CABLE: SESSIONS WITH AMLASH 1.
Originator: CIA
From: PARIS
To: DIRECTOR
Document date: 08/17/1962
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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UHIM CAN INFO WAVE MAUN LiTE FARI LOES

DESENITHER ENAY PBRUMEN AMLASH

REF. A (HELS) 1609 (IN 398665)

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C DIR 28521 : Cor..

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D DIR 29895 CorT: 64493)8

FROM: GROWERY

GROWERY HAD TWO LENGTHY SESSIONS WITH AMLASH 1 ON 16 AUG

FIPST ACCOUPANIED BY FALLUCCI AND AMWHIP,

SECOND ALOVE. GROVERY

CONCURS DASIC POINTS FALLUCCI ASSESSHENT LASH CONTAINED REF. A:

6..

ALTHOUGH LASH DEV IOUS UNDER CONSIDERABLE MENTAL STRAIN HE WAS FAIRLY

RELAXED AT BOTH SESSIONS AND ENTERED FREELY ALL: DISCUSSIONS.

IS SUPER SENSITIVE ABOUT SECURITY AND OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.

DEFINITE WISH HIS

GOOD BUT INSECURE FRIEND PONCHO VERONA REMAIN

UNWITTING HIS COOPERATION. HE APPEARS SINCERE AND HONEST IN HIS

EXPRESSED DESIRE RETURN PBRUMEN REMAIN IN PLACE AND COOPERATE.

HE NEITHER ASKED FOR NOR WAS OFFERED ANY FINANCIAL OR OTHER

CONSIDERATIONS.

2.

LASH PLANS RETURN PBRUMEN VIA PRAGUE ON 29 AUG. HE HAS

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AGREED TO UNDERTAKE INTEL COLLECTION ASSIGNMENT AND WILL BE GIVEN

SW TRAINING STARTING 17. AUG AND DROP ADDRESS IN SPAIN. HE CLAIMS

HE CAN COLLECT INTEL IN ALL FIELDS BUT STRONG PTINTS ARE THE

UNIVERRITY, ONE ANTI AIRORA#T, BATTALION IN SANTA OLARA AND THE

AIP FORCE. HE SAYS HE MASHZFLY TWO PEPSONAL FRIENDS IN WHOM HE

MAS COMPLETE CONFIDENCE BUT CAN CIRCULATE FREELY AND OBTAIN INFO

FPOM MANY SOURCES, INCLUDING TOP GOVT LEADERS. HE FURTHER. PLANS,

AS MENTIONED REF A, ENTER MILITARY COURSE FOR SENIOR MILITARY

§ OFFICERS AT MATANZAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON RETURN BUT DOES. NOT

-KNOW DATE NEXT COURSE WILL BEGIN.

•3.:: LASH TALKEJOLENGTHLY RE PHYSICAL ELIMINATION OF PBRUMEN

REGME LEADERS AND SAID HE COULD AND WOULD CUARY OUT MISSION.

HIS ONLY RESERVATION WAS THAT NO ONE RPT NO ONE KNOW OF HIS!

RESPONSIBILITY DEFORE OR AFTER ACT. ALSO EXHIBITED WILLINGNESS

CONDUCT SABOTAGE. IN THIS CONNECTION HE AGAIN REPEATED HE WOULD

NEED SOME BASTC INSTRICTTON IN PLASTIC FXPLOSTUES AROUT WHICH HE

KNOWS NOTHING, PRIOR HIS RETURN PBRUMEN AND REQUESTED GROWERY

APRANGE THIS. HE WAS TOLD THIS MATTER FOR HIGHER ECHELONS BUT HE

WOULD HAVE DEFINITIVE ANSWER AND IF AFFIRMATIVE, INSTRUCTION IF

POSSIBLE PRIOR HIS DEPARTURE. (PARI CAN ARRANGE EXPLOSIVES

INSTRUCTION, WITH FIELD DEMONSTRATION IN SECLUDED AREA, VIA COL

BOSWELL OF SOTFE, WHO WOULD BRING OFFICER FROM (BAD TOLZ FOR PURPOSE.)

A. HE SAYS HE CAN DO NOTHING AT THIS STAGE TO BUILD UP CONSPIRACY

WITHIN ARMED FORCES OR ELSEWHERE IN PBRUMEN BECAUSE OF TIGHT SECURITY

CONTROLS, BUT REFERRED TO HIS FORMER GUERILLA ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY

JA: LAS VILLAS PROVINCE ON IME SOUTH CCAST AND IMFERRED THAT ÄT SOVE

LATER DATE DEPENDING ON POLITICAL CLIMATE HE COULD HEAD OR ASSIST

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IN SUPPORTING ACTIVITY IN THIS-AREA.

PER INSTRUCTIONS PARA 3 REF C GROWERY RAISED QUESTION

//LEFLUTTER BUT AMLASH REACTTON SUCH THAT TO MAGE PURCUED MATTER

1L FURTHER WOULD HAVE DESTROYED RAPPOPT AND PROPAPLY ENDED OUR

OPERAT IDNAL ASSOCIATION. UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES UNABLE CHECK BONA

FIDES FUPTHER AT THIS TIME.

6. BECAUSE APPARENT FRENCH CUPVETULANGE DIETED iS TO l6 AUG

LASH STATION MAS INFORMED UNÉOUND KUBARK HAS INTEREST IN LASH

AS POTENTIAL DEFECTOR AND IN CONTACT WITH HIM. UNBOUND COOPERATIVE.

7.. IN SUMMARY DEVELOPMENTS TO DATE INDICATE LASH PERSON WITH

ACCESS HIGH LEVEL GOVT AND MILITARY LEADERS AND APPARENT WILLINGNESS

COOPERATE ON XUTUBE OPS. HE INTENDS MAKE EVERY EFFORT ON RETURN

PBRUMEN REGAIN SOME OF LOST PRESTIGE AND FEELS MILITARY COURSE BEST

FIRST STEP.

'HE ALSO HAS ABILITY AND COURAGE PREPARE VIOLENT

ACTION TO ELIMINATE PRESENT LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS ACTS SABOTAGE.

CONTROL PROELEMS POSSIBLE DUE ISOLATION AND LACK PERSONAL DIRECTION

AND GUIDANCE ONCE HE JUTURNS PBRUMEN. LACK OF ACTIVITY OR FRUSTRATION

IN HIS SEARCH FOR ACTION COULD ALSO DIM OR DESTROY HIS ENTHUSIASM.

DEBRIEFING 17 AUG ON POINTS OUTLINED REF D PRODUCED LITTLE BUT HE

HAD AGREED ACCEPT THESE REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ANY OTHERS WE

CHOOSE LEVY AND FULFILL THEM ON RETURN PBRUMEN.

7. NEED FOLLOWING OPIM:

A.

YES OR NO TO PROPOSAL PAPA 3 RE INSTRUCTION ON PLASTIC

EXPLOSIVE,' (HAVE NO INTENTION GIVE LASH PHYSICAL ELIMINATION

MISSION AS REQUIREMENT BUT RECOGNIZE THIS SOMETHING ME COULD OR

MIGHT TRY CARRY OUT ON OWN INITIATIVE. THEREFORE WISH POINT OUT

HE KNOWS MERTON AF FALLUCGI BY INUE NANE.)

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P: TAILORED KUTUBE REGUIREMENTS OF NATURE AND. TYPE LASH IN

POSIT TON COLLECT BUT MEANINGFUL AND WORTHY LASH'S CAPABILITIES.

SIS COUMENT:

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