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V -. . of Y to SECRET = &. 6 . 7. NS Ue ° % wy st mvember 1LIY76 - e | Orestes Guillermo RUIZ Perez | 201-735296 DGI.-- Photos available 1930 - Born 10 February, in Cuba, Primary and secondary education in private institutions. Reportedly well-educated with degree in political economics from “University of Havana. _ Communist since before Castro; father is militant Communist. * - °-1950's -. RUIZ emigrated to U.S. travelling throughout oo East Coast and holding minor jobs. RUIZ' wife, Nilda VECIANA, lived in New York for five years in the 1950's: 48th St., 3 blocks from T Times Square, RUIZ said he spent five years in the U.S. (years not stated). "See [OSMA SMA” 12634 19 June 1970, © 8) 1957 - 1957 = RUIZ began to work as an apprentice butcher. La ed for a Polish-American, Alexander SAMKO, who had a grocery store on Flagler St., "Fruit Center" (grocery, meat market and fruit store.) RUIZ did so well attracting “Latin-American customers to the store that he soon began to distribute ‘meat. in the area for SAMKO. In Miami RUIZ and another Cuban exile, Maj. Jose.Maria MOLEON Carreras, were jin. contact. with an American of Cuban descent, known as Joe LOUIS or LUIS, an underworld figure. ‘who was competing with Italians in the bolita _racket in Tampa. RUIZ said LUIS offered RUIZ and close associates $800. a month, plus car and expenses, to supervise "collection: in Miami, LUIS even asked them to kill a’ man named FERNANDEZ, who was involved in the numbers game in Miami, for $5,000.each. * During the Batista regime, RUIZ was in asylum in Mexico, involved in the Triple A movement of Dr. Aureliano SANCHEZ Arango, HW 53294 Bocld:32357033 Page 2.
a RUIZ . 200 os  RUTZ | . monn tot | © _ 1958 - 1957/58 = 1959 = 1959-62 - 1984 - HW 535294 seerasodpsrns Page 3 | “RUIZ left Miami in February 1958 with Harry VILLEGAS Tamayo (contact of PINEDRO, DGI Chief; also served as guerrilla with . Che GUEVARA in Bolivia) and three other “members. of the 26th of July Movement, — and reportedly enteeed Cuba clandestinely. When RUIZ left Miami in 1958 he reportedly turned over to his brother (name not noted) .a house in North Miami, a brand new ear, .and over a thousand dollars in the bank. RUIZ. said that he was _iiving in the U.S Sie itiegathy. -In Havana RUIZ was involved with a ‘group "in sabotage activities; planting bombs and other. ‘terrorist. acts, against Batista | regime. Prior to 1959 RUIZ was reportedly operating ciandestinely in the D.R. trying to over- throw FRUJILLO regime. TRUJILLO wanted “to get RUIZ. RUIZ escaped and went to Cuba. - Chief of Dept. of Construction, Expenses Studies, Office of Financial Statistics, Ministry of Treasury. -Also reported to be G2. oo 1 August - appointed Commercial Counselor ' at Cuban Embassy Mexico City. Reportedly DGI and sent there to infiltrate counter- revolutionary groupss - 22 November - RUIZ flew from Mexico. City to Havana, Returned to Mexim City on 29 Nov. January -— received correspondence from Andy. _ BUCKNER, a _U.S.. citizen of Sherman, Texas, “who referred. ‘to November. 1963. _info._he had. ~Biven.. RUIZ, May 1964 - AMMUG-1 reported that RUIZ, in Mexico City, was case officer for CUIS operations targetted against some nearb y. ; area, Appointed Vice-Minister for Economics of Ministry of Foreign Trade which he held until he went to Spain. ~ Between 63 and 67 RUIZ reportedly held positions of confidence in ‘CubanGovt in the fields of economics and commerce,
HW 535294 on 1987 - (1989 - 1970 - (1971 - Docld: 32357033 Page 4 ‘December, RUIZ went to Madrid as new Cuban “Ambassador, Had family with him and much money. Was living high on the hog. VERVHIGH. March 18 - David JACOBUS, an American, contacted RUIZ in Madrid at Cuban Embassy. (See (LIENVoy tapes. J 24 April, RUIZ advised officer at Embassy, Oristides DIAZ Roverosa, to disguise self for good organization, becausehe was already sjTandestine., RUIZ comments that he was arrested only once but it was only a joke. Asisie from that, he says they. never caught him, 22 July - Memo.for the Record, refers to RUIZ" reSidence in the.U.S., Haiti, and the D.R. , RUIZ arranged camouflaged trip to Cuba » for ALLENDE,: CIA had(Alexander SAMKO] go to Madridfain 1970]to Yeestablish friendship with ROIZ.. (wouldn't surprise me if /SAMKQ\didn't tell RUIZ of arrangement.) Shortly thereafter RUIZ returned to Cuba. We terminated interest n SAMKO] RULE was with MINREX office of Scientific ' Technoligic Affairs in Havana, “y Chris Hopkins’. Task Force "K"