% CT ' @ [toe-totoa-0a44 ; « or a a . “ —_ . — SS CaS . eA aroma MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD .. “Date: ‘19 February 1963 TO ; Chiez, PM Branch 4 1 RETURN TO CIA . ATIN s; Irving N. PEGGINS Background Use Only _ \ Bo Not Reproduce FROM -3 Chief, FI Branch ~ CASE OFFICER: A.B. WELDRAKE/Q/ : SUBJECT H Debriefin of AMLEO-3 on target personalities in —— AMIRUNR Operation eeeEeEeeEeEeEeEeEEEm . 1. On 15 February 1963 the case officer was asked by Irving N. Peggins of the PM Branch to interview AMLEO-3 re certain AMTRUNK target personalities. These names were to be mixed into other groups or persons that are currently being discussed with AMLEO-3, On the night of 15 February AMLEO~3 was questioned re various individuals including the ANTRUNK targets. The following - information was obtained from AMLEO-3 on the AMTRUNKS? |. AL |~ A-3 first heard ne ne was a Captain in tae REbel army serving with Rolando ia ; the Escambry ared*righting against Batista. A-3 did not work " direct lywith[ during this period. After the Castro victory returned to his studies in the University of “~~ Habana and became active in student affairs and ——— 0% While in this position he once invited A-3 to come to ‘the University and g to a student group which 4-3 did. A-3 does not believe s a Communis but he should definitely be considered a pro "Fidelista’?b[—_) graduated from the University in Ostober of 1962, was st nh Habana when A-3 left, but A-3 is not knowledgeable of REVELLON's current activities in Cuba since his graduation. A-3 does not consider him to be very important in Cuban official circles. B. - A-3 does not know this individu: Cc. 7 \MLEO-3 knows quite a bit about this individual al shot consider him to be a personal friend. A-3 stated that(DUARTE]was once arrested in Maroneck, . ri N.J. for arms ssuggling for. anti-~Batista groups in the early . 1950's (he does not remember what year), but because of his war rocord and U.S. citizenship he was able to-talk himself out of 2 2 jail sentence. He was later involved in a very shady deal somewhes in the SW United States (Texas) involving anti-Batista groups .collecting funds for their work. One Candido De La Torre was involved and some $200,000.00 disappeared somewhere in the deal. This occurreé sometime in 1955 or 1956. (A~-3 is not sure of the ‘date but the cas@byas given wide publicity in the U.S. press.) Ina January so [] ¢ showed up in Havana at t ime of the Castro victory?land before Castro came ipto Habana, commigsicned himself and appointed mself ii ————q assented abana.gbOn tho arrival of Camillg, CIENFUEGOS in Habaneba pines ssorj his self appointe post. [L__}spparenty nad relied ieesawmakethe R,bel army in e afte izaey
14-00000 « ® . wee S foe fy - reed” : # Paj Ni phei tic) me , +f sae, “. carat ~~ .- a : : \— : : tho Bites and uad no clain to such rank or position. Was 51PV ties with mismatched a laver ziven ajob in the "Banco de Seguros Sociales" (A-S "not Sure Of job or the exact name of the bank) where he worked for 2 shert tima until ke secame involved in some trouble involving funds at the bank, and as a result was fired from this position. The word went out that. he was not ey main to hold any official position in the Cuban government .0 was or still is an American citizen since he was in the U.S. armed forces during WW II. He was very active in the American veterans groups in Habana in the late 1940's. A-~3 considers him to be a political opportunist with no real political beliefs, but not a is€ . He speaks perfect English and Spanish. A-3 considers| bea porfoot "con" man type who has a& winning personality ptcould convince a person of anything after a 15 minute conversation, is a tremendous bluff, but who can-be extremely convincing when argui &@ point. He is an over perfect dresser, never wearing clothes or Olors, and is always ‘correct! in dress. A-3 feels that could never Le trusted in anything involving money or opportunities for personal gain on his part. He once’ worked for a lawyer named n Habana in 1945, A~3 last saw him in mid 190z2-av-a-par-in Ha ana, but has no idea — ‘what he is doing now, or where he works, D. Commandante Ramon GUIN ~ Commandante Ramon GUIN is a neighbor of A-3's in Wajay, Habang. province and lives some 200 yards down the road from A-3's home in Wajay. The AMLEOs and the GUINS were and are and got together Socially from .time-to time but were not extremely close. GUIN is about 37 or 38 years of age, is married, and has two sons about 1} and 3 years of age. A-3 believes that GUIN is definitely sc A . - Communist but probably still pro "Fia@el', His wife is Anti-C _ and anti-Fidel. GUIN is an agronomist and the manager of a large GOC farm called "Unidad" located at "Guira de Melena", near San. Antu... air base in Habana Province. A~3 believes that GUIN's life is the farm, and that he has little other contact or access to people in high government office, although A-3 is not positive ef this. A-3 considers GUIN to be a good friend, a good person, a family man, and one who kept his hands clean in the aftermath of the Castro victory not participating in "war crimes" trials, persecutions, and had no contact with the G-2. GUIN served with A-3 in the hills in the group of Camillo CIENFUEGOS and is a 'combz buddy, — - 19 * et >) CA cag is i ia ae o, 4 mn , ° Bes ow .