. (04-10226-10045 . wa 4 may 1961 WANORANUTH FOR TAX RECORD by ways, | SIBSECTs Brieticg of t 1. Ie view ef the reguest of @r. | pepresentative, for identities and fur CEGF FE CUTEFS TCE tte vr i on tedden: ‘ghee @ meating war neid or-2 way 1981 wlin wala /ey, pisn wr. Cleveland C. Cres wp [oe wE/6 Jaleo preseat. 4 “— a ‘3. At the outset er. [pravieee the followicg tefocnation: Bosert Morte Geddea ie & British subject born is Lian, Pera, oa 7 April 1932. Ha holds arittsk passport Ne. C-34850, iesuod. at Basagua on 14 Jcne 1946. | ae eee not regiazered at the. British Consulate ta “Havaaa ‘and was regarded as beiog Anarican or. (Canadian, Ce ee, - &, Tee saglcyeos of te British Eabassy, Havana, hag visited ; - .Ge@3eoa in the Ravana jail (allitary G-a sactiog) oa Sunday sveniog, | -. $0. Aprt] 1961, acd had a tS-aiacte conversetioa Blth Geddes. alone unéer etpouggtances Boich they fait were net Banliocre ed, Gedeeg otated to them: (1) On 19 April se vas arrested by the silitia (is civilian elothes) at his hotel: (2) He had been interrogated three tines aed . (. > * pawe the fagresaion that be had not 4isciaeed aajytning of tapartance; coy ¢3) fis was aeccaed of beteg a CIA agect. aed told that he could be ; . ewet Beesuse of the extetence of civil war: 4) During tas third > § faterregatics Geddes vas sazua Chit trac WeTO 9 gensdge Lo Spantaa " aigsed by Gedéea which gaa goxt Allegediy oF aia by radio~transaitter asking” that CIA sead arse to Cuba, ae e. The British ‘Bubssey da Bavasa learned on Saturday, > «BY April 1841, that Geddes had regularly tees “picke a the ~ : - Baveaa airport co Bis tripe ta and frow Kiam! (ur, [vee aot ‘gertaia waat- “ORRCT - iat SPpretatisa goalie be given tS 6 VETS ; “picked up*). : 3, After relating the above, Hr. etate? that his : 4 itaterested in chtaiging an eatiuate Of €Ye sort of atory the Cubaas wight ge agaiaat Ged¢es or fe provacation aguias: the British Repessy, perkepese to prove that the Britian Bedassy had Beek tn collumtco #lth . the ©. 8. Peferred ta tse folleviag specific questions ghich he had submitted earlier on 4:‘May and which tere relayed by 82/8 4: ; ef G@asvers to be given ib the efteratss aegmion by SECRET ® Ee eee Ce ee eee EE ee ce ae eee ee ee Ce.) en a
pe EGRET me : BH &@. What was the identity of the agers tceice Cuba who gave GAUDES the seasage he brought to the CIA coetac: in. Mi@ei o0 31 parch 1.) _ - * & What. gas the idestity--or caae or B4@6e--caed by the CIA' case Officer in Hiawi} . 0 : a .'@. Was Geddes given aay sesen of clarésating Fad10-tranestaaton; @, What vers tha festructisas gissee ts GROOES bp bia CBee offteer. i &. The ecsly esaca of Codsuntcatisa given te & Oped code phone contacrt 9i¢n his Wife ta Boca Raton, wa “8 aystew, Godsea was not Btveo any aeansy for Claateaticn ¢ dtég, tesidas bis a very atnuple 5¢ &C10-trangmissioz, ' b. then rgas sad related the tollovieg ¢hrozslog; ag - Geddes’ Setiva oa WH /4 fileg:: mo 1] Maret: Gadea cases to wiant on the aight of ll -serca ang nals cerntact WIth CaSoage/4, a Coban te wiagt @he waa te ecatact atta the CIA office, - Geddes had a eunsage froa Caboags/) a CIA écatect toa tde Coba, C-4 put Gegess in contact sith a CiA casa officer is Misael ou 12 Marck, Gedées claimed to bs an active RBesker of the Unitag Revolveloraria, a resintance Soup inside Cuba of writen C~-l wag 8 aassgr. CYEe Sateer OGedia5 aaid the Cubap Navy hag a pien to Attack all pro-castrs facilis Cuba oo or absut 22 Barch, Cetfes 216 est Bek for an was act Mnsea. Tas case officer Skatrecttons to Geddes’ raport that the Copan Ravy os Havaea, : ? & ties and ihes- flag. ¥ aosey, His wativatics: > Geddes were retared Solely SAd tefect. Geddes raturned ts 16 Warch: Geddaa gesarted fer HAVA ga, 30 March: We beard indirectly - Gedéag had paeead That the tedividsal (C-D wits waon ts Rad bean “es Bovéluctonsria gag in trceble, Fao fact Beniad ¢ agétte (senna? of the UR) isetée Cube aed RGaLPat Anetructions visited ats wife ia Cuba. ds a Feeelt @ UB set of fP7O0 Seretos wag Striated sgcliding c-1, Besides C-1, ecas of the GTthere of Gale net Bree of GCeoddea' activities, Ris wife and tedicated llabsrating in Caired Rie gas tnot ong of Sur ‘21 Harch: - Gedden returned to Wieai. : 26 March: Geddes case to Gavaca, Be vas given a sieglie SH srutan, , . Gsan.ag boat 39 Sarckh we had POESssn (C6 ‘Buscect Godden as & pasalble PFOVSCatsur wince the defections nad est €tze off ang poaaibilicy Gf meaping the defection of the Ravy aecret in itself: was tmplasetble, 87 Barch: dGsddes seet 8 SY aeseage te HIR81 rogardisg the beaatble Cuban var feetion, - : : 28 March: fThroogh ope cede telecon vith wife said defes ica of Havy aot 89 Maret: Gedton called wife os telephsea, Scar a es ee ee ye Porthidtress onsoeth .
