CENTRAL INT TELUGENCE E AGENCY informatons afncting the Nagices, Detense of the United States withia the meantag of the Saplonage Lawn Tie wate, Thm material contains t® TAC. Seca THs sod TOR the mnemsimase oe eereiatnan of SEAR say manner to om unauthorised person fe prokintted by "s EC RET : NO FCREIGN DISSE country Cuba REPORT NO. Cscr- 316/00008-64 suuect Earle PEREZ Friman DATE DISTR == 7 July 1964 : (pseudonya "GUALTERIO”™) . NO. PAGES 5s nae REFERENCES rhs . Us "~ Fo pate-or 1964 | er ound Use cA INFO. ; "2 Not p only Reproay PLACE & Washington, B.C. - OATE ACQ. June 1964- THIS $ UINEVALUATED INFOtmanOM. SOURCE GkalinG$ Af DEFINITIVE, FIELD REPORT-NOW APPRAISAL OF CONTENT 15 TENTATIVE SOURCE A former Cuban IS officer ‘alie- ‘served with the Cuban Intelligence Service uartil April 1964. . ) Headquarters Comment. ‘The following report is one of a Series Containing personality information provided by the source and tncludes supplemental information from the records of thas Agency. 1. Earle PEREZ Friman, pseudonym "GUALTERIO,” was, until ” recently, the chief-of the Direccion Gencral de Inte Ligencia 4 (0GI - General Directorate of intelligence) in Uruguay. Oa his return to Cuba, PERBZ was suspected by Cuban intelligence of having been recruited by the United States or the Uruguayans and shile. the investigation was being conducted . PEREZ resided at the Hotel Presidente in Habana. Doubts concerning him were caused in part by the Pact that he appeared to be living beyrerd nas salary both in Uruguay and in his previous post “unknouwn). This led to a discreet , investigation on the part of the Cuban intelligence community . a and after the files had been reviewed and a partial oe investigation conducted, the Cuban intelligence service decided to interview PEREZ. It was discovered, however, that he had already left the hotel and had received asylum in the Uruguayan Embassy; this was about ll April 1964. As a result of the discovery of FEREZ” asylum, all communications from the headquarters of the Cuban intelligence service to field 5. SECRET 5 3 XO FOREIGN DISSEM ‘ GO t 2 Raghedag en meester, 2 1 Soe ‘ [STATE Tora ARMY Léayy TAR. NSA As e's. oca 2 REP CINCLANT SNS _ hae es iestvcene i eae asat WE/MADR a merarate us NO PROJECT (AMMUG-1) WH/SA/R i Saat s ; WH/SA “CT 1G i i RIDA 1 . SCI-3216/0000. RR [v9 ATS : ee { . ;COCMO IMAP IG! fO002=. ain Kg! : pomiea eae cp 4 | ‘ i VERLAG WH/S4 7 CTY. BE DT €2Y. CP 4 Rend
14-00000 SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM. ~2- stations were suspended in order that a datage assessment could be made. It was concluded that PEREZ had probably identified atl persons whom he new, that he had been providing information. on : & regular basis concerning all. that he had been doing and, as @ result, all desk officers at the Ciban intelligence servi e . - headquarters, should be. informed so that ‘precaution could be taken for the future. ‘On 27. April 1964.a méeting of. all ‘responsible ' desk officers in the DGI was called to discuss the foregoing case and other’ allied matters, | ; cad os . 2... At the aforementioned. meeting, ‘the following. topics were ‘discussed: 4 a. The communication system. and the security of every officer ce oo assigned abroad. | . aa a Lyte - : b. The need for suspending shipment of arms and explosives until further motice (this. was dondé at once). \ Cc. Specifically, the sending of a shipment of explosives to Mexico was suspended. ; ‘d. Orders were issued that, aside from messages, ‘only funds necessary to conduct’ operations should be sent abroad. 3. Just prior to 21. April 1964 the suspension’ of operations, as mentioned above, vas lifted and communications and operations continued in a normal fashion. 4, PEREZ continued to reamin in asylum and the DGI concluded that the asylum had been authorized by ths Yrygyayap government prior to PEREZ’ having left the country. ase™e Headquarters Comments... 1. In a document dated 15 February 1963 it was reported that one’ Earl PEREZ Freidman, presumably identical with Earle PEREZ Friman, a Cuban, arrived in Montevideo about 16 January 1963. He was working at the Cuban Embassy and was reported to possibly be the replacement for Isaac ORRANTIA, chief of the G-2 section. 2. A report dated 7 May 1963 stated that Earle PEREZ Friman was an attache at the Cuban Embassy in Montevideo. He reportedly * SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM . Va te ine re ara y
i ae. 4. 8. ° . SECRET NO POREIGN PPSSEN - 3 « arrived in Montevideo in January 1865 and carried Cuban diplomatic ‘passport number 63/4; he was described as being vingle and residing at Boulevard Artigas T5911, apartment oo2. Ia a document dated 15 May 1962 Earle PEREZ Friman was reported to be either the chief or deputy chief of the Cuban intelligence ‘gervicé section of the Cuban Embassy. in Montevideo. ; The following biographic information on Faric PEREZ Friman, dated 3 June 1962, was given to a represcutative of this. Agency by a Cuban defector: Earle PEREZ Friman, Cuban intelligence scrvice chief at the Cuban Embassy in Montevideo, was born approximately _ 1940 in Oriente, Cubu. He is single, immature, full of. Communist theory, docs not drink, likes girls and goes vith an unknown Uruguayan blonde. He is jovial and very. popular. PEREZ is short, chubby, young looking and has a-medium complexion. He has u Limited cducation and is not cultured, but is smooth. PEREZ is the only officer at the Embassy who deals directly with the Uruguayan ~ Foreign Ministry. : : The following information, dated 27 June 1963, was received by a representative of this Agency from a group of Cuban cmigre's trained in the techniques of information collection and who have provided useful reports for two years: a. In 1960, Earle PEREZ Friman was employed delivering milk for a dairy which sas owned by his father, (fnu) PEREZ Martinez, in Gibara, Oriente Province, Cuba, PEREZ vas -@ great supporter of the Castro regime, a member of the militia, and a Communist indoctrinatur (sic). b. PEREZ’ mother, Josefa FRINAN Exposito, aka “Pepa,” was a staunch supporter of Marxist theories, a Communist indoctrinator (sic), a member of the militia and the chief of a defense committee, Sne resides in Cibara, She was born about 1922, is five feet five inches tall, veighs about 140 pounds, has light brown hair and is attractive, c. Other members of PEREZ’ familly include the following: his ' maternal grandfather, Ruperto FRIMAN Sarayaldi, an individual SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM