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PERSONAL INFOR'LATION

(3 documents)

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VIA

AIR

Spectly As & Soa Pouch)

DISPATCH NO.

16444 6377

291-32723

SEGHET

MASSIRCATION

TO

TROM &

Chef of station, tecdco City

ches, bffo

SUBJECT GIVERAL.

@ parational

ISPECIAC - HETOld RO MOEMAIR (pa)

ReferEnDo: DIl 11152 dated 25, Maril 1958

Actien Required: Fiona.

DATE

alteched harowith for jour informati'n apo

records 13 & CO:5 CE the

Lotter ef cover instructions algned by di

58.

CHIEF, WHI

19 May 1958

Attachment:

1, (4 pages)

Distr1butinn:

3 - Mexico City (407 1/1571

C-BW//2TX

wH/III/Mexico/C/ehrung: ngs

AN

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CLASSIZATION

FORM

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51-29

120111631881

LESTS X

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INS 24 M4y 58

Buchentica bng ofbe

N. DAHLOREN, C/OH/III

201- / 65881

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

AIR

VIA _

ESpecity dur or Sos Poach!

DISPATCH NO.

HiT:- 5825

201-32723

CLASSIICATION

8: Dial of Station, "eries S1ty

1AJA458 13-05

MOM" Chief, MHD

SUBIECT!

GENERAL & (perational

SPECDIC - ROSS LASiES COZIER

REFE

N:9X-5826 (KAPOr).

1o Personal date on Saiject 18 forvarded for stati's Inforntion

In comection vith the proposal contained in refererce, which is being

porcher sojaratali.

2.

NoBB iester GiC"t was born on 20 bare 1923 10 Do Ralb, Illiusis,

the oldest of five children in a aiddle class faily wnach nou resides

In Sterling, Illinoia.

CORDIRO Calduran, a costa Mean citisen,

In Lectiber 1745 he merried arentina de los Angeles

Karch 1913. They have too chidden:

6o jubjeot and his landly currentl

on so, as an alison canadad,

reside in javana, luba.

3o Subjoet recadved nranry and

tigh

shool education In DoRalb and

toried at odd jobs until 19bgr wien te

as on intelligenco ¿rucialasy in the vanana incal one and in the india

Barna testor. ischaried et the end of the war, he worked briefly in

at the end of 1945 and obtadne

:::'

TiND

tho

Upon discharge he

ent tron the Fanama canal lone to Costa rica,

Khere his viol

Madly resides, and Sros ipril 1949 to Merch 1753 he

sorked as a free lance potogramer in San Juan. Juring this perlod he

resuned his studles attending iconomes courses at the univeraity of

DoEta ideE.

He returned to the ünited itstes during the latter part of

1953, resided in kashangton, then for a fe nonths attended the Univerelty

of san Carlos in Cuntenals cily, uncll May 1954.

Shortly after he transferred

to theischool tl icononde jelences of the university of liavans which ho

attendod: intll 295%.

jubject financed the Mirst few years of his advanced

eaten er the lode prestore

srire his stay in HavAna

I de daisi

Authen boating ottom

subject beger

SLUNCH

201-168881

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CLASSIFICATON

FORM NO.

1948

51-29

1÷ 00,7

Anne 5823

DATE

I4 JAN 58

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NI COPY

H94 3825

208-52723

rage too

sorting on solliag studdoe for the Publle jurveyz Institute 09 2alla8,

Texa which caploye lia at prusut.

5, Sadjeo: 19 6'19 Eull, slesder bullt, ash2otie (1951 Guatenals

sational record in discus, tract, high and bryal jun, eteli le a pistol

axpert; has espe experienco ed a ratio operator; is an nocoupliched

photographer and has dealinod mi directed a photogranhle laborstory in

Casta ides.

Go subjeet openks and reats spanish fluently and excopt for hia helgat

and inglo seany apparenco could poes as a radiue of latin Anoricon coantides.

subjest beates a Catholia convert airrely after his carplage.

%

Sanjeet's wife ma educesed at the lices de Seroritas in fen Jean,

Colo, lad has brsvolled extenaively. Her father was born la Caba, setoniled.

the Spanish Mistery Acadesy and served In Spanish Horrocco. In 1733/34

ho was intolvod in camn mlities and vas foresd to tâto ratugo 1a costa

Rica, karpe de resided until hle deith in 193%

Her anther, unn runides with

Cubjoot's Perily, retolna su intereos in Costa icra ená Dubar politioal

AllaLT bat takes no active pure in politice.

So A Copy el a Il49 plotogrash of Subjocò lo attached. farthes

Information l0 containad in rafereace, fosterded under separato pouca.

.9. The information giron above la basod en a mia and a 113 complled

by subjeot respoctivaly in 1948 and 1956 and on observasiona made by

SUBUR OfflEaS sto bave basa sequeinted tith him.

1S. Somes

16 January 1958

Distribution:

- 3 - Medco City

1 - l Mailroon

1 - Wil/ III/Cirono

RI

1 & Subject

WH/III/Mexico/Spera: jck

"Somes,

KING, CHAF, WHD

533

SECHER DEC

COORDINATE IPHIH S11

RH COPY

R. i. DAHLGREN, CAH/II

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UFFICIAL DISPATCH

VIA

Sau Pouch

DISPATCH NO. 4K7 4-2447

SECRET

CLASSIRCATICHE

4

195g

8 Gides of Stsilos, Hahena

DATE

FROM

SUBICT

GENERAL - Operations)/KICKOR

Kigadum ленише

to discen PP acluilie

I SPACITE EArthaT Co VAIVADA

inter the Station -

Referenons Exted 8897, dated @ tagast 1956201-32723

Action Roguineds Eva

Handmassers feels thas in the situation ould

elitan she Loitationa set forts in referare.

elearanes fer suhiget in neesasary.

Faxerence and

500

operational

C. KEG

dies, E

28 August 1956

Distribution:

3 • Habana

1 - RI/D&P

1 - kН/Маllгрог

:ki/11T/Cuba/kKent:g

BIDIEDI

11?

NO: 1N9 51-29

1949

SECRET

CUISSIFCANON

&S SOPY

201-16885/

CALBRAITH, C/WH/III

pant 1 68 1881

5 чт

:4SEPT 56

233773

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VIA —

DISPAICH NO.

1KTg H-2262

201-32723

CLASSIFICATION

90.

Chlat of Statlen, labars

FROM

Galaf, WED

SUBJECT | GENERAL

Oparatieral/UTUES

SPECIFIC

O Arthur Go VANADA

Dd tra 5713-337

1o

laring als rudent slalt in Redguarters, sanjest bas asked by ens

of the staft mentara 8e he vold ho lutcrested in, ed available for.

has a fião focord in CP pesetration baris (leg his Gutsiending job sa

Bondits RUATOT enoratien la Certa Bien and hio efforta le the CE pree.

rentfter al puasible CP defertorte

Zo sabject stated that he una braniy

sanarcted fa, and waid Its so

tragago in, euss operations ant toula selora the oppertunity of bales caned

re his a tellechensa target 10 am

Sue pating latin Anarlena sountiyo

3. Tha foregoing distueston ulth Subjent sas Informal and vithout

attent an either side. laurres, Ine Station 10 beiag alerted to tae

easaddly that sabies my la roguasted to partor such apprenchoo ai

as otherdia apiss li other counstes. Bewarthaless, any duan antios orig

atlag at fosdasartars or et) any other Statloa, vill al course ba subjeet to

Statson Habana consideration and approval balorehand, depending an hir

erallability

ference to/bla Not in ProjovE ANPraDARca, ete.

28 Hay 1957

Distribution:

3 - Habana

1-wH/Cuba/Chrono

1- Subject

1 - PI

= WH//ailroo

46 olym

Le la aNG, CARD

Rolandog ciscor

Coordinatag ditcor)

uaR No. 51-29

1948

SECRET

CLASSIICATION

CS Cail

John T. Hyn

Mi. C. KING

Chief, WHD

201-168881

Cathard,

C/.3/II]

(Authen touting adore

201- 100 382

HKA

2252

4 JUN 52

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VIA -Godliy Ar or Son Fouch

DISPATCH NO.

123-442282

202-32723

SEUKEI

CLASSIFICATION

TO

Chlet al Statlon, fintara

TOM

Chias, WID

• I GENERAL

SUBIECT

Operational MUTUaS

SPECIIC

Askina Famented® Hone

DAsUN 57 1 3-332

Uring his resast visle to Hendruarter, sunjont tan anisa to mar

resultant aproaches 1a varie late Amri, sumtrina, stara Sabjest

has a fine ToCorS In CP rentration tort one hie cutstanding job la

hondling 1U910I-3 epIlien la foste Dien enA bis offuris ia the CP roses

trollon sugan in Cabal, 16 la ballers Cial Le Luid to la essestiva

FUSFULECE OS pRanIble EP isfeatess.

2o sabjoet stated that la ves leanly Intesanted 10, and vurld 11ko to

cagage in, buch operation and wouldluee

the apportansty ce haing robes

spinning Latin Anoritas ceratry.

3o Tha foregolag diesudason vitt Sabjeet was informal and vichest

musitment sa oithur sided lotuver, tha Station la bolag alorted to to

peanimley tit sabist my la romated to perfara such apprasaha at

sus flee unoa vortmillo reupaltant in placo CP targeta ura devalepad,

or other ito sago fer other

rOtorense to

28 May 1957

Distribution:

3 - Habana

1 - RI

= Wh/ailroo

1-ii/Cuba/Chrono

1- Subject

Maliuli

aba/HC aculey/s

J. C. KHiG

Chief, WHD

201-168881

Coondinatiog oll cor)

1 09 6W.41

FORH

Н0. 51-29

8949

SECRET

CLASSIICATION

09 G.r1

2c1.-

Икна

225.

4 JUN 5T

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

DISPATCH NO.

SEEN MAPORE

11444-5826

201-32723

DEBENS.

KAYOK 7599

1610N

TO

Chief of Station, Mexico City

DATE

FROM

: Chief, WHD

SUBTECT

| GENERAL - Operational

SPECInC MiToposed assignment of Arthur Go VAIVADE (P)

REP &

H72855825

ACTION TENUIRED: Station coments und/or concurrenco

DESENBITEE

per CON 10-23

Subject 19 Identified In reference which alto gives his personal

• date and 1a fortarded in a separato pouch.

Arapron 4 of that dispatc

itlines the cover activitles of Subject for Draiprio: 1949 to the present

during which ho has been actually employed by kualik,

Kirs us a contrect

sgent then, since day 1967, as a careor arent.

he curri

rECEiVeS &

salary approsdntely quivalent to t'at

11.

Subject's current, extende

'an end in May 19588 due to lis onta

KURARK In Costa 11c8, Guatenzis, and

prospoet as a replacement sor

tho Havana station comos to

Eperience and performance ilth

subject apports to bE a gocd

CP operations.

originally schedulcd to be uncd by KuBtik in ranada, subject van

projzot have not yet bean revichad by this

desk, ontries in his personer

¿1le shou that shilo in Costa lilca he hardled

a successial hich fevel ponetratton of the local party, it tie ond of

1953, after a pendod of training at Headquarters, ho was asaigned le

POSUCCESS where he apparently also perfomed creditably. In July 1954 he

reviered by this desky to other with the training and the assesesents of

the case officers for when he has worked, the files show thit Sabject is

eninently qualified as a recruiter and arent handiler in CP operations.

Tho records slor that subject possesses a grent deal of integrity, resourco

finen of core and throat pirate both ya ena lete. is 1o:

training officers and throuphout his opcrational work. In tha fleld.

Roloaring oldoes)

UNET KORSE

CLASSIICATIOR

1949

51-29

ВS COPY

1.101.16

1777

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DISCHSINED

H:OCH 5826

201-32723

0T95 K3715 6599

Do

shenid blo assignacat to Mesico station bo agreed unos, cotes

pOROlE121tlee cen Le considered ln the Isclay of rosiography anl albiotlo

training which are anong Sabject'e spicialtice. lo liato hisaall es a

opiotol expert» and a clarification of thie tera vill be requestos 15, in

the Station's opinion, it say enlargo cover rosalbilitied, perhape umier

Subjoct's Wife 1a Ellll a Costa ican clElsen BE procent, shilo

bis to orilarez apa U.3o eltisens.

station'a cemento en this proposad austepsont and possible covor

suggestions vill bo malcone.

Clina

CA VING

GIEE, NHO

7 January 1958

Distribution:

3 - Mexico City

1 - KAPOK/ Chrono

1 - Subject

WH/III/Mexdco/ASpera: jck

• COORDINATE WITH:

wH/carib rans

BID\EDI

HECEINED

HEB 52

1 on bHal!

DIDNEDIFY CO 4025

SHANUDED

NO 11 2 25 10.11

SUCT ROSCIO

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" CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SECRET

ROUTING

DATE

22 MAY 1958

149

TO

• DIRECTOR

FROM

•MEXICO. CITY

ACTION

INFO

KH 5

0° 2, s/c 2

Pa 23 07 58258

ROUTINE

DIR

INFO

RE: MEXI 1468 (IN 22383)

DIR 18212 (OUT 51534)

PLEASE ADVISE ETA HAROLD R NOEMAYR.

END OF MESSAGE

CITE

IN 32413

MEXI 16,68

SECRET

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Albert E. Johnson

Erocutice Director

Public Surveys Institule

Gencral Polling Service

532 Fidelily Union Life Brilding

1511 Bryan Stred

Dollos, Teras

Rioeralde 1-3674

Auigi

DIL TE CEOR ILMICIIVIS DUEN HELIGT

NOTICHAL COVER FI:L BACKSTOPFING

Harold 3. HOSEYR

Recanes FRom eCBINE

ON 20 MAy IG SS

1319,91-136

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ETANDARD POIS

SECRET

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVBRNMBNT

TO

SC0 (li. Instacher)

DATE: 19 My 1958

PEOM:

Oparations Division, Hodieal Staff

SUBJECT: FarOld R. RISIAYR (P)

Bubjeet has baan evaluated by the fedlenl Stest and found

galified for joposed overseas nasigent.

James i Fearon

Administrative Offlee

155/887: cly

Diotsibution:

Iritoo Addresses

1 - 13/3 (Puckott)

SECRET

301: 165881

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6278

SECRET

C-1243 (Biladeau)

13 Hay 1958

MEL SORANDUM FOR: Calef, iE Division

ATTENTION •

: MB/ III/l'exico/Puckett

SUBJECT

: Cover Story for Harold R. NCEVAYR (P)

1. Transmitted berewith is a copy of the cover story prepared

for Harold R. Hoenayr:

2.

You are requested to review the cover story, as well as

Hoemay's contract, to insure that the cover arrangenents satisfy

the requirerents involved.

Is the cover story meets with your

approval, please sign the copy of this memorandum 1n the space

provided era return it to this office.

3.

The copy of the cover story should be forwarded to the

appropriate Chier of Station for retention in his files where 1t

can be revieved by Roemayr whenever necessary.

JOIN G. SOUTHARD

CHIEF, CCB/NC

Attachment

SECRET

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SEGRET

Mr. Harold B. Hoemsyr (P)

kashington, D.C.

Dear Mr. Поєнут:

Your Cover

1. Cover has been contrived for you with tho notional organizations,

Public Surveys Institute and Betwina Travel Polders.

2. Pablie Surveya Institute la a notional organization which 10

ostensibly engaged in conducting all types of polls to determine pubile

reactions on matters of interest to its many cllerts. This organiration

18 located at Suite 532 Pidelity Undon Life Bullding,.

1511 Bryas Street,

Fatso, telepbone: RIverside 1-3674.

The Institute is directed

by Albert B. Johnsos, a Ilctitious individual..

•3. Te sbove addrces 18 11 actuality that of a telephone ensuariag

service there ali nomal calls of inquiry. are handled by unritting

persomel during the course of their regular dutles. "Horever, any call

voich reguires special attention 1s referred to a cleared and vittin&

individial sno has contect with headquarters. This person 15 adeguately.

prepared to actnoviedge your relationship vith your cover firu enà also

auster aily inguirles concerning you or your cover organization.

..4. In sudition to the above arrangement, you also have a contract

t1th another potional fira to submit photographs and reporte unich ane

to be utilized in the preparation of trovel brochures.

This fist is

Betzins Travel Folders nich 18 located at Room 2101, 50 Bast 42nd Street,

few forts, let Tork, Telepbone: Murray R1l1 7-4473. Eettlas 18 directed

by Charles H. Betvin, & fictitlous Individual, and 1s eagaged le the

preparation of saterial for travel folders, brochures, package touro,

ate.

the above addreas for Betvine 18 In setuality located In thi

office of a cleared attorney tho 18 prepared to backstop both the cover

fina and your association with Betulas. Travel Folders. This person

AlEo has contact vita beadquarters.

6. You are engaged on a contract basis to provide photographs and

reports relating to possible tours, places ai interest, esting establlabments,

hotels, etc. Inis informstion is then edited by Betuins and sold to

various cllents uto desfre travel foldero.

To Jou also bave legitlmate cover in the form of your stee lance

photograpiy and short story vrittag.

The jast publication of this sark

can be used as & supplerent to your Betvin cover.

SEGRET

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8. Your cover story for having been engaged by the Public Barvers

Institute 18 B8 follove:

Daring a vlalt to the United states in iny 1957, you becane..

acquainted ulth Albert i. Johnson, the Director of Publie Burveyo

Institute. Johnson indicated that be was interested In engagdne

tàe services of several people to organize and conduct pollo lo

various Latin fuerican aresa..

Since sou vere already locsted in Cuba anàbed a knovlodge of

the language and customs, he expresaed en interest in employing

jou in Cubs.. As you felt this type of sork tould not conflict

E1th your photographic efforto, jou acoepted the position effective

say 1, 1957, 10 order to have an extra source of incone.

praising accounts uno vere interested in Hexdos and be desired to

transfer you to ledos City since you had both experience and the

You readily agread to the

trangfer and plenied to leste for lerico during the latter part

of lay after a short vaction is the United States.

Your cover story for having been engaged by Betilns Traval

Foldero La da fOllots:

Entle valting in the talted States during April 1958 prior to

jour departure for Hezdoo, you becane acquainted vith Charles i.

Betuln through Altert Johnson in lew York. Betiln had seen some

al your published tor's and expressed an interest in engagdng your

services on a part-time basto in hesico. Since 1t meant an..

additional source of inocre as sell as an opportualty. to uttlise

jour photographic talente, you readily accepted his offer.. You

vere to photograpa various places nich vere of interest to

Betwin's cllents and also forvard information relating to pIlees,

posalble package tours, blotorical points of Interest, etc.

Documentation

20. Correspondence reflecting your progress or difficulties

encourtered should be carried on between you and your cover firms.

Buch correspondence should be at Iatervals which would make your

assoclation vith your oover firus appear to be the normal relationship

of employer and employee.

SEGRET

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- 3.

nancial Arrangenente

It le understood that there actually ulll be no dipbureemen

of funds for salary or other purposes to you through jour cover fire

and therefore, arrangenents for salary payments ere a rstter of concern

betveen you and your division case officer. Fovever, preceutions must

be taken to insure that the arrangements nade will not conflict vith

your cover story.

12. Your incons tax retums will be filed with the Internal

Reveme Tex Unit stationed at headquarters in accordance lth

Agency 8ii 20-660-t.

Restrictions

13. should you at any time feel the necesalty for a bodification

of this cover errangement, or supplesenting the cover outsido of the

present arrangeuent, or 1l eny problems arlae affecting jour cover,

direct a routine comication to jour cover firus outlining the osca

or sItustion and ConcUrTenUly DotIly yoUr Casa offIcer of the conditiona

so that he may check with headguarters. Subsequently, you will receive

advice from your cover concerna as rould de sorial and also be provided

¡ ulth official compatible instructions fron your case officer:

with regard to any peraons desiring to apply for & position

with oitber cover firh, sou are instructed to state that to the dest

of your knovledge and bellei, the fims are adeguately staffed. Hoverer,

In order the the matter my be treated casunlly, the inguirer usy be

tald to subalt his spplication to the lew Yort or Texre addreas; uhich

15. You understand that these cover facilities have been establlahed

through cleared cooperative inaltiduals who are vitting, but not actually

a part of the Agency. These persons know that you are actually an employee

espect of yand, sa such, an extremely biga staudard os cooduct vill be

16. A copy of this cover story vill be retained in the station

illes. You say refer to it tben necessary.

DATE

SECRET

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SEGRET

I cortily that I have read and

ilorttand the above letter of

Cover instructions regarding sy

cover siù agree to comply with

1t in evary raspect.

matE

Distribution:

orite

#H/III/Mexico/Fuckett - 2114 B.H.

SEGRET

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Scener

22 Hey 1958

HEHRAIDUN Sal Chief, Contract Personnel Divialon

VIAS

SUBJECT:

FI/OFS (Nies Paxton)

Arthur Go VAIVADA

Anenamont of Contract

It is roqueuted that Subject's contreot effective

I June 1957 be emanded to inelude under Paragraph 4,

Alleraaces, that subject be entitled to tha Educational

Allovance for bia childres, offcelivo fron the initial dato

of the contracio

20

Tha sbove provision uso inedvertently onitted

Prom subjeet's contreat by the has deak, and gines tho

Stabion notariod Subjoct do use ontitlod to thia allowance,

it sould bo appreciatod 11 thla netter ba correctod and

tha contract agended accordingly.. The orror cano to the

attantion of the irea leak then subjootie claim for

odnoational allovanco dated 18 April 1958, was turned dora

by Financa Division because of the aforemantioned ondsadon

srea the contract.

do to kin

miaf, Hostern Henisphoro DivIsla

Distributions

greg & 1 - Addressee

2oF1le8

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DATE

TO

FROM

025 ER/ERICAIN

• 29 APRIL 1958

!25

DIRECTOR

MEXICO CITY

ACTION.M

WH

NO

• C1, CI/OPS, C1/IC, FV/OPS 2, S/C 2

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SE CRET.

ROUTING

Are 30 05 4953

REC'O CABLE SECT

ROUTINE

TO

IN 22383

MEXI 1468

INFO

CITE

DIR

•RE: DIR. 1.9152 (OUT 70226)*

1. CONCUR PARAS 2 AND 3 REF.

2.

RECOMMEND USE JEREMY A TOLKING.

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

ORIG

UNIT

EXT

DATE

L. D. PUCKETT

WAD

2555

25 APRIL 1958

ROUTING

582

S-E-C-R-E-T.

TO

: MAXICO CITY

FROMA, DIRECTOR

din 23

19 yE a3t

RECT ENBLE CLOT.

ATTIALS

CONF : WH 5

INFO : 61, C1/OFS, C1/16, F1/055 2, 5/5 2

DEFERRED

ROUTINE

PRIORITY

OPERATIONALI

BUTLALS

IMMEDIATE

101177-70225

TO

MEXI

INFO

RB: A. DIR 16715 (OUT 64381)

в. HEXI 1е6 (II 20477)*

C. HNMW-5826

CITE DIR

19152

1. SUB REF C ASSIGNED NEW PSEUDO HAROLD R. NOELAYR.

2. APPRECIATE REP. B SUGGESTION. HOWEVER, HQS ARPANGING FOEHAYR

BACKSTOPPED COVER AS REPRESEITATIVE NOTIONAL PUBLIC POLLING SERVICES

FIRM IN DALLAS, WHICH TOENAIR USED IN CUBA, AUD PHOTOCRAPHER ALD COLLECTOR

OF TRAVEL DATA FOR NOTIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE FIRM IN NEX IORK WILICH SUPPLIES

TRAVEL INFO FOR PACRAGE TOURS. ALSO, HE WILL CORTINUS SUBMIT ARTICLES

TO BOYS LIFE IACAZINE. BELIEVE ABOVE COVER WILL, GIVE NOSYR GOOD

FISXIBILITY AND MOBILITY AND WILL, ELIMINATE MEXI NEED ARRANGE LOCAL COVER.

3. NOEMAYR PLATS ETA MEXI END MAY AS TOURIST. WILL, ARRAIGE WORKINO

PAPERS THRU STATION RECOHENDED FEXI LAW FIRM.

