MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD: AMWHIP/1 MEETING, NEW YORK CITY, 24 JULY 1963
Originator: CIA
From: C/O SAS/EOB
Document date: 08/07/1963
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

SECRET

7 August 1963

MEXORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:

SUBJECT

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: ANWHIP/1 Meeting, New York City,

24 July 1963

The meeting was arranged by

1.

Meeting The/Pled to take place on 47th Street.

The neeting was scheduled in

(Letter subsequently was received.

Nice Job, too, see attachment.)

Operational Interest:

(Mare Seigel. Subject agreed y

without hesitation

to prepare a letter for introduction to Seigel.

It was so (Sce

attachment) addressed and worded so that

the Rio C/O using same

could do so without directly involving Subject with ODYOKI

Cuban operations

in (seigel's) mind.

(implications, of

(cannot be avoided in such kames,

In discussing

Seigel Subject said that

he had knowh

alone len clubb liken outta do che breathe of tena

the revolution and the breaking of relation.

*o he porne yet teens totally unprofitable.

(Scigel'g) business

suffered

For this reason,

his regime.

sis residence in Havana

a close friendship with the former Braziliao Ambassador to Cuba

Lal tao DA CUNIA, who was later instrumental in setting Seigel) ol

to caniarate to

Braz1l, and also presumably in helping him get

his present lob as a stool saleyman.

subject sald Seigelts

jood man but not without his cobles, and has the bravado an

rxtrovere-type of personallty which enables his to enter any

scene

and brobaapletely at care.

IN Illustrati

this, Sub.ject

related hoo SorkeD unci

to put on his "Black-lle" and literally

cingn very nice partiey

Hurana, and Invarlably ended the evening

by haring met everyone at the affair, Including haveing

made

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new friends

Igathered from Subject that he was a

1t too much in this direction to suit lax his (Subject's) tastes,

stunts Subject intered the because let meetin

is pleasant, however, and ds toppat

1s apparently a good mixer on the

cocktail circuit.

French, Spanish, and English, all

He 1s able still to return to Cuba for a visit 06

should this be found desirable.

Subject felt that (Selgel) needed

money at the present time; a factor to be considered in any

recruitment pitch.

Whether or not his dissatisfaction with

Castro rould be any incentive for his cooperating with XUBARK

1s problimatical, probably negative.

Money, and perhaps the

adventure of the proposition

would be the

strongest notivations.

The rest of the information proxided by Subject at this meeting

is already reflected in Seigel's) file.

NICARO MINING CO

ЛИYНІР/1°6

stated that he was

well acquainted with Rafael L ("Lito") GONZALEZ,) who has been

involved with the Nicaro Mines for a number of years and 1s

Obquite familiar with its

physical lay-out and operationg.

"CONZALEZ is in New York frequently and AMWHIP/l offered

arrange a necting with GONZALEZ)anytime the writer wished.

AXWHIP/1 feels GONZALEZ)hag some valuable information and

perhaps ideas which would be useful to ODYOKE.

Feeling that

such a well-known individual must already be In contact with

KUBARK, we did not press for details, but told ANWHIP/l that

we would chock the matter.

(Upon consulting with EDB, It was

determined that no one is

in contact with GONZALEZ Dand that

such a meeting would perhaps be useful.

This will be arranged,

priro to AMWHIP/I coming

trip to Europe ca. first two wecks in

September '63. Traces have been initiated and POA will be

requested.

AWWHIP/l's European Trip

in September. AMWHIP/1

plans to depart for Europi sometime during the Tirat to nooks

of Suptember.

He will apond at least two or three wecks in rome

looking after his neo store in the Cavallerd-Hilton (sce 1 Junc

contact report) 03l w111 de this dine again be in contact with

the Rome Station, Bunce handling.

Me will undoubtedly de targeted

Cuban Diplomatic Curps stacloned in Rome.

He

hopey to have more time for this activles than during his

previous viole, when difficultles with the store openine occupied

mUch Of ANNHIP/l's line.

He will 0011204ch with ANNI

before this trip.

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