(tos-fores-t0tt4 A abel ageets ; cr "0 1 Chief, Security Support Division Date: 18 May 1960 ATTG. : Mr..dJoeeph Vidal, CT /Staff. FROM +: Interrogetion Reseerch Division SUBJECT: TED: £0176 © TOENTIFYING Di Ts Subject is a thirty-five-year-old married Cuban national who recently fled.to the United ¢tates and is presently residing in Hew York City. Subject, prior to his arrival in the U. 2. wes professionally ‘oceupied as a uriter and redio and television commentator. He is a well-known personality in Cuba. ; Subject ves contacted by Mr. Joneph Vidal, cl/staft, vho debriefed Subject ‘ani obtained PRQ inZarmtion. Subject is being considered as. @ possible PP asset by this :gency. , ‘ . PROCEDUNS of Mr. Js Vieel on 12 May 1960 at a covert site in Washington, D.C. fhe interviey ani testing took place from 1430 to 1630 hours. Mr. [__passtetea ag interpreter during the interview ani testing. 2, Prior to testing, the unlersigned. reviewed the test questions . - with J. Vidal and it wee determined that the test ws to be besically devised to assist in aacertaining whether or mot Subject is, or haa been, sympathetic to Comamien, whether Subject kas been 6 member of eny Comamist orgemization, and whether the possibility exists that Subject is presently clandestinely connected with the Castro Goverment. 3. The following specific test questions were posed during the polygreph exaninatica: . Were you bora on 6 July l9ak! kes. ' Is your true name t Yes. Are you now using, or knows under, another neme that you. . beve wot told us about; Ro. Se ; " RETURNTO CIA: on “>, Background Use Only ..__ Bo Not Reproduce — FS ‘ i q NA ee A PE EE A tte ete ri th: th aA A a NR et Anta
ar elites stntgh agente tea § gan tere Baye you éeliberetely given us eny falee information concerning ymor pest? Ho. j Ara you 6 member of the Cuban Mational Party? Yes. a Vere you eppointed Secretary General of the Party after the death of Dduarda CHIRAS? Yes. criet Common, Ea, (© tee theory or practice of Soviet Comtumisn: Ho.- fre you tow syspatbetice with the Commnist World Movement’ Bo. Were you evar @ manber of any Cocounist organization: Ho. Were you ever @ recher of the PSP or eny other Comamist Party: Eo. Did you ever participate in any Coxmuniet activity: Ho. Did you first meet 7idel Castro at the University of Havens? Yea. Did you accompany 7idel Castro on Me trip to the U. 8. ia .1959¢ Yea. . Yave you ever or are you pov serving Fidel Cestro in any nt inte"Lfgence capacity? B06 . Arve you now en agent of Fidel Cestro? &. (Tie question ws posed at Subject’s request. ) Organization!’ Eo. ‘Axe you now conmneted vith any Otan trtetligeace pervice ‘Ho. "Were you ever connected With BEM seivice ia Guat "Wo. Were you ever conmmetol vith DIER service in Cubat ib. Emve you ever hed axy secret contact or connection with eny ; Soviet or other Communist intelligence eervice? Ho. . Be wo.
| legitimate excuse for his sensitivity in thie phase of testing. Did you g to the Cuban Cchsulate in New York to obtain & paesport for your gon: Yes. Did you g@ t the Consulate for.eny other remo? Ho. Have you bed any secret communication vith axyore in Cha alnce you have been in the-U. 5.3 Ho. ' Have you net v.th enyone connected with the Castro Goverment since you heve been in the U. 5.7 Bo. (Subject qualified this question to exclude tho visit to the Cuban Consulate in Hew Yorx.) RESULTS AND CCORCLOSTOH 2. Gubject's overall reaponseato the tert questions liated above Go not indicate deliberate ecteypts at deception. It does not appear thet Subject is presently comected vith the Castro Goverment in any intelligence capesity nor does it eppeer thet Subject ts connected with any Corramist orgecization.: 2. Subject’s attitude toverds the interviev and testing in the initial stage wes cooperative and friendly although be apveared to be somewhat roaerved. He frenkly edaitted that he had not told all concerning hia pest simply because he hed been weiting for a stronger casei tzent from our organization. Subject indleated, hovever, that the information be bed given ebout kinself up to the date of the interview wa carrect to the best of kis knowl . oo ; 3- As the setual teating crogressed, and specifie questions were repeated on tvo ot gore occasions, Subject became indigant ant? openly disturbed by the qestioning. Ke stated thet he found most of the &. Subject mantrested sensitivity to the questions dealing with Commuaist ayemethies ant membership in Communist orpantzations. The Weeponses, hovever, were incorcsistent and did not appear to indicate deliberate deception. Subject’s only curment when questioned abart hig sensitivity wag that he found the questions to be ‘ebsurd" and if enyons had read his bookd on this sublect, questions of this sort vould not be Beceagary. It expears that “mmaject, at least on the surface, hes @ + a remet i tie. mane Suppetie — -atmenanilngy ag itm ies octmm ge wir & + i 2s oneetintet ai Sidtba ng tdbine’ .. « eb teigins aciemeie ge» stra ens ee pie eel amram we memes ote ee eee ie wee | seme acne SEEDS eat STREETERS eo ae ee ae BENE EERE eG Soh + i ff
de Subject also miaifested.a response tothe question pertalming to hia visit to the Cuban Consulate in New York. He chowed no response 40 the initial question, “Did you go to the Conculate to obtain a passport for your son?" Hc-rever, when. the follov-up question was .. faked, “Id you qo to the Consulate for any other reeson.",; Cubject aid shov sam sensitivity. Subject admitted his disturbance becense in his mint the gucstion was pointless. He comsented thet hed be bod auy other reason for visiting tks Consulate, it would mve been foolesh of hin to have mentioned hts visit to us in the first place. Bo attempt wes made to probe this question any further. - 6. S€ the conclusion of the interview, Subject hed ealmed down considezebly. and appeared to be satisfied that he wes aot being subsected © unreasonable questioning or interrogation techniques. Subjicct vas informed by the uslernigned that a final snalysie of the test vould be made during which time his responses to questions, kis coments ex qualifications rade during the interview would be ceresully evelucted. Subject replied by indicating that he wee satisfied that he hed ansvered @11 questions truthfully and equld offer no more to prove the veracity of his statements. 05/0/38: 4g bes eee ee ue see ’ Pn) Sepa staal 6 ode e didn webs GBB UT AIRE cna ee Se eo i coal