14-00000 Lo ° sy | SECRET | * - 3 « 1 A 11: Geddes sent on 5f aosatge ‘WRIth wae paad-carried te y a | courier. _ Gedéea alas bad & telecss wits his wife oa this day. . 2 Aprils Ostées anid in teleces ts wife that Saval esnepirators would weet o2 3 April aad Geddoa sould give ee oo 5 April @ fina} date for tha defectica, | : ; é-Agril: G9€d¢es indigatea fa telecsa to vite tae “tke ‘Baval dsfectien vould tare place "eazy éay* ao, ; 9 Avrii: ye réceived @ Eseeage frog Geddes éelivered by a thiré Tapeh: ee ree that the Havy plana to defect on 8 cr 7 April.. Geddes returned ts Hiaui aad maid the gat 4 $89 SOV sot -for 6 sr 3 | April, 16 April: Geddes returned to Ravana, | : 1] Aseii: Ge4ses telephoned his vife tra place ds 13 or 14 Apri . Ge4dea in telecca with vite Fepertad that the Gofesties ' 16 Aprils sours be on 17 oF 18 ‘April. 8. Dering the acesudt of the acre eerasology, Biweces , Bade tue folleving comments: | qi) ‘tee ‘eu agent teafde (C-1) vouched fer Geé4sa bat we here is Beadgnarters do sot keow to what extent C-2>3¢ proved tris the. back- ground ef Coddes and Rig coatacts. We_t: $ adview Hieat ect te . take Bay Qetion uatil we bad- sbisineal et Slcsacerreses at by : thst tise Gaédes had alroady returagd Fala, He reiterated teat Geddes was & Walk-in and wae Gever treated es aa ages. t “the Sefectice eou1l4 take hiv, G8). Geddae aod his foremagt-reaarding the cefection of. the Cakan 1 TF Eavy Worg suspevt froe the ‘oateat. Ee élaised to bs a Britisa . éittisen ‘Gut was alreasy perforaiag fer te €.B. (3) Yo @r. questisa 36 ta wastkher tedden had any access 2 . te & USP ana, replied that to Sis kasvledge Geddes caly mad * . paeae ecatact Fi! & wits, SY aad eae of ecerior, ' , 4) We arags éelivertes vere lavolved in the esatact with tetess. . ¢8) ee kg would leok into whom Gases cpald oortanizate 8 or put: ager oa. 7 . (6) Te Br.  xneetean reseated | reoqsest for iésatities of C-4. C-l, S882 Officer, aad the cet teat wes arresta’ oa .o: 36 Bated, plied that caly ths OC tas the aatherity = a | Felenas atica.- ° . a (v1) - ee Wiens eese efficer asrer cor ved taatée Cada,
eo a 7 - @ «= ” &. After zr, the latter asked Which Oldfield ssp an Yas te hia Esvever, auked that bs be Provided with the follewing:' a an 8. CIA “Gpprociation of the United Bevolsst ionaria; Lt ac Boh. ye Idantiiies- ‘of ‘+1, c-4 au bers of the net vith whos. en 1 vas. SPFeetes cn Bacck 18 (B38 ‘chasgledged that bodides C-1 ceacetrably several ‘Btkar avaberd a.) ® Bet wigat have known of Geddes sad hia activitios, ) aoe ae " a ideatities of tha (Couriers wo had contact vith Cotton a, Tho identity of the CIA cage efficer--ths gase oF naves. od br | hia’ ae eoatacts with Godées; - | - i 9, Chronological Suueary of the visita Of. Gsddos ts Mieat 7 acd returns. to Bavasa; ales a list of the nate re of: his cOmaunicationg — es Risai (by telecoa, ‘searter, ete.) aad ceamunications aeat to him 16 VARS» Looe , om had. put @® sweber of Questions te waether Getdes ta goaeibly @ #53 ; Teetly anevered ia the cegative, —_ ai@ thae he vould: aow-sond off a coanisteation oa éatiag that Geddée Bigst be a Dio2ay——a provocateur. foe Fee Aon ee. deRearedaim Rea a avawr arg pag apac ate ape s g t Repsutiiary t r