MEMO: AMWHIP/1 MEETING, 16 SEPTEMBER 1964, NEW YORK CITY.
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To: THE RECORD
Document date: 09/21/1964
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ANWHIP/1 Meeting, 16 September 1964, New York CIty

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Meeting/Time/Place/Purpose. This meeting was held

of AWHIP/T from 1000 until 1130 and from 1230

until 1515.

Lunch was taken at the office.

It is noted that

there was only a skeleton working-force in the workrooms and

offices as the l6th was Yom Kippdr d6 The purpose of the meeting

vas to identify one Alberto BLANCO Romariz, who had arrive

on the scene in Madrid claiming to have a message from AMLASH/1,

and to provide the necessary defensive briefing.

2. Details of Neeting.

This rested

ur minds, somewhat as it had been thought that it wa:

ossible AlbertO BLANCO Romariz might have been a DG

attempt to establish the fact beyond doubt that AMLASH/1

touch with KUBARK.

ANTiHIP/1 was instructed to pro-

in touch with KUBARK.

the Station first. (See cable traffic In ANWHIP/1 and

ASLASH/1 files.)

AMLASH/2 - A/2 1s currently staying with [Jose Luis

was usually known by his matrony face oe Alass 2'a-

Communist, friendly to AULASH's, a friend

crustod to a reasonable degree (at loast

not willingly compromioing ASLASH/I).

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Counselor of the Cuban Embassy,

regime, and can be trusted to the same degree as

[Gallerretta

ANWHIP stated thatlodon had been a

Communist for a number of years but during the past

three he had turned against the regime as a result

of what it bad done to Cuba.

ANWHIP stated he had

'heard that (Odon) had had this change of heart from

many people.

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Vice-Rector of the University

of Havana.

Luis SOTO Andraca AWHTP stated that he did not

Know Soro was mentioned in the operational traffic.

from Madrid as being fully witting of AMLASH'S

this according to staterent by Soberto BLANCO Ja Madred).

ANWHIP stated he thought he knew a Luis SOTQbut did not

recall any details about the man,

this man with the Subject Luis STO, fould hebdentily

A Letter from Jose de Jesus JINJAUNA to Carlos

The Tetter in question was received by ZARRAGA

Irom JINJAUMA, stated that certain dissident and pri-

marily DR types were ready to take action against Castro

provided their personal safety and future means of sub-

sistence were guaranteed.

It named ANSHIP/l's friend

On I Marcolo (Marzo) ARTIME Vesa, as the channel for trans-

mittal of these guarantees.

ZARRAGA, *e recalled, 1s a

former JURE member who had recently resigned.

The people

involved

1n

the

letter, in addition to sINJAUNA, were

Identified as follows:

Captain (Inu) GIRON,

Luis FERNANDEZ de la Camara (member of Fidel's personal

body guard)

Guiliermo (Billikend)

Garcia RIESTRA

AMLASH/1

Tony CASTELLA

Faure CHOMON

In discussing the letter with AlWHlP/l, he stated that

It was quite likely that this letter was legitimate and,

while JINJAUMA might have nsked for such guarantees, it

was unlikely that AMLASH/l would have himself required

‹C/O Comment: He report this as told

6/PV

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i ASHIP/l and ANLASH1, ANWHIP/l may be allowing

ANNASH/l the benefit of the doubt in this case.)

ALN'HIP/1 stated that he knew all of the people

in

the letter except Captain (fnu) GIRON.

He stated

that it had been quite likely for JINJAUNA to write

others erreton a the letter, as vere members or

others mentioned in the letter,

the old UIR group wbich functioned as a counter-

terrorist element against Batista's first regime circa

knowing these men as he did, was well aware of their

antagonisu torards nis regime.

Other members of the

JR which AMWHIP/1 could recall were as follows:

Marin DAPICO Antonio

Herminio Diaz

(friend of ALMEQEIRAS) •

Laureano ALVAREZ (presently in N.Y.C.,

Tel. LUdlow

Armando CORREA (presently in Miam1)

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Jesus DIEGUEZ (presently in Miami)

two PARSONS brothers (presently in Miami -

Other data unknown)

ZARRAGA of course was also a member of the UIR. AMWHIP/1

that the most influential members of this group

were or had been JINJAUNA, Fernandez de la CALLARA,

Billikind, and possibly Marin DAPICO.

ANWHIP/l stated

that these

people were action types and were reasonably

close-j-knit so far as their loyalty to each other and

in turn the organization was concerned.

ANWHIP/1 was also asked to elicit from AMLASH/2

any information which the latter might have concerning

Cuban officials with their hands "in the till" or other-

wise knocking down on the Government, and/or putting money

away in foreign banks.

3. Finances.

ANWHIP/1 was given a token gift of a box of 50 cigars

in appreciation

for the amount of time he freely devotes to

KUBARK business.

He reluctantly accepted the sum of $500 against

his ops expenses

in the past and for the coming trip to Europe.

It was thought,

by the way, that a $1000

or more would have been

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a much more

realistic figure to have given him. Hoverer-

as he

ins always done in the past, he is reluctant to accept money for

his services or for his expenses incurred on KLEIRI's behalf.

that he would probably again be touched

02 (UNSYAFU/19 and others will easily exceed the $500 he has been

advanced. A signed receipt was obtained.

4. Security

There were no incidents of a security nature to report

as stated above.

There were very few people in the offices due

to the fact that today was Yom Kippur.

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