40. REQUEST MEXT CONCURRENCE PARAS 2, AND 3 ABOVE.

BND OF FESSAGE

ES CONMENT: *STATION CONCIES JAANALIETIE E.VEP.

COORNINATED IT DRAFT WITH: CI/ICD/WHiR. ANDERSOU

In batten

J. C. KING, C/WHD

NiSMANY

S-E-C-B-B-T

Daten??

R. !!. DAHLGREN, C/a/III

AUTHENTICATINO OFFICER

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CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

TX-S-E-C-R-ET_

ROUTINO

DATE :,-24-APR-1.958

482

TO

• DiRECTOR

FIQM

, MEXICO CITY

ALTON i WH 5

"....

, C1, 01/OPS, C1/16, FI, FI/OPS 2, S/C 2

APa25 09 37.5.

ID CASLE SECK

ROUTINE

TO

IN 26477

CITE MEXI 1446

DIR

DEO

RE: DIR 16715 (OUT 64381.g

•1. MR JOSEF: RAVOTTO, DEPUTY PAO, WHO KNOWS BENJAMIN

AS WELL AS ANY ONE IN EMBASSY STATES HE SOUND, RESPECTED

NEWS PAPER MAN WITH GOOD MEXI SOCIAL AND OFFIGIAL CONTACTS.

OUR FILES, ODENVY AND BIOG SECTION EMB TRACES NEGATIVE.

2. STATION CONCURS JOURNALISTIC COVER.

: 3• IF HOS APPROVES STATION WILL HAVE TALK BENJAMIN IN ORDER

FURNISH DETAILS RE REIMBURSEMENT, FLEXIBILITY, DURABILITY AND

.... OTHER ASPECTS GOOD COVER. WOULD NOT MENTION ANY NAME OR

TARGET.

4: IF BENJAMIN UNDER. CONSIDERATION URGE VAIVADA BE

PERMITTED MEET, EVALUATE AND AGREE BOVER ACCEPTABLE. ADVISE.

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24 Apr1l 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:

SUBJECT: Coumendation for Arthur G. VAIVADA

Arthur G. VAIVADA, a Career Agent, is hereby

commended for his outstanding performance and devotion to

duty in carrying out the assignment described belon.

2. During the period 12 - 26 March 1958, VAIVADA,

by working his way into the mountain stronghold of the

Cuban rebel forces and winning their friendship, procured

timely and valuable intelligence and operational infor

while on this assigment, he worked under.

conditions of personal risk and hardship.

3. This memorandun is written to be included as a

permanent record in Subject's personal file.

hdel, kested Hendsphebe Divisio

SECRET:

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17 Apr1l 1958

SUTURET

: Ch109, 01/4

• C/eSD

Harold Fo HOBiATE (No)

C25207

2112569

It lu regioated thist the cla grantod ilarole do nitom (5B., Lorarly

callad Arthur Do FAIVADA (Da), en 3 July 1257 for DEa In Cube unar irojoe

be transferred POS. to lades city in jer 1955 victo la 1a2l be cartlod ander

PrOjO CE LIBINE MAICO lE DAIRE FrEPATEd LOI BLALETION tO FI/TOjOCEE LUX

agaTal. Attached 1o e nu pel Part II lalr's corers ost proposed tog

OS HOPKAIR 1A "80d60.

Distributions

OriBo be l - Addrasses

1 - C/CI/QA

1 - 14/11/Chrono

= Moxico carono

1 - subjact

WH/III Aerico/eZehrang: jck

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SHONET

16 60r11 1952

CANNON IE.

Chal of Operators, DbiT

• Chial, Central Cover trench

SIRECT

Lo Attached aru dle partineat data portatiang to Subjaete

2o It 16 roeuered that reproval la zested Por Lubirely 150

of soiraliatie 00065 and that cos/ic unterlata dha racessury arrengazeuta

to facilitate subjoet'o asfillation sith eppropriato pen nocla.

3. C. KIND

Vostor Fesdsphero =101610a

COHCUT&

"Chai, Central Covor iranch

"AFRONDS

Chlor as Opersilms, Du

SENT

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(5)

(6)

=30

untride interarte,

rabbine, ater, Athlouica In caneral, outdios

11fe, photograry, sritiar, jungle love and chose.

Obicatino perensallty eveletions subject 18 on astuta,

experioneed and bighly co-petent career arente

is porscered an

st11.udo and a personality mich ere quito multaile for prolançod

exiatence sos. ipe,comer anato llo perconnlity is mall ellled

for tho rong agoni rending and marangent responditilition thet

ho rall lavo in tones cltz:

(7) Agent's partonel finicial abetnos Colvento la depende entiroly

dia lise BaLatjo

(6) Previoue foreles ronidence!

Pansin, "oeta lice, Ontmals, and

cube elate 1nnd. maltery corvice in the ver last iron i9l 45.

9)

Aras exparionce: Aran experience at reilected in the SoregolzE

Inforsation se extensive.

Do) Language qualificationas subjoet ho fluont panica and inalletio

(1) Porlod of enplozient vath CIlA duno 1549 - present.

(2) Frequoney of vistla to (IA Installatlose: tot appliceble, tineo....

•CIA contacts mado la salahtarta.

(3)

Extent of knowlodre of others of cutioct'o ClA afisliations illa

alte 15 nusre that subject le entaged in Iutolligenco scilvition,

hoveTer, not necresarily sor clA.

lio other nomadonay versonal

aro belloved lo to EvaTo of sutjoct's (IA statuo.

(6)

Past Intelligence enmoetlonss 11th JoS. Aroy end AlS FOrCe

no lodicetad aboro.

UBO of ClA as cradit referencos None

(5)

(6)

(7)

Futuro plans fer agents Cantemplato continuation 1s non-offical

cover slatus upon completion of murrent ascinaut.

Enserconcy contices

lirg. Lester E. Groslor, nother

1745 5. 26th Sto

Dasha, 5, liob.

Personal Insureros held and benoficisties:

None, except 20

(9)

Incidents lavolving security la WilHArRis piet enployment vita

thio Agencys

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Vile thare Lo no reacon to ballora Uat lOTAYl: hea boon exposed or

cortent aeri dular hie jears of oratine 11 inota lica, mateenle or

Cuba for GIÁ, the fallonina incidents inalring hia cocurity a set

fortli fos your intoratisas

W21l: me cored to loavo metonala prior to hio echodiled

"onte mican sourca Inforaod is that she had

haara frog hahlevel party bourge bare Hito spent,

spociulist in conniet mattero,

had espartod can dnes

Gnateralao* This varue roference unfortunniel; esincirad

bo

In 1253 when cunjoct yeu laavin? couta lee, i ate tea

cold sparoschos, sio

in the indon de rigored.

he mibiers left har tone, the lasty

went scataly to farty hoarcuertors ani renoried the inoic

cuto romeros, she FoR unchlo io daBeribe ferdli And to

coniused the approsch stor; trai it tas unclose is the ferty

anú absolutaly nothing over sore of ta incidant.

Entlo is Cuba, 1121408 was lording with a mniciool comittoa

jouts cora218t to sea a translator and did a glori for

they not In each aleria honed and

¡rAT: ERre the uraundes lie businees cord (PSi).

bene tire

later, tha Cuban militery intelligence officer (SIN) pickod

un the Errauniat aid senrebod his frunises.

irong other

thinee, they found HiS'ATH'e basinsos: cará.... anen quorlar.

about tale, the ignint edely tole the officiale ine did

Hothing care of this incliont aud

Mattin could detect no surveillance of hle porein of is

praniees.

do

nilo the Caben polico vill probably have HISVATE"o name

forletersi es nevite visitod the sionre laestra ragion, the

publicaiion si bia photogranna and pertano en prticlo at a

Later date, should cover bioloct an a volter sharely mindedene.

any security hasari in this connection.

• Do

ОтОтвііопві ІлГонцім

(1)

Tygo as eparailona fli Subfort sall ha as sutelda case officor

sor coveral stotion operations diroctod at tha rosdean israntet

and Herodot gerties.

(2) Loestlor: "ex1e0 S1ty and luadalceroo

(3)

regree: of wobllity desireds-surgeet will spend cost of his tluc

in rexico üsty but he chould ho free to travel to Guadalejara

and otter roma la rexico.

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(1)

Saucial prospe to lo contoctodi thile subfoot uill lin conçernes

principally viti to local continies perty,

It 1o not naccetary

lor nir to have poreonel access to day ejecial erosio

(5)

Approxiato cunani incase to be attributed to ¿more $10,000

(tacluins allowancas)

(0)

•Hoars which mist le asrate: to aperational dutiess subject aborld

Do sole to dovato at least tu cl hio tima to operational ectivitro

1'1s proposed covur vill allow la e perim of floribility in

ertanginE dia cover mi opirational ecilvitjo

(7)

security squiresantes to problons anticipated in this

respeet.

(B) Cosmintentionas Subject :11l utilias station consunications

facilialea ind vill have regular croèset vita ataiion porsonal.

(9)

Cover

surgeationes In viny of subdent'e proviose journellatle

ex,erlenee, lioted bolow, it da callovad that it sould do sost

spropriata for lin lo unilize cover muductod sitù journaliano

Probably the sat advartarerue errangorant sould le for subgret

to bicore affiliatad with ane or tus relatively e all 1.5.

neunpapara tho do not curredly have raprecontatiras in taxleo

CIto i16 contributione to gici nave : atla should ba in tho

f1sl1 of festure end hum'int-rest storias, rather than of

current evente. Mie salary could, and pratabiy natula, io taeod

on a etringer

or pisceneal baeld, rather than havin. a fixed

Incona.

Sinee subjoct la also a comprtent and esportanced

photographer, he could te expocted to ate photorra hic coutrita

tons to the DeHEpapaTe or taçasinos ha represento.

In oddition to the atore arrengeanto, it lo sußrested

Furthor that the notional cover putllo urveys institisto,

C'anoril

polling serrico, ballas, texas) proviously utilisou by rubject

Do continuado: subject sninians that to has derslopad a rosy

sound ind detailed cover rased on this sotional arrangerent

and that 1t would be very lo: 1eal for him to use lt in lexico.

Aloo, this aiditional core: arransoment muld ito sul ject another

sass of incong torether with added sodal Mexicility end

propraosse robility.

(10) Prorious journalletle end uritire experience!

Wordan's formal somalistic trelnine noista of a tra

yeAr correspondence-course in fictiou uriting with the Palmor

nostart has had three short ntorles published. wuld Saber

Moso" 1n bore L1ie, jeptonior 12568 a,se liolden Macio," in

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Teetar

Aove Lsfe, dune 19ç0g end "pualo e 309 irAsas," in EOnala,

¿Terane aegnatno, da 2 fentaabor 101?,

MntdTa luaa dine pults

a itt oi srotogr rohte verko

"tule rytidne ru a btiatoirepher

and settino un a onall atuiio in fen dero, Coste ilong La 1952.

ha dsd roso contrect vork jor tha fordn lleon iariatay of

Igtlcultaro luay voro so pleacod viui lás on theo thas tirod

iila to sat un thoir photogrepnic laioratore in tio rinietrío

18156

Ehta porlad ha had noce shotonrogho publialod, rcsily Fartrel8

Fstto

=1chio tha lase centi, t0cc7r hea lnu ons paotograch ee

Fidal Cistro publinhed under hie ty-lino,

and luur cintlder photsgrrabo hava appasred in iha .

- nio reralationarion u1ll bo putlisbed, là tie bous valia si tha

navesent contlause.

iETAYP hss sarorel rergoarl frionis in tho mmpor and

JuiasTEliatiC IieliDo Azone trsr. Gro:

Erenels Balth, Fiction

salter el sone 11503 lo cordon jenay, firtlon inatrurios, Palrar.

Instituto dl luthoranio, liollivoscig

Tallfornlas Cro Fruacie

lslllano, cochnicel eritor,. rcht ilald, inyter, unlos

Andrey Sto inorgo, ireclanes eriter end ststograuhar tno elgo

worrs sor tla0-afes vturlos ichunen, otrif uritor end chasraen

for JFs nnd Arthur Greror, seicntlflo Mriter, "IT eid Saclear

votals, inco, Joston, iseo (rartind to hia viío's slater).

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320191.

Date: 16 April 1958

Tos Honor Award Board

DRAFT

Through:

Froz: Chief, Western Henisphere Division

Nane: CROZIER, Ross I.

Position:. Career Agent

Grade:

GS-11

Office assigned to : WH/III

Stations La Havana, Cuba

Legal Residence : Washington, D.C.

Citizenship: imerican, by birth

If any of the above iteng......

Reconnended award: Intelligence Star and Certificate of Kerit

Postumous:

No.

Nane of next of kin: #ff4 Argentina de los Angeles Cordaro de Grozler

Relationship: wife

Address: Washington, D.C.

If previous recommendation were suboitted..

Not applicable

fere you sothiks an eyewitness to

the act?

No.

TAIN 68116411417444E

Personnel in Imediate vicinity or..

Not arplicable

List ans of the above persons.

Not applicable

Condition under which act was persformed:

201-168881

• certa.

Location:

Sierra laestra mountains,

12-25 March 1958

Pot applicable

-Best II Saudose, CostRien, 1-2May 1953 0400 AM.

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Prevailino 5c0grarhic consitions and obsticles encountered:

The area

1n which r. Crosier undertook his mission is the siera

Hastia nountains located in

the criente Irovince, Cuba, There

tire Caban

sirene

rebel leader, Fidel Castro has been able to hide-out and paint the ectorts.

capture i Kill

of the cuban Ariy to exterminate him for over a year. The ceodor sountainous

area i, extremely rough and wild terrain, primarily marcebood thickly

vegetated mith jungle

sortho is is spar fy populated, and the only naina

of saraidantimos access are foot paths and mountain trails..

The ac roaches

to the arches sly patte

Led by Cuban Governent troons who are or. the

alert to stop all persons taáda

to enter or leave

the area.

office, comporent,

or station: Hoccuoodia Station, Habana, Cuba

Inclusive dates for which recornended:

12-26 March Z35a 1958

Assignment completed: Yes

Now in same or related assignment:

20.

.:.

achievement perforned: &

Towards the latter part of 1957, as a result of an Increasing zumber

of alarning reports concerning alleged Cormunist penetration and support

of Fidel Castro's 26 of July Movezent operating in the Sierra jaestra

nountains, the liestern lenisphere Division becase amare of the urgent need

to mount an oparation to acquire first-hand and reliable inforation and

data on the Cuban rebel forces. In early January 1958, Ir. Crozier

volunteered to undertake the precarious mission to contact Fidel Casto

in his nountain retreat in the Sierra laestras.. He arranged for his free

Libas

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ia?

passage into the Sierras through contaces vitrin.

the 25 of july dovesent

which the Station

devaloped earlier. inter the necessary arrangezents,

Mr. Crozier left La Habana on 5 april 1958 for Santiago de Cuba, fros

where he left for the Sierras under the escort of

& rebel quide o

condicted hin safely through the Cuban irv 11505.

During ine course

^. '

of approxinately trenty days' stay at the maniaintinos of Castro's

headquarters, ir. Crozier was exposed to many harisnips and great personal

risks. on 25 larch 1959, la. Crozier accompanied Fidel Castro and a force

of sturd 200 rien on a dan attack on the town of l'entarillo, there he

broke off contict nith the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in labana.

Mr. Crozier successfully acconplished his mission by recortiro considerati

intelligence and operational dada info nation of noterorthy value, together

with an excellent photograchic coverage of his tip.

The remploits tagathay with the retiment set fordebelts, clearly

demoastrater

dorests :". Crozier's adaptability in precarious situations, as well as

a deep devotion to his mori and to cia.

On 1 lay 1953, lT. Crozier

(Copy attached report)

heave trace afen section II

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se dies 1,

On 1 lay 1÷53, 13: CRUZIER tes in charge of an attempt to physically

penetrate the hone of innuel MOrA Talverde. President of the losta Ricen

""Communist Party for the purpose of obtainlag documents which could ta nsed

to prove the Communist partyia control over the partido progresista Independieste,

a front which had been organized to particinate in the 1953 electioas. The

sub-agent who vas to atually perform the penetration failed to appeer and-

realizing the urgency of the operation, CROSIER voluntarily, bade tize

penstration. At the tine socker (0400! be entered the NOkA house, tie

-entire amily-Has knoun to be sleeping in the rear part of the house..

TREAT

Working quietly and quickly under conditions of senattisable personal rise,

15. CROZIR succeeded in carrying away approximately 95 percent of the legal

-PPI documentation and other recooda as well as a large anount of Commulst

Party documents such as minutes to meetings, code works, etc.

A few days

later & high lobal party penetration reported that the PPI mey hate been eliminated

from the electoral scene due to the almost impossible tast of reconstructing:

the legally required recorde. However, the PrI was statody able to reconstruct

the recorde and registered by the deadline of 26 May. According to the

Station, "this operation provided the station withe a bulk of compronielug

docaments.sertously-hampered-ppl-activities-because-of-mis0fsg-reeords,als00t

eliminated then from the scene, spread distrust, suspicion, and confusion among

one y political Conmia81on, and, because it was finally attributed to l'iguerista

cuex elements, enraged the Communists agalust FIGURES and destroyed doy

The sas

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pOs@1011158_0fen BEreesent rita.or.support-for-#IGUERaS.-(HAG-A 212),- 0n

29 May a careful slection of the nore comromising docuents obtained b:

CROZIER'& penetration was nailed to the head of the legislative Commission

intestigating _the.comnistaffiliations.of.the.ppl..On-toti-5-June-an-addit103a1-

-batch-of the documents were nailed, These papers were selected for their euttestic1-

ty, 1.e, carbon copies of letters previously eent to the assembly by the PpI.

In order to establish the vallalty of the dociments. on 24-Julz-1953 the

preslient-of Costa Rica signed a bill outlawing the PPi. The participation

•I MI. CROZIMR in the campaign to prèvent the PPI Iron becoming a legel party

is considered to have been instrumental in 1t9 success..

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lncreduice, tefrits concesuu

enmmunt ufluence and peuctiatini

On a wcalt of the WHD's ueed

te acquire fiel haudeó and

relialle infornations and dala in

Didel Cadio and lis rebel

frces operatuna es tu ficuen

Thaestia..

Un a reult of an iicrensung inflix

if alamuen, repenh concrmina, possible

Cnuinl infienoi peiebilienn"

and enffent of tidel CHsteO's

te 26 tules terrement Ffeialing

10 D recame

nru ena Maccha, LotS tecame

kpuatend h acanise tuit hauded

and ncle iife ee-nmalei nu Ke

ncbel toice,

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SECRET -

• -CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LIST

1937500770031

complere sT

nos applicable.

faroard original and one copy for prop

TELEPHONE

EXTENSION

2555, 05 3162

16 A0r12 1958

SECTION

MAME

GENERAL

PROJECT

3.

ALLOTMENT NO.

A- SLOT NO.

carold Ro

PREVIOUS

CIA PSEUDONYM

INDIVIDUAL

19 Ma: jaaliY

ENGAGED.

SaUE CAPACITY

118.900.

loseribe

include

Arthur Co

WAIVADA

SECURITY CLEARANCE (Type and dale)

Career Agent 0S-12

81,570.00

ATTACT

IS TO BE GRITTEN LA STEGILE FORM T.E.. "U.S.

INDIFIDUAL MILL MORK

AME PERFOONTO LINDER THE SUPERVISION OF

STAFF

EMPLOYEE

О я

AGENT

PROPOSED CATEGORY SCORECACE DESAR.

contrack naployee.

SECTION 1!

CITIZENSMIP

IS: LEERE RESIDENCE (CitY and more

ar country)

PERSONAL SATA

INDIVIDUAL I

§APERMANENT 12. AGE

I8. DATE OF BIRIM (MOnth, day, poor)

20 3.33 -1923

S. CURRENT RESIBENCE CCY And WAr. Of Country

Aboxandetay virgindo

1. Mar nattus penagala prepriore)

I MARRICO

NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS

star includine individual)

RELATIONSHIP:

ULLLO

INDECID

INDIVIDUAL IS RELATEO TO A STAFF EMPLOYEE.

STAFE AGENT OF

INDIVIDUAL

CURREMTLY DORKING FOR THE AGENCY IN IJK1

CAPACITY

RELATIONSHIP:

Threo, uife and tir chilisen

SECTION 1II

20. RESERVE

21. VITERAN

29. BRANCH OF SERVICE

20. REEP OR GRADE

U.S. MILITARY STATUS

IF RETIRED.

INDICATE CATEGORY (LOnGeViTy, COOber diDaDilaLY

pornice disabilily non-coobar)

DRAF

ELIGIOLE

28.

] "о

DRAFT DEFERMENT OBTAINED

BY CIA

27. BASIC SALARY

COMPENSATION

28. POST DIFFERENTIAL

T28.

COVER (Breakdorn, if any)

Incone derivod fron cover ulil ia

Foura

turned in to Station

0.

TAJES TO AE MITHMELA BY

COVER

+ 70570.00 p/a

SECTION

31.

QUARTERS

да. 8

ParRote is anyone

ALLORANCES

(NORMALLY GRANTED ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES).

32- P05T

33. OTHER

xceed admitrona

3138. 08 lowance

if required, not to

Educantonal fictitires) 1504e

Rons

SECTION VI

1S. TYPES

TRAVEL

BITH DEPENDENTS

PCS

17. MOUSEMOLD EFFECTS TO BE SAIPPED

10•a1

38.

PERSONAL VEMICLE 1 JE ¡MIPPED

Dres

Tro

10-105S1089 PEEDENTS STATE RELATIONSMIP, CITIZENSHIP, AGE

AND DATE OF BIRTH

TIOnAL

30.

TRANSPORTED VENICLE TO BE USED FOR

OPERATIONAL TRAVEL

Dres

WIfe, Costs Fican citisan, bara 15 Harch 1918

Son, T

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¡vir. Asthur G. Vaivadia

Dear Mr. Valvida:

Keference is inade lo your contract with the United States Government,

aa rapresented by the Contracting Ollicer, elfoctive l June 1957.

+5p--1---1

Eliscelve 15 Apxil 1956, said contract is amended by revising the firat

sentence of paragraph two (2) encitled "Compensation" to read as icilos:

•In full consideration for your acrviceo as a Career Agent,

you will be cumpensated at the rate of $7570 per arum.

OS-12."

All other terms ané esaditiona of tha contract, as amerded, romain

In sull force and cáfect.

You will please ludicare your approval by aigning in the apace provided

bolow.

UNITED STATES GOVERNNENT

BY

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ACCEPTED:

Arthur 6. Vain de

Arthur G. Vaivada

APPROVED:

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15 Apr1l 1958

THROUGH:

SUBBCT:

Chiof, Contract Portonnal Division

PI/OPS/Frojecta

Attentions Kios Paston

Arthur do Valveda - Amandant of Contriot

Lo It s0 roquested that Arthur O, Valveda's contract, offoctivo

I due 1957, ba asanded by deleting the firet sentendo of Peregrant 2

(Caspensation) ind subetituting in Lou thereof the followings

"2o

Carenaation. In full consideration for your services 4s

a Carosi igent, you will ba compensated at tho rato of $7570 por enter,

09-22.0

2a ill altor terms end conditiona al tho original contract remain

•in fall ferce and effest.

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Ches, Western Headsphere Division

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11 April 1958

MEISORANDUE POR: C. 1ef, FI/Staff

SUBJECT:

Arthur G. VAIVADA - Request for Frosotion...

1. 'It is requested that Arthur G. Vaivada, a Career Agent, be promoted

fron GS-11 to grade GS-12 for his outstanding performance in carrying out a

precarious mission in line with the objectives of Project A PHODARCH, In

which he is the Principal igent.

2. In early January 1958, Vaivada volunteered to undertake a mission to

contact Cuban rebel leader Fidel Castro Ruz in the Sierra Maestra mountains

In south-eastern Cuba.

He arranged for his free passage into the Sierras

through contacts within the 26 July Movement which he and the Station.

developed earlier.

hiter the necessary arrangements, Vaivada left La Habana

on 5 April 1958 for Santiago de Cuba, from where he left for the Sierras

under the escort of rebel guides. In the course of approximately twenty

days! stay at the mountain hideout of Castro's headquarters, during which

time he was exposed to many hardships and great personal risks, he accompanied

Castro and a force of about 200 rebels on their dawn attack on the town of

Manzanillo on 26 March 1958. At Manzanillo, Vaivada broke off contact with

the Cuban rebels and returned to his base in Habana.

