[to-tote3-10889 Set, . RETURN TO CIA Background Use Only Do Nat Reproduce = wy | 3 March 1965 ae MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD _ SUBJECT: AMWHIP-1 Heeting, New York City, 19 February 1965 -. 1, Meeting?Time/Place and Purpose: This meeting was . held in the offices o -1 from 1350 to 1610 hours. on a Purpose of the meeting was to attempt to satisfy requirements . -levied by Nestor. Sanchez, WH/SA/SO, on events which took - ; place during AMWHIP-l‘s most recent sojourn in Europe (January- See! February 1965) in company with AMLASH-1. Meeting was also . - an used to determine AMWHIP-1's willingness to participate in the “discord program" us ing (INSNAFU-19 as the unwitting recipient of certain rusiors, the @etails, of which are covered in subsequent paragraphs. 2, It might be noted for the record that this meeting was scheduled for the morning of 18 February, but due to AMNHIP-1 missing the scheduled flight from Miami, the meeting was postponed until the above time. ye oD cee t Details of. the Meeting iS 3. The following information on the various- topics as indicated concern basically those requirements which have been intended for, and levied on, AMLASH-1, However, due to the fact that AMMHIP-1 was together in Europe with AMLASH~1,- ANWHIP-1: was debriefed oa the requirements oa the outside . chance that he-might hdve some complimentary information on them. . Be Cuban Diplomat in MWHIP-1 was" unable” any additional information on 06 as he had not met the man in Europe and does not remember aving met him in Havana. (AMWHIP-1 stated that AMLASH-1 — claimed that he (AMNHIP-1) had in fact met va number of years ago in Havana, but AMWHIP says he truly does not rememberwthe man.) He stated that any additional information oa eatould havejto come from either AMLASH-1 or AMLASH-3. In hing or cooperation, AMWHIP strongly - ; suggested that it would be best to useg MLASH-3 for the initial contact. ANWHIP stated that] new AMLASH-3 well and that he was a trusted representative (and therefore anti- ro) of AMLASH-1 AMWHIP-) was told we were looking into and also into(QUJOPS~1, Attache Cuban Embassy oe - {%ez to} Pann) | ee
In ~Q- A oe . 6. In discussing @UHOPS' desire to cooperate, AMWHIP stated that QUHOPS would do what he could to help but that in exchange for this he wauted to get his wife, two children, and his mother-in-laweto the United States along with himself. AMWHIP-1l stated that @DHOPS' Plan in brief was to accept the guard duty on Sunday thus making probably only himself and fhe wife of code. clerk present in the embassy, We thanked AMWHIP for his information and suggestions and Stated that they would be conveyed to the appropriate parties concerned. al. -  @ fl | (AMLASH=L's 2" n") AMWHIP-1 Stated thar-ne nad no information o in whom Nestor Sanchez has an operational intéFést With regard to his (Sanchez') pending PCS to aracas, Venezuela} ° iO-7 . d. "Venezuelan" Returning from Moscow, Regarding the Venezuelan who has reportedly to have just come from Moscow and returning to Cuba, AMWHIP-1 stated that he had no information to contribute about the man. He did Say, however, that one time duringphis recent trip to the Cuban Embassy Paris talking with CUNBNAFU-19, the Ambassador had interrupted their conversation in order to talk to two men (about 30-35 ‘years old). ANWHIP-1 met them briefly and was told by one of them that they were from Oriente Province, AMWHIP~1 Stated that he could tell immediately by their accents that they were not Cuban, In order to confirm this he asked them where in Oriente they were from because one of the Cuban officials in Paris was from Oriente and always wanted to chat with any people from Oriente who passed through Paris. After a brief Stumbling exercise, groping for a name of a city in Oriente, the "Cuban" confessed that they were not Cubans but Venezuelans. AMWHIP did not have suffident time to learn more about them.o2The two Venezuelans spent about thirty minutes talking with QUNBNAFU-19 while AMWHIP was there. He did not know how much longer previous to this thirty minutes that the Venezuelans had been in theEmbassy or to whom @élse they talked. AMWHIP-1 Suggested that (UNSNAFU-9 might be able to obtain the names of the two Venezuelans in question. we a4 . e. (UNSNAFU-~19's Membership in the “Gaslight Club", As a support service for a ris Stationjoperation to get o UCUNS NAFU-~19 membership in the Gaslight Club where it would be attempted to run a highly desirable female agent against him. AMLASH-1 stated that he had been unable, due td°UNBNAFU-19's busy schedule, to get the latter down to the Gaslight Club and enrolled as a member. ANWHIP stated, however, that he could do the Job just as well by taking out a gift membership Form NAFU-19zthrough the Gaslight Club in New York City. and sending (OSS NAFU-19's membership card and key to him in Paris, We encouraged AMWHIP-1 to do this and to keep us advised of his progress.
: euagested shat - suagsu-¥ might. be. able | te idegett ¥ > ways 02 Seward knows both of these men and could be contacted: ‘for: their” : : aris Foal ger eid, ASRHIP-2 | were there,. aH TP jee Oe Gad OF dia he tive od He said. that ‘he’ nag be ard sdnething about. a c ce strange nane byt he céild not contribute nore tans 8 --Peportedly ani : : ead Che: African trip,: ety ‘aise -the oné to ne ; his security force. “AINED said that: the nanesdi ind ‘with him aad he had 20 other information to give: - agake suggested that AMLASH-1 might be able to help. One «thing Ore | AMWHIP said was that he did not. think that any of “¢ . z men were named Bernis, and he thought this wags not ‘a “correct an name. He did say, however, that while he was in Paris — there had - been two security types there who were guarding two or’: three oe dark green trunks about. the size of foot lockers and ‘four’ or. five suitcases. AWWHIP’said that they both had . istols,; .One.& : ‘Soviet machine pistol and the other a 32 calibre 08 : remember the exact gate othat they left Paris- ‘for. jladeia “pu took place about: ‘two ‘weeks ago. (ca. 5 February) .~ names and a better description. h. Carlos Franqui. ANWHIP-1 had no additional information on Franqui except to say that he knew he was: 2a0 happy. He also ‘betieved that ‘AMLASH-1 had additions! Aatorention on Franqui. - -*- . 4. B& L Loconotives. With regard. te concerning’ security measures on the shipment of ft Aocomét - Cuba, AMWHIP said that he had no additional inforsation to we . contribute. ron alsa, statedfhat he had obtained ‘no ‘adattionat~ on information fr the (engineer) concerned’ ‘with * the ‘shipment. to, and the use of. these locomotives. ANWHIP stated. that he o> thought AMLASH-1 might hav, ome additional information. — AMWHIP. - ‘ also at, he ‘though talks too much and. that, te soo nay be buld be best to assist in the operation... ; (Comment: See Ronis for further edification of) the. - Subject. ;