104-10326-10093 SECRET MHFNO: 93-3909799 SENSIND: PAGE: 1 / / SECRET FRP: ,2, ,, 744 ADV: LA/CCGEO (14262) . STAFF “ACTION: LA/CCGEO (911) INFO: AF/TNB, C/ORMS, CIC/AF, ‘LADORECORD, LIMITO, MDSX, ODPD, FILE, AF/SG, CIC/LA (3/W) 93 3909799 ASO oe PAGE 001 , IN 3909799 , TOR: 201426Z SEP 93 [_s«i7 7526 SECRET 201432Z SEP 93 STAFF cITteE[ «77526 TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR. FOR: LIMIT LA/CCGEO INFO CIC/LA, AF/SG, CIC/AF SLUGS: WNINTEL VPJAUNTY SUBJECT: VPJAUNTY/1 CONTINUED CONTACT | REF: DIRECTOR 277135 93 3844003 TEXT: 1. ACTION REQUIRED: COMMENTS ON RECENT EVENTS IN VPJAUNTY/1 ASSESSMENT /DEVELOPMENT | 2. AFTERNOON OF 17 SEP 93, C/O BECKNAP MET WITH VPJAUNTY/1 (3/1) J/1 SAID HE HAD HAD DINNER| AND SPOUSE AT LATTER'S HOME ON 9 SEP 93. DURING THE DINNER, J/1 SAID HE FELT HE WAS BEING TESTED HE SAID| RAISED THE QUESTION OF HIS PREVIOUS CONTACT WITH PNINFINITE EMPLOYEES. HE SAID HE MET AN EMBOFF IN LAGOS WHOM HE ASSUMED TO BE PNINPFINITE. DID NOT PROVIDE J/1 WITH THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL) . SAID THAT THIS AMCIT OFFERED TO SELL HIM A CASE OF BEER FOR ONE DOLLAR. WHEN J/1 SAID THAT THE AMERICAN WAS PROBABLY ONLY BEING FRIENDLY, SAID THAT HE KNEW IT WAS BUSI OT FRIENDSHIP WHICH WAS BEHIND THE GENEROUS OFFER. EN RAISED THE ‘ISSUE OF A ON WHICH LISTED PNINFINITE EMPLOYEES AROUND THE WORLD. SO RAISED THE BAY OF PIGS AND THE . *<ASSASSINATION>OF<PRESIDENT KENNEDY, >STATING THAT HE KNEW THEM TO BE PNINFINITE OPERATIONS. [_ |COMPLAINED THAT HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S WAS OBSESSED WITH CASTRO. STATED THAT CUBA COULD OVERRUN THE AMERICAN BASES IN CUBA IN 5 MINUTES: IF THEY WANTED TO DO SO. HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT AMERICAN IMPERIALISM, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE TRADE EMBARGO. HE BRAGGED ABOUT CUBA, PRAISING ITS DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. [WAS OBVIOUSLY TOUTING THE PARTY LINE VERY CLOSELY DURING THIS SESSION. DURING THE CONVERSATION, | _] SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT VISIT ANY U.S. OFFICIAL'S HOME, ALTHOUGH HE SECRET
13-00000 . SECRET 7 MHFNO: 93-3909799 SENSIND: . . PAGE: 2 MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM TALKING TO AMERICANS, AND NAMED C/O’S DERSOOKIAN AND BECKNAP WHOM HE HAD MET THROUGH g/l. 3. DURING THE CONVERSATION, J/1 SAID HE HEARD AN AUDIBLE "CLICK" WHICH HE IS SURE WAS THE SOUND OF A TAPE RECORDER - SHUTTING OFF. J/1 SAID HE IGNORED THE. SOUND, BUT BO . AND HOSTESS WERE SHOCKED.BY THE NOISE. .J/1 SAID THA' SEEMED TO BE ALL BUSINESS THAT EVENING, ASKING QUESTIONS AND LEADING THE CONVERSATION. WHEN J/1 PHONED HIM ON 13 SEP WITH A PHONE NUMBER HE HAD REQUESTED, SEEMED TENSE. ON 15 sep,|_——«|CAME BY TO SEE J/1 AT HIS OFFICE, AGAIN REFERRING TO HIM AS HIS BROTHER. |[ WAS BACK TO HIS PREVIOUSLY FRIENDLY SELF AND ASKED J/1 WHAT HE WAS DOING OVER THE WEEKEND AND J/1 SAID HE WAS VERY BUSY. J/1'S IMPRESSION IS THAT HE WAS. BEING TESTED AND THAT HE PASSED THE TEST. C/O[ WOULD CONSULT THE WASHINGTON EXPERTS AND ADVISE J/1 AT, NEXT MEETING. WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 1500 ON 24 SEP. WOULD APPRECIATE HQS ‘COMMENTS PRIOR TO THAT MEETING. 