3. During his relatively shört stay in the Sierra Maestra mountains,

Valvada was able to gather considerable intelligence and operational

information of noteworthy value, together with an excellent photographic

coverage of his trip.

This exploit is another achievement to be added to the impressive

past performances of irthur G. Vairada, who has always shown a deep devotion.

to his work and to the Agency.

5. Valvada was born on 20 June 1922, and has been rdth CIA since 1949.

He has been a career agent since 1 June 1957, ana tas promoted to the grade

of GS-11 on 1 June 1957. His tour of duty in Cuba was from August 1954 until

31 March 1958.

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Dournalistic Seckeround - ASY

14 Aprii 199s.

1) Explojoent with desess

None

(Free loice).

2) Three short etorieg: .

#Cld

Seber Nose pub EuS-LIFE, Seat 1956

^ The

Golden Diecue® aub BuiS LIf3, duce 5o.

'Duelo a 300 Brezas" pub BONE IA, istena,

Sept 9, 1957.

3) Contributions - Phutos.

while working as photoerspher and setting up

& sIall studio in San Joee, Costa Rica in

1952, I did sose contrect work for the

Costa Ricon Minietry of siriculture. they

vere plessed anough with the resulte to

employ se for purpose of setting their photo

leborstory within the zinlotry.

During

this

tize I aloo hai some photos published - but

cannut recall her: and when - mostly portrait

work.

Currently, I have had ore phoco (CASTRO PeT)

come out in "Y Mirror and

about four come out

1n new york Tines.

About five more will bg:

published

if the

nels value of tinia s-vesent

holde up.

4) Connectione - persons known:

Frencia Saith, Fiction Editor BOYS LIFE.

(Corresponience only for about three yeare

now.)

5. Gürdon Eswey, Fiction Instruction,

Falner Institute o: suthorship, Hoily-

rood 28, valifarnia.

ChO Frencis #illiars, Technical liriter,

liright Field, Dejton, ühio.

Andrer St. jeorge, Fine-Life & Freelanco

kriter end photogra-her.

Cherles Schuman, staff writer and camera-

san for UP, currently dorkine out of

Havana, 0,, ba.

Arthur Gregor, Seientifle writer, KIT

and Nuclear l'etals, Inc., Boetan,

X988.

(Harried to vife's sietor).

Triparia br

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Jounelistic - sOV p.2

14 ÷ 511 1958.

5) Societies - eiberetipa:

canaleted a tho jeer corregiondonce course

in fiction tiriting -Falser Inosituto of

authorerip.

Megber of the herican Legion - Havana.

ABBessment (rec)

a) Leet aggigurent, Arrived Havena in Auguat 1954 with s one-year

scholarship at the Unlveraity of Habena (Fen Avericar. Poundation, Univereity

of Florida at seinesville), ihis cover sdequately set up end vell back atopped.

I travelled to Gainesville, set the men (durt hilgus) on that end of the line

and the only documentation necessery ine e series. of letters fror the Foundation

thet indiceted my erforts to obtein the scholarehip sia finally their grant.

After orriving, however, end matriculeting at the U

or h, i: became inneddately

obvious that the nature of sy serget wes such that uy areience within the

unisersity nee Iore p hendices then en esset. After a feb =eathe et the

university, i ace-coned atudies (1t kas becarine incressingly difficult anywey

due to nolitical disturbences) and turned to freelsace phoography and iriting

for ny cover. Por eeveral surthe I hed the shotogrephy on just enough of a

paying basis that rould eatisfy any security surveillence.

Photogreshy and writing nas definitely superior to

university as cover, since it then gave so the opportunity to work inconspicuous-

ly on penetrations within the university.

Concerning ¿eneral security espects of tina: assiga-

ment, there was that one incident with the threat to exposure coring out

of the death

of an asphoderch key agent and ny proxivity thraughout the entira

incident. However, there hes never been aay indication that I was exposed

or compromised. the station in Cuba felt thet if I coüld return and operato.

as i'ree fros surveillence ee I did, that certainly cuban security peoplo did

not heve anyting compromisinz on se.

b) Previous assizasentes. To the deet of uy knoxledge, I have never

been exposed or c osproised durine the years of operation in Costa 71ca,

Custenala and Cuba. There wes an incident which pronpted en esrly decerture

from GueteIala for persunal end operat: onal security reesons - but ezein,

there was never any further indication as to the velidity of the warning.

ihat occurred - the Costa

Ricen source YARY - agosrently leerned friz high

level perty sources that "s US egent, specialist in camunist sitters, hac

dorerted San Jose for Guatezela"

and

of couree, this vagary unforturetely

coincided with sy arrivai at juatenala. At eny reto, I las doing very littlo

at Guaienela end ould have deperted any.ay in riew of the ceteriorating

situation of ¿une 1954.

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dourne l1etie - AGP. 25

returelly, there are rany intanilbles involved bith

operating over long perioda (alrust/years in Cubs) in ore place, end then

travelline back and forth betweon ereas of previous agaignent (Costa 31ca),

and

lebt but not least, cultivating coccusiete in. all these places.

queation D-cones, Hon thraggy thorough are these people? Ises a cuben CP

charaster cortunicate tith a suetenalan or Costa Rican alone lines of.

Becurity, of covesent of ivericans in these creas, and ectuel soproaches

nado ? Frobebly not,

et their best, the aisinistration in hapnazara. d typical

examples cnce, in 195%, when I has leving Costa Rica, I Esce a couple of

cold

aparuaches - one

wes with wimen contendet, a lecder an the Union de Mujeres

Carmen Lisa. I ralked elay pron her house - she evidently. got a taxi right

behind ne - and she sent straight to the leidguerters and recorted to danuel

Mora. But she coulda't describe no - had the story so confused (the a: roach

story) es to render it veeless to them, and absolutely nothing ever cese of

the incicent. (Ey the same token, it would have been a different story in

Cuba.)

Althogh, even In cuba, there is not perestence or

perseverence in investigations. I vas working tith a municipal comittes

youth

connunlat he le

a translator end did a story fur re in Spenish - '

and ho was visiting zy hone (twice) while I vent to hia epertnent dood: tour

tinee. ! gave him my busineso card (Delles Corporation) erc gone time lator

a 3Il not picked him - searched his renioes - and anong other things, 'urned

up my

businees cerd. He ras queried on it and atited thet he kas biauly

tranoleting for re. Non this boy in s known co:cuniot,

Sh giden thoy could

get notting

on hin at this time - but such

en incident neve

provosed et

leest a casual surveillance of me or uy prezises. Nothing cuo of this

incident either - and tre station down there would known.

Lsatly, the misclon up to the sierra eestra hoe security

333333S333

implleatlons. Not sa such concerning cunmunism, but its reasonable to asauce

thet cuben security people kill come up with my nene as having been up there..

Horever, with the pictures -ublished, perheps an article later, there should

Peat employment (Hith us)

a) Conseny or foundations

Scholarship fron Fanger:car

Foundation at University o. Florida at Gainesvillo, fron July 1954 to June

Then the national cover set up

corporation rould

confirm ay cospany connectione end could even be uned as a credit roference

if necessary. This arrangenent laa quite seisfactory.

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Journalletie - AGV

2. 4

b) The security espects of the Dallas corporation vere very

good I believe. Since freelance triting

at beat is considered e desk

cover,

trie corporetion connection gave be a zore solid stending lith sore serious

creditore

euch

an landlords, borks

and the lorger serchendizini rouses.

In eddition to the ebove, this cover vas utilized very conveniently in

operationel instonces there a reelietic emprouch story lso nceded. Cuscuniais

were a;proached on the besia of a relitical polling - this could be narrowed

right down to soliciting inforcation on the communiata party as a political

purty. Again, it wca aliays nice to reve e businesg

card with acresees and

tlephone nuabera that could be Elven es freddata reference in any tipe un

security interrogation.

Estlaste of dournalistic casabilitys

thile ay contributlons in fiction have deen prineinelly

juvenile, my writine troining hue cose lurgely over a period of vegre at

reportorial triline. Since I heve sore experience ea e photogracher elso,:

1t la convenient to relete the two, und possibly my boat field would be

Perture ari erticle vriting. Horever, while on tha mission with the Cistro

revolutionary soverent, I endocieted with verious verbers of the preas end

hid no difficulty whatsoever in rugsing sa one of them. Given en elecuate

period for feriliurizetion, I feel that I could luot about Inie into eny

press or writing slot thet did nut require e great deal of copy or

tight coalines.

AGY

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VIA: _

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ESPECITY ALL DR SEA ARUCH)

mi. Dahlgon

DISPATCH NO..

-1-A306

Field Pila

::. 23-49/2-130

TO

Chief, iD

FROM

CLASSIFICATION

DISEAS

17D

DATE: _

W doril 1953

Chief c: Base,

santiage

de Cuba

SUBJECT: GEMERAL-

Operaticnal/ Arthr C.

SPECIFIC -

Conmendation for Successful Completion of Mission ic

Sierra Maestra

Action Feruired: At Headcuarters' Discretion

The writer wishes to connend Station and Base personnel whose sork

contribited to the successiul preparation, mounting, ard execution of

clandestine operation thatrecently placed a bank career igent, irthur G.

VAliDA, In the sierra Maestra headquarters of Or. Fidel CASTEC Fur for

sixtsen days in larch 1958.

This mission resultrd in acquisition by suBik

of considerable incitant ard timely intomation regarcing the CAStI

cerclutionary nevement that was being urgently recesteo bi customer agencies.

in me inters coimion the cocration

wis a team effort. Giving credit to te

staff personnel ill in no ray detract iron the praiserring perfomance of

VAIVADA hámself.

with regard to YAIV.Di the persenal courare and professional ability

as ar intelligence officer demonstrated on this mission were of the nighest

order ari should se highly comended.

Readruarters is avare, as is the Suation,

that VAIVADA is desirous of acouiring soat? agent status with vubAri.

triter believes that his desires in this respect should be siven consideration

as part of any astion taken in recogniticn ci VAIlADs's services in the subject

3. Station and Base personel directly concerned with laying on this

operation, arranging for proper briefing and support of FAIVADi, and

recovering hin securely when be left the sierra laestras, were Humphrey I.

restini, James F. PAlloRi, and Kelson I. RAYMOCK.

Cherrot i? Nockon

Sherticod ?. Rocion

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STORIES DURING PAST FEW YEARS AND PUBLISHED NEWS PHOTOS TAKEN SHING RECENT

VISIT FIDEL CASTRO CAMP •

2. HQS CURRENTLY IIVESTIGATING U.S. COVER ARRANGEMENTS.

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SPIERS BENNILI (REQUSST CURRENT TRACES), WILO KHOVEL TO MAURAN.

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8 April 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR THE. RECORD

SUBJEGY: General:

Specific:

Tralning/Briefing of DDP Personael

Briefing of Ross L, Grosier, wao le

scheduled to be the new undercover

CP. Officer for Stetion Medco City.

1.

In Havana, Cuba on j March 1958, 1 briefed Roos L. Crozter

concerning:

a) his proposed new assignment in Mexico: and

b) Headquartero desiro that he receive special

briefings from CI/ICD prior to going to Mesdco. ".

2.

Crozder stated that he was very glad to receive the brieflag

bocause he had not had a clear picture of what the proposed asulgament

1n Merdco Involved. He was pleased to find out that it was a pure

penetration assigament. He also respondad enthusiastically to the idea

of receiving Headquarters brlojinga prior to going to the Fleld. He :

statod that he would like to have a short leave in Costa Rica prior to

rocolvlag the Headquarters briafing.

3.

On 2 April 1958 is Washlngtoa, D.C., the undersigned and Mr.

E. Li. Andersos, Chief, CI/ICD-WH, briefod Crosier further concerning.

the matter discuined above, reaffirming our keen interest in the.

assigament.. Mr. Anderaon pointed out to him that his (Crosier's)

"partaes" in Merico Gity (ine instco CP olficer), was la Costa Rica

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and that 1f securely feasible it would be a good idea for the two mon

to meet thero. Mi. Crozler stared that he thought that it could bo

done readily and securely as he will contact the Embaasy normally

ed an American citiaen and ho do well acquainted with COS, San Jose.

Ono of the elamente in our plan for intensilication of the CPPD in

Meidco is that these two very capable cificero ahould got to know

one another well in order to function smoochly and sificlently as a

team.

1. Mi. Croster stated that he plana to return to Wachingtos,

D.C., from bla leave in Costa Rica during the approsimato perlod

20-25 April 1958. Chief, CI/ICD-ZH is handiing arrangements for

the briefing of Mr. Crostor.

Paul J. Burke

Deputy Chief, CI/ICD

Ee: WH/Merd

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Activities of Fidel Castro's Rebel Forces in Cuba

The rebel leader's men set

ince.

They have three type

up

printing shop in upper Sierra Maestra in Oriente Prov

8 small press and mimeograph machine for pamphlets

i,

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:o utaq ueuiny l pue o1 1500

CONFLICT IN CUBA L

GAINS IN VIOLENCES

37NNON

8-1958.

Army Reports Widespread:

Clashes—-Thirty Rebels

Listed as Captured.

FAVAYA, April I-Fizhting

between Goverament coops and

rebeis under the command

Fidel Czalro

in Oriecte

has

insensified

Prorince in the

last for-eighi kours

official

sources said todas.

A Cuban Ary communiqué

Batd

seven rebels

the

commazi of Raui castro,

younger brother of ihe reball

chief, were killed in a ciash in;

northern Orieate Provisce. Thei

communiqué said thirsy of thei

insurges: band were capturedi

and the others were scastered

and cut off from the main body

of rebels in the Sierza SIzestra.

This was the fire: zzzounce

ment by the dracy of the cap

ture of any

rebeis, i: is be-:

Hered bere that the any has

been foäowing a policy of tak-

ing no prisoners

ArRy Beports Plane Downed

Array beadquarters aiso re

ported

that troops had shot

doss & C46 piaze carrying:

atras and ammunicion to thei

rebels. The annouscenter: sald!

the plase crashed and burned,

killing uba pilot and crewmen!

Some

unburned

114121

found in

the freckaze.

the'

army said

[A rebel announcement said

insurgent forces had humed

a disabied plane Friday near

Mansanito after it had laaded

with reinforcemeais add arms

for Sebor Castro's men, The

Associzied

Press

reported.

The announcement did sut say

where the piase ta! come i

Ігом]

Another clash betrees Gor-!

emmer: troops and receis ac-!

curred Staday al Dos Palmas!

near Sariago de Cita

The

army assuried that a mumber

of rebels had been talled os

wounded and that seres jeeps

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CONFLICT IN CUBA

TiT NEW

YORK TINES, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1958.

GAINS IN VIOLENGE CONFLICT IN CUBA * S.

President Carlos

GAINS IN VIOLENCE

Slichigan Students Freed

Army Reports Widespread!

HAVAN.S. April 7171-i1:0;

L'niversity of Michigan student

Clashes.-Thirty Rebels

Continued Froni Page 1

newspaper

men

arrested

ne-

¡cause they were suspected. if

Listed as Captured

and trucks, eleven rifles andimaking

some

ammunition

had

contact

with

Cuban

becalretels were released today in

seized.

Spocial 19 7be Xon York TRIES.

Santiago de Cuba.

Shirmish in Majagus

HAVANA, April 7-Fighting

James

Elsman

and Barton

between Goveracient troops and

Government forces also re Hathwaite, who had been picked

rebels under ine command of ported a

skirmish in the Maja-lup at their hotel yesterday by

Fidel

Castro Eas intensified zua district near Sar Luis, near germy intelligence officers Weie

fin Oricnie

Pro:ince in the

Santiago de Cuba. , The

army freed when Park Fields Wollam,

last somy-eight hours. official said the troops killed luo rebels'

Ünited States consul in' San-

Bources said today.

and seized three jeeps and ome

tiago, intervened.

A Cuban Arny comnsunique arme and ammunition. One soj-

The to youths, correspond.

said

seven

rebels under the fier was wounded.

ents of Tie Michigan Daily, a.

cominand of Paul

Cas.ro, a:

Sedor Castro declared "total

student publication, had arrived

younger biother of the redesar"

on the

Government

1 Santiago from Havana a fest

chief, were idlied in a ciasn infresident Fulgencio

Batira

hours hefore their arrest.

northem Orienie Province. Theftarting April 1. The rebel chief

conmuniqué said thirty of thahas said he would call a genera) d

Miami Newsman Arrested

insurgent band were capturedrevolutionary strike at the "op- a

ALAMI, April 7 IP-Teleri.

and the others were scattered portune"

moment.

So far no

sion station ICK'T reported to-

land cut off from the main bodystrike has occurred.

day that Ben Silver, one of its

o? rebels in the Sierra Maestra'

President Batista told new's.

rewsmen, missing in Cuba since

This was the first announce-men yesterday he was confiden:

Saturday,

had

been

reporied

That his forces would defeat the

ment by the army uf lee cap-jebels, but he conceded it couló

under arrest

at Santiago

de

Cuba.

ture of any rebeis. It is be-be

a, long struggie:

Gene Strul, news director o

lieved here shat the army bas!

Meanwrite.

rebel sources

ir fathe

station,

said

the

U'nites

been following, a policy cá tax-Havana declared an announce:

States Embassy had found afie:

ing no prisaders

1C14

iby

army

Saturday that a rebel band led

headquarters -jan ingestigation that Mr. Silver

i was "safc.

The embassy said

Army Reporte Plane Downed y

Senor Castro had been

cu:?

he

would

be released ard

re-

if from

the Sierra

Maestra 13

Army headquarters aiso re sas without foundation.

turned to Havana tomorrou.

These

parted that troops bad 900% ources said that Sehor Castro's

down & C-46 plane carrying fficers had decided more than

arms and ammurition to the bree monihs ago that he should

rebels. The aznouncement sadlot lead ary

guerrilla expedi-

the plane crasted and burned jorg but should remain in his k

eadquarters in the Sierra Mae-

killing the pilot and cretimen tra.

Some

unburzed

arms'

were! An

official of the Consoli-:

found in the wreckage.

the aied Railway Company of Ca-

army said.

lagues, which serves tha east-

[A rebel announcement said

half of the island, also de-

ied reports that the railroad's

• insurgent fores had burned

aployes

had

a disabled plane Friday near

inke.

gone

out

or

The official said

the

Manzanillo after it had landed

ebels had burned so many rail-

with reinforcements and arms

lay bridges in the eastern part

for Sehor Castro's men.

Associated

Press

reported.

The Is impossible in mainta

it.

impossible to

jain

service.

maintain

The annouscenient did not say

In

Havana, the police

&r.-

wbere

the plane

had

come

punced the arrest of eighteer.

from.]

buths accused of terrorism and

Another clash between Gor-Itempts to provoke a general

emment troops and rebe's oc-ulie.

Aulnorities said some o:

curred Sunday at Dos Palmag

youths

west

Communisis

near Santiago de Cuba. The luthentic

no others were members of the

organization

headed E

army, asserted that a number

of rebela bad been killed ori

pounded and that seven jeeps

SELLUNTU DIDEA ARUS SHOP: In this enclosure in Cuba's Sierra Marstra, so re

mote that eren mules cannot reach it, weapons sie repaired for foroes of Fidel Castro.

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Cu/P 3-85231

4 Apr1l 1958

MAChAND OnE Chief of Charations, Dop

.:. CCD/NC

VIA

SUEJECT.

: Sele of lews Photorranns oy Arthur G. VAIVADA (ps)

It is recuested that Arthur G. VAIVADA be manted permission

to sell neus photosranho of Fidel CASTEGS! Cuban Revolutionry

Group

to an appropriate linited States news agency.

2. VAlVini te a Career Agent wio has very recently returned

from a FUS assignment in Cuba.

At the

sirection of the

lestors

Hemisshere Division,

VATYADA snent the last three weeks of nis

Cube assienment in the ferre Neestra comp of Fidel GASTO for, the

purpose of collecting current intellicence information on CASTRO's

activities.

he a result of his notional cover as a representative

of a l. S. public coinion volling service,

VAIVADA was able to take

nunerous chotocranhs of current news interest.

This Division con-

siders the sale of these chotogrons as an interral part of the

cover backstoorine necessery to protect the identity of VATVADA'g

actual §ponsor

(CT:) from three li. 5. neus media

corresnondents

who here with ViTion turine his visit with CAstic.

Also, the sale

of these photo raons vould sundlement e future news media cover

for VAIVADA in his forthcoming POS assigrient in Mexico City.

3.

All money resultine from the sale of these photographs

will be retained by the igency.

Jo Hang

J.C. KINg

CHIEF

WESTER& HEISPHERE DIVISION

CONCUR:

firing coals

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OFFICER UNDER UNOFFIGIAL COVER AFTER COMPLETION CASTRO MISSION AND APPROX ONE MONTHS

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A. NALES, FIOG AND BACKGROUND DATA AND POLITICAL ALIGNENT TOP

OFFICERS CASTRO STAFF.

B. STRENOTH, DEPLOTMENT, EQUIPARNT CASTRO ARKI.

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PARTICUIARLY PSP.

E. GATHER OPS DATA FOR PLANTIG FUTURE LONGTERH POLITIGAL ACTION

AGENT WITHIN CASIRO NOVESIT TO DETECT AND COUNTERACT CONNIE

PERISTRATION.

.?. PROJECT ALLOTTENT INCRRASED $1000. APPROX COST MISSION BSTIMATED AS

FOLIONS: TRANSTER VATVALA FAMILI SAIN $2003 TRAVEL, VAIVADA $200; STORAGE

HHE AND CAR S600; MISC EMERGENCY OPS EXPANSE $1000. VAIVALA TO CONVERT

SINGLE STATUS ALLONANCE AND RECEIVE SEPARATION ALLOWANCE WHILE ON MISSION®

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3. VAIVADA TO USE COVER REF B.

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POLLING COVER TO BE REVEALED ONLY IF QUESTIONOD REGARDING PAST

ACTIVITY, STATION TO PROVIDE ESCAPE AND EVASION FLAH USE BYENT HEED.

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APPROX ONE MONTH ORIENTATION HOS.

2. MEXI REQUESTS VAIVADAS ARRIVAL HEXI ONE MAY FOR PUFTER

ORIENTATION AND OVERLAP PRIOR DEPARTURE PREDECESSOR FLOYD N. POSTANY.

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1.

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2.

POSTANY DEPARTURE.

3.

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POUCHING SUGGESTIONS RE COVER.

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DISP H NO. WHEA 29?.

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DATE: 30 venuary 1958

F.

Chief, WHID

FROM : Chief of Station, Habana

SUBJECT: GENERAL- Operational/MUTUAE

Peference:

SPECK- ArtEur G. VAIVADE

HK:-l-2529, 6 January 1$58

In reply to the query made in the referenced dispatch, VAlVADA has no

objection te taking the LOFLUTTER test in June or as soon as he returns to

Headquarters, and the Station sees no problem of morale or other nature for

VAIVADA in the delay.

Pris P. Valenga

Janes R. balinger

Distribution:

23- Hashinton

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24; January 1958

H4E 1549 51-28 A

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IND OF LESSACE

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HEHORANDUM

SUBJECT:

Holleri

Veivarla

subject of our letter nuber 4025; interest in Assignment

1n U.s.

Pilinger

Sages

1.

In recent conversations with both JRr and RDS, Subject has

broached the prospect of a possible assignment within the U.s. follow-

ine completion of his Habana assignrent.

He says he would not want his

statenents

re reassignment which were recently forwarded to Headquartars

to be interprated to nean that he is not intarested in a u.S. tour.

ike

sajs that ne has been giving much thought to his future career, as well

as to the needs of his family.

He points out that he personally has now

spent approximately. Lo years, excepting

vacations and short training

perioas, living ma working

outside the U. So, that nis two chilaren

have never lived tnere, and that dotin be and his wile are concerned

that

too nuch tine will elapse before they can provide their children

with a perioi in the U.S. auring their forative years.

2.

It is the opinion of both kus and JkP that Subject is at a

point in his career development where a tour at Headquarters would

be extremely beneficial.

