he offered to act as an intermediary with Castros woll as Mr. Mathews of the Kew York Tines. This a offer was uot accepted. Attacirwent Bis a \mencrandsa of convere sation between Hr. Cherne/and Mr. Rudolph &, Gomez, the Deputy Chief of Western Hemisphere Division, concerning this matter. Mr. Chemne's POA expired in April 1960, but could ba reinstated since his security investigation was completed in late 1959. 5. Ina regard ta Mr. Cherne's statement that he was in eontect uith several Cuben exile leaders, Attachment C is a eport of Mr. Cherne's meeting with Repl CHIBAS, tua. formar Sty of Manolo BAY, the leader of ths KEP group. “Investigation and atudy of the possible utilization of ~: Mite: Chexne. sad/or: similar. persons will be continued. The pre- a vices association between Mr. Cherne and the Westerh Hemisphere | Division wes, however, sufficient to indicate it would not be : Gest. ble. te try. to. utilise ‘hin: as the. principal advisor: of. the ewer, ba possible to utilize “his services at vowe fature date a ':@m intermediery with certain Cuban opposition elements or perhaps ~ similar grevps in the Dominican Republic or elsewhare in the. Western Hew spnexve 3.0. Bes . Western Eenisphere Division lt Went nea eaten bob Leet at ae . Attachaents: 3 05 | DDR /wi/4/Plang _ bh (18 Sep 61) F Distribution: a . y, Orig. & Le Addressee w/atts. § © 1 ~ WH/4/PA-PROP wo/ate i : l= C/WHD wo/atts. _ L = WH/4/DR uc Jace (Ls ChMH/4. wo/ates, 1 = Wi/A/Plans ~3/.d, | - sb