404-10246-10073 10 nief of € Chief of Base, . f ( ( Si r DI ‘ P AT ¢C rl Sw EC R=R~T ; resin | AL" ote eee Chief, WH SUBJECT FORM Report of PBPRIME Citizen on Connectione with Ecuadorean Government ACTION REQUIRED REFERENCES Please comment on Subject and hie statements from an interview with Identity. The addressees are requested to comment on the Subject's activities in Ecuador bearing on his statements UNDER SEPARATE COVER -” - {3//e ation | waned Fam incts-ag RO IRIg? AG, OE Cece Ohi? Gale. WEALKA ARTERS LESa C58 Aie£ REZ reg “) ge ecr ne ont, vr" | fhe 7 4 ie The following paragréphs are quoted from an ODENVY report resulting Subject's statements and to send to Readquartera information concerning the A. On August 29, 1960, Identity was interviewed by ODENVY at his request. Identity related that he had just returned from a trip to Ecuador where ha had been offered a job to represent that country as an agent in PBPRIME and ha wag Seriously considering this offer. While in Ecuador, he had conferred with four individuals who he believed would run tho new goverment which was to be sworn into office on August 31, 1960. ‘Theee peréons were identified as follows: Jaime Rebot Velasco, Hinister ef Development; Pedro J. Menendes Gilbert, Mayor of Guayaquil, Bouador; Luis Noboa, an Ecuadorean businessmang and Enrique Ponce Tuque, a Senator and partner of Noboa, B. According to Identity, the now president of Ecuador, Jose Harta Velasco Ibarra, has been elected to that office for the fourth time and is an aged person, Tha above-listed individuals will control ard operate the Government of Eeuador with the approval of Ibarra. As a result of his conferring with the above persons, Identity expressed the belie? tmt abot will be the strong in the governuent. He deseribed these individuals i S88 patriotic with a sincere desire to better the plight of the common | man in Ecuador, Identity stated that all of them are definitely pro- PEPRIME and Hebot said that all Identity has te do is tell bim what PRPRIME | | sete meting tterine en ne CONTINUED ig ORIGINATING OFFICE - 1 OFFICER - TYPIST Ext. } $ COORDINATING OFFICE SYMBOL DATE i OFFSCER’S NAWE w/VE I rAd, | ASWisniowski <2. .)- roe i MBL oped dhadue lustba tien hb caralds sroeliee  _eende de be thc RELEASING Ura Sic VAIS Pen > SHONar Ure AC/aR/ fase | 5. M. Tepe . t $60 53 USE PREVIOUS EDITION BEMACLS FORM 6 ite vanity way BE USED “ Fae é ie) A & BR a
14-00000 FOO Zé id ‘ . ‘ i : 0? §39q PELOCES FORMS CaaSh8 iC AT Ors Di PaICe Sted 4959 Aer> S-BaCoR B= T . | HEgQ«=2393 desires and ths Ecuadorean Goverment will do its best to cooperate with PRPRINE. CONTINUATION OF DISPATCH C. Identity eee als teld thet the Coverment of Ecuador hag con- manced negotiations with an electronics firm in Dallas, Texas, believed by Identity to be the Continental Eleotronice Company, for the construction . of a 50,000 kilowatt radio station in Guayaquil. ‘This station will be used to combat antigoverment propaganda be-usd inte Eeuador from Cuba. Hebot felt that PERIME could maske use of this radio station. identity told Nebot that ho believed this could be arranged, BD. It ie the opinion of Identity that thie is a golden epportaunity for PEPRIME to commence cooperation with a new govarnssat in a proe-PBPAISE country. He stated that the Ecuedersen Govermssnt vould be most willing for KUBARK to utilize ths above radio stations however, it would neceseie tate EURARE's paying half of the expenses for its construction. identity was advised thet the information bo bad given ODENVY would be furnished te RUBARK pursuant to hie request. He desired to be contacted vithin a poried of ten daya if RUBARK ie interested in ths information he had te offer. Ea further action concerning thie matter will bo undertaken by ODENVY. @, ODENVY bas previously reported at length on tho Identity, a public relations counsel, Identity registered as e purchasing agent for various bureaus of the Rapublie of Hiearages eon 15 April 19953 on 22 July 1958, he registered as an egent of the Israeli MiLitary Ledustries, which was controlled by the goverment of Irreel. 3. The Identity appears te be an international businesaman with epscial intercst in Latin Anerican Countries. He hag previously frequently contacted PBPRINE agencies on subjects he thought appropriate to bring to their atten- tion. A cursory check of his 201 file revealed no dsrogatery information. Further information can be supplied if the field so requests. EHD OF DISPATCH Tass tg te USE PREVIOUS EDITION SEM $1784 AND $129 rm