The Station lacks knowledge conceming the

specific Headquartars jobs to which a person of subject's status might

be assigned; but it is our understanding that OTR sonetimes employs

these persons as instructors. Ve believe that a lour with In would

not only renedy in great neasure deficiencies in Subjest's background

caused by lack of Headquarters experience, but would at the same time

afford Vil excellent instructor material.

3. In tien of Subject's own interest in such an assignment, and

our estimate of the potential value to him and to the Organization

that would accrue from it, we recormend inat Headquarters arrange such

an assignment 1f at all possible.

La In vien of the likelihood of Subject's transfer in the near

future, a prompt decision is requested.

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IN 26 JULY MOVEMENT, CAN ESTABLISH BONA FIDES FOR VALVADA MISSION.

VAIVADA THINKS CHANCES SUCCESS WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED IF

CASTRO BELIEVES HE IS UNOFFICIAL U.S. OBSERVER. STATION CONCURS

AND SUGGESTS BUCH BE DISCREETLY INFORMED ANYTHING CASTRO TELLS

VAIVADA WILL FIND ITS WAY TO U.S. GOVT CHANNELS. LIGHT FREELANCE

VRITER COVER WILL THEN BE ADEQUATE.

2. REQUEST HQS APPROVAL PROCEED THIS BASIS UNLESS EVENTS

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1. HES AGREES VAIVADA FELL QUALIFIED TO UNDERTAKE MISSION PREVIDED HONE

SUITABLE COVER CAN BE ARRANGED. BELIEVE HIS FOMER COVER AS FREE LANCE FRITER

WOULD BE BORE ADELULIE FOR CONTACTING CASTRO. PROPOSED COVER REF COULD BE USED

CALI EVET CAPTURE BY SUTHORITIES. DESIRE HE LEAVE ON MISSION NOT LATER END FEB.

LEANALILE VAIVADA CAN ARRANGE INTERVIEH FAUSTINO PEREZ.

2. PROJECT AMPRODARCH WENDMENT UNDER PROCESS TO INCLUDE SPECIFIC

OBUECIIVES AND COVERAGE TRANSFER FAKILY COSTA RICA AND DISPOSITION HHE AND AUTO..

HOS HILL ADVISE APFROVAL.

3. VAIVIDA'S NEXT ASSIGNIERIT UNDER STUDY AND EXPECT DECISION •PRIOR END

FEB.

G/S COUMENT:

CIStRO.

4a PRRAPANS POS HAVA UNLIKELY EXPOFE ONE APRIL.

END DE MESSAGE

PRECESTLE NOS GUIRITS CE ASSIGNUE METART GO MANADA IO VISIT

for de

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i COORDIMATINO OPICS

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VLA -

DISPAICH NO.

pocaiy Air or Son Pouc

NaP:- 2520

202-149-881

SEGRET

CLASSINCATION

TO

Chief of justles, Habias

FROM

Chief, uho

Gporationay nuttBE

(GENERAL

SUBIECT

SPECIFIC

Holorencos

Arthur Go ViIViDA

HAh iz20, 26 Colober 1957

iKlaka3999, 24 Cotober 195%

hovich lotured in Inisested in paragresh 1.

1.

with roferoses to Elisodas request sant vAi

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DO GIVEN BA LOTiVITER

sa-mach ig ho Is

Edded expense for E trip nose

employient under his nor contreet

of such a test.

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of any enslaytos there surely da a

EULADA ho Herend Lo to daliz

extinuery upen satisfactory cumpletion

no airsaris from the requiranato ado

SuE in his crao becauso of clorence.

ilthough to de not a

problem irvalved, no dil

dependent upon lOCHCa"a enali

VAIVAJA.

18 December 19

Distribution:

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. - Subject.

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DATE

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TO

MEXICO CITY

FROM :

DIRECTOR

CONF :

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INFO :

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FORWARD BIO AND OPS DATA RE ARTHUR

G. VAIVADA CARPER AGENT WITH EXCELLENT COMUNIST OPS RECORD IN COSTA RICA,

GUATELALA AND HAVANA STATIONS SINCE 1949.

BEING COSTDIRED AS REPLACENINT

POR POSTANT. NOM IN HAVANA OOULD TANSPOR HUXI ATO JUNE 58. PLEASE

CARLE OMENTS UPON RECEIPT DISPATCHES.

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DATE

032. WEJ/BP/WCJ

02 JANUARY 1958

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SFCRET

ROUTING

5

TO

FROM

ACTION.:

NO

DIRECTOR

HAVANA

WH 5

COP, Cr, C1/OPS, FL, F1/OPS 2, PP 2, PP/OPS, S/C

1 1/256

REC CAME CEO.

ROUTINE

IN 13418

TO

?.:

DIR

INFO

CITE HAVA 119

RE: DIR D0452 (OUT 76181)

1. ARTHUR G YAIVADA BELIEVES CAN ARRANGE VISIT CASTRO

THROUGH CASUAL CONTACT PROVINCIAL 26 JULY LEADER HE MET THROUGH

AMOURETTE-9• COVER WOULD BE AS AMERICAN REP SURVEY CORP INTERESTED

PENETRATING CENSORSHIP BARRIER TO LEARN EXTENT COMMIE PENETRATION

-..

OF MOVI: PROVINCIAL LEADER VOLUNTARILY ARRANGING VAIVADA

INTERVIEW WITH FAUSTINO PEREZ (HKH 1535) HAVA NEXT TEN DAYS.

2. VIAVADA EAGER UNDERTAKE MISSION AND WELL QUALIFIED VIEW

MARTIME TRAINING JUNGLE TECHNIQUES, KROWL EDGE CUBA, LANGUAGE

CAPABILITY AND CLANDESTINE EXPERIENCE. WOULD WANT SEND FAMILY

COSTA RICA AND JOIN THEM AFTER COMPLETION TASK. THIS HOULD

NECESSITATE FINDING NEW ANCURETTE-B CUT-OUT, BUT STATION CAN FIND

TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT PENDING ARRIVAL FREAPANE.

3.

VAIVADA WOULD NEED THO-THREE WEEKS LAY ON CAREFUL

ARRANGEMENTS AND PROBABLY COULD LEAVE FCP. SIERRA END JAN. REQUEST

HQS CORENTS. RELEASED 0221$5Z:

501-168881

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CS COMMENT:

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ATTACHES SUFFICIENT IMPOR

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D. TCH NO. HHH-A- 3990

(201-158881)

n..

CLASSIFICATION

TO

Chief, WED

FROM

Acting Chief of station abana

DATE: 2L Dolober 195%

SUBJECT: GENERAL-Operational

Reference:

SPECIFIC-Arthur G. VALVEDA

HNH-H-2380, dated 16 October 1957-

The Subject has no objection to subnitting to an LoLutier test

at the convenience of lleadcurters.

This could be easily arrarged here

in the event an LOFLUTIER team is passing, or could pass, through Habana;

on the other hand, VAIVAJA could just as

easily eo to any designated place

in Florida in order to take this

It is undersi.od that LOZLUTTER

teams from time to time visit that state.

2.

the Station will take such measures as are feasible to cover the

activities of Subject and his wife while in Habana.

while the matter was not raferred to in the reference, Sucject's

projected one-year tour of duty will erd in june, 1950, at which time it

is VAIVADA's desire to leave Cuba for a reassimment in arcther area in

his present line of overational work and under similar unofficial cover

conditions.

A detailed dispatch on this subject will shortly be trans-

mitted to Heausuarters; it is referred to here so that the readquarters

desk may be alerted to the need for considering what assignments would

be open to VAIZAD during the Spring or Sunner of 1958.

Jama R. Palagen

Distribution:

o3 - Hashington

2 - Files

23 October 1957

MAR 1849 51-28A

SECRET

CLASSIFICATION

RI COPY

240ct.51

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UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJECT: (Oprionol)

FROM:

WH/Personnel

TO: (Officer dosignorion, room numbor.. and

building!

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6

WH/Pers Ofer

lih/ Admin

liH/Personnel

DI/CSP, 2050 "I" BLDG

mariahat

& ONLY

CONFIS ENTIAL

SECRET

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

NO.

DATE

5 December 1956

CATE

REC•D

OFFICER'S

INiTIALS

FUD'D

COMMINTS (Number cots comment lo shon trom ober

19 stora.

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FORM

I DEC SS 610 USEDRRONOUS

EDITIONS

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

Ten fu prop note det a

Mirai call duano

+84896 84441

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belines this man should

be considered fa Career gent

not Steff Ogant Status. I

love.

do discoscoser

it Mr. Roled & hone

Paper de returned herent

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USE ONLY

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STANDARD FOPM 52

REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION

• UNVOUCHERED

REQUESTING OFFICE: Fill in items 1 through 18 and A through D. except. oB and 7 unless orherwise instructed.

- I applicable, obrain resignation and fill in separation dala on reverse.

L NAME (Ade.- Miao-Mro. - Ono Gron nomo, initial(9), and surnamo)

2 DATE OF BATH

& DATE OF RIGFEIT

Arthur G. VAIVDA (Pseudo)

20 June 1922

5

Doc 56

A NATURE OF ATIDY REQUESTED:

A PIRSONNA (Spacity wholhor appoinimont, promotion, soparatian, erc.)

& EFFESTIVE

CATE

A FREPOSEDE

7. C.S. OR OTHER

LEGAL AUTHOR

ITY

Excepted Appointment (Staff Agent)

A POSITION (Specily @horhor orablial, chango deado os dislo, aro. ›

B. APPROVED:

& POSTICS TILE AND

MOMETE

"BERNES, GRADE, AND

19 ORELHRATIONAL

DESEAITIONS

1L HEAJORLETERS

nOD

DEPARTHENTAL

12 FIELD C8 DEPARTMENTAL

F.0. (FI)

BAP- *

C5-0130.51-11 $6390.00 p.z.

DĐP /KH

Branch III

Havana, Cuba Station

TrojeCt APHODARCH

Havana, Cuba

1A7IaD

DEPARTHENTAL

A REMARNS (OT raTerse il pect9t2ry)

* A remorandun has been forarded to the Director of Personnel requesting that

position BAF-409, San Jose, Costa Pica, be transferred to Havana, Cuba and

upgraded to GS-12.

A REQUESTIO MY (Namo, and silla)

нив,

C rOR ADDITIORAL IMFORMATION Chiy lar and clephone extonsion)

J. KOFLAHOVICH

X-0242

13. VETERAN PREFERENCE

MONE

IR POINT

DISAB. JOTKER

AL REQUEST APPROVED SY

Signaturo:

Titlo:

14. POSITION CLASSIFICATION ACTION

NETY VICE

1, A

REAL

SD- DI

15.

SEX

17. APPROPRIATION

RACE

FROM:

то:

21. STANDARD FORM 50 REMARKS

RETIREMENT AC

(YES NO)

Yes

1S. Dalk

APPCINT-

MENT AFFIOAVITS

(OCESSIONS CALY)

2. LEGAL RESIDENTE

DONNED. O PROVED

I STATE:

22 CLEARANDES

B. CEIL. OR POS. CONTROL

C. CLASSIFICATION

D. PLACEMENT OR EMPL

F. APPROVED BY

DITTRAL OR SIGNATURE

DATE

REMARKS:

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STREIRO FORM SE

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REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION

REQUESTING OFFICE: Fill in items 1 through 14 and A through D except 6B.

and.7 unless othermise instructed.

It applicable, obtain resignation and fill in separation

data on reverse.

L. RARE (Ar. -Ming-Ara: -Ono diron namo: inirial(»), and purreno)

•Z-DATE-OF-BIRTH-

Arthur Cia PAIPAOS (Feedo)

& DATE DS REQUEST

280 53

ACTION RECASTED:

'A PERSONNEL (Spocity hophor appointment, promotion, separation, oro.)

Escepted appointest (19481 agent)

LEPTOPSE

DATE

ITY

1 POSITION (Spocity « hochor ortablish, chande frade or tillo, orc.)

B. APPROVED:

FROM

POSITION TITLE AND

HUSBER

Tod. (DI)

& SERVICE GRADE DED

ALARY

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€6370.00 Polio

ORGAXIZATIONAL

DESIGMATIONS

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ENTQUARTERS

ПРОДАСЙ МИТОВСІ

Retina, Cous

DEPARTMENTAL

I FELD OR DÉPARTMEATAL

DEPARTMERTAL

A REMARIS (Ura amarao il naces ary)

•A smorada ten bom fontados to the antoiar of inronel regarhine that

ponilion Bilalm, tan doco, Cust 1563

& REQUESTED BY (Namo and (ille)

D. REQUIST APPROVED BY

13, VETERAN PREFER

ORE; trAIl OTHER S.fT.

Signaturo:

Tired

A

POSITION CLASSIFICATION ACTION

VICE

1. A

¡REAL

ЖЛА. 'ОТНЕР

12-11

16.

RACE

17. APPROPRLATION

& SUBJECT TO C. S

RETIREMENT ACT

19. CATE

Of

MENT AFFIDAVITS

(ACCESSIONS ONLY)

• 20. LEGAL PESIDENCE

CLAIMED @ PROVED

STATE:

21. STANDARD FORM SO FEMARKS

22 CLEARANCES

B. CEIL OR POS. CONTROL

C. CLASSIFICATION

D: PLACEMENT OR EMPL

F. APPROVED BY

INITIAL VOR SIGNATURE

DATE

REMARKS:

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CONTRACT INFORMATION AND CHECK LIST

(CONTINUED)

NOTE: SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON FIRST SHEET.

SECTION VILI

OiNER BENEFI?S

д 5.

BEMIFITS (SeE PArA XIV of Confidential

fund Regu

coropories

of contract porsonnel.

11 medical

All benefits norally given to a ClA stall employee.

CASE

OFFICER

James

B.

Noland

TELEPHONE INTENSION

2971

WH/ III

DATE.

4 Decenber 1256

regularions for benelils

requested.

000 R 15-230 05

applicable

auccessor refulariono."

SECTION

STATUS

(Check)

IF

1E3100213-10

COVER PAYMENTS ARE CONTEMPLATED.

COVER ACTIVITY

CONMEACIAL

(Check)

THEY MILL

EFFECTED ON REIMOUNSAULE

SECTION X

OFFSET OF

INCOME

50.

OFFSCRED INCOME AND OTNER EMOLUMENTS DERIVED

FROM COVER ACTIVITIES

arrached heroro.)

TOTAL

lasa shan socal: jussily in segorose amo

nc+1

SECTION XI

TERM

DUCAT I DA

DATs

MORTAS 2

54.

TERUINATION NOTICE (Nuabor of daya)

Thirty days

SECTION

x: 1

PRIMARY FUMCTION (F1. PP, Opher)

S2. EFFECTIVE DATE

53. PERENABLE

Immedia te

S5. FORFEITURE OF RETURN TRAVEL

FOR RESIGAATION

PRIOR TO CONTRACI TEENIENTION

FUNCTION

FI Operations

SECTION XILI

DUTIES

59.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES TO BE PERFORMED

Spotting and recruiting agents.

Obtaining information as principal agent for compresensive

Josth-student set, with

emphasis on Cornunist and revolutionary matters:

SECTION XIV

SO. EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS

Aruy and Air Force intelligence. CIA Training. Other as indicated In Nurber 6, above.

SO. EDUCATION

Check Midheat

Level Attained

60.

LAMGUAGE COMPETENCY

-DEBULL.

COLLEGE (NO degrees

LAMGUAGE

MR.I TE

READ

FLURT ANERRGE POOR PLUEM

DOORPLUEET

Chack Appropriato

Degree Coopetency

Spanish

в2.

AREA KNONLEDGE

very good.

61.

INDIVIDUAL'S

COUNTRY GE GIGIN

USA

SECTION XV

PRIOR ENPLOYMENT

JOB AND SALARY PRIOR TO SERVICE FOR CIA

1940 - 1945: T/S&L USA, USAF; Intelligence NºO

Jan 1945 - Apr1l 1946: Leading man labor, $12:89 per day, US Naval Air Station, Coco Solo,

Canal Zone

April 1946 - April 1949: I/Sgt USAF, Intelligence NCO, brook Field, Canal Zone

JATE

JUSTIFICATIONS OR EXPLAMATIONS (l'ae Osher side if necesary)

Performance of Subject has

been outstanding.

He has proved particularly adept at spotting

and recruiting

agents and his work has been highly praised by the COS, Habana.

Plans/Projects has stated of Subject that he "has obviously been a valuable, deso cover

DEVASION OFFICER ICATE

AHHE & SIGMATURE

SEMIOR STAET JE

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806677

I3 Novacher 1955

MENDRANDUM FOR: Chief, FI

SUBJECT

3 Request for conversion of Arthur G. LATVADA FTON

Contract to Staff Status

REFERENCE

: HKH-A-2577

1.

Referenced dispatch fron the field recomends the conversion

of contract, agent Arthur Go FAIVADA to staff status,

and presents

& strong case for

such corversion.

VAIViDA has served CIA in a con-

tract capacity since 1949, witia a continuous high level of perfor-

nance; first in Costa Rica,

later in Guatenald and Cuba.

He is cur-

rently assigned to Cuba and is expectat to remain there indefinitely.

VAIVADA is 34 years old and was promoted recently to the equivalent

of a GS-10 rating.

His expressed career interests lie in contised

employment by CIh, more especially in the area ofunofficial cover

assignments, for which he is highly suited.

2.

Unfortunately Subject's spouse (since 1915) 1s a Costa Pican

citizen, a situation which complicates his proposed conversion some-

what.

and it has been determined that this can ba arranged within the sext

several months, barring unforeseen developments. She will be required

to spend nost of this period in the U.S. and is currently sariog

plans. to do so.

3. In view of TAllADA's oatstanding record as a contract agent,

his strong overall qualifications, and his expressed desire for a

career with CIA, it is recommended that he be granted staff status

at grade CS-11,

contingent upon his wife's first becowing a U.S.

citizen, and providing he can meet Security and other requirements.

There is available in iH Division a staff-position (BAF-409) to

which VAIVADA can be assigned.

4. Wa Division contemplates bringing VAIVADA to the U.S. for

covert training in the near future.

5. Approval for the conversion of VAIVADi Iron contract to

staff status, as indicated above, is hereby requested.

Chisi, rustern jenispere Division

SEBRZT

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20 September 1956

MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECI: Arthur G. VAIVADA, Stafs Status

The undersigned discussed case this date with Mr. Here

(2709 "IM; telephone extension 2551-2552) and with Mr.. Pennington

120h mIn both of Security Division.

Mr. Myers was shown the con-

(reconnendation for staff status for VAIVADA)

and apprised

and apprised or the problea of MrS. VAIYADA not being a U.S. citI-

son.

Hyers stated that, while cases like this yere usually very

difficult, he felt this particular one might be justified In vow

of VAIVADA's long and excellent record with the Agency and the rela-

tively long time dwring which ha has boos married. Myers indicated

that the procedure would be as follows:

Presentation of a formal request for waiver on citizenship

requirements for spouse and granting of staff status to Subject.

The memorandun would bo prepared for Personnel,

would then go

to security, and subsequently, with recommendations of both,

to Deputy Director, who would have the final decision in this

ca88.

it 1it4

That Mus

Likeid los

That it.

wolid be

what me vi

practilable

to concentrate

Myers was to discuss the matter further with other elements of

Security and advise within the next several days as to what the next

stop should be.

2.

Considoring the possibility that such a request might be

turned down, the undersigned discassed with Pennington the proce-

duros for acquisition of citizonship for Mrs. VAIVADA, and doter-

mined that this should be relativaly simplo.

The requirements weres

presence in the U.S. (vicinity öf Washington) for approximately

forty-five days with some additional time to acquire passport.. So

long as we have nothing that would sake her Inadmissable to the U.S.,

the basic requirements would bos ability to speak Englisa and to

pass a relatively simple test based on pamphlet which would be given

to her for stody. Security would presumably handle her case when

she arrivos in the States.

3. It has occurred to the undersigned that perhaps, 1f 1t 18

ASCeSSary fOT KI8: VAIVADA to acquire citizenship, VAlVADA blasell.

could to brougal to ine lasningion vicinity for iraining purposes

In order to facilitato the visit of his wife, expenses, etc. This

would at the sane time afford an opportunity to provido PATYADA

with formal Headquarterg of PBPRIME training of untot betai

tody

to dato

SECRET

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2i September 1956

HKNORANDUM FOR: Chief, Western Henisphere Division

SUBJECT

REFERENCE

8 Proposed Staff Status for Arthur. G. VAIVADA

HKH-5-2577, 17 April 1956

1. Referenced dispatch from the field recommends the conversion

of contract agent Arthur G. VAIVADA tO atall status, and presants a

good case for such conversion.

VAIVADA has served CIA in & contract

capacity since 1949 vita a continuous high level of parformance; first

1n Costs Rica, later in Guatenala and Cuba. He 18: 34 years old and

was promoted recently to the equivalent of a grade GS-iO. His ex-

proased career intarests lie in continued employment by CIA, mora

especially in the area of unofficial cover assignments; for which

ho is highly suitod.

2.

Unfortunately Sabject's spouse (since 1945) 1s a Costa:

Rican citizen.

Proliainary investigation at Hosdquarters has revealed

that subject's conversion to staff status is virtually out of the

question so long as his vife remains an alien... It has also bees de-

terminod, however, that the wife can acquire U.S. citisenship vithin

a span of 15 days 1f she so desires and is willing to cons to the

JoS. 105 thet pariod of timo.

This would renove the major stumbling

block to acquisition of stall status for vAlVADA.

3. In view of VAIVADA's outstanding record as a contract agout,

his strong overall qualifications and his expressed desire for a ca-

reer tita cIA, it is recommended that (a) VAIVADA's wife be encoursged

to seek U.S. citizenship under the terms outlined above (b) VAIVADA

be granted staif status, contingent upon his wife's first becoming

a U.S. citizen, and providing he can meet all other requiremento.

C, WH/III has endorsed the récomendation for staff status and a sug-

geation by C/WH/Adinin that BAP-409, a new position currently alloted

to san Jose, be transferred to Habana to be filled by VAIVADA.

L. It is further recosmended that ki Division consider bring-

1ng. VAIVADA to the U.S. for covert training to coincide vita bis vite's

& chance for additional Headquarters training.

Subject previously

received covert training at Headquarters fron 5 October through 25

Hovember 1953.

SECRET

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AIR

HIt S1368

17 S0P 1956

• crsef of Ssation, labans

• Chief, bib

REFREEKe 1002-o1&19, 17 Sugust 1956

Astached for your informaiion and retenilen 1n Station fllee to a copy

of tha satost onireci crienaton for irthur G. VAlVAiA.

C. XINC

iND

attachment:

1 - 29 alve

22 September 2956

Distributions

3 - Habana, w/att.

1 - liH/III/Cuba/Chrono

v - hH/ITI/Cuba/Sübject

1 - HH/Ma1lroon

HH/IT/Cuba/JbNolansencc

1 - RI/DxP

J. C. KING, CHIEF, LAD

SECHET

bo CALBIAITH, C/AS/IX1

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VLA

DISPATCH-NO: -

a Fouch

SECRETOn

(201-165301)

Chiel & Section, lebana

Chief, 1F0

SUBTECT GENERAL

SPECIFIC

DATE

12-32n

160ст 57* 11 07

(perstional

Arthur Go VAlViLlA

Hoferontos.

Mimin 1326 (not sent to liebera)

WiSh: 3 Septenber 1957

do it the time the reouoat mua surelita

to consert Subjeel, fran

unbrich rent to bireer tgont sustus, s previatonal cuuent rocurity elcaranea

yes granted for thet purpose.

kuions racently advised that a full covert

security cleareuce had beon granted for the use cs subleat

ma Trincinal ngerig

underarfleial cover, in Frogest H4tjdü.Cl,

In socordoned with the passiona

set lorth in the renorandun of the duel, kishh, dated 1 february 1949.

entitled "Security and Uperationel

2o it the sano timo; Pl

IDA CORNS!

he

fallowing action to he taken:

That full overspas tracds

und

so 1o possible be taken

Beach

cetual overseas investigation

lubject and his vife and her {anil;

and,

Do thet orrengarnts

Vie serde

no hera subject affrontad Nith a

Lifertil test to noon as feasiblo.