4. DURING THE MEETING, TOLD J/1 THAT HE WANTED THE BIBLE FOR HIMSELF SINCE HE WAS CATHOLIC. HE SAID THAT ‘PREVIOUSLY, PARTY MEMBERS COULD NOT BE RELIGIOUS AND REMAIN PARTY MEMBERS. HOWEVER, THINGS HAD LIBERALIZED TO THE POINT WHERE HE COULD.NOW HAVE A.BIBLE. (J/1 DID ADMIT THAT HE FORGOT TO ASK WHY, IF THINGS WERE MORE LIBERAL NOW, COULD NOT GET HIS OWN BIBLE FROM CUBA.) WOULD NOT GET FAR WITH HIM USING OFFICIAL AMERICANS. HE SAID HOWEVER, THAT A SOUTH AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN INTERESTED -IN TRADE IN CUBA (SPECIFICALLY IMPORT/EXPORT) WOULD BE OF INTEREST AS HE HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT AND INVOLVING HIMSELF IN BUSINESS DEALINGS. J/1 ASSESSES[ __——s«|AS BEING INTERESTED IN MONEY (HENCE THE INTEREST IN BUSINESS), BUT STILL RETAINING AN INTEREST IN : > J/1 SAID THAT BASED ON HIS ASSESSMENT POLITICS. C/O TOLD J/1 THAT STATION AND HQS STILL HAD AN INCOMPLETE PICTURE OF|  ———s«| PERSONALITY AND THAT HE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH HIS ASSESSMENT. C/O AGAIN TR OY OF HAVING J/1 WRITE A LETTER TO C/O DESCRIBING S IF C/o HAD NEVER MET HIM. J/1 SAID HE WOULD TRY TO DO THAT. 6. STATION ASSESSMENT OF THESE RECENT EVENTS IS TWOFOLD. IT IS LIKELY THAT HAS REPORTED HIS CONTACT WITH C/o’S -DERSOOKIAN AND BECKNAP. IT IS POSSIBLE THEN THAT A SECURITY OFFICIAL INSISTED THAT | |CONFIRM HIS VERSION OF THE CONTACT WITH | 3/1. THE EVENTS OF 9 _SEP WOULD SUPPORT THIS THEORY, ESPECIALLY THE OBVIOUS AGENDA AND THE SHOCK AT THE MIX-UP WITH THE TAPE RECORDER (THIS IS NOT A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTING A TEST.) ANOTHER POSSIBILITY IS THAT THIS WAS A-TEST FOR J/1, A SORT OF VETTING EXERCISE. SINCE| _—_—s|CAME - BACK TO J/1 AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT J/1 PASSED THE TEST. THE QUESTION REMAINS AS TO WHO WAS ABLE TO REVIEW THE TAPE IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF ‘SECRET
13-00000 SECRET . . MHENO: 93-3909799_ SENSIND: PAGE: 3 TIME (9-15 SEP). IT IS POSSIBLE THAT. SOMEONE [WAS ABLE TO EVALUATE THE TAPE. OTHERWISE, THE MOST LIKELY PLACE -FOR SUCH AN EVALUATION TO TAKE PLACE WOULD BE IN ; . VPKINGPIN FILE DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY INFORMATION - “ON TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, MOST RECENT INFORMATION IS FROM LATE AUG 93. WILL ADVISE ANY INFORMATION ON SUCH TRAVEL WHEN KNOWN. 7. WOULD APPRECIATE HQS READOUT OF ABOVE AS WE BELIEVE "THIS HAS POTENTIAL CI IMPLICATIONS FOR THIS CASE. PLEASE PROVIDE COMMENTS / SUGGESTIONS PRIOR SEP. REGARDS. 8. FILE: VPJAUNTY/1. INDEX: | DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82. END OF MESSAGE _ SECRET SECRET