ELDON HENSEN'S CONTACT WITH CUBAN EMBASSY
Agency: SSCIA
Originator: FBI
From: DIRECTOR, CIA
To: MEXICO CITY
Document date: 07/20/1963
Document type: TAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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ORIGINATOR : FBI

FROM : MEXICO CITY

TO : DIRECTOR, CIA

TITLE :

ELDON HENSEN'S CONTACT WITH CUBAN EMBASSY

DATE : 07/20/63

PAGES : 2

SUBJECTS :

HENSEN, ELDON

CUBAN EMBASSY CONTACT

MEXICO CITY

DOCUMENT TYPE : TAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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1. HITHERTO UNIDENTIFIED AMERICAN PHONED CUBEMB 19 JULY TRYING

FOR SECOND TIME IN WEEK TO ESTABLISH CONTACT, SPOKE IN

ENGLISH WITH MARIA LUISA CALDERON, SAID LEAVING FOR DALLAS ON

AMERICAN AIRLINES MORNING 20 JULY, STAYING AT ROOM 1402 ALAMEDA

HOTEL, REFUSED GO CUSEMB BECAUSE POSSIBILITY AMERICAN SPY MIGHT

SEE HIM.

2.

AT STATION REQUEST

AMSA IL$ 21

POSING AS CUBEMB OFFICER MADE

CONTACT ON HOUSE PHONE

AFTERNOON 19 JULY, ALLUDED TO CALL TO

EMBASSY, LURED SUBJ TO HOTEL RESTAURANT.

SUBJ IDENTIFIED SELF AS

ELDON HENSEN, CATTLEMAN,

ATHENS, TEXAS, PHONE OR-54787. SAID WILLIN

HELP CASTRO GOVERNMENI IN US, WILLING TRAVEL, HAS MANY GOOD CONTACIS

IN STATES, CAN "MOVE THINGS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER". LARASAID

WOULD HAVE TO CHECK OUT SUBJ FIRST,

SOME DELAY INEVITABLE.

WARNED

SUBJ NEVER AGAIN PHONE CUBEMS, TOO

DANGEROUS.

SUBJ SAID

WANTS

MONEY FOR COOPERATION, IS NOW UNDER FINANCIAL PRESSURE. SUGGESTED

OR REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT HIM IN STATES BY PHONE,

NOT VISIT.

SAID

Tills

SUBJ FAMILY NOT AWARE HIS TRIP TO MEXI.

+ ES

573

HIS SECOND TRIP

DEX! SPECIFICALLY TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH CUBEMB.

AGREED ACCEPT

PHONE CALL WITH KEY WORD "LAREDO" AS CALL FROM

CONTACT.

GROUP 1

EXCLUDED

FROM

GRADING AND

UTOMATIC

DEC

DOWN-

ASSIFICATION.

30-05-5

ARIATION DU ATUED THAI THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.

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PLAYED CAGEY, MADE NO COMMITMENTS.

3.

SUBJ APPEARS IN THIRTIES, ABOUT SIX FEET FOUR, POWERFUL BUILD,

OVER

#A 200 POUNDS, BLACK HAIR PARTED ON RIGHT AND CROPPED CLOSE SIDES

AND, BACK, SUN TANNED, WEDDING BAND LEFT HAND, POINTED BOB HOPE SKI

NOSE. WORE KHAKI PANTS, OLIVE SPORI SHIRI, PLAIN BROWN SHOES,

WHITE SOCKS,

SMOKED UNFILTERED CIGARETTES HELD IN LEFT HAND.

ASLY EELIEVES HAD BEEN DRINKING.. BAR

WITNESSED MEETING FROM

NEARBY TABLE

4.

ODENVY INFORMED 20 JULY, WILL PICK UP HOTEL REGISTRATION CARD

AND HANDLE STATESIDE INVESTIGATION. STATION WILLING MAKE A-1

AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER CONTACT WITH SUBJ IN MEXI IF DEEMED ADVISABLE.

DETAILS BEING POUCHED. REQUEST TRACES.

SECRET;

RECORDS OFFICER STAMP

The frazoring

action 1s

authorized:

Sizore:

Note:

cite

coordinata

2:2103

GROUP 1

DOWN-

EXCLUNG ATE DEUTENATI CA FION.

ANI MU ATUCO TUAN THE ISSING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED.

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