3. Headouarters has alrendy initlatod tie setion sot sorch In Pura 2 (6)

Todato only son Jose has replied with

15ia2938, copal of wilet tina sont to Habane. jtation Habana 1s requested l

Ede approprieto liction to cover subject's and his sulars activillas curia

thats reaidense in ladens, end Inform Hasdquarters of the resulta.

¡1Ch refarance tO KISODA"@ reqUest fOr a LOPIUTTIL lost on subject,

they hive espressed their desire to have subleed testoù in tha Plula se

DOch Es posalble, or as soou ea trie appropalato arrongesento can bo mede.

susohn hus lisalented that they will bo happy to nssist in arrinzing this seit.

adag ottouri

Coordinating athses)

(Author ticating oliter)

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k2517 1i- 2380

Pago?

Honores, langurtere usald apachato receivine the station's views stil

centS ta tha RItiog s8 QuiCIly as poSsible sO that KUSODA IT bE esigna

and sen niko the necessary plening.

5.

The sistion to reatried that subjocte of covers exeurity cloarancee.

urs Est to represent themseives as, nor are chay to ba repreccated ao,

clogoes os RuBblE. Your etcention da also called to the fact that a covert

essurity elsaranoo does noe constilato complate compliance vito the providene

EUBIFE Negulation 10 210. Therefore, 18 the oration chould dasire at = 1a808

auto to change sho states or us of tubject, a requect lor alecranes to cover

ory Isopoced change should bo outadtted to baadonarters.

1J October 1957

Distribution:

32- Hetana

1 - WH/Fejlroom

•7 - KH/III/Cuba/Chrono

1 - Subject

9. 6 King

C. KING

CHIEF, WHD

Fuck O Tha Qule

kH/1J//Cuba/HOJiacAULEY/j8

RI GOPY

CherisE Ruble

(Coor

dinating offider)

SECRET

NO DAMICSON, C/KH/ID

Authenticating officer

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(Then Filled In)

REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL

DATE

PROJECT

11 September 1957

-TO :

-CI-/Operational Approval and Support

Division

FROH:

(Divinion)

VB/BR-3/Caba

SUBJECT

CI/OA FILE NO.

SO FILE RO.

TRUE NAME

CRYPTONYM OR PIELDGAVE

Arthur G, VAIVADA (So.)

TYPE OF AGENT OR EMPLOYEE

Career agent

C-25507

USE OF AGENT OR EMPLOYEE (Fall desoila)

It is roquested that Subjoct's Of be amended to allow the Station to uso

him as a contact between the Case Officer and Project AMOURETTED, and other PP

assets at the Station's discretion, on a temorary basia until a permanent PP staff

agent es ve assignad to these duties.

This temporary assignement will not interfere

with Subject's regular FI duties.

Bagis of the request:

PROVISIONEL APROVAL

OPERATIONAL APPOOVAL

GOVERNMEMT NAME CHECK

SPECIAL INCUIRY (SO fiold ian,

PRO AND

PROV: 'OR

EQUIVALENT.

IS ATTACHED IN THO COPIES

PRO DI IS ATTACHED.

IF OETAINABLE

REVEAL NO INFORMATION OF VALUE

REVEAL INTORVATION AS ATTACHED

GOVERNMENT

COUMERCIAL

FAVA-016 (IN48405)

TYPE ACTION REQUESTED

PROVISIONAL COVERT SECURITY APPROVALTO.

COVERT SECURITY APPROVAL

PROPRIEIARY APPROVAL

ation)

I OTHER:

Emendment of OA

GREEN LIST

STATUS

PRO IS DILL BE CORDARDED MEN RECEIVEDT

PLER LIST CHLEY 1440224140162720

FIELD

TRACES

DILL BE FORDARDEO THEY RECEIVED

NOT INITIATED.

NOT EXPECTEO TO POSSESCIALEVAN! INFO.

SUGGESTED

INVESTIGATIVE COVER

ACADEMIC

-THEN.

RI TRACES

DIVISION TRACES

RECORD

NO RECORD

RECORD

INDICATE SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ON INVESTIGATION OR SPECIAL COVERAGE DESIRED

15

SUBJECT

HAS

IGNATURE OF CASE C

ON BRANCH CHI

501-168881

Hogh D. Macaley, WH/3/Caba 12056

JiBrady, AC/VH/BR-3

105MP"3; 772

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321 RLG/LB/RAC

26 AUGUST 57

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

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ROUTING

TO

• DIRECTOR

FROM

• HAVANA

ACTION

INFO

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RE:

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ALDRESS IS CALLE 6 NUMBER 311 ALTAS, ENTRE 15Y17,

VEDADO, HAVA, CUBA. GROWYERY ACTING.

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CITE HAVA 999

luf passed to Cone Dir.

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UNIT

EXT

DATE

648 WCJ/03/05

HO. MACAULAY

KH/ LIT/CUBA

2056.

20 AUGUST 1957

64

TO

HAVA

FROM .

DIRECTOR

CONF, "= 5

INFO:

FI/OPS 2, F 1/RI 2, S/C 2

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

POUTINO

S-E-C-R-E-T

TO

HAVA

INFO

CITE DIR

i.=-

ÂUG 20-22--1-5'57

ACC'U CABLE SECT.

DEFERRES

ROUTINE

DUT82423

OPERATIONAL

LAMEDIATE

31708

INITLALI

DAITLAL:

REQUEST VAIVADA'S HOME AND OR MAILING ADDRESS FOR

COVER - PURPOSE.

END OF MESSAGE

станит

W%. C. KING, C/NH

COORDINATING OFFICERS

S-B-G-B-B-T

30! - 148881

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE

6/wн/ш

UTHENTICATIN.

Copy Na.

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MEMORANDUM FOR: - WH/III - Willard Galuraith, Chief

-15 jul 57

FROM:

SUBJECT:

CI/ Operational Approval and Support Division

CPOZIER, Ross Lester

Your request dated_

2ó Feb 56

for approval

to use the Subject has been processed by the Office of Security.

2. The results

of this action are transmitted herewith.

Attachment:

so memo 3 Jul 57. ac

therein.

Distribution:

1 Addressee

1 File

201-168881

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JUN

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SECRET

3 JUL 1957

Chief, _CI/OA

Deputy iirector oi Security (Invastiations and Support)

C-25507

1112569

1, lieferince is nade to your nemorandus dated 29 Feb. uary

1957 wherein a covert security approval vas requested to encie

the subject's conversion fron coviract aunt to career agent

status fur une as prircipai agent for Frocet AMPAOLARC:! In

Cuba under namofficial cover.

Palerence is also nade to cur

memorandun of 2 Atril 1957 in which a provisional covert

security clearance ties traited loi the abcie use.

2. In accardance vith the provisions sa: forth in the

Director's Henorandu of l February 1949 entitled, "Security

and Operational Clearances," a covert security clearance 15

granted for the unc of the Subleet, a: described In your request

as set forth in perazranh l, etore.

3. This clearance is continent upon the follering:

a. Tho receint. b: this office of rill overseas

traces and such actual ovorseas investi: to as is

possible ou subject and a his wife and her fazily.

Do that Sutject bo aforded a colrurari inter-

rogation as soon as possible and that the vertatun

results be prompily furnished to this office..

Offico of Security sill be happy to ascist in

arranging this interrogation.

4o Subjects of covert security clerrances are not to represent

thenselves as, nor are they to be represented as, exployeis af

CIA.

5. Your attention is called to the fact that a covert security

clearance does not constitute camplete coapliance sit the

provisions of CIA Regulation 1221?. Therefore, if you should

desire at a later date te chanje the status or use of this

Indivi. val, a request for clearance to corer ary proposed change

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SECRE!

8 JUL :557

-2=

6. Tile clourance locars invalid in the event the subject's

servicos aro. ot utilized sithin 60 daya of the date of thia

nonorardun.

FOR TIES DIRECTOR OF SECURITES

Robert H. Cunninghan

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3 coL 105;

Cirior, CI/DA

Depity Director of security (Investi ations and Support)

6=25507

# 112563

1. Concurrent with this menorandim a covert security

clearance is being issued to enable the Subject's conversion iran

contract agent to career agent for use as rincipal agont for

Project AMPINARCH in Cuba under non-official covcr.

2. This is to advise. that infornation ias beun reccived

fron a conidential source of the Office of Security conceming

Argentina CORDERO Calderor: and hor sister, Counsuelo, who are

Lelieved to be the Subject's wife ard sister-in-lau respectively.

According to a Decumber 19hl roport, the abore Individuals rere

described as Costa Rican citizens then in Paname under

suspicion and memors of the Russian Ballet tean of Pades and

Lidia CroplutE. Azontina is kith to Jicak and unäurstand

German. She ias forerly married to Pedro lARZAL, reportedly

a Germon rati-nal al forerly on both british and I. S.

Proclained List.

She is reliably reported to have mudo

DrO

Geman rerarks and is projemen in her simpatiles. It tas

further reportod that both of the above indivi vale have at

tines attenoted

to secure inforration fran noncers of the

Arrican Arned Forces.

3. In view of the abovo inforcation, it is requested that

current cverseas traces and investi, tion be conducted on the

Subject as sell. as on his sife and sister-liblik, Counsuelo,

and other nenbers oi his sife's innediate farily and that the

results thereof be fundsied this office.

Lo The covert security elcarance siich is beine lested

in this case is made contingent upon dio faorrable resulis oi

the rejuested overscas traces and Investigation.

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITI:

This does is the property al the Security Olice and should be aurenfiotert il. Cunninghar

hiss serriad iss purpose.

Is cristence or contanu must nor la dischard excepa

lo say banner ribalnice mishuur ibe prios approval of the Securisy Ofice

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DOCUMENT. TRANSFER AND CROSS REFERENCE

SUEjECT UF DOCLMENT

DOCUNENT

IDENTIFICATION

KURICT TRAINING-OF HUSKANAW-AND

HUMANGID- 3

RI_F-ILE-NO. -

BD-6

DISPATCH OR SOURCE DOC. SYMBOL MO.

1!

SOURCE CRYPTONYM

IDATE OF

INFO.

0307

DATE

2500S?

EVALUATION

MALEST

PROCESSEO

?!!.

DISSEMIMATRO IN

DATE

DOCUNENT

CROSS REFERREO TO

THIS FILE

DISPOSITION

KANSFEHRED TO

RI FILE NO.

PERTINENT INFORMATION

KURIOT TRAINING FOR. THE SUBJECT

201-169881

ShAt

ковы по. 867

MAY So

FILE THIS FORM. IN FILE NO.

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IBBORETE.

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20 Jinne, 1957

MEMORAND P098 Chief, Contract ForsonneL Divisien

SUBECT E

•APARUL GO VAIVADI (10.)

1o Subicot'o cortmet dated 1 August 1951 us asended to provido him

site an aldicional corrennation to cover quarters allovasco for his Lasily

51 CoIte Riea Iron 21 February 1997, vhen he end hia fully tere oriened

to losto llabara for operational securiiy reasona; am to corer the period

Subject was on ThI for training purposos at leniquarters.

2o Jubject returnod to Rabana with his wife aü l isy 1957, to resuzo

hie daties co iriceival Agent do FrojecE ACHoDipolo Me chilurea joine

Din 1a tabana fran Costa Rica eo 21 pay 19516

So It da requestod that Subject's labnna allomoces, as set fort la

his contract dated 1 Aujust 195h, und aubsoruently anendad, to reinstrtod

for tho period l, to 31 lay 1957.

lila new contract comerting him to Carras

Agent statua Has effoctive ca 1 Juno 1957.

• Go si

inlet, Heatera Harlapbora DivIsto

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VIA:

ALd

SPACEY ALA OR SEA POUCHI

[.

ATCH NO. _ H11-4-3675

201-032723

SECRET

CLASSIFICATION-

TO

Chief, WHID

FROM :

Chief of Statsor, habanate

SUBJECT: GENERAL- Operational

DATE: 13 June 1552

SPECIFIC- Arthur G. VAIVADA

Reference: WYR-W-2265, 22 May 1957

1.

Forwarded under separate cover is a copy of a Mene on Cover Status.

prepared by subject as requested by Headquarters, outlining his estinate

of the situation and ircluding a draft staterent for Hezacuarters'

USE 10

preparing the directive his cover fira will transmit to hin.

2. Subject's Memo and outline appear adequate in the opinion of tbe

Station; therefore Headquarters can proceed to prepare appropriate business

letterheads and cards (described in paragraph 2 of the reference) and nali

them to Subject.

pron, ".

James Plinezer

Attachment:

- Meno on Cover Status (single copy) U/S/C

Distribution:

3 - Washington w/att

2.- Files u/att

JRP/TEn

30 June 1957

AB 1ge.

51-28 A

Ri COPY

SECRET

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La Habana, Cuba

June 10, 1957

Memo on Cover Status - Arthur G. Vaivada

1.

Enclosed herewith is the outline of an idea in reering with the

nature of this notional

cover plan of a temporary rature.

Careful

consideration has been given to a number of ideas, all of which were

rejected because possible local conflicts.. This idea is still general

enough (and I hope convincing) to leate opportunity for changes ard/or

improvenent at Headquarters.

The idea, and the terrinology, was

Bleaned from the pages of "Investrent in Cuba", a July 1955 study

published by the U.S. Department of Coumerce,

As I understand this cover arrangement, the PSI should mail ne

a directive somewhat along the lines of the enclosed infornation.

This

should "hold us" for a couple of months, with possibly sone queries fron

me occasionally. Inen when our operational picture requires irvestigation

in some particular field, PSI can be notified through the Station to

request a survey or poll

in that field..

3. On the basis of the enclosed "directive" (plus stationary and

allied materials) I can consult a local lawyer as to the registration

of this "Agency" and then advise PSI as to the legal requirement.

Arthur. G. Valvada

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1.

Public Surveys Institute of Dallas, Texas, has placed a us

representative in Cuba for the purpose of conducting public surveys,

by polling, which will provide the home office with the requisite

data for periodis market analjces.

These pariodie resorts till ta

made available upon subscription to US investnent and/or distridution

agencies, and will contain comprehensive studies of narket potentials

and linitations, includinz the role of governient as affected iy

current political developments.

2 PSI of Dallas will first compile reports or broad scope, iron

which subscribers may select their fiells of special interest and place

thier orders accordingly. These initial reports will cover such

factors ag:

a).. The three P's - Population and Purchasing Power.

b) Productive Opportunities.

c) Improved Distribution Patterns.

d) Factors Affecting Derand.

e) A Study of Marketing Areas.

f) General Estimate of the Economic Situation.

30

The PSI representative will not require an office installation

or local employees during the initial studies, but will prepare these

at his residence until special requests are forthconing fran subscribers.

At that time, all materials and installations as well as emplogment

will be of temporary contractual nature, entirely dependent upon the

scope of the survey.

Arthur C. Vaivada

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SEC

-tel

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO

AITN • :

FROM :

.. Chief,

WH/ 3/FT

Mr. James

B. Holand

DATB: 10 June 1857

AC, OS/TR

SUBJUCT:

Training Report on Arthur G. VAIVADA, (P)

Training Alias: "VICKS"

1.

Arthur &. VAIVADA was trained covertly by instructors of

this office in Wasnington, D.C. fron 25 March 1957 through

7 Hay 1957.

The orizinal Training Request form dated 4 December

1955 reveals the foliowing infornation concerring bis bachground,

experience and proposed assignment:

"VAIVADA 1s thirty-four years of age,

married and a u.S.

citizen by birch.

He attended high school in De Kalo,

Illinois and entered the U.S. Ary in 1940: later trans-

ferring to the U.S. Air Force.

Ine trainee served as an

operations and inteiligence specialist, first in the

China/Burns theatre and later in Fanama. Fe. was discharged

frou the service in 1945. Following his discharge, VAIVAus

worked for a short period as a laboratory techrician in

the Steriing Siiica-Gel Corporation, Illinois and then

returned to the Fanana Canal Zone to wor. as a stevedor

and a labor foreman. He reenlisted in the U.S. Air Force

in April 1946 and vas honorably discharged in 1949.

On

1 June 1949, VAIVADA became a contract agent for this

Agency.

He served in this capacity in Costa Pica,

handling a high level penetration of the Camunist Party

until 1953.

In July 1954, the trainee became principal

agent of Froject AMPHODARCH. He has been operating under

& student cover, working for his A.B. degree at the

University of Havana.

It is planned that VAIVADA vill

return to fiavana, Cuba under cover of a representative

of a well known U.S. polling agency. He will perform

the dutles of principal azent, handling a large net of

sub-agent Informants in Cuban university youth circles

to provide coverage of Commrist, leftist, revoiutionary

and other political activities among these groups."

2.

The instructors who particinated in VAIVADA's training

indicate that his overall performance vas above average. Ho is

a highly intelligent; practical and realistic young man possessing

excellent judgment

and common sense. His motivation 1s strong

and his interest in ciandestine activity as a profession anpeams

to be genuine. VAIVADA should continue to develop as a skilled

and competent agent.

The official te whom this report is entrusted. ts per

sonally sesp-.rible le: it. Although he may. within

his diseretion.: tori: in other membe:s ol his stalt.

the report chouid never bo showa io the s'lident

whom it conceins

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3.

For the purposes of the record, it should be noted that

VAIVADA received prior Covert Training during October anô lovember

1953. The present training wes nore in the nature of s rairesher.

4. VAIVADA received instruction in the suble:ts set forth

on the attached Training Evaluation Reports.

In addition, certain

supplementary reading, discussion material, case histories,

books, films and "live", problems were also covered.

"lank"' His iraining was cordusted by lI. Pisanico knom as

and Mr. 'loth knom as "Frank."

Their Training Evaluation

Reports are attached.

A. A. Schemeshown

AUGUSTUS P. SCHER-EREOPN

Attachments: 2

-? =

Tho official to vitor this reparl is entrusiod is por

Minash senor within

minitori: to chi: member af his stol!

tho coper ricuic ar.: be sicion to the student

whom it torceras.

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TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT

HAVE

OF-STUDENT (Pseudonyn)

VAIVADA, Arthur G.

TRAILING ALIAS

"VICKS"

SUPERIOR ..

EXCELLENT

SATISPACTORY

POOR

FAILURE

9 May 1957

PERIOD

COVERIS

25 March to 10 April 51

26 April to 7 May 1957

RATING DEFIMITIONS

An extremely outstanding performance.

An outstanding performance, above averaze.

Requirements met without distinction.

A deficient performance, below average.

An extremely deficient performance.

MATIPiGS

SUPERIOR

EXCELLENT

TRAINING SUBJECTS

3.

4.

5.

G.

7.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13:

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26•

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

32.

33.

31.

35.

Security

Cover

Doservation & Description

Interviering

Interrogation

Surveillance

Telephones & Mikes (Theory)

Concral CI Methoas

Contacting

Intrafield Communications

Recruiting of Agents

Training of Agents

Agent Nanagement & Control

Double Asent Management & Control

Reporting

CE Operations

Communist Theory

Soviet IS

Psychological 'Farfare

Political Warfare

Econonic Narfare

Sabotage

Counter-sabotage

Resistance Force

Activities

Guerrilla

harfare

Evasion & Escape

Keapons

Demolitions

Scecial

Devices

(RED)

Air Reception

Sea

Reception

Mas

Reading

55

Sở!

USE PREVIOUS EDITION.

FAILURE

POOR

sonally reaper:

his discretion, s'.ü

the report shou!a

whom it concarns

Tor to here nor with.

' pher time shot is stat

be shaus to the diaden

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STUDENT EVALUATION

ABOVE AVERAGE

AVIRAGE

RATINGS

BELOW AVERAGE

MUT OBSERVED

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

13.

12

13

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

SecuriTy

consciousness

Abilizy to

work with aud get along with others

Abiiity to

follow instructions

Maturity of judgment and common sense

Initiätive

Pesourcerulness

and independence of juigment

Tactfulness and

sense of discretion

Cooperativeness

Sense

of

discipline

Imagination and creativeness

Amenability to constructive crivicist

Attention to necessary details

Observant and careful in the collection of facus

Political sopnistication and awareness

Interest and enthusiasm for proposed essignment -

Motivation for clandestine activities

Ability to relate cheory to practice

X

STUDENT'S COMPARATIVE EVALUATION TO

OTHERS TRAINED FOR IDENTICAL OR

SIMILAR ASSIGNENT

AVERAGE

ANDRASI

9000

AVERAGE

INSTRUCTOR'S COLMENTS

VAIVADA is a rcliable; stable individual possessing a quick, alert mind. He vas

mature, serious and purposeful in his approach to training. His Interest and atter-

tion remained at a high level throughout the instruction.

In general, VAIVADA bas

the background and the desire to perfora in a professional manner.

The trainee

possesses the ability to apply binself completely.

He recognizes his shortcomings

and was completely anenable to constructive criticism. VAIVADA zealously tries

to fisa solutions to pertinert questions and problens. He analyzes facts and details

thoroughly.

He wants to know his job and, in any given situation, tries to learn as

much as possible.

During the training, VAIVADA showed no signs of restiessness with the more

routine espects of clandestine activity.

He is practical minded, adept, serious,

villing to "dig in and do the grubbing." The trainee learns quickly and shows

excellent pronise for progressive Improvenent vithin the field of covert work. He

carries out instructions and assignuents in an efficient manner.

a calm, tenacious attitude. It is felt that he wiil develop steadily as a skilled

and competent operator. He should becone an increasingly valuable asset to this

His overall performance vas above average.

17UL1UY

/S/ HENRY J. PISANKO

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TRAINING ALIAS

SECREI

TRAINING EVALUATION REPORT

SIUDENT (Pleudonys)

VAIVADA, Arthur G.

"VICKS"

SUFERIOR ..

EXCELLENT

SATISFACTORY

POOR

FAILURE

DATE (DOY, Boneh, y601

ArTil 105?

PERIDO COVERES

1l April 1957

through

25 April 1957

TRAINING SUBJECTS

RATING DEFIMITIONS

An extremely outstanding performance.

An outstanding performance,

acove

average.

Requirenents met without distinction.

A deficient performance, below arerage.

An extremely deficient performance.

SUPERIOR

EXCELLENT

RATINGS

SATISFACTORY

•004

FAILURE

1.

Security

2.

Cover

13.

Observation & Description

4.

Interviewing

5.

Interrogation

6.

Surveillance

7.

Telephones & Mikes (Theory)

General CI Methods

9.

Contacting

i0.

Intraiield Cormunications

11.

Recruiting of Agents

12.

Training

of Agents

13.

Agent Management & Control

14.

Double Agent Management & Control

15.

Reporting

15.

CE Operations

17.

Conmun ist Theory

18.

Soviet

IS

19.

Psychological Warfare

20.

Political Warfare

21.

Economic Warfare

22.

Sabotage

23.

Counter-sabotage

24.

Resistance

Force

Activities

25.

Guerrilla

Warfare

2.6.

Evasion & EscaDe

27.

Weapons

28.

Demolitions

29.

Special

levices

(R3CD)

30.

Air Recepiion

31.

Sea

Reception

32.

Map Reading

33.

34.

35.

FORM

.!. acr 33.

S81 USE POENIOUS LOITION..

SECRET

the diate to when this:: comes car:in re pas

tis stererone mp

the ropon shoes peone stiona lo the sade:

mhas it coscotas.

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STUDENT EVALUATION

ANOVE AVERAGE

AVERAGE

RATINGS

BELOW; AVERAGE

HUT DOSLAYED

2.

3.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

12•

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Security consciousness

Ability to work with and get along with others

Ability to follow instructions

Maturity of judgment and common sene

Initiative

Resourcefulness and independence

of judgment

Tactfulness and sense of discretion

Cooperativeness

Sense of discipline

Imagination and creativeness

Amenability to constructive criticisn

Attention to necessary details

Observant and careful in the collection of facts ..

sophistication and avareness

Interest and enthusiasm for proposed

Motivation for clandestine activities

Ability in relate theory to practice

X

STUDENT'S COMPARATIVE EVALUATION TO

OTHERS TRAINED FOR IDENTICAL OR

SIMILAR ASSIGNMENT

ABOVE

AVERAGE

INSTRUCTOR'S CONMENTS

Arthur G. VAIVIDA impressey this instructor nost favorably. The trainee 15

highly intelligent, practical and realistic.

