MEMO CONCERNING RALPH PEREZ.
Originator: CIA
From: STEVENS, M. D.
To: CHIEF, SRS
Document date: 10/18/1967
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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With relezence to Ralph PEREZ who la mentioned la

paragraph 2 of the attached memorandum on Richard S. CAIN

dated 9 October 1967, he would appear in all probability to be

Subject who in the spring of 1963 becaute of interest to DCS (00/C)

for routine esploitation as a soarce of foreiga positive intelligenco.

2. On 28 Jane 1963, Security advised DCS regarding as un-

substantiated report that Subject subscribed to the Communist

publication "VOZ de MEXICO" and was a Communist leader in

1944. He reportedly was a leader of the Communist nuclena la

the Chicago Mesican colony, According to a notation dated 6/26/63,

this information was" considered resolved in Subject's favor through

1959 B.I. conducted on Subject's sister." DOS was also informed

that Sabject's slates (Maria Guadalape GALLiARDO, with vastou»

akas) was reported by reliable informants to have been a member

of the Mexican Commissios of the Communiat Party in 1946 and a

card carrying Communist Party member in 1951. Daring an inter-

view in 1954, she admitted attending meetings of the Communist

Party and a Communist Party school during the mid-1930's in Chicago

but denied having attanded Communist Party affairs subseguent to 1945,

or to ever having bees a member of the Communist Party.

3. With reference to Guillerto ESCOBAR, whora Subject

(PEREZ) is said to have given Horace SPEED III, $199 499, an a

lead, he may or may not be Gulllermo (ESCOBAR) MARTINE?, aka:

Guillermo (MARTINEZ) ESCOBAR, 1444 260, a Mexican citizen who

in October 1956 was lasued an operational approval for use as a mem-

ber of the LIPSTICK Tear in Mexico under unindicated cover. This

approval was cancelled by WH/IlI in a memorandum dated 9 November

1957. There is no derogatory information in ESCOBAR's file and no

information on him since 1957.

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1. The only other Guillero ESCOBAR on whom there 18

Infosination in Security Indices is an individual by that name listed

1a & 5 December 1949 report on The Fourth (TROTSKYITE) Inter-

national. This Gulllero ESCOBAR, Secretary General of the

Federacios de Obreras de Imprenta de Chile, as listed as one ol

the personalities la the Partido Obrero Revoluciazarla, an'i

afflliated"

Chilean organization.

Attachment: mento did 9 Oct 67

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