Evening star., 1953-12-08

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Mr.. Fuson's search for lovrenti Berio
tokes him to Modrd and smock into
the orms Of the Sponish Secret Po-
IiticoI Police. This is the third of q
series of five articles.
to find out whether the story was
fact or fiction. Gallo himself
seemed to regard it as 1,000-to-
/ shot. We had attempted to
keep the investigation secret un-
til we knew whether it was Beria
or not.
We had succeeded working
with the FBI, until September
Is, when Gallo told us from
Spain that the big Fish" we
we're in contact with was Beria.
Then strange occurrences began
happening like a string of ex-
ploding firecrackerS.
Contrary to instructions, the
case was turned over to the State
Department. Overnight our Sc
crecy of nine weeks blew up and
leaked all over Washington.
Nearly every paper in the world
carried the story
Then, when I was within hours
Of delivering the papers I car
ried to the man who claimed to
be Beria-papers from Senator
Mccarthy that would prove we
had talked to him, Gallo said he
had been turned over to the local
police in Malaga by the State
Department. Putting Gallo in
the hands of the police put me
there right with him.
Shows Him Mccarthy Papers.
In the hotel room I sat quietly,
watching Vincente Reguengo.
the commissioner, leaf slowly
through my passport. He handed
1t back and said something in
rapid Castilian.
He wants to see the papers
you have from Mccarthy"
Gallo told me. 1 handed them
over, still in the envelopes I had
mailed them from Paris in order
to keep from carrying them.
I explained in halting Span
ish that the papers were to prove
to the fugitives that l had talked
to Senator Mccarthy.
You shall have the co-opera-
ton of the Spanish police" he
said. He asked me to accompany
him to general headquarters.
There Reguengo introduced me
to Don Alfonso Fernandez y
Fernandez Feijoo, secretary gen.
eral of the National Police.
Gallo nudged me, Now you
are going to meet the third high
est man in SPAIN" he whispered.
Gen. Rafael Hero gave my
hand a couple of hefty pumps
and noticing my difficulty with
Spanish, called an interpreter.
In few moments we were gath
cred around a conference table.
I found they already had gath
cred much of the story from
Gallo.
Explains Police Intervention.
Gallo went over the story
about how he came to be in the
hands of the Spanish local po-
lice in Malaga. September 81,
instead of meeting me at mid
night at the Palace Hotel, as
agreed
Gallo said he had returned to
his hotel about noon that day,
to prepare to drive the $50 miles
to Madrid to meet me at mid
night. A stranger was waiting
for him in the lobby. He said the
man identified himself with a
passport as an American EN-
bassy attache and they went to
Gallo'S room.
He said he wanted to discuss
the Beria business, but I didn't
believe him because he didn't
know anything about the guar
anteeS," Gallo said. Il asked him
for more identification and he
told me the passport was enough
and that he was representative
of the Attorney General"
II asked him the name of the
Attorney General and he told me
he was there to ask questions,
not to answer them" Gallo said
he figured the Attorney Gener-
ais representative should know
the Attorney Generals name, so
he didn't trust the stranger.
Refuses to Leave Hotel.
1--WE argued long time about
his identification I told him
Fuson was coming to Madrid
with the papers that night and
the case was in his hands," Gallo
said. Then he tried to get me
to go in a car with him and
three other men. l refused"
Gallo said the stranger became
angry at the refusal and said he
would get a policeman to verify
his identification. The stranger
returned with another stranger,
who claimed to be from the
Spanish Secret Police, but his
credentials were out of order.
Gallo said the second stranger
claimed to be authorized to offer
him any cooperation he needed
in the Beria case. Gallo said he
didn't believe that either.
Gen. Hero interrupted to tell
Gallo he was right. That no
secret policemen had been given
such authority.
Then the local police were
called in. They called the Gov
ernor's secretary, who took Gallo
to the Governor of Malaga. then
the police station and later to
Madrid, under guard.
Tells All to General.
"I thought that guy was try