He possesses excellent judgment and

common sense.

VAIVADA is mature, well-balanced,

resourceful and positive.

He

appears to be open-minded and objective, possessing a questioning mind and a strong

sense

of curiosity.

VAIVADA approached training with a strong desire to add to his

knowledge and to refine his own methois and techniques. He was bighly receptive aod

amenable to constructive criticisn.

The trainee has a feeling for detail and is

observant and careful in the collection of facts. It was necessary for VAIVADA

to spend considerable time on aiministrative matters during the training. However,

he completed all outside assignents punctually and completely.

VAIVADA's performance vas excellent. He is above average in every aspect.

His motivation is strong and his interest in clandestine. activity as a profession

appears to be genuine.

Il properly supervised, he should be a valuable asset to

this organization.

The trainee appears to be industrious, possessing initiative

with leadership qualities.

INSTRUCTOR

/5/ FRANK A. TOTH

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Priject AmPHeDARCH

4) H

M5. Artaur C. Vaivaca

Dear Mr. Vaivada:..

• Reíeronce in made to your contract with the Unded Staies Government,

ao represented by the Contracting Officer, effeciire 1 June 1957.

Effective l Jane 1957, eald contract le amended by adding after sub-

paragrapi (b) of Faragrapa four (i), entitled "Allowances," the following:

"(e) You will po entitled to an educational alloivance ir

conformance with and it the rated prescribed to applicable

Government rogilatious."

All othor torms and conditioce of the coutract rerair in fail force and

effect.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

BY

15/

Contracting Officer

APPROVED:

Tuld informe

HMNW16448

D01-168811

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S

AIR

SECRET

18K0-4-3540

201-032723

Chief, WilD

Chief of Station, Habena

Operational

Arthur O. VAIVADA

23 M85 1957

Refereacer HXH-Hi-2258, dated 22 May 1957

Subjeat and his wifo arrived in Habana on 1l May 1957 and have taken

parmanent quartere here; their children rejoined them the following weekend.

2.

As outlined in the reference, and after conversation with vAilANA

hissoll, the nationas polling cover arrangement set up for the aprotizato

three-nonth trial period appoars adequate.

it present Subject and tha case

elgives are engeged in working out e sultable area of areas lis nis polling

satirities and will shortly notify Hesdquarters of the results.

3.

There 1s being forwarded as a separate cover attachment an sominiatraulve

mazorandum Iron Subject, Inforning Headquarters that he established a turk

account in Kiani, Florida, and his wiches respecting amounts of his salary and

allotencos to be deposited there follo ing 1 June 1957. Subject's initial

ovaning deposit in the klant bank account was in the amount of 820.00; the

"copy of chock with true name and present talanco" mentioned in the attached

zeroraridis 1s being retained in Station f1lea.

It is requested that tha Station

Do notified by cable of the amount of total salary and allowancas to ba pald

direct to Subjeot sach nonth in the field after 1 June.

Janes R. Palinger

Attechiente:

1 - Adainistrativa senorandom (single copy under separate cover)

3 - Self addressed bank envelopes U/S/C

Distribution:

n3 - liashington bi/att 0/S/C

2 - PIles W/O Att

28 May 1957

SECRET

Copy

801-165881

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- SEGRET

XAAZ 15934°

22 May 1957

TO:

Colonel J. Caldwell King,

Chief, WH Division

Attention: WH/Cuba

FROM:

SUBJECT:

General: CP Penetration Program

Specific: Informal discussion with Ross Luster Crozier,

9 May 1957, re his interest in, and availability

for recruitment approaches in various Latin

American countries.

1. On 9 May 1957, Mr. Paul J. Burke, Deputy Chief, CI/ICD, held

Subject discussion with Mr. Crozier, whom he met outside of official

quarters through the cooperation of Mr. High MacAuley, WH/Cuba.

Mr. Crozier has a fine record in CP penetration work. He did an

outstanding job in handling the HUMANOID-3 operation in Costa Rica over

an extended period, and he has worked hard in the CP penetration program

in Cuba since his arrival there.

3. It is believed that he would be an effective recruiter in various

countries in Latin America.

He stated that he was keenly interested in, and would like to

engage in, such operations, and would welcome being asked to hit a

well-chosen target in any (Spanish-speaking) Latin American country.

5.

Mr. Crozier stated that he expects to return to Cuba shortly.

Il, after three months, there is no indication that his security has been

adversely affected by the recent segassination of one uí his agents, be

expects to be there about a year.

SECRET

per CON 63-23

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6.

It is recommended that WH Division give consideration to

emplojing Ma. Crozier is a recruiter when worthwhile recruitment-

in-place CP targets are developed, or otherwise arise, in various

Latin American countries. It is again made clear for the record

that the foregoing discussion was informal and without commitment

on either side.

cc: WH/CP (L. Sloan)

= i:

17 2002

STRET

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OFFICIAL DISPATCH

VIA

AIR

ESpocity her or Seo Porsch

H191-47-22651

DISPATCH NO.

TO

THOM

Chief of Station, Labara

chies, Wi

SUBECT / GENERAI

1 SPECIFIC

DATE 22 KaY 57

142

Operational

Asthes &. VAIVADA

HAVD.691, 25 Apr11 1957

ELVA-922, 7 kay 1957

DIB 16302, 10 My 1957

lo atlatini for your retention 19 a copy or surajent's nou contrast

contenting hia tatus frus thet of Contract Agent Có-ld 1o Carner Agras -

1n san Jove, Caris Nico, fES tho parlod subleet vas abeari fron his post.

Subjoes rend and algred the crigimla of both cha anandant and say con

sraot ballo sù Headquartess.

a Baforo Subject departod on tha isold, he uns interudoned tra

¡ass by OBo of tha Boadquartaro atarle conseraine his cover, and arrango

marts une made to fulfill tea station's roquirement for his rotura. For

this notional pover is botkes toas a soro permanent arrangerent would bas

8 leaat uat11 18| La sore certais that Subjoct's stay vill be persusent

hen avoiding diy possible enbarrassment vieginia the exployer company 1

the event subjeon la forced to loave the eountry ahartly after artival.

Portherate, this national cover till allou subjeor almost completo Iteo

East to pursue his other activity ulth very little tim and effort necessary

to mintais his coves. Appropriato buniness lotterbrada and carda to suplo

neat subject's cover till ba porchad do the Statior as a ao suajeri i=

ablo to surgey the area ald solily leadquarters of the type of palling solit

sty. ha plane to una. Is las Instructed to saloot a palling activity not

(Coordinating olitoer)

(Anthrann

SEUNLi

CISSIICATION

FORM HO. 51-29

1949

20 hay 5.1

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KIT412268

lige Ivo

presently covered by another aguoy, so as to sininize the possibility of

Instigating inquirica atout no employer by the cosmetitors in tho ares.

Should Subject renain at his rost, and it do boner he will, the cover

originally plenner can be arrayed later if Snbicat en the Station laels

that tha prescht cover le not nuejuate enough& er, on the other hand, ha

ceo continuo to uze the present arrangement.

30

41th reapeot to tho juyment of hie salary and allotances, subject

mas instrucied to open a tank account lero bnfare he returned to the fleldo

Headquarters requests ha subalt the naso of the back and the saourt of hia

salary and allovances (preferally 11 round Elgureo) he vishes to be pela

by the Station.

The balance vill ba said wonthly to his bunk by laadquar

ters.

Headquartera rejuires that into arrangorant te set up to sliplisy

and expoiiro his paynento in the event of any claarrs. in aalary or allose

BECES.

subject said he would give the infarnatios to the station for

trasonittal to loadquartori.

It 1s regretted that subject'e vife me sot able to becura mar.

turaliasi bi inis line, since the entered this country on a ¿emporary

visitor's visa, and 1t could have talen too lang to change har statin to

that of a pormanent reaiient ant becose raturalized.

since the conversion

of Subjest's status to tiat of a Carerr Agant wia not afforted by his vite's

oftlzouship, 1t vas suggested to Subject that he plan to have hie wife

becomes & citizen wied he retuns to this coustry in tus jears upon beconing:

¡pliglala far etatutosy hono leave.

So: Subfoct still had an outstanding travel vousher boing processed

at leadquartors, and the Sistion will do notifled as soon as it la coa

Subjoot has been paid in full for hia aalary and allotaroes for

the saath of April 1957.

26 May 1957

Attachments:

• Copy of Contrect

Copy of Contract Amendment

Identity A under Sep. Cover Attach.

Distribution:

3 - Habana w/attach.

1 - RI w/o attach.

1 - WH/laflroon w/o attach:

1 - WH/III/Cuba/Chrono w/o attach.

1 - Subject settach.

J. C. KHiG

bies, inn l

(Releasing Officer)

(Coordinating (filcer)

StunLi

stealtant

Authenticating Office

N GSTY

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- A/

Separate Cover Attachsent tos

HHII-H-2268

IDENTITY A:

Publio Surveye Instituto

532 Union Fidellty Ilfo Building

1511 Bryon Street

Dallao, Tesas

Telophones RIvergide 1-3674

Contaots 18, Albert E. JOHESON

-Distributions

-liabana

1 - RI

: 1 - Cuba/Chrone

2C20

SECTZY

NI 037

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SECRET

Mr. Arthur Q. Valvada

Dear Ar. Valvada:

Reforenco is made to your contract with the United States Goversment,

aB ropicsoniad by the Contracting Officor, elfective 1 August 1954, as

amended.

Elective 14 May 195%, Baid contract, as amended, is further amended

by deleting in its entirety Faragraph 1(b) and subetituting in lleu thereaf

the following:

"I(b) Additional compensation calculated at the rate of

$5135 per annum. "

All other terms and conditions of the original contract, as amendoà,

remain in fall force and effect.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENI

BY

Contracting Officor

APPROVED:

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?.Date: - 16 tid 1957

Ss. Arthur G. Vaivada

Deas Aír. Vairada:

Reference is made to your contract with the United States Government.

as represented by the Contracting Officer, ellective 1 August 1954, as amended.

, daid contract, as amended, lo hereby

terminated by mutual conseri of the parties thereto and in lieu thereof the

following agreement is substituted:

Tho United States Governmeat, as repregested by the Contractlng Officer,

hereby cortracts with you for your services an a Cargor Agent under the

following tart.s. and conditione:

1. Status. By virtue of your relationahip with the linited States Guvero-

ment in sa performance of services under this agreement your legal statue

le that of a Government employee under contract. As such, you gro entitled

oniy to the rights, privileges and benefits atipulated herein. It is understood

that you will act under cover suitable to disguise your relationship to the

Government, but you will be subject to administrativa and operational directo

jons and control by the Government at all times.

2. Compensation. In full consideration for your services as a Career

Ageat, you will be compensated at the rate of $6390 per annur, GS-ll. in

addition, you will be entitled to withia-grade promotions in a manner similar

to the procodures prescribed for Government staff employees.

In the event

that the salary level of your indicated grade is altered by Federal legislation

and adopted by the Governmant, the compensation authorized under this

contract shall be altered accordiagly. Payments will be made hereuader as

directed by you in writing in = manner acceptable to the Government.

3. Taxes. (a): In the event taxas are not withheld by your cover facility

or in the event your cover facility withholds tares on only part of the compen.

aation due you hereunder, the Government, in view of security considerationo

involved, will withhold Federal income taxes from all or the remainder of

taxable monies due you under this contract in an amount equivalent to the

United States income tax withholding schedule based upon your parable lacome

under phle egresmoni and

present exemption(s). Sums 6o withheld by

tha Government will be paid over to the Internal Revenue Service. No Form

W-2 will be lanued you by the Governmest sad jou will be insiructed as to the

inethod to be followed in making timely filing of returas, estimates and pay-

ments la order to preserve security.

(o) Il for cover considerations your tax payments exceed your

true fax liability under this agreement, the Government will make appropriato

relinbursementa la conformance with applicable policies and procedures.

15-4 Allawancan 1a). You sall be catitled to livlag quartere allowances is

conformance wild and st the rates prescribed in the Standardized Regulations,

Government Civilians, Foreign Areas).

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(b) In addition to the above payments, you will be entitled

to an equallestion allowance calculated at the sate of $2180 per annuri.

This

allovence is in liau a any present or futuro standardized post allowance

established for your present pormaneut post of duty overseda, but le subject

so tao entitloment provisiona applicable to standardised post allowances.. It

do Enderstood and agreed that this allowance lo predicated upon the compara-

kva cost of living betwoon Washington, D.C., and your overseas poor, your

ensificial cover, family staiue and baste compensation. Consequently, inis

allowance may be witlatorally adjusted or discontinued by the Government

whenever warranted by a change in any of these factors. No accounting will

Do requires ior this allowance.

5. Travel. You will be suvanced or reimbursed funds for the following

tratel and transportation expensee:

(a) For you slone for suthorized operational travel. In edjition,

yor will be entitied to reimburgament in accordance with standardired

Government rates for the authorized oificial use aí your privaie auto-

mobila..

(D) Upon the satiofactory completion of each tivo (2) yearo of

suscesaíul overseas dervice under this contract, you will be erititled to

bome leave travel expenses for you and your dependenta from you perma-

nons post of duty overseas to your place of recorded revidence in tha

United States and retura travel expenses to your permanent post of duty

overseas; provided, however, that you have fulfilled any other require-

ments rolating to bome leave which are applicable to Governrent stall

employees.

(e) Upon the successial completion of your services under this

agreement, for you, your dependents, your household effecta sad your

privato automobile from your permanent post of assignment overseas to

your place of residence in the United States.

You will be entitled to per diem in lieu of subelsterce la the cuurse di all

eavel periormned herounder and, when suthorized, for you alone while on

emporary duty away from your permanent post of aatignment. All travel.

transportstion and per diem provided for under this paragraph must be

properly authorized and expenges incurred hereunder are subject to payment.

End seesailug in compliance with applicable Government regulations.

6. Operational Expenses. You will be advanced or selmbursed funde for

ARCeBBary operational esperses includigg, but not limited to. entertainment

and the purchase of information, as specifically approved by the Government.

Escà lunda will be subjeci to accounting in compliance with Government segu-

L3donв.

7. Repayment. It is recognized that your fallure to äccount for or refund

bay monies advanced you hereunder shall entitle the Government to withhold

the potal amount of such indebtedness or any portion thereof from any monies

Bes you under the torme of thie contract in such manner ao it deeme approp-

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Benefits. (a) You will be entitled to death aud disability benefita

equal to those autborized under toe Faderal Employees' Compengation Act,

as amended. Cisiras by you, jou boiro, or legal reprosentatives under this

paragraph will de procesued by the Goverumest in accordance with ito procod..

ures is such manner as not to impair security.

(b) You will be entitled to continuance of pay and allowancon

in a manner similar to that eet forth la too Midding Persone Act (50 U.S. C.A..

App. 1001-1015).

(c) You will be entitled to aici and annual leave equal lo and!

subject to the same rules and ragulationa applicanle to Coverurrent stalf

employees. Such annual leave may only be teken at timed and places approved

in advance by appropriate representatives of the Government. All accrued

but unused leave earned ander your conträct with the United Staies Government

effective l Auguet 1954, as amended, will be tranaierred to your leave accouat

under this agreemest in conformance with established creating procedures.

(d) From the compensation paid you pursuant to this con-

truet, there oball be deducted ião appropriate cale percentage (presently.

6 1/25) for reposit and evantuai crediting to the Civil Service Retirement

Fund. If the conditions of your cover varialt of require thar you maie cou-

tributions to the social Security fund, such contributions whall be at your

experso.

9.

Cover. It is anticipated that you will undertake certain cover employ-

motet in the couzee of your periormance uader this agreement. It is expressly

understood and agreed that any and all documents which you may arocute is

the course of such cover employment are suor rdinate to this agreement and

any contradiction in terms which may in any way amplify, extend of teetrict

Jour sighte and/or obligatlone hereunder shall be resolved by this agreement

which shall always be dominant.

Ofiser.

Any and all compensation, allowances or othor bénefits

(including benefits in kind) received from or through your cover activities

will be used to offset amounts due you under this contract and will reduce

accordingly tàe Government's direct payment obligation bereunder. Sums 60

offset are payment by the Government under this contract and for purposes of

Federal income taxation. You miil report every six (6) montha during tho

texts of this agreeinent all bane!is sace!ved from or thraugh you cover

scarilsa zad, il guch benefttg arceed those due tos under this contract, tho

report will be accompanted by said excess amount, which you hereby agres

1a the sole property of the Goverament. Fallure to submit timely reports and.

as appropriale, excess paymenis, may reruit in suspension oi any paymenio

due you hereuder. As an alternative to the, above, the Government may as

any time exercise its basic rigar to require payirent over to it of the emolu

ments received by you from or through your cover activitien which would

otherwise be offaet ae described above. In such cases the Government will

pay directly to you to emoluments called for by this contract.

11.

Exocudon of Documents. Il, in the performance of services under

tale costract, you asgume the custody of Gorertiress funde es iake title a

record to property di any nature ubalsoorer and wherever situato, waich

property has in fact been purchased with monies of the U.S. Gorramant..

you hereby recognise and acknowledge the existence of s trust relationship,

eilbor express or constructive, and you agree to execute whatever documente

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12. Sacrecy.. You will bo required to keep forever decret thie contraci

and all information wbich you may obtain by reason bereof (unles releaved

lin writing by the Goverument from auch obligation), with full knomedgo that

ilvialation of such eecrecy assy subject you to crininal propocution undor the

¡Espionage Lavs, dated 25 June 1943, do amanded, and other applicable laws

and regulationa.

13, Intructione. Instructions recelved by you from the Governmant lr

briefing, training or otzerwise are a part ofshte contrict and are incorporated

hereid, provided lhat such instructiona are not inconvistent with the terms

harcoi.

14, Uncuthorized Commitmonis. No promises or commitmon:s pertaining

to rights, privileges or venerits other than those expredaly stipulatod is

writing in thie agreement of any amendment thereto shall be binding on the

liGoverament.

19. Term. This contract la ellectivo as of

i JUN 1957-

jand shall continus thereafter for an indefinite period unlesa sooner verminated

either:

(a) By ninety (yU) days' actual notlee by elther party hereto, or

Ib! Withour prior rotica by the Government. In the event of a breach

of this contract by your violation of the security proviciona seraoi or

by your other wae rendering your sali unavailable for acceptable

service.

In the event oi voluntary termination os your part or termination dor cause by

the Government you will sot be entitied to the travel expenses set forth in

/paragraph fivo (5)(è) supra. Termination of ibis agreement will not release

you from the obligations of any security oath you may be required to tade.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

BY_.

Contracting Officer

ACCEPTED:

Arthur G. Valvada

WITNESS:

APPROVED:

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:057

MEMORANDU FOR THE FILE

SUBJECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA

I. On this date the undersigned had a final neeting with Subject, at

which time Subject was given a copy of his new contract to read and to

acknowledge by signature the original copy. Subject had no questions

concerning this document.

2. lit. Biladou of Cover Division, was also present during

the first part

as this meeting, to advise subject of the correct address of the cover

firm he nas

to use as reference:

Public Surveys Institute

532 Union Fidelity iife Bldg.,

Dallas, Texas

Phone: Riverside-1-3674

.. lar. Albert E. JOHNSON

# The address will give Subject the necessary backstopping in

the event

of any inquiries that might arise in the field concerning his employment.

Subject was asked to pandais survey the field upon his arrival in Habana

and submit his views on the best type of /activity for him, so that the.

proper business letterheads could be printed and sent down to hin. He was

are to

also proudsed that he will receive business cards. These items sotta be

pouched to him through the Station channels.

dio 1. Elladoü also stited tust he mas preparing a memorandus concerning.

Subject's cover to be sent down to the station for Subject's acknowledgement

and signature. This document will be coordinated with the Cuba Desk.

5. Subject was also padd his salary and allowances for the month of Saril 1957

In the anount of $ 639.72, for which he signed a receipts J01-168 881

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Subject was also instructed to open a bank account in liam, Fla., so the

Finance Division Fill be in a position to make payment adjustments without

delay. Subject was instructed to advise Has as to the anount of allotment

to be paid him by the station - preferably in a round figure.

Mcar

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News Maul

ORIG..

H. 'O. HAC AULEY

UNIT

WIL/ III/CUBA

EXT.

DATE •

2056

10 MAY 1957

639

HAVA

FROM " ..

-DIRECTOR

CONP

WH 5

INFO

FI/OPS 2, F1/RI 2, OP 2, S/C 2

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

-SE-CR-E-T

5299

RAVA

REF:

INFO

HAVA-891 (14 35503)

HATA-911 (IN 40651)

CITE DIR

MAY 10 21

_0.1 '57

Reis cable cat?.

DEFERRED

ROUTINE

PRIORITY

ICFERATIONAL

LAMEDIATE

OUT54239

16802

VAIVADA STA 15 MAI. POLLING COVER FROT IDED.

END OF MESSACE

10 bray57

KING, C/WHD

GRENASINO OFFICER

COORDINATING

OFFICERS

S-E-CR-E-T

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO MAKE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE

It Galhath

H. GALBRAITH, C/W/JOJ

AUTMENTICATINO OFFIC

Copy Ma

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DATE

TO

FROM •

ACTION:

INFO •,.

JM/BP/RAC

7 MAY 5%

DIRECTOR

HAVANA

WH 5

FI/RI 2,

OP 2,./SC ?

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SECPET

•VAINAON ARThUR €.

ROUTING

177-20-10.67

CECI

• DIR

INFO:

ROUTINE

IN 40651

CITE HAVA 911

RE: HKHA 3583

CUTOUT, AMANTELOPE BEGINS MONTHS LEAVE PBPRIME 24 MAY.

DESIRABLE VAIVADA RETURN PRIOR THAT DATE. 071945Z.

END. OF MESSAGE

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STANDARD FORM NO. BA

SEGRET

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOYERNMENE

Sco (i. Lustacher)

DATB: 1 May 1957

PROM : Spostal Support Staff, Hodleil Staff

.:..

SUBJECT: Artha a. VAIVADA (P)

Subject has boen evaluated by tha ledical Staff and found quallflad

Vancent a Dund

Administrative OffICEr

D15410L$05s

0x1g.

• Adarosas

1 • 24/3 (E0lnd)

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SEGRET

CUBA

30 April 1957

HENDRANDU FOR THE RECORD

SUBJECT: Valvada

During the morning of 30 April Mr. Hillard of Cover taie-

phoned regarding Subject, citing IN 35508.

Ur. Millard said that

he would be meeting with Vairada at 1500 hours today and proposed

providing him with a temporary rather than permanent cover with

the new cover company which was being contemplated for long-range

development. Ir. Hillard's reasoning was that he did not wish

to place Vaivade under the new conpany with the chance that the

trial periou approved for the Station might cause Vaivada to be

pulled out from that.cover in short order.

Hr. Millard said that

the temporary cover he intended offering Vaivada would be adequate.

2. I concurred with the above proposal.

W. GALBRAITH

C/WH/III:

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Hanu

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No.

CABLE

SECRET

ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET

Accession-Nu. 35-5-0-8

Data Received SA

DATE

•INITIALS

COMMENTE

Rereived

Portarded

Mch)

нса

VAIVADA :

6.

8.

9.

10.

Cable

desk

#

2108

30 Apil Min. Hulland sund he.

Balleton (Cres) wan

notional Police, cover to

V. intel origiola placed

cove. a beauaufed

anangement and urle

aduste

Each comment should be numbered to correspond with number in To column.

A line should be drawn across sheet under each comment

Officer designations should be used in To column.

Esch officer should initial (check mark incufficient) before further routing

Action desired of sction taken should be indicated in Comments column.

Routing sheet should always be returned to registry.

For officer designations see separata cheat

SECRET

MAN 1887 51-19

35 April 57

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426

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SF.CRET

IN G

DATE.

426 JM/UB/BU

24 APRIL 1957

TO

• DIRECTOR

FROM • HAVANA

ACTIONI

WH 5

C1, 61/OPS; 01/10, F1/OPS 2, CEL/I 2, 5/C 2

APR 25

12.42:57

REC'C CARLS SECT.

ROUTINE

• то

IN 35508

CIE HAVA 891

DIR

RE: DIR 13777 (OUT 98246

1. STATION CONSIDERS VAIVADA CONTINUED ASSIGNWENT HAVA VERY

DESIRABLE SUT DEPENDENT. SECURE COVER ARRANGEMENT.. SUGGEST HQS

SET UP ADEQUATE COVER THEN HAVE VAIVADA COME HAVA TRIAL PERIOD

TO DETERMINE ADVISABILITY CONTINUED ASSIGNMENT. RECOWEND

INDEPENDENT POLL TYPE COVER, ALPEADY DISCUSSED.

2. STUDENT ACTIVITIES NOW MINIMAL OWING UNIVERSITY CLOSURE

WITH NO PROBABLE OPENING PRIOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER FEEL

VAIVADA, WITH FIFM COVER, COULD PERFORM VALUABLE SERVICE FOR

STATION IN SUBVERSIVE AND COMMIE PENETRATIONS. 2420002.

END OF MESSAGE

TASERS Z2)

GATE 04 ."

IC:X

1957

Is apie 57

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ORIG

UNIT

EXT

DATE

2971

22 APRAL 1957

S-EER-ET

TO

lives

• VAIVADA, ARThUR E

APR 22 21

48'57

REC'O CABLE SECT.

FROM

DIRECTOR

INiTIALS

DEFERRED

PRIORITY:

CONF

INTO

WH 5

FV/R: 2, 0P 2, S/C 2

- ROUTINE

OPERATIONAL

IMMEDIATE

INITIALS

&UTS3243

TO FAVA.

INO

CITE 012

13777

REF HAVA 824, (IN 14694)

HOS CONTEMPLATES RETURN VAIVADA CUBA EARLY MAY FOR TRIAL, PERIOD SEVERAL MONTHS

TO DETERINE ADVICABILITY CONTITUIR ASSIGIDIT THEPB. GARLE STATION VIENS.

END OF LESSAGE

Haiti..

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23 apie 525

ESTRAT LE

DATE 04 Jir 1951

201-1688818

COORDI

MATING OFFICERS

Is Galtraith

CHIEF,

WRID

S-EAREI

• H' GALBRAITH, C/WH/III

RELEASING OFFICER

AUTMENTICATINO OFFICE

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SECRET

18 Apr11 1$57

HENORAIDURS PORS Chiel, Contract Forsonnel Divisio

SUIVERT&

Arthur G. VANADA

chur to VAlvAl, Con'ure lgent, (S-10, kosigned to Brojoct

AHRODIGR in Habana, Cuba, bas ordered by the staiion to lesve Cuba

l'or reasons of operational scourity following the lilling of aa 1adige

nous senber (AMFIClAPLH-1) of his agest net by the cubao authorities.

Suujeci depried iron habana on 1B Falwy 1957, and arrited In Eno

Jose, Costa lica, on or about 21 Febnary 195%

He discontinisad his

resirsace in Habana, stored his houschold effects, und set up not quir

ters in san Jose for his fanily. lie will maintain these queriere

until absat 6 lay 1957, when he will to reassigned to Habana ca pas

to another area.

Subject, hiasell, 18 currently recelving training

at Headquartars.

It is requested that authorisation be grenteù to pay subject

quartara allotianco to maule hin to maintaio rosidence for hia fanli

in costa flca for the tine necessary to complete his trainina at hond

vertura and bo reassigned to the fiold.

J. C. KInG

Chief, Hestern lieulaphere Divelon

Disttibution:

Orig. & 1 - Addressee

1 - Cuba Chrono

1 - VAIVADA File

Hs/III/Cuba/HO/acAuley/[s

SEGRET

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PRET

12 April 1957

HEPORAIDUM PORE Chiel, Cover Division

Attentions Hr. Raynond Hillard

SUBJECTE

Arthur Go VEIVADAL Comer Data

Atteched, ln accordanse uith the requirevonte of your divsaloo..

are certala data concerning Arthur G. VAIVADA, a HA contract agent,

for than cover as a pollater is being soughte

J. C. KING

Chie?, Western Fenisphere DivLelaI

•Distribution:

Orig. & 1 - Addressee

1 - Cuba Cbrono

1 - VAIVADA File

Attechment s

as mentioned above

Ha/ III/Cuba/Chrono/JENoland/fs

SAPRET

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Do General Inferration en beert

Arthur G. VATADA. No previoue request, althout cover suggestod

harain has been under coniueration for sarA tiss and has beat

disouaced with ropresentatitos of Cover Diviaion.

(2) Belement Statue

la process of conversion to career arent at

GS-ll, Balary 10, 3901. quarters allunnce 82,400% equilization

allownce $2,120g and following benefstas

Retirenent, alek and arnual lrave; hace laave

trirel, Federal Foplogees Compossation and

Missing Fersons Acta.

(3) Clearanca Statua

Subject has regular Operational Arproval and a Frovisional Covort

Security Approval peniing receipt offull Covert Security Approval.

lo clearances on viie, who 19 only adult accompanying agent over

SEZÃO

(4) Lodish Stata

Choak-up pending; bellered to be in asoellant physieal coadition,

As Contract Agent, has not been subjected to assessient.

(6) Surrent and Dresdone Coyere

Cover since June 1949 Exployment by Agency has been priarily

that of University Stadent with part thee photography work, and

employment durta, one parlod with Costa Rican Moistry of Agri-

culturo, as supplesentary. In all Inatgaces Subjoct has lived

cover, thua aeguiring no particular backstopping.

(7) Amitabsaltz for Aamition Ess Soros

15 tay 2957

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(8) Borosed Date of Denantuna For OverreAs Fost

Subject expacte lo raturn to overtead duty an or about 10 lay 1757.

(9) Brelest Grantees

AFHODARCH

(1) Age, 348 3ex, Vlo, Religion, Catholla, Subjet i8 sartied and

so tho crall children.

Wear Argentina de len Anzalea Ceriese de frongg Bors 15 Kerch

1915, San Jobs, Costa lica, Marriod to Subjoct since 19451 Costa :

Rioan citizes in process of obtalning U.S. oitizenship. Adiltional

biographie inforestion sunilablo at country dosil.

Higi School; Delalb, Il1s01a

Univereity-S years undergraduste study at unvereitles in San Joso,

Costa Rice, Guatesala City, and labana, Cuba.

(4) that Entorsent

19402945

Intolligence ICO (Techaloal Sergeant J.Je Aray

and U.S. Air Force)

JaD. 1915-Ap5o 46 labor Forens, U.S. Naval Air Statios, Coco Solo,

Canal Zone, Parara.

Apor1 326437-19 rea

ApPal 1940-1p5-49 Intelligence ICO (Technical Sergeant USAF) Chief.;

Or section, PolItioal Analysia, Carlobean Ass

Costand.

1949

April 195945.53 Freelance photography and University studies,

San Jose, Costs Rica.

Nar, 1953-Juno 33 Photographer Ministry of Agriculture, San Jose,

Costa Rica.

(5) Stalda Intercata, Hobbares stag.

Athleties (general), outdoor lifo, photography, junglo loto,

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ONET

3

Subject is both enerzetlo und forcenil and scoss to dedicata

Kinself wholeheartedly to noy venture which he undertakes. At

the saco tire, he has a pleasing personality, 1s veredtile, und

adapto paBily to asst situationa. lo precents a good appearanco,

san sonennat of a "sol her of fortune" bacigrowd nich of nich

acquired whilo working for CIA), ind 18 a good convercatiomliot.

It should be pointed out that in spite of the "collior of fortune"

tus, Subject 18 essentially a Biable individurl and devoted to

his fasily.

illa work tadate and his rolations uith those in CIA

with whon he has come in contect, heve boen excellent.

(7) Parsonal Emanated Statis

solvent, Ouss here.

Papara, Costa Rica, Gestemale, and Cuba since 1910 aû indicatod

above.

Flitary Service in Fer Fast 194k-1945.

(9) Area Expertence

Area experience, as reflocted In foregoing IDfOrTatIOn, 18 extensivo.

(10) Lananze guidelcations

Subfoot is fluent in Spanish language, thich is lodigenous to

arca in which be is and will be operating.

co securita Coneideraitona

(1) iscied si Baclement sith CIA

June: 1949 to present

(2) Bequenor &f Lisita la Cla Installatione

Fot applicablo. Ho vialts other than to salehouses.

(3) Extent Knowledes of LIA 188121581on

It must be presumed that vile 1o anare of intelligenco nature of

Subject's work, though not Deceasarily the GIl cornectiún.

otber non Agency personnel belleved to be staro of CIA atatus.

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(4) Iant Inadlisence Sonuestiona

With U.S.. Army and Alr Force as indicated above.

Not appllaable

carice.

(6) Antura Diana Let boenti

Contemplate contimation in nomoffiotal cover status upos cos

plotton of current assigment.

(7) ASTRONSE SERIES

In the proçeas of being utranged.

Ho Agency-sponsored insurance an of this unitinge Fatant of otherg

not knows, bert believed adaqueto.

Do Doerationed Infornatic

(2) Ing of Information Erected Duration s& Ansiament.

...*Il Duration of assigument Indefinito, but at loset two yests.

Operationa fros average to high, sensitivity-no persons, other

than Agency personnal aid cover facility officials, will be sade

awaro of CIn affillation philo undor sos official cover.

(2) 10s93107

rajass, Caba

(3) DaRes 2S 50b111t7 DeBired

H111 spend nost of tine 1n capital (Fabana) Should bo froe to

travel al will throughout country, however.

(4) Special EIlA In ba Centacted

¡rom the operational standpolat, access to political oireles 1s

most desirablo.

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(5) ApproximatE ARDuEL Incona te Ba Altoleted to cover renterian

$10,000 (Includiog allorances)

(6) Hours Wish List Ba Derored to Coerstlonal Duties

Subjoct should be ablo to devote at least 50s of time to opara-

tional activity, although titlos eatalled la proposed cover vill

fit la very nicely with operational rejuirement.

(7) Shyniesd Securts Bensirszenta

No particular problese antialpated in this respect..

(8) Communication

Ho special arrangements: required, as Subject :111 be in nore

of lass regular contact with station personnel.

(9) Coyer Surastiona

A polling oover (employseat as of rapresentative of a large i.s.

polling firm) has been suggested and seers highly appropriate 1s

this cose, as 1t would afford excellent sobility in addition to

job backstopping.

Ht. Pay Millard of Cover Division has been

•atterpting for done thee to arrange such a cover for Subjeut.

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SECRET

(Thes Pilled In)

Ic Apr1l 1957

MEMDRANDUM FOR:

WH/111/Cuba/licAuley..

FROM:

SUBJECT:

CI/Operational-Approval-and-Support_Division

CHOLER, Ross Lester

;. :

Your request dated 26 February 1956

to use the Subject has been processed by the Office of Security.

2. The results of this action are transmitted herewith.

_for approval

Attachment:

so memo 2 April 1957/par

Shimmin is, fr.

Distribution:

1 Addressee

1 File

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475 ERB/RFL/UL

DATE: $5 APRIL 1957

TO

• DIRECTOR

FROM , SAN. JOSE

ACTION:

WH-5-

475

CI, C1/OPS; FI, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, S/C 2

•CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

C?:

OUTINE

ApR 6 87 27-97

REC'D CARLE SECL

P.R-IOR-I-TY

TO

IN 27923

SANJ 2531

PRITY DIR

RE:

.

B.

INFO: HAVA

CITE

DIR 03998

(OUT 79438 )

HAVA

866 (IN 27345

1. DOSSIER HAS NOT ARRIVED. VAIVADA AND WIFE HAVE DECIDED

SHE WILL JOIN HIM ZRMETAL NOW USING TOURIST VISA. CHILDREN WILL

REMAIN SANJ WITH RELATIVES..

2. PARA 2 REF A STATES NO CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT WIFE.

3. SHE ARRIVING ZPMETAL EAL FLIGHT 534 MORNING 8 APRIL.

REQUESTS VAIVADA MEET. HAVE ADVANCED HER NO FUNDS.

END OF MESSAGE.

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HEMDRANDUM FOR TiLE RECORD:

Subjoct: Arthur G, VAIVAnA

Naturalization-of_Subject-s-wife

Mr. Jerry Ma:SETT; Allen Affairs Officer, Office of Security,

Room 2503, I Bldgo, Jolll, stated that the following requirements and

procedure

are recesgary to subnit "ubject's wife's application for naturall-

a. Mersorandun fron C/NiHD to the Director of Security, Attentions

Alien Affairs Officer, requesting that the application for

naturalization ba expedited so that subject'a riie may accompany

him oversaas on, or about

b. Application for laturalization forms to be filled out in duplicate:

They are NOT to be signed by the applicant.

e. 3 passport-stze photographs.

d. I fingerprint card (Obtained at the Immigration Office in Ecou 313,

Old Fost Office Bldge, 12th and Penn. N.W.)

2. The above memo and documents are to be subritted to tha Uffico

of Security (0S). After a security check an appointment vill be mado for

Subject's nife to appear for questionning and signing of application. Onco

this formality is dono, the application 1s placed in the istrict Lout

for the final swearlng in by the Judge (The swearings take place each 2nd

Tuesday of the month)e

3/ There will be a fee of $10.00.

La PAIVADA can be one of the tho witnessos required.

Nca.

main-n. ..

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434, 'ERD, RFLICG

DATE

• 84 APRIL: 1957

TO

DIRECTOR

FROM , HAVANA

ACTIONI

LH 5

= INFO

CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, Fi/RI 2, S/C 2

CLASSIFED MESSAGE

•SECRET

OUTIMO

AM 5

D 3 3047:

RECO CARLE SERTE

ROUTINE

10

IN 27345

• HAVA 866

SANJ

INFO: DIR

RE:

SANJ 2523 (IN 261965)

cite

CONSULATE ADVISES DOSSIER MRS ANGELA ARGENTINA IRIS CORDERO

Y CALDERONA DE CROZIER FORWARDED SANJ VIA POUCH 21 MARCH.

END OF MESSAGE

•i-s

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иліт

014 WCJ/BP/WS

DATE: D2 APRIL 1957

• DIRECTOR

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SECRET

FROM i SAN JOSE :

ACTIONS

WH 5

NO: :..: C1, Cl/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, F1/RI 2, 5/6 2

ROUTINO

APR 3 85 26:51

REC'O CABLE SECT.

ROUTINE

TO

•DIR

INFO: HAVA

REF SANJ 2495(18 18323)

" HAVA 841 PIN.

19663)

CITO

IN 26196

SANJ 2523

VISA FILE VIVADA'S WIFE STILL NOT RECEIVED SANJ. LOCAL

CONSUL CAN DO NOTHING PENDING RECEIPT FILE. CAN HQS ASSIST?

END OF MESSAGE

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SECRET

2 APR 1957

Chief, CI/OA

Acting Deputy. Director of Security (Investigations

and Support)

C-25507

#/112569

I. Reference is made to your nemorandum dated 28 Pebruary 1957,

wherein a provisional covert security approval and a covert security

approval kero requested to enable the Subject's conversion to career

agent status for

use as Principal igent for iroject AMPHOUARCH in

Cuba, under non-official cover.

In accordance with the provisions set forth in Clandestine

Services Instruction No. 10-5 and Field Begulation 10-215, a pro-

visional covert security approzal is granted for the use of the

Subject, as described in your request as set forth in paragraph #1,

above.

3.

It should be noted that the provisional covert security

approval herein grarted is based on linited investigative coverage

and should not be in any way construed as a final security deter-

mination relative

to a full covert security approval. Upon com-

plation of additional investigation nos pending, you will be ap-

propriately advised as to our decision 11th regard to the issuance

of a full covert security approval.

4o Subjects of provisional covert security approvals are not

to represent themselves as, no are they to be represented a8,

employees of CIA.

5. Your attention is called to the fact that a provisional

covert security approval does not constitute complete compliance

ith the provisions of CIA Regulation 10-210. Therefore, if you should

desire at a later date to charge the status or use of this individual,

a request for approval to cover pny proposed change should bo autoritas

to this office.

This approval becones Invalld in the ovent the

Subject's

services are not utilized within 60 days of the date of

this neno

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITIS

Fred H. Hall

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"ARE

TRAVEL ORDER

Aptize to Fritina

(Fe)

OFFICE iNObL

i?a?

OFFICIAL STATION

to sebast

"CURDE AND SALRE!

Timemdt tyene

YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TRAVEL AND INCUR NECESSARY EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGENCY REGULATIONS.

ITINERARI

te tires ritaria

PURPOSE

00 • Fitting

SPECIAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDE APPROPRIATE JUSTIFICATION)

AUTHORIZED PER DIEM

COORDINATION, AS REQUIRLD (TO BE EFFECTED BY ORIGINATING OFFICE)

_ DDiP

OTHER OPERATIONAL AREAS

ADVANCE OF FLINDS IS AUTHORIZEO.

TRAVEL 10 EEGIN ON OR ABOUT

TERMINATINO APPROXIMATELY

→ IMEATER CLEARANCE (IF OBTAINABLE):

ESTIMATED COST OS PRAYEL.

a....

CERTIFICATION (or Pacit

CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY. SIGNED CODY ON E LE IN CENTRAL

PROCESSING BRANCH. REVIENED. DiO CHANCE

NECESSAFY.

AMENDEO AS INDICATED.

ALONE FOR ARCEY OWNED AUTONCENE IS FOLLON I APPLiCABLE

(N)

CENTS PER MILE, NOT TO EXCEED COST BY COMMON CAFRIER

(8)

CENTS PER MILE. AS BEING MORE ADVINTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT

SIGNATURE

THE CHANGE OF OFFICIAL STATION INDICATED IS EFFECTED IN THE INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENI AND' NOT'FOR YOUR PERSONAL CONVENIENCE.

IN CONNECTICH WITH

CHANGE OF

STATION.

SLET TO WiElÜrT LIMITS, RESIRICTIONS AND PROVISIONS AS SET FORTM IN AGENCY REGULITIONS.

YOU ARE AUTMORIZED TO TRANSPORT YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY, YOUR MOUSCHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL EFFECTS, SUS.

TRAVEL

RETURM FROM POST OF

DUTY ABROAD.

INCLUDING EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTA.

IMMEDIATE

FAMILY. HOUSEMOLO

GOODS.

PERSONAL EFFECIS AND

AU:CMOBILE.

IS AUTMORIZED.

DUTY ABROAD, INCLUDING EXPENSES OF TRANSPORTATION OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY, MOUSEMOLO GOOCS. PEESONAL EFFECTS AND

I CERTIFY FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE

OBLIGATION REFEFENCE NO.

CHARGE ALLOTMENT NO.

DEPEMDENTS TO TRAVEL WITH EMPLOYEE.

DEPENDEMIS TO TRAVEL, MITHIM 6 MOS. OF EMPLOYEE.

TEMPORARY DUTY

DATE

SIGMATURE OF NAST FISAAARA

= traite

SIGNATURE OF OFFICIAL AUTORIZING IRS EL

C.

FOAM NO: 540 OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS

1 APA SA

3149

88 59509 1757

(28228)

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28

TE MAR 1$57

BIOGRAPHE AL DATA

NAM5:

CROZ IR, RoBs_Lester

BIRTH:

20 June 1922, DeKalb, Ill11018

ADDRESS:

5th St.

655, Havana (Vedado) Cuba

San Juan libas, San Jose,

Costa 31ca

CITIZENSHIP:

U.S.A.

MARITEL STATUS: Argentina de los Angeles Cordero de Crozier, b, 15/3/18, Saz

Joso, ' Costa'Rica, m. 17-Dec 1945, Cristobal, Canal Zone

Address, Sano as subject

CHILD: PH:

Ross Arnulfo Crozier, b.c. 19491 Addi same as subject

Lillian Caridad Crozier, b.C. 1951 Add: Same as subject

PARENTS,

Father: Lester Barl Crozier, b. 15 Har 1900, Palestiso, Il.

Mothers

Elizabeth Lorene McK1bben, b. Sept 1903, La Moille, Ill.

Addresas RR No. 1, Tampico, Il.

ERO & SISTERS& James Barl Crozler, b.c. 1929, Addi Tempico, Il.

Irma Willy Crozier,

b.c.

1924, Add: FR.1, Tampico, Ill.

Blancho laine Crozier, boç. 1926, Addi 1900 Canal Sto, lock

Palle, Illino1s

Norris Edwin Grozier, b.c. 1932. Adds 804d Ist Ave., Sterling,

1111no18

Il LAKS,

EDUCATIOS:

Pather: Alberto Cordero Loizia, bo 1894, San Jose, Costa Rica,

Deceased

Mother:

Dora Cordero Calderon, b. 7 Sept 1893, San Jose, Costa

ilea, Add: San Juan Tibas, San Jose,

Costa Rics

Sisters

Norma Cordero de Gregor b.c. 1932, Adda Box 2655, Cristobal,

c.Z.

Isabel Cordero de Naranjo, b.c. 1929. Add: Plaza

Viquez, San Jose, Costa Rica

Consuelo Cordero Calderon, .b.c. 1927. Adds San Juan

Tibas, Sa n Jose, Costa Rica

1926-34:

Elwood, DeRalb, Illinois

Township, Defalb, Il. (Grad)

1949-53:- Univ. of. Costa Rics, San Jose,

univ. of san Carlos, Guatenala City, Guatamala

MILITARIS

Previcusly Checie 1u919 5u

inese bilar inci chock

schiacch 57

208-168851°

15.197

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18 WAR 1957

EMPLOYMENT:

TRAVEL,

RESIDENCES:

"BILG RAPHICAI, DATA

CROZIER, Ross Laster

1940-458

u,s.

Air Force

1945-468

u.s.

Naval Station,, Coco Solo, Canal Zone

1946-49:

u.s.

Air Force

1949-53:

free lance photography and student, San Jose, Costa

Rica

3-6/53:

Section of Geology, Ministry Agriculture, Costa Rican

Government, San Jose, Costa Rica (Dr. Cesar Dondol1)

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1949-53:

San Jose, Costa Rica

Jan-May 1954:

Guatenala City, Guatenala •

1954-Pres:

Habana, Cuba

4-11/558 Calle 1l No. 1013 Vedado, Babana, Cuba

1954-551

Calle 16, jo. 511 Vedado, Habana,

Cuba

8-11/54: Calle 3, No 6A, Miramar, Habana, Cuba.

5-8/548

San Juan Titas, Sas Jose, Costa Rica

1-5/54:

7th Ave., N. 9-04, Jocotanango, Guat. City

1953-548

5008 7th St., MJ.; Wash. 11, D.C.

1949-53:

San Juan Titas, San Jose, Costa Rica

All prior residences was military service back to 1941

RECHECK

pried tray 19,5l

CONFI

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SECRET

MENORAIIDUM FOR THE RECORD

SUB'ECT: Arthur G. VAIVADA

-

Training and contact procedure for Subject was discussed with

MI. Schernahorn (Room 201-T-30, X-2778) on this date:

a) The training of Subject will last six weeks from 25 larch

through 6 May 1957.

b) Subject will use the code name "Mr. Vicks" throughout the

training.

Contact procedure: Subject will call "Jim" on 7A-7-9117

at 1:40 PM on 25 March 1957 (Monday).

He will identify himself as

"i. Vicks." He will be given instructions as to the place and time of

pick-up to be taken to asfe house.

Subject will have identification card

to be presented to instructor upon arrival at safe house.

d) In the event Subject has to be contseted during treining

period (1.9. Wife's naturalization matters, etc.) the desk will contact

Mr. Schernahorn's office (X-2778) the day before so arrangements may be

Training Division will not release the phone numbers of their

safe houses.

e) Subject will be in training full time during the six

period and will be given assignments for homework to be done at

night and over sone week ends.

uca-

R. O. MACAULEY

FI/OPS_-Cuban Desk

22 March 1957

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REC'D CABLE SEAT:

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CITE: SANJ 2506

OPIM HAVA

RE: DIR 87482 (OUT 86223 )

INFO: DIR

CITE

1. REF ARRIVED 18 MARCH.

2. BAIVADA ARRIVING HAVA PANAM 506 MARCH 19. MEET.

30

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HABANA

DIRECEOR

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317

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REC'L CABLE GEST.

its C1/OPS, C1/IC, F8, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, S/6 2

VAIVADA

OUT 5483

E0: HAVA

REFERENCE, EAVA 833

INFO: SANJ

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CITE DIR 07107

NO OBJECTION PARA TWO. SUGGEST LENGTH STAY HAVA MIGET BE CUT AND

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DATE :

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ACTION: bit. 5

INFO: C1, CI/OPS, FI, § 1/OPS, F1/RI 2, S/C 2

5

REC'O CABLE SECT.

IN 18323

ROUTINE

CITE: SANJ 2495

TO: HAVA

REF: HAVA 833 (IN 17296)

SANJ 2474 (IN 11647. )

INFO: DIR

•1. VISA FILE ON VAIVADA'S WIFE NOT YET RECEIVED HERE AL TrOUGHI

LOCAL CONSUL HAS MADE TWO OFFICIAL REQUESTS OF CONSULATE HAVA.

VAIVADA DOES NOT WANT LEAVE WITHOUT HER AND WANTS HER ACQUIRE

CITIZENSHIP FOR OWN PROTECTION IN FUTURE. STATION UNABLE PRESSURE

LOCAL CONSULATE UNTIL FILE RECEIVED HERE.

2: VIEW ABOVE NOT FEASIBLE FOR VAIVADA LEAVE. ON 18 MARCH.

STATION HOPES WIFES VISA CASE WILL BE SETTLED BY 24 MARCH.

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REC'O CABLE SECT

ROUTINE

IN 19663

CITE HAVA 841

PRITY SANJ

INFO DIR

RE: DIR 07482 (OUT 86223)

1. CONSULATE ADVISES VAIVADA AS WIFE'S DOSSIER AIR POUCHED

SANJ VIA: WASH 8 MARCH. SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED BY NO!.

2. REQUEST SANJ ADVISE FLIGHT AND TIME ARRIVAL VAIVADA

HAVA.

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ROUTINO

5-

-2

3

„REC'D CABLE SECT.

IN 16366

CI, C1/OPS, FI, FI/OPS; F1/RI 2, S/C 2

ROUT I NE

PRECEDENCE

CITE: SANJ 2491

TO: HAVA

RE: HAVA 826 (IN 15237)

INFO: DIR

1. VAIVADA ADVISES SO FAR HE KNOWS NO OTHER CONTACT

KNOWS TELEPHONE NUMBER. HAS NEVER REVEALED NUMBER TO ANY ONE

AND HAS NEVER WRITTEN IT.

2. RE GARAGE ADDRESS, ONLY KNOWS IT IS A "DIAMOND-T AGENCY

GARAGE" LOCATED SOMEWHERE ON CALLE 2D DE OCTUBRE. SUGGESTS PR QUE

BE REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE PINPOINTING ADDRESS AND PHOTO.

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8 larch 1957

;tr.?

MEMORAinUM TORe Chiel, Office oi socurity

VIAS

SUEJYCT&

Calef, CI/ca

Arthur Go VANiLA (0D.)

C-255.07

Lo Referenoe 10 nade to Osin vorbal request of 7 larch 1997, for

additionel inforation on Jubioct in connection with our request for a

Provisional Covert Security Approval ented 26 Fobruary 1957.

20

„ Subject was bora In Do Falb, Illinois, on 20 June 1922..

rocesued his prisary and high school eduestion 1n le kelb and entered

tho J. S. Army in 1940, lator transferring to the V. 5. A1r Force, Ho

served as an operations and intolligence specinlist,

fIrat In the China-

Birm theater and Inter in Parina. He ina Alacharged fron the servieo

In 1945 with the pralo of Techrical Sergcant.

After his discharto, he

worked for a brlof period as a laboratory tochnician in the sterling

(111no1s) Sillca-Cel Corporation and then roturned to the Foram Cami

Zone to marry & Costa Rican girl in Deceaber 1945. For about four montha

he vorlied as a storadore and Inbor foremn in the Caral lose.

In Apr11

1946 ho re-elisted in the Alr Forca in the Crnal Zone and una Mischarged

three yours later, in 1949.

30

late in 1943 he was recruited by the Agency, and on 1 Juss 1919

bacans a Cli contract agent.

Since that isto, he has servod as a cost

fract agent with continuing high laval performico, first 1n Costa F1ca,

Later in Castenals and Cuba. le 10 currectly asslood to Cuba whore ha

18 utilized as Principel Agent of Project A SlicDiflil. Subject kas worked

principally not successfully so, on Comunist Party penetration open-

tions since his engegement with CIA, and his current work lavolves the

handling of a net of agento providing coverage of Camunist, loftist,

revolutionary ans other polltical activities at the lniversity of Habana,

and the studant youth circles la genorul in cuba.

Lo Subject has always proven to be loyal and trustworthy.

In ther

of his outstanding record and strong overall qualifications, and bis

expressed desiro for a career with CIA, It has koen roconendod ho bo

converted froa contrect to career agent status. He was promoted recently

to the oquivalent of a G510 ratloso

MISCA

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SIGNET

So Subject's spouse, a Costa Rieso citizor, ban espressed desiro

to acquire 1. Bo citizernhip, and has nos mio the necessary arrange

sente to accopauy hor husband to the t. 5. for this purpose, ther

Sublect roturna for Covert training at liedquarters in the vory noar

future.

Covert Security Approval, vith an expellto Provisional Covert

Scesrity ipproval, han boen roguoatad in cornection with lio reconente-

tion to converi subject Iron contract to staff stetus...

J. C. KI:O

Chios, Westora Healsphere Divinion

Distributions

Orig. & 1 - Addressee

1 = Cuba Chrono

1 - VA IVADA FilO

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DATE :

361/SE/DN/AFT =

O7 MARCH

1957

TO

: SAN JOSE

FROM : HAVANA

ACTION:

INFO

ROUTING

.5

SECREI

REC'D CABLE SECT.

IN 15237

CI, C1/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, S/C 2

TO:

SANJ

ROUTINE

PRECEDENCE

CITE: HAVA 826

REQUEST SANJ CABLE YAIVADA REPLIES TO FOLLOWINGS WHO AMONG

HOS HAVA CONTA CTS COULD ALSO KNOW TELEPHONE F-50198 GIVE DETAILED

ADDRESS GARAGE VIHERE JOAQUIN MARTINEZ VELASQUEZ, US CONTACT, WORKS

AND CAN BE REACHED.

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10

416 RIC/ IM/ARB.

27 FEB 57÷1

416

DIRECTOR

FROM "

SAN JOSE

ACTION,

WH 5

IMPO:": 61, C1,:C1/OPS; FI, FI/OPS, FI/RI 2, 3/F:2:

F0 28 29 47837

RECTO CABLE SECT.

ROUTINE

10

iN 11647

"SANJ 2474

• DIR

INFO: HAVA

ciTe "*

REF DIR $3998 (OUT 79438)

1. VAIVADA PREFERS CAREER STATUS ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT

CONCERNED FUTURE JOB SECURITY. WANTS WIFE ACQUIRE CITIZENSHIP

AND HAS ALREADY DISCUSSED IMMIGRATION VISA WITH LOCAL CONSUL WHO

HAS CABLED HAVA CONSULATE FOR DOSSIER ON WIFE.

2. WILL TAKE WIFE WITH HIM TO ZRMETAL BUT WILL LEAVE TWO

CHILDREN HERE WITH WIFE'S FAMILY, TENTATIVE ETD 23 MARCH.

30 TIME ELEMENT IN OBTAINING WIFE'S. VISA ONLY PROBLEM

PRESENT TIME. HHHW

2092 NOT YET RECEIVED.

4. FOR HAVA. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION PAY VAIVADA SALARY

FOR FEB. ADVISE AMOUNT DUE HIM. ALSO REQUEST YOU ATTEMPT

EXPEDITE FORWARDING DOSSIER ON WIFE.

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ROUTINO

454 JB/ J/MR

DATE : 27 FEB 57

TO

: DIRECTOR

FROM : SAN JOSE

ACTION:

WN 5

iNFO :

454

CI, CI/OPS, FI, FI/OPS, F1/RI 2, S/C 2

2

3

FETZ

75:31

REC'D CABLE SECT.

IN 11760

OUTINE

REBDENC

CITE: SANJ 2476

TO: HAVA

RE: HAVA 811 (IN 49266)

DIR 03998 (OUT 79438

SANJ 2474 (IN 11647)

INFO: DIR

OPERATIONAL MEMO DATED 26 FEBRUARY, PREPARED BY VAIVADA BEING

POUCHED HAVA AS SEPARATE COVER ATTACHMENT TO HRSA-2602..

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CATE

26 February 1957 :

REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION AND APPROVAL

POOJECT

тО:

CI/Operational Approval and Support

Division

SUBJECT

CI/DA FILE NO.

SO FILE NO.

TRUE SAME

C-25507

CRYPTO: YM. OR PSEUDONYM

Arthur G. VAIVADA

TYPE OF AGINT OR EMPLOYEE

USE OF AGENT OR EMPLOYEE (Full details)

Subjaat has served CIA 1s a contract capacity elase 1919, with a centsueno

bigh level of performnce: He 18 currently assigned to Cuba, tiere ba la being

ut1lized as the Principal Agent for Projoct AMPHODARCH. Project AMPHODARCH 1B

an PI operution designed to provide Iaformatior on political activities including

Communist:) in univeralty circlor in Favans, Gibz: In view st his outstanding

record and strong overall qualificationa, and hia exprasand dasire for a sancer

with CIA, 1t has been recounendod he be couverted fron contract ta career agant status.

TYPE ACTION REQUESTED

PROVISIONAL

APPROVAL

OPERATIOMAL

APPROVAL

GOVERYMINT NAME CHECK

SPECIAL INQUIRY (SO field investigation)

_PROVISIONAL COVERE SECURITY APPROVAL

COVERT SECURITY APPEOVAL

PROPRIETARY APPROVAL

OTHER:

PRO AND GREEN LIST

STATUS

PRE 1. OF EQUIYALENT. IS ATTACHIO IN THO COPIES

PRO 11

DILL BE FOGUARDED MUEN RECLINEO

PRO II IS ATTACHED.

IF OSTAINABLE

GRELS LIST CHICA HAS BEEN INITIATED

FIELD

TRACES

REVEAL NO

NORETION

REVEAL

VALUE

ATTACHED

MILL.

BE FORWARDED tHEN RECEIVIN

NOT INITIATED.

NOT EXPECTED TO POSSESS RELEvANT INFO.

SUGGESTED INVESTIGATIVE COVER

GOVERVWENT

COMMERCIAL

ACADEMIC

OTHER:

RI TRACES

DIVISION TRACES

RECORD (Bot derogatory

INDICATE SPECIAL LINITATIONS

INVESTIGATION OR SPECIAL COVERAGE DESIRED

x arconnot derogators)

NO RECORD

SUBJECT

HAS

SIGNATURE OF

CAS,

VICE

Hugh 0.

Machuley

FORM 40.

SEP

772

his crafte

EXTENSION

205€

1021 Barton

SIGNATURE. OF BRANCH CHIEF

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"INFO

FI/RI 2;

s/c 2

CLASSIFIED MESSAGE

SECRET

IN G

FER 23 04 47-57

REC'D CABLE SECI

ROUTINE

TO .:

IN 10068.

SANJ 2471

HAVA

INFO: DIR

CITE

RE: HAVA 8Q3 (IN 48050)

22 FEE VAIVADA: CONTACTED BURNETTE FOR WHO HE WORKED

WSBURNT.

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sr.

1a1r. Arthur G. Vaivada

¡Dear Mr. Vaivada:

Roference is made to your contract with the United States Goverament.

as representod oy the Contracting Oflicer, effective 1 Auguer 1954, au

amended.

Fifiective

- Bald contract, an amended, 1e

further amended by the addition of aub-parograph (e) to paragragh tbree (3)

antitled "Travel" which reado do follows:

"(a) For temporary atorage of your household effecto while

you are temporarily absent from your initial permanent post of cusy

hereunder. "

Eflective 19 February 1957, said contract is further amended by deleting

Paregraph pas ll satiod "Compensation" la liã entrciy and substituring in

Mieu thoreol the following:

"I. Componcallor. In fuil consideration for the purchase of certain

information and dervices, you will raceive from the Governmaat, payable

la such aa approved manner as you may direct in titlag, the following:

(a) Compensation calculated at the rato Si $5915 par annum; and

(o) Additional compensation for quarters procurement at Sas

JoBo, affective upon your arrival threat in aù amount calculated at

the rare of $3000 per annum. Ae this additional compensation is based

upon quartera costs at said post, ll 1o subject to unilateral adjustment

by tre Government whenever warranted by a chango is the factors

affecting its initial establishment. Quarters will not be furnished you

by the Government nor will you accapt quarters provided by your cover

facility without prlof amendmeat of this agreomeat. "

All other terma and conditions of the contraci, as amended, remain in

fall force and effact.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Contracting Officer

APPROVED:

SECRET

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INFO:

2056

18 FEPRUARY 1957

• HAVAIA

INFO: SANJ

DIRECTOR

WH 5

C1, C1/OPS, C1/IC, CI/DA, FI/RI 2, S/C 2

DEFERRED

ROUTINE

то

HAVA

INFO

SANJ

REP HAVA 801 (IN 47267)

VAIVADA SHOULD CONTACT IR WILLIAM CLIONS IN SAND.

FXI FUTURE. PLANS, VAIVADA TRAINING EQS COULD START

25 MARCH. INDICATE AT ONCE IP DESIRABLE

CITE DIR

18 20

295?

RECE GAULE SECT.

INITIALS

PRIORITY

OPERATIONAL

INITIALS

IMMEDIATE

OUT 78042

03253

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fOr J.C. KING, C/WED

ASINO

OFFICER

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-DATE :

18 FEB 57

TO : DIRECTOR

FROM :.

ACTION:

HAVANA

Wit 5

INFO :

C1, C1/OPS, C1/16, C1/DA, F1/RI 2, S/C 2

REC'D CABLE SECT

IN 48058

ROUTINE

PREGRDENGE

CITE: HAVA SD3

TO: • SANJ

REF HAVA 889 (IN 47267)

INFO: DIR

VAIVADA AND FAMILY ARRIVING SANJ 18 FEB. WILL CONTACT COS

THEREAFTER.

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WH 5

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CLISSIFIED MESSAGE

S-E-C-R-E-T

5

1444077

PRE'D BIABLE SANCT.

IN 47267

TO: DIR

RE: HAVA 799 (IN 46908)

CITE: HAVA 801

• 1.

PRESS 15 FEB IDENTIFIES MAN FOUND SHOT TO DEATH AS

AMPHODARCH_ 1.

2. AGENT KNEW ARTHUR G VAIVADA TRUE NAME AND RESIDENCE.

DUE THIS AND AS PRECAUTION STATION ADVANCING VAIVADA AND FAMILY

FUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY TRAVEL THEIR HOME SANJ WHERE WILL

STAY AT LEAST UNTIL CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES RESTORED CUBA.

WILL ADVISE DEVELOPMENTS.

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VIA -

Goodly A S So FORcE

DISPATCE NO. _BUTI 31-2002

201-32723

CLASSIFICATION

TO

Chief af Starlos, Habara

FROM

Grief, kID

SUBZECT / GENTRAL

Adminiotrarito

I SPECINC

DATE

8FEB57 15 00 2

Referenses: a0l41-4-3314

boHR4-4-1935

.GollktA-2571

Actica herined: Hotity Headquartors li Any Objestion

to setion Para, 3

1.

insiguariors ias no objeotion to int pestonesei di filliesla

raining until the end of the eutent contret your Mill mugust 1957),

aad bas cancolled immodiato training errangmante accordinaly.

The

Jiation should midt a ney requent coupra

matthe prior to tha dostrod

Lod trelning dates.

2o Thare has boon a chango,

in headqurters thinking on

so proposes costersion of vivalli do steff pratus.

lipon reviering tha

no, the responsiblo toniusion sari migtastert that career egant

statis vould do sore armpite un recompion thet the requestod

personal action ba changod accariinaly;

The Sta?s pointed at that

virtually all bonefite tilca bould eecrpo to VAIADA under staff atatus

are aleo ouiainabla us a cerer spent.

These lochide Cirll Service

Retirenest, Sic eud Armal Jeave, Yen Leave Torel, Peridic Step

norases, say corerage wader the federal Employ cut Cospersation and

Missing Persons poto. Ho soold also be ellathle for certain KURRR

3.

In aiseassing VAlVADA's couveralon, the revelag staff also

noted that VAlVA DA vonli not necessarily be trented stall etatus, oven

though bis wife vare to bocese a i.s. oltises, and would definitely not

quality for sane at this theo.

in then of this development and the

the Division

SECKET

CLASSIFICATION.

FORM RO.

SUN

1849

• 51-29

8F16.51

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HAIL 4-2092

stuff arains, at coate tonil. It la foir that the career stetua

rites moat si not ail, of the bonafite essent Ior taNAsa 1s

10-2577. It will son do maccassary, aroover, for id. "Ala

Lo Elmald there ba any objection, on the part al pha sintion sa

edgert to sail.

Johe Tolym

J. C. KING

Chief, WHD

5 February 1957

Distribution:

3 - Babana

1 - RI•

1- WH/HE11room

I - Subject

John T. Flyin

C. KING.

CAHD

palending Dificer)

SECRET

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• CONTRACT INFORMLTION AND CHECK-LIST

"Na" then

aao copy for peop

SECTION I

•1. HAME

Jass I Falsed

TELEANORE CITENSION

2056, 2972

GENERAL.

DArE

30 ENEST 1958

PROJECT

D. ALLOTMEN! HO.

SLOT. PiE.

Ar bure: Go VAIVATS.

S. PREVIDUS, ClA PSEUDONTO CA ALIASES

ALPIODARCH

IOSIVIDUAL

3514-0163

HAS BEEN INGAGED BY CIA CO

include

In Farenher 1%8, transferres to COstS RIOS 19 HASON Projest

SECURITY

(Type and dare)

Ocatlonal Cleans 19 Tuy 1954

INDIVIDUAL HILL WORK UNDER

"CONTROLLED CROSITIONS"

HOURS ANAT FROM

SUBJECT'S HOME

EMPLOYEE

AND PERFERMED

COMTDACT IS TO BE DRITTEN IN SICI

GOVERUMENT'

RIGULAR OFFICE

SUPERVISIGN OF

10. PROPOSEO CATEGORY (COMPRACE ARCOI.

contract cnployee. erc.)

Caraur Agent

SECTION It

11.

CITIZENSHIP

Des.

NOT U.S.

RESIDENT

C181299

ALIEN

13. LEGAL RESIDINCE (City and stare: or consery)

Stealing, Dismale

17.

MARITAL STATUS (Check as appropriate)

PERSONAL

DATA

INDIVIDUAL

SA PERMANENT

113.

AGE

DATE OF

ATH /MontA. dor. peor)

20 Fine 1902

LUNGENT

RESIDENCE (Cily and

coonfry)

Habans, Cuin

BIDORED

HUALHOT

DEPENDEMTS (NoS includine indiaidual)

RELATIONSHIF:

Taros Capanestas

solfe end to estlaras

ANNULLED

IADIVIDUAL

IS RELATED TO A STAFF EUPLOYEE.

AN INDIVIDUAL

CURRENTLY

"ORKING FOR THE AGENCY IN SEME

CAPACITY

57 40

RELATIONSHIP

SECTION

20.

HESERVE

u.s.

21.

VETERAN

MILITARY

22.

STATUS

IF RETIRED.

parrico

INDICATE CATEGORY (Langavity, coobes dinosis.

disability

nos-combat)

BRANCH OF SERVICE

24-

RANK DE GRADE

8/386.

DRAFT ELIGIOLE

26.

DRAST DEFERMENT

BY ClA

SECTION

IY

27.

FASIC SALARY

76.390.00

6311

I

28.

POST DIFFERENTIAL

COMPENSATION

COVER (Breakdom, il any)

30 .

TASES TO BE DI TANILO BY

COVER

Tres

SECTION V

9 2,100:00

(rarable")

ALLOHANCES (NORMALLY GRANTED ONLY TO RESIDEYTS OF THE UNITED STATES)

POST

33.

Lqufl1sat10n Allocance - 82,620.00 (nos-teabio)

3A. COVER (Broakdoon, il aoy)

HA

SECTION VI

35.

TYPES

TRAVEL

9..

WITH DEPENDENTS

[..

87.

HOUSEMOLD EFFECTS TO BE SHIPPED

38.

PERSOMAL VEHICLE TO DE ¿NIPPED

J то

-I..

39.

TRANSPORTED VEMICLE TO BE USED FOR

OPERATIONAL

TRAVEL

10.

1* DITH DEPENDENTS STATE RELATIONSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH

#1fa - Costa Rion (espaste outain Us, ellienship 1s nons futuro)

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80s a VeS. (161359, 7 J3259 Of 8g0.

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30 January 1757

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, PI

12.235

SUBJECT

Request for Conversion of Artbur G. VAIADA IrO

Contract to Career Agent Status

ROFEPENICE

8 НКН-4-2577

1.

Referenced dispatch from the field recommends the conversion

•of contract agent Arthur G. VANADA to staff status and presents a

strong case for such conversion. Upon receiving a formal ID request

for such action, however, your Plans Staff suggested that career

agent status would be more appropriate in this case, and further

Indiested that staff status for VAIVADA is virtually out of tho

question at this time.

The request is being re-submitted, tberefore,

1n revised form to provide for conversion to career rother than steff

2.

VAIVADA hes served CIA in a contract eapacity since 1949, with

a continuous high level of parformance; firgt 10 foste luca, lavI li

Guatemala and Cuba.

le 1s currently assigned to Cube and is expectod to

remain there indefinitely. VAIVADA 19 34 years old and les procoted

Qjril1956

, recently to the equivalent of a G5-10 rating. His expressed career

Interests lie in continued employment by CIA, more especially in the

ares of official cover assignents, for which he is highly suited.

In view of VAIVADA's outstanding record as a contract egent,

his strong overall qualificatione, and his expressed desire for a

career with CIA, It is recoumended that be be granted career agent

status. A PHS and a new contract check list (in duplicate) are attached.

d. WH Division contenplates bringing VAIVADA to the U.S. for

covert training during the latter part of 1957.

5. Approval for the conversion of VAIVADA frou contract to

career agent

status, as indicated above, is hereby requested.

Quarres

Chief, Western Henisphere Division

Attachments

PHS (2)

Contract Check Idst (2)

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HOTE:

SGE INSTRUCTIONS ON FIRST SHEET.

SECTION VIII

DEGGFITS (SE PArS IIY Ol Conlidealial Fund Redulations

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SECTION IX

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(Check)

COVER ACTIVITY

19.

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( Check)

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32.

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sacedinia

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FORFEITURE OF RETURN

TRAVEL

FOP.

BESIGAATIIs

FEIDU TO CONTRAIS TIRUIRATIO

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FUNCTION (FI, PP.

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DUT! ES

37. GINERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES TO DE PERFORMED

SECTION XIV

50 .

EXPERIENCE

AFEY

QUALIFICATIONS

and Ais Forts Intelligenot. CIA Benintuzo Other ea Inifontol $ Hastor 6, abora.

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SECTION XV

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT

JOB AND SALARY PRIOR TO SERVICE FOR CIA

2980-19458

9/5g6. USA,

ISAP, Intalligenos ECO.

Jatt 1945 - ApEll 19668

Londing uns Inber, $12.88 pas dur, US Brual AlI Statlon, Coco Salo

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APPROVAL

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MENORANDUZS FOR: Chief, WH

ATTENTION:

Chief, WH/III

SUBJECT:

Covert Training Request for Arthur G. VAIVADA

REFERENCE:

Project AMPSCARC:

1. Reference is made to jour memorandum dated 4 December 1956

requesting covert training for Arthur G. VAIVADA.

2. The CI Staff approves the training request subject to the

comments and recomendations set forth in the attached nemorandun

prepared by CI/ICD under date of 20 December 1956.

Page, for for

mes Angleto

Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff

Attachment:

c/CI/ICD memo atd 20 Dec. 56 - Subject; Comments and Recomendations

au Proposed Covert Iralning of Arthur G. VAIVADA

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