14-00000 “upon by the te chnicigas and station pez ‘sonnel to i be used in thé @ ent. ; . indicated that Neet | was his boss, and Neet consistently Ly denied. any knowledge as-to why: she was. being held.) “The: sub-lease for’ the . apartment in which the men were caught is in the name of behind agent with the original lease being in the name of they wers in custody, wip on nee vase ote Os De . leaving: ‘Cuba as tourists since the filling out of the landing card — -.-- vs to have been maltreated, co 8, Accor ding: to articies i the Guban paper ‘the three technicians were arzested while in the apar rtment over the NGNA office and completing the ‘installation of the eq quipment, The ae press article adds that the key to Mrs, Lennox's apartment was - found on one of. the technicians who id entified the avartmert. to. = which it belonged, AL Cuban, ‘pr "285 releases have referred to the) men by alias and. have not. identified them as Government or Agency mployées.: it is un¢lear’at present what’ story ‘had been: agreed: : they * were caught. “(While being interrogated with Neet, ‘Christ - =" e * ae - + de we * . - . ” : . #2 Division Case Officer. ee ~ Oe Initial infor mation 1 indicat ed th: at. the: tt ree technicians would | be charged with espionags "against the people of China", Subsequent ooo... preas releases have been unclear on this. point,- An atternpt by Consul | Hugh. Kessler to contact the three men at 1730.3 ‘hours on 17 Septe ember -i---! was unsuccessfil,. He was Rot ‘Per Tz aitted to ses them but was told: oe . 10, “Tre three technicians travelled ko eb bo acy light commercial cover, two.of them workin ng ie New York and the third, one in Baltimore, | ‘In eact ch case the coy: door: “Telephone messages. ‘and znail are 2 picked 2D. ope: riodical ly} by 2 2 Agency contract employee. The men were ‘provided with this cover as well as unbackstopped F bome addresses for use when entering or. a reguires this information, Subsequent to their detention the home” Se addresses have been partialiy backstopped so. that-i naw: ries will - >> or ~ indicate that someone with this alias name had lived in the apartment “"-~ house in question, Insofar as the cover companies are concerned, 2.7” ok aiforts are being made to provide a backstop to 13 withstand in inguiries - from the press shouid the Cubans reveal this information. In view
14-00000 + Gm nengitr Pefaeg «ewe ee ore he vee mewn gas - : soe os wien eee eee eee eb ome mates ee -— . oereosen, BET etme ican mann rents cna Anta cmate dnsve denen eva 2 toy ceo TNS lawyers from whom mo comment would b of the thinness of the cover, it.is 3 fis <2 ‘Vi. A clea Fed az by Mr. L. Houston on the situation with the though eceived by the cover company could be referred witting law firm in New Yor te py o other . inguirers....The law firm has bean br tion so that they maybe ina “Position: to act appears ‘desirable or feasible oe Tt wovld z of any kind can be obtained from the law 3 Cuba's which az 2 Associated with: ‘them, ae isa bachelor ‘presently, on home. leave between two tours in 2 His. fathe er, a.cook ina diner in the “Boston ai ‘area, Bas been contac red by the Gffice of Security, and he will get in touch with Security if - he rece ives any inquiries on this matter, Security, by the sarne ©- . token, will keep in touch with him as the Cubans reveal their inten-- tions and cour ae of action. - ake ne - wees ! “13, The wives of the other two techs idians have beentold what . has Happened and are being contacted at least.once daily by TSD staffers and their wives who have been briefed on the situation, A’ - _ — conference with the two wives was held in TSD'on 19 s : over the whole situation and determine if £: ere ware | pr roblems on which the Ageacy ‘could be of help, “or the wives are telling their neighbors that their ust trip. This story will be adjusted depen the Cuban Gove znment takes, whether ‘and whe ether recogniz able photog grapns to the press.” “The two wives so > thx he . RUDOL Distribution: ; WH -3 DDNCI- 1 ‘ pt. 1 DD/P- 1 OS -i TSOPS -1 ct. i tl eee a ere eT oe er
14-00000 - 4 . ¢ ae _ 20 Septerher = 1955, 02 7 . MEMORAY DUM RE/STESCALADE ‘ -o Ed There is a folder of sensitive non-2s/ material pertaining to this Lo ope eration, retired under Black Taoe wrapping, Job #57-86/78, restricted to Offices of DCL, DDSI, DOP, C/wH, oft /PL, ofie/ 6, Ofer, 2/10, Direc ctor of Security and General Counsel. shina Operations _ is not cited as an originator, addressee, or info recipient of any of this sensitive an material.. WH/RMO } ' \ ey eee e £OP UL VL